May 2021 Gallery
Photo by Master Sgt. Joe Harwood, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
179th AW Airmen return from Middle East
The first rotation of 179th Airlift Wing Airmen return to their home station following an overseas deployment, May 5, 2021, in Mansfield, Ohio. The 164th Airlift Squadron and 179th Maintenance Group have supported several deployment rotations flying and maintaining the C-130H Hercules aircraft in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The 179th Airlift Wing fulfills airlift missions by transporting personnel and cargo throughout the world and in the U.S., where it also supports disaster relief efforts and other domestic emergencies as required.
Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
16th Engineer Brigade Soldiers return from overseas deployment
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade listen to remarks by Col. Andrew Stone, the brigade commander, during their welcome home ceremony May 11, 2021, at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio. The unit returned to Ohio following a nearly yearlong deployment providing engineer mission command support throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard conducts 2021 Joint Senior Leader Conference
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, speaks to Ohio Army and Air National Guard senior commissioned and noncommissioned officers at the Ohio National Guard Joint Senior Leader Conference May 14, 2021, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Due to COVID-19 guidelines and precautions, it was the first opportunity in a while for Ohio Army and Air National Guard senior commissioned and noncommissioned officers to gather and hear from the adjutant general and other senior ONG officials
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Serbian ambassador, chaplains tour Statehouse during Ohio visit
Serbian Ambassador to the U.S. Marko Djuric and a contingent of Serbian Armed Forces chaplains recently toured the Statehouse in Columbus as part of a visit to Ohio. Djuric was in Ohio to participate in a Memorandum of Understanding signing among the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Department of Education and Serbia’s Ministry of Education to pledge continued cooperation at the primary, secondary and higher education levels. Ohio and Serbia have been conducting official exchanges since 2006 as part of the State Partnership Program.
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Utilizing technology to share best practices with Serbian medical partners
Lt. Col. Brian Bucher, Ohio National Guard State Partnership Program director, watches a live virtual event on social media, May 20, 2021, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. This virtual engagement was conducted between medical professionals from the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Military Medical Academy to discuss how weekly online seminars have allowed them to successfully share best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Serbia, State of Ohio agencies continue education partnership
Paolo DeMaria (from left) superintendent of public instruction for the Ohio Department of Education, Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, Serbian Ambassador to the U.S. Marko Djuric and Randy Gardner, chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, stand for a photo May 14, 2021, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. They were at a memorandum of understanding signing among the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Department of Education and Serbia’s Ministry of Education to pledge continued cooperation at the primary, secondary and higher education levels. The Ohio National Guard has been paired with Serbia for the past 15 years through the State Partnership Program.
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Photo by Edward Eagerton, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs
52nd CST participates in Exercise Orca 2021
Staff Sgt. Logan Gladfeather, a survey team member with the Ohio National Guard’s 52nd Civil Support Team, inspects a bus for dangerous and illicit substances May 19, 2021, at the Mat-Su Fire Training Center in Wasilla, Alaska, during Exercise ORCA 2021. About 250 National Guard members in CST units from multiple states were among the participants in ORCA, a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear threats response exercise designed for participants to provide support in the aftermath of hazardous materials incident scenarios.
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
Eyes on from the boom pod
Staff Sgt. Morgan Hall, a boom operator assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing, looks out of the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling flight off the coast of the United Kingdom, May 26, 2021. Miller is a part of a group of Guard members operating from Scotland and providing air refueling support as part of exercise At-Sea Demo / Formidable Shield. Formidable Shield is a first-of-its-kind multinational exercise, taking place in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean around the United Kingdom.
Photo by Spc. Grace Jacobs, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
37th IBCT preps for JRTC with Fort Knox training: ‘Buckeye’ Brigade to take part in rotation with Hungarian, Colombian forces
Soldiers assigned to Company B, 837th Engineer Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare to initiate a Bangalore torpedo explosive charge against the enemy during their situational training exercise (STX) lanes training March 29, 2021, at Fort Knox, Ky. Units of the 37th IBCT spent a week at Fort Knox this spring executing a variety of readiness drills in preparation for a monthlong rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. in June 2021.
The Ohio National Guard pays tribute on Memorial Day
“Memorial Day honors the brave men and women who gave their lives in military service to our great nation. The freedom we enjoy in our great nation is because of those heroes’ ultimate sacrifice to a cause bigger than themselves.” Read the full Memorial Day message from Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general.