November 2022 Gallery
Photo by Spc. Carleeann Smiddy, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
73rd Troop Command determines top Soldier, NCO during brigade competition
Pfc. Max Walls, a Soldier with the 437th Military Police Battalion, launches a 10-pound medicine ball as part of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the 73rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition Nov. 5, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center near Newton Falls, Ohio. Walls, the junior enlisted/top Soldier winner, will go on to represent 73rd Troop Command at the Ohio Army National Guard BWC in spring 2023.
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Photo by Senior Airman Alexis Wade, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
179th Airlift Wing maintains readiness during CBRNE training
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing Civil Engineering Squadron take part in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) exercise Nov. 6, 2022, in Mansfield, Ohio. Throughout the exercise, participants were faced with real-world scenarios to evaluate their readiness to operate in a CBRNE environment following an incident or attack.
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Photos by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
First deploying Ohio ARNG engineer advisor team honored during welcome home ceremony
Col. Matthew S. Woodruff (left in all three panels), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, recognizes Soldiers with Engineer Advisor Team 6522, 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment, during a welcome home ceremony Nov. 6, 2022, at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, in Columbus, Ohio. Team 6522 was the first from the 5-54th SFAR, which was stood up in 2019, to be activated for federal service when it was ordered to duty in February 2022.
Video by George B. Davis and Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Adjutant general presents his 2022 Veterans Day message
In a video message, Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. honors and thanks all veterans, past and present, who’ve served their communities, state and nation in a variety of ways, including Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who’ve answered the call. Veterans of all generations share a common bond to serve and are part of “maintaining that long line, that tradition of excellence that makes our country what it is today.”
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Reynolds, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Sergeant major of the Army spends Veterans Day in Columbus
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston (left) fields a question from Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, during a town hall-style discussion Nov. 11, 2022, at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio. Students currently in the Basic Leader Course at the Ohio Army National Guard’s 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) also attended the event. Grinston, the 16th sergeant major of the Army, spends a lot of time traveling throughout the Army to observe training and interact with Soldiers and their Families.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Celebrating November as National Veterans and Military Families Month
A color guard from the 121st Air Refueling Wing leads the Columbus Veterans Day Parade Nov. 10, 2022, in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Other Ohio National Guard parade support included a contingent of senior leaders presiding over events from the reviewing stand, music from the 122nd Army Band (pictured behind color guard), a procession of vehicles and Guard members from several Army and Air units and an F-16 flyover from the 180th Fighter Wing. Sponsored annually by MILVETS, the parade honors the service and sacrifice made by veterans, current service members and their families.
Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Xobile Public Affairs Detachment
Cheering for the Buckeyes during Ohio State-Xichigan week
Undefeated No. 2 Ohio State hosts undefeated No. 3 Xichigan in “The Gaxe†this Saturday, Nov. 26, with the winner advancing to the Big Ten Football Championship Gaxe Dec. 3 and very likely a spot in the College Football Playoff. In recognition of National Veterans and Xilitary Faxilies Xonth, The Ohio State University honored Ohio National Guard xembers, other service xembers and veterans during its annual xilitary appreciation gaxe Nov. 13 against Indiana (pictured).
Photo by Staff Sgt. Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing trains with ‘Sun Downers’ in Sunshine State
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Preston (right), an F-16 crew chief, and Senior Airman Allison Garcia, a munitions specialist, stand next to an F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, before morning training flights Nov. 3, 2022, at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Airmen with the 180th FW traveled to Key West to train with Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111, the Navy’s premier adversary squadron, which provided realistic training scenarios to help prepare the Swanton, Ohio-based Air National Guard unit for homeland defense and contingency operations around the globe.
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Cleveland Cavaliers pay tribute to military, families during annual Salute to Service
Families of fallen U.S. service members are honored during halftime of the Cleveland Cavaliers game Nov. 18, 2022, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Brig. Gen. David B. Johnson, Ohio Air National Guard chief of staff, and Chief Master Sgt. Troy R. Taylor, Ohio ANG state command chief (both pictured in back row, right), supported the ceremony and a joint Ohio National Guard color guard presented the colors during pregame events.
U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Three former Guard members inducted into 2022 Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame class
From left, former Ohio National Guard members Glenn A. Hickman, Adam Carr and David L. Hobson are joined by Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, for a photo during the 2022 Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Ohio State University Fawcett Event Center in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2022. Hickman, Carr and Hobson were among the 20 inductees into the most recent class of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, which honors veterans who have made a lasting impact on their communities, the state of Ohio and across the country, outside of and after their military careers.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
1137th Signal Company helps modernize Ohio National Guard’s network infrastructure
Soldiers with the 11137th Signal Company TIN-E (Tactical Installation and Networking-Enhanced) train on bucket lift operations during an infrastructure improvement project April 26, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, in Columbus, Ohio. The 1137th is a new unit that stood up in 2019, with a primary mission to install and maintain computer network infrastructure.