Photo by Shane Hughes | 178th Wing | 08.20.2025
Chris Wysong, chief of Wayne Township Fire Deptartment, gives a tour Aug. 22 to a delegation of four firefighters from the Serbian Volunteer Fire Department. The delegation spent time with both professional and volunteer fire departments to observe operations, share best practices, and foster international relationships. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A young Serbian girl serves pogača, a traditional bread, following the Halyard wreath-laying ceremony at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Pogača, a symbol of family unity and goodness in Serbia, is served with salt and used as part of a traditional welcoming of guests. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A wreath representing the U.S. is positioned at the Halyard monument at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. The Operation Halyard commemoration honored the heroic events, 80 years ago, to rescue downed U.S. Airmen from occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Lock, Special Operations Command Europe commanding general, left, and Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, attend the Operation Halyard commemoration wreath-laying ceremony at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Operation Halyard was the rescue mission to save more than 500 Allied Airmen who were shot down over Serbia during WWII. Local......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A Serbian paratrooper conducts airborne operations while carrying the Serbian flag during the Operation Halyard commemoration event at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. Representatives of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Air Force, British Royal Air Force and Serbian Armed Forces were in attendance to commemorate the event and the heroic actions of the Serbian people during......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A Serbian paratrooper conducts airborne operations while carrying the U.S. flag during the Operation Halyard commemoration event at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. The Halyard Mission saved more than 500 Allied Airmen who were shot down over Serbia during World War II. Local Serbians housed and fed the downed Airmen, while also keeping their presence a secret from the......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
A Serbian Armed Forces soldier lays a wreath at the Halyard monument at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. This Operation Halyard commemoration recalled the heroic events, 80 years ago, to rescue downed U.S. Airmen from occupied Serbia during the waning months of World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.21.2024
An MC-130J conducts a flyover during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at Galovica Field in Pranjani, Serbia, Sept. 21, 2024. The flyover was part of an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Halyard, the largest and most successful rescue mission of American aircrews in our history, which occurred toward the end of World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt.......
