Who Makes up the Ohio Army National Guard
16th Engineer Brigade
The 16th Engineer Brigade provides command and control of subordinate units. As a military organization, it plans, coordinates, directs, and conducts mobility, counter-mobility, survivability tasks, and provides support to general engineering missions (structural, horizontal, and vertical engineering). The organization is postured to provide civil engineering expertise, construction design, and heavy construction assets across the spectrum of homeland security and homeland defense missions to include responding to natural/man-made disasters.
28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade
The 28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade provides command and control of assigned subordinate battalions, companies, and detachments. As a sustainment brigade it provides logistics support to combat forces including transportation, maintenance, and signal assets and expertise. The organization fulfills key logistics functions in combat or homeland security and homeland defense missions.
37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
The 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provides command and control of subordinate units. As a maneuver brigade it is organized and trained to conduct combat operations worldwide with a focus on security and lethality. The organization is postured to provide security, logistics, planning, and sustainment capabilities and assets across the spectrum of homeland security and homeland defense missions to include responding to natural/man-made disasters.
73rd Troop Command
The 73rd Troop Command provides command and control of assigned subordinate units. As a troop command it provides a broad category of capabilities to include combat focused elements and those designed specifically for homeland security and homeland defense missions to include responding to natural/man-made disasters. The 73rd Troop Command is the proponent for the Homeland Respnse Force.
174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
The 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade provides command and control of subordinate battalions and batteries. As an air defense brigade it provides critical strategic and operational protection against adversary missile and aircraft threats. The organization is routinely part of the air defense operations in the National Capitol Region and has deployed extensively in support of NATO. The organization is postured to support a broad array of homeland security and homeland defense missions to include responding to natural/man-made disasters.
Special Troops Command
Special Troops Command provides the command element for the Ohio Army National Guard while supporting subordinate units in administering, sustaining, and managing training centers. In addition to providing the Army element to the Joint Force Headquarters, the STC oversees the Ohio Army National Guard's training center for Ohio Soldiers and other National Guard units/personnel in resident instruction. The instruction encompasses formal leadership and reserve training, professional development, and occupational skills for specific Army positions/specialties. The STC is responsible for recruiting and retention of the Ohio Army National Guard through personnel.
Next Steps
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