July 2021 Gallery
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohioans Serving Ohioans: ONG concludes 16-month mission supporting food banks
Ohio National Guard members stand in formation at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank end of mission ceremony July 2, 2021, in Grove City, Ohio. For the past 16 months, Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, along with members of the State Defense Force, have supported several regional food banks and warehouses serving all 88 counties across Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Molly Teegarden, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
200th RED HORSE member is senior NCO of year for Air National Guard
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Schneider, a pavement, maintenance and construction equipment superintendent for the 200th RED HORSE in Port Clinton, Ohio, was named the Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Air National Guard earlier this year. He is the first 200th RED HORSE member to win the national-level competition.
Photo by Master Sgt. Joe Harwood
Last rotations of 179th Airlift Wing return from overseas deployment
The last rotations of Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing return to their home station July 9, 2021, in Mansfield, Ohio. Airmen with the 164th Airlift Squadron and 179th Maintenance Group have completed their missions flying and maintaining the C-130H Hercules aircraft in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
Photo by Sgt. Trenton Fouche, 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
1-174th ADA featured at 2021 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show
Staff Sgt Nicholas Guehring, an air defense artillery specialist with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Cincinnati, helps a young civilian as he attempts to hold a FIM-92 Stinger missile July 11, 2021, during the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio. The 46th annual event, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights, allowed civilians to interact with service members and be part of the Dayton’s yearly celebration of aviation.
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Thompson, U.S. Air Force
112th Fighter Squadron takes part in GIDE 3
Ohio Air National Guard Capt. Travis Dancer, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 112th Fighter Squadron, exits his aircraft after landing July 10, 2021, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, in Alpena, Mich., in support of Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 (GIDE 3). North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command, in partnership with all 11 combatant commands, led the third in a series of GIDE events, which combine people and technology to innovate and accelerate system development for domain awareness, information dominance, decisional superiority and global integration.
Photo by Shane Hughes, 178th Wing Public Affairs
Ohio’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center completes successful mission
People wait outside Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center to receive their COVID-19 vaccination April 20, 2021, in Cleveland. More than 260,000 vaccine doses were administered March 16-June 7, 2021, leading to more than 127,000 people being fully vaccinated.
Courtesy photo
Four OHARNG officers graduate from Army War College
Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Moore II (third from left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, joined Lt. Col. Roger Lewis (from left), Lt. Col. Pete Rakowsky, Col. James McCandless and Lt. Col. Robert Lytton as the four Ohio Army National Guard field grade officers graduated from the U.S. Army War College distance education program July 23, 2021, at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. The ceremony celebrated the conclusion of a 24-month course to earn a master’s degree in strategic studies, and the graduating class represented a joint force of about 40 students who were competitively selected from the U.S. military, federal agencies and countries around the world.
Celebrating the 233rd Ohio National Guard birthday July 25
It was 233 years ago on July 25, 1788, that the Northwest Territory Militia was established. Since then, the Ohio National Guard has played a vital role in providing aid after natural disasters and defending the nation during major conflicts. Asked to do more in the past year than any in recent history, the Ohio Guard has been ready to answer the call to deploy at a moment’s notice with professionalism and a dedication that exceeded expectations. That is the minuteman tradition woven into the fabric of our organization.
Ohio National Guard birthday message from Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general
Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard, State Defense Force to scale back COVID-19 response
The Ohio National Guard and Ohio State Defense Force are transitioning from the emergency COVID-19 response that began in March 2020 to a smaller, yet flexible, response force. The joint task force overseeing COVID-19 missions will scale back by July 30 to a force of about 40 personnel, who will continue providing logistics and vaccination support.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, 178th Wing Public Affairs
Guard members complete mission to supply critical PPE during COVID-19 pandemic
A group of about 40 Ohio National Guard members worked alongside Ohio Department of Health personnel at the State of Ohio’s Receive, Store and Stage warehouse to distribute personal protective equipment, medicine and supplies statewide to frontline medical personnel and other first responders. The Guard members recently completed their mission, part of a phased drawdown of Ohio National Guard COVID-19 mission support this summer.
Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
1-174th ADA Soldiers
train in Guam during
Exercise Forager 21
Pfc. Trey Risner, with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, prepares to operate the Avenger Air Defense System during Exercise Forager 21, July 30, 2021, in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. Soldiers with the 1-174th ADA traveled to Guam and Tinian to train during Forager 21, which tested participants’’ ability to conduct strategic deployment and joint operational maneuver of forces into and across the Indo-Pacific Theater.