Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - May 2014 |
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Spc. Michael Gillespie, a helicopter repairer with Company D, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, cleans off the Hover Infrared Suppression System during an engine cleaning on a UH-60 Black Hawk last fall at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Shelbyville, Ind. In addition to the Black Hawk, the Ohio Army National Guard operates the CH-47 Chinook and UH-72 Lakota to aid civil authorities and first responders in Ohio and throughout the U.S., as well as support overseas contingency operations worldwide. 1st. Lt. Tyler Mitchell, |
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Maria Durant, reporter/weekend anchor for ABC 6/Fox 28 in Columbus, Ohio, receives an Ohio National Guard commemorative print from Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, following her speech for an Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month program on May 6, 2014, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus. Durant, born to a Filipino mother and a career U.S. Navy father, spoke of growing up and working in the Midwest and the challenges she faced as an Asian American in her field as well as being a breast cancer survivor. Bill Pierce, ONG |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (second from left), Ohio adjutant general, hosts members of the Ohio Legislature and staff for an Ohio National Guard legislative familiarization tour May 8, 1014, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The tour, which better acquainted participants with the missions and members of the Ohio National Guard, included an orientation flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker (background) during an aerial refueling mission. Bill Pierce, ONG |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (from left), Ohio adjutant general; Maj. Joe Schwade, the new senior Active Guard/Reserve judge advocate for the Ohio National Guard; and Jill Snitcher-McQuain (right), executive director of the Columbus Bar Association, join with Col. Duncan Aukland, the outgoing senior AGR state judge advocate, as he accepted an award from the Columbus Bar Ohio National Guard photo |
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Sgt. Johnathan Casto, a recovery vehicle operator with the 371st Sustainment Brigade, drives a wrecker hauling a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored vehicle off of an Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III earlier this year at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. During the 371st's nearly yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Casto was responsible for pulling disabled equipment off of aircraft and relocating them to the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group yard. Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill, ONG |
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day is celebrated on the Friday before Mother's Day in the United States. This day acknowledges the significant contributions, support and sacrifices made by spouses of U.S. service members, including our Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. Ohio National Guard photo |
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Be sure to give your mom a hug, phone call or text, or simply cherish her memory this Sunday. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in our Ohio National Guard Family. Ohio National Guard photo |
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Members of the sniper team from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment demonstrate their capabilities May 15, 2014, at Fort Knox, Ky. The team was an integral part of the training scenarios that squadron Soldiers conducted on the mounted patrolling ranges during their two-week annual training period. Staff Sgt. George B. Davis, ONG |
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More than 1,000 members of the Serbian Armed Forces are assisting with disaster response following the worst flooding in Serbia in over 100 years. The Ohio National Guard has been a partner with Serbia through the National Guard State Partnership Program since 2006. Photo courtesy of the Serbian Ministry of Defense Public Relations Department |
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Former U.S. Rep. David L. Hobson (fourth from left) and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, conduct the ceremonial ribbon-cutting to open the new Hobson Cyberspace Communications Complex on May 21, 2014, in Springfield, Ohio. The advanced technological features of the state-of-the-art facility will significantly increase the resident Ohio Air National Guard units' capacity to provide critical communications infrastructure support to aid in homeland security missions as well as response operations during natural disasters and other emergencies. Maj. Nicole Ashcroft, ONG |
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Vladimir Jovicic, charge d'affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, in Washington D.C., speaks with former Ohio Army National Guard member and state Sen. Frank Larose on May 21, 2014, on the Senate floor during session at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Jovicic, who was formally recognized during the session, spent two days in Ohio for planning meetings with Ohio National Guard Leadership, as part of the ongoing State Partnership Program pairing of Ohio and Serbia. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich and Myles Eckert (center, behind wreath) are joined by Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, and other cabinet members during the annual Governor's Wreath-Laying Ceremony honoring fallen Ohio service members during Memorial Day weekend, on May 22, 2014, in the Statehouse Atrium in Columbus. Eckert, son of the ceremony's guest speaker and Gold Star Wife Tiffany Eckert, made national news earlier this year as the boy whose $20 gift to an Ohio National Guard Airman sparked an effort that has raised $1 million for children of fallen service members. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Ohio National Guard honors Memorial Day |
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Members of the 178th Fighter Wing march with the unit's F-16 Fighting Falcon mini jet in the Springfield Memorial Day Parade on May 26, 2014, in Springfield, Ohio. About 30 of the wing's Airmen participated in the parade. Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Stahl, ONG |
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Military Appreciation Day at the 2014 Memorial Tournament is Wednesday, May 28 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. All active-duty, Reserve, National Guard, Gold Star Families, retired service members and immediate Family members receive complimentary admission with a military ID card. Gates open at 7 a.m., and activities include practice rounds, a free exclusive PGA/Military Golf Clinic, Honoree Ceremony at 3 p.m. (Annika Sörenstam) and Jack Nicklaus Golf Clinic at 4:30 p.m. |
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Memorial Tournament founder and PGA legend Jack Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, meet with Ohio National Guard Airmen on May 28, 2014, at a luncheon during Military Appreciation Day at The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. For the past decade, service members have been honored annually during special events on the Wednesday before the tournament begins. Steve Toth, ONG |
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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby (left), commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, addresses Airmen at the 180th Fighter Wing, in Toledo, Ohio. Jacoby visited the base on May 28, 2014, to get a firsthand look at how the 180th Fighter Wing is trained, equipped and prepared to defend the United States and North America as part of Operation Noble Eagle. (Staff Sgt. Amber Williams, ONG) Staff Sgt. Amber Williams, ONG |
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Soldiers of the 1191st Engineer Company enter the auditorium of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on the Shawnee State University campus during the unit's call to duty ceremony on May 29, 2014, in Portsmouth, Ohio. The unit's mission in Afghanistan will be to conduct retrograde engineer operations, which will include the tear down of many of the coalition forces' smaller operating posts. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Pictured are members of Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 9224 in Afghanistan. Read about an Ohio Army National Guard Special Forces Soldier's efforts to save a comrade during a May 31, 2009, battle in Afghanistan, which earned him the Silver Star, at http://gxonline.com/oda9224. Photo courtesy of retired |