The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 27, no. 2 (Apr.-Sept. 1977)]

A Message From MG Billy M. Jones

My Fellow Guardsmen:
After a fast-paced period of annual training and one of the most demanding recruiting campaigns ever, I think we should reflect on what has been accomplished and where we are heading in the Georgia National Guard.
Outstanding performances throughout the Georgia Guard have brought our organizations to the highest state of combat capability in our history. We are no longer an entity to be used as a last resort. Many of our units train side by side with regular Army and Air Force units during their twoweek active duty training phases and will be called on to complement rather than backup these forces.
The recent recruiting campaign proved to Guard organizations throughout the nation that Georgia will continue to be one of the leaders in the main-

tenance of strength. We were tops in August in total numbers recruited and by the end of September Georgia's Army Guard was number three in percentage of authorized strength among the 50 states.
I am proud of the efforts put forth in our "Get Your Guard Up" campaign, and I kr.)W that each of you share that pride with me.
The demands on us are great. To say that we have reached a pinnacle in our development is not quite true. We have only reached one more level on the road to achieving and maintaining the expected combat capability. Because we are not a fulltime active duty force, we must oftentimes work harder and withstand many more frustrations than our active duty counterparts. But the challenge is there. We have met that challenge in the past and 1 am confident we will continue to meet it.

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Uhe (ieorgia

(iuarJ.Jman
April- September 1977
HONORABLE GEORGE BUSBEE Governor of Georgia
MAJ. GEN. BILLY M. JONES The ~djutant General
COL.DOUGLASEMBRY(GaANG,R~~
Information Director
CPT . RUFUS BARBER Editor
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a publication of the Georgia Depar.tment of Defense Public Information Office. It is published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to all members of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard. All correspondence for the GUARDSMAN should be directed to Editor, THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN, P.O. Box 17965, Atlanta, Ga. 30316.
grqphics by kevon farrell

GUARDSMEN IN PEACHTREE ROAD RACEThe man in the center of this photo is one of the runners in the July Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta. He is also a Guardsmen. Matter of fact, he is the Adjutant General of Georgia, MG Billy M. Jones. It was a hot day and a very tiring race for Gen. Jones and for the fourteen other Guardsmen who participated. The others were Col. Ben Patterson, Maj. Don Hubbard, Maj. Frederick Kuhn, Maj. Jack Baker, Cpt. Robert Baird, Cpt. Jim Applegate, Cpt. Mike Smith, Cpt. John Whaley, Cpt. Bobby Williams, Cpt. Chris Smission, Lt. Jeff Jones, SFC Ruel Read, SFC Raymond Spindler, and Billy Murray. (Photo by SSgt. J.R. Patterson, GaANG)

GET YOUR GUARD UP C pa1gn
Great Success For Georg Guardsmen

Georgia Army and Air National Guardsmen joined their comrades in the other 50 States and territories to push the greatest recruiting campaign ever in the National Guard. Titled "GET YOUR GUARD UP", the national campaign was organized in May, June and July and officially kicked off on August 1.
The resulting effort by Georgia Guardsmen put Georgia number one in the nation for total enlistments in August.
By September 30, the Georgia Army Guard was number three among the fifty states with 10,493 Guardsmen on board for 105.5 percent of authorized strength.
The Georgia Air Guard reported 97.9 percent of its authorized strength on board for an-all time high figure for this component. The Georgia Air Guard has traditionally kept its strength in the 90 percent range with some of its units not being authorized to have 100 percent manning.
Maj . Gen. Billy M. Jones, The Adjutant General, credited the surge in strength to "a concerted effort by Guard personnel at all levels of command who rallied behind a nationwide campaign to reverse a downward trend in Guard strength."
The Adjutant General said Army Guard recruiters brought in a record 1,423 personnel in August and another 322 in September to fill out its 96 units throughout the state. "The Air Guard has
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A CH-54 Skycrane helicopter hovers overhead sporting its GET YOUR GUARD UP sign. The craft landed at Atlanta stadium to kick off the campaign and then made trips around the state to promote local unit efforts.
consistently maintained high strength levels in Georgia," he said, "well above the national average."
General Jones expressed appreciation to those in the community who supported the Guard's\ efforts: "We are grateful for the support received from the news media, city and county governments, and business and civic leaders who were instrumental in the success of our 'Get Your Guard Up' campaign. We are now in a better position to meet our combat readiness objectives and to respond to state emergencies. The National Guard of Georgia is more combat capable today than ever before in its history."
One of the Guard's biggest boosters in the campaign was its Commander-in-chief, Gov. George Busbee. The Governor declared August as "Salute The Guard Month in Georgia" and requested full support from members of all state agencies. He also took time out from a busy schedule to tape a TV spot for use by the state's TV stations.
HOW WE STAND NATIONALLY Nationwide, the Army National Guard reports 89.9
percent of its authorized 411,285 personnel. (Georgia, with 105.5%, ranks third behind the States of Indiana (106.5%) and Florida ( 106.1 %). The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was first among all territories and States with 111.9%.
The Air National Guard nationwide has 96.1 percent of its authorized strength of 95,500 but is at 99 percent of its funded level of 92,500- with 91 ,800 personnel.
These figures represent the strength status of both com ponents as of September 30th.

165th Crew Performs Rescue Mission

A routine mission

for the crew of a Ga.

Air Guard C-130 turned

into a dramatic rescue

mission last April.

With Captain J.C.

Nicholson in command,

the C-130 Hercules was

on an airlift mtsston

from Terre Haute, Indi-

ana to Baltimo re, Maryland. Over Fort Wayne,

Capt. Nicholson

Indiana, Captain Nichelson received a call for as-

sistance from the Indianapolis Ai r Route Traffic

Cont rol Center. He was advised that a small ci-

vilian aircraft on an instrument flight plan from

Niagara Falls, New York to Columbus, Ohio had

experienced a complete electrical failure and was

above a solid overcast of clouds. The pilot was un-

able to navigate or establish radio contact with any-

one.

The center asked Captain Nicholson to assist

the small aircraft down through the cloud layer that

extended from 4 ,500 feet up to 11,000 feet. The

small aircraft was approximately ten miles from the

C-130.

While the center vectored the C-130 towards

the distressed aircraft by ground radar, Captain

Nicholson descended from 19,000 feet and lowered

the landing gear and wing flaps to reduce the air-

speed from 300 knots to near that of the small

aircraft. In a few minutes the aircraft was sighted

flying in circles just above the cloud layer. As the

C-130 approached the aircraft, the crew saw the pi lot and passenger waving. They appeared to be quite happy that someone knew they were there. The rear cargo door of the C-130 was opened and the loadmaster signaled the pilot to follow.
In an attempt to bring the small aircraft down through the clouds behind the C-130, Indianapolis Center cleared the area of all other aircraft and vectored Captain Nicholson to the Instrument Landing Approach at Columbus Airport. Two attempts were made to lead the small aircraft through the overcast on the ILS glide path, but each time the pilot broke off and refused to enter the cloud layer.
After the second attempt, another pilot called Indianapolis Center to report that he was over a small opening in the clouds about thirty miles west of Columbus. With the small aircraft close behind, Captain Nicholson was directed by ground radar to the other aircraft and located the small opening. He led the small aircraft down through the opening and back to the Columbus Airport.
After a thumbs up signal, the pilot made a safe landing as Captain Nicholson and the crew of the C-130 climbed back to altitude and continued to Baltimore.
A letter of appreciation to the !65th Tactical Airlift Group from the Federal Aviation Administration stated that " Through the efforts of Captain Nicholson and the crew of the C-130, the pilot and passenger of the small aircraft were saved from a situation that could have resulted in serious injury or even possible death."

116th Air Ops Rated Outstanding

Inspectors from the 9th Air Force Standardization and Evaluation Team took a "look see" at the !16th Tactical Fighter Wing's air operations efforts recently and turned in an "Outstanding" rating on the Georgia Air National Guard unit based at Dobbins AFB, Marietta.
Lieutenant Colonel Don Garrett, Wing director of operations, said it was the third rating of outstanding in as many years.
"Such ratings are uncommon," Garrett said. "The normal rating is satisfactory," he explained. "Units that receive outstanding are cited for having introduced innovative ideas and techniques that go beyond what is required."

Garrett quoted the inspection team chief, Lt. Col. Edward Skowron, as saying it is "obvious in most areas that the !16th far surpassed the minimum requirements."
The four-man inspection team arrived at Dobbins on June 7 and departed on June 11. During that time the team completed its exhaustive inspection procedure .
Three days of the inspection involved "check rides" flown by two of the inspectors with pilots of the !28th Tactical Fighter Squadron.
"They flew 10 check rides on tactical missions,
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PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
OF ARNG
ANNUAL TRAINING
(Right} Concertina wire protects this TOC from intruders as members of the !18th Artillery Group perform their annual training in April.
(Below} SP5 Marvin Johnson of Thomasville's Co. D, 560th Engineers inserts a bolt in his M-16 rifle as his unit prepares to go to the firing range.

This CH-54 Skycrane helicopter of Albany's 1160th Transportation Company airlifts artillery rounds to units of the 118th Artillery Group during annual training in April.

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ARNG TRAINING
(Above) Riot control training was part of the training for Atlanta's 190th Military Police Company during their annual training. Here unit members try to control an unruly gathering of "striking workers".
(Right) SP4 James Wilkins (left) and Sgt. Haley Fortson, members of Elberton's Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery, perform field maintenance on a jeepmounted mobile communications unit.

(Above) 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Roberson acts as a forward observer during range firing exercises for his unit, Waynesboro's Battery C, 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery.
(R ight ) SP4 Robert Brown (1), Savannah , and SP4 Howard Uhrig, Pooler, plot grid coordinates on one of the artillery ranges at Ft. Stewart. They are members of Savanna!l's Battery B, 2nd Battalion , 214th Artillery.
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ARNG TRAINING
(Below) The Governor signs a proclamation declaring August as Salute The Guard Month in Ga. Looking on is MG Jones and staff officers of HQ, Georgia A rmy Guard, and the 48th Brigade.
Governor George Busbee (ctr) visits with troops of the 48th Brigade during their training at Ft. Stewart in July. Here Lt. Col. Wendell Brinson (1), Brunswick, commander of the 1st Battalion, 230th Artillery, and CPT Clifford Huntington, commander of C Company, l/230th, escort the Governor at an artillery range.
(Below) The Governor looks out over the range as a crew prepares to fire their 155mm howitzer.

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Infantrymen f rom the 2nd Battalion, 12lst Battalion, 12lst Infantry, decked out in camouflage, greet the Governor. The men are (1-r) SP4 Raleigh Moorman, SP4 Ted Suggs, and SP4 Von Webb all of Tifton.
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ARNG TRAINING

Guardsmen from Reynolds' Co. B, 560th Engineer Battalion completed many tasks during their annual training in the spring including construction of a floating bridge. (Left photo) SP4 Calvin Brown and SSgt. Gary Roberson tie guy ropes to the cables attached to a tower just erected. (Middle

photo) The engineers put the finishing touches to the pontoon bridge. (Right photo) SP4 Leon Morrell and SP4 Gary Pennington install "dead men" for anchors for the bridge before it is floated out.

(Left) Brigadier General Raymond Grant, Commander of the 48th Brigade, consults with staff officers in the field at Ft. Stewart in July.
(Below) The safety officer on this howitzer of the 1st Bn, 230th Arty checks the loading procedur es and turns away just as the weapon is fired.

This FADAC computer assists the artillerymen in plotting fire missions for the self-propelled howitzers of the 1/230 Arty.

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ARNG TRAINING

(Top left) The 105mm t r acer r ound shows its exact path during nightfiring exercises of units of the 108th Armor. (Top right) This APC crew of the 348th Cavalry wears bandanas to keep the dust away as they move to another position in the backwoods of Ft. Stewart. (Ctr left) Sgt. William Hall, Cartersville, is dressed in full battle dress with his combination grenade launcher and rifle while SP4 Verlon Troglen, Jasper, sets up the 81 millimeter mortar for a practice firing session. Both men are members of Co. A,
A PR I L SEPTEM BER 1977

1st Battalion, 12lst Infantry in Canton and Gainesville. (Ctr right) The flag flying in the background is to warn persons that the tank range is in use. This tank commander looks out over the range a few minutes before his crew buttons up to begin another phase of firing. (Bottom left) A fireball erupts from an M60 tank of the 108th Armor as the units undergo nightfiring exercises. (Bottom right) This tank crew rests as night falls somewhere on the 280,000 acres of Ft. Stewart.
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ARNG TRAINING

(Top left) BG George Marine, Asst . Commander of the Army's 24th Division at Ft. Stewa rt, watches units of the 48th Brigade train with the TOW missile launcher. (Top right) Thomaston Army Guardsmen (1-r) Sgt. Tom Franklin, Sgt. Kenneth Reeves, and SP4 Larry Johnson sight in the TOW missile. They are from B Company, 1st Bn, 12lst Infantry in Thomaston. (Ctr left) Training is as rea listic as possible for these Brigade infantrymen. Blank ammo is used but the equipment and the setting are ali too real, right down to the camouflage and insects. (Ctr right) (1-r) PFC Larry
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Cooper, SP4 John Tullis and SSgt. Nathan Terry run through firing procedures with the TOW missile launcher. They are from Ame ricus/ Support Company, 2nd Bn, 12lst Infantry. (Bottom left) This radioman stands by for instructions during a training exercise in the wilds of Ft. Stewa rt. (Bottom right) After two weeks of intensive training, two missile crews are chosen to fire one missile each on the range at Ft. Stewart. The arrow points to one of the missiles as it screams downrange.
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ARNG TRAINING
(Top left} SFC Jones Hurley, Macon, prepares another delicious meal for Headquarters, 48th Infantry Brigade. Hurley is a veteran of more than 35 years military service. He has missed only one annual training period since joining the Georgia National Guard in 1948. (Top right} (1-r} SP5 Jerry Ellis and Sgt. Donovan Williams, both of Macon, stack stretchers for their unit, Co. B, !48th Spt Bn of Macon. (Ctr left} SP4 Mary McDowell, Griffin, and SP4 Janice Harper, Jackson, wear the field gear and carry weapons just like their male counterparts in their unit, Co.

A, !48th Spt Bn . (Ctr right} WO Alv i n Covington (1}, McDonough, operates one of the sophisticated data processing machines of Hq, !48th Spt Bn, while Maj . Ron Paulk, Fitzgerald, looks on. The computer is located in a van and taken right out into the wilds of Ft. Stewa rt with the unit. (Bottom left} Sgt. Marvin Garner, Sparta, puts the final touches on this crater dug to hold a giant fuel bladder. He is a member of Co. C, !48th Spt Bn . (Bottom right) A fuel truck moves up to offload its fuel into the fuel bladder.

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Who builds a bridge and then destroys it? The 848th Engineers, that's who. Actually it's part of their annual training requirements. In these photos the men of the 848th construct a pine log bridge and then (ctr left and bottom

right ) plant charges to blow the bridge to small pieces. (Lower right ) The engineers also help units set up secure perimeters by stringing concertina wire, a deterrent to intruders.

ARNG TRAININGO

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158th Mohawks Search For Men And Lost Fort

If you need help locating men, vehicles or lost forts, just contact the Georgia Army National Guard's 158th Military Intelligence Company from Winder, Georgia. In July, the unit was stationed at the National Guard training site located at Savannah's Municipal Airport. And that's what the men of the 158th did at annual training: helped to find men, vehicles and lost forts.
A look at the mission and equipment of the !58th reveals their ability to undertake such unusual tasks.
The Ml Company has the mission of gathering military intelligence. But it does this through the
The pilot and the observer check the Mohawk over one more time before getting into the 'chutes.
use of aerial photography, including infrared, and radar using the sophisticated OV-1 Mohawk aircraft. The "Hawk" is a twin-engine, turboprop craft that carries a pilot and an observer. The Georgia Army Guard has two companies of OV-l's, the Oregon Guard, one company, and the active Army, one company.
Now, about the men, vehicles and lost forts. One of the unit's miss ions at this year's annual training was to support the New York National Guard during one of its training periods. The Mohawks and their crews flew from Savannah to Ft. Drum, NY. There they flew aerial surveillance missions which usually involve the search for

Joe Thompson, Curator of the Sunbury Historic Site, looks over the earthworks of either Ft. Morris or Ft. Defiance hoping the puzzle can be solved.
"enemy" troops and equipment. The search for the lost fort requires a little
more explanation. Early in the spring of this year, Joe Thompson,
Curator of the Sunbury Historic Site, wrote a letter to Col. Bob Sprayberry, the Georgia Army National Guard Aviation Officer.
Thompson asked for assistance in helping to locate the original boundaries of Ft. Morris, a Revolutionary War earthworks located just south of Sunbury, Ga. on the Coast. There are some earthworks there now and until recently they were thought to be the remains of the original Ft. Morris. However, documents have shown that the earthworks are actually from a fort constructed during the War of 1812 and not the Revolutionary War. According to Thorn pson, further research revealed that this newer fort could possibly have been built on the same site as the earlier one. This is the mystery: where are the original boundaries of Ft. Morris? With the highly sensitive instruments of the Mohawk and the careful searching of the !58th's imagery interpretation section, Joe Thompson hopes to solve this enigma and establish, at last, the identity of the fortress.

The Mohawk has been "prefl ighted" and the flight bags stowed. The crew climbs aboard and st ra ps in.
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SP5 Troy Crews, Athens, and Sgt. Daniel Ward, the Imagery Interpretation Platoon Sergeant from Bogart, look over maps and photos of the Sunbury area before planning another mission.
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Two Guardsmen Chosen By Governor

As Outstanding Military Citizens

A 19-yea r vete ra n of the Geo rgia A rmy National Gua rd fr om Cordele and a Br unswick Ai r Gua rdsman were selected by Governor Geo rge Busbee as two of nine Outstand ing M i lita ry Citi zens of Geo rgia.
Platoon Sergeant Emmett Walke r , Jr. , a member of Det 1, Co B, 2nd Battal ion, 121st Infantry w as recog n ized by the Gove rno r during the Atlant a Chamber of Co m me r ce's A r med Fo rces Day Luncheon held at the Peach tree Plaza Hotel on May 11. Seven other mi l ita ry personnel f rom the U.S. A rm y, A rmy Rese rve , U.S. A ir For ce , A ir For ce Reserve, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Co r ps, and Ma ri ne Corps Reserve also received plaques fr om Gover nor Busbee .
Sergeant Walke r was cited by the Governor fo r h is service to his community and t he su rr ound ing area th rough h is membe rship in the Lions Club an d his work w ith the youth of the Cordele-C r isp County area . In the Lions Club, he wo r ked on committees to aid the youth and hand icapped and on campaigns fo r th e Lions Club eff orts in si ght co nservation .
Sergeant Wal k er has been a coa ch, vice presi dent and pres ident of t he Cor del e Littl e Leag ue. He served for f ive y ear s as a fo otball coach with t he Cord ele-Cris p Coun ty Re creation Department f or boys age eight to twel ve.
Gov. Busbee presents the plaque t o Sgt. Walker and his wife.

Sgt . Rose and h is wife receive the pl aque from Gov. Busbee.
Since 1960, Se rg eant Walk er has bee n a fulltim e em ployee of t he Geo rgia Arm y N at iona l G uard .
He is a member of t he First Baptist Church of Cordele and ser ves on the board of deacons.
Staff Sergeant Roy W. Rose, a member of the 224th Combat Communications Squadron, St. Simons Island, and the father of seven children, was cited by Governor Busbee for his work with the youth of Brunswick and Glynn County, including those mentally retarded and handicapped. He is the youth coordinator for his church, College Place Methodist Church. There he works on programs for children in the seventh through the twelfth grades, including the church's Boy Scout Troop.
He is also a football and baseball coach for the Brunswick Recreation Department.
Sergeant Rose devotes one day a week to working with mentally and physically handicapped children at the Glynn County Training Center. He was instrumental in getting the Special Olympics started for these children in 1972.
Sergeant Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Glynn County Red Cross, American Cancer Society, and the Boys Club of Glynn County. He is also a member of the Brunswick Jaycees.
Sergeant Rose has been emplo y ed by the Postal Ser vice for twelve y ears, and is an assistant superintendent of clerks.

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117th TCS Covered With Sunshine During Annual Training

Florida sunshine beamed down on members of the 117th Tactical Control Squadron for their twoweek summer camp this year. Camp Blanding, home of the Florida National Guard, greeted the Georg ia Air Guardsmen with over 100 degree weather for most of the 12 days of training actually spent in the sunshine state. The men and women of the 117th were the only Georgia unit involved in the training exercise.
Training ranged from drills in hostile aircraft intercepts and close air support and refueling to setup and teardown of the complete site. A-4 aircraft from the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment (MARTD). A-7's from the Naval Rese r ve VA-203, and F-106's from the 125th Fighter Group of the Florida A ir National Guard provided the air support for the camp. Classroom lectures were also held.
The un it received special praise from Army Officia ls for the outstanding condition of the barracks and messing areas when the unit departed the site.
LTC Wylie Griffin, Jr. is the commander of the unit and LTC Albert Dotson, Jr. is the detachment commander.

Putting the finishing touches on the operations center are (1-r) SSgt. AI Baker, MSgt. John Mahany, TSgt. Joe Williams, AIC Lymon Robinson, and TSgt. Douglas Hinely .
Members of the radar maintenance team set up the radar.

116th TFW Gets 2nd Outstanding Award

The Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Tactical Fighter Wing received its second Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Saturday (May 21) in ceremonies at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta .
The Wing was cited by the Department of the Air Force for excelling "in the maintenance of combat readiness" which "exceeded all standards, while maintaining a perfect safety record" during the period from 16 November 1974 to 1 June 1976. The citation was accompanied by a streamer to be attached to the Wing's flag.
All 750 Air Guard personnel of the Wing were presented AF O.U. ribbons with oak leaf for their collective achievement. Five Air Guardsmen were awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, one received the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal and three will get the Georgia Commendation Medal. The streamer, and medal presentations were made by Major General Billy M. Jones, Adjutant General of Georgia.
Captain Will iam D. Cooper of the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Master Sergeant Michael J. Reab.old Jr., and Senior Airman Peter B. Starratt of the 11Gth Communications Flight and Airman First

Class Carl Evans of the 116th Combat Support Group received the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Also recei ving the Air Force Commendation Medal was Master Sergeant Bobby S. Childress of the 1818th Ready Reserve Advisory Squadron .
Major William Ridley of the 116th Tactical Fighter Wing and Major DuffS. Greene and Captain Corvin Marrow of the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron were presented the Georgia Commendation Medal.
Major Don Hubbard of the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron was presented the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal.
The 116th Tactical Fighter Wing previously received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award in 1975 for its rapid conversion from a strategic transport mis-sio.n to tactical fighter a year ahead of sched ul~ and with a perfect safety record.
In March ' of this year, the Wing received the Tactical Air Command's "Excellent" award on its management effectiveness evaluation - the first flying unit . in ttie Tactical Air Force (Active or Reserve) to. be so honored.

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Cheshire Is New Asst AG For Air

Secretary of Defense Harold Brown (I} addresses several hundred persons at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's Armed Forces Day Luncheon held at the Peachtree Plaza Hotel. Other persons seated at the table are (1-r} Gov. George Busbee; Gen. Frederick Kroesen, Commander of FORSCOM; a re presentati ve of the Mayor of Atlanta; and MG Billy M. Jones, the Adjutant General of Georgia.
Guard Equipment At Atlanta Armed forces Day
Thousands of persons taking time off during lunch breaks toured Atlanta's Central City Park on May 11 to view the display of equipment set out for Armed Forces Day.
The event, sponsored by the Atlanta Chamber of Comme rce, included an address by Secretary of Defense Harold Brown at the annual Armed Forces Day luncheon.
The Georgia Army National Guard furnished an armored personnel carrier, an M60 tank, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer, a repair shop van, an OH58 helicopter, a Gamma Goat, and a joint Army and Air Guard recruiting display. The Army Reserve placed a UH-1 helicopter on display along with several pieces of engineering equipment. Other displays were set up by the Marine Corps Reserve, The Georgia Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve.
Many lunchtime visitors to Central City Park received a recruiting p itch from Ga. Army and Air Guard recruiters. 14

Colonel Joseph M. Cheshire, a Georgia Air

Guardsman from Atlanta, has been appoint-

ed Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for

Ai r by Governor George

Busbee.

Colonel Cheshire

assumed the post Aug.
1. He was promoted to
the state rank of briga-

BG Cheshire

dier general by the Governor, pending receipt of

federal recognition. General Cheshire succeeds

Colonel Ben L . Patterson who returned to his

former position as Air Commander for the Air

Guard at Dobbins AFB, Marietta May 1st after serving two years as Assistant Adjutant General for

Air. Colonel Patterson also assumed command of

the 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, GaANG, at the

same time. General Cheshire, an Atlanta native, was Di-

rector of Supply Service for the Atlanta Board of Education. He has been with the Atlanta school

system since 1948 when he began his civilian career as a teacher-counselor after graduating from the

University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Education. He received his Master of Education

degree from the University in 1956.

The military career of General Cheshire started

in 1942 when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps

Reserve. In 1943 he was called to active duty and graduated from the Aviation Cadet Program as a

pilot in February, 1945.

During WWII he served as a utility pilot at

Moody Air Force Base, Ga. and Buckingham Army

Air Base, Fla. He flew B-24 and B-25 aircraft and received a civilian commercial pilot rating.

After release from active duty in 1946, General

Cheshire entered the University of Georgia. While

still a student, he joined the Air Guard's newly

organized 116th Fighter Group in 1946. When the

Group was ordered to active duty for the Korean

Conflict in 1950, he served in Victorville, California

as Adjutant and attended an aircraft maintenance

officer course at Chanute AFB, Illinois and was later

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How Far Will Some Guardsmen Go For Their Unit?

If you think you drive a long distance for drill, don't hang around Cha r lie Company of the 148th Support Battalion in Sparta. This unit has the two marathon commuters in the Georgia National Guard .
SP4 Emory E. Tackett, the company clerk, lives in Sunflower, Mississippi, and left for drill on Friday. Why did he stay in the Georgia National Guard? "For my wife it's a chance to see her family . They still live nearby. For me it's a chance to see old friends in the unit. And I sort of enjoy it." The dr ive f r om Mississippi to Georgia and back usually takes about 16 hou rs - the same amount of time SP4 Tackett spends at drill. Does he mind the drive? "It's not too bad."
SFC Roy D. Callaway, Dining Facility Manager of the company, drives from his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to dri ll in Sparta. SFC Callaway, however, usualfy leaves on Thursday and helps pick up supplies on Friday. Why d r ive all that distance? "Well, I helped form this unit here in Sparta, and I've still got a lot of friends here I like to come see. I enjoy my Guard work and I don't mind the dr ive." He usually drives his camper for about 10 hours on the 420-nile one-way t r ip. "Someone once figured

I've driven about 50,000 miles since I moved up there a few years ago." He drives back Sunday night in time to make it to work at 8:00 Monday morning.
SFC Callaway has two awards you don 't see on too many Army Guardsmen, a submariner's medal from his service in WWII, and the Georgia Commendation Medal, which he received at AT 77 . SFC Callaway is also the 48th Infantry Brigade's Outstanding Guardsman.
1L T Alan Carr, company commander, praised both Guardsmen . "It is unusual to find two men mo re willing to sacrifice than SFC Callaway and SP4 Tackett. SP4 Tackett was an excellent unit clerk. He left the un it on August 4 when his enlistment ended in the Georgia Army National Guard .. SFC Callaway, of course, is ou r Outstanding Guardsman . He takes cha rge and gets the mission done. We conservatively estimated that - not counting time lost from his job and time on the road- it cost SFC Callaway about S50 to attend one weekend drill. You don't find too many good people like these two anymo re."
"And," adds 1LT Carr, "they are almost always on time."

Retired General Officers Hear AG's Briefing

In an effort to assure that ret ired general officers of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard do not just "fade away", they were invited by Major General Billy M. Jones, Georgia's Adjutant General, to a special briefing on the current status of the National Guard.
"This is the first time that the Georgia Department of Defense has invited our retired senior officers to National Guard headquarters to explain new programs and concepts developed for the Guard by the Departments of the Army and Air Force," said General Jones. More than thirty retired generals attended the reunion on September 7th.
The briefing covered new equipment, intensified training, strength problems and progress, and an overview of where the Georgia Guard stands today in comparison to other states.
"Our retired general officers are still leaders in their communities and are most helpful to the
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Retired Army and Air Guard general off icers listen to Gen. Jones' report on the state of the Georgia National Guard.
Guard through their strong influence in the community and their membership in the National Guard Association of Georgia, " General Jones said. "We want them to continue to assist the Guard after obtaining fresh knowledge of our problems and goals . "
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GMI GRADUATES EIGHTEEN

The Georgia Army National Guard commissioned 15 new second lieutenants on June 25th, in ceremonies at the Holiday Inn in downtown Atlanta. Three more Guardsmen received certificates of completion from Georgia Military Institute (GMI), the Georgia Guard's officer candidate school in Milledgeville.
Commencement speaker was Brigadier General John W. Gillette, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Army. Major General Maur ice W. Kendall, Commander of the Army' s Read iness Region IV at Ft. Gillem, Ga., was the banquet speaker. Also taking part in the ceremonies was Major General Billy M. Jones, The Adjutant General of Georgia.
Major James R. Young of Macon is Commandant of GM I.
GMI AWARD WINNERS - Six graduates of GMI received awards during the banquet held in the evening after graduuation. The award winners are 2Lt. Bruce Beck, The Association of the United States Army Plaque for Leadership; Richard ller, Erickson Trophy for the Distinguished Graduate; 2U. Clifford Underwood, Trophy for Outstanding Command Ability; 2U. Stuart Berger, Award for Out standing Instructional Ability; 2U. Peter Chamber~, The General Hearn Trophy as the Outstanding Graduate and 2U. Henry O'Neal, Jr., Award for the Most Improved Graduate.

Commissioned were David L. Allen, Marietta; Bruce E. Beck, Lawrenceville ; Stuart W. Berger, Buford; Wilson F. Brown Jr., Lithonia; Peter R. Chambers, Macon; Joe D. Harrison, Chatsworth; Daniel C. Jenkins, Griffin; Thomas E. McKennie, Savannah; Henry O'Neal Jr., Savannah; Thomas E. Pennington, Augusta ; Monte M. Simonton, Columbus; William S. Smith Jr., Reidsville; William L. Taylor Jr., Griffin ; Clifford M. Underwood, East Point and Francis B. Williams Ill, Athens.
The Guardsmen eligible for commissions after graduation f rom GM I but deciding to delay acceptance of their gold bars due to federal employment restrictions are Buddy Lokey, Savannah; Richard ller, Statesboro and Gerald Thompson, Atlanta.

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a proponent of the closer affilie.tion and training of reserve and active units. In this respect , the performance of the 48th Mechanized Brigade , as the round out unit for the 24th Division , is outstanding. Fr om al l reports 1 there has been high praise for the 48th Brigade for its r o le in contribut ing to the successful build-up of t he 24 th Infantry Division.

The Georgia Guard can also be justifiably proud of

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its record in the recruiting area 1 which is one of the mos t serious p roblems , nationwide. Georgia 1 s ability to

meet the recruiting goals which are ~o importan t to

maintaining readiness are a tribute to the dedication and

Major General Billy M. Jones
The Adjutant General State of Georgia

hard work of Guard personnel. In the long term, however, l share your belief that some meaningful solution must be reached so that priority can be placed on training.

P.O. Box 17965 Atlanta, Georgia 30316

In this area 1 I continue to hear good reports on unit training. The dramatic increase in the percentage

Dear General Jones:

of "combat capable" units speaks for itself.

The Georgia Guard has a spl endid record of

Thank you for your recent letter outlining the

accomplishment and l certainly will do everything

progress of the Georgia National Guard in the area of

I can on the Armed Services Committee and in the Senate

training, readiness, and recruiting. I am proud of the to insure that you have the necessary funds and equipment

Georgia Guard ' s reputation in this area and believe you to maintain that status.

have established a record to be emulated by all other

states.

As you know, I am a st rong be l iever in a total force concept that emphasizes increasing reliance on the utilization of the Guard and Reserve. For this reason, l was the prime sponsor of the 50,000 reserve call-up law and

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BEST ANG FIGHTER UNIT GOES TO 116TH TFW - Lt. Col. Don Garrett, Director of Operations for the Ga. ANG's 116th Tac Fighter Wing at Dobbins, holds the Winston P. Wilson Trophy at the 1977 National Guard Association of the United States annual convention in September. The Wing was awarded the trophy as the most outstanding ANG fighter unit. The award is sponsored by the American Fighter Pilots Association. Factors leading to the award are flying safety, aircraft operational readiness, percentage of aircrews assigned and qualified as combat ready, weapons firing, percentage of unit manning, percentage of UTA attendance, ORI capability and other outstanding accomplishments.
ARNG AVIATORS FLY
MISSION OUTSIDE US.
For the first time ever, Army National Guard aviators, crews and aircraft supported training missions outside the 48 contiguous states.
Two Georgia Army National Guard OV-1 Mohawk surveillance aircraft left from Dobbins AFB in Marietta on Sunday, June 19, to fly to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to participate in training exercises with the Puerto Rican Army National Guard's 92nd Infantry Brigade.
The pilots and crews are members of the 159th Military Intelligence Company based at Dobbins. They supported the Puerto Rican National Guard training for five days, flying aerial surveillance missions as requested by units in the exercise.
The OV-1's are highly sophisticated surveillance aircraft, powered by two turboprop engines. The aircraft have infrared and side-looking radar capability and can perform aerial photography.
Although helicopters are found in almost every state's Army Guard inventory, the OV-1's are flown only by two companies in Georgia and one company in the Oregon Army Guard. The active Army has the only other company of OV-1's.
There are 36 OV-1 aircraft assigned to the 159th and the 158th Military Intelligence Companies.
CHESHIRE (continued from page 14)
assigned to Goose Bay, Labrador as Base Aircraft Maintenance Officer. After a final assignment at Brookley AFB, Mobile, Ala., where he was Asst. Plans and Operations Officer in the Aircraft Maintenance Directorate, he was released from active duty in August, 1953.
Continuing his association with the Air National Guard, General Cheshire served in many positions including Wing Staff Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Commander of the 116th Materiel Squadron, and Staff Aircraft Maintenance Officer for Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard.

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air-to-ground gunnery, and air-to-ground tactics," Garrett said.
He added that the inspectors "pay attention to the way an air crew member briefs, conducts and debriefs his flight."
The inspection also includes research by the team into all operations (flying} records, manuals and procedures to make sure they're standard.
The team's primary goal is to ensure that all flying units are meeting certain standards of operation, he explained.
Special interest items covered in the inspection include a look at the unit's supervisor of flying program, runway supervision, personal and life support equipment and the unit's gun-camera assessment program.
"Pilot's records and administrative functions of the 116th StanjEval Branch are also reviewed," said Garrett. "In addition, 23 pilots were given three written examinations each, covering aircraft knowledge, emergency procedures and threat knowledge," the director of operations said.
According to Garrett, probably 10 to 15 aircrews were directly exposed to the team and all had outstanding resu Its.
Garrett termed the inspection a "good unit cooperative effort" adding that maintenance and administrative units of the 116th provided the necessary support during the inspection.
"We flew all missions without one maintenance abort," said Garrett.
"The success achieved in the StanjEval inspection is directly attributable to Capt. David E. Tanzi, Wing StanjEval officer," he said.

WHO NEEDS YOU?

Your Nation And Your Neighbors.

Everyone recognizes t he need for them, yet not everyone wants to be a full-time military person.
So America also needs another kind of military person to help safeguard our land and our freedoms. The full-time citizen and the part-time Guardsperson of the National Guard.
As a Guardsperson, you share a volunteer tradition which dates all the way back to 1636. And today, because of our Federal and State responsibility, it's the most Important part-time job in America.
But without men and women like you , there would be no National Guard.
There are lots of good reasons for you to stay in the Guard, too. And you may not be willing to give them up so easily when you really give them some thought. For instance.
YOU COULD BE THROWING AWAY FROM 5% TO 20% OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME.
That' s enough extra money to make the payments on a car ... buy new kitchen appliances ... ease the

mortgage or rent payment . . . carry out a sound savings program ... or take a good vacation.
ASK YOURSELF IF YOU ' RE WILLING TO TAKE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT SALARY CUT?
You' re earning good pay in the Guard. A lot better than you could make in most any other part-time job. Plus you can earn even more because with every promotion there's a pay raise.
WITH 6 OR MORE YEARS LONGEVITY, YOU ALREADY HAVE A GOOD START ON THE PROMOTION LADDER. This valued experience also enables you to be promoted faster. And every new position of leadership you hold in the Guard can help you to gain supervisory positions in your civilian job.
THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS YOU'VE MADE IN THE GUARD ARE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS AS YOU. These men and women share the same sense of responsibility you do to your country and your community.
YOU'RE ALMOST A THIRD OF

THE WAY TO QUALIFYING FOR A GOVERNMENT PENSION AND OTHER RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Unfortunately, this is something you may completely overlook. But you 'll be 60 years old someday. And that's the age your biggest retirement benefits take effect. For completing 20 years of creditable service, the cash value alone could mean as much as $30,000 to you-not to mention free medical and dental care for you and your dependents.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER RETIREMENT BENEFITS YOU RECEIVE BEFORE YOU'RE 60, TOO. For the complete story on all of them, ask your commanding officer for a copy of the booklet "Your Retirement from the Army and Air National Guard." And remember, our retirement plan has the lowest premiums you can pay. None.
It just makes good sense to stay in the Guard. To continue helping your nation and your neighbors. After all, a genuine concern for our land and its people is one of the reasons you joined the National Guard in the first place.