Judges tally points at a sniper stalk lane July 16, 2015, as part of Fuerzas Comando at Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/ released)
Team El Salvador approaches the halfway point in the road march event July 17, 2015, as part of Fuerzas Comando, an international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. Fuerzas Commando 2015 is a More
Haitian competitors navigate an obstacle July 19, 2015, during Fuerzas Comando 15, an international special operations skills competition in Poptun, Guatemala. Nations competing in Fuerzas Comando 2015 refine t More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Paul, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 637th Chemical Company in Kettering, Ohio, competes in the 4-mile run event during the 73rd Troop Command Best Warri More
International judges talk operations atop a hill as part of Fuerzas Comando on May 3, 2016 in Ancon, Peru. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/Released)
A Guatemala competitor fires his rifle during an assault team event May 4, 2016 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command sponsered multinational special operat More
A Peruvian military ambulatory vehicle provides medical support at a sniper range during Fuerzas Comando 2016 May 5, in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored multinational special op More
A Suriname special operations competitor prepares to haul his ruck sack after a 500 meter swim in the Pacific Ocean on May 6, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern C More
Lt. Col. Angel Martinez, Special Operation Command South's Training and Exercise Deputy Director, speaks to Fuerzas Comando 2017 participants at the opening ceremony July 17 at The Institute of Army Education i More
Paraguayan competitors hurdle lines during the obstacle course event as part of Fuerzas Comando on July 24, 2017, at Vista Alegre, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay. Fuerzas Comando is a foreign military competition d More
Army Sgt. Kyle Plumley, an intel analyst for Joint Force Headquarters out of Columbus, Ohio, works three laptop computers May 16 as part of Cyber Shield 2018 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Cyber Shield provides a coll More
Spc. David Igou is an information technology specialist for the 144th Cyber Warfare Company out of Fairfax, Va. and an infrastructure consultant at Red Hat, a software development company based out of Raleigh, N.C.
Sgt. Zachary Smith, a combat medic with the Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment out of Columbus, Ohio, appears before the Sergeants Major board Oct. 14 as part of Special Troops Command’s Best Warrior C More
The Union County Drug Free Coalition recognized the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force as the 2019 Community Champion Award winner Jan. 17, 2019, in Marysville, Ohio. The Counterdrug Task Force is a joi More
Capt. Jeffrey Bolin (from left), executive officer for the Ohio National Guard counterdrug program; Capt. Bryan Andrews, the civil operations program manager for the National Guard Bureau; Nancy Beals, coordina More
Leaders from the Republic of Serbia meet with Ohio military, political and business leaders to promote mutual relations and to discuss areas of potential economic cooperation Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio Statehou More
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić (left) talks Serbian and Serbian-American history with M. A. Johnson of the Hilandar Research Library at The Ohio State University Jan. 28, 2019, at the Hilandar Research Libr More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, greets Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters located at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Arm More
Zayne Harshaw, guitarist for Columbus, Ohio-based blues band Blue Spectrum, plays during the Ohio National Guard Equal Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Office’s African American/Black History Month observance More
Soldiers prepare to fire M4 carbines and M9 pistols for the stress shoot event as part of the Ohio Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition March 2, 2019, at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center in Chillicoth More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (right), Ohio adjutant general, shakes hands with Col. Saša Milutinović, chief of religion section of the Serbian Armed Forces, April 5, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler A More
Sgt. Stephen C. Bennett, who works for the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, stands for a picture with Nathan Rowe, a Genoa High School student who wants to join the Navy as a field medical service te More
Soldiers of the 838th Military Police Company out of Youngstown, Ohio dress-right-dress during the Platinum Wolf opening ceremony June 3 at South Base in Serbia. The international exercise aims to enhance inter More
An Italian Soldier secures an area during a Military Operations on Urban Terrain exercise June 5 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise desig More
A British Soldier ziplines during a patrol exercise June 6 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance interoperability and co More
An Italian Soldier conducts a cordon and search exercise June 7 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance interoperability a More
Tech Sgt. Vincent Uriostegui, a security forces patrolman with the 178th Wing out of Springfield, Ohio, conducts a foot patrol exercise June 11 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf More
A Serbian Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) instructor trains members of the 838th Military Police Company out of Youngstown, Ohio, June 12 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinu More
Jamaican special operations snipers stand at the perimeter of a sniper stalk lane July 16, 2015, the Fuerzas Comando international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff More
Team Honduras rounds the halfway point in the road march event July 17, 2015, as part of Fuerzas Comando, an international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Cha More
Spc. Chelsea Bond, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 637th Chemical Company in Kettering, Ohio, performs push-ups during a modified Army Physical Fitness Test that included a More
A U.S. competitor takes aim during a sniper field shoot May 3, 2016 as part of Fuerzas Comando in Ancon, Peru. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/Released)
A Panama competitor aims his rifle during an assault team event May 4, 2016 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes military-to-military relationship More
Team Jamaica competitors run around a sandy bend during an sniper team event May 5, during Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes military-to-military relation More
A Suriname special operations competitor moves to the boat paddle entry point after a 500-meter swim in the Pacific Ocean during a water event May 6, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Through frie More
Team Costa Rica huddles at the opening ceremony for Fuerzas Comando 2017, July 17 at The Institute of Army Education in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay. Exercise Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command-sponso More
A Paraguayan competitor crawls through sand during his country's run of the obstacle course event July 24, 2017, at Vista Alegre, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay. Paraguay is host to Fuerzas Comando 2017, the 13th i More
Sgt. 1st Class Eli Perez, a computer technician for the Cyber Protection Team, Joint Force Headquarters out of Columbus, Ohio, works to fully identify the nature of a cyber threat May 16 as part of Cyber Shield More
Spc. David Igou, an information technology specialist for the 144th Cyber Warfare Company out of Fairfax, Va. and an infrastructure consultant at Red Hat, a software development company based out of Raleigh, N. More
Staff Sgt. Arthur Ledger, an infantryman who works at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Ravenna, Ohio, coaches Pfc. Emily Funderburg, a dental specialist with the Ohio National Guard’s Medical More
Nancy Beals (right), a coordinator for the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County presents the 2019 Community Champion Award to Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Bryan Andrews, the civil operations program More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (from right), Ohio adjutant general, and Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić are interviewed by Serbian media following a discussion with leaders from both the state of Ohio and the More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, stands for a photo with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio National Guard Joint Force Headquarters located at the Maj. Gen. Robert More
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo gives an impassioned speech as the keynote speaker during the Ohio National Guard Equal Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Office’s African American/Black History Month ob More
Sgt. Alexander Fisher, an infantryman with Company, B, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, loads rounds into a magazine March 2, 2019, before the stress shoot event as part of the Ohio Army National Guard B More
Serbian Armed Forces Maj. Sladjan Vlajić (left), chief Orthodox chaplain, greets U.S. Army Col. Daniel Burris, chaplain for the Ohio National Guard’s Special Troops Command, April 5, 2019, at the National Veter More
Maj. Nicholas Chou, the 73rd Troop Command brigade chaplain, oversees the Ohio National Guard’s Strong Bonds Program. Strong Bonds is a chaplain-led Army-wide program that seeks to develop strong relationships More
First Lt. Danielle Wildman, a hybrid criminal analyst and civil operator with the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, hands out pizzas to teens who participated in the We Are The Majority Rally April 30 More
A Macedonian Soldier walks steadily during a patrol exercise June 6 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance interoperabili More
British infantry Soldiers conduct a cordon and search exercise June 7 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance interoperabi More
Pfc. Autumn Cox, a military policeman with the Ohio National Guard's 838th Military Police Company out of Youngstown, Ohio, conducts a foot patrol exercise June 11 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, S More
Members of the 838th Military Police Company out of Youngstown, Ohio, conduct a cordon and search exercise in the lush green Preševo Valley June 13 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum More
Mexican special operations snipers stand at the perimeter of a sniper stalk lane July 16, 2015, the Fuerzas Comando international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff S More
A Guatemalan Kaibil soldier readies cups of Gatorade as Team Honduras approaches the halfway point of the road march event July 17, 2015, as part of Fuerzas Comando 15, an international special operations compe More
Haitian competitors navigate an obstacle July 19, 2015, during Fuerzas Comando 15, an international special operations skills competition in Poptun, Guatemala. Thie competition strengthens military cooperation More
A Soldier conducts pull-ups in the early morning hours of Nov. 7, 2015, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls, Ohio. Soldiers from around the state were participating in the 73rd Troop More
Trinidad and Tobago competitors charge a hill during a sniper field shoot as part of Fuerzas Comando on May 3 in Ancon, Peru. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/Released)
A Peru competitor runs to point three during an assault team event May 4, 2016 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command sponsered multinational special operati More
A Peruvian special operations competitor hustles to his firing point at a sniper event during Fuerzas Comando 2016, May 5 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored multinational speci More
Suriname special operations competitors carry a Zodiac craft to the shore of the Pacific Ocean during a water event May 6, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Comm More
Paraguayan soldiers stand in formation during Fuerzas Comando 2017's opening ceremony July 17 at The Institute of Army Education in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay. Fuerzas Comando is designed to develop and mai More
Paraguayan competitors run up a wall of an obstacle course event July 24, 2017, at Vista Alegre, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay. Paraguay is host to Fuerzas Comando 2017, the 13th iteration of a special operations More
Sgt. 1st Class Eli Perez, a computer technician for the Cyber Protection Team, Joint Force Headquarters out of Columbus, Ohio, identifies a threat May 16 as part of Cyber Shield 2018 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Cyb More
Pfc. Emily Funderburg, a dental specialist with the Ohio National Guard’s Medical Detachment, fires during weapons qualification as Staff Sgt. Arthur Ledger, an infantryman who works at the Camp Ravenna Joint M More
Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Bryan Andrews, the civil operations program manager for the National Guard Bureau, humbly accepts the 2019 Community Champion Award on behalf of the Ohio National Guard Counterdru More
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić (center left) leads an official delegation during a visit to Ohio, which included meetings with Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (center right), Ohio adjutant general, Jan. 28, 20 More
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić (right) exchanges gifts with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The two met to promote mutual relations and to discuss areas of pot More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio adjutant general, presents a plaque of appreciation to Zayne Harshaw, guitarist for Columbus, Ohio-based blues band Blue Spectrum, for his support during the Ohio Natio More
Sgt. Colby Farley, a combat engineer with the 811th Engineer Company out of Amanda, Ohio, plots points during the land navigation event as part of the Ohio Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition March 2, More
A Serbian Armed Forces chaplains’ delegation stands for a photo with Ohio National Guard chaplains April 5, 2019, at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio. The group toured the museum and More
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to a crowd of over 1,800 Ohio teens during the annual We Are The Majority Rally April 30, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The event celebrates youths who lead a drug-free lifestyle and fea More
A Bulgarian Soldier secures an area during a Military Operations on Urban Terrain training exercise June 4 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exer More
Macedonian Soldiers detain suspected "insurgents" during a patrol exercise June 6 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance More
British Army Capt. Dave Muldoon with 2 LANCS communicates with his team June 13 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance in More
Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, a public affairs noncommissioned officer with the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, speaks on camera during opening ceremonies for Fuerzas Comando, July 15, 2015, in Poptun, Gua More
A Guatemalan judge searches for special operations snipers during a sniper stalk lane July 16, 2015, as part of the Fuerzas Comando international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army More
Team Guatemala rounds the halfway point in the road march event July 17, 2015, as part of Fuerzas Comando 15, an international special operations competition in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. More
A Soldier conducts a 'stress shoot' during the 73rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition Nov. 7, 2015, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls, Ohio. During a stress shoot, Soldiers mus More
Dominican Republic special operations competitors aim their sniper rifles during a field shoot as part of Fuerzas Comando on May 3, 2016 in Ancon, Peru. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/Released)
A Peru competitor sprints to a point during an assault team event May 4, 2016 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes military-to-military relationsh More
A Fuerzas Comando competitor from Team Peru catches his breath May 5, in Ancon, Peru. Through friendly competition, FC promotes military-to-military relationships, increases training knowledge and improves regi More
Suriname special operations competitors carry a Zodiac craft to the shore of the Pacific Ocean during a water event May 6, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Through friendly competition, this exer More
A Paraguayan soldier salutes his flag at Fuerzas Comando 2017's opening ceremony July 17 at The Institute of Army Education in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay. Exercise Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command More
A Paraguayan competitior pulls his teammate through a concrete hole as part of the Fuerzas Comando Obstacle Course event July 24, 2017, at Vista Alegre, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay. The event tests the physical More
Sgt. 1st Class Eli Perez (right), a computer technician for the Cyber Protection Team, Joint Force Headquarters out of Columbus, Ohio, coordinates with Senior Airman Logan Shipley, an information systems specia More
Staff Sgt. Vincent McNamara, a construction operations noncommissioned officer at the Camp Perry Joint Training Center, shoots an azimuth during land navigation Oct. 13 as part of Special Troops Command’s Best More
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić (right) discusses areas of potential economic cooperation with Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The meeting focused on agricul More
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, presents a gift to Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić as Serbian Ambassador to the U.S. Djerdj Matković looks on, Jan. 28, 2019, at the Ohio National Guard J More
Clifford Marsh, a supervisory auditor with the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office for Ohio, plays saxophone as part of the Ohio National Guard Equal Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Office’s African American/Bla More
Sgt. William Collins, a training noncommissioned officer with Company B, 237th Support Battalion out of Youngstown, Ohio, shoots an azimuth during the land navigation event as part of the Ohio Army National Gua More
A Serbian Armed Forces chaplains’ delegation tours the National Veterans Memorial and Museum with Ohio National Guard chaplains April 5, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The group also met with Ohio National Guard seni More
Senior Airman Odiamehi Oziegbe (bottom), a civil operator with the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, takes a photo with teen leaders at the annual We Are The Majority Rally April 30, 2019, in Columbus More
Serbian Soldiers work with Bosnia and Herzegovina Soldiers during a riot control training exercise June 5 as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exerc More