Commentary Tke. Bu.r~e. GUARD BUCKEYE GUARD MAGAZINE is an un­ official publication of the Adjutant Gen­ eral's Department for the State of Ohio and is published in coordination with the Ohio National Guard Association and the Ohio Ohio Reachs 100°/o National Guard's 196th Public Affairs De­ tachment. It is a bi-monthly offset publica­ The Ohio National Guard is over 100% tions will constantly test your abilities. The tion with a printing run of 23,000 copies. strength. The Ohio Air National Guard has challenge of readiness is no different than re­ been at 100% for over a year. The Army cruiting. Hard work, total involvement of STATE OF OHIO- AG DEPT Guard reached the 100% mark in April everyone and continuous effort will make Governor 1982. Congratulations to al l who have the 100% readiness goal possible. james A. Rhodes worked hard to achieve this goal. Achieving With annual training under way, I want Adjutant General 100% is a clear sign that all of us are proud to NCO's and officers alike to be concerned for MG james C. Clem be Guardmembers, are proud to ask friends their people: Asst. AG, Army to join and proud to tell our neighbors we are BG james M. Abraham Ohio National Guardmembers. • Make sure they are being trained to the ASST. AG, Air Although we have reached 100% state best of their ability. BG Edward j. Power wide, we still have units below 90%. The • Make sure their work environment is safe. Public Affairs Officer best advice that can be offered to the com­ • Make sure they are recognized if they are 1L T Victor Dubina manders still having strength problems is: doing a good job, and corrected if they are Look around you, look at what has been suc­ not. Asst. Public Affairs Officer • Make sure their talents are being used SFC Nancy Clevenger cessful, and emulate it. The big challenge now is to achieve 100% wisely. 796th P.A. Detachment Commander readiness . The Guard is more important than • Make sure their appearance is up to or Capt. Tom Chupka ever before. New requirements and si tua- above par. Editor SFC Nancy Clevenger From the Asst. AG-Army Associate Editor SGT Forrest Gossett Assistant Editors Ms. Becky Haden The Future of Our Country Members of 196th P.A. D. ONGA OFFICERS The Ohio Army National Guard is over diers. These patriotic men and women rep­ President 100% strength for the first time since 1970. resent the future of our country and the Na­ COL. Raymond Trickier This represents a great deal of effort on the tional Guard. The leadership of tomorrow, 7s t Vice-Pres. part of many people. both NCO and officer, is putting on a uni­ COL. Robert Pettit We have fine, young, enthusiastic human form today. How well they do depends to a 2nd Vice-Pres. beings who represent a cross section of great extent on the leadership of today. COL. William lngler America and Ohio. They are, in most cases, If we use these people well, they won't let pre-trained for basic and from my observa­ us down, the job of staying at 100% will be Secretary tions, are looking forward to becoming sol- much easier. COL. Roger F. Truax (Ret.) Treasurer CAPT. Michael Harold ONGEA OFFICERS ·Army Guard Visits Deer Run President CSM Carl Bicanovsky A few months ago, the Deer Run Elemen­ Dear Paul Holbrook, Vice-Pres. -Army tary School was visited by an Army National Thank you very much for bringing the SSG Don McDowell Guard he I icopter and crew. Capt. Roger helicopter. It was really neat. I really liked Vice-Pres. -Air West, 73 rd Infantry Brigade HHC, Warrant the cockpit. Someday I would like to learn TSgt. Kathy Hoover Officer Paul Holbrook, Attack Helicopter how to pilot one sometime. Thank you Secretary Troop 107th AC, SVC Doug Weakley, again for your time. SSG Mona Breining 122nd Army Band, and SSgt. Les Gates, Sincerely, Treasurer HHD showed kindergarten through fourth Andrew Shaffer and class. 1SG Gary Brown graders the inside of the helicopter and explained its use. Opinions expressed herein are not neces­ The Guardmembers each received notes sarily those of the Department of Defense of thanks, some of which are reprinted. and its agencies; the Adjutant General's Dear Mr. Gates, Department of the State of Ohio; or the Dear Mr. West, Thank you for coming to Deer Run and Ohio National Guard Association. The Thank you for visiting our school. We showing us your helicopter. It was very magazine is published under the provisions enjoyed learning about the helicopter and neat. /liked how you showed us how it is of AR 360-81. getting to see it. Now our class understands operated and how it is used. a little bit about how to operate it and what I hope we do it again next year. Thanks Total Coptes Pnnted 23,000 Umt Cost $.211 8 it is used for. again. PubhcatiOO Date 1 Jun 81 (E)(cludes paper costs) Sincerely, Sincerely, Jill Schukert and class. Kristin Hooper and class.

Pg. 2 Buckeye Guard Letters

Belonging and Patriotism on the Island of Viti Levu in her Britanic Three A's Majesty's Crown Colony of Fiji. Actually it To The Editor: was an Ohio OCS as all the faculty and staff, To The Editor: What type of person jo1ns the Guard? and nearly all the students were from the I have been an auto accident investigator What k111d of person will my son be associat­ 37th. and paralega l/investigator for over 25 years. ing with? We took over a former Hindu Boys Therefore I feel I have some expertise in the I am frequently asked these questions by school, later a New Zealand Army School; subject which I w ish to talk about. the parents of young men and women who collected a staff and a fine group of instruc­ When the Air Florida flight went down, are contemplating joining the Ohio National tors, including Maj. Dick Crooks (killed in every Newspaper filled their front page, tele­ Guard. I would like to answer them now. action in the Phillipines) Captains "Bud" vision and radio news coverage was on The type of pcro,on you will "iind in the Nellis and Carl Bethers. every channel and every citizen in the USA Guard is the same type of person whom you We built a curriculum from the Infantry (and many in the world) probably discussed invite into your home to fix the furnace, re­ School at Benning, and the Artillery School it. Hundreds of Federal, State and Local offi­ pair the television set, install a telephone, or at Fort Sill and commissioned two classes of cials began intensive investigations, some of remodel a room. He is the type of person top NCOs as both platoon commanders and which are still ongoing. who waih on you at the local grocery store, Artillery forward observers. There were 78 human lives lost in this cashes your check at the bank, cruises the Many did both shortly after in New Geor­ tragedy. streets in a patrol ca r, or answers your fire gia and Bougainville and from the glowing Now, suppose you hear of 50,000 DEAD call as a vol unteer fireman. He may even be reports of their commanders did them very & 3,500 INJURED? your ne1ghbor across the street. well. That really "blows your mind", doesn't it? Approximately 70 percent of the men in So, congratulations and best wishes to Well Mr. Citizen, this carnage happens eve­ the Guard have served thei r country before OMA from your first two classes USIFIF­ ry year in the good ol' USA on and to either in either Vietnam, Korea or World War II. OCS. side of those yellow & white lines on our rib­ They have ~erved in all branches of the mili­ HOWARD F. HAINES bons of transportation. tary: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Unfortunately, your and my incredulous Coast Guard. feeling toward this statistic will end after Although Guardmembers have diverse reading this. There is a solution however, if ca reers and backgrounds, they nearly all our feelings could be combined and pres­ have one thing in common- patriotism. Help for Problems sure brought to those in authority who can They are the type of people who stand up do something. straighter when the National Anthem is play­ Ohio Guard members are advised that The solution is to take the three main fac­ ing. They are the type who, when pass ing if they have a personnel, pay or adminis­ tors, Alcohol, Attitude and Architecture and the American flag, have a tingling in their trative problem and have been unable to create STIFF PUNISHMENT and ENFORCE­ right arms and a desire to sa lute. They love solve it with their first sergeant, unit com­ MENT in our laws for Driving While Intoxi­ their homes, their families and their com­ mander or at the battalion level, to con­ cated, Speeding and Vehicular Design. If munities. They embrace peace with their tact the following appropriate individual our authorities do not do this, then in 1990 hearts yet, when called upon to sacrifice all at the Adjutant General's Department in the newspaper, TV and radio will report: for the security of their country will say loud Worthington: 70,000 DEAD & 6,000 INJURED! THINK and clearly, " I am ready! " I for one am proud MILITARY PAY - ABOUT IT! to serve with them. LTC Mutchler, (6 14) 889-7221. TSGT RONALD J. POWELL SSgt. Harry C. Graves SCHOOL ORDERS - 121st CCS, RANGB Company C 2161h Engr CBT Bn (614) 889-7104 PERSONNEL PROBLEMS - Kudos To Clark COL Gutzwiller, (614) 889-7040 OMA Anniversary To The Editor: MEDICAL & INCAPACITATION PAY ­ • To The Editor: SCM Morton, (614) 889-7024 The article on the May pistol tryouts and I was very much interested in your an­ CLOTHING - the National Guard Marksmanship program nouncement of the twenty-fifth anniversary SCM Hagerman, (614) 889-6234 on page 9 of the April " Buckeye Guard" is of the Ohio M:litary Academy. The general information number for outstanding. It is one of the most com­ I had the honor of being it's first Comman­ the AG Dept. is (6 14) 889-7000. prehensive explanations of the program to dant when it was started as The Ohio OCS. appear in any of the state military publica­ We had a fi ne group of students, as I am sure tions this year. you do now, and an able and dedicated fac­ As information officer for the marksman­ ulty. Battalion of Fat Lost ship program nationwide, I'd like to thank you for writing the article and getting it I think particularly of Col. Ollie Gibson To The Editor: and the small group who met at my home on printed in your state publication. If all State the Scioto River to lay the ground work, and Based on reviews of hundreds of weight Marksmanship Coordinators maintained of Col. Chad Wilson' years of participation records and requests for waivers from AR such good communication with the troops, and leadership. 600-9 Weight Standards, it can be accu­ via command information channels like the But you've forgotten something. This is re­ rately estimated that enough fat (blubber) state military publications, the National ally our fortieth anniversary. has been shed by Ohio Army Guardmem­ Guard Marksmanship Program would con­ The original Academy was started on bers to equal nearly 600 bodies at 170 lbs. tinue to grow in size and strength. General Beightler's order as Commanding each. Good luck with your state program this General 37th Divisi0n and Fiji Islands Com­ We have lost a battalion but are stronger year. With such good support, I'm sure all mand, and again I had the honor of being and better off without this baggage. I want all your teams will do well, as usual. named Commandant. members of the Ohio National Guard to CPT. JAN OTTESON We were officially the USA For:::es in Fiji keep on winning this losing game!!! Marksmanship Information Officer Officers' Cand idate School (USAFIF-OCS) Brig. Gen. James G. Good Tennessee ARNG

Buckeye Guard Pg.3 Planning For Mobilization Saves Heartaches

BY Sp4 DOUG DANKWORTH 196th P.A. D. Because it's nearly impossible to predict when the National Guard will be called into active duty, it is essential for soldiers to have personal items in order long before a mobili­ zation occurs. "This is what we consider pre-mobiliza­ A soldier needs to take care of legal mat­ tion counseling," he said. Cook added that if ters now because the mobilization happens a cal l-up occurs, members "would have ~~ too quickly to leave time to take care of those available the services of a legal assistance of- things. fice at a military post to assist them in their the mi ·tary wou But, perhaps more important, soldiers personal legal problems." care during active duty. need to prepare themselves and their But an immediate call-up could greatly re- "They should have some cash reserve for families for the emotional impact of a duce or eliminate the time available for get- the family," he said. Of course, a soldier can mobilization. l ing lega l questions answered. send pay home from an active duty station, "Every Guardmember has to realize this "We suggest they prepare an inventory of but that could take a few weeks before the (mobilization) is a distinct possibility," Lt. their property, and keep it updated," Cook money gets home. Col. Samuel Durbin, state chaplain for the said. If a soldier has a business he ought to con- Ohio Guard, said. And, the soldiers' close relatives should sider who is going to take care of it while he Durbin believes the majority of citizen­ know where the list is kept. Cook says an an- is gone. soldiers hide the possibility of getting called nuallegal checklist, DO Form 1543, is avail- Cook says these factors should be consid- to active duty in the backs of their minds able from unit administrators. The form can ered now, so when the soldier comes home and, emotionally, "They're really not ready be used for listing the property. The form can from active duty he has everything he had to go." also be stored in a soldier's 201 file. when he left. Being uprooted from family members due "They ought to have a w ill," Cook said. If Upon mobilization, the Soldiers and to mobilization can cause severe emotional the soldier dies without a will, his or her Sa ilors Civil Relief Act can come into effect. problems for a soldier. property will be distributed according to This law allows, in certain cases, service Durbin sa id soldiers should discuss with state law. The property could go to someone members the opportunity to have debt pay- their families the possibility of being other than whom the so ldier wanted it left to. ments reduced while on active duty. mobilized. Where is the family going to stay? Because activation can happen at any The law covers soldiers who take a reduc- What is it going to live on? time, a soldier can be in the process of sell- tion in pay when they pick up rifles and leave These are questions that should be dis­ ing real estate or personal property when he civilian jobs behind. cussed in detail now, Durbin said. is mobilized. "What happens if they are not "The act is triggered upon the ability to "Mobilization is being planned all the around to sign the papers?" Cook added. pay," Cook said. He added that a person time, and on every level," Durbin added. He explained that a "power of attorney" "may have a greater income being on active And the chaplain corps is trained to help can be given to anyone to make the transfer duty and then may not be able to use this law with the emotional problems of mobiliza­ in the soldier's absence, but a soldier should to reduce payments." tion. be ca reful who he gives the power to. There The act can also allow a service member That training includes testing chaplains to are two kinds of powers of attorney, general to be relaesed from a housing lease. That see that they know how to handle the prob­ and special. A general power should be used does not apply, however, to leases signed lems a soldier will face when cal led to leave with ca ution because the holder of the after the soldier is mobilized. his family. power has the freedom to do whatever he Sergeant First Class Douglas Green, unit Besides making sure they are emotionally pleases with the property. administrator for the 196th Public Affairs prepared for mobilization, Guardmembers Cook sa id that some older life insurance Detachment, said that when soldiers are need to prepare themselves and their policies may have "war clauses" in which notified they are going active they must give families financially for the chance of a call­ the policy will not be paid if the holder dies copies of their orders to their employers. up. in combat. But, it's also important for the soldier to Major Joseph R. Cook, assistant judge ad­ He said al l soldiers should review their life make sure his employer knows now that he vocate from the office of the state judge ad­ insurance policies, and if the clause is in- is a Guardmember. That way the employer vocate, said his office presents classes eluded, they should think about buying new can make arrangements to hire temporary periodically to every unit in the state con­ coverage. help to fill the so ldiers job w hile the cerning legal matters a soldier should take Health insurance coverage should also be Guard member is on active duty. Also, fed- care of before there is even a hint of a mobili­ reviewed. Members activated might want to era I law requires the employer to give the zation. drop their personal health coverage because soldier his job back w hen he gets home.

Pg.4 Buckeye Guard Gallant Eagle '82 Enemy Tank Column Advancing Below

BY MAJ STEPHEN M. KOPER 121st Tac Fir Wmg On a warm Friday afternoon in March, the skies over the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, Calif., were filled with the whine of heavy jet engines. Military A irlift Command C- 141 Starlifters were arriving w ith elements of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force from the Ohio and New Mexico Air National Guard . The 121 st Tactical Fighter Wing, Ricken­ backer Air National Guard Base, Ohio, and its I 50th Tactical Fighter Group, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, were deployed to participate in exercise Gallant Eagle 82. The U.S. Readiness Command planned and evaluated the exercise. Their purpose was to permit the Headquarters, Rapid De­ ployment joint Task Force, to command and control forces composed of selected ele­ ments of the RDJTF in a desert terrain and a sophisticated air environment. That environment included surface-to-air Maneuvering live SOD-pound bombs with the jammer' is A 1C Michael A. Gingras of threat simulators and Air Force F-1 5, F-16, Ohio's 121st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Sq. (PHOTO BY MSgt. BOB GOOD) A-10, F-4, F-111, C-130, C-141 and E-3A aircraft. Marine air elements provided A-4 and additio nal F-4 sorties. All ground man­ That sunny Cal ifornia arrival day faded At Fort Irwin, a young troop from the 82nd euver areas had heavy concentrations of fast for the Air Guardsmen. The 121st TFW sat in a pile of jagged rock along a ridge near Army helicopters. off-loaded on an empty ramp at China Lake the front describing how his radar eq uip­ Flying the A-70 Corsair II , the Guardsmen some five miles from the Navy's main base. ment, tent and camouflage had all been hit from New Mexico and Ohio were assigned More realism and the w ind had begun to the night before by the high w inds and plum­ to the Rapid Deployment Air Force Forces blow. The two units quickly erected a smal l meting temperatures. (RDAFFOR), the friendlies, under the exer­ tent city to house the flight line and mainte­ His description was interrupted as he cise command of Lt. Gen. Larry D. W elch. nance activities. The O hio and New Mexico sighted enemy activity some 15 miles away. General Welch is commander, 9th Air groups worked smoothly together to be H is radio crackled as he reported coordi­ Fo rce. ready for the A-7s on their way from their nates of a large enemy tank column advanc­ home bases. ing in the valley below. The A-7s flew close air support, offensive Shortly, as he continued his commentary counter air and interdiction missions both at on the previous night's weather, the familiar Fort Irw in, Calif., and at the Nellis Air Force silhouettes of the A-7s swept in over the Base range com plex in Nevada. The ten Cor­ ridge line to simulate ordinance deliveries sa irs conducted day and night operations on the enemy armor. The trooper and his during the eight day sc hedule- flying 144 buddy cheered them on as the Corsairs re­ sorties. attacked time after time. No sooner had the A-7s rolled out of sight when a flight of A- 10 The friendly ground forces in the exercise Thunderbolt lis renewed the attack with were elements of the U.S. Army's fa med 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd inserted blazing Gatling guns. its force both by air drop and by air landing Throughout the raging armor battle, our in the Fort Irwin areas. "Enemy" forces were friendly trooper went about his duties like a elements of the California Army National New York cabbie, alternately chattering away Guard's 140th Infantry Division (M ech). condemning the weather and praisi ng the "blanking Air Force." While the exercise was the chief topic of The young troop could be excused for in­ conversation among the participants, the cluding the G u ard ~men into the Air Force­ weather ran a close second. Somehow, the that's the way it's su pposed to be! The two California desert locale had everyone think­ Air Guard units were working together for ing hot and dry. Mother Nature did not the first time since their assignments as the cooperate. A series of spring storms brought only A-7D units in the RDJTF . They formed extremely low temperatures, rain showers, an efficient, cohesive team. heavy snow and severely gusting winds to Asked by observers to point out the differ­ the exercise area. ences between their units, Col. Bob Preston The reports of miserable conditions grew of the 1 21st and Col. Bob Quinlan of the GALLANT EAGLE '82 - A classic case of dai ly but always peppered with the wry Gl 1 50th assessed the si tuation similarly. "The teamwork to get those shelters up at China w it that surfaces w hen th ings are at their only difference between these two units," Lake. (MSgt. BOB GOOD) worst. they sa id, "are the names of the people."

Buckeye Guard Pg.5 B.G.S.U. Cadet "1st" in Ohio

BY CPT JAMES COOMlER Jim credits the outstanding training and in­ Asst Prof. M1/1tary Science struction he has received at Bowling Green Jame~ "]1m" Ramsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. State University and the traditional Infantry james H. Ram~ey, Kenton, Ohio, recently skills he has learned while serving with his became the first ROTC cadet in the history of Guard unit. the Oh1o Simultaneous Membership Pro­ Jim Ramsey, who is in his junior year at gram (SMP) to receive the Expert Infantry B.G.S.U. is a member of 11148th, Company Badge. A Detachment 1 located in Kenton. Major­ The six month t e~ting process for the E.l. B. ing in Administration Management and Man­ began for jim at Annual Training '81. It was agement Information Systems, Ramsey is a there that Cadet Ramsey achieved expert Cadet Captain in the detachment at Bowling scores in the Hands-On Component, Land Green State University. Navigation, and the 12-mile-march. Later at Following high school graduation in Camp Perry, perfect scores in the live fire 1979, jim joined the Ohio Guard and at­ and hands-on component oftheS.Q.T. were tended Basic Training and A.l. T. at Fort Ben­ obtained by Cadet Ramsey. ning, Ga. While with the 11148th , Ramsey The following month at drill, Jim perfected has also attended the last two Annual Train­ the Night Land Navigation course and Call ing periods at Camp Grayling, the latter in ROTC Cadet Jim Ramsey (second from for Fire. Finally, November drill brought which he served as the only ROTC cadet in right) is a member of Detachment 1, Com­ with it the last component of the E. I. B. , the charge of an entire platoon both weeks at pany A, 1 Bn, 148th lnf and BGSU ROTC Physical Training (P.T.) Test (which was ad­ camp. Jim plans on staying with the Ohio and is the first SMP soldier to receive the ministered at Brigade). By successfully a­ National Guard following his commission­ Expert Infantry Badge. Here he is discus­ chieving a score of 260, Cadet Ramsey be­ ing in June and desires to obtain his Masters sing with fellow senior cadets upcoming came a historical part of the successful SMP. Degree in Systems Management. ROTC events at BGSU.

5th Annual Conference UPARS Recognized at PA Conference

BY MSGT DONALD R. lUNDY third place went to Supersluf, 121 st Tactical gory, Army, went to SSgt. Davida Matthews, 196thPAD. Fighter Wing, Rickenbacker ANGB; and 73rd Infantry Brigade. First place in that cat­ Outstanding public affairs efforts by Army fourth place went to The News Bee, 180th egory for the Air Guard went to SrA James and Air National Guard units and individu­ Tactical Fighter Group, Toledo. Boling, 121 st Tactical Fighter Wing. For the als were recognized in Columbus at the fifth Honored for providing the best "All Army Guard, second, third and fourth places annual Ohio National Guard Public Affairs ' Round Unit Support" for the state public af­ went to Sp4 Jane Kagy, Company B, 237th Awards Conference. fairs program during 1':181 were the 121st Support Bn; Sp4 Bob Welch, Company B, Tactical Fighter Group, Rickenbacker 372nd Engineer Bn ; and SSgt. Lawrence Claiming top honors in the Ohio National ANGB, for the Air Guard; and the 73rd In­ Wood, Company B, 21174th ADA, respec­ Guard 1981 Unit Newspaper Competition fantry Brigade (Sep), headquartered in Col­ ti ve ly. Second place for the Air Guard went were the Cyroscoop, publication of the At­ umbus, for the Army Guard. to Lt. Col. j ack Arlen, Headquarters OANG; tack Helicopter Troop, 107 th Armored Cav­ Headquarters, OANG in Columbus, and third place went to Maj. Teb Baines, 178th al ry Regiment in Columbus; and Tanker the 23 7th Support Battalion, headquartered Tactical Fighter Wing; and fourth place went Topics , published by the 160th Air Refueling in Springfield, shared second place honors to Capt. Steve Fried, 160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker Air National Guard in the "All 'Round Unit Support" category. Group. Base. The Cyroscoop was named top Army Third place went to Co. B, 372nd Engineer Civilian media laurels for 1981 included ONG newspaper and Tanker Topics re­ Battalion, Greenville, while fourth place the following: ceived the top Air award. Editor of the was shared by the 160th Air Refueling award-winning newspaper Cyroscoop is Group, Rickenbacker, and Battery B, 2/ • Best Radio Story- WNIR FM, Akron Sgt. Dale Taylor and editorial staff of Tanker 174th ADA, New Lexington. • Best Television Story - Brian Brocco, Topics is Capt. Steve Fried, TSgt. Steve Wil­ Recognized for providing the Best Annual WTVN TV, Columbus and John Damsch­ son, SSgt. Nancy Free, SrA Brian Conner and Training Coverage were Air Guard Maj. Ste­ roder, WTVN TV, Columbus AMN Tammy Wardlow. ven Koper, 121st Tactical Fighter Wing, Ric­ • Best Newspaper Article - Glen Proctor, In the Army competition, second place kenbacker ANGB, and Army SSgt. Davida Akron Beacon journal went to the Sword and Shield, 73rd Infantry Matthews, 73rd Infan try Brigade. • Best Annual Training Coverage- Kathy Brigade (Sep), Columbus; third place went Award for contributing the best Buckeye ]anich, Fremont News Messenger and jim to Rotor Modulation, 14 16th Transportation Guard Magazine Article went to Army Baron, Ashtabula Star Beacon Co. (AVIM), Columbus, and fourth place Guard SSgt. Dean Wehneman, Battery C, • Best All 'Round Support- WCWA Radio, went to RAOC Report , 54th Support Center, 136th Field Artillery, Piqua; and Air Guard Toledo Columbus. SrA Lori Doniere, 180th Tactical Fighter The Defiance Crescent News newspaper Second place winner in the Air Guard Group, Toledo. and radio station WONW, Defiance, both competition went to One Seven Niner, First place in the Best Al l 'Round Support received Awards of Recognition at the con­ 179th Tactical Airlift Group, Mansfield; from a unit public affairs representative cate- ference.

Pg.6 Buckeye Guard If Mobilized STARC Takes Over BY Sp4 D.S. DANKWORTH The severity of the crisis confronting the evaluated to see if the unit is ready for a cal l 196th P.A.D. United States dictates the condition of to active service. joe wipes the sweat from his brow and mobilization the State Area Command is to Dilts said that a report would be written to punches the time clock in the building he direct. the 1487th after the test saying "This i ~ what has worked in seven years. A mobilization can be selective, partial or you have to do to be 100 percent ready for "Friday - no more of the stifling heat of total. mobilization." the iron foundry until Monday," he thinks to A selective mobilization can involve the Brown said that many readiness tests are himself. calling into active duty of just one Guard unit conducted in the state throughout the year. But Joe won't be going back to work Mon­ the Army may have "an immediate need "One is going on with a medical brigade day because his National Guard unit is being for," Brown said. today," Brown noted when he was interviewed. mobilized. The unit could be a service and support When it is learned that a real mobilization Almost 20,000 Ohio Army and Air Na­ battalion or a medical unit, he added. is about to be ordered, the alert phase be­ tional Guardmembers drill one weekend per A partial mobilization could involve sev­ gins. Joe's unit then prepares to make the month, but its unique position, enables eral units, and, of course, a total mobiliza­ transition from reserve to active duty. tion means al l units are being called into either the governor or the president to call During the alert phase, joe's commander the Guard into full-time service. service. has many responsibilities. He must review After the State Area Command directs The governor could call up the Guard as health and pay records. He must obtain im­ which units are to be mobilized, it then de­ immediate assistance to any crisis facing the munization certificates and ID tags for mem­ cides, again depending on the severity of the state. bers of the unit, and, of course, he must in­ crisis confronting America, how fast the The president may call the Guard into ac­ form all members in the unit that they are units must get to where they are going. tive duty if a National crisis occurs, as an ex­ being mobilized. So, a mobilization can be deliberate, ac­ ample the Soviet-backed Warsaw Pact in­ After the commanding officer informs Joe celerated or immediate. vades West Germany. that he has been ca lled to duty, joe and his A deliberate mobilization takes place unit move into the mobil ization at home sta­ But what happens to Joe if the president when a unit has enough time to be ca lled does mobilize his unit? tion phase. That's when Joe moves into his into service in an orderly manner. armory. Major James Brown, administration and The first phase of the deliberate mobil iza­ The length of Joe's stay at his home armory personnel officer of the State Area Com­ tion is the preparatory stage. depends on the urgency of the mobilization. mand, said that when Joe is informed he is And Brown said that phase, which is going Now the unit is ready to move to the going into active duty, the only thing here­ on right now, involves planning, training mobilization station. If the station is within al ly needs to do is to "ensure that his per­ and rehearsing mobilization plans so if a 800 miles of the home unit, it w ill motor sonal affairs are straightened out, and ma~.e call-up is ordered, Joe and his fellow unit march there. sure he reports with all his equipment and members won't be caught with their fatigues Once at the station, Joe and his unit go personal items that he may desire to have." around their ankles. into the operational readiness phase. But somebody has a lot of things to square Part of this stage involves Mobilization There the unit trains and is evaluated to away before joe and his fellow soldiers are Readiness Evaluation tests, which recently see if it can perform its mission. ready to fight. were initiated to test and evaluate a unit's "A ta nk company may need six weeks to That's where the State Area Command, di­ ability to go active. prepare itself to leave this station," Brown rected by Maj. Gen. Robert W. Teater, Members of the 1487th Transportation said. comes in. Unit in Mansfield and Eaton recently partici­ "A transportation company may only When a mobilization is ordered, the Ohio pated in one of the readiness tests. need a week." During an immediate mobili­ Command and Control Headquarters be­ During the test, Col. Robert l. Dilts, head zation, Joe's unit may have to leave for its comes the State Area Command which di­ of Command and Control Headquarters, miss ion directly from its armory. rects the operation. sa id the mock mobilization would be

AG E,xercise Challenges Admin Company

BY SSGT DAVIDA MATTHEWS ing provides valuable feedback tu a unit mally, yet that report involves action and in­ Co A, 237th Spt Bn commander. teraction by and between several sections. Hardship discharges . . casualty reports "An admin company must be prepared to The sections have to know not only their - not the common fare for an administra­ handle situations that are beyond their nor­ own job, but how they interact with each tion company's weekend drill. Yet if the unit mal Guard capacity," Lee said. This exercise other. Often, communication between the was mobilized, those are the types of func­ is set up to identify areas where further train­ sections is hampered simply because the tions the company would be expected to be ing is necessary." sections may not interact with each other able to perform in an active Army environ­ The exercise evolves around "plays" - during their normal drill routine." ment. scenarios set up for each section to act upon. How did Co. A do in the AGX? During his To assess their level of read iness, mem­ For two days, the controllers, literally threw critique, Lee cited the unit's integrity, wil­ bers of Co. A, 237th Support Battalion, re­ the book at the Guardmembers, creating lingness to learn and enthusiasm, and stated cently participated in an Adjutant General situations and problems that only careful re­ that the company was one of the better units Exercise (AGX), at the General Beightler Ar­ search through the regulations could an­ his group had worked w ith during an exer­ mory in Worthington. A six-member Fifth swer. In some cases, the plays identi fied cise. But the real topper came during his Army Administration Team from Fort Knox, problems in communications between sec­ final su mmation: " In my opinion," he sa id, headed up by Capt. jerold A. Lee, served as tions. "this unit can operate efficiently in an active controllers for the two-day exercise. "For example," Lee explained, "a Guard Army environment. I would match them According to Capt. Lee, th is type of train- unit does not handle casualty reports nor- against any active or reserve admin unit "

Buckeye Guard Pg. 7 Guard in Action

The Unsuspecting Expectant

BY Sp4 DOUG DANKWORTH !96th P.A. D. Sometimes a married couple "expecting" a si tuation can find their plans fouled up by the unexpected. Part of the 200th Civil Engineering Squad­ ron of the Ohio Air National Guard at Camp Perry was called to state active duty to clear snow in Williams County Feb. 4 and 5, TSgt. Wilson "Willie" Clabaugh didn't have to worry about the duty interfering w ith his job because he was laid off. His wife's pregnancy, however, was a big concern. "She was due the fifth of February," the 31-year-old Fremont man said about his wife, Marcy. About 30 members of the "Red Horse" unit were ca lled up to help workers in Wil­ liams County when the area was buried 'We've Been Hit by a Tornado' under snow. "I wasn't sure I shou ld go, but she sa id it would be all right," Clabaugh, who is a BY SSgt. KEN WHITE and local police they would seal off the afflicted plumbing supervisor in the squadron said. Sp5 DENNIS GOEDDE area, patrol for looting and help protect the 196/h P.A.D. "She gave me full support on it," he property of the four homeless fami Iies whose added. Cathy Doup was in a state of shock. She belongings had been scattered over the knew she had to get in touch with her hus­ His wife wasn't the only one who cooper­ neighborhood. Preliminary damages would ated in the situation. band as quickly as possible but she could not be set at $300,000. Brandy, the couple's new daughter, was remember the phone number. As call-ups go, this one was small ... but born Feb. 6 - a day after Clabaugh re­ After several frantic moments of searching vitally important to the residents of this Cen­ turned home from the snow duty. under the letter" A" (for armory) she sat back, tral Ohio community and to the Doup fam­ Other than worrying about his wife, regained her composure, and found and ily. Immed iately after the tornado hit there Clabaugh said he thought the short call-up dialed the number for the Ohio Army Na­ were only a few confused and frightened went smoothly. tional Guard. The message to her husband, neighbors to be seen wandering around out­ Clabaugh, who was driving heavy equip­ Sgt. Charles R. Doup, assistant unit adminis­ side their houses. ment during the duty in Williams County, trator and supply clerk for Company D 237th But within minutes, at least 10 cars carry­ sa id that besides some "wet feet , it was real Support Battalion, was short but gripping. ing curiousity seekers had happened onto decent this time. The blizzard was nasty." "Chuck ... you've got to come home. the scene. The police had not yet even been Although the unit has people who are as­ We've been hit by a tornado!" able to arrive. That was a forewarning of signed as heavy equipment operators, mem­ * * * what was to come. bers in other lines of duty need to sometimes With those words, Mrs. Doup helped set According to SSgt. Doup, who became run the big graders, front-end loaders and into motion a Guard reaction to the March one of the 15 Guardsmen activated, "The semi-trailer tractors, he said. 31 touchdown of a tornado in the small town biggest problem was the sightseers. By the "You're pretty much a jack of all trades of Mount Vernon. next day it was even worse. There must have around here," he said. While SSgt. Doup was on his way home, been 300 cars lined up on the road coming members of his unit were already preparing in with people wanting to see what had hap­ for the inevitable. pened." First came the coordination efforts with Luckily the Doup residence sustained the mayor's office to effect the activation. At only minor damage, but they did lose several Cover Photo the same time, phone calls were being made large trees. SSgt. Do up said that the very next to selected unit members in order to compile morning, "Cathy and I had no less than nine a roster of available Guardmen who could visitors to our door wanting to know if they TSgt. Wilson "Willie" Clabaugh report immediately. Others were setting up could have the firewood. One guy even checks equipment prior to patrol strategy in conjunction with the local wanted to give us a quote for hauling it clearing snow in Williams County. police. away. I was so mad I couldn't stand it." The Guard was ready. * * * The twister had hit at 12:40 p.m. and by But today, the excitement is over for the 3:15 that same afternoon 15 Guardsmen people of Mount Vernon and what remains (Photo by SSgt. KEN WHITE) from Company D had been activated to State for those who had losses is the task of clean­ Active Duty for two d-ays. Working with the ing up and putting their lives back in order.

Pg.8 Buckeye Guard 918 School

CLASS OF '82- Students enrolled in Phase 1 of the Basic Medical Specialist Course at Be!ghtler Armory take notes during a lecture on "First Aide for Chemical Casualties." School for Medics in Progress BY Sp4 JOHN FLESHMAN At present the second phase runs for two Sp5 Arthur Taylor was an 81mm mortar­ I 96th P.A. D. weeks at the Academy of Health Sciences at man for seven years in the Marine Corps. "I Since April 1975, the 112th Medical Bri­ Fort Sam Houston , Texas. This period of ac­ worked a lot with Navy Hospital Corpsmen gade at Beightler Armory has been conduct­ tive duty training is in lieu of the members and got interested in what they did. I took the ing phase one of the Army Medical School annual training. No additional active duty or opportunity offered by the Ohio National that qualifies its gcaduates as medics. absence from civilian employment is need­ Guard," Taylor sa id. His fellow student and The school is custom-made for prior-ser­ ed to complete the basic MOS requirements. work associate, Sp5 Oscar McGraw, took vice personnel whose military occupational In October, a new two-part course will be the same opportunity. McGraw was a secu­ specialty (MOS) has been anything other available. Both phases, totaling 324 hours of rity policeman in the Air Force. than 91 B. instruction, will be conducted at the Beight­ For Sp5 Mike Linn of Newark, the trai ning Capt. Christine Wynd, Chief Nurse, said ler Armory. This consolidation will elimi­ directly helps him in his college work. that medics must obtain their qualifications nate the price of annual trips to and from Fort Linn is a freshman at Ohio State University by attending schools, and not by on-the-job Sam Houston. planning to major in physical therapy. He training or through proficiency exams. This The 25 students enrolled at Beightler Ar­ participates in the Guard Tuition Assistance requirement is not a problem for Guard mory are taught a wide scope of fundamen­ program. members on initial active duty training. The tal medical subjects including anatomy, difficulty comes when new prior-service physiology, pharmacology, medical records, members wish to change their MOS. As part­ and bandaging and splinting. Lucas Firefighter of Year time soldiers w ith civilian full-time jobs get­ "You start right from the basics. You can The title of "Lima Firefighter of the Year" ting away for extended periods is not easy. be absolutely unfamiliar with medical prac­ was bestowed on SSgt. Kenneth Charles In phase one the student attends classes tices (and complete the course) if you apply Lucas, 83 7th Engineering Co., OARNG, at a only on weekends on a monthly basis and in yourself," Wynd said. Lima Sertoma Club luncheon. lieu of his or her regularly scheduled training During a break from a class on "First Aid meetings. This part of the program consists for Chemical Casualties," students offered Lucas has been with the Guard since of 100 hours of instruction completed over a some comments on why they were in the 1973. He lives in Lima with his wife, Cheryl, period of about seven months. school. and their two daughters.

Buckeye Guard Pg.9 Ohio Guard's Benge Outshoots Many

BY SFC NANCY CLEVENGER The FORSCOM (Forces Command) Cen­ tral Region Rifle, Pistol, and Machinegun Championship Matches, held in April at Fort Riley, Kansas came to a close with the Ohio National Guard taking many of the honors. The Ohio Guard's own top shooter, SSgt. Ronald Benge took his share of the awards and honors at the Annual Matches. He won the .22 Caliber Pistol Slow Fire Match with a score of 196-8X (X represents the number of center hits), the .22 Caliber Pistol Aggregate with a score of 887-38X, the Center Fire Slow Fire Match with a 197 -7X, the Center Fire Aggregate with 877 -35X, the Service Pistol National Match Course with 288-7X and the Individual Pistol Grand Aggregate with 3464-133X. Staff Sergeant Lawrence Titus won the Ser­ vice Pistol Timed Fire Match with a 198-6X. Ohio was also among the top finalists in team events as follows: Second place in the .22 Caliber Team Match with a score of 11 50-30X (Indiana beat Ohio out by a score of 1154-38X). Second place in the Center Fire Team Match with 1124-28X (Kansas scored 1136-40X). Third Place in the Service Pistol Team Match, scoring 1059-19X (Ka n­ sas and Arkansas won this match), and sec­ ond place in the Pistol Team Aggregate Championship with 4440-1 08X (Kansas won with 4444-120X). TOP SHOOTER- SSgt. Ronald E. Benge is shown receiving the .22 Aggregate trophy during the FORSCOM Matches from Maj. Gen. Edward A. Partain. (U.S. ARMY PHOTOGRAPH)

• Symposium Held for Health Officials

BY Sp4 CHUCK TRITT Lt. Cmdr. joseph E. Freschi, chief of the di­ vices and New Equipment Training Section I 96th P.A.D. vision of neurophysiology of the department at the Academy. When about 60 Ohio National Guard­ of physiology at the Armed Forces Radi­ Col. )ames W. Stokes, an instructor in psy­ members met in Columbus in March with obiology Research Institute, discussed treat­ chiatry at the Academy, discussed the psy­ more than 220 Army reserve component ment of nuclear casualties. chological implications on NBC operations. The entire range of nursing responsibilities health officials to discuss nuclear, biological Maj. Bethany A. Dusenberry, AMEDD was discussed by Capt. Rodney L. Smith II, and chemical (NBC) medical operations, Recruiting Officer, was one of the planners and Maj. jean P. Truscott. they heard presentations from some nation­ of the symposium that was sponsored by the ally known experts. Sm ith is an instructor in the aerospace 112th, along with the 307th Army Reserve The two-day symposium at the Columbus nursing branch of the Air Force school of medical group and the 2291 st Army Reserve Hilton Inn was sponsored by the Ohio aerospace medicine. Truscott is a nurse ad­ hospital. Guard's 112th Medical Brigade, the Army ministrator at the combat development sec­ Reserve's 307th Medical Group, and the tion of the health services command. The symposium was unique in three ways, Dusenberry said. 2291 st Army H ospital. Practical aspects for nurses fu nctioning in Maj. Andrew D. Beckey, a chemical the NBC environment were discussed by I st First, it was a joint effort of the National biological warfare defense staff officer in the Lt. Michael ). johnson and CWO 2 Norton Guard and Army Reserve. Second, the ses­ office of the surgeon general, discussed the Shectman. sions were attended by people from all over reality of the NBC threat and the Defense johnson is an instructor at the NBC branch Ohio and adjoining states. Third, the sym­ Department's response to it. of the preventive medicine division at the posium was approved for continuing educa­ Col. Dennis R. Swanson, chief of the re­ Academy of Health Sciences. tion credit by the Center for Continuing sea rch division of the Army's medical re­ Shectman is an Army reservist serving a Medical Education. search institute of chemical defense, dis­ six-month active-duty tour as a medical ad­ The symposium was the second one cussed treatment of chemical casualties. visor in NBC to the Simulations/Training De- planned by the 112th and other units.

Pg. 10 Buckeye Guard Birdwatchers Take Note ... And Take Six! BY MAJ. STEPHEN M. KOPER haulers. These are exactly the roles each unit gressor force from the 59th TFS. t2tst Tac Ftr Wtng can expect to assume in combat. "We wanted to train with these Guard A pair of eagles were spotted one The aircrews were advised to expect every guys again," Capt. Jackson commented. weekend recently in the vicinity of Rocky possible combat condition, including a high "They are real professionals and working Fork State Park, O hio. Impossible, you say! threat environment in the target area, an ab­ jointly with the ground controllers we can there are no eagles in central Ohio. They ap­ sence of forward air control, combat com­ put it all together." peared to observers to be the all-American munication procedures and the ever-present He went on" to say, "It takes time to work variety and definitely birds of prey. threat of aggressor air. out the details of this kind of training and to These "eagles" were F-15 Eagles of the In actual combat, elements of the Tactical get to know each others capabilities. We 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Air Control System (TACS) would be de­ were fortunate to fly with them (the 1 66th) at Fla., and their prey was the A-7D Corsair lis ployed in support of tactical air operations. Alpena. We have an excellent training op­ of the 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ohio The 124th Tactical Control Flight (FACP) portunity here and we hope to use it often. " Air National Guard at Rickenbacker ANG from Blue Ash ANG Station, Ohio provided Base, Ohio. The two units were conducting the ground control intercept (GCI) for both The F-15 has been described as the aircraft dissimilar air combat tactics (DACT) in a the friend lies and aggressor air. that can out-perform and outfight any cur­ training airspace in south central Ohio. Interestingly, these same three units train­ rent or projected enemy aircraft. The A-7 In a realistic scenario, the A-7s of the ed together at Alpena, Mich., last summer. It briefing room fairly crackled with excite­ 166th flew bombing missions to the range at was there that the groundwork was laid for ment and enthusiasm as the pilots antici­ Jefferson Proving Grounds in southern In­ future joint training. First Lieutenant Brad pated going aga inst the very best in the sky. diana. The F-15s acted as aggressor aircraft "Sky" King, Captain john "jet" jackson and Professionals, Capt. jackson had said, and waiting to intercept and destroy the bomb SrA Kirk "Madman" Pixler comprised the ag- indeed they are. 371 st Merges Successfully With Active Army

BY MAJ DWIGHT L. JOHNSON Ohio Army National Guard and the regular Irwin, Steffee worked in the logistics section HHC, 371 st Spt. Grp. Army forces. of the 164th Support Group, U.S. Army Re­ serve, Phoen ix, Ariz. What looks like becoming an annual joining the HHC, 371 st Support Group event, the HHC, 371 st Support Group was the HHC, 137th Supply & Service Bat­ According to Col. Charles Conner, com­ traveled again to Fort Bragg, N.C., for their talion, 371 st Support Group, Toledo, Ohio. mander of the 371 st Support Group, the ex­ 1982 Annual Training. perience of working with the 46th Support A big difference this year, however, was A highlight of this year's AT was the selec­ Group and the selection of an Ohio Guard­ the taking and passing of the Army Training tion of Maj. Glen Steffee, assistant logistics member to participate in a Rapid Deploy­ and Evaluation Program (ARTEP). Prior to operations officer, 371 st Support Group, to ment Force exercise again demonstrates the moving to the field, the group spent the first leave Fort Bragg and participate in exercise ease of merging reserve forces with the ac­ week in a one-on-one situation with the 46th "Gallant Eagle" which was being held at Fort tive Army. Support Group, 1st COSCOM, 18th Air­ Irwin, Calif. This exercise was a test of the bourne Corp. This working relationship ability of the Rapid Deployment Forces to The HHC, 37 1 st Support Group is located once again proved invaluable to both the sustain combat operations. While at Fort in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton. Lorain Unit Trains By Helping Community

BY SGT. RAYMOND BROZ repair. While the men were getting hands-on playground on Seventh Street, in Lorain. t 12th Engr Bn (CBT) (CORPS) training in areas that they might use in the Several unit members spent their drill event of combat mobilization, the camp was The Lorain based National Guard unit, D weekend renovating a Vermilion baseball getting a facelift. Additionally, while at the Company, 112t ~ Engineer Battalion, per­ diamond and parking lot and constructing camp, the unit conducted training in en­ formed several community action projects another diamond in the same park. gineering reconnaissance missions and held as part of their April drill. The Guardsmen a night tactical convoy under total black-out combined their training mission with their The nature of the Combat Engineer's job conditions. engineering abilities at three job sites; Lo­ requires a variety of skills in construction rain, Vermilion and Wakeman. A detachment from the unit spent much of and repair. Being members of the communi­ Saturday giving a hand to the Lorain Head ty as well as part-time soldiers, the members At Camp Firelands boy scout reservation Start program. Using their heavy equipment of Lorain's unit welcome the opportunity to in Wakeman, the unit improved their skills the soldiers moved bulky playground equip­ combine thei r training mission with commu­ in expedient road construction and bridge ment from the Head Start office to another nity improvement projects. New CSM for 147th

BY CPT. MIKE COOK Assuming his new position w ith 25 years "Becoming the command sergeant major HHC 11147th tnf Bn of military experience, Wagner has served in of the 147th is the greatest privilege of my MSgt. john F. Wagner has been named various Guard units. In 1980, Wagner trans­ military career to date, but what makes it command sergea nt major of the 1st Battal­ ferred to the 147th as operations sergeant even more of a privilege is having the oppor­ ion, 147th Infantry, Cincinnati, where he and subsequently was laterally appointed tunity to work and serve with the profession­ took over the duties of retired CSM Robert master sergeant. als here at the 147th," sa id Wagner. W. Brown.

Buckeye Guard Pg. 11 SQT and Training th~ Soldier

BY llT VICTOR DUBINA HHD, Worthington Training. It seems everywhere you turn, someone's asking you, "How's your training?" Since the ea rliest known chronicles of warfare, one rule has emerged, those forces that have trained have a better chance of winning. Those that have not trained, lose. "Go, train," ha s always been the dictum. But how and what, and why are always nag­ ging questions for trainers. With the advent of the ARTEP, BTMS and SQT, training has become a definable, and manageable objec­ tive. SQT, the Skill Qualification Test program, is a foundation of the Army's training pro­ gram. No unit is better than its soldiers; the individual soldier is the basic building block of training. The SQT assists training the indi­ vidual soldier. In the last 12 months the Ohio Army Na­ tional Guard has been achieving stunning success in the SQT Program. A year ago, the Pass rate was 26%. Today, with over 40 MOS's tested, the pass rate is over 60 percent. The 73rd Infantry Brigade, in their 4th year of the SQT program, has a 95 percent pass rate in the 11 B series, the In­ fantryman. With a high pass rate currently and disas­ terous results over a year ago, one has to ask, why the change? But first, what is the SQT? "For the Reserve Components, the SQT Sgt. Michael Puckett C Company, 216th Engr., Felicity, setting up a Claymore Mine. should be thought of as a method of indi­ (PHOTO BY 1L T VICTOR DUBINA) vidual training with an inbred evaluation system that allows planning future training," pass that task. ed heavily; then a change put less weight on stated SFC Clyde Bowman, the State SQT "You can not test everything," Bowman the written test and more on performance." Manager. admitted. The tasks to be tested are selected The SQT is given in three parts, the Writ­ by DA. But consideration is given to the most ten or Skill Component, the Hands-On Com­ important skills that the soldier needs, Bow­ "The SOT helps ponent (HOC) and the Job Site Component. man added. establish a The Hands-On and the Job Site Components After the test, an Individual Soldiers Re­ make up the biggest part of the test and are port (ISR) is issued. This gives the written training management performance oriented. score and the Soldiers Manual tasks the indi­ program . . . " Personnel taking the SQT must be E-4to E- vidual did poorly on. 7, must be in the MOS for at least 6 months, The summary report; which is a compila­ be in grade for at least 6 months and have at tion of the units ISRs, gives commanders a least6 months remaining. good picture of the training needed in their Another area that helped insure SQT suc­ About three months before the test win­ units. "The SQT helps establish a training cess was the Ohio, statewide, combined dow opens, the soldier receives the SQT management program for the next year," Hands-On testing program. "The purpose of Notice and job Site Component. The Soldier Bowman emphasized. this was putting the people who know the knows the tasks and standards in advance. Why Ohio's recent success? skills into positions of testors. A Test Site The Job Site Component is the responsibil­ "There are three basic reasons for our suc­ Manager runs the testing. The units certify ity of the first line supervisor. The supervisor cess: Command emphasis, information flow the testors. They must be of a higher rank trains and tests the individual in his duties, and performance orientation," Bowman than those being tested ." Bowman explained. e.g., observing a medic draw blood. said. "With the emphasis of the AG, every­ "Testors from various units testing personnel The Skill Component is the written portion one else finally considered SQT important," from several units helps provide integrity and just tests the soldiers academic knowl­ Col. Robert Pettit, the State Plans, Opera­ and standardized testing. " he continued. edge. It is the least weighed of the three com­ tions & Training Officer stated. "Here, in the To Bowman the SQT is a building block. ponents. Plans, Operations and Training Office, we " Individual sk ills complement unit skills. The Hands-On Component is a formal wanted to make sure that the field knew as Without training the individual, without the part of the test. The soldier has tasks to per­ much about SQT as the State Headquarters number one building block, you can't really form and has to meet certain standards to did. Initially, the written portion was weigh- have unit sk ills," said Bowman.

Pg. 12 Buckeye Guard SQT: An Ohio Success

A subtle attitude change has occurred. Trainers Making it Work The SQT has become accepted. Boyer cap­ su lized the transition. "At first they threw The SQT program has been receiving a raid of it, saw it being time consummg ano gobs and gobs of books at us. There was an close scrutiny at the National level recently. didn't want to bite the bullet. "The SQT does unfamiliarity; everyone was overwhelmed. Horror stories of soldiers not passing the SQT help manage the individual training pro­ The responsibility was being put on the have led to fears of an Army that is not ready. gram," according to Goodson. He added, sergeants and it was totally new to them." In the face of reported results and criti­ "Individual training is more professional Boyer continued, "The test was originally cism, the Ohio Army National Guard is hav­ now." too hard, and it has been revised. The writ­ ing success. Success that finds Career Man­ Jumping on the SQT bandwagon is not ten part was too hard and too long. We were agement Field II in the 73rd Infantry Brigade easy. The 216th selected a Battalion Testing expecting them (our soldiers) to do it on having a 95 percent pass rate. Team, established a test site (Tarlton, home paper. The written part has been de­ SFC Clyde Bowman, the State SQT Man­ of Company D), selected a Test Site Manager emphasized. Hands-On is more important, ager, pins Ohio's success on command em­ and trained the testors. and that's how the SQT is weighed now." phasis, information flow and performance "We ran a testors school for the designated Indirectly, a competition has popped up orientation. testors. The SQT workshop laid out every­ that probably shows better the SQT accep­ Maj. Neil Moore, the Executive Officer of one's responsibilities. Then we ran the tes­ tance than anything else. the 216th Engineer Battalion, agrees with the tors through four or five tasks in the SQT," "We were the first to do it," Boyer stated. command emphasis assessment, "General Moore explained. "We were the first," Hamm explained. "We Wayt (16th Engineer Brigade commander) "S ince the first year, we did it by the were a pilot battalion." "We were the first to said the Brigade was going to do it." book," Cpt. Dave Boyer, training officer for have Centra l Site Testing for large density The 216th Engineer Battalion, according the 112th Engineer Battalion, said. "We did MOS's," Moore emphasized. "Central Site to Moore, has been in the program two it in an IDT status on two weekends," he Testing may be the key to having density test­ years, the first year being optional. What added. "This year we broke it up. The ing." And of course, ask anyone in the 73rd Moore likes about the SQT is its standardiza­ Hands-On Component was done over two Infantry Brigade. They've been at it over four tion. weekends at Battalion Headquarters. The years. "No matter how far A Company is from B written component was done at unit ar­ "The real success of the SQT," stated Maj. Company, you know that the training and mories. We had Test Site Managers at the Denny Tomcik, Training Officer of the 73rd testing is standard," Moore emphasized. " It Unit." Brigade, "comes when there is a thorough is a structured program; you can plan Hamm also said that the 737th Mainte­ understanding of the program at the squad ahead," he added. nance Battalion tests at one site. "In the fu­ and sergeant level. Making them understand ture we would like to test at more than one is the key. The people who have made it go site. But we will have one test team, plus al­ are the squad leaders and the NCOs. They " ... you can plan ternates, who will go out and test," he said. have made it a success." ahead." ·we are trying to judge what is the most cost effective way to teach each MOS, on a test­ by-test basis." " . . . The SOT has What kind of results are everyone getting CWO 3 John Phillips, the Production Con­ done miracles . . . " "this year? trol Officer and the SQT Manager for the For the 1416th the results weren't in yet. "I 1416th Transportation Company, likes its honestly feel we will fare well," Phillips said hands-on aspect and the" ... direction for optimistically. training ... " it has given. "The SQT is a great management tool," "We put empl'lasis toward SQT training," Phillips explained. "A year ago I wouldn't Phillips said. "The SQT is great," he con­ have said that." "We feel it gives firmed. "The majority of my time is devoted "It is a good management tool," Hamm in­ as fair an evaluation to SQT up here. It has done exactly w hat it dicated. "I was negative when it first came as possible . .. " was supposed to do. Section Sergeants, pla­ out, but now I am positive." toon sergeants, etc., have a responsibility to "Overall the SQT has done miracles for in­ train their people. They are now doing what dividual training and will affect readiness," "We are having an 80% pass rate, " Hamm they are supposed to do." Boyer insisted . "Yes, we are definitely sold bragged. The SQT, Phillips added, " .. . tells us on it and we are using it." The 73rd has a pass rate of 95 percent in where our weaknesses are, so that we can "Overall it helps," Goodson stated. "It CMFll. "Perhaps we are doing more," correct them." does take time away from collective train­ Goodson responds. Maj. James Hamm, the Administrative Of­ ing, but you have to train the individual." Good pass rates are something that those ficer for the 737th Maintenance Battalion, "The SQT is a good way to manage indi­ who have them brag about. But does the feels the SQT is " . . . a good management vidual training," Moore explained. "There is SQT give an evaluation of the Soldiers tool." He added, "With BTMS and SQT, an enthusiastic feeling overall among the capabilities? there is a dove-tailing; there is a direction." soldiers for it," Moore continued. He added, "We feel that it gives as fair an evaluation as According to Command Sergeant Major " Individual soldier skills are subtasks of the possible of an individual soldier," Moore Robert Goodson of the 73rd Infantry mission tasks. Annual Training is combining explained. "His Soldier's Manual may list 85 Brigade, the Brigade got into the SQT be­ individual tests. The real test will come tasks he has to be proficient in, for studying, cause they saw it as a training vehicle. Ac­ when we conduct ARTEPs at Camp Grayling but maybe only 30 tasks will be tested." cording to Goodson, most people were af- this su mmer." (Continued Pg. 14)

Buckeye Guard Pg. 13 Trainers (from pg. 13)

"The SQT," according to Boyer, "is not the overall answer to readiness of troops. But the commander now knows, or has an idea, that everyone is training in the sa me area," Boyer explained. He went on, "W e know where we stand and what we have accomplished." The 737th Maintenance Battalion has 95 MOSs that have to be tested. "On the com­ mon soldier skills, yes, it (the SQT) is the greatest thing since sliced bread. For the technical side, no. You can't really test the manual. There are tests designed for equip­ ment we don' t have," Hamm emphasized. He also added that " ... mechanics, by na­ ture, don't like paperwork. Don't misun­ derstand me, there are more benefits than negative aspects," he concluded. Has the SQT been worth it and has it been accepted? SQT is a tool, a building block, that is only a part of the overall training program. It's ac­ ceptance in the Ohio Army National Guard seems assured. With that acceptance, has come the success.

Run For Your Life

The participants in the "Run For Your Life" program continue to chalk up the miles as they build endurance and speed in preparation for mobilization readiness and/or personal achievement. Anyone who would like to have additional infor­ mation on the program may contact Maj. Sands at (614) 889-7100.

The following soldiers or family mem­ bers have received letters of commenda­ tion from Maj. Gen. james C. Clem, the adjutant general, for their participation: Col. Robert D. Green, Sp4 James G. Finan, Jr., and Col. Robert L. Lawson in the 1,000 mile club; SFC james M . Neal for the 100 mile club; and A. Scott Wat­ son and TSgt. Anita S. Bare for the 50 mile club. A soldier putting his gas mask on as he qualifies in the 9 seconds or less during his SOT. (PHOTO 8 Y 1 L T VICTOR DUBINA) One of Our Most Important Tools BY Pvt. 2 TERRY R. GRACE "SQT is one of the most important evalua­ Burns and Ronald Mclaughlin, Company C HQ, IS/ Bn, I 47th In/ tion tools available to today's leaders," (-). All are 11Bs. The troops from the 147th Infantry Battal­ stated 1Sgt. Frank Cappel, SQT test si te man­ There were several other 100 percent SQT ion and Troop A 237th Cavalry performed ager. "When used properly, SQT identifies, scores that have been turned in to date: Pvt. well as they tried their skills during the SQT to the leader, his sold ier's strong and weak 2 Robert Harrison, 54th Support Center, (Skill Qualification Test) which was held in points. It lets the commander know how ef­ Worthington MOS 11B10; Sp4 Leonard D. February. fective his cadre were at accomplishing their Minix, Det 1 Company C 111 66th Infantry training miss ion," sa id Cappel. Bn, Urbana, MOS 11 B 10; Sp4 Mark T. Clif­ After test results were tabulated they came ton, Company C (-) 11166th Infantry Bn , Bel­ out with a pass rate of 96.49 percent. The 147th Headquarters, 1st Battalion lefontaine, MOS 11 B1 0; Sp4 John F. Tit­ The sold iers were required to cover from members scoring 100 were: PFC Wayne combe, Headquarters, 371 st Support 14 to 30 different test stations depending on Coulter, Company A(-); Sp4 Michael House Group, Kettering, MOS 94B 10 and Sp5 their specific MOS (Military Occupation and SSgt. Michael Menrath, CoB; Sp4s Dar­ Charles R. Wathen, Det 1, 1487th Transpor­ Skill). Out of the 114 tested, eight scored rell Nolley, David Penwell and Douglas tation Company (Mdm Trk), Eaton, MOS 100 and 62 percent received an 80 or better: Srofe, Det 1, Company C: and Sp4s Richard 94B20 also received 100.

Pg. 14 Buckeye Guard Justice in the Guard Prevails BY Sp4 D.S. DANKWORTH mean a reduction in rank or a fine, but it is I 96th P.A. D. not a court-martial. In civilian life, there are courts where indi­ Ohio judge Advocate General UAG) viduals or the state can take complaints Corps statistics show that 305 Article 15s against citilens w hen a law is broken. were processed in fiscal year 1981, and And the Ohio National Guard has its own $5,955 in fines were collected from those laws in which soldiers can be tried in mili­ violations. tary courts. But Ohio's military judge says The State JAG is commanded by Col. Wil­ the Guard's legal proceedings are even more liam B. Shimp. fair than those of the civilian courts. Of those 305 Article 15s, 273 were im­ Maj. Orville J. Miller, military judge for posed on soldiers who were absent with un­ the state of Ohio, said the military courts do authorized leaves (AWOL). not have "the great volumes" of cases to look Ten were imposed for insubordination, at during a year like their civilian counter­ eight were given for failure to obey orders, parts. That gives the courts more time to in­ five were imposed to Guardmembers who Special courts-martial are the next step in vestigate the cases, he said. were drunk on duty and three were given for mi I itary property losses. Also, one was given the legal ladder. The case can be heard by a "We try to put our senior people as the de­ for assaul t, one for assaulting or disobeying a jury of three officers or a military judge. fense men who handle the case for the ac­ superior commissioned officer, one was Maximum penalty is a combination of fine cused soldier," added Miller, who has prac­ given for an issuance of a false official state­ and jail sen tence not to exceed 100 units. A ticed law in civilian life for about 12 years. ment, and three were classified as general. $100 fine or 100 days in jail could also be That way the soldier gets the most experi­ Miller added that an individual does not imposed. enced legal counsel available. have to consent to an Article 15, but if the The special court-martial is usually held The Ohio Code of Military justice is part of consent is given the so ldier must accept a by Miller, and the case will have both a Ohio law, and, depending on the severity of penalty that is imposed. Also he said an indi­ Judge Advocate General officer as an attor­ a violation there are several military courts vidual cannot be put in jail for an Article 15. ney for the accused and an officer acting as a that can be convened. The courts are similar If an offense is more serious or the soldier prosecutor. to civilian courts in jurisdiction, except that does not consent to an Article 15, a judicial When a Guardmember commits an of­ most of the time only misdemeanors are proceeding can be started. fense that could warrant his dismissal from tried, Miller said. The lowest form of judicial punishment is the Guard, a bad conduct special court-mar­ If a soldier would be involved in some­ the summary court-martial, Miller said. That tial can be held. thing like an aggravated burglary, "We is usually heard by a major or higher ranking "It's not good for your record," Miller said would let the civilians process that," he officer, and the accused soldier ca n have about such a court-martial, and, "it's detri­ added. military counsel or he can hire a civilian menta I to your civi Iian employment endeavors." And there are situations where offenses lawyer. The accused can be dismissed from the may be committed that are not serious "This is very similar to a mayor's court," in Guard, plus also pay a $100 fine or spend enough to go to a military court. civilian life, Miller said. 100 days in jail, Miller said. "You usually want to handle matters at the A soldier can be fined a maximum of $25 The next step, a general court-martial, lowest level ... commensurate with the of­ or be jailed for 25 days in a summary convic­ "can only be convened by the governor of fense," Miller said. tion. Also, a combination of the two can be the state." And it is the only court-martial Therefore there are certain non-judicial imposed, but the combination cannot ex­ that can try an officer, he added. actions that can be used for discipline. ceed 25 units. The maximum penalty is a dishonorable These include administrative procedures Anytime a soldier is sentenced to spend discharge and either a $200 fine or 200 days and Article 15s~ .Administrative procedures time in jail he will be sent to the county jail in jail. can involve a reduction of rank or a unit reas­ where the soldier's armory is located. Miller said that 23 members form the signment. In 1981, 12 summary courts-martial took judge Advocate General Corps' staff in Ohio. An Article 15, which is usually conducted place, and 11 of those were also for AWOL The group is headquartered at Beightler Ar­ by a company or field grade officer, can violations. mory in Worthington.

Air National Guard Held VIP Tour BY TSCT JON F. STIERS They also toured the confidence course, Butcher, 220th ANG Recruiter; and MSgt. 220th El Squadron were guests at a parade and had lunch w ith Robert). Mercer, 160th ANG Recruiter. In April, the 220th Engineering Installa­ the trainees. Visits were also made to theSe­ After returning from the tour several of the tion Squadron, of Zanesville, conducted a curity Police Museum, Officer Training guests sent letters to the squadron. Mayor four-day tour of Lackland Air Force Base, School, and a briefing was provided on tech­ George Cranston wrote, "it was a very infor­ Texas, for 27 civic leaders from southeastern nical training. mative trip and I felt privileged to attend. I O hio. The tour, organized by 220th personnel, hated to leave the city for the time involved, During the trip, the guests were taken to was led by Lt. Col. jon M. McMahon, 220th but when you're involved in government the Basic Military Training Center (BMT) Commander; SMSgt. Bernard 0. Budde, like this, I think it's important that you par­ where they observed recruit processing. 220th first sergeant; MSgt. Stephen ). ticipate in these things."

Buckeye Guard Pg. 15 385th Participates in Emergency Drill

Ohio National Guard medical corpsmen and civilian emergency technicians tag 'vic­ tims' of the Seneca East High School 'explosion ' prior to evacuation from Attica to • neighboring hospitals. (PHOTO BY SSgt. KEN WHITE) BY Sp4 SCOTT SHERRY earlier experience members of the unit had truckload of ammonia. Naturally enough, 196th P.A. D. had. Nearly three years ago, they were in­ there was a leak and even more casualties. The residents of northwestern Ohio live in volved in an emergency exercise near Col­ Loaded National Guard ambulances were relative isolation. Farmhouses are scattered, umbus. Everyone thought the practice was a dispatched to the accident scene, and low sometimes as much as three-quarters of a good idea, but driving nearly two hours to priority casualties from the school explosion m ile apart. the operations site didn't appeal to the were unloaded. More seriously injured W hen spring arrives, there is a natural ten­ Guardman's practical instincts. crash victims were sent on to the hospitals. dency for people to get together. So, for the So, the initiative was born to make an And every aspect of the exercise was emergency exercise local, and more practica l. second year in a row, 50 emergency medical graded. The hospitals had to meet OSHA technicians, 15 firemen, 15 Red Cross per­ Link, w ith his strong ties to the village of standards for an emergency situation, the sonnel, 6 amateur radio operators and 95 Attica helped get the serious thinking and O hio EPA checked up on the chemical spi ll Boy Scouts al l got together on Saturday in At­ planning started. When Keyser arrived at the and the Boy Scouts earned points toward a tica, Ohio. 38Sth in August of 1981 the initial ground­ merit badge. work had been laid. It wasn't a typica l spring, get rid of the Over a quick lunch in the Seneca East "cabin fever" event, though . All these W ith Seneca East's principal, Terry Clark, H igh school cafeteria Keyser conceded the also doubling as Attica's emergency squad people and Tiffin's 38Sth Medical Company exercise didn't score a 10. were practicing for the unth inkable- an captain, and Link's parents, Fredrick and explosion ins ide Seneca East High School. Fay, involvement with the community, an "There were a lot of little th ings that went "I don't want this to seem peculiar," 1st Lt. emergency site was available. w rong," Keyser said, "some stretchers came Richard Keyser, the 38S th's commanding of­ Thus, the groundwork was com pleted. down the stairs head first, just little things." ficer, said as he analyzed the plann ing be­ Now only the event had to happen, and hap­ And Keyser knows it is the small details hind this year's emergency exercise, "but we pen it did. Hospitals in Tiffin, W illard and that matter. So, between now and next read the newspapers, and these things do Bel levue put their emergency procedures spring, it's a sure thing the 38Sth is going to happen." into effect to treat the Boy Scout casualties. be working on the details. Practicing andre­ The impetus beh ind the exercise, accord­ There was even a w ild card thrown in - fining what they would have to do if the un­ ing to P1t. Sgt. Mi Iton Link, resulted from an a loaded school bus collided with a thinkable were ever to occur.

Pg. 16 Buckeye Guard OMA Graduates Over 80 Students The Ohio Military Academy has once SP4 Todd P. Emmer, SGT Harold W. Factor,· again graduated some of Ohio's finest en­ SP4 Catherine E. Fassler, CPL Jay V. Frazer, listed members of the Ohio National Guard SPS Charles A. Gerhart, SP4 Holly M. Good, from the Basic NCO Course, Class XVI. SP4 Patricia R. Harmon, SPS jack A. Hart, Command Sergeant Major William SGT Fred). Hensley, SP4 John Hensley, SP4 Knight, from Command and Control Head­ Barbara ). Holmes, SPS Daniel A. Hughes quarters, was guest speaker for the gradua­ Sr., SP4 Kimberly M. jaafari, SP4 james G. tion ceremonies. He stressed to the jackson, SPS Wendell T. jefferson, SP4 Er­ graduates the importance of their continued nest Johnson Jr., SP4 Mark E. Kamer, SP4 professionalism in leadership and the effect Glenn A. Kelley, SP4 Kyong S. Kim, SP4 they would have on the future. Holly C. Kilmer, SP4 J. Clay King, SGT The Outstanding Honor Graduate was Andrea K. Kool, SP4 Michael D. Langwas­ Corporal Richard E. Niehe, a member of the ser, SP4 Michael A. Leslie, SP4 Raymond E. full time recruiting force, HHD, Worth­ Linear, SP4 Loyd R. McCoy, SPS Michael P. ington. Niehe was also selected as this year's McCoy, CPL Dennis E. McDaniel, SGT Julius Chief 50 winner of the recruiting force by Mcintyre, SP4 Samuel V. Martin, SPS David National Guard Bureau. E. Merrin, SPS Gary D. Mildenstein, SP4 Sp4 jackie Compton led the opening invo­ Lewis H. Moser Sr., SP4 jean C. Moss, SGT cation and closing benediction. Benjamin K. Myers, CPL Richard E. Niehe, The remaining student graduates were: SP4 Frank A. Oley, SP4 Barbara j. Olson, SP4 Gregory M. Abbott, SPS Adrian B. SP4 Roman L. Pernell, SP4 Robert L. Pheil, Adams, SP4 Brenda K. Allinder, SP4 Randy SP4 Martin G. Rauckis, SP4 Raymond E. ). Averesch, SP4 Perry K. Beard, SP4 How­ Royse, SPS Diane Shoemaker, SP4 Bill M. ard E. Bentley, SP4 David L. Bently, SPS Snell, SPS E. Stanberry Sr., SGT james E. Ste­ Robert). Bernat, SP4 Cheryl A. Simler, SPS vens, SGT Stephen E. Swihart, SPS Deborah Forrest L. Bingham, SP4 Richard ). Boorn, M. Thompson, SGT RichardT. Tucker, SGT SPS Douglas F. Boynton, SP4 Dean A. John P. Vonville, SP4 Lawrence E. Walker, Bradock, SPS Dane M. Brierly, SGT Richard SP4 Ray B. Wallace, SP4 Teresa C. Walters, D. Briggs, SGT Marsha Y. Bryant, SP4 jessie SGT Travis W. Watson, SPS Cheryl L. Weak­ A. Buller, SGT Donald Burns, SPS David C. land, SPS Robert L. Westerfield, SP4 Ricky Burris, SP4 Ronald Capaniro, SPS Larry W. Richard E. Niehe E. Whitmire Jr., SP4 Charles E. Wilcox, SPS Caudill, SP4 Michelle A. Chapin, SPS Dale Debra M. Williams, SGT John M. Wills, SGT E. Chapman, SP4 Steven L. Clabaugh, SGT SP4 JeffreyS. Davis, SGT james K. Delotell, Barry S. Wilson, SGT Gailen L. Wilson, SP4 James A. Clark, SP4 Jackie A. Compton, SP4 SP4 joyce L. Dann, SGT joseph W. Diebold, Corrick D. Wong, SGT Michael P. Woyansky, Cecil C. Crabtree, SP4 Bruce L. D'Amico, SP4 Herman R. Dixon, SPS Philip W. Elliott, SPS Donald E. Wysong, SP4 Michael J. Zink.

Air Guard to Test Air Force BY llT MARK l. STOUT Operational Readiness Inspection during a eliminate either mandatory training or es­ 251sl Combat Comm Grp weekend (2 days) is challenging. It is a time sential Guard participation in joint Chief of The 251 st Combat Communications consuming task requiring the most efficient Staff or Major Command exercises . Group (ANG) with units located in Ohio, use of unit air technician and non air techni­ Ind., Ill., Mo., Minn., and N.C. were cian personnel. The 25 1st CmbtCG has six units co-lo­ selected to test the Air Force Communica­ cated with ANG flying groups and one geo­ tions Command Operational Readiness In­ For example, with a limited air technician graphically separated unit. These ANG fly­ spection (ORI) criteria as a realistic method force ( 10 percent or less of authorized U DL ing groups are gained by either TAC, SAC, or to evaluate a units capability during a strength) the burden of planning is borne by MAC and are responsible to provide base weekend. In order to prepare for the test these individuals. In order to provide plan­ support to 251 st units and consequentl y 251 st units attended a group conference, ning experiences to non air technician's, have a significant influence on the unit's and participated in an ORI CPX and FTX dur­ these individuals are encouraged to assist in day-to-day operation. Based on this, a solid ing two weekend assemblies. the ORI planning. Amazingly a significant working relationsh ip between the group An ORI can be scheduled during a Joint number of these individuals do volunteer commander, his staff and the Adjutant's Chiefs of Staff Exercise (approval by Joint and provide a creditable service, however General and Base Commanders must prevail Exercise Commander is necessary) or a the number is limited. so as to insure Air liorce, National Guard Bu­ reau, and group programs are realistically group training exercise (not probable during An equal challenge exists in use of unit fi­ formulated and implemented as is the case the next few years because of heavy Air Na­ nancial resources because of limited training in this ORI test. tional Guard Exercise participation) or dur­ mandays, limited meals, etc. Air National ing a scheduled weekend. There are advan­ Guard units are provided funds and manday According to the 251 st group comman­ tages and disadvantages in either method. authorizations for routine training, with der, he would rather participate in an ORI For an Air National Guard unit, an ORI exercise or contingency support provided by during a unit training assembly because it is scheduled during a weekend must be com­ the gaining command or the National Guard more challenging. Due to the limited time pressed into the time limitations imposed by Bureau. Added expenses or use of paid work­ that is available it parallels with what can be law on reserve forces and other unusual days for requirements such as the scheduled expected during an emergency situation, the working conditions. Therefore, running an ORI must be carefully planned so as to not group commander emphasized.

Buckeye Guard Pg. 17 VOICE

THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ENLISTED ASSOCIATION

By the time you read this our State Confer­ the O hio Auxiliary has, indeed, gone for­ P.O. Box 40127, Nashville, Tenn. 37204. ence will be a thi ng of the past. ward and has supported the Enlisted Associ­ The Grand Ole' Opry tickets are $8 each. This past year serving as President of the ation in thei r projects. We have kept the Auxiliary has been a very rewarding one, membership informed by monthly newslet­ THANKS TO ALL even though my goal of doubling the mem­ ters, participation throughout the state has It has been an honor to have served as bership did not come true. This ca nnot be increased and many new friends have been President this past year, and to have such done by one individual. Each of you will made. outstanding officers and members. I want to have to get out and talk up the Enlisted As­ NASHVILLE BOUND thank the ONGEA for their support and gui­ sociation and the Auxiliary so we can in­ dance. We are very proud to be a part of their crease our membership. O hio is working on the awards that w ill be organization and to help further their pur­ given at the National Conference in Nash­ SHARE GOALS poses and goals. ville this Septem ber. Tennessee has a lot My best wishes to the new officers for the Sharing the purpose and goals of the planned for those attend ing, so if you haven't coming year and may th is year be one of ad­ ONGEA Auxiliary has given many a new in­ made your reservations do so now. The Con­ vancement and continued growth in mem­ sight into the advantages of belonging both ference is Septem ber 4 through 10, at the bership. to the State and National Auxi liary. Opryland Hotel. M ail your registrat ion of NANCY McDOWELL I did not have a theme this past year, but $30 per person or $60 per couple to EANGTN, President ONGEA Auxiliary

Toledo Air Guard Wins Tappan Trophy

BY l T. COL JACK B. ARlEN HQ, Ohio Air Guard The 1981 winner of the Tappan Memorial Trophy, in recognition as Ohio's outstand­ ing Air Natio nal Guard unit for the year, is the 180th Tactical Fighter Group of Toledo, Ohio. The un it is commanded by Col. Karl Kramer. The 180th won the award in performance competition with ten O hio Air National Guard units. The Toledo unit also won this award ih 1977, the fi rst year that it was pre­ sented. The trophy, created in honor of Col. Alan P. Tappan, is presented under the auspicies of the Mansfield Airport and Aviation Com­ mission and the Ohio Adjutant General's Department. The presen tation was made by Maj. Gen. james C. Clem, Adjutant General for the State of Ohio, at a ceremonial dinner at the Westbrook Country Club in Mansfield, Ohio. Principal speaker for the occasion was George P. Forsteler, Air Force Deputy Ass is­ ta nt Secretary for Reserve Affairs. The criteria and point system used in selecting the winning un it are those which have the most impact upon the unit's ability to perform its m ission. Areas evaluated in­ clude manning, reenlistments, airmen skill level and training, m inority participation, at­ tendance, mission readiness, and safety and inspections. O utstanding accom plishments are also taken into account.

Col. Keith Kramer, of the 180th Tactical Fighter Group holds the Tappan Trophy his unit won in front of a portrait of Col. Alan P. Tappan after whom the trophy was named.

Pg. 18 Buckeye Guard Wives Club News THE OTHER HALF BY SUSAN BROWN

WIVES VISIT OHIO VILLAGE INCOMING AND OUTGOING OFFICERS NEW WIVES' GROUP IN ACTION The Ohio National Guard Officers' The newly elected OWC officers, for A very important news note is that the Wives' Club brought the 1981-1982 season 1982-1983, are: Rita Dura, president; Cindy wives of the men in the Second 107th Ar­ Z ieber, vice president; Margie Doone, sec­ mored Cavalry unit, in Alliance, Ohio, are to a close, on May 26, w ith a memorable retary; and Barbara Bythewood, treasurer. forming a brand new Guard wives' group. It meeting at the Ohio Village. It was a full af­ This is an excellent group of gals! Look for a will be a consolidated group, with all wives ternoon, sta rting with a luncheon at the Col­ great ~cason to begin in September. The new of the unit members encouraged to partici­ officers and board members will be meeting pate. This is the sort of family support which onel Crawford Inn. Installation of officers soon to begin planning for next year. Guard units around the state would surely was held, followed by an Ohio Historical Immediate past president, Mokie Steiskal, welcome. If your unit is somewhat isolated Society program about the Village. Lastly, sends to al l owe members, her thanks for and it is not convenient to attend a Guard Of­ there was time to tour the lovely Village. This your support and attendance this past year. ficers' Wives' Club, or the Enlisted Associa­ Mokie would like to express her gratitude to tion Auxiliary, then the consolidated club is is a unique and interesting spot in Colum­ the ladies who served as officers and com­ a great idea. Congratulations to Karen Dunn bus. A historically correct reproduction of an mittee chairpersons, making her job go as and the ladies of the 107th! early Ohio town, it is well worth a visit. Keep >mooth ly as it did. The season was full of Your Ohio National Guard Wives' club fun , food, fashions and, most of all, fellow­ wishes you a grand vacation. Watch the Au­ it in mind if you have summer visitors and sh ip. Mokie certainly deserves much credit gust issue of The Buckeye Guard for details want to give them a gl impse of Ohio history. for putting it al l together so well. of meetings which will resu me in September.

Medics Now Certified as EMT·As

BY Sp4 JANE KAGY members of the class were previously 91-B and senior life squad officer, he served in the Company B (Med)237th Spt Bn qualified. Others had completed military Marine Corps before joining the Guard in For the fourth consecutive year several training in X-ray technology, environmental 1970. PSG Roberts, a former Navy corps­ members of the 73D Infantry Brigade (Sepa­ health and other non health-related occupa­ man, is a state EMT-A instructor who works rate) have completed a course in emergency tional specialti es . as a paramedic for the Springfield Fire De­ victim care resulting in thirty-one Guard­ The training was held at Beightler Armory partment. He is also a certified instructor in members being certified as EMT-As (Emer­ during drill weekends from October to CPR and in special rescue techniques. gency Medical Technicians - Ambulance). March. Since many of the Guardmembers Since 1978 when the course was first of­ These soldiers have been specifi cally trained either worked or attended school full-time as fered by the 73rd Infantry Brigade (Separate), to provide prehospita I emergency care to the civilians, conducting the classes during drill more than 90 Ohio Guardmembers have sick and injured. They are qualified to work weekends was very convenient because it been certified. on emergency sq uads, private ambulances, provided some students their only opportu­ In addition to the thirty-one soldiers who rescue vehicles, in hospital emergency nity to receive EMT-A training. completed the 90-hour EMT-A course this rooms, and in other related areas. The Guardmembers not only received year, ten other Guardmembers completed a their regular drill pay during this time, but The 90-hour course consisted of 78 hours 36-hour EMT-A refresher course. According of classroom instruction and 12 hours of ex­ they also paid no tuition or instructional to state law, every EMT-A must successfully perience in a hospital emergency room or on fees. complete refresher training every three years The same course has been offered at Ohio an emergency vehicle. The soldiers received in order to maintain his certification. extensive training in many areas. Some of technical colleges at a cost of over $ 150 per The EMT-A training has not only proven these included emergency equipment use, student. very practical in the civilian community, but anatomy and physiology, vital signs, CPR Sp4 David Harris, an X-ray technician in it has also supplemented and reinforced the (ca rdiopulmonary resuscitation). bleeding CoB (MED) and a full-time student at OSU, medics' previous mi litary training. control, shock therapy, medical emergen­ felt that the course material was very con­ cies, drug abuse, wounds and bandaging, cise, easy to understand, and well pre­ According to SFC Peters, Company B's fractures and dislocations, burns and en­ sented. Another student commented that the Clearing Platoon Sergeant, the training has vironmental injuries, childbirth, pediatric personalized, hands-on training with emer­ improved the quality of the medics' perfor­ emergencies, water accidents, auto extrica­ gency equipment was especially beneficial. mance in the field and has also helped them tion, electrical emergencies and radiation The course was instructed by SFC David develop more confidence in their ability to accidents. Peters of Cincinnati and PSG William perform required tasks. Part of the EMT-A training was quite si mi­ Roberts of Springfield. Both are members of Due to the program's notable success over lar to the eight-week 91-B 10 training con­ Company B (MED). SFC Peters has been an the past four years, the 73D Infantry Brigade ducted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas which EMT -A i nstructorfor the Ohio Department of (Sep) plans to again conduct the EMT-A qualifies soldiers as combat medics. Many Education since 1975. A former fire chief training this fa ll.

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March promotions received by members GREEN to Sgt. tary Affairs Committee of the Toledo Area of 141 6th Transportation Co, Worthington, HHC, 1/147 th Infantry Battalion, Cincin­ Chamber of Commerce. Dawn is a student at were as follows: DAVID GANGER, MAT­ nati, has recently promoted JOHN F. the Ohio State University's College of Ag­ THEW JOHNSON, TIMOTHY N EUBER­ WAGNER to SCM and GARY L. SMALTZ to ri cu lture where she is majoring in food ser­ GER, PERRY OBERLY, KURT SENALIK and SF C. vice research under the Ohio Army National BRADLEY SHUMWAY to Sp4s and DAVID Co A, 237th Support Battalion, Worth­ Guard Scholarship Program. DIXON to PFC. Soldier of the Month for ington, promoted the following; CLARE Capt. DOUGLAS F. SCH ARP, also from March was Sp4 DANIEL LAVERACK of the RUBADUE to 1Sgt.; BOYD SA NFORD to the 416th Engr. Grp. received the Army Avionics Platoon. LAVERACK is currently SCM and ROBERT WEYRICK to SFC. Achievement Medal for excellent meritori­ enrolled at OSU under the Tuition Grant Promotions received by members of ous service as a civil engineer, during the Program as a sophomore. 1486th Transportation, Ashland were as fol­ period Sept 1, 19 79 through Dec. 3 1 , 1981 . HHC 11148th Infantry Battal ion, Lima re­ lows: WILLIAM SHEPPARD and DEN~IS Promotions were received by 4 16th Engr. cently promoted the fol lowing to Pvt. 2s: SMITH, SR . to Sp4s; JAMES FREELON, JR. Grp. members ARTHUR G. BALDERAS and JOSEPH JEFFERS and CURTIS TAYLOR. and RICHARD LONG to PFCs; ANTHONY FRANK W . WHITE, JR. to PFCs. Congratulations. FEAGIN, WILLIAM HUDSON, JEFFREY Pvt. 2 JOHN P. DERNBERGER, and Pvt. 1 Several members of 178th Tactical Fighter JORDAN and GREGORY SHAFFER to Pvt. MATTHEW Q. DAW SON have been se­ Group promoted in M arch were: ROBERT 2s. March So ldier of the Month was Sgt. lected as the 211 th Maintenance Company, BAKER and DOUGLAS BORGERT to MILES HOEHN. Newark, Soldiers of the M onth for )an. & MSgts.; JON PATTERSON to TSgt.; KATHY Det 1, 1486th Transportation Company, Feb. respectively. SCHELL and ANTHONY SHOUP to SSgts.; Eaton recently promoted the following: Several members of HHC 372nd Engineer ROBERT HIBBETT, BRIAN MACLEOD, WILLIAM MULLINS and DWIGHT SHAW Battalion, Kettering, were promoted: LARRY DAVID MARTINEZ, ROB McGILL, PAT­ to Pvt. 2s . March Soldier of the Month was TRACY to SFC; GENE BALDWIL and JEFF RICK MORAN, CAROL ROBINSON and Sp4 RAYMOND TOMPKINS. STIDHAM to Pvt. 2s; and TOM WILLIAM­ JEFFERY WEINMAN to SrAs; RONALD Several members of 1487th Transporta­ SON to Sgt. Soldier of the Month for March HANSELMAN and VIKTOR HILL to A 1Cs. tion Company, Mansfield recently promoted was Sp4 JAMES LEFELD. Lt. Col. (Dr.) ELMER HORMAN, 178th Tac­ were: DANIEL CARROLL, JOHN COLE­ M embers of HQ 1/136th Field Artillery, tical Clinic commander, received the Chief MAN, CLARENCE SANDERFER and RAY­ Columbus, recently promoted: BRYON Physician's Badge. MOND SHOAF to Pvt. 2s. March Soldier BURK to Pvt. 2; HUGH WILLIAMS and Promotions received by members of HHC of the Month was PFC CHISTOPHER CLINTON REED to PFCs. Army Commenda­ 11 2th Transportation Battalion, Middletown BRINLEY. tion Medals were awarded to the followi ng: were as follows: ROBERT KING, JR. to SFC; Members of HQ 137th Supply and Service Maj . JOHN HIGGINS, M aj. BRIAN WIN­ MICHAEL ROMAN to SpS, BRITTON Battalion, Toledo receiving promotions: TER, Cpt. SCOTT BROWN, CWO 2 VIKI FARIES, ANDREW LEEVER, JULIE MATRE, JOSEPH MONAGHAN to W01; JOHN GRIF­ MURRAY and CSM RICHARD BAKER. The JANET McKALIP and IMON MOBLEY II to FIN to SpS ; KATHLEEN KERR to Sp4, JODY­ Army Achievement Medal was presented to Sp4s; JAMES BROWNING, JR . and JILL KAY WILKERSON, BRIAN ROBINSON and Cpt. ELDEN VILLERS. PFC THOMAS R. LARIMORE to Pvt. 2s . Soldier of the Month DONALD PHILLIPS to PFCs. LAHUl, A Btry 1st Bn 136th FA, Marion, has for March was Pvt. 2 JAMES H. BROWN­ The 155th Maintenance Company, Wil­ been se lected as the unit's Soldier of the ING, JR. The Col. Robert P. Copeland Out­ loughby recently promoted to Pvt. 2: ROBIN Month for Apri I. standing Soldier Award was recently pre­ JONES, RICHARD CATTELL, JOSEPH CHAY­ sented to Sp4 ANDREW V. LEEVER. SFC KOWSKY, KENNETH MESSNER, LAWR­ LARRY J. HALE was presented the Lt. Col. ENCE MILLER, ROBERT PAWSCH and DEN­ Raymond E. Trickier Outstanding NCO NIS SHREWSBURY. Award. SpS JAMES F. CARLSON of 371 st Support Several members of 837th Engi neer Com­ Group, Kettering, was recently se lected as pany, Lima, have been promoted: RUSSELL Soldier of the Year for 1982. TORBET, GEORGE SCHABBING, RANDY Co D 216th Engineer Battal ion, Ta rlton AVERESCH, RANDALL STOUGH and DEN­ has recently promoted LESLIE C. CHANCEY NIS HARTZOG to Sgts.; JERRY CRAMER to and HIRAM W. THOMPSON to PFCs. SSgt. and ROBERT TOMASI, SR. to Sp6. Capt. DONALD C. COFFIN, AMEDD re­ Several members of 1484th Transporta­ cruiting and retention officer for H HD, tion Company, Dover, recently promoted: O HARNG in Worthington, recently was HAROLD HANLON to SFC ; WILLIAM presented the Ohio Commendation M edal HADLEY and MELODY McCUE to Sp4s; and for his outstand ing performance as executive TERRI WELSH to Pvt. 2. M arch So ld ier of the officer of Co B (MED) 237th Spt Bn. , from Month was Sp4 MICHAEL M cMURRAY. Sept. 7, 1980toFeb . 1, 1982. Members of the 1485th Transporation Senior Army Advisors convert ing from Re­ Company, Piqua recently promoted: CHRIST­ serve Officer status to Regular Army status OPHER THUMA to Sp4; TIMOTHY FIELDS, recently were: Lt. Col. JOHN RACHFAL, Lt. TIMOTHY MAY, RICHARD SCHMIDT and Col. WESLEY LINDER and Lt. Col. JOSEPH STEVEN WESCO to PFCs and TONY DUN­ FEAST. LEVY to Pvt. 2. March Soldier of the Month Pvt. 2 DAWN C. MERRITT, a member of was Sp5 VICTOR HOUSTON. the 416th Engineering Group Headquarters The 220th Electronic Installation Squadron Several members of HQ 73D Infantry Company, located in Walbridge, has re­ is the winner of the Ohio Air National Guard Brigade, Columbus, recentl y promoted were: cently received the 1981 Outstanding Outstanding Unit Recruiting and Retention LEONARD STA YTON.to SSgt. and MARK D. Guardsman/Reservist award from the M i li- Awardof1981.

Pg. 20 Buckeye Guard Congratulations to Pvt. GREGORY W. The Ohio Commendation Medal was re­ KIGHT of Co A 216th Engineer Battalion, cently presented to MSgt. O.Z. FULLER, Chillicothe for his recent promotion. Sp4 MSgt. HERMAN CHANNEL and TSgt. JOS­ CHARLES VITITOE was selected as Soldier EPH SPRENZ. Air Force Commendation of the Month of March. Medals were presented to: MSgts. ROBERT KEN DESELMS, MIKE MOHLER, JAMES BARGER, VICTOR DUBOIS and PAUL MEALEY; TSgt. WILLIAM CARPENTER: Sgt. HQ 11136th FA, Columbus, promotions SPOLARICK, JIM THOMPSON and DANIEL JOHN NEASE and SrA SHEREE GILMORE. in March were: RON GRANTHAM, GEO­ WOOD of HHC 612th Engineer Battalion, Co C (S& T) 237th Support Battalion, Ox­ RGE HARRIS, WADE BOYKIN and PAT­ Walbridge, were recently promoted to Pvts. ford, recently promoted STEPHEN GAB­ RI CK BARBER to PFCs; DAVE JARMAN and Members of Co C 372nd Engineer Battal­ BARD to SpS, DAVID S. PONDER to Sp4 ELMER SWANK, JR. to SFCs; ISAAC MORRE ion, Lebanon, recently promoted were: and JACK COUCH to PSG. to Sp4 and TIM POINDEXTER to Pvt. 2. ROBERT CROSS, BARTON FEE, MICHAEL Several members of Co A 1/147th Infantry Master Sergeant KENNETH KIPP of 180th HEDGE, JOHN POLLOCK, and DONALD Battalion, Cincinnati, were recentl y prom­ Tactical Fighter Group, Toledo was selected YANKEE to PFCs; MICHAEL and RICHARD oted: TIM BEHNE and RONALD MARTIN to as Guardsman of the Year. The award is pre­ GAFFNEY to Sp4s. SSgts. and WAYNE COULTER to Sp4. Sgt. sented by the Toledo Area Chamber of Com­ Det 1, 1487th Transportation Company, KEN HAYES was selected as Outstanding merce Military Affairs Committee. SSgt. Eaton recently promoted the following: Guardmember of 1982. CATHERINE KUNSTMAN has been named BOBBY ATWELL, JR., JAMES REMAKLUS Det 1 Co A 11147th Infantry Battalion, the 1981 180th Supply Airman of the Year. and RICHARD TRISSEL to PFCs and TRENT Batavia recently promoted: DAVID ASH, She is assigned to the Supply Systems Branch FARR to Pvt. 2. March Soldier of the Month LORENZO GEORGE, DAVE HATFIELD, as a keypunch and remote operator in the was PFC RICHARD TRISSEL. JOHN PETERS and DALE SUTHERLAND to Automatic Data Processing Section. SSgt. Promotions received by members of 1 21st Sgts.; MICHAEL HARDING and JONA­ PATRICK DONOVAN of the Fuels Manage­ Tactical Fighter Wing, Rickenbacker were as THAN HAYES to Sp4s; JOHN COURTER to ment Branch was runner-up. follows: ELLA SULLIVAN, PORTER ROBIN­ PFC, DILLARD JACOBS and KENNETH Several members of 54th Support Center, SON, JAMES LAMP, CRAIG CAIRO, PAT­ MEECE to Pvts. Worthington recently promoted were: LEE RICIA STEINMETZ, PAUL SCHULZE, ME­ Members of 186th Engineer Detachment, HEINEMAN to Sp4; DARRELL BATTLE to LISSA ROBERTS, SCOTT PATTON, JAMIE Walbridge recently promoted: KIM BOYD Cpl.; and STEVE SCOTT to PFC. NCO for KENNEDY, TERESA FLEWELLEN, CARO­ to Sp4; WILLARD BROWN to Sp6 and the Month of February was SSgt. RAY DAL­ LYN BLACK and CHRISTIAN ANDERSON MICHAEL MANZER to Sgt. RYMPLE. Soldier of the Month for February to Amns.; MARVIN RANNELLS, WILLIAM HHC 1/166th Infantry Battalion, Colum­ was PFC JAMES SARGENT. Maj. AN­ KILLILEA, JACK HESS, JAMES HAVENS and bus, recently promoted: HARRY ELLIOTT, THONY COOKRO was presented the Army DANNIE GLAZE to A 1Cs. JAMES GOGGLE, DAVE HAMMOND, Commendation Medal by LTC ROWE. Also JOANNA MEEHAN, JOHN GIBSON, DAN­ MATHEW SIERS, ROY JACKSON and MARK during the same ceremony, SSgt. GARY IEL FIELDS, WILLIAM CHAFFIN, ANNETTE MARBERY to PFCs; RALPH WHEELER, TIM SMITH was presented the Ohio Commenda­ BOND, KIM SYDENSTRICKER, GREGORY CASTLE, HAROLD BOYSAW and MATHEW tion Medal and Cpt. TIMOTHY SCHUL TS SPENCE, DUSENA SPENCE, KEVIN SAUN­ REED to Pvt. 2s and JOSEPH LYONS to Sp4. was presented the Ohio Commendation DERS, ALEXANDER RAMEY, SHERRY GAR­ Battalion Soldier of the Year was PFC PAT­ Medal. SFC HARVEY JONES, SSgt. RAY REN, GREGG CERVI, LAURA BRADY, RICK GRANT of CSC 1/166th Infantry, London. DALRYMPLE, SSgt. JIM STRICKLAND and KEVIN BECK and DAVID ARRIAGA to SrAs; Sp4 JIM LOVE received the Army Reserve GREGG WILLS, KENNETH KERN, VICKI Component Achievement Medal for four HOUSEHOLDER, STEVEN FRY, MICHAEL Employer Support years of continuous service with a reserve CROWN, TERRY BROYLES, MICHAEL component. Pvt. 2 GREGORY HAEUPTLE STAFFORD, ROBERT PRITCHETT, ROBERT Committee Meets and PFC HARVEY BURNS received the Ohio NEWBOLD, JR., LIBERACE MALBON, GRE­ National Guard Basic Trainee Ribbon. Con­ GORY CLARK and HAROLD BRADLEY to To inform employers of the importance of gratulations to these soldiers for the faithful SSgts.; ROBERT SMITH, JOANETTE SMITH Reserve Forces to our defense and learn why service they have shown for the Ohio Army and DANIEL EVANS to TSgts.; and GREG­ their support is needed, the Ohio Committee National Guard and the United States Army. ORY JOHN to MSgt. for Employer Support of the Guard and Re­ serves held an orientation luncheon meeting Several members of 220th Engineering In­ 160th Air Refueling Group, Ricken­ stallation Squadron, Zanesville were re­ backer, recently promoted: WILLIE HINTE March 2nd. cently promoted: DON ROBINETTE to and THOMAS MAYES to MSgts.; RUDY The guest speaker was Dr. Edward). Phil­ MSgt.; DEAN ODLIVAK to TSgt. ; and SCOTT DALTON, RICHARD HEDERSTROM, GRE­ bin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense CORE to SrA. GORY ROBINSON, KYLE WElGE~ , kON­ for Reserve Affairs. Phi lbin is also the highest Co B 372nd Engineer Battalion, Green­ ALD SMITH and RONALD WALLS to TSgts.; ranking appointee in the Department of De­ ville promoted the following individuals: SUZANNE BAHR, NANCY FREE, WILLIAM fense with specific staff responsibility for the MICHAEL BAKER, JOHN BRUGGEMAN, HINKLE, CECIL SEAMAN, DANIEL WOOD­ management of the nation's Reserve compo­ GREGORY FULLERTON, SHELBY THOMAS, RUFF, NANCY DUNN and RODNEY nents. WILLIAM WORDEN and DAVID ELSON to HOUGHTON to SSgts.; BRIAN CONNER, At the meeting Philbin stated, "Employers SANDRA TAYLOR, MICHAEL COVEY, DE­ PFCs; WILLIAM HEATON, JOHN SIMONS, are specifically asked to comply voluntarily ROBERT SCANTLAND, BRIAN HALL, ANNE GOUGH, DARRELL HARDING, JAMES with a law that prohibits them from penaliz­ SCOTT CAMPBELL and DARREL BAILEY to PENN, CHARLES SAFFLE, DAREN SAN­ ing people when military duties conflict with FREY and GARRY SELFINGER to SrAs; Sp4s; STEVE BRUNER, SCOTT DUNN, JEFF professional duties. CROMWELL and ROBERT ASHWORTH to DAVID GREER to A l C and WILLIAM Pvt. 2s; and DEAN EBY to 1SG. LAWRENCE to Amn. "With recruiting efforts going well, maybe For the quarter ending March 1982, At­ MSgt. HERMAN C. CHANNEL, First the reserves relaying their renewed sense of tack Helicopter Troop 107th AC, selected Sergeant for the Medical Section of the patriotism to their employers is a part of this SFC WILLIAM ARNOLD, JR. as the recipient 160th, retired in February after 45 years ser­ increase in enlistments. Then again, it cou ld of the Commanders Award. The award is vice to the Air Force, 14 of which were with be the encouragement of employers that presented each quarter to a Senior NCO (E-6 the Air National Guard. Channel remarked, makes so many young people join. W hat­ and above) in recognition of profes­ "It's been a real pleasure working with such ever the reason, people keep telling me sionalism, service, dedication, and signifi­ a top unit, and I'm really going to miss my young people are more interested in the mili­ cant contributions to the Attack Troop. fellow Guard members and their comradeship." tary," said Dr. Philbin.

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Toledo Air Guard Wins 385th Med Company (Amb) Army National Guard and other armed ser­ Flying Safety Trophy Receives Award vices. At the 7 p.m. performance, Dade was sur­ The 180th Tactical Fi ghter Group, Toledo The Ohio National Guard Enlisted Associ­ prised by Mandrell, when she stopped her Air National Guard, has been named as the ation recognized units for outstanding par­ show and called him to the stage and pre­ ticipation of enlisted personnel in the associ­ winner of the Ohio Tactical Fighter Flying ~e nted him with her carnation and gave him Safety Trophy for the second consecutive ation. The 38Sth Medical Company (Amb) a birthday kiss. year. All Air National Guard tacti ca l fighter received the first place award. Sixty-six of units in Ohio are in competition for thi ~ the members, or 63% of the unit, are mem­ landis - Big Brother of Month award. bers of the association. SSgt. Mel Landis, a member of Btry B 1/ The criteria upon which the award is 1 Sgt. Paul Thompson 136th Field Artillery, Marion, has been se­ based includes the total number of accident­ lected as the Big Brother of the Month. free flying hours during the year, operational German liaison Visits Ohio Landis has been a "big brother" to Dwight limitations such as weather and airfield, re­ Hauptfeldwebel (Sergeant Major) Dieter Tilley, 13, since june 1978. Landis was sults of safety inspections, exercises and de­ Helmig, of the West German Army, recently praised by Helene, Dwight's mother, as she ployments, and transition and training pro­ spoke to members of the Headquarters Com­ said, "Mel is always there whenever we have grams conducted during the year. pany of the 134th Engineers of Hamilton, needed him and has helped and offered his The design of the trophy, commissioned Ohio. Helmig's talk was to prepare 134th support to the match and the family as a last year by the Adjutant General's Dept., is members for future training with German whole." Dwight was delighted by his "big symbolic of the combination of man, troops. brother's" recognition and thinks it's "just machine and mission in competitive flight, Helmig is currently assigned at Fort Bel­ great." Landis is employed by Marion Power bound by the parameters of technology, voir, Va., as a liaison NCO for the German and Shovel Co. CSM Richard l. Baker physical limits, knowledge, sk ill and the will Army. He and his family plan to return to to win. Germany sometime in 1983, when his tour 730 Brigade Tops 100 Percent Strength The 180th Tactical Fighter Group is com­ here is completed. When the figures were tallied, the 73D In­ manded by Col. Keith Kramer. Sp5 lee Handley fantry Brigade (Separate) recently topped the Parks Retiring After 40 100 percent strength marks, with over 4,000 Convoy to Texas soldiers filling its ranks. The 73D Brigade is Sergeant First Class Charles S. Parks, the only "separate" unit in Ohio, and if On March 27, Annual Training began for 214th Maintenance Co., Coshocton, Ohio, called upon, could function "separately" or eight members of the 1486th Transportation is retiring in june after 40 years of service. independently from any other unit. Brigade Company, Ashland. The Guardsmen hauled Parks first enlisted in 1941 in the 13th U.S. units include three infantry battalions, a field eight armored personnel ca rriers from New­ Air Force. After more than three years ser­ artillery battalion, a support battalion, a ton Fa lls, Ohio to Texarkana, Texas. vice, and with two of those years overseas, cavalry troop, signal platoon, pathfinder and The 1486th Trans Company(-) along with he was discharged and joined the O hio aviation detachments. Detachment 1, will be transporting equip­ Army National Guard. Parks worked as a full SSgt. Davida Matthews ment this summer for Ohio Army National time technician for 18 years. He has been Guard Engineers, Armored Cavalry, Mainte­ the unit's retention and recruiting NCO for Ohio Guard General Gives nance and air defense artillery units, and the past year, having recruited four new also for a U.S. Army Reserve engineer battal­ members and holding a 100 percent reten­ Graduation Address ion. All the equipment will be transported to tion record. Parks says he is "looking for­ BY Sp4 CHUCK TRITT 196thP.AD and from Grayling, Mich. ward to more time for traveling, fishing and Brig. Gen. james M. Abraham, assistant just doing nothing." SpS Lori Burcaw and adjutant general for Army for Ohio, became SFC Arlen Vanasdale 2lT William E. Green the first reserve component general officer to SMP Cadets Train Fellow Students ever deliver a graduation address at the 112th Med Conference Third year members of Ohio State Univer­ United States Army Sergea nts Major sity's ROTC battalion recently learned the Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas. The 112th Medical Brigade held its annual military skills they will need for their ad­ Abraham spoke about leadership. He medical conference on Saturday, May 1, vanced summer camp. Subjects studied in­ stressed the necessity for maintaining integ­ 1982. The conference was a preliminary cluded the M-16, the M -60, the 81mmmor­ rity saying, "without integrity there can be meeting for the birgade on what the mission tar, first aid and NBC operations. no effective leadersh ip." is for the medical units for this year's annual Out of the approximately 25 senior cadets In college, Abraham studied industrial training. who conducted the training, i 8 were mem­ and electrical engineering and received a The conference guest speaker was Maj. bers of the Ohio National Guard through the master's degree in production management. Gen. James Q. Simmons, the newly ap­ simultaneous membership program. He is a registered professional Engineer. pointed special assistant to the Surgeon Gen­ Abraham thinks the preparation for lead­ Cadet Capt. Janie R. Chatham eral of the Army. He highlighted some of the ership for senior NCOs is as important as the 237th Spt. Bn CoB problem areas the medical units have had in preparation for leadership for senior officers. the past and some solutions to these areas. Mandrell Supports Guard He encourages all senior NCOs that are He also stressed the good quality work that On April 4, SFC Charles K. Dade, and his planning to become sergeants major to at­ the medical units have been doing consider­ wife, presented a plaque to Louise Mandrell, tend the academy if possible. Abraham says, ing the shortage of equipment. at Alliance High School Auditorium, Al­ "This school is on par with the Army War Sp4 Ray Ebner liance, Ohio, for her support of the Ohio College for commissioned officers."

Pg. 22 Buckeye Guard For Your Information

Social Security were retired prior to january 1, 1982, this change does not affect you. (ON GUARD) Easter Telethon Offset Explained Were you on the verge of grasping all the "Pro Patria" Supported by Guard options and other detai Is of the Survivor Ben­ If you have a boss that has demonstrated BY Sp4 KENNETH HALL efit Plan (SBP) when the "Social Security additional, voluntary measures th at makes it 372nd £ngr Bn offset" set you off- muttering and tea ring easier for you to meet your service commit­ Volunteers of HHC 372nd Engineer your hair? If so, perhaps the fol lowing expla­ ments you can nominate him/her for an Battalion, Kettering, participated in the nation of the SSP's tie-in with Social Security award . The award is called "Pro Patria" local telecast of the Easter Seals Telethon, benefits will help. meaning "for the nation". The award will w hich was hosted by Pat Boone, o riginat­ If you served on active duty after De­ symbolize the patriotism of the recipient in ing from Hollywood, Calif. cember 31, 1956, you earned Social Secu­ supporting a strong national defense. For Working under the supervision of Day­ rity wage cred its (and started making con­ more information contact SFC judy Cul­ ton police officer Richard Smith at tributions) by virtue of your military service. bertson, EGR NCO at 1-800-282-7310. WHIO-TV studio in Dayton, the Guard­ Based on those wage credits, your surviving members hand led security and escort of spouse may receive a Social Security wid­ Pam and SMC will answer the celebrities who came during the 20- ow(er) benefit in addition to the SBP annuity your questions hour annual telethon that raises funds for you elect. Since the government contributes various disease research and treatment to both the Social Security benefit and the There's a little brown book in your unit li­ programs.. SBP annuity, and not wanting to pay the brary that can answer a lot of your questions "This is the second year the 372nd par­ same benefit twice, the government enacted about unit marksmanship training and com­ ticipated and both times they've been the Social Security offset provision. petitions. outstanding in performance, appearance Here's what the offset does. It reduces a It's called "A Guide to Unit Marksmanship and attitude. I hope they'll be back next surviving spouse's SBP annuity at age 62 by Qualification, Training and Competition" year," Smith sa id. the dollar value of the spouse's Social Secu­ or, more officially, NGB Pam 350-7/ANG SFC Larry Tracey, an HHC technician rity entitlement based on the member's ac­ Pam 50-58. Published in August 1981 , every and the ranking non-commissioned of­ tive duty service after December 31, 1956. unit should have a copy. The book contains ficer involved with the telethon, said, "It The spouse's SBP annuity cannot be re­ information on types of unit marksmansh ip (volunteering for the telethon) gives a duced by more than 40 percent, however, programs you can start, how to recruit shoot­ good impression on the community. regardless of the amount of the offset as de­ ers, courses of fire for qualification and com­ M any VIPs are there and they see us in­ termined by the standard formula. Thus, the petition, ways to enhance weapons training, volved in something worthwhile. And total amount the survivor receives is equal to Air National Guard qualification and famil­ besides, we enjoy doing it." at least the full amount of the SBP annuity iarization, unit marksmansh ip equipment The other volunteers were Sp4s Jim had there been no Social Security survivor charts, available marksmanship training Hayes, jim Parker, Earl Ritchie and Phil­ benefit. aids, and even pictures of targets used in lip Textor. An important point to remember is that the qualification courses. SBP annuity reduction is made at age 62, If you can't find this book, request it even if the surviving spouse has not yet ap­ through your state publications center. plied for Social Secu rity benefits. The fact Should you still have questions after read­ that the spouse is entitled to benefits based ing "A Guide to Unit Mark s man ~ hip, " con­ on the member's military earnings makes the tact your State Marksmanship Coordinator reduction mandatory. (SMC) - Lt. Col. Robert L. Clark (61 4) 889- The surviving spouse applies for and re­ 71 10. ceives every penny of Soc ial Security to l which he or she is entitled. The service fi­ nance cen ter bases the Soc ial Security offset only on that part of the spouse's Social Secu­ rity benefits that resu lt from the member's ac­ tive duty service after December 31, 1956. (AFPS) -ags1sland Retirement Pay Come join Scooby-Doo, Grape Ape, the Kings Island will accept most charge ca rds If you're retiring after january 1, 1982, )etsons and others at the all-new Hanna­ at the gate to purchase your tickets for admis­ take note. Rules determining retirement pay Barbera-Land located at Kings Isla nd. 1-71, sion. Our discount is $9.25 for adults and have been changed. A new method for cal­ 20 miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio. $5.95 for children over six. Children six and culating retirement pay, effective january 1, Ki ngs Island has set aside june 5-6, july under get in for $5.75 and th ree and under 1982, directs that service credit be com­ 17-18 and Aug. 24-25 as the Ohio National admitted free. puted based on the nearest month actually Guard discount days for all Guard members Make this the year to spend some fu n at completed for any portion of a year in excess and their families. King's Island with your family and your Na­ of six months. Any portion of a year under six There is a picnic area located inside the tional Guard friends. months will continue to be rounded down to park that will have a section available (free) Tickets may be requested through AGOH- the last whole year of completed service. If for Guardmembers. Strollers are available at 10, 2825 Worthington, Ohio 43085 or by you applied for retirement, were being pro­ the park on a first-come, first-serve basis for a ca lling SFC Clevenger, 1-800-282-7310. cessed for disability retirement, or were on fee of 75¢ and a 50¢ deposit. Deposit will be You must have 1hese tickets to receive your the temporary disability retirement list and returned when stroller is returned. discount.

Bu ckeye Guard Pg. 23 •=INAnQNAL G' •ARD

I am the Guard

Civilian in Peace, soldier in War . . . of security and honor, for three centuries I have been the custodian. I am the Guard. •

1 was with Washington in the dim forests, fought the wily warrior, and watched the dark night bow to the morning. o At Concord's bridge, 1fired the fateful shot heard 'round the world. o I bled on Bunker Hill. o My footprints marked the snow's at Valley Forge. o 1 pulled a muffled oar on the barge that bridged the icy Delaware. o 1 stood with Washington on the sun-drenched heights of Yorktown. o 1 saw the sword surrendered . . . I am the Guard. o 1 pulled the trigger that loosed the long rifle's havoc at New Orleans. o These things 1 knew -I was there! o 1saw both sides ofthe War between the States -I was there! o The hill at San Juan felt the fury of my charge. o The far plains and mountains of the Philippines echoed to my shout .. . On the Mexican border 1 stood .. . 1 am the Guard. o The dark forest of the Argonne blazed with my barrage o Chateau Thierry crumbled to my cannonade. o Under the arches of victory 1 marched in legion -I was there! o 1 am the Guard. 1 bowed briefly on the grim Corregidor, then saw the light of liberation shine on the faces of my comrades. o Through the jungle and on the beaches, 1 fought the enemy, beat, battered and broke him. o 1 raised our banner to the serene air on Okinawa -I scrambled over Normandy's beaches -I was there! . .. 1am the Guard. o Across the 38th Parallel! made my stand. o I flew MIG Alley -I was there! .. . 1 am the Guard. •

Soldier in war, civilian in peace ... 1 am the Guard. •

1 was at Johnstown, where the raging waters boomed down the valley. o 1 cradled the crying child in my arms and saw the terror leave her eyes. o 1 moved through smoke and flame at Texas City. o The stricken knew the comfort of my skill o 1dropped the food that fed the starving beast on the frozen fields of the west and through the towering drifts 1 ploughed to rescue the marooned. o 1 have faced forward to the • tornado, the typhoon, and the horror of the hurricane and flood - these things I know -I was there! ... 1am the Guard. o 1have brought a more abundant, a fuller, a finer life to our youth. o Wherever a strong arm and valiant spirit must defend the Nation, in peace or war, wherever a child cries, or a woman weeps in time of disaster, there 1 stand ... 1 am the Guard. o For three centuries a soldier in war, a civilian in peace - of security and honor, 1am the custodian, now and forever . .. 1 am the Guard. •

~llkP.~ur~~P ------~ GUARD BULK RATE POSTAGE & FEES PAID The Ohio National Guard 2825 W. Granville Rd. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Worthington, Ohio 43085 PERMIT No. G-5 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTV FOR PAIVATE USE, $300

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