April 2022 Gallery
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard senior leaders meet to discuss, enact future organizational change
Senior leaders from across the Ohio National Guard convened at the Greater Columbus Convention Center this spring for the annual Joint Senior Leaders Conference, with an eye toward the future of the organization and their roles in facilitating the way ahead. The annual two-day event provided an opportunity to discuss successes of the past year, future training, the direction the Ohio National Guard is headed and issues relevant to the overall force.
Photo by Spc. Benhur Ayettey, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
OHARNG Best Warrior Competition crowns state’s top Soldier, NCO
Sgt. Christian Stafford (from left), of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Command Sgt. Maj. Sheldon Chambliss, Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major, and Spc. Brock Cerneka, of 73rd Troop Command, stand during the award ceremony for the OHARNG Best Warrior Competition April 3, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center near Newton Falls, Ohio. Cerneka won first place among junior enlisted Soldiers and took home the title of OHARNG Soldier of the Year, while Stafford was first among noncommissioned officers and earned the title of OHARNG Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Serbian Armed Forces chaplains visit Ohio
Maj. Gen. James Camp (from left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, receives a photo from Col. Sasa Milutinovic, head of religion for the Serbian Armed Forces and Capt. Vladimir Blagojevic, Serbian Air Force military chaplain, April 8, 2022, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. This State Partnership Program exchange was a continuation of the Ohio National Guard’s chaplain corps working closely with the Serbian Armed Forces since 2013 to reestablish a chaplaincy program that had not existed for more than seven decades in Serbia. Today, there are chaplains at Serbia’s military bases throughout the country, and the Ohio and Serbia chaplaincy relationship continues to grow.
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Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexis Wade, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
179th AW holds tug-of-war event during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
The 179th Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office conducts a tug-of-war competition to highlight Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month April 10, 2022, in Mansfield, Ohio. This year’s Department of Defense theme is “STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate.” It calls on all members of the DoD community to use their personal strength to advance positive change in preventing and reporting sexual violence.
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2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers awarded Purple Heart
Ohio Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades (center), commander of Special Troops Command (Provisional), pins the Purple Heart medal on Sgt. Tristan Meyers as Staff Sgt. Aaron Futrell stands at attention April 10, 2022, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in North Canton, Ohio. Meyers and Futrell were among U.S. service members injured during a missile attack Jan. 8, 2020, at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq.
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ONG Biathlon Team members earn medals at 2022 CNGB Championships
Members of the Ohio National Guard Biathlon Team medaled three times in two individual races at this year’s Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships, which took place Feb. 11-17, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minn. In this photo, Capt. Lauren Meyer (from left), coach Bill Pifer, Maj. Stephanie Duarte and Staff Sgt. Jacob Weemes gather after the team relay race Feb. 16 at the CNGB Championships.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Former Guard member among 2022 Ohio Military Hall of Fame inductees
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey N. Carter is posthumously inducted to the Ohio Military Hall of Fame, with his son Joe (inset) accepting on his behalf, during a ceremony April 22, 2022, at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus, Ohio. Carter, who died last January, earned the Silver Star in Vietnam and later served with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 107th Armored Calvary and retired as the command sergeant major of the 37th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division. The Ohio Military Hall of Fame recognizes veterans who were awarded medals for valor during their military service.
Photo by Master Sgt. Joe Harwood, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
179th AW’s “Flying Legacy” tribute ceremony celebrates more than 70 years in Mansfield
A C-130H Hercules is sprayed with an arc of water after 164th Airlift Squadron members finish the ceremonial final formation flight of two C-130Hs during the 179th Airlift Wing’s “Flying Legacy” tribute ceremony April 23, 2022, in Mansfield, Ohio. After being selected to become the nation’s first Air National Guard cyber wing, the unit marked its upcoming transition by honoring its heritage as a flying unit, dating back more than 70 years.
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OHMR member’s nursing skills, quick actions save life
Ohio Military Reserve 1st Lt. Heidi Peterson, a nurse assigned to 6th Medical Detachment, stands with the Citizen’s Cross award after being recognized for saving a man from a burning car in November 2021 near Mount Vernon, Ohio. Peterson received the award from the Mount Vernon Fire Department at a Mount Vernon City Council meeting in January. The image of the burning car was taken after the victim was pulled to safety.