Ohio National Guard News

Headquarters, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers continue training for deployment to Afghanistan

Photos by Sgt. Kimberly Lamb, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

A team of personal security detail Soldiers assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard search a vehicle during training Nov. 30, 2011, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. The 37th IBCT is deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Patrick L. Noel, of Cincinnati, fires as his assistant gunner, Spc. Philip J. Gavin of Newark, Ohio, feeds ammunition into their MK19 grenade launcher during qualification Nov. 16, 2011, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. Both are personal security detail Soldiers.

Sgt. John J. Dewey, a personal security detail Soldier with Headquarters, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and a Springfield, Ohio, native, qualifies with his 9 mm pistol during training Nov. 18, 2011, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss.

Spc. Michael L. Noel, a personal security detail Soldier assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, scans his sector from inside his gunner's turret during training Nov. 30, 2011, at the National Training Center.