Spring 2000 Photo by TSgt. Todd Cramer, 179th Airlift Wing Survival of the fittest Readying himself to parasail, Michigan Adjutant General Maj. Gen. E. Gordon Stump participates in Century Shark 2000, a combat water survival exercise for C-130 aircrew members of the Ohio, Michigan and Missouri Guard. For more, see pages 14-15. Contents IGUARD Spring2000 Volume 24, No. 2 FEATURES 7 The Hawk has landed The Buckeye Guard is published quarterly by Company A, 1-137th Assault the Public Affairs Office, Ohio Adjutant General's Department, 2825 W. Dublin Helicopter Battalion, gains Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789, 'Black Hawk' helicopters to (614) 336·7000. The views and opinions meet dual mission tasking. expressed in the Buckeye Guard are not necessarily those of the Departments of the Army and Air Force or the Adjutant General of 1 0 Living the Dream Ohio. The Buckeye Guard is distributed free Pilot CW2 Pat Durbin to members of the Ohio Army and Air achieves childhood goal National Guard and to other interested persons at their request. Circulation is 19,000. of flying helicopters. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPTARTMENT 12 Braving Snow Covered Trails Ohio National Guard State Commander-In-Chief Gov. Bob Taft Biathlon Team competes Adjutant General at Camp Ripley, Mi nn. Maj. Gen. John H. Smith Assistant Adjutant General, Army Mansfield's 179th Airlift Wing Brig. Gen. Ronald G. Young retains unit history by bringing home an F-100 fighter jet from Assistant Adjutant General, Air Maj. Gen. Paul J. Sullivan Arizona's 'boneyard.' See pages 18-19. Command Sergeant Major, Army Photo by TSgt. Randy Dunham, 179th Airlift Wing Command Sgt. Maj. Michael 0. Howley DEPARTMENTS Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Command Chief Master Sgt. Earl Lutz 2 Command focus CCMSgt. Lutz prepares to retire, PUBLICATION STAFF reflects on 25 years with ONG. Director, Public Affairs Capt. Neal E. O'Brien 3 Feedback from the field Deputy Director, Public Affairs Ms. Denise Varner 4 National news Associate Editors Mr. Steve Tolh Staff Sgt. Diane L. Farrow 6 Citizen spotlight Editorial Assistant Guardmember claims state high Ms. Mimi Myers school wrestling championship. Photo by Steve Toth, Adj. Gen. Dept. Public Affairs Office Contributors Ohio Army Guardmember and Army/Air National Guard Journalists Marysville High School wrestler Ben ANG Visual Information Specialists 23 Guarding against drugs Rings (arms raised) celebrates after Unit Public Affairs Representatives winning the OH SAA Division 1189- 24 Buckeye briefs pound state championship match. Guardmembers and their families are See page 6. encouraged to submit any articles meant to inform, educate or entertain Buckeye Guard 26 All about people readers, including stories about interesting Guard personalities and unique unit training. 28 Guardmember benefits E-mail us at [email protected]. Deadlines are: ABOUT THE COVER: SSG Clint Byington guides a UH-60 'Black Winter, October 15 Spring, February 15 Hawk' into landing zone. Photo by Summer, May 15 SSG Diane Farrow, HQ STARC (-) Fall, July 15 Log on to the Ohio National Guard website to learn more about the organization. Command focus My 25 years in the ONG: many great memories s my military career comes to Chaplain John Ellington. He was Ohio's first Honorary Chief. A an end, I have been refl ect­ The advice, support and friendshi p I received from him is ing on many of the people and another cheri shed memory. Another individual who supports events that have made my 29 the acti vities of the enlisted force is Maj. Gen. Paul J. Sullivan, years so meaningful. current assistant adjutant general for Air. He is also an Although my fo ur years with Honorary Chief and a great fri end of the enlisted. the acti ve Air Force were an This position also has allowed me to work with our national interesting part of my career, they SEAs. Chiefs Richard Moon, Ed Brown and now Gary can ' t compare to my 25 years with Broadbent all have been strong supporters of Ohio. I appreci­ the greatest military organi zation ate their support and friendship over the last nine years. in the world- the Ohio National In recent years, the SENCCM position has been added to Guard. all of the fl ying wings in the Air Guard. In Ohio we have four BY CCMSGT EARL LUTZ Yes, I wear the blue suit of the wing-level CCMs. Working together has helped the five of us COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SGT, AIR Air Nati onal Guard, but I have to accomplish more for our units and state. had the opportunity to work with I have been so impressed with the strength of our enlisted two great state command sergeant majors and a variety of other members. Their educational level, dedication and professional­ Army friends who have made my appreciation of the purple ism have brought great respect to the enlisted ranks-the concept stronger everyday. We are the Ohio National Guard­ backbone of the military. In 1999, we celebrated a successful Army and Air- and we are proud. "Year of the Enlisted." This year we recognized the family, and We all have worked fo r some great leaders who helped us next year we honor the employer. Where would we be without progress through our careers. But we also have worked with and support from our families and employers? supervised others who have had a variety of impacts on our The people have been great. There also have been many careers. Isn' t that one of the great things about the Guard ? events that will remain with me always. With this being the Coming together in that team environment, everyone brings year of the family, I'll start with mine. I remember how proud I something that helps us meet those everyday and future goals­ was of my daughter when she became a distinguished gradu­ and as a result, the Guard keeps improving. Our people have the ate of the NCO Academy in Knoxville, Tenn . And last year, I reputati on of being dependable and getting the job done, which was proud when my son became a member of the Ohio ANG. I has brought us a great deal of respect. That need to recognize my wife, Patricia, for respect has generated a great amount of pride in supporting my Guard activities and those of our members and in their participation. "My unit train­ our two children. What kind of feeling do you get when the I don' t think any of the cermonies I've alarm goes off and you know another d ri ll ing assemblies attended over the years can compare to last weekend is upon you? Are you anxious to get year's Order of the Musket ceremony. there and meet the challenges awaiting you? have always been during which the enlisted men and women Chief Master Sgt. Paul Lankford, a survivor of the of the OHANG presented the first Order of Bataan Death March during World War fl and a something which the Musket Award to our leader, Maj. Gen. past commandant of the NCO Academy, once John H. Smith, state adjutant general. It was said, "We need to make our drill weekends so I look forward to a job well done. rewarding for our people that the best part of th " In the last three years, I have witnessed their drill weekend won' t be the image of the base every mon . our unit fi rst sergeants build their annual in their rearview mirror as they are leaving on a state conference to a successful profes­ Sunday aft ernoon. " Have you ever felt that way? My unit sional forum for all of them. In February, I had the honor to train ing assemblies have al ways been something whi ch I look attend a first sergeant graduation and see Master Sgt. Michael fo rward to every month. Spillman of Springfield receive hi s diamond. What a great job In my 17 years at Springfi eld, I saw a lot of people come and first sergeants do for us. My thanks to all of you, both Air and go. But, I believe I learned something from each of them. I hope Army, in these positions. some of them feel th at way about me. As I enjoy my retirement, I will remember my years with In 199 1, I was appointed the state senior enlisted advisor (SEA) great pleasure and appreciation fo r having the opportunity to and transferred to Headquarters, Ohio Air National Guard, in serve. It has been an honor to say I am an Ohio Guardmember. Columbus. l left the position in January 1995 and joined the l 80th I look forward to hearing of the great successes the Guard will Communications Flight , Toledo. I returned to state headquarters achieve in the years to come. in June 1996 for my second appointment as the SEA (now known Good luck to you all.• as the state command chief master sergeant position). In my 7 l /2 years overall at headquarters, I have had the opportunity to work EDITOR'S NOTE: Lutz will retire June 30. Command Chief with countless great Ohio Guardmembers. Master Sgt. Richard Smith of the 179th Airlift Wing, During my first term , I had the great fo rtune to work with Mansfield, will be the new state CCM. 21B UCKEYE GUARD SPRING 2000 L Feedback from the field Researcher seeks to interview proved their superiority in hard-fought vic­ Hot weather safety espedaily tories, won at a price, but each a major American Indian WWII vets achievement toward ultimate peace. important during AT season I am a person of American Indian de­ The divi sion, which served the nation in Service members all over the world scent.