Vol. 7 No. 5
(See story Pg. 10) Pg. 2 Commentary Pg. 3
Tke.~ The AG Speaks Commentary GUARD From the Asst. AG-Army
BUCKEYF GUARD Ml\GA/INE 1~ dn un official publit·3tion of th<' 1\djutant Gen Accepting Responsibility For Your Position era·' DcparlmPnl for the Sta IP of Ohio Be All That You Can Be and 1' puhl \hcd 111 coorrlin.ition ''1th lhl' During my period of service in the Ohio body will know it but us. Hence, we never ~i lua11on of wondering why: we are not ap Ohio Nauonal Gut1rd Associ.ition <1nd the By now we have all ~n that TV commer interpreted in th,11 manner. It 1s intended to National Guard, which ha!> covered the span develop the public ~upport that is needed preciated, our retention rate b low, cl poo1 Ohio Ndtional Guard'~ 19bth Public Affair~ ot with a total service time of over d.il titled "B[ ALL THAT YOU CAN BE - focus their t1ttention on their perc,onal, long 35 year~ and resulb in the creation of a good "rublic public perception of usexisb, ourself-image DctachmPnl It i~ J b1-monlhly off'N pub ye.:irs, one of my ba)i< unchangeable JOIN THE ARMY" rdnge goals and intermediate objectivec, 19 be image." In other words. we can hecome the is poor, recruiting suffers, morale drops to ti llcdlion with a prrnting run ot 2 3,000 cop1t>,, liefs has been thdt the organization must al While the commerc1c1I 1s an ddvcrtisement both in the Guard and in their civilian life. hl•>t but the public has to believe that too. low level, etc, culminating rn poorly trarncd look good. Per'>Onal rccogrnt1on and Thi-, b importa nt in buildini;: stature but more STATE OF O HIO - AG DEPT ior joining the Army, the " Beall that you can W hen I hear ,m officer say, " I want to com wa~., and poorly motivated soldiers. gai n accompli'> hed at the expense oi the or imporlanlly, de\ elop'> fa\Orable recruiting be" i~ good ,JCJv ice ior all of us, both Army mand th1' unit, or I want your job," or a a Defining the need and the responsibility i~ Governor ganiz,Hion serve' onl y one pu1po ... e and that and A ir Guard, and equally good for all private or j unior NCO say " I want to be the t•nvironment. ~ irnple. Likewise, the sol ution is not difficul t James A Rhodes i-. the dc-.truction of the public image of lhe people everywhere. Fi r!>t Sergeant of th is unit," I know I have met IT IS NO ACCIDENT THAT O HIO IS TH[ to define. Doing it is another matter. We OrRaniza tion. T h i ~ in turn destroys confi ONLY STAT[OFTH E SIX LARCESTTHAT IS mu ...t do it ourselves because, particularl y in Adjutant General We in the O hio National Guard have a person w ith a definite ob j ~ct i ve and "One de11ce m the wstem a< well as the MG Jarne C. Clem m.iny wonderful opportunities provided as a who intends to be all that he can be." ~e l i- ima ge OVER 100% STRENGTH. peacetime, nobody b going to do it for U'>. of edth individual. My time of to our country and in As ·1. AG. Army result of ourmember>h1p. Tuition assistance, I rea lize that many of you ha"e definite ~erv i ce The stature, dcceptance and reputation of What all this means i~ that each per.,on 1he military 1~ rapidly coming to an end. I the Ohio National Guard ha., never been BG Jamee, M . Abraham -.erv1ce school.,, aviator training, .,late CO civilian objective~ and have joined the occupying a po... ition of leader.,h1p mu.,t ac have alw.iy~ been proud to we.ir the uniform and leader>hip school-.. and officer candi Guard to a .. .,i<;t you in achieving the~ ob1ec belier. We can walk the halls of education Asst AG. Air cept the responsibility th.it established the ot our nation and have represented the Ohio date school.,, both active and state, to name llve~. However, -;ince m~t of you wrll be and industry with pride and confidence. re,11,on for the poc.ition. BC Edward J. Power but a few. Are you taking advantage of these with the Ohio National Guard for a ational Guard with a~ much dignity and People from all occupation., are very ~uppor In a military organization, the rea.,on for Public Affairs Officer opportunitie!> to "be all that you can be?" minimum of six }-ears, I encourage you to personal enthusiasm as I can muster. At the tive ot the Guard. In many cases, we arc e\ erythrng is our troops. Thr .., i nclude.. trarn 1 LT Victor Dubina In my visits to units and annual training, I establbh obiective> for your military career .,,1me time, much of my concern has been being vi!!orously promoted by those w ho ing 1the bottom line is sur\ ival) and welfare. directed tcw.ard en,unng that the n eed~ oi ta lk to manv enlisted members. NCO's and .1~ you have for your civil ian I ife. Leadership, had no rde;i w hat the National Guard was all Asst. PtJblic AtI.iirs Otficer Under welfare, I would include morale, per· junio r officers. One of my favorite q uestions lrainin8 and assumption of responsibilities in ou r soldier> are met w ith immediate .ind about until recently. Sr C Nancy C levenger sona l p<1y, food, publ ic relations, is " Where do you plan to go in this unit?" the Guard w ill <;erve you well later i n your problem~ . corrective r c~ p ome~. I mention the"e things Tra i ning .;oldiers is not difficu lt. Gelling pride, ca reer management ,rnd a..,, i..,tance 196th P.A Oett1chme n1 Commander Th a t '~ somewhat like a parent t1~ king their civil ian occup;ition. in the i nterest of bri nging out cert,1i 11 facts them, keeping them , instilling pride in not and the multitude of other items th t1t makes Capt Torn Chupka children w hat they want to be w hen they "Be al l that you can be" and the O hro that we mu~t accept and practice. only our trooµs, but ab o the publ ic, i ~ 1hc the difference that re su lt ~ in proud, well Leader.,hip mu'>t mainta in a will a~ well a~ Editor grow up. The question i s not meant to be National Guard will benefit, too. real challenge because too often, we don't motivated 5oldiers, w ho are accepted by a de'>ire to in~ure that a visible per~ond l rela SFC Nancy C/ewnger recognize that we have to work to make it MG James C. Clem peer">, friends, family and the general pubI ic. tions attitude is ob\ ious to everyone. Thos<' hc1ppen To be really effective, our leader Associate Editor I now want to isolate the importance of whoare~nior mu'>t imbue thi., in those who ship at ,111 levels has to become per.anally SGT Forrest Goc,sett public relations from the other conc;1dera w ill lead in the future. 1nvol\ed. Motivated, well trained and proud Assistant Editor~ tion) that have lx>en mentioned. We can The focu., i., on our TROOPS and on thl' 'Old1er' go hand in hand with good public M!'. Becky H aden produce the fi ne~t. best trained and mot i PUBLIC. It lt1kes time and much per~ona l relations. We need a program but only Mem b N~ oi 196th PAD. Why We're Here \ ated soldiers po« ible but if we lock our effort. If we don't place top priority on t he~e pconle can make it work. ~elves aw<:ly irom the re~ t of the world, no- things, we will again find ourselves in the ONGA OFFICERS Brig. Gen. James M. Abraham Prc~iden t . . . Things We Defend COL. Robert Pettit President Reagan addressed t he Second U.N. General Assembly's Special 1.. 1 Vice Pre~. Session on Disarmament held in New York on June 17, 1982. He spoke about COL. Willit1m lngler how the United States' military power has been a force for peace. Excerpts Letters 2nd Vice-Pres. follow. CAPT Jim Pleast1nt The rec.:ord of hi ~tory is clear: C1tizem of the United States rPsort to force reluctantly Editor: commander .iwdre of it. Believe me, I know fo1m, there Wa'> alway!> omething rel,1xing Secretary and only when they must. Our foreign policy, as President E1~enhowe r once said, W hen I first joined the Guard I was givt•n f1om expc11ence the Guard works for you. to look forward lo after the hours of training. COi . Roger I. Truax (Ret.) .. . is not difficult to ~ l ate. We are for peace, fir'>l. last, .:ind always, for \ery simple quite .:i few guarantees . One of which wa<; Pvt. 2 Holly A. Barstow Fo1 your many hour, of work gentlemen, l rca~urer reasons. We know that it is only in a pec1ceful atmosphere, a peace with justice, one in that after ba.., ic training I would be allowed lo Det 1 1416th TC (AVIM) CoC, I 12th Fngineer Battalion offer.; a heart CAPT. M ichael Harold w hich we can be confident, that Anwrica can pro
Signal Platoon finds getting there half the battle
BY Sgt. FORREST S. GOSSETT lllGth Public All•lrs Detachmenr Pulling their vans up a steep hill which was carved into the Camp Grayling, Mich. land.,cape by the la~t of the great glaciers several centuri e5 ago, member) of the 299th Signal Platoon, 7 3rd Infantry Brigade (Sepa rate), found themselves and their veh icles stuck ax le-deep in ~a nd . About 40 minutes la ter, SSgt. R. W. Smith's secti on, with the help of an active OMA officer candidates are being ferried to their training site by members of the USAR Special Forces during Combined Arms Army adviser, SFC Robert W i l~on from Fort Gordon, Ga., figured a way to get the vans exercises at Alum Creek Reservoir near Columbus. and trailers out of the sa nd - thev atlached chains to a tree and revved the e ~g in e to its limit. Finally, after about 20 minute~, they OMA not in over its head were out. Though somewhat unuwal, the problem Officer candidates get their feet wet in stream crossing class was indicative of the type member< of the 299th face on annual training (AT) and regu BY Sp4 JON FLESHMAN lar weekend training. 1OOrh Pub/le Affairs Detachment Working with w hat their adviser ca lls Ohio Military Academy officer c and i da te~ Hall knotted the sleeves at thei r ends, do, on one ~ i de of the bank. The patrol's " fi~t-generation " microwave (meaning it got more than just their boots wet during the turned the sh irt back to front, and buttoned strongest swimmer knots the other end of the date~ back to the Korean War), the unit's stream crossing techniques phase of their the top button behrnd his neck ac; one would line around hi~ waist and heads for the oppo multichannel communications section must combined arms training at Alum Creek Re a giant bib at a lobster dinner. Holding the site bank. rhere he makes fast the end to maintain state-of-the-a rt knowledge in '> ig servoi r near Columbus. bottom corners of the c;hirt with each hand, another secure ob1ect. nal operations. The 57 officer hopefub of Cla~s XXX as he backed into the water. With one hand he The soldiers waiting 10 cross, tie the short "Considering the equipment they have to c;embled on the muddy banks of a secluded began lo splash water so that air buhbl~ line~ around their wa1 t U>ing the bowline work with, these guys can match mo'>t active inlet and were given a sequence of instruc came under the fabric and began to inflate it. knot. At the free end of their lines a ~econd Army '>ignal units," said Wilson, the adviser. tion ~ and demonstrations by senior TAC of Enough air was trapped in the knotted bowline is tied into which is clipped a snap The 299th is re)ponsible for providing the ficer Capt. William Hall and other staff leeves and between his che)t and the back link. Facing the current, the soldier clips into 73rd with communications to higher head members from OMA. After each technique of the shirt to keep him afloat. the line already in place acre»s the stream quarters in a combat or training situation. was explained and demonstrated the candi An excellent way to get an entire patrol and moves into the water. He moves acro~s Much of their work and equipment is cl as~ dates took to the water to pro"e to them safely ac ro~s a deep, wide, fast-moving the ~t rea m w ith one hand on either side of iiied at varying level<.. ~elves that the methods really did work. stream was demonstrated in the u5e of a the free-running snap link. The candidates quickly learned that their single-rope bridge. This technique requi re~ a The non-swimmers among the cand i date~ personal military equipment can he very long length of half-inch nylon line, ~ n ap partilip<1ting in the e>..ercises soon discov 'Consider ing the equipment they have u ·eiul in constructing· expedient floatation links and <. ix-foot lengths oi line for each ered for themselves that the stream crossi ng to work with, the e guys can match most devices to overcome water obstacles while ind ividual's sling. techniques were effective and reliable in Army signril units' - SFC Robert Wil on patrol. The rope bridge is made by first securing overcoming potentia lly haza rdous water ob son Two poncho:,, properly wrapped and tied one end of the I ine lo an object, a tree will stacles. with hootlarf's, can become a watertight raft th at kef'ps your gear dry and you afloat as The 299th I ~ the only numhered signal you paddle to the opposite bank. Five to unit in the Ohio Army Na tional Guard . Un eiflht emptied canteens strung together, or a 299th members pull their trucks out of axle-deep sand. (Photo by Sgt. Forrest Gossett) like many units, they are uve1~t r ength. Wdy five-gallon water container, will give a sol over~ tre ngth . The unit hd\ 13 more people dier adequate buoyancy to get across a river. Hall ~ ucccs~ful l y demonstrated that even a than cc1l led for in its authorized 51 " lot'>. training authority to the lowe5t po~,ible level plie'>- making certain communications are fatigue , hirt can be put to good u ~e· as a For 2nd Lt. John Kaylor, who ar;~umed in the lh.iin of command. ~ecure. flotation device. command of tht• platoon in Ma7 , that'. a For in<.tanc t•, Smith, the section leader, According to Sgt. M ike Har.hman, train thankful ble.,<.ing tor hi~ fi.-..t AT period with was allowing his a~s1.,t,mt to direct setting up ing CO for the 299th, operator!> are being the unit. the multich.tnnt'I antenna reminded about the ba~ic., of ,ecunty. " I was a~ked to take O'ver the platoon back " I know how to do thi.,, and ..a docs he," " Really, anyone ought to know this in March," he said. "At the time, I thought said Smith. " But I've> got more experience m c;tuff. They know not to stJy on any line for TESTING THEIR TWO -MAN PONCHO they meant after AT. Then I was told it would the fie>ld. We believe very ~trongly in this unit morc> thJn 20 seconds, they know to use the RAFT are OMA officer candidates Len be in May. ft was somewhat of a shock. but and rn allowing our junior and inexperi proper keyc; for the ddy and many other nox Mitchell (left) and Robert Null. In I've never had this many people before. enced people to lead the training. I am thing~ ," he said. " Of course, we make cer side the tightly wrapped bootlace tied When I was rn charge of a commo platoon, evc1ludting him, I .im being evaluated and the ta in other people u~ing our channeb are fol ponchos are their uniforms and field we were only about 50 f), it\ very effective." that we can, and do, monitor
BY SSgt. DAVIDA MATTHEWS Sp4 CHUCK TR ITT BY get out, p referably unnoticed b y the Co A, 237th Support Battalion 196th Public Affairs Detachment enemy," Figula said. The dry snap of a twig was the so l die r '~ The Brigade scouts travel in three-man M60 m<1chine gun s, individual weapons a commander that either hi s actions are not first warning that hi s position had been dis They have one of the most dangerous jobs team> in quarter-ton jeeps, usually in groups such as the M 16 rifle, and the TOW missile appropriate or that his troops may need add i covered dnd the enemy was now behind tional traini ng in certain infantry skills. in the modern Army, glamorized by such of two veh icles for added protection. The system . When the operator aims and fires the him. Before his ha lf-turn was completed, a " MILES becomes inval uable to comman programs as ' 'Rat Patrol. " They are the i nfan lead vehicle checks for the enemy while the , weapon at a target equipped w ith a detector, continuous buzz sounded from device at try scouts, working alone or in small groups second provides covering fire should the first a the detection device emits a short tone or ders because they get a realistic picture of tached to his u niform. With a sigh, the to attempt to infiltrate the enemy to gather " make contact." W hen information is re buzz for a near miss, and a continuous tone the rate at which casualties occur when they "dead" sold ier slipped a key from his rifle to information. quired qu ickly or a shortage of manpower for a hit. take a specific action w ithout anyon e getting deact ivate the device and his weapon at the "These men have one of the most exposed forces a scout to work alone, the te nsion "With th is sy~1em we can conduct realis hurt," Woesner said. When a soldier or target such as a person jobs in the Army,'' sa id Capt. George Fi gula , level increases dramatically, according to same time. ti c missions because we ha ve real time feed The sold ier was "killed" by a system ca ll back, just as if a bul let was fired," sa id MS gt. nel ca rrier is hit by M ILES, the continuous assistant intelligence officer for the 73rd Figul a. "Scouts learn to work a ~ a team, to buzzer can either be deactivated by the Infantry Brigade (Separate) which recently rely on each other for protection. When they ed MILES, short for Multiple Integrated Laser Hans Woesner, w ith the Brigade Operations Engagement System. During their annual "casualty" which in turn deactivates his completed training at Camp Grayling, Mich. have to go out alone, they have reason to be and Training Section. "The soldier or weapon, or by a controller w ith a key. Since scouts usually report their findings to ne rvous," he sa id . training at Camp Grayling, M ich., in August, operator has immed iate knowledge of the "With MI LES," Woesner said, "a casualty the intel ligence section of a command, the Other than their jeeps and weapons, the members of the 73rd Infantry Brigade (Sepa results of his actions. H.e remains alive when rate) used the laser device on a number of he performs correctly and gets "killed" can be brought back to I ife for purposes of Brigade Intelligence Section is responsible only oth er piece of eq uipment the scouts u ~e w hen he does not." the war game with a turn of the key, enabling for their train ing. is a radio to coord inate their attempts to weapon systems and in a variety of situa· tions. By the same token, Woesner explained missions to be played and replayed numer During annual training, all three scout pla locate the enemy and report back their fi nd ous times during the course of a training toons w ithin the Brigade, involving approx ings. The rad ios may also be thei r key to MILES uses low level , eye-safe laser light that when troops are getting " ki lied" off at an period." imatel y l S vehicles and SO men , are survival if they are d iscovered. to simulate live fire and can be used with alarming pa ce, it becomes pretty obvious to evaluated. Observers grade the platoons' re " The scouts must depend upon their sponses when confronted with a problem. radios to call in artillery or air support if they Li ke most Army testing, the evaluations are need to pu ll back in a h urry," Figula Scouts from the 730 Infantry Brigade considered either a "go" or a " no-go" w ith expl ai ned. "When t he enemy is hot on your (Sep) move carefully down a road at little room for error. tail, the glamour goes away fast. It comes Camp Grayling, Mich., during the " Ideally, the scout~ move into an area down to using every skill and trick in the In Germany Brigade's annual training. (Photo by until they make contact w ith the enemy, book they've learned - not only to co m Spec. 4 James Day) gather w hatever information they can, then plete their mission, hut also to survive." 1487th duty tour opens eyes
BY MSgt. DONALD LUNDY 196th Public Affa1rs Detachment rent dimens ion in trai ning when th ey tackled newest member to the military of the crew. APC scouts the ca mp's grueling new scout proficiency Everyone in the group besides Nicholson has Three East German sold iers on foot patrol mesh fencing, fortified observation towers course . seen prior military service, and, " I j ust got sa unter along a riverside pathway. Suddenly manned 24 hours a day and soldiers on foot Capt. Michael Sto iber, commanding of out of boot camp in March," Nicholson sa id they spot a contingent of Ameri can adver pat rol all served to point up the vivid reality tackle new ficer of the 107th's Troop E, sa id the cavalry grinning. saries ba rely SO meters away. The encounter of the role of the United States as a major scouts - advance soldiers on APCs - have A short way down the course a si mulator is brief. Both sides shoot away at each other. defender of European interests . Since it was course dealt in separate exercises w ith some of the explodes on the path . Armed aggressors then Fortunately for all concerned they are only erected in 1963, 1 7,000 have escaped from "problems" fac ing them on the new course. "attack" in makeshift uniforms. The course shooting picture s. All rea lize there could be East Germany and Czechoslovakia and The new course, however, puts all the prob assistant instructor, who won't even be on a time w hen they are not so fortunate. other countries on the communist side of the lems together. the vehicle in real combat, is now the most M any Americans hear about the infamous Iron Curtain. That's why the Warsaw Pact " We've neglected our scouts over the past important element in the crew's training. " Iron Curtain." O nly a fe w get a first- hand nations continue to spend money to improve By Sp4 D. S. DANKWORTH few years, concentrating on our tanks (train Sp4 Chuck McNemar of the 107th sits on top look at the barrier that has become perhaps their fortified barrier. Along most of the bor 196th Public Affairs Detachment ing)," he said. "But this is a good course. It's of the APC and gives the crew members the world 's best known border separating der there are two fences sepa rated by an area The solitude of the M ichi gan w ilderness is graded to let the commanding officer and instant feedback concerning their respo nses two pol itical systems. that has been plowed and dotted with land shattered w hen a diesel roar approaches. scouts kn ow where they' re at (i n training) ." to course obstacl es. The encounter described above took mines. Tree limbs crack, a 30-foot pine tree crashes At the sta rt of the course, members of The crews also go through two' 'dismount place near the border camp of Hof just a few "It's really something. I w ish everybody to the ground and a 1 0-to n metal monster Troo p L from Painesville, Ohio, anxiously phases" and establish an operations post kilometers from w here the East German, back home could see it. It would ma ke them appears at the edge of the sa ndy path. waited for their turn to put t hei r APCs into where they can direct mortar fire, before Czechoslovakian and West German borders appreciate home more," sa id SSgt. James "You should have taken it down!" a action. The course takes even the most ex going on the course's night phase. meet. The Americans spoken of above were Watts of Moraine, Ohio. Watts is a sen ior camouflaged so ldier shouts to the young perienced scouts four or five hours to com During the fa st-paced course, the soldiers m embers of the l 487th Transportation truck driver wi th the Eaton Detachment of d river of the Ohio National Guard armored plete. may he too bu'y to notice, but A rm y Company, Ohio Army National Guard . The the l 487th Tran sportation Company, w hi ch personnel ca rri er (APC). The specialist 4; The cavalrymen on one of the vehicles evaluators slip in and out of areas watching unit was in West Germany for a two-week is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio. w ho is a course instructor, then turns to the va ry in age and in their civilian interests . the performance of the troops. acti ve duty tour, trai ning w ith the active Ar " It kind of makes you sick," sa id SpS middle-aged crew chief standing behind a Sp4 Philip Cottos, 23, and 34-year-old Sgt. " I like working with these guys," said Sgt. my's 181st Transportation Battalion. Charles Wathen, a cook w ith the Eaton De mounted mac hine gun in the ca rri er's Jim Sloban, are the infantry scouts - the Daniel Kilmer, from the Army's 10th Caval The border tour, hosted by the 2d Ar· tachment. It's hard to imagine people ca n be turret. "You've got to stay off that radio as runners - in the rear of the heavily armored ry's l 94th Brigade based at Fort Knox, Ky. mored Cavalry Regiment which has respon that cold and hard , fenci ng people in; but I much a~ possible. Use those hand signals!" carrier. Cottos, who doesn't say much, likes W hen asked if he was a Guardmember, sibility for patrolling the border in that area wouldn't have missed it for the world." Members of the O hi o National Gua rd ' ~ sports. Sloban is a chemist, and he says his Ki lmer faked a shudder and grinned, " I'm of Germany, was long and arduous. Mem 1st Lt. Terry L. McQuill an of Shelby, 107th Armored Caval ry Regiment did in civilian job requ ires little physical labor. " I regul ar Army all the way." But Ki lmer d id bers of the 1487th woke up at 3 a.m. for the commander of the 1487th , sa id, " The ex early August w hat they have done year after m es~ w ith test tubes all day," the father of say that he found the Guard troops " out here four-hour bus ride to the border. But the perience of the border tour w i II be w ith these year,-spenttheir two-week annual training three says. working 100 percent." two-hour tour proved to be a memo rable men and women for a lo ng time. I'm happy period at Camp Grayling, Mich. But the The d river of the 7SO-horsepower APC, " I think for the first time doing it . .. experience. our host unit was able to arrange the to ur for Eyes of Border Guard stay on Ohio reg iment's APC scouts experienced a d iffe- 24-year-old Pvt. 2 James Nicholson, is the they're doing a d amn good job." Miles of 10-foot-hi gh concrete wal I, steel us." National Guardmembers. Pg. 12 Pg. 13 73D Infantry Brigade women branch out into non-traditional job roles
BY Sp4 JIM DAY A lo ng with this d uty, her mai n jo b is re executive officer, says that he has to give her 196th Public Affairs Detachment fueling helicopters. minim um guidance . Despite a congre>s io nal ru ling that bars " Basica lly, it\ pumping gas but we have "With Martin's attentio n to detail, the On the job women from hold ing combat related jobs in many safeguards and precautions to take for motor pool basically runs itse lf," he said, the mi Iita ry, over 130 women have found our ow n safety and the safety of the hel icop add ing that he only steps in when speci al non-combatant type jobs w ith the 73rd In ter crew," she sa id. problems arise. fantry Brigade (Separate). One hidden benefit of her job soon be Even before she becam e the motor As might be expected, most hold adminis came apparent - she had to cut down on sergeant, Martin experienced the ch<1 llenge trative or medical related jobs. But there are her smok ing. of working in a mi litary motor pool. exceptions. Three such examples are: Pvt. 2 "Whenever you feel like smoking a "When I first came to the uni t. I was Cindy DeWitt, a helicopter refueler; Sp4 cigarette, you have to walk away from the given a vehi cle w ith a master cylinder that Nancy Marti n, a motor ~e r gea n t ; and , Sp4 fuel ing area," she sa id. "It's just easier not to needed replacing," ~ h e said. She knew she Nancy Ru;h, a milita ry policewoman . smoke.'' w as being tested for more than just her The job of refueling helicopters has the Sp4 Nancy Martin is the motor sergeant mechanical ski lls. potential for clanger because it entails work for Company A, 237th Support Battalion, an "I knew I was given a job to do to see if I ing with hi ghly combustible jet fuel. Pvt 2 E-6 slot she has held ~ i nce she was a p rivate was rea lly serious about the Guard and this Cindy DeW itt of the Brigade Headquarters first class. j ob," she explai ned . Company Aviation Section d bcovered thi~ The motor pool was in a poor state of Now sh e is in complete charge of mai n only after she got to Advanced Individual health w hen she took over. tai ni ng the com pany's seven vehicles. Traini ng (Ain. She now has settled into her "All the tools and training manuals were To PFC Nancy Ru sh, a member of the 76-W (Petro leum Spec ial isl) position and en mis<;ing and most of the paper work \Vas Brigade's Headquarters Company, M ilitary joys her job. incorrect," Martin said. " It wasn't su rprising Police Section, the training she received in Every clay up to 5,000 gallons of fuel must that the motor pool never fared well in In the Guard is a definite asset in her civilian be cleaned by pumping it from a storage spector General (IG) inspections.'' career as a guard at the O hio Reformatory for tank, pa;sing it through a series of fi lters, Apparently M artin's technique for running Women in Marysville, Ohio. Perhaps the then return ing it to the storage tank. a motor pool w orks. The last two IGs have biggest benef it she has received was the op "If even a tiny bit of di rt is in the fuel. ii been rated o utstand ing and the moto r pool is portunity to experience the restrictive I ife of could ca use serious problems with the air now "running smoothly." a trainee duri ng hasic and observe the drill craft," DeWitt sa id. 2nd Lt. Tyrone Ware, the company's instructors in action. (Continued on pg. 13)
Sp4 Na ncy Rush, top photo, patrols on Military Police duty in a jeep at Camp Grayling, Mich. Sp4 Nancy Martin, left photo, walks through the motor pool area at Camp Grayling as she prepares to work on vehicles. (Photos by Sp4 Jim Day)
(Continued from pg . 12) These women arc three e x ample~ of the " I studied thei r tech niq ues and found that · ded icated people who are in the Guard . a littl e consideration from them p roduced These "weekend wa rr i o r ~" are important to much better results from the trainees," sh e the National Guard no matter w hat their sex said. happens to be. Pvt. Cindy DeWitt with her generator used in re fueling helicopters. Pg. 14 Pg. 15 BY Sgt. T OM Tl LSON extended over obstacles such as a stream or 837rh Engr. Co. ravine. When the bridge is in place, the main body of the AVLB d isengages, al low ing track Air guard There are somethings a guard member just or wheeled vehicles to cross, then crosses ib can't perfect in one weekend a month. Trai n own bridge to recover it from the other side. fire fighters ing with heavily armored tracked vehicles is " For safety's sake, a more durable struc one of them. ture is necessary if there is a continued need Such is the problem facing the 83 7th En to cross at that particular point," explained visit Ohio gineer Company, an element of the 73rd Sgt. Tom Tilson, th e assistant demolition Muscles flexed BY SSgt. LORI DONIERE Infantry Brigade (Separate). There just isn't a NCO. "That task would fall to our bridge 100rh Tactical Fighter Group lot of w ide open space to maneuver the buil d ing platoon." at annual training large, heavy vehicles. The AVLB is highly su ited to the needs of Actual hands-on fi re-fighting and rescue The engineers are assigned three armored fast-moving infantry units found in the 73rd training highlighted "Engine ' 82," an annual vehicles, one of which is an Armored Vehi Brigade but the problem still exists concern training exercise for fi re-fighters of the cle Launch Bridge (AVLB). An extension ing space to develop operator efficiency. 102 ncl Civil Engineering Squadron, Mas bridge is based o n the body and drive system "We teach the use of the AVLB in class sachusetts Ai r National Guard, atthe unique of the M-60 tank, minus the turret and main room situations but annual training is reall y fire t raining center at the Toledo Air National gun. Through a se ri es of hyd raulic our big chance to become p roficient in its G uard Base. controlled contortions, the folded bridge is use," Ti lson sa id. The Massachusett; guardsmen were the latest fire-fighters to train at the Toledo facil ity, operated by the 180th Tactica l Fighter BY Sgt. AU DREY BUCKLEY ing readiness objectives as specified in Group. At the train ing center the guardsmen HHC, 371sr Spt. Grp. FORSCOM Regulation 350-2 and others as are able to participate in all aspects of struc HHC 371st Support Group, Ketteri ng, has listed in National Guard Regulation 672-1. tu ral fire training and rescue. The training been awarded the Army National Guard Headquarters, 46th Support Group, Fort center has burn buildings, classrooms and Superior Unit Award for training year '1981. Bragg, N.C. also awarded the 3 71st a Certifi pit-fi re areas. Thi s was awa rded by the Chief, National cate of Appreciation "for demonstrating that During En gine '82, the Toledo Guards Guard Bureau, acknowledging the superior the 'One Army' concept is indeed val id and m en, acting as trainers, set actual stru c Support Group performance, dedicati on and profes viable. Your outstanding d isplay of profes tu ral fires in various locations around the sional ism displayed by all members of the sional competence, enthusiasm and dedica training area. The Toledo Guardsmen makes the grade unit. tion w hile on Annual Training with the 46th also portrayed fire victims. The req uirements for consideration oi this Support Group from March 20 to April 3, The emergency >ituations staged for the award include a monthly average assigned 1 982, proves that we have an able and proud Massachusetts fire-fighters included a gas strength of 95 percent of authorized strength counterpart to ca ll upon should the need explosion, dense smoke f ires, and an throughout the year, attain an attendance of ;uise. Your consistent quest for excellence automobile-full-dozer crash. 95 percent of assigned strength, including re su lted in a very successful Annual Train The Ohio and Massachusetts Guardsmen constructive attendance at AT, achieve train- ing." participating in Engine '82 expressed their enthusiasm for training of th is type. Some members of the 102nd commented that be BY DEPT. OF ARMY their Federal mission of deployment in the fore Engine ' 82 they had never experienced Several members of the 43 7th M ilitary event of mobilization by Congress and by actual fire-rescue situations. Pol ice Batta I ion, You ngstown, Ohio, at the Pres ident d uring a national emergency." ''Although it's a lot of hard work, the men tended a two-week staff orientation training Burpee, executive officer of the 43 7th MP really enjoyed the training," sa id 102nd Fire conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Maj. Battalion said that, " The information re Ch ief Ray Porter. " It was actually a lot of fun. Military Police Walter M. Duzzny, commander of the ceived from the 2nd M P Group in Frankfurt Th e operation is so good, I wish we could 437th, along with Majors William L. Burpee and other military police units already as Massachusetts Air Gµard fire fighters train at the unique fire training center at the take the f ire training facility back home w ith and Clair M. Cari in , and CSM Ra lph E. Dean, signed to Europe w il I enable us to better t rain Toledo Air National Guard Base. Th e center includes facilities for structural fire training u ~ . " go European were assi gned to the Fifth U .S. Army Corps and prepare our individual soldiers." The and rescue. (Photo By SSgt. Phil King) Headquarters and 2nd Military Police Group 437th M ilitary Police Battalion is the com in Frankfurt for the training exercise. mand headquarters for military pol ice units Duzzny sa id, "The training received w ill in Youngstown, Warren, Cleveland and To Rickenbacker Air Base 'attacked' during .air show enable our units to be better prepared for ledo, Ohio. BY CAPT. STEVE FRIED highlighted by a flyover of a KC-135 aerial Then, with an OA-37 "Dragonfly" obser 160th Air Retue/lng Group refuel ing tan ker from the l 60th Air Refueling vation plane directing the attack, the 121s t The gates opened at 9 :00 a.m. on July 24th Group in a refuel ing position with A-7D A-7s returned for additional close air support BY Sp4 JAMES HIMES and the Second Annual Capt. Eddie Ricken fighters from the 121st Tactica l Fighter of the ground troops and to cover U H-1 26th Engineer Co Brig. Gen . James Abraham, ass istant ad backer Memorial Open House was under W ing. The KC-135, with Maj. Winfred Ca r "Huey" and UH-58 "observation" hel icop In a show of unity between the civilian jutant general for Army arrived to participa te way. Before the gates closed, approximately roll, pilot: Capt. William Seattle, co-pilot; ters while they brought in additional assaul t community and a National Guard unit, the as co-grand marshal!, along w ith Brook Park 70,000 people saw the "Battle for Ricken Maj. Charles Jentes, navigator; and MSgt. Al troops. With the additional troops and then city of Brook Park, Ohio, and the 26th En Mayor Thomas Coyne. Coyne, in a formal backer" field, a simulated assault on an Bl iss, boom operator, simulated the long with an air-land resupply of more troops and gineer Company (AC R) , whose armory is lo presentation, at the end of a parade that con enemy held position using Ai r and Army range refueling offighter; in case of overseas artillery, the enemy is soon overrun. Ricken cated in Brook P;i rk, joined together in a tained over 50 marching units that included tactics,
Mears reflects on, Vietnam
BY Sp4 CHUCK TRITT exploded," sa id Mears. NBC 196th Public Affairs Detachment The helicopter crew then defended them If CWO Don Mears is asked if there is selves until they were rescued by another anything special about himself, he would helicopter. Training vital to be preparedfor modern battlefield probably pause and then mention that he has Mears was not seriously hurt in the crash. been in the aviation section of the 73rd In His second crash occurred in 1971. fantry Brigade longer than any other pilot. "We were called out late one stormy night He probably would not mention the two to search for a unit that had lost rad io contact times he crashed while an Army aviator in with their headquarters. We were flying Vietnam. That is the kind of guy Mears is, completely by instruments when something BY SFC NANCY M. CLEVENGER you. "One of the dangers," stated MSgt. or chemical agent had been used i n the area. very low key. happened and we crashed," said Mears. HHD. Worthington Tom Cotton, 112th Medical Brigade and an After making a determination each team Mears grew up on a farm near Bowling Mears was badly hurt in the second crash. "More emphasis should be put on NBC instructor, "is that of heat exhaustion. The then went to the EDS or Equipment Decon Green, and atten ded Findlay Col lege. "I was sent home for treatment after th e (nuclear, biological and chemical) train ing. suits are cumbersome and hot. This can tamination Site. The first phase of the EDS He had joined the Army in 1969 when his second one," said Mears. was the slurry point which had a pit dug Everybody thinks NUKE," stated 2nd Lt. fatigue the sol dier so that he must be aware draft deferment ran out after college. He at Atthe time Mears said th at he would never Frank Lawson during an exercise being held at all times to watch for signs of heat exhaus deep enough to hold a decontaminating so tended basic train ing and flight school , and fly again. by the state NBC School at Camp Perry, tion. The students are taught what to watch lution and would go above the wheels of the in March of 1970, he went to Vietnam. While i n Vietnam, Mears earned the Dis Ohio. Lawson went on to say, "This (NBC) for and what to do in the event of heat vehicle. The vehicles drove into the pit Mears was assigned to Company C, 1 58th tinguished Flying Cross, the Army Commen training should be brought out in the units, exhaustion." where they rotated the vehicle back and Aviation Bn. The 158th is part'of the famed dation Medal and several other awards. let the troops become familiar with what can Bal I explained there are four levels of forth in the solution, removing as much con- 101 st Airborne Division that often tra ins " I would have made the Army a career but happen during an attack and how to protect with the 73 rd Infantry Brigade. as the war wound down the Army found themselves." Mears' first crash occurred in 1970, soon itself with more pilots than it needed. I could This is exactly what Lt. Col. Harold Lyon, after he arrived in Vietna m. tell that advancement in an Army career "I was co-pil ot that day. We were to fl y an would be slow at best, so I decided to get state chemical officer, in charge of the NBC Everyone is familiar with the term NUKE and it is time we teach our troops to emergency resupply and med-a-vac for an out," sa id Mears. School, is trying to do. The class, the second survive in an NBC environment-Lyon of its kind for Ohio, included not only Ohio ARVN (South Vietnamese Army) unit that Mears is now an IRS agent, but hastens to National Guard members from across the had been trapped on a ridge for some time. add, " I'm one of the guys in the white hats. state, but also members of the 83RD AR The landing zone was simply a hole cut into My job i nvolves the review of private COM. Administrative support for the school the jungle. As we hovered up, just reaching employee retirement programs to be sure was provided by the Ohio Military Academy the tree top level, we took a rocket propelled that they meet IRS government standards. MOPP. MOPP 1 is the wearing of just the taminate Warm hospitality, fellowship and a spirit Medics' ambulance a first of welcome were the order of the day as the Wives Club News Ohio National Guard Officers' Wives' Club held its annual Friendship Tea on Sept. 28. By Sp4 DOUG DANKWORTH have to get through civilian traffic. THE OTHER HALF Tea chairwoman, Karin Easley had ar BY SUSA'I BROWN 196th Public Affairs Detachment The vehicle has a two-patient capability rcinged the use of the Germania Club, on and includes two separate oxygen systems, South Front Street, in German Village, dnd it December No Meeting - Happy Holi Our year is under way and we all are Peacetime casualties from the O hio Army plus portable oxygen equipment. It also has proved to be a delightful spot! days! looking forward to seeing you at the Oct. 26 National Guard could stand a better chance an EKG paper readout, and a mounted and The gathering had a decidedly continental Jan. 25 "A Look at Columbus," DCSC Of luncheon and meeting. We have sch ed uled of survival than troops from other state, now portable heart monitor defibrillator. The de flavor, combined beautifully w ith autumn ficer's Club. Socia l hour 11 :30 a.m., lun this as our sal ad buffet. Each of us brings a that the Buckeye so ldiers have a "mobile fibri llator is used on patients with heart fail flowers and lots of good food! It was ve ry cheon 12:30 p .m. Babysitti ng is available at salad and our own table service, and do we intensive care" ambulance, reportedly the ure. good to see old friends and to have so many DCSC nursery. ever have a banquet! So much good food! first of its kind nationwide. Another part of the veh icle's equipment is new faces in the crowd. Very special thanks Feb. 22 "Gem; of the World," by Argo & This w ill be our first business meeting of Members of the aviation life su pport flight its heart-I ung resuscitator (H LR) unit. " That go to Ka rin, to the Germania for opening ih Lehne Jewe l er~. Luncheon at the Kahiki Res the year. We will be bringing you up-to-date surgeons detachment of the 107th Armored automatically does CPR (cardio-pulmonary doors to our group, and to the Board mem taurant. Babysitting available at nearby on the club's records and activities. We will Cavalry's Attack Helicopter Group based in resuscitation) and gives the oxygen, which bers who hosted the Tea. DCSC nursery. be hearing about the arrangement<; for our Worthi ngton, recently acquired more than allows the medic to keep h is hands free," Much work has been done, this past sum Mar. 22 "Who and What's New at the annual auction in November, this year to be $9,000 in donations to have an Army box Robeano said. He pointed out that the mer, to arrange programs and meeting Columbus Zoo," DCSC Officers' Club. an even ing gala at the Monte Carlo Ris ambu lance converted to a mobile machine can perform the functions more ef places for the enjoyment and convenience Babysitting available at the nursery. torante, escorted by our husbands. paramedic un it. fectively than a human in a moving vehicle. SSgt. Michael Robeano dem onstrates of al l owe members. Apr. 26 Needlecraft demonstration and The ONGOWC exists for us wives as a " It's a fi rst for the National Guard," said "We also ca rry a fu l l compliment of equipment in new ambulance. (Photo By workshop, DCSC Officers' Club. Babysitting social organization. It serves that purpo$e SSgt. Michael Robeano of the detachment. trauma t reating equipment," he said . And SSgt. Dave Swavel) Schedule of Events available at the nursery. very well, but it goes even further. It's a May 26 Luncheon at Ohio Village, with " It's the fi rst box ambulance in the Guard the unit work~ under a doctor's written Below is a thumbnai l sketch of the smal l, but significant, way to show our hus the installation of officers. Note: This is a that has been converted to an intensive care guidelines. "Because of t he tunable scanner we never yea r's schedule. For those who d id not pick bands that we do support them as individu Wednesday. No babysitting is available at unit." The ambulance also has an electronic miss a call," he >aid. The ambulance has two up a copy at the tea, or receive one by mail, als serving in the Guard, and that we support the Village. Starting from the top of the ' 'cracker box" si ren and public address system, a m ilitary electrical systems . you may wish to save this page for future the entire Guard effort. This moral support is pickup truck he told how the ambulance has FM communications system, a 1 6-channel Robeano said a crew of three works w ith reference. The meetings will be as follows: needed very much by the Guardsman, and two rows of flashing lights, which conven "tunable" scanner, a fire band rad io, and a the vehicle. That includes a driver who is an Oct. 26 Annual Salad Buffet at Beightler Letter From President by his wife as well. Won't you come join us? tional Army ambulances need but do not Cal l Nita El liott at 614-451-8588, or me at 40-channel CB radio. EMT and another EMT, plus a paramedic. Armory, OCS D ining Room, at noon. The fol lowing message from OWC Presi Nov. 19 Holiday Auction, this time on a dent, Rita Dura, sums up, very well, the tone 614-891 -9602 for information and for reser vations. See you the 26th! BY SSgt. DENNIS L. SHEPPARD of leadership which keeps the commun ica Fr iday evening, w ith husbands included in and spirit of the year before us. Sounds great, 1 Co C 67 2th Engineer Batta I/on tion's channel open and the atmosphere the festivities Monte Carlo Ristorante, 6:30 doesn't it? Make this the year you act ivate Company C 612th EngineN Battalion friendly. Teamwork o n the part of the indi p.m. your owe membership. President Rita Dura (Comb;it) contributes their succe>sful annual vidual soldiers also added to more intensive training to the comradeship, will ingnes; to training w ith a more relaxed attitude; no one work together for a common goal, and dedi wa~ made to feel inadequate. When one NC Os cation to doing the best job possible by the would finish a task, they would help the members of the 612th. other complete theirs. Enlisted Association benefits Guardmembers now SSgt. Dennis Sheppard says the reason An example of good leadership was demand their train ing all comes together is because shown during a two day period of bad Forty years ago the National Guard began of the civil ian experience of their members weather. Many of the other units had to send a total mobilization 1 5 months before the teamwork which contributes to a well organized lead their people to sick ca ll, but C Company had U.S. entered World War II and completed it ership role by the NCOs in the unit. Many of no one report there. The Pit. Sgt., Ha rry De just two months prior to the war. As we enter ( VOICE J their members own their own businesses, veny, rotated his soldiers in and out of the the second decade of our Association we I ONGEA operate large farms or are construction weather in groups so that each soldier cou ld f ind that all our National Guard units are worker;. Thi s experience, along w ith that of get warm and dry before going back out. He sched uled to deploy overseas in much less works and is the most cost-effective m ilitary - Increase in aid to survivors benefits. their prior ~erv i ce members who served in made sure the troops had adequate rest at no than 15 months and they are prepared to do force and should be expanded. - Improvement. of medical benefits for Vietnam or Korea, gives the engineers both expense to the m ission . The assigned mis it. This is a great change over the past 40 If we can accomplish the aforementioned National Guard personnel and· survivors. civil ian and military experience unsurpas sion continued throughout t he two day years. The most drast ic changes have occur in a decade with our small numbers, think - Introduction of distinctive National sed in many unih . period and the troops kept well. red in the last 10 years. what could be possible w ith every Ohio Na Guard license plate bill in early '83. The squad leaders and platoon sergeants Cha rlie company stays Guard because of Your Enlisted Association has played a tional Guard member be ing a member of the We need your ;upport as an Enl isted As are given much credit for presenting the type the people who care. major part in the new roles and missions of Association. Then we would have that sociation member. If you would like to join the Guard through its legislative efforts. As CLOUT ca lled Strength in Numbers. The one of the teams working for you, legislation, you know, the existing programs, incentives National Enlisted Association is urging and by-laws, public relations, justto name a few, BY TSgt. LONDON MITCHELL for en listment and reenlistment, passage of supporting the following: send your name and address to ONGEA, PO 180th TAC Ftr Grp Maj. Gen. James C. Clem, Ohio Adjutant the Federal Tort Claims Act , State Tuition -Improvement of equ ipment and Box 215, Dublin, OH 43017 and I will have The Secretary of the A ir Force has ap General, notes the l 80th " has maintained program, $50.00 minimum State Active facilities. someone contact you. proved the A ir Force Outstand ing Unit the highest standards of leadership, dedica Duty pay for emergencies, PX privileges, · - Fu ll fund ing of existing authority for If you would like one of the officers of the Air Guard Award for the 180th Tactical Fighter Group, tion and professionalism." SGLI insurance increase, survivors benefits, enlistment and reenl istment bon uses and Association to speak with your unit members Ohio Air National Guard. Maj. Gen. John Brig. Gen. Ed Power, Ass istant Adjutant defeat of the military leave issue and Associ educational assistance. just drop a note to the address above and I Conaway, director, Air National Guard , General for A ir, writes, "The award clearly ation sponsored insurance programs for Life, - Elimination of inequ ities existing bt" will arrange to have th is done through your shines comments in a letter to the I 80th, " Having establishes the 1 80th and all those who be Auto, Home/Renters and dri ll pay are all twecn active, reserve and National Gucird unit commander and first sergeant. earned this coveted award clearly reflects long to it a~ the leaders in Ohio." the result of legislative programs written and (i.e. haza rdous duty incentive pay, credit for I invite you to JOIN or RENEW your mem the outstanding professional ski l ls, leader Earli er this year the 180th was honored supported by the Association. civil service for Title 32 active d uty, etc.). bership today and help us to help you get ship and dedication of al I members of the w ith the Alan P. Tappan Award as the Out When I, and the many others working for - Improvement of comm issa ry • those added benefit;. group. We in the Air Directorate are proud of sta nding Ohio Air Guard un it and also re you, enlisted in the Ohio National Guard we privileges . the exem plary accomplishments of the ceived the Tactical Fighter Flying Safety had no benefits, not even an ID card to prove - Elimination of retirement point ceiling. CARLS. BICANOVSKY, CSM 1 Bl)th." Award for the second consecutive year. we were a member of the National Guard. - Reduce age for Nationa l Guard retire- President, ONGEA Today the National Guard is the system that ment. Pg. 20 Pg. 21 Conference sets limits for decorations 73D Infantry Brigade (S~p) Awards Criteri a for the Hall of Fame and the Dis / The strength of the competition inf! uences Best Battalion Staff, Skalkos Trophy: Inf. Bn. tinguished Service Award are as follows: the val ue of any award. W hen a unit or indi l/148th Inf. Bn. 1-kst TOW Cre w, Roy Trophy: 2nd CrPw HALL OF FAME A Report From the Ohio v id ual is honored b y the 730 Infant ry Read iness Award , Good son Trophy: (Crew chief, Sgt. Dennis lohnson), Combat National Guard Officers' Brigade (Separate) w ith its mo re than 40 HHC, 1/148th Inf. Bn. Suppo rt Company, 1/l47th Inf. Bn. 1. Pers ons eligible: Officers, warrant of UPDATE: Association company-size and separate units an d over Humanitarian Se rvice, Teater Award: Besl Rifle Platoon, Gutzwiller Trophy : fi cers, and enlisted personnel w ho have 4,000 members, you can be sure that the Ca pt. W illiam R. Stratton and Pit. Sgt. Gary 2nd Plat., Co. B, 1/ l47th Inf. Bn. served in the O hi o National Guard. award w inners are the best at w hat they do. D. Strayer, Co. A, l/148th Inf. Bn. Best Brigade TOW Gunner: PFC Wilbur 2. W hen eligible for nomination: A per 1\t the end of annual training recently, the Best Fi eld Kitchen : Co. C, 1/148th Inf. Bn. Witt, 1st Sqdn., Co. B, I /147th Inf. Bn. son shall become eligib le for nomination in c. Al tho ugh a single accomplishment may The 1982 Sc holarship G rant winners following units and Brigade members re Best Company Size Unit, Patchen Trophy: Best Medical Unit, Thomas Trophy: Co. B. the H al I of Fame three (3) yea rs after retire be deemed qua! ification for this award if it is selected by the Scholarship Grant Commit ceived the following honors: Battery C, 1/136th Field Artillery 237th Spt. Bn . ment from the Armed Services, or three (3) of sufficient significance and character, par tee are as follows: Jo ni L. W ickiser, a junior Soldier of the Year, McMillen Trophy: PFC Bes t 81 mm M ortar Gun Crew, Folk Best Unit Newsletter, Snyder Trophy: Co. years after death, whichever comes fi rst. A ticular cons ideration should be given to at Ashland College and a laboratory techni Dale P. Heitkamp, Co. A, l /148th Inf. Bn . Trophy: l st Sqdn., Co. A, 1/147th Inf. Bn. B, 237th Spt. Bn . member of the O hio National Guard who is those individuals w ho have contributed out cian with the 179th Ta ctical Dispensary, NCO of the Yea r, Bentley Award : SFC Best 4. 2 Mortar Crew, Stephenson Best Scout Pla toon : C~>m bat Sup port awarded the Medal of Honor w hile serving sta nding service on a sustained basis. Per O hio Air National Guard , has been awarded M ichael R. Kel ly, HHC, l /1 48th Inf . Bn. Trophy: Combat Support Company, 1/ 147th Company, l/166th I nl. Bn . in a National Guard status o r on extended sonal dedicat ion and self-sacrifice may be $500. Wicki ser has maintained a 4.0 for the active duty from the O hio National Guard rega rded as factors deserving consideration. past three semesters . She is a 4- H horse club may be inducted into the Hall of Fame at any d. Civilians w ho assist the O hio National advisor, a student of karate, and works part time. Guard by their actions and support may be time as a waitress at Lyn Way Restaurant. 3. Peri od of service to be considered: considered for the award . Ste phan ie P. Young received a $1,000 Nominations for the Hal I of Fa me shall cover Nom inations for the Hall of Fame or the scholarship. She is the daughter of MSgt. Ohio Guard Wins National Pistol Match the entire m ilitary and civilian service of the Distingu ished Se rvice award are submitted David Yo ung of the 178th Tactical Fi ghter nominee. as follows: Anyone may submit nominations Group. Young, senior class pres ident at Lon The O hio National Guard has recently record holder SSgt. Joseph Pascarella of Crandle Gi llenwater, Roger Curnutte, Sp4 4. Standards for selection: The standard of for the awards. Nominatio ns should be sub don H igh School, is a member of the Na won the prestigious W in sto n P. W ilson N a Texas and several other nationally ranked Robert Graham, Cpl. Ro nald Cordial, Sp-t service rendered and recognition among mitted in writing, ori ginal and one copy, to tional Honor Society, co-editor of the school tional Guard Pi stol champio nship at Little shooters in winni ng the championshi p. W illiam C r,~ h am and Sp 4 Terrence M-::Go peers achieved w hi ch would justify selec the Secretary, O hio National Guard Associa newspaper, and was an exchange student to Rock, Ark., after a week of stiff competition In the rifle matches the Ohio team im w .. ~ ... (_~_B_U_C_K_EY_E~BR_I_E_FS~___ J M<.'Clic:tl ob~rvers cheered as the first EST 38th Infantry Division from Indiana o n tacti (Emergency Servrce Team) members suc Ann Albx~miU: }P)~~JPJn~~ Moorman Fighter cal exercises involving nuclear, biological ce~c.fu l ly " climbed down" the ouhide wall and chem ical warfare, road of the base clinic. It wa!> a di~pl ay of s!..ill and Congratulations to the fol lowing members marchc ~. Pilot of Year executing ADA mi '> rons in support of man courage by members of the EST who are all of HHD, Ohro ARNG, Worthington receiv Lt. Col. Raymond E. Moorman, D irector of euver elements and providing critica l members of th<.> 1 21 ~t Security Pol ice Squad ing promotions: SFC HAROLD HOUCH, a~set Operations for the O h io A ir National defense, a,sociated with their wartime mi ~- ron, Rickenbacker A ir National Guard Base, SpS JOHN EVANS and SpS MARK McMUL SANFREY to Sp4, and JOHN W . STAPLE Promotions received by members of Guard's l 78th Taclical Fighter Group at the sion. O hio. LEN. TON to Pvt. 2. 1416th Tra nsportation Company, Worth Springfield Municipal A irport, recently re By SSgt. Lawrence Wood Twenty-three Air Guardsmen from the Command and Co nt ro l H eadquarters . RANDOLPH C. AYERS, Detachment 1, ington were as follows: WILLIAM AL ceived the Col. Andrew C. Lacy Award a 5 the 12lst Tactical Figh ter Wing, Ohio Air Na Worthington, recentl y promoted SpS JAN 155th H EM Company, Chagrin F,1lb, w;is DRICH, CRAIG BOURNE, GARY COONS, group's fighter pilot of the year. tional Guard , are a l m o ~ t finished w ith a ROBERTS. promoted 10 W01. Graduates from Fort ROBERT FLYNT, DAVID KELLY, KIRK Moorman currently fl ies the A-70 Corsair ri gorous I 00-hour co ur~e w hich will result Promotio n ~ to SFC were gi ve n to M embers of Lhe 160th A ir Refueling MANLEY, KENDRICK MORROW and II attack aircraft, a si n g l e-~eat, single-engine in ce rtific<1tion a' EST members. THOMAS CRAIGHEAD and DAVID MOR Bliss Group, Columbus, recently promoted were: ROBERT YA NKA to Sp4; THOMAS COAD, j et fighter. He t!> a command pilot w ith more M embe rs of the Oh io Army National This training is very sim il<1 r to that re TON o f 54t h Support Center (RAOC), VERONICA CRAGO and STEP HEN MICHELE HETRICK and ISAAC KINSER Ill than 3,500 fl yin g hours in fighlers . He joined Guard recently graduated from Baltcry G, ceived by civi lian police officers who are Worthington. MARY JIMll\1EZ was prom McMANAWAY to TSgt.; GREGORY BEN to PFC. Soldier of the Month of August was the Ohio ANG and earned his pilot w i ng~ in 4th Air Defense Artillery Training Battal io n members ot SWAT (Special Weapons and oted to Pvt. 2. N ETT, KENNETH BRONODOWSKI, Sp4 RANDALL l. MAYS of the Avionics Pla 1958. (FAW), 1st Air Defense Training Brigade at Tactic::;) tea rm. The training is being con Member., of Com pa ny A l 12th Engineer MICHAEL CORRELL, LA UREL ELMORE, toon . Most members of the Guard train one Fort Bli'>S, Tex. The twelve week intensive ducted by TSgt. Dana Ru,•ell, a Gahanna, Battalron, Wooster recently promoted were: CARLA NARDI and GARY ROOT lo SSgt.; The l a~t yearly meeting of the Central weekend a month and two weeks ;i year. O hio, police officer in civilian life who is JAMES BALL and WILLIAM SHEPHERD to training course was designed to include LARRY HOWE, WARD KONRAD, Ohio Chapter of the En listed Association of Moorman i ~ employed full-time by the U.S. Basic Training (BT) and Military Occupa officially certified as a qualified SWAT of PFC, PAUL PRITCHETT, CLINTON BREN JONATHAN MOORE, EDWARD MORAN, the U.S. Army saw two Ohio National Guard A ir Force as a Budget Analyst, Tactical Sys- ficer. NEMAN and LORAN ECKLEY to $p4s. Sol tional Ski lls (MOS) training. Graduates were: BRIAN REYNOLDS and BRUCE W EAVER to m ember~ recognized for o utstanding ac 1em~ Program Office, Aeronauticc1I System~ According to Ruc,~ell, the 121 st ESTwrll be dier of the Month for July was Pvt. 2 MARK John J. Brosovich Ill, Randy J. Evans, Glenn SrA; CHRISTINE BULACH, JOHN CABR com pli ~hments. Sp6 CAROL SHOR Wrighl- Patterson AFB. the first in the Ohio Air Guard. Its military BOWEN. Divi~ i on, C. King, Vernon J. Morehou~e . lohn W. ERA and REX COLEMAN lo A lC. TRIDGE. of the 54th Support Center wa ~ Colonel Lacy, for whom lhe award is m ission ic, primarily counter terrorist, such as HHD 112th Medica l Brigade, Worth Painter and Randall Redman . I he 220th Engrneering lnstallalion Squad recognized as the most out~t anding en listed named, was Commander of the 178th for 17 136th Public Affairs Detachment entering occupied buildings to re:.cue possi ington, extends be~t wi~he5 to the following ron, Zanesville promoted the following indi soldier from the Central Ohio area. PFC year'> before retiring in 1977. ble hosta ges and apprehending the terrorbt. per~onne l on their recent promotions: New Mexico ARNG viduals: TSgt. ROY A. SHUGART, SSgts. PAUL FACEMIRE, of Battery C (-), 21174th As Guardsmen, their could also be PETER SQUEGLIA to Maj., LYNN ALLEN ~k i l l '> STEPHANIE MILLIGAN, RICKY MERCKLE Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Cambridge', used to augmenl civilian law enforcement to SSgt., JAMES LOHR and KAREN Render Honored <1 nd REB ECCA WILSON , Srr'\s STEVEN was seleded as the ouhtanding enlisted stu Commos Best agencie and rescue tea m ~ if activa ted by the WHICHARD to PFCs. Sergeant First Class Alexander W. Render, JONES, G REGG MEADOWS and KEITH dent of the 2078th USAR School. H HT (-) 107th Armored Cavalry, Cleveland, The director of the Air National Guard, governor. Cong r a t ul at i on~ to the members of H H D BLACK, and THEODORE GARRETT to Sgt. ioHN E. BROWN has been recently was recenlly honored by the American Hea rt Maj. Gen. lohn B. Conaway, W a~h i ng t o n , l 12th M edical Brigade, Worthington on Congrat ulations to DAVID PLUMMER promolcd by the active Army to Sgt. Maj. D.C., has l.ln nounced that the 251s t Comb11t BY Maj. BOB BACHM ANN their being awarded the Army Achievement Associat ion for his leadership role in support and CARY PHILLIPS of Company C (S& T) Brown has Ileen in the military over 20 of the Cleveland Hea rt-a-Thon Run. Render Communications Group, Springfield, b the M ed al. Recip ients were : Cols PAUL 237th Support Battalion, Oxford for being years and is now serving as the se nior coordinaled the setting up of water stations, recipient of t he A ir N ationa l G uard KOPSCH and JAY GRABER ; Lt. Col s p romoted to SpS and Sgt; JAMES EVERSOLE, enlisted advisor for the 73 rd I nfanlry Brigade aid food I drink delivery and runner Communications- Electronics Trophy for RAYMOND CLIFFORD, JOH N DESMONE, ~tat i on s , Soldiers Scoring VICTORIA MOORE, TIMOTHY MULL, (Separate) l ocat ~d on Su llivant Aven ue in 1982. STAVROS MEIMARIDIS and THEODORE pick-up for the 13. 1-m ile race. PAU L SEYMOUR and BONNIE STEWART Columbus. BY Maj. Gordon Kurtz The trophy i;, a la rge 5ilvcr globe mounted STULTS; Majs JAMES CLARK, LARRY 100% SQT 10 Sp4s; MICHAEL GENTRY, EDWARD Sp~ RICHARD A. KRAMER, HH C, 37ht on a ~ il vcr ba~e and i, pre,ented annual COOK, PAUL FENDER and PETER SQUEG UTILE, TIMOTHY MORRIS, JOHN NAPIER Support Group, Kettering, has been selected ly to the Outsta nding Communicatiom Add ition.ii soldier~ '>C oring 100 percent LIA; Sgts . Maj. WARREN MYERS and LO. Trench Digging By and MICHAEL PENNINGTON to PFCs. a!'> the "Ou t ~tanding Guardsmember" by the Electronic unit in the Air National Guard. on thPir sk ill qualification tesh: Sp5 Richard BALL; MSgts ROBERT BROWN, LOUIE SSgt. ANTHONY SCHAFFER of HHC Ohio Area Command. As a prelude to this honor, was the se lec L Herrick and Sf» Steven R. Hissong. 1486 th COTTON, JAMES FRAZER and RODNEY 220th 3 71st Support Group, Kettering was recently Kramer works in the maintenance ~ect i on t ion of the 251st a5 t he O uts tanding Trans. Co., Kettering, 64(; Sp4 John Floyd NEWELL; SFCs BllLCORNWELl, THOMAS A four member team from the 220th En ilwarded the Ohio Commendation Medal in ~upPrvr~ i ng and performing organrzational Communications-Electronic'> unit in the Titcombe, liHC J 7 ht Support Group, Ket STEPANOVSKY, ROBERT ALESHIRE, DON gineering Installation Squadron, ?anesville, support of the Recruiting and Retention m.:iintenance on wheel vehicles, mate ri al~ United Stales Air Force and recipient of the tering c,cored I 00% SQT ior 94B; SSgts. MONTGOMERY and ROBERT EBERHARD; recently returned from a I 0 day tour at Sern program. He was responsible for 18 non hand ling equipment (MHE), tactical power Maj. Gen. Harold M . McClelland Award. Richard Daniels, John Hite and Charles SSgt. HOMER REED ; Sg ls. TIMOTHY bach AFB, Germany where they hilnd dug, prior ervice enlistees. ht Sgt. JAMES LY equipment and a!>~OC i ated items in using di 1st Lt. MARK L. STOUT Hunt, HHD Ohio ARNG, Worthington, for McNEMAR and JOHN ALLBARY; Sp4s due to high voltage lines, a 140 ft. trench, KINS was promoted to his pre~ent rank. rect and general support units. H e has ~erved OOE30; SFCs. Ronald Edwards, Charles SCOTT WOELLERT, THOMAS McCLOS and approximately 130 feet by a trencher to The following member~ of Company C, with the 371~ t ~ince hi ~ e nli ~tmen t in Oc Gery, i ch ola~ Kurl a'>, Jerry Lee, Christine KEY and MONA KILBARGER. Congratul;i lay communications cable undergrou nd. ''Herbie Floats 372nd Engineer Battalion, Lebanon have re tober of 1977. Manntng, Dennis Walter, Keith Pemberton t i on~ to Lt . Col. THEODORE STULTS for his The team co n ~ i s t ed of tel.l m chief, MSgt. cently been promoted: to Sp4 GREGORY He is a member of the unit's HonorGu;ird. and Kober! Whalen. HHD O hio ARNG, receiving the honorary Meriloriou., ServiC(! Harold Henthorn, SSgt ~ . Elmer Spotti, Harry Again!'' COOMER, JAMES FRAU ENKNECHT, A' ,1 rc'>ull of th i ~ .. election, the Adjutant Worthington ior OOE40; Sgt>. Deboral-i M edal. Swank, for a job well done. ORY WEBER; SSgt. to ROBERT BAGENT, JEFFREY BARNES, KEITH COLLINS and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Perry, Ohio the first week. sion on two occasions during the three day GERALD JOLLY, MARK KIMMEL, DAVID STEVE SPENCER ; to Sg t. DENNIS Capt. GARY B. ENDERLE of Heath, a Training involved familiarization on event. KUHN, GRADY SM ITH, TRENA SMITH and HARTZOG, RANDY AVERESCH, GEORGE member of the 737th Maintenance Battal the M -60 machinegun, M-203 grenade lierbiP, repre.. ent ing the 220th Engineer Th;inks to Gov. Jame~ Rhode~ and to all GARDNER WATKINS; TSgt. to ALAN SHABBLING, DAVID BROWN and JAMES ion, wa~ awarded the Meritorrous Service launcher, M-50 machinegun and nuclear, ing Installation Squadron in Zanewille, WJ'> the mayors throughout Ohro who h<1ve pro BLESS, LEO GRIMES and JAMES LARGENT. SHRIDER; lo Sp4 DARREN BASS, JOEY Medal for his o uGtandrng job in o rganrLing biological and chemical warfare exerci,es. the brain ~torm of James Girton, 220th build d aim<.-0 October 7 Ohro National Guard Detachment 1, Company C, 1/147th. PHILLIPS, MARK BARTLEY, WILLIAM their training of battalion officer<, and ~en i or The majority of their training is on the M-42 ing ~ uperintendent , and the 2.lOth EIS crew Day. We also wish to thank all employer~. Blanc he:.ter recently promoted: JEFFREY A. KOONTZ, DAVID BRINKMAN and BRYAN co~. duster for air defense. The second week of led by MSgh. Bob Mercer, Steve Butcher, family member, <1nd local citizen~ w ho took BUTTS to SSgt., DARRELL L. NOLLEY and ENGLAND; to PFC JERRY NANCE; to Cpl. their training was held in Ca mp Grayling, John Johnson and SRA Gregg Meadows. the time to ~ay thanks tc> the Ohio at1onal DEN NIS E. McDANIEL 10 Sgt., ROBERT JOHN DAHILL and JAY ELWOOD (lateral). Mich. During this time they worked w ith the By TSgt. Jon F. Stiers Guard. How to Fold Sleeves When we.mng the new Battle Dress ( 1l pull the cuff of the ~leeve to the Uniform, the wrong side oi the fabric is .:umpit so that the in~ i de is showing out. on BDU not ~upposed to show on the folded-up (ll m.:ikc two folds toward the armpit sleeve. When rolling the sleeves to avoid ledving the cufi above the fold~ . "howing the wrong side of the fabric, and (1) fold the cuff down over the folds to prc,ent Ll neat .ippcarance, you must: you jui,t made. The buttons and cuff flap should be ~howing . ...... f.u.. E3u.cJa.~e ..______.. GUARD BULK RATE The Ohio National Guard POSTAGE & FEES PAID 2825 W. Granville Rd. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Worthington, Ohio 43085 PERMIT No. G-5 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300