Top Hungarian military enlisted leader
visits Ohio National Guard Soldiers, Airmen
COLUMBUS, Ohio (09/21/15) — Hungarian army Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, the senior enlisted leader in the Hungarian Defence Forces, came to Ohio in September, meeting with Soldiers and Airmen at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base as well as attending the Ohio Army National Guard’s 2015 Army Leader Conference at Defense Supply Center Columbus. Kriston was in Ohio as part of the State Partnership Program, which pairs U.S. state National Guards with foreign countries’ militaries to improve capability and international cooperation. The Ohio National Guard has been partnered with Hungary since 1993.
Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces, stands with members of the Ohio Army and Air National Guard in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker Sept. 21, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces, learns about a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces, stands with members of the Ohio Army National Guard in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger M. Jones (from left), Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major, and Col. Mark D. Auer, commander of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, talk with Hungarian army Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston Sept. 21, 2015, during a familiarization tour of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. (Airman 1st Class Ashley Williams, ONG) |
Hungarian army Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, the senior enlisted leader in the Hungarian Defence Forces, observes an aerial refueling mission from the “boom pod” of a KC-135R Stratotanker. (Airman 1st Class Ashley Williams, ONG) |
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Tumidolsky (left), an aircraft maintenance officer with Company A, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, goes over his flight equipment with Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston, command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Sept. 21, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston (second from left), command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces, checks out a KC-135R Stratotanker. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provide a capabilities tour to Command Sgt. Maj. István Kriston (second from left). (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
A U.S. Air Force aircraft is refueled in mid-air by a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 121st Air Refueling Wing. (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG) |
EDITOR’S NOTE:
This is the first in a series of features that highlight Ohio’s participation in the National Guard State Partnership Program. |
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