174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇲

Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance recently hosted their 75th Defender of the Year (DOY) awards at Joint Base Andrews.

Our air defenders were among the recipients, who were recognized as the best missile defenders of this past year!

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2024 NCR Missile Defender of the Year – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Last Friday, MDAA hosted our 75th Defender of the Year (DOY) at Joint Base Andrews and NCR MDOY recognizing the best missile defenders of this past year in their noble mission of the defense of our nation’s Capital and Region. We honored 20 of the best of the best leaders from our National Guard a...

We are proud of our Air Defenders that recently graduated from the Advance Leader Course (ALC). A special congratulations to SSG Alana Heiss and SSG Jessie Boicourt for being the Distinguished Honor Graduates for 14S and 14G respectively.

SSG Boicourt was also the recipient of the "SGT Stout" leadership award for class 003-24!

174 ADA BDE will be fielded the Army's most advanced Air Defense technology, the Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) system, which defends maneuvering forces against unmanned aircraft systems, rotary-wing and residual fixed-wing threats.

🚨 Attention ADA Families🚨

Upwards is a nationwide childcare network and a covered childcare program available to Ohio Army National Guardsmen for drill weekends.

Congratulations to SGM Josh Love on his graduation from the Sergeants Major Academy!

Our Air Defenders setting the standard!

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John 15:13 — No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

From the Chief..

Thank you for the service of BG Curtis King, the 45th ADA Commandant and Chief of the Air Defense Artillery and best of luck on your next assignment!

Congratulations to SSG Shane Newton, 1-174th, and his wife Kelly, on the birth of their son, Levi Shane Newton. Levi was born on 01 May 2024 at 4:41pm, weighing in at 8 pounds and 3 ounces. Mom, Dad, siblings, and baby Levi are all doing well!

Congratulations to SGT Nick Guehring for being recognized as the Army National Guard NCO of the year by the MAJ Samuel Woodfill Chapter of the Association of the United States Army!

You continue to make the BDE and the rest of the Ohio National Guard proud!

A special thank you to the Daughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters (DAR) for supporting the health and wellness of our Soldiers.

Focusing on the sleep domain of H2F, DAR donated pillows and pillow cases to every member of HHB 174 ADA BDE. Thank you for supporting the Ohio National Guard and the Phoenix BDE!

Great work to the 1-174 ADA on the success of their joint exercise with the Air National Guard's 123 ACS!

The exercise not only increased tactical and technical proficiency of our 14Gs, operated newly fielded equipment, test joint interoperability, but it provided live air picture to 123rd operators for dissemination to their Wright Patterson remote footprint.

Congratulations to SGT Mueller and SGT Urban on completing ALC!

📷 THROUGH THE LENS//MARCH 10, 2018: U.S. Army Capt. Eric Sylwestrak, left, battery commander, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Capt. Isaac Hoffman, project engineering officer-in-charge, 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, in front of one of the Army's Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) Intercept weapon systems at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 10, 2018. Airmen and Soldiers with both Ohio National Guard units worked together throughout a significant portion of their deployment to complete uplift projects at KAF, including standing up C-RAM operations.

174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Congratulations to WO1 Anthony Mickey on the birth of his son, Oliver!

Congratulations to SFC Sean Michael Mathis for completing the Master Leader Course as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of class 004-24 at the Fort Campbell Noncommissioned Officer Academy!

Take a look at these Stinger Missiles being fired from an Avenger Air Defense System at a live-fire training exercise. 1-174 ADA Soldiers manned the controls at this event during their pre-mobilization time in support of Operation Noble Eagle

Continuing our year-in-review, let’s look back at the Call to Duty ceremony for Soldiers of 1-174th ADA, who deployed in support of Operation Noble Eagle

Yesterday we looked at when the Soldiers of HHB, 174th ADA BDE left. Today we look at when they came back. Welcome home to those who recently returned from Central Europe where they supported Operation European Assure, Deter, and Reinforce

To kick start our 2023 year-in-review, take a look at these photos from HHB, 174th ADA BDE’s Call to Duty ceremony. These Soldiers deployed to Central Europe in support of Operation European Assure, Deter, and Reinforce.

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🎖️ Last summer, the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) presented Ohio Army National Guard CW2 Westley Sykes of Pickerington the Eagle Rising Award for dedicated service.

CW2 Sykes serves as the air and missile defense systems integrator for the Ohio Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, where he advises and assists commanders on the implementation, employment, capabilities and integration for all Army mission command systems.

He is an active member of both NGAUS and the ONGA. He is involved with the air defense community, continually working to ensure units have the tools and equipment they need to be successful. When not working, he prefers to spend time with his family exploring and hiking through national parks.

“I am truly honored and humbled to have been nominated for and selected to receive the Eagle Rising Award,” CW2 Sykes said. “I wouldn’t be where I am without the love and grace of a steadfast God, fantastic parents, two great kids and a wife who’s given everything to see me succeed.”

A Thanksgiving message from the Adjutant General of the Ohio National Guard Major General John C. Harris, Jr. 🦃🍗

Ohio adjutant general presents 2023 Thanksgiving message Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, presents a message for Thanksgiving, at Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory, in Columbus Ohio, Nov. 22,...

Did you know?

That the Ohio National Guard has a new "Bucks for Buckeyes" lead referral program? Any current or retired Ohio National Guard member ( 2-174th ADA Ohio National Guard Past & Retired Members ) or current state employee of the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department can receive $2,000 per enlistment for any lead that successfully enters military service and reports for initial military training.

For more info, visit the Bucks for Buckeyes webpage:

Ohio National Guard Bucks for Buckeyes Program As part of the State of Ohio’s 2023 Operating Budget, the Ohio National Guard has established a “Bucks for Buckeyes” incentive to support recruiting and accession efforts for the Ohio Army and Air National Guard. Funds are specifically tied to compensating individuals who assist in the enlistm...

Today the Soldiers of 1-174 celebrated 20 years of faithful service from Sergeants First Class Lonaker and Cox, as well as Sergeant Judd. Thank you so much for your dedication to your Country and Ohio!

We hope you enjoy the next chapter and remember you are always part of the National Guard family!

Welcome the two newest Warrant officers! Congratulations to WO1 Mickey (formerly SFC Mickey) and WO1 Hudson (formerly SGT Hudson) on their graduation from the WOC School!

Last week the Ohio Department of Veterans Services announced the sunsetting of the Ohio Veterans Bonus for Afghanistan era veterans.

All eligible veterans should visit and apply for this bonus at the link below.

ODVS Announces Sunset of Ohio Veterans Bonus Service members who completed deployments in Afghanistan and haven’t applied for the Ohio Veterans Bonus can do so until Aug. 30, 2024.

Congratulations to our newest Basic Leader graduates!

A special shout out to SPC Lecomte from 2-174 on her receipt of the Iron Soldier award for her score on the ACFT!

Phoenix Rising!

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Veterans and survivors now have until Monday, August 14, 2023, 11:59PM to file your PACT Act claim and be eligible for benefits backdated to August 10, 2022.

PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

Take advantage of this extension and file now:

The PACT Act And Your VA Benefits | Veterans Affairs The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. The PACT Act adds to the list of health conditions that we assume (or “presume”) are caused by exposure to these substances. This law helps us provide g...