Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - January 2013

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Care packages

Dozens of military care packages assembled by students at Liberty Christian Academy were found discarded in the trash. Soldiers and Airmen of the Ohio National Guard retrieved the packages to ensure they're forwarded to our brave men and women serving overseas.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
On this day in Ohio National Guard history, Jan. 9, 1945

On this day in Ohio National Guard history, Jan. 9, 1945, Soldiers of the 37th Infantry Division make an assault landing at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines and begin their monthlong drive to Manila.

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Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman

During the promotion of Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, and wife, Christi Bartman, pin on his second star, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Pavlik, ONG


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Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer (left) poses for a photo with Capt. Kimberly Snow, of the 437th Military Police Battalion, and her husband, Master Sgt. Kevin Colwell, of Company B, 2-19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), during the unit's winter fete Jan. 12, 2013, at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, where Meyer was the special guest speaker.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
During the annual 371st Sustainment Brigade Ball, Jan. 12, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio, Col. Gregory W. Robinette (second from left), brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott M. Barga (right), brigade command sergeant major, recognize Staff Sgt. Heath M. Robinson (left) of the 285th Medical Company as 2012 Brigade Noncommissioned Officer of the Year (left) and Pfc. Vincent A. Carson of the 212th Maintenance Company as Brigade Soldier of the Year.

During the annual 371st Sustainment Brigade Ball, Jan. 12, 2013, in Dublin, Ohio, Col. Gregory W. Robinette (second from left), brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott M. Barga (right), brigade command sergeant major, recognize Staff Sgt. Heath M.  Robinson (left) of the 285th Medical Company as 2012 Brigade Noncommissioned Officer of the Year (left) and Pfc. Vincent A. Carson of the 212th Maintenance Company as Brigade Soldier of the Year.

Spc. Jeffrey Peterson, ONG
Legion of Merit Award to retired Col. Paul R. Meyers

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, presents the Legion of Merit to retired Col. Paul R. Meyers Jan. 14, 2013 at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Meyers was recognized for several years of dedicated service to the Ohio Army National Guard, including his work as a full-time employee in the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office.

Todd Cramer, ONG

 
ONG honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The theme for the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is

“Remember, Celebrate, Act:
A day on, not a day off.”

In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service, a call to action for all Americans to volunteer and take part in strengthening the nation, through service in their communities.
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman addresses military service academy nominees Jan. 19, 2013, at Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman addresses military service academy nominees
Jan. 19, 2013, at Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Portman hosted a reception for his 2013 nominees with the assistance of Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (seated), Ohio adjutant general.

Photo courtesy of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's Office
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown & Soldiers, who are currently deployed to support the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System mission

Col. Todd A Mayer (left), commander, Task Force Grant, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Capt. Robyn Pigman (right), also a member of TF Grant, meet with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Jan. 20, 2013, in the senator's Washington, D.C., office. The Soldiers, who are currently deployed to support the  National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System mission, were picking up presidential inaugural tickets that the senator had made available to Ohio National Guard members currently on duty in the Washington, D.C., area.

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First Lt. Lauren A. Perry (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Eric L. Hammond, command team for the 1486th Transportation Company, case the unit colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 20, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

First Lt. Lauren A. Perry (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Eric L. Hammond, command team for the 1486th Transportation Company, case the unit colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 20, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 1486th, from Mansfield, Ohio, handed over transportation operations to another Ohio Army National Guard unit, the 1487th Transportation Company, out of Piqua, Ohio, after completing a nine-month deployment overseas. The 1486th returns to Ohio with an official welcome home ceremony on Friday, Feb. 8.

Spc. Rochelle Krueger, U.S. Army

transfer of authority ceremony: 1487th Transportation Company, from Piqua, Ohio

Capt. Stephen A. Sturgill (left) and 1st Sgt. Michael Kula uncase the colors of the 1487th Transportation Company, from Piqua, Ohio, at a transfer of authority ceremony on Jan. 20, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 1487th TC is now performing logistical support operations in southern Afghanistan after taking over for another Ohio Army National Guard unit, the 1486th Transportation Company, from Mansfield, Ohio, which completed a nine-month deployment and returned home in February.

Spc. Rochelle Krueger, U.S. Army
Soldiers of Task Force Grant, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Soldiers of Task Force Grant, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, who are currently deployed to support the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System mission, in the Washington, D.C., area, had the opportunity to attend the 57th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 21, 2013. Pictured are: Maj. Heather Longhenry (from left), Capt. Robyn Pigman, Maj. Danielle Head, Command Sgt. Maj. James Nichols, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dawn Fears and Col. Todd A. Mayer, TF Grant commander.

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Staff Sgt. Elisabeth Gelhar of the 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio, along with her husband, Senior Master Sgt. Jason Gelhar, volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House in Columbus, Ohio on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Staff Sgt. Elisabeth Gelhar (second from left) of the 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio, along with her husband, Senior Master Sgt. Jason Gelhar (not pictured), volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House in Columbus, Ohio on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 21, 2013. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service, a call to action for all Americans to volunteer and take part in strengthening the nation, through service in their communities.

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Maj. Gen. Raymond R. Galloway, the 75th Ohio adjutant general

It is with deep regret and sorrow that
the Ohio National Guard announces the Jan. 23, 2013, death of retired Maj. Gen. Raymond R. Galloway, the 75th Ohio adjutant general, who served from 1983 to 1987.

Photo courtesy of Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections
First Sgt. Dorie Anguay (from left), incoming first sergeant of the Ohio Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters and a Wapakoneta, Ohio, resident, Maj. Robert Noll, commander of Joint Force Headquarters, and 1st Sgt. Joseph Fridley, outgoing first sergeant, prepare to conduct a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 26, 2013, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio.

First Sgt. Dorie Anguay (from left), incoming first sergeant of the Ohio Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters and a Wapakoneta, Ohio, resident, Maj. Robert Noll, commander of Joint Force Headquarters, and 1st Sgt. Joseph Fridley, outgoing first sergeant, prepare to conduct a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 26, 2013, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
general manager Tom Heyl, radio station WRFD (880 AM)

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, recognizes radio station WRFD (880 AM) Jan. 31, 2013, by presenting an award to general manager Tom Heyl, for the station's participation in the Ohio Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcement program. Through the NSCA program, the station has run recruitment spots at no charge for the National Guard.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG