September 2022 Gallery
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing
A matter of life or death: Seeking help and overcoming
For Tech. Sgt. Jilayne Michelsen, a command post control operations specialist with the 180th Fighter Wing, having the ability to ask for help during her darkest hour saved her life, her family and her military career. “To be completely candid,” Michelsen said, “It was a matter of life or death. ... I simply didn’t know how to continue on in the state I was in. I needed help.
SUICIDE PREVENTION SPOTLIGHT
DEFENSE SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICE
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard historian
Officer candidates immersed in military history at Ohio History Connection
Members of Ohio Army National Guard Officer Candidate School Class 70 stand in front of the Ohio Civil War Flags exhibit Sept. 11, 2022, at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. Candidates visited the history center as part of their military history curriculum, with the day including a tour of the Follow the Flags and World War I exhibits at the museum.
Celebrating the U.S. Air Force’s 75th birthday!
The Air Force and Air National Guard — as its Reserve Component — were created Sept. 18, 1947. Since then, Airmen have excelled as they execute the Air Force mission to fly, fight and win. Today’s Total Air Force includes the nearly 5,000 Airmen in the Ohio Air National Guard, who are trained and ready to deliver airpower anytime, anywhere. Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, presents his 2022 Air Force birthday message.
USAF 75TH ANNIVERSARY
USAF 75TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
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READ ADJUTANT GENERAL’S MESSAGE
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard historian
37th IBCT deploying in support of Operation Inherent Resolve
MMaj. David H. Lam, executive officer of 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, leads Soldiers into a unit call to duty ceremony Sept. 20, 2022, at Tiffin University’s Heminger Center in Tiffin, Ohio. Elements of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted call to duty ceremonies for their units in advance of an approximately yearlong deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Photo by Stephanie Beougher, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio, Serbia celebrate spirit of cooperation during annual capstone event
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (right), Ohio adjutant general, presents a carved medallion to Gen. Milan Mojsilović, chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the State Partnership Program collaboration between Ohio and Serbia Sept. 8, 2022, in Belgrade Serbia. The anniversary milestone was in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Harris from traveling to present the medallion until this year. The ceremony was part of an Ohio delegation’s official visit Sept. 7-10, 2022, which included meetings with Serbia’s president, prime minister and SAF senior leadership.
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