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The state’s 120 Army Guard units occupy 42 training sites/areas and readiness centers throughout 36 Ohio counties.
The Ohio National Guard serves the Citizens of Ohio and America by fulfilling its state and federal military role of providing public safety, when ordered by the Governor, or support of the National Military Strategy, when ordered by the President.
The Ohio Air National Guard consists of four wings: the 121st Air Refueling Wing, 178th Wing, 179th Cyberspace Wing and 180th Fighter Wing, which deploy worldwide to support aerial refueling, air transport, communications, engineering and security missions.
At home, National Guard regiments guarded confederate prisoners at Camp Chase in Columbus and along Lake Erie at Johnson's Island. Following the conclusion of the war, the Ohio National Guard began a slow restructuring process into a more organized and professional branch of Ohio's Government.
Two Ohio National Guard units, the 112th Combat Engineer Battalion and 987th Field Artillery Battalion, were involved in the D-Day invasion. The 112th would land at Omaha Beach in support of the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions, where it would receive the Presidential Unit Citation.
Elements of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted call to duty ceremonies for their units in advance of an approximately yearlong deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
The 121st Air Refueling Wing is the only National Guard unit that is part of an Air Force-wide study to modernize height and body composition standards for enlisted aviator career fields, something that has not been done in over 50 years. STORY
The Ohio Army National Guard comprises six major SUBORDINATE commands and The Ohio Air National Guard comprises four wings with six subordinate geographically separated units (GSUs). The Soldiers and Airmen of the Ohio National Guard stand ready to support federal, state and community missions.
Profile of two Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers who passed Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) earlier this year, qualifying them to attend the 53-week Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) and become Green Berets.
U.S. Army Soldiers, including those from the Ohio National Guard's 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, stand for a photo March 25, 2019, following the closing ceremony for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system deployment to Israel.