Military Families enjoy Wildlights at Columbus Zoo

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Complete with red noses and high spirits, military Families braved the bitter chill...story   12/21/07

The fighter: Young ‘Soldier’ inspiring to many who meet, know him

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Dennis Channel Jr. is the picture of an American hero, from the green beret pulled down...story  12/18/07

National Guard Recruiters play football to serve others

NORTHEAST OHIO - Members of Delta and Echo Companies of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, decided...story   12/20/07

Unit trains on crew-served weapons and demolitions

FORT KNOX, Ky. - Soldiers from the Chillicothe-based 1194th Engineer Company recently traveled...story  11/28/07

Buckeyes honor Ohio National Guardmembers

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Several dozen Ohio National Guardmembers were provided a rare treat Nov. 10 as...story   11/17/07

178th Fighter Wing fire department trains to save lives

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Recently, you may have seen a group of firefighters decked out with rescue harnesses...story 10/31/2007

Ohio, Serbia partnership strengthened during historic visit

BELGRADE, Serbia - Despite the nine-hour red-eye flight, Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt wore a warm smile as...story 10/26/2007

Ohio Army National Guard recruits over 2,100 Soldiers

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG) ended its fiscal year with 10,400 Soldiers...story 10/19/2007

Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers earn $3 million through G-RAP

COLUMBUS, Ohio - When Pvt. Alex Spence enlisted in the Ohio Army National Guard, his brother, Spc. Ian Spence...story 10/19/2007

OU loss can’t put damper on Hero Day

ATHENS, Ohio—Although the Ohio University Bobcats football team fell to the Kent State University Golden Flashes 33-25 on Sept. 29, the game...story 10/19/2007

Sooner State welcomes National Guard enlisted association members to 36th annual conference in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY—Soldiers and Airmen voiced concerns and questions about everything from equipment shortages and...story 10/17/2007

Total force tanker operation comes to Andersen

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam - Airmen here are used to seeing tanker units come and go, but this time a deployed...story 10/10/2007

Rickenbacker air show features World War II Mustangs

COLUMBUS, Ohio - James Denman was one of the first to arrive at Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport for...story 10/02/2007

Ohio National Guard specialty units train for extreme crisis situations

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind.—If a major catastrophe—such as a building collapse or a nuclear...story 09/13/2007

Huey's last hurrah

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - As you go about your daily routine during annual training this year and the familiar...story 09/13/2007

Ohio’s CERFP team undergoes certification process during exercise

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - An airplane sprays chemical agents over a crowd of 17,000 at Ohio Stadium. As victims...story 09/07/2007

OCS: The Buck Stops Here

COLUMBUS, Ohio - There is a plaque that reads “The Buck Stops Here” in the 147th Regional Training Institute’s...story 08/31/2007

Hundreds attend Fallen Heroes Memorial dedication

SUNBURY, Ohio - A patriotic crowd of hundreds stood behind Ohio’s “Gold Star Families” June 30 as the...story 08/24/2007

Guardmembers train to assist Ohio correctional facilities

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - Warden Timothy Brunsman announced during a 7:30 a.m. mock press conference, Aug. 4, 2007...story 08/24/2007

Marysville set to honor one of Ohio’s great Citizen-Soldiers

COLUMBUS, Ohio - In 1911, an Army captain watched as a young man named Pvt. John Paul Sellers fired his weapon...story 08/17/2007

52nd Civil Support Team gives lessons in science to Worthington school students

WORTHINGTON, Ohio - When 13-year-old Robert “Robby” Parish III came home from school and asked his dad if...story 08/10/2007

Noncommissioned Officer Development in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia - Three of the Ohio National Guard’s senior noncommissioned officers traveled to Belgrade...story 07/26/2007

GOD, FAMILY, COUNTRY, AIRPLANES - The Priorities of Lt. Col. Kevin Sonnenberg

MCCLURE, Ohio - If one can judge a man’s greatness by where his devotions lie, then one can say that Lt. Col. Kevin Sonnenberg was truly a great man...story 07/25/2007

A Century of Shooting (1907-2007)

CAMP PERRY, Ohio - When Ohio National Guard Cpl. L. B. Jarrett fired the “First Shot” early in the morning of...story 07/25/2007

Ohio Guard first to establish organic pre-deployment certification training

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—The Ohio Army National Guard recently set a new standard by becoming the first state to establish its own certification training...story 06/28/2007

Cooks Compete in Coveted Competition

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich -- It was more than the mid-day sun and the hot kitchen causing the food service specialists of the...story 06/29/2007

Top Hungarian NCO visits Ohio troops

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—The Hungarian Army’s senior noncommissioned officer, Command Sgt. Maj. Janos Zsoter...story 06/28/2007

Ohio troops prepare Soldiers hand-to-hand

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—A Soldier is swept from his feet, violently tossed into the air and lands with a thud...story 06/28/2007

To tell a story: a veteran's strong family

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sitting quietly in his apartment, Spc. Michael Carden’s hands are steady as...story 06/07/2007

Fort Bragg ceremony memorializes Ohio National Guard Soldier

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The Soldiers stood proudly at attention, their chests pushed out, backs rigid and...story 06/07/2007

Grappling Ohio National Guardmember wins title

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Pfc. David Daily, a generator mechanic with Company F, 128th Support Battalion, won...story 06/07/2007

A Brotherly Salute

Spc. David Hibler, currently mobilized to Iraq with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 285th Area Support...story 06/05/2007

Vigilant Guard 2007: Specialized Ohio National Guard units test first response capabilities

CAMP ATTERBURY, IN. - About 450 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from units throughout the state raced into action May 10 after...story 05/30/2007

Guard practices with lasers

ST. MARYS, Ohio - New recruits for the Army National Guard gathered at the Armory at 109 – 113 E. South St...story 02/02/2007

Ohio National Guard – Responding to the call

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio National Guard traces its roots back to July 25, 1788, when Arthur St. Clair, governor...story 02/01/2007

Ohio unit first in National Guard to field new communications system

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Army National Guard stood up a new signal unit with state-of-the-art equipment...story 01/30/2007

Medal of Honor recipient addresses Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course graduates

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A recent Ohio Army National Guard Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) class was lucky enough to have one of only 111 living...story 01/29/2007

What is Detainee Ops?

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Most Soldiers in Iraq have the ability to take photos, whether from convoys, interacting with...story 01/19/2007

Soldier gives surprise to his 40 pen pals

MANSFIELD, Ohio - A soldier serving in Kuwait mailed a surprise to about 40 fifth-graders - a U.S. flag that had...story 01/17/2007

Engineers conduct chemical survival and warfare training

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - On their first drill weekend of the 2007 calendar year, the 1194th Engineer Company...story 01/17/2007

Families make history during historic mission

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Most of us said goodbye to our families as we boarded buses or planes in route to our...story 01/16/2007

Experiencing the big life

ENON, Ohio - At heart he's just a classical, small-town Ohio kind of guy, but Enon native John Hennessee...story 01/10/2007

Civil Engineers deploy to Iraq

SWANTON, Ohio—About 260 family members and friends filled the Baker Building at the 180th Fighter Wing Jan. 3...story 01/08/2007
 

The Select Few...

SWANTON, Ohio - The elite of the Toledo-based 180th Fighter Wing’s enlisted force participated in the...story 01/05/2007