The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 24, no. 3 (May-June 1974)]

ATLANTA ROTC STUDENTS GET CLOSE LOOK AT GUARD EQUIPMENT Georgia Army Guarcl
equipment ancl personnel presented an interesting eli splay for ROTC cadets ancl students at Roosevelt High in At/ onto on May 8. In these two photos (above ancl below) the young people fincl something very intriguing in both the ''recruiting booth" set up by the llOth Maintenance Botta/ ion ancl the OH-58 helicopter flown in by pilots of the 158th Military lnteligence Company of Winder. The display was organ-
ized by the 170th MP Battalion who also presented a variety of weapons ancl devices usecl by the MP's.

Dear Editor, \l:'hy is there not a letter to the F.ditor section in the Gl'ARD M , magazine?
R. Barber
.. To answer my own question, there is now
a 'Letter' column in the magazine. In an effort to make the GUARDSMAN a complete command information tool ancl to better serve Ga. Guardsman, I solicit your questions ancl comments. Since this pub/ ication cloes serve some 13 000 Guardsmen ancl Guarclswomen, I ask tho( your letters concern topics that will be of interest to most of the readers. Obviously, each Ietter cannot be answered in the magazine. I will, however try to print letters commenting on a variety of subjects.
A// letters are subject to stanclarcl editing ancl must be signed in orcler to receive con sicleration. The name will be printed if the letter is usecl. Sencl your letters to this aclclress: Editor, GA. GUARDSMAN, P.O . Box 4839, Atlanta, Ga. 30302.

A Message from Mai. Gen. Joel B. Paris,lll
My Fellow Guardsmen:
We are now at the beginning of the summer annual training period, a very critical time for both Army and Air Guard units. It is the time when evaluations will be made on the unit's ability to carry out its mission. Individuals, too, will be scrutinized to see if they have received proper instructioh in preparation for this phase of training.
It's much too late to begin an extensive course in sub;ects that should have been presented over the past year, but it is not too Iate to present some reminders on SAFETY.
A review of safety precautions ;ust prior to AT and during that training may prevent serious iniury ancl even loss of life. The "games Guardsmen play" are serious games ancl the equipment ancl techniques that we use can be ;ust as deadly for us as they could be for our enemy if we aren't safety conscious.
Safe ancl defensive driving of both private ancl military vehicles is a/ so very important. Carelessness, or recklessness behind the wheel is a fool's game.
SAFETY is a very small wore/ with only six letters ancl two syllables, but if it is ignored the problems created could be gigantic.
MAY JUNE 1974

Volume 24 Number 3
Vke qeorgia
quarJ3man
May June 1974
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
An OV-1 Mohawk of the Ga. Army Guard Avi at ion and communi cations equipment of the 224th Communi cations Squadron, GaANG, send out all types of "si gnals" in the com pi etion of their missions as part of the Georgi a National Guard and the Defense team of the United States.
The GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a publication of the State of Georgi a, Deportment of Defense, Military Division. It is published in the interest of the Georgi a National Guard and distributed free to all members of F ederoll yrecagnized units of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard. The GUARDSMAN uses Armed Farces Press Service, Army News Features, Army News Photo Features and the National Guard Assaciatia~ of the United States Press Service.

NGAUS INFO:
UNLIMITED EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES SOUGHT FOR GUARD AND RESERVE-National Guardsmen one/ Reacly Reservists soon may be authorized unlimited exchange priviliges any clay of the month, according to a c/efense deportment letter.
Because of "certain shortcomings" inherent in the current policy that permits unlimited exchange privileges on clrill training clays, the defense deportment has recommenclecl that the Iimitation be removed.
AIR GUARD ACADEMY PROVIDES TRAINING FOR AIRMEN, NCO'S -- Airmen one/ non-commissioned officers may continue their military education at the Air National Guorcl's Professional Military Education Center at McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tenn.
Airmen between the grades of airman first class one/ staff sergeant may participate in the Leadership School. The course was designee/ to develop management one/ supervisory skills one/ broaden the student's knowledge of the Air Guorcl mission. The National Guorcl Bureau announced that three classes will be concluctecl during FY 1975, with each class lasting two weeks.
GUARD STRENGTH CONTINUES UPSWING FOR TENTH MONTH -- Army one/ Air National Guarcl recruiters cha/kecl another gain for March with a net increase of 2,502 people. It was the tenth straight month Guorcl strength climbed.
As of March 31 the Army Guorcl hac/ 413,931 on boorcl, representing 99.8 per cent of authorized strength. Air Guorcl recruiters recorc/ec/ a gain of 420 people, bringing the strength total to 94,303 for the month.
DEFENSE OK'S SHORTER ENLISTMENTS; RESCINDS MOOT MEMO FOR ARMY GUARD -- Selectee/ inclivicluals can now join the National Guarcl for less than the usual six years one/ Army Guardsmen awaiting basic training may be paicl for attending clri II assemblies.
The c/efense deportment will permit the National Guarcl one/ other Reserves to en/ ist men for three or four years of clri/1 participation, folio wee/ by three or two year periods in the Inactive Reacly Reserve. The enlistment options, known as "3X3" one/ "4X2", become effective April 1 for one year.
FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS MAY NOW ENLIST IN ARMY GUARD-- Female high school seniors between the ages of 17~ one/ 18 may now enlist in the Army National Guarcl.
The Army Guorcl directorate signee/ off on a plan that permits females still in high school to enlist if they agree to /eave for basic training within sixty clays of graduation one/ will be 18 before they /eave. Army policy hac/ been that females coulcl not enlist in any of the Army's components unless they were high school graduates.

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WAYCROSS GUARDSMEN ASSIST JAYCEES DURING APRIL FUND DRIVE -- Members of Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Artillery in Waycross provided a Medical Section and traffic directors to insure the safety of the "walkers" during the Waycross JayCees March of Dimes Walkathon. 1st Lt. Michael Morris not only gave of his time, but a/ so managed to personally raise $470 for the fund. Chairman of this event was SSgt. Rickey K. Deal of Headquarters Battery. (Top photo) The entrance to the Okefenokee Swamp Park marked the halfway point of the walk which was twenty miles long. (Bottom photo) Sgt. Sammy Walton and PFC Tommy Lloyd administer first aid to blistered feet.

MISS GMI '74 CHOSEN - Dale Fortenberry, Miss GM/ '73, stands with the newly crowned Miss GM/ '74, Lynn Selman of Macon. Both girls are students at the Georgia College in Milledgeville. Miss Selman was chosen over seven other candidates during ceremonies on May 18 at the National Guard Armory in Mill~dgeville. She was sponsored by Cadet Alvah Hardy of Class 13 of the Georgia Military Institute. Lynn is a sophomore and is motoring in political science. (photo by SSgt. Sanford Register)

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202nd Has "Hot Wheels"
by SMSgt. Cha rl es A. Ne Smith

Cert ainly a "hat set of wheel s" in its day, an F -86 jet mount e d an a stand near the 202 nd headq ua rte r s o ve rlook s a mar e mod ern s e t of "hat wheels " wi t h 20 2nd mar kings.

The 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron of Macon has enjoyed the reputation of being a "fast " outfit for many years. Thi past year, however, saw a new dimension to their speediness .
A race car, built by two of the Middle Georgia Unit's members, has been adverti ing the 202nd on race tracks around the State. The car is owned by a Ford dealer in Unadilla, Georgia and was built by SSgt. Richard Webb and SSgt. Tommy Brannen. Sgt . Webb is an Air Technician at the 202nd and gt. Brannen is a week-ender, both are assigned to the 202nd motor pool.
The sleek looking racer i transported to various racing sites aboard a large truck that sports an air conditioned sleeping compartment. Racing tires and a full set of mechanics tools are a lso on board.
Webb and Brannen have raced the popular machine at most of the half-mile track in Georgia and at t he P hoe nix City ova l i n Ala ba ma .
Do they win? Richard Webb , who pilots the brightly colored Ford, ays that the racer i "holding its own. " "When we pull in to a race track ", Webb says, "other drivers sit up and take notice. First of all because we have such good looking equipment. But mostly because they know that we will be stiff competition for the pur e ." Although Webb and Brannen are not yet a famous as the Petty stable, or Banjo Mathews, or the Holman-Moody team , they have a izeable following among racing fans in Georgia. When asked about their future plans Webb said, "We're trying to get up the goodies to build another car. peed is the name of the game and we want ' o. 202" to be the hottest set of wheel in Georgi?. " Then after a little reflection he added , "If we ' re going to run we 're going to run to win. "
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NG EXHIBITS AT LENOX SQUARE -- Displays of Georgia Army and Air National Guard equipment and recruiting materi als were set up at Lenox Square in Atlant a dur ing Armed Forces Week 13-18 May. Such it ems as the Army Guard' s "Gamma Goat" all-terrain vehicle and the Air Guard's F-100 ejection seat simulator drew many curious passers-by and even some lovely, potential recruits like these two West Georgia College Coeds . SMsgt. James W. Jordan shows th e girls how to put on the waist belt and shoulder harness. Sgt. Jordan is a full-t ime recruiter with the 116th Tactical Fi ghter Wing at Dobbins AFB in MDri etta.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Ga ARNG Aviation & Active Forces "Repel Enemy" With

Are America's Armed Forces ready? To answer that question Defense Department officials continue to test the Active , Guard and Reserve components . SOLID SHIELD was one of those test. In late May and early June, Army Navy, Marine Corp and Air Force units

and their Guard and Reserve counter parts participated in this realsitic training performed under a simulated combat environment. Command control of all the forces was emphasized under a unified command relationship.
One of those units involved deeply in the exercise was the Georgia Army

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Guard's 158th Military Intelligence Company of Winder.
On 26 May the 158th split into two components and moved to the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, .C. and to Wright Field at Ft. Stewart. C-124 Globemasters of the Ga. Air National Guard ferried the mobile vans to Cherry Point while the remainder of the unit convoyed to Ft. Stewart. The division of the unit occurred because of inadequate space at Cherry Point.
When the exercise began so did the rain.
Without faltering., however, the OV-1 Mohawks of the 158th kept flying and the ground crews hustled.
The detachment at Cherry Point flew missions from the air station and set up an active company headquarters. The portion at Ft. Stewart kept "spare" planes and performed maintenance to keep the "Hawks" flying.

Flightline operations and maintenance crews worked out of this mobi Ie van. SP 5 John Hulsey, Braselton, Ga. , talks to the comm center back in the company areo.
PFC Chorles Giles, Winder, fuels this Mohawk in preparation for a mission.

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These ground dote terminals wi II be token to the Commend Post for the " Solid Shield" exercise. These units wi II ell ow persons on the ground to see whet the Mohawk is viewing ct the very some i nstcnt end record it simultaneous! y. SP 5 E.B. House end SPS Ron Magness, both of Winder, Go., make lost minute preparations before moving out.
2lt. Jerry Miller, Atlanta, !58th's Imagery Interpretation Officer, examines c continuous strip photo of camouflaged units in the field. Assistin g him is SPS Phil Gongcles, 218th Military Intelligence Co. of the 18th Airborne ct Ft. B,cgg.
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Not all the work was done by the pilots and ground crews. The sophisticated electronic equipment in the Mohawk requires just as much equipment on the ground. These gr9und data terminals monitor the aircraft's surveillance gear and record the 'Hawks' picture on film when necessary. With it's specialized radar and cameras with "strobe" lights, the aircraft can literally see in the dark.
The operation was not without some problems. In addition to the rain, power losses occurred on some of the critical equipment for brief periods. The generators for the SLAR (side looking a1i~ borne radar) caused a few headaches for the men of the 158th, but only slightly hampered operations. The radar is located in the aircraft with a similar unit on the ground . This ground unit requires tremendous amount~ of power. The unit receives the aircrafts signal and then sends it on to a process viewer. The men monitoring the terminals often had to work as long as 16-20 hours on a shift.
The hours may have been long and the task difficult and challenging, but the men and machines of the 158th tackled the job and performed it with
~xpertise.
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Part of the 158th was stationed at Wright Field at Ft. Stewart during the
Exercise. They provided maintenance and kept the "Hawks" flying.
(Top left) SP4 William Green makes some engine adjustments to this Mohawk. (Top right) There' s no time to waste in doing routine maintenance or repairs during the Exercise. (Bottom left) SPS Thomas Dye performs a pre-flight check in a Mohawk cockp it. (Bottom right) Sgt. William Peters drops off a port for repoir at the radar section. SP4 Lorry Chambers reaches out from the mobile repoir shop. (U . S. Army Photos- John W. Ryan )

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r
'--eE~.I.J(:ts in American history , two dsmen became the first members rd aviation team. The two daring s
~lon to Washington, D.C. and made ( ( observe Confederate troops south of the
year later , but before the Wright brothe vinced the Army on the military use of the ew York National Guard created unit. In April, 1908, that unit wa desig Company, ignal Corps and proceeded own aircraft since the Army had none. maneuvers of the Army and ational G the aircraft fleet of the United States of two planes.
Ex pans ion of ational Guard aviation a nd painful process from it's beginnings '60's. After World War II, a far-reaching ltll-noatn zation of the defense organization of took place. The Dept. of the Air Force was created a nd many pilots and aircraft of the Army Air Corps wound up as assets of the Air Force. The Army was relegated a lesser position of air power and the Army Guard an even lower one.
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The development and extensive use of the helicopter gave new life to Army aviation programs and missions, but once again Army Guard aviation did not always receive first-line priorities or equipment.
But in 1970, the attitudes of the Department of Defense took an unusual turn. Suddenly, the National Guard and Reserves were the mainstay of our defense posture and to insure they could do the job, new equipment including the first-line aircraft of the Army was given to these two components.
From light observation planes and small helicopters the Georgia Army Guard graduated to the use of some of this nation's finest rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.
One of the newest type aircraft obtained by the Ga . Army Guard is the OV-1 Mohawk. Equipped with highly sopisticated radar and infrared devices , the Mohawk is literally a high-speed platform for electronic aerial surveillance. Powered by two turbo-prop engines , the craft cruises at 180 knots and coupled with ground data terminals can give an instant picture of what it views to persons on the ground and simultaneously record it on film. The only other Guard organization possessing the Mohawk is in Oregon. It has one company; Ga. has two. o Reserve units have the aircraft. The purpose of the Mohawk is to gather intelligence data. The two aviation companies are appropriately titled the 158th and 159th Military Intelligence Companies.
Other aircraft in the Ga. inventory include the UH-1 and OH-58, both helicopters. Along with the 36 Mohawks is one other fixed-wing craft, the U-3 , a military version of the Cessna 310.

This 0-1 "Birddog" (right) served both the Active Army and Guard well. However, the difference in capability and sop hi sti cat ion between this oi rcroft and the "Mohowk" is comp arabi e to that of the Model T and on Indy 500 cor.

An OH-23 "Raven" he I icopter makes on approach on a parade ground a t F t. Stewa rt in the early 60's
The camera in the nose of this OV-1 mode this photograph below.

Th~ Sidn e y Lan i er Bri dg e li nking Brunswick with points south was rammed by 0 ship in the Fall of 1973.

:rh1 s . photo mode by on OV- 1 hod to be cropp ed and reduced considerably to get it on the page. The ori inol

IS 9 Inches by 26 inches.

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LAST OF U-6 AIRCRAFT LEAVE GA. -- Lt. Col . Bob Sprayberry (/), State Aviation Officer, and lSgt. Howard T. Green take a last close look at one of the U-6 utility aircraft assigned to the Ga. Guard. This particular plane was flown many hours by Col . Sprayberry. He flew Governors of Georgia, Legislators, Generals, dignitaries and many others in this very dependable aircraft. (Below) Col. Sprayberry sits in the cockpit of the U-6 and recalls some of the memories of flights he has made around the State. The U-6 was in the Ga. Guard inventory for more than 15 years. The last two from Georgia were turned in to the Army in May 1974.

(Aviation cont.)
The 104 pilots in the Ga. Army Guard receive no special treatment in the way of flying requirements by the Army. They must meet the rigid standards set for all Army pilots which includes yearly written exams and minimum flying time in such areas as instrument flying, night flying and low-level or "napof-the-earth flying ". The experience of these pilots ranges from a many as 26 years to as little as 1 year.
The pilots and the aircraft are not the only items required for Ga. Army aviation to carry out its mission. There are support personnel for both repair and maintenance and intelligence interpretation.
Each of the two MI companies have equipment and personnel whose job it is to interpret the imagery recorded by the Mohawk radar and cameras. This includes the processing of film and prints and the
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monitoring of the complicated ground data terminals. Eac h of these companies also has personnel who perform various levels of repair and mai nte na nc e on the Mohawk.
The 1140th Transportation in Wi nder and Lawrenceville is likewise tasked with aircraft repair and maintenance. However, their efforts are concentrated on the helicopters .
The growth of Ga. Army Aviation and Army Guard aviation throughout the U.S. has been astounding. By the end of FY 73, both equipment and manpower
strengths had doub led over the FY 69 tota l s .
Millions of dollars are being put into the Aviation Program to modernize aviation facilities. But above all , more money, highly-trained men , better equipment and aircraft points to one thing: A National Guard capable of carrying our its highly critical mission with the highest degree of proficeocy.
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"I pledge allegiance ... "
Air Guardsman, Son Given Freedom's Foundation Award

A "young man's concern" over the exclusion of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States from his high school graduation program in June 1973, has brought both the young man and his father, a Georgia Air Guardsman, the Freedom's Foundation George Washington Honor Medal Award for Patriotism.
William P. Tice Jr., son of Capt. William P. Tice, Supply Management Officer for the 165th Military Airlift Group, Savannah, noticed that the Pledge of Allegiance was not on the list of events for his high school graduation. He repeatedly tried to have it put on the program without success. On rehearsal morning, he again asked for the Pledge to be added, and again the request was turned down. As his diploma was handed to him on stage that evening he asked permission to go to the podium and speak to his class. The reply was negative. He

asked a second official present who also refused his request. He waited until the last student received his diploma. Then returning to the stage, he picked up the Flag, and turning to the entire audience said:
''My fellow graduates and your families, I have tried to have the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our nation restored to our graduation exercises and have been repeatedly told that it cannot be done. I now ask that everyone here who believes in letting our class be the only one of the 1973 graduates who said the Pledge at their ceremonies and feel that it should be a part of this ceremony, rise and give it with me." Almost every single person immediately arose and joined with him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Captain Tice won his award for a letter he wrote to the Edit<;>r of the Savannah Morning News entitled ''Young Man's Concern".

ANG UNITS GO FROM
F-100'5 TO A-7'5
WASHINGTO , D.C. (NGAUS) -- Two Air ational Guard tactical fighter groups officially converted from F-IOO's to the A-7D, "Corsair II" aircraft. One unit, the 15 Oth Tactical Fighter Group at Albuquerque, N.M., was rated combat ready in 74 days after beginning its conyersion.
The other unit to convert to the newest fighter bomber in the Air Force was the 140th Tactical Fighter Group at Buckley ANG Base at Aurora, Colo. A special conversion ceremony was conducted to spotlight the event. Both the !50th and 140th TFGs are part of the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing.
The 150th TFG began its conversion in January and reached a combat ready status four months ahead of schedule. The unit now has 26 A-7s.
Two other Air Guard units will begin conversion later this year. The Ohio and South Carolina Air Guard units are scheduled to retire their F -1 OO' s for A-7D's.

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Signal Co. "Strings Wire" At Ft. Gordon
The 180th Signal Company, Ga. ARNG,
convoyed to Ft. Gordon on April ll for a two-
day exercise in preparation for its annual training in July. The unit, split between Covington and Decatur, will be undergoing an Army Training Test during its summer training. The Company, operating at full-strength, is capable of installing and maintaining one Army Area Signal Center. Capt. Otis C. Thompson is the unit commander.
(Top) A lineman carefully climbs o pole to install coble communication wire linking si gnol centers. (Center) A wire repeater is odded to the communi cotion network. (Bottom) Spec iol i st Arnold tolks with o distant terminal in the first phose of setting up the equipment.

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Ga ANG & USAF Comm Units Pull Together In Operation 11

SSgt. William Crooms and Sgt. David Will i ams check on the receipt of a teletype message from the Group Headquarters in Gadsden, AI a,

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''TOTAL FORCE" Became a part of the Armed Forces vocabulary three years ago. What began as a concept and then evolved into a policy became a reality recently for the 224th Mobile Communications Squadron of St. Simons Island and 5th Mobile Communications Group , USAF , Robins AFB , Ga. when the two units deployed to exercise sites in central and eastern Georgia. This marked the first time that an exercise between Active and ANG Communications units was held during a weekend drill.
ANG AND USAF COMBINE FORCES
In a joint training exercise called "GATOR GUARD", a total force element of active duty and Air National Guard Communicators tested procedures that would be used in carrying out actual contingency operations. The exercise was conducted in several phases over a seven..da y period and involved about 150 224th members and 400 Fifth Mobile Communications Group members.
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At Travis Field in Savannah, the combination of a communications von, a TRC-97, a Technical Control facility and other utility vans make up a typical system that normally links Glynco Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Vidalia, unit HQ on St. Simons Island and other locations.
PHASE ONE BEGINS
During the first phase there was a simulated buildup of aggressor forces in a fictictous country, resulting in an increased flow of intelligence data. The "situation" worsened , and the 5th Group Commander, Colonel Clifford Allison, initiated a total recall of unit personnel when directed by HQ, Air Force Communication Service. Lt. Col. Claude Strickland, Commander of the 224th, was alerted for possible mobilization of his ANG unit in accordance with exercise "Scenario."
On the following day, the 5th Mobile Communications Group was deployed and three days later the Air Guardsmen took_to the field to support and extend the active duty unit's communic::ttions system.

COMMUNICATION LINKS ESTABLISHED
Throughout the exercise , these two units supported simulated Air. Force units and tactical field commanders with communications electronics packages for an Air Force Component Headquarters (AFCH) at Robins, AFB, Ga. , a Tactical Air Base (TAB) at Smart Field in Macon, Ga, and a Tactical Unit Operations Center (TUOC) at St. Simons Island, Ga. All of this was accomplished with mobile communications equipment and this system extended by land lines to Knoxville , Tenn; Columbia, S.C.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Gadsden, Ala. In addition high-powered high frequency radio sets worked with Stockton, California providing entries into Defense Communications Systems world-wide.
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A focal point of the 224th's communication system is tl tactical switchboard. SSgt. Charles Brooks acts as a troubl shooter to insure minimum downtime of this vital link in tl communi cations network.
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AIR FORCE CITES 224TH -- Brig. Gen. Robert Sadler (left photo), Vice Commander of the Air Force Communications Service, fixes the pennant to the 224th Communications Squadron's guidon if! presenting the Air Force's Outstanding Unit Award. The award was for the period July 1, 1971 through June 30, 1973. After accepting the award during ceremonies on May 11 at the unit's St. Simon's Island headquarters, Lt. Col. Claude Strickland (right photo), Commander of .the 224th proudly displays the award along with many of the other decorations received by the unit.

TAC OPS CENTER SET UP In a real-world situation, support operations
would be launched and recovered from the Tactical Air Base. Carrying out its role, the 224th established a simulated Tactical Unit Operations Center (TUOC) at its home location and by means of radio relay sites a t Brunswick, Glynco aval Air ration and Vidalia, set up a Communications link with Air Force Component He adquarters at Robins AFB, Ga.
"GATOR GUARD" was designed to achieve several objectives. Foremost was the goal of providing meaningful field and in-garrison training for personnel of both units. For the 5th Mobile Group, the Exercise also served as intensive and realistic preparation for exercise ''SOLID SHIELD" to be conducted in May - June 1974.
Observed by Officers from various headquarte rs , on hand to gain an overview of operations were Maj. Gen . J ames Hughes , Commander of 9th Air Force , Brig. Gen. Robert Sadler , Vice Commander of Air Force Communications Service , Col. ] ohn M. Bolger, Commander of Tactical Communications Area, Col. Gerald Block, Commander, Detachment 9, Tactical
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Communications Area and Col. Luther Hall, Commander, 226th Mobile Communications Group.
OFFICIALS POINT OUT SUCCESS In analyzing the exercise, both Colonel Allison
and Colonel Strickland were unanimous in their appraisal of "GATOR GUARDS" success. The objectives were met to such a degree that pla nning for future communications type exercises encompasses an eventual arrangement in which ANG and Air Force Tactical Control units will tie into this mobile communications complex. This would involve Georgia's 155th Tactical Control Group, 117th Tactical Control Squadron, 155th Tactical Air Control Center, and 129th Tactical Control Squadron along with Marylands 135 Tactical Air Support Group and the Air Forces 507th Tactical Control Group.
For the present, at least, GATOR GUARD conclusively demonstrated that the TOTAL FORCE policy not onl y can, but ac tuall y does work . The 550 C ommunicators from the 224th and the 5th, prov ed that when they took to the field and combined their assets and resources in a common effort, they became a TOTAL FORCE IN ACTION.
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Macon Employers Boost Guard
Mr. Chris Calhoun signs a Statement of Support for Lt. Col. George E. Smith, Commander of the 202nd. Mr. James Crutchfield holds the scroll presented to Southern Bell by the local Air Guard Unit.

April 1-6 was Employer Support Week for the Guard and Reserves and in Macon, the Commander of the 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron, Lt. Col. George E. Smith , showed his appreciation for em ployers in a very positive way. Col. Smith presented a scroll to officials of the Southern Bell Company of Macon. The scroll depicted the Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserves.
Accepting the framed scroll in behalf of Southern Bell Co. , was Mr. Chris Calhoun , District Plant Manager of the Middle Georgia Area. Accompanying Mr. Calhoun was Mr. James Crutchfield , a foreman with Southern Bell. Crutchfield is a Senior Master Sergeant with the 202nd EI Squadron.
In accepting the scroll , Mr. Calhoun stated that his Company was happy to have its employees as members of the Air Guard. "The training provided by the Guard ," he stated , "is very beneficial to our employees on their jobs. " Southern Bell has some 20 personnel who are members of the local Air Guard Unit.
While T.V. cameras recorded the -event , Mr. Calhoun signed a Statement of Support for the Guard, the first such statement signed for members of the 202nd. During Employer Support week, the unit launched a vigorous campaign to enlist support of other employers in the community.

SAVANNAH'S 165TH MAG

HOSTS ANG

RECRUITER'S CONFERENCE Air National Guard

Recruiters from all over the Nation attendee/ a Re-

cruiter's Conference held by the 165th Military

Airlift Group February 12-15. TSgt. Clayton P.

Knight, 165th MAG recruiter (left), 2nd Lt. Tommy

Daniels, NGB Recruiting Office (ctr), one/ MSgt.

Rufus Bryant, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing recruiter

eli scuss recruiting problems during the "Attitude

Adjustment Hour" of the Conference. Col. Wm. H.

Kelly, Base Detachment Commander, was presentee/

an honorary "Recruiter's Plaque" for his outstanding
recruiting efforts for the A; r National Guard.

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GUARDSMAN NAMED TO WHO'S WHO

TSgt. James Perdue of the 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron in Macon , has been included in Who's Who Among Students tn American Junior Colleges. Students who are chosen for this honor have achieved a special stature while attending jr. college. They are selected from among individuals nominated by faculty committees at their colleges. Election to Who's Who is based on academic standing, community service, and leadership in extracurricular activities.
Sgt. Perdue attends Macon Junior College night courses and plans to major in accounting while attaining his Bachelor of Business Administration degree. His long term goals are to become a tax

accountant. Sgt. Perdue is a member of the Student Govern-
ment Association, as well as Rotating Chairman of the Student Finance Committee. Off campus, he is a Shriner, a member of the Scottish Rite, and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He holds memberships in the Elks Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is on the Board of Trustees of Trinity Methodist Church in Warner Robins , a member of the Methodist Men's Club, and a member of Vota Vita Sunday School Class.
The Georgia Air Guardsman is employed as an electronic technician at Warner Robins AFB , Ga. He has been a member of the Middle Georgia Air Guard unit for two years.

165th Receives
Air Force Award
The United States Air Force "Outstanding Unit Award" has been won by Savannah's 165th Military Airlift Group, Ga. ANG. The award cited the "outstanding performance" of the Group's world-wide airlift mission and placed particular emphasis on the Group's activities from July 1972 through April 1973, During that period , the Gro~p provided support for Arctic missions and flew a total of 23 missions in direct support of Military Airlift Command requirements. Cargo weighing 672.8 tons and 384 passengers were taken by C-124 "Globemaster" aircraft to such locations as Keflavik, Iceland; Sitka, Alaska; ord AB , Greenland and Thule AB, Greenland. In addition, the 165th airlifted a 30 ,000-pound crane to Managua , Nicaragua to assist in the disaster relief efforts after the earthquakes.
Another factor contributing to this award was the unit's rating of outstanding on it's Operational Readiness Inspections for the past three years. The 165th is the first unit in the ANG, AF Reserve or USAF to achieve an outstanding rating for three straight years .
MAY- JUNE 1974

USAF RESERVE AFFAIRS OFFICIAL VISITS 165TH -- Dr. James P. Gilligan, Deputy for Reserve Affairs and Education, United States Air Force, paid a visit to the 165th Military Airlift Group, Savannah, Georgia, on April 22, 1974. SMSgt. Harry D. Downs, (left) NCO in charge of the sheet metal shop, explains some of the shops projects to Dr. Gilligan. Next to Dr. Gilligan is Lt. Col. Charles E. Miller, Director of Logistics for the 165th. He was greeted on his arrival by Brigadier General Cleveland J. Perkins, Jr., , Assistant Adjutant General for Air and Colonel William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander and Deputy Chief of Staff, Georgia Air National Guard. Following the briefing
by Col. Kelly, Dr. Gilligan was taken on a tour of
the Group's facilities.
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PROMOTIONS

ARMY GUARD

AIR GUARD

ILT

COL

Hi 11, Jack W.
MAJ
Dunmon, Thomas E. Estes, Hugh F.
CPT
Kiechel, Michael L. Lardin, William A. Miller, William T. Steine, Allan M.

Green, David F. Heath, Michael D.
CW3
Rutledge, Clarence L. Sigmon, Powell F.
CW2
Crapps, William G.

Berry, William M. LTC
Wray, Arthur B. Syribeys, John P.
Carter, Pauline E. ILT
Allmond, Theron R. Donnelly, Charles R. Hammond, David G. Mock, Modi son 0.

RETIREMENTS
BRAMBLETT, LeRoy R. BURNSED, Rodney N. CANNON, Robert E. COHAN, Richard C. GAHAGAN, Luther P. GERRALD, Fred 0. GILLESPIE, Olin HODGES, Gene L. INNECKEN, Paul E. LUTZ, Harry MORROW, Robert L. MOZLEY, Thomas H. PARTRIDGE, William R. SAP PI NTON, Homer A. SAWYER, Beaufort B. STEPHENS, Byron A. STEWART, George E. STONE, Paul S. STOWE, All en J. TAYLOR, John W.

ANG' S 129TH OPENS DOORS TO GUESTS
Airman 1st class Jeff Holton, 129th Tactical Control Flight, demonstrates emergency breathing apparatus to three visitors to the Kennesaw unit during the unit's Open House in April. The guests ore (1-r) Mrs. Sadie Cochran, Acworth; H. B. Gibbs, father of TSgt. Barry Gibbs, radar operations, 129th Tactical Control Squadron; ancl Robie Van Hook, a/ so of Acworth. Several hunclrecl persons stopped in at the 129th' s facilities at McCollum Airport in Kennesaw.

FIRST GUARDSWOMAN ENLISTS IN WAYCROSS ARTILLERY UNIT-- Wanda Kay Music takes her
oath from Capt. William G. Howell, Battery Com-
mander of Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Field Artillery. Looking on is Acting Battalion Commander, Maj . Ralph L . Lloyd. Soon after becoming a member of the unit, Miss Music attenclecl a weekend clri/1. At the drill she observed firing of a 155mm self-propel/eel howitzer ancl even fired one. She a/ so drove a Command Personnel carrier. She is employed by Flash Foods, Inc. in Waycross.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

GA. ARMY GUARD CHARTER MEMBER OF 100
PERCENT CLUB -- Maj . Michael Chapman, State Recruiting and Retention Officer, receives a plaque from Maj. Gen. LaVern Weber, Army Director, NGB, designating Georgia as a charter member of the 100 percent Club . To become a member, a State must have kept its authorized strength above 100 percent for at least three consecutive months. Twenty-one states received awards. The presentations were made at the National Guard Bureau's All-State Recruiters Conference in New Orleans on April 22.

155TH HOUSES HORSES
When the world-famous Clydesdale Horse1) from St. Louis came to Savannah for the St. Patrick's Day Parade , the 155th Tactical Control Group , GaANG was asked if they could furnish some sort of temporary housing for the huge animals. Checking through supply records members of the unit discovered a "Tent , horse, 1 each; w/ o corral". Actually, a large mess tent was erected to provide shelter for their visit March 14-20.
Enterprising Air Guardsmen noted that a large number of persons came to visit the animals so they wisely set up a recruiting display nearby and gathered quite a few names of prospective recruits. The unit also entered three vehicles in the parade itself.

GUICE APPOINTED
ANG DEP. DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NGAUS) -- Colonel John T. Guice, executive officer at the National Guard Bureau since 1972, was appointed to be deputy director of the Air National Guard and nominated for promotion to brigadier general. He will succeed Brigadier General John J. Pesch, who became director after Major General I.G. Brown's retirement in April.
The native Mississippian has over 20 years' service in the military and is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy. He has held various flying and staff assignments on both active duty and in the Air Guard. He attended resident courses of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College and was designated as ''Distinguished Graduate" from both schools.
Colonel Guice holds a master of science degree at George Washington University.

SSgt. Robert J. Sigmon, !55th Recruiter, gets ready to give his Air Guard recruiting pitch to "Amos", one of the Clydesdale team. However, Sgt. Sigmon should know better than to ask a "draft horse" to volunteer.
KELLY AWARDED MEDAL AT 0 K CI TY
C olonel William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander of the Air Technician Detachment, Georgia Air ational Guard, at Savannah Municipal Airport , Savannah, Georgia, was presented the Meritorious Service Medal at the Oklahoma City Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by General Paul K. Carlton , Commander of the Military Airlift Command. Colonel Kelly was the only Air Guardsman to receive an award during the recent award ceremonies. He is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ga. Air ational Guard.
Colonel Kelly recently received awards from the National League of F amiles for .his work in the POWMIA program and two citations from the Civil Air Patrol.
Also, he was recently the recipient of the first Honorary Recruiters Award for his recruiting effort s. The award was presented during the nationwide Recruiters Conference held recently in Savannah.

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ARMED FORCES DAY FILM

FEATURES ANG'S F-100 Ray

Young, photographer for Atlanta's

Channel 11, sits in the backseat of

an F-100 Supersabre of the 116th Toe Fighter Wing at Dobbins AFB. Ray went aloft to shoot footage for

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the WXIA- TV Armed Forces Day

feature which was shown on three

of the station's news casts.