10.07.22

Photo by U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard historian

174th ADA Soldiers immerse themselves in Ohio’s Civil War history during visit

Soldiers from the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade’s Task Force Sheridan take a group photo on Burnside’s Bridge at Antietam National Military Park near Sharpsburg, Md., Oct. 7, 2022. The Soldiers conducted a battlefield tour to gain insights into the September 1862 Battle of Antietam and understand how the lessons and insights of history are applicable to current operations. Task Force Sheridan is currently mobilized to the National Capital Region in support of Operation Noble Eagle.

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08.31.22

Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Soldiers gain invaluable experience with multicomponent, multinational operations during Northern Strike 22

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment fire their M119A3 Howitzer during Northern Strike Aug. 12, 2022, at Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike, the country's largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise with roughly 8,000 participants from different states and countries, provides participants with a variety of training scenarios that help develop readiness, increase unit cohesion and build relationships. ~ Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

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07.21.22

Photo by Spc. Michael Alexander, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Battery C, 2-174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment returns home from deployment

Soldiers with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment meet with family members and friends after returning from their deployment July 2, 2022, at Vineyard Community Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The Soldiers provided support to Operation Inherent Resolve during the unit’s yearlong overseas mission.

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03.15.22

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

174th ADA Brigade deploys for NCR mission

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade listen to Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, speak during the unit's call to duty ceremony March 15, 2022, at the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. About 30 Soldiers from the unit, based in Columbus, Ohio, are deploying to the National Capital Region in the Washington, D.C. area, in support of Operation Noble Eagle.

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10.18.21

Photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, U.S. Army

174th ADA Brigade completes European security mission

The 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, led by Col. James McCandless (left, foreground) and Command Sgt. Maj. Shelley Kolb (right, foreground), cases the unit colors during a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 18, 2021, at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Germany. Army National Guard ADA brigades deploy to Europe for nine-month rotations as part of the European Deterrence Initiative’s regionally allocated forces and are based primarily in Germany, however the units support various missions throughout the European theatre as needed during their rotation.

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08.26.21

Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

174th ADA headquarters explores D-Day terrain during staff ride

Members of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, display the Ohio burgee during a visit to Gold Beach Aug. 26, 2021, in Normandy, France. The Soldiers walked the beaches and battlefields of the D-Day invasion during a staff ride they conducted while mobilized in support of the U.S Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve, a series of bilateral, joint and multinational training events designed to display a strong and unremitting U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe.

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07.30.21

Photo by Spc. Olivia Lauer, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

1-174th ADA Soldiers train in Guam during Exercise Forager 21

Pfc. Trey Risner, with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, prepares to operate the Avenger Air Defense System during Exercise Forager 21, July 30, 2021, in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. Soldiers with the 1-174th ADA traveled to Guam and Tinian to train during Forager 21, which tested participants’’ ability to conduct strategic deployment and joint operational maneuver of forces into and across the Indo-Pacific Theater.

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07.11.21

Photo by Sgt. Trenton Fouche, 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

1-174th ADA featured at 2021 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show

Staff Sgt Nicholas Guehring, an air defense artillery specialist with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Cincinnati, helps a young civilian as he attempts to hold a FIM-92 Stinger missile July 11, 2021, during the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio. The 46th annual event, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights, allowed civilians to interact with service members and be part of the Dayton’s yearly celebration of aviation.

01.20.21

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Ohio Guard mobilizes force to aid civil authorities with security in state, national capitals

Pfc. Carlos Hadem, an air defense battle management system operator with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in McConnelsville, Ohio, trains on civil disturbance operations Jan. 15, 2021, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Soldiers were preparing for their ready force mission to protect Ohio, its citizens, and public buildings and property in anticipation of potential public demonstrations related to the U.S. presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.

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08.22.20

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Mathis, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

2-174th ADA conducts change of command ceremony

Lt. Col. Charles C. Springer (left), commander of 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, passes the battalion’s colors to Col. Thomas E. Moore II, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade commander and incoming Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, symbolizing Springer relinquishing command, during a change of command ceremony Aug. 22, 2020, in McConnelsville, Ohio. Springer, who moves on to his next assignment as the deputy brigade commander, handed over the reins of the battalion to Lt. Col. Lester W. Alan.

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11.01.19

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

174th ADA Brigade headquarters task force deploys to protect nation’s capital

Staff Sgt. Anthony Mickey, an air defense battle management system noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, located in Columbus, Ohio holds his daughter, Annie, while his girlfriend and Annie’s mother, Liz Haddox, displays her love at the 174th’s call to duty ceremony Nov. 1, 2019, at the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Structured as a task force headquarters for the deployment, the 174th element of about 30 Soldiers will provide command and supervisory oversight support to the homeland defense mission in the National Capital Region.

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04.24.19

Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Ohio’s combined arms battalion maintains readiness during training at Fort Knox

Soldiers assigned to the sniper team, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment conduct readiness training at Fort Knox, Ky., April 24, 2019. Comprising tank, mechanized infantry, forward support and headquarters companies, the 1-145th is Ohio’s combined arms battalion and the Soldiers regularly train in challenging environments to maintain the highest levels of readiness.

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03.25.19

Story by Capt. Aaron Smith, 174 Air Defense Artillery Brigade

174th ADA Brigade-led task force concludes mission to Israel

U.S. Army Soldiers, including those from the Ohio National Guard's 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, stand for a photo March 25, 2019, following the closing ceremony for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system deployment to Israel. The ceremony marked the conclusion of the first-ever deployment of a THAAD battery, along with other supporting troops and equipment, to Israel under the Department of Defense’s Dynamic Force Employment concept.

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