Photo by SSgt. Shannon Scherer, HQ OHANG. Oth El b rl Tech. Sgt. Mike Black lowers himself into a manhole to check conduits for fiber optic cables at MacDill Air Fo c_ce Base. For more, see page 21. ~ifrRDSpring 1998, Vol. 22, No. 2 F E A T U R E S 9 Ohio Guard Selects 'Best of 1997' Air, Army pick those who stand above the rest. 10 Home at Last 5694th Fire Fighting Detachment returns home after seven months in Bosnia. 12 196th MPAD Deploys to Bosnia Public affairs detachment heads overseas in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. 14 Total Quality Management in the Military Ohio Guard uses participative management style. 17 324th Military Police Company in Panama Middletown unit augments active Army MPs. D E p A R T M E N T s 2 National News 24 Buckeye Briefs 3 Feedback 26 All About People 23 Drug Demand Reduction 28 Benefits ABOUT THE COVER: Sgt. Todd Bartley receives a warm reception from his son Chaz after returning home from seven months in Bosnia­ Herzegovina. His unit, the 5694th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting), deployed last July in supportofOperationJOINT GUARD and returned to Ohio Feb. 20. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Larry Wilson, I 79th Airlift Wing. NATIONAL NEWS Secretary of Defense announces green ID cards for all components. In another step toward achieving fu ll integration ofthe active and reserve military components, Secretary ~'ifirRD ofDefense WilliamS. Cohen announced that identification cards for all active component and Reserve Spring 1998, VOL. 22, No. 2 active status U.S. military personnel now will be the same color- green. This initiative, which will The Buckeye Guard is published be phased in over a two- to five-year period that could begin as early as June, calls for changing the quarterly by the Public Affairs Office, color of the reserve active status forces identification card (DO Form 2 (Reserve)) from red to green. Ohio Adjutant General's Department, 2825 Reserve active status forces include members ofthe Selected Reserve, the Individual Ready Reserve W. Dublin-Granville Road. Columbus. Ohio and the Active Standby Reserve. Only the color of the card held by these members of the reserve 43235-2789. (614) 336-7000. The views components will change. There will be no associated changes to current service benefits, privileges and opinions expressed in the Buckeye and entitlements, unless a change in status occurs. Family members of Reservists will continue to Guard are not necessarily those of the receive the red 10 card. The change responds to a pledge made by Cohen in a recent policy Departments of the Army and Air Force or the Adjutant General of Ohio. The memorandum, calling on the civilian and military leadership ofthe Department ofDefense to eliminate Buckeye Guard is distributed free to "all residual barriers, structural and cultural" for effective integration of the Reserve and active members oft he Ohio Army and Air National components into a "seamless Total Force." (Bear Facts, Missouri National Guard) Guard and to other interested persons at their request. Circulation 19,000. Nation's governors voice support of Guard in wake of proposed cuts. The ADJUTANTGENERAL'SDEPT. Arn1y's plan to have the Army National Guard bear the brunt of funding cuts, eliminating 38,000 Guard positions, spurred two-thirds of the nation's governors to speak out against that plan. The S t a t e C ommande r-in-C hie f governors sent letters to President Clinton and Defense Secretary William Cohen in support of the Gov. George V. Voinovich Guard. Cohen justified the actions of the Army at the Quadrennial Defense Review held last year, where the cuts took place and where the Guard had no representation. In a letter to Ohio Gov. George Adjutant General V. Voinovich, Cohen discussed his ratification of the size of initial troop cuts. (NatiOJwl Guard) Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander Asst. AG, Air Selected Service registration now can be done on Internet. If you are a young Maj. Gen. John H. Smith man between the ages of 18 and 25, you must register for the Selected Service, no matter if you are Asst. AG, Army already in the National Guard or planning to join the Guard or some other branch of the military. Not Brig. Gen. John S. Martin only is registration the law, but also with few exceptions men who fail to register by age 26 permanently forfeit their eligibility for most federal employment and several federal student aid Command Ser geant M ajor programs. People now can register on line (http://www.sss.gov) or at any local post office. (Bear State CSM Michael 0. Howley Facts, Missouri National Guard) Senior Enlisted Advisor-Air Chief Master Sgt. Earl Lutz Legislation will reimburse some reservists for travel expenses. President Clinton signed a bill Dec. 17, 1997, that will reimburse more than4,000National Guard and Reserve PUBLlCATION STAFF soldiers for expenses they incurred while shipping personal property home from Europe. The Army Public Affa irs O fficer Reserve-National Guard Equity Reimbursement Act covers reserve component soldiers who Capt. Neal E. O'Brien deployed to Europe in support of Operation JOINT GUARD between Oct. I, 1996, and May 3 1, 1997, and who were under travel orders that did not authorize a temporary change-of-station weight Ma nag ing Editor allowance. The act authorizes the Anny to reimburse the shipping expenses on personal items such Staff Sgt. Diane L. Farrow as reading lamps, microwaves, televisions and VCRs. Many soldiers bought these recreational items Associa te Editors because they were stationed in areas where no extracurricular activities or equipment were provided Spc. Stc\'e Toth and later learned they had to pay to ship them back home. (National Guard) Spc. Carrie Clevidence Soldiers who drop out early will have to pay back part of benefits. Reservists Ed itor ial Assista nt Mimi Myers who receive Montgomery Gl Bill-Selected Reserve benefits and who fail to complete their six-year service obligations now will have to pay back to the government a portion of the education benefits Contrib uto r s: they received. Under provisions of a new law, effective in October 1998, the reserve components 196th PAD Journalists wi ll begin recouping benefits from people who drop out of the Selected Reserve after Oct. I, 1997. Air National Guard Journalists The law doesn't affect members who are medically disabled or who leave the Selected Reserve under Unit Public Affairs Representatives the Reserve Transition Assistance Program. (A ir Force Reserve Command News Service) Guardmembers and their families arc encouraged to submit any articles meant to Guard to face more restructuring as part of Total Army concept. The first step inform, educate or entertain Buckeye in instituting the National Guard Division Redesign Plan will come to fruition this fal l. As a result Guard readers. including stories about of the work by the 54 adjutants general, six Army National Guard separate enhanced brigades will interesting Guard personalities and unique be aligned under two new active-duty divisions, taking the initial steps in bringing about the Total unit training. Deadlines are: Army. The redesign plan is the brain child of the adjutants general, or TAGs, who were responding Win te r : O c tob er I S to a need for more combat support and combat service support in the active Army. According to a S pring: Janua r y I S study by the Commission on Roles and Missions, the active Army had a shortfall of about 60,000 S umme r : April I S CS and CSS troops. To assist in those shortfalls, the TAGs unanimously voted to convert those six Fall: July I S enhanced brigades from combat to CS and CSS in 1993. (National-Guard) 2 Buckeye Guard FEEDBACK FROM THE FIELD Articles recall vivid and armories around Ohio and other states we Best way to lose weight: support. I see the trucks on the road, and I end memories of Bosnia up nashing my headlights and waving. It makes Stop eating so much! I read with more than a little interest the last me feel good to see them smile and wave back. As many people have discovered, the weight issue of the Buckeye Guard (Winter 97/98). The Spring issue is the only Buckeye Guard their body likes to carry does not necessarily fall The excerpts from linguist Maj. Sinisa Lavric's I have, and I'll always keep it with me. There's within the accepted limits set by the military. journal brought back some vivid memories of a lot of information in this magazine for old There are many reasons why individuals fall Operation JOINT ENOEA VOR. While on troops like myself, so keep up the good work. outside of the acceptable weight range. Infre­ active duty stationed in Giebelstadt, Germany, Spc. Bob Hayes (ret.) quently there is an underlying medical condition I was deployed fo r four months in support of Newark, Ohio which should be detected during the periodic the operation soon after its commencement. I physical or by your family doctor. In this case, did notice one inconsistency in one oftheentries Members past and presenl of!he Ohio Na­ you should seek medical evaluation. that I would like to bring to light. lional Guard can and should be receiving copies However, ifyou are like most individuals, the In "Soaring Above It All," Maj. Lavric writes of!lze Buckeye Guard on a quarterly basis. The weight gain is likely secondary to genetics. If of his experience on a CH-470 Chinook fl ight mailing list is derived as follows: SIDPERS others in your fami ly are heavy or overweight, from Tuzla.