Support to Organizations and Special Events
The Ohio National Guard is proud to be a member of the more than 54 communities throughout Ohio in which our soldiers and
airmen serve. Through an active community relations program, the Ohio National Guard demonstrates it is a good neighbor and community partner.
The Guard and its soldiers and airmen are extensively involved in local community organizations and often participate in, or
support, the
events they sponsor.
The Ohio National Guard Public Affairs staff receives all volunteer requests, reviews and validates their legal propriety,
then puts out a call across the organization for volunteers. Volunteers are not typically provided in an "official" capacity. The National
Guard, as a government institution, refrains from endorsing specific organizations or events that it does not officially sponsor. Instead, it
is up to the individual Guard members to decide whether they volunteer their time. Event organizers should also be aware that military mission
requirements may on occasion prevent our people from supporting off-base events and that there are a number of state and federal restrictions
on how the National Guard can support organizations and events and our training and mission schedules always come first.
