The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 23, no. 5 (Sept.-Oct. 1973)]

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GA . ARMY GUARD'S FIRST BLACK WAC -- Taking the oath of enlistment, PFC Patricia A, Leverston, 27, becomes the Georgia Army National Guard's first black Guardswoman. A veteran of two years' service in the regular Army, PFC Leverston will serve as a communications specialist with the Guard's 170th Military Police Battalion in AtIanta. She is sworn in by Brigadier General Donald E. Mees, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Army. She resides at an apartment on Etheridge Drive, N. W. in At Iant a and says she joined because she 1 ~ ikes the military" and one of her "friends is a member." PFC Leverston is the third Army Guardswoman to be enlisted in Georgia. The first woman was enlisted in Moy.

116th Chaplain Retires
Chaplain (Colonel) Robert C. Pooley (left) receives the Minuteman Trophy from Lt. Col. W.M . Berry, I 16th Tactical Fighter Group Commander, during retirement ceremonies at Dobbins on September 22. Chaplain Pooley was honored for his nearly 20 years with the Georgia Air Guard. He has a total of more than 28 years of military service including service with the U.S. Army, Army Reserves and with the California, North Carolina and Alabama National Guard. He is a minister with the Cherokee Presbytery in Rome, Georgi a.

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AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL -- Lt. Col. Claude M. Strickland, Jr., (right) Commander of the 224th Communications Squadron at St. Simons accepts the Air Force Commendation Medal from Maj. Gen. Wm. H. Bauer, Commander of the Air Force Communication Service. Col. Strickland was awarded the medal for his "outstanding leadership and devotion to duty which contributed significantly to the resolution of many complex problems of major importance to the Air Force."

"Johnson, we all have certain goals and needs. My goal is to yell every day and your need is to be yelled at!"

Volume 23 - Number 5
(ieorgia
{iuarJ~man

September - October 1973

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER

GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA

MAJ GEN JOEL B. PARIS, Ill

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL

COL DOUGLAS EMBRY (GANG, RET) INFORMATION OFFICER

CAPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR.

EDITOR

OUR COVER Some of the words used by Army Guard recruiters around Georgia make up the cover of this edition of the GEORGIA GUARDSMAN . A brief summary of September's recruiting campaign appears on page 2 with photos of recruiting teams around the Atlanta area.
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distri buted free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman use s AFPS material.

DSM AWARDED -- Lt. Gen. Charles S. Thompson, former Chief of Staff of the Ga. Air National Guard, receives t_he Distinctive Service Medal from Brig. Gen. C.J. Perkins,. Asst. AG for Air, during Thompson's retirement ceremonies at Dobbins recently. Gen. Thompson has over 32 years mi Iitory service.

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A Message from Mai. Gen. Joel B. Paris,lll
My Fellow Guardsmen:
CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE!
The 445 enlistments gained by the Ga. Army Guard's 20-day September recruiting campaign prove that we can keep our strength up in all our units, both Army and Air, With continued hard work and face-to-face contacts, we can maintain our strength at or above the required manning levels.
In our recruiting efforts, we are aided by the fact that the general public believes in a professional, welt-trained yet economical military force to defend this country. The National Guard offers this and more. 8esides being on call for State and Federal service, the National Guard is an integral part of the community, serving in many capacities whenever needed.
This community involvement is one of our biggest selling points, both to prior service enlistees and to new recruits. In no other military organization can the members achieve the satisfaction of directly aiding, not only the Nati"on and State, but a/ so the people who live and work with the weekend soldier.

SSgt. C.C. Ricketts, Jr. parks his "recruiting" von in a shopping center in southeast Atlanta.

ARNG RECRUITERS "DO
THEIR THING" IN SEPT
Georgia Army Guard recruiters "hit the streets" in September in an intensified effort to fill current and anticipated vacancies in units across the State. No avenues were left untraveled as zealous recruiters invaded shopping centers, county fairs, State fai rs , and any other place a likely candidate for the Gu ard might be found.
During the drive, which lasted from Sept. 10 through the 30th, there was a total gain of 445 rroops in the Army Guard; 312 extensions and 86 losses .
Decatur's 122nd Support Center had the large st gain with 124 enlistments.
According to Gen . Paris, the drive didn't sto p at the end of September. "Maintaining our personnel strength is of the utmost importance," he said. "Sep tember's efforts shows that we can keep up that strength if we will only try, and try hard."

A team sets up its recruiting stand at a shopping moll.

Members of the llOth Maintenance Battalion man a booth at the DeKolb County Fair.
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EISENHOWER TROPHY AWARDED -- Company D, 730th Moi ntenonct
Battalion in Toccoa received the Eisenhower Trophy in O ctob er os tht most outstanding unit in the Georgia Army Notional Gu ard. Lt. CoL Gene Hodges, Military Support Plans and Operations O ffic!! r for tht
GoARNG, mode the presentation on behalf of Maj. Gen . Joel B. Pori
Ill, The Adjutant General, Copt. R. W. Reeves of Clarkesvi lle, ~
monder of Company D, accepted the award. Pictured above ore (lr Copt. Reeves; First Sergeant Leonard B. Pitts; Lt. Co l. Ear l Grogall. Commander of the 730th Moi nt. Bottol ion and Lt. Col. Hod ges.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSM

CW4(ret.) JOSEPH G. STRANGE RETIRES FROM STATE SERVICE

One of the Georgia Army ational Guard's most dedicated members and one of its most avid supporters has retired from State service after more than twentyfive years.
'Oh, we had problems with recruiting even back in 1935 when I first joined ," Said Chief Warrant Officer (retired) Joseph G. Strange, Chief of the Enlisted Personnel Section of the Georgia Army Guard. "The units back then, " he added, "had to k~ep up their assigned strength, or the officers wouldn't get paid."
Joe Strange retired from active Guard service in 1971 , but remained in his State position as head of the Enlisted Personnel Section. In retirement ceremonies held on August 31, Brigadier General Don Mees, Asst. Adjutant General for Army, awarded him the Georgia Commendation MedaL
"] oe Strange has been the epitome of perseverance over the years," said General Mees. ''He has scrupulously and meticulously observed regulations on enlistments and insisted that others adhere to these procedures," he added. "He has won the respect of every National Guard administrator in the State."
Joe Straqge carne to work for the Department of Defense in 1948 and he is a ''human encyclopedia" of regulations and history concerning the Georgia Army Guard. Some of the history he knows because he was part of it, and the rest he said he learned by pouring over old records of the Georgia Guard.
Joe is not new to the recruiting game either. "Back in the early Fifties," he explained, "once the whole State Headquarters went recruiting door-todoor -- and we got results!" Referring to his "salespitch" he said, "I told them the truth . The incentives are the chance to serve your community, State and Country, and, the ch<\nce to earn some extra money. And, of course , there's always the retirement benefits for those that stay in over twenty (years)." As a World War II ve~ran and a member of the Guard during the "depression" years, Joe can discuss a myriad of changes that have taken place in the Guard and the military generally. One of these changes is the new regulation allowing Guardsmen to wear wigs to training assemblies in order to hide long, noqregulation hair. ''The length of a man's hair doesn't determine how well he can perform his duties ," he said. ''The wigs are fine as long as the man keeps his appearance respectable and adheres to regulations . I like my hair relatively short, but that's my personal preference," he added.
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Mr. Strange addresses those gathered for his retirement Iuncheon.
Joe Strange taught school from 1930 to 1940 in southeast Georgia and enlisted in the Guard in 1935.
"When I first joined, the pay was one dollar a day for privates," he stated. "I had to drive about 60 miles to drills, so that one dollar barely covered the cost of gasoline." He continued, ''Most anybody could get into the Guard in those days because there was really no criteria for enlistment. Even the officers in the unit were elected by the members. Th~y narrowed the field to a few and then the candidat~s campaigned for the various positions."
Joe Strange believes in the National Guard and its future. "Public relations is the key to keeping up the Guard's strength," he said. ''The National Guard is part of the community; the taxpayers depend on the Guard," he added. "Look at how many times in this year alone that the Guard has aided cities and towns in this State and others."
A trip to Canada and the northeastern United States is the priority item on Joe's list of "things-todo after I retire". He and his wife will travel in their new motorhome.
The Guard and the State will miss Joe Strange-and, after so many years, and so much sincere effort, it's a sure bet he'll miss the National Guard.
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When Help Is Needed 202nd Responds
by MSgt. Charles NeSmith
What happens when a community decides to build a recreation park and finds that the equipment and manpower costs are beyond their means? If the commun_ity is like the tiny town of J ulliette, Ga., they don't give up. They keep trying until they complete the project.
The citizens of Julliette did just that this summer. When they found that their back was against the wall, they contacted SSgt. Joe Pecjak of the 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron, Macon. Sgt. Pecjak and men of the Mid Georgia Air Guard Unit came to the rescue with the needed equipment and manpower.
In just four days , 202 men installed lighting for a baseball field and errected a backstop. The lighting system was installed on huge 90 foot poles.
TSgt. Melvin R. Bostick disconnects hoist line after lighting pale has been erected.
The design and layout for the park came from Sgt. Pecjak who had previously built a similar installation at Centerville, Georgia. The 202nd provided equipment and manpower for that job, also.
Communities throughout Central Georgia are beginning to rely more and more on the Air Guard to render aid on public projects. Churches, Civic Organizations, and Governments are contacting the 202nd almost weekly for help with construction of recreational facilities. The local Squadron has been involved in construction of Day Camps, Boy Scout Camps, and Little League Baseball Fields and Track Fields.
The communities of the Middle Georgia area have discovered that when they need help, the 202nd is standing by, ready to lend assistance in virtually any situation. (202nd 01) 4

Awards Presented At
NGAUS Conference
WASHINGTON , D.C . (NGAUS) --Scores of National Guard units and individuals were honored by the National Guard Association of the U.S. during its 95 th General Conference in Oklahoma City, 8-11 October.
Leading the list was the Association's top awa rd , its Distinguished Service Medal. Also pr_esented were Meritorious Service Awards, the NGAUS' new Valley Forge Cross for Heroism and numerous Army and Air National Guard unit awards.
Receiving the NGAUS Distinguished Serv ice Medal were Major General Chester J. Moeglein , Mi nnesota; Major General Francis B. McSwiney, New Hampshire; Major General Gordon Doolittle, Oregon ; and Colonel Allan G. Crist, Editor of THE NATIONAL GUARDSMAN.
The Association's Meritorious Service Award went to Brigadier Generals Francis J. Higgins, New York and Emmett H. Walker, Mississippi; Colonels Joe E. Burke; Oklahoma, Bruce Jacobs, Ohio, Robert Cowan, South Dakota , Nicholas J. Bereschak, Penns ylvania, Alexander P . MacDonald, North Dakota and Robert W. Huggins, Colorado; Lieutenant Colonel Edmund C. Morrisey, Jr. , Tenn., and Master Sergeant Roger L. Lambeth of Delaware.
National Winner of the Communications-Electronics Trophy is the 299th Communication Flight of Utah, with the 224th Mobile Communications Squadron, Georgia; the 167th Weather Flight, West Virginia, and the 130th Communications Flight (Support), West Virginia named as Distinguished Communication Electronics-Metereological units.
The large s t category of Association awards was the Valley Forge Cross for Heroism. This award, new to the NGAUS Awards Program this year , honors Guardsmen for personal heroism that involves the risk of their own lives. South Dakota Guardsmen receive d 16 of the 20 Awards presented this year after heroic actions during the Rapid City Flood operation last year.
The NGAUS Certificate of Victory and Pershing Plaque for the be s t marksmanship within the AnDY Guard goes to Minnesota's Support Company, JSI Battalion, 135th Infantry in Fifth Army Area.
Taking the top NGAUS Air Guard award , the Spaatz Trophy, was the 115th Fighter Interceptor Group of Wisconsin.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAII

GMI Graduates Twenty-two

Twenty-two graduates of the Georgia Military Institute took their commissioning. oath during ceremonies in Milledgeville on Saturday, September 8th. Six of the grad uates received special awards.
Major General Joel B. Paris, III, Adjutant General of Georgia, said ''we are looking forward to having these new second lieutenants contribute their leadership expertise in their hometown units. They will add greatly to the rich heritage of the Georgia Army National Guard."
The .Officer Candidate School has graduated 408 officers since its inception in 1960.

The graduating cadets, from 18 Georgia communities, completed their final two weeks of active duty training at Milledgeville, Georgia in August. Most of the new Guard officers will return to their hometown units for assignment as platoon leaders.
Lieutenant Colonel William E. Canady of Dublin, Commandant of GMI, said the cadets ''have shown during their year 's training that they have ample potential for leadership and they can be depended upon to fulfill their role as a National Guard officer."
The 116th Army Guard Band from Decatur, provided music for the ceremonies.
Brigadier General Donald E. Mees, Assistant Adj utant General of Georgia for Army, delivered the commencement address to Class 12.

The awa rd winners are (lr) 2nd Lt.'s DeWitt, Minuteman Trophy as "outstanding graduate"; Myers, Tact i cal Officers' Trophy fo r command ability; Larsen , Garrett Instructors Trophy; Wi lliamson, AUSA Plaque for leadership; Rudde, Billy Stri pling Achievement Award; and Witaszek, Erickson Trophy lor leade rshi p and academics.

Gen. Mees speaks to the new officers.

The I 16th A- Band provided music for the occasion.
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The following is a list of the cadets and future second lieutenants by hometown: Albany, Thomas E. Stewart; Athens, Jimmy D. Holton; Atlanta, Hudson J. Myers, Earl D. Westbrooks; Augusta, Lacey D. Holton, George F. Myles, Cleonard G.O. Pittman, Jr.; Claxton, William E. Callaway, Jr .; Cobbtown, Joseph W. Collins; Collins, Joe E . Singleton; Doraville, Sigurd E . Konieczny; Dudley, Peter F . Larsen; Fitzgerald, Wiley A. Hill; Jesup , Gerald A. Dewitt; Macon, James R. Lanterman, David B. Williamson; Marietta, Daniel B. Rudder; Sandersville, Thomas B. Mosley; Union Point, John B. Stewart, Jr. ; Watkinsville, Jeremy M. Witaszek; Waycross, Ricke y K. Deal; Wrightsville, Johnnie R. Stephens;
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ARMY AND AIR GUARD AIRCRAFT GET A LIFT --

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Group at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, gets a free ride to the

World Aircraft Museum at McCollum Airport at nearby

Kennesaw, Ga. on September 8. Making the lift from Dobbins

is a CH-54 "Skycrane" of the Alabama Army National

Guard. The workhorse ''Skycrane11 then airlifted an OV-I

''Mohawk" aircraft (below) of the Georgia Army Guard hangar

at Dobbins to a repair facility of the IS 1st Aviation

Battalion in Winder, Georgia some 60 miles away.

ANG Members Receive Degrees
Four members of the 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron of Macon have received Bachelors and Masters Degrees through the Robins Resident Center In Warner Robins, Georgia. Receiving Bachelors of Business Administration Degrees from the Georgia College at Milledgeville were MSgt J arne s Tucker, MSgt. Charles NeSmith, and SSgt. Charles Maddox. Capt. Alan Johansen received the Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Georgia.
The Robins Resident Center IS an educational activity at Robins AFB offering degrees from Macon Junior College, The Georgia College and the University of Georgia. The center was established at the Middle Georgia air base to offer educational opportunities to employees of the facility.

GEORGIA AIR GUARDSMAN RECEIVES STATE'S HIGHEST

AWARD -- Stoff Sergeant Hugh B. Gibbs (left), a membertf

Kennesaw's !29th Tactical Control Squadron, Georgia Nr

National Guard, receives the Georgi a Distinctive Servlct

Medal from Major General Joel B. Paris, Ill, The Adjutlllf

General of Georgia. Sergeant Gibbs, a resident of Austell,

was cited for his outstanding performance as a unit ,.

cruiter. The citation reads, 'tli s voluntary assumption of

this additional responsibility and his role of ambassador

for the Georgia Air Guard has resulted in a better undll"

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standing by the lac,e~l communities of the Air National Gu.-4

and the unit's role in the community." During the awar4t
ceremony, held at the !29th's Annual Train in g at th
Savannah Airport, Gen. Paris announced that the Geort11

Army and Air National Guard are implementing an intenslwl

recruiting drive during September.

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THE GEORGIA GUAROSMAlf

RECRUITING IS TEAM EFFORT AT l 55TH -- Personnel of the GaANG' s I 55th Tactical Control Group have been divided into three competing teams for their recruiting and retention efforts. The teams are the Reds, the Whites and the Blues. At the end of each month, the winning team is treated to a social activity by the lo sing teams. As an added incentive, a "jackass" has been adopted to display efforts of each team. For instance, if the Red team is ahead, the White team is second and the Blue last, the ''jackas s" poster is made with th e bead in red, the body in white and the tail in blu e.

RICKETTS NEW SMO; HADDLE ASST. SMO -- Lt. Col. Charlie Ricketts, Commander of the ll Oth Maintenance Battalion in Atlanta and former As st. State Maintenance Officer has been appointed by Gen. Paris as State Maintenance Officer for the Ga.
Army Guard. Col. Hugh J.
Haddl e, former supervisor of the National Guard concentration site at Ft. Stewart and G- 4 for Headquart ers and Headquart ers Detachment, GaARNG, has been appointed by the Adjutant General as Assistant State Maintenance 0 fficer.

FORMER MACON GUARDSMAN, TOM GRE ENE, DIES -- Tom E. Greene, Jr. , president of the First Nationa l Bank a nd Trust Company in Macon, died July 16. Greene was a member of the Ga. Army Guard prior to WWII. He served in WWII wit h the Marine Corps . After the War, he was appointed a captain in !21st Infantry. Later a me mber of Headquarters, 48th Infantry Division, Major Greene was one of those instrumental in obtaining the Armory now occupied the Third Brigade Headquarters. He remained in the Guard until 1956, when he resigned because of business obligations.

Former Governor S. Ernest Vandiver presents the Trophy to Lt. Col .
Scruggs.

LTC SCRUGGS RECEIVES

VANDIVER TROPHY

Lieutenant Colonel O'Dell J. Scruggs, Chief of Stoff of the Georgia Army National Guard, was presented the Vandi ver Trophy October 16th, for being selected as the "most outstanding" Georgi a Army Guardsman.
Colonel Scruggs, a native of Savannah, was presented the Trophy by former Governor S. Ernest Vondi ver during ceremonies held at Headquarters Georgia National Guard in Atlanta. He was cited for rendering
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"outstanding meritorious service during the past year while planning, coordinating, and supervising acti vities of the State Headquarters staff. 11
Before being appointed Chief of Staff by Major General Joel B. Paris, Ill, The Adjutant General , Colonel Scruggs was Military Support Plans Officer, Headquarters, Georgi a Army Guard, and prior to that assignment he was Executive Officer for the !18th Artillery Group for many years in Savannah.

NeSmith Receives
Medal
MSgt. Charles A. NeSmith has been awarded the Georgia Commendation Medal by Brig. Gen. Cleveland J. Perkins, Assistant Adjutant Ge neral for Air. Sgt. NeSmith is a member of the 202d Electronics Installation Squadron, Air National Guard, in Macon.
The native Maconite was lauded for his publicity efforts which resulted in an effective and cohesive relationship between the Air Guard and the local community. His participation in radio and television coverage for his unit ; and the quality and content of the unit's newsletter, which he publishes, were named outstanding.
Sgt. NeSmith was cited for devoting his own time without compensation to his unit's community projects. He was also praised for personally producing and directing a documentary film about the Macon-based Guard Squadron.
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(From left) SSgt Robbie T. Terrell, !Lt. Elton Cowart and AMN Vernon E. Clifton direct a friendly fighter on F-102 into an attack position of a hostile aircraft during simulated intercept mission at the Control Reporting Center.

The quons et hut is darkened. Two orange blips cross the faces of dozens of radar tracking scopes. Incandescent blue crayons trace the flights of two F 102's - one of them "hos tile" - acros s eight-foot glass tracking screens illumined with black light. The aircraft near. ''Intercept. " The c omma nd 1n1t1ates a chain reaction. Dozens of technicians wearing headphones feed strategic information into computers which, in turn, spit out other vital data. The mission, though simulated, is intense. The scene represents part of the annual field training of the 155th Tactical Control Group of the Georgia Air National Guard at Savannah.

ANG's 155th Controls The Skies During AT 73

by Sgt. H. E. Wi II ard Info Technician, I55th TCGp

photos by PH3 J.K. Hartman, USN

Maj. Charles B. Dowling, Ill, (foreground) receives aircraft data at the Tactical Air Control Center for assistance in determining future action moves.
Capt. Carl L. Canicatti (right) offers direction to SSgt Cleon A. Morris and TSgt Joe Ciliberto during the installation of an FM radio site.

Working in a remote site (Whiteho_us e) a t C ecil Field Naval Air Station, about 15 miles from Jacksonville, Fla., the 300-plus officers and men were involved in a concentra ted program
of setting up and maintaining a Tactic al Air Control System, dubbed "Sentry SOUTHT ACS."
Headed by Col. Creighton L. Rhodes, exercise commander, the men were training to increase their operational readine s s and individual skills during the two-week encampme nt.
Carrying over $60 million worth of computerized radar tracking and communica tions equipment -- much of it housed in two inflatable shel.ters -- the Guardsmen were on duty at their training site from July 21 to Aug. 4.
Their total mission involved area surveillance and control of aircraft in the Florida Georgia area.
Their move was the first time the Group had dismantled and reassembled its new equipme nt , designed and manufactured by the Hughe s Air craft Corporation. The equipment included s uch supportive gear as mobile tables and c hairs and trash cans engineered to implode and extinguish accidential fires.
One shelter housed the Tactical Air Control Center (TACC) the command arm of the sys tem, commanded by Lt. Col. Jerry L. Godwin.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

SUMMER CAMP IS .....
Summer camp is many things to many people. For the men of Support Company, 1/ 121 Infantry in Milledgeville, summer camp was.... welt, take a look at these photos made at Ft. Stewart by SSgt. Sanford Register. According to a popular "rule-of-thumb" this should be about 4000 words of explanation.

(Upper left) A make-shift shower provides partial relief from the dirt and heat. (Upper rt. ) These two soldiers seem to have a slight difference of opinion as to which way to go. (Lower left) "Stop here and add 3 gallons of gas to the tank, a quart of oi I to the crankcase, 25 pounds of Vigoro to the Jeep body and water the M-60." (Lower rt. ) An arc welder makes repairs on a trailer.

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l/214th "VISITS"
FT. GORDON
The !24th PI Det. recently made a trek to Ft. Gordon to photo graph the 1st Bn , 214th Artillery during 'firing exercises on one of th eir UTA's.

Equipment is recdi ed.

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Communi cation Iines established.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAif

NGAUS INFO:
BAQ FOR E-4' AND UNDER -- A change in Defense Department policy now entitles Guardsmen with less than 4 years service and under the rank of E-4 to draw quarters allowances for active duty of less than 30 days. Now the entitlements and pay allowances are the same for both Guardsmen/Reservists and Active service personnel.
AIR FORCE HAIR STANDARDS REVISED-- Stressing an "appropriate military image", Gen. J.D. Ryan, AF Chief of Staff, authorized a chanr;e recently in grooming requirements for AF personnel. According to the new guidelines, hair must be tapered, but "block cuts" are permitted "so long as a tapered appearance is maintained." Rather than measuring length of hair, the change measures "bulk" which is the thickness or depth of hair from the skull to the outer surface, The bulk may not exceed one and one quarter inches.
SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE -- Authorization to extend SGLI to Guardsmen and Reservists on a full-time basis is included in a Committee bill that incorporates other insurance proposals. The bill should be up for a vote in Congress in the near future according to the NGAUS.
TOP EM'S SCREENED FOR l~ETENT/ON --The top three enlisted grades of the Army Guard will be subjected to annual screening boards to insure that only the best qualified continue after 20 years senice. This is part of the NGB' s career management program announced last year.

TECHNICIAN RETIREMENT BILL CLEARS SENATE -- The tech"rzician retirement bill, which will grant full retirement credit for pre-1969 technician service, received swift approval from the Senate in August and has been sent to the House for further consideration.

SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE OK'S AIRCRAFT BUY FOR AIR GUARD The Senate Armed Services Committee recently approved a proposal that would earmark $70 million to buy 24 A-7D aircraft specifically for the Air Guard. If the proposal is approved by Congress, it will be the first direct "buy" authorized for the Air Guard since the Korean War.

EANGUS ADOPTS INSURANCE PLAN -- The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States has adopted the group life insurance program of the Uniformed Services Benefit Association as the official insurance plan.

NO UMBRELLAS-- "Blue-suiters" won't be carrying umbrellas, was the word from the Air Force Uniform Board following a study that began last ] anuary. Women will be allowed to carry con servative black or blue umbrellas in uniform, except in formation.

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EEO OFFICER APPOINTED

A former Elberton Guardsman and a former member of the Slst U.S. Army Reserve Command, has returned to the Georgia Guard to assume the duties of the newly created position of State Equal Employment Opportunity Officer.
LTC John F. Shirreffs, former Senior Staff Training Assistant for the Army Reserve in Florida and Georgia, will supervise the Georgia Guard's Equal Employment Opportunity Program for all Army and Air National Guard Technicians.
'The aim of the program", said ColoneI Shirreffs , "is to eliminate discrimination in all aspects of Federal employment. EEO is for everyone, not just Black and not just white," he emphasized.
Obviously, one man alone cannot operate a program of this magnitude. There will be 43 of our present civilian employees, in strategic locations

across the State, selected and trained for the additional duty of Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor. These Counselors will work on an individual basis with persons who have equal opportunity oriented grievances.
"It will be one of my jobs, in coordination with the Recruiting and Retention Officer, and the Techmclan Personnel Officer, to seek out new applicants for all Federal Civil Service positions in the Georgia Guard and to inform present employees of ways to advance in their jobs through our upward mobility programs," Colonel Shirreffs stated. ''We will vis it trade and vocational schools and let them know the qualifications needed for technician employment and encourage students to seek and meet these standards," he concluded.

ISSTH- (from page 8)

Sgt. Mike Smith (seated) plots the. path of an aircraft during a mission at the Control Reporting Center as Capt. Robert B. Miller and Lt. Mike Sheppard observe.
The T ACC received data from three Control Reporting Centers (CRCs) at Whitehouse, at Fort Benning, Ga., and at Savannah Municipal Airport.
The CRC at the Whitehouse site, was commanded by Maj. J. Reid Williamson Jr., and was involved in more immediate action moves.
Supporting the mission were the 226th Mobile Communications Group and Squadron from Gadsden, Ala., the 232nd MCSq from Montgomery and the 240th MCFlt from McEntire ANG Base in Columbia, S.C.
Flying units from South Carolina, Florida and Alabama provided aircraft for the mission.
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"THE WAY TO A GUARDSMAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH?" -- The Magno Ii a Restaurant in Macon, Georgia has lent a helping hand to the recruiting efforts of the 202d El Squadron. The restaurant has been displaying the ANG theme on its Part-a-Sign during each 202nd monthly training assembly. As a result, the "MagnoIia" has become a popul or stopping point for 202 men who travel to Macon. Bill Kirk, who operates the restaurant, hit upon the ideo of displaying the Air Guard messages in an attempt to pull guardsmen into his business as customers. T~e ideG worked. In addition, the local Air Guard unit benefits fro free recruiting advertisements for two days each month. Tho restaurant is located on busy highway 247, the main art~ connecting the cities of Macon and Warner Robins. (202n 01)
THE GEORGIA GUARDSIANI

Sharon Short of Savannah stands beside one of the cannon given by George Washington to Savannah's Chatham Artillery. Sharon has been named Miss Coastal Empire Army National Guard. Her photo appeared in the Savannah Morning News as a kick-off for the I 18th Artillery Group's September recruiting drive.
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MG (ret. ) A. W. McKenna congratulates Col . Kersey.

Col. Kersey Retires
The Deputy Commander of Decatur's 122 nd Support Center re tired in September after more than 30 years of military service.
Col. Ben L. Kersey of Macon was promoted to Brigadie r General at retire ment cere monies and awarded the Georgia Commendation Medal. He enli s ted as a private in Br un swick in 1940 and later served as an officer with the famed 121st (Grey Bonnet) Infantry in E ur ope during WWII. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge , Bronze Star and other medals.
Gen . Kersey was Secretary-Treas ure r of the NGA of Georgia from 1947 to 1970. He served as president of the organiz ation in 1972 and 73 .
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AG'S TROPHY AWARDED TO DALTON UNIT -- Capt. Wi lliam A. Hoi Iand, Commander of Camp any C, 1st Botta! ion, 108th Armor, Dalton, proudly displays the Adjutant General' s T rophy for Supply and Administration. Capt. Holland's unit received the trophy for being the most outstanding unit in the Georgia Army National Guard in the areas of supply and admin istration. The presentation was made by Maj . W. K. McDaniel, Director of T ra i ning for the Ga. Army Guard, during a recent trai ning assembly for Company C