Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
112th Engineer Battalion Soldiers hone skills during Camp Grayling AT
Soldiers with 112th Engineer Battalion practiced overall Soldier tasks as well as job-specific skillsets during their two weeks of annual training in June 2026 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. In addition to common tasks including weapons qualification and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training, the engineers conducted urban demolition breaching (pictured), which is crucial for enabling safe and rapid entry into contested or fortified structures, ensuring freedom of movement and mission success in urban combat environments.
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Forging strength through partnership: US, Moroccan Air Forces unite for African Lion 2025
Airmen from the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard partnered with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to conduct air-to-air refueling familiarization and continuation training during African Lion 2025, May 13-24, over Morocco. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brought together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands.
Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Stewart assumes command of Ohio Army National Guard
Col. Jonathan M. Stewart officially assumed his new role as the Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army during a ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, July 16, 2025. Stewart previously served as the director of operations (G3) for the Ohio Army National Guard and the commander of the 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute).
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Sgt. Olivia Lauer / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
1-137th Aviation Regiment Soldiers sharpen essential skills during AT
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment take part in annual training at Camp Grayling in Grayling, Mich., June 1-14, 2025. Annual training enhances unit readiness and capabilities by executing essential missions such as aerial door gunnery, sling load operations and other tactical exercises.
Staff Sgt. Jillian Maynus / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Air National Guard completes a first-of-its-kind 'Live in '25' deployment simulation
The Ohio Air National Guard successfully completed a first-of-its-kind ‘Live in ‘25’ deployment simulation at Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, May 1-5, 2025. Airmen from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, 178th Wing, 179th Cyberspace Wing and 180th Fighter Wing collaborated to experience the challenges of mobilizing to an unestablished, undeveloped deployment location, mirroring the real-world conditions they might encounter when facing a sophisticated adversary in the future.
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Latest Buckeye Guard online publication available
The Buckeye Guard, the official online publication of the Ohio National Guard, features the latest episode and individual segments from the companion Buckeye Guard video newscast, which airs several times weekly on the Ohio Channel, a service of Ohio's public broadcasting stations. Each issue of the online publication also includes news, articles and historical content that highlight the missions, training, readiness and accomplishments of the Ohio National Guard's more than 14,000 Soldiers and Airmen.