Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - November 2014

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First Sgt. Brad Hallinan, brigade operations noncommissioned officer with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, leads The Ohio State Buckeyes football team onto the field as part of military appreciation game festivities on Nov. 1, 2014, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio. Hallinan was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Valor device and the Purple Heart while deployed to Faryab Province, Afghanistan with the 37th IBCT.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
About 40 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen wave a large American flag over the field at Ohio Stadium.

About 40 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen wave a large American flag over the field at Ohio Stadium during the national anthem before The Ohio State University's game with Illinois Nov. 1, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. OSU honored and hosted about 200 ONG Soldiers and Airmen as part of its annual military appreciation game.

Cindy Ayers, ONG
Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, congratulates 1st Sgt. Ty Henery of the 285th Medical Company on winning the 2013 Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, congratulates 1st Sgt. Ty Henery of the 285th Medical Company on winning the 2013 Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award Nov. 1, 2014, during the Ohio National Guard Army Leaders Conference at Camp Perry Joint Training Center near Port Clinton, Ohio. The Department of the Army recognizes military and civilian medical professionals each year who make significant contributions to the Army Medical Department's mission and have performed in an exceptionally outstanding manner.

Sgt. Jason Nolte, ONG
Master Sgt. Joseph Fridley (center), Ohio Army National Guard Military Personnel Office personnel branch manager, receives the 2014 Brig. Gen. Roger E. Rowe Quality Award from Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Jones (left), state command sergeant major, and Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., assistant adjutant general for Army.

Master Sgt. Joseph Fridley (center), Ohio Army National Guard Military Personnel Office personnel branch manager, receives the 2014 Brig. Gen. Roger E. Rowe Quality Award from Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Jones (left), state command sergeant major, and Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., assistant adjutant general for Army, Nov. 1, 2014, during the Ohio National Guard Army Leaders Conference at Camp Perry Joint Training Center near Port Clinton, Ohio. The award, presented annually to Soldier who makes outstanding contributions to the organization's quality initiative, was
presented to Fridley for his efforts in improving personnel processes and database system synchronization that subsequently improved several Ohio Army National Guard key readiness metrics.

Sgt. Jason Nolte, ONG

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, administers a special ceremonial oath of enlistment to five new Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers during the Ohio State military appreciation football game.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
Senior leaders at the 121st Air Refueling Wing serve a holiday meal to Airmen at the Red Tail Dining Facility.

To show their appreciation, senior leaders at the 121st Air Refueling Wing serve a holiday meal to Airmen at the Red Tail Dining Facility Nov. 1, 2014, during monthly inactive duty training at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Items on the menu included roasted turkey, baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed corn, shrimp cocktail, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

Airman 1st Class Wendy Kuhn, ONG
Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, leads a formation of Ohio Army National Guard commanders, command sergeants major, first sergeants and senior staff members during a motivational run.

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, leads a formation of Ohio Army National Guard commanders, command sergeants major, first sergeants and senior staff members during a motivational run as part of the annual Army Leaders Conference Nov. 2, 2014, at Camp Perry Joint Training Center, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The conference provides an opportunity for Harris and other senior leaders to convey priorities for Fiscal Year 2015 as well as addressing challenges to organizational readiness.

Sgt. Jason Nolte, ONG
Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, leads a panel discussion with Ohio Army National Guard senior leaders.

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, leads a panel discussion with Ohio Army National Guard senior leaders during the annual Army Leaders Conference Nov. 2, 2014, at Camp Perry Joint Training Center, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The conference provided an opportunity for Harris and other senior leaders to convey priorities for Fiscal Year 2015 as well as addressing challenges to organizational readiness.

Sgt. Jason Nolte, ONG
Col. Norman Poklar (left), commander of the 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, transfers command of the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron to Lt. Col. Kevin Cukrowicz (right).

Col. Norman Poklar (left), commander of the 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, transfers command of the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron to Lt. Col. Kevin Cukrowicz (right) during a Nov. 2, 2014, ceremony in Zanesville, Ohio. Cukrowicz assumed command from Lt. Col. Robert Panion, who is retiring from the Ohio Air National Guard.

Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG
Col. James Jones, commander of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, and Col. Mark Auer, 179th Operations Group commander, check the progress of the programming installed on the Air National Guard's first Multi-Mission Crew Trainer.

Col. James Jones, commander of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, and Col. Mark Auer, 179th Operations Group commander, check the progress of the programming installed on the Air National Guard's first Multi-Mission Crew Trainer (MMCT) Nov. 5, 2014, at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio. This MMCT is the first in the Air National Guard nationwide and is currently being programmed for training use by QuantaDyn, a provider of simulation software for the U.S. Defense Department.

Photo courtesy of Chief Master Sgt. James Farriss
Members of the Ohio National Guard's 52nd Civil Support Team participate in a training exercise.

Members of the Ohio National Guard's 52nd Civil Support Team participate in a training exercise Nov. 5, 2014, in Lexington, Ky. The exercise was arranged through a joint effort with the Kentucky National Guard's 41st Civil Support Team, the Lexington Fire Department and Kentucky State Police.

Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond,
Kentucky National Guard

The induction ceremony of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2014 was held Nov. 6, 2014, at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus, Ohio

The induction ceremony of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2014 was held Nov. 6, 2014, at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty veterans were inducted for their contributions to their communities after their military service was over.

Photo courtesy of
Ohio Department of Veterans Services

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Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (from left), Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, and the Family of Myles Eckert salute the American flag as it passes by the reviewing stand during the Columbus Area Veterans Day Parade.

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (from left), Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, and the Family of Myles Eckert salute the American flag as it passes by the reviewing stand during the Columbus Area Veterans Day Parade Nov. 7, 2014. Myles is the young man who "paid it forward" last year by paying for an Airman's lunch with money he found in the parking lot of a restaurant where his Family was dining.

Bill Pierce, ONG
Ohio National Guard's 122nd Army Band marches Nov. 7, 2014, in downtown Columbus, Ohio as part of the Columbus Area Veterans Day Parade.

On Veterans Day, the Ohio National Guard remembers and recognizes all past and present members of the military who have served our country proudly, including our Soldiers and Airmen who have served their state and nation since 1788. In this photo, the Ohio National Guard's 122nd Army Band marches Nov. 7, 2014, in downtown Columbus, Ohio as part of the Columbus Area Veterans Day Parade.

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Staff Sgt. Keith Evener (pictured), of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, along with fellow unit members Sgt. 1st Class Joshua McDaniel and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Ward, support a Veterans Day program Nov. 7, 2014, at Morgan East Elementary in McConnelsville, Ohio. The Soldiers met with 120 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students, answered questions about their military service and guided the students as they explored military vehicles that were on display.

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Michael Strahan (from right), NFL Hall-of-Famer and daytime talk show host, conducts an interview with retired Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wanner and retired Master Sgt. Sean Clifton of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group.

Michael Strahan (from right), NFL Hall-of-Famer and daytime talk show host, conducts an interview with retired Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wanner and retired Master Sgt. Sean Clifton of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Oct. 1, 2014, in New York. Strahan first met Wanner and Clifton in 2011 during the USO of Metropolitan Washington's Annual Awards Dinner, in Washington D.C. During the interview, they discussed Wanner's heroic actions that saved Clifton's life during an operation in Eastern Afghanistan on May 31, 2009.

The interview was conducted for a special Veterans Day segment, and was aired on ABC's Good Morning America on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2014.

Staff. Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
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November has been proclaimed "Month of the Military Family"

November has been proclaimed
"Month of the Military Family"
by the president and the week of
Nov. 23-29 has been named
"Family Week" by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The support of Ohio National Guard Families is essential to our Soldiers and Airmen successfully performing missions for their community, state and nation.

Presidential Proclamation
Governor Resolution
Family Readiness & Warrior Support Resource Information

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Happy Thanksgiving

The Ohio National Guard wishes all of our Soldiers, Airmen, civilian employees, Families and employers a very happy Thanksgiving. As Americans reflect upon the last year and give thanks, we are thankful for all the men and women with diverse backgrounds and skill sets that make our organization strong and able to serve the citizens of Ohio and America.

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