Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - January 2016

Photo Gallery

A C-130H Hercules sits on a cold flight line as heaters prepare the turbo prop engines for the day’s mission.

A C-130H Hercules sits on a cold flight line as heaters prepare the turbo prop engines for the day’s mission Jan. 6, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. The Ohio Air National Guard unit provides tactical airlift capabilities to both domestic and expeditionary missions.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
Senior Airman Jamie Dyer of the 179th Aerial Port Squadron prepares a parachute for air drop.

Senior Airman Jamie Dyer of the 179th Aerial Port Squadron prepares a parachute for air drop Jan. 9, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. Every air drop that a C-130H Hercules aircraft delivers is prepared and inspected first by trained aerial port riggers.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
Col. Mark Cappone, outgoing commander of the 371st Sustainment Brigade.

Lt. Col. Mark Hatfield (left), commander of the Special Troops Battalion, 371st Sustainment Brigade, and Lt. Col. Mark Raaker (right), commander of the 112th Transportation Battalion, present Col. Mark Cappone, outgoing commander of the 371st Sustainment Brigade, with a limited edition print in honor of his retirement, Jan. 9, 2016, during the brigade’s annual ball. Cappone, who also served as the Ohio Army National Guard chief of staff, now works as assistant director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. 

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Senior Airman Nolan Hilbruner of the 179th Communications Flight uses a soldering iron on a circuit board.

Senior Airman Nolan Hilbruner of the 179th Communications Flight uses a soldering iron on a circuit board during a unit training assembly Jan. 10, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. Airmen train during monthly unit training assemblies to keep current and qualified in their Air Force Specialty Codes.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
The Minuteman statue outside Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters bears the results of a fast-moving clipper low pressure system.

The Minuteman statue outside Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters bears the results of a fast-moving clipper low pressure system that spread snow throughout parts of the Northeast and Appalachians Monday evening and Tuesday. Weather forecasts predict it will be followed by another round of lake-effect snow throughout the Great Lakes region that will last into Thursday.

Bill Pierce, ONG
A C-130J Hercules (background) from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing

A C-130J Hercules (background) from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing for refueling, Jan. 22, 2016. The 193rd SOW operates four C-130Js that conduct U.S. Special Operations Forces mobility missions.

Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Toskin, ONG
An Airman from the 121st Security Forces Squadron patrols Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base.

An Airman from the 121st Security Forces Squadron patrols Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Air Force security forces specialists perform force protection duties to safeguard personnel, property and resources, and must maintain a constant state of readiness to deploy worldwide or serve at home in support of civil authorities.

Airman 1st Class Ashley Williams, ONG