Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 07.26.2020
Special Forces candidates pose for a photo at an Ohio Special Forces Preparatory Detachment assessment drill, which is essentially a try-out. In preparing individuals for selection, “We want you lean, trim, cut and ready to roll," said Sgt. 1st Class Philip A. Taraska, the Ohio Special Forces 19th Group SFPD noncommissioned-officer-in charge. (Courtesy Photo, Ohio Special Forces Preparatory......
Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 07.25.2020
National Guard Special Forces candidates typically train four or five months drilling with a Special Forces Preparatory Detachment (SFPD) doing a lot of running, rucking, push-ups, sit-ups and land navigation as part of assessment. Special Forces training is very physically demanding as operatives may be required to reach mission objectives via long stretches of air, land or water. (Courtesy......
Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 07.25.2020
A Special Forces pathway exists for men and women of the Army National Guard. Guardsmen go through the same selection and qualification training as active component candidates, and Ohio has B Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group out of Columbus. The 19th is a National Guard element within U.S. Army Special Operations Command (Airborne). (Courtesy Photo, Ohio Special Forces......
