Ohio National Guard News

Ohio National Guard leaders host Serbian defense minister

Photos by Staff Sgt. George Davis, ONG

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, and other Ohio National Guard leaders recently hosted a delegation from the Serbian Ministry of Defense, including Aleksandar Vučić, first deputy prime minister of Serbia. The December 2012 visit was a continuation of the National Guard State Partnership Program pairing of Serbia and Ohio, which has been highlighted by periodic military, socio-political and economic exchanges and training exercises since the partnership began in 2006.

A joint delegation from the Serbian Ministry of Defense and the Ohio National Guard pose for a photo Dec. 8, 2012, on the court of Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstien Center after an Ohio State University men's basketball game.

Members of the Serbian Ministry of Defense and the Ohio National Guard conduct a State Partnership Program exchange.

Aleksandar Vučić, first deputy prime minister of Serbia and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, meet Brutus Buckeye.

Aleksandar Vučić, first deputy prime minister of Serbia, receives a personalized Ohio State University basketball jersey from Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general.

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, speaks with Michael D. Kirby, U.S. ambassador to Serbia.