Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - July 2013

Photo Gallery

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (from right), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army; Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Jones, state command sergeant major; Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay Stuckman, state command chief warrant officer; and Col. Chip Tansill, Ohio Army National Guard chief of staff, participate in the “first shot” ceremony July 1, 2013, at the new Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center Shoot House.

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (from right), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army; Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Jones, state command sergeant major; Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay Stuckman, state command chief warrant officer; and Col. Chip Tansill, Ohio Army National Guard chief of staff, participate in the “first shot” ceremony
July 1, 2013, at the new Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center Shoot House. The shoot house will be used to train military and police personnel in close-contact scenarios such as room and building clearing, hostage rescue and active shooter response.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG

The Ohio National Guard wishes everyone a Happy Fourth of July! Special thanks to our current and former Soldiers and Airmen, who have helped Americans to enjoy 237 years of freedom.

Be safe, have fun and enjoy time with your Family and friends during the holiday weekend.

Airmen from the Ohio National Guard's 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, located in Zanesville, show their Buckeye pride by forming the popular "O-H-I-O"

Airmen from the Ohio National Guard's 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, located in Zanesville, show their Buckeye pride by forming the popular "O-H-I-O"
July 4, 2013, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The base morale, welfare and recreation office coordinated with the Atlanta Track Club to host an overseas shadow race for the Peachtree 10-kilometer road race, with more than 600 runners participating.

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Larry Whatley (right), public affairs director for radio stations WIMX-FM and WJZE-FM, tapes an interview with Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army.

Larry Whatley (right), public affairs director for radio stations WIMX-FM and WJZE-FM, tapes an interview with Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army. Harris visited the Toledo station in July to present an award for the station's consistent participation in the Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcement Program, which broadcasts Army National Guard recruiting commercials on donated air time.

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Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment conduct a mortar fire exercise.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment conduct a mortar fire exercise during annual training at Camp Ripley Training Center's George E. Leach Range. Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minn., provides training ranges for M1A1 Abrams main battle tank crews, M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle crews and mechanized infantry platoons, squads and fire teams.

Pfc. William Boecker,
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A military aircraft flyover during the “first shot” opening ceremony helps kick off the 2013 National Rifle and Pistol Matches July 8, 2013, at Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Port Clinton, Ohio.

A military aircraft flyover during the “first shot” opening ceremony helps kick off the 2013 National Rifle and Pistol Matches July 8, 2013, at Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. Known as the “World Series of competitive shooting,” the five-week event attracts more than 6,000 national and international civilian and military competitors, volunteers, spectators, vendors and family members.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (left), and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, talk during a bus tour of Camp Perry Joint Training Center July 8, 2013, in Port Clinton, Ohio.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (left), and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, talk during a bus tour of Camp Perry Joint Training Center July 8, 2013, in Port Clinton, Ohio. Taylor, Ashenhurst and other dignitaries were at Camp Perry to attend the "first shot" opening ceremony for the National Rifle and Pistol Matches, which run through mid-August.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
Traci Dunn, senior vice president-inclusion, talent and organizational effectiveness director at Huntington National Bank, speaks during the Ohio National Guard Employer Advisory Committee meeting.

Traci Dunn, senior vice president-inclusion, talent and organizational effectiveness director at Huntington National Bank, speaks during the Ohio National Guard Employer Advisory Committee meeting on July 9, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Dunn, who is responsible for the strategy and implementation of diversity and inclusion processes at Huntington, was addressing the ONG Community Outreach Office's quarterly meeting of the EAC, an initiative made up of various employers across Ohio working to improve support of veterans in the workplace.

Bill Pierce, ONG
Master Sgt. Michael Keller (left), a loadmaster with the 179th Airlift Wing, speaks with Jack Etheridge, vice president of Organic Technologies and an employer of Ohio National Guard members.

Master Sgt. Michael Keller (left), a loadmaster with the 179th Airlift Wing, speaks with Jack Etheridge, vice president of Organic Technologies and an employer of Ohio National Guard members, at an ONG joint employer event July 10, 2013, at Mansfield Air National Guard Base in Mansfield, Ohio. The events give employers a firsthand experience look into the military careers of their Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen.

Master Sgt. Lisa Haun, ONG
A Black Hawk helicopter prepares to touch down July 10, 2013, at Camp Corral in northeastern Jackson County, Ohio.

A UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter prepares to touch down July 10, 2013, at Camp Corral in northeastern Jackson County, Ohio. Senior Ohio National Guard leaders visited the military children-only camp, sponsored by the Golden Corral Corp., which places special emphasis on children of parents who have been killed in action, wounded or disabled.

Sgt. Daniel Eddy, ONG

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Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard's 291st and 292nd Engineer Detachments work on improving the infrastructure at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center

Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard's 291st and 292nd Engineer Detachments work on improving the infrastructure at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center during annual training July 13-27, 2013. Under the tutelage of Airmen from the 200th RED HORSE Squadron, Soldiers trained on paving techniques and put down about two miles of asphalt in three locations during their two-week AT.

Steve Toth, ONG
Staff Sgt. Jarrod Konz, a fuels systems journeyman with the 180th Fighter Wing, hugs a loved one for the first time in more than two months, on July 14, 2013, in Toledo, Ohio.

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Konz, a fuels systems journeyman with the 180th Fighter Wing, hugs a loved one for the first time in more than two months, on July 14, 2013, in Toledo, Ohio. Konz and about 200 other Airmen from the 180th FW returned from an Air Expeditionary Force deployment overseas to Djibouti, Africa and Shaheed Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.

Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, ONG

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Tech Sgt. Kaitlyn Conner (right), a laboratory technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, located in Toledo, Ohio, conducts a vision test July 15, 2013, at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn.

Tech Sgt. Kaitlyn Conner (right), a laboratory technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, located in Toledo, Ohio, conducts a vision test July 15, 2013, at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn. Conner and about 130 service members from the Air National Guard, Naval Reserve and the Army came together in the Western Tennessee community to provide free medical care as part of the two-week “Hope of Martin” health fair. As of July 15, the medical team had provided more than 700 pairs of glasses and medical care to more than 2,000 members of the Martin and surrounding communities.

Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, ONG

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Spc. Chris Edwards, a member of the 1194th Engineer Company and a Wilmington, Ohio, resident, places a roofing truss on a dining shelter area during annual training.

Spc. Chris Edwards, a member of the 1194th Engineer Company and a Wilmington, Ohio, resident, places a roofing truss on a dining shelter area during annual training July 23, 2013, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, near Newton Falls. Ohio Army National Guard engineers conducted construction operations missions during the AT period, providing improvements to several training areas at CRJMTC.

Spc. Brian Johnson, ONG
Soldiers from the 1191st and 1192nd Engineer Companies work to install one of 11 new culverts at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center

Soldiers from the 1191st and 1192nd Engineer Companies work to install one of 11 new culverts July 23, 2013, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, near Newton Falls, Ohio. During their two-week annual training period, which spanned July 13-27, Ohio Army National Guard engineers worked on several projects to improve the infrastructure at Camp Ravenna.

Steve Toth, ONG
Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, hosts Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, hosts Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, July 24, 2013, at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. During his visit, Fanning toured the base, met with Airmen and fielded their questions during a town hall meeting where he also discussed current issues facing the Air Force and Defense Department, and conducted two honorary enlistment ceremonies.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
225th Celebration of the Ohio National Guard

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Larry Combs
(from left), contractor for the Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion; Col. Randal Shears, director
of personnel for the Ohio Army National Guard; and Spc. Lance Wiles, a soldier
of the Ohio Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters, make the initial
cut on a cake to help mark the 225th birthday of the Ohio National Guard Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Maj.
Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. Cody Albright (left), a member of the121st Air Refueling Wing Fire Department at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, takes time out during drill weekend on July 28, 2013, to donate blood.

Staff Sgt. Cody Albright (left), a member of the 121st Air Refueling Wing Fire Department at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, takes time out during drill weekend on July 28, 2013, to donate blood, while Melissa Estep, a phlebotomy technician with the American Red Cross, oversees the process. The American Red Cross bloodmobile was on base to receive blood donors during the afternoon.

Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wintgens, ONG
Flags representing the State of Ohio, The Ohio State University and 371st Sustainment Brigade fly above Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in July.

Flags representing the State of Ohio, The Ohio State University and 371st Sustainment Brigade fly above Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in July. About 200 Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard’s 371st Sustainment Brigade, located in Springfield, Ohio, are currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, with their primary mission to provide support operations.

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The Ohio National Guard Biathlon Team

The Ohio National Guard Biathlon Team competed at the central regionals and Chief, National Guard Bureau Guard Championships aA military aircraft flyover during the “first shot” opening ceremony helps kick off the 2013 National Rifle and Pistol Matches July 8, 2013, at Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. Known as the “World Series of competitive shooting,” the five-week event attracts more than 6,000 national and international civilian and military competitors, volunteers, spectators, vendors and family members. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG)t Camp Ripley, Minn, in January and February 2013. During the week at the CNGB Championships, each member skied more than 100 kilometers during training and competition. Soldiers or Airmen interested in trying out for this year’s team should contact Maj. Dan Long, state coordinator and team coach, at daniel.j.long18.mil@mail.mil.

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Col. James Jones (left), 121st Air Refueling Wing commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to the Family of Senior Master Sgt. Tim Caudill.

Col. James Jones (left), 121st Air Refueling Wing commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to the Family of Senior Master Sgt. Tim Caudill — wife, Lisa (from right), and daughters, Megan and Kylie — during the unit's Hometown Heroes award ceremony on July 28, 2013, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Master Sgt. Caudill died earlier this year from cancer.

Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wintgens, ONG
Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, testify in front of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (left) and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (center), Ohio adjutant general, testify in front of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force on July 30, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. The Commission conducted a hearing at the Ohio Statehouse to hear testimony about the importance of active-duty and Reserve Component Air Force assets located in Ohio.

Photo by Chris Brock
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy (second from left), chairman of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, talks with Airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing.

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy (second from left), chairman of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, talks with Airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, during a visit from members of the commission on July 30, 2013, to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The commission, appointed by the president and members of Congress, visited other active-duty Air Force, Reserve and National Guard installations throughout Ohio recently and is to recommend to Congress the future proportional mix among the components.

Senior Master Sgt. Kim Frey, ONG
Second Lt. Peter Herrmann (left) and Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Marshall, both of the 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, located in Springfield, Ohio, fold a flag during a flag retirement ceremony July 31, 2013, in Alpena, Mich.

Second Lt. Peter Herrmann (left) and Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Marshall, both of the 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, located in Springfield, Ohio, fold a flag during a flag retirement ceremony July 31, 2013, in Alpena, Mich. Herrmann, Marshall and other squadron Airmen participated in the ceremony as a community outreach mission during their annual training exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center.

Master Sgt. Seth Skidmore, ONG
Bricks with the names of three Ohio National Guard Soldiers who died April 4, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan - Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski, Master Sgt. Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sgt. Jeffrey J. Rieck.

Bricks with the names of three Ohio National Guard Soldiers who died April 4, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan - Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski, Master Sgt. Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sgt. Jeffrey J. Rieck - are part of the military memorial brick garden at Motts Military Museum, located in Groveport, Ohio. The museum contains artifacts and displays representing U.S. military conflicts ranging from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG