Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - July 2012 |
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Gov. John R. Kasich addresses Ohio National Guard members on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Defense Supply Center Columbus. The governor called about 200 Soldiers and Airmen to state active duty to check on Ohio's citizens following severe storms this weekend that left nearly two-thirds of Ohio without electricity. (Governor's Office photo) |
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Pvt. Jason Geier (left) and Sgt. Jessica Cooper, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, talk with Gary Rowe, of Columbus, Ohio, on July 2, 2012. About 200 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are deployed this week in Franklin and Montgomery counties going door-to-door to check on the health and welfare of Rowe and other residents after severe storms on June 29, 2012, left more than half the state without electricity. (Senior Airman Jordyn Sadowski, ONG) |
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Spc. David Robbins (left) and Cpl. Christen Lofino, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, talk with Terri Thompson, of Columbus, Ohio, on July 2, 2012. About 200 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are deployed this week in Franklin and Montgomery counties going door-to-door to check on the health and welfare of Thompson and other residents after severe storms on June 29, 2012, left more than half the state without electricity. (Senior Airman Jordyn Sadowski, ONG) |
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Sgt 1st Class Kevin Ryan (left), of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, briefs his Soldiers before they go out to check on the health and welfare of residents in the Columbus, Ohio area. About 200 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are deployed this week in Franklin and Montgomery counties, going door-to-door to check on residents after severe storms on June 29, 2012, left more than half the state without electricity. (Senior Airman Jordyn Sadowski, ONG) |
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During a promotion ceremony for new Col. Steve Stivers, his mother, Carol (left), and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, put colonel's eagles on Stivers' shoulder epaulettes, July 2, 2012, at the Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Stivers, an Upper Arlington, Ohio, resident and member of the Ohio Army National Guard since 1985, is currently the OHARNG deputy chief of staff for exercises and training. (Todd Cramer, ONG) |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (center), Ohio adjutant general, and Capt. Gene Hancock (left) of Ohio National Guard Joint Task Force 16 thank a group of Ohio State University students on July, 3, 2012, who helped Ohio Army and Air National Guard members supporting Operation Guardian Comfort in Columbus, Ohio. The OSU students assisted about 200 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen called to state active duty, going door-to-door checking on the health and welfare of residents, in the aftermath of severe storms June 29 that left much of Ohio without electricity. (Courtesy photo) |
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Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., director of the Army National Guard, officially kicks off the 2012 National Matches on July 9 at Camp Perry Joint Training Center, Ohio, by firing the ceremonial “First Shot” on the 600-yard Rodriguez Range. Known as America's "World Series of Shooting Sports," the National Matches run through mid-August. (Ohio National Guard photo by James A. Sims II) |
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Maj. Matthew Zelnik, commander of the Air National Guard Band of the Great Lakes, conducts the band one last time during its final performance, on July 7, 2012. The band, commonly called "The Triple Nickel," also conducted its deactivation ceremony during the concert, held at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Ohio. (Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, ONG) |
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First Sgt. John Huffman (left), of the Ohio National Guard's 122nd Army Band, presents a noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. 1st Class Jim Cato July 7, 2012, for his service to the country and the unit during a concert in Worthington, Ohio. Cato was set to retire in July after more than 25 years of service. (Sgt. Daniel Eddy, ONG) |
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Soldiers assigned to Headquarters, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team spell out O-H-I-O July 13, 2012, at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan, to show their state pride and support of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Most of the 37th IBCT's Soldiers have returned home from their most recent deployment, and the rest will be home over the next few weeks. (Maj. Anthony Chenault, ONG) |
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Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Grys (far left), acting Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major, and a group of OHARNG Soldiers pose with American Motorcyclist Association Superbike rider Jason Pridmore (center, in white) July 14, 2012, at MidOhio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Staff Sgt. Heath Robinson (third from right), Ohio Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and select Soldiers participated in 2-up rides during the Honda Supercycle Weekend. (Ohio National Guard photo) |
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Soldiers from the North Dakota Army National Guard's 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) look on and safely guide an M2A2 ODS Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the Ohio Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment. The bridge spans the Mississippi River at Camp Ripley, Minn., where both units recently conducted annual training. (Spc. Adam J. Shannon, ONG) |
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On this day in Ohio National Guard history, July 25, 1788 the Ohio National Guard was organized as the Northwest Territory Militia. Happy 224th birthday Ohio National Guard! "A law for regulating and establishing the Militia in the Territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio, published at the city of Marietta upon the twenty fifth day of July, in the thirteenth year of independence of the United States, and of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, by his Excellency Arthur St. Clair, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief." |
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Anthony Gibbs, Program and Community Sales Education and Outreach Manager for the Ohio Historical Society, portrays a young African-American Civil War Soldier, and tells the story of how he fought for not only the freedom of his race but his own personal freedom to join the white Soldiers fighting the war that threatens to divide the Union, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Command Sgt. Maj. Adoree Georskey (fifth from left), command sergeant major of the 371st Sustainment Brigade Special Troops Battalion, poses with 371st STB Soldiers who graduated from the Warrior Leader Course July 27, 2012, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center. Warrior Leaders Course is the first course of study in the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Education System, and trains specialists, corporals and sergeants in the fundamentals of leadership, training and warfighting. (Ohio National Guard photo) |