Georgia guardsman [Vol. 1, Issue 7 (Aug. 14, 2009)]

Building the team, one Soldier at a time
Brigade Guardsmen attend Fort Polk Warrior
Leaders Course
Soldier returns for Best Warrior competition
SGT James Bowles returns from Afghanistan
to compete

Contents Vol. 1, No. 7

August 2009

Morales laid to rest in Dalton

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Soldier returns for Best Warrior competition

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The Georgia

New Army senior enlisted leader installed

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Guardsman

Russell to retire: Army CSM recalls time as senior Soldier

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Commander-In-Chief Gov. Sonny Perdue
Adjutant General of Georgia MG Terry Nesbitt
Publisher Lt Col (Ret) Kenneth R. Baldowski
Editorial Staff Dr. Beryl Diamond
SFC Roy Henry Amanda Kenny SPC Mike Perry
Video-Audio Editor David Howell
Contributing writers MAJ Eddie Williams - GSDF
SPC Adam Dean
National Guard Correspondents 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office
Army National Guard Unit Public Affairs Officers and Representatives
Air National Guard Wing Public Affairs Officers and Representatives

Upcoming community events

The following is a list of Community Relations Events that we will be supporting within the next few weeks/months.
Saturday, 1 August 2009, Old Soldier's Day Parade in Alpharetta: The 116th Army Band will perform and 78th Aviation Troop Command will provide a flyover.
Monday, 10 August 2009, 78th Aviation Troop Command will provide transport for 4 FBI Agents from Dobbins ARB to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick.
Saturday, 29 August 2009, the 530th Air Force Band will perform for the Fort Gordon YCA Graduation ceremony.
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Morales laid to rest in Dalton

Atlanta - St Joseph's Catholic Church sits high on a hill overlooking a pristine lake on the outskirts of Dalton. This picturesque location was fitting for the funeral of SGT Raymundo P. Morales of Cedartown's Company D, 148th Brigade Support Battalion who died in Afghanistan on July 21, 2009
An Army National Guard Honor Guard carries the casket of Sgt. Raymundo P. Morales to its final resting place in Dalton. (Photo courtesy Matt Hamilton, Dalton Daily Citizen)
from injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover incident.
Hundreds of mourners, family and fellow National Guard Soldiers attended the service in which the 34-year-old Soldier was remembered for his keen

sense of humor, his work ethic and the love he always showed for his family.
Father Paul Williams of St. Joseph's praised Morales for his level of dedication and devotion to his country. He also noted Morales' love of fishing and, pointing to the lake adjacent to the church saying that he and Morales will certainly meet again at a beautiful setting like this to "drop a line."
Morales joined the Georgia Guard in February 1984, and served for nine years as a tank mechanic with Dalton's Company C, 108h Calvary when it had M1 Abrams tanks. After a three year break in service, he returned and was assigned to the 148th in Cedartown.
"Morales was an outstanding tank and wheeled vehicle mechanic," said fellow Soldiers who knew him. Many referred to Morales as a quiet professional who was respected and admired by his peers, and his commanders.
BG Maria Britt, Georgia Army commander, called Morales a true American hero, and presented his widow with her husband's Bronze Star Medal. An American flag was given to his two daughters, his brother, and his mother and father.
Morales' body was laid to rest at Colonial Hills Memorial Gardens with full military honors accompanied by a flyover of four Black Hawk helicopters from Winder's 185th Air Assault.

Soldier returns for Best Warrior competition

Story by the Georgia National Guard Public Affairs Office Photos by SPC Mike Perry
ATLANTA, July 31, 2009 SGT James V. Bowles, a fire team leader with Lawrenceville's Company A, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, Georgia's state and Region 3 "Soldier of the Year

for 2009" returned from Afghanistan to compete for the title of National Guard Bureau's Best Warrior.
Bowles, who was promoted 12 hours before leaving Camp Clark in Khost Province, and his fellow competitors, began in late July the first of four intense days of competition. While many

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of the national events are the same as at what I retained from the first two

those for the state and regional levels competitions," he said. "It's more of a

(i.e., Army Physical Training Test, rifle review than it's been a

qualifications and essay writing), Best full-blown, hit the books

Warrior adds Combatives, Military Op- hard kind-a-thing."

erations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) and When the Atlanta

a 12 mile road march.

resident competed for

"If I thought the competition and the state and for the Re-

the events were tough before, they're gion 3 titles, he, his unit

gonna be even tougher this time," and parent command

Bowles said in a telephone interview Macon's 48th Infantry

from Fort Benning in Columbus, the Brigade Combat Team

site of this year's competition. "But be- were in the midst of pre-

ing back, representing my state and the paring for their yearlong

Georgia Army Guard is something I re- deployment to Afghani-

ally hoped I'd be able to do.

stan. Getting to the com-

"And you can bet, I'm gonna give petition just meant he

the other competitors a run for their had to leave pre-mobili-

money," he added confidently.

zation training at Camp

Having had to focus his energies on Shelby, Miss.

SGT James V. Bowles, a specialist when he won

missions he and his fellow infantrymen This time, it meant are conducting out of Camp Clark in stepping out of on-goAfghanistan, hasn't left much time for ing missions and get-

Soldier of the Year in March, waits for the weapons qualification phase of the competition at Fort Stewart's "Charlie" Small Arms Range to begin.

studying up on Best Warrior. But that's ting out of Afghanistan.

what Bowles has been doing since re- His chain-of-command,

turning home and, "I was surprised from platoon leader SFC Tim Burd to

CSM Robert Hawks, 1st

Battalion's command ser-

geant major to command

sergeants major Mike

Hurndon (forward) and

John Smiley (rear), the

brigade's senior enlisted

leaders to name a few,

worked hard to get him

back home.

"It really makes me

proud to be a Soldier,"

Bowles said. "Everyone

involved went to great

lengths to help me get

back for this," Bowles

said. "Everything they

did drives me toward try-

ing that much harder to

win here, and then move

on to compete for All-

Then SPC James V. Bowles (left) makes the first leg of a round-trip six mile march from the Guard Garri-

Army Best Warrior." While he's enjoyed be-

son Training Center at Fort Stewart to a rifle range during the March state-level Soldier and NCO of the Year competition. With him is his mentor SGT Jody Vieau.

ing home, the time with his wife, Crystal, and the chance to step back from

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the stress of combat, he's found himself missing his fellow Soldiers, his unit and the missions.
"I find myself thinking, `God, if anything happens to my guys, to the unit,

to any one there, while I'm here, I'm gonna want to be there,'" he explained. "That's just the way it is, I guess."

New Army senior enlisted leader installed

Story by SFC Roy Henry Photos by SPC Mike Perry Georgia National Guard Public Affairs Office

JOINT FORCES HEADQUAR-

TERS, Ellenwood, Aug. 1, 2009 The

Georgia Army National Guard's most

senior enlisted position changed hands

as CSM James Nelson Jr. succeeded

CSM Neil Russell as the Army com-

mand sergeant major. Fellow Guards-

men, family and friends

attended a ceremony held

here on the headquarters

front lawn.

Nelson, who hails

from Sylvester, a small

Southwest Georgia com-

munity near Albany,

comes to the job from his

assignment as command

sergeant major for Co-

lumbus' 648th Maneuver

Enhancement Brigade.

Russell, who officially

retires from the Guard at

the end of the month, will

return to his home in Sa-

vannah.

"It's quite an honor to

have been selected and be

given the opportunity to

serve as the Army Guard

command sergeant ma-

jor," Nelson said. "I look

Pat Nelson (left), wife of the new Army Guard command sergeant major, is presented a bouquet of yellow roses by SPC Danette Lazenby-Coronado, a military pay specialist for the Guard's Property and Fiscal Of-

forward to working along side BG [Maria] Britt [Georgia Army Guard commander], and MG

fice. The yellow roses are symbol of good will from Joint Forces Headquarters and a welcome into the headquarters family.

Terry Nesbitt, our Adjutant General.
About Russell, Nel-

son said his predecessor and the "state leadership" have set the conditions for success. The advice and mentorship he's received has been critical to him.
Russell said he has no doubt that he's turning over the job to the one Soldier who can lead the Army Guard's Noncommissioned Officer Corps, the Soldiers they lead and the organization as a whole to a brighter future.
"He possesses combat proven leadership and the knowledge needed to do what's required of the senior most enlisted leader," he said of Nelson. "I have no doubt he will do great things."
Nelson said he's blessed to be taking on the challenges of being Army Guard command sergeant major at such a critical time. The priorities that lay ahead (i.e., homeland security, supporting The Global War on Terror and continuing to transform the Georgia Army Guard) are important, and "bigger than me," he added.
They must, and will be, continually faced and addressed, Nelson said.
"But they're not bigger than our Soldiers and families, and we cannot address them fully without their talents, their hard work and their support," he continued. "I consider myself a `servant leader,' and I believe in collaboration across the breadth and width of our organization."
Soldiers and families really do "matter," and he assured those present for the ceremony that he will continue to fulfill the motto "Soldiers Matter" set out by the late BG Terrell Reddick, in word and in deed.
Besides his position as command sergeant major for the 648th, Nelson

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also has served as the se-

nior enlisted leader for

Macon's 48th Infantry Bri-

gade Combat Team and Al-

bany's 2nd Battalion, 121st

Infantry. He also served as

command sergeant ma-

jor for Task Force 2-121

in Bosnia-Herzegovina

in 2001 for Statesboro's

648th Engineer Battalion.

Nelson entered the ac-

tive Army July 21, 1971,

and served three years. He

joined the Georgia Army

National Guard in March

1977, and has served in

leadership positions from

team leader to command

sergeant major.

Nelson completed ba-

sic training at Fort Jack- CSM James Nelson (right) addresses troops and guests assembled for a ceremony marking Nel-

son, S.C., and advanced individual training at Fort Knox, Ky., as a tank crew-

son's succession to Army Guard command sergeant major. Seated from the left are COL John Owings, Georgia Army Guard Chaplain; CSM Neil Russell, the outgoing command sergeant major; BG Maria Britt, Georgia Army Guard commander; and MG Terry Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General.

man. His first assignment

was with 1st Squadron,

clusters; Army Good Conduct Medal;

2nd Armored Cavalry, Binlach Germa- and National Defense Service Medal

ny, where he progressed from Sheridan with two bronze service stars). He also

Tank driver to gunner. His subsequent has earned the Armed Forces Reserves

assignments include platoon sergeant Medal with "M" and 10-Year service

and first sergeant with 2nd Battalion, device; Armed Forces Expeditionary

121st Infantry, and the 48th Brigade. Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global

Nelson is a graduate of Excelsior War on Terrorism Medal; Humanitar-

College in Albany, N.Y., with a bache- ian Service Medal; Noncommissioned

lor degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences Officer Professional Development Rib-

administration and management. He bon with numeral 4; and Army Service

also holds an associate degree in busi- Ribbon; two Overseas Service Ribbon.

ness management from Darton Col- Nelson has received the NATO Med-

lege of Albany. His military education al (Yugoslavia), and earned the Combat

includes Primary Noncommissioned Infantryman Badge.

Officer Course, basic and advanced His state awards include the Geor-

noncommissioned officer courses, First gia Meritorious Service Medal, Geor-

Sergeant Course, and the United States gia Commendation Medal and State

Army Sergeants Major Academy.

Active Duty Service Medal with two

Nelson's military awards include bronze boars heads.

Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Ser- Nelson has also been awarded the

vice Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Order of St. Maurice and the Order of

Army Commendation Medal; Army St. Barbara. He was the Georgia Army

Achievement Medal with three oak leaf Guard's 1985 NCO of the Year.

clusters; Army Reserve Component Nelson is a retired civil service em-

Achievement Medal with six oak leaf ployee with the Marine Corps Logistic

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Command, Albany Ga. Following 33 years of service there, he retired as a program analyst in the command's marketing division.
His civic activities include six years as a Sylvester city councilman. He is a member of the Worth County Industrial

Authority, Leadership Worth County, Sylvester Economic Development Authority and the Sylvester-Worth County Recreation Board.
Nelson is married to the former Patricia Anderson. They have four children and four grandchildren.

Russell to retire
Army CSM recalls time as senior Soldier

Story by SFC Roy Henry Photos by SPC Mike Perry Georgia National Guard Public Affairs Office
JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS, Ellenwood, Aug. 1, 2009 After 39 years in uniform, CSM Neil Russell, former Georgia Army Guard command sergeant major, ends his military career Aug. 30. When that day comes,
CSM Neil Russell (left) talks with MG Terry Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General, shortly after Russell turning over responsibility for the position of Army Guard command sergeant major to CSM James Nelson Jr.
he and his wife, Jayne, will return to civilian life and retire to a home in Savannah.
"Well, you never really stop being

a Soldier," Russell said. "When you love doing something as much as I love this organization [the Georgia National Guard] and the people who make it what it is, you continue to serve, to stay involved. You just find another way to do it."
Part of getting to retirement day involves helping his successor, and colleague, CSM James Nelson Jr., transition into the job of the Army's most senior enlisted leader.
It was in 2005 that Russell succeeded the now retired CSM James Dennis. Just as now, he and Dennis were to exchange the Army Guard guidon, but an uninvited guest decided to rear its ugly head. Not only did Hurricane Katrina delay the ceremony, she caused it to be cancelled with no plan to carry it out later. It was replaced, instead, with an immediate response to the chaos, the destruction and the calls for help that this, not so pretty "lady" left in her wake.
"Then as now, Dennis and I were working on the transition, but in that case, he just `stepped out' of the job and I stepped in," Russell said. "And then we got on with the business of getting Georgia assets on the road, into the air and on their way to assisting relief efforts along the Gulf coast."
He didn't realize it at the time, he continued, but that was just the beginning of the challenges he would confront over his tenure as Army command

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sergeant major. Deployments, redeployments to Iraq
and Afghanistan, the mission along the nation's Southwest border and support to three Warrior Transition Battalions (WTB), one of them at Fort Benning in Columbus, are among the tasks he faced. These and many others have made life "interesting" during his tenure as Army Guard command sergeant major.
Take, for example, the border mission. "While many states only committed a small number of Soldiers for two or three weeks at a time, Georgia was one of the first to commit a duration force of 150," Russell said. "When the call went out for volunteers, there was no limit of people even those who were not long back from Iraq who answered.
As for assisting the WTBs, "Georgia supports all three with a cadre of officers and noncommissioned officers committed to assisting our nation's wounded warriors," he explained.
"We [the Georgia Army Guard] support these missions and others like them, not because we have to . . . but because we choose to. Ours is a professional, relevant, well-trained force, and when the call to duty comes...we answer," he said.
Turning back to the topic of change, it's one of the things in life that remains constant, Russell said.
Some organizations, the command sergeant major said, avoid and even fear change, "But change is a constant and the Georgia Army Guard [as he sees it] not only welcomes change, it embraces it."
"To this organization, change means an even greater opportunity to excel, and to grow," he explained. "This is a positive step, and just as there are great challenges ahead, there the great people who fill our ranks will continue to meet them head on."
Finally, Russell expressed his appreciation to BG Maria Britt, Georgia Army Guard commander, and MG Ter-

Russell (right) and his wife Jayne receive well wishes for their future from CSM Mark Bender (left), senior enlisted leader for Georgia's 122nd Regional Training Institute, and COL Thomas Carden, personnel officer at Joint Forces Headquarters.
ry Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General, for their mentorship, their leadership and their friendship. Thanking both for the opportunity to serve as senior enlisted leader, he said he could never repay them or the Guard for what they've done for him and his family.
"I guess the thing to end with is thanking my fellow Soldiers and their families for allowing me to serve them and along side them," Russell said with pride in his voice. "I hope they're as blessed in their careers with the Georgia Army Guard as I have been.
"I will miss them greatly."

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Russell began his military career in June 1971 just after graduating from Savannah's Benedictine Military School. Then PVT Russell saw his first assignment with the coastal city's Headquarters Battery, 118th Field Artillery. He went on to graduate from Army Basic Training and advanced individual training, and then returned to the unit as a field artilleryman.
Besides his primary job skill, Russell has qualified during his career as a unit supply specialist, field artillery target acquisition specialist, infantry senior sergeant, equal opportunity specialist, mechanized infantryman and as a field artillery senior sergeant. He has attended several battle skills courses and the Army's Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas.
His civilian education includes an associate's degree from Brunswick Ju-

nior College. He attended the University of Georgia in 1974 before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y.
His assignments include that of fire direction specialist, operations NCO and logistics NCO for the 118th; supply sergeant for Elberton's 214th Field Artillery; and operations sergeant major for Glennville's 122nd Rear Operations Center.
Russell deployed in November 2001 with the 122nd in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From then to January 2002, the unit became the Coalition Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force. He served during that time as the task force command sergeant major, and added the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to his already long list of honors.

Georgia Army Guard command sergeants major

CSM James T. Stanley date unconfirmed by the Georgia Guard records, but possibly served in the position around 1978. Records held in the Guard's history office do not mention anyone else serving as what was known then as the "state command sergeant major" until 1983.
Others serving in the position after 1983 were:
CSM Dempsey Logue selected state command sergeant major in 1983
CSM Billy G. Manning selected for the job in 1985
CSM John B. Lane 1993 CSM James H. Dennis 2000 2005 CSM Neil Russell 2005 to 2009 The position remained under the title of State command Sergeant Major for several years until Georgia, as well as other states, altered the title to better reflect the duties of the position. Previ-

ously, the Soldier holding the position he or she would also had an additional duty advise the Air Guard commander -- which they do not who has his or her own senior enlisted advisor, the Command chief Master Sergant.
Today's Army Guard command Sergeant Major is the senior NCO who has the "pulse of the Soldier" and is the enlisted advisor to the Army Guard Commander and then the Adjutant General.

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Guard History: `It was like duck hunting'

1950 From the close of World War pan. Getting ready to sail was Geor-

II in 1945 to late August 1950 Camp gia's 116th Fighter Group with three (now Fort) Stewart was used by the squadrons, one being the 158th Fight-

Georgia and South Carolina National er Squadron from Savannah. The

Guards for summer training. That other two squadrons were from the changed on Aug. 25th when National Florida and California Air National

Guard troops mobilized for the Korean Guards. During their active duty

War service arrived. Georgia National time at George AB, the F-80 jet airGuard troops belonging to the 250th craft, which the unit had flown since

and 101st Antiaircraft Artillery Battal- 1948, was replaced with a new F-84

ions among them.

"Thunderjet".

The 250th's battery's home stations The first elements embarked on

were in Augusta and in Moultrie and the aircraft carrier "Sitkoh" July

batteries of the 101st were located in 10th and two days later all others left Hinesville, Statesboro, Waynesboro on the carrier "Windham Bay". Air

and Swainsboro.

Guardsmen and their F-84's arrived

Both battalions were attached to at the port of Yokosuka, Japan in Authe 224th AAA Group at Stewart, one gust and then went to Misawa AB on

of four groups under the 51st AAA the next leg of Korean War service.

Brigade. All units in the 224th began Once settled, 116th members unPhase 1, individual training, on Aug. dertook more months of training and

28th. During the ensuing months the schools before assuming the responsi-

units also underwent advanced individ- bility of the dawn-to-dusk alert for the

ual and basic unit training.

air defense of northern Japan.

William Armour, a World War II vet- Later they also rotated a squadron at

eran, joined Augusta's Battery "A" in a time to an airbase in Taegu (slightly 1948. In 2000, he shared a few memo- northwest from Pusan), Korea for tac-

ries of his experiences in the battery tical ground support of combat mis-

with Georgia National Guard histori- sions. F-84 pilots flew strikes against ans: "I liked firing the M55," he said. rail lines, roads, and bridges that might

"You sat in this bucket seat and moved support enemy truck convoys.

this stick, like a joy stick, around as you In late May and early June 1952 tracked the target, and then you pushed fighter squadrons of the 116th par-

the button on the stick to fire. Boy, I tore ticipated in Operation "High Tide" in

those targets (low flying remote control which they performed some of the Air planes) up; it was like duck hunting." Force's earliest air refuelings under

Mr. Armour soon volunteered for Ko- combat conditions. It involved a long

rea and transferred from the 250th to an and difficult hookup between a tanker

infantry unit.

hose and two wing refueling points on

While in federal service, the 250th each fighter.

was stationed stateside at Ft. Custer, Return to the states came at the end Mich. and the 101st stateside at Camp of twenty-one months. Personnel were

McCoy, Wisc.

gradually replaced by others so that by

1951 Following nine months of summer of 1952 all had returned. With training at George AB, California, or- the 158th Squadron back home, Savan-

ders arrived for Georgia Air National nah, Ga. citizens lined the streets for a

Guardsmen to leave for Misawa Air lengthy welcome home parade in honor Base on the island of Honshu, Ja- of its Korean War veterans.

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Building the team, one Soldier at a time
Brigade Guardsmen attend Fort Polk Warrior Leaders Course

Story and photos by SGT Tracy J. Smith CJTF IX-48th IBCT PAO
"(Those) who adopt the profession of arms submit of their own free will to a law of perpetual constraint of their own accord. They reject their right to live where they choose, to eat what they want to and dress as they like. From the moment they become Soldiers, it needs but an order to settle them
from this place...from their families and dislocate their normal lives."
The Edge of the Sword (1934) by Gen Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French during World War II and later president of France.
CAMP PHOENIX, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2009 In the 1992 movie "Universal Soldier" scientists create what they perceive as the perfect Soldier. On the surface the "Muscles from Brussels" actor Jean-Claude Van Damme fits the bill, but as the plot progresses, and these "super Soldiers" prove imperfect, it's obvious that an essential element is missing: Professionalism.
Definitely not what French Gen Charles de Gaulle had in mind when he wrote his homage to the dedication of the Soldier in "The Edge of the Sword." In his work, de Gaulle recognizes the purity of a Soldier's resolve and describes the art of Soldiering as a profession of arms. Professionalism is an ingredient that cannot be
created in any laboratory, and the key focus of the Army's Soldier development programs. A must-have in the Year of the Noncommissioned Officer as junior NCOs take the lead on the battlefield.

In preparation for the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Afghanistan mission under Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, the brigade elected to send several Soldiers to the Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) at Fort Polk, La. This came just weeks before the brigade got boots-on-the-ground to reinforce what would be needed for mission success.
Refashioned in 2005 from the Primary Leadership Development Course to the current WLC, the course reflects more of the fluidity of today's battlefield and stresses the need to encompass the full spectrum of professional Soldiering. This is not lost on leaders who have overseen the training of the 48th IBCT since 2004 when the citizen-Soldiers were first called to serve in Iraq.
"The change in name to Warrior Leadership wasn't just a change in curriculum," said CSM Marvin L. Hill, a U. S. Central Command (CENTCOM) senior enlisted leader and advisor on enlisted concerns to CENTCOM commander, Gen David H. Patraeus.
"The course centers on our engagement in `asymmetrical warfare' and, in turn, lends to our mentoring mission in Afghanistan," Hill explained. "I've had the privilege of watching the Volunteer Brigade [the 48th] embrace the WLC concept in the midst of change and applying their experiences in Iraq to Afghanistan as a total force multiplier in this blended fight of warriors."
As force multipliers, junior noncommissioned officers, those with the rank of corporal through staff sergeant, take the lead in the field. These well trained warriors are required to be the "diplomats," speaking on behalf of those managing the battlefield during patrols and advising leadership on how best to

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serve the communities in specific areas of operation. They are also looked to as trusted advisors and intelligence collectors, as the leadership's eyes and ears.
Junior NCOs are also mentors; guides to the fledgling Afghan security forces they embed with and train alongside. In the case of Afghan forces, the NCO's role becomes dual as they set example of what trust in a well trained NCO Corps means when the objective is to succeed on the battlefield and become a pillar of support to their officers.
SGT Veronique Emmanuel is one of those 48th IBCT Soldiers who embraced the challenge of elevating her military career. Returning from the Warrior Leaders Course, she felt empowered, though she had to overcome certain fears.
"I'm always afraid of getting lost," Emmanuel said as she recalled her determination not to do so during the land navigation part of her training. "Another Soldier and I found that we had the same final coordinates with only 30 minutes to spare. Of course we were frustrated, because there's that little voice inside you that says `give up and admit defeat,'" she continued.
"I told her we were not giving up. So we finally located our objective and made it back with less than a minute," Emmanuel said. "I was proud of what we'd accomplished."
That experience was the reassurance she needed to drive-on and punctuated the need to embrace the team concept. It also validated Hill's initial impression of Georgia's Volunteer Brigade.
"These Citizen-Soldiers have always striven to be the best in whatever they do, and their drive to achieve and exceed alongside their active duty counterparts builds on existing technical competencies and tactical war-fighter skills," he said. "We, as senior NCOs,

depend on our junior leaders to train individual Soldiers so they're strong in all areas. The motto `Be, Know, Do' did not go away."
The Army's Noncommissioned Officer Guide acts as a building block for enlisted leaders, and ensures that a well trained NCO remains "the backbone of the Army."
Emmanuel, originally from Jamaica and now living in Macon-Twiggs County, is determined to be that kind of leader, one who can hold up her end of the fight, as a leader or as a diplomat, on the battlefield. She found significant lessons embedded in the core of her instruction, she said, and also learned what not to be as an NCO.
"The most effective leader is the one who leads from the front, and knows there's always room for improvement," Emmanuel said, basing her statement on her experiences as first sergeant for her platoon. "There are NCOs in leadership roles that don't live by the NCO Creed.
"The leadership course gave me a

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new perspective on not just wearing the rank, but to `Be, Know, Do' for my Soldiers and those from other services who may find themselves in my ranks and looking to me for guidance."
The key, she noted, is not to be perfect, but to strive to be the best.
Emmanuel's ability to grasp the achievable and include others in her success is what pushed her to the top of her class. She was WLC Class 09-09's

honor grad, and is anxious to put her new tools for success to work. CSM Hill said he's excited to again welcome the motivated force he's had a hand in mentoring.
"These men and women embody professionalism and preparedness," he said upon hearing of Emmanuel's achievement. "I find no greater pride than to affiliate with Georgia's 48th Brigade `Send Me!'"

Celebrating 20 years of service

Atlanta -- -Sara D. Kouba, administrative assistant to the Adjutant General of Georgia recently was awarded a 20-year service certificate for her work with the National Guard.
MG Terry Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General, pins a 20 year pin on Sara Kouba rewarding her for her time and service to the National Guard. (Georgia National Guard photo by Amanda Kenny)

Kouba, a resident of Newnan began her career with the Massachusetts National Guard in 1988, and has worked in a number of offices since the Georgia Guard in 1995.
"It is a real privilege and honor to be a part of the Georgia National Guard. After 20 years, I can honestly say that I still get up each morning and look forward to coming to work," Kouba said following the award presentation by MG Terry Nesbitt, the Adjutant General.
"I have been very fortunate to work for some exemplary leaders and staff in this great organization," she added, "and look forward to continuing my service. I am very proud of our soldiers and I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to them and their families for their courage and the sacrifices they make to preserve our freedom and the safety of this great nation. May God's Blessings be with them always."
Other positions held by Kouba with the Georgia National Guard include Secretary to the Director, Administrative Assistant to the Deputy, and Grants and Agreements Specialist, as well as administrative positions in the United States Property and Fiscal Office.
Kouba is the widow of the late Robert J. Kouba.

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Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service

Story by Armed Forces Press Service SAN FRANCISCO - Google on
Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.
Google Voice employs Internet telephone technology to let users merge home, office and mobile phones into a single number.
It also allows people to make cheap international phone calls, send free SMS messages and provides transcripts of voicemail messages.
"For servicemen and women who are constantly on the move, having a single number and an easy way to retrieve messages from loved ones can be invaluable," said Army Sergeant Dale Sweetnam, who is working in Google's communications office as part of a fellowship program.
"Loved ones can call to leave messages throughout the day, and then when that service member visits an Internet trailer, all the messages are right there. It's like a care package in audio form."
Soldiers with .mil email addresses can sign up for the free service online at google.com/militaryinvite.
"I signed up for an account when I came to Google, and it's already mak-

ing communications much easier here in the States," Sweetnam said in a message posted at the California-based Internet giant's website.
"I know when I return to combat, Google Voice will help make life a little more manageable."
In June, Google began expanding Voice service membership on an invitation basis. Google said soldiers that accept Voice invitations will get priority, with accounts working within 24 hours of sign-up.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues an investigation into a decision by Apple and AT&T to reject a Google Voice application developed for the iPhone.
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said "inquiry letters" were sent on Friday to Apple, AT&T, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the United States, and Google.
The FCC wanted to get "the facts and data necessary to make the best policy decisions on behalf of the American people," Genachowski said.

New Driver's Licenses and IDs

From the Georgia Department of Driver most secure that our state has ever is-

Services

sued.

By Fall 2009, the Department of Driver Services (DDS) will begin issuing more secure driver's licenses and identification cards for Georgia residents.
The cards will have a dramatically different look and feel and will be the

Advantages of the new licensing process include increased fraud protection, added security features and machine readable technology. It will be harder to steal someone's identity or counterfeit a license.
Not only will the new licensing sys-

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tem provide more security, but it will enhance DDS' customer service efforts.
Modern technology will allow a faster issuance process which will benefit both customers and employees. A new data management system includes electronic imaging to scan documents where they may be easily accessed later.
The new process will enable DDS to provide faster, friendlier and easier service. More importantly, they will ensure Georgia continues to protect the integrity and security of our State's most important process.
Keep address current Customers must keep their address current with DDS. Permanent laminated documents will be mailed to the customers' address on file with DDS. Customers may be eligible for a online address change. For information visit www.dds.ga.gov. Interim licenses A new security practice is the issuance of an interim license or ID for first issuance or renewal to each customer at DDS' centers. This process will help combat identity theft by allowing DDS

to verify photographs stored in the system with customers presenting themselves for new documents.
The interim is generally valid up to 45 days, when a permanent laminated license or ID is mailed to the customers' address on file with DDS.
All interims are printed on a special security paper, and include a photo and a signature. Data on the front of the card can be validated by reading the unencrypted 2-D barcode, and there are many other security features.
Under 21 A prominent security feature is the card orientation for those "under 21"
years old. These documents will be printed vertically. This will aid retailers and law enforcement in identifying minors.
Multiple levels of card security features prevent tampering therefore reducing fraud. Previously issued cards All previously issued Georgia licenses and IDs will remain valid until the expiration date, when they will be exchanged for a newly-designed license or ID.

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Savannah airlifters `carry the load' in Afghanistan

Savannah - A C-130H of Savannah's 165th Airlift Wing arrived at Savannah International Airport Thursday, August 6, 2009 bringing to a close a five-month deployment to Afghanistan.
The arrival marked the eighth time in the past five years that the Savannah unit has completed a deployment in support both of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom. Since the beginning of operations in the Persian Gulf, the 165th Airlift Wing has been involved in intensive air operations throughout the region. Elements of the Wing have been deployed to Uzbekistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Departing from Savannah in April 2009, aircraft and crews began a rotational mission in support of Operations Enduring Freedom. During the deployment the 165th logged more than 400 individual sorties transporting more than 4,600 passengers throughout the region. The 165th is credited with delivering almost 1,700 tons of cargo. The unit has flown almost 100 missions of which more than 20 were difficult airdrops which delivered more than 170 tons of much need-

ed equipment and supplies to troops on the ground.
"These accomplishments are extremely impressive when you realize they were performed from a relatively
small group of approximately 100 Savannah aircrews, maintainers and support personnel," said Col. Hank Smart, unit commander.
The 165th will welcome home its remaining deployed members in September.

Efficiency, flexibility earns maintenance crew logistics honors

By SFC Roy Henry Photos by SPC Mike Perry Georgia National Guard Public Affairs Office

CONFEDERATE

AVENUE

STATE COMPLEX, Atlanta, July

30, 2009 The crew at the Georgia

Army Guard's Field Maintenance Shop

No. 1 is standing a little taller and a little prouder these days having earned National Guard Bureau's 2008 Award for Efficiency in Maintenance.
The shop is one of 20 Army Guard maintenance facilities nationally to receive the award.
Presentation of the 2008 plaque

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to shop chief became the pilot facility to move from

CSM Bruce D. an `organizational maintenance shop'

Thomasson, his to the field maintenance shop desig-

assistant 1SG nation. The transformation has been

John Brown a struggle, at times, and we've seen a

and their me- great deal of changes since then," he

chanics was recalled, "but because of the constant

made by LTC support and foresight from folks we got

Jeffery Farrell, the job done, and continue to improve.

surface mainte- The "folks," Thomasson referred to

nance manager are CW5 Robert Tadlock Sr., one of

for the Army DOL's surface maintenance specialists;

Guard's Direc- and COL Steven Blanton, the direc-

torate of Logis- torate's surface maintenance manager

tics.

who Thomasson said continued to push

" H o n o r s for change in normal day-to-day opera-

such as this tions and commitment to the two levels

don't come to of maintenance concept. Thomasson

an organiza- also included Farrell, who the shop

tion, large or chief said, was wholly committed to

small, without the two level concept. Farrell's dedica-

the hard work tion, gave him and his crew the latitude

and dedica- to expand their scope of maintenance

tion of the support.

people who're "In fact, FMS1 is doing such great

out there get- work." Farrell said, "It's supporting

ting their hands more units than any other shop in the

SGT Anthony Blue a surface maintenance mechanic"with Ellenwood-based 230th Brigade Support Company, 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, works on the engine of a Humvee at Atlanta's Field Maintenance Shop No. 1.

dirty keeping the equipment ready for issue or keeping the documentation

Georgia Army Guard. "And it's picked up additional support requirements because of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's mobilization to Afghanistan...I don't think `busy' even

straight on the comes close to describing the shop's

work that's be- work load now."

ing done," Thomasson said after the Receiving an award for efficiency in

ceremony.

maintenance from the National Guard

FMS Atlanta was nominated by the Bureau-Army Logistics is the culmina-

Georgia Guard's Directorate of Logis- tion of the hard work and dedication of

tics-Maintenance because of the shop's nine mechanics and supervisors to their

work in adapting to the "transformation facility, their organization and their fel-

to Two-Level Maintenance Doctrine low Soldiers, Thomasson said.

and fielding and integrating the new They've done a tremendous job, he

Standard Army Maintenance System- said, keeping up with all the changes,

Enhanced (SAMS-E) maintenance and stayed focused and flexible, never

management information system."

missing a stroke. The crew at Field

Thomasson explained that transfor- Maintenance Shop No. 1 has rebuilt its

mation in the maintenance field started entire operation over the past couple of

several years ago when the Army de- years to become more productive and

cided to change from four levels of better able to support the units in a one

maintenance to two, calling it "field stop shop concept.

and sustainment maintenance."

Quite an achievement to be proud

"As the largest shop in the state, we of, Thomasson said.

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Three graduate from Army War College

Three Georgia Army National officers are among the 2009 graduates who earned diplomas from the U. S. Army War College in July. Receiving diplomas were COL Brent Bracewell (above 2nd from left), commander Troop Command Aviation, COL Thomas Carden, (far right), J-Personnel JFHQ and COL Don Beard (2nd from right), 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Pictured with the three graduates are BG Maria Britt (far left), commander Georgia Army National Guard, and MG Terry Nesbitt (center), the Adjutant General. The Army War College curriculum is rooted in the theory and application of defense, and military science. The curriculum emphasizes the process by which the United States formulates National Military Strategy and the factors essential to develop and refine military strategy in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and interdependent post-Cold War world.
Air Guard needs newer aircraft, Director says

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2009 One of the biggest challenges facing the Air National Guard today is replacing its fleet of aircraft that are approaching the end of their service lives, the Air Guard's director said here today.
"A big problem we have in the Air National Guard is figuring out how to recapitalize our aging fleet," Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III said at a Defense Writers Group breakfast. The problem extends to fighters, tankers, airlifters, airborne warning and con-

trol systems and early warning radars. "It's the whole system that is old and needs to be recapitalized," the general said.
Georgia's Air National Guard commander echoed those sentiments. Maj. Gen. Scott Hammond, noted that aging C-130s and JSTARs components are a problem that also tests Air Guard maintenance crews.
"Aging aircraft of the Georgia Air Guard are of great concern to me," said Hammond. "Our

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C-130s are abso-

lute workhorses, but

we are having to fly

them hard. Several

are now deployed in

combat and stateside

they must be able to

provide vital aircraft

capacity for activities

like hurricane or di-

saster relief. Our C-

130s are now nearly

30 years old and while

they probably don't

need to be replaced immediately, we

need to be planning and budgeting right

now for their eventual replacement."

Hammond also addressed the condi-

tion of the E-8C JSTARS fleet of air-

craft flown by the 116th Air Control

Wing. "The JSTARS aircraft, based at

Robins AFB, face an even more immi-

nent need; their engines are completely

worn out." Hammond indicates that the

average motor on the JSTARS jet is 4

decades old.

"Airlines considered these engines

obsolete for commercial use in the

mid-80s," Hammond said. "Imagine

how hard it is on our maintainers to

keep these one-of-a-kind aircraft with

ancient engines in the air today. They

do it however, because

they know these jets

provide critical intel-

ligence support to our

ground combat forc-

es." No amount of ef-

fort can keep this up

forever warned Ham-

mond.

Wyatt, who before

his appointment as di-

rector of the county's

Air National Guard,

was the the Adjutant

General of Oklahoma

and is a command

pilot with more than

3,000 hours, said the

Maj. Gen. Scott Hammond

Guard, as well as the Air Forces faces the

"aging" problem. "To be quite honest with you, the
Air Force has the same recapitalization problem as the Air National Guard," Wyatt said. "Ours is a little bit more acute and a little more immediate, because our airplanes are a little bit older." And that immediacy, he added, affects the readiness status of Air Guard units.
"If you take a look at our F-16s that do the air sovereignty alert mission, 80 percent of those will be aging out within the next eight years," he explained. "Right now, the recapitalization plan for those units doesn't have [replacements] going to those units until the mid-2020s, and that is several years too late."
Discussions are under way about how to retool the Air Guard fleet. "We're working with the Air Force to address that problem, and we're making some progress, but to date there is no plan that addresses Air National Guard issues," Wyatt said.
One of the issues taking shape within those discussions is rebalancing the force structure of the Air Force as a whole. Wyatt said that rebalancing should come at the same rate across all components of the Air Force.
"In my opinion, since the Air National Guard provides 34 percent of the capabilities of the United States Air Force -- at 7 percent of the budget, I might add -- the smart thing to do would be to take a look at bedding down whatever capability the Air Force

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requires concurrently and proportionally in the Guard."
Wyatt said he is afraid to see a return to the days of the Air Guard flying castoffs from the active duty force, citing his experience with the results of that formula. He flew the A-7 Corsair II for the Oklahoma Air National Guard in the early 1990s.
"When Desert Storm kicked off, we had some great capability within the Air National Guard and the A-7 platform," Wyatt said. "But the active duty [Air Force] was not flying the A-7, and they were concerned with getting the top-of-the-line weapons in the fight, and we were not asked to participate.
"That seems to me to be a great waste of money," he continued. "It makes no sense to have a platform that you're not going to use in war."
Another waste is not capitalizing on the years of experience that Air Guard members bring with them, the general said. "We have the most experienced pilots, the most experienced maintenance crews," he told the group. "We are an older force, a more mature force, and if you don't provide a platform or the capability within the Air National Guard, then that great experience withers and it dies.
"It will take you generations to regenerate that," he said. "What the Air Guard offers is the capacity on top of what the Air Force offers."
On the recent debate on the future funding of the F-22 Raptor versus the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Wyatt -- who

describes himself as a "plat-

form agnostic" -- said capa-

bility is more important than

the platform.

"I think we need to be in

the same platform as the Air

Force," he said. "If the de-

cision is made in the future

to acquire fourth-generation

airplanes, similar to what the

Navy is doing with the F/A-

18 purchases, then I would

advocate for the Air Guard

to be in those same plat-

forms, provided it's fielded

concurrently and propor-

tionally to the Air Guard."

And that makes fiscal sense, said Wyatt, who add-

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III

ed that the planes and crews

often pull double duty with regard to

mission sets, since many Air Guard

aircraft are flown as part of the air sov-

ereignty alert mission, but can be de-

ployed overseas as well.

"Those same airplanes that fly air

sovereignty alert, they don't just do

air sovereignty alert," Wyatt said.

"They're written into the war plans.

They do [air expeditionary force] rota-

tions and we participate the same as the

Air Force does, so we should have the

same equipment."

Wyatt said the biggest need is main-

taining the Air Guard's capability to

stay current in the roles it fills.

"What airplane we put it on, or how

it's acquired, that's basically a deci-

sion for Congress to make," he said. "It

doesn't make any dif-

ference to me. We just

want the capability, and

we need it before we

lose the capability we

currently have."

(Army Sgt. 1st Class

Jon Soucy serves with

the National Guard

Bureau. The Georgia

Guard PAO also con-

tributed to this story.)

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Guard Promotions

Army Guard: PV2 Joshua Alexander Adams PV2 Sampson Lincoln Ro Anderson PV2 Kevin Dewayne Arnold PV2 Andre Vincent Banks PV2 Olin Bertrand Bradley PV2 Leslie Aryn Bittenbinder PV2 James Ray Blanchard PV2 Dymonique Dyquita Bonner PV2 Gregory Lynn Boone Jr PV2 James Joshua Braddy PV2 Corey Darryl Brewer PV2 Jason Nicholas Brown PV2 Thomas Anthony Cangiolosi PV2 Thomas Michael Carroll PV2 Nathan Lamar Chambers PV2 Johnny Lorenzo Charleston PV2 Angela Lynn Churchill PV2 Robin Ann Clower PV2 Michael John Croft PV2 Allen James Denson PV2 Devonalphanso Andr Drummond PV2 Sequoyah Chantal Duncan PV2 Ating Atabang Eminue PV2 Yesenia Asencion Espinoza PV2 Caleb Richard Ferguson PV2 Jarret Dewayne Ferguson PV2 Jarrod Seth Floyd Sr PV2 Leslie Jerome Floyd Jr PV2 Jeri Lyn Fryar PV2 Charles Ware Gardner PV2 Jonathan Nelson Garrett PV2 Kory Allen Glaze PV2 Anton Jermaine Goodman PV2 James Chon Gray PV2 Jonthan Emanel Green PV2 Valkyrie Lovieshada Hagan PV2 Keyanna Shegail Hardeman PV2 Kayla Michelle Harless PV2 Devon Deshard Harmon PV2 Nicholas Alexander Harris PV2 Jason Patrick Head Jr PV2 Jevar Jarran Hollingshed PV2 Andrew James Howard PV2 Sterling Emanual Howard PV2 Michael Anthony Hutchings PV2 Donald Wayne Jackson III PV2 Tylhr Monet Jenkins

PV2 Andrew James Johnson PV2 Patrick Tatum Jones PV2 Christopher Michael Jordan PV2 Cody Louis Keel PV2 Trent Eulas Kelley PV2 Deanna Renee Kennedy PV2 Devorius Jomari Kittles PV2 Michael Cedric Knox PV2 Jason Lee Lindsey PV2 Kyle Douglas Mack PV2 Ricardo Marin PV2 Gregory Blake McElwaney PV2 Julian Anthony Mills PV2 Justin Taylor Moore PV2 Antonio David Morris PV2 Jacquline Anna Marie Neely PV2 Labron Ramon Nunez PV2 Ryan Alexander Oglesbee PV2 Scottie Lee Pannell PV2 Siryitnoj Kiano Pass PV2 Chaz Douglas Porter PV2 Roy Samuel Romesburg Jr PV2 Richard Andrew Ross PV2 Luke Ashley Selph PV2 Andre Jamiel Shannon PV2 Casey Jay Smith PV2 Charles Houseal Smith PV2 Shanika S Smith PV2 Camron Jevaughn Spencer PV2 Johnathan Neal Stewart PV2 Bryce Dexter Strowder PV2 Lance Jeffrey Summers PV2 Tracy Glenn Sykes Jr PV2 Michael Antonio Thomas Jr PV2 Loyal William Thompson III PV2 Jason Michael Todd PV2 Rodney William Wheelhouse PV2 Casey Foy Whitehead PV2 Branden Arlanzo Wiley PV2 Jamal Devontae Williams PV2 Michael Lewis Williams Jr PV2 John Frank Wilson Jr PV2 James Patrick Wisor PV2 Stephanie A Womack PV2 Joshuanna Travelle Woods PV2 Eric Deshawn Wright PFC Kareem Antwan Adams PFC Don Michael Addington

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PFC James Jacob Alford PFC Tanya Marie Altmeyer PFC Corey Layne Atkeison PFC Jon Walter Besaw Jr PFC Christopher Phillip Blount PFC Matthew William Branyon PFC Brandon William Brown PFC Coby Shawn Brown PFC Alriquez Sanchez Bryant PFC Edwin Aaron Bullmer PFC Akeilao Asid Canada PFC Micheal Scott Capes PFC Robert Edward James Carter PFC Roberto Tracy Cerqueira PFC Octavia Nicole Chambers PFC Troy Remington Clark PFC Ian Collar Cleveland PFC Chastain Shawon Cochran PFC Justin Philip Colburn PFC Kevin Stuart Collins Jr PFC Chelsea Alexis Crews PFC Wesley Jamiel Dandridge PFC Shona Chanel Daniels PFC Lawrentez Deraviu Davenport PFC Rodney Riceon Davis PFC Mason Dale Divine PFC Jeremy Lyndon Easterling PFC Monica Alejandra Erdmann PFC Matthew Tyler Evans PFC Daniel Nickolas Fontenot PFC Shanika Nichole Freeman PFC Sabrina Hayden Gardner PFC Joshua Lee Goddard PFC John Anthony Hechavarria PFC Adam Quentin Henderson PFC Trent Mack Henry PFC Bruce Wayne Hicks PFC Marcus Dewayne Jenkins PFC Marcerra Nichole Jordan PFC Jonathan Lamar Larkin PFC Michael Tate Ledford PFC Kevon Quintez Lowe PFC Crystal Lei Matthews PFC Michael Jeffrey Mcdonald PFC Ryan Daniel Mcdonnell PFC Leonard Shane Mcentyre PFC Corey Wayne Milstead PFC Cliff Allen Morash

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SPC Charles Anthony Feltman SPC Raynado Andre Ford SPC Thomas Jasper Freeman SPC Christopher Dewey Garrett SPC Christopher Reid Graham SPC Peter Garrison Hammontree SPC Marquisha Laneise Hargrove SPC Brandon Lee Hayes SPC Samuel Heredia SPC Mark Edward Hodges SPC Jason Lee Holliday SPC Darrell Keith Hubbard SPC Joseph Ryan Hughes SPC Brittany Lashay Jackson SPC Alexander Dewayne Jenkins SPC Paul Earnest Johnston SPC Audwin Carlton Jones SPC L T Jones Jr SPC Shaunta Qushall Jones SPC Terry Don Jones Jr SPC James Daniel Jugovich SPC Jeffrey Neil Kilbourne SPC Jamal Bilal Laham SPC Bryan Alan Lambert SPC Brandon Alan Littlejohn SPC Brandon Christopher Long SPC Travis Wayne Lore SPC Justin Ashley Lotson SPC Christopher William Mauldin SPC Jacob Daniel Mclendon SPC Corlissa Shantinel Miles SPC Miguel Angel Montalvotorres SPC Ashley Nicole Moore SPC Caleb Andrew Moore SPC Daniel Cody Mulkey SPC Reginald Eric Murphy Jr SPC Valentino Alexander Murray SPC Steven Baker Orwig SPC Ryan David Osborn SPC Jeremy Randall Owens SPC Sherman Ledell Owens SPC David Edward Palasek SPC Kyle Shawn Plowden SPC Christopher John Ponton SPC Matthew John Prince SPC Randall Crawford Pruitt Jr SPC Kyle Wade Ramsey SPC Bradley Mitchell Reddick SPC Jose Antonio Rodriguez SPC Timothy Lee Rollins Jr SPC Larney Sayasean SPC Zachary Alan Schroeder
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SPC Joshua Edward Shadle SPC Karlie Ruthe Sowder SPC William Randall Tomlinson I SPC Bryan Edward Vernon SPC Gary Leslie Wagner SPC Jarvis Monteze Washington SPC James Lawrence Zellers SGT Adam Grant Andrews SGT Berthony Jules Beauge SGT Blake Edward China SGT Kevin Michael Cohrs SGT Jesse Craig Coombs SGT Rojure Clarence Farlow SGT Eric Jermaine Fleming SGT Mark Francis Gagne SGT William Scott Haney Jr SGT Jennifer Rachelle Heath SGT Donald Brent Hitchcock SGT Alex Jerome Manor SGT Byron Adams Mcdowell SGT Edward Earl Middleton SGT Joseph Richard Pickren Jr SGT Donald Enoch Plemmons SGT Quentelleous J Ponder SGT Robert Anthony Powell Jr SGT Kameron Nathanial Roddy SGT Johnny Eugene Roquemore SGT Logan David Stewart SGT Demetris Lamarr Stringer SGT Jeremy Keefe Taylor SGT John William Taylor II SGT Stephanie Nicole Wammock SGT Marcus Christopher Wilson SSG Brett Alan Howell SSG Jackie Johnson SSG Josiah David Kimbal SFC Todd Dewayne Batt SFC George Matthew Blair SFC George Emory Delong SFC Felisa Renee Hill SFC Tyrone Patterson SFC Darrell Cornelius Thompson 1SG Howard Jeffrey Earhart 1SG Toney E Pounds CPT James Nathan Childers CPT Elijah Michael Simpson MAJ Dominic Vyus Eubanks MAJ Adam Keith Smith
Air Guard: Major Mark Valdez CMSgt Claude Ham