PURPOSE To provide capabilities to achieve state and national priorities. VISION To be the first choice! A trusted team of Soldiers, Airmen and civilians serving our communi- ties, State and Nation through agility, collaboration and leadership. MISSION Always ready, always there. OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ANNUAL REPORT ~ 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Federal Command ............................................................................... 2 State Command .................................................................................... 2 It is my pleasure to present the Adjutant General’s Department’s 2018 annual report. JOINT FORCE 4 Through the hard work and selfless service from each Citizen-Soldier, -Airman and civilian employee, our OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 6 organization was able to fulfill multiple missions during a time of nearly unprecedented natural disaster relief 16th Engineer Brigade ......................................................................... 8 efforts. 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team .................................................... 9 73rd Troop Command ........................................................................ 10 More than 400 Ohio National Guard members were deployed between August and November 2017, to assist 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade .................................................... 11 emergency management teams on the ground and in the air after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Ohioans 371st Sustainment Brigade 12 provided assistance such as communications, medical aid, transportation, shelters, mobile kitchens, water Special Troops Command (Provisional) .............................................13 purification and imagery analysis. OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD 14 Even though it meant spending time away from their families, jobs and college education, Ohio Guard 121st Air Refueling Wing ...................................................................16 members put the needs of others first and answered the call to help our neighbors. 178th Wing ........................................................................................ 17 In addition to the deployments for hurricane relief efforts, Airmen and Soldiers were deployed during the year 179th Airlift Wing ................................................................................ 18 in roles such as peacekeeping and humanitarian support across the world, including Iraq, Estonia and Africa. 180th Fighter Wing ............................................................................19 With our global presence throughout the year, we like to say the sun never sets on the Ohio National Guard. 123rd Air Control Squadron ...............................................................20 164th Weather Flight ......................................................................... 21 Ohio Guard members also participated in several international training exercises during the past year, 200th RED HORSE Squadron ...........................................................22 including PAMBALA 2017, the first trilateral combined medical event with Angola and our State Partnership 220th Engineering Installation Squadron ...........................................23 Program partner Serbia. Medical professionals from the three countries came together for a mutually-benefi- 251st Cyber Engineering Installation Group ......................................24 cial training exercise, including a four-day clinic at a field hospital in Bengo province where more than 3,200 269th Combat Communications Squadron ........................................25 patients were helped. SPECIALIZED UNITS AND MISSIONS 26 Through Innovative Readiness Training, Ohio National Guard members conducted community projects State Partnership Program .................................................................28 while gaining valuable military training. More than 530 people in Madison and Union counties benefited from Aerospace Control Alert Mission ........................................................30 free medical services through GuardCare. Soldiers of the 112th Engineer Battalion provided assistance to Cybersecurity ...................................................................................... 31 Youngstown to remove blighted homes, and Airmen of the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo worked with other Ohio Homeland Response Force .......................................................32 military branches to support a medical clinic in North Carolina. 52nd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) ......................... 33 On the pages that follow, additional missions and accomplishments of the past year are highlighted. 147th Regiment, Regional Training Institute .......................................34 Meanwhile, we stand ready to answer the next call for assistance from our community, state and nation. Counterdrug Task Force ..................................................................... 35 Always ready, always there! OHIO NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAMS 36 Family Readiness & Warrior Support .................................................38 Education ............................................................................................ 41 Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman Community Relations ........................................................................42 Ohio Adjutant General WORKFORCE ..............................................................................43 FUNDING ........................................................................................ 44 FALLEN HEROES ....................................................................... 45 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2018 FEDERAL COMMAND STATE COMMAND GOVERNOR John R. Kasich Governor, State of Ohio The Governor is the commander in chief of the Ohio National Guard and, as such, has the authority to activate the Ohio National Guard to The President can order National Guard support and assist local authorities during state personnel to federal active duty during a emergencies or for homeland defense. national emergency and can also mobilize units to support active-duty forces performing Department of Defense missions. ADJUTANT GENERAL Major General Mark E. Bartman Ohio Adjutant General The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor’s cabinet and is responsible for the command of the Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard, Ohio Military Reserve and Ohio Naval Militia. The Adjutant General supervises the flag officer 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. 2 Ohio Adjutant General’s Department / Ohio National Guard Annual Report FY 2018 MILITARY RESERVE 220 Members OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD 11,600 Members 5,100 Members Major General John C. Harris Jr. Major General Stephen E. Markovich Commander, Ohio Army National Guard Commander, Ohio Air National Guard & Assistant Adjutant General for Army The Commander of the Ohio Air National The Assistant Adjutant General for Army Guard is responsible to the Adjutant is responsible for establishing policies, General for directing Air National Guard Colonel Richard J. Vasquez priorities and oversight for the readiness operations and establishing policy to Commanding Officer of approximately 11,600 Ohio National ensure mission readiness of more than Guard Soldiers in six brigade-level major Upon declaration of a state 5,100 personnel in four flying wings and emergency, the Ohio Military subordinate commands. six support units. Reserve may be called to aid civil authorities through Chief Warrant Officer 5 Colonel James R. Camp medical and logistical support, Jay K. Stuckman Assistant Adjutant General for Air as well as volunteer reception and management. State Command Chief Warrant Officer, Army The Assistant Adjutant General for Air The State Command Chief Warrant Officer is responsible to the Commander of the provides direction, guidance, resources, Ohio Air National Guard for directing the NAVAL MILITIA assistance and supervision of the Ohio Army organization’s day-to-day operations and 30 Members National Guard Warrant Officer Corps, over- administration, and helping establish seeing warrant officer leader development and policy to ensure mission readiness of mentorship while providing essential advice more than 5,100 personnel in four flying to the Assistant Adjutant General for Army on wings and six support units. warrant officer issues. Command Sergeant Major Chief Master Sergeant Rodger M. Jones Thomas A. Jones State Command Sergeant Major, Army State Command Chief, Air Rear Admiral The State Command Sergeant Major The State Command Chief Master Robin E. Osborn serves as the principal enlisted advisor Sergeant is the principal enlisted advisor Commandant to the Assistant Adjutant General for Army. to senior Ohio Air National Guard lead- The Ohio Naval Militia is an He observes training and all matters ership and is responsible for matters concerning the approximately 10,000 organized, unarmed all-volunteer influencing the health, morale and welfare naval unit. Its active mission is to enlisted members of the Ohio Army of the organization’s assigned enlisted patrol the weapons range impact National Guard and their Families. Airmen and their Families. area off Camp Perry, on Lake Erie, during use of the ranges. 3 This past year marked the 22nd year for GuardCare in Ohio,, which has provided