The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 22, no. 3 (July-Sept. 1972)]

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{ieorgia {iu arJJman
SUMMER of '72
SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN PERFORM ANNUAL TRAINING

~bjutant ~eneral's .message

My F ellow Guardsmen:
All o f us in the Georgia Guard need to keep abreas t of the changes tn our benefits, our obligations , and ou r NG regulation s . We need to know these things not jus t for ou r person al gai n, but in order to aid ou r State wide rec ruiting campaign by being abl e to presen t accurate information to pros pective recruits . Our design ated R ec ruiters are actively e'}gaged in th ei r campaigns, but they need our support if they are to be 100 per ce nt successful.
However, one of the best ways to encourage new prospects is by our personal examp le . In o r out of unifo rm, Guardsmen are cons tantly being observed by the civi lian po pulace. L et' s all exhi bit that enthusiasm and hi gh degree o f professionali sm that represents th e Geo rgia Na tional Guard.

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TH EGEORGIA
GUARDSMAN

\OL 22 JUL - SEP 1972 NO 3

A publication of the Department of Defense, Mi litary Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the Hational Guard of Georgi a. The Guardsman uses AFPS material.

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN JOEL B. PARIS , Ill THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY INFO RMATION OFFICER
CPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR. EDITOR

The Band, directed by Major G.R. Moore, plays a lively tune for the many spectators gathered at the " Indian Days" celebration.
530th AF Band
ANG MUSICIANS SERENADE THE WILD WEST

OUR COVER ..
Troops o f the GaARNG's 1st Battalion, 121st In fantry march toward the firing line to prepare for a firing demonstration for Gov. Jimmy Carter and State Legislators in July. Leading the platoon is
2Lt. Robert L Baird, Ill of Macon .
(Bottom ) A GaANG C-124 sits on the runway awaiting orders and a crew to fly to one of its many fara w ay destinations. During the month of August, for example, aircraft of the 116th Military Airlift Wing flew to such places as Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Canada, Labrador, Washington, Arizona and
Bermuda.
The supports of on Indian TeePee seem to rise from the Bass drum now idle during a break between concerts.
JUL - SEP 1972

For the fqurth consecutive year , the GaANG's 530th Air Force Band headed Wes t fo r it s a nnua l training . Ma king 21 appeara nces in 14 days as g ues ts of the Wyoming A ir Nat ional Gua rd, the ba nd played for th e "India n Days" c elebra tion in She rida n , Wyom ing a nd al s o for one of the <:; omme mora tive c e re monies for the 1OOth Anni ve rsary of the U.S. Park Servi ce. F or the P ark Service celebration , the ba nd played on the s ite of Cus ter's La st Stand.
The ba nd played a n original compos ition by John Rag s dale of Na s hville, a me mbe r of the 530th , at the India n Days cel ebrat ion . Ragsdale received his inspiration for the compos ition from the book , Bury My Heart a t Wounde d Knee ,
an account of the Indian s ide of the Frontier Wars.

BG Camp gives the commissioning oath to the cadets.

The award winners stand with Regina Nowell, Miss GMI. They are (L-R) 2Lt.'s Childers,
Nessmith, Lewis, Hendricks and Miller.

GMI GRADUATES 27 NEW 2ND LT'S

Miss GMI receives her "certi fi cote" from Maj. Gen. Paris at the graduation ceremonies.
A new 2nd Lieutenant has his bars pinned on after the ceremonies.
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Twenty- seven Officer Candidates were graduated from the GaARNG's Georgia Military Institute and commissioned second lieutenants during ceremonies a t the National Guard Armory in Milledgeville, September 2nd.
Major General Paris , the Adjutant General made the commencement address and presented certificate s to the graduates . Brigadier General Charlie F . C a mp , Assistant Adjutant General for Army, then gave the students the commissioning oath.
After the ceremonies, there was a "Barbecue" s ponsored by the graduates of Class Eleven and atte nded by fellow Guardsmen, family and friends.
In the evening came the presentation of awards followed by a dance. At the awards cere mony, the newly-commissioned lieutenants were cited by their Commandant , Lt. Col. William E. Canady, for their diligence and perserverance and five were given awards for their outstanding abilities. Second Lt. Lon W. Le wis , Eatonton, was the Outstanding Graduate of the Class. The other award winners were 2nd Lt.'s Richard S. Hendricks , Macon, Distinguished Graduate; T erry 0. Childers, Augusta, John R . Garrett Instructor' s Trophy; Charles R. Nessmith, Statesboro, Association of the U.S. Army Plaque for Leadership; and James E. Miller , Milledgeville, Tactical Officers' Trophy.
The other members of the graduating clas s are 2nd Lt.'s Thomas G. Crane, Athens; William R . Blackmon , Terrance L. Buchanan, John T. Hoyle, Joel C . Stevenson, Donald E . Wettlaufer, all of Atlanta; J ames F. Vivenzio , Brunswick; Charles T. Southerland, Cordele; Joe A. Wilson , Decatur; David M. Senn , Dublin ; Rona ld D. Knight , LaGrange; Jackie E. Joiner, Newnan; Russ ell H. Brannen , Portal; Welborn A. Carr , Sandersville; Haywood W. Bower, William B. Hunter, Cecil" J McCallar, Charles C. Piercy, John T. Tatum , Nicholas M. Thorpe , all of Savannah; Stephen D. Scott , Tifton; and Charles D. Fleeman, Winder.
THE GEORGIA GUA RDSMAN

Gen. Baird R et ir es
Brigadier General Robert T. Baird , Jr., Ga. Army National quard Chief of Staff, retired July 16 after a military career spanning more than 30 years . In a ceremony July 18, Col. Baird was promoted to brigadier ge nera l and awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
The general was born in Macon in 1917. He entered ac tive military service in 194 1 a nd served in England and France during the second World War . He the n re turne d to Macon as an officer with the 48th Infantry Division of the Ga. ARNG.
Gen. Baird moved to De c atur in 1968, serving as Military Plans Officer at State Headquarters. In Ma y of this year , he was named Chief of Staff of Hq and Hq Det., GaAR NG.
He was a distinguished graduate of the Indus trial College of the Armed Forces a nd also holds the Distinctive Service Medal of Georgia.
The ge nera l Is very active In civic and community affairs in both Decatur a nd Macon. He served as the firs t post- war SecretaryTreasurer of the National Guard Association of Georgia.
He was a me mb e r of the Armed Services Committee and Speakers Burea u In Mac on' s Chamber of Commerce and also served as Chair man of the Macon Community Shelter Planning Commiss ion. He is a member of Decatur's Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and was Pre s ide nt of th e Hub of the South C hapter, Association of the United Sta t es Army.
JUL - SEP 1972

Gen. Paris presents the Award plaque to Maj. Claude Strickland, 224th Commander.
Outstanding Unit Award Goes to GaANG 's 224th
Georgians won national recognition August 12 when the GaANG's 224th Mobile Communications Squadron received the "Outstanding Air National Guard Mobile Communications Unit Award" in ceremonies on St. Simons Island.
Brig . Gen. William H. Bauer, assistant to the Commander of the Air Force Communications Service, presented the award to the 224th Squadron commander, Maj. C la ud e M. Strickland , Jr.
The 169 officers a nd men of the 224th Squadron, in competi tion with 42 other states during 1971 , were cited for outstanding performance in such categories as operational readiness, training a tte ndance and overall ability to perform missions.
T he 224th has won the award twice in the pas t five years, the first time in 1969- It has placed either second or third the other years .
Gen . Paris , the Adjutant Ge ne ral, was on ha nd to congratula te the men.
Maj . Strickla nd presented the Outstanding NCO Award to SSGT Teddy C. Wade of Alma, and the Outstanding Airman Award to A1C J a mes T . Jacks on of Tifton.
R .L. Holtze ndorff, C hairman of the Gly_nn Count y Commission procla imed Saturday , August 12 as "Air National Guard Day" in Glynn Count y in honor of the Georgian' s awards.
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Lieutenant Colonel George W, Roberts of AtIanta, the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for the Georg ia National Guard, receives the State Di sti ncti ve Service Medal from Major General Joel B. Paris, Ill, the Adjutant General of Georgia, at ceremonies 7 August at the State Department of Defense Headquarters in Atlanta. Col. Roberts was cited for overcoming "the many logistical problems associ oted with state-wide re-organizations, and the many fiscal problems constantly arising from austere funding support. " Gen. Paris said Col. Roberts "ha s rendered invaluable service to the Georgia National Guard" during the n in e years he has served in his prese nt
position.
Second L i eutenant Lawrence E. Brown of the 129th Tactical Control Squadron in Kennesaw, is awarded the Georgi a Distinctive Service Medal by Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, Ill during ceremonies in Kennesaw. Lt. Brawn was recognized for his outstanding performance as a Personnel Officer, OIC of the Medi cal and Security Sections, Unit Training Officer, and Public Information Officer
for t he 129th.
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President Urges Employer Supp ort
of GUARD and RESERVES
An unprecedented drive to i mprove public unde rsta nding and to e nhance the role of the National Guard and Reserve forces in the eyes of the Nation is now taking place .
The e mp hasis was placed June 22 whe n P resident Ric hard Nixo n ap poi nted J ames M. Roche t o c hair h i s new l y-created Nationa l Commi ttee for Employer Support of the Guard a nd Reserve.
Mr. R oc he i s forme rl y Cha irman aqd C h ie f Exec ut iv e Offi ce r of Ge ne r a l Mot ors , the Na t ion ' s larges t corpora tion.
At a special Pe ntagon news conference June 23 . De put y Secre t a ry o f J::ie fe nse Ke nne th Ru s h intro du ce d Mr . R oc h e a nd Ass i s t a nt Sec r e t a ry o f De fe nse fo r Manpower a nd Rese rve Affa irs Roge r T . Ke lley .
Mr. R_us h fir s t s tressed that "a key e l e me nt in the Pres ide nt's Strat egy for P eace is the Tota l F orce Concept whic h relies hea vily upon a s trong National Guard a nd R ese rve forc e - we ll-equi ppe d full y-ma nne d , a nd deploya bl e wh e n neede d in a n e me rge ncy ."
CAPABILITY GREATLY IMPROVED
Citing th e l ead e r s hip of Pres ide nt N ixon and De fe nse Sec re t a ry Me l v in R . Laird , Mr. Ru s h not e d tha t the combat effe ctive ness and over-all capability of the Guard a nd Reserve have bee n greatly improved because :
- Equipme nt inve ntories o f the Army Gua rd and Arm y Reserve, badly depleted to build-up the Active Forces in Vietna m, a re be ing replenis hed ;
- R ese rve Forces of the Navy a nd Marine C orps have bee n s ub s ta ntia lly mod e rni zed;
- T he Air Gua rd and Ai r Force R ese rve a re being tra n s itioned into mor e mode rn a ir c ra ft a t th e fas t es t ra t e 1n the ir his tory ;
- T ra ining has bee n inte ns ifie d a nd read iness s ha rpe ned in all Guard and Reserve compone nts ; and
- T he Sp ec i a l P ay Ac t of 1972 has been i ntroduc ed 1n both hou ses o f Cong ress , and o ne o f it s key prov isions is to a uthorize the use of e nlis tme nt and reenlis tme nt bonuses to ass i s t in mee t i ng ma npower requir e me nt s of the Guard and Reserve .
INCREASED RELIANCE
However, o ne of the mos t importan t e l e me nts of the entire progra m is t ha t inc reased re lia nce on th e Gua rd and R eserv e for ces will be rea lized, as Mr. Rus h put it , ". . . only if the ir key rol e in our Nation' s de fe nse sys te m is unders tood by good citizens everywhere, including Ame rican e mp l oyer s a nd la b or un wns whose p olicies impac t direc tly on the vital i t y of G ua rd a nd R eserve Com pone nts ."
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Major General Charles S. Thompson, Jr., has received Senate confirmation of his federal recognition and promotion co major general , effective 16 June 1972.
Gen. Thompson has been assigned as Chief of Staff, Hq , Ga. Air National Guard, and acting Commander, 116ch Military Airlift Wing , since 30 August 1971.
for nine years, from April 1963 to 18 June 1972, Ge n. Thompson commanded the Air Guard Wing at Dobbins, AF B, Marietta.
At change of command ceremonies at Dobbins 18 June , Colonel Billy Jones, former Wing Deputy Commander , took command of the !16th
Wing. Gen. Thompson also served as Base Detachment Commander of ANG
uri its at Dobbins from 1963 until 20 July 1972. In his capacity as Chief of Staff, Gen. T hompson is the first major
general line officer to have chis rank in the history of the Georgia Air Guard.
He began his military career as an original member of the !28th Observation Squadron, the first Air Guard unit in Georgia , on 1 May 1941.
General Thompson flew combat missions in B-25 bombers in the China-Burma-Indi a theater during World War II , and subsequently commanded the Slst Bomb Squadron and 12th Bomb Group. He also flew anti submarine patrol missions in the Gulf of Mexico and South America.
After the war, General Thompson commanded the I 16th Fighter Group of the Air ational Guard and later accepted an active duty appointment as United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Georgia.
General Thompson has flown 21 types of aircraft during his career and has logged some 7,000 hours flying time. He is holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters , Vietnam Service Medal and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, among many others.
General Thompson is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff School and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He resides at 286 North Hillcrest Drive in Marietta with his wife, the former Myra Gilmore. They have five children.
Colonel Jones is a native of Sylvester, Georgia. He entered military service in 1943, graduating from pilot traini!}g at Craig AFB, Alabama in 1944. During World War II, he flew A-20's in the Pacific Theatre. After the War, Jones joined the Air Force Reserve and was shortly called to active duty again at the outbreak of the Korean Conflict . Colonel Jones has been with t_he Air Guard since 1963, and has served as Vice Commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing since 1965. He has been employed by Lockheed Georgia Company as a production test pilot for the past 12 years, flying the C5, CI4 1, Cl30 and the J etStar aircraft.
The Georgia Air Guard Wing is equipped with CI24 Douglas Globemaster transport aircraft with a worldwide airlift mission. Colonel )ones is a Command pilot with over 9,000 hours flying time in all types of military aircraft from jet fighters to turbo-prop transports and jet bombers.
A member of the Georgia Bar, Colonel Jones holds a law degree from the University of Georgia, where he graduated in 1950 , and a BBA degree from Georgia State University , where he graduated in 1960. He is also a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces .
JUL - SEP 1972

Gen. Thompson Receives Federal Recognition-Col. }ones Is New Wing Commander
MG Charles S. Thompson
Colo Billy Jones
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Ohio Guard Returns
Ga . Regimental Colors
Aft er 108 yea rs, regimental colors taken from Georgia units during the C ivil War were returne d to their home state.
In ceremonie s July 17 at Kenesaw, Ga. at the s ite of the Kenesaw Museum housing the famou s "Gene ra l" locomotive , banners in possession of the State of Ohio were transferred to the Cura tor and Director of the State Museum , C harles E . Fleming. The muse um was chosen as the site of the presentations because the locomotive "General" was stolen by Union raiders during the War and many of the raiders were from Ohio.
Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, III , Adjutant General of Ga ., accepted the colors from the Adjutant Ge nera l of Ohio, Maj . Gen. Da na L . St ewart , who arrived with a gro up of Ohioans dressed in the traditional garb of Union Soldiers. They were met by representatives of the Gate City Gua rd of Atlanta and the Old Gua rd Battalion of the Gate City Guard, also in their his toric uniforms.
The Confederate ba nners belonged to the 1s t a nd 51st Regiments o( Georgia Infantry. Th t y were in the possess ion of the 81st Ohio volunteers at War ' s e nd.
The Ohio group included 10 me mbers of the Sons of the Union Veterans Fife and Drum Corps, 10 members of the North-South Skirmishers Assoc. , and the Assistant Adjutant Generals of the Ohio Army and Air Nationa l Guard. The Fife and Dr um Corps playe d "Dixie", "The Battle Hymn of the Re public" a nd "Yellow Rose of Texas" for the soectators and visitor s at the muse um , while the "Skirmishers" fired three volleys with a uthe ntic rifles of the period.

MG Par is hold s one of the re gime ntal colors p resent e d by MG St e w art.
C h a rl e s F lem in g of the Stat e Mus eum a cc e pts the co lo rs and a po i n te d re pl i c a
from Ge n. Paris.

The "Skirmishers" fire a volley in honor of the occasion.
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T he Ge o rg ia N at io n al Guard T e chn i cian Personn e l O ffice r, Colo Paul lnn e c ken, announc e d th e appointmen t of t wo k ey techn ici an po s ition so LTC B e n L o Patt erson is the ne w Base De t achment Com m ande r, !16th Mi li tar y A irlift Wing, Do bbin s, A FB and LTC O'de ll J" Scru g g s i s the ne w Command A dministrative A ss ist ant, He adquarters, GaARNGo
Batt ery B , 1s t Batt al ion, 214th Artillery, Thomson, rece iv e d th e Sup e rior Unit Award from the National Guard Bur eau for t he Trai ni ng Year 1971 o The Commande r is Capt" Joel S eymo ur.
Th e 116th Military A irlift Group of Dobbins, AFB u s ed seven home runs to co mplete a 21-6 win over Penns y lvania in t he Air National Guard Softball Tournament at Salt Lake City, Utah on Jul y 28 o Clifford Lee of the Dobbins unit s l am me d
four home runs in four t imes at bot"
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Annual

n1 ng 1972

SFC Bennie Rogers (rt foreground), Mess Steward for the Combat Support Company, 1/121 , Milledgeville, supervises the setting up of the kitchen area in a remote area of
Ft. Stewart.
Performing an engine change on a Jeep are (L-R) SP4 Larry O'Neal , PVT Michael J . Wysong and SP4 Michael D. Rob in son all of At Iant a. The men a re part of the 166th Light Maintenance Company, At Iant a.

Sgt Walter Green and SP4 James Joiner, both of Thomaston, and members of Thomaston's B Co, 1st Bn, 121 st In f., take part in squad maneuvers after debarking from their Armored Personnel Carrier. Manning the 50 caliber machine gun atop
the APC is Sgt Alfred T en ch, also of Thomaston.
Gen. Paris confers with BG A.W. McKenna, Commander of the 122nd Support Center ( RAO), at Ft. Stewart.

SP4 Danny Derri so, Swainsboro, uses his bulldozer to make some improvements in his unit's area at Ft. Stewart. He is with A Co., 878th Engineer Gp .
JUL - SEP 1972

Members of the HHC, 560th Engineer Battalion , Columbus, prepare a concrete form during construction of a recreation site at Ft. Stewart. W02 W. K. Mooney, Cal umbu s, s upervi ses as SP4 Paul Riddle, Columbus, and SP4 Kenneth Grimsley of Bueno Vista do
the handi work.
Leaving homes and jobs ...
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For two weeks of training ...

SP4 H. Howton, Lithia Springs, fills his pi ate as he makes his way through the chow hall. Helping serve the troops is SP4 G. Flinchum, Atlanta. Howton is with HQ Det. I lOth Mai nt. Bn., and Flinchum is from the 227th Lt. Maint. Co.

SP4 D. Batten and SFC D. A. Veal of Co. B, 878th Engr. Bn. , Douglas, Ga., ore aboard one of the unit's D8 bulldozers clearing land for a new motor pool at
Ft. Stewart.

SP4 Tommy Purser, Waynesboro, of Battery C, l/214th Arty, receives fire direction coordinates. He is the FDC computer operator on his
units. command post carrier.

The Adjutant General of Georgia, Gen. Par i s, welcom es the Chief of the Nation al Guard Bureau to National Guard ex e rcises at Ft. Stewart, Georgia in August. Ma jor General Fra nci s S. Greenlief is the head of the 500,000-man Army and Air Gu ard orgoni zations throughout the United States and its posse ssions.

SP4 Wayne Sims, McBean, Ga., has guard duty as his unit, C Bty 1/ 214th Arty engages in firing
exercises.
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Six Guardsmen pause for a classic group pose. The men are (L-R) PFC Lorry Shears, Atlanta " Falcon, " SPS Ralph He ck , New York "Giant", Roger Burger, Asst. Dean of Men at GSU, SP4 Greg Brezina, PFC Todd Snyder, and SPS Ken Reav es,
all " Falcons".
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

~5 ptpoRrot b

ert Lo eb, Squadron

Atl onto, of the I 16th (Food Service Section)

helps prepare the noon meal at Dobbins

AFB, Mori etta.

TSgt Fred C. Burk (left) and SSgt John A. Roy, Jr. of the I 16th CAM RON Sq. 's Nondestruct i ve Inspect ion
Section, run a test on el ectri col equipment.

Sgt Paul G. Blalock, Jr., ( left), Atlanta, and Amn Terry A. Elliott, both 116th Sup pi y Squadron, Dobbins AFB , cl eon the 38 col. pisto ls after firing exerci ses.

Sgt Joel Kirk (I eft) and Sgt John T. All on, both from At Ionto, and assigned to the 116th Consol Acft Maint Sq, Dobbins ore performing a bench check on an oi rpl one converter.

Members of the I 16th MAW C. B. P.O . (L-R) , ore Sgt B. C. Reeves, Atlanta, Sgt. J . D. Rucker, East Point, TSgt M. D. Lecroy, Mori etta, Sgt. L . Glore, Mob Ie-
lan, CMSgt E. Donald, Smyrna.
Personnel of the I 16th Civil Engineering Fl ight preparing a concrete Form con struction of a loading romp at Dobbins.
JUL - SEP 7972

TSgt Emmett M. Orr, Smyrna, Go., A I C Mi choel Shelton, Kennesaw, Ga. , and Sgt Randolph Chavers, Jr., Tallahassee, Florida, all members of the I 16th Supply Squadron ore inputing supply receipt documents into the Computer System which t ies into the central
system at Charleston AFB, South Carolina.
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The hours sometimes long
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Governor and S tate

The Adjutant General briefs the Commande rin-Chief of the Georgia Notion a l Guard at on observation post in the Ft. Stewart tra ining
area.

SP 4 Tony B e l l, Thomaston

gets re ady to gi ve Sen ato;

Jack Step hens af Atlanta

a tour af th e int erior of an

Armor e d Pe rso nn el Carri er

of B Co. , l st Battali on

I 21st Infant ry.

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(left) G e n. P ar i s b ri e f s t he Go vernor and legislators on the operat ion of the Deportment of
Defen se.

( Ri ght) T he Gov e rno r and his wife mak e th ei r way thro ugh the c ho w lin e at on e of th e Mess Halls at th e No t ional Gu a rd T raining Si t e.
SP4 Terry Jones and Sgt Alan Yates stand with Rep. Forest Hayes, Rossville, in front of M-48 Tonks at the Annual Equipment Training Pool at
the Ft. Stewart, Go. troi ni ng area.
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Go ve rno r Carter addresses the troops, vi sitors a nd specta tors gathered at the Do no va n P arade G ro und for the 3 rd B rigade' s
R e view an July 7.
Governor J immy Carte r, his wife Rosalynn, and Georgi a fegi sf ators spent two days at the N ational Guard training site at Ft. Stewart,
July 6-7. Maj . Gen . Joel B. P aris,
Iff, escorted the Governor and was host for the many dignitaries .
The visitors observed firep o wer demonstrations and actuaffy fired many of the weapons in the National Guard arsenal. In addition, th ey received a first-hand look at Geo rgia National Guard troops performin g their annual field training.
The State guests ate seve ral meals in the various unit chow haffs and had a chance to talk to man y of the troops informaffy.
The visit was climaxed by a parade and review of the men and equipment of the Third Briga de, 30th Infantry Division, GaARNG .
THE GEORGIA GUARDSM AN

(i cia l s Visit Troops

State Sen. Floyd Hudgins and Rep. Vince
Moy e r a i d two Guardsmen in tigh tening a tank track.

Rep. "Sloppy" Floyd si ts in the driver's seat of an M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier. Sp4 Bob Holloway, Thomaston, sits atop the APC. He is
from B Co, !21st Infantry.

Gov. Carter, Gen. Paris and Rep. Nathan Dean of Rockmart pose for a group shot wi th men of
the lst Battalion, IOBth Armor.

Rep resentat ive s Ed Berry, Columbus (l eft). and Cra wford Ware, Hogansv il l e, s it wi t h Gen. Par i s i n bl e achers to watch a demonstration
by an artillery unit.

Jimmy Corter gets into position to fire ' M6 Q machine gun after a firepower demonration by the 1st Battal ion, !21st Infantry.
JUL - SEP 1972

Governor Jimmy Carter prepares to fire an m-60 machi negun of the 3rd pi atoon, B. Ca., I st Battalion, 12lst Infantry as one of the members
of that platoon gives him i nstructions.
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The days hot and humid ...

Men from Hq GoARNG prepare to pay the troops. T hey ore (L-R) SFC Morvin Cunningham, Capt. Jo hn Cottongim, SP 5 Clifford Corder, and MSgt Don Greer.

Georgia Military Institute officer candidates perfonned their annual field training on the grounds of the Institute at Milledgeville. (Top) The cadets receive instruction during a field problem. (Center) Regina Nowell, Miss GMI, spent several days observing the cadets in training and here, dressed in fatigues, she gets the feel of an M-16 rifle. (Bottom) Students pass in review for the Commandant, Lt. Col. Canady, the instructors and guests.

Members of Thomasville's Co. D, Det. I, 560th Engr. Bn perform some OJT while repairing a chain sow. The men ore (L-R) Sgt. Bascom Norton, Thomasville; SP4 Marion Chism, Columbus; PFC Fondon Wooten, Cooledge; PVT
Roger Strickland, Tallahassee.

SP4 Anthony Pulliam, Lawrencevi II e, (I eft) and SP 4 Colvin Adams, from the AtIonto-based I 38th Medical Company, procti ce the proper procedure for unloading a
p oti ent.
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Members Decatur,

of the 116th Army Bond, serenade the troops at Ft.
Stewart.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Gen. Paris stands with members of the Black Advisory Committee who came to Ft. Stewart to observe NG troops in
action.

Three men from the 277th Lt. Maint. Co., Atlanta, repair a 6-cylinder truck engine during their two weeks training at Ft. Stewart. The men are (L-R) SP4 James R. Hill, Greenville; SPS Mike Munkres, Atlanta; SP4
Stan Hamilton, Atl onto.

The 1140th Transportation Company, GaARNG, of Lawrenceville and Winder traveled to Hunter AAF, Savannah for their summer training. The unit was assigned to the First Aircraft Maintenance Battalion, USA, for refresher training in all aircraft maintenance areas. (Top) One of the basic jobs in the unit is keeping the vehicles in top condition; here a Guardsmen gives this 5-ton a good bath. (Center) Gen. Paris orri ved at the training site and while there took time to award the AG's Trophy for small bore rifle competition won by the units rifle team. SPS J . T. Hammond accepts the trophy. (Bottom) An urgent request for blood donation for an ailing civilian emp~oyee at Hunter
brought out the volunteers from the 1140th.

These Guardsmen of the 277th Lt. Mai nt. Co., who ore operating a high-powered sewing machine to repair a ripped tent ore
(L-R) SP4 C. Dunn, Smyrna, SP4 L. Danger,
Marietta, SPS G. Ragsdale, Dallas, SP4 G. Whited, Smyrna, SPS J. Maxwell, Austell,
and ..SP4 J.Sutherland, Marietta.

JUL - SEP 1972

The work sometimes tedious
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But it's only 15 days
Guardsmen of the 110th Maintenance Battalion, Headqu ortered in At Ionto, ore briefed on operation and repair of a radio set. They ore (L-R) SPS W. C. Lo ysol, Gray , Georgia, D. R. Mu sse I white, Eostpoi nt, SP 4 M. J . McManua, Atlanta, PFC W. A. Sikes, Cobbtown
and Instructor is W. 0. Hoi mes , Atl onto.

Lt. Col. John W. Gill e tt e, Security Plans
and Opera tion s Officer at the 122nd Support C e nt e r ( RAO) in Decatur was awarded the Di sti nct ive Service Medal of Georg ia at ceremonies at Ft. Stewart in June. Col. G i ll ette was cited for "his untiring devotion and dedica ti on to the train ing mission of th e 122nd Support Cent e r" and ol so for his vo l u ntary participation in commun i ty affairs which "has enhanced th e Not ional Guard image
in the community. "

Gov. Carter presents the Distinctive Service Medal of Georgi a to Capt. Felton D. Rutledge, HHC, 1st Battalion, 108th Armor, Calhoun. Capt. Rut Iedge was c i ted for "his exceptional service toward enhancing the relationship of the Georgia National Guard and his unit with the city of Calhoun and surrounding
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Gov. Jimmy Cort e r presents th e Dis-

tinctive Service Medal of Georgia to

Command

Sergeant- Major (RET.)

Cecil B. Pitts of Albany. CSM Pitts

was formerly with Headquarters

Company, 2nd Battalion , 121 st Infantry.

He retired after 36 years service. His

citation reads, ";hrough his own

personal iniative, SGM Pitts established

policies and a complete training program

that molded and trained a Non-commi s-

sioned Officer Corps within the 2nd

Battalion, 121st lnf. that is comparable

to any within the Active Army. "

Maj . Gen . Paris presents th e Eisen hower Trophy to Copt. Wil l iam A. Holland, Commander of Co. C, 1s t Battalion, 108th Armor in Dalto n. Cap t. Holland's unit was chosen as t h e mo s t outstand ing unit in the Georg ia Arm y
National Guard.

Two ARNG officers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 121 st In f., Canton, ore congrotul oted by Gov. Jimmy Carter for rece iving the Georgia Medal for Volar for their actions at Ft. Ste wart. The men , 1st Lt. Cha ri es G. Abe rna thy and 2nd Lt. Forrest L. Sawyer, were recognized for their quick action and courage in extingui shihg flames that hod engulfed on M-48 Tonk during training at Ft.
Stewa rt.
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Lt. Ab ernathy

Lt. Sawyer
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Units of the 3rd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division pass in review for the Governor, Adjutant General, ARNG Commanders ond spectators at Ft.
Stewart, Ga. in July.

JUL - SEP 1972

. And then home agaln.
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Crews of 116th MAW Fly
Frozen North Missions
"Woolens and earmuffs" were the attire for two rec e nt s umme rtime mi ss ions for th e c rews of th e 11 6th Mi li ta ry Airlift Wing, GaANG. Gree nla nd a nd F robi s her Bay , Canada were the des tinations.
In Jul y, heavy s no w remova l e quipm en t was a ulifte d from the Da nis h Wea the r St a tion a t Nord , Gree nland to the USAF Base a t Thul e. The ord s tation has been closed a nd equipment which had be en on loan from th e U.S . Gove rnm e nt was be ing re turn ed . Seve ra l trips be tw ee n Nord and T hule were required. T he la rges t ite ms move d we re two s no w re mova l plows, each we i ghing 21,5 00 pound s. Sta tio n Nord i s locat e d on the north eas t tip of Gree nl a nd , 3300 miles from Savann a h a nd 490 mil es from the North Pole. T he t e mpe ra ture at Nord was be tween 32 a nd 38 degrees F.
Aug us t' s mi ss ion was t o a irl i ft Ove r-th e -H ori zo n Ra da r Sys te ms equipme nt for the Canadia n-United Sta tes researc h proj ec t "Pola r C up III" . T he cargo cons is te d of e ight 40-foot tra il e r vans we ighing 30,000 pounds each.
T wo C - 5A aircra ft carrie d the va ns a nd ma t e ria ls to F robi s he r Bay a nd th e n GaANG ' s C -12 4 Globe mas t e rs s huttl e d the cargo to Ha ll Beac h . The use of C-1 24 ' s was esse nti a l to the mi ss ion sinc e a irfie ld c onditio ns a t Ha ll Beac h preve nte d the C- 5A from landing there .
The C - 5A a nd the C-1 24 a re the onl y a ir c ra ft in th e Arme d F orces capa bl e o f a irlifting outs i ze cargo of th e t ype in vo lved in th ese tw o mi ss ion s ~
On August 11, Geno Paris addressed the graduating class of the Air National Guard's Non-commissioned Officer Academy at McGhee- Tyson Airport near Knoxvilleo In his remarks, the Adjutant General challenged the students to "renew our efforts to create an atmosphere of respect for military serviceo" (Right) Geno Paris congratulates some
of the graduates of the Academyo
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--
C ol. Ralph G. Kuhn
Col. Ra lph G. Kuhn, Savannah, forme r Deputy C hie f o f Staff of Headq!Ja rters Ga ANG , died on 31 May 1972 a ft e r a brie f i llne ss. Col. Kuhn , a ve te ran of WWII and Korea, was a forme r C omma nde r of t he 116th Air T rans port Wing a nd 158th Fighte r Interceptor Squadron at Savannah . After be ing called to ac tive duty, he be c a me Comma nde r of t he 116th Fighte r Group in C alifo rn ia and late r a t Misawa Air Base , Japa n.
Col. Kuhn flew 132 mis s ions in WWII a nd Kor e a a nd a mong his decora tion s a re the Dis tinguis hed Flying Cross, Silve r Sta r, Croix de Guerre with a s ilve r s t a r , Bronze Sta r and Air me d a l. He le ft WWII wi th the ra nk of Lt. Col.
With ove r 25 years o f d edi cated servic e to the Georgia Air Guard, Col. Kuhn was he ld in the highest es teem by his fellow g ua rds me n .
Lt. C ol. Loui s E . Dr a ne
Lt. Col. Louis E. Dra ne , Jr. , of Savanna h , Base Civ il Enginee r for the 16 5th Milita ry Airlift Group GaANG , die d on July 1 from injuries rece ive d in a n a utomobi le accide nt.
Col. Dra ne was ass igned to the Sta t e Sta ff , GaANG . He was a graduate of Georgia T ech a nd he was ve ry ac tive in c ivic a nd frate rna l orga nizations in Savanna h.
Ma ny Gua rd s me n from the 165 t h a tte nd e d the fune ra l on Monda y, Jul y 3 a t th e Wes l e y Mo num e nt al Un it ed Me thodis t C hur c h 111 Savann a h.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

560th Aids Prison Water Shortage

Representatives from the Atlanta Regional Red Cross Blood Center set up their equipment at the Armory of the Hq and Hq Detachment in June to accept donations from workers in the Department o f Defense complexo LTC Ralph Brown o f the Maintenance Shop prepares to give blood by first having his blood pressure che ckedo

Men of the 560th and Gao Civil Defense Officials and workers stand near one of the many portable holding tanks for the
pu ri fi ed watero
Flexible piping and hoses wind their way from the river bank to the purification
uni to

"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink!" That was a lmost the situation at the Jackson, Georgia
Correctional Institute in July. The wells which supply water for the more than 800 inmates ran dry and although there was no ocean surrounding the institute there was a river nearby. To aid the situation, the experts from the GaARNG 's 560th Engineering Battalion arrived on the scene. Setting up their mobile water purification units near the river, the Headquarters Company of the 560th were able to provide more than 30,000 gallons of water for the period July 25 through July 29.

NEED A MAlT?

Boy d's Barbs
"He's in rare form this mornin g!' JUL - SEP 1972

ADDITIONAL UTA'S AUTHORIZED
Additional tra1mng assemblies for Staff Training a nd Compan y Level Preparation for Instruction have been authorized for the Georgia Army Guard.
Effective until 1 July 1973 , 12 more training assemblie s are au-
0
thorized for companies, batteries, troops and detachments. The assemblies are also available to staffs of the 3rd Brigade, 30th In Div(M); 122nd Support Center(RAO); 118th Artillery Gp; 265th Engineer Gp; an d Battalion Headquarters..

"Maintena nc e shaky? Equipment

falling apart? Paperwork got you

down?" If so, then what you need is

a visit by a Maintenance Assistance

and In struction Team (MAlT).

MAlT's are not inspection teams.

According to Col. Robert H. Hickman,

ARNG State Maintenance Officer ,

the MAlT's are new for this fiscal

year 1972 and have nothing to do

with the old Command Maintenance

Management

Inspection s.

Col.

Hickman also stated that MAlT's

are strictly assistance in maintaining

surface equipment and in preparing

Army Maintenance Forms. The

service of the MAlT's is available

on an "On Call" basis just by mer ely

contacting the State Maintenance

Office.

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AIR GUARD STAFF CHANGES ANNOUNCED

Major staff and command changes in the Georgia Air National Guard airlift components at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, and at the Savannah Municipal Airport have been made by the Adjutant General of Georgia.
Lieutenant Colonel Ben L . Patterson of Savannah has been selected to fill the position of base detachment commander of Air Guard units at Dobbins Air Force Base, a job formerly held by Major General Charles S. Thompson, Jr. , who is now serving as Chief of Staff, Headquarters , Georgia Air National Guard in Atlanta. As previously announced, Colonel Billy M. Jones of Sylvester 1s the 116th Wing Commander.
Lieutenant Colonel Patterson was formerly Director of Operations, I65th Military Airlift Group, Savannah, and now moves up to Wing Director of Operations at Dobbins under the Air Guard Organizational structure.
Colonel Glenn H. Herd , Atlanta, former commander , 116 th Military Airlift Group, at Dobbins Air Force Base, has been reassigned to Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard, as Air Operations Staff Officer and assumes the fulltime position of Air Operations Officer in Savannah, replacing Colonel Patterson.
Lieutenant Colonel William M. Berry of Atlanta has _ peen assigned to command the !16th Military Airlift Group, at Dobbins , replacing Colonel Herd. Lieutenant Colonel Berry is Air Carrier Oper-

ations Inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Lieutenant Colonel John E . Hayes, of Atlanta, former Commander of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron at Dobbins, is the new Director of Operations of the 116th Group replacing Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Allen, of Atlanta, who becomes Air Operations Staff Officer , 116 th Military Airlift Wing . Lieutenant Colonel Allen was formerly group operations officer.
Lieutenant Colone I Thomas N. Saffold of Atlant~ is the new commander of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron. In civilian life , Lie utenant Colonel Saffold 1s State Traffic Dial Administrator with Southern Bell Telephone Company.
The other previously named officers are full time Air Guard technicians.
Reassignments of three other Savannah officers were announced by General Paris:
Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Miller, Jr. , former commander of the 165th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is Director of Logistics, I 65th Military Airlift Group.
Lieutenant Colonel John T. Sparkman 1s the new commander of the I 65th CAMRON. He _v,-as formerly Executive Officer, I 16th Support Squadron.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Jarrett becomes Director of Operations, !65th Military Airlift Group. He was formerly Group Director of Materiel.

The champion Mets huddle around the trophy table during awards presentation. Each team member received a trophy.
202nd Sponsors Winning Team
The 202d EI Sq. of Macon , Georgia has picked a winner. The Middle Georgia Air National Guard Squadron is the sponsor of a Championship Senior League Baseball team. The team , called the "202 METS", posted a recorg breaking won-loss record for the ' 72 season of 14-1.
The Mets , hailed by local sportswriters as the greatest Senior Division team 1n histor y for the Middle Georgia Area, rolled over its opponents throughout the season with lop-sided scores. The team posted two shut-outs.
As Senior Division Champions , the Mets were pitted against the Western Little League Senior AllStars. The All-Star play offs were a best two of three serves. The Air Guard sponsored team took two straight from the All-Stars wi th a S"lut-out in game numbe r two .
Lt. Col. George E. Smith , Commander of the 202d, commented that the squadron had sponsored other teams 1n the past but had never sponsored a championship team. The 202d has participated in Little League activities and youth basketball programs. The Mets, however, gave the s wuadron its first opportunity to collect the highly prized Sponsor's Trophy. The gleaming s ilver trophy is awarded only to the sponsors of championship teams .
"Our primary intent," Col. Smith stated, "is to provide faciliti es for these youngsters to play ball. It is not simply to win . However, sponsoring a winner is an added bonus a nd we are proud of the Mets for providing that bonus."

18

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

u.s.AIR FORC

Ga. Mohawks Fly 1 n Tennessee
Men and equipment of the GaARNG's 159th Aviation Co. , Atlanta, participated in an Intelligence School on 22-23 April for the Tennessee ARNG's 30th Division. Three OV-1 Mohawks from the 159th were flown to the ANG base at Nashville. Other equipment was airlifted by a GaANG C-124. The planes and equipment we re used to demonstrate the effectiveness of infrared photo operations in tracking troops and other ground movement. (Above: The huge c-124 unloads its cargo. Below: An OV-1 flies over the training area during a demonstration of some of the sophisticated gear. Photos by CW4 Shellnut.
JUL - SEP 1972

MG McCOWN RETIRES
Maj. Gen. Hal D. McCown, a veteran of three wars, was awarded the Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit upon his retirement from the Army after 32 years of military service .
Gen. McCown was cited for exceptionally meritorious service while assigned as deputy commanding general for Reserve Forces, Third U.S. Army, from June 1971 till his retirement.
He was decorated with the medal at a retirement ceremony at Ft. McPherson on June 23rd. Lt. Gen. Melvin Zais, Third U.S. Army commanding general, hosted the ceremony.
Col. Fulford Promoted
Colonel EdT. Fulford of Dawson, Georgia, RAS Task Force Commander for the 122nd Support Center, GaARNG, received Federal recognition for his present rank early this year. A promotion party was given for him at Ft. Stewart in June and attended by BG McKenna, Commander of the 122nd, and fellow officers.
Col. Fulford is the owner of a Western Auto Associate Store in Dawson. Most of his time in the Georgia Guard has been spent as a member and later Commander of units in the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry. He was the Battalion Commander just prior to his promotion to Colonel.
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New Editor of GUARDSMAN
The new Editor of the Ge orgia Guardsman a nd Assis tant Information Officer for the State Department of Defe nse is Capt. Rufus Barber, a 1967 graduate of Georgia State Unive rs ity. Capt. Barber joined the United States Navy 10 1967 and attended the Naval Officer Candidate School at Newport , R.I.
His fir s t ass ig nm e nt 10 the Navy was Officer-in-Charge of a PCF (Fast Patrol Craft) in the Republic of Viet Nam. During a patrol on the Cua Da i River south of DaNang, his craft was s truck by enemy recoilless rifle fire and was s unk. He was wounded and listed as Missing-in-Action for 17 hours.
After the years's tour in Viet Nam, he was assigned to the Naval Officer T ra ining Center in Newport as an ins tructor. After more tha n four years on active duty, Capt. Barber left the Navy a s a Lieutenant.
While on active duty, he was award ed two Navy C omme nda tion Medal s with C ombat "V", th e Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Cita tion, Combat Action Ribbon , th e Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and varrous serv rce a nd campaign ribbons. Capt. Barber, his wife, Barba ra, and their daughter live rn Atla nta.
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GaETV Aids GaNG
Photographers from the Georgia Educational T e levis ion Network , the ir ve hicl e and equipment were airlifted in July to Travis Field near Savannah. Trave ling by GaANG C -124, the men made the trip in order to film GaARNG troop s during their s ummer training at Ft. Stewart and to s hoot footage of the Governor's visit to the southeast Georgia training a rea.
The me n , George Mac re narius and Bruce Grimes , rece ntly comple te d filming a nd editing two Georgia National Guard R ecruiting films for use on Georgia TV s tations.
With George and Bruc e in front of the Dougla s Globe mas ter rs Lt. Col. Doug Embry, Information Officer for the Department of Defense.
Men of the 129th set up tents .
129TH DOES ITS "FAIR" SHARE
Tents , truc ks vanous other equipment a nd hard work we re furni s hed b y the me n of the 129th Tactical Control Squadron, GaANG, Ke n esaw, for a communit y fa ir Sponsored by the Counc il of the Advisory Committee of De Ka lb C ounty on August 5t h near Windsor Park way in Nor th De Ka lb Count y . Mrs . Lind a Ta yl or , C ha irman of the co uncil , and Capt. LeRoy Blondeau, recruiting officer for the 129th , organized and s upe rv ised the ir work e rs who we re hampe re d by th e he a t a nd the t~r ea t of seve re thund ers torms. The Co mma nd e r of the ! 29th is Lt. Col. I.H . Cope la nd.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

"Yes sir, ours have longer hair."

"Feldman, I think now is as good a time as any to talk about proper wear of the uniform."
"FOR HEAYEN'S sake, Quigley, will you stop saying 'We've been in tighter spots than this!' "

Kathy Bauman strikes a statuesque pose an the set of "The Thing With Two Heads", a comedy-thriller about the world's first two-headed tron spl ant. The American International
picture also stars Ray Milland and Rasey Grier.

"Boy, Roger, I'd like to see the first shirt's face if he ever saw me in this . . . Roger?"

\~
"I get the impression that some of you think boot camp is going to be some kind of picnic!"

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An OH-58 helicopter seems to hover over on M- 11 3 Armored Persannel Corri er.

Massive M-48 Tonks of the 1st Battalion, l08th Armor prepare to demonstrate their lethal fi rep o wer on a range at Ft. Stewart.