Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - December 2012 |
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Senior Airman Madeline Carpenter (third from left) and Master Sgt. Jaime Chinn (fourth from left), both members of the 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio, pose for a photo with their wing leadership Dec. 1, 2012, during the Ohio Airman of the Year awards banquet in Dublin, Ohio. Carpenter was named 2012 Ohio Air National Guard Airman of the Year and Chinn was recognized as the OHANG Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (Ohio National Guard photo) |
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks to Soldiers Dec. 2, 2012, at a deployment recognition ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, and Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Kasich highlighted the many services Ohio offers to returning veterans and their Families after a deployment, including counseling, school, housing assistance and job placement. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Capt. Craig Conner (left), of the 269th Combat Communications Squadron, and Chief Master Sgt. Ottis LeMaster, command chief of the 178th Fighter Wing, visit patients on Dec. 6, 2012, at Children's Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, to provide holiday cheer and stuffed animals, which were funded by the 178th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officers Club. (Senior Master Sgt. Joseph R. Stahl, ONG) |
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On this day in Ohio National Guard history, Dec. 7, 1920, Company D, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment, currently stationed in Newton Falls, Ohio, was organized at Ravenna, Ohio as Troop L, Cavalry. In 1929 it was designated Headquarters Troop, 107th Cavalry. This photo of the troop was taken at Fort Knox, Ky., in 1938, just before the unit was redesignated as Troop F, 107th Cavalry, the name under which it fought during World War II. (Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections) |
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Ohio Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Jones (center, standing) presents a certificate of appreciation Dec. 7, 2012, to Hamilton Township High School National Honor Society students who assisted with the annual Beightler Special Children's Christmas party held at Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. (Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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A joint delegation from the Serbian Ministry of Defense, including Aleksandar Vučić (center, left), first deputy prime minister of Serbia, and Ohio National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (center, right), Ohio adjutant general, form the popular O-H-I-O prior to a Dec. 8, 2012, Ohio State University men’s basketball game. The event was part of a National Guard State Partnership Program exchange between Serbia and Ohio. (Staff Sgt. George Davis, ONG) |
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Staff Sgt. Kelli Swanton, a member of the 178th Fighter Wing, prepares a tree for display on Dec. 8, 2012, at a Christmas tree sale sponsored by Interfaith Hospitality Network. Airmen from the Springfield, Ohio-based unit volunteered to work at the sale, which benefits the homeless in Springfield and Clark County. (Senior Master Sgt. Joseph R. Stahl, ONG) |
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Col. James Jones, 121st Air Refueling Wing commander, and Brutus Buckeye pose for a photo at the 121st ARW Christmas party on Dec. 9, 2012, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. (Ohio National Guard photo) |
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Today in Ohio National Guard history: Dec. 10, 1874, Company E, 237th Support Battalion stationed in Lima, Ohio, was organized at Findlay, Ohio as the Findlay Guards. After the 37th Infantry Division cased its colors in 1968, the unit became a detachment of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry that was stationed in Lima. In this 2004 photo, members of the Scout Platoon, HHC, 1-148th Infantry provide security for a group of Ohio National Guard leaders visiting the deployed Soldiers of Task Force Falcon in Kosovo. (Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections). |
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Emergency management technicians prepare to enter a contaminated building during a suspicious package exercise Dec. 11, 2012, at the 180th Fighter Wing, near Toledo, Ohio. The 180th FW conducts exercises to maintain Airman awareness and proficiency in the event of an actual suspicious package incident. (Staff Sgt. Amber Williams, ONG) |
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Ohio Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Jones (second from right) welcomes home Staff Sgt. Michael Donley during a ceremony honoring Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 1.8 on Dec. 14, 2012, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The Soldiers of OMLT 1.8 were returning home from a yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Pavlik, ONG) |
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Spc. Vern Montgomery (right), a tuba player with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 122nd Army Band, prepares to perform during the 2012 Tuba Christmas concert Dec. 18 at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. (Sgt. 1st Class Randall P. Carey, ONG) |
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Ohio Air National Guard Senior Airman Keshia Shutts receives a Christmas morning phone call from President Barack Obama Dec. 25, 2012, while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Obama called Shutts to wish her a Merry Christmas and thank her for her service. They talked about Shutts' 3-year-old daughter and her upcoming wedding. (Capt. Tristan Hinderliter, U.S. Air Force) |
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The C-27J Spartan aircraft weather the heavy winter storm Dec. 26, 2012, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG) |