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Volume 43, Number 2
April - June 2025

Nameplate reads Buckeye Guard nameplate
Graphic reads Ohio National Guard History

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134th coat of arms

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the Ohio Army National Guard’s Battery B, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, organized May 8, 1875, in Gettysburg, Ohio.

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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHT

80th anniversary of the attack of Mount Pacawagan

History of the 145th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division role in the attack on Japanese forces at Mount Pacawagan in the Philippines on April 21, 1945. The ensuing 25-day battle during World War II ended the threat of the Japanese army north of Manila.

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OHIO NATIONAL GUARD NEWS

OHARNG  |  16TH EN BDE

Soldiers repair a door frame

Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

112th Engineer Battalion Soldiers hone skills during Camp Grayling AT

Soldiers with 112th Engineer Battalion practiced overall Soldier tasks as well as job-specific skillsets during their two weeks of annual training in June 2026 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. In addition to common tasks including weapons qualification and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training, the engineers conducted urban demolition breaching (pictured), which is crucial for enabling safe and rapid entry into contested or fortified structures, ensuring freedom of movement and mission success in urban combat environments.

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OHANG  |  121ST ARW

The top of a F-16 Fighting Falcon flying

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow / U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Public Affairs

Forging strength through partnership: US, Moroccan Air Forces unite for African Lion 2025

Airmen from the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard partnered with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to conduct air-to-air refueling familiarization and continuation training during African Lion 2025, May 13-24, over Morocco. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brought together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands.

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OHANG  |  180TH FW

Back of firefighter putting standing in front of a fire

Senior Airman Nicholas Battani / 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

180th FW Fire Protection fights flames during exercise

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing participated in a controlled burn training event at the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio, May 3, 2025. The exercise consisted of firefighters attempting to extinguish controlled fires in a variety of scenarios they may experience, ensuring the Airmen are fully trained, qualified, prepared and ready to perform their critical mission.

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OHANG  |  179TH CW

Two Airman squatting working on concrete

Tech Sgt. Alyssa Reik / 179th Cyberspace Wing Public Affairs

200th RED HORSE supports PACAF in Guam

Approximately 80 Airmen from the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, headquartered in Port Clinton, Ohio, supported Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) during a training deployment to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, from March to June 2025. The four-month deployment strengthened the base’s critical training infrastructure and provided 200th RED HORSE members the opportunity to sharpen their skills and enhance readiness in a dynamic environment not typically found at their home station.

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