Prepare for the worst, hope for the best: Ohio Homeland Response Force trains for variety of disasters
About 260 Soldiers and Airmen of the Ohio National Guard Homeland Response Force traveled to Muscatatuck Urban Training Center this summer to hone their skills and refine their processes if they are ever activated to respond to a real-life natural or man-made disaster.
Soldiers gain invaluable experience with multicomponent, multinational operations during Northern Strike 22
Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took part in Northern Strike Aug. 6-20, providing them an opportunity to further sharpen their warfighting skills in a large-scale, realistic training environment.
ONG senior leadership visits Hungary for annual capstone event
An Ohio National Guard delegation visited Hungary this summer to mark another successful year during the annual State Partnership Program capstone event, with meetings between key members from the ONG and Hungarian Defence Forces.
Senior Airman Kristina Schneider
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Air Force names Ohio ANG member one
of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
Meet Senior Airman Kristina Schneider, a fire protection journeyman at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio,who has been named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022.
Chief Master Sgt. Heidi Bunker
State command chief bids farewell after over 30 years in Ohio ANG
Chief Master Sgt. Heidi Bunker, the 11th command chief master sergeant of the Ohio Air National Guard, retires after 31 years in the military including serving since January 2020 as the state’s top enlisted Airman. In her farewell message, Bunker says she has “immense feelings of awe and gratitude for having the great pleasure of serving” alongside her fellow Airmen.
SNAPSHOTS
A look at some of the Soldiers, Airmen and civilians who make up the Ohio National Guard Family.
122nd Army Band marches in return of Red, White & BOOM! Parade
Cyber protection, medical units honored during call to duty ceremony
Battery C, 2-174th Air Defense Artillery returns home
Soldiers compete in annual combatives tournament
Media members spend day learning about Ohio National Guard
Engineer advisor team deploys in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD LINEAGE LINK UP featuring
112th Fighter Squadron
HOME STATION: Swanton, Ohio
PARENT UNIT: 112th Aero Squadron (U.S. Army Air Service)
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 18 August 1917, Kelly Field, Texas
To achieve the capability of worldwide deployment and to be prepared, upon implementation, to deploy, destroy enemy forces and facilities through the delivery of all types of tactical weapons compatible with the weapon system possessed in support of the roles of counter air, interdiction and close air support and to provide combat ready aircrews capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 24 hours of notification.
145th Armored Regiment’s coat of arms gets approval by War Department
On July 17, 1928, nearly five years after the approval process was initiated, the Secretary of War approved the design and symbolism of the coat of arms for the 145th Infantry Regiment, the ancestor of today’s 145th Armored Regiment.
