Aviation battalion returns from overseas deployment
Photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard
Video by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (on stage) welcomes home members of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment as they return from their deployment Dec. 21, 2015, at Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. The 1-137th Soldiers were deployed to Kuwait for nearly a year, where they provided aviation support and conducted partnership operations with regional countries.
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, welcomes home members of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (right) greets members of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (12/21/15) — About 70 Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment were welcomed back from their yearlong deployment to Kuwait. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and senior Ohio National Guard leadership greeted the Soldiers as they arrived at Port Columbus International Airport. While deployed, the 1-137th provided aviation support and conducted partnership operations with regional countries.
