Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 05.06.2020
From blizzards to hurricanes, from east coast to west coast, and anything in between, members of the National Guard answer the call each time our nation is in need. Today, as COVID-19 continues to grip America, more than 45,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are deployed to every state, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, supporting their communities — caring for......
Story by Senior Airman Christi Richter | 121st Air Refueling Wing | 05.01.2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Members of the Ohio Military Reserve are collecting and sorting masks and other medical donations at the Col. Robert Haubrich Armory, located on the city’s west side, to help aid with COVID-19 relief efforts....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 04.21.2020
As the new novel coronavirus continues to sweep across the country and stay-at-home orders are extended, many Americans are feeling the stress of isolation as they stay home to stay safe. In Ohio, the story is much the same, with the stay-at-home order in place until May 1, 2020, and schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, in an effort to flatten the curve, stop the spread......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 04.12.2020
A group of Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment —currently on state active duty supporting operations at the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati during the COVID-19 pandemic — helped deliver meals and Easter baskets to the Friars Club, a nonprofit social service organization, to be provided to children and families of the Greater Cincinnati community.......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 04.08.2020
Stay at home order? No problem. When Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, issued the order to stay at home, March 22, 2020, in a state-wide effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus currently sweeping the globe, one Ohio resident set out to give back to the community....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Shane Hughes | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 04.07.2020
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine turned to the Ohio National Guard to support the state in developing a crucial plan that would expand medical capacity as Ohio’s health care systems brace for the looming COVID-19 peak....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 04.01.2020
Born in a refugee camp in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo, Spc. Jacque Elama and his family, spent half of his life relying on community donations to survive, today, he is serving his state by supporting the local foodbank pack food donations to deliver to Ohioans in need. Elama, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment – 37th Infantry......
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen-Schweitzer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 03.30.2020
Many of the Ohio National Guard members called to state active duty to support food banks throughout the state live and work in those same communities. All of of the 25 Soldiers working at The Foodbank, Inc., in Dayton, Ohio, volunteered for the assignment, and were eager to help out and give back....
