Story by Senior Airman Camren Ray | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 09.06.2025
Every year the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing recognizes and awards outstanding Airmen for their exemplary leadership, job performance, individual accomplishments and service to their community. Throughout the year, the winners of these awards show how they represent what it means to serve as an Airman. Staff Sgt. Enya Martinez embodies all the principals of what it means to be......
Story by Airman 1st Class Josh Kaeser | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 07.28.2025
U.S. and Hungarian military forces gathered in May 2025 for Valiant Panther, a bilateral training exercise at Kecskemét Air Base, Hungary, which strengthened the long-standing partnership between the Ohio National Guard and Hungarian Defence Forces. The exercise focused on platoon-level planning, live-fire maneuvers and interoperability to enhance NATO readiness amid ongoing regional security......
Story by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 06.06.2025
After 44 years of unwavering dedication, sacrifice and courage, Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. retired from the Ohio Army National Guard and his role as Ohio’s 83rd adjutant general. Serving in that role since 2019, he is succeeded by Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, who previously served as the Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine presided over change of command and......
Story by Joshua Mann | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 04.21.2025
In April 1945, the 145th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 6th Infantry Division, was ordered to attack and seize a hill mass that was a key terrain feature held by the Japanese army along its Shimbu Line in the Philippines. After a 25-day fight, the Buckeyes inflicted over 1,300 casualties in direct infantry action, effectively ending the enemy threat north of Manila....
Story by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.31.2024
Master Sgt. Todd Parkison, production superintendent with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, recently completed his 700th accession into the Ohio Air National Guard. Parkison is the first recruiter in National Guard history to achieve this milestone....
Story by Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.27.2024
Maj. Tim Gribble, an executive officer for the Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air and a member of the National Guard Endurance Team, competes in the 2024 DEKA World Championship after recovering from a back injury....
Story by Sgt. Olivia Lauer | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.09.2024
Members of the Ohio National Guard helped support a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2024. This event was a lead up to Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, when wreaths were placed on the gravesites of U.S. veterans at thousands of locations across the U.S. and around the world, to honor and remember them throughout the......
Story by Sgt. Katelin Dominguez | 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.17.2024
Soldiers compete in the 2025 Special Troops Command (Provisional) and 73rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls, Ohio, Nov. 15-17, 2024. The BWC was a three-day competition that tested OHARNG Soldiers on a variety of technical and tactical skills, including mentally and physically challenging events....
