ANNUAL REPORT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT Governor DeWine, As I write to you, the Ohio National Guard and Ohio State Defense Force are transitioning from the emergency response to COVID-19 that began in March 2020 to a smaller, but still flexible, should it be needed, response force. Most of our service members are returning to civilian jobs, college, and military readiness training. PURPOSE We could never have imagined a mission such as this prior to 2020, but I’m proud To provide capabilities of how our men and women stepped up to the task. to achieve state and national priorities. More than 4,000 members deployed throughout the year for approximately 70 missions across the state. As examples, they assisted in providing more than 360,000 vaccinations and distributed more than 56 million pounds of food. VISION Beyond the numbers are the experiences gained by each Soldier, Airman, and civilian To be the first choice! employee who contributed to the missions while helping their fellow Ohioans. A trusted team of Soldiers, Airmen and It affirmed and strengthened their commitment to support this great state and its people. civilians serving While the COVID-19 response was a major focus for the organization, Soldiers and our communities, State and Nation Airmen were also called on for short-notice missions. through agility, They cleared debris from critical infrastructure after ice storms in Southern Ohio. collaboration and leadership. They supported local, state, and federal authorities in Ohio and Washington D.C. to ensure a peaceful transition of power during the presidential inauguration. In addition, more than 1,200 members contributed to our national defense at various MISSION locations around the world. Always ready. Always there! I am honored to serve with the more than 16,000 men and women who have risen to the challenge during this unprecedented time. Their dedication to successfully complete every mission this past year shows why the National Guard lives up to the motto “Always ready. Always there!” Respectfully submitted, Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. Ohio Adjutant General
2 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 CONTENTS
STATE MISSIONS ...... 4-9 FEDERAL MISSIONS ...... 10-11
OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ...... 12-15 OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD ...... 16-19 HEADQUARTERS, STATE DEFENSE FORCE ...... 20-21 SPECIALIZED UNITS AND MISSIONS ...... 22-25 OHIO NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAMS ...... 26-29 WORKFORCE & FUNDING...... 30-31
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 3 STATE MISSIONS
GOVERNOR ADJUTANT GENERAL Mike DeWine Major General John C. Harris Jr. The Governor is the commander The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor’s in chief of the Ohio National Guard cabinet and is responsible for the command of the and, as such, has the authority to Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard, activate the Ohio National Guard to Ohio Military Reserve, Ohio Naval Militia, and support and assist local authorities Ohio Cyber Reserve. during state emergencies or for The Adjutant General supervises the flag officer homeland defense. heads of these components in the day-to-day operation and management of the readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment, and real property resources of the agency.
4 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 OHIO NATIONAL GUARD 16,090 Members Ohio Army National Guard 11,000 Members Ohio Air National Guard 5,090 Members HEADQUARTERS, STATE DEFENSE FORCE 330 Members Ohio Military Reserve 260 Members Ohio Naval Militia 20 Members Ohio Cyber Reserve 50 Members
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 5 COVID-19 MISSION The National Guard’s motto is “Always ready. Always there!” That has never been truer than in the past year. March 23, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ohio National Guard’s first mission as part of the state’s response to COVID-19, when members answered the call from Gov. Mike DeWine and reported for duty at food banks across the Buckeye State. “The unwavering commitment of the men and women of the Ohio National Guard has been critical in our statewide response to COVID-19,” DeWine said. “They have met each unique mission with determination and resolve, truly making a difference in communities across the state. Every Guard member has my sincerest thanks for their service to their fellow Ohioans and our state.” More than 4,000 Soldiers, Airmen, and members of the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Naval Militia have answered the call to help their communities by supporting approximately 70 missions that have included providing vaccinations, distributing food, and collecting personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers.*
March 18, 2020 March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020 Governor activates Food Bank Support Personal Protection Equipment Ohio National Guard
ACTIVATION PPE COLLECTION Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine activated Mission Began: March 23, 2020 an initial 400 Ohio National Guard Mission Ended: March 18, 2021 members to support a humanitarian Deployed: 170 Members mission at food banks in response Ohio National Guard and to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohio State Defense Force assisted the Ohio Emergency OPERATION Management Agency and the Ohio Department of Health STEADY RESOLVE with the state’s collection and Mission Began: March 23, 2020 redistribution of personal Deployed: 40 Members protective equipment. Joint Task Force created This group of personnel provides planning and oversight of all FOOD BANK SUPPORT National Guard missions ordered Mission Began: March 23, 2020 by governor’s proclamation. All Mission Ended: July 2, 2021 members of the Ohio National Deployed: 1,800 Members Guard and Ohio State Defense Ohio National Guard and Force activated for COVID-19 Ohio State Defense Force support missions fall under the assisted 14 food banks and JTF command structure. regional warehouses across Ohio, and received, packed, and distributed more than 150 million pounds of food and groceries to over 2.9 million Ohioans.
* This timeline includes mission highlights. All personnel numbers are approximate and may represent personnel who supported multiple missions.
6 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 Ohio National Guard answers the call
“We have never experienced such a prolonged or expansive scope of missions as what we’ve seen in the The Ohio Adjutant General’s past 12 months,” said Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general. “I am proud of how our men Department was involved with approximately 70 missions and women have stepped up every time to help their fellow Ohioans, many times while juggling their during the state’s response family life and other responsibilities such as school.” to COVID-19. Ohio Air National Guard Col. Gregg J. Hesterman, commander of the joint task force overseeing the COVID-19 missions, said Ohio Guard members “have been working diligently” since last March. “We have been serving in food banks, prisons and nursing facilities; accomplished multiple COVID-19 testing locations; transported thousands of test kits; and most recently began administering vaccines to our fellow Ohioans,” Hesterman said. “We will be here until we are no longer needed in fighting this pandemic. It is our honor to serve our neighbors, but we look forward to the coming date when we can say ‘mission complete.’”
March 30, 2020 April 6, 2020 May 16, 2020 June 11, 2020 Medical Surge Capacity Prison Support Long-Term Care Facilities Sample Collection
PRISON SUPPORT Federal Prison Support Mission Began: April 6, 2020 Mission Ended: April 24, 2020 Deployed: 40 Members Ohio National Guard supported the Federal Correctional Institution, MEDICAL SURGE Elkton, in Columbiana County, with CAPACITY medical services and equipment. Mission Began: March 30, 2020 State Prison Support Mission Ended: May 11, 2020 Mission Began: April 13, 2020 Mission Ended: March 15, 2021 Deployed: 60 Members Deployed: 600 Members Ohio National Guard supported LONG-TERM CARE SAMPLE COLLECTION the Ohio Department of Health Ohio National Guard and Ohio State Defense Force Mission Began: June 11, 2020 and Ohio Emergency Management FACILITIES Mission Ended: April 9, 2021 Agency to identify potential sites, supported the Ohio Department Mission Began: May 16, 2020 of Rehabilitation and Correction Deployed: 320 Members such as convention centers, Mission Ended: January 2021 Ohio National Guard and for use as alternate care facilities at more than 20 facilities with Deployed: 290 Members various resources to include staffing Ohio State Defense Force (ACF) to provide medical capacity Ohio National Guard and worked with community health expansion, if needed. Teams augmentation, medical care and erection of temporary housing. Ohio State Defense Force partners to offer free swab sample conducted 48 assessments in assisted with COVID-19 test collection for COVID-19 testing at 28 counties, resulting in the sample collection and temporary several sites throughout the state selection of six ACF locations staffing at more than 30 long-term to help provide critical information throughout the state. care facilities throughout the state. to public health officials. In addition, they provided courier service to deliver samples to laboratories.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 7 Ohio Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Abigail Adams, a licensed registered nurse, first began assisting as part of the COVID-19 testing mission in state prisons last April. She later helped with several other medical missions, including being part of a medical team that provided short-term medical assistance at a nursing COVID-19 MISSION home experiencing staffing shortages due to COVID-19. Continued “I have had the amazing opportunity through this time of activation to sit down with very scared patients and lend an ear,” Adams said. “I have spent countless hours in discussion with them about their fears of COVID-19 and the experience they were going through, and giving my full support and encouragement. I cannot begin to tell you how many of those patients and community members have, in turn, changed my life and encouraged me.” Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Austin Henry, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, based in Cincinnati, was among those who provided short-term medical and security support for state correctional facilities. “After about a month, a lot of the Soldiers, myself included, started to understand what we were there for and understood that the reason we were there was to assist where needed because corrections officers and staff were coming down with COVID. They saw the big picture and every last one of them pushed through to do the mission,” Henry said. Working with local, state, and federal partners, the Ohio National Guard will continue to be “Always ready. Always there” to help fellow Ohioans and defeat COVID-19.
VACCINE SUPPORT
December 14, 2020 January 26, 2021 Packaging and Distribution Administering
PACKAGING ADMINISTERING Mission Began: January 26, 2021 & DISTRIBUTION Mission Ended: ongoing Mission Began: December 14, 2020 Deployed: 330 Members Mission Ended: ongoing Deployed: 170 Members Ohio National Guard and Ohio State Defense Force supported the Ohio National Guard supported Ohio Department of Health, Ohio the Ohio Department of Health Department of Aging, and community at the state’s receive, store and partners to administer more than stage warehouse to receive and 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines as part of repackage the COVID-19 vaccine efforts to ensure eligible Ohioans have for distribution. the opportunity to be vaccinated.
8 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 Assisting Southern Ohio after storm Supporting law enforcement at Statehouse Gov. Mike DeWine directed Ohio National Guard members to About 500 Ohio National Guard members were deployed by the assist with ice storm cleanup and debris removal in Gallia and governor in January 2021 to the Columbus area and at the Ohio Lawrence counties in February 2021. Approximately 60 Soldiers Statehouse to support local and state authorities and augment from the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company security, as a preemptive measure, following the civil distur- and 40 Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 200th RED bances at the U.S. Capitol. They were on duty up to and through HORSE Squadron supported local authorities from Feb. 21 to the timeframe of the presidential inauguration in late January. March 7. They helped clear nearly 230 miles of roadway and hauled away about 490 loads in dump trucks during a 15-day activation.
March 28, 2021 March 16, 2021 Unemployment Claims Community Vaccination Center
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS Mission Began: March 28, 2021 Mission Ended: June 30, 2021 Deployed: 50 Members Ohio State Defense Force assisted the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services with processing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims.
COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTER Mission Began: March 16, 2021 Mission Ended: June 7, 2021 Deployed: 650 Members Ohio National Guard, Ohio State Defense Force, and Active Duty Service Members supported local, state, and federal partners at Ohio’s Community Vaccination Center in Cleveland to deliver more than 260,000 doses.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 9 THE PRESIDENT can order National Guard personnel to federal active duty during a national emergency and can also mobilize units to support active-duty forces performing Department of Defense missions.
10 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 FEDERAL MISSIONS
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD 16,090 Members Ohio Army National Guard 11,000 Members Ohio Air National Guard 5,090 Members
Supporting law enforcement during the presidential inauguration Ohio National Guard members supported federal authorities during the presidential inauguration in January 2021. Around 1,000 members provided security and other support services in the Washington D.C. area during a peaceful transition of power. The Ohio National Guard Homeland Response Force (HRF) was mobilized for the first time in its nearly 10-year existence to a location in the area surrounding Washington D.C. The HRF, headquartered in Columbus, supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 5 (covering six Midwestern states), and specializes in saving lives and reducing human suffering during a natural, man-made or terrorist incident in the United States. HRF capabilities include decontamination, search and extraction, medical triage, and command and control functions to support civil authorities. While the service members who supported the presidential inauguration returned home the week after the event, additional personnel were deployed for enduring security support in D.C. that continued into May.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 11 OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD The Army National Guard provides infantry, armor, artillery, engineering, transportation, water purification, air defense, cyber, logistics, administrative, medical support, and command personnel who have the training and equipment to perform our federal warfighting mission as well as our state mission to support local authorities during domestic emergencies.
12 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 ACTIVATIONS • Deployed more than 4,500 of Ohio’s Citizen-Soldiers to support the state’s COVID-19 response • Provided about 60 Soldiers to assist with debris removal and cleanup after ice storm in Southern Ohio ASSISTANT STATE COMMAND CHIEF STATE COMMAND • Aided federal authorities for presidential ADJUTANT GENERAL WARRANT OFFICER SERGEANT MAJOR inauguration and provided security Brigadier General Chief Warrant Officer 5 Command Sergeant Major support within the state Thomas E. Moore II Jay K. Stuckman Sheldon Chambliss • Maintained mission readiness to fulfill Responsible for establishing Provides direction, guidance, Serves as the principal federal overseas deployment of more policies, priorities, and resources, assistance, and enlisted advisor to the than 500 members oversight for the readiness supervision of the Ohio Army Assistant Adjutant General of Ohio National Guard National Guard Warrant Officer for Army. He observes Soldiers in six brigade- Corps, overseeing warrant training and all matters level major subordinate officer leader development concerning the enlisted commands. and mentorship while pro- members of the Ohio viding essential advice to the Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General on and their Families. warrant officer issues.
OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COMPRISES SIX MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS
Total Assigned Strength...... 11,000 Members PROPERTY...... 37 Counties All figures are approximate The state’s 107 Army Guard units occupy 43 training sites/areas and 16th Engineer Brigade ...... 1,700 Members readiness centers statewide. 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ...... 3,500 Members 73rd Troop Command ...... 2,000 Members 41 Installations ...... 1,246.40 Acres 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ...... 1,000 Members *34 State-Owned ...... 513.00 371st Sustainment Brigade ...... 1,800 Members 7 Federally Licensed to State ...... 733.40 Special Troops Command (Provisional) ...... 1,000 Members 3 Training Sites/Areas ...... 22,653.20 Acres Camp Perry State-Owned ...... 515.10 Camp Garfield Federally Licensed to State ...... 21,682.40 Camp Sherman Federally Licensed to State ...... 455.70
TOTAL ACRES ...... 23,899.60 Acres
*St. Marys Readiness Center in Auglaize County is unoccupied and in the process of being transferred.
13 16th Engineer Brigade 37th Infantry Brigade 73rd Troop Command Combat Team Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Strength: 1,700 Members Strength: 3,500 Members Strength: 2,000 Members Leadership: Leadership: Leadership: Col. Andrew Stone Col. Michael Flaherty Col. Kevin Lochtefeld Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Metter Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Burress Command Sgt. Maj. William Adams Blast, Build, Battle No Time for Glory Anytime, Anywhere, No Notice The 16th Engineer Brigade provides command The 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s The 73rd Troop Command provides and control of assigned subordinate units/ mission is to provide command, control command, control and support of teams. Executes, coordinates, directs and and supervision of the operation of the subordinate units during premobilization conducts mobility, counter-mobility, surviv- brigade and attached units. (peacetime) training and non-deployed ability tasks, and provides support to general (steadystate)/domestic operations engineering missions, in support of maneuver in order to maintain readiness and and support brigades. Enables tailored force mission-essential task list proficiency packages to be applied to a specific mission for eventual mobilization/deployment in group, focused logistics, and constructive force agreement with the adapted sustainable protection. Reinforces engineers in maneuver readiness model. brigade combat team.
16th Engineer Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 73rd Troop Command 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 204th Engineer Detachment 52nd Civil Support Team Detachment 1, Operations Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group 216th Engineer Battalion 38th Infantry Division • Support Company, 216th Engineer Battalion 155th Chemical Battalion • 1194th Engineer Company 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment • 173rd Chemical Detachment • 811th Engineer Company • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, • 637th Chemical Company • 1191st Engineer Company 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment • 684th Medical Company • 1137th Signal Company • Company A, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment • 285th Medical Company • Company B, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Company, • Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment 437th Military Police Battalion 112th Engineer Battalion • Company D, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment • 135th Military Police Company • 323rd Military Police Company • Support Company, 112th Engineer Battalion 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment • 812th Engineer Company • 324th Military Police Company • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, • 838th Military Police Company • 945th Engineer Company 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment • 1192nd Engineer Company • Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment • 291st Engineer Detachment • Battery B, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment • Headquarters and Headquarters Company • 292nd Engineer Detachment • Battery C, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment • Company A, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment • 5694th Engineer Detachment 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment • Company B, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment • 295th Engineer Detachment • Company D (-Det 1), 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment • 296th Engineer Detachment • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment • Company E (-Det 1), 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Company, • Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment Detachment 2, 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment • Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Company, • Company A, 5th Battalion, • Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment 837th Engineer Battalion • Co B (-Detachment 1), 3rd Battalion, • Company B, 5th Battalion, • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 238th Aviation Regiment 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment 837th Engineer Battalion • Detachment 2, Company C, 3rd Battalion, • Company C, 5th Battalion, • Company A, 837th Engineer Battalion 238th Aviation Regiment 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment • Company B, 837th Engineer Battalion • Detachment 2, Company D, 3rd Battalion, • Company D, 5th Battalion, • Company C, 837th Engineer Battalion 238th Aviation Regiment 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment 237th Support Battalion • Detachment 2, Company E, 3rd Battalion, • Company A, 237th Support Battalion 238th Aviation Regiment • Company B, 237th Support Battalion Co B (- Detachment 1), 638th Support Battalion • Company C, 237th Support Battalion • Company D, 237th Support Battalion Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, • Company E, 237th Support Battalion 376th Aviation Regiment • Company F, 237th Support Battalion • Company G, 237th Support Battalion Detachment 2, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Detachment 21, Operational Support Airlift Command 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment • Company A, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment • Company B, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment • Company C, 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment • Company H, 134th Support Battalion • Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 14 Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment 174th Air Defense 371st Sustainment Special Troops Command Artillery Brigade Brigade (Provisional) Location: Columbus Location: Springfield Location: Columbus Strength: 1,000 Members Strength: 1,800 Members Strength: 1,000 Members Leadership: Leadership: Leadership: Col. James McCandless Col. Ovid Villarreal Jr. Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades Command Sgt. Maj. Shelley Kolb Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Barga Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Graff Anytime, Anywhere Sustainment Warriors Provide Ready Soldiers When Called To command and coordinate the The 371st Sustainment Brigade Special Troops Command (Provisional) supports operations of subordinate air defense provides command and control Ohio Army National Guard units through all phases of artillery battalions and other assigned for all subordinate units of the sustainment, restoration, and modernization, so that and attached units in the theater army. sustainment brigade, synchronizes units are ready to mobilize in support of contingency current and future sustainment operations and in support of the National Military operations for the Expeditionary Strategy. STC provides support to all Ohio Army Sustainment Command (ESC) National Guard units when called by the governor. and Theater Sustainment The STC provides organized, trained, and equipped Command (TSC). units to protect life, property and to preserve peace. STC Soldiers will participate in national, state and local programs that support our communities.
174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade 371st Sustainment Brigade Joint Force Headquarters • Detachment 2, Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, 1st Battalion, United States Army Cyber Protection Team 172 371st Sustainment Brigade 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • 571st Judge Advocate General Detachment • 137th Signal Company • Battery A, 1st Battalion, • 671st Judge Advocate General Detachment • 211th Maintenance Company 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • 1937th Support Detachment • 212th Maintenance Company • Battery B, 1st Battalion, • OHARNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • 1482nd Transportation Company • Battery C, 1st Battalion, • 1487th Transportation Company OHARNG Medical Detachment 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment 112th Transportation Battalion 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) • Service Battery, 1st Battalion, • 1483rd Transportation Company • 1st Battalion, 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • 1484th Transportation Company • 2nd Battalion, 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) • 1485th Transportation Company 2nd Battalion, • 122nd Army Band • 1486th Transportation Company 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • 196th Public Affairs Detachment (Mobile) • Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment • Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 15 OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD
The Ohio Air National Guard’s four wings deploy worldwide to fulfill aerial refueling missions, air transport, communications, engineering, and security requirements. In addition to the four flying units, there are four subordinate geographically separated units (GSUs) in the state. Ohio’s Air Guard units are dispersed in seven geographic locations — Columbus, Toledo, Springfield, Cincinnati, Mansfield, Zanesville, and Port Clinton. ACTIVATIONS • Deployed more than 700 of Ohio’s Citizen-Airmen to support the state’s COVID-19 response • Provided about 40 Airmen to assist with debris removal and cleanup after ice storm in Southern Ohio • Maintained mission readiness to fulfill federal overseas deployment of more than 500 members
16 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD
ASSISTANT OHIO DEPUTY ASSISTANT STATE COMMAND CHIEF ADJUTANT GENERAL ADJUTANT GENERAL Chief Master Sergeant Major General Brigadier General Heidi A. Bunker James R. Camp Gary A. McCue Principal enlisted advisor Responsible for directing Principal deputy to the to senior Ohio Air National the organization’s day-to-day Assistant Adjutant General Guard leadership responsible operations and administra- for Air; assists in management for matters influencing the tion, and helping establish of the organization’s operations, health, morale, and welfare policy to ensure mission administration, mission of the organization’s assigned readiness of personnel in readiness, and policies. enlisted Airmen and their four flying wings and four Families. geographically separated units.
OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD COMPRISES FOUR WINGS WITH GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED UNITS
Total Assigned Strength...... 5,090 Members PROPERTY...... 7 Counties All figures are approximate 121st Air Refueling Wing ...... 1,200 Members Wings ...... 772.00 Acres 220th Engineering Installation Squadron ...... 90 Members • Mansfield Federally Licensed to State ...... 289.00 • Rickenbacker Federally Licensed to State ...... 168.00 178th Wing ...... 1,100 Members • Springfield Federally Licensed to State ...... 180.00 251st Cyber Engineering Installation Group ...... 40 Members • Toledo State-Owned ...... 135.00 269th Combat Communications Squadron ...... 110 Members Geographically Separated Units ...... 89.30 Acres 179th Airlift Wing ...... 1,000 Members Some GSUs are co-located with their wing 200th RED HORSE Squadron ...... 350 Members • Blue Ash Federally Licensed to State...... 12.00 • Port Clinton Federally Licensed to State...... 64.30 180th Fighter Wing ...... 1,200 Members • Zanesville Federally Licensed to State...... 13.00 TOTAL ACRES...... 861.30 Acres
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 17 121st Air 178th Wing 179th 180th Refueling Wing Airlift Wing Fighter Wing Location: Columbus Location: Springfield Location: Mansfield Location: Toledo Strength: 1,200 Members Strength: 1,100 Members Strength: 1,000 Members Strength: 1,200 Members Leadership: Leadership: Leadership: Leadership: Col. Scott Lerdon Col. Kimberly A Fitzgerald Col. Todd K. Thomas Col. Michael DiDio Chief Master Sgt. Troy R. Taylor Chief Master Sgt. Scott Ross Chief Master Sgt. Todd A. Hunt Chief Master Sgt. James Duty The 121st Air Refueling Wing The 178th Wing provides ready The 179th Airlift Wing fulfills airlift The 180th Fighter Wing pro- continuously delivers worldwide units to conduct intelligence, missions by transporting personnel vides for America: protection air-to-air refueling, disaster surveillance, reconnaissance and cargo throughout the United of the homeland, effective response and combat support. and operations support to States and the world. In addition, combat power, and defense execute federal and state the 179th Airlift Wing participates support to civil authorities, missions while maintaining in disaster relief efforts and other while developing Airmen, an active involvement with domestic emergencies as required. supporting their Families and the local community. It is ready to deploy to overseas serving in the community. bases when directed by higher headquarters.
• 164th Airlift Squadron • 180th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron • 179th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron • 180th Civil Engineer Squadron • 121st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron • 123rd Air Control Squadron • 179th Civil Engineer Squadron • 180th Communications Flight • 121st Civil Engineer Squadron • 124th Intelligence Squadron • 179th Communications Flight • 180th Comptroller Flight • 121st Communications Flight • 125th Intelligence Squadron • 179th Comptroller Flight • 112th Fighter Squadron • 121st Comptroller Flight • 126th Intelligence Squadron • 179th Force Support Squadron • 180th Force Support Squadron • 121st Force Support Squadron • 127th Intelligence Squadron • 179th Logistics Readiness Squadron • 180th Logistics Readiness Squadron • 121st Logistics Readiness Squadron • 162nd Attack Squadron • 179th Maintenance Group • 180th Maintenance Group • 121st Maintenance Group • 178th Civil Engineering Squadron • 179th Maintenance Operations Flight • 180th Maintenance Operations Flight • 121st Maintenance Operations Flight • 178th Communications Flight • 179th Maintenance Squadron • 180th Maintenance Squadron • 121st Maintenance Squadron • 178th Comptroller Flight • 179th Medical Group • 180th Medical Group • 121st Medical Group • 178th Force Support Squadron • 179th Mission Support Group • 180th Mission Support Group • 121st Medical Group Det 1 • 178th Intel/Surveil/Recon Group • 179th Operations Group • 180th Operations Group • 121st Mission Support Group • 178th Logistics Readiness Squadron • 179th Operations Support Squadron • 180th Operations Support Squadron • 121st Operations Group • 178th Medical Group • 179th Security Forces Squadron • 180th Security Forces Squadron • 121st Operations Support Squadron • 178th Mission Support Group • 121st Security Forces Squadron • 178th Operations Group • 164th Weather Flight • 178th Operations Support Squadron • 166th Air Refueling Squadron • 178th Security Forces Squadron • Joint Force Headquarters
Geographically Separated Units Geographically Separated Units Geographically Separated Units • 220th Engineering Installation Squadron • 251st Cyberspace Engineering • 200th RED HORSE Squadron Installation Group 200th RED HORSE Squadron Det 1 • 269th Combat Communications Squadron
18 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 200th 220th 251st 269th RED HORSE Engineering Cyberspace Combat Squadron Installation Squadron Engineering Communications Location: Port Clinton Location: Zanesville Det. 1: Mansfield Strength: 90 Members Installation Group Squadron Strength: 350 Members Leadership: Location: Springfield Location: Springfield Leadership: Lt. Col. Christopher G. Treff Strength: 40 Members Strength: 110 Members Col. Michael A. Hrynciw III Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Day Leadership: Leadership: Det. 1 Commander: The 220th Engineering Installation Col. Francisco Dominguez Lt. Col. Samantha J. Adducchio Lt. Col. Andrew C. Suttles Squadron commands, organizes, Chief Master Sgt. Paul R. Williams Chief Master Sgt. Steven E. Early Chief Master Sgt. equips, trains, and administers The 251st Cyberspace Engineering The 269th Combat Communi- Patrick M. Wahlers assigned expeditionary cyberspace Installation Group commands, cations Squadron commands, The 200th RED HORSE (Rapid engineering installation and combat organizes, equips, and trains organizes, equips, trains, Engineer Deployable Heavy communication forces in support personnel to ensure complete and administers assigned Operational Repair Squadron of state and federal emergencies mission readiness in support expeditionary cyberspace Engineers) provides superior and contingency operations. of emergency U.S. Air Force engineering installation and engineering, construction, requirements, and provides timely combat communication forces and logistics capability, during and reliable combat communica- in support of state and federal peacetime or combat, anywhere tions services in support of state emergencies and contingency in the world to achieve state emergencies. The 251st CEIG operations. and federal priorities. also provides expeditionary cyber services tactically, in a joint environment.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 19 HEADQUARTERS, STATE DEFENSE FORCES
MILITARY RESERVE NAVAL MILITIA 260 Members 20 Members Upon declaration of a state The Ohio Naval Militia is an emergency, the Ohio Military organized, unarmed all-volunteer Reserve may be called to aid naval unit. Its active mission is civil authorities through medical to patrol the weapons range and logistical support, as well impact area off Camp Perry, Commanding Officer Commandant as volunteer reception and on Lake Erie, during use of the Col. Charles Defer Capt. Bethany Carpenter management. ranges.
20 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 Ohio’s State Defense Force can be called by the governor HEADQUARTERS, STATE DEFENSE FORCES to aid civil authorities.
Commanding Officer Brig. Gen. Richard J. Vasquez
OHIO CYBER RESERVE Ohio Cyber Reserve deployed The Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR) deployed for the first time since 50 Members it was established under the Adjutant General’s Department as part The Ohio Cyber Reserve is a volunteer of the State Defense Force. civilian force drawn from private sector cybersecurity experts with the mission A member of the OhCR was deployed on state active duty under to deter, mitigate, and protect critical the authority of Gov. Mike DeWine to assist in a cybersecurity infrastructure across the state. breach. The member was chosen because of his expertise in the affected network equipment, and he provided assistance remotely for four days. The response was part of an integrated Ohio National Guard and state government effort to assist an undisclosed government agency in mitigating the breach and cyber ransom activities.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 21 SPECIALIZED UNITS
22 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 State Partnership Program
It was a challenging year for international cooperation, given the world’s focus on pandemic response and prioritizing domestic needs Partners with and requirements. Global travel restrictions brought joint exercises, Hungary since 1993 training, key leadership visits, and other State Partnership Program (SPP) engagements to a standstill. Despite the challenges, the SPP was able to reinvent the nature and focus of engagements in order to stay relevant and responsive to the needs of our military partners, even if it meant engagements were held virtually. Ohio’s partnership with Hungary was established on July 14, 1993, with the signing of a bilateral affairs agreement. The Ohio-Hungary pairing Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio’s adjutant general, was not was chosen, in part, due to the large population of ethnic Hungarians able to undertake his annual visits to Hungary and Serbia in 2020. throughout Ohio (the most of any state), especially in the metropolitan In response, quarterly videoconference calls were set up between areas of Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo, as well as shared Harris and the chiefs of defense for Hungary and Serbia, with the geographic features. Since the establishment of the partnership, Ohio aim to update each other on the state of their pandemic responses and Hungary have conducted hundreds of State Partnership Program and the rapidly evolving roles and responsibilities of their respective events in several security cooperation activities ranging from bilateral militaries. The discussions brought into focus priorities for future familiarizations, small unit exchanges, exercises, senior military and cooperation and the way forward to restart in-person joint training civic leader visits to deployments of joint Operational Mentoring and and exercises. Liaison Teams (OMLTs), in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, which trained Afghan military and police forces. Large military exercises are the cornerstone of the Ohio National Guard’s partnership with Hungary and Serbia. Such exercises were cancelled in 2020, giving way to virtual medical seminars with partner countries’ medical military staff and experts. Seminars Partners with focused on exchanging lessons learned, operational best practices, Serbia since 2006 and cooperation with multi-agency partners in the pandemic era. With a critical exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana during the summer of 2021, Ohio National Guard and Hungarian Territorial Reserve Forces continued to focus on training preparations to successfully execute their co-deployment. Despite the pandemic, the Serbia Educational Alliance established between The Ohio State University and University of Belgrade kicked off in 2020 with a series of virtual guest lectures, workshops The Republic of Serbia signed a bilateral affairs agreement with the and joint sessions on new course and curricula development. U.S. Department of Defense and the state of Ohio on September 7, 2006, Signatories of two memoranda of understanding agreements (Ohio establishing the Ohio-Serbia State Partnership. With a substantial Department of Higher Education, Ohio Department of Education, Serbian-American community in Cleveland (as well as other Ohio cities) Ohio Development Services Agency, Serbia’s Ministry of Education, the Ohio-Serbia pairing was a logical choice for Ohio’s second state partner. Since then, Ohio and Serbia have conducted more than 100 SPP and Serbia’s Chamber of Commerce and Trade) signaled their events in several security cooperation activities ranging from bilateral commitment to begin cooperation as soon as possible in 2021. familiarizations, small unit exchanges, exercises, senior military and civic Despite the challenges during a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic, leader visits to the continued development of the Serbian Armed Forces the relationships with Hungary and Serbia continue to progress. noncommissioned officer corps as well as a trilateral Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE).
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 23 Homeland Response Force 52nd Civil Support Team
Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Strength: 550 Members Strength: 22 Members Leadership: Leadership: Lt. Col. David Foster Col. Kevin W. Lochtefeld 1st Sgt. Richard Martinez Command Sgt. Major William Adams Anytime, Anywhere, No Notice First To Respond, Ohio And Beyond When directed by the Secretary of Defense, coordinated by the Chief The 52nd Civil Support Team (CST) deploys in support of of the National Guard Bureau, and upon consent of the governor(s) civil authorities at a domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, during major or catastrophic chemical, biological, radiological, and Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) or natural disaster nuclear incidents, the Homeland Response Force (HRF) and Chemical, incident site by identifying CBRNE agents/substances, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) assessing current and projected consequences, advising on Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) alerts, recalls, and response measures, and assisting with appropriate requests deploys critical command and control (C2) and lifesaving capabilities for state and federal support. within six hours. On order, HRF and CERFP deploy and conduct C2, search and extraction, mass casualty decontamination, and medical stabilization in order to save lives and mitigate human suffering.
Cybersecurity Cyber Protection Team Defensive Cyber Operations Cyber Mission Assurance (CPT) Element (DCOE) Team (CMAT) Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Strength: 14 Members Strength: 14 Members Strength: 10 Members
Leadership: Leadership: Leadership: Maj. Stephen Whipkey 1st Lt. Garrett MacDonald Capt. Jeffrey Archer The CPT was created as a federal Each state, territory, and the CMAT is designed to perform deployable asset and designed to District of Columbia is authorized vulnerability assessments act in a national (federal) capacity a DCOE. Its mission includes on private, civilian entities to protect the U.S. Department performing all manner of incident that directly supports a U.S. of Defense Information Network response for DoDIN, as well as Department of Defense critical (DoDIN). Typically, it is deployed in state agencies in a state active mission, such as military a Title 10 capacity, and performs all duty status. ammunition or equipment. manner of incident response where needed. Not all states have this capability. Ohio competed to have a CPT and was selected for a tristate team with Indiana and Michigan.
24 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 147th Regiment, Counterdrug Regional Training Institute Task Force Location: Columbus Location: Columbus Strength: 100 Members Strength: 58 Members Leadership: Leadership: Col. David S. Rhoads Col. Michael Flaherty Command Sgt. Maj. Adoree Georskey Sgt. Maj. Dorie Miracle The Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force provides direct Cargoneck Guyoxim (Always Ready) support to law enforcement, schools, and community-based The 147th Regiment, Regional Training Institute (RTI) provides institutional organizations in order to anticipate, detect, deter, disrupt, and training within assigned career management fields, NCOES (Noncommis- defeat illicit drugs and transnational threats to Ohio’s communities. sioned Officer Education System), Officer Candidate School, and Warrant Officer Candidate School missions based on the collective requirements Drug Enforcement Administration’s identified by the National Guard Bureau-ART-I (Individual Training Branch), National Prescription Drug Takeback Days the Army Program for Individual Training for the Army National Guard, the Transported over 12,000 pounds of unused prescription medications U.S. Army Reserve, the Active Component, and the Subject Matter Expert to their final destruction location. Regiment in support of the Army’s Modular Force. Support to law enforcement Total personnel trained - 1,077 # Grads Fulfilled 30 requests for support from law enforcement agencies to • 12B10 Combat Engineer MOS course...... 65 provide analysis in more than 700 cases that have taken illicit drugs • 12W10 Carpentry / Masonry Specialist MOS course...... 56 off the streets, resulted in more than 130 arrests, and the seizure of • 88M10 Motor Transport Operator MOS course...... 40 more than $6 million. • 88M30 Advanced Leader course...... 213 Drug Demand Reduction Outreach • Basic Leader course...... 645 Provided full-time civil operator support to seven different community • Common Faculty Development – Instructor course...... 37 based organizations (CBOs) in Ohio and part-time support as an • Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS)...... 10 additional duty from analysts to 18 different CBOs to improve their ability to achieve full-spectrum prevention through evidence-based • Accelerated Officer Candidate School...... 4 strategies. Ohio’s civil operators utilize their unique military skills • Traditional Officer Candidate School...... 7 to enhance the outreach capacity of their supported CBOs through institutional training, researching substance abuse trends, and RTI hosted 22 classes and event that were attended by more than 1,300 facilitating communication among community partners. service members.
Cyber Shield 2020 The annual Cyber Shield event was conducted virtually in September 2020 due to COVID-19. More than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from Ohio and more than 40 other states signed in for the training exercise designed to sharpen their skills as network defenders. Among those who participated were members of the Ohio Army National Guard Detachment 2, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Team 172, who worked together on the unit’s validation as part of Cyber Shield.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 25 PROGRAMS
Family Readiness And Warrior Support Our Soldiers, Airmen, and Families are the foundation of the Ohio National Guard and our greatest resource. To support them in all phases of their careers, from recruitment through retirement and beyond, we care for our members and their Families through a variety of programs. The Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support division serves all of Ohio’s service members and Military Families. Core objectives of these programs include preparing troops and Families for deployment, building resiliency in Military Families and members through aggressive individual and Family programming including camps and retreats, and executing specific predeployment briefings and post-deployment reintegration programs for troops, Families, and employers. 26 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 Family Readiness Training Strong Bonds Events Youth Programming Operation Solid Start The Family Readiness program Despite COVID-19, the State The Youth Program’s mission is Operation Solid Start is a new offers training through the brigade Chaplain’s Office used virtual “To empower and support the social, initiative that consists of 10 Family Readiness support assistants platforms to provide Strong emotional, and academic needs of Soldier and Family Readiness for all unit commanders, Family Bonds programming for Ohio Military Youth across Ohio; Specialists (SFRS) assigned to Readiness military liaisons, and 618 Soldiers and 238 Family building resilience and helping Recruit Sustainment Program Family Readiness Group volunteers. members. These events create self-confidence.” In 2020, (RSP) cadres throughout the The training provides a foundation provided invaluable time for the Youth Program impacted over state. The intent of Operation to build, operate, and support a Soldiers and Family members 3,800 Ohio Military Youth and Family Solid Start is to provide direct Family Readiness Group in the Ohio to reconnect and strengthen Members with events and programs career preparation, coordinated National Guard. In 2020: their relationships. that included virtual camps, holiday financial services, delivery of activity boxes, and family activities financial education and teach- • 108 Volunteers and Military ing Soldiers how to manage a Members trained in Family wage once earned. It targets Readiness rules and regulations readiness at the individual level • 5,422 Volunteer hours logged Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee (ISFAC) and early in the military career and creates stability at home and • 81% Average State Readiness Regional Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee (RISFAC) within the unit to aid Soldiers Report grade The Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee’s purpose is to connect to achieve individual and col- Military Families with national, state, regional, and community resources lective training requirements in as well as volunteer support services. Due to COVID-19, only one quarterly preparation of state and federal meeting was held with 49 members in attendance. mobilization and missions. The Regional Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee (RISFAC) was designed to bring together community partners and local military unit representatives, as well as the volunteers from each of the units’ Family Readiness Groups. In 2020, there were 329 community partners throughout the state who attended the RISFAC meeting. Military Funeral Honors Survivor Outreach Services The Ohio National Guard Military The Survivor Outreach Services Funeral Honors Program (SOS) program provides long- performed 12 honorable transfer Troop and Family Assistance Centers term case management for of remains for active duty deaths Ohio Troop and Family Assistance Centers (TFAC) across the state Families of our fallen heroes. and completed 4,109 military funeral provide local resources and referral services to Ohio’s military members There are more than 2,300 S honor missions in support of and Families. urvivors being engaged with veterans, National Guard Soldiers, TFAC Specialists conducted 4,947 outreach calls in 2020 to Families of on a regular basis, and SOS and active-duty deaths. deployed service members, and had more than 1,000 cases that included coordinators held 31 unique requests for short-term emergency financial assistance, employment partnered or individual events assistance, and referrals to other support organizations. reaching 2,018 individuals across the state.
Yellow Ribbon National Guard Employment Transition Assistance Military OneSource Transition Assistance advisors Military OneSource provides Reintegration Programming Enhancement Program provided support and advocacy services and tools to all branches The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration The National Guard Employment for 95 Soldiers who retired or of service, active duty, Guard Program gives National Guard Enhancement Program completed separated from the Ohio National and Reserve. During fiscal year members and their Families an its fifth year providing employment Guard. Nearly 670 Soldiers were 2020, Ohio’s Military OneSource overview of services and benefits support and services to Ohio assisted with questions about consultants provided support at that are available to them during National Guard members, veterans, state and federal benefits. 21 events with 4,291 attendees, their mobilization period. In total, reservists from other components, conducted outreach with a in FY20, 516 Family Members and Military Families. Employment total of 3,926 organizations and 1,163 service members were placement decreased 15.5% from and individuals that resulted provided information, education, FY2019 because of reduced hiring in 461 community capacity and resources to assist them opportunities in the job market. meetings, and provided direct with the rigors of deployment support to 1,128 individuals. and reintegration into family, community, and employment life.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 27 Education & Incentives Education benefits are a significant incentive for recruiting and retaining quality Soldiers and Airmen in the organization. In addition, as technology constantly evolves, the educational and knowledge demands on our force increase proportionately. Providing a variety of federal and state programs and educational benefits — including tuition assistance, student loan repayment, and induction and retention bonuses — the Ohio National Guard reaps better educated, well-rounded personnel to operate high-tech systems and lead our Soldiers and Airmen.
Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program (ONGSP) $ 16.1 million The Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program awards college scholarships to Army and Air National Guard members. In the state fiscal year 2021, just over 4,570 scholarships were processed for payment resulting in an appropriation expenditure just over $16.1 million.
Payments During Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Army National Guard Education Assistance Student Loan Repayments ...... $ 1.6 million The National Guard has an Repayments made by 149 Soldiers incentive program consisting Federal Tuition Assistance ...... $ 859,000 of multiple bonus types as 346 Soldiers enrolled well as the Student Loan Bonus Payments ...... $ 6.8 million Repayment Program. All Payments made to 722 Soldiers payments for these programs are processed and reviewed at the Ohio National Guard Army & Air National Guard headquarters before being Montgomery GI Bill sent to National Guard Chapter 1606 ...... $ 5.7 million Bureau for further review Chapter 33 ...... $ 19.2 million and payment.
28 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 Community Outreach
Community Relations The Ohio National Guard is an Events Supported ...... 33 active member of its community Total Audience...... 25,365 and regularly supports requests for participation of military vehicles in parades, speakers Personnel ...... 382 at high schools, and equipment Color Guard ...... 14 displays at community events. Speakers ...... 13 Due to COVID-19 and restrictions 122nd Army Band ...... 6 on public events, the Ohio National Guard’s support for Vehicle Static Display ...... 1 community relations events continued to be curtailed during The Ohio National Guard Community Outreach Program state fiscal year 2021. builds relationships with key stakeholders to promote understanding about the Ohio National Guard and improve the readiness and resiliency of Soldiers, Airmen, and their Families in their respective communities, including part- nering with employers, clergy, and health care providers, among other groups.
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 29 WORKFORCE & FUNDING Among drill weekends, annual training periods, state activations and deployments, the Ohio National Guard is administered, trained, and equipped through the efforts of the nearly 22% of our workforce that makes up the full-time staff. The full-time staff includes federal Active Guard Reserve members, federal Title 32 dual-status technicians, federal Title 5 National Guard employees, and State of Ohio employees. They are the core of the force, ensuring that our traditional drill status Guard members are always ready to serve. The department’s full-time workforce is 47% Active Guard Reserve, 39% federal Title 32 technicians, 7% federal Title 5 National Guard employees, and 7% state employees.
Total Workforce 16,633 Recruiting and Retention Approximate workforce figures as of May 1, 2021 The data below reflects recruiting (accessions) and retention within the Ohio National Guard in federal fiscal year 2020.
Ohio Army National Guard ...... 11,240 Ohio Army National Guard Traditional Guard Members ...... 9,630 • Opened three new storefront recruiting offices Federal Active Guard Reserve ...... 830 • 1,381 accessions vs goal of 1,793 (77.02% of goal) Federal Title 32 Technicians ...... 650 • 721 expiration term of service losses and extended 1,084 Soldiers for overall retention rate of 93.79% Federal Title 5 National Guard Employees ...... 130 • Finished FY20 with an overall state end-strength of 97.71% Ohio Air National Guard ...... 5,140 Traditional Guard Members ...... 3,380 Ohio Air National Guard Federal Active Guard Reserve ...... 870 • 498 accessions vs. goal of 228 (218% of goal) Federal Title 32 Technicians ...... 760 • 420 losses for overall retention rate of 91.8% Federal Title 5 National Guard Employees ...... 130 • Finished FY20 with an overall state end-strength of 107.9% (1st in the nation) State of Ohio Employees ...... 253
30 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 Fiscal YearFederal October 2019 Ohio National Guard Federal Funding $ 638,541,774 November 2019 Ohio Army National Guard...... $ 322,062,262 December 2019 Operations & Maintenance ...... $ 135,728,350 January 2020 Military Construction ...... $ 1,826,086 February 2020 Pay and Allowances ...... $ 184,507,826 Ohio Air National Guard...... $ 316,479,512 March 2020 Operations & Maintenance ...... $ 68,533,300 April 2020 Military Construction ...... $ 4,154,260 May 2020 Pay and Allowances ...... $ 243,791,952 June 2020
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Adjutant General’s Department State Funding August 2020
General Revenue Fund $ 10,341,717 September 2020 State General Revenue Funds come from Ohio income tax revenues. July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 Fiscal YearState General Revenue Funds complement federal grants for administration of the October 2020 Ohio National Guard and provide the minimal amount of administration and facilities management funded fully by the state. November 2020
Rotary Fund $ 1,124,102 December 2020 Rotary funds come from self-sustaining operations of the Ohio National Guard, such as Camp Perry’s transient lodging program and range rentals, as well as January 2021 the sale of any Ohio Army National Guard armories and property. February 2021
Ohio Cyber Range (OCR) $ 1.2 million March 2021 OCR is a secure virtual environment used for cybersecurity training and technology development. OCR is accessible for competitions, training, and April 2021 as a testing environment for schools, governments and businesses. Range sites are located at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Akron. May 2021
State Defense Force June 2021 OHIO MILITARY RESERVE (OHMR) $ 8,549 OHMR is a volunteer force available to augment the Ohio National Guard. The Adjutant General’s Department provides state General Revenue Fund support for OHMR operations, including the cost of housing and feeding members during their annual training period, and providing supplies and other necessary day-to-day items. OHIO CYBER RESERVE (OhCR) $ 17,631 OhCR is a volunteer civilian force under the command of the adjutant general available for the governor to assist eligible municipalities with cybersecurity vulnerabilities and provide recommendations to reduce cyber threats. OhCR O RD HI A O volunteers will also provide workforce development to train the cyber talent of the U A G R M future and assist STEM teachers by providing mentors for high school cyber clubs. L Y A
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Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2021 31 OHIO ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. Ohio Adjutant General
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