2FWREHU $LU*XDUG2IFHU %HFRPHV*HRUJLDV UVWIHPDOH 6WDWH&KDSODLQ %LNHUVEULQJLQIRUWURRSV 2SHUDWLRQ 6DQGER[ EULQJV WRJHWKHU*HRUJLDULGHUV IRU6ROGLHUFKDULW\ %ULWW5HFHLYHV6HFRQG6WDU *HRUJLD$UP\*XDUG &RPPDQGHUEHFRPHV 0DMRU*HQHUDO 9 11 15 5 3 C TABLE OF ONTENTS Georgia Guards the Environment 3 *HRUJLD*XDUGVPRVWVHQLRUZDUUDQWRIFHUUHWLUHV Clay's Top Cop : why he wears the badge 7 2SHUDWLRQ6DQGER[5LGHIRUWKH7URRSVUDLVHV %ULJ*HQ0DULD%ULWWUHFHLYHVVHFRQGVWDU *XDUGOHDGHUVSURYLGHFRXQVHOH[SHUWLVHWRLQWHUQDWLRQDOH[HUFLVH The power of turkey: Thanksgiving as a Georgia Guardsman 11 +LVWRULFWK)LHOG$UWLOOHU\$VVRFLDWLRQKRVWVDQQXDOUHXQLRQ $LURIFHUEHFRPHV*HRUJLDVUVWIHPDOHVWDWHFKDSODLQ (QJOLVK$UPVIRU*HRUJLDDQGWKH&RQIHGHUDF\ 1&2(5V7RSYHDYRLGDEOHPLVWDNHV 7KH6XSSO\5RRP 3URIHVVLRQDO'HYHORSPHQW%RRNVKHOI $URXQGWKH*HRUJLD*XDUG Commander-in-Chief: Gov. Sonny Perdue Adjutant General of Georgia: Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt 6WDWH3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFHU Maj. John H. Alderman IV Managing Editor, Layout & Design: Seth G. Stuck Media Relations: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kenneth R. Baldowski Operations NCO: Master Sgt. John Kinnaman Contributing Ga. DoD Organizations: 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs, Army National Guard Unit Public Affairs Representatives, Air National Guard Wing Public Affairs Representatives, Georgia State Defense Force Public Affairs. Editorial Inquiry and Submissions: Seth.G.Stuck@us.army.mil or (678) 569-3663 The Georgia Guardsman is published monthly under the provisions of AR 360-81 and AF 6-1 by the Georgia 'HSDUWPHQW RI 'HIHQVH 3XEOLF $IIDLUV 2IFH 7KH YLHZV and opinions expressed in the Georgia Guardsman are not necessarily those of the Departments of the Army and Air )RUFH RU WKH $GMXWDQW *HQHUDO RI *HRUJLD 7KH *HRUJLD Guardsman is distributed free-of-charge to members of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard, State Defense )RUFHDQGRWKHULQWHUHVWHGSHUVRQVXSRQUHTXHVW Up-to-the-minute Ga. DoD news and information can be found at www.gadod.net 1 | The Georgia Guardsman www.Facebook.com/GeorgiaGuard feeds.FeedBurner.com/GeorgiaGuard www.Flickr.com/GaNatlGuard www.Twitter.com/GeorgiaGuard www.youtube.com/GeorgiaNationalGuard October 2010 | 2 From the left: Spc. Marc Williams of Stockbridge, Staff Sgt. Michelle Kendrick of Warner Robins and Pvt. Michael Johnson of Marietta plant one of two cherry trees along the fence surrounding Macon's historic Fort Hawkins. 3 | The Georgia Guardsman GEORGIA GUARDS THE ENVIRONMENT 6WRU\DQGSKRWRVE\6JWVW&ODVV5R\+HQU\ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense MACON, Ga., Oct. 16, 2010 -- The Army returned to Fort (Benjamin) Hawkins today as 25 recruits and YH UHFUXLWHUV IURP WKH *HRUJLD $UP\ *XDUG 5HFUXLW Sustainment Program's (RSP) Detachment 2 helped clear away brush, plant trees and dig a drainage ditch at the 1.4-acre site that is considered this city's birthplace. Detachment 2's effort, and the cleanup efforts by a second RSP detachment along a stretch of highway near :LQGHULVSDUWRIWKHUVWHYHU*XDUGWKH(QYLURQPHQW program. Launched in all 54 states and territories this month by the Army Guard Recruiting Division in Arlington, Va., it is a way for the Guard to give back to the communities where they are home stationed. While the program does focus on RSP involvement, any Guard unit can participate. $V &LWL]HQ6ROGLHUV DV PHPEHUV RI RXU QDWLRQV military, we are responsible for the places in which ZH OLYH DQG ZRUN VDLG 0DVWHU 6JW -RYHOO 9DSSLH WKH 0DFRQGHWDFKPHQWVVHQLRUHQOLVWHGOHDGHU:HDOUHDG\ reinforce in our Soldiers, especially these young recruits, the importance of recycling, picking up trash and the better use of energy resources, but through this event -- and many more like it -- we are showing Georgia and the rest of the nation that the Guard leads the way in HQYLURQPHQWDOVWHZDUGVKLS &KRRVLQJ )RUW +DZNLQV IRU WKLV UVW HYHQW9DSSLH said, provides her charges with an understanding of the importance of preserving history. President Thomas Jefferson and Indian agent Col. Benjamin Hawkins established the fort in 1806 as an Army post and Indian factory for trading and meeting with Native Americans. It overlooked the ancient ,QGLDQ 0RXQGV RI WKH 2OG )LHOGV KHOG VDFUHG E\ WKH 0XVNRJHH&UHHN1DWLRQDVZHOODVWKH2FPXOJHH5LYHU and the Lower Creek Pathway. The road built for the fort became the federal road FRQQHFWLQJ :DVKLQJWRQ WR 0RELOH DQG 1HZ 2UOHDQV and the future site of the city of Macon was founded across the river 17 years later. Fort Hawkins also played D VWUDWHJLF UROH DV WKH 3HQWDJRQ RI WKH 6RXWK GXULQJ the War of 1812, and the Creek and Seminole wars of the mid-1800s. +DYLQJWKHVH\RXQJPHQDQGZRPHQKHUHWRKHOSXV continue the preservation of this archaeological national WUHDVXUHLVDJUHDWKRQRUVDLG0DUW\:LOOHWWZKRFKDLUV the Fort Hawkins Commission. ,WVDOVRRXUSOHDVXUHWRKHOSWKHPDVWKH\FKDOOHQJH city residents to do their part in making Macon an HQYLURQPHQWDO VKRZFDVH IRU WKH UHVW RI WKH VWDWH VDLG Ward 1 city councilman Rick Hutto. Specialist Marc Williams of Stockbridge, who planted one of the two trees, said being involved in *XDUG WKH (QYLURQPHQW DQG KHOSLQJ WKH FRPPLVVLRQ preserve the site is something he deems important. ,WJLYHVPHDVHQVHRISULGHQRWRQO\LQP\VHOIDVD FLWL]HQEXWDOVRDVD6ROGLHUVDLG:LOOLDPVDWUXPSHW player who is about to join the Guard's 116th Army %DQG ,W DOVR JLYHV PH JUHDW VDWLVIDFWLRQ WR NQRZ WKH Georgia National Guard doesn't just `talk the talk' when it comes to the environment, but that it practices what it SUHDFKHV October 2010 | 4 GEORGIA GUARD'S MOST SENIOR WARRANT OFFICER R , ETIRES LEAVES INCREDIBLE LEGACY *HRUJLD$UP\1DWLRQDO*XDUG&KLHI:DUUDQW2IFHU 5 Rickie Barron is presented the Legion of Merit by Georgia Army National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Maria L. Britt during his retirement ceremony honoring his more than 40 years of military service. &KLHI:DUUDQW2IFHU5LFNLH Barron speaks in front of a blackhawk helicopter during his retirement ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2, Clay National Guard Center. 6WRU\E\3IF$VKOH\)RQWHQRW 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 08, 2010 $*HRUJLD*XDUG$YLDWLRQ:DUUDQW2IFHUZKRVH 40-plus years of military service took root in the jungles of Vietnam, is hanging up his uniform and passing the torch to the next generation of Army National Guard pilots. &KLHI:DUUDQW2IFHU5LFNLH/%DUURQKDVUHWLUHG from the Georgia Army National Guard after 41 years and 8 months with the Army. ,HQOLVWHGLQWKHPLGGOHRI9LHWQDP)HEUXDU\ DIWHUQLVKLQJP\HGXFDWLRQDWD-XQLRU&ROOHJH%DUURQ VDLG,YROXQWHHUHGIRUWKHMRE,ZDQWHGEHIRUHWKH\FRXOG draft me into something else. At the time the Army was WKHRQO\EUDQFKWKDWOHW\RX\ZLWKRXWDGHJUHH $QG\KHGLG$IWHUJUDGXDWLQJEDVLFWUDLQLQJ&KLHI %DUURQ ZDV VHQW WR WKH ZDUUDQW RIFHU LJKW WUDLQLQJ program at Fort Walters Rotary Wing Flight School in Texas. :H WKRXJKW ZH ZHUH JRLQJ WR KDYH LW HDV\ DW )RUW :DOWHUVFRPLQJRXWRIEDVLFWUDLQLQJ:HZHUHZURQJ %DUURQVDLG%XWWKHUVWWLPH,JRWLQWRDKHOLFRSWHU, NQHZ WKDW ZDV PH 0\ UVW LJKW ZDV VR H[KLODUDWLQJ , ZRXOGKDYHGRQHDQ\WKLQJMXVWWRFRQWLQXH\LQJ %DUURQJUDGXDWHGLJKWVFKRROLQWKHWRSRIKLVFODVV and was selected to go through the six-week CH-47 &KLQRRN KHOLFRSWHU TXDOLFDWLRQ FRXUVH 'LUHFWO\ DIWHU that, he was sent to Vietnam. He started as a Chinook pilot and advanced quickly to pilot in command where, DWWKHDJHRIKHZDVWKHROGHVW6ROGLHULQKLVYHPDQ combat crew. 'HYHORSLQJ \RXU SLORW VNLOOV LQ FRPEDW LV TXLWH D FKDOOHQJH%DUURQH[SODLQHG%XWLWUHDOO\SDYHGWKHZD\ IRUP\FDUHHU:HJRWDORWRI\LQJLQYHU\FKDOOHQJLQJ FRQGLWLRQVLQDVKRUWDPRXQWRIWLPH Barron spent one year in Vietnam and left in April 1970. During his last three months in country, Barron WUDLQHG 9LHWQDPHVH SLORWV WR \ &KLQRRNV DQG WDNH RYHU once he left. But coming home did not put an end to his days as an instructor. %DUURQ WKHQ UHSRUWHG WR )RUW 5XFNHU$OD IRU LJKW instructor duty. His time as an instructor there yielded over 8,000 hours of instructor pilot time with approximately IRUPDOVWXGHQWVLQFOXGLQJVHYHUDOSLORWVZKRZRXOG JRRQWREHFRPHJHQHUDORIFHUVRU&:VWKHPVHOYHV 5 | The Georgia Guardsman ,WKLQNVRPHSHRSOHDUHERUQWRWHDFKDQG,MXVWUHDOO\ ORYHGRLQJLW,GRQWWKLQNP\\LQJVNLOOVFDPHHDV\WR me, and once I developed them I wanted to share them ZLWKRWKHUV ,W ZDV GXULQJ KLV WLPH DV D LJKW LQVWUXFWRU VKDULQJ KLVORYHIRULJKWWKDWKHPHWKLVIDYRULWHVWXGHQWRIDOO his wife. Major Terry (Tee) Barron, S2, 1-171st Aviation Regiment, currently serves as a pilot in the Georgia Army National Guard. Though Barron did not start off his military career in the Guard, originally serving nine years on active duty and 19 years as a reservist, he made the switch in the 1990s, choosing to serve in his home state of Georgia. Barron is a native of New Holland, Ga., and currently lives in Gainesville, just four miles from his childhood home. After many years of developing his technical SURFLHQFLHV DV D 6ROGLHU DQ DYLDWRU DQG DQ LQVWUXFWRU 5LFNLH %DUURQ EHFDPH WKH *HRUJLD $UP\ *XDUGV UVW &: DFKLHYLQJ WKH KLJKHVW UDQN LQ WKH :DUUDQW 2IFHU Corps. With this promotion came new opportunity to serve the Georgia Guard in an exciting way. Barron ZDV VHOHFWHG DV WKH VWDWHV UVW$YLDWLRQ 6WDQGDUGL]DWLRQ 2IFHU ZKHUH KH WRRN RQ WKH WDVN RI UHZULWLQJ DQG implementing technical aviation doctrine. ,WZDVDQKRQRUDQGDKXPEOLQJH[SHULHQFHWRNQRZ that I got selected over so many outstanding warrant RIFHUV%DUURQFRPPHQWHG After years of great service at the state level, he was PRELOL]HG LQ WR EHFRPH WKH )RUFHV &RPPDQG 6WDQGDUGL]DWLRQ 2IFHU IRU WZR \HDUV %DUURQ VDLG WKLV position directly prepared him for his next role doing essentially the same task for the National Guard Bureau, serving all 50 states and the U.S. territories. During this time, Barron trained more than 230 aviation units around WKHFRXQWU\SUHSDULQJWKHPIRUPRELOL]DWLRQ :LWKDFFLGHQWIUHHLJKWKRXUVXQGHUKLVEHOW Chief Barron's military retirement this year means the end of many things, but his involvement with aviation and the National Guard is not one of them. He has been hired on as a civilian to continue his work in aviation standards. /XFNLO\IRUPH,JHWWRFRQWLQXHGRLQJZKDW,ORYH That is to go out and assist National Guard aviation units LQ SUHSDUDWLRQ IRU WKHLU PRELOL]DWLRQV , IHHO SULYLOHJHG to have had the career that I have, but I'm at the point ZKHUH WKHUHV RWKHU JUHDW >ZDUUDQW RIFHUV@ EHKLQG PH and they'll pick up the ball and run with it. I'm going to FRQWLQXHVHUYLFHWRP\FRXQWU\LQDQRWKHUZD\QRZ October 2010 | 6 CLAY'S TOP COP WHY HE WEARS THE BADGE OPERATION SANDBOX RIDE FOR THE TROOPS RAISES $15,000 6WRU\DQGSKRWRE\6JWVW&ODVV5R\+HQU\ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 19, 2010 When he was seven, he knew he wanted to be WZRWKLQJVZKHQKHJUHZXSD6ROGLHUDQGDFRS*HRUJLD Army Guard Maj. Kenneth Miller has accomplished both LQ KLV OLIHWLPH DV D &LWL]HQ6ROGLHU ZLWK WKH 0LOLWDU\ 2FFXSDWLRQDO 6SHFLDOW\ 026 RI $ 0LOLWDU\ 3ROLFH 2IFHU03 What is that you say? 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Not long after that, he earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice, an added advantage for anyone seeking a law enforcement career, Miller says. $QG , KDYH EHHQ OLYLQJ P\ WZR OLYHV DV D 6ROLGHU DQG DV D ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIFHU HYHU VLQFH DQG ORYLQJ HYHU\PLQXWHRILW0LOOHUVDLGIURPEHKLQGKLVGHVNKHUH DWWKH&OD\1DWLRQDO*XDUG&HQWHU6HFXULW\2IFH In the Army, whether they are active duty, Guard or 5HVHUYH PLOLWDU\ SROLFH RIFHUV KDV YH EDVLF PLVVLRQV VD\V0LOOHUVXSSRUWLQJRSHUDWLRQVRQWKHEDWWOHHOGDUHD security, law and order, detainee or enemy prisoner-of-war operations, and police intelligence operations. /LNH DQ\RQH ZKR HQIRUFHV WKH ODZ RQ SRVW RU RII >FLYLOLDQ ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW@ ZHUH HLWKHU VHHQ DV VDYLRUV or as a nuisance, depending on the interaction we have ZLWK WKH SRSXODWLRQV ZH VHUYH VDLG 0LOOHU , FDQ WHOO you, though, there is no more rewarding work than being a PLOLWDU\SROLFHPDQ 7KDWLVHVSHFLDOO\WUXHKHVD\VIRUWKH6ROGLHUHQOLVWHG RURIFHUZKREHFRPHVDQ03 As for being a Guardsman, a National Guard MP is unique in that he not only has a wartime mission, he also has a domestic mission to carry out. In Afghanistan and Iraq, Georgia Army Guard MPs trained security forces in the ways of modern law enforcement techniques. Here at home, they assist local police agencies during times of man-made and natural GLVDVWHUV 7KRVH &LWL]HQ6ROGLHUV ZKR DOVR VHUYH WKHLU FRPPXQLWLHVDVFLYLOLDQSROLFHRIFHUV0LOOHUVD\VKDYH an advantage over those who do not because they deal with the public on a daily basis, giving them experience that serves an MP well both at home and abroad. 7R DQ\RQH RXW WKHUH ZKRV DOUHDG\ LQ WKH *XDUG or might be thinking of enlisting, I would say that `the personal and professional rewards of being a military SROLFHRIFHUDUHPDQ\$VD6ROGLHUDQGDVDQLQGLYLGXDO \RXOOEHKDSS\ZLWKWKHFDUHHUFKRLFHVDLG0LOOHU 7 | The Georgia Guardsman 6WRU\DQGSKRWRVE\6SF-R\HOOH7RUQV 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense CONYERS, Ga., Oct. 9, 2010 Active and retired Guardsmen from across the state joined more than 800 other Georgia PRWRUF\FOH ULGHUV DQG IHOORZ FLWL]HQV DW WKH WKLUG DQQXDO 2SHUDWLRQ6DQGER[5LGHIRU7URRSVWRVKRZWKHLUVXSSRUW of service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. 5LGLQJLQVXSSRUWRIGHSOR\HGWURRSVKLWVFORVHWRWKH heart because I, too, was at one time deployed, wanting D SLHFH RI KRPH WR JUDVS RQWR VDLG 0DM %RE +XQWHU director of design and project management for the Georgia $UP\*XDUGV&RQVWUXFWLRQ)DFLOLWLHV0DQDJHPHQW2IFH +XQWHU LV DOVR SXEOLF UHODWLRQV RIFHU IRU $WODQWDV 0LOLWDU\6WUHHW6ROGLHU]0RWRUF\FOH&OXE 2XU RUJDQL]DWLRQ OLNH WKH 1DWLRQDO *XDUG ZRUNV WR foster relationships between our service members and the FLWL]HQV ZH VHUYH +XQWHU DGGHG %\ SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ events such as the Ride for Troops we tighten that bond EHWZHHQ 6ROGLHU DQG FLWL]HQ DQG VWUHQJWKHQ VXSSRUW IRU WKRVHZKRZHDUWKHXQLIRUP :RUNLQJ DV D KXPDQ UHVRXUFHV QRQFRPPLVVLRQHG RIFHU DOORZV PH WR VXSSRUW VHUYLFH PHPEHUV LQ D SURIHVVLRQDO ZD\ VDLG 0DVWHU 6JW 5RJHU *UHHQH RI 'HFDWXUV WK 7URRS &RPPDQG 5LGLQJ LQ WKLV HYHQW allows me the opportunity to support the troops in a SHUVRQDOPDQQHU 2SHUDWLRQ 6DQGER[ ZDV IRXQGHG LQ 1RYHPEHU by mother and daughter team Virginia and Julie Pearson RI2[IRUG7KHQRQSURWRUJDQL]DWLRQZKLFKVHQGVFDUH SDFNDJHV WR WURRSV JKWLQJ 7KH *OREDO :DU RQ 7HUURU has already reached more than 80,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines supporting operations Iraqi Freedom DQG(QGXULQJ)UHHGRP In an address to the motorcyclists prior to the start of the ride, the Georgia Army National Guard's commander, Brig. Gen. Maria L. Britt, said the event shows how much communities support our troops. 7KLVHYHQWVHQGVWKHFOHDUPHVVDJHWKDW$PHULFDVWLOO FDUHVVDLG%ULJ*HQ%ULWW,WLVSDWULRWLVPLQDFWLRQ This year's event brought in more than $15,000 in donations from sponsors and riders. Last year, operations raised an estimated $11,000 with which the Pearson's and others sent troops overseas everything from candy to popcorn to tooth brushes to coffee pots. :HZLOOEHDEOHWRFRQWLQXHWRVKRZRXUVXSSRUWDQG dedication to the men and women serving in our military ZLWKWKHIXQGVUDLVHGWRGD\3HDUVRQVDLG October 2010 | 8 BRIG. GEN. MARIA BRITT RECEIVES SECOND STAR GPURAORVIDDELECAODUENRSSEL, EXPERTISE TO INTERNATIONAL EXERCISE GEORGIA ARMY GUARD COMMANDER BECOMES MAJOR GENERAL 6WRU\DQGSKRWRVE\6JWVW&ODVV5R\+HQU\ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense STATE CAPITAL, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 15, 2010 Brigadier Gen. Maria L. Britt, Georgia Army Guard Commander, received her second star from Gov. Sonny Perdue and Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General, today at a ceremony marking Britt's progression to the rank of major general. The pinning WRRNSODFHLQ3HUGXHVRIFHZLWKPRUHWKDQIHOORZ RIFHUVIDPLO\PHPEHUVDQGIULHQGVLQREVHUYDQFH 1HVELWWVDLG%ULWWVSURPRWLRQFRPHVDVDUHHFWLRQ RI DQ RIFHU ZKR VHHNV RXW WKH KDUG MREV DQG GRHV WKHPH[WUHPHO\ZHOO ,Q WKHVH WLPHV RI KLJK RSHUDWLRQDO WHPSR IRU RXU RUJDQL]DWLRQ KH VDLG VKH LV WKH ULJKW OHDGHU DW WKH right time to command the largest component of the *HRUJLD'HSDUWPHQWRI'HIHQVH 0DULDKDVOHGRXU1DWLRQDO*XDUG&LWL]HQ6ROGLHUV during one of the most active periods in our state's KLVWRU\3HUGXHVDLGLQDSUHVVUHOHDVH6KHHPERGLHV WKDWVSLULWRIVHUYLFHDQGVDFULFHWKDWDOORXU6ROGLHUV H[KLELWHYHU\VLQJOHGD\ As commanding general, Britt is responsible for manning, training and equipping the estimated 11,200 Soldiers of the Georgia Army Guard. 7KLVSLQQLQJLVDQRWKHUUVWDPRQJWKHPDQ\WKDW mark Britt's distinguished military career since her graduation from West Point 27 years ago. She is the UVWIHPDOHLQWKH*HRUJLD1DWLRQDO*XDUGWREHFRPHD WZRVWDUJHQHUDO(DUOLHULQKHUFDUHHUVKHZDVDOVRWKH RUJDQL]DWLRQV UVW IHPDOH EDWWDOLRQ FRPPDQGHU DQG WKH UVW ZRPDQ WR KROG WKH SRVLWLRQ RI *HRUJLD$UP\ Guard Commander. 7KH IRUPDO PLOLWDU\ FHUHPRQ\ UHFRJQL]LQJ KHU promotion is Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at the Commons at Fort McPherson in east Point, Ga. 9 | The Georgia Guardsman With the help of Georgian interpreter Alex Japardize, Lt. Col. Mark London checks the location of simulated aid during an exercise 6WRU\E\0DM-RKQ+$OGHUPDQ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2010 Leaders from the Georgia National Guard including the Adjutant General, Joint DQG6WUDWHJLF3ODQV2IFHU,QWHUQDWLRQDO$IIDLUV2IFHU DQG6WDWH3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFHUSURYLGHGLQVWUXFWLRQDQG VXEMHFW PDWWHU H[SHUWLVH DW D &LYLO 0LOLWDU\ (PHUJHQF\ 3UHSDUHGQHVV([HUFLVHKHUHWKLVZHHNZLWKWKHLUFRXQWU\ of Georgia counterparts. +RVWHG E\ WKH 86 $UP\ &RUSV RI (QJLQHHUV WKH ZHHNORQJZRUNVKRSLQFOXGHGEULHQJVGLVFXVVLRQDQG a scenario-driven tabletop exercise. Participants included *HRUJLDV 0LQLVWHUV RI (QHUJ\ +HDOWK )RUHLJQ$IIDLUV Refugees & Resettlement, and Agriculture, among other ministries key in an emergency. 2XUJRDOLVWRKHOS\RXWHVW\RXULGHDVDQGWKHRULHV so should you have a real event you will be able to serve WKH SHRSOH RI \RXU FRXQWU\ ZLWK D WLPHO\ RUJDQL]HG DQG HIIHFWLYH UHVSRQVH VDLG 0DM *HQ 7HUU\ 1HVELWW Georgia's Adjutant General, in an address to the exercise participants. The Georgia Guard was part of a team that included H[SHUWVIURP86$&(WKH86'HSDUWPHQWRI+HDOWKDQG +XPDQ 6HUYLFHV 1$72 DQG WKH *HRUJLD (PHUJHQF\ Management Agency. The Georgia Guard has been a State Partner with the FRXQWU\ RI *HRUJLD VLQFH 2YHU WKH \HDUV WKH WZR Georgias have built a strong relationship based on trust, shared knowledge, and shared experience. 7KLVH[HUFLVHZDVDJUHDWRSSRUWXQLW\WRVHHKRZD SDUWQHU QDWLRQ UHVSRQGV WR ODUJH VFDOH QDWXUDO GLVDVWHU said Lt. Col. Mark London, the Georgia Guard's Joint DQG 6WUDWHJLF 3ODQV 2IFHU :H ZHUH JODG WR EH DEOH to provide some strategic insight, as well as some group LQVWUXFWLRQWRRXUIULHQGVKHUHLQ7ELOLVL 7KLV&0(3H[HUFLVHLVDPDMRUWUDLQLQJPLOHVWRQHRQ WKH FRXQWU\V PDMRU 6+$5(' +25,=216 H[HUFLVH WR be held in early 2011. October 2010 | 10 THE POWER OF TURKEY THANKSGIVING FOR GEORGIA GUARDSMEN 6WRU\DQGSKRWRVE\6SF-R\HOOH7RUQV 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 26, 2010 In 1944, while the Georgia National Guard's 121st Infantry Regiment was advancing on German troops north of Luxemburg, their commander, Col. John R. Jeter, temporarily removed his troops from their positions so that they could have a traditional but cold Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Despite austere weather, the 121st soon after participated honorably in the crucial attack on the town of Hurtgen days later, losing 50 men and suffering 600 wounded. It was later commented by one Georgia RIFHULQKLVWRULFDOUHFRUGVWKDWWKH6ROGLHUVRIWKHVW MXVWZDQWHGWRGRWKHLUMREDQGPDNHLWKRPHEDFNWR PDPPDVKRXVHIRUWKHQH[W7KDQNVJLYLQJ And so the tradition of eating warm (or cold) turkey on Thanksgiving has carried on, no matter where Georgia Guardsmen are stationed. The Adjutant General of Georgia, Maj. Gen. William 7 1HVELWW UHFRJQL]HV WKH LPSRUWDQFH RI NHHSLQJ WKHVH types of American traditions and values alive, especially during times of war. 'XULQJWKH9LHWQDP:DUWKHHQHP\ZRXOGVRPHWLPHV try to take advantage of the pride and traditions of $PHULFDQ WURRSV E\ DWWDFNLQJ GXULQJ NQRZQ KROLGD\V VDLG*HQHUDO1HVELWW%XWEHLQJDEOHWRVLWGRZQGHVSLWH the enemy, and give thanks for all you have been blessed ZLWKMXVWPHDQVVRPXFKWRWKH6ROGLHUVLQWKHHOG General Nesbitt so believes in the importance of holiday traditions that, during this past year's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployment, he made a Thanksgiving Day visit to Afghanistan to share the holiday with his troops there. , PLVVHG P\ IDPLO\ EXW , ZDV KRQRUHG WR VKDUH the holiday with the Soldiers. I was able to show my DSSUHFLDWLRQIRUWKHMREVWKH\GRLQGHIHQVHRIRXU1DWLRQ said Nesbitt. As part of that 48th IBCT deployment in 2009, the 121st ,QIDQWU\GHSOR\HGLQGHIHQVHRILWVFRXQWU\\HWDJDLQWKLV time LQ VXSSRUW RI 2SHUDWLRQ (QGXULQJ )UHHGRP 6L[W\ six years after the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, Spc. Marcel Nalls (one of the Soldiers who deployed with Company B, 1-121st) says that the value of holiday traditions is just as vital to the morale of Soldiers today as it was in 1944. Nalls recalls his Thanksgiving at war well. :H ZHUH RXW RQ SDWURO WKDW GD\ DQG NQHZ ZH ZHUH JRLQJWRPLVV7KDQNVJLYLQJGLQQHUDWWKHFKRZKDOOKH VDLG2XUFRPPDQGHUER[HGXS7KDQNVJLYLQJPHDOVIRU all of us who were outside the wire, and we got to sit down DQGHDWRXU7KDQNVJLYLQJPHDOWRJHWKHUDVDVTXDG Nalls added that, even though they were deployed and RQ PLVVLRQ WKHUH ZDV D ORW IRU ZKLFK WR EH WKDQNIXO especially the blessing of having all members of his squad return alive. In 2005, Gov. Sonny Perdue brought a touch of home to Georgia Air Guardsmen assigned to the 116th Air Control Wing based at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and to members of the 48th IBCT deployed to Iraq, during a Thanksgiving visit to the region. He even went so far as to help serve the Soldiers their Thanksgiving meals. The chance for a deployed Soldier to sit down and enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner is certainly a luxury. The mission and safety of troops, of course, is always the most LPSRUWDQWJRDORIHDFKGD\%XWVRPHWLPHVZKHWKHULWEH in the forests of Germany, the mountains of Afghanistan, RUWKHGHVHUWVRI,UDTJLYLQJ6ROGLHUVDSLHFHRIQRUPDOF\ during the holidays is just the morale boost they need to complete their mission with success. The Georgia Guard, turkey in hand, has been proving that for nearly seven decades. 11 | The Georgia Guardsman HISTORIC 179TH FIELD ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION HOSTS ANNUAL REUNION 6WRU\E\&RO5HW 'HQQLV%URZQ +LVWRU\2IFH Georgia Department of Defense TUCKER, Ga., Sept. 25, 2010 They came from as far as upstate New York to be with their old comrades. Soldiers RI$PHULFDV *UHDWHVW *HQHUDWLRQ DQG RWKHU LQWHUHVWHG personnel met at the Double Tree Hotel in Tucker to share their personal experiences from the Battle of the Bulge, and other exploits from the storied and colorful history of the 179th Field Artillery Battalion. After landing at Utah Beach on Aug. 13, 1944, they spent 266 days in continuous combat and managed to FDSWXUH PRUH WKDQ SULVRQHUV 7KH %DWWDOLRQ UHG WKH UVW DUWLOOHU\ URXQG RYHU WKH 5KLQH 5LYHU GXULQJ WKH PDUFKWR%HUOLQDQGXOWLPDWHO\UHGQHDUO\URXQGV LQVXSSRUWRIWKHRSHUDWLRQ(OHYHQFRPUDGHVZKROHIWWKH United States with the unit were killed in action. 2ULJLQDWLQJ LQ DV WKH$WODQWD &LW\ *XDUGV WKH 179th is one of the oldest units in the Georgia National Guard. Their combat history includes Confederate service as Company F, 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment, service in the Spanish-American War, the Mexican Border Dispute of 1917 in Laredo, Texas, and World War I in France, VHUYLQJZLWKWKHVW'L[LH'LYLVLRQ During World War II, the 179th served as the direct VXSSRUW HOG DUWLOOHU\ IRU 3DWWRQV YDQJXDUG IRU WKH UG Army, the famed 4th Armored Division. They fought at Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-- $OVDFH7KH%XOJH DQGFHQWUDO(XURSH,Q)UDQFHWKHXQLW was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its heroic actions against the Germans. Assigned Soldiers HDUQHGVL[6LOYHU6WDUVZLWKRQH2DN/HDI&OXVWHU %URQ]H6WDUVRQH6ROGLHUV0HGDOIRXU$LU0HGDOVZLWK 2DN/HDI&OXVWHUV DQGWKUHH&URL[GH*XHUUHIRU their efforts during the war. )ROORZLQJWKHZDUWKHWKUHRUJDQL]HGDVSDUWRIWKH 48th Armored Division, Georgia Army National Guard, achieving and routinely surpassing regular Army tests and standards. Later, in December 1967, the battalion UHRUJDQL]HG DJDLQ DV WKH WK &RPEDW 0LOLWDU\ 3ROLFH Battalion, and was eventually deactivated in 1990. Five years ago the unit was reactivated, and continues to serve proudly today. The old armory still stands at 935 (DVW&RQIHGHUDWH$YHQXHLQ$WODQWDDQGVHUYHVWRRFFXS\ several state agencies. With every passing year, the original numbers dwindle. Sergeant Charles W. Burke, who so eloquently penned D 6DOXWH WR WKH WK )LHOG$UWLOOHU\ %DWWDOLRQ SDVVHG away last May and was remembered during this year's reunion. $ SDVVDJH IURP %XUNHV 6DOXWH UHDGV 6R KHUHV WR you of 179th fame. You deserve a salute for upholding the name; for you can all hold your heads up high. The 179th PHPRULHVZLOOQHYHUGLH )LUVW /W 5REHUW 6DQGHUV WKH UHXQLRQV RUJDQL]HU DQG longtime member of the 179th, spoke about his memories LQ WKH EDWWDOLRQ $V D PHPEHU RI WKLV EDWWDOLRQ IRU years, I always stood in awe of its colors and the battle VWUHDPHUVWKDWDGRUQLWKHUHPLQLVFHG0\DVVRFLDWLRQ goes back to 1951 when my brother-in-law, Tom Crouch, commanded Charlie Battery. I attended some drills with KLP DQG ZDV DPD]HG WR QG PDQ\ RI WKH VDPH 6ROGLHUV ZKHQ,MRLQHGRQ-XQH6DQGHUVDGGHG 2QHWKLQJLVIRUVXUHSURXGPHPEHUVRIWKHWKZLOO continue to meet and honor their unit for all posterity, for they are proud brothers in arms, brothers forever! October 2010 | 12 AIR OFFICER BECOMES G ' EORGIA S FIRST FEMALE STATE CHAPLAIN 6WRU\DQGSKRWRVE\6JWVW&ODVV5R\+HQU\ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 22, 2010 %HLQJ MRLQW LQ WRGD\V PLOLWDU\ LVQW just about service members, from the unit level on up, working together toward the common goal of defeating DQHQHP\RQWKHEDWWOHHOG,WLVDOVRDERXWWKHVSLULWXDO ZHOOEHLQJ DQG TXDOLW\ RI OLIH RI WKRVH ZDUULRUV RQ DQG RIIWKDWEDWWOHHOGEHIRUHGXULQJDQGDIWHUGHSOR\PHQW and it includes seeing to the wellbeing of their families. In keeping with the joint concept, the Georgia Department of Defense has appointed Air Guard Lt. &RO(OL]DEHWK+DUULV/DPNLQRI0DEOHWRQWKHQHZ-RLQW Forces Headquarters and State Chaplain. Harris-Lamkin, the former wing chaplain for Warner Robins' 116th Air Control Wing, replaces Army Guard &RO -RKQ 2ZLQJV ZKRUHWLUHGIURPWKHSRVLWLRQHDUOLHU WKLV \HDU 7KLV LV WKH UVW WLPH *HRUJLD KDV KDG DQ$LU *XDUGRIFHURUDZRPDQDVLWVVHQLRUVSLULWXDOOHDGHU 7KLV OLNH DQ\ RWKHU SRVLWLRQ , KDYH KHOG DV D OHDGHU has its challenges, but with the help of my Army, Air and State Defense Force chaplains, and with God to guide me, those challenges will come and go, and we will improve on the already great things our spiritual care givers are GRLQJVKHVDLG $V IDU DV EHLQJ WKH UVW IHPDOH VHQLRU FKDSODLQ LV concerned, Harris-Lamkin seemed to brush that fact aside. For her, she said, it is not about gender, it is about dedication, professionalism and faith, just as it was when 2ZLQJVKDGWKHMRE $QG KLV DUH VRPH SUHWW\ ELJ VKRHV WR KDYH WR OO Harris-Lamkin said. Major Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant *HQHUDO ZKR SUDLVHG 2ZLQJV RIWHQ IRU KLV ORYH RI KLV fellow service members, and work to build a chaplaincy WKDW DQ\ RUJDQL]DWLRQ FRXOG EH SURXG RI VDLG KH KDV QR doubts about her ability to do the job and do it well. /LHXWHQDQW &RO +DUULV/DPNLQ KDV DQ RXWVWDQGLQJ record of service, both as a military chaplain and as an institutional chaplain in her civilian occupation as a chaplain for Spiritual Care Services and Palliative Care working with patients and the families of patients with chronic or terminal diseases at Atlanta's Piedmont +RVSLWDO 1HVELWW VDLG 6KH ZDV FKRVHQ WKH *HRUJLD 1DWLRQDO *XDUGV VHQLRU FKDSODLQ IURP D HOG RI KLJKO\ TXDOLHGFDQGLGDWHVEHFDXVHRIWKLVUHFRUGRIVHUYLFH Harris-Lamkin has impeccable credentials and is KLJKO\TXDOLHGIRUWKHSRVLWLRQKHVDLG,ORRNIRUZDUG to working with her in the months and years ahead to improve the spiritual wellbeing and quality of life for our $UP\DQG$LU*XDUGVPHQ $V VHQLRU FKDSODLQ ZKR XQOLNH 2ZLQJV ZDV LV a traditional Guardsman, Harris-Lamkin oversees the programs conducted through Marietta's 139th Chaplain Detachment, the Air Guard's 116th ACW and 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, and the Georgia State Defense Force.. Helping her full-time on the Army side is Maj. Blair Davis. At the wing level are Lt. Col. Keith Doby at the 13 | The Georgia Guardsman 116th and Capt. Brannon Bowman at the 165th. Captain Roger Lanter, soon to be named the SDF's senior chaplain, will act as her liaison ZLWKWKDWRUJDQL]DWLRQ Among the tasks on her to-do list is to continue bringing Army and Air together, an XQGHUWDNLQJ LQLWLDWHG XQGHU 2ZLQJV 6KH DQG her staff will look for ways of strengthening that relationship for the good of the Guardsmen and families who look to those chaplains for guidance. 2QWKHRSHUDWLRQVVLGHZHOOVWDUWORRNLQJ at the prospect of creating ministry teams that respond in a matter of hours during call-ups with the Guard's soon-to-be formed Homeland 5HVSRQVH )RUFH +DUULV/DPNLQ VDLG :HOO also begin looking at ways in which we build an even more competent, more skilled chaplaincy than we already have, create greater mentorship for our chaplain candidates, and address how our chaplains might improve attendance to the GLYHUVHIDLWKVRIRXU6ROGLHUVDQG$LUPHQ It will no doubt be a tough job, she said, and the examples she gave are just a small part of what will go on now that she is the Guard's top religious leader. 0XFK OLNH P\ MRE DW 3LHGPRQW WKHUHV much to do and the challenges may seem, at WLPHV D ELW GDXQWLQJ +DUULV/DPNLQ VDLG EXW *RG QHYHU JLYHV XV PRUH WKDQ ZH FDQ bear. With his help, and that of our wonderful chaplains and chaplain assistants, we will meet WKRVH FKDOOHQJHV ZLWK JUHDW UHHFWLRQ DQG H[FLWHPHQW October 2010 | 14 ENGLISH ARMS FOR GEORGIA AND THE CONFEDERACY 6WRU\E\6WHSKHQ%0F.LQQH\0$ 03$ 0LOLWDU\+LVWRULDQ 0F.LQQH\DQG$VVRFLDWHV&RQVXOWLQJ 2Q-DQXDU\*HRUJLDIROORZHGKHUVLVWHUVWDWHV in the Deep South by passing an ordinance of secession and together with South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas on February 4, 1861, formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederate Congress wasted little time in preparing for war. From the Capital at Montgomery, Ala., the new government and military command created the ordnance bureau under the arm of the artillery on February 20th and President Jefferson Davis named Maj. Josiah Gorgas to head the war effort in supplying the army with arms and munitions. In May 1861, Davis sent Major Caleb +XVH WR (QJODQG WR SXUFKDVH DUPV DQG DPPXQLWLRQ for a Confederate Army that would number 100,000 or more men. According to Gorgas, the South at that time contained approximately 159,000 arms of all types and fully threequarters of these were of inferior or outdated design. Both Gorgas and Huse were graduates of West Point and had traveled widely in (QJODQG DQG (XURSH EHIRUH the war. Davis could not have selected better men for the task ahead. Huse arrived in London on May 10, 1861, and PHW&RQIHGHUDWHQDYDORIFHU-DPHV%XOORFKZKRZDV sent by Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory. Huse rented a room across the street from S. Isaac Campbell & Company. He was armed only with a bank draft of 10,000 and immediately went to the London Armory Company where after a few days he was able to secure the entire output from the company DIWHU WKH\ OOHG WKHLU VPDOO RUGHUV IURP 8QLWHG 6WDWHV SXUFKDVLQJ DJHQWV $W WKLV WLPH KH PHW 0DM (GZDUG C. Anderson -- sent by Davis to witness and record Huse's dealing since Huse was a northerner just like Gorgas, and some in the government did not trust him. Huse found that Anderson also had funds given KLP IURP *RYHUQRU -RVHSK ( %URZQ RI *HRUJLD DQG that Huse should use those funds to purchase arms for Georgia troops. Huse made contact with the British military arms and equipment supplier Samuel Isaac Campbell & Co., and this business relationship would last throughout the Civil War. From this initial meeting onward until January 1865, S. Isaac Campbell & Company would be the main supplier of arms for the Confederacy and grant credit in extent of 15,000,000. Huse's goal in acquiring weapons would be to purchase the most up-to-date DQGQHVWDUPVRIWKHSHULRG and these happened to be the %ULWLVK (QHOG 0RGHO 5LH0XVNHWZLWKULHG barrel of caliber .577 with triangular bayonet. Also on Huse's list were the British 0RGHO (QHOG 6KRUW (QHOG 5LH ZLWK ULHG EDUUHO RI WKH VDPH FDOLEHU EXW ZLWK VZRUGED\RQHWDQGWKH%ULWLVK(QHOG0RGHO &DYDOU\ $UWLOOHU\ 0RGHOV ZLWK EDUUHO LQ the same caliber. Many of the arms purchased for the State of Georgia were stamped in their stocks with the OHWWHU 3 +XVH DOVR SXUFKDVHG WKRXVDQGV RI %ULWLVK Model 1853 Cavalry Swords with all of these being VWDPSHG XSRQ WKH WRS RI WKH EODGH 6 ,VDDF &R Huse also purchased number of percussion revolvers made by Adams in .44 caliber, Webley Wedge Frame Revolvers in a variety of calibers and the .44 caliber 15 | The Georgia Guardsman Webley Wedge Frame Revolvers in a variety of calibers DQG WKH FDOLEHU .HUU 5HYROYHUV 7KH (QHOG ULHV came with calibrated long range sites and had been extensively tested by not only the British government but also by the United States Army and were deemed very accurate at 600 yards, and still deadly at 1000+ yards. 7KHUVWRIZKDWZDVWREHPDQ\VKLSPHQWVRIDUPV E\ IDVW VKLSV NQRZQ DV EORFNDGH UXQQHUV DUULYHG LQ 6DYDQQDKRQ2FWREHUDQGFDUULHGULHV PRVWO\ (QHOGV UHYROYHUV FDYDOU\ VDEHUV and more than 2,000,000 cartridges and large amounts of artillery shells, gunpowder and implements of war. In the beginning, only a few of the blockade runners were VHL]HGEHIRUHXQORDGLQJWKHLUFDUJREXWDVWKHZDUGUHZ on it had gone from one is six being captured to only one in six getting through. By war's end, vast amounts of arms and equipment were run through the blockade including an estimated RIWKHGHVLUDEOH(QHOGV6,VDDF&DPSEHOO Company and their founder Samuel went broke due to KROGLQJZRUWKOHVVFRWWRQERQGVDQGH[WHQVLRQRIFUHGLW to the Confederacy. Today, he and Major Huse are but footnotes in history. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GEORGIA MILITARY HISTORY, VISIT THE GEORGIA GUARD HISTORY FACEBOOK PAGE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GAGUARDHISTORY British Enfield Model 1853 Rifle with bayonet, cal. 577, "marked Tower 1861" British Enfield Model 1856 Rifle w/sword bayonet, cal. 577 "marked Potts & Hunt" inside lock dated 1861. British Enfield Model 1856 Carbine, cal. 577 "marked Parker, Field & Son" stock stamped with "JS over Anchor" and "CHI" and "G" for State of Georgia on right side butt. British Model 1853 Cavalry Sword marked "Isaac & Co" and "G" for Georgia. Top revolver English made Wedge Frame Webley percussion revolver, cal. 36, and English made Adams percussion revolver, cal. 44. October 2010 | 16 NCOERS TOP FIVE AVOIDABLE MISTAKES (YHU\\HDUDERXWWKLVWLPH1&2VDOORYHUWKHVWDWH EHJLQQDOL]LQJWKHLU1RQ&RPPLVVLRQHG2IFHU (YDOXDWLRQ 5HSRUWV 1&2(5V $QG HYHU\ \HDU 1&2V VWUXJJOH WR JHW WKHLU 1&2(5V GRQH FRUUHFWO\ DQG RQ WLPH 7R DQ RXWVLGHU WKH EDFN DQGIRUWKEDQWHUEHWZHHQDGPLQLVWUDWLYHVSHFLDOLVWVDQG1&2V PLJKW EH FRPSDUDEOH WR D JRRG SROLWLFDO GHEDWH ZLWKRXW WKH QHJDWLYHFDPSDLJQDGGV In an effort to educate and hopefully quell the banter, the *HRUJLD*XDUGVPDQVWDIIKDVDVNHGVXEMHFWPDWWHUH[SHUWVIRU WKHWRSYHPLVWDNHVWKH\VHHRQ1&2(56:HDOVRDVNHGIRU WKH WRS YH PLVWDNHV VHHQ E\ SURPRWLRQ ERDUG PHPEHUV 7R QGWKHVHDQVZHUVZHVSRNHZLWK0DVWHU6JW/L].HONHU1RQ &RPPLVVLRQHG2IFHULQ&KDUJH(QOLVWHG3HUVRQQHO%UDQFK Georgia Army National *XDUG DQG &RPPDQG 6JW 0DM &ODXGH 5D\ Senior consultant to the 3URPRWLRQVERDUG Guardsman: Master Sgt. Kelker, what is the ELJJHVWSUREOHP\RXURIFH HQFRXQWHUVZLWK1&2(5V" Kelker: The biggest issue we encounter is when 1&2(5V DUH VXEPLWWHG with missing periods of HYDOXDWLRQ 7KH UVW OLQH VXSHUYLVRUVPXVWFRPSOHWHWKH1&2(5SURSHUO\WRLQFOXGH showing the counseling dates of the quarterly reviews. If the Soldier knows periods of time are missing, they should speak XS7KH\DUHVXSSRVHGWREHFRXQVHOHGTXDUWHUO\E\WKHLUUVW line supervisor so that they can see how they are performing and then be given opportunities to maintain or increase their performance based on that counseling. Guardsman: What is the second biggest error you usually HQFRXQWHUZLWK12&(5V" Kelker: We see a lot of instances where the front side RI RQH 6ROGLHUV 1&2(5 LV DWWDFKHG WR WKH EDFN VLGH RI DQRWKHU 6ROGLHUV 1&2(5 7KLV LV IXQQ\ PRVW WLPHV EXW LW gets frustrating over time. If the unit administrative specialist would slow down and verify they have properly scanned or FRSLHGERWKVLGHVRIWKHVDPH6ROGLHUV1&2(5LWZRXOGVDYH both of us valuable time. Guardsman: We can see how that could become frustrating and could affect all to include the rated Soldier. What is another big issue you have seen that we can help rectify? Kelker: Actually the next two are also administrative LVVXHVEXWUHODWLYHO\VLPSOH[HV7KHUVWRIWKHVHLVWRPDNH sure units are clicking the option to `send a copy' of WKH1&2(5WR+HDGTXDUWHUV Department of the Army. This will populate the social security number rather than WKH;VRQWKHIRUP The second issue is to PDNH VXUH WKH 1&2(5 ZKHQ correctly completed, is input into the Standard Installation Division Personnel System (Sidpers) and scanned into the ,QWHUDFWLYH3HUVRQQHO(OHFWURQLF Records Management System (Iperms). This is vital for all 1&2VDVWKH\QHHGWRKDYHWKHLUODVWYH1&2(5VDYDLODEOHLQ Iperms for selection, promotion and retention boards to view. Guardsman: Command Sgt. Maj. Ray, relative to your role with the promotion boards, we'd like to know what major SUREOHPV\RXHQFRXQWHURQ\RXUHQGRIWKH1&2(5SURFHVV Command Sgt. Maj. Ray:2XUELJJHVWLVVXHLVWKHODFNRI substantial context for the rating that is given. The promotion board looks at the bulleted comments. They see a lot of bullet comments that do not justify the rating. For example, many 17 | The Georgia Guardsman UDWLQJV RI H[FHOOHQW DUH QRW MXVWLHG EDVHG RQ WKH UHDVRQLQJ submitted. Raters must take the time to justify with proper bullets because weak ones will only hurt the Soldier at the boards. Guardsman: Do you have an example for our readers to illustrate your point? Command Sgt. Maj. Ray: Actually, I do. If a Soldier is being rated as excellent, the rater is stating that this Soldier is among the best. So, bullet comments justifying that need to be in the comment section. Usually, I recommend using facts DQGJXUHVWRKHOSMXVWLI\$QH[DPSOHPLJKWEH3ODQQHGDQG executed warrior task training for her platoon that resulted in UVW WLPH *2V IRU DOO 6ROGLHUV GXULQJ SUHPRELOL]DWLRQ WUDLQLQJ Guardsman: What are some of the other major issues you have come across? Command Sgt. Maj. Ray: The second issue pertains to WKHUVW:HDUHVHHLQJDORWRIUDWHUVXVLQJFDQQHGFRPPHQWV Sometimes we even see the same rater using the same canned FRPPHQWV RQ VHYHUDO 1&2(5V$OO WKH\ VHHP WR EH GRLQJ LV FKDQJLQJWKHQDPHDQGVRFLDOVHFXULW\QXPEHURQWKH1&2(5V 7KLVLVQRWRQO\XQDFFHSWDEOHEXWLWVMXVWSODLQOD]\,I\RXDUH charged with rating Soldiers, you need to do it right. Unit senior enlisted leaders should be catching this on the front end so that these types of bullets never show up at promotion boards. Another issue we encounter is the use of arcane terminology. If the board cannot clearly understand what the rater is trying to say about the Soldier, it can negatively affect the rating by the ERDUG $JDLQ WKH ERWWRP OLQH LV WKDW OD]LQHVV E\ UDWHUV GRHV not help a Soldier, especially if they are up for promotion in a KLJKGHQVLW\0LOLWDU\2FFXSDWLRQDO6SHFLDOW\OLNH$OSKD Bravo or 88 Mike. Guardsman: You make some good points here Command Sgt. Maj. Is there anything else that you need to share? Command Sgt. Maj. Ray: Two things. First, I think we should share that the `Needs Improvement' block is rarely used. As professionals, we must rate our Soldiers fairly. This will actually help the Soldier and the Georgia Guard in the long run. If we pamper the Soldier and give them a higher rating than they deserve, we are failing to properly evaluate that Soldier or give them a chance to improve. This negatively affects everyone. At the same time, however, the Soldier needs to be more LQYROYHG ZLWK UHYLHZLQJ QRW RQO\ WKHLU 1&2(5V EXW WKHLU Iperms. If you see something wrong, use your chain of command WR JHW LW UHFWLHG 7KH ERWWRP OLQH LV WKDW LWV \RXU FDUHHU DQG your promotion. Soldiers need to make sure they are aware of the paperwork needed by the board, and that their paperwork is completed properly. October 2010 | 18 THE SUPPLY ROOM &ROXPQE\6WDII6JW2OLYLD6LQJOHWRQ Supply System Analyst 863)2&,) CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., October 25, 2010 Certain models of the Advanced Combat Helmet are being recalled. Rabintex and Armorsource models have been found to be defective. All unit supply sergeants need to turn in all defective helmets immediately. This is by order of the Pentagon and is an Army-wide mandate. ,W LV LPSHUDWLYH ZH FROOHFW WKHVH GHIHFWLYH KHOPHWV DQGJHWWKHPWXUQHGLQ6DLG&RPPDQG6JW0DM-DPHV Nelson, Georgia Army National Guard Command Sergeant 0DMRU3ODFHWKHKLJKHVWSULRULW\RQWKLVWRGD\ 2QFH \RX KDYH DOO WKH KHOPHWV FROOHFWHG DW WKH XQLW level, contact CIF and set an appointment to turn in the defective helmets and pick up new helmets. All defective helmets will be turned over to National Guard Bureau. 2XU JRDO LV WR KDYH DOO GHIHFWLYH KHOPHWV LQ RXU warehouse by November 10, 2010. If any unit supply sergeant is having any issues with collecting the helmets from unit members, use your chain of command to help. I cannot stress enough the importance of this inspection, collection, and return of the defective helmets. For CIF appointments please e-mail CIFGA. &,)FRQWDFWV 6JWVW&ODVV&DU\O%HON863)2&,)6XSHUYLVRU 3%2 H[W 6WDII 6JW 2OLYLD 6LQJOHWRQ 863)2 &,) 6XSSO\ 6\VWHP$QDO\VW 19 | The Georgia Guardsman PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOKSHELF: REVIEWS OF BOOKS THAT TEACH US ABOUT OUR CRAFT &ROXPQE\0DM-RKQ+$OGHUPDQ 3XEOLF$IIDLUV2IFH Georgia Department of Defense This slim little volume on logistics is so brilliant that it ZRXOG EH WHPSWLQJ WR UHDG WKH UVW VKRUW HVVD\ RU WZR GHFODUH\RXUVHOI(QOLJKWHQHGSURPLVHQHYHUWRORDG\RXU Troops down with extra gear again, and move on. Famed historian Col. S.L.A. Marshall's basic premise LV1RORJLVWLFDOV\VWHPLVVRXQGXQOHVVLWVUVWSULQFLSOH is enlightened conservation of the power of the individual JKWHU In other words, don't weigh down your folks with unnecessary stuff. Marshall's famous studies of the great mass of gear we ask our troops to carry into combat have affected JHQHUDWLRQV RI OHDGHUV 6WDII JHWV PXFK RI WKH EODPH 7R man who is foundered under the weight of ammunition he ZLOOQHYHUXVH And if you accept his basic premise, then you should give careful consideration to this new equation of risk assessment. What might we gain in mobility in exchange for accepting the risk of having fewer reloads? At its core, 7KH6ROGLHUV/RDGDQGWKH0RELOLW\RID Nation is about the creation and preservation of combat power so that it can be used at the decisive point. And that proves a pretty good model for leadership in general. Soldiers manage their fuel and ammunition to maintain pressure on an enemy; pilots manage energy to maintain VXSHULRUSRVLWLRQLQDGRJJKWPDQDJHUVEDODQFHWKHQHHG for information against the cost of distracting their people from their daily tasks by holding too many meetings. Marshall illustrates his points with vignettes from various wars to keep things interesting. Along the way he makes some pithy observations on decision making, the "ECONOMY OF FORCES OPERATES IN THE SPHERE OF SUPPLY JUST AS RELENTLESSLY AS IT DOES IN ITS APPLICATION TO THE STRIKING FORCES." mitigate their fears of every possible contingency, all sorts of extra equipment is added to the basic combat load. %HFDXVH0DUVKDOODOVREHOLHYHVWKDW,QZDUDOOHIIRUW all policy, should be directed toward speedier delivery of D JUHDWHU YROXPH RI D PRUH HIFLHQW UH DW WKH GHFLVLYH SRLQWWKLVVWXG\RIORJLVWLFVLVDOODERXWWKHLQWHUVHFWLRQ of logistics and leadership. For him, strategic leadership marshals resources effectively; tactical leadership motivates and inspires subordinates by doing the same. Some of Marshall's ideas are challenging and practically unthinkable. Send troops into combat with little food or ammunition? Are you kidding? Yet, as 0DUVKDOO ZULWHV WKH 6ROGLHU ZLWK RQO\ YH FOLSV LQ KLV pocket but spring in his gait is tenfold stronger than the psychology of combat, staff work, maneuver, and morale. Another valuable inclusion in the book is straightforward leadership philosophy that ties everything WRJHWKHU 7KH DELOLW\ WR FRPPDQG WKH OR\DOWLHV RI \RXU men, to learn to think rapidly and resolutely in their behalf while teaching them to do likewise, and to strive always to avoid wasting their force and energy so that it may be applied in strength at the vital time and place - that is OHDGHUVKLSRIWKHKLJKHVWSRVVLEOHFDOLEHU Whatever their position or duty, leaders are responsible for managing resources to accomplish missions. So, Marshall's approach will prove useful in its relentless focus on necessary things, of unencumbering subordinates, and PD[LPL]LQJRSHUDWLRQDOHIIHFWV October 2010 | 20 AROUND THE GEORGIA GUARD OPERATION SANDBOX RIDE FOR THE TROOPS RAISES $15,000 &21<(56 *D 2FW Georgia Army and Air National Guard recruiting vehicles lead the convoy of over 400 bikers in support RI 2SHUDWLRQ 6DQGER[V 5LGH IRU 7URRSV 7KH Ride for Troops started at the Harley-Davidson of Conyers, proceeded through the Veterans Memorial Park, and looped back to the starting SRLQW7KHHYHQWKHOSHGRUJDQL]HUVFRQWLQXHWKH PLVVLRQ RI VHQGLQJ D OLWWOH SLHFH RI KRPH WR WURRSVXQWLOWKH\DOOUHWXUQ AIR GUARD TAPS WALKER AS COMMANDER OF MACON'S 202ND &/$<1$7,21$/*8$5'&(17(50DULHWWD *D2FW/LHXWHQDQW&RO'RXJ:DONHU LVWKHQHZ&RPPDQGHURIWKHQG(QJLQHHULQJ Installation Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard, a unit of U.S. Space Command. Walker assumed command of the 111-man unit at a change of command ceremony Saturday, Sept. 30, 2010 held at the Macon Regional Airport. 21 | The Georgia Guardsman GEORGIA AIR GUARD VISITS STATE CAPITAL 67$7( &$3,7$/ $WODQWD *D 2FW Members from the 116th Air Control Wing, 165th Airlift Wing, and Dobbins Air Reserve base pose for a group photo after the 2010 Veterans Day Proclamation at the State Capital with Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore, Commander of the Georgia Air National Guard, and Col. Joe Ferrero, Georgia Air National Guard Director of Staff. 878TH ENGINEER BATTALION CHANGE OF COMMAND $8*867$ *D 2FW 6ROGLHUV RI WKH *HRUJLD $UP\ *XDUGVWK(QJLQHHU%DWWDOLRQ welcom Lt. Col. Dane Snowden as he assumes command of the unit from Lt. Col. David Silver in a change-of-command ceremony at the battalion armory. 560TH BFSB CHANGES COMMAND FOR FIRST TIME )257 *,//(0 (OOHQZRRG *D 2FW %ULJ Gen. Maria L. Britt, Georgia Army Guard Commander, bestows the Legion of Merit upon Col. Peter VanAmburg IRU KLV WHQXUH DQG H[FHSWLRQDO PHULWRULRXV VHUYLFH DV WKH WK %DWWOHHOG 6XUYHLOODQFH %ULJDGHV UVW commander. With its previous commander moving on to the challenges of a new mission, the Georgia Army *XDUGVWK%DWWOHHOG6XUYHLOODQFH%ULJDGHFORVHGWKH UVWFKDSWHULQLWVKLVWRU\DVRQHRIWKH*HRUJLD*XDUGV two newest brigades. October 2010 | 22 Public Affairs Office Georgia Department of Defense 1000 Halsey Ave. Bldg. 2 Marietta, Ga. 30060