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BUCKEYE GUARD MAGAZINE OF THE OHIO ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD FALL 2007 Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting & Retention Soldiers earn thru GRAP • GRAP-O launched for ARNG • Dale Jr. joins Guard team • Patriot Chopper unveiled Pages 17-19 PLUS WHEN CALLED, WE RESPOND 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepares for deployment HELPING HAND DOWN SOUTH OHARNG medical personnel travel to Ecuador TOP OF THE SKY 121st Air Refueling Wing team wins AMC Rodeo roll call Fall 2007 Volume 30, No. 3 The Buckeye Guard is an authorized publication for members F E A T U R E S of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Buckeye Guard DUHQRWQHFHVVDULO\WKHRI¿FLDOYLHZVRIRUHQGRUVHGE\WKH86 8 Welcome to Ecuador Government, the Departments of the Army and Air Force, or the Adjutant General of Ohio. The Buckeye Guard is published OHARNG medical personnel provide TXDUWHUO\XQGHUWKHVXSHUYLVLRQRIWKH3XEOLF$IIDLUV2I¿FH Ohio Adjutant General’s Department, 2825 W. Dublin Granville medical care to population in need. Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789. The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Adjutant General of Ohio’s Director, Government and Public Affairs. Direct communication 12 Farewell good friend is authorized to the Editor, phone: (614) 336-7003; fax: (614) 336-7410; or send e-mail to EXFNH\H#WDJRKJRY The Buckeye UH-1 ‘Huey’ helicopter retires from Guard is distributed free to members of the Ohio Army and Air 2KLR 1DWLRQDO *XDUG DYLDWLRQ ÀHHW National Guard and to other interested persons at their request. Guardmembers and their families are encouraged to submit any articles meant to inform, educate or entertain Buckeye Guard readers, including stories about interesting Guard personalities 20 Training to protect the homeland and unique unit training. Circulation is 19,000. Deadlines are: 6SHFLDOL]HG ¿UVW UHVSRQGHUV XQLWV Spring, January 15 increase skills to aid when needed. Summer, April 15 Fall, July 15 Winter, October 15 +LWWLQJ WKH ¿HOG This issue was printed in November 2007 by Watkins Printing, DSULYDWH¿UPLQQRZD\FRQQHFWHGZLWKWKH86*RYHUQPHQW 121st Civil Engineering Squadron under exclusive written contract with the Ohio Adjutant General’s gets travels to Arkansas for Department. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorse- intensive hands-on training. ment of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army and Air Force or Watkins Printing. Everything advertised in this publication will be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, PDULWDOVWDWXVSK\VLFDOKDQGLFDSSROLWLFDODI¿OLDWLRQRUDQ\RWKHU COURTESY PHOTO non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation D E P A R T M E N T S or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is Retired COL John Jenkins (right), a former FRQ¿UPHGWKHSXEOLVKHUZLOOUHIXVHWRSULQWDGYHUWLVLQJIURPWKDW 2 Command focus source until the violation is corrected. member of the 37th Infantry Division, places the historic 37th Division shoulder sleeve 3 )HHGEDFNIURP WKH ¿HOG ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT insignia on 1SG Charles R. Edwards of State Commander-in-Chief Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 37th 6 National news Gov. Ted Strickland Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Through 7 Citizen spotlight Adjutant General Army transformation, the 37th Armor Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt Brigade was redesignated as the 37th IBCT, 24 Buckeye briefs Assistant Adjutant General, Air which will deploy overseas in early 2008 Maj. Gen. Harry “A.J.” Feucht wearing the “Buckeye” Division patch. 26 All about people Assistant Adjutant General, Army See page 16 for more on the 37th IBCT’s Brig. Gen. Matthew L. Kambic 28 preparation for deployment. *XDUGPHPEHU EHQH¿WV Command Sergeant Major, Army Command Sgt. Maj. William L. Gilliam Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy O N T H E C O V E R BUCKEYE GUARD STAFF A BANNER YEAR FOR OHIO ARMY NATIONAL Director, Government and Public Affairs GUARD RECRUITING AND RETENTION: This Dr. Mark Wayda year the Ohio Army National Guard exceeded its Editor recruiting mission, partly due to the highly successful Mr. Steve Toth Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (GRAP), which marked a milestone with more than $3 million Editorial Assistants distributed for successful recruiting referrals since Maj. Nicole Gabriel Staff Sgt. Kimberly Snow the inception of the program. Now, through the *5$32I¿FHU SURJUDP SHRSOH FDQ HDUQ VHYHUDO thousand dollars for each successful referral of Contributors Army/Air National Guard Photojournalists D TXDOL¿HG RI¿FHU Cover design by Sgt. Daniel ANG Multimedia Specialists Henderson / Ohio Army National Guard Recruiting Unit Public Affairs Representatives 0DUNHWLQJ2I¿FH6HHSDJHVIRUDUHFUXLWLQJ QHZVURXQGXS on the web @ http://www.ohionationalguard.com Total copies printed: 19,000 Unit Cost: $.491 Publication Date: 11/07 Command focus XOWLPDWHVDFUL¿FHDQGDQRWKHU6ROGLHUV are recipients of the Purple Heart. Being The continued reliance on the Reserve &RPSRQHQWVPHDQVWKH2KLR$UP\ National Guard will continue to deploy formations in support of the GWOT. We ready is our duty have spent a lot of time over the last nine months talking about the new mobiliza- by Brig. Gen. Matthew L. Kambic tion policy and the implementation of the “Powerhouse 6” $UP\)RUFH*HQHUDWLRQ $5)25*(1 Assistant Adjutant General-Army 0RGHO7KH$UP\([HFXWLYH&RXQFLOZLOO be developing strategies to drive our train- ing to prepare units as they cycle through hen called, we respond with ready units! This WKH$5)25*(10RGHODQGEHFRPH is the vision of the Ohio National Guard. It is a available for possible mobilization. simple, yet, powerful call to action for all of us Wserving within the Ohio Army National Guard. TRANSFORMATION. On Sept. 1, For our leadership team, it means we have to establish a clear set WKH2KLR$UP\1DWLRQDO*XDUG of expectations, so Soldiers and leaders at every level of the or- embarked on the largest transformation of ganization know what is expected to make our vision statement a our force structure since World War II. I reality. Our vision statement makes it clear that, regardless of who must report to you that it is my belief that calls us, the President or the Governor, we are going to respond the leadership throughout the depth of our and we will do so with forces that are fully manned, fully equipped RUJDQL]DWLRQSHUIRUPHGPDJQL¿FHQWO\LQ and well led. setting the formations and meeting the To clearly illuminate the priorities of the Ohio Army National needs of each individual Soldier impacted Guard, we developed our Strategic Imperatives. The Ohio Army by the change in force structure. A great National Guard has four strategic imperatives and this article will Defending the deal of work has been done regarding our GHVFULEHDQGH[SODLQWKHVLJQL¿FDQFHRIHDFK7KHLPSHUDWLYHVLQ- homeland is the equipment. More than 3,700 pieces of clude Homeland Security/Homeland Defense, Readiness, Support equipment have been turned in or issued to the Global War on Terror and Transformation. No. 1 priority during the past year. Much work remains, of the National however, as 2,200 of pieces of equipment HOMELAND SECURITY / HOMELAND DEFENSE. De- Guard. Serving have yet to be turned in or issued. Addi- fending the homeland is the No. 1 priority of the National Guard. tionally, there is still a great deal of work Serving the citizens of the Great State of Ohio is the No. 1 priority the citizens of to be done in completing the Duty MOS of the Ohio Army National Guard. To support this priority, we must the Great State 4XDOL¿FDWLRQWUDLQLQJUHTXLUHGWRPRYH SURGXFHUHDG\XQLWVWRUHVSRQGWRÀRRGVWRUQDGRVVQRZHPHUJHQ- of Ohio is the No. our organization back to pre-transforma- cies, or any other natural or man-made event that will require the 1 priority of the WLRQ'0264OHYHOV(YHU\OHDGHUQHHGV genius, talent and resources of the Ohio Army National Guard. Our to work hard to get their Soldiers Duty Adjutant General says it best: being ready to serve the citizens of Ohio Army 0264XDOL¿HGWRDFKLHYHWKHKLJKHVW the state is about maintaining the trust between our citizens and National Guard. levels of readiness possible within our our Guard. Producing ready formations means we will never fail To support this formations. our fellow citizens. priority, we must So here’s the deal…we in the Ohio READINESS. Readiness encapsulates the ideas associated produce ready Army National Guard produce ready units with a “Ready Unit.” Simply stated, it starts with the manning of units...Producing VRZHFDQKHOSRXU$UP\¿JKWDQGZLQ our formations (110% of assigned strength), Duty MOSQ Quali- ready formations our Nation’s Wars and we can defend the ¿FDWLRQ TXDOL¿HGDQGWUDLQHGOHDGHUV 2(6DQG1&2(6 homeland. Transformation is the call to Readiness, however, is a holistic concept that embraces the idea means we will action to effectively manage the change of taking care of our Soldiers (by building strong, well-led forma- never fail our associated with our force structure to en- tions), producing and sustaining our outstanding family readiness fellow citizens. sure we always maintain ready units! programs (to ensure we always include and embrace our families), The Ohio Army National Guard is an DQGHIIHFWLYHO\SDUWLFLSDWLQJLQRXU(PSOR\HU2XWUHDFK3URJUDP outstanding organization. You make it (which further supports our Soldiers and generates more ambassadors that way. Your talent, your genius, and within our communities). your contributions are what make the Ohio Army