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Gone, but Not FORGOTTEN OHIO HONORS THOSE WHO MADE the ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, PAST and PRESENT Pages 14-15 BUCKEYE MMAGAZINEAGAZINE OF OF THE THE O OHIOHIO A ARMRYM ANY AND DA AIRI RN NATIONALATIONAL G GUAUARDRD GUARDSPRING/SUMMER 2008 Gone, but not FORGOTTEN OHIO HONORS THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, PAST AND PRESENT Pages 14-15 BUCKEYE roll call Spring/Summer 2008 GUARDVolume 31, No. 2 The Buckeye Guard is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Buckeye Guard F E A T U R E S are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Departments of the Army and Air Force, or 6 Marching into history the Adjutant General of Ohio. The Buckeye Guard is published quarterly under the supervision of the Public Affairs Office, Soldiers of 37th IBCT leave for Ohio Adjutant General’s Department, 2825 W. Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789. 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Kambic 28 Guardmember benefits Command Sergeant Major, Army Command Sgt. Maj. William L. Gilliam Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air O N T H E C O V E R Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy HONORING OHIO NATIONAL GUARD HEROES FROM ALL ERAS: A fallen Soldier battlefield cross BUCKEYE GUARD STAFF is silhouetted by the morning sun at Beightler Armory Director, Government and Public Affairs in Columbus. A monument plaza, including a 10-foot Dr. Mark Wayda bronze minuteman sculpture, was dedicated May 23 to honor all Ohio National Guard troops who have Editor been killed in action throughout the organization’s Mr. Steve Toth 220-year history, spanning 12 wars and 77 Chief Writer/Copy Editor campaigns in which Ohio National Guardmembers Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly D. Snow have participated. Now a ceremonial way to honor comrades, the battlefield cross—made up of a Primary Layout and Design Soldier’s rifle with bayonet attached, stuck into the Sgt. Parker Steele ground, helmet on top and combat boots—started Graphics Support/Historical Content during the American Civil War as a means of Staff Sgt. Joshua Mann identifying the deceased on the battleground before they were removed. Photo by Sgt. Parker Steele Contributors / Adjutant General’s Department Public Affairs. See Army/Air National Guard Photojournalists ANG Multimedia Specialists pages 14-15. Unit Public Affairs Representatives on the web @ http://www.ohionationalguard.com Total copies printed: 19,000 Unit Cost: $.491 Publication Date: 7/08 Command focus blended together, the Ohio National Guard possesses a joint capability—unmatched by Jointness any other state—that enables us to respond and protect the citizens of Ohio. Communication planning for the Joint Force Headquarters is supported by the Ohio Air National Guard’s always evolving 251st Combat Communications Group. Today, Joint Task Force (JTF) 73 provides by Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt command and control of our rapid reaction The Adjutant General forces. These joint forces take advantage of he Ohio National Guard has changed dramatically since the unique capabilities that exist in the Ohio 9/11. Along with transformation of the Army Guard and Air and Army National Guard. Forces that Total Force Integration of the Air Guard, one of the comprise this command include the 52nd Civil major changes has been the increasing requirements Support Team, the CERFP (CBRNE-Enhanced Tand abilities to work in a joint environment at home and abroad. Response Force Package) comprised of the The purpose of this piece is to provide a better understanding 155th Chemical Battalion, 1194th Engineer of how the Ohio National Guard is functioning in this environ- Company, 637th Chemical Company, 121st ment today. Air Wing Medical Group and the National Wikipedia defines jointness as “an expression coined by the Guard Reaction Force, which is derived from U.S. Services to describe cross-service cooperation in all stages the 437th Military Police Battalion. Com- of military processes to include operations.” Wikipedia further munication support of JTF 73 is provided by defines jointness as “the integration of strengths of at least two the Ohio Air National Guard’s 269th Combat services of the military in a coordinated effort to achieve a goal Communications Squadron. The CERFP is one and enables flexibility for the commander and increases effective ...the Ohio of 17 in the nation and provides immediate re- functioning.” These definitions provide an excellent outline of National Guard sponse capability to the governor or president, my views on jointness. possesses a searching an incident site including damaged The concept of jointness actually emerged in the Ohio National joint capability— buildings, rescuing any casualties, providing Guard in the late 1980s as the federal government began to imple- unmatched by decontamination and performing medical ment drug interdiction efforts which were managed by the mili- any other state— triage. The National Guard Reaction Force tary support section of the former Joint Force Headquarters and that enables provides security for the all of these forces. involved both Ohio Air and Army National Guard personnel. us to respond This joint package must be able to respond Our jointness began to take shape with the organization of the and protect the fully and be mission capable within 12 hours 52nd Civil Support Team (CST) in 2000. This team is comprised citizens of Ohio. of notification. of 22 full-time members of the Ohio Air and Army National Our family readiness and employer programs Guard. A joint team with sophisticated communications equip- today operate as joint programs. The Ohio Na- ment and a mobile laboratory providing unique capabilities, the tional Guard Family Readiness Program has CST works in support of emergency preparedness programs to prepare for or respond been nationally recognized as the best of the to any emergency involving the use of weapons of mass destruction or other chemical, best, largely because of the joint state family biological, radiological or high-explosive threats. readiness council’s vision to capitalize on the In May 2003, in Columbus, Ohio, during a meeting of the Adjutants General As- strengths and effectiveness of both the Ohio sociation of the United States (AGAUS), then newly-appointed Chief of the National Air and Army National Guard. Guard Bureau, Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, announced the creation of the Joint Force Ohio National Guard operations today Headquarters-State. The implementation of this new headquarters set the stage for joint- include working with federal, state and local ness—“cooperation in all stages of military processes to include operations.” The Joint governments. Such operations are a central el- Force Headquarters-Ohio provides command and control of all National Guard forces ement in inter-governmental efforts to protect in the state for the governor and acts as a joint service headquarters for national-level lives and property here inside the American response efforts during contingency operations. Lt. Gen. Blum’s vision and concept homeland.The National Guard has a close, could not have been more timely! ongoing relationship with first responders at September 2005 saw some of the most powerful hurricanes in our nation’s history hit state and local levels that is essential to pro- Louisiana and Mississippi. Through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact viding the response that the citizens of Ohio (EMAC), an instrument that permits state governors to request assistance from any or expect and deserve.
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