194Th Wing Redesignated by 2Nd Lt
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Fall 2015 194th Wing redesignated By 2nd Lt. Hans Zeiger Wing has become a poor description Wing’s purpose, said Horn. “All of for this composite organization, and what we do is operations,” he said. JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD— doctrinally incorrect,” said Maj. Jes- With the shorter title, “less is The 194th Regional Support Wing se Ruhl, Wing executive officer, in more,” said Horn. “The name re- was redesignated as the 194th Wing remarks at the ceremony. flects a big tent.” in a ceremony at French Theater Even as the 194th has proved its The 252nd Group was the major here on August 8. In the new desig- value to the Guard’s federal mission, forerunner of the 194th Wing, said nation, the 194th will be under the its designation as a “regional sup- Ruhl in a brief description of the U.S. Space Command, while it was port wing” was a point of confusion, Wing’s history. In 1976, the Group previously under the Air Combat said Col. Jeremy Horn, 194th Wing took on a medical detachment at Command. commander. The word “support” Camp Murray to support the “The term Regional Support doesn’t adequately describe the (CONTINUED on PAGE 8) In this issue: Airmen lend support at fires Exercise Ever- and civilians from Incident green Tremor Management Teams as they Commander’s served in various roles in the Corner: “What’s fight against wildfires in Northern and Central Wash- in a Name?” ington. Operation Husky Air National Guardsmen Airborne have been supporting fire- fighting efforts and incident Airman Perez- commanders in seven differ- Resop recognized ent locations, including the as services Air- Okanogan Complex, which man of the Year has now become the largest wildfire in state history. Air- Medical Group men can be seen at various 194th Wing Commander Col. Jeremy Horn and Chief Mas- prepares for dis- ter Sgt. Max Tidwell visit airmen who were supporting fire- locations assisting incident aster fighting in north central Washington in late August (ANG commanders by providing Photo/Maj. Chyteira Dues/Released) communication functions, Airmen of the conducting patrols, manning Quarter for Q2 By Maj. Chyteira Dues entry control points, and completing in- 2015 cident awareness and assessments. CAMP MURRAY – Airmen from the Staff Sgt. Andrew Takach from the 194th Wing worked alongside soldiers (CONTINUED on PAGE 5) Page 2 Commander’s Corner: What’s in a Name? By Col. Jeremy Horn This drill weekend marks a significant milestone in our wing’s history—our official designation as the “194th Wing”. When the wing was established in 2006, we became the Air National Guard’s 89th wing and the first ever without a flying mission. However, the moniker “Regional Support Wing” never adequately de- scribed the tremendous impact our Airmen have across the globe and with- in the state. Nine years later, we continue to lead Col. Jeremy Horn, 194th Wing Commander, talks with Geographic Task Force-5 staff during the Total Force as experts Exercise Evergreen Tremor on June 23, 2015 (ANG Photo/2nd Lt. Hans Zeiger, Released) in multiple mission sets including cyber, intelli- gence, air support opera- jor General Dougherty, tions, and agile combat lenge now is to get over harvest is ruined; but reg- our Adjutant General, de- support. Our new name the habit pattern most of ularly pulling budding scribed his vision of provides the big tent to us grew up with: prepare weeds ensures healthy growing our domestic ca- th cover all the dynamic, for an inspection, hide plans. Our programs are pabilities; the 194 Wing dedicated Airmen we’re what we don’t want the IG the same—a little atten- has led the Washington so fortunate to have. to find, hope they don’t tion during drill will en- National Guard in em- As the Airmen of this look too hard, and then go sure a healthy program bracing that vision and wing, you have the right back to business as usual that ultimately allows us enhancing our DomOps to be proud of the accom- until the next inspection to manage resources, lead capabilities. Last year our plishments we’ve racked cycle. The new Air Force people, improve the unit Airmen performed admi- up in the past year! Last Inspection System em- and ultimately accomplish rably in Oso and central August, we hosted the powers us and charges us our federal and state mis- Washington, helping the ACC and AFSPC Inspec- with identifying our own sions. people of Washington in tors General for our first- non-compliance, develop- One of the things that the wake of the largest ever Unit Effectiveness ing sustainable programs, makes the Guard unique is mudslide and fires in the Inspection, showcasing monitoring their health, that ability to take our state’s history. Our focus our talented individuals and raising issues to get finely-honed “go-to-war” has now shifted to prepa- and robust programs as help. It’s a lot like grow- skills and apply them to ration for the Cascadia well as highlighting some ing a garden; without at- helping our neighbors and Subduction Zone earth- of our constraints and tention, the garden be- communities in times of quake (if you’re not fa shortcomings. Our chal- comes overgrown and the state crisis. In 2012, Ma- (CONT. on PAGE 10) Page 3 Wing prepares for big quake: 194th would aid Pierce County after catastrophic event By 2nd Lt. Hans Zeiger Wing. In the scenario, the CAMP MURRAY—The quake occurred on a 194th Wing has been pre- morning some 30 miles paring to respond within off the Pacific coast, reg- Pierce County in the event istering 9.0 on the Rich- of a potential catastrophic ter scale. Shaking lasted earthquake. The 194th for five minutes. Wing is among a number Following a of Washington National “Cascadia Subduction Guard units along with Zone” quake of that size, civilian emergency man- Air Guard members agement agencies that would need to use any th took part in a weeklong means to report to a duty Staff of the 194 staff as the exercise com- exercise in June called station. Guard leaders formed Geographic Task menced, Horn set the sce- “Evergreen Tremor,” de- would expect that airmen Force 5 and assembled at ne. “The City of Tacoma signed to prepare Guards- “got our families ready Camp Murray to begin is on fire because the gas men to save lives, prevent because we were prepared their work by the morning mains are burning, but the additional damage to in- and somehow got into of June 19. nation is mobilizing. frastructure work,” said Horn. In a briefing to GTF-5 Things are starting to and the Above: 194th Force Support Squadron services personnel Staff Sgt. Joel flood into McChord, Mo- state’s econo- LeBon, Senior Airman Joseph Perez-Resop, and Master Sgt. Marielinda ses Lake, and Gray Army my, and pre- Pierce set up a field kitchen during Exercise Evergreen Tremor Airfield. The population pare for re- Below: 194th Security Forces confront a group of “protesters” consisting of is hurt, homeless, out of covery. Wing personnel at Camp Murray during Exercise Evergreen Tremor (ANG water, hopeless. They Photos/2nd Lt. Hans Zeiger, Released) “This is want to see someone in the biggest this uniform. We are the exercise this hope for these people,” Wing has said Horn. ever accom- Plans call for 5,000 plished as military personnel from part of the throughout the nation to biggest exer- come into Pierce County cise the to respond to a cata- Washington strophic Cascadia Sub- National duction Zone earthquake. Guard has GTF-5, led by the 194th ever attempt- Wing, would be responsi- ed,” said Col. ble for command and con- Jeremy Horn, trol of all National Guard commander forces within the county, of the 194th (CONT. on PAGE 5) Page 4 Operation Husky Airborne: 116th Airmen jump from Chinook By 2nd Lt. Hans Zeiger Airborne. “We have RAINIER, Wash.— good integra- Airmen from the Wash- tion with ington Air National them,” said Guard’s 116th Air Support Carlson. Operations Squadron par- “We are ticipated in Operation practicing an Husky Airborne here on insertion August 8 to practice method of jumping out of a Boeing how we get CH-47 Chinook helicop- to work,” ter, evacuating casualties, said Master and collaborating with Sgt. Tavis partners in the Army Na- Delaney, a tional Guard. Tactical Air The primary goal of Control Par- Above: Airmen jump from a Chinook during Operation Husky Airborne the operation was to “get ty operator Below: A member of the Washington Army National Guard helps a Tactical th familiarity with Army air in the 116 . Air Control Party operator from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron operations with a Chi- “It’s a meth- to get ready for Operation Husky Airborne. (ANG Photos/Staff Sgt. Paul Rid- er/Released) nook,” said Capt. Nate od for us to th Carlson of the 116 . The get to work, to practice air jumps eve- th 116 worked with the Ar- one of many ways to get tected, so we try to stay ry other month to main- my Guard’s 66th Theater to a job site.” off the radar by jumping th tain their job currency. Aviation Command and 116 members prac- as low as we do,” said The 116th depends on th st the 19 Special Forces ticed low- and high- Sgt. 1 Class Jose Gonza- Army aviators, including Group, Special Operations altitude jumps. “There are lez, a jumpmaster from th Army National Guard Detachment Pacific to situations where we need the Army 4 Battalion, 1st partners, to conduct these conduct Operation Husky to jump into a place unde- Special Forces Group lo- practices.