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GUARD EQUIPMENT AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR Two youngsters peer out the c/oors of this "GAMMA GOAT" all-terrain vehicle on display at the 1974 Southeastern States Fair in September one/ October in Atlanta. Army one/ Air National Guarc/ equipment one/ displays were set up for the Fair-goers. A very colorful one/ sophisticated recruiting one/ display booth was set up in the auditorium by Maj. Michael Chapman, State RRO, and CW2 Jim Carter.

MSGT WILLETT RECEIVES COMMENDATION MEDAL Col. William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander, Ga. ANG, Savannah, presents the Georgia Commendation Mec/al to MSgt. Harold E. Willett. Sergeant Wi llett recently retiree/ from the Georgia Air Guarc/ with over 23 years of service.

VANDIVER TROPHY AWARDED- Second Lt. John
L. Tatum, Platoon Leader, Headquarters Battery,
ll8th Field Artillery Group, was awarded the S. Ernest Vandiver Trophy on Sunday, Nov. 2, by Former Gov. Vandiver. The trophy is awarded to the member of the Georgia National Guard who is selected as the most outstanding Guardsman during the preceding year. Lt. Tatum is the assistant production manager at Neal Blum Co. in Savannah. (Photo by Bob Mom's Sav-News Press)

A Message from Mai. Gen. Joel B. Paris, Ill

MY FELLOW GUARDSMEN:

I am certain that with

When I became Acl;utant General of the State three

the forthcoming change in

years ago, I was inspired by the enthusiastic support

Commander-in-Chiefs our

given me by Governor Carter. His ambition and deter-

components will continue to

mination to make the Georgia Guard among the best in

receive the leadership and

the nation was a challenge that I anxiously accepted.

support necessary to main-

It should be apparent to all that our goals have been met or surpassed. Under Governor Carter's leadership, coupled with the legislative support ancl concern of the members of the Defense ancl Veterans Affairs ancl Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate, our Army National Guard has achieved the h.:ghest state of operational readiness in its hi story. Our non-flying units of the Air Guard have also met one! maintained

tain this peak of efficiency so carefully molclecl during this administration. The growth ancl maturity of the Georgia Guard will continue on the same high plane of dedication ancl performance. Down through command structure and throughout the en Iistecl ranks, incliviclual pride and resolve to get the ;ob clone right have marked our successes at inspections and field operations.

our greatest expectations. Already our F100 tactical

Your ability to react rapidly and effectively to any

fighter group has achieved C-1, the highest category of

emergency, State or National, is a source of great pride

operational readiness. Ancl with the acquisition of C130E Hercules aircraft in Savannah, our tactical airlift com-

to me. Our citizens, whose lives ancl property you are sworn to protect, have every ;ustification for viewing

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performance.

your record of performance with confidence. They know you are capable of performing any mission for which you

have been trained.

Keep up the goocl work!

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OUR COVER

September- December 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

An Air Guardsman of the !55th Tactical Control Group wat ches aircraft on his screen while mission data is plotted an the board in the background. More photos and the story of the !55th's AT on page 6. (!55th photos by Robert Seay - Sav. News-Press)
The GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a publication of the State of Georgi a, Department of Defense, Military Divi sian. It is published in the interest of the Geor.gia National Guard and distributed free to all members of Federally-recognized units of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard. The GUARDSMAN uses Armed Forces Press Service, Army News Features, Army News Photo Features and the National Guard Association of the United States Press Service.

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NEW DOD BUILDING COMPLETED
A whirlwind tour and inspection by Governor Jimmy Carter, State legislators and other dignitaries marked the official exhibition of ... . . .... the Department of Defense Administration Building and Emergency Operations Center on
October 29.
The 900,000-dollar structure houses Ci vii Defense and National Guard personnel. The lower level of the building contains the Emergency Operations Center which includes a sophi sti cated, push-button radio console providing instant communications with all ten of the State's networks plus the amateur radio net. Also in the communications complex are facilities for the Ga. Army Guard's Military Support to Civil Authorities section and the Civil Air Patrol.
The new facility was constructed with both State and Federal funds.
(Top left) Gov. Carter gets the grand tour escorted by Gen. Paris. Here the two men look over the sophisticated Communications Center.
(Left) Gen. Paris explains to the Governor the function of the Command Control room during an emergency or disaster situation in the State.

RECRUITING BOOTH RECEIVES FIRST PRIZE -SSgt. Carlton Wimmer (r) shows off his First-Place ribbons won at the Tri-county Fair this year in Manchester, Ga. MSgt. Obie Brannon, l29th Tactical Control Squadron Recruiter, looks on. Sgt. Wimmer and his wife, Patricia, set up a recruiting booth at the Fair last year and this year and won First place both years for the most attractive display. In 1973, Sgt. Wimmer operated the booth on his on time and of course his wife has been a very dedicated volunteer for both Fairs. Sgt. Wimmer is NCO in charge of Food Service at the l29th in Kennesaw.

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A Georgia Army Notional Guard MP on annual train in g at Ft. Stewart makes a license check. Beside s traffic control, MP's are also called on to prov ide security, assist local law enforcement officials when necessary and perform civil disturbance operations.

MP's Begin 'Brightstar'
During Training Year 1975, the 170th Military Police Battalion has planned a six-step program to enhance unit training and increase public awareness of the Georgia Army ational Guard. Named "OPERATION BRIGHTSTAR", one objective of this program will be to develop and implement progressive , challenging and innovative training ranging from Traffic Control Operations at the University of Georgia football games to Traffic Control and Crowd Control during the Dek~lb County March for Mankind and the 1975 Governor's Inauguration. This type of program is also designed to produce capable unit leadership at all levels of command within the unit. It also tests the commands' ability to respond quickly, plan for and execute the requirements of widely varying missions. By offering realistic and useful tr_aining to all members of the battalion , the battalion's aim is to assist the recruiting and retention efforts by stimulating both morale and espirt de corps .

GMI HONOR GRADS -- Honor graduates of the Georgia Army National Guarcl' s Officer Candidate Sch oof pose with their awards in Milledgeville, August 25th, along with Miss Georgia Military Institut e, Lynn Selman of Macon. Holding their awards, the new second lieutenants are L-R Drewey
C. Hilburn, Jr., Bainbridge; Michael F. Hennessy, Savann ah; Alvah T. Hardy, Jr.. Macon and Charles S. Rodeheaver, Jr., Forsyth. Lieutenant Hilburn
received the "Billy Strick/ ing Award" as the most improved graduate. Lieutenant Hennessy was named the "Distinguished Graduate" and received the Erickson and Tactical Officer's Trophies. Lieutenant Hardy won the "Association of the United States Army Plaque" for the highest standards of leadership and Lieutenant Rodeheaver was cited as the "Most Outstanding Graduate" and received the Minuteman Trophy as outstanding instructor. The new National Guard officers were among 10 graduating from Georgia Military Institute at Milledgeville's armory.

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155TH STANDS GUARD I 'SENTRY SOUTHT ACS'
"Sentry SOUTHTACS II" was a military exercise; a game with pi ayers in uniforms of the Air National Guard, Air Reserve and active Air Force.
It was an exercise in which Savannah's 155th Tactical Control Group provided an air control system for a make-believe air war. They participated in the exercise for their two weeks annual training in July.
The 117th and 155th Squadrons, part of the 155th Group, set up their equipment at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah. The 226th Mobile Communications Group from Gadsden, Ala. also joined the 155th and completed the communication links between Hunter and other relay points such as Travis Field (Savannah), Jekyll Island and Jacksonville, Fla.
More than 400 officers and men of the 155th joined in the exercise which actually involved the directing and controlling of highspeed fighter-interceptors and fighter-bombers in support of a simulated field army.

Airman 1st Class Lawrence Bristow makes minor repairs to one of the components, a computer, of the air control system.

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(ABOVE) Col. Creighton Rhodes, Group Commander (center) conducts a briefing during the exercise.
.!L EF T) Sgt. Michael Williams and Airman Fir st Class Thomas Creaser direct live aircra ft over the Florida-Georgia area.
(RIGHT) Airman l st Clas s Eric Clifton plots the course of an aircraft.
(BELOW) Capt. Russell Koontz and Sgt. Redmond Gill look over mission data on the large luminous glass screens.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Gen. Paris asked for the publication of this letter in order to pass on to all Georgia Guardsmen this high praise from Governor Jimmy Carter.

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Major General Joel B. Paris, III The Adjutant General P . o. Box 4839 Atlanta, Georgia 30302
Dear Joel:
As my term of Governor draws to a close I want to take t h is opportunity to thank you and the State Department of Defense for the loyalty and close support you have given me and my admini s tra~ tion. It is clear from my close observation of activities of Georgia Army and Air National Guard that your inspirational leadership has contributed immeasurably toward fulfillment of my pledge to the people of this State. I emphasized while campaigni for office that the Guard would be rejuvenated during my term a s Commander-in-Chief .

Also, Guardsmen from many of our Middle Georgia units braved the cold and deep snow which covered Central Georgia last year to ass ist stranded motorists and others unable to get to warmth and shelter without the aid of four-wheel drive vehicles. Their e fforts in transporting employees to hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions during this storm is worthy of mention. Earlier, the Guard supplied generators to high priority institutions requiri ng power as a result of the January ice storm.
Modernization of the Air National Guard was one of our most noteworthy accomplishments . Our aging Cl24's at Dobbins Air Force Base were replaced with the supersonic FlOOD Super Sabres. In little more than one year, our 116th Tactical Fighter Group achieved a c-1 operational readiness rating -- an unprecedented reco rd. Most recently , we acquired the late-model Georgia built Cl30E Hercules at Savannah to replace their Cl24's.

For your personal contribution and sacrifices I am indeed

In our Army Guard , the acquisition of a separate brigade,

grateful. However, I know that your accoffi?lishments could not have been possible without the enthusiastic response your str ong leadership engendered. For this reason, I ask that you convey to all Georgia Guardsmen and Guardswomen my sincere gratitude f or th individual efforts which have resulted in bringing to our State a Nation a force so highly capable of meeting any emergency.

controlled entirely within the State , was an historic breakthrough i n Georgia's command structure. Innumerable other accomplishments of the Guard in meeting and surpassing goals during my term have been most gratifying, such as the recruiting of over 1,250 blacks and 100 females.

I am most gratified that it was not necessary during my te n of office to order Guardsmen to State Active Duty for the purpose) of controlling civil disturbances . Having witnessed the Gua rd ' s readiness, capability and professionalism, as well as their training , I am sure they could have preserved the peace had it b een necessary .

During the past four years, the achievements of the Georgia National Guard are too numerous to relate. However, I hope it will suffice for me to say that my personal association with you and the personnel of your Department has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my administration.
I salute all of you who have been so dedicated and diligent

I am equally proud of the way in which the Guard has r e spond ed, many times voluntarily, to emergencies caused by severe wea~

in carrying out your responsibilities to the citizens of our State and Nation .

As a prime example , I allude to the rescue operations carried out

by our calhoun and Dalton Guardsmen in April of this year. For

three days and nights , they spread out over several counties t o

help residents recover from the devastating tornadoes which ki l l 16 and injured 109 .

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"I didn't know what to do at first and they didn't seem to know what to do with me" proclaimed Cadet Jimmie Bailey.
The five-foot high, 107-pound Georgia Guardswoman had invaded what had been solely a man's environment. She had begun training with the Georgia Military Institute, the Georgia Army ational Guard's officer candidate school.
But the instructors and administrators of GMI really did know what to do with their first woman cadet: they treated her like a cadet. And Cadet Bailey really did know what to do: she tried hard and refused to quit.
During her first two-week trawmg period with GMI in August, she had a room on the same floor as the other 43 cadets and was given a separate latrine. That's about where any distinction ended. She performed the same PT exercises but she confesses she couldn't do as many pushups or run as far or jump as high as the male cadets.
When it came to military subjects, Jimmie was in there giving it her best. She clambered through the dust and dirt on the field problems and picked her way through the myriad of manuals on such subjects as map reading and weapons.
"I threw the practice grenade six yards farther than I needed to keep from blowing me up!" Jimmie admitted. She may not hold the distance record for the hand grenade, but she is qualified with the M-16 rifle.
But even though the cadets' busy schedule seemed to require 25 hours each day, there were times when Jimmie became lonely and frustrated.
"There are some things that you just can't discuss with a man," she explained. "If I could
The lone woman Cadet receives some rather vehement reminders about the opera tion of the "aiming ci rei e".

have only talked to another female there with me, once in a while, things wouldn' t have seemed so rough."
One of the most frustrating things confronting her, was the fact that there was never any time for "woman stuff." By "woman stuff" Jimmie meant makeup and an extra minute or two to primp. "I looked a mess for the entire two-weeks, but I hope that everyone was too busy to notice ," she said.
Jimmie's first encounter with GMI was on a weekend training assembly. It was an orientation for the new cadets at the GMI headquarters, the National Guard Armory in Milledgeville, Georgia.
"Everybody was scared to death. Some chose to leave that same weekend," Jimmie said, "But I was determined to stay!" That weekend was just a sample of what was to come during the two-week training periods and for the next year.
Why did Jimmie choose the National Guard and why officer candidate chool?
"I joined the avy in 1965 and was a Corpswave ," Jimmie stated . "I wa discharged after a year with some medical problems that have long since disappeared. I guess I always felt that I had an obligation, at least a moral obligation, to finish what I had started. So, I joined the Guard!"
] immie has been married and is now divorced. She's held several jobs and now works fulltime in the State Recruiting and Retention Office.
"I worked for an insurance company for a while and I went as high as I could go in the organization," she pointed out. "Oh, I could've gone higher, but I was told that the position would not be filled by a woman . They hired a man for it and I had to train him!"
"The military, on the other hand , offers more of a chance today for advancement based on equal opportunity," she said, "and as a commissioned officer, I could have an eve n greater chance for personal achievement."
"One of the greatest things about being a woman in the military is that you can develop your own identity," she emphasized. "You don ' t have to be known as Mrs. Tom Smith or Bobby's mother."

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"I believe 95 percent of the males in the Guard and the military in general, believe in equal opJ:>ortunity for women," said Jimmie , "but there are still some who believe a woman's place 1s 1n the home. I've met a few of those and I don't see one of them volunteering to pay the rent on my apartment or bu y my food so I can stay 'at home'."
Cadet Jimmie Bailey has lots of determination .
At the end of GMI's mind-bending and bodystraining curriculum lies a second lieutenant's commission waiting to be picked up.
Does Cadet Bailey expect to finish 12 weekend training assemblies and another twoweek summer camp to achieve this?
"No question in my mind !" Jimmie declared. "The only way I'll be stopped is for someone to say 'you can't come back'. And that won't happen!"

Cadet Bailey practices with the "aiming circle."

It's easy to count the number of women Cadets in this photo.

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Zde nka Hall ing swo rth
ENJOYING THE GUARD ... TOGETHER
Individua ls join the Guard for a varie ty of re ason s . Some do it for mone y, s om e for the tra ining a nd s till others for the c ha nce to do something different.
Another reason , that is proba bly s hared by ma ny has bee n ex pla ine d by 20-year-old Z de nka Hollings worth of Mac on' s 202 nd E l e ctronics Ins talla t ion Squa dron. Z de oka joine d her hus ba nd , Cl a rk , a thre e -year ve te ra n Gua rds ma n , beca use s he says "C la rk e njoy th e Gua rd s o muc h, I t houg ht we could e njo y it toge the r."
The couple will be the firs t hus band a nd wife tea m in the 202 nd a nd th ey both plan to s tay with the Gua rd until re tirem ent.
Wh e n s he ret urn s from Bas ic Milita r y T rai ning a t Lackland , AF B , T exas, Zde nka will be as s igned to the adminis trative section of the unit wh e re s he will work s id e by ide with he r husba nd .

SHIR REFFS REC E IV ES MERI T ORIOUS SERVICE ME DAL -- Lt. Col . John Shi rr e ff s, A ssistant Personnel Officer for the Ga. National Guard, is presented the Army's Meritorio us Service Medal by Lt. Gen. Albert Jones as a result of his work as Asst. G-3 of the 81 st Army Reserve Command in Atlanta. Col . Shirreffs was cited for his achievements in de v eloping guidelines and plans for annual training for 153 Army Reserve units in Georgia and Florida and for the institution of refresher courses in each
o f t he USA R schools within the Com-
man d whic h resulted in increased enrollmen t from 1480 in 1969 to almost 8,000 b y the school year 71-72.

RECRUITERS HONORED -- SSgt. Charles E. Foy, recruiter for Headquarters 151 st Aviation Battalion, receives his National Guard Bureau Chief's "50"
Award from Ma;. Gen . LaVern E. Weber, Chief of
the Nat ional Guard Bureau. Sgt. Foy's wi fe s t ands next to him during the presentation. Fifty-three top Army National Guard recruiter s and their spouses from the States, Puerto Rico, the Virg in Islands and the District of Columbia were invite d
to Washington for ceremonies on August 26 to 29
honoring their achievements.
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LAST OF THE C-124'5
When crew members of the Ge orgia Air National Guard lifted off from Savannah Municipal Airport in two C-124 aircraft on September 19th, it was not an ordinary flight.
Both Globemaster aircraft were heading for the salvage yard in T ucs on, Ariz .
And they were the last C-1 24 planes tn the U.S. Armed Forces, according to records at the 165 Military Airlift Group .
The veteran craft have logged 10 million miles of air time between them.
The planes had been given extra special sprucing and were spotlessly clean for their last official flight.
They carried cargo to Leopoldville in Africa during a political crisis.
Helicopters to Antarctica, cargo to the North Slopes of Alaska, personnel to the Far East and supplies in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts are just a few of the missions the two planes have completed since they were manufactured in 1952.
As the workhorses of the Air Force, the C-1 24s were the "Clydesdales" of aircraft.
Each four-engine plane 1s credited with 25,000 hours of flying time. They average 200 m.p.h. and carry an overseas cargo load of 18,000 to 20,000 pounds, or some 10 tons.
ln contrast, the new cargo aircraft , C-5 , can handle a 60-ton tank.
Lt Col Arthur A Eddy, Safety Officer of the 165 MAG , headed one of the final crews, and Lt Col Edgar D Benson, Air Force Advisor of the 165 MAG, headed the other crew .
(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Arthur A. Eddy, Aircraft Commander, Major William E. Scott, Pilot, SMSgt. Thomas L. Dav is and MSgt. Eugene V. We itzel, Flight Engineers and TSgt. Thomas G. May, Loadmaster.

Benson was flying his last official m1ss1on. Since he retires next spring, he will not try for certification in a new airplane but will remain an administrative officer.
Among the 10 crew members was SMSgt Thomas L Davis, a veteran with Globe masters .
Davis also is known as the last of the survivors of the Bataan Death March in the Phillipines in World War II still in uniform. This flight also marked Davis' last as an active Guardsman since he will retire this month. Also retiring this month was another crew member, MSgt James C Lynes.
The 165 MAG has won three consecutive Outstanding Operational Readiness Inspections, the United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and the Twenty-First Air Force DeBrier Trophy for three consecutive years while flying the Globemasters.

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(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Edgar C. Benson, Aircraft Commander, Major Thomas E. Fox, Pilot, SMSgt. Andrew J . Swain II, Loadmaster, MSgt. Theodore Story and MSgt. James C. Lynes, Fl ight Engineers.
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ANG SENDS 'PRIME BEEF' TO GERMANY

''The Navy gets the gravy, the Army gets the beans and the Ga. Air Guard' s 116th Civil Engineering Flight has the Prime BEEF ."
This is a new twist to an old saying. Fortunately, the only part of this adage that is totally true today is the 116th having the Prime BEEF.
BEEF in this case means Base Engineering Emergency Force. The BEEF teams of the Air Force support world-wide U .S . Air Force requirements and are also responsible for repair and maintenance projects at Air Guard and Air Force facilities.
This summer the Prime BEEF "C" Team of the 116th at Dobbins, AFB in Marietta deployed to Rhein Maine AFB, Germany for annual field training. Three officers and 45 airmen under the command of Lt. Col. T.A. Alexander boarded a C-141 transport on June 29 for the nine-hour flight from Dobbins to Frankfort.
The host unit at Rhein Maine was the 322 Civil Engineering Squadron. The 322nd furnished materials and construction equipment for the 116th.
Projects undertaken by the 116th included construction of an earth and concrete dyke around fuel storage tanks, construction of a chain link fence around a POL area and con- 1
struction of a concrete sidewalk. Other projects centered around the renovation of Base Family housing and shop and office spaces.

In these ph o tos, me n of the I 16th show their wide ra ng e of en g i n eeri r ;~ skills .

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NGAUS AND EANGUS HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCES

SAN JUAN SITE OF NGAUS MEET

ENGAUS MEMBERS GATHER IN MISS

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- The Defense Department will propose legislation authorizing mobilization of up to 50,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists for up to three months without Congressional approval, National Guard leaders from across the nation were told here in September.
In speaking to more than I, 500 conferees attending the 96th General Conference of the National Guard Association of the U.S. September 23 to 26, Assistant Defense Secretary William K. Brehm also said 128 modern jet refueling aircraft will be transferred from Strategic Air Command to National Guard and Reserve forces, beginning in 1976 if Congress approves the proposal.
The aircraft, KC-135s, will provide global in-flight refueling capability to support the first strategic offensive mission ever assigned to Air Guard and Reserve units. The tankers will replace aging Guard KC-97s in a program Brehm said is moving to ensure that all U.S. forces are properly equipped.
Rep. Robert Sikes (D-Fla) said in his keynote address that with 60 percent of the national defense budget going for personnel costs this year, relatively little money is available for purchasing weapons and equipment, and people costs are why Guard and Reserve forces "offer today's best bargain in defense."
Rep. G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery (R-Miss.) said Wednesday he believes Congress will provide incentives, equipment and good pay for Guardsmen if they provide good training "back in the armory." He referred to proposed legislation on retirement at age 55 with 20 years of creditable service, improved technician retirement, enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses, his own proposed tu1t1on assistance bill, reduction of enlistment periods to three years, and other legislation proposed by the National Guard Association.
Montgomery, recently promoted co brigadier general in the Mississippi Army National Guard, said he did not foresee passage of either a tuition assistance bill, which he introduced in August, or improved technician retirement legislation until the 94th Congress.
Major General Duane L. Corning, adjutant general of South Dakota, was elected to succeed Major General Henry W. McMillan as president of the National Guard Association.
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Sergeant Major Virgil Williams and his wife, Doris, of Jackson, will head the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States and its Ladies Auxiliary, respectively, for the next two years following their election at the two organizations' five-day convention at Biloxi.
Williams, a long-time Guardsman who was active 1n getting the Enlisted Association organized, will be joined by 1st SGT John Ball of South Dakota, vice-president; SMS William M. Poulsen of Maryland, secretary; Chief Master Sergeant Jay W. Rumburg of Maryland, treasurer; and MSGT Bob Spencer of South Dakota, past president.
Mrs. Williams became the first president of the newly created Auxiliary. Other officers are June O'Dowd of Louisiana, vice-president; Murlene Webb of Arkansas, secretary; and Rita Dekouski of Maryland, treasurer. Mississippi was instrumental in getting the Auxiliary organized.
Principal speakers for the event included Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery; Governor William L. Waller; Major General E.A. Beby Turnage; Major General Floyd L. Edsel of Nev?tda, who is president of the Adjutant General's Association; Major General LaVern Weber, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Colonel Merle Allen, Jr., Executive Assistant for Air, National Guard Association of the United States, Several other high-ranking Mississippi National Guard officers visited the meeting and spoke briefly to the group.
Some 33 states and the District of Columbia were represented by the more than 500 people attending. They traveled from as far away as California. The next meeting will be in Canton, Ohio, in August 1975.
Other speakers during the conference included Army Secretary Howard H. Callaway, Assistant Air Force Secretary David P. Taylor, Air Force Chief of Staff General David C. Jones, Forces Command Commander General Walter T. Kerwin, and Major General LaVern E. Weber, chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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Sixty-eight tons of trucks and equipment af the 224th are loaded aboard a C-SA aircraft at Glynco HAS, Brunswick.
224th In Brave
Shield Exercise
Brave Shield IX, a joint Air Force / Army exercise held in July and August had some participants with a lot o.f expertise. One of those participants was Georgia's 224th Mobile Communications Squadron from St. Simons.
In midJuly, thirty-five men of the 224th and 136,000 pounds of vehicles and equipment were loaded aboard a C-5A and a C-141 at Glynco Naval Air Station for the trip to England AFB, La. , the site of the Mobile Comm. units' participation.
The Ga. ANG unit worked with three other ANG units and one active Air Force unit.
They arrived at England on July 18 to install and then maintain until August 6 a telephone switchboard, teletype system and automatic message network. They supported the command and control communication needs of the exercise.
The commander of the 224th, Lt. Col. Claude M. Strickland, was attached to the U.S. Readiness Command, MacDill AFB, Fla. , as the Deputy Director of Communications for the joint task force headquarters. His job was to write the Communications-Electronics portion of operations plans for Army and Air Force units and serve as Dep. Director of Comm.-Electronics for the actual exercise.
The integration of active duty and ANG personnel into one organization for the exercise simulates conditions they could expect in an actual national emergency.
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N~tional Guard Marksmen from the Ga. Army Guard's !65th Supply Company, Savannah, Georgia, have been active in rifle and pistol competition.
A rifle team from the !65th Supply Company was recently invited to compete in the presttgwus National Guard Bureau Matches in Nashville , Tennessee. This competition matches the top 15 teams and individual shooters in the nation against one another. In the rifle team competition, the team from the !65th Supply Company, placed 7th in the final standings.
WOI John F. Smith placed 7th in the individual pistol competition and SP5 James L. Brown fired his way to lOth place in the individual rifle competition. In state competition, the nfle team from .the 165th Supply Company won the coveted Adjutant General's Trophy for the second consecutive year. Members of the rifle team include WOI John F. Smith, SP5 James L. Brown, SP5 Allen Reams, SP5 Mark Hiott , SP4 Bobby Hughes , SP4 Mitchell Moye , and SP4 Thomas Ryan.
DEMPSEY NAMED EM OF QTR -- Master Sergeant Curtis Dempsey of the 202ncl Electronic Installation Squadron, has been namecl En/ i steel Man of the Quarter by that unit. Dempsey was selectee/ by a selection panel at the Macon basecl ANG Squadron. After being selectee/, Dempsey received a $25 U.S. Savings Bone/ ancl a personal parking space in front of the Sqoaclron builcling. Enlistee/ Man of the Quarter selection is basecl on ;ob knowleclge, ;ob performance, ancl such military qualities as leaclership, appearance, aHitucle, conduct, ancl ability to work with others. Personnel selectee/ as quarterly winners are pitted against each other annually to determine Enlistee/ Man of the Year. The winner of this competition is then entered in Air Force wicle competition for Outstanding En/ isteel Man of the Year.
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ANOTHER FATHER-SON COMBINATION -- CW4 Johnny F. Wingers (I) pins gold oak leaves on his son, Maj. Johnny M. Wingers. Both men are members of Macon's 48th Brigade Headquarters. Maj. Wingers is the Brigade Information Officer and his father is Food Service Officer for HHC.
The Great Desk Shuffle
Mrs. Edna White , an employee of the United States Property and Fiscal Office in Atlanta, found herself in the midst of a big chore recently as a result of the new zero dra ft environment.
When the draft was eliminated , the number of Selective Service offices in the State was reduced from 159 to 18. That reduction put into surplus a lot of typewriters and desks; 100,000 dollars worth to be exact.
The Georgia Arm y ational Guard became the recipient of that equipment. Mrs. White coordinated the transfers of that eq uipme nt to the Army Guard and worked with the Genera l Services Administration in its procurement. Because of her efforts, she was congratulated and praised by the Director of the Se lective Service and the Adjutant General, Maj . Ge n. Paris.

PFO Employes Honored
Two USPFO employees have recently received awards by Atlanta ra dio stations.
Mrs. Alicia Headrick of Marietta was named Secretary of the Day by Radio Station WGST. She received a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy. Mrs. Headrick works in the Logistics Section and is secretary for the entire Division.
Sgt. Cline Fambrough was awarded the Safety Booster Award by WSB radio. Sgt. Fambrough has driven a tractor-trailer to army guard units for over 18 years and has accumulated over a half-million miles with never an accident. He has delivered a variety of supplies ranging from ammunition to office supplies often under adverse weather conditions .

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INDIAN SUMMER finds Sunken Gardens model Patsy DeBee still able to enjoy rope swinging and other outdoor activities. If you live in a colder clime, however, and summer sports are about to end, investigate an indoor sports and/or physical fitness program. Staying in shape is a year ' round project.

GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD ON ACTIVE DUT.Y IN 1916

When Pancho Villa made a raid in New Mexico, President Wilson called up troops and put Guardsmen on Federal duty on the Mexican Border. The story and more photos appear on page 8 and 9.

(Top} Guardsmen haul hoy for the horses. {Bottom) Throwing a horse to be shod was no easy task.

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