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Ohio Army National Guard
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| Ohio Army National Guard | |
|---|---|
 A soldier of the 371st Sustainment Brigade builds a barracks during an exercise in Michigan in 2008. | |
| Active | July 25, 1788 (as the Northwest Territory Militia) |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Ohio |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | ARNG Headquarters Command |
| Part of | Ohio National Guard |
| Motto(s) | "Always Ready, Always There!"[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Christine Wormuth (Secretary of the Army) Governor Mike DeWine (Governor of the State of Ohio) |
| State military leadership | MG John C. Harris Jr. |
| Insignia | |
| Ohio Army National Guard Headquarters DUI | .jpg) |
The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the Ohio National Guard and the Army National Guard of the United States Army. It is also a component of the organized militia of the state of Ohio, which also includes the Ohio Naval Militia, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Air National Guard. The Ohio Army National Guard consists of a variety of combat, combat support, and combat service support units. As of September 2010, its end strength exceeded 11,400 soldiers. Its headquarters is the Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Many units conduct Annual Training at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
On May 4, 1970, Guard units infamously opened fire onto a crowd of both Vietnam War protestors and simple bystanders on the campus of Kent State University. This incident killed four and wounded nine others, an event known as the Kent State shootings.[2] The President's Commission on Campus Unrest concluded that the Guard's actions were "unnecessary, unwarranted, and inexcusable."[3]
- ^ "Mottos". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ Sewell, Dan (2010). "Special graduations set 40 years after Kent State". Associated Press. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
Shock and outrage over the May 4 National Guard slayings of four Kent State University students...
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