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Earning Their Spurs JulyJuly -- AugustAugust 20172017 Vol.12Vol.12 No.No. 33 GRIZZLYGRIZZLYOfficialOfficial NewsmagazineNewsmagazine ofof thethe CaliforniaCalifornia NationalNational GuardGuard Earning their spurs Troopers from the Cal Guard’s 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment and the U.K.’s Honourable Artillery Company earn silver spurs during an intense annual training exercise at Camp Roberts pages 12-13 Cal Guard Green Beret gives first-hand account of Special Forces fight in Afghanistan pages 6-7 www.calguard.ca.gov/pa Leadership Corner The importance of marksmanship Major General David S. Baldwin Marksmanship is a vital skill for all of us in the Armed passion, coaching and practice. proper training and application of the basic marksman- Forces. As Soldiers and Airmen, I expect you to hit what ship fundamentals. Study the field manual for your as- you aim at. Passion puts you into the zone where you’re practicing signed weapon, dry-fire practice and train with your at the limits of your performance and correcting your- unit. Whether you’re a truck driver, human resource special- self to improve. When you do this long enough and fre- ist or infantryman, you’re required to be proficient with quently enough, you develop expertise. To get better, We are citizen Soldiers and Airmen, which means, un- your assigned weapons system. After all, we’re in the you have to challenge yourself and get outside your like our active duty counterparts, most of us have other Armed Forces—the key word being “armed”. comfort zone. This is what our top shooters do. They jobs and life commitments. This means if we want to be- practice their strengths while challenging themselves to come better marksmen, we may need to practice on our It can be easy to lose sight of the importance of marks- improve. own time at civilian shooting ranges. The top shooters manship, especially if you’re not in a combat arms on Team California put in countless hours of their own branch, or while participating in our vital Defense Sup- Coaching and good leadership is key to success on the time training to be the best. port of Civil Authority (DSCA) missions. But whatever range. A good coach brings out passion and motivation your military operational specialty, remember that the in a shooter and helps sustain it. He or she is a subject- And to truly test yourself, attempt to participate in com- citizens of our state and nation expect us to defend matter expert who knows how to program an effective petitive marksmanship whenever you can. Competition them with lethal force if need be. You are expected to marksmanship program that can be measured by the pushes us to improve and become better. do your job in a combat environment, defend yourself, unit’s ability to put effective fire on a target. Leaders and have the ability to fight and defeat the enemy. In to- need to identify NCOs in their units who can become The Ninth Annual California Combat Match is Sept. 12- day’s world, we have no shortage of enemies who wish coaches to train and assist unit members so that they 19 at Camp Roberts and Camp San Luis Obispo. This to do us and our nation harm. This means you, as a Sol- are prepared and at their best when it’s time to hit the match is where our top shooters are identified from dier or Airman, need to be a good shooter. range for Individual Weapon Qualification (IWQ). As a across all our Cal Guard units. If you’re not going this formation, we need to look at who has the latent capa- year, make it a goal to someday compete in our state The Cal Guard has proven time and again that we have bilities to plan and execute good training for the unit match. some of the best shooters in the nation. The California and implement proper preliminary marksmanship in- Military Department Combat Shooting Team, known as struction (PMI). At the end of the day, the number one reason we’re here Team California, has won three consecutive All Army is to shoot. If you wear the uniform, this is expected of Championships from 2013 to 2015. And we’ve won the Unit marksmanship training is like physical fitness. you. If we don’t have a high degree of lethality as an in- Western Regional Championships from 2012 through It’s not something you obtain in one day. It’s a perish- dividual Soldier or Airman, or as a military force, we’re 2015. We’ve got some great shooting talent in our ranks. able skill. You have to put in the work to maintain your not a deterrent to our enemies. edge. The one annual qualification we do a year is not Team California has risen to top of the field through enough. Your marksmanship proficiency depends on Hit your target. That’s what it’s all about. Cal Guard Green Berets from Alpha Company, 19th Special Forces Group, deployed to Afghanistan for a six-month mission in the first half of this year to secure tribal areas in Nangarhar Prov- ince from ISIS-K. After this valley was secured, the Green Berets reenlisted one of their own. Photo courtesy of A Company, 19th Special Forces Group 2 Grizzly TABLE OF CONTENTS The Official Newsmagazine of the California National Guard Building on her success CSMR is OPFOR at Camp Roberts 4 Lt. Col. Heidi Gibson’s civilian job skills as an architect are 13 California State Military Reservists play the role of a realistic a force multiplier while deployed to Southeast Asia with the opposition force (OPFOR) during annual training with the July - Aug. Air National Guard 1-18th Cavalry Regiment and the U.K.’s Honourable Artil- lery Company Campagna is top RRNCO Vol. 12 No. 3 5 Staff Sgt. Brian Campagna named the nation’s top Army Na- Where eagles fly tional Guard Recruiting and Retention NCO Nesting golden and bald eagles hatch six eaglets at Camp 2017 Roberts in 2017 Recruiters win prestigious awards The California Army National Guard took home several Publisher Laws bring relief during deployments prestigious 2016 strength maintenance awards JAG Capt. Christian Wellisch explains federal and state laws Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin 14 that offer guardsmen debt and legal relief during deploy- The Adjutant General To free the oppressed ments Director of Public Affairs 6 A Cal Guard Green Beret gives a riveting first-hand account Lt. Col. Thomas Keegan of his unit’s defense of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province Ask and be motivated from ISIS-K 15 State Behavioral Health Officer Capt. Jason Black explains Editor how asking the right questions can get you motivated to be Capt. Jason Sweeney Kings River flood your best 8 A Cal Guard aviation crew swings into action to help fight back the Kings River flood 40th ID and IDF bands give concert 16 The 40th Infantry Division Band and the Israeli Defense Training for Mount Shasta rescues Forces Choir team up for a gala concert in Beverly Hills Cal Guard aviators train with civilian search-and-recsue crews for worst case scenarios on Mount Shasta JFHQ celebrates Asian cultures Submissions Polynesian dancers and Asian food were part of the show as 115th RSG heads to Germany Joint Forces Headquarters celebrates Asian American & Pacific Articles: 9 Soldiers from the 115th Regional Support Group head to Islander Heritage Month Hohenfels, Germany, to serve as HICON during a KFOR 23 Articles range from 350 to 2,000 words. validation exercise Counterdrug gets HAZMAT training All articles should be accompanied by 17 The Counterdrug Task Force conducts HAZMAT training for multiple high-resolution images. U.K. and USA train at Camp Bob toxic marijuana grow sites that could be harmful to their health Include first names, last names and mili- 12 The 1-18th Cavalry Regiment and the U.K.’s Honourable Ar- tary ranks. Always verify spelling. tillery Company train together at Camp Roberts in one of CDTF skills used in Afghanistan the biggest annual training exercises of the year, culminating Members of the Counterdrug Task Force find their skills useful Spell out acronyms, abbreviations and with a “Spur Ride” full of pomp and ceremony during a Special Forces deployment to Afghanistan full unit designations on first reference. Only submit articles that have been In Every Leadership At a Know News & approved by your unit’s public affairs California NationalIssue Guard troops mobilized as of 2017 officer. 2 Corner 10 Glance 18 YourFebruary IG 19 Benefits Photographs: California National Guard troops mobilized as of Highest resolution possible: MB files, August 2017 not KB. No retouched photos, no special effects. Include the photographer’s name and rank, and a caption: what is happening in the photo, who is pictured and the date and location. Asia E-mail submissions and feedback to: [email protected] Ukraine Europe Kosovo 18 1 Afghanistan Kuwait 47 158 Africa U.S. 110 U.S. 147 Afghanistan Cover photo by England Japan U.K. Warrant Officer 2 Mick Hitch Jordan Kuwait Qatar Ukraine A Cal Guard medevac helicopter lands on a hill at Camp Roberts in June as a U.K. Soldier from 92 Air Army the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) looks on. The HAC and the Cal Guard’s 1-18th Cavalry Regiment conducted a large two-week exercise at the camp for their annual training this year. Grizzly | 2017 | July - August Lt. Col. Heidi Gibson, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron commander, on June 7 at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia. Photo by Senior Airman Ramon A.
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