October 1981 Vol. 7 No. 5 Commentary Commentary

The AG Speaks Asst. AG-Army lasl graduation period. vides us with an extremely well-rounded It is rea lized that we arc all so busy with One of the th ings we don't recognize is program so that anyone who has potential o ur everyday tasks that we don't always have BUCKl:Yf CUARD MAGAZINE is an that being at fu ll strength is only a temporary should not be denied the opportunity to time to attend to everything we need to do. unofficial publication of the Adjutant National Guard Day condition. The turn over, particu larly in achieve either a commission or become However, the responsibility of iinding peo­ General's Department for thL' State o f lieutenants, is extremely high and today's qualified to become a non-commissiond of­ ple with the express idea that they will one Ohio and is published in coordina­ Elsewhere in this issue you w ill fi nd a your civilian occupation precludes wearing full slate of officers not withstanding the 25 ficer through NCO programs. day replace us is one we can't sh irk or min­ t ion with the percent overage authorization is not a posi­ The two serious problems that must be imize. We have the tools and faci lities to Association and the Ohio National Proclamation, signed by the , de­ of the uniform. We are over 18,000 strong claring October 7, 1981 as Ohio National and I can assure you w e wi!I make an im­ tion w ith which to be comfortable. I can tell · overcome are th est': (1 ) We don't have a produce our future NCO's and officers. Guard's !%th Public Affairs Detach­ you with absolute assurance that most units good information program al Lhe troop level What we now need is the determination and ment. It is a bi-monthly offset publica­ Guard Day. Many other Governors have al­ pression upon our communities and our citi­ so signed proclamations and the President zens if we wear the uniform properly and that feel they are currently in guod shape, concerning the opportunities in participat­ the realization that we must aggressively ad­ tion w ith a printing run of 23,000 will nol be six months from now unless they ing in tomorrow's leadership. We can't wait dress this responsibility on a continuing ba­ copies. has been asked by many congressmen to proudly. It will give you an opportun ity to issue a similar proclamation. tel I the Guard story. If you go out in the even­ plan ahead. for Lhose new recruits w ho specifically want sis. Wheneverthe future is lefllo chance, Lhe Thus, it is incumbent on leadership to leadership positions to make themselves generation which has the responsibility of STATE OF OHIO - AG DEPT In the past, we have encouraged units to ing to eat orto a show, wear the unifrom with continually evaluate the members of the known. Most don't understand the system providing for that future is not accepting its Governor hold open houses, speak to local civic or­ your label. You will be surprised at the Guard for whom you have responsib ility, in and by the time they do, they may have lost responsibility. James A. Rhodes ganizations and otherw ise use the day to tell number of your friends and neighbors who order to fi nd those people who could be­ interest. (2) We are not doing a good job oi That is an indictment we can't afford. Adjvtant General the Guard story to the pub I ic and the part our wil I express their thanks for your service. come our future leadership. The combina­ going into the units and ferreting out those MG l a me~ C. Clem Guard members play in our national defense Each unit wi 11 be given an extra supply of Brig. Gen. James M . Abraham tion of SMP, Benning and State OCS pro- individuals who have leadership potential. Asst. AC, Army and service lo the state and local communi­ labels for our civilian supporters lo wear. Asst Adj. Cen . ~ Army BG James M. Abraham ty. We hope each un it continues such activi­ Ask your local TV commentators, mayors, Asst. AC, Air ties, properly publicized, this year. city council members, county commission­ BG Edward J. Power This year, however, we want to add a new ers, legislators and high school principals Public Affairs Ofticer gimmick to help make the public aware of and counselors to wear the Ohio National Letters ILT Victor Dubina what we are and who we are . We are asking Guard label also. It gives you one more op­ Asst. Pvblic Affairs Officer each Guard member in Ohio to wear his mil­ portunity to meet those members of your SFC Nancy Clevenger itary uniform to his place of civilian employ­ community who are so essential Lo our con­ Retirement Benefits both and Army Re­ whether help was in trans it and when in­ 196th P.A. Detachment Commander ment on October 7th if permitted by h is em­ tinued success . serve members. formed in the negative, I requested assist­ To The Editor Capt. Tom Chupka ployer. Most will, if you ask now. Each of Ohioans are proud of you, let them know You are correct in your assessment that ance through REACT on CB 9. I have recently joined th e O hio National Editor you w ill receive a letter and an Ohio Nation­ who you are. After all, the marched federal benefits should be, and are equally Very q uickly local Emergency M ed ical SFC Nancy Clevenger al Guard Day label the first few days in Oc­ oul of Marietta in 1788 into the O hio Territo­ Guard. While talking to people in my unit available to members of both reserve com­ support, local police and State Highw

Article I I AMAN AMERICAN FIGHTING MAN. I serve in the forces w hich guard my coun­ try and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. Article II I W ILL NEVER SURRENDER OF MY OWN FREE W ILL. If I command I w i ll never surrender my men while they still have the means to res ist.

Article Ill IF I AM CAPTURED I W ILL CONTINUE TO RESIST BY ALL M EANS AVAILABLE. I w ill make every effort to escape and aid others lo escape. I w ill accept neither pa­ role nor special iavors from t he enemy. Article IV IF I BECOME A PRISON ER OF WAR, I W ILL KEEP FAITH WITH MY FELLOW PR ISONERS. I w ill give no information BUCKEYE GIRL'S STA TE Members of the 's staff and staff advisors take time out dur­ ing their visit to the 179th TAC Airlift Group. (I. tor.) top row: Brig. Gen. Edward Power. Julie Pierko. Elena Mondini, nor take part in any action that might be harmful to my comrad es. If I am sen ior I Linda Marcantonio, Sharon Roncone, and Lori Bauer and L TC Jack Arnold. Bottom row, (I. to r.) 2nd. Lt. Margaret With the students still in full battle dress and camouflage face paint, Brig. Gen. Andrew w ill take command. If not, I w ill obey the Bates, L TC John McKenney and SFC Judy Culbertson. G. Skalkos presents certificates of completion for the Primary Non Commissioned Of­ lawful orders of those appointed over me ficer Course. (PHOTO BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATTHEWS) and w ill back them up in every way. Governor Declares Emergency Article V ForPN WHEN QUESTIONED, SHOULD I BE­ BY SSGT. NANCY CLEVENGER for assistance in rPmoving dangerou'> wirc5 " The training\\'(' received was invaluable. COM E A PRISONER OF W AR, I AM BOUND TO GIVE ONLY NAME, RANK, HHD, Worthington and tl'lepho ne poles rlmvn<'d throughout the We enjoyed it \erv m uch and have a much BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATI HEWS The cadre was trained and accredited by SERVICE NUMBER, AND DATE OF The Stale House came crumbling down ci ty. The Command Post, ~Pt up in the Ad­ bt>ttPr unrlcrstanding of the Ohio N ational 237thSvt. Bn. fAdminl lhe O hio M ilita ry Ac ademy, w hich abo pro­ BIRTH. I w ill evade answering further as the earthquake moved acuoss Ashland jutant'5 dorm . was busy with activi ty, as the Guard .rn cl how the staff al tlw top operates.'' An unusual graduation ceremony at Camp vided assistance w hen needed throughout questions lo the utmost of my abi lity. I College Campus. The bridge collapsed and ~ta ff m c:> mber~ kl'f")I m•ar accurate records of the 125-hour course. Grayling, M ich., July 26, marked the encl of w ill make no oral or w ritten statements the flooding began. the rleaths and injuries rpportcd by their vic­ a unique co ur~e ior members o[ the 7lD In­ The students came to the graduation cer­ disloyal to my country and its allies or It was all part of an exercise to leach the tims. The control of the clean-up of thP d1s­ fa ntry Brigade (Separate). emony directly from the field w here they had harmful to their cause. participants at BL1ckcye Girl 's State, acti ng dql'r came from thei r efficient staff. Tht• O n the paro de field before a crowd of over JUSt completed a 48-hour exercise in patroll­ as the Adjutant Genera l '<, DepartmPnt, to put Buckeye Girl's Slate Adjutant C encral's De­ 155th Trans 300 well-wishers and special guests, stu­ ing. The entire week of July 18-2h had been Article VI into effect the tra ining thpy received from partmt•nt carried out their duties in a speedy, dents of the Primary Non Commissioned O f­ spent in and out of the field, sharpening skills I W ILL NEVER FORGET THAT I AM AN 2nd Lt. Margaret Bates, SFC Judy CLJlbertson profeo;sional and enthusi<1 -. tic manner. fi cer Cour;,e for Reserve Comp<:m ents in clreas such as land navigation, install ing AMERICAN FIGHTING MAN, RESPON­ and SS G N ancy C levenger, their '>laff Buckeye Gi d's State is spon'>cHed bv the (PN COC/RCJ demonstrated skills th ey had and recovering mines and tacti c~. Sti ll in full · Sl BLE FOR MY ACTIONS, AND DEDI­ advisors. Ohio Amc•ricdn Legion ilnd girls from al l over battle dress complete w ith camouflage faC <' BY PVT. 2 GAYLE BROWN IParnecl in the course. CATED TO THE PRINCIPLES WHICH The acting 1\ djutant General for Girl's State, the stdle parlicipale in a '>Pvcn-day govern­ 155th Mamt. Co. Fi rs t, i n a maneuver called an air inser­ paint, the 104 studPnts and cadre eagerly ac­ MADE MY COUNTRY FREE. I will trust in Sh aron Roncone, Youngstm vn, Ohio, upon ment in-action lcwk:rship training worbhop. tion, four members rappelled on the field cepted their certificates of completion from my God and in the United States of hearing of the disaster, i mmediately cal led The girls ,ire assigned to a political party, The l SS th M aintenance Company from from a helicopter hovering at 100 feet, and Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Andrew G . America. her staff m embe r ~. Elena M ondini, A5st. AG ei tlw r N at ionali>t or Federalist, and are then Chagrin Falls & W illoughby, Ohio, recently established a land ing zone. The men then Skal kos. Army; Julie Pierko, Asst. 1\G Air; Lori Bau<'r, assigned lo one 01 28 cities . all named for performed thei r annual traini ng with the guided tw o hel icopters carrying tw o squads Fi ve students were ;ingled out tor their ex­ Quartermaster; and Linda M arcantonio, Re­ f.1mous Ohio-born women and to one of 76th I !Pavy Equipment Maintl'n,rnu· Com­ in ior a landmg. The students departed the ceptional perform ance in the course. Honor cruiting/Retention M anager. They notified seven countiP<,. pany (RA) Fort Knox, Ky. The Total Army aircraft u ~ i ng d efcn ~ i ve skills they had learn­ Graduate was Spec. 4 Robert L. McPherson . the State H ighway Patrol to a!>s ist in traffic The Buckeye Girl's Stale Adjutant Gen­ com:ept worked o ut wry Wl'll as the active ed in the course. Other outstanding graduates We' re: Most Im­ control, th(• M ilitary M P'~ to kel'p law and e1 al\ ~taff were g ue~ t s of Brig. Gen. James and rl'servc forces joined teams to teach Meanw hile, from the other side of the pa­ proved - Spec. 4 Jose A. Denizard ; Best, Remember order and to contro l looting, and the medics Power, /\<,<,l. AG 1\ir and Lt. Col. Daniel G. each other thl' many skills necessary lo per­ r;ide field, the rest of the studenls - about Land Navigation Phase - SSgt. Darryl R. to set up a hospital and morgue. Arnold, I 79lh Tactical Airlil t Group, M;m s­ form thl•ir military m iss ion. 70 - demonstrated various typf'S oi over­ l race; Best, Tactics Phase - Spec. 4 The N atio nal Guard hel icopters were ficlrl, for lunch and a tour of the air faci litv. Along with their training on the heavy land >quad formations a soldier might usc in Kenneth L. Post; Best, Patrolling Phase - Ohio National called in lo evacuate victims strandPd across They al'o v isitl'd the I 12th Engineer Ka't­ equipment, th<' l 55th al so had courses 111 a combat-related situa tion. Spec. 4 Philip C. Shockley. the now gone bridge. The injured were taken tal ion, Company/\ 1n W oos ter. src Jo hn map reading, combat sk ill, gas chamber and f'NCOC is the fi rst of its kind in tht· stdte Guest ~ reake r for the occasion wcruiter for the unit w as N BC defense. and perhaps the nation, unique hecause it is mand Sergeant M ajor Jack Barker from the and set up in the 1\ shland College Ph ysical the tour guide. One of the highlights w hile at annuai conductc•d liy a cadre of 20 i nstructor<, se­ U .S. Army Mobilization Keadiness Region Guard Day Education Bu ilding. The ci<·cid w ere taken to Brig. C cn. Pm w r prese nted certificates training was the chance to ride in and drive lected from w ithin the Brigade, ;ind because VI, Ft. Knox, Ky. Also attending the cere­ a morgul'. of ;1ppn•ciation to the Adjutant General and the M 1 Abrams tank. All felt the thrill of be­ it is aimed specifica lly at incrc•asing leader­ mony in addition to other dignitari es was Th e Adjuta nt Gencr of enlisted mPn in combat-related M ajo r GenPral James C. Clem, Ohio's Adju­ Buckeye Gill's State [ngiiwcr Detachment M iss Koncone, 1\rljutant Generdl , ;t<1 tPcl, power was something they'll never forget. specialities. tant General. October 7, 1981 Pg. 6 The Buckeye Guard The Buckeye G uard Pg. 7 Logex'81 11 2th Med Bde 269th Com Green Clad "Kemo-Sabi"

BY SSG MONA BREINING feel very confid<'nt they'll be able to do the Sen ry Buckeye ,,2th Med Bde 1ob in wartime. Provides Valuable Men Attack Get~um Up Scout Headquart<:r~ 11 2th Medical Brigade at­ Two of the support units assigned to the tended LOGEX 81, one of the largest CPX's I 12th Medical Brigade for LOGEX 81 were spon-.ored by the military, conducted at Fort the 307th Medic.ii Group and the 369th Experience Area BY SFC RON REGAN be an extremely elusive man/machine Pickell, Va., August 9-12, 1981 . Medical D<•tarhmcnt, USAR units from 21071f>A C Regt target. A scout must Oy over dangerous tree Columbus, Ohio. BY STEVEN C. HOLCOMB top ,1ltitudes at speeds in excess of 70 mph! LOG EX 81 (Logistical E>..ercise) composed ocs Ctye was a rewarding and -, hen he must ·pop-up' above the protective support e l e me n t~ required for the di v i ~ i o n s two component~ working together. Other cooking o ut of door.;, while other<. worked never rode a horse and no one ever called revi1aliLing operation. It has lwen seven covPr and quickly assess the enemy." 1n the Corps t1rea during combat. dignitaries who visited the area were: Lt. in their yards. ltim " Kemo-Sabi." Gen . J. R. M cGiffert, the Fifth Army Com­ years si nce the unit deployed its personnel to The LOG EX control l cr~lr eilc turs were di­ Suddenly the ca lm of the sce ne wa~ !> hat Mr. Helm at one time shared airborne "However", Mr. Helm quickly added, "a mander; Maj. Gen. Q. H. Becker, Com­ complete tra ining 111 i,5ions as a uni t. The re­ vided into sections, labeled w ith the com­ tered by the staccato burst!> of c:i utomatic ri fle scouting duties with Ca pt. Chri_s Christo­ ~ro ut must never expose his craft for periods mandant, Academy of Health Sc iences; quirements of recent years have f1agmented mand that would be assigned m that portion fire. The people watched horrified e>. W hen an enemy is identified, the scout puters, set the play into motion by rolling a W. and what looked like bodic~ laymg 1n the of "Matt#, and he has been ~tuc with it ever calls in hb team mates . .. the heavily set of dice. l hi> dirt>< ontrolled the number ty Commander 103rd COSCOM, tram . Sentry Butkt•ye ,11 torded many 269th per roadway. Many of thPm began to movl' to since. The I 12th was honored by distinguished armc.'CI gunships. After the target. or targets, of the play, determining 1f a unit has a prob­ .,onnel a wide range of first-time experiences cover, while some ran to their home~ to rush The mission of a Cavalrv Scout is es~ n ­ gue b from the French, Cc1nadian, and Ger­ are destroyed the scout continues onward to lem and/or mb<;ion. with th<' Guard as they moved their 24 vehi­ in!>1de. They watched as the inen searched tially the same today a~ 1t was 100 year!> ago find additional enemy positions. The 11 lth Medical Brigade acted as the man Armic>. cle-c.:onvoy to the Alpena, Mich., art'a from the lxxlies, surveyed the area, and then d1.;...... find and 1dentily the enemy! "Matt" The LOGEX 81 ,1trnmpli!>hed the goals 80th Mcd1c.:al Brigade supporting four (4) wh1c.:h c ommunicat 1 011~ equipment and per­ appearE'd mto the bushes. Helm is part of that old tradition, on a mod­ "Most days#, continued Mr. Helm, #the that TRADOC had .,c>t for the 1 12th Medical divi'>1on~. The 1 1lth wa~ hit hard with prob !.Onnel were furthN deployed to establish a Sound hke a scene from a foreign c.:ountr) ern ballle team. Todays airbourne Cavalry miss1011 is to Oy along the ap-Of the-Earth Brigade and support units. There were lems re lating to providing medical supplies 1l~ communitat1om network stretching a~ far as that is roLked with a revolution? Well. lh1> Scout i!t assisted by a backup of four gun­ ( OE), or the contour of the terrain. This is many fdvorrJbl<> commenh by all 111volved. to the front ltnC', replacement of medical Norfolk, Va. scene took place al the Alum Creek Re>er­ c,hips. Their combined mission 1s to attack the most exciting and hanrdous part of the support unit<; , and the mai n mission of eva­ Ont' hundred fifteen enlisted men and voir, ju5t north of Columbus, durmg a t1 ain aggressor anti-aircraft weapons, tanks, ar­ job. Ju ~t one slight miscalc;ulation can bring cuation of the sick and wounded. women c1 nd five officers worked together for mg weekend of the O hio M i Ii tarv Academy's mored vehicles and concentrations of ene down a million dollar aircraft, and then I The member~ of the 1 12th l<•arn<•d a<; pa rt­ the first lime in ,1 l,1 rgc· ~ca l c road movement. Officer Ca ndidate School, Cl a ~<.. 2B. They my troors. couldn't have f un on weekend drills or sum­ time soldiers, th.ii the job is a full one. Even All ph a~('> of dcploy111e11 t, employment and were there to begin their tactical lrai ninjo\ to "/\scout", according to Matl Helm, "must mer camp anymore." though the support missions wpre on paper, rcc.:overy; DCS entry which i ~ u~ual l y impos­ learn the fundamentals of some ba~ ic infan­ the members arc very proud vf the fact thc1 t ~ 1 b l e during UrA s because of diffil ulty 1n try ma ncuvers. they could accomplish the miss ions and they obtainin)I nt'tt'S day~ also proved invaluable as for it gave them a chance to sharpen their they de\ cl oped the umt bond in thl'ir recre­ skills. BY PFC D.S. DANKWORTH rights upon d1~ch,uge from Active• Duty. The training evolved around squad le\el 196lhPA.D. Dilt., '> i5 what you hour)" ath1evPmcnt wa!. the championship They say practice make'. 1x'rfr·ct. And it's a and company level maneuvers they had dur­ h.ive to do to be I 00 1x•rn'nt ready for mob11- trophy which came horn!' to Springfield a' c1 sure bet that such an <1wesome ta.,k a~ c.:oor­ ing their annual training al Camp Alterbury. izat ion.· re~ult ot teamwori... on the softball Held and dinating operation~ during a mobrl17at1on the concurnmt ~upport by th<· cnthu~ 1t1 ~t1c The eta<..<; enjoyed the training and really KOi The tran~portClllon unit h.1d a c lothmg and could benefit from a dress rehear,.-il. 269th bleachc.>r,_ It wa~ ,1 hard-fought lour into the ~p i rit of the tactics. equipment shakedown J'> part of Buckeye Thcv were taught movement techniql1es Thl• Mansfield unit and its Eaton delad1 Ready in October. ndment with t('ams from the 11 1s t TFW and and the proper way to hand le reton and mcnt parlt< 1p.1ted in a Mobilization R(•,1di Dills said tha t 111 October the' uni t had a lot l hE> I .?4th I CT; the• (,.:, cl1d mpio n ~h i p g.ime combat patro l' . Thcv set up of ness Eval uc1 tion (MR[) test. the fi rst of its kind of umc>rviceablC' Pquipnwnt. Flul the inspec w,h clinched in the bottom of the 7th inning. o mbu ~ h es suspected insurgents and occuriiecl defen­ in Ohio. lion held during thP MRI: I P~ t showed a "'big Other ... kilb ... h,irrwncd during Annual Col. Robert L. Dilt~. head of Command sive positions. improvement. " Now the unit i ~ "real ly up to Trt1in1 ng included srn.1 11 arms qualification, and Control Hearlquarters (\,ACJ, said the <; nuif," hE'~.iid. competition oi Clwmic.11 Wa rfa re tra ining. I he cla s~ performed al l a c li vi t 1c~ wilh the mock mobilization was being evaluatcrl by Company C..ommancler fo r the I 487th, refinemen t ot sv~ l e 111 ~ engineering and a en thu ~ i a~ m aild achievement that has been the Slate ArN Command (ST ARO " to .,ee if I <,t. Lt. Tc-rr y McQuillan, sa id the m.1jor 1h l new TSC-62A wa-, us<'d for the iirst time. rh c> the hallmark of thl' clao;s throughout its the Immediate Mobilization Unit OMFl 1s :.on tor the unit' <. upgr,1ding oi it., equioment Alpena <.e1t1 n£1, allowed fam ilt,iriL,it1011 \\Ith training. really ready." \'\as ib ac. quiring ,1 iull-lime !>uppl y ~C'rgcant . this fine j)ll'C l' oi l'qu1pmenl and record~ ot Thl• ml'mbers of the 1 I th Specia Forces ST ARC de~ 1 gnee:. wC're, before the M RE H e.> c.1dcll:'t'I the tP'>t \\a> "going real well, historical v.iluP wP1l' trl'ated regarding the wen' very imprP'>'><'d with the rid""· And test, <1~s1gl)(>(j to two teams to carry out the and so ta r we h.iwn't had any prol>l<•m.,. • terrain uwd for thL' oper<1tion. ever>one benefitted. Even old 'oldier~ with mobilization test. Otlh '>entry Buc.ke)l' h.i-, ben>mt• h 1 ~tol) , but regular Army time remarked that they had During ,1 re.ii mobilization, the Ohio Arl'a I leaclquarter<., whi< h plan., to havC' a MR[ th<• rl•wl.itton .md 11 uth~ it proved aboul the learn<'d much during the weekend Command, which dire< t~ the CAC hc·ad­ te~t once a )('tlr, thecked the 1487th., re­ 2b9th's read1ne!>~ Jnd proft•,c,ionali"m will quarters, becomes the State Arm Command cord~ on the fir l d.i) of the tl''>t ,md "\cry lit be a vital part of th« umt' '> 1wrformc111ce for !OHARC 'STARCJ direct('tl by Maj. Gen. Ro tie needed w rrection. • year~ to (1>nw. fhP confidence and profi­ bcrt W . Teater, after mobilization of all sub­ Have A About <)CJ rx•rtent of tl1P l-l87th ' ~ totc1I unit ciency atta1nc'd .it AlpPn.1 will lw reflected in ordinate uni t ~. <.lrength ot 184 part1c ipatl'd in thl' two te<;t., the 2bqth a-.. th1•y .irf' t.1c,ked w1lh nC\\ Happy INVASION OR WHAT? Members ofCompany A, 612th Engr. Bn., Walbridge, are hav­ M em ber~ of the 1487th went th rough all al Mansf1t·lcl and E<1ton, MrQu illan ... ;11cl. m 1 -~ 1 u n ., ing a time building a wood trestle bridge dun·flg Annual Training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. A phases 01 moliiliL.tlion d uring tlw t ('~ t to in­ sudden "gas"attack was called and the men had to don their gas masks to complete the pro­ clude checking medical record>, testing lor Thanksgiving ject. (PHOTO BY SGT. GILBERT BOOTH) MOS qua lific ,1tio11s, and reemployment * * * * * * Pg. 9 Pg. 8 The Buckeye Guard The Buckeye Guard ng BY Sp4 JAN E KAGY Co B (Mod/ 237rh Spt. Sn. Not content lo perform only normal du­ ties, several medics of Company B, 237th Spt. Bn. s1x•nt lime during the first wt-el.. of Annual Tr.iining at Camp Grayling, Mich., learning to rappel. This rappelling clas<; was the first of a ~eries of classes in specia l rescue techniques being conducted by SFC David Peters and SFC William Roberts of Company B. Rappelling is an important skill for med­ ics, since 1t is ~ometimes lhe only way lo get compPtent lire-savi ng care to a victim who is otherw ise inaccessible. The purpose of the training was to build se lf-contideoncc in each soldier, and to famil­ iarize him or her with the special rescue equipmen t and its use . The medirs were briefed on th e equip­ ment and various rappelli ng procedures, in­ cluding tying the Swiss seat used in rappell­ ing. This included the u!>e of hookc; and lines and proper hand techniques in controlling descent. The vo l un t ee r~ actually practiced their skills in rappelling, at first from a low platform, then later from a confidence­ building 'lO foot-tower. SFC David Peters said, "These newly ac­ quired skills should help Co. B to deliver medical care in the field in an even more ef­ fective and timely manner than before." MEDICS RAPPEL - Pvt. Victoria Motok tries her hand at rappelling, a skill a medic could During the second week of training the use when the victim is in an unaccessible location. (PHOTO BY Pvt. 2 DAVID H. BER­ READY, SET, GO - With a bit of imagination and ingenuity, a classroom stage becomes medics had rough terrain rescue exercise!>. NOSKY) ~------an aircraft and two upright tables, the exit door, used to train pathfinder students in the Jump------­ master course in the various hand signals. (PHOTO BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATTHEWS) Recruiting/Retention Facts Jump 1 aster Course Getting Involved An Ohio Air Ndtional Guardsman, Lt. Col. (L)r.) Melton Mutl:hnick, w hile visiting the Academy re( ently, helpeci revive a civil service employee w ho WdS experil'ncing BY SSgt. DAV IDA MATTHEWS sored such a program, co11duct 'd almost en­ brc•dthing difiiculrics. Treat Our Soldiers Right 237th Spt Bn (Admtn} tirC:' ly by Brigade members. "W ith in the Brigade we had thrC(' qu,tl i­ BY SGM WILLIAM PEWTHER which they believe it should stand. We' arP losing far too many of our CitiLen­ The ri ve graduate~ of rht' 1\dvanced Air­ Dr. Mutrhn1t k of the I 80th TAC Clinic, State Retention NCO We Jre losing some of our most des irab le Sold ierc;, both at ETS and µri o1 to their Cl S. borne T1a ining (j umpmastcr) course con­ fied and accredited j ump 1 na~ler in-.tr uctors, ·1ole do b.press Airport, Swanton, O hio was including myself. Sgt. Mark Arnold ,111cl Sgt. Today's Sold iers are, in many respects, no Sold iers in ever increasing numbers bec-ause For the I r month' October, 1980 thru Au­ ducted by the 731) In fant ry Brigade (Separ­ touring the academy's PILrnctarium and I larley Rittenhou>e, both detachment d ifferent from the Soldiers of the Revo­ we don't treat them ri ght. We abuse thern . gu~t , I rfor quickly identi­ ance tl'am from Read in0ss Region VI, we We challenge the idea that they are "just a them w ith any potential, capabilities or de­ those were non ETS or 62 percent. ment, are receiving numerou5 requests to fiP Wl' all observe peo­ As are any good So ldiers, they are re­ we ignore them until j u ~ t prior to ETS. tive Leuder~h 1 p , and lmaginitive rr<1 ining, I Accord111g to the (ourse coord inator, p le' w ho lo watch, but not in­ th!> fir~I eight days of their annual trairnng 111 want gl't sourceful when the ~ i tuation requires it; Above al l, they expect and demand the believe we <.crn reverse th is trend, Jnd cut MSgt. (P) Arthur A . Hutchins, the• Brigade's ded­ volved. H said SMSgt. M. Flaherty, l.1te luly, completing more than 20 ju mp~ 111 Tho rn.1~ icated when the cause is valid; accept regi­ best efforts, hone~ty , integrity, and some­ way down on our losses and be dbnt. "Most will find excuses nut to gN will follow rules 1f they 5ee1he sense of them ter all, they arc the true Volunteers, without in I 00 percent units. cluded jump~on thcfirstdayoftheNRA Na­ Compton; Spec. 4 Mark Ba e.i i; Spec 4 Mc1rl.. involved, let aI on<" voluntt'{'r. I herefore, it is (and sometimes even when they don't); will exception. Today, .is in the past, they tome tional Matches al Camp Pc•rry and during the Pel phrey; PFC Donald Bitlt•r, and Pre James a plea.,urc lo rl'CogniLe Dr. Mulchnick for work long, hard and diligently lo learn jobs if from every walk of life - the cook, the air c;how held annually at Rickenbac l..c.•r, this Dyer. h1 <, dtodication and willingnc.,., to hdp out they will actually work al them; will forego baker, the mechanit, the executive and the year on Sep. 12. during th1., emergency." their normal human comforts when there is a secretary, the docto1, and nurse, school Oct. 22nd #These jumps are not only good for public cause they believe in; will lake charge, make teacher; the husbc111d, the w ife, mother and rPlations and recruiting µu rpo~ ~. they also Cover Photo Thl' Air rorce Academy, located ju'>t north decision) and accept responsibility when father, ons .rnd dau~hters . Skilled or not, Buckeye Guard give u~ d chance to jump into different situa­ of Colorado prings, offers a four-year pro- there is no one appointed to do it; and will executive or laborer, this is today~ Soldier. tion'-. N H utchin~ said, "It's gnocl expcri1mce PFC Jeff Grant • gram of instruction and cxperi('nl C' th;ll pro­ stay with a good, re ·ponsible, productive ot a second-class citizen, but a o;uper citi Deadline for the pathfinders." vide~ cadets with the knowledge, leader­ unit and organ ization only as long a~ it has zen. This is todays, Citizen-Soldier, lhe na The jumpmastcr course marks the fir~! during PNCOC ship, charac lcr and the motivatio n cs.,enlial nlPan ing and rcpre)e nt ~ the princip les for tional Guardsmember. time a major command in Ohio has ~pon- to bee.om<:> career Air Force offict'rs. The Buckeye Guard Pg. 10 The Buckeye Guard Pg. 11 STATa OF OHIO ~X£CUti\l£ . 39£partmmt

Ol"f'JCIE. 01" T HI! GOVERNOR

P R 0 C L A M A T I 0 N

IN RECOGNITION OF

OHIO NAT IONAL GUARD DA Y

WHEREAS, three hundred and forty-five years ago, the First Mi l itia Regiment of the Bay Co l ony was organized for the defense of that colony, thereby establishing the proud tradi tion of self-defense by citizen soldiers; and WHEREAS, that brave beginning led to the format ion of the National Guard, the oldest mi l itary organization in the United States; and WHEREAS, i n Ohio, our own National Guard traces its proud history .back to Marietta i n 1788; and

~JHEREAS, over the centuries s i nce its formation, the Ohi o Army and Air National Guard have shown time and again their esprit and dedication by being will i ng to leave home , f arm and factory to don the uniform of our country and serve our state or our nation, whether in time of war or emergency; and WHEREAS, whenever di saster stri kes or threatens the safety of Ohioans, the Ohio Army and Air National Guard stand constantl y ready to serve, saving lives and bringing comfort to disaster victims i n times of blizzard, tornado, f l ood, civil disturbance, or other ma j or emergenci es; and WHEREAS, all Ohioans have l earned to expect and deeply appreci ate the excellent service of our guardsmen; and Day WHEREAS, Cong r essional action has been instituted to des ignate Oldest Vet October 7, 1981 as National Guard Day for the entire United States:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, James A. Rhodes, Governor of the State of Ohio, Honors 92- ear-old do hereby proclaim October 7, 1981, as Bucke e Guard OHIO NATIONAL GUARD DA Y Enteri ng Lhe U .5. Army in 1 91(), atthe age the fi rst runner-up, at the young age of 91 . Members oi HHC 730 Infantry Brigade and ask all Ohioans to observe thi s day and to honor the Oh io Army and of 21, H. W. Kendall served proudly until Tied for second runners-up were: Maxwe ll (Sep) mi litary poli ce platoon provided the Air National Guard for service to t heir communities, to the State of 1913. Kenda ll , now li ving in Mil lersburg, Seltzer, from Columbus, Ohio; and Joseph color guard fo r the ceremony, while medics Ohio and to our blessed Repub l ic . Ohio, was once again recognized by the Lupica, from Marion, Oh io , both age 89. from HHC were providing good will to the military when he was recently selected as E. P. Ritsman, from Springfi eld, Ohio (last veterans attend ing the affair. this year's "Oldest V('t Yet," at the Ohio State year's wi nner), and Erwin Young, from Co­ SSgt. Earl Ni cholas, Btry C 2/174th ADA , Fa ir. lumbus, Ohio each 88 years of age, have at­ Cambridge, played the part of the Revo lu­ Kendall, stil l very spry and patriotic at the tended the special program for the past five tionary Soldier as he has been doing since age of 92, said he is ~ up port i ve and proud of years. the inception of the program. the military. He said, "It was a real pleasure There were 18 additional 'older' vets par­ The ma in speaker for this day of recogni­ to be honored by the Ohio National Guard." ticipati ng, ranging in ages from 82 to 87, tion to our veterans was Maj. Gen. Robert The Ohio State Fair "Oldest Vet Yet" pro­ with many spectators and dignitaries in at­ Teate r, Commander of the O hio Area gram is an annual event jo intly sponsord by tendance. The 1 22 nd Army National Guc1rd Command. the Ohio State Fair and the Ohio National Band, under thP d irt'ction of Maj . Shelly At the close of the program, al l were hon­ Guard. The program is for the ~pecific pur­ Saunders, played patriotic selections during ored by the presence of Governor James A. pose of honoring a ll veterans, from a ll wars, th <' program, whi le overhead the 107th Ar­ Rhodes, as he personally recognized the with special recognition given to the o ldest mored Cavalary, Attack Helicopter Troop, veterans, both prior service, and present, fo r veterans in attendance. did a very impressive fl yover in formatio n. their dedication to tht'ir state and nation. Walter Faber, of Chill icothe, Ohio, was let IJs GWefhanh~ Pg. 12 The Buckeye Guard The Buckeye Guard Pg. 13 The Howards At '81 Success For 730 Bde BY SSgt . DAVC SWAVEL HHD~on Ont> Bucyrus family, the I toward family, has made the Ohio allonal Guard a family dffair for o>ver 5 1 ylw~. FC Frank Howard, 82, retired, Lould start his own Company a, iour member o f his fam ily ha\e been members of th ' Bud.eye Brigade. Howard enlisted in May, 19 17, 10111 ing Company A O ld 8th Ohio ARNG, w hich was lat er rPorganizcd i nto Company A 146th Infantry. He wa~ db LhJrged in 19 19 arter serving in WWI. He re-enlisted in the O hio National Guard in 192 1, serving ilS Adrn inis­ trativ(' Supply Technician at the Bucyrus Armorv. Howard retired as a Ser­ geant First Cla-.'> in l C)')8 w ith o>ver 3 I year, of service. Howard ser\-ed a~ \IVWI Veteran ·s Ot>part­ ment Commander tor Ohro and is presently Dl,puty Chief of taff of the National WWI veterans. The second generation of I IO\\ards to HOWARD COMPANY - SFC FRANK HOWARD - (retired Ohio National Guards­ serve in the Ohio Guard ,., 56-year-old member. left). with his son. former 1Sgt. JAMES HOWARD, grandson SSgt. STEVEN Jame~ f. I toward. He cnlr'>ted in 1947 and HOWARD and great grandson JAMES, attend a unit open house. Another grandson, DOU­ wa~ di~charged in 1955 as I gt. 01 Batt(•ry B GLAS, is a former member of the Ohio National Guard. and presently a member of the Neva­ I st Battalion, 17-lth Field Art ii lei), located da National Guard. (PHOTO BY SSgt. DA VE S WA VEL) in B ucyru~. His son, Stcv<'n I., J l , enter<'d the O hio Guard rn Mav, 1969, and is cur­ · u ~. Another ~or 1 , Do uglas[. I loward, \\a~ a If tradition cont i n ue~ great grandson rently the Gunnery St'l8l'dnt w ith Bilttery B nrember of Battl'ry l.l 111 l 6th F.A . belore re­ James should be signing up in the Ohio I st Biltta lion, I 'l C>th Field Arti llery in Bucv· locating to Nev<1da. Guard ;m y year now.

KEEP ON MOVING! - Tanks from 237th Gav Trp A , Ohio, keep on mov­ ing whilo they are being ·gassed ' during field maneuvers. (PHOTO BY SFC NANCY OS e Ugly .P.? CLEVENGER) BY SFC RONALD V. REGAN sure that the Cub.ms were made a .. comforta­ BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATTHEWS units ior net gai n~ in the stale last year were lhe 'Sergeant Major Leon J. Roy Trophy" 2 107tn Nmoroo Ct1 v1J ry R9{1!. ble a, po~s i b l e and to make sure they \Yere 23ftnSp: 8n 1Amnn/ elemenb of the Brigade. for Best TOW Crew, Co. B, 1/l 47th ln­ Isn't <1 M ilit.iry Policema n supposed to be pro1wrly "' re<'tll'd and 11rocl'~wd. The I iring of a live TOW missile and a \ isit f he 710, commanded by Brig. Gen. ranlry Bn. big, tough and ugly? W1•ll, th<1 t old m}1h is According tu Morri,, the unit v.as al'o il'­ by Covcrnor James A. RhodP'> .11 Camp Andrew G. Skalkos, also places heavy em­ the "Maj. Joel S. Stephenson Trophy" for destroyed aiter on(' look at 5-loot 7- rnl h, srgm'.idqu.irtered in Co l umbu~. Ohro clud~ award'> honoring not only .Kcom­ Outstanding RiOe Platoon, Jrd Platoon, Morris, a lirelong rt•.,1<..lt>nt of Diamond, riot control tPam. Durmg annual training (Ju ly .l5 Aug. 8), plishmcnl during AT but also over the pa-;t Co. B, l /l 48th lnfaotry Bn. Ohio and a gr..idu<1ll' lrom Jackwn-Mrlton · 1 really enjoy my weckPnrl drill., and the evaluators gave the Buckeye BriJ.lcldt• ovcrc1ll training year. The following awdrds were re­ the · out!>tandmg Scout Pldloon· Award, High School, r<. nol onl\. a dedicated 50Jclter, annual wmmc•r c .irnp '"'ith the Ohio atron­ high marl-5 111 nearly e>very area of tra111rng. ceived by the indicated members or unrts. Combat Support Company, l/166th In­ but a very attractive ,md intelligent young .il Guard,· ~he continued. Nit prov i de·~ me The) were particularly impn·,~ed with the the NGeneral Vernon P. Mc-Millen fantry Bn. woman. with a cham t• to trdv<'I .111d lo experience Brig.ide's effort'> to improve br mcJkrng full Trophy" for Brigade Soldier of the Year, the ·sest Field Kitchen" Award, Co. C., "A ,in Ohro .1 tionl!I Guard~m('mher," uniqu e• -.1 tu<1tions that I would never find rn use of the ~kills and enthu~ia m of rb SSgt. John f. I lolloway, Jr .. Del. l , Co. l/ I 47th Infantry 1311. says Kathy. "my Job r~ to enlorce the l aw~ of Northeast Ohro. I also 1wt> t a lot 01ve r ~· nice m (• m l>Pr~. B, l/ I bulh Infantry Bn. The "Humanitarian Service" Award, Cpl. the Ohio RPvi~ed ode or the Un1torm Code peop e." lor c>..1 mple, d week before Ar 81. I 04 the "Scrgc,mt Major William G. Bent ly Michael R. Ho use, Co. B, l /l 47th ln­ of Militt1ry Justic-e !U M IJ. A good M.P. M om' take' .1 ddP n~rve vii:'\\ 01 .ill per­ lllClllbers clrrivecJ to take part Ill a COU r'e Trophy" tor Brigade NCO of the Year, tantry Bn. learns how lo u-;e lhC' e lavvs to msure that al I '>On~ who protest and demonstrate.' a~ c1i n ~ 1 unique lo Ohio and the National Guard - l Sgt. I r.rnk A. Capple, Co. A, 1/l 47th crnd the Command Sergeant Major Robert pe r ~n ns are protected und<>r th(• law. We the reinc.tatemenl ot the mil it;.iry dr.1ft. "l hey the Jlrim.iry Non Commi~<;ronNI Dfricer Infantry Bn. J. Goodson Trophy" for Readiness, Btry provide a service' and Wt' don't want to has­ liw h(:rc . . . I lrw here dnd I am happy and Course for Reserve Components (PNCOC/ the "Col. Donald R. Thomas Trophy" for B, l / 136th Field Artillery. sle anybody." proud lo be ..111 t\ rnerican citizen," .,he ~.ri d . R ). rhc Lourse makes use> of a cadrt' of in­ Best Mc•dical Unit Regardlcs-; of Size, M orri s receiver! lwr 1r,1 ining al the Army "We have so mdny th ing' in which 10 be structors se lected from within the Brigade. Co. H, 2 17th Support Bn. Milita1y Poli<:l' At·.1dc111 y, lort Gordon, thankful. I fed I wi II fight for my country (See r<'I atl'd story, Page 00. J the "Gen. Kermit A . Patchen Trophy'' for . O ut ol ,rn inilial enrollment of 44 . . . lo l 1e end, J nd I think 1•v1•1vor.e who Abo, the l'lrigade sponsored .1 Jumpmaster Be~ t Comp.my Size Unit, IU7th Fngi­ NGA US women, Ka thy wa ... onP uf the 14 1ema1t• ... to enjov> the· fruit> of our freedom ~l 1ou l d be cour~P ior ml'mbers of the 77th Pathtincler neer Compdny. graduate from thl' rigorous <.our-.c compt>llP\Wal a 1ttle to help prc·~r>ve Detachment, completed during th<' frht the "Col. rrancis B. Folk Trophy" for Best " It wa'> a rPal challen1-:e to ml' dnd I just ll.. eight d.1y ... of Cdmp. (See rt'lated story, 81 mm Mort.:ir Gun Crew, 2nd Mortar Conference had to v.ork harder to linr ... h 50 I could prow Specralr~t Kathy Morris, ,1 long with three page• 00.l Squad, Co. C, 1/l47lh Infantry Bn. to my~elf I lOuld do u: she sa rd . · 11 it'" asn't Sp4 KATHY MORRIS of her male• cow1tNpJrts. re<.ently r<'< <'t\.Pd a f h<.»e programs and the stc•<.1dily 111creas­ the wCo l. And1ew G. Ska lko> Trophy• for Biloxi, Miss. for the exc-ellent tra1nrnK ,incl cont1nuou., ... u lt•ttt>1 of .1ppret1Jtron fronr th<' Ohio Provo>I ing manpower level'> wNe .111 indication to Best Batta lion Stdff, 2J7th Support Bn. perv1.,1on grv<·n to me here at tht• Victoria wht•n the 838th M1lit,117 Polict• Company Marshall, for therr µroiess1on,1 l monnN in the ev.Iluators as to the high morale of the the •Mai. 0drnel M. Snyder Troph y~ for Rodd Armory, I don't lhrnk I would be a~ wa~ federalized into cltl!W Army duty lo the rnve~trgatron .md .1pprehens1on of a '>U~ Brig,1de. Owr !he pclst ye;.ir, both r<.'< rurting Out~ t andmg Unit New'>IPttc·r, 837th En­ Oct. 5-7, 1981 good a soldier a ... I am toddy.· gu,1 rd Cub,m rt'lug<'<"' ,1 t ,m <'nlJmpmE:'nt 1n 1wc 1111 .in ,1ggre\ .tled ass,lUll c cl'><'" hi le they and rc>tention ha'> been emphasin'Cl. The re- ginc•crCompany, NDozer BuW - Sgt. Her mo<.l unusual a'>~ 1 xnml'nl o far "'ac; Wi,lon~in. The M.f'.~ W('r<• o,ent then:.' to 111· \\ere tra mrng at ( .rn 1p Grayling, Mrt h1f;(an. ults were evident - three of the fiw top Tom lilson. Pg. 14 The Buckeye Guard The Buckeye Guard Pg. 15 Civil War Medal Mobi e Museum On Display ? har BY SFC RONALD V. REGAN HHT. 2 tOTlh ArmtJ cav BY SK RONALD V. REGAN tin trom the thousands of prisoners who were HHT, ?. 1071h Amid. Gav. daily being captured, processed and con­ How many manhours does it take to re­ fined to numerous German prisoner of-war condition a dirty, rusty and beat up $emi­ In 1Y44, a young American infantry sol­ camp'>. lrailer into a 'spiffy' mobile military dier from Omdhc1, eb., nervously removed The possibilities for questions are endless. museum? Well, MSgt. Guy Gennett never a shiny bronze military medal from the che!>t The answers, however, are less attainable. kept track of the time, but he and his repair of ,1 recently captured German Soldier. The Little re earch through old volumes of Ohio crew from HHT, 211 07th Armored Cavalry American put the medal in his pocket and at h istory has revealed some vivid clues. Soon Regiment lovingly nicknamed the former that moment a my5tery began to unfold. after the Civil War of 1861 began, the then hattf'red hulk, the "Tin Goose." It wasn't until the next day that Corporal Ohio Governor Chase, official ly asked for Th is handsome and gleaming military mu­ Frank Martincik really took a good took at his 8,000 volunteers to join the Ohio militia. To seum officially belongs to the state of Ohio. latest WWII souvenir. To his surprise he Governor Chase's and Pveryone's joy found that the medal was a beautiful and Any guard unit can use th is mobile museum .. . 35,000 farmers, tradesmen and labor­ well kept O hio volunteer Civil W ar medal and its historical contents for recruiting pur­ ers showed up to fight. daterl 1861- 1865 . The reverse side of the pose· at county fairs, parades and other local They al I became known as the "Cornstalk" civic f un c t io n~. meda l is inscribed as fo llows: militia, and ldter under the leadership of According to MSgt. Guy Gennett, the mu­ THF STATE OF O HIO Governor Tod, the "Squirrel H unter~." The seum's curator, he will gladly accept mi l­ TO Ohio militia fought bravely in many cam­ itary artifacts from any service and from any CHA RLES E. AUSTIN paigns during the long civil war confl ict. time period. "What we real ly need,'' says VETERAN Thi~ beautiful and unique medal now G<>nnett "are more display cases, uniforms, 14th IND. BATTALION proudly resides in the Ohio National Cuard old picture$, all kinds of service brass, OHIO VOLUNTEER medals, patches . .. anything ... and every ARTILLERY mobile museum (See associated story, page 17), and is believed to be the only such thing!" Who was Charles E. Austin? What did he medal m existar icc! Uniforms from the Spa nish-American War do before he joined the Ohio militia? W here If any of our "Buckeye Guard" readers can of 1898, Wo1Id War I, World War II, the Ko­ did he come from? Live? Die? Did he have a ad9 any information to this puzzl<>, please rean <.onfli<..t and the Vietnam era are all family? But, the biggest mystery of all seems phone MSgt. Gennett, Curator, at (116) 832- proudly on display. ·our most prized pos­ to be how this American Civil War medal fell 4328 or write lo him at 'F' Troop, 21107th s<>Ssions/ Gennett contmued, •are the 1898 into the hands of a German soldier? Corporal Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1924 Harsh Spa111sh-Amencan War uniform, A Gilleue Martincik could never identify Charles Aus- Ave. SE, Massillon, Ohio 44046 ra10r kit from World War I ~till in its original khaki doth coverc.'CI case, and of course our newly acquired State of Oh10 issued civil war rnl'dal of 1861- 1865. • (See associated Black Panther Anyone? story, page 16). for further details. He can be reached by Harsh Ave SE. Massillon, Ohio 44646. All All interested Ohio ational Guard units phone at (2 16) 832-4328, or by writing to donations become the property of the State arc reque:;ted to contact M SRt. Guy Gennett him at ' F' Troop, 2/107th A.CR., 1924 of Ohio. RY SFC ARVEL HALL Co D. 37"-!nd Engineer Bn. Collecting the fabled griffin isn't the easi­ (From Pg. 16) est thing to do, but Sgt. Allen M ead, a supply clerk with Company A, 372nd Engineer Bat­ fhere are two patch.es he is current ly inter­ Guardmembers Honored For talion, Middlet·own, co n ~ id e rs it just estt>d in obtaining; the 66th Infantry Black, another part of his hobby. Panther Patch and lhe 87th Division Golden Al (as he prefers to be called) has collected Acom which is now part of the Alabarna Na­ Efforts During Disasters 265 such odd i t i~ s i n ce he began hi s hobby. ti onal Guard, of \Vh ich very few members He is a collector of Army and Army National BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATIHEWS drc according to Mead. Fair grandstand for'the 198 I Tornado Safety left, 237th Spt. Bn. (Adrmn) Guard Unit Pdtches . Anyone des iring information on how Lo Poster Contest. The Guardrnembf'f were "I first became interested in the patches obtain p<1 tdw5 or the history of a certain Fou r Ohio Guardmembers - two Army honored before a crowd of over 30,000 for while tationPd with a support detachment p.1tch may t0ntac1Sgl. Mead in care of Com­ and two Air - were awarded Ohio Com­ their efforts during the tornado disaster at at , Ohio in August 1964. Our pany A, 372nd Engincc1 Battalion (Cbt) (CJ, rnenrJation M edals recently for their out­ Cardington and flooding in the count i e~ of detachment was providing assista nce to the 2002 Sou th Mam Street, Middletown; Onio ,tanding efforts during the recent disaster'> in Hancock, Putnam and Wy<:tndot. va rious units attending the National Rifle As­ 45042. Anyone having pate.hes to donate to orthwest Ohio. Approximately 200 Guardsmembers were sociation ( RA) Matches bemg held there. I hie, collection may contact him at the same Thes<~ four were singled out because of the cal led out to assist in the disaster relief effort. w as really surprised at all the units from address. exemplary manner m which they conducted Cardington official~ were aided by members throughout the United States that had come Al plans lo display his collettion through themselves and the bu iness of aiding disas­ of Headquarters Battery, Batlery A and B of to compete/ recounted Al. out the state as '>OOn dS he completes il. He ter victims. The medals were presented to the l /l 3bth Field Artillery. Fmdlay and Otta­ "One of the guardsmen and I started com­ al~o pl,.m'> to u..e it as a recruiting tool by di - MSgt. Don Lundy, Jr., 196th Publ ic Affairs wa, plagued with flood water5, received an paring notes about our units and before it playing the patches at various fa i r~ and com­ Detdchment; TSgt. Jerry Hefflinger, 180th a ~1:,t from members of the CornbJt Support was over I had one of his patches and a brief rnu111ty function'> in order to familiarize citi- Tactical Fighter Group; TSgt. Mark Kline, Company and Headquarters Company of history of his unit. After that, I started trymg AND THIS ONE IS - Sergeant Al/en Mead, a supply clerk with Company A, 372nd Engr. 1ens with the large number of Ullll'> in the I 79th Tactical Airlift Group and Spec. 4 Jane the 1/1 48th Infantry Battalion. to get a patch from everyone there,• con­ Bn. (Cbt) (C), Middletown, Ohio points out another of the many Army and Army National .irmed forces whose 1ob 11 1~ to providP pro­ 1-.agy, Co. B, 237th Support Battalion. In addition to Hefflinger and Kline, other tinued Al. Guard Unit Patches he has collected since 1964. (PHOTO BY SFC ARVEL HALL) tection and assistance to communiti~ Brig. Gen. Edward Power, As:.t. Adjutant members of their units also were on thE" By the end of the NRA meet Sgt. Mead had throughout the world. General for Ohio Air Nation<:tl Guard, was scene to lend a hand. to their parent units. shoulder sleeve insignias of past and prC!>ent obtained 25 different patches and had prom­ Al, a )7-year-old, M iddletown native, i'> on hand to pin the medals on th ree of the All Guardmembers called out for the dis­ ises from !>Cveral people who said they It was a start and Al decided to set his goab Army .rnd Army at1onal Guard Units. the ~ on oi M r. and Mrs. Roy and Elma Mead, four (I lefflinger was unable to attend) during asters will receive Ohio pelial Scrvi<.e rib­ would mail him patche!> when they returned high; he would collect all un it patch (Continued on next pg.) b 13 Baltimore Street, Middletown, Ohio. award~ C('remonies held at the Ohio State bons through their units. The Buckeye Guard Pg. lb The Buckeye Guard Pg. 17 Try Your Luck Exercise Takes VOICE A nTr OU Ohio Air Guard BY COL. ROBERT CLARK Breakfast will not be serwd Saturday morn­ Units to Mich. State Marksmanship Coordinator ing. The annual Ohio National Guard Out­ Commanders are authorized to utiliLe BY Lt. Col. JACK B. ARLEN door Rifle and Machine Gun "Tryout" Sub-Assembly status for all personnel w ho HO. OhJO Air National Guard wish to participate. ONGE A Matches will be conducted at Camp Perry, O hio, October 24-25, 1981. The National Competition for Ohio's Several Ohio /\ir National Guard units The National Guard's Marksmanship Pro­ teams begins in the fall when the W inston P. pc1rticipated in the month long '"Sentry Buck­ THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ENLISTED ASSOCIATION gram offers individuals and unit teams the Wilson National Guard Championships are eye" exercise being staged out oi Phelp'i held at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Collins ANG Base in Alpena, Mich. The ex­ opportunity to refine the ir marksmanship MEMBERSHIP DRIVE members to propose which would benefit all sociation. The legislation committee is get­ Ark. The composite and combat teams each e r c i~(· was a joint rcgu ldf Air Force and Air skills w ith standard TOE weapons. Individu­ Guardsmembers. As a resu lt of the ONGEA's ting organized to reach each geographical spend a week at the finest rifle, pistol and Naliona! Gu.:ird tra ining m ission d e~ i gned lo als compete for selection as a "New Shooter" The Ohio National Guard's Enlisted Asso­ past su pport, the Ohio Guard has gained the area in the Stale. The committee will appoint machine gun matches in the world. Some of strengthen the state of readiness of each indi­ for the State Composite Rifle Team and unit cialion strength depends on the total number Tuition Scholarship Program (H.B. 228), assistants w ithin each legislative d istrict to the teams and shooters of this event are then vidual lo perform his military assignment. teams compete for selection as the Ohio Na­ of members in the Ohio Guard w hich join $50 minimum Stale Active Duty Pay and represent the membership in that district, qualified to represent their Army areas in the tional Guard's representative of the State'" O hio units involved in the exercise were the ONGEA. There are rnany regions Credit Unions. who will then advise the state representa­ sp ri ng FORSCOM Matches al an Army ba,e Combat Rifle Team or the Machine Gun the I 78th Tacti cal Fighter Group and the th ro ughout the state which give that added tive. Th is is the first time a " Leg islative Tree" in tfwir area . Only the top 50 percent of Lhe Please su pport your Ohio National Guard (M60) Team. 123rd Tactical Control Flight. The 17Bth "extra push" toward recruiting members for teams can attend. Enlisted Association by joining today. There has been set up with in the ONG EA to better All Ohio Army and A ir Guard person nel or makes its home at th e Springfield Municipal the Association, but much more emphasis is The Ohio teams go to Fo rt Rik')', Kan. and are many projects to become involved with support the ideas and suggestions of the individ ual units are eligible to participate in Airport and fiys the A-7D tactical fighter. The needed from the Sergeants' M ajor, First Ser­ usually do an outstanding job. Shooters are and the strength in numbers may gain the membership. The Legi sl ation Committee the tryouts. 123rd is based at the Blue A'>h ANG Station, geants, Sen io r NCO's, D irectors and Unit then >elected to compete in the all Army legislation necessary to get even greater ad­ will then be able to write reso lution> and/or Ammunition will be provided, but all Cincinnati. Rep r esentat i ve~ tu get their Guardsmembers proposals w hich can i·w prt'sented to the matches held at Fort Benning, Ga. This yea r­ 111volved in the ON GEA. vantages and/or benefits for the Ohio unit; must bring their own weapons to the These un its were replaced hy the 12"1 st Legislators . tryouts. ly match is the high point of Army precision Guardsmembers. See your un it administra­ shooting. Tactical Fighter Wing from Rickenbacker The ONGEA wants to provide the nece­ tor, your unit ONGEA representative, or Remember to talk about your Assoc iation The Tryouts will be conducted as follows: Membership on the Composite Rifle or ANG Base in Columbus and the l 24th Tacti­ ssary force to bring legislation in favor of the your first sergeant for an application to join and what it is trying to accomplish. Join the Saturday, October 24 Pi stol Team usually means a m inimum two cal Control Flight from the Blue Ash ANG National Guardsmember. It takes many peo­ your associatio n. ONGEA, allend the meetings when poss i­ OB00-01330 Sign In - Briefing year ·tour. Shoo ter~ fire matches in addition Station, during the second half of "Sentry p le to have this force w hich will bring about ble, and let O hio once aga in take over the 0830-1000 Shooters's Clinic to their normal drills as they are Gua rds­ Buckeye ." changes; the more rnembefs the Association LEGISLATION leadership wilh the most members from one M60 Machine Gun and members first. New pistol and rifle shooters Other un its involwd in Sentry Buckeye in­ gains, lhe better are the chances of getting stale in the National Assoc iation. By becom­ MI 6 Rifle are issued their equipment necessary for cluded the 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron legislation passed for such items as purchas­ Master Sergeant James Robarge and Staff ing an O hio National Guard Enlisted Associ­ 1030-1230 Range Firing competition . Shooters selected to be on the from Eglin AFB, . They are a regular ing discounts, prescription/vitamin pro­ Se1·geant Joh n Murphy are the Association's ation member you au tomatically become a ·1230-1: no Lunch tt'ams are expect<~d to attend as nany Air Force unit fl ying the F- 15 Eag le. Another grams, lravel programs, license plates for new Legislation Co-Chairmen. Both would National member. All retirees (and former l 330-1730 Range Firing matches and practice sessions as possible, Air Force unit who joined us was the 87th Guardsmembers, etc. Increased member­ Ii ke the membership to know they are pledg­ enlist('cl members, now WO or Off) are abo 1730- 1B30 Supper and are requ ired to ,1ttend the Wilson Fighter Interceptor Squadron flying therr F­ ship should also bring new idec1s from the ing their sincerest efforts to improve the As- invited to join the ON GEA. Sunday, October 25 Matches, one week in Sep. and the FORS­ -106 aircraft oul of K. I. Sawyer AFB, 0630-0730 Breakfast COM Matches, one week in April. Prospec­ . 0730-1130 Range Firing tive <; hooters should keep in m ind that the Additional Air National Guard units in­ goal of the shooting squad is to win. Gives A Helping Hand 1 130-1 230 Lunch cluded the 191st Fighter Interceptor Group 1230-1600 Range Firing Interested personnel and unit teams flying F-4 aircraft from Selfridge ANG Base, BY MAJ. WAYNE WAGNER ·1(iOO Dism issal should complete the reply card below and Michigan and the 110th Tactica l Air Support 383rd Med. Co (CLR) Personnel wishing lo arrive early can get mai l it to The /\djutanl General of Ohio, Group, Battle Creek, Michigan and /\0-3 7 Not only d id the 38.Jrd Medical Company quarters after 1800 hrs. Friday, October 23 , ATTN : AGOH-OT-MC, 2825 West Gran­ aircraft. (CLR) from Cincinnati break into medical by checking with the CQ at Bldg 3100. Per­ ville Road, Worthington, Ohio 43085, no The two Ohio units played major roles in teams supporting a five state area during sonnel must bring their own sleeping bags. later than October 18. exerc ise "Sentry Buckc'yc." The l 78th TFG thei r two-week annua l training, butthcy also was responsible for all base functions at had time th is summer to work on several Ph elps Collins ANG Base in Michigan . Their community projects. perso nnel m,mned the d ining halls, security Slaff Sergeant Richard Stewart coordinat­ police, supply, maintenance and otherfacil­ ed the selling up of aid stations in Cincinnati NAME/RANK: ities on lhe base for all units participating in for the annual Juvenile D iabetes Foundation thE' exercise . Bike-A-Thon. There were over 900 bike rid­ UNIT: The I 23rd Tactical Control Flight had full ers participating, which resulted in re'>ponsibility for communication and radar $ I 00,000 being raised for d iabetes research . The medics provided assistance for minor HOME ADDRESS: control of the aircraft involved in the exer­ cuts and bruises, and emotional support. cise. Their personnel also d irected the pilots o n their various m issions. The 383rd personnel achieved so much personal satisfaction ior helping with the Members of the I 78th Security Police act­ Bike-A-Thon that they volunteered to work ed as ground aggressors at variou> area' o n I am interested in trying out for lhe rifle squad. dt the annual Special Olympics for handi­ the base. Smoke grenades dnrl ground burst capped Children,

FRIENDSHIP TEA GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD! cepting December. Most meetings are held C Company, 372nd No 1 al the DCSC Officers' Club, on Columbus' Guardmember Presented Scouter's The DCSC Officers' Club was the setting, A fall field trip is a hard act to follow. Award east side, w ith social hour beginning at elev­ Company C. 372nd Engineer Bn (CBT) (CJ on September 22nd, for the O hio National I fowever, the annual OWC Ho liday Auc­ en-th irty, luncheon at twelve-thirty. Nursery SSgt. Randy R. Koerper, a member of De­ Lebanon, Ohio, while at Ca mp Atterbury, Guard Officers' Wives' Club annual Friend­ t ion is just the fu nction to fill the bill. The services are available, which is a boost for tachmen t 1 HHC 216th En gineer Battal ion, Ind. for their annual training, was the only ship Tea. Traditionally, the tea serves to auction, to take place at the DCSC on No­ those w ith pre-schoolchi ldren. vember 24, is su re to draw the usual enthusi­ Ironton, Ohio, was presented the Si lver company in the battalion to receive a C-1 begin the season of OWC meetings. Ladies If you w ish to atten d, but aren't on a call­ from al over the sta te come together to greet astic crowd of members and guests. The by­ Beaver Award by the Lawdena District, Scio­ rating, qualifying them as combat ready. I ing list, please, we need to hear from you! to Area Council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri­ Co. C was rated for their ability to carry o ld friends and to become familiar w ith the words are "make, bake, sew, or grow", or Contact N ita Elliott, 3623 Grafton Avenue, new names and faces in the group. just come, en joy the fun and perhaps do ca, for 23 years of service in Pack and Troop out combat missions, morale, logistics, mess Columbus, O H 43220, phone 451-8588. This first gathering is special, a gift from some Christmas shopping. 1OS of the Ironto n Fi rst Baptist Church. Ran­ and training records, and many other areas All of the above activities, and much more, the club to the members. Warmth and fel­ Each year the assortment of hand crafted dy's mother, M rs. June Koerper wa~ also hon­ necessary to qualify them for a C- 1 rating. are for you. So join us! Details of winter lowshi p are the themes of the day. The items for sa le is more en ticing. Bidding will ored for 23 years of leadership and received The unit is commanded by Capt. Ernest R. plans will appear in the December issue of DCSC provided tasty and attractive hors be brisk and a great time will be had by al l. the Silver Fawn award, counterpart to the Adkins. Jeff Smith the Buckeye Guard. d'oeuvres, which were complimented by Proceeds from the sale, our primary fu nd Silver Beaver. raising fu nction, go into the treasury to be Randy is also a Post Comm ittee Member th e delectable array of confections brought SCHOLARSHIP WINNER in the top 5 percent of the class. Smith was in OWC board mem bers. Many thanks go used for Guard related needs. for Explo rer Post 101 which is sponsored by Smith Back from Ranger School by awarded the Arm y ROTC M ilitary Proficien­ to Karin Eas ley, a brand new Guard w ife and The Ohio National Guard Association is HHC, 216th Engineer Battalion, Ironton. Cadet leff Sm ith , a member of the 1416th cy Award for his exceptio nal achievements proud to announce that Ms. Lisa G. Ison of Koerper has served with the Ironton unit for this year's Tea Chairwoman, w ho pla nned a Transportation Co . (AVIM), Worthington, while attending the school. (See story on most successful party. SQUADRON SILVER London, Ohio, is the recipient of an Ohio ten years. retu rned from the U.S. Army Ranger School Smith in Aug. iss ue of Buckeye Guard, Pg. National Guard Assoc iation Scholarsh ip at Fort Benning, Ga., completing the course 22). Congratulations are in order for the Grant in th e amount of $500. Li sa, the FALL FIELD TRIP members of the 145th Air Refueling Squad­ daughter of Bi lly L. Ison, a member of the SQT at OSU Campus Autumn is perhaps the most beautiful time ron! The unit ce lebrated the twenty-fifth an­ l 78th Tactica l Fighter Group at Springfield, niversary of it's formation with a reception at The 148th Infantry Headquarters, 1st Bat­ of tlw year and no time to stay seq uestered has been accepted as a student at Ohio Uni­ Rickenbacker ANGB on September 12. The talion, Lima, recently held their Sk ill Qualifi­ indoors. We'll get enough of that when the versity in Athens, O hio, w here she w iH ma­ p arty was also a reunion for 14Sth person­ cation Tests (SQT) at the Ohio State Univer­ snow flies, or so reasoned the planners of the jor in business administration and account­ nel, past and present, w ith a number of char­ sity Li ma Campus, The skill performance adventure in store for October 27. The lunch­ ing. Lisa; an honors graduate at London ter members in attendance. A particu larly tests included orientation, first aid and pla­ eon on that date w ill be held at the Chalet High Sc hool, was the recipient of the Mar­ hearty welcome was given to Colonel and toon readiness. Lodge Herb Farm, 4410 Byers Rd ., West, querite Brill Spanish Award, was very active four m iles west of . Th is unique Mrs. Frank Cattran, who traveled from Flori­ in high school ath letics, was a member of the spot features an herb ga rden of <;eem ingly da to attend the celebratio n. Colonel Cattran sc hool newspaper staff, and was selected to Best at Perry endless vari ety, a small herb greenhouse, was the first commander of the 145th. His "Who's Who Among American High School and a bamconverted to an herb s ~ op and a spirit, dedication, and high standards are Students". Company A, 216th Engineer Combat Bat­ totally fascrnatrng place! 6 still very much in evidence in the unit. Wives Another proud w inner of a $5000hio Na­ ta lion, Corps, Chillicothe, is the proud re­ Owners, operators, and residents of the of the 145th have always been enthusiastic tional Guard Association Scholarship is Mrs. cipient of the "Best Un it" award for their an­ farm are Marny and Bob D ilts, who are abo in thei r owe activity, so it was a bit of a Linda G. Beck who is pursuing a teaching nual training performance at Camp Perry, Guard w ife and ON_G technician, respec­ Guard w ives' reunion, also. degree at W right State University. Linda is O hio. tively. Marny, a gourmet cook, w ill prepare the wife of PSgt. William R. Beck, a member The award is received for overall excel­ and serve a lunch featuring (what else?) un­ MEMBERSHIP NOTES of Company A, 166th Infantry in Xen ia. Lin­ lence in infantry tactics, maintenance of usual herbs. She will also demonstrate some da, a 1968 graduate of Xenia High School, equipment, engineer type mi ss ions, and innovative things to be done w ith herbs and To refresh memories about Ohio National was an honors student there, and also in­ general support of the unit ARTEP training plant materi als, and give us a to ur of the Guard Officers' W ives' Club, here are a few ducted into Alpha. Lambda Chi Sc holastic site missions. ga rden and barn shop. Th is is a meeting not of the basics. If you are the w ife of an O NG Honorary atthe University of Cincinnati dur­ Lo be m issed! We w ill gather at thc Chalet officer, the wife of a Guard advisor, or a fe­ ing her freshman year. In addition to caring Farewell to "J.C." Lodge at 12:00. Efforts are being made to male officer, the club is you rs. This, of for her family, Li nda is a volunteer at Valley form ca r pools. The phonc committee has course, includes retirees . There are no dues. Elementa ry School in Beavercreek, where SMSgt. Jack L. Cramer, 179th Civil Engi­ details o n th is and directions for finding the Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of she works d irectly w ith pupils in the learn ing neering Flight Fire Protection Section, Mans­ farm. · each month, September through May, ex- d isabi Ii ties classroo m. field Lahm Airport, was presented a plaque by TSgt. David E. Kissel, Air Technician Fire Chief, on behalf of the Air National Guard Fire Chief's Association. The presentation was in recognition of hi s 36 yea rs and nine months of outstanding service to the ANG BY Sp4 CHARLES TRITT Novice; Sp4 Lyle Anderson of Co C., 6 I 2th The w inners w ill receive engraved belt Fire Service. 196th P A.O. Engr. Bn ., 2nd Novice; Sgt. Ju an Obregon of buckles in honor of their accomplishmenb. The results are now in from the 23rd An­ the 179th Tac Airlift Gp., and 3rd Novice; Th e competition is open to all Guard­ "J. C.", as he was known by many Guards­ nual O hio National Guard Pistol (Ga lleryl Sp4 Martha Beatty of HHC 416th Engr. Gp., members except for Ohio National Guard men, retired as Air Technician Fire Chief on Cham pionships. The o ne-day competition High La4y-. Pistol Team members who run the event. November 1, 1980. He retired from the Air was held in Columbus at ThC' Ohio State The winner of the team championsh ip was There is no entry fee req uired to compete. National Guard on April 10, 198·1. COMBAT CONSTRUCTION- The 20 members of HHC 612th Engineer Bat­ University. The individua l winner was SSgt. Co B, 612th Engr. Gp. Other teams ranking Every yea r notices arc sen t to units to be Jack was also awarded the Air Force Com­ talion's Combat Construction Section performed AT-81 at Camp Perry, Ohio. George Withrow of Co B. 612th Engineer in the championsh ip were, 2nd Place; HHD postPcl on the unit bulletin board. The no­ mendation Medal and the O hi o Commenda­ They were involved in several projects, including renovating the guest latrines Battalion. O ther top finishers were: SSgt. Ro­ O HAR NG and 3rd Place; Co C, 6 l 2th Engr. tices give details o n how to ente r the compe­ tion Medal in Recognition of hi s meritorious and showers across from the Clubhouse, and the renovation of Bldg. 2600, bcrt Wilhite of the 299th Signal Platoon, I st. Bn. tition. service. which will be a new PIO Headquarters and Darkroom facility. The Buckeye Guard Pg. 21 Pg. 20 The Buckeye Guard 1 For Your Information .&Illl &lb~un1c ]Jd)®@JP)ll®= ·. Ministry/Pastoral Care Courses - -- . -- - . The following Hospital M inistry anrl Pas­ toral Care Courses will be offered for FY 82 : Members of the 160lh Air Refueling TIN D INGER, and TROY STROHM to SRAs; BERT SMITH to SSgt. October 18-30, 1951 Walter Reed Anny Group, Rickenbacker, wceiving promotions and MICHAEL KISSEL and DAWN PORTER Promotions for HHC 1/ I 48th Infantry, Medical Center, , DC 20012; were: JOHN BRADEN, BERNARD HAGL, to AIC. Lima, unit members were: GERALD C. GAY, November 8-20, 1981 Brooke Army M edi­ and MANZONA BRYANT, IR., to M Sgts.; Second Lt. RICHARD E. MUSSER, 537th Sr., JAMES E. HOLIMON, DON R. LUGIN­ cal Center, Fort Sa m Ho uston, TX 78234; JOSEPH MULFORD, and GARY NEMETH lo Engr. Co., Lima, recently graduated from BUHL, MARK W . STERLING and DONALD Marc h 14-26, 1982 Walter Reed A rmy Med­ TSgts. ; IOHN LAZEAR to SSgt. ; DEBORAH Officer Candidate Schoo l, Fort Benning, R. VITITOE to Sp4s; DARRYL A. BEGGS, ical Center, W ashington, DC 20012; and . DECKER to SRA; MICHAEL COVEY, MAR­ GA., f inishing as one of the Lop th ree gradu­ THOMAS G. HOFSTETTER, DONALD C. A pril 18-30, 1982 Brooke A rmy Medic al TIN LARSON, JON ATHAN MOORE, DAV­ ates. Congratulatins Lt. MUSSER. HULLINGER, JR., JEFFERY P. KIRWAN, Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. WILLIAM J. LUDWIG and CURTIS R. ID THOMAS, JR., JONI KITTS and CHAR­ PVT. 2 JOHN PAPLACZYK, l 4 16th Trans. A limited number of spaces is available. TREECE to PFCs; an d GLENN GIBSON to LES SAFFLE, JR., to A IC. Co. (AVIM), Worthington, was selected as Applications ~h ould be submitted in accor­ PV2. Members o f the 12 I st Tactical Fighter the unit's Soldier of the Month. dance w ith AGO Regulation 35 1- 1, w ith ap­ W ing, Ri ckenbacker, recently promoted Special congratu ldtins to Sp4 BRADLEY Sp4 KATHY MANNS, HHC, 1/148th In­ plicant's religious denomination entered in were: PAUL P. EPPERSON and DAVID A. HESS, 1416th Trans. Co. (AVIM), Worthing­ fantry, Lima, was awarded the Soldier of the Item 1 of NGB Form 64. Forfurther informa­ WUELLNER to MSgb.; CHARLES E. GEN­ ton. Sp4 Hess had a 3 . 9 grade average last Month for May. tion please contact the State Training Office TRY, MARTIN RUTLEDGE, and DAVID L. quarter al the Ohio State University. PFC NI­ Add itional members of the 1 bOth A ir Re­ (6 14) 889-7 100. WOLFEL to TSgb.; TRACY A. GRANER, TIM­ CHOLAS ANDROMALOS was selected as fueli ng Group, Rickenbacker promoted OTHY M. SHUMAKER, and IOSEPH A. the 14 l 6th's Soldier of the Month. were: ERN EST M. KIGHT, to M Sgt.; RI­ CHARD L. CLINE, ROBERT E. HARTINGER, VARRASSO to SSgt5. ; DONALD S. JAMES, Members of HHC l 12th Trans . Bn., M id­ * *· JOSEPH P. HAYNES and WILLARD L. * PHILLIP l. JORDAN, and BRIAN D. dletown, receiving promotions were: IMON WHEELER lo TSgt.; LARRY D. GULLETT, O'HARRA to SRA; KENNETH K. BROWN, MOBLEY and JOSEPH COMBS to Sp4s; AN­ Wear Your Uniform PAUL D. HESTER, BOBBIE KIMP, PAUL W. MARK E. CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD A. DREW LEEVER and BRITTON FARIES to ROBERTS and EDWARD L. SMITH to SSgts.; POORE, and IOHN W. RICHARDSON Ill to PFCs. Ohio National NANCY B. HAEFELI, JOHN C. IORDAN, A IC; LOUISE l. McKAHAN, CHRISTAN F. Members of 1484th Trans. Co., New Phi­ TURRET SCHOLAR HEAVY - Each of these new members of HHT, 2nd Squadron, MARO H. MIESSE and LAURA J. YOUNG to Guard Day SAMMONS, and ANNA l. SHROYER to A ir­ ladelphia promoted: CECIL MATSEL to Sp5; 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment from Canton, Ohio, recently enlisted in the Ohio National SR,A,_'s; DAREN D . BOGAN, JEFFERY l. men. CARY l. BALL, MICHAEL W. CAR­ TERRY ASHBAUGH, JAMES BARTHOLOW October 7, 1981 Guard to receive the Four Year College Scholarship. Sitting on the turret of an M48-A5 tank BURGGRAF, JERRY A. LOCKE, JR., and RIER, NOAH W. MARTIN, and JAMES W. and CRAIG WILLIAMS to Sp4; WILLIAM are (left to right), William McMahen, Rick Powis, Vic Viccani, Patrick Neer, Brad Davies and KIMBERLY A. REDMAN to A 1 C; BONNIE L. PRITCHARD Lo M Sgls .; DOUGLAS L. CRIS­ HADLEY and MELODY McCUE to PFC; and Mike Hardgrove. Standing over his new brood of enlistees is Canton's area recruiter, Sgt. HITTLE, MARK E. HOBBS and KAREN S. WELL, SAMMY G. HADE, GEOFFREY Q. IEFFREY PATTERSON and DAMON JOHN­ Walt Owens. (PHOTO BY SFC RON REGAN) MARTIN to A irmen. JONES, GERALD L. FETHEROLF, SAMUEL SON to PV2. Additional members of the 179th Tactical E. HATMACHER, JAYME l. MARZULLI, Members o f 1485th Trans . Co., Coving­ A irl ift Group, Mansfield, recently promoted MARK C. PORTER and RICKY D. STELZER to ton, recently promoted were: JOHN SAR­ were; WILLIAM HUNT Lo MSgt.; RONALD TSgts.; JOHN M. HEISLER, EDWIN M. MO­ GENT to SSgt. ; RICHARD MILLER, JODY EVANS, LINDA HESS, GARY YORK, LARRY ZINGO, JON M. McINTOSH, JOHN M. REINEKE, LINDA BERGER, CHRISTOPHER ,.. REMY and RUEBEN HAMILTON to SSgt.; , ,,,o Iii Dl':ln SZUMSKI, JAMES VLACOVSKY, KAREN L. ELIFRITZ, DONNIE HARMON and RO­ PAUL ALLOWAY, CYNTHIA AUSTIN and WELCH and DOUGLAS P. WELSH to SSgb.; BERT GOINGS to Sµ4, and CHRISTOPHER CARL BEVINGTON to SRA; IOAN BRERET­ The Survivor Benefit Plan (SB P), w hich member will receive a letter of Notiiication STEVEN M. CONNOLLY, GERARD P. THUMA Lo PFC. Change in Closing ON, DEBORAH HENDERSON, DANA went into effect in June, 1979, now allows of El igibi lity for Retired Pay at age 60 through DOWNEY, MICHAEL D. HARMON, LIN­ Members of l 486th Trans. Co. (-),Ash­ PHANEUF, DIANA LEADBETTER and DAV­ Guardmembers to designate a port ion of channels from National Guard Bureau. A The Rickenbacker Air National Guard DA L. HERTENSTEIN, MICHAEL F. ROG­ land, recently promoted w ere: BYRON NEL­ ID THRAMS to A 1 C. their retirement annuity to provide death ben­ letter from the Adjutant General's Depart­ Base Commissary has a new Saturday d os­ ERS, ANDREW J. TIMEN, AMY B. CORRI­ SON Lo SSgt.; MELISSA LINDSAY, MI­ A dditional members of the 121 st Tactica l­ efits for designated survivors. This option is ment, along with Survivor Benefi t Plan Elec­ ing hour to give Guardmembers a chance to GAN, JAMES ERINGMAN, BRADLEY C. CHELE NEWELL, STEVEN HISSONG and Fighter W ing, Rickenbacker, recently pro­ avai !able w hen the Guards member com­ tio n Forms (DD 1883), w ill also be mailed to use the Commissary after duty hours. HEINRICH, ANTHONY M . MARCHESE, DENNIS BAKER to Sp4s; GLENN BROOKS moted were: ROBERT L. LINDSEY and HAR­ pletes 20 years of qualifying service for re­ the Guardmember. One of the above three The new Sa turday hours are 8 a.m. to PAMELA A. SPOTTS and WILLIAM D. UN­ lo CP L; KEVIN HOFFMAN to PFC and JEF­ OLD l. TYSON to MSgt.; DAVID L. CLAW­ tired pay. This plan includes members of elections must be made within 90 days after 6 p.m . DERWOOD to SRAs; TINA M. HARTLEY, FREY DRUSHEL to PV2 . SON, RANDY E. GREATHOUSE, LARRY E. both the O hio A rmy .m d A ir National Guard. receipt of this notification, and the forms re­ DIANNE A. HENNESSY, DAVID J. NOAH, JAMES WILLOUGHBY of Det 1, 1486th HOLMES, FRANKLIN KEELS, JR., RUSSEL E. The SBP provides three options which a turned to the AG Dept. If the G uardmember DUSENA L. SPENCE, LAURA ANN BRADY, Trans. Co., Eaton , was promoted to PV2 * * * MILLE R and LARRY M . ROBBINS to Tsgt.; retirement-eligible Guardmember may elects O ption A, the spouse must complete JAMES L. BUTLER, Ill, MARSHELL K. CAH­ recently. CHARLES R. DIEZMAN, WILLIAM S. elect; (A) The Guard member may decline to the required statement on DD 1883 ac­ LANDER, MICHAEL B. CRISP, TIMOTHY Members of 1487th Trans. Co., Mans­ Insurance Update HAMILL, Ill, M ICHAEL J. McCLELLAND, make a selection for or aga inst SBP coverage knowledging he or ~h e is aware of the dec i­ G. GARVIN, DONALD A. INGRAM, KENT i ield, recently promoted were; JAMES LEE, MATTHEW W. PORTER, and CHARLES D . until he or she reaches age 60. By electing sion to elect this option. In this case the If you are a newly wed, recently divorced, A. OUSLEY, FRANK E. REYNOLDS, Ill and GUY SPENCE and THOMAS TAYLOR to WILDE to SSgl.; BRADFORD J. MOYER, this option no survivor benefits w ill b.e avail­ forms must be notorized before returning to or have had a new addition to your family, PHILIP B. RHOADS to AIC; SCOTT L. COR­ Sp4s BERNARD BOLIN, SONJYIA BRY­ STEVEN C. OXLEY, HOWARD W. RAN­ able d uring the years between attaining re­ the AG Dept. make sure your insurance forms in your per­ RIGAN, DANNIE l. GLAZE, KEVIN T. MA­ ANT, CHRISTOPHER BRINLEY, LEWIS SHAW, JR., GREGORY R. WATSON and tirement eligibility and reaching age 60. A lthough we cannot recommend a specif­ son nel records file include the recent RINOV, JOEL D. STURGEON, JEFFREY P. CARRINGTON, JOHN HALKO, JIMMY SCOTT P. WILSON Lo SRA; ROBERT J. Should the servicemember d ie during this ic option, each individual should carefully information. LUCAS and GARY D. STOUT to Airmen. KEENE, EDDY McGLOTHLIN, JERRY MIT­ BAKER, MARK A. GROSSER and DEBRA l. period w ithout a designation, no retirement consider his or her persona! situation and If you are not sure if your forms are current CHELL, JEFFREY OWENS, HARVEY ROBIN­ see your unit administrator. Members promoted from the 220th Engi­ WILLIAMS to A 1C; ERIC M. BERLIN, GRE­ annuity w ill be paid. (Bl The Guardmember their desire to provide a retirement annuity SON, SUSAN SMITH and TRACEY WAL­ neering Installation Squadron, Zanesville GORY E. HARBER, JACK H. HESS, II, and may elect to provide a survivor benefit an­ to a designated beneficiary in event of their LACE to PFCs; ANTHONY VALDRY and were: JOHN ECK and MICHAEL ENGLAND RALPH B. SMITH, JR. lo Arnn. nuity, payable on the date the Guard­ death before age 60 or even after they reach ROBERT KUENKELE to PV:!s. * * * to AIC. GREGORY LOWE and EDWARD l. Several promotions received by members member would have reachPd age 60, if age 60. Obviously, the desires of single, MARTIN were porrnoted to SRAs; RI­ Members of Del 1, l 487th Trans. Co., Ea­ of HHD, Worthington included: DEBBIE death comes before that time. (CJ The third married, divorced or w idowed service . Submissions Wanted CHARD POLAND was promoted to CMSgt. ton, recently promoted were: RICKY FIELDS THOMPSON to Sp5; NANCY M. CLE­ option allows the Guardmember to have the members may all be d ifferent. W e urge you The l 79th Tactical Fighter Group, Mans­ to PFC and RICHARD TRISSEL to PV2 . VENGER, MARIAN ZUCKER, PAUL OL­ survivor annuity made payable to the survi­ to make an intelligent and informed We appreciate receiving arti cles and/or field La hm A irport had nine personnel pro­ Members of Co C 372nd En gr. Bn ., Leban­ DAKER, IOHN STRICKLIN and CAREY vor on the date of death, regard less of wheth­ decision. photos from you. If you have a story to tell moted. Th ey are: JAMES UNGERER to SSgt.; on, recently promoted were: PATRICK MILLER to SFC; GREGORY POWER and er death occurs before or after age 60. For further information on the Survivor please submit your article to: Editor, BUCK­ JEFFEREY CHARETTE, RONALD COOK, BRANNON Lo SFC; FRANCIS LUTTERBIE GARY CHETWOOD to SSC ; and OLBLICA Upon verification of compl etion of 20 Benefit Plan please contact your unit EYE GUARD Magazine, 2825 W . Granville MARK DECKER, KLAUS SCHMIDT, MAR- and JOHNNY SALYERS to Sgts.; and RO- NUTTER to SGT. years of qualifying service, the Guard- administrator. 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