Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Powhatan Beaty, born a slave on Oct. 8, 1837, at Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia, later moved to Cincinnati and became free. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in 1 More

Members of Company C, 147th Infantry, 37th Division, who captured the first German prisoners for the 37th Division, back from the trenches for a rest near Brouville, France, Aug. 14, 1918. Pictured are: Cpl. J. More

Col. Benson Hough (center, standing) and officers of the 166th Infantry aboard the USS Leviathan April 21, 1919, during their return trip to the United States following the end of World War I. Ohio National Gua More

Sgt. Willis Burnworth (left), a member of the 145th Infantry, 37th Division, Ohio National Guard, in a photo circa 1917-18. On Oct. 31, 1918, after successfully leading his platoon in capturing a German machine More

Capt. James T. Kolb of Company A, 147th Infantry, assisted by Sgt. Keogh, uses a flamethrower against dug-in Japanese troops on Iwo Jima, April 20, 1945. Relieving Marine Corps units, the Soldiers of the Ohio N More

Ohio National Guard Airmen on state active duty assist in the cleanup efforts in Xenia, Ohio after an April 3, 1974, tornado. The F-5 storm that destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, businesses and schools w More

Ohio Army National Guard engineers units assist in the recovery efforts during the 1990 Shadyside flooding in southern Ohio. The Ohio National Guard has a long history of providing provides a variety of service More

Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander, Ohio adjutant general (1987-1998) meets with members of the Hungarian Defence Forces in his office at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, circa mid-1990s. More

Lt. Col. Jennifer Mitchell, commander of the 216th Engineer Battalion, speaks to Soldiers of the 1191st Engineer Company who were preparing to deploy overseas in 2014. Now a colonel, she is the first woman to c More

A sign greets visitors to Camp Castle, home of Task Force 16 in Puente Grande, Honduras during Fuertes Caminos ‘89. Fuertes Caminos was a six-monthlong operation that built roadways through the mountains of Hon More

On this day in history, Sept. 26, 1918: The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) launches the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which was the main portion of the final Allied offensive that ended World War I. The Ohio Nat More

On this day in history, Sept. 27, 1918: 2nd Lt. Albert E. Baesel of Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Division was killed near Ivoiry, France while attempting to rescue a wounded Soldier during the Meuse-Argonne More

Brig. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, awards the Legion of Merit to Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Buonamici, Sept. 6th, during the 16th Engineer Brigade’s Annual “Iron Castle” Ball in More

A sign with “You are now entering Baguio, Courtesy 37th Infantry Division” greets the Soldiers of the 33rd Infantry Division as they enter Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, April 27, 1945. (Photo from Ohio Arm More

The 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, located in Springfield, Ohio, has been selected to receive the NGAUS Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, which is awarded annually to the top mission suppo More

The scene depicts the Silver Star action of Pvt. Billy E. Vinson of Company E, 148th Infantry, who fought off a bayonet attack by six Japanese rifleman in the Paco District during the Battle of Manila in Februa More

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of beaches at Normandy, France. Two Ohio National Guard units, the 112th Combat Engineer Battalion and 987th Field Artillery Batta More

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade march in for their call to duty ceremony June 25, 2020, at the Dublin Jerome High School football stadium in Dublin, Ohio. The brigade he More

A Soldier with the 1192nd Engineer Company clears debris from the wreckage of a demolished house July 13, 2017, as part of the South Side Blight Removal and Greening (SS-BRAG) project in Youngstown, Ohio. The p More

Ohio Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jeffrey Watkins (left) was among a group of Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who attended the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast Jan. 15, 2018, at More

Air National Guard aircrew members utilize a jet-assisted takeoff from Camp Summit in April 2003. The ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules is assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing. JATO provi More

Members of the Clemens Family, with more than 120 years of military service, stand in front of the Family home in Port Clinton after three of them returned from overseas deployments. Pictured are retired Senior More

Eight Ohio Army National Guard master sergeants from the Recruiting and Retention Battalion proudly wear their new rank of first sergeant. Pictured are (from left) Assistant Adjutant General for Army Brig. Gen More

Braylon Edwards, a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, signs Terry Dean's prosthetic leg during a visit to the Brown's training camp August 17. Dean, a retired Soldier from the Ohio Army National Guard, was More

Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, Ohio Adjutant General, escorts Serbian President Boris Tadic past a joint Honor Guard and Color Guard during a Sept. 8 visit. Tadic and his Serbian delegation met with Wayt, Ohio Gove More

Mikey (from left), Senior and Paulie, from the Learning Channel's popular TV series 'American Chopper,' unveil their new "Patriot Chopper," commissioned by the National Guard and designed by National Guard troo More

Col. Mike Roberts, currently the commander of the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ohio, observes Airman Basic Training Dec. 12, 2007, during a visit to Lackland Air Force Base near More

A Humvee displays the new Joint Biological Point Detection System, Jan. 12, used for biological threat detection and identification. The unit belonging to the 637th Chemical Company is the first of its kind in More

Staff Sgt. Theresa Killingsworth of the Ohio Army National Guard's Cleveland-based 237th Brigade Support Battalion and her husband, Kent, describe the challenges they faced during her 2005 deployment to Iraq. ( More

Members of the Chillicothe-based 1194th Engineer Company Search and Extraction Team (CERFP) prepare a severely injured casualty for extraction from a mock incident site. The Soldiers were taking part in a train More

Ohio Army National Guard Soldier Sgt. Kevin Scarpino poses for a photo with Indy Racing League's No. 4 car and driver Vitor Meira (in car), July 17, 2008, following a two-seater ride in the car on the Mid-Ohio More

The Honorable Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur from Ohio's 9th Congressional District, and Col. Mark E. Bartman, commander of the 180th Fighter Wing Division, discuss the future at the Alternative Energy Site.

A Soldier from the Chillicothe-based 1194th Engineer Company, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERF, gets ready to enter a tunnel tolook f More

A member of the Ohio National Guard's Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, talks with children about some of the equipment that is displayed.

Ohio Army National Guard brothers Pfcs. William and Daniel Butler in November 2008 after a Multi-National Force and Observers deployment and patch-donning ceremony at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Ohio National Guard Soldiers from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force, Sgt. Heather Faehnle and Maj. Joseph Adams, both from Columbus, Ohio, are spra More

Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, Ohio adjutant general (left, facing) and a joint U.S.-Serbian delegation, meet for a bilateral defense consultation at the Ohio National Guard headquarters Oct. 19 in Northwest Columb More

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, speaks to Ohio National Guard members, employees and retirees during a Feb. 4, 2011, reception on the drill floor at Beightler Armory in northwest Columbu More

Command Sgt. Major Scott Hutt stands at attention while military orders promoting him to command sergeant major of the Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion are being read. Wife Jennifer a More

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Wise, an operations sergeant, and Staff Sgt. Brian Babcock, a master gunner, with the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade demonstrate converting to the man-portable air-def More

Sgt. James Fryer, a member of the Ohio Army National Guard's 1194th Engineer Company and a Chillicothe, Ohio, resident, constructs a wall for a barracks improvement project June 6 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Mili More

Sgt. David White from New Vienna (left) helps guide concrete out of a chute while Spc. Bryant Rogers from Delaware helps to spread it, June 10. Both soldiers are members of the 1194th Engineer Company. The 1194 More

Ohio Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Amy Baker (left) of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 371st Sustainment Brigade, participates in a practical exercise with her small group during an Applied Suicide Inte More

Ohio Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kelly Ann Pels, of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and a Cincinnati, Ohio, resident, meets U.S. Defense Secretary L More

Command Chief Warrant Officer Dale Taylor, chief warrant officer of the Ohio National Guard, (left), and Chief Warrant Officer Emmanuel Kidd stand at attention, Sept. 2, at the Ohio National Guard’s Joint Force More

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, talks with Dragan Sutanovac (right), minister of defense for the Republic of Serbia and Lee Litzenberger (second from left), deputy chief of missio More

Gen. Miloje Miletic (left), Serbian chief of general staff, and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, conduct a pass in review of the Serbian Ceremonial Honor Guard Sept. 12, 2011. Ashenhurst More

Former Kent State University students and current Ohio Army National Guard members 1st Lt. Joseph Pistilli (standing, from left), Spc. Kristen Brown, Spc. Richard Gilliam and Sgt. Daniel Westover — along with L More

Paramedics prepare to move a civilian contractor from a building rooftop at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, after he suffered a heart attack while working, March 6, 2012. Through use of an Automated Exter More

Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Whatmough (left), Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major and an Akron, Ohio, native, pins an Army Commendation Medal, March 11, 2012, on Staff Sgt. Keith Robinson, a medi More

During the promotion of Col. Mark J. Cappone (second from left), Ohio Army National Guard deputy chief of staff for logistics, Cappone's daughter, Haley (from left), and son, Cameron, put colonel's eagles on hi More

Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) search for casualties amongst wreckage May 5, 2012, at Camp Sherman Joint Trainin More

Spc. David Robbins (left) and Cpl. Christen Lofino, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, talk with Terri Thompson, of Columbus, Ohio, July 2, 2012. About 200 Ohio National Guard s More

During a promotion ceremony for new Col. Steve Stivers, his mother, Carol (left), and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, put colonel's eagles on Stivers' shoulder epaulettes, July 2, 2012, More

Sgt. Scott Jakubek from Berlin Center uses a bulldozer to level out a dirt pile, July 12, at Camp Ravenna in northeast Ohio. Jakubek is a member of the Camp Ravenna based 1192nd Engineer Company. As part of the More

Spc. Bryant Rogers, a member of the Ohio Army National Guard's 1194th Engineer Company and a Delaware, Ohio, native, dips a piece of bread into salt as part of a traditional Serbian ceremony, Aug. 6, 2012, at t More

Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spend time with members of the Serbian Armed Forces during a reconstruction project at the Svetozar Markovic Primary School in Kraljevo, Serbia in 2012. The school was da More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Heinz, a member of the 290th Engineer Detachment and a Norton, Ohio, native, reunites with his 4-year-old daughter, Olivia, before the unit's welcome home ceremony Sept. 14, 2012, in Newton F More

Lt. Col. Lenny Bornino (left), incoming commander of the Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion and a North Royalton, Ohio, native, takes the guidon from Brig. Gen. Maria Kelly, commander o More

Lt. Col. Lenny Bornino (left), incoming commander of the Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion and a North Royalton, Ohio, native, takes the guidon from Brig. Gen. Maria Kelly, commander o More

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, welcomes home soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in October 2012 after the unit's year-long deployment to Afgh More

In this photo from November 2012, Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Chris Brandt with his daughters, Katy (left, now 15) and Riley (now 12). Katy is heavily involved in her dance school and Riley plays basketball. More

Chief Warrant Officer Jeff Beard and 1st Lt. Sean Gregg of the 1484th Transportation Company, North Canton, Ohio, pass out disaster relief cleaning supplies to residents affected by Sandy in Island Park, Nassau More

Sgt. Dustin Richards is first in line as the Soldiers of the 1484th load their LMTV with relief supplies at a NY Catholic Charities facility in Mount Loretto, New York, that serves as a distribution warehouse f More

During the promotion of Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, and Bartman's wife, Christi Bartman, pin on his second More

Tracy Ringo became a colonel in 2014, making her the highest-ranking African-American woman in the Ohio Army National Guard. (Courtesy photo)

Staff Sgt. Rodney A. Jenkins, a member of the 371st Sustainment Brigade and a Painesville, Ohio, native, signals a gas attack warning during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosiv More

Then-Master Sgt. Jeffrey Zentz talks with Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Jones, Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major, during a senior leadership visit to Kuwait when the 371st Sustainment Brigade was More

Tech. Sgt. Michael Swick (left), 179th Airlift Wing Honor Guard manager, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Jones, 179th AW command chief, perform a flag-folding ceremony in 2013 in front of the Richland County Court More

Chief Master Sgt. Phillip D. Smith (right), new Ohio Air National Guard state command chief master sergeant, receives a plaque from Chief Master Sgt. Tamara R. Phillips, the outgoing state command chief master More

Members of the Ohio National Guard’s 73rd Troop Command observe the 73rd Troop Command’s ceremonial change of responsibility ceremony, July 12, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in southeast Columbus. The More

A Soldier with the Ohio National Guard FEMA Region V Homeland Response Force (HRF) stands watch over an entry control point, July 23, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The Soldiers and Airmen of the FEMA Region V HRF More

Ohio Army National Guard Sgt. Aleah Whit, a resident of Canal Winchester, Ohio, gives an overview of her job role to Maj. Gen. Leslie C. Smith (right), commanding general of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., July 24, 201 More

Gen. Frank J. Grass (in jacket, center), chief, National Guard Bureau, stands for a photo with Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (to the right of Grass), Ohio adjutant general, and the Ohio National Guard conting More

Official portrait of Command Sgt. Maj. William Workley, the first senior enlisted leader of the Ohio National Guard. (Ohio National Guard photo)

Sherry Phillips points to the front door of her Columbus, Ohio home that burglars attempted to gain entry through Dec. 15, 2014. Ohio Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jeff Davis, Phillips’ neighbor, More

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Ogden (left), a recruiter for the 178th Wing, speaks with one of about 500 veterans who attended the Veterans Resource Fair Feb. 24, 2015, at Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio. Ogden said More

National Guard Computer Network Defense Teams work in makeshift cubicles March 20, 2015, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., during Cyber Shield 2015, an exercise designed to develop the defensive skills of the Soldiers a More

Two M119 howitzers of the 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment are displayed in front of the Delaware Readiness Center April 20, 2015, in Delaware, Ohio. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officiall More

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (center, right), Ohio adjutant general and Chillicothe Mayor Jack Everson (center, left), conduct the official ribbon cutting for Field Maintenance Shop 9, April 27, 2015, in Chillicot More

Master Sgt. Jon Becher, a Food Service NCO with 73rd Troop Command, tests drinking water at the dining facility during exercise Guardian Shield '15 at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, in Ravenna, Oh More

An analyst with the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing evaluates imagery as a member of the Wing's Information Analysis and Assessment team during Guardian Shield ‘15 in Chillicothe, Ohio June 16, 2015. Guard More

Capt. Kimberly Snow, commander of the 324th Military Police Company, speaks to her troops Sept. 6, 2015, during the unit’s call to duty ceremony at Franklin High School in Franklin, Ohio. The 324th is deploying More

A snow-covered Minuteman statue stands guard outside Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Jan. 12, 2016, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Most of Ohio had experienced unsea More

Chief Master Sgt. Philip D. Smith, Ohio Air National Guard state command chief, speaks with a volunteer at Ohio Military Kids Camp Kelleys Island Aug. 10, 2016, at Kelleys Island, Ohio. Volunteers from across t More

Participants at Ohio Military Kids Camp Kelleys Island, a camp for children of military service members, form the shape of the American flag to welcome VIP visitors Aug. 10, 2016, at Kelleys Island, Ohio. The a More

The plan forward for gender integration in the Ohio Army National Guard.

The Ohio Army National Guard has been recognized by the Secretary of the Army for its environmental restoration efforts at Camp Ravenna Joint Training Center in Northwest Ohio. In this file photo, an up-armored More

Capt. Jason Askins, (right), a civil engineer and environmental officer for the Ohio Air National Guard’s 200th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers) Squadron, based More

Master Sgt. Todd Everett, noncommissioned officer in charge of Echo Company, Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, demonstrates Warrior Fit exercises during a photo shoot with Staff Sgt. More

Ohio Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adriel Nemec joined the Guard in 2013 and currently serves as an Army Basic Leader Course instructor at the 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) in Columbus, Ohio. Ne More

Pfc. Arica Carbaugh, a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, waxes her skis in preparation for her next race at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., March 4, 2017. Over 120 athletes from 23 differ More

Pfc. Arica Carbaugh, a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, waxes her skis in preparation for her next race at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., March 4, 2017. Over 120 athletes from 23 differ More

Spc. Michael Knisley, a power generator equipment specialist with the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, kisses his wife goodbye after the unit’s call to duty ceremony April 1, 2017, in McConn More

Sgt. Nicholas Hammond, an aviation operations sergeant with the HHC 1-137th Aviation Regiment, inspects the RQ-11B Raven during training operations this spring at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicot More

Maj. Matthew Toomey (center), operations officer for the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and Capt. Jeffrey Bolin (left) plans officer for the CDTF work alongside U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration More

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment prepare for liftoff under a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) system exercise June 10, 2017, during annual traini More

Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler, commanding general of the 37th Infantry Division during World War II. The 37th Infantry Division spent 592 days in combat in the Pacific and seven of its Soldiers earned the Medal More

The Ohio Army National Guard is the gold winner in the 2018 Army Communities of Excellence competition among all Army National Guard submissions. The annual ACOE competition measures and recognizes the best per More

A collaborative effort to revise state law now allows Airmen in Ohio the opportunity to apply their military medical training to qualify for the practical nurse examination, or NCLEX-PN, to become a licensed pr More