November 2021 Gallery
Photo by Senior Airman Mikayla Gibbs, 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
121st ARW uniform donations benefit Civil Air Patrol
Personnel from the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base Composite Squadron of the Ohio Civil Air Patrol and the 121st Air Refueling Wing Student Flight collect uniform donations Nov. 7, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Airmen with the 121st ARW donated used Airman Battle Uniforms (ABUs), a combat uniform officially retired by the Air Force last April in favor of the Operation Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform, to be used members of the Civil Air Patrol, the official civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.
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Honoring all those who’ve served on Veterans Day
On Nov. 11, Americans will commemorate Veterans Day and recognize all who have served their country with honor and distinction. Ohio National Guard members have served in many of the nation’s wars and armed conflicts throughout history, and there are about 600 ONG Soldiers and Airmen deployed today, fulfilling their roles supporting U.S. Department of Defense missions around the world. In the image above, a color guard from the 121st Air Refueling Wing and the 122nd Army Band line up for the Columbus Veterans Day parade, Nov. 5, 2021.
Read the 2021 Veterans Day message from Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general
Photos by Spc. Grace Jacobs, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Ohio National Guard photo illustration
A special day at The Shoe
Ohio National Guard members and military veterans got an up close view of the The Ohio State University football team in action on November 13th in The Shoe during the Buckeyes' annual military appreciation game.
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Ohio’s command chief warrant officer prepares to close chapter on storied 37-year career
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay. K. Stuckman, the Ohio Army National Guard state command chief warrant officer, is retiring after a 37-year career that has included leading the OHARNG Warrant Officer Cohort since June 2012. The state command chief warrant officer advises the assistant adjutant general for Army and manages the military aspects of all full-time and traditional warrant officers to include readiness, training and education.
Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Conducting preventative maintenance at the 180th Fighter Wing
Airman 1st Class Joel Ackerman (right), a cable and antenna systems technician, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Honan (also in inset), a radar airfield and weather systems technician, both assigned to the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, conduct a preventive maintenance inspection on antennas Nov. 15, 2021, at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. Periodic inspections like these help identify any issues with the antennas before they negatively impact wing operations.
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Photo by Master Sgt. Elisabeth Gelhar, 178th Wing Public Affairs
Airmen help fellow Airmen during holidays
Staff Sgt. Briana Staples (from left) and retired Master Sgt. Jeannette Anderson, both volunteers with the 178th Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, and Jane Esprit, AFRC program manager, host the wing’s 2021 Giving Tree Program at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The 178th Wing “Saber” family has stepped up for sixth year in a row to ensure fellow Airmen, who may be facing economic hardships, can have gifts to give their children during the holidays.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Israel Sanchez, U.S. Army National Guard
Hot Shot: Soldier earns Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
Ohio Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Roumel Arrozal (right) accepts the second place plaque for the Individual Pistol Aggregate category during the Chief, National Guard Bureau Postal Matches from Col. Andy Bussell, commander of the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, May 21, 2021, at Camp Butner in Hampton, N.C. Arrozal was also recently recognized with the Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge, the highest individual award authorized by the U.S. government for excellence in sanctioned pistol marksmanship competitions.
Photo by Spc. David Oliver, OHARNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion Marketing Office
Ohio Army National Guard names top recruiters for 2021
The Ohio Army National Guard has announced its top recruiters for 2021, with Staff Sgt. Geffry Gehrlich (left) being selected as recruiter of the year and Master Sgt. Shaun Ruvoldt as the company noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the year. Both Gehrlich and Ruvoldt are with Company H, OHARNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion, based in Delaware, Ohio.
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Ohio Cyber Reserve members train to assist with cybersecurity issues
Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR) volunteers stand for a group photo after completing cybersecurity assessment training Oct. 23-24, 2021, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. The training was conducted to prepare OhCR members to assist state and local governments with identifying gaps in cybersecurity processes and policies that might make the government systems vulnerable to cyberattack.