Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - December 2016 |
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In honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Dec. 7 and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attacks, the Ohio National Guard highlights Company C, 192nd Tank Battalion, which had been stationed in the Philippines since Thanksgiving when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 8, 1941, just hours after attacking Pearl Harbor. In this photo taken during training before going overseas, Company C's Earl McFay (from left), Paul Grassick, John Robinette, Earl Charles and George Zimmerman stand by their tank at Fort Knox, Ky. The lineage of Company C is carried on today through Company D, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, located in Sandusky. Ohio Army National Guard |
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A statue of “Charging Charlie,” the symbol of the U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) squadrons, stands watch at the 200th RED HORSE Squadron at Camp Perry Joint Training Center, near Port Clinton, Ohio. RED HORSE squadrons are the Air Force’s heavy construction units, capable of providing a variety of civil engineering and repair support in remote, high-threat environments worldwide. Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG |
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A rededication ceremony was held on Veterans Day at Green Lawn Cemetery to unveil a new grave marker for brevet Maj. Gen. Frederick Phisterer, a Medal of Honor recipient and the first adjutant general of the New York National Guard, who died in 1909. |
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Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (left), Ohio adjutant general, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas A. Jones, incoming state command chief for Air, cut a birthday cake during a celebration of the National Guard’s 380th birthday Dec. 9, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. The National Guard was organized Dec. 13, 1636, making it the oldest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG |
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Master Sgt. Melissa Hurst, the comptroller superintendent for the 180th Fighter Wing, waits while technicians prepare for her donation during an American Red Cross blood drive Dec. 13, 2016, in Swanton, Ohio. According to the Red Cross, less than 5 percent of the population donates blood, so these drives are one way that the Airmen of the 180th FW help support their community, with each pint donation being able to be used three different ways: red blood cells for patients who lose lots of blood, platelets to help clot blood and plasma for blood transfusions. Senior Airman Hope Geiger, ONG |
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Tech. Sgt. Jordan Brown works to refill the 179th Airlift Wing’s C-130H Hercules fleet with liquid oxygen during the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2016, in Mansfield, Ohio. Liquid oxygen is used by pilots and crew members at high altitudes when breathing becomes more difficult due to decreased air pressure. Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG |
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The Ohio National Guard joins in celebrating Wright Brothers Day on Dec. 17. Planes from the 112th Observation Squadron, 37th Division Aviation fly over Camp Perry, Ohio, c. 1935. OHARNG Historical Collections) |
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Ice and frost cover the monuments and static displays in the early morning of Dec. 20, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. The Ohio Air National Guard unit has a proud aviation heritage that includes flying the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a supersonic jet fighter utilized by the U.S. Air Force from the mid-1950s through the late 1970s. Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG |
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Two Airmen with the 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group attach turbo prop engine heaters to a C-130H Hercules parked on the flight line Dec. 21, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. Aircraft maintainers must heat the four turbo prop engines on each C-130H as part of daily winter operations. Airman Megan Shepherd, ONG |
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Maj. Brian Eschbach, the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade S1 officer, performs the strength deadlift event during a practice Occupational Physical Assessment Test Dec. 22, 2016, at Defense Supply Center Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. Recruiters from Alpha Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion were getting familiar with grading standards for the new OPAT, which now will be administered to all recruits as a way to assess their fitness for military occupational specialties and also be used to assess some Soldiers who are reclassifying into a different MOS. 1st Lt. Aaron Smith, ONG |
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The Ohio National Guard gives sincere thanks to everyone for their support and contributions throughout the year, and sends warm holiday greetings and best wishes for the New Year. Ohio National Guard graphic by |
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