The Ohio Naval Militia (ONM) is an organized, unarmed unit that has been serving the State of Ohio and the United States since 1896. It is the naval arm of the State of Ohio's Adjutant General's Department, and is therefore part of Ohio's State Defense Forces.
Their operational headquarters are on the Ohio National Guard's Camp Perry Training Site, in Port Clinton, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie.
Members, who range from 17–67 years old, drill one weekend a month and a couple of long weekends in the summer. From the month of April, through October, the drills consist primarily of patrolling the impact area of Lake Erie immediately adjacent to the Camp Perry's firing range.
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