Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - May 2012 |
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Members of the Ohio National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) work alongside members of the Chillicothe Fire Department May 5, 2012, during Operation Red Rose, a multi-jurisdictional exercise between the ONG and several Ross County, Ohio public safety agencies at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center, in Chillicothe, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Peter Kresge, ONG) |
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Col. Tod Mayer, Task Force Grant commander, prepares to dedicate a stone extracted from the Pentagon rubble following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, at the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Headquarters during a ceremony May 6, 2012, at the Defense Supply Center Columbus complex in Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Peter Kresge, ONG) |
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Family and friends begin to run from the flight line to greet returning Airmen from Group C Rotation, 179th Air Lift Wing, Monday, May 7, Mansfield, Ohio. A portion of the 179th deployed to Afghanistan to fly the new C-27J aircraft in support of U.S. Army operations. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Col. Jim Jones (from left), 121st Operations Group commander; David McGinnis, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs; Brig. Gen. Mark Stephens, 121st Air Refueling Wing commander; Col. Walt Ball, 121st Maintenance Group commander; Brig. Gen. Mark Bartman, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air; and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, pose for a photo after taking a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, speaks with 10TV News Friday, May 11, 2012, at Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, during the open house for the newly constructed joint operations center. The new JOC provides the capability to monitor ONG operations worldwide on a 24/7 basis. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, re-administers the oath of office to newly promoted Brig. Gen. Dana L. McDaniel, commander of the 73rd Troop Command, on May 11, 2011, in Dublin, Ohio. McDaniel, a 30-year member of the Ohio Army National Guard and Dublin resident, oversees Ohio's Homeland Response Force, a unit of more than 500 Army and Air National Guard members trained to support local, state and federal first responders during domestic incidents. (Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
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Spc. Jeremy Stotz, of Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, earned top honors as Region IV Best Warrior of the Year, among the best Soldiers from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin during a competition held May 14-17, 2012, at Camp Grayling, Mich. |
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During the promotion of Brig. Gen. Maria E. Kelly, deputy to the assistant adjutant general for Army, Ohio National Guard, and commander of the Special Troops Command, Kelly's brother, retired Col. Doc Rossi (left) and husband, Col. David Kelly, replace her colonel's eagles with brigadier general's stars, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Kelly enlisted in the Army in 1983, and in 1988 she was commissioned through the ROTC program at Ohio University. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Audrey L. Fielding (center) accepts her 2011 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno (left) during a ceremony May 24, 2012, at the Pentagon Auditorium in Arlington, Va. Seven Soldiers from the Army National Guard were among the 27 overall Army-wide recipients. (Sgt. Darron Salzer, ONG) |
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Ridgemont Local Schools Superintendent Emmy Davis (right), sitting in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, takes part in the Ohio National Guard Women's Orientation Flight, May 17, 2012, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Davis and other community leaders learned about the Ohio National Guard's mission and gained knowledge about military careers available for women. (Ohio National Guard photo) |
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On this day in Ohio National Guard history, May 25, 1900, Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, located in St. Marys, is organized at Spencerville as Company F, 2nd Infantry Regiment. Company A is unique in that, through consolidation, it is entitled to assault landing credit for three World War II campaigns: Northern Solomons, Luzon and Normandy. In this 1930 photo taken at Camp Perry, Soldiers of Company F, 148th Infantry pose for the annual unit photograph. (Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections) |
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Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich (third from right) and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (right), Ohio adjutant general, are joined by other civilians and service members in paying respects May 25, 2012, during the annual Governor's Wreath-Laying Ceremony on the Veterans Plaza at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Col. Tod Mayer, Task Force Grant commander, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, speaks to WBNS 10TV News following a call to duty ceremony Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. About 45 Soldiers will mobilize to the National Capitol Region in Washington, D.C., to provide air defense in support of Operation Noble Eagle. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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PGA Tour legend Jack Nicklaus (center) hosts Military Appreciation Day May 30, 2012, during The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Military service members from all branches, including several Ohio National Guard members, were honored at a luncheon where they had the opportunity to meet Nicklaus and fellow golf legend Tom Watson, the 2012 Memorial Tournament honoree.(Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |