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Northwest Ohio Defense Force
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July 08: "Training AAR's" page updated.

June '08: Numerous changes to the site. Added a couple pages, changed a few things
around, and now that TY08 is over it's been deleted. AAR for Operation Balkan Thunder will
be posted soon.

May '08: "Training AAR's" page updated.

April '08: "Training" and "Training AAR's" pages updated.

March '08: "Contact Us" page updated. "Training AAR's" page updated.

February '08: "Training" and "Training AAR's" pages updated. Pictures (hopefully) soon to
follow.

December '07: "Training" and "Training AAR's" pages updated.

November '07: More questions and answers added to the "Questions" page. Work begun
on getting a gear list posted. TrainingAAR's page updated.

October '07:  Email links on contact page removed (there was some doubt if they were
even working anyway). Guestbook added (on the "
Contact Us" page). Training AAR's page
updated.

August 2007: Homepage created. Pictures soon to come.

July 2007: ODF 4th Battalion (NWODF) activated.
Welcome to the homepage of the Northwest Ohio Defense Force, and thank you for
stopping by.


This site is, and will continue to be, a 'work-in-progress', and will be updated periodically,
so check back from time to time for updates.
The Mission Statement of the Ohio Defense Force as stated in paragraph 3 of the Articles
of Incorporation is:

"The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are the assisting of local and State
governments, their agencies and law enforcement authorities in emergency situations;
assist in the protection of local citizens in emergencies; and organize and train individuals
to provide such assistance; and to do such other lawful acts as contemplated by the Non
Profit Laws of the State of Ohio."

As recorded on Roll G709 at Frame 1198 of the Records of Incorporation and
Miscellaneous Filing. "Witness my hand and the Seal of the Secretary of State, at the City of
Columbus, Ohio, this 18th day of September, A.D. 1989"

N.W.O.D.F. covers the following counties in northwestern Ohio:
Williams, Fulton, Lucas,
Ottawa, Defiance, Henry, Wood, Sandusky, Erie, Paulding, Putnam, Hancock, Seneca,
Huron, Van Wert, Allen, Mercer, Auglaize, Hardin, Wyandot, Crawford, Richland, Marion,
and Morrow
.
ODF 4th Battalion
“Liberty has never come
from Government. Liberty
has always come from
the subjects of it... The
history of liberty is a
history of limitations of
governmental power, not
the increase of it.” --
Woodrow T. Wilson
Amendment I

Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press;
or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of
grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.
northwest Ohio militia  militia in northwest Ohio  Williams County militia  Fulton County militia Lucas County militia Ottawa County militia Defiance County militia Henry County militia, Wood County militia, Sandusky County militia , Erie County militia,
Paulding County militia , Putnam County militia, Hancock County militia, Seneca County militia, Huron County militia, Van Wert County militia, Allen County militia, Mercer County militia, Auglaize County militia, Hardin County militia, Wyandot
Countymilitia, Crawford County militia, Richland County militia, Marion County militia,  Morrow County militia
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Winner of the 2008 "Super Squad" Competition
Above: Members of 3rd BN during the casualty diagnosis and treatment portion of the
2008 Super Squad Competition.