COLUMBUS, Ohio — About 100 Ohio Army National Guard members deployed Sunday to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The public attended a ...

The Grayling-based Michigan Army National Guard’s 745th Ordnance Company will soon be deployed to the Middle East to support Operation Spartan Shield, according to a news release from the ...

According to a release, roughly 60 members of Ohio Army National Guard’s 324th Military Police Company are headed to assist with Operation Spartan Shield. This company is based in Middletown ...

Known as a hoplon—from which is derived the name of its bearer, the hoplite—the shield was, together with the spear, the most important weapon of the Spartan warrior. Each shield was circular ...