Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ OHANG. Oth El b rl Tech. Sgt. Mike Black lowers himself into a manhole to check conduits for fiber optic cables at MacDill Air Fo c_ce Base. For more, see page 21. ~ifrRDSpring 1998, Vol. 22, No. 2

F E A T U R E S

9 Ohio Guard Selects 'Best of 1997' Air, Army pick those who stand above the rest.

10 Home at Last 5694th Fire Fighting Detachment returns home after seven months in Bosnia.

12 196th MPAD Deploys to Bosnia Public affairs detachment heads overseas in support of Operation JOINT GUARD.

14 Total Quality Management in the Military Ohio Guard uses participative management style. 17 324th Military Police Company in Panama Middletown unit augments active Army MPs. D E p A R T M E N T s 2 National News 24 Buckeye Briefs 3 Feedback 26 All About People 23 Drug Demand Reduction 28 Benefits

ABOUT THE COVER: Sgt. Todd Bartley receives a warm reception from his son Chaz after returning home from seven months in Bosnia­ Herzegovina. His unit, the 5694th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting), deployed last July in supportofOperationJOINT GUARD and returned to Ohio Feb. 20. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Larry Wilson, I 79th Airlift Wing. NATIONAL NEWS

Secretary of Defense announces green ID cards for all components. In another step toward achieving fu ll integration ofthe active and reserve military components, Secretary ~'ifirRD ofDefense WilliamS. Cohen announced that identification cards for all active component and Reserve Spring 1998, VOL. 22, No. 2 active status U.S. military personnel now will be the same color- green. This initiative, which will The Buckeye Guard is published be phased in over a two- to five-year period that could begin as early as June, calls for changing the quarterly by the Public Affairs Office, color of the reserve active status forces identification card (DO Form 2 (Reserve)) from red to green. Ohio Adjutant General's Department, 2825 Reserve active status forces include members ofthe Selected Reserve, the Individual Ready Reserve W. Dublin-Granville Road. Columbus. Ohio and the Active Standby Reserve. Only the color of the card held by these members of the reserve 43235-2789. (614) 336-7000. The views components will change. There will be no associated changes to current service benefits, privileges and opinions expressed in the Buckeye and entitlements, unless a change in status occurs. Family members of Reservists will continue to Guard are not necessarily those of the receive the red 10 card. The change responds to a pledge made by Cohen in a recent policy Departments of the Army and Air Force or the Adjutant General of Ohio. The memorandum, calling on the civilian and military leadership ofthe Department ofDefense to eliminate Buckeye Guard is distributed free to "all residual barriers, structural and cultural" for effective integration of the Reserve and active members oft he Ohio Army and Air National components into a "seamless Total Force." (Bear Facts, Missouri National Guard) Guard and to other interested persons at their request. Circulation 19,000. Nation's governors voice support of Guard in wake of proposed cuts. The ADJUTANTGENERAL'SDEPT. Arn1y's plan to have the Army National Guard bear the brunt of funding cuts, eliminating 38,000 Guard positions, spurred two-thirds of the nation's governors to speak out against that plan. The S t a t e C ommande r-in-C hie f governors sent letters to President Clinton and Defense Secretary William Cohen in support of the Gov. George V. Voinovich Guard. Cohen justified the actions of the Army at the Quadrennial Defense Review held last year, where the cuts took place and where the Guard had no representation. In a letter to Ohio Gov. George Adjutant General V. Voinovich, Cohen discussed his ratification of the size of initial troop cuts. (NatiOJwl Guard) Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander

Asst. AG, Air Selected Service registration now can be done on Internet. If you are a young Maj. Gen. John H. Smith man between the ages of 18 and 25, you must register for the Selected Service, no matter if you are Asst. AG, Army already in the National Guard or planning to join the Guard or some other branch of the military. Not Brig. Gen. John S. Martin only is registration the law, but also with few exceptions men who fail to register by age 26 permanently forfeit their eligibility for most federal employment and several federal student aid Command Ser geant M ajor programs. People now can register on line (http://www.sss.gov) or at any local post office. (Bear State CSM Michael 0. Howley Facts, Missouri National Guard) Senior Enlisted Advisor-Air Chief Master Sgt. Earl Lutz Legislation will reimburse some reservists for travel expenses. President Clinton signed a bill Dec. 17, 1997, that will reimburse more than4,000National Guard and Reserve PUBLlCATION STAFF soldiers for expenses they incurred while shipping personal property home from Europe. The Army Public Affa irs O fficer Reserve-National Guard Equity Reimbursement Act covers reserve component soldiers who Capt. Neal E. O'Brien deployed to Europe in support of Operation JOINT GUARD between Oct. I, 1996, and May 3 1, 1997, and who were under travel orders that did not authorize a temporary change-of-station weight Ma nag ing Editor allowance. The act authorizes the Anny to reimburse the shipping expenses on personal items such Staff Sgt. Diane L. Farrow as reading lamps, microwaves, televisions and VCRs. Many soldiers bought these recreational items Associa te Editors because they were stationed in areas where no extracurricular activities or equipment were provided Spc. Stc\'e Toth and later learned they had to pay to ship them back home. (National Guard) Spc. Carrie Clevidence Soldiers who drop out early will have to pay back part of benefits. Reservists Ed itor ial Assista nt Mimi Myers who receive Montgomery Gl Bill-Selected Reserve benefits and who fail to complete their six-year service obligations now will have to pay back to the government a portion of the education benefits Contrib uto r s: they received. Under provisions of a new law, effective in October 1998, the reserve components 196th PAD Journalists wi ll begin recouping benefits from people who drop out of the Selected Reserve after Oct. I, 1997. Air National Guard Journalists The law doesn't affect members who are medically disabled or who leave the Selected Reserve under Unit Public Affairs Representatives the Reserve Transition Assistance Program. (A ir Force Reserve Command News Service) Guardmembers and their families arc encouraged to submit any articles meant to Guard to face more restructuring as part of Total Army concept. The first step inform, educate or entertain Buckeye in instituting the National Guard Division Redesign Plan will come to fruition this fal l. As a result Guard readers. including stories about of the work by the 54 adjutants general, six Army National Guard separate enhanced brigades will interesting Guard personalities and unique be aligned under two new active-duty divisions, taking the initial steps in bringing about the Total unit training. Deadlines are: Army. The redesign plan is the brain child of the adjutants general, or TAGs, who were responding Win te r : O c tob er I S to a need for more combat support and combat service support in the active Army. According to a S pring: Janua r y I S study by the Commission on Roles and Missions, the active Army had a shortfall of about 60,000 S umme r : April I S CS and CSS troops. To assist in those shortfalls, the TAGs unanimously voted to convert those six Fall: July I S enhanced brigades from combat to CS and CSS in 1993. (National-Guard)

2 Buckeye Guard FEEDBACK FROM THE FIELD

Articles recall vivid and armories around Ohio and other states we Best way to lose weight: support. I see the trucks on the road, and I end memories of Bosnia up nashing my headlights and waving. It makes Stop eating so much! I read with more than a little interest the last me feel good to see them smile and wave back. As many people have discovered, the weight issue of the Buckeye Guard (Winter 97/98). The Spring issue is the only Buckeye Guard their body likes to carry does not necessarily fall The excerpts from linguist Maj. Sinisa Lavric's I have, and I'll always keep it with me. There's within the accepted limits set by the military. journal brought back some vivid memories of a lot of information in this magazine for old There are many reasons why individuals fall Operation JOINT ENOEA VOR. While on troops like myself, so keep up the good work. outside of the acceptable weight range. Infre­ active duty stationed in Giebelstadt, Germany, Spc. Bob Hayes (ret.) quently there is an underlying medical condition I was deployed fo r four months in support of Newark, Ohio which should be detected during the periodic the operation soon after its commencement. I physical or by your family doctor. In this case, did notice one inconsistency in one oftheentries Members past and presenl of!he Ohio Na­ you should seek medical evaluation. that I would like to bring to light. lional Guard can and should be receiving copies However, ifyou are like most individuals, the In "Soaring Above It All," Maj. Lavric writes of!lze Buckeye Guard on a quarterly basis. The weight gain is likely secondary to genetics. If of his experience on a CH-470 Chinook fl ight mailing list is derived as follows: SIDPERS others in your fami ly are heavy or overweight, from Tuzla. He states in one passage " ... and maintains a database with all current Army you have likely inherited this trait. Chinook pilots like to call themselves 'Big Guard members; individualflying units provide While many people can lose weight easily, Windy."' This is inaccurate. The major is the same information for Air Guard members; keeping it off often proves more difficult. apparently under the mistaken impression that ancl!he Stale Public Affairs Office mainlains a Considering all the potential problems with all CH-470 pilots use the "Big Wi ndy" nick­ mailing lis/ ofinteres/ed retirees. relying on either over-the-counter or prescrip­ name. However, this nickname is used exclu­ So ifyou are currently in the Guard, Army or tion pills to lose weight, a weight control pro­ sively by those assigned to A Company, 51 Air, and you are not receiving copies of the gram that consists ofdiet, exercise and behavior I 59th Aviation Regiment. Buckeye Guard, check that your unit has an modification is still the best option. If each The "Big Windy" moniker and flight suit accura/e mailing address. Ifyou have retired component is fully used, weight loss should patch design date back to the Vietnam conflict from !he Guard and would like lo conlinue occur. when the unit was designated the I 80th Avia­ receiving the magazine, sene/ your mailing ad­ The best dieting strategy is to cut down on tion Regiment. dress to AGOH-PA, ATTN: Buckeye Guard your total caloric intake. If you don't decrease When I arrived in Germany, there were two Reliree Mailing Lis/, 2825 W. Dubli11 Granville your caloric intake, even using one of the new CH-470 units in USAREUR: E Company, Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789, or call diet pills will likely not work. The easiest way 502nd Aviation Regiment stationed in Aviano, (614) 336-7000. to decrease calories in your diet is to cut out fat Italy, and A Company, 5/ 159th Aviation Regi­ and cholesterol. ment in Germany. I was assigned to the latter Quarterly question Routine exercise will not only help you lose as the personnel sergeant during my overseas weight faster but, more importantly, helps keep tour. Recently, E Co., 502nd was deactivated, added to 'Feedback' the weight off. Aerobic exercise is the best for with some elements moved to Giebelstadt and weight loss and includes walking,jogging, biking What is causing retention problems within !he incorporated with A Company, 5/159th, leav­ or any activity that increases the heart rate for Ohio Guard? ing only one CH-470 unit in USAREUR. more than 30 minutes a day. T he more consis­ This is the fi rst question posed to Buckeye The 2 1/2 years I served with "Big Windy" tently the exercise program is adhered to the Guard readers, with the intent of publishing the were memorable ones. I remember every friend better the results. responses in the magazine's "Feedback to the made and every difficult mission successfully Probably the most important component of Field" section. This column began in the Summer completed. Even though I am no longer with any weight loss program is behavior modifi ca­ 1994 issue in order to provide a forum for them, it still makes me proud whenever I read or tion. The problem with quick weight loss guard members to voice concerns, comments or hear that the aviation unit I used to be a part of programs and diet pi lls is that when you stop suggestions related to membership in the Ohio still makes an imp(ession on every soldier that the program you revert back to old habits and Guard or articles published in the magazine. comes in contact with it. the weight returns. Working slowly and con­ Over the years, submissions for this section C pl. Nathan P lants centrating on establishing life-style changes will have been sparse, so the publication staff de­ HHB, 1/134 Field Artillery Battalion keep the weight from returning. cided to propose a specific question each quar­ Dr. Jeff Hess ter that should inspire more responses from I 79th Airlift Wing Buckeye Guard mailing guardmembers. So please send any replies or comments to this question to the Buckeye list includes retirees Guartl address. As in the past, anonymous FAX your Letters to !he Edilor to DSN I used to belong to the 2 14th Maintenance letters will not be published, but names can be 273-7410 or commercial (614) 336- Company when it was in Newark, but I've since withheld upon request. 7410. Mail/etters loAGOH-PA, ATTN: retired. I was reading an old copy oft he Buckeye In addition, any letters that meet the column's Buckeye Guard, 2825 Wesl Dublin Guard dated Spring 1996, Vol. 20, No. I, and I original intent (i.e. comments on articles, Guard Gra11vi/le Road, Columbus, Ohio would like to find out if being retired qualifies related concerns) still will be published in this 43235-2789. All submissio11s are me to receive copies of the magazine. column. lfnecessary, the Feedback section may subject to editing based 011 space and I sure enjoy reading about the old units and be expanded. style considerations. some of the soldiers who I have met at camps Buckeye Guard staff Spring 1998 3 Command Focus Maj. Gen. John H. Smith, Asst. Adjutant General for Air Ohio's Air Guard strives to 'answer the call'

n January, headquarters staff personnel and due to several factors. Suffice to say, greater sors to the need to build a diverse force. And unit commanders met in Granvi lle to develop instabili ty stemming from the end of the Cold while most of us are willing to accept the Ia strategic plan for the next two years within War and the downsizing of the active Air Force importance ofattrac ting significant numbers of the Ohio Air National Guard. Commanders had have combined to place Air National Guard people representati ve ofa ll ofou r communities, been requested to bring their primary issues to units at center stage in the execution of our we seem to fall short in building the action plans the conference for discussion, so they possibly nation's military policy. that could possibly make a difference. could be used as a basis for the goals and From all appearances, the increased activity That, to me, is now the call that must be objectives being adopted by the entire forum. has not had a harmful effect on retention. And answered. How we can interact effectively Although there was discussion on a wide while it apparently has had alarming effects on within our units and within our communities to range of issues, we deliberately refrained from many of our active units, most oft he command­ enact a program that builds diversity. l would making the plan too specific. Instead, we ers felt that staying busy with the more realistic submit that there are answers. ins isted on a more general and brief identifica­ missions was generally a good condition. But First, all of us must be willing to listen and tion of goals to allow units themselves to be they did express their concerns about all the speak openly and honestly about new ideas that more specific and task-oriented in their ap­ other requirements that exist. Regrettably, we may or may not be representative of our own proach to their respecti ve plans and issues. I did not come up with a lot of precise answers for biases and personal agendas. was struck by two top- that, but we did agree Second, we must examine and be prepared to ics that seemed to war­ "I have always main­ that a proper balance accept that programs which may have served us rant a varied sense ofur- was essential. well for many years may not be the answer to gency among our com­ tained that the essence of The challenge that building solid organizations into the 21 st cen­ manders. arises from all ofthis is tury. It may mean that some of our more As you might guess, being in the National being able toeffectively "sacred" programs limit people's opportuni­ there was much discus­ balance the unit's par­ ties and need to be reformed. The most relevant sion about how busy the Guard is the commitment ticipation in contingen­ question that needs to be asked is, "Are we being units are. Thecommand­ cies and other exercises more inclusive, or are we unknowingly being ers and all of you should to answering the call.... " with all of the other exclusive? Do our programs assure everyone be extremely proud of training requirements. that, insofar as his or her own abilities and the manner in which Ohio's units answer the A committee that was formed over one year ago talents can be measured, they will have an equal call. It doesn' t seem to matter whether we are to look at specific training issues will be tasked opportunity to join, to participate and to ad­ talking tactical airli ft, combat communications, to study recommendations and alternatives to vance?" air refueling, engineering- either installation or the Guard's overall training requirements. Inan Third, we must have the courage to act. The heavy,general-purpose fi ghter, tactical ai r con­ era ofg reat demand for our involvement through­ efforts that I think are necessary to truly make trol, or whatever, our units are often at the top out the world, it is important that we make the our Ohio Air National Guard more diverse will of the list when it comes to mission response. best possible use of our limited training time. require contributions from many of you. We Certainly, I feel good about that as well. I have As we enter the 21st century, another chal­ must be prepared to act over a considerable always maintained that the essence of being in lenge has emerged that will test our ability to period of time. the National Guard is the commitment to an­ answer the call. There rarely has been a forum Rest assured, no one should feel threatened swering the call when summoned and being that I've attended in the past three years that by the discussion or the recommendations. ready when we get there. didn't emphasize the necessity of becoming a Diversity will be a major focus within the As many of you know, we have had many diverse Air National Guard. Actually, diversity Guard, as the Ohio ANG has made it the major opportunities to participate in contingencies all has been a major theme at all levels of command issue to be studied by our strategic planning over the world. Since the end of the Gulf War for many years, not only here in Ohio, but groups. I enjoin all ofyou to answerthe call and and thedemiseofthe Soviet Union, our frequent nationally as well. Emphasis and programs on participate in this important endeavor.• and increased participation in these events is minority and female recruitment were precur-

4 Buckeye Guard Specialized care offered to Gulf War vets Command Profile By Baxter Ennis The key objectives of the program are to G ulfNEWS provide opportunities to improve work perfor­ mance and other activities of daily living, to hances are you've heard about DoD's Com­ promote overall well-being, including better Cprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program, stress management and interpersonal skills or CCEP. So far, nearly 50,000 Gulf War through the practice of positive health behav­ veterans have enrolled in the program with iors, and to actively involve each participant in many completing both Phases I and II. But did creating an individualized care plan. you know that there is a Phase Ill? " It takes a while to gain their trust- they Phase lii is currently offered at only one have suspicion of the military health care sys­ location, Walter Reed Army tem," said Dan Bullis, are­ Medical Center, Washington, Gulf War Resources tired Army sergeant major D.C. There, a team of 15 medi­ and administrator ofthe Gulf cal professionals is making a Visit the Gulf War Health Center's War Health Center. "People home page at: big difference in the lives of http://www/ wram c.a medd. have been led to believe that some sick Gulf War veterans. army.mit/departments/gutfwar you go to a doctor, get a pill or call (202) 782-6563. This diverse organization is and get better. We try to Col. RobertA. Meyer the Army's Gulf War Health Want general information? Visit teach the patients an under­ Center's Specialized Care Pro­ GulfLINK web site at: standing of what the bio­ 251 stCombat gram, or Phase Ill oft he CCEP. http://www. gulflink.osd.mil medical system can and can­ "We are veterans' advo­ not do." Communications Group Know a Gulf War vet with health cates," said Dr. Charles Engels, problems? Call DoD's Gulf War "A big part of my job is to chief of the Gulf War Health Veterans Hotline: 1-800-796-9699 convince them that the bio­ Occupa tion: Commander, 251 st CCG. Center and director, Special­ medical model leaves them I grew up in: Chatham, N.J. Seeking information on VA ben­ ized Care Program. "We bust efits? Call the Gulf War Informa­ high and dry. Searching for W hen I was little I wanted to be: a our butts for veterans. Pa­ tion Hotline: 1-800-472-671 9 more and more tests, and scientist/engineer. tients who come here have al­ more medical treatment My favorite time of the year is: Spring. Report information on Gulf War ready completed Phase I and incidents to the DoD Incident probably won't solve their The one thing I treasure most is: my II of the CCEP and are still Reporting Line: 1-800-4 72-671 9 problems. Rather than con­ family. having medical challenges and centrate on the disease-cen­ My favorite recreational activities a re: experiencing difficulties with daily living." tered model, we show them how the person­ running, photography and reading. The Department ofDefense's evaluation pro­ centered model ofcare will work," said Dr. Roy If I could have just one d ay to myself, gram was established June 7, 1994, with the Clymer, a psychologist for the SCP staff. "We I would: hope it is a warm, rainy day to try to give the patients the point of view that goal of providing in-depth evaluations of Gulf just laze around and read. War veterans who are serving in one of the symptoms are just something to be fixed. We My fa vorite book: "Oliver Wiswell" active or reserve components, or are retired. show them ways to minimize the impact the My favorite movie: "Blazing Saddles" Walter Reed's Specialized Care Program was symptoms cause in their lives." T he worst advice l ever r eceived was: initiated in January 1995 by then Maj. Gen. A typical day fo r a participant might include "You should have enough fuel to make it'' Ronald R. Blanck, hospital commander. The individualized fitness training, occupational and and "Don't buy Microsoft stock." SCP's mission is to deliver a coordinated multi­ individual therapy, physical therapy, wellness di sciplinary treatment program designed to activities, medical tests, nutrition therapy and a T he best a dvice I ever r eceived was: address persistent, disabling symptoms among participatory seminar. "Marry rich." Gulf War veterans or family members who Staff Sgt. Elvis Dixon, 29, active duty USMC, T he older I get, the mor e I: feel young. remain undiagnosed after appropriate medical who served with the 8th Marine Regiment, Working with young, energelic men and evaluation and/or are unlikely to respond to 2nd Marine Division in the Gulf War said the women of the Air National Guard keeps speci fi e biomedicatlreatments. program helped him in many ways. "This made me young. The program provides state-of-the-art care me realize that you must take care of yourself W hen I r etire I want t o: keep busy and for those suffering multiple symptoms such as and not let things build up ... that you have to continue to make a difference. fatigue, joint pain, headache, digestive prob­ break patterns to change your life, such as If I could leave tod ay's gua rd mem ber s lems, skin rash, weight gain or loss and memory eating properly and exercising," he said. with one piece of advice it would b e: problems. Success in the program requires "This program gave me the chance to reflect enjoy life to the fullest. I've found that treatment of overall functional status and qual­ and refocus my life," said Sgt. I st Class Delisa if you approach all situations with a ity oflife rather than a narrow set ofsy mptoms. Smith, a member of the I 58th Air Traffic Con­ positive attitude, then positive results Program participants work closely with an trol Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. " It changes are likely. I've been stationed in some internist and a health psychologist, Engels ex­ your outlook, teaches you how to deal with pretty crummy locations (like a long tour plained. Other members of the health care team chronic pain ... it teaches you how to make it." in the Arctic), but by having a positive include a psychiatrist, occupational therapist, " I got excellent support from my unit. My attitude, these were some of my most physical therapist, fitness trainer, wellness co­ battalion commander told me he wanted me to memorable times. I'm having a great life, ordinator, clinical social worker and a nutri­ get the best care available and that's what I've and being a guardsman is icing on the cake! tionist. Other medical specialists are available received here. This program has been an an- depending on the patient's medical needs. swer to my prayers." • Spring 1998 5 Citizen Spotlight Gorsuch preys on prehistoric predator Ohio Guardsman experiences Florida's annual alligator harvest Story by Sta ff Sgt. Dia ne Far row HQSTARC

hen Ohio sportsmen talk about go­ ing hunting for a few weeks, it usu­ Wally means spending endless hours in a tree stand waiting for a shot at the "Big Buck." But i fthat hunter happens to be Sgt. I st Class Mitch Gorsuch, full-time state training NCO for the Ohio Army National Guard, the prey could be anything from a venomous rattle­ snake to a 12-foot-long alligator. Like many young boys, Gorsuch was first introduced to hunting by his dad. As an 8- year-old, he hunted rabbits and squirrels, and as he grew older he began pursuing bigger animals, including white-tailed deer. When he reached his mid-20s, his interest in hunt­ ing began to wane. But then, about four or five years ago, two of his uncles and three friends talked Gorsuch into giving hunting another chance. The 33-year­ old said the credo for this group was to go after "anything that fights back." Photo by Todd Cramer. AGOH Photo Lab. With adventures like rattlesnake hunting in SFC M itch Gorsuch proudly poses next to his tanned alligator hide. This catch Texas and Arizona under their belt, the motley w eighed nearly 400 pounds and measured 11 feet long. crew was ready to move onto bigger and better things. And bigger is definitely what they had But he was there primarily to study the charac­ gig is attached to a two-foot steel cable leader in mind last June when all six entered the ter traits of the world's oldest reptile and its and I 00 feet of rope. Gorsuch says once the gig Florida lottery for an alligator harvest permit. habitat, as well as several different hunting is lodged in the back of the gator and detaches According to Gorsuch, 15,000 people put in techniques. from the harpoon, "It's kinda like fishing. for the lottery and only 780 licenses were "Since alligators tend to be dormant during "We let out the rope and (the gator) heads for granted. "It was just dumb luck that my name the day, the only time to hunt them is during the the deep water to sit, but it has to come up to got picked," he said. With each license, which night when they come out to feed," Gorsuch breathe every 15 minutes," Gorsuch said. The costs $1 ,000, four other "agents" can be named said. He explained how trapper has to manually and five alligators can be harvested. Their spotlights are used to lo­ hold the gig line and hunting zone was limited to a 20-square-mile cate the animals in the "It was like Jaws maintain control of the area at Lake Okeechobee, a camp site popular dark, with the lights caus­ boat until the animal gets for bass fishing. ing their eyes to glow meets Jurassic park. so tired that the hunters An admitted novice, Gorsuch opted to learn bright red. are able to pull it up next the ins and outs of alligator hunting last August With all the informa­ It was the most fun to them. Then the trap­ in a four-hour class at West Palm Beach. One of tion Gorsuch brought per shoots it with a the first things he learned was though they are back, the crew of hunters bangstick- a harpoon­ still considered "threatened," alligators have agreed that they would I 've ever had being like weapon which is not been considered endangered since 1985. hunt the "old-fashioned spring-loaded and fires way." scared. " a .357 cartridge. "It only Citizen Spotlight is a column aimed at For Gorsuch's team, -SFC Mitch Gorsuch goes off if you slam it highlighting the civilian occupations and off­ this meant three would into something," he said. duty interests ofOhio guardmembers. Please go hunting in a row boat-a driver, a spotter "You try to break the brain stem and sever the send story ideas to: and a trapper. The others stayed behind on a spinal cord in the same shot. pontoon boat, waiting for a whistle to signal a "And we' re talking about an animal with a AGOH-PA catch. In the row boat, the middle man would brain the size of a walnut," he added. ATTN: Citizen Spotlight spotlight the gator, and once they pulled along The group left for Florida on Aug. 30, with 2825 W. Dublin-Granville Road side it, the trapper would harpoon the animal their harvest period slated for a half-hour be­ Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789 with a detachable gig- the two-inch-long metal fore sunset Sept. I through midnight Sept.l5.

Buckeye Guard 6 On the first night of the hunt, Gorsuch's friend Jim Wright got WHY HUNT GATORS? the first gator within three hours. It measured 7-fect, 3-inchcs. "The I\ lligator hunters contribute to the school said the average size was 6- M. preservation of the species and foot, so we were thrilled to beat that help in a small way to slow develop­ first thing," Gorsuch said. Wright ment in Florida. and one of Gorsuch's uncles, Jack Loudermilk, took the alligator "The statewide alligator harvest ashore to ice it down; this needs to is designed to make it profitable for be done within four hours. the state to have alligators in it," The others decided to keep hunt­ said Henry Cabbage, a spokesman ing, which allowed Gorsuch's other for the Florida Game and Fresh uncle, Jim Loudermilk, to catch the Water Fish Commission. second alligator; it also measured 7- "It'll never be as profitable as feet, 3-inches. He joined the two filling up Florida with condomini­ others on land to take care o f his ums, but we hope to keep some of catch. Courtesy photo. it in its natural state." By this time, the three who re­ SFC Mitch Gorsuch's friend Tom Brown snared the Florida has an estimated 1 mil­ mained were pretty pumped, so trophy gator, which measured 12-foot, 1-inch and lion adult alligators, Cabbage said. they decided to make the third weighed about 850 pounds. Brown pretends the The annual hunt began in attempt of the night. It was 4:30 reptile is biting his leg as Gorsuch stands by. Gainesville in 1985 and has ex­ a.m., and Gorsuch's turn to hunt. panded as the gator population grew Gorsuch's gator measured 11-feet and Friends Tom Brown and Don Neubig com­ and spread geographically. weighed between 350 and 400 pounds. pleted the crew. "The population of alligators is They were out less than five minutes when "Now we knew there were big ones out there, such that every place with suitable Gorsuch spotted his prey. so we started taking our time," Gorsuch said. habitat has a gator living in it," "Once I hooked into him, he flipped back "We didn't mess with any (gators) unless they Cabbage said. toward the boat- knocking me into Tom," he were I 0 feet long." said . "All I could think was 'Man, oh man, Even with their willingness to wait for a -Reprinted from The Columbus Dispatch. we're not messing with this guy.'" trophy catch, it only took three more days to They began troll ing behind their quarry, get­ complete their hunt. On the third night, Jack ting turned around several times by the prehis­ Loudermilk snared a 12-foot, 650 pound gator, taxidermist at Buckeye Lake. All fi ve were toric predator. Seeing that this all igator was and the following night, saving the best for last, willing to pay several hundred dollars and wait biggerthan the first two, Tom jumped out ofth e Brown caught one that measured 12-foot, l­ more than a few months to earn their final row boat to get the big boat. After what seemed inch and weighed about 850 pounds. prize- a tanned all igator hide. an eternity, they wore the gator out enough to "And we were never more than I ,000 yards Though it may be too big, weighing about attempt to use the bangstick, but not before it from our boat dock," Gorsuch marveled. I 15 pounds, Gorsuch wants to display the hide did some damage- biting and denting the pon­ All fi ve of the reptiles were sent to an all iga­ on his living room wall. " I'm single. I can get toon boat during its fight for life. tor farm to be processed and skinned. After a away with it," Gorsuch chuckled. " Its all the Gorsuch explained that while the school two-day turnaround, the group picked up their other guys that are going to have a problem. My house method is to snare the snout first, then skins and loaded them in a rented U-Haul to aunts already said 'No.'" • shoot with the bangstick, they did the reverse. keep frozen during there- "But with the way this guy handled, we agreed: turn trip. Back home 'Just shoot him."' They sti ll lassoed the snout, by Sept. 9, the first but not until after the gator was shot. "Never stop was to a assume an alligator is dead," he asserted.

Photo by Todd Cramer. AGOH Photo Lab. Spring 1998 7 , APFT gets revamped Story by Spc. Steve Toth age groups have been created for HQ STARC soldiersage52andolder. The groups wi ll be 52-56, 57-61 and 62 plus. ecause the physical perfor­ "There were a lot of different Bmance gap between the sexes reasons for the new standards. apparently is closing, soldiers in Things have changed since the last the Ohio Army National Guard PT standards came out, back in now will have to train to a higher 1988, especially with women," said physical fitness standard. All mem­ Sgt. I st Class Jennifer (Reynolds) bers of the acti ve Army and its Cuevas, a member of the Ohio reserve components face a re­ Army Guard for more than I 0 years vamped, more challenging Army who currently is serving as a Na­ Physical Fitness Test which goes tional Guard liaison with the Infan­ into effect later this year. try Training Brigade at Fort Minimum standards to pass the Benning, Ga. From 1993-1 996, push-ups, sit-ups and two-mile Cuevas worked at the United States Photo by SSG Diane Farrow, HQ STARC. run categories wi ll be the same or Army Physical Fitness School lo­ The most significant change of the Army's new physical higher than the present PT stan­ cated at Fort Benning. fitness test is that it requires male and female soldiers to meet dards. A big difference will see an The Physical Fitness School and the same standards for sit-ups. identical standard for both males other entities conducted a study and females in the sit-up event for during the past five years of2,588 now," Cuevas said. "Women have domina! muscles are the same. The the first time. soldiers at 12 different Army posts, come a long way in sports since test now is a lot more challenging. In addition, it now will be slightly using the current APFT standards, then. (The study) determined that But Army people always rise to easier to reach the maximum score and it was determined that a change women are more physically fit the challenge. There may not be as in each event, as those standards was necessary to accommodate the now, and can do more." many 300s, but we're going to be have been lowered. The PT badge modern soldier. In some areas, the Probably the most signi ficant training to a better standard." wi ll be awarded to soldiers who standards for the new APFT have change is that male and female sol­ The new standards will take ef­ achieve 90 points or higher in each toughened. Female standards have diers are on equal ground-when fect Oct. I. Until then, soldiers will event for a total of270. Previously, become more difficult, in general. on their backs doing sit-ups. be evaluated according to the cur­ a soldier's total score had to be at This reflects the fact that women "Men and women are equal (in rent standards, but will receive two least 290. are considered more physically fit abdominal strength)," Cuevas said. scores for comparison- one show­ All but the youngest age groups than they were I 0 years ago. "That's what we want in our sol­ ing the current and the other the must run faster minimum times in "Women weren't as acti ve in diers. There should be no change(in new standards.• the two-mile run. Also, three new sports and athletics as they are sit-up standards) because our ab- MALE FEMALE PUSH-UPS PUSH-UPS Current Current AGE 17-21 22· 26 27·31 32-36 37-41 42·46 47-51 52·56 57-61 62+ AGE 11·21 22·26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 82 80 78 73 72 66 62 56 56 56 100pts 58 56 54 52 48 45 41 40 40 40 60pts 42 40 38 33 32 26 22 16 16 16 60pts 18 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 9

Proposed Proposed AGE 17-21 22-26 27·31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ AGE 17·21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42·46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 71 75 77 75 73 66 59 56 53 50 100pts 42 46 50 45 40 37 34 31 28 25 60pts 42 40 39 36 34 30 25 20 18 16 60pts 19 17 17 15 13 12 10 9 8 7 SIT-UPS SIT-UPS Current Current AGE 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ AGE 17-21 22· 26 27·31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 92 87 82 78 73 69 67 66 66 66 100pts 90 85 80 75 70 67 64 62 62 62 60pts 52 47 42 38 33 29 27 26 26 26 60pts 50 45 40 35 30 27 24 22 22 22

Proposed Proposed AGE 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ AGE 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 78 80 82 76 76 72 66 66 64 63 100pts 78 80 82 76 76 72 66 66 64 63 60pts 53 50 45 42 38 32 30 28 27 26 60pts 53 50 45 42 38 32 30 28 27 26 2-MILE RUN 2-MILE RUN Current Current AGE 11·21 22·26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ AG E 17-21 22-26 27·31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 11:54 12:36 13:18 14:00 14:42 15:06 15:36 16:00 16:00 16:00 100pts 14:54 15:36 17:00 18:36 19:36 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:00 21 :00 60pts 15:54 16:36 17:18 18;00 18:42 19:06 19:36 20:00 20:00 20:00 60pts 18:54 19:36 21:00 22:36 23:36 24:00 24:30 25:00 25:00 25:00

Proposed Proposed AGE 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ AGE 17-21 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61 62+ 100pts 13:00 13:00 13:18 13:18 13:36 14:06 14:24 14:42 15:18 15:42 100pts 15:36 15:36 15:48 15:54 17:00 17:24 17:36 19:00 19:42 20:00 60pts 15:54 16:36 17:00 17:42 18;18 18:42 19:30 19:48 19:54 20:00 60pts 18:54 19:36 20:30 21:42 22:42 '!'3:42 24:00 24:24 24:48 25:00

8 Buckeye Guard Ohio Guard announces'Best of 1997' ach year, both the Air and Army National attends Ohio State University as a full-time Kristi, and daughter, Patricia. Urkuski works EGuard select individuals who are recog­ student, pursuing a master's degree in special for the United States Postal Service and enjoys nized as being above the rest at state level. education. Jerry lives in Columbus, where he fly-fishing and bowling in his spare time. Traditionally, the Air Guard selects an air­ works full-time as a night manager for a conve­ man, a noncommissioned officer and a senior nience store chain. During the summer, he also Senior NCO of the Year-Air NCO, while the Army selects a soldier and a works part-time for a lawn care service. Master Sgt. Kathleen M. Cyphert is the as­ NCO. For 1997, the Army Guard also selected sistant noncommissioned officer in charge of an Active Guard/Reserve NCO of the Year. NCO of the Year-Air the air terminal opera­ Master Sgt. Stephen M. Oliver is a satellite tions center with the Airman of the Year communication technician with the 251 stCom­ !79th Airlift Wing in Senior Aim1an Seth T. Carmody is an arma­ bat Communications Mansfield. She is also ment systems journeyman with the !80th Fighter Group Headquarters in the site administration/ Wing in Swanton. He is Springfield. lead facilitator for the assigned to the weapons Oliver began his en­ unit's satellite NCO acad­ load element as a certi­ listment with the Ohio emy as well as a flight fied combat load Air National Guard in chief and instructor for crewmember. 1981. He attended the the Ohio Airman Lead- In 1992, Carmody Defense Language Insti­ ership School. Cyphert enlisted in the Ohio Air tute, Foreign Language Having enlisted with the Air Guard in 1983, National Guard and at­ Center at the Presidio of Cyphert has been assigned to the I 79th Aerial tended technical training Monterey, Calif., where Oliver Port Squadron her entire military career. She at Lowry Air Force Base, he graduated first in his class for proficiency in has volunteered for many temporary duty assign­ Colo., where he received Carmody the Arabic Language Course as an airborne ments, to include support ofDESERT SHIELD/ the academic honor graduate award. His other crypto linguist. Oliver was stationed at Helenicon STORM and humanitarian airlift efforts to So­ honors include: Outstanding Weapons Load Air Base, Greece, and then Langley Air Force malia. She is responsible for organizing a base­ Crew of the Year 1995 and 1996, and the 9th Base, Va., where he worked in the I st Tactical wide bone marrow donor-testing program sup­ Air Force Inspector General's Team Superior Fighter Wing aerospace ground equipment shop. ported by the Department of Defense. Performer (Operational Readiness Inspection While at Langley, Oliver served as an interpreter She attended Ohio State University and Award 1995). for the wing on deployments to the Middle East Ashland University, receiving a bachelor's de­ Carmody currently attends the University of and as the base honor guard commander until he gree in home economics, cum laude, in 1988. She Toledo and expects to graduate in May 1998 resigned from active duty in 1985. actively volunteers at the Domestic Violence with a bachelor's degree in engineering. He Oliver joined the Virginia National Guard in Shelter, where she teaches budgeting, stress spends much of his free time volunteering for 1985 and transferred to the Ohio National Guard management, decision-making, goal setting and the Lucas County Northwest Ohio Special in 1989. Oliver hasbeenamemberofthe25 1st time management to at-risk women. She resides Olympics program and with the Sunshine ceo since 1993, and he currently serves in the in Mansfield with her husband, Michael, and Children's Home. He also volunteers as a logistics and operations division. He resides in their son, John. certified Emergency Medical Technician with New Carlisle with his wife and three children, the Springfield Township Fire and Rescue De­ and is active with the C lark County Foster Care AGR NCO of the Year-Army partment. Carmody owns and operates his own Program. Sgt. I st Class Rodney L. Reuhrmund is as­ residential and commercial painting business. signed to Ohio's Army Guard Recruiting Com­ NCO of the Year-Army mand, or State Area Command, Detachment 4. Soldier of the Year Sgt. I st Class Ronald V. Urkuski is assigned He is a full-time recruiter Spc. Jerry L. Orick Jr. is an administrative as a platoon sergeant master gunner at Company for the Marion Recruit­ speciali st in the,}fQ STARC training branch D, 1-1 07th Armor Battalion, 37th Armored ing Office, where he has assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters De­ Brigade. Urkuski has worked since 1996. tachment, State Area been with the Cleveland Reuhrmund was for­ Command (- Det. I, 2, 4- unit since 1994. merly assigned to A Bat­ 8) in Columbus. Orick He is a high school tery, !-!34th Field A rti 1- . _...... graduate and is currently has been with the unit • . . ;I lery, also in Marion. He since May 1996. ., working toward his is a high school graduate He previously served ~ ,.. associate's degree and is currently working . .. toward a bachelor's de- Reuhrmund as a cavalry scout in the . through Vincinnes Uni­ I . versity. His military ca­ gree in business at Ohio State University. He U.S. Army for four years. 'i .. While on active duty, reer led him to serve in currently lives in Edison, Ohio, and enjoys Orick, then a corporal, • • • the fo llowing campaigns: Urkuski fishing and all sports in his free time. competed for Noncom- Orick Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation; Defense missioned Officer of the Quarter and was se­ of Kuwait, South West Asia Cease-Fire; and Compiled by 1st Sgt. Tanya Minor, HQ lected for that honor at troop level. Operation INTRINSIC ACTION. STA RC, and StaffSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, Orick is a high school graduate and currently He lives in Huntington, Ind., with his wife, OhioANG.

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1. A C-130 from the 179th Airlift Wing flew the 5694th on the final leg of its journey home. 2. Crowds converged on the flight line as soldiers exited the aircraft. 3. SPC Nathan Berry sweeps wife Michelle off her feet upon his return home. 4. Three-year­ old Stephanie, daughter of SPC Timothy Vinson, patiently waits for her father's return. 5. SPC Jeremy Caudill holds wife Jennifer and son Dylan close after a seven-month separation. 6. PFC Mark Schooling cradles Travis, his 2-week-old nephew. 7. CPL Bradley Duff is reunited with his wife Kerry, a staff sergeant with the 179th Airlift Wing. 8. Assistant AG for Army BG Steve Martin, State CSM Mike Howley, Mansfield Mayor Lydia Reid and Ohio Adjutant General Richard Alexander help welcome the Mansfield unit home. 4 10 Buckeye Guard 5

By Staff Sgt. Diane Farrow HQSTARC

ray clouds and intermittent rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the friends and family waiting at the Mansfield­ GLahm flight line for the return ofthe 5694th Firefighting Detachment. The 26-member unit spent seven months in Bosnia­ Herzegovina supporting Operation JOINT GUARD, theN A TO­ led peacekeeping effort in the region. The unit returned home Feb. 20. As the plane began its descent, unit members appeared pretty preoccupied according to Staff Sgt. Linda Young, unit administra­ tor for the fire fighters, but all were anxious for the C-130 to land. ··some were listening to headphones, some looking at their watches and others looking out the windows," Young said. "One young soldier sitting across from me kept fidgeting in his seat-he reminded me of my son on the day before his birthday." The excitement wasn't quite so contained among the crowd waiting on the air strip. As soon as the first soldier stepped onto the tarmac, husbands, wives and children rushed forward to greet their loved ones with open arms. Ohio Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander and Mansfield Mayor Lydia Reid also welcomed back the troops, with the mayor summing up the sentiment of the day with one simple phrase: "Everyone is delighted to have you home again." The 5694th is one of six Ohio Guard units to participate in Operation JOINT GUARD. Others include the 838th Military Police Company, Youngstown; 74th Movement Control Team, Columbus; !2 1st Air Refueling Wing, Columbus; the !79th Airlift Wing, Mansfield; and, most recently, the I 96th Public Affair Detachment, Columbus, which deployed Jan. 25 (see pages 12-13).

Photos by Senior Master Sgt. Lany Wilson, 179th Airlift Wing. 8 Spring 1998 11 196th MPAD deploys to Bosnia By Staff Sgt. Jack McNeely I 96th Mobile Public Affairs Oct.

ey come from all walks of life. Medical technician. TFacto ry worke r. U.S. postal employee. Pre -school teacher. College student. Small business owner. But for six months members of the !96th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment are trained soldiers responsible for tell ing the U.S. Army story during Operation JO I T G UARD the ongoing peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Three teams consisting of print journalists and broadcasters are deployed throughout the mine­ laden Balkan countryside in search of storytelling American soldiers who can paint a first-hand picture of the peace keeping mission for taxpaying citizens back home in the States. They also supply indi­ vidual feature and personality sto­ ries for the Talon- an Army pub­ lication for soldiers serving in and ABOVE: Shaina, daughter of SSG Jack McNeely, clings to her around Tuzla, Bosnia. father before he leaves for nine months in Bosnia. McNeely, a member of the West Virgina National Guard, is a print Preparing to Deploy... journalist assigned to the 196th MPAD. RIGHT: SGT Bob " Like any acti ve duty deploy­ Alderson poses with wife Roxanne prior to deployment. ment, units must be technically and tactically proficient," says Maj. them to Bosnia fi eld requirements short flight to Taszar, Hungary, Robert Johnson, commanderofthe such as patrols, personnel and ve­ was fo llowed by a 12-hourbus ride detachment, which features Na­ hicle searches, guard checkpoints, over rugged terrain en route to tional Guard members from Ohio, first aid, mine eradication and work­ Bosnia- commonly referred to as West Virginia, Massachusetts and ing w ith civilian media. "The Box," due to its hazardous California. Master Sgt. Robert Jennings, duty status. "Our mission at Fort Benning, first sergeant fort he !96th MPAD, therefore, was two-fold: to pre­ praised his unit's tactical profi­ The Box ... pare for field situations we would ciency while at Fort Benning. " We It is estimated that over one likely face while in Bosnia and to have earned several accolades for million land mines still pepper the train on MOS-specifi c skills. You our military readiness" from the varying landscapes of Bosnia, must remember, many of our unit staff of the CONUS Replacement which is roughly two-thirds the Courtesy photo. members are photojournali sts and Center. "We successfully com­ size ofth e Buckeye State. Perspec­ broadcasters only during monthly pleted our lanes training, which tively, there are still approximately A War-Torn Country... drills," explains Johnson, an expe­ included reacting to sniper fire, in­ 140 undetected land mines per The current civil war pits Serbs, rienced newspaperman for Gannett direct fire, civilians on the battle­ square mile in the former Yugosla­ Croats and Muslims against one pub! ications. field and minefi elds." vian territory. another due primarily to their reli­ The public affairs specialists After two weeks of classroom " Bosnia is commonly called the gious beliefs. The fi ghting is noth­ arrived at Fort Benning on Sunday, studies, field train ing and MOS land ofthe three-legged dog. We are ing new to the region as religious Jan. 25. They deployed Saturday, workshops, the public affairs spe­ told there are many ' tri pods' run­ factions initiated their bitter con­ Feb. 7, to Bosnia. The overseas cialists were both excited and eager ning around over here," explains flicts over I ,000 years ago. deployment is scheduled to end to get to Bosnia. They first took a Johnson, who is serious when it Bosnia and Herzegovina voted between August and October. chartered fli ght to Ramstein Air comes to the safety of his troops. to secede from the Socialist Federal While at Fort Benning, the citi­ Base, Germany, donned in their " I fyou ' re noton the hardtop (road), Republic of Yugoslavia in April zen-soldiers performed situational battle dress uniforms and accom­ you' re wrong. That's what we are 1992, in a referendum boycotted training exercises, which introduced panied by their M-16A2 rifles. A emphasizing." b~ e Bosnian Serbs. Comprising

12 Buckeye Guard approximately 33 percent of the pre-connict population of Bosnia, Deploying overseas: one soldier's story the Serbs proclaimed their own " Rcpubl ika Srpska" (Serb Repub­ Story by Master Sgt. Robert Jennings another unit that would allow the specialist to lic of Bosnia and Herzegovina). 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment keep the enlistment incentive. Bosnian Croats, comprising I 7 " I remember considering a position with the percent of the population, subse­ hock. Disbelief. Anxiety. Acceptance. Ex­ Regional Training Institute which is located across quently organized themselves as Scitement. Spc. Robin Sampson has gripped the street from the MPA D," Sampson recalls. the Croat Community of Herceg­ the reigns of a non-stop emotional rollercoaster RTI 's manning table offered the talented Sampson Bosnia and contested control of for the past nine months. an opportunity to keep her bo­ territory among the Serbs and That' s because last spring, nus and the n exibility to use her Bosnian Muslims. the 24-year-old college stu­ communication skills as the With 44 percent of the people, dent learned her new-found unit's public affa irs representa­ the Bosnian Muslims arc repre­ Ohio National Guard unit tive. sented by- and are dominate in­ was selected to support the But the detem1ined young sol­ the recognized government of the United Nations' peacekeep­ dier decided- against conven­ Republic o f Bosnia and in g e ffo rts in war-torn tional wisdom- to forfeit her Herzegovina. Bosnia. bonus, drive the additional miles Vicious fighting, shifti ng alli­ "We had a lot of time to and take a chance with the pub­ ances, widespread atrocities and think about Bosnia but I like lic affairs unit. "The irony is, the techniques of "ethnic cleans­ it that way," Sampson said had T stayed w ith the 4 I 6th, ing" have combined to make hun­ of the nine months between joined the RTI or found another dreds of thousands of casualties, the unit's call-up and actual unit, I would not be going to and mi ll ions of refugees and dis­ mobilization. Bosnia," she states. placed persons. " For a while there, I felt On the other hand, Sgt. I st Photo by SSG Jack McNeely. 196th MPAD In the summer of I 992, United better when I knew it (de­ Class Darl ene Schultz, the Sampson prepares for a ati o ns Protection Force ployment) was so far off. MPAD's full-time readiness nine-month tour in Bosnia. (UNPROFOR) II was establi shed But when November rolled NCO couldn' t be happier with within Bosnia to guarantee the de­ around, I had to get serious about relationships Sampson' s ultimate decision. "Spc. Sampson li very of relief supplies, among and making future decisions," she added. w ill provide a valuable support role during our other humanitarian and peacekeep­ Sampson's unit, the I 96th Mobile Public Af­ deployment ," Schultz said. " Her administrati ve ing duties. fairs Detachment, began its 270-day rotation in skills and her educational background will be relied With the initiali ng ofthe Dayton the former Yugoslavia in late January. The IS­ on heavily," she added. Peace Accords in November I 995, member MPAD, headquartered in Columbus Sampson agrees that a U.S. military presence is the Bos nian Federat ion (the with a detachment in West Virginia, is tasked with needed in the ravaged region, but still wrestles Bosnian Government and Bosnian telling the Army story through command infor­ with the thought ofputting her civilian life on hold Croat alliance) came to control mation, public information and community rela­ for the better part of a year. " It 's hard for me in slightly more than halfthe territory tions. a different way from a person who has a spouse of Bosnia, with the Bosni an Serbs As fate would have it, though, it was a series and children. My life is just starting," she reasons. holding the balance. of carefully considered decisions Sampson- a " I' m in a three-year relationship that could lead to former member o f the 41 6th Engineer Group in marriage, I need just two classes to graduate and Bosnia Today... Walbridge and a military-trained supply special­ I'm trying to get a career started. Besides, I had While in Bosnia, members ofth e ist- made early last year that launched her into to worry about things like moving out of my I 96th will face a climate similar to the mobilization spotlight. apartment, selling my car and where to live when that of West Virginia, with its rug­ The Kent State senior had been in the Guard for I get back." ged but beauti ful Appalachian nearly four years and was looking for a new As a freshman, money for college is what mountain ranges. The Bosnian win­ challenge. "I wanted a military position that attracted the nedgling student to the Guard fi ve ters feature temperatures from I 0 would complement my public relations major." years ago. Sampson' s father, a 15-ycar former to 30 degrees Fahrenheit and con­ Sampson said. Ohio G uardsman himself, also urged her to join tinuous snow and rain fal l. Fog is Fi fty miles south of her home lay the answer and take advantage of the opportunities available. commonplace during 227 days of to Sampson's dream. TheM PAD had an opening "My dad spoke highly of the Army ational the year. and the eager specialist zeroed in. What could be Guard and was very proud when I joined," " As you can imagine, providing sweeter the unit's mission mirrored her educa­ Sampson recalls. peace in the midst ofa civil war w ill tional emphas is. " I remember wanting to join the Sampson has no regrets about joining the Guard be a demanding challenge coupled I 96th so bad," she said. or changing units and now sees this deployment with unlimited mine fi elds and poor But the odds seemed stacked against her. as an opportunity to develop her public relations weather conditions," reasons Sampson learned that the only position available skills and possibly travel throughout Europe. Johnson. "Our goal in Bosnia is to was unit clerk. This forced her to make a critical Sampson advises other deploying soldiers, successfu lly complete our mission, choice: become a clerk and lose her bonus- in "Don' t make nine months out to be nine years. provide our citizen-soldiers with hopes that attrition would make avail able one of It 's only a blip in your life and before you know invaluable MOS training and, most the coveted journalist slots in the future-or fi nd it, it will be over."• important, return home safely."•

Spring 1998 13 Seven keys to a well-run organization: Total Army Quality Performance Improvement Criteria Constant improvement, total for~

1. Leadership- focuses on the personal lead­ ership and involvement of the organization's se­ process focus for < nior leaders in creating and sustaining a culture of Story by Spc. Steve Toth continuous perfonnance improvement. Senior lead­ HQSTARC ers demonstrate their commitment to quality prin­ ciples through their personal involvement in edu­ n business, traditional leadership style generally prevents e~ployees from working cation and training. with management to improve processes. A leader makes deciSIOns, and subordmate 2. Information and Analysis- focuses on I employees are to carry them out without question or offering alternatives. the effective management and use of data to drive However, within the last I 0 years there has been a conscious effort by top level management performance excellence in Army organizations. In to include more people in the decision-making process. as companies are faced with corporate simplest terms, this category is the "brain center" downsizing and the need to maximize results with available resources. for the alignment and integration of a system for Total quality management, or TQM, is based on the concept that every company strives to driving continuous performance improvement. perform well in a competitive market, and to continually improve on that 3. Strategic Planning- includes both the performance. planning process used by the organization, and the With this new philosophy which realizes an organization changes long-term and short-tem1 plans it produces, key­ through collective efforts, comes the recognition that quality results in ing on mission performance, resource allocation increased productivity, decreased costs and the requirements and perfonnance improvement goa Is. ability to do more with less- an important factor in 4. Human Resource Development and the face oftoday's downsizing military. "Today's leaders of the Management- focuses on the effective manage­ Both the Army and Air Force have been engaged in 21st century are going to be ment and development ofthe Army's most impor­ the process of implementing TQM into their struc­ leaders who have a broader tant resources- its people. It looks at the key tures over the last few years. TQM has been intro­ elements ofhow each organization's members arc duced to the Ohio Army National Guard as well. visio11 of what's out there, developed and empowered to their full potential to The Army has developed the Total Army Qual­ and take advantage of all achieve the Army's operational and perfonnance ity, or T AQ, Performance Improvement Criteria the assets around them." improvement objectives, while making efforts to and the Air Force has developed the Quality Air build and maintain an environment for trust, team­ Force System, or QAF. Both concepts arc adopted - Lt. Col. Jack G. Richards work and performance excellence. from the seven major criteria categories of the state quality advisor 5. Process Management-looks at the pro­ Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, pre- cesses used to consistently deliver high levels of sented annually to superiorly-run U.S. businesses (see sidebar). operational perfonnancc, from the design and The concept of quality management, also known as participative management, has been introduction of new processes to the continuous around for centuries- from kings and presidents using their advisers to the smallest company improvement ofexisting processes for all individu­ holding a daily staff meeting. als. teams and key suppliers. This participative leadership- listening to what subordinates think about an issue and what 6. Business Results- calls for reporting per­ they feel should be done-starts from the very top down. formance levels and trends for key products and Top management leads the improvement process, but each individual must commit to and services, focusing on each organization's success participate in the effort. Getting as many people involved who have varying ideas about a in improving operations and overall mission per­ subject is key to the successful implementation ofTQM. fomlancc. "The more people who get involved in planning and developing, the more they feel a part 7. Customer Focus and Satisfaction- cov­ of the organization," said Lt. Col. Jack G. Richards, state quality advisor. "It's basically a ers the interface between the organization and process by which people work together, and everybody gets to contribute." those outside organizations or individuals it sup­ A misconception is that TQM strips leaders of their decision-making authority. ports. Customers might be units or commanders "You don't lose power- you gain it," Richards said. "The commander is still in charge and the organization provides with combat support or he makes all the final decisions, but after he hears different opinions. combat service support, weapons systems or "Leadership has to learn how to take advantage of all the assets around them. Our National other products and services. Guard is a shrinking organization- we have to do more with fewer resources." How does the seemingly abstract concept of TQM apply to everyday situations in the military? Consider an actual scenario that fell before state Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander just last year. A noncommissioned officer with nearly 20 years of service in the • ssue Get a 'quality' education • through courses at RTI

FTUS and M-Day Quality Awareness Classes. ce involvement in management Reviews the problem solving process, the quality im­ provement process, basics of meeting management, basic facilitation, time management, task prioritization ownsized Guard and methods for setting attainable goals. Any full-time Ohio Am1y National Guard had written a letter to the general that required careful member of the National Guard may attend the four-day thinking as to its re::;ponse. In his civilian role, the NCO worked with the juvenile court FTUS (Full Time Unit Support) class; this includes system in a large metropolitan area in Ohio. AGR, GS, WG or civilian personnel. The M-Day The NCO requested Alexander's input on the issue of whether minors who had Quality A v"Vareness Class offers traditional guardmembers committed a felony (not resulting in a victim's death) before age 18 could still be the same opportunity for learning, but during a two-day eligible for military indoctrination. even though a clean police record nom1all) is intensive session on IDT status. required for ser\ ice. The NCO suggested that by allo\\ ing a troubled teenager who may Meeting Management Class. Offers M-Day sol­ have made just one mistake to still enter military service would help to further diers a variety of tools that will assist them in designing rehabilitate him or her and provtde service back to the community. and conducting more efficient meetings. The course will "There is a challenge and an opportunity here sir. that may determine whether or not discuss group dynamics and interaction, conflict man­ our children have another choice in life or not. As agement, contracting. basic facilitator skills and will it stands now sir. they do not, and we as a state. provide the tools necessary for a successful meeting. country and community lose," the letter read. This class is conducted over one weekend and requires He handed the letter over to the M-Day mem­ attendees to be graduates oft he basic quality awareness bers of the general staffforthe command group course. Capt. John Stinnett, I st Lt. Dan Shank, Staff Sgt. Facilitator Class. Subjects covered include the prob­ Ed Elfrink and Spc. Curtis Luckett and asked lem solving process. the quality improvement process, them to collectively decide how the matter should meeting management, facilitation skills, time manage­ be handled. ment, task prioritization, methods for setting attainable "The first thing we did was brainstorm - thro\\ objectives, idea generation and an overview ofthe Army out some ideas," Stinnett said. "The letter brought Performance Improvement Criteria. This five-day course up some issues that required some more research. is available toM-Day soldiers and full-time employees We called the JAG (Judge Advocate General) to of the Ohio Army National Guard who have graduated look up the regulation, and called recruiting. the basic quality awareness course. ·'When we had a consensus. (Alexander) told Unit Advisor Class. Unit advisors assist command­ us to come into his office, and we role-played. ers at the unit level as well as directorates and department One of us played the soldier who wrote the heads by training personnel within their organizations to letter, and another played the AG. It was a great learning experience." fill an additional duty. Personnel completing this course Members of the general staff appreciated the interest the adjutant general expressed will be able to manage and facilitate unit/department in their thoughts on the matter. meetings; teach and advise upon the use ofquality tools "He didn't push us, he didn't tell us how he wanted it done. He let us get our ideas such as flowcharting, pareto and histograms. fndividuals out,'' Luckett said. "You're never looked down upon because of rank. It's good to be planning to attend this course must be selected by their asked 'How would you handle this?"' commander/directorate to be the organization's Quality The Total Army Quality Performance Improvement Criteria arc the framework for Subject Matter Expert. This is a two-week course, with improving Am1y-wide operations and performance. Using these criteria will help serve students required to work through the weekend. as a working tool for planning, assessment and training; raise performance expectations First Line Lead ct· Training. A four-hour block of and standards; and facilitate communication and sharing so every member of the instruction required ofall leaders, meaning all officers as organization knows where it is heading and what the key operational and performance well as enlisted soldiers assigned to a sergeant's duty improvement goals are. position. The class teaches military leaders the skills of The Ohio Army National Guard's efforts to implement Total Quality Management "taking care of soldiers," focusing on effective team throughout its units depends greatly on every soldier becoming involved and knowl­ building, giving positive recognition, insight into moti­ edgeable about the concepts involved. Several courses on quality management issues vation, attrition management and a variety of other for both individuals and units are currently offered through the !45th Regiment. influencing factors. This training is conducted by RTI Regional Training Institute. located at Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus. Courses are personnel at Ohio Army National Guard training sites/ open to both full-time and traditional soldiers. armories at the unit's request. "Today's leaders ofthe 21st century are going to be leaders who have a broader vision of what's out there, and take advantage of all the assets around them," Richards said. :wore informal ion and class dates for FY98 can be "(Leaders) gain people's trust and respect when they ask for outside input." • obtained by calling the Regional Training Institute at (614) 492-3085.

15 Restoring the Wetlands Story by Capt. William G iezie, 200th RED HORSE Squadron and Staff Sgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, Ohio ANG

t's hard to imagine that preparing for war get her to restore a 300-acre farm into could also mean restoring an area of wet­ its previous condition as a wetland. Ilands, but according to I st Lt. Mike Hrynciw, "This restoration has been very 200th RHS environmental engineer, "this is successful. In the 1920s, wood ducks some of the best training available." were almost extinct," said Eric The fl atland of northwestern Ohio exists as Hellman, Oak Harbor Conservation a flood plain to Lake Erie and is known to many Club member. "Today they're the natives as the Black Swamp. During the 1800s, second most populated duck in this settlers recognized and used the fertile soil that area after the mallard." resulted from thousands of years of organic Hellman largely attributed the suc­ material being deposited by Lake Erie. cess of the project to the 200th RHS. Developing the area into " Without the ef- useful agricultural land re- "Without the ef­ forts and commit­ quired the implementation of ment of the 200th modern drainage engineering forts and commit­ this project would technology. Early settlers not be possible." pioneered this science, de­ ment of the 200th The 200th RHS veloping techniques such as is an Ohio Air Na­ subsurface drainage systems, this project would tional Guard unit field tiling and ditching. able to rapidly de­ The same methods are still not be possible. " ploy heavy con- used to rapidly remove flood Eric Hellman struction and engi- waters from the land into the Oak Harbor Conservation Club neering equipment Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, OHANG adjacent natural drainage fea- and personnel. The A 200th dozer prepares to move earth and tures. Though the agricultural use of the land­ unit is capable ofdep loying to remote concrete to protect wetland area. produced crops that fed an entire nation, it also locations across the globe to design, had many serious side effects. construct and repair Air Force installations. pares 200th members for their wartime mission The installation of various drainage struc­ Restoring the wetlands provides the mem­ of levying and building earthen walls around tures, combined with the removal ofonce dense bers of the 200th RHS the opportunity to train lubricants, petroleums and missiles. vegetation, caused the erosion of topsoil , de­ on the unit's heavy equipment while performing "Thi s project involves everyone from engi­ stroyed the natural habitat of many species and a real world project that benefits the community neers to airfields personnel to food service," allowed down stream flooding in many areas. and preserves the environment. Hrynciw said. " It provides hands-on training In 1991, the 200th RED HORSE Squadron "Since I just got out of tech school, .I feel this for everyone." along with the Ohio Department of Natural project provides us with great hands-on train­ In order to convert the plan from drawings to Resources, the Oak Harbor Conservation Club ing," said Staff Sgt. Victor Conley, member of an actual functioning wetlands area, the 200th and many local community leaders joined to- 200th RHS airfields section. RHS had to excavate a I 0-acre deep water The project also gives lagoon, haul the excavated soil, and grade and unit members the chance to compact the material. In 1995, the 200th moved train on equipment not or­ more than 15,000 cubic yards of dirt for the dinarily used, allowing project (one dump truck holds I 0 cubic yards). them to learn from mistakes So fa r, this effort has resulted in the construc­ not detrimental to the tion of more than 50 acres of earthen embank­ project. ments, watersheds and storage lagoons. "It's not like building a "We hope to see the project completed by the parking lot with certain year 2005," Hrynciw said. "Along the way specifications," Conley we're learning our wartime mi ssion and how to said. "If you mess up, it be good marsh managers." can be fixed." As a result of these efforts, various animal Unit members train in species such as the bald eagle have returned to teams of 20, working 8- northwestern Ohio, the environment is being hour shifts on three rotat­ restored in many locations and the readiness ing weekends every month skills of Ohio's RED HORSE Squadron are

Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, OHANG during the summer. being prepared and enhanced for their "total SSgt. Forrest Swope (left) and TSgt. Greg Vogt conduct a According to Hrynciw, force" worldwide mission.• maintenance inspection on a unit bulldozer. restoring the wetlands pre-

16 Buckeye Guard Photo by SFC Bob D. Mullins, HQ STARC. SGT John Murray, 324th MP Co., waves a truck in at an entrance gate at Fort Clayton, Panama. 324th MPs in Panama

Stor y by Sgt. 1st C lass Bob D. M ullins HQ STARC, O HARNG and Sgt. Pat Johnston 3 19th Mobile Public Affairs Det., USA R

nspired by the hi storic Panama Canal, mem­ The duties undertaken by the 324th proved Company that the locals will miss the most. bers of the Ohio Army National Guard's to be just as diverse as the Ohio contingent of Said to have "the widest smile at Fort Clayton," I 324th Military Police Compa ny, volunteer soldiers, which included Sgt. Robert Santibenez and hi s fri endly demeanor won over Middletown, recently performed their annual Wingate. people even when they were inconvenienced by training at Fort Clayton, Panama. Currently a section leader for military police random car checks, part of the National Guard Offered temporary relief from the Buckeye investigations with the unit, Wingate was an military police officers' special duties while in state's chilly winter weather, two 45-person active duty MP for 4 • years prior to Panama. "He's getting smiles from all ofthem," rotations spent two weeks in the tropics this transitioning totheGuard. As a civilian, Wingate said Sgt. William Tungate, also of the 838th. past January. And it wasn' t hard to fi nd works as a corrections officer at a maximum Flashing that infectious smile and hailing the volunteers from the 838th MPs, Youngstown, security prison in Lebanon. " It 's important to drivers in either fluent Spanish or English to­ and the 323rd MPs, Toledo, to augment the get away to a foreign post and learn new ward the car checkpoint, any ill feelings felt by Middletown unit. cultures," Wingate said. "It 's an opportunity the occupants of the cars quickly fade away. The 324th performed military duty along­ for some great training." The officer in charge of the 324th, I st Lt. side its active duty counterparts, the 534th One ofthe comerstonesoftraining offered to Eugene Dragonette, had never met Santibenez and 549th Military Police Companies. The Ohio's MPs was ensuring the security of Fort before coming to Panama, but was glad to have Ohio soldiers worked closely with the Army Clayton, primarily through security checks at him assigned to his unit because he was the only MPs in their garrison law enforcement mis­ the entrance gates. Though all of the MPs one who was fluent in both English and Spanish. sion, which included conducting walking pa­ performed this duty rountinely, it's Sgt. Rudy "Whenever we have a bi-lingual soldier come trols and performing special operations. A. Santibenez of the 838th Military Police down here, they usually try to utilize them as 17 Spring 1998 • much as they can because they are a big help," said Dragonette. "The people (at Fort Clayton) appreciate us being there. We'resupportingthem. We're giving them protection and they like it," said Santibenez. Both novice and seasoned MPs consider their mission in Panama significant, in more ways than one. Photo by SGT Pat Johnson, USAR. "I enjoy MP work and be­ ABOVE: SSG Diana Cloud, 324th MP Co., lieve that it's important to stands in formation at the close of her augment and serve alongside unit's deploymentto Panama. RIGHT: SGT active duty personnel," said Rudy A. Santibenez, 838th MP Co., assists Pvt. Andrea M. Short, who a youngster in need of a drink of water. recently attended basic train- ing and the Military Police School at Fort duty MP and a Panamanian na­ McClellan, Ala. Outside of the Guard, Short is tional police officer, Cloud was employed as a theraputic programmer for the educated on the long-running, Springfield Medical Center. cooperative law enforcement Staff Sgt. Diana Lynn Cloud, also of the training program between the 324th, agreed with the U.S. mil itary and young soldier. "The Guard soldiers Panamanian govern­ "Many ... times we ment. The patrols only practice the field are totally awesome- comb downtown aspects of our military technically competent, Panama City in areas police duties. Even that are both on and Photo by SFC Bob D. Mullins, HQ STARC. though you do a little tactically projicient- offlimitsto U.S. mili- bit of paperwork, you I would have them as tary. "Our soldiers are able to conduct continual never get the real world These eyes on the street help keep professional training here with our active duty experience; especially partofourteamfor 365 track of potential law enforcement partners in an atmosphere of great coopera­ being out of the coun- if problems as well as making the sol­ tion," said I stLt. Rudolph Pringle, Jr., forward try and seeing how ... days a year i they were diers downtown feel more secure. commander of the 324th. to coordinate 000 with available. " The second week of duty for the "Our training and their preparation for us the policies of theCa­ 324th was special operations. The here at Fort Clayton has resulted in a smooth LTC Randall E. Tindall nal Treaty," added Cloud. squads performed random car checks transition into this operation thanks to Master Always interested in learning experiences, for proper driver documents such as insurance, Sgt. Jeffrey Swanson, National Guard liaison, Cloud arranged to go on "Charlie Patrol" after licenses and post authorization. One evening plus many others," he added. Off-duty, Pringle her regularshiftwas over. Riding with an active they searched all incoming and outgoing non­ is a corrections captain at the Pickaway Correc­ military vehicles for weapons tions Institute in Pickaway County. His civil­ and drugs using a canine team. ian responsibilities include the supervision of Cloud said that her squad 68 officers and 2,000 inmates. found various contraband in­ Sgt. John Murray, a squad leader with the cluding machetes, clubs and a 324th, served I 0 years on active duty as an couple of guns. MP- including Desert Storm duty- before According to Lt. Col. Don becoming a guardsman. "In this atmosphere, Carter, provost marshal at Fort each side gets a chance to learn from the other," Clayton, the contraband check­ noted Murray, a policeman with the city of point carried out by the 324th Cincinnati. was one oft he most successful And it wasn't only the MPs that were able to he'd witnessed in a long time. thrive in the active duty environment. Whether falling into the The unit's food service section also recieved ranks to perform duty as indi­ an excellent opportunity for training since the viduals or moving enti re com­ members were tasked to support the dining panies, battalions or brigades facility of Headquarters and Headquarters De­ for training or direct missions, tachment, 245th Area Support Battalion. It the National Guard expects won the 1996 and 1997 Philip A. Connelly Photo by SFC Bob D. Mullins, HQ STARC. mi litary professionalism in the Award for excellence in Army Food Service, ABOVE: SFC Richard Dalton, 324th MP Co., stirs the performance of duty. Large Dining F..aci lity Category. The award is soup du jour before the lunch crowd arrives. 18 Buckeye Guard presented out by the International Association for both sides. Lt. Col. Randall of Restaurants each year to only one dining E. Tindall, commander of Fort facility in the ent ire Army. Clayton's 245th Support Bat­ According to Sgt. I st Class Richard L. Dalton, talion, has had the opportunity a cook with the 324th, "Filling in the shifts and to work with many National training at Fort Clayton is great, but nothing can Guard units. "The synchroni­ top the type of experience which our cooks can zation of the Ohio Guard sol­ achieve in this high standard environment. diers into our law and order "We appreciate the opportunity to upgrade mission exemplifies what one our skills here," he added. team can accomplish," Tindall Serving overseas has become routine duty for said. the National Guard, with units currently serv­ "The Guard soldiers are to­ ing in Bosnia, llaiti , Germany, Panama and tally awesome technically many other count ries throughout the world. competent, tactically profi­ Photo by SFC Bob D. Mullins, HOSTARC. Current total force policy has given the reserve cient I would have them as SSG Michael Wiseman, 324th MP Co., checks photo components the mission of partner in protec­ part of our team for 365 days a IDs of people entering Fort Clayton. tion of U.S. interests, both at home and abroad. year if they were available," he With the National Guard becoming more and said. "The Guard enhances our mission support "The Ohio Guard and the 324th MPs are more a global force, the type duty-oriented and combat readiness by allowing our soldiers to another military success story," Tindall as­ training at Fort Clayton has become a necessity focus and train on mission essential tasks." serted. "We look forward to their return."• Mechanics support TEAMS during Panamanian deployment Story by Spc. Derrick Witherspoon pre-positioned engineer, medical 319th Mobile Public Affairs Oct., USAR and logistics equipment, as well as a maintenance and supply activity, s the Panamanian sun beamed upon his to support year-round U.S. mili­ A sunburned skin and the sweat dripped tary exercises throughout Central from his head like a leaking faucet, one and South America and the Carib­ Ohio Army National Guard citizen-soldier bean. wiped his forehead and noted the difference With so many guardmembers between weather in the tropics and the cli­ li ke Ricker constantly deploying to mate back home in the Midwest. TEAMS' centralized location in " Panama is very hot, but it's nice Panama, expensive transportation weather," said Spc. Jason Ricker, 23, of costs associated with supporting Kalida, Ohio. "Back home it's I 0 to 12 on-going U.S. military operations degrecs(Fahrenheit), so the change is good." in the U.S. southern command the­ Ricker serves with the Ohio Army National ater are avoided. At the same time, Guard's 323rd Military Police Company PhotobySPCDemckWitherspoon,319thMPAD,USAA. Ricker and the thousands of other based in Toledo. An Army-trained light ve­ SPC Jason Ricker, 323rd MP Co., checks the tension troops who have ventured to hicle mechanic, Ricker recently deployed to on a belt during AT at Fort Kobbe, Panama. Panama over the years receive in- Panama with six other members of his unit valuable training in their military to perform their two-week annual training at got to learn about a different culture there, job specialties. Fort Kobbe. His job was to help repair vehicles which was good," Ricker added. "Overall it Ricker said the training he received from the at the Theater Equipment and Maintenance was a good experi ence which helped me be Guard helps him perform hi s civilian job much Site, or TEAMS, as the U.S. military calls it. open-minded when I got here." better. While working at TEAMS, Ricker helped to Sgt. I st Class Stacey J. Thornton, Ricker's "In the Guard, I learn how to listen for prepare vehicles that were going to be shipped supervisor, also was credited w ith preparing problems in different types of equipment and to Ecuador for an upcoming U.S. military train­ the young enlisted soldier with what to expect that saves me a lot of time on my civilian job," ing, humanitarian and civic action exercise. in tropical Panama. said Rickers, who works as a mechanic for "We have to make sure all the vehicles are "Spc. Ricker came here pumped up. He did Nickles Bakery. "If f can just li sten and know inspected and each vehicle is looked at for any an excellent job, and his work performance was what the problem is, I can fix the problem that deadli nes so we can fix them," said Ricker. good. He got the chance to work with much faster," he explained. "We're down here supporting the 324th Mili­ guardmembers from Kentucky and said he Ricker said his visit to Panama was more tary Police Company. When we first talked learned some new things from them," Thornton than he could have ever imagined about living about this four months ago, it was just an option said. "Ricker is a hard-driven soldier, and I'm and working in Latin America. He also admit­ then and the seven of us jumped at the chance proud to have him on my team." ted he was anxious to return home so he could to come here." llundredsofNational Guard citizen-soldiers share his experiences with fami ly, friends, fel­ This was not Ricker's first time overseas. deploy each year to support TEAMS at Fort low guardmembers and his bakery co-workers. "I was active duty for four years, and I spent Kobbe, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean " I never thought I would be here in my life," two years of that in Germany. I loved that. It entrance to the historic Panama Canal. Fort Ricker said. "I have learned about the culture, was a completely different experience, and I Kobbe is a military installation where there are people and way of life down here.''• Spring 1998 19 107th responds to first medevac call By Chief Warrant Officer Loyd R. McCoy 107th Medical Company

It is 2310 hours on a clear moonless night. The phone rings in the operations section ofa small and obscure ai1jield. The clock starts. It is a callfora mede1•ac mission. There is a suspected heart a/lack victim in the field. and every second counts in gelling the victim the best medical care as quickly as possible. Less than jive minutes after/he phone rings, a medevac crew of the /07th Air Ambulance Company has received and verified the mission, pfolled and double-checked the 8-digit grid coordinates and launched their UH-f V helicopter into the night to the desig­ nated pick up location. At 90 knots and less than 500.feet above the ground, the aircra.fi slices through the night to its designated pick-up point. The medics on the ground do their best to comfort the patient while they strain to listen for the familiar sound ofthe Huey. The aircraft arrives, the patielll is loaded and tl1e aircraft Courtesy photo. is offagain en route to the local hospital. The medic onboard the Participants of 107th Med. Co.'s first medevac pose for a photo. aircraft initiates an IV tojitrther stabilize the patient. The aircraft landsat the hospital, the patient is transferred to the hospiwf'scare A lot of extra hard work and responsibility comes with being part of an and the helicopter isoffagain. Less than 35minutesafter the initial Air Ambulance Company. call, the medevac crew is back at their helipad, having completed Unlike most units that use annual training fortraining, the main mission their mission. for the I 07th during AT was to provide medevac support at Camp Grayling for the National Guards of Michigan and Ohio. This was the first actual medevac mission fort he I 07th Air Ambulance The I 07th is able to provide a highly sought after service. Since its I Company, which celebrated its second birthday on Oct. I, 1997. inception, the unit has provided Air Ambulance support for the Dayton Under the leadership of its commander, Maj. Stuart Driesbach, the unit International Air Show and has fu lfilled requests ofother states who have has adopted and taken to heart the "crawl, walk, ru n" concept oftraining. paid for this medevac support during the training periods. These were their first steps, and they did not stumble. In addition to providing this specialized service to the military The I 07th is not just another aviation unit. The unit is commanded and community, members of the I 07th have been involved in local community led by medical service corps officers. All aviators are required to attend and civic activities. During the past two years, the unit has provided static a two-week AMMED course that is essential fo r qualification. Most of displays to various functions such as Career Days at colleges and high the flight medics in the command also function as paramedics or advanced schools, and at Boy Scout gatherings. To promote a positive image of the emergency medical technicians in theircivilianjobs. The crew chiefs work Guard, unit personnel also have participated in local after-prom activities with the medics in providing care once the patient is on board the aircraft. to teach rappelling and military leadership.• Land nav instruction right on course Story by Staff Sgt. Michael T. Roberts spaced I 0 meters apart were laid out on an A T roop, 2/107th Cavalry east-west azimuth. Students were divided into teams of two and each team was our members of the mortars section of supplied with unique two-leg courses to FA Troop, 211 07th Cavalry, conducted run. Students were able to apply what land navigation classes in September for they had been taught, with many teams eighth-graders at St. Joseph's Elementary achieving three out of four or four out of School, located in Cold Spring, Ky. four correct points. Staff Sgt. Michael Roberts, Staff Sgt. Student enthusiasm was high and the David Galloway, Spc. Tim Taylor and Spc. teachers expressed a desire for A Troop to John Priest instructed 75 students on map return to instruct more students. The and compass skills in a three-part course. soldiers of the mortar platoon are discuss­ First, students established their pace ing the possibility of taking the land navi­ count and learned how to determine mag­ gation course to the next level- high Courtesy photo. netic azimuths. school- and using it as a recruiting tool. Members of A Troop, 2/107 Cav., pose for a photo Next, map skills were taught in the class­ Soldiers interested in replicating A with students from St. Joseph's Elementary. room. Students learned the five major and Troop's map and compass course can three minor terrain features; the difference be­ practical exercise. write Roberts or Galloway at A Troop, 2/ 107th tween map north, true north and grid north; and To complete the exercise, A Troop's soldiers Cavalry, 4100 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio how to determine an eight-digit grid coordinate. established a map and compass course on the 45229-1640;"0r call (513) 861-3727.• Afterward, the students were given a self-paced school's ball field. A series ofnumbe red blocks 20 Buckeye Guard Zanesville unit earns 'total force' status

Story by Staff Sgt. Shannon Scherer HQ, O hio ANG a nd Senior Airma n Mary Ward MacDill Air Force Base

f you want to see the "total force" concept at work, go to MacDill Air IForce Base, Fla., before the end of May. The 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, Zanesville, six other Air Na­ tional Guard EIS units, one active duty EIS unit, and two Air Force Reserve Civil Engineering units are in the process of installing fiber optic cable for the new Combat Information Transport System, Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, OHANG. otherwise known as CITS. ABOVE: SSgt. Don Frost , left, and SSgt. More than 100 military personnel are David Horton prepare cable for fiber installing 155,000 feet of cable to bring optic installation. RIGHT: Unit members MacDill AFB into the " Information dig t renches in search of conduits Age." The 220th EIS seized this project which encase copper cable. as a way to assist in the total force initiative and as a means of training. "The tours during the five-month completion active duty just doesn't have the man­ process. Once the installation is com­ power anymore to complete a task this plete, Zanesville members will finish up large," said Chief Dale Williams, 220th with the networking portion to get users Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HO, OHANG. EIS team chief. "This project allows the on line. Senior Airman Brian Grunder, 220th of the CITS at MacDill. "This is one of the Guard, Reserve and active duty to work EIS cable splicer, is enjoying his participa­ larger projects that the Guard has been in­ together on a high priority mission." tion. "I'm actually applying what I learned in volved with," said Master Sgt. AI Engevik, Cable installation is the first part of this school," he said. "This has been a good project manager. "The installation ofCITS I 0-year plan to update every Air Force base hands-on experience." will show that the Guard is capable of the worldwide with the CITS program. During The project, which began in January, is task and, at the same time, it provides great the first phase, fiber optic cable is placed unusual in the fact that the overall team chief training. This project reflects that the mili­ underground and routed to communication for the project is a National Guard member. tary components can work in total force," rooms in all core facilities. A glass thread The213th EIS, New York Air National Guard, Engevik said. "And, more importantly, it that replaces copper will transmit data more accepted responsibility for the management shows the Guard 'can do. '"• rapidly th rough the use of light. During th is phase, 220th EIS members dug trenches searching for external wiring that needed upgraded. Maps provided by base civil engi­ 220th EIS installers busy in Florida neers weren't always up-to-date, making the Story by Master Sgt. G reg Meadows The installation involved connecting 17 task more tedious. "Each day has presented 220th EIS Public Affairs buildings that use more than 22,000 feet of us with new challenges," Williams said. "Un­ innerduct and 20,000 feet of fiber optic foreseen problems have slowed down the ot only were members of the 220th cable. An additional task to the project progress, but we're making the best of it. Nbusy participating in the total force included the installation of a 200-pair We've been abl~ 'to help MacDill civil engi­ concept at MacDill AFB, they were also copper cable by the 220th EIS to the new neering update their base maps." tackli ng an Air Force Civil Engineering base housing office. The second phase will be more visible to Services Agency, or AFCESA, project more Unit members also helped allied sup­ users on base. Electronics will be installed than 300 miles away at Patrick AFB near port on base install backboards and hard­ which will cause an increase in speed on the Orlando, Fla. ware for patch panels and remove out­ Local Area Network. An innovative new During February and March, 23 person­ dated lead and copper underground cable. capability called "virtual networking" will nel from the 220th EIS installed a fiber The 45th CES estimated the work done by also be part of the C ITS program. Virtual optic backbone for the 45th Civil Engineer­ the 220th E!S saved the Air Force ap­ networking will give users the illusion that ing Services at Patrick AFB. proximately $40,000. they are working on the same network. It will The installation involved two major Col. Will Allen, 220th EIS commander provide the same shared resources and will phases-the first being placement of said, "The job the 220th did for the 45th look identical even though it may be scat­ innerduct and fiber optic cable. The sec­ CES is further proof of our unit's abil­ tered over 30 or 40 servers. ond, and most tedious phase, was the ity to transport our people and equip­ Members of the 220th are running their installation of 400 SC connectors for the ment anywhere, anytime to get the job section of the project like a normal exercise. tiber optic network. done."• They are rotating members on 15- and 30-day Spring 1998 21 GUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT

Annual training and The use of vehicles, wheeled and tracked, off Destruction of trees sends road can be harmful to plants and topsoil. This the environment lieutenant to jail... can cause erosion and damage to the environ­ ment for years. All vehicles must stay on Where are you headed for annual training existing trail roads. The making ofn ew roads is this year? Whether it be Germany, Fort prohibited. Never execute locked track turns. Story, Camp Dodge, Camp Grayling, the Some of the trees at Camp Grayling provide National Training Center at Fort Irwin orthe nesting areas for birds and small animals. Others Ravenna Anny Training Area in Ohio, the are protected for forestation. Do not cut live environmental requirements and responsi­ trees without written authorization from post bilities will be similar. operations. The Department of Natural Re­ Due to the nature ofo ur training, there are sources charges for the cutting of trees at a rate many environmental issues that must be reflecting full growth. In other words, ify ou cut considered, beginning with the planning down a small tree, they will charge you fora full phases of training. Not only is this in the size tree. Army's spirit of environmental steward­ If trees are removed or destroyed, the soil is ship, violation of many environmental laws more susceptible to wind and water erosion. can result in fines or other punishment. Damaged trees are susceptible to disease. Do Before traveling to your annual training Photo by MSG Candace Kline, HQ STARC. not cut tree branches and other parts of trees for site, find out the environmental guidelines camouflage. Cut ground cover only. for that location. In most cases, they will be seemingly innocent act of cutting When stringing communication or power cable, similar to the fo llowing information which A down trees at Camp Grayling, Mich., resulted in a short incarceration run it along the edge of existing cleared areas. applies to Camp Grayling, Mich. for the platoon leader who was in Remove all wire, cable and wire loops used to Many areas at Camp Grayling are re­ charge. Stands of Jack Pines at stringthecablewhen leaving the area. Deer and stricted- some for environmental reasons. Grayling provide the habitat for the other animals may become entangled in wire and They are marked on the training maps and/ Kirkland's Warbler, which is a federally eventually die. or with signs on the ground. Noise, vehicles endangered species. These guidelines that are specific to Camp and other aspects ofour training may damage Grayling may apply at other annual training or destroy plants and wildlife. Of special locations. They may vary based on the types concern are those Ii s ted as threatened or endan­ POLs and disturbances caused by vehicles of soil, terrain, plants and wildlife. Be sure to gered species. and other equipment can be harmful to fi sh and learn the rules before you train. This will ensure No tlyovers are allowed at Hartwick Pines plants in bodies of water. Military activity in meaningful training and the protection of the State Park because of noise considerations. all streams and rivers, including ri ver crossings environment at the same time. Submitted by During certain times of the year, the habitat of and ri ver rafting, is prohibited. Training along Candace}. Kline, Environmental Office. the Kirkland Warbler, an endangered species, is the A uSable River is restricted to not closer than offlimits. Other restricted areas include the Red 400 feet by both foot troops and vehicles, and Pine Natural Area, Houghton's Goldenrod Area, along other rivers to not closer than 200 feet. OSHA training offered eagle nesting areas, all wetlands and Wakeley Military activities on all lakes are prohibited to Air, Army Guard Lake because ofloons and eagles. except for Howes Lake, Duck Lake, Kyle Lake, Petroleum, oils and lubricants (POL) can be and specific bridge training on Lake Margrethe. Members of the 12 I stAir Refueling Wing's extremely dangerous to the environment if Training along the shorelines of all lakes is BioEnvironmental Engineering Office will be spilled. Spills can cost tens of thousands of restricted to not closer than 200 feet except conducting several General Industry Outreach dollars to clean up once they reach ground Howes Lake, Duck Lake and the loading ramp Programs during 1998. water. If a spill occurs, respond quickly as at Lake Margrethe. The program is designed to standardize follows: Never bury trash. Animals, mostly raccoons mandatory Occupational Safety and Health train­ • Stop the spill if possible. and bears, will dig it up and try to eat even plastic ing for all guardmembers. The two-day program • Report immediately to the Post Environ­ and cans. Not only does the trash attract consists of 17 instructional segments including mental Officer by phone or radio. Transmi t in unwanted varmints, they may get angry if they hazardous control of energy, hazardous chemical the clear that you have a "spot report" and need dig it up and don't fi nd food. Dispose of trash communication and safety standard awareness. environmental team assistance. at approved sites as soon as possible after What's unique about this program is that it's • Contain the spill with absorbent materials meals. transportable to any unit in Ohio with OSHA or by whatever means possible. Spilled liquids During May 1990, approximately 5,000 acres qualified instructors available to conduct the will move very quickly through Camp Grayling's of the Grayling area were destroyed by a forest seminar. Any interested members of the Ohio sandy soil. This could result in contamination fire in less than five hours. Open fires and Air and Army National Guard are encouraged to of rivers and streams or ground water. burning of trash are prohibited everywhere on participate. Questions concerning the course • Limitaccesstothespillarea. Donot allow Camp Grayling. When fire danger is high, live materi al or arranging a training seminar should matches, lighters, smoking or anything which firing, pyrotechnics and other fire producing be directed to Master Sgt. Kelly Ruff at DSN: could cause a spark. training may be restricted. Cigarette butts and 950-313 1 or Master Sgt. Tim Caudill at DSN: • Place contaminated soil in barrels which matches should be cool to the touch before 950-3105. Submitted by Staff Sgt. Shannon are available from the post. discarding in trash receptacles. Scherer, HQ, Ohio ANG. 22 Buckeye Guard DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION

Drinking, driving costs a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekends, one in seven underage drinking and that any intoxicated indi­ drivers is drunk. In 1995, 32 percent of all viduals do not drive once the function ends. in more ways than one fatal crashes during the week were alcohol As a nation, the cost ofa lcohol-related crashes The last decade has witnessed a tremendous related, compared to 54 percent on the week­ is estimated to be $45 billion every year. An increase in public awareness of the serious ends. About two in every five Americans will additional $70.5 billion is lost in quality of life hazards associated with drinking alcohol and be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some due to these crashes. Submitted by OC Devin operating a motor vehicle. Due largely to the time in their lives. Braun, Drug Demand Reduction Office. awareness-raising efforts of Mothers Against Ifthe risks oflife, limb or incarceration are not Drunk Driving, Americans have developed an enough of a reason to designate a sober driver, Guard seeks youths adamantly anti-drinking and driving stance how about the threat to your wallet? In Ohio where there was once predominantly apathy. Driving Under the llifluence Law 1997, Jim for character awards As a result, all states in the nation have passed Looker proposes the personal financial costs of The Drug Demand Reduction Program is legislation imposing increasingly stricter laws a Driving Under the Influence, or DUl, convic­ reaching hundreds oftoday's youth about living regarding what constitutes impaired driving and tion as follows: their lives on Higher Grou11d. Higher Grou11 d what its penalties should be. is the Guard's program based on the Josephson The good news is, statistics show a relatively Fine ooooooooooooooooo ... oo ...... oo ...... oo .. oo.oooo·····oo· $200 Institute of Ethics' CHARACTER COUNTS! steady improvement in Americans' decisions Court Costs 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 $50 These programs are built around the Six Pillars aboutdrinkingand driving. The 17, 126alcohol­ Mandatory treatment ...... 00 ...... $300 of Character- trustworthiness, respect, re­ related traffic fatal ities in 1996 represent a 24 Reinstatement Fees oo ...... oo .... oo .. oo ...... oo $500 sponsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. percent reduction from 22,715 such deaths Sub Total oOOOOOOOoOOOOOoOOOoOoOOOOO oO oOOOoOoOoOOOoOoO O $ 1,050 During this year's upcoming CHARACTER reported in 1985. COUNTS! Week, Oct. 18-24, the National In light of the encouraging data, it is easy to Guilty Plea ...... 00 .. 00 ...... $200 to 1,000 American Youth Character Awards will be an­ become complacent and assume the dilemma of Not Guilty Plea oOOOOOoOOOOOoOOOoOOOOOO $2,000 and up nounced. drunken drivers is a thing of the past, however, Insu ranceoo 00 00 000 from $5 70 a year to$ I, 7 50 per The American Youth Character A wards are statistics show this to be anything but true. year for five years, after which a project of the CHARACTER COUNTS! In the past decade, four times as many Ameri­ a reassessment of your driving Coalition. The coalition identifies worthy nomi­ cans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed record could bring it back down. nees through the resources of its members, in the Vietnam War. In 1996, an average ofo ne Also, a $6,000 insurance cost including Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers-Big person was killed in an alcohol-related traffic difference for 5 years. Sisters, 4-H, YMCA and the National Educa­ accident every 32 minutes. These deaths con­ tion Association. The awards identify and stituted approximately 41 percent of the total T otal cost for a first time DUI with no crash honor young people who are the real and proper 41,907 traffic fatalities that year. Additionally, is a pproximately $8,000 (minimum). role models for their generation. The stories of about I ,058,990 people were injured in such these praiseworthy youngsters prove that char­ incidents last year- an average of one person Guardmembers who are charged with a DUI acter does count and that no child is predestined injured every 30 seconds. soon find out their military membership may to be good or bad. Do not become lulled into thinking that since also be affected. The coalition is seeking young people whose you don't get behind the wheel after indulging, When a civilian or commercial driver's license Ii ves and achievements demonstrate an enduring you are not threatened or affected by this is revoked or suspended for any reason whatso­ commitment to any or all of the fo llowing scourge. One of the most tragic aspects of the ever, the member's military licence shall be qualities associated with good character: drunk driving phenomenon is that thousands of revoked or suspended for a similar period of • Perseverance and inner strength enabling innocent people are killed every year. time. The guardmember is responsible for the young person to overcome physical, finan­ Drunk driving is the nation's most fre­ proving to the commander or the unit's desig­ cial or other difficulties. quently committed violent crime. In fact, nated representative that his or her civilian • Uncompromising integrity and courage every weekday ~ight from I 0 p.m. to I a.m., license/permit has been restored. demonstrated by a willingness to do the right one in 13 drivers is drunk (having a blood When security clearances are completed, for thing despite social pressures or personal risk. alcohol content of 0.8 or more). Between I sensitive military positions as well as for pro­ • Generosity of spirit and a willingness for motions of officers and senior self-sacrifice in devotion to helping others. enlisted, the DUI will become • Community service in working for the evident during the criminal common good. records check. So it's best to All nominees must be between the ages of9 report such incidents to your and 18. Winners or finalists in local award unit as it occurs. ceremonies taking place before June I may be Additionally, it is the policy entered in nomination for the national awards. of the Ohio Adjutant General's If you would like to nominate a young person Department to hold the com­ for an American Youth Character A ward, please mander responsible for unit contact the Drug Demand Reduction Office at functions where alcohol is be­ (6 14)336-7432. Submiltedby OCJodieMcFee, ing consumed. That obligation Drug Demand Reduction Administrator. includes ensuring there is no Spring 1998 23 BUCKEYE BRIEFS

nizing and honoring in­ 0155 or by writing to: Ohio Veterans Hall of dividuals, both military Fame, 65 South Front Street, Suite 426, Colum­ and civilian, for con­ bus, Ohio 43215. All nominations must be spicuous and significant postmarked by June 30 at the above address. contributions to the welfare and prestige of the enlisted corps of the Cleveland wants Ohio ANG. players, sponsors for Nominees should be exemplary citizens with military football team volunteer and civic ser­ A group ofservice members are joining forces vice who display an ac­ to establish the Cleveland area's first semi­ tive concern for the bet­ professional military football team, and "are terment of the state, na­ looking for a few good" sponsors and players. tion and its citizens. The Billing itself as the "first ever semi-pro mili­ State Senior Enlisted tary football team in the Cleveland area," the Advisor and the State "Army-USMC Eagles" will be a member oft he PhotobyMSgt.J. Ernest A. Paquette. lndianaAirNationaiGuard. Senior NCO Council will Lakeshore Football League, operated under the CMSgt. Earl Lutz, left of plaque, presents award to SMSgt. review letters of nomi­ auspices ofthe American Football Association. James Bergdall, center, NCOIC of Jefferson Proving Ground. nation. For more infor­ Other teams in the LSFL are located in Toledo, mation, please call Head­ Findlay, Freemon! and Vermilion, as well as in Ohio, Indiana ANG quarters Public Affairs at (614) 336-7191 ore­ the Detroit area. mail Senior Enlisted Advisor ChiefEarl Lutz at All players must be members of the active or both honor Jefferson [email protected]. Submitted by Staff Sgt. reserve forces, which includes Army or Air Proving Ground staff Shannon Scherer, HQ, Ohio ANG. National Guard. Retirees are also welcome. All must have passed their most recent physical During the 1997 Leadership Symposium in Hall of Fame seeks fitness test and must not be in an AWOL status. Phoenix, Ariz., members of the Ohio and Indi­ "This is it!" exclaimed Spc. James Krych, a ana Air National Guard honored the staff of the 1998 nominations member of the Ohio Army Guard's Company Jefferson Proving Ground range. Since the early The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, located in B, I 12th Combat Engineer Battalion, located in 1980s, Jefferson Proving Ground has been the Sandusky, is a unique memorial that honors Ohio Lorain. "Not flag football, or touch, but real site for the interstate "Turkey Shoot," which is veterans for their contributions of honorable football with pads and helmets. a tactical exercise that pits aircraft fighter units military service. It was established in 1992 with "Not many chances exist to play football from Ohio and Indiana against each other. the induction of317 veterans. Today, there are after high school or college .... we will keep the "The staff at Jefferson Proving Ground has 458 veterans inducted into the Ohio Veterans dream alive," he said. The team has established done so much to make the Turkey Shoot a Hall of Fame. a strict set of guidelines, and will play its games success each year," said Chief Earl Lutz, Ohio's Every year a panel reviews nominations into in accordance with basic National Football senior enlisted advisor. "We wanted to express the Hall of Fame. In order to be considered for League rules. our appreciation for their hard work." nomination, nominees must have been born in "The Eagles are trying to reduce the cost for Lutz organized with Indiana's Senior En­ Ohio or lived in Ohio for a minimum of five our players to participate," said Krych, the listed Advisor, Leslie Parr, to award the Chiefs years. They must have received an honorable general manager of the team. The team must Coin at the symposium last November. Wing di scharge for active U.S. military service, and be provide funds to cover the cost of referees, senior enlisted advisors and human resource of good moral character. Nominees will be uniforms, equipment and travel. To cover costs, managers from Indiana and Ohio presented the recognized for significant contributions at the the Eagles hope to secure business sponsors to joint state award to Senior Master Sgt. James local, state or federal level, and for excell ence support their endeavor. Bergdall, NCO!C of the Jefferson Proving achieved through actions above and beyond the The Eagles wi II kick offtheir inaugural season Ground at an informal ceremony. Submitted by call of duty in their selected field or profession. the first week of July, and will play their home Staff Sgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ, Ohio ANG. Non-veterans may also be nominated if they games at the Brookpark Recreation Center. All have done significant volunteer work in support home games will be played at night. Air Guard to award of veterans or the military. The nominations Unlike most semi-pro teams, Krych said, the will be evaluated on the scope and impact of a team wi ll hold regular, mandatory practice ses­ 'Order of the Musket' nominee's achievements, and the extent to which sions and conduct physical training. "This is Nominations are now being accepted fort he his or her efforts benefit and provide inspiration where we can have an incredible advantage ... Ohio Air National Guard's Orderofthe Musket to other veterans. combining our inherent discipline from our mili­ Award. The award, established in 1992, is If you are interested in submitting a nomina­ tary background with practice and training." patterned after the United States Air Force's tion, 1998 nomination forms are available from Service members interested in partici­ Order of the Sword. any Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Of­ pating in the project- players, coaches, The Order of the Musket was established by fice or County Veterans Service office in Ohio. trainers or p<1tential sponsors-may ob­ AGOH Regulation 900-4 as a means ofrecog- Forms may also be requested via fax at ( 614) 728- tain an information packet by contacting

24 Buckeye Guard BUCKEYE BRIEFS

Krych at (440) 979-9295 or e-mail him at ing fountain fom1ing a [email protected]. Submitted by brick plaza; a Peace Gar­ StaffSgt . Jerry Gut/on, HQ STARC. den with a reflective site surrounded by evergreens and shade trees; an Honor 179th plans celebration Court that di splays a of 50th anniversary monument and a plaza of inscribed bricks; and a Preparations have begun fort he 50th anniver­ Quiet Garden landscaped sary of the I 79th Airlift Wing- now only with ornamental trees and months away. access to the park for The unit plans on celebrating the big event those who require handi­ during the weekend of June 20-21. Saturday capped parking. morning will be marked with a ceremonial flag­ The dedication address raising and the afternoon will be filled with was provided by Tho­ ceremonial activities, taking place with current mas R. Wilson, rear admi­ and retired members. ral, U.S. Navy, and asso­ A hangar dance is planned for the evening in ciate director of central Courtesy photo, OMR Public Affairs. the unit's newer hangar, Building 409. Social intelligence for military LTC Alexander Kocsis, OMR general staff, briefs scouts hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m., support. Also partici­ from Toledo area council on the OMR and its mission to the followed by a program from 8-8:30 p.m. Danc­ pating in the ceremony state of Ohio during the organization's annual training. ing will fill the remainder of the evening, with were the Vietnam Color music provided by the 555th Air Force Band Guard and Warren Motts, director of the Motts Dubbed "Raising the Standard," the scaled­ from Toledo. Organizers have also planned for Military Museum. Wilson once resided in down version of annual training conducted by unit members to perform skits depicting differ­ Groveport and Motts founded a museum which OMR during September 1997 at Camp Perry, ent events in each decade oft he unit's existence. houses one of the nation's most extensive mili­ culminated in a 24-hour field training exercise. On Sunday, unit members, retirees and their tary collections, located in Groveport. To kick off its AT cycle, OM R soldiers fa milies are invited to enjoy a fami ly fun day. " We also provided buglers to perform Echo qualified with pistols and/or shotguns at the Coffee cups, wine glasses, t-shirts, sweat shirts, Taps at the end of the ceremony," Kirby said. facility's small arms range. Following a day of posters and other memorabilia with the 50th One musician played in view of the audience, instruction and preparation, the 300 partici­ logo are available now, while a 50th anniversary while the other performed 30 yards away, pants then took to the woods. video and book are due out soon. For more creating the effect of an echo, he explained. Broken into two separate task forces, OMR information on the I 79th's 50th anniversary, A time capsule honoring Groveport's Sesqui­ personnel employed skills honed through pre­ contact Maj. Mike Howard at DSN 696-6114 centennial Celebration was buried within the vious training sessions: command and control, or coomercial ( 419) 521-0 I 14. park as a permanent record of the Village's communications, search-and-rescue techniques, I 50th birthday. The capsule is to be opened in police operations, civilian evacuations, supply OHARNG band plays 50 years during the village's bicentennial cel­ operations and emergency medical treatment. ebration. Submilled by Linda Haley, Community Most of the OMR force are retired service at park dedication Affairs Director, Village ofGroveport. members or have prior service in the armed Members ofthe 122nd Army National Guard forces. The OMR cadre provide "basic, boot Band performed at the dedication of Groveport camp-type training" for those who have no prior Veterans' Park last November. The ceremony OMR: Ready to serve military experience, according to Holinko. took place at the conclusion ofth e village's first The National Guard often is referred to as OMR's AT was evaluated by a number of Veterans' Day par~f!e. "America's best-kept secret." In Ohio, how­ senior Army Guard commanders, including the "One of the band's primary missions is to ever, the best-kept secret may very well be the assistant adjutant general, Brig. Gen. John S. promote public awareness ofth e National Guard National Guard's backup force: the Ohio Mili­ Martin. Several retired senior officers and en­ in Ohio communities," said Staff Sgt. Lonny tary Reserve. listed men also gave the OMR 's training efforts Kirby, unit readiness NCO. "When Groveport The Ohio Military Reserve is an organized the "once-over." asked for our support, we were anxious to help state militia force at the governor's call, and One of those retirees, former Army Reserve out since it's the closest town to our home placed under the auspices of the adjutant gen­ Col. Robert Wetterstroem, former commandant station." The band is located at Rickenbacker eral. The 420 men and women who make up the of the 2075th Reserve Forces School, offered Airport. OMR may be called to duty at the discretion of high praise to OMR personnel. "Our concert band played a variety of military the governor during those times the National "The dedication of the soldiers of the OMR tunes prior to the ceremony, which was special Guard is mobilized for service, or during a time is impressive. Everyone is committed to doing to us since the park was dedicated to veterans." the Guard needs to be augmented. the right thing, something not always seen in the Four distinct areas were developed within the " It 's a volunteer force which can assist civil active or reserve components. Considering the park to honor those who served our country's authorities for policing duties and assistance shortage of key resources, time, equipment armed forces. The areas include: a Donor's during times ofdi saster," explained Col. Herbert and ... personnel, the level of training is good." Common, with benches, flag poles and a drink- A. Holinko, OMR public affai rs officer. SubmittedbySta.fJSgt.JenyGutlon, HQSTARC.

Spring 1998 25 ALL ABOUT PEOPLE

under the Department of Public vember 1977, and later was commissioned as an Safety in 1995. officer in October 1984. II is federa l technician "He helped regain the Guard's career began in October 1980 when he worked credibility in the eyes of the as public affairs officer for Rickenbacker Air public through some very tu­ National Guard Base. In August 1986, Boling multuous times," said Ohio Ad­ accepted the position of state public affairs jutant General Maj. Gen. Rich­ officer, where he stayed until December 1997. ard C. Alexander, referring to the In his new position, Boling is responsible for Tuition Grant Program reduc­ the day-to-day operations of the wing's civil tion in 1987 and the more recent engineering, security police and communica­ force structure cuts. tions squadrons, as well as services, mission The general emphasized that support and headquarters functions. He has Boling was a key advisor during served as a traditional guardmember with the many state emergencies, includ­ 121 st Air Refueling Wing his entire military PhotobyTodd Cramer, AGOH Photo Lab. ing the Shadyside flood in 1991 career. Submitted bySta.!JSgt. Diane L. Farrow, Maj. Gen. John H. Smith is congratulated on his and the Lucasville prison upris­ HQ STARC. promotion by Oh io Adjutant General MG Richard C. ing in 1993, in terms of getting Alexander as Smith's wife Anita replaces his epaulets. "correct, current and important information to the public and Guardsman awarded Assistant AG for Air government officials in times of crisis." for volunteer work In mid-January, public affairs personnel past The I 78th Fighter Wing's Tech. Sgt. Mike and present, together with several members of Smith gets promoted Myers got top honors at a recent ceremony for state staff, gathered in Alexander's office to Ohio's Assistant Adjutant General for Air the Franklin County Children Services volun­ offer Boling a proper good-bye. John H. Smith was promoted to and federally teer recognition program. "Mike received the "I have two presentations to make," Alexander recognized as major general on Mar. 3. Terry Glass Memorial Award, which is the said, "and both were initiated not by me, but by An impromptu promotion ceremony took highest award we present to a volunteer who has members of Boling's staff." Turning to face place shortly after the National Guard Bureau gone beyond the call of duty, said Rachel Bibb, Boling, the general remarked, " It says a lot when forwarded Smith's orders via e-mail and fax. recruitment specialist for FCCS. co-workers think that highly of you." The general's wife Anita, several members of Myers, who became a Friendship-tutor vol­ Capt. Neal E. O'Brien, former Drug Demand state staff and former Ohio ANG Chief of Staff unteer in November 1989, was chosen from 645 Reduction administrator and new state public Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Powers was present as volunteers in the FCCS program. "The Friend­ affairs officer, honored the major with a Meri­ Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander added a second ship program provides abused and neglected torious Service Medal and Christine Santiago star to the general's shoulder. children with one-on-one relationships with Foos, legislative liaison for the department, The promotion was possible due to a legisla­ caring adults," Bibb said. presented him with a proclamation from the tive change that allowed for the assistant adju­ Bibb said Myers has worked with a total of governor. Both touted his expertise in public tant for Air to be the ranking Air Guard officer six children and most recently helped with the relations and cited his many accomplishments, in the state. Formerly, the chiefofstaffheld the transition of two young brothers who moved including the national recognition received for two-star slot, while the assistant AG was au­ from birth home to foster home to adoptive several public affairs programs such as the thorized only one star. Submitted by StaffSgt. home. Buckeye Guard and various Drug Demand Re­ Diane L. Farrow, HQ STARC. In 1993, Myers was matched with nine­ duction initiatives. year-old Chris and seven months later, with Brig. Gen. Steve Chris's older brother Brian. The boys lived Boling bids farewell to Martin, assistant ad­ with their father, but family problems caused jutant general for them to be placed in foster care, then an Public Affairs Office Anny, also took the adoptive home in December 1996. The Air Guard officer often called the right­ opportunity to com­ As a volunteer, Myers tutored the boys hand man of the adjutant general recently gave mend Boling for his in their school work, tried to expose them to up his post after I I years of loyal service. service, particularly the interactions in a "normal" family and Last December, Maj. James T. Boling stepped on the Army side of offer them opportunities they may not oth­ down as director of public affairs for the Ohio the house. erwise get to experience. For example, he Adjutant General's Department to accept a full­ "And ifJ im would took the boys to their fi rst pro football game. time position as director of support for the have listened to me The most frustrating part of volunteering 121 stAir Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air­ and transferred over, with children going through these types of port in Columbus. he'd be a lieutenant problems is the inability to control things for In his former position, Boling was the public colonel by now," File photo the child, Myers said. spokesperson for both Air and Army Guard Martin joked. "Mike was the steady presence during elements throughout the state. He also repre­ Boling enlisted in Maj. Jim Boling briefs the this whole pilo}cess," Bibb said. "Mike knew sented the Ohio Emergency Management the Ohio Air Na­ press during the Lucas­ he was important in the chi ldren's life and Agency for many years, until it reorganized tional Guard in No- ville prison uprising. 26 Buckeye Guard ALL ABOUT PEOPLE made it a priority to be a constant and stabilizing time. The fire spread to a pressurized gasoline force in their li ves during the transitions." line, intensifying the names. Myers said the most rewarding part of his They directed nonessential personnel away volunteer experience, "is seeing the kids end up from the area and cleared aerospace ground in a situation they are safe and comfortable in." equipment away from the fi re. They used a Submitted by Capt. Ann-Maria Coghlin, 1 78th halon fire extinguisher to put out the fire. Fire Fighter Wing. fighters completed the extinguishment. Both Newsome and Ewing required medical treat­ Ohio Air, Army Guard ment from inhaling the halon. Reprintedfrom The Stinger. commended by CFC Members of the Adjutant General's Depart­ Medical officer ment showed their good will by pledging dona­ tions to various charities sponsored by this recognized by peers year's Combined Federal Campaign. During an Capt. Terrence A. Smith of the 2/ 107th Cav­ awards luncheon on Dec. I 0, several awards alry was awarded the Outstanding Medical Courtesy photo. were presented to the department and its mem­ Officer Award by fellow military medicine Lt. Gen. Charles Roadman, Air Force bers for marked generosity during the 1997 officers of the Wright State University School surgeon general, presents MSgt. Kelly campaign. of Medicine- Military Medicine Group on Ruff the 1996 ANG Outstanding Bio­ The G old Honor Award, given to agencies June 6, 1997. Smith served as charter com­ environmental Engineer SNCO Award. with per capita giving levels of$75 or more, was mander ofthe group from 1993 to 1996. Medical presented to the employees of Beightler Ar­ officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force are believe it is well-deserved," said Kinter mory "in recognition ofoutstanding citizenship members of the group. Buford. Submitled by Tech. Sgt. Mike Myers, and service to the people." The headquarters for Smith is the first-ever recipient of the award, /78th Fighter Wing. the Ohio Guard also received a Gold and Glass given for qualities including leadership, profes­ A ward for having the most significant improve­ sionalism and academic excellence. The award ment in overall campaign performance. will be presented on an annual basis by Merck 121st ARW's Ruff The Ohio Army National Guard at Pharmaceuticals. Submitted by Wright State named best in field Rickenbacker was presented a Silver Merit University School ofMedicine. The 121 stAir Refueling Wing's bio-environ­ Award, while Certificate of Merit awards mental engineer, Master Sgt. Kelly Ruff, was were presented to Army National Guard units Cearley earns award presented top honors in his field at a nationwide at Howey and Sullivant Road armories and the conference last November. Air National Guard at Rickenbacker. of excellence At the Association ofMilitary Surgeons U.S. Some individual donors were recognized as Maj. Stewart Cearley, the communications Society conference in Nashville, Tenn., Ruff well. Spc. Brian Lehigh and Lou Ann Wehling squadron commander for the 178th Fighter received the 1996 Air National Guard Out­ pledged three percent of their salaries to CFC Wing, was awarded the I.G. Brown Command standing Bio-environmental Engineer Senior charities, while Lt. Col. Deborah Ashenhurst, Excellence A ward for 1997. NCO Award. Maj. Duncan Aukland and Capt. Lee Coyle Six awards are presented annually by geo­ "Master Sgt. Kelly Ruff has emphasized a committed two percent oftheir annual income. graphic location. Cearley won the award for strong personal commitment to ensuring the All five individuals are full-time employees of Region 6, which covers Ohio, Michigan, Indi­ occupational health and safety ofhis unit," said Beightler Armory. ana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and West Master Sgt. Malcolm Jones, National Guard Overall, members of the National Guard in Virginia. The award is presented to recognize Bureau bio-environmental superintendent. central Ohio gave $59,326 to the CFC fund extra efforts which support the Noncommis­ Ruff was recogni zed by his commanding drive, $9,000 more in contributions than in sioned Officer Academy Graduate Association. officers as being instrumental in developing and 1996. Submitted bySta.IJSgt. Diane L. Farrow, Tech. Sgt. Teresa Kinter Buford, member of maintaining strong programs at a time when the HQ STARC. the !78th's audio/visual section, nominated 121 st ARW was undergoing aircraft conver­ Cearley for the award. "I submitted Maj. sion, unit consolidation and various facility Brave act honored Cearley because of the continued support and changes. Tech. Sgt. RogerN. Newsome, aircraft arma­ dedication he has provided to us, our commu­ The award, which is presented annually by ment systems technician, and Tech. Sgt. Patrick nity and our local Chapter 32," Kinter Buford the National Guard Bureau, looks for the indi­ A. Ewing, avionics integrated systems techni­ said. The winning submission must contain vidual who successfully supports the missions cian, recently were awarded the Air Force Com­ strong supporting documentation, and the se­ of peacekeeping, humanitarian relief, domestic mendation Medal for courage. Both are mem­ lection process is long and challenging. improvement and the defense of America. bers of the I 80th Fighter Wing, Toledo. Cearley received the award, a replica of an " It is quite an honor to be the one person During the I 80th's deployment to lncirlik, eagle sitting on a base, and a plaque during a nationwide to receive the award," Ruff said. "It Turkey, last December, Newsome and Ewing ceremony at the Adams Mark Hotel in Tulsa, really shows the unit is confident in my abili­ took control ofa situation which a highly explo­ Okla. "I am very proud that my commander ties." Submilled by StajJSgt. Shannon Scherer, sive M-2 mobile kitchen caught fire near lunch- was chosen for such a prestigious award. I HQ, Ohio ANG. Spring 1998 27 GUARDMEMBER BENEFITS

Reserve Pay for 4 Drills Authorization Act UNOFFICIAL COPY approves pay raise YEARS OF SERVICE Pay <2 2 l 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 II 20 22 24 26 Since January, guardmembers should have Gndo 0-10 1,001.84 1,04.(.32 1,0402 1,044.3'2 1,044.32 1,084 40 1.084 40 1, 144 ... 1,144 48 1,226 36 1,226.l6 l,l08 48 l,l08 41 1,308.48 l,l89 96 noticed some additional money in their monthly 0-9 894.08 917 32 937 08 9l7 08 9l7.08 960.!8 960.18 1,000.81 1.000.88 1.084.40 1,084.40 1. 144.48 1.144 48 1.144.48 1,226 36 drill checks. A 2.8 percent pay raise was Q-8 809 80 834.12 8Sl 88 853 88 853 88 917 .52 91U2 960 .88 960.88 1.000.88 1.044.32 1.084.40 1,11 1 16 1,111.16 1,111.16 Q-7 672 81 718 64 718 64 7 18 64 HOBB 750 88 794.40 794.40 834.12 917 52 910 64 980 64 980 64 980.64 980 64 included as part of the fiscal year 1998 Defense Q-6 49177 .547 92 5Sl88 Sll 88 583.88 583 88 S8H8 58318 603.72 699 16 7.)4 84 750 88 794 40 821.24 161 56 Authorization Act President Clinton signed o-s l9192 468.36 500.76 soo 16 500.76 .500.76 ''' .543 68 510.12 61J.S6 659 24 679 28 70l 00 70l.OO 70l 00 Q-4 336 20 409.44 436 72 4l6 72 444.84 464 44 496.16.. $24 04 547 92 .572.04 587.72 587.72 517.72 517.72 587.72 Nov. 18. 0 ·3 312 44 349.32 373.48 413 20 4)).00 448.48 .. 72.10 496 16 501.32 508.32 501.32 508.32 501.32 508.32 508 32 End strength for active duty personnel is set ().2 272 48 29U6 357.48 l69.52 377.16 377.16 377. 16 377.16 l77.16 377 16 377.16 l77.16 l77.16 377.16 377.16 at I ,431 ,3 79 for fi scal 1998. This is a drop of ().I 236.56 246.20 297.l6 297 56 29156 297 56 297.S6 297 56 297.56 297.S6 297.56 297.56 297.l6 297.56 297 56 0-lt 000 0.00 0.00 413 20 433.00 448 41 472.10 496 16 515 14 51584 515.14 51S.I4 S:UI4 515.84 51514 26,039 service members from the fi scal 1997 Q-lt 000 000 000 l69 Sl l77 16 l89 ll 409 ... 425 08 436.72 4l6 72 436 72 4l6 72 436.72 4l6.72 43672 figure. Reserve components will see a 15,471- Q- lt 000 000 0.00 297.56 317.88 329 S6 )41 56 353.40 369 52 369 Sl 369.52 l69.Sl 369 Sl 369 52 l69 52 W -5 0 00 0 00 0.00 0 00 0 00 0.00 0 00 0.00 0 00 0.00 0.00 :5 43.21 :56314 :510.16 604 60 member drop to 895,259 at the end of fi scal W-4 31832 341..56 l4U6 349.l2 365.24 381.32 l97.l2 425 08 444 84 460.48 472.80 488.04 504 36 520.08 543.68 1998. w.J 219.32 313.14 lll.84 317 88 321.60 345 12 365 24 31716 319.12 400.76 413.20 429 32 444 84 444.84 460.48 W-2 25140 274 16 274 16 282 12 29756 3 13 14 l25.76 3l7 68 )4932 361 60 373 48 385 20 40016 400 76 400 76 The authorization act ki lls the Ready Reserve W-1 211 12 242.04 242.04 262 21 274.16 285 92 297.S6 30910 321 60 lll 56 345.12 357 . .eS 357 41 357.48 357.48 Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Un­ E-9 0.00 000 000 000 0 00 0 00 l70 ll 371.64 ll1.20 396.12 405.00 412 10 ..34 .., .e5 t.40 47610 E·8 0.00 000 000 0 00 0 00 liD 52 ll9.48 327.84 ll6.36 345.28 353 ll 361 80 l83 01 • 00.12 42510 der the program, reservists bought insurance to F, 7 21 6.84 234 01 242.68 2S I 24 259.80 268.08 276.64 285.28 298.16 l06.64 31$ 12 ll9.24 34D.68 lS7.64 313 08 cover income losses if they were involuntarily Jl.6 186.52 20l.l2 211.76 220 76 229.08 2l7.l2 246.04 258.68 26614 275.44 279 60 279.60 279 60 279.60 27960 mobilized. The act ensures those enrolled re­ &S 163 68 171.16 116.80 194 96 207 76 216 24 224 76 l3l.08 2l7l2 23732 23732 237 32 237 l2 23732 2l7 ll E-4 IS2 64 161 24 170.72 lll.ll 19 1 16 19116 191.16 191.16 191 16 191 16 191 16 191.16 19 1 16 191.16 191 16 servists currently mobilized continue to receive E-l 143 88 lS I 72 ISl 76 164.04 164 04 164 04 164.04 164.04 164 04 164.04 16• 04 164 .04 164.04 164.04 164 .04 insurance benefits. E-2 138.44 138 44 131 44 13144 138.44 118.44 lll.44 138.44 ll8.44 138.44 131 44 138.44 138.44 138.44 138.44 E-1>4 123.48 123.48 123.48 Ill 48 123.48 123.48 123.48 123.48 12l.48 123.48 123 48 123.48 12l.48 123.48 123.48 The act also establishes two joint staff posi­ & 1<4 114.24 000 000 0 .00 0 00 0 00 0.00 0.00 0 00 0.00 0 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 tions: assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of unmarried students under age 24, who are de­ tion software (on two 3.5" disks), send your Staff for Reserve matters. Both are two-star pendent children of officers and enlisted sol­ name and address to: Student Aid, Consumer positions. (A merican Forces Press Service) diers. It includes children of active duty, Na­ Information Center, Pueblo, Colo. 81009. When tional Guard and Reserve members, and retired you write, you'll also receive two free publica­ Financial aid available service personnel and their surviving spouses. tions: All About Direct Loaus and Preparing Loan repayment is after graduation. Also more Your Childfor College: A Resource Bookfor from many sources than 180 special $500 grants will be awarded. Parents. Both offer additional advice for meet­ Finding a way to pay for college can be a A II who are awarded loans wi II automatically be ing tuition and other college costs. (A rmy challenge for many families. But money is considered for grants, which don't have to be Families) available from thousands of private student aid paid back. For more information, write to programs in the United States. Check with high TROA Educational Assistance Program Ad­ VA insurance hoax school guidance counselors and your local li­ ministrator, 20 I N. Washington St., Alexandria, brary for leads on student aid programs. 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For free copies of The Studeut Guide: a dividend based upon their prior years of while on active duty or after retirement. Schol­ Fiuancia/ Aid from the U.S. Department of service. arships are awarded primaril y based on finan­ Education and Free Application for Federal The hoax had its origins in a special dividend cial need. Academic achievements and accom­ Student Aid, write to the Army Family Liaison that the Department ofVeterans Affairs did pay plishments are considered. Scholarships are Office, Asst. Chief of Staff Installation Man­ to World War II veterans who had National awarded annually for up to a total of four agement., 600 Army Pentagon, Washington, Service Life Insurance policies. Approximately academic years. Completed applications for a DC 203 10-0600. $2.7 billion was paid in 1950 to over 16 mi llion school year must be submitted by March I. For • To make it easier to apply for Pell Grants veterans. 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28 Buckeye Guard •'iC!ruulol:IIY It ballldJ:UJ ofnecessmes, 45 :•_,·tbellftbe:ni of 200th and 20lst RED HORSE Squadrons based out of Ohio and Pennsylvania arrived in Guam Dec. 29 in the wake ofSupertyphoon Paka, one ofthe island's worst storms ever. Even prior to arriving, a heavy load ofrespon­ sibility was placed on the engineering unit which logged more than 4,000 travel miles in two days. "I wouldn't say we weren't properly notified (ofcoming to Guam), but we left rather quickly," said ChiefMaster Sgt. Duke Munford, the unit's structural manager. "All we were told was that Guam took some heavy damage and our help was needed right away. All most of us could do ABOVE: A RED HORSE was bring hand tools-and an ice machine, member works with U.S. Army which will stay here." Reserve-Marlanas to remove Carpenters, electricians, heavy equipment op­ old tile at a dormitory. RIGHT: erators and masonry experts concentrated on SSgt. Rudy Hernandez, 200th assisting Guam's National Guard rebuild six RHS, climbs a utility pole to dormitories. They were to be used as temporary install new power lines at homes for approximately I ,200 residents who Llheng Ta, a temporary shelter flocked to public schools designated as typhoon for victims left homeless by shelters prior to the storm. Many lost their Supertyphoon Paka, which homes completely. Their length ofstay at Liheng struck Guam Dec. 16-11. Ta, a local phrase for "Our Shelter," will vary electricity and money here," Dohm said. Guam from 30 days to six months. than hal fits deployment team from Camp Perry, is the farthest U.S. possession closest to the Guam was hit hard by Supertyphoon Paka while the rest came from its sister flight, the Orient in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philip­ Dec. 16-17. It left extensive damage (more than 20 I st, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. pines and north of Australia. $100 million) and caused Guam's governor, "We're ready and wi ll ing to support the Guam Tech. Sgt. PatrickM. Wahlers ofMarblehead, Carl T.C. Gutierrez, to mobilize the Guam Na­ National Guard in this typhoon recovery," Ohio, said the RED HORSE is concentrating on tional Guard into active duty. More than 500 Munford said . "Whatever tasking we're given, its most important mission- rebuilding the dor­ Guam guardsmen aided the community in roles we'll do it successfully and to perfection. That's mitories meant to house the homeless victims. such as debris cleanup, water distribution, traffic what the RED HORSE is known for." "It's sad to see these people who lost all or control, security missions and mass feeding. The unit remained in Guam until Jan. 8. While most of their valuable possessions," Wahlers Col. Robert M. Cockey, assistant adjutant its main mission was to help rebuild Liheng Ta, said, "but that encourages us to work. We want general of the Guam Air National Guard, re­ its supporting missions included repairing a dam­ to help them. If what we do helps them rebuild quested support from the RED HORSE unit to aged roof at the Guam Air Guard's main facility their lives, then that's more than enough reward augment his own membership who suffered at Andersen Air Force Base and installing elec­ for us." personal property damages themselves. trical appliances and repairing perimeter fences "Vertical" work was the primary mission at "Having the RED HORSE here relieves some at Fort Juan Muna, the Guam Army Guard's Liheng Ta. They erected 2x4 framed support of our duties so that our people can go and take home. In addition to Guam Guardsmen, the walls and secured gypsum boards onto them to care of their lives," Cockey said. "Some of us, RED HORSE unit labored alongside soldiers form rooms ranging from 30- to 60-square and that's both Army and Air National Guards­ from Charlie Company's 411 th Engineers of the feet. They laid electrical lines and repaired men, have put our duties first before our personal U.S. Am1y Reserve-Marianasand civilians con­ plumbing fixtures throughout the buildings, sacrifices. The RED HORSE will not only help tracted by the Government of Guam specifically and operated heavy equipment to move mate­ us speed up our federal mission, but will help our to rebuild Liheng Ta. rials from one building to another. soldiers and airmen with their personal obliga­ Staff Sgt. Kimberly K. Dohm ofToledo, the "They're very skilled and trained airmen, and tions. Some of our people lost everything they only female member of the RED HORSE's are valuable assets in completing our mission," owned." deployment team, said Guam is the farthest west said Maj. Gen. Benny M. Paulino, Guam's adju­ The 200th/20lst RED HORSE, which stands her unit ever has been sent. It has completed tant generaL "We're glad for their support. for Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Op­ missions in Haiti, Israel, Italy, Germany and There are only 45 of them, but they work like a erational Repair Squadron Engineers, is roughly throughout the United States, including Ohio hundred."• 400 members strong, Munford said. With two when flooding leads to state call-ups. operating locations, the 200th provided more "We're just glad they have the same kind of MPsln Panam PAGE13

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