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A Bove & Beyond The Magazine of Operation Jump Start ~ Arizona Volume 1: Issue 10, October 2007 Duty & Service: Above & Beyond A desert sentinel is a “guardian of the desert.” This magazine tells the story of our Desert Sentinels, standing watch over the border and those who support Operation Jump Start - Arizona Desert Sentinel is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of Desert Sentinel are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Departments of the Army and/or Air Force, or the Adjutant General of Arizona. Desert Sentinel is published under the supervision of the Operation Jump Start – Arizona, Public Affairs Office, 5636 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495. To submit articles, photos and content, please email: [email protected] OPERATION JUMP START - ARIZONA Chain of Command FEATURES Gov. Janet Napolitano Refuelers of Task Force Raven Keep Aviation in the Air..................................4 Commander in Cheif Army Maj. Gen. David Rataczak Deputy Commander Spends a Day on EIT.........................................................6 Arizona Adjutant General Task Force Raven Crew Chief Helps Save A Life.................................................8 Army Col. Robert Centner JTF-Arizona Commander Task Force Tucson Goes to the Dogs ....................................................................9 Air Force Col. Wanda Wright JTF-Arizona Deputy Commander - Air Medics Make Sure Troops Stay Healthy, Trained.............................................13 Army Col. Don Hoffmeister New Leadership at Task Force Yuma...................................................................17 JTF-Arizona Deputy Commander - Army Army Command Sgt. Maj. James Elifritz Task Force Diamondback Completes the Impossible...................................18 JTF-Arizona Command Sergeant Major Army Col. Patrick McCarville TF Raven Commander DEPARTMENTS Air Force Col. Mark Hughes The View from the Top.....................................................................................3 TF Tucson Commander Army Lt. Col. Robert White Photo Gallery...............................................................................................10-11 TF Diamondback Commander My Life, My Guard............................................................................................19 Army Maj. Christopher Emmons TF Yuma Commander STAFF ON THE COVER... Air Force Capt. Kristine Munn This month’s “Desert Sentinel” features stories of Soldiers and Public Affairs Officer Airmen who went above and beyond the normal call of duty. From the Sgt. of the Guard who helped deliver a litter of pup- Army Sgt. Benjamin Cossel pies and made sure they were taken care of, to the colonel Editor who spent 24 hours on Entry Identification Team locations to get a feel for the task as well as raise money for charity. Our Army Spc. Monette Wesolek cover features the image of a joint Color Guard representing all Layout and Design Assistant components of the Operation Jump Start mission, color guard detail is an additional duty for those who volunteer, again, ser- Air Force Master Sgt. Laura Bosco vice above and beyond. Staff Writer/Photographer Army Sgt. Ed Balaban Staff Writer/Photographer Page 3 Desert Sentinel The View From The Top In keep- in September, bringing the total sense of duty and service before ing in line number of OJS authorizations self that brings honor to our pro- with the down from 2,400 to just under fession and makes us proud to be N a t i o n a l 1,200 in Arizona. After support- Guardsmen, answering every call Guard Bu- ing the OJS mission for more than from our states and our nation. reau’s plan a year, JTF-AZ Border is a leaner, As we continue into the last to reduce yet more efficient team made up year of the OJS mission, re- the total of mostly durational Soldiers and member your pledge to duty number of Airmen who are extremely pro- and service. Remember your Guardsman ficient, effectively doing “more commitment to your governors, supporting with less.” our President and the American Col. Don Hoffmeister O p e r a t i o n While it may seem we are con- people. Remember the National Commander (Acting), JTF - Arizona Jump Start stantly asked to go above and be- Guard is Always Ready, Always (OJS) from yond, in reality, this concept em- There, and that “You” are the “up to” 6,000 to “up to” 3,000, bodies our Army and Air Force National Guard. Joint Task Force – Arizona Bor- core values and exemplifies the der (JTF-AZ Border), as directed, very reason we all volunteered to completed its force adjustment take our oath of service. It’s our By its very nature, Operation completed work on the fencing realization, Jump Start is a mission that asks project known as PF-70. If ever the work its Soldiers and Airmen to go there was an example of our core they did above and beyond the normal values, selfless service, devotion is nothing call of duty. We all remember the to duty and excellence in all we short of in- recruiting pitch, “one weekend do, it is most certainly personified credible. a month, two weeks a year,” and in the work accomplished by the This is yet here we all are, some of us far Soldiers and Airmen who worked what I ask away from our homes and fami- around the clock, six to seven of all of lies, working long hours everyday. days a week to make sure the mis- you, to al- We spend our time manning en- sion was a success. Diamondback ways place try identification team locations, was told to complete 16.2 miles the mis- Command Sgt. Maj. James Elifritz working at the computers that of fencing and to get it all done in sion above Command Sgt. Maj., monitor our borders or making just under two months. Perhaps all else. To JTF - Arizona sure the equipment our customer, this doesn’t seem like such a big always strive U.S. Customs and Border Protec- deal to you and me and to others to do and be the absolute best tion, is operational so they can do not in the engineering branch, but you can be on a daily basis. With their job. consider – a normal crew working this in mind, Task Force Arizona Just recently, the Guardsmen for Diamondback completes one will continue to forge a leadership of Task Force Diamondback half mile every month. With that path in this mission. Operation Jump Start - Arizona on the web at http://www.azguard.gov/PublicAffairs/PAO%20Pages/ojs/ojs.htm Volume 1: Issue 10 - October 2007 Refuelers Keep Aviation in the Sky Story and photos by Sgt. Benjamin Cossel Tucson, Ariz., resident Army Sgt. Daniel Lopez with the Arizona National Guard’s 258th Engineering Company, pulls fuel hoses, from a M985 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) preparing to refuel a tank pump unit. AJO, Ariz. — It’s pretty much univer- “Some of our sites are constantly per million,” said Mix, a resident of sally agreed that with the assistance of manned - where we push out teams to Hastings, Mich. aviation assets from the National Guard, the locations to be on ground for a sev- Siphoning out a sample bottle full of success of air operations for U.S. Cus- en-day rotation,” said Ernst. “And some fuel, Mix heads over to a machine that toms and Border Protection (CBP) has sites, like those we’re going to now, we analyzes the sample. After a few min- dramatically increased since the begin- drive out to every day to check the qual- utes he calls back “Under 1 ppm!” in- ning of Operation Jump Start (OJS). ity and quantity level of the fuel and to dicating to Ernst and Tucson resident Unseen by the many, who only ob- make sure the TPU (tank pump unit) is and Arizona National Guard Army Sgt. serve the OH-58 Kiowas and UH-60 full.” Daniel Lopez, to begin filling the TPU. Black Hawks soaring through the sky, The crews base out of the Silver Bell “There’s a lot of things that could is a divergent cast of supporting char- Army Aviation Support Facility in Ma- cause water in the fuel mixture,” said acters ranging from mechanics to crew rana, Ariz. At 145 miles away, the Ajo Mix noting that rain and condensation chiefs, test pilots to refuelers. CBP Border Patrol station is their first in the fuel tank are the most common It’s bright and early on the morning of and closest stop of the day. Upon arriv- culprits. Sept. 8, as Task Force Raven Army War- al, the team of three quickly gets to work Just as the team gets the first TPU rant Officer Candidate Steven Ernst, of pulling and testing a fuel sample, yanking filled, a Kiowa crests a hilltop, coming Anchorage, Alaska, with Company E, hoses from the M985 Heavy Expanded down for a landing. Like clockwork, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) to Ernst, Lopez and Mix don their protec- Alaska Army National Guard, gathers hook up to the TPU. tive equipment and standby. his crew in preparation for a long day “Army regulations say that fuel can “We don’t do hot refuels (refuels ahead. be no more than 10 parts per million while the helicopter is still running) out Ernst and his team are Petroleum, Oil, water,” said Michigan Army National here,” explained Ernst. “We wait for the and Lubrication specialists (92F series Guard Spc. John Mix, from Company electronics on the bird to completely military occupational specialty), refuel- E, 1st Battalion, 238th Avn. Reg. at- shutdown and the rotors to come to a ers, working the daily Forward Ammu- tached to OJS-Arizona, TF Raven. complete stop before we ground the he- nition and Refueling Points (FARP). “We try to shoot for under two parts licopter and begin refueling,” he said. 04 Desert Sentinel Anchorage, Alaska, resident Warrant Officer Candidate Steven Ernst with the Alaska Army Na- tional Guard’s Company E, 1-207th Aviation Regiment attached to Task Force Raven, Operation Jump Start – Arizona, checks the fuel-level status of a Tank Pump Unit at a Forward Ammunition and Refueling Point (FARP) at the Ajo, Ariz., U.S.
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