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To my friends in the National Guard:
I am very honored to serve as your new Commander-in-Chief, and I do not take this great responsibility lightly. I am a firm believer in a strong and effective National Guard.
Your history is replete with valor and sacrifice in the service of your State and Country. For well over two centuries the Georgia Militia and the Georgia National Guard have repelled invaders, have met the enemy on foreign soil and have brought great honor and glory to our native land.
Georgi a Guardsmen have also served their State in times of local emergencies: You have battled the forest fires of North Georgia in the early 1950's. You have fought the floods in Columbus. You have stood guard against the tornado devastation of Warner Robins, Cochran, Columbus, Gainesville and the explosion of Villa Rica. You have faced the icy cold and deep snow drifts in Hall County in the early 1960's.
Today, you are in the highest state of operational readiness in history. Our Air Guard is performing many active duty missions for the Air Force, including flying cargo missions to Vietnam and dismantling our communications facilities in France. We have two high-priority SRF units in the State and a mighty armored division which are highly capable and ready for any eventuality.
I will support your plans and programs to the best of my ability. Your challenges are my challenges, and I will work hard toward the fulfillment of your goals.
Let me assure you of my complete cooperation in our joint responsibility to preserve and protect the best interests of our State and Nation.
GOVERNOR LESTER G. MADDOX
Commander-in-Chief, Georgia National Guard
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Vol. 17 January 1967 No. 1
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia.

ADJUTANT
GE.NERAL'S MESSAGE

HONORABLE LESTER G. MADDOX GOVERNOR OF GEORGI A

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN

MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY
Editor
PublicaLon and Editorial Office P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 30302

My Fellow Guardsmen:
As we embark upon the new year of 1967, we can look back upon a highly successful year of training and the completion of our as-
signments. These accomplishments are ones of which we can be justly proud.
Our Air Guard has maintained high C-2 ratings in both military airlift groups while accomplishing a record number of flying hours in support of our forces in Southeast Asia.
Our communications maintenance squadron has been called upon to dismantle radar and other communications facilities in France that were part of U.S. NATO forces that must be out by 1 April 1967.
Our SRF units have successfully passed their Army Training Tests and we are maintaining a high degree of readiness.
Federal IG inspection reports indicate that 19 of our units in the 48th Armored Di vi sian have won Superior ratings this fall. Last summer a record number of 57 Superiors were awarded to division units on the basis of their performance at field training at Ft. Stewart.
Personnel strength within our units is at its authorized peak. Thus, we face the future with bright prospects for another year of valued service to our State and Nation. To all who have made this record of achievement possible, I am proud anc:i appreciative.

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62% of Airlift
Crews Transport
Cargo to Vietnam
A National Guard" Bureau tabulation of Vietnam missions by the 24 Air Guard military airlift groups shows that, in the first nine months of this activity, over 62% of our C-97 and C-121 aircrews have flown into the war zone, and one officer has made 13 flights into Saigon.
Since the "Christmas Star" GI giftlift late last November, 2, 266 ANG aircrew members have made cargo and passenger airlift missions into Vietnam without being mobilized. These missions are continuing at the rat.e of 75 or more per month.
The trans-Pacific route from Travis AFB, California, to Saigon covers over 16,000 miles round trip and takes about 10 days for western ANG airlift groups . East coast groups require about II days and fly a total of about 22,000 miles, almost the distance around the world at the equator.
Lt Col Earl Blake, a navigator in the 138 Mil Alft Gp , Tulsa , Okla, made 13 trips to Saigon up to the end of August, more than any other Guardsman. Col Blake is a parttimer in the Guard.
Part-timers have made the most Vietnam missions in 14 of the 24 groups, and 61 % of all the aircrew members participating in this activity were part-timers. Technicians and Air Force advisors made up the other 39% of personnel crewing the Saigon trip.
The report revealed that 376 Guardsmen also flew missions into Santo Domingo in the first seven months of 1966, over 10% of the total aircrew personnel.
Gist Gets A/G-2
Major Herman 0. Gist, 1st Bn, 179 th Artillery was transferred 17 October 1966 to the 48th Armored Division Staff as Assistant G-2 and Captain Billie N. Brinkley, 1st Bn, I79th Artillery, has been assigned as the Executive Officer and promoted to the rank of Major on the Battalion Staff.
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Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman, Third US Army Commanding General, and Atlanta Journal editor Jack Spalding presented Gold Medallions to five enlisted men of the Georgia National Guard and the US Army Reserve. From left are the recipients, Sergeant First Class Rodney N. Burnsed, Private First Class Jerry R. Mackin, Jr., both of the National Guard; and Sergeant Major John E. Broderick, Specialist 5 Robert R. Wyant II, and Specialist Fourth Class Joe E. Timberlake Ill, all of the

Army Reserve.

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Guardsmen Get Journal Awards

Five enlisted men, representing the National Guard and the US Army Reserves , were honored at Fort McPherson November 19 at the third annual Atlanta Journal Army Achievements Award presentation.
Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman , Third US Army Commanding General, and Atlanta Journal editor Jack Spalding presented the awards.
Honored with gold medallions were Sergeant First Class Rodney N. Burnsed of Statesboro, Btry B, 1st Bn, ll8th Arty, Private First Class Jerry R. Mackin Jr. of Atlanta, Co C, 248th Sig Bn, both of the Georgia National Guard, and Sergeant Major John E. Broderick of Decatur, Specialist 5 Robert R. Wyant II of Atlanta and Private First Class Joe E. Timberlake III of Macon, all of the Army Reserve.
Another National Guard award winner , Specialist 4 Carl A. Aiken of Savannah, Hq & Svc Btry, 1st Bn , ll8th Arty, was unable to be present for the ceremonies.
The soldiers honored were selected by a panel of officers for their initiative, ability, leadership, common sense and a number of other factors.

The parade was followed by a reception at the Service Club for the award recipients, their families and friends , unit commanders and 6ther dignitaries.
HORSE GUARDS, HUSSARS RE-UNITE
The Governor's Horse Guard that chased Pancho Villa through Mexico and led Governor Gene Talmadge up Peachtree Street held a reunion in Atlanta in Novem ber. Featured speaker was Lt. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser of Hinesville who commanded descendent Horse Guard units in New Guinea.
Mexican Border Veterans of Augusta's Richmond Hu ss ars met in that East Georgia City in Novem ber when the remaining members of the Last Man's Club gathered to reminisce about their adventures. Lt Col. William L. Britton, commander of the Georgia Guard's 5th Battalion, 108th Amzor, spoke to the group, some of whom came from as far away as California and Massachusettes. The Hussars was forme rly Troop K, 1st Georgia Cavalry , GaNG.

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MAMMOTH C-124 READIED FOR FIRST AIR GUARD FLIGHT Minuteman Decal held by MSGTS Tom Corley, W. G. Davidson

Ga ANG First to Get C-124's; 116 MAG Conversion Began 7 Dec

The Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Military Airlift Group became the first Air Guard unit in the nation to receive the C-124 Douglas Globemas ter Wednesday, December 7. The 116th is one of thr ee Air Guard groups in the nation phasing out its present Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters for the mammoth C-124 which can
carry more than 1Yz times the cargo
of the C-97. Arriving at Dobbins Air Force
Base at Marietta at 10:30 A.M., the first Globemaster was "swarmed" over by pilots and mechanics of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron at
Dobbins who will be flying the aircraft on global airlift missions as they have been doing in the C-97 since 1961. For the past year the 128th has been making three cargo flights a month to Vietnam.
The C-124 has a wing span of 174 feet and is 130 feet long. It can carry more than 50,000 pounds of outsized cargo and is currently the main-stay of the military airlift command's fleet of conventional aircraft. As Lockheed's C-1 41 Starlifters come into the Air Force inventory, the C-124' s are being phased out and are being transferred to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airlift Units.
Training of Aircrews by a mobile training detachment began at Dobbins on November 21. It is antici-

pated that aircrew members will become qualified in the aircraft at a rapid rate with a high state of operational readiness expected by 30 June 1967.
On hand to watch the C-124 aruve were Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Commander, 116th Military Airlift Wing, Lt. Col. Cleveland J. Perkins, Commander, 116th Military Airlift Group, and Lt. Col. Charles H. Allen , Wing Director of Operations.
Pooley Promoted
Chaplain Robert C. Pooley, Jr., of Rome has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the 116th Military Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard.
In civilian life, Chaplain Pooley is Executive Secretary of the Cherokee Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church with headquarters in Rome.
Chaplain Pooley has served as Chaplain for the last 12 years. During World War II, he was Chaplain aboard a troop transport ship in the Pacific.
He has served as a member of the Coosa Valley Tech Advisory Committee as well Chairman of the Floyd County District, Boy Scouts of America. Chaplain Pooley is president of the Rome Christian Council.

BIG Paul S. Stone,
Travis Field Airmen
Fly Vital Serum
To Save Sav. Child
Brigadier General Paul S. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Air, was called on to fly a xial of life-s aving se rum to a Savannah child who was close to death in Savannah.
General Stone , a Waynesboro native, was Aircraft Commander on a Georgia Air National Guard C-97 that was making practice approaches to Bush Field Airport at Augusta 16 November when he was notified of the emergency in Savannah. He was asked to proceed immediately to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina to pick up the serum and rush it to Travis Field, Savannah from which base he had taken off an hour earlier. Arriving at Charleston five minutes before the South Carolina State Patrolmen arrived with the serum, General Stone took off immediately and was cleared direct to the Savannah Airport at minimum altitude and maximum s peed. Having the Airport cleared for the emergency traffic, General Stone landed in a minimum of time on a down-wind runway in order to transfer the serum to an awa1 t1ng Coast Guard helicopter. The helicopter flew the serum to Savannah Memorial Hospital and it was administered immediately to the child, 17 -month-old Rebecca Ann Barnard. It had taken only one' hour and five minutes from the time General Stone received the information until he had delivered the serum to the helicopter. The child was reported in fair condition Thursday. Dr. Daniel B. Cox said five of the thirty iron tablets believed swallowed by the child could have been fatal within forty-eight hours. The se rum was Desferal.
The C-97 aircraft, a four-engine Boeing Transport, was co-piloted by Lt. Col. Sheftall B. Coleman and its flight engineers' were Sgt.
Henry Hall and Sgt. L. T. Walker. The crucial relay system was coordinated by Air National Guartl personnel at Travis Field by radio and telephone, after receiving che emergency call from the Savannah hospital.
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Dobbins Aircrew Comforts Passengers
On European Flight
Words of praise bounce embarassingly off, modest Georgia Air Guard Flight crews, many of whom have experienced a light pat on the back in recent months as a result of extra airlift effort on their part.
As an example of the type of comments that come from nonmilitary channels, we reproduce portions of letters from two passengers who were on one recent flight from Dobbins AFB to Europe. The letters were addressed to the Commander, I 16th Military Airlift Wing.
Dear Sir,
On August 29, 1966, at McGuire Air Force Base, I was privileged to board a Georgia Air National Guard C-97, bound for Mildenhall, England.
I am writing you to offer a personal and sincere commendation to the entire crew of Flight 1433, specifically, Lt. Col. J. E. Hayes, Lt. Col. C. J. Perkins, Jr., Lt. W. E. Ridley, Jr., M. Sgt. S. E. Moon, M. Sgt. W. B. Cunningham, T. Sgt. C. H. Owens, T. Sgt. J. Kelley.
There were many of us waiting at McGuire AFB for space available transportation back to Europe, who were traveling on emergency leave orders. Some of the women who bad been waiting nine or ten days were traveling with small babies. The crew members did everything within the realm of possibility to provide comfort for every passenger. Comfortable sleeping areas were set up for the small children. During two chilly nights of flying, the crew, on their own initiative, covered every sleeping woman and child, sometimes using their own flight suits and over-coats when blankets were not available. I saw one of the men keeping close watch throughout the night over a sleeping infant, so that the exhausted Mother could rest. Most important, however, we were all greatly impressed with the prudent safety preca11tions taken by the crew. These men were obviously well trained, competent fliers, who were fully cognizant

of the responsibility they had undertaken, volunteering to fly a plane load of passengers across the Atlantic.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to you, to the Georgia Air National Guard, and to the crew members of flight 1433, for a job very well done.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Harry Block
Dear Sir:
I wish to show my appreciation in this letter to the Flight Crew of MATS Flight Nr. 1433, 2200, 29 August 1966.
This group of men are to be commended for their assistance, kindness and consideration shown to all the passengers. These men went out of their way to assist the people on their flight and make the long, tedious flight as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances.
I would like this letter to be passed on to all the members of the flight crew as fl gesture of appreciation from one of the passengers who was well pleased by the attitude displayed by these men.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Spikes

Paget, Kenan Retire

Major Manchester C. Paget, Jr., Bremen, Ga., has retired from active

service with the Georgia Army

National Guard after 22 years ser-

vice.

Major Paget had served since

1962 as information officer, 48th

Armored Div., with assignment to

the 548th Administration Co.,

Atlanta. He assumed the post of

information officer upon reorganization of the 48th Armored as an all-

Georgia division.

In civilian life, Major Paget is

principal of the Bremen High School.

He is married and has two sons,

Michael, 15, and Jeffrey, 6. Major Paget is a graduate of

Georgia Military Academy, College

Park, and Emory University, Atlan-

ta, where he received Bachelor of

Arts and Master of Education degrees.

He has been transferred to the

USAR Ready Reserve Mobilization Reinforcement Pool with recommen-

dation of promotion to lieutFnant

colonel.

In previous assignments, Major

Paget was a member of the 122nd

Infantry;

assistant inspector

general and assistant G-2 of the

48th Division.

He served 11 months in the Euro-

pean Theater in 1945-46 in the

occupation of Berlin as a member

of the 78th Infantry Division and

3rd Infantry Regiment.

Major James Shields Kenan, veteran artillerymat:t from Statesboro, retired 1 July after more than 20 years of "honorable and faithful service" and has been promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Lt. Col. Kenan enlisted in the Guard 7 Oct 35, serving until inducted into federal service for WW II 25 Nov 40. Commissioned in 1941, he was a CAC officer until discharged in 1945. Returning to the Guard in 1947, he was again called into federal service for the Korean conflict, serving as adjutant of the 101st AAA Gun Bn on active duty at Camp McCoy, Wis.
After returning to Georgia, he rejoined the Guard for a year and a half, was inactive for a period, and signed up again in 1960. His most recent assignment was as G-3, Air, Hq, 48th Armd Div.

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A smart military atmosphere is created by the Color Guard of Tifton's Co B, 2nd Bn, 121st lnf, which displays the standards at the pre-game ceremonies as the Star Spangled Banner is rendered .at the Tifton and Moultrie High School Football Game. Each home game of the Tifton Blue Devils has this National Guard foursome on hand. They are, 1-r, Pfc Jesse Fordham, SSG Andrew T . Barber, SSG Joe E.
King ond Sgt J . T . Barber.
The Army and Air National Guard Meritorious Service Award, given in appreciation for their cooperation with the National Guard, was presented to the City of Elberton, Elbert County, Radio Station WSGC, and The Elberton Star 3 December at the local unit's annual banquet at the Armory. Making the presentation was Lt. Col . John E. McGowan, second from left, Commanding Officer, I st Botta Iion, 214 Arti II ery. Receiving the awards were (I to r) R. L. Williford, for The Elberton Star; Col . Me Gowan; Mayor Jack Wheeler, for the C ity of Elberton; Commission Chairman Monroe
Dunn, for Elbert County. (Star Photo)
Full-scale wooden mockup of C-SA transport now in production at LockheedGeorgia Company, Marietta, towers over double row of six Army Guard 272-ton trucks and trailers. Driven into 19-foot-wide cargo compartment, the twin column of trucks, furnished by Guardsmen of the State Maintenance Shop in Atlanta, left room for an aisle down the center and on each side. Nose built like the visor of an astronaut's helmet rei ses straight up, and ramp unfolds to ground level for drive-on loads. Nacelle (left center) for one of the 728,000-pound transport's General Electric TF-39 engines is 8Y2 feet in diameter, about 27 feet long . First flight of the U. S. Air Force C-SA will be in June, 1968 .

Promotions
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
James W Richardson to CPT Harry G Hammock to MAJ Charles E Weeks to CPT Edward W Westlake to LTC Larry J Hobbs to MAJ Billie N Brinkley to MAJ Donald H Smith to CPT Heber M Quinney J r to CW4 Jack A Carman to CW2 John R Hemphill to CPT Ben L Upchurch to LTC Clarence B Irwin J r to COL Irby A Jenkins to CW4 Burl C Shubert J r to ILT James F Smith to CPT Leon D Jacobs to CPT Charles R Hasty to CPT Carlton B Langford to IL T Robert C Smith to CW2 William F Kent to CPT Eugene A Pierce to CPT Robert T Baird J r to COL David L Patrick to IL T Everett L Peacock to IL T Robert L Pitts to IL T
Simon J Sheffield J r to IL T Joel W Smith III to ILT Ralph G Turner to ILT James T Walker to ILT Ralph E Wells J r to ILT Norman F Williams to ILT Herschell W Winters to IL T Elmer L Barton to ILT Larry W Bedingfield to IL T Norman F Bone to IL T Alvin G Christian to IL T Charles J Colcock to ILT Kirby L Hicks to ILT Jimmie R Hopson to IL T Charles A Millwood to ILT James L Moody to IL T Thomas Nesbitt II to ILT Augustus F Ward to IL T Robert E Poss to ILT Larry B Hunt to ILT A B Richards to CW4 Robert D Boyd to CPT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Louis E Drane Jr to LTC Donald D Maynard to ILT John W Wyatt Jr to IL T Richard H Burnette to ILT Dennis B Dixon Jr to CPT Patricia H Reardon to IL T William D Bundrant to IL T Emried D Cole III to IL T Jasper H Boatright to CPT William E Ridley J r to ILT
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Rifle, Pistol Teams

Score at Perry

Georgia National Guard marksmen made an impressive record at the 1966 Pistol Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Platoon Sergeant Donald M. Walden of Bartow joined teammates, Lt Lawrence C. Hancock of Albany and Staff Sergeant J . P. Walden of Bartow in registering a top performance at the "World Series of Marksmanship".
Walden turned in an aggregate score of 28811 in the .22 caliber National Match Course to lead all reservists in the Sharpshooter He was immediately followed by 17 fellow Guardsmen, to give the Guard a clean sweep of the top 18 places in the class.
Lt Hancock had -previously taken a second place in the preliminary Reserve Sharpshooter Center Fire match, and Sgt J. P. Walden had placed fourth in the prelimina ry Reserve Master class for the 22 caliber pistol.
Cousin Donald, who is a govern ment employee in civilian life, turned in scores of 9502, 986, to accumulate his 28811 aggre gate.
The Georgia National Guard Rifle Team , consisting of 7 of the top shooters from throughout the State, participated in the National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio 14-27 August. The team, which is captained by Cpt Walter M. Lovett of Atlanta and a member of Hq 448th S&T Bn, Augusta, did not win any team awards but improved over last year's firing.
Sgt Bobby L Schoonover of HH&SB, 1st Bn, 118th Arry, Savannah, placed 7th in the expert class of Res erve shooters in the Navy Cup Match, which consisted of 20 rounds in the standing position from the 200 yard line. Sgt Schoonover fired a 9 5 out of a possible 100 to win a medal in this match.
Members of the team, in addition to Cpt Lovett and Sgt Schoonover, are Cpt Jack D. Cooper, Hq, 5/ 108 Armor, Augusta, 1S0 Donald L. Hartley and SP4 Larry B. Cooper, Co B, 5/108 Armor, Louisville, SSG Ray A. Smith, Co B, 3/ 108 Armor, Dawson , and Sgt James S. Pruitt of the 48 th MP Com pany, Atlanta.

PFC TERRY A. PHILLIPS

PFC THOMAS H. PEELE

406th Ordnance Guardsmen

Return from Tng with Honors

124th Public Information Detachment

New guardsmen from the 406th

discipline was accomplished by

Ordnance J=ompany of the Georgia Private Elzie D. Owens , Jr., who

Army National Guard in Atlanta

was twice selected as Comman-

have returned home from their six

der' s Orderly for his military self

months active duty and brought

discipline. Owens is an instrument

with them an enviable training

repairman.

record.

In addition to the honors men-

So far , 91 of the trainees have

tioned above, ten more of the re-

returned to their home unit with

turning guardsmen distinguished

13 more to be returning shortly.

themselves by ranking between

Private First Class Danny L.

fifth and first in their respective

Looney and Thomas H. Peele re-

graduating classes. They are Pri-

turned as honor graduates from

vates First Class James B. Cobb,

their job training schools. Looney

George T. Gillespie, Lloyd M. Gey-

attended Wheel Vehicle Mechanic's

er, Jr., Charles M. Harris, and

School at Fort Dix, New Jersey

Michael 0. Wilhoit, and Privates

and Peele attended Instrument Re-

James H. Brown, Kelly W. Cleland,

pair School at Aberdeen Proving

Denis Filbey, Morris D. Gaines,

Ground, Maryland.

and Alton J. Hudgins.

Returning as outstanding trainee

Officers of the 406th were highly

of the company during basic train-

pleased at the unusually outstand-

ing was Pfc. Terry A. Phillips,

ing record set by their Guardsmen.

who went through his basic training

The 13 members still in training

session at Fort Benning, Georgia.

will bring yet broader smiles to the

Phillips later studied turret artillery

command of the 406th, because

repair at Fort Hood, Texas.

their record is shaping up to be

An impressive record of self

equally as impressive.

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19 Are "Superior" on Annual Inspections

Ni neteen ARNG units in Georgia have been rated Superior as a result of annual IG inspections: Co A, 560 th E ngr Bn HHD, 248th Sig Bn Trp C, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav Co C, 1st Bn, 108th Armor Trp A, 1st Sqdn , 748 th Cav CoB, 1s t Bn (M) , 121st Inf Co C , 2d Bn, 108th Armor Co A, 1st Bn (M), 121st In

HHC , 2d Bn (M), 121st lnf Btry A, 1st Bn , 118th Arty Co B , 1st Bn, 108th Armor Btry B, 1st Bn , 118th Arty Btry C, 1st Bn, 118th Arty Btry C, 2d Bn , 118th Arty CoB, 2d Bn (M), 121st Inf HH&SB , 1st Bn, 118th Arty HHC, 3d Bn , 108th Armor Co B, 5th Bn , 108th Armor HH C , 3d Bde , 48 th Armd Div

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202nd Airmen Volunteer for Duty In France to Remove U.S. NATO Gear

In response to a call from the U.S. Air Force, 60 Air National Guardsmen from Middle Georgia have volunteered to enter active duty to aid in the removal of American military equipment from France.
Gen. Charles DeGaulle, after wi thdrawing his country's membership from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has ordered all foreign military installations out of France by March 31 , 1967 .
With only about four months left to remove much complex American military gear from the French Republic , a critical rush project is in progress to complete the dismantling before the deadline.
More than 400 Air National Guard officers and technical specialists began to cooperate with "Project Fast Race" as of Nov. 15. About 60 area "weekend warriors" from various fields of civilian activities have volunteered for tours ranging from 30 to 89 days.
The 202nd GEEIA (Ground Electronics Engineering and Installation Agency; Squadron, based in a new building at the Macon Municipal Airport, sent a group of seven men November 16th to Etain Air Base and Phalsbourg Air Base in France. Another group of 11 Middle Georgians celebrated Thanksgiving while enroute to the Chateauroux Air Station and the headquarters of the European GEEIA Region at Weisbaden, Germany.
Before January 14 three more groups left from Macon for NATO air bases at Chambley, Chaumont, Dre ux, Evreux-Fauville, Laon, ToulRosieres, and the Moselle ATC Facility.
The entire job of removing various types of electronic equipment fr om these bases will be done by the Air Guardsmen , under the direction of the project chief, Lt. Col. Paul D. Kerr of the Oklahoma Air National Guard.
The men will also be engaged in th e disasse mbling of 20 microwave sites scattered through northwestern France, which were used to relay military communications between th e bases.

F ranee - Bound Val unteers of the Macon Air National Guard unit, from Ieft, S. Sgt. Hoyt A. Duck worth of Macon, S. Sgt. Robert L. Rogers of Marshall vi II e, T. Sgt. Jack W. Gillie of Warner Robins, Airman 1-C. Walter R. Weld of Cochran, S. Sgt. Robert Patterson of Ft. Valley, T . Sgt. Harry Jordon of Byron and M. Sgt. John Talbot of Macon, board a plane at Macon Airport as unit commander Lt. Col. George
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GOVERNOR MADDOX TAKES OATH OF OFFICE

GA. GUARD SALUTES GOV. MADDOX

The Georgia Guard's new commander-in- Chief, Governor Lester G. Maddox, was sworn in as Governor of Georgia at the State Capitol officially January lOth, shortly after his election by the General Assembly. Inaugural ceremonies took place Wednesday, January lith at high noon, and he was given the traditional 19-gun salute by Georgia Guardsmen after taking the oath of office.
In charge of arrangements for the ceremonies on the west side of the State Capitol was Major General George J. Hearn, Adjutant General

of Georgia, who had some 100 Guardsmen from the Atlanta area on duty for the event.
Manning the salute guns -- lOSmm howitzers loaded with blank powder charges -- were men of the 648th Maintenance Battalion. Another contingent of Guardsmen of the 48 th Military Police Company were stationed around the grounds.
Behind the scenes, Guardsmen and civilian employees of the Department of Defense worked throughout the night of January 10-11 preparing the Inaugural Program.

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McKenna Yields, Lowery Gets Yoke At NGA Ga Meet

Lieutenant Colonel M- Roscoe Lowery, JAG of the 48th Armored Division, was installed as President of the National Guard Association of Georgia at the conclusion of the 18th Post-war conference in Macon September 11th.
The two-day convention, packed with top-level speakers and a galaxy of star-studded generals , was presided over by Colonel Andrew McKenna, outgoing President of the association.
Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr. , Commander of the 116th Military Ai rlift Wing, was named PresidentElect. Vice-presidents elected for the 1966-67 term were Lt. Col. Holden C. West of Macon, Colonel Hiram J. Honea of Atlanta and Lt. Col. Ben L. Upchurch of Atlanta. Re-elected Secretary-Treasurer was L t. Col. Ben L. Kersey.
Named to the Board of Directors were Col. McKenna and Col. Creighton L. Rhodes.
Appearing as guest speakers were Major General George T . Duncan, Deputy Commander, Third Army; Major General Winston P. Wilson, Chief, National Guard Bureau; Major General James F. Cantwell , President, Na tional Guard Association of the U. S.; Major General Edwin W. Heywood, AG of Maine and President, Adjutants General Association of the U. S.; and Congressman John J . Flynt, who was the banquet speaker.
Resolutions offered by the committee headed by Brig. Gen. Charles L. Davis included one that would urge the Governor and General Assembly to allocate sufficient fupds for a rmory maintenance; another would recind the requirement that one year and one field training period be served before a colonel can be promoted to brigadier general. Another resolution would petition for subsiste nce for officers' meal s during MUTA's.
The Time and Place Committee re comm e nded that the 1967 conference be held in Atlanta 9-10 September 1967.
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New officers of the Notional Guard Association of Georgia pose at the conclusion of the conference. At the front, Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr., President-elect, and Lt. Col . M. Roscoe Lowery, President. At the rear, 1-r, Lt. Col . Ben Upchurch, a Vice-president; Col . Creighton L. Rhodes and Col . Andrew McKenna, named to the Board of Directors; and Lt. Col . Holden C. West, a Vice-president. Not pictured were Col . Hiram Honea, another Veep, and Lt. Col . Ben L. Kersey, Secre-
tary-treasurer.
Formal attire is in vogue for these general officers who formed the elite galaxy of stars which glittered during the evening's festivities in Macon. They are, 1-r, Maj . Gen. E. W. Heywood, Maj . Gen . J . F. Cantwell, Maj . Gen. B. F . Merritt, Brig. Gen . C. L . Do vis, Maj . Gen . George J . Hearn, Maj . Gen . W. P . Wi I son and Brig.
Gen. P . S. Stone.
MAJOR SAM FOWLER WINS $100 CASH DOOR PRIZE Assisted by Col.. McKenna, Capt. Betty Connor

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117th Commissions 8 Weapons Controllers
Co lonel Creighton L . Rhodes, Commander of the 11 7th Tactical Contro l Squadron, an nounced th e appointmen t o f eight 2nd Lieut en ants who recently graduat ed from Officers Training Schoo l, at Lack / and AFB , Texas. The y will att en d the We apons Contro ll er Schoo l at Tyndall AFB, Florida.

Lt. Robert L. Payne attended West Rome High School in Rome, Go, and is o graduate of Un iversity of Georgia with o Bachelor of Arts with a major
in Landscape Architecture. He is employed by the Corp of Engineers
in Savannah .

Lt. Morvin C. Todd, Jr. attended Ahoskie High School in Ahoskie, N. C., and is a graduate of N. C. State University. He is employed as on eng ineer wit h the Corp of Engineers in Savannah.

Lt . Geary T . Dooly was born in Leesburg, Florida and is a graduate of Georgia Tech with o degree in Industrial Engineering. He is employed with the Union Camp Paper Company.

Lt . Wallace M. Moody attended Appling Co unty High School and is a graduate of University of Georgia with a degree in Bus i ness Adm i nistration . He i s em pl oyed by Great Done Tra i ler Com-
pony in Savannah.

Lt. John M. Browning attended H. V. Jenkins High School and is a graduate of Georgia Tech w ith B.S . Degree in Industrial Management. He is employed by Ford Motor Company in East Point,
Georgia.

L t . John M. Carmi choel attended Savannah High School and is a graduate of Un ivers ity of Go. He plans to attend graduate school at University of Go. this winter to complete his work for Moster Degree in Poli-
t ical Science.

Lt . Woodrow W. Wheeler , Jr. attended Waycross High School and is a graduate of Troy State College in Troy, Al abam a , with a major in Phys i cal Ed ucat ion. He is employed by the
Atlant ic Coast L ine Rail road.

Lt. Clifford B. Sowell attended Savannah High School and graduated from Florida State Uni ve rsity. He plans to a tt end the wi nter quarter at the Un iversity of Geo rgia graduate s chool major-
ing in Mathemat ic s.

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L/C James, Mai Ayres Advise 165th

Lt Colonel Herbert W. James and Major Lew E. Ayres, U. S. Air Force, have been assigned to the 16Sth Military Airlift Group, Georgia Air National Guard, as Air Force Advisors. Colonel James replaces Lt Colonel James Green, while Major Ayres replaces Major Harry R. Rearick.
Colonel James is a native of Williamstown, Pennsylvania and is a veteran of 24 years military service - having entered the Army Air Corps in 1942. He attended flying schools at Douglas, Georgia, Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia, and Moody Field, Ga. He was commissioned on 1i March 1944, and served in England during World War II, where he flew B-17 ''Flying Fortresses" with the 8th Air Force.
Colonel James is a graduate of Squadron Officers School and Air Command & Staff College. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Southern College tn 19 58 and Master of Education from the University of Virginia in 1962.
Decorations awarded Colonel James include the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign with 4 Battle Stars.
During his career Colonel James served as MAC Aircraft CommanderPacific Division, from 1952 until 1956, and Atlantic Division, from 1951 until 1952.
Colonel James is one of the original "Blue-Jay" pilots of the Military Airlift Command. This was a gigantic operation in which MAC pilots flew in all of the supplies and equipment which was required to construct Thule AFB, tn Greenland.
Colonel James arrived at Travis Field from Lajes Field, Azores, where he was Chief of the Airlift Command Post and Officer-in-charge of Base Operations.
Major Ayres is a native of Oregon, and entered the U. S. Air Force in March 1951. He is a graduate of Radar Interceptor All-Weather Fighter School and served in the Air Defense Command where he flew in F-89 and F-94 type aircraft.
He graduated from Primary Observor School in September 1953, completed Navigation Upgrade Training

in March 1959, and completed Squadron Officers School in March 1963. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Miami Florida, in 1964.
His awards include an Outstanding Unit Award with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 2 bronze stars.
One of Major Ayres' previous assignments was in serving as Navigator Flight Examiner with the Pacific "Typhoon Chasers" at Guam and Yokota Air Base, Japan. He also served as Navigator Flight Examiner with the 21st Air Force at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, in C-ll8 type aircraft.
Major Ayres arrived at Travis Field from McGuire AFB after serving as Chief, Reserve Forces Division, Directorate of Operations Training, 21st Air Force.
Col. W. H. Kelly
Cited by MAC
Colonel William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander of the Air National Guard, located at Travis Field, Savannah, has been awarded a Certificate of Service in acknowledgement of his services while a member of the Military Airlift Command (MAC) Air Reserve Forces Policy Council. The certificate was awarded Colonel Kelly by General Howell M. Estes, Jr., MAC Commander. Colonel Kelly served on the Policy Council from 1 July 196 3 to 30 June 1966.
The Air Reserve Forces Policy Council is designated as a committee to advise the Secretary of the Air Force on Reserve Forces policy matters and to assist in the preparation and development of policies and regulations pertinent to the Reserve Forces, including but not limited to: ( 1) The organization and distribution of the Air National Guard of the United States, ( 2) The organization, distribution, and training of the Air National Guard and (3) The organization, distribution, training, appointment, assignment, promotion, and discharge of members of the Air Force Reserve.

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L/C "Pat" Patton, NG Retired, Dies
Lt. Colonel Arthur R. Patton, who recently retired after more than 20 years active and Air National Guard service, died November lOth in a private hospital from a heart ailment.
Colonel Patton, 47, was a veteran officer of the !16th Military Airlift Wing, having served in key admini~trative positions since his enlistment following WW II.
Known for his sparkling personality and perceptive mind, Colonel Patton had served during WW II in Europe and North Africa, taking part in campaigns of Algeria Marrocco, Tunisia, Foggia-Naples and Rome-Arno for which he was awarded battle stars.
The Marietta officer was the manager of the Chesterfield Laundry.
In his early days of service to the Air Guard he was sergeant major of the 1S4th AC&W Gp from June 1948 until time of commissioning as 1st Lt in November of that year. Assigned as adjutant of the ll6 AC Sqdn, he served on active duty during the Korean conflict from 14 Dec SO to 3 May 52 at Stewart AFB, Tenn.
Returning to NG status, he became, sequentially, adjutant of the ll6th Ftr Intcp Gp, Passive Defense Officer of the I 16th Ftr Intcp Wing and upon retirement in March was serving as Wing Administrative Staff Officer.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mavis Hughes, and sister, Mrs. R. L. Durham, Atlanta.
Lt Patrick Honored
First Lieutenant David L. Patrick, Headquarters 248th Signal Bn, was presented the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Commandant, US Army Southeastern Signal School, during graduation ceremonies of the Signal Officer Basic Course on 2 December 1966. Lt Patrick was also class leader of his class No. 14.
Lieutenant Patrick is a Dis tinguished Military Graduate of Georgia Military Institute and re cei ved the Instructor Award of Class 11.

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165th MAG Has 20th Anniversary

It was twenty years ago, 12 October 1946; when the Parent organization of the I65th Military Airlift Group was formed in Savannah.
The l58th Fighter Squadron was organized on that date at Travis Field, which, at that time, was Chatham Field. It was regarded as one of the finest Air Guard fighter uni ts in the United States. In 1949 the unit was awarded the Spaatz Trophy for being the most outstanding Air National Guard fighter squadron in the United States.
In 1947 the Squadron was equipped with T-6, B-26, L-5, C-47 and twenty-seven (27) F -47 "Thunderbolt" type aircraft. Within two years the propeller-driven fighter aircraft were replaced with F -SOC "Shooting Stars". The I 58th was one of the firs t Air Guard units to receive the sleek new jet fighters .
In March of 1949 the unit moved from Travis to Hunter Field (now Hunter AFB) and remained there until 10 October 1950, at which time it was called to active duty to serve in the Korean Conflict for 21 months.
On I November 1950 , the 158th mo ved into George Air Force Base, California with 20 F -SOC type aircraft. Very shortly after that time th e F -80' s were replaced by F -84 "Thunderjets". In July, 1951 the l58th moved to Misawa Air Base, Japan, and was given the responsibility of providing air defense for the northern portion of Japan. During their tour of duty in Japan pilots and ground crews were sent to Korea, where they participated in combat and ground support missions. The l58th was the first fighter unit to participate in air-to-air refueling. Pilots of the unit frequently left Mis awa AB, Japan, refueled in midair while enroute to Korea, participated in ground support missions ~d returned to Japan without landtng.
Mem bers of the squadron returned to the Uni ted States during May and June 195 2, and were relieved from active duty effective 9 July 1952, at which time the members reverted to Ai r National Guard s tatus, and the Savannah Air Guard unit reorganized at Travis Field.

After returning from active duty, th e l58th was equipped with F-51 Mustang aircraft, later F -84D "Thunderj ets" and then F -84F "Thunderstreaks" and F -86L "Saberjets". In April 1962, the !58th was again reorganized and converted from a fighter unit to an air transport unit. The l58th Fighter Squadron became tlie !58th Air Transport Squadron (Heavy) and was assigned to the I65th Air Transport Group (Heavy), with the C-97 "Strawfreighter'' as its mission aircraft. The firs t C-97 assigned to the unit arrived at Travis Field on 8 March 1962. The 165th was redesignated as I 65 th Military Airlift Group on I January 1966 .
Today aircraft of the 165th are flying world-wide transport missior;ts. The 165th now schedules regular monthly missions to many locations in Europe, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, the Far East and Southeas t Asia.

The 165th is assigned to the Military Airlift Command (MAC) and is under the immediate control of the 21st Air Force for its missions. Each overwater mission is an active transport mission in direct support of the U. S. Air Force and our armed forces overseas. In addition to the overwater missions, the unit performs a variety of support missions within the United States.
Attached to the !65th Group is the l58th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight which has qualified flight nurses and aeromedical technicians.
The I65th is commanded by Colonel William F. Summerell, of Savannah.
The anniversary of the Savannah unit was celebrated by a dinner and dance held on 8 October 1966, at the Alee Shrine Temple. Some 750 members of the unit and distinguished guests helped commemorate the occaston.

SAVANNAH AIR GUARDSMEN CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Wives and Sweethearts Join Festivities
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Talent of oil shapes and varieties emerged from the annual Christmas Party of the Department of Defense at a nearby Moose Lodge. The 21 December affair featured the popular "Cotton Pickers" , shown at left before going "On stage". They ore,

1-r, Margaret Hutcheson, Mary Helen Perryman, "Speedy" Price, Billie Britt and Leader Harold Ridings. Fresh from oblivion
came another group, "The Astra -nuts", featuring, 1- r, Doug Embry, Sandra Aultman, Davi d Kenemer and Paul lnnecken. It was a satire on how the old "gang" was faring in the year 2000 .

Mai. Ed Smith Retire~
Major Edward S. Smi th , veteran Air Guardsman of the 116th Military Airlift Wing , was discharged 21 September and assigned t~ the AF Reserve. His most recent assignment was as Staff Civil Engineer for Wing Headquarters. For several years he has been with the Engineering Department of the State Hospital at Milledgeville. Upon as signment to the AF Res , he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Colonel Smith joined the Air Guard in 1949 and served on active duty during the Korean Conflict. His promotion and reass'ignment was mandatory under the provisions of ROPA.

NG Tag Applications
Change for 1967
Procedures for obtaining the special National Guard automobil e license plates have been changed. Special National Guard License Request forms will be available from each unit. This request form must accompany the regular application for vehicle registration. They will be submitted to the local county tax collector, who will collect the required fees and motor vehicle ad valorem taxes and forward th e forms to the Ga. Dept. of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Unit, for issuance of the license plate. The license plate will be mailed direct ly to the individual.

ARNG Camp Dates
Summer field training dates, announced formally by letter from the Office of the Adjutant General 29 December 1966, are reprinted for the edification of all Army Guardsmen in Georgia.
The 48th Armored Division, 124th Pub Info Det and Hq & Hq Dec (-), at Ft. Stewart, Ga. , 16-30 July 1967.
Hq & Hq Det (-) and Georgia Military Institute at Camp Blanding, Fla. , 13-27 August 1967.
The 406th Ordnance Company (GS) at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston , Ala. , 13-27 May 1967, with billets and mess for unit personnel at Fort McClellan, Ala.

A genuine smile of surprise crosses the foce of newly promoted Sergeant Major Edward J. Gore as he accepts the starry stripes of his lofty rank from Colonel Harry Sewell in ceremonies at the
Senior Army Advisors office recently in Atlanta.

For heroism while on active duty in Vietnam, SFC Ruben S. Sol ton, center, receives congratulations from Colonel Ha r ry Sewell, Senior Army Advisor, who has just pinned the Bron ze Sta r Medal on the new sergeant advisor. At ri ght, SFC Willi am H. Kohl er, advisor to the 648t h Maint Bn, observes the ceremo ny after receiving the Army Commendation Medal for his outstand-
ing servi ce in Vietnam.

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COL R. E. EVANS IN HELICOPTER COMMAND POST Lt. Col . A. L. Siebert Solutes him at Armory

CAPT. HOMER LANIER (RIGHT) WITH BRIDGE DETACHMENT Sp4 Jack Parker, Sgt. Bob Schoonover Defend Span

ARTILLERY ALERT
TY PI CAL 0 FUNI T SURPRISE EXERCISE
P ractice alerts, that were a surprise to all except key staff offi cers, occured with sudden alarm this Fall as units got their annual re quirement for the exercise out of th e way.
In Savannah and eight other communities, 1, 400 members of the 48th Armored Division Artillery sprang to their posts October 1st.
Wi th heavy , rain-laden clouds ov erhead, Guardsmen manned 'such po sts in Savannah as the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, City Hall , utility compani es , rail way facilities and other s trategic localities.
Colonel Richard E. Evans , commande r of the division artillery , directed and monitored his Guardsmen during the day long exercise by helicopter patrol.
One of his units was in Atlanta th e 179 th Artillery. Other towns invol ve d in the artillery alert were Brunswi ck , Elberton, Baxley, Reidsvi lle, Glennville , Jesup and Spr ingfie ld.
Motorize d patrols supported Guards men at their strategic posts .
Colonel Evans said the basic concept of the division exercise was to "saturate the critical points with troops and to leave the actual conduct of operations at any given area or installation to the lower echelon commanders'' .

SSGT LEROY COXWELL HONORED BY L T COL PERKINS Lt Col AI Leiker Observes Award for Valor

Medal for Valor Awarded SGT Coxwell

The State of Georgia has awarded its first Medal for Valor to a member of the Georgia Air National Guard for exceptional service in rescuing three Explorer Scouts trapped in a cave near Trenton, Georgia last April.
SSgt Leroy Coxwell, a member of the fire protection/ crash rescue section of the 116th Support Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard, Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, volunteered to help rescue the trapped Scouts at Howard Water Falls Cave and entered the cave, which was filled with poisonous gas , several times at night to bring the three boys out safely.
Coxwell also recovered the body of the Scoutmaster who had died from the gas fume s .
The Medal for Valor, authorized by the Georgia General Assembly,

has never before been presented to a Guardsman. Lt. Col. William R. Hudson read the citation to Sergeant Coxwell at ceremonies at Dobbins. The Medal was pinned on Coxwell by Lt. Col. Cleveland J . Perkins, Jr., Group Commander, assisted by Lt Col. Albert L. Leiker, Support Squadron Command-
er.
Colonel Hudson praised the heroic actions of Sergeant Coxwell adding that "The Georgia Air National Guard and all of its divisions are proud of Coxwell's valor. When one volunteers to help his fellow man in distress, most especially if he is young, it is the most worthy tribute that can be accorded to an individual's character. His fellow Guardsmen join with the people of Georgia in honoring Sergeant Leroy Coxwell for unusual bravery and valor".

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