June 2020 Gallery
Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard provides support to Cleveland Police Department
Members of an Ohio National Guard joint task force provide security at the Cleveland Museum of Art, in support of the Cleveland Police Department, during ongoing protests June 3, 2020, in Cleveland. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine activated a task force to help provide safety and protection to the community, while ensuring people’s right to gather and demonstrate peacefully.
#InThisTogetherOhio The Ohio National Guard’s role in state’s COVID-19 response
There have been more than 900 Ohio National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve members who have served their communities during the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Missions have included everything from supporting humanitarian efforts at 14 local food banks and regional warehouses to collecting personal protective equipment, collaborating with regional partners to identify and develop alternate care sites to expand medical capacity, and augmenting medical and operational staff at prisons.
Photo courtesy of Ohio Department of Veterans Services
Ohio National Guard Soldier serving community has family connection to during COVID-19 pandemic
Maj. Jessica Taylor (from left), commander of Company C, 237th Support Battalion, holds an “#In This Together Ohio” banner along with Ohio Veterans Home-Georgetown staff members Heather Doss, director of nursing, and Linda Slone, the facility administrator, at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. In support of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, Taylor recently led a team of Ohio National Guard medical personnel that conducted COVID-19 testing at the facility and also provided a supply of personal protective equipment.
Honoring the U.S. Army’s birthday, Flag Day
Sunday, June 14 marks the 245th birthday of the U.S. Army, which also happens to be Flag Day. Even during a national health crisis and ongoing protests, it is important to honor both events
Photo by Sgt. Scott Fletcher, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Army National Guard Chinook unit deploys
Chaplain (Capt.) Jason Nelson offers the benediction during the call to duty ceremony for Soldiers of the Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, during their call to duty ceremony June 16, 2020, at the Akron-Canton Airport in North Canton, Ohio. The unit, which operates the CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, is deploying in support of U.S. Central Command to provide aviation support and conduct partnership operations with countries in the region.
Photo by Sgt. Scott Fletcher, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Army National Guard Black Hawk unit deploys
Col. Daniel J. Shank, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, addresses Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, during their call to duty ceremony June 17, 2020, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Shank wished the unit well during their pending deployment in support of U.S. Central Command to provide aviation support and conduct partnership operations with countries in the region.
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Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, 178th Wing
Guard medics provide COVID-19 testing to local community members
Staff Sgt. Luis Morales, a dental technician assigned to the 178th Medical Group, poses for a photo June 17, 2020 at Community Building Institute in Middletown, Ohio. Airmen from the 178th Wing and Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard augmented staff members of Centerpoint Health to help with drive-thru Coronavirus testing of local community members.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Vega, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Guard members build bridges over language barriers at food bank
Spcs. Gabriel Kirk (left) and Javier Roman, Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, pose for a photo at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank in Grove City, Ohio. Kirk, a chaplain assistant, works as an interpreter in his civilian occupations and has been serving as an interpreter for the large number of Spanish-speaking families coming through the food bank’s distribution lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roman, a fire control specialist whose first language is Spanish, has also been serving as an interpreter at the food bank. In his civilian occupation, Roman works as nurse where he focuses on children’s mental health..
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Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Guard member helps family friend, pregnant COVID-19 patient at Columbus hospital
Pfc. Dal Sum, an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, is recognized by Col. Matthew Woodruff, commander of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Joint Task Force 37, May 8, 2020, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Sum, who was providing operational support to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for its Franklin Medical Center inmates being treated at the hospital, answered the call when nurses needed a Burmese translator who speaks Zomi to communicate with a pregnant COVID-19 patient who required a caesarean section.
Video by Spc. Max Elliott, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard works with community health partners to offer COVID-19 testing
The Ohio National Guard is working with community health partners to offer COVID-19 testing to all citizens at several sites throughout the state. The ability to provide free and increased testing helps provide critical information to public health officials during the pandemic and helps communities to be safer.
Pop-up site testing location schedule (sample collection methods vary at each site)
Photo courtesy of Ohio Governor’s Office
Ohio Guard facilitates COVID-19 tests for governor, first lady, lieutenant governor
Ohio National Guard medical personnel prepare swabs to take samples from Gov. Mike DeWine (not pictured), First Lady Fran DeWine (on podium, left) and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (on podium, right) to be tested for COVID-19 during the governor’s semiweekly press conference June 23, 2020, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The governor, first lady and lieutenant governor participated to encourage Ohioans to get tested at pop-up sites across the state. Ohio National Guard medical personnel are supporting the sites by providing free swab collections.
Pop-up site testing location schedule (sample collection methods vary at each site)
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Army National Guard’s 16th Engineer Brigade headquarters deploys
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade sit in formation during their call to duty ceremony June 25, 2020, at the Dublin Jerome High School football stadium in Dublin, Ohio. The brigade headquarters is deploying overseas for approximately one year in support of U.S. Central Command.
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Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, 178th Wing
Ohio Guard team provides lifeline for assisted living facility overwhelmed by COVID-19
Staff Sgt. Mark Young, a financial management specialist assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, talks to Kathy Russell, a resident of the Carlin House, May 27, 2020, in Logan, Ohio. Young was part of a 20-person team of Ohio National Guard members who were tasked with helping at the assisted living facility after over half of their staff and residents tested positive for COVID-19.