Ohio asks for New Union support, fearing impending invasion by axis powers. It requests garrisons of troops be moved to the front in Ohio.
Motorboat patrols now go up and down Ohio's length of the Ohio River, they act as a early warning system against invasion from Kentucky.
Many Ohioans fear axis invasion. Some plan on moving away. This has been temporarily restricted.
Ohio looks into it's old oil fields in the east to see if there is anything left of them. The main export has become coal.