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Volume 14, Number 6 November - December 2005

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Fort Drum — Secretary ofthe Army Francis Harveywelcomes returning Soldiersof the 42nd Infantry DivisionHeadquarters Company atWheeler-Sack Army Airfield,Fort Drum, Nov. 5. TheRainbow Division returned tothe States following its transferof authority in North CentralIraq in November. Army photo.See story on page 10.

Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto and Governor GeorgeE. Pataki at the State Capitol's "Red Room"following Taluto's appointment to Adjutant General.Photo courtesy of the Governor's Office.

GUARD NOTESNational Guard’s 2006 Lewis and ClarkYouth Rendezvous Essay Contest

The National Guard Bureau announced a unique opportunity for the youth ofAmerica: high school juniors or seniors by August 2006 are eligible to participatein the National Guard’s Youth Rendezvous essay contest. Ten students from eachstate and territory will be involved in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, and earn anall-expenses-paid trip to North Dakota August 13-18.

“Throughout its involvement in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration,the National Guard has emphasized the educational applications of this extraordinaryAmerican adventure. To culminate its involvement in the Bicentennial, the NationalGuard is sponsoring this Lewis and Clark Youth Rendezvous. By way of an essaycontest, our nation’s high school junior and seniors will be afforded the opportunityto compete for one of the 540 spots in this immersion into history. The Lewis andClark Expedition will come alive through a week-long series of events and activitiesin the Bismarck, North Dakota area,” said Steven L. Stearns, Lewis and ClarkBicentennial Commemoration project officer.

Students need to write a Lewis and Clark focused-essay in order to be a statefinalist. Through multiple activities and events, selected students will follow theLewis and Clark trail, experience American Indian culture of yesterday and discovermilitary history firsthand.

The Lewis and Clark-focused essay needs to address the following question: “Inyour opinion, what military value most describes the Lewis and Clark Corps ofDiscovery journey and why?” (Military values are outlined on the website below.)The essay must be a minimum of 1,000 words, but not more than 1,500 words; andcan be submitted online or by mail and must be received midnight Feb. 28.

Students will be immersed in the experience by walking in the footsteps of the Lewisand Clark expedition. Through multiple activities and events, selected students willfollow the Lewis and Clark trail, experience American Indian culture of yesterdayand discover military history firsthand.

The hands-on activities and events will take place throughout western NorthDakota. The adventure will showcase daily activities of the original Lewis and Clarkexpedition that will create a unique educational opportunity. To submit an essay orlearn more about planned events, activities and essay contest rules, go towww.lcyouthrendezvous.com.

Standard Federal ID to replaceCommon Access Cards

A new, standardized identification card is being developed for all federal employees.The new card will replace the common access cards that military personnel,

government civilians and contractors now hold, said Mary Dixon, deputy director ofthe Defense Manpower Data Center.

The new cards will look much the same as CACs, with a few changes, Dixon said.The color scheme of the card will be different, and more information will beembedded in the card, she said.

The added information on the card will be a biometric of two fingerprints, to be usedfor identification purposes, and a string of numbers that will allow physical accessto buildings, Dixon said.

The biggest change on the new cards will be the addition of wireless technology,which will allow the cards to be read by a machine from a short distance away, Dixonsaid. This will make the new cards much easier to use for access to buildings thanCACs, which must be swiped through a reader, she said.

The new cards themselves will not be enough to grant access to all federalbuildings, Dixon said. Rather, they will be checked against each building’s databaseto determine if an individual has access.

One benefit of the new cards will be that each individual will have to meet the samesecurity standards to get the card, so there is a level of confidence implied, Dixonsaid.

A prototype of the new card is being developed now and will be finalized in the nextcouple months, Dixon said. The cards will be issued to all military personnel,government civilians and qualified contractors. In the Defense Department, allemployees should have the new cards within three and a half years, she said. Atimeline has not been set for the rest of the federal government.

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ALBANY — Governor George E. Pataki announced Jan. 23 that he has appointedMaj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto to the position of the Adjutant General of the State ofNew York. The Adjutant General heads the State Division of Military and NavalAffairs and is commander of the State’s military forces, including the New York Airand Army National Guard, New York Naval Militia, and the volunteer New YorkGuard.

Taluto succeeds Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Maguire, Jr., who officiallyretired from military service in November. “Major General Taluto has provenhimself to be a strong and decisive leader throughout his 40 years of service to ourState and nation,” Governor Pataki said. “With his capable leadership and provencommand experience, I am confidant that this highly decorated combat veteran willcontinue to successfully lead New York’s military forces well into the 21st century.”

“Our State will greatly benefit from the proven command experience, dedication,and qualifications that Major General Taluto brings,” the Governor said.

Major General Joseph J. Taluto said “Governor Pataki has been a long-timesupporter of the State’s military forces, recognizing the relevance, reliability andreadiness of our New York National Guard. I thank Governor Pataki for thistremendous opportunity to continue serving the people of New York State and thethousands of outstanding members of our State Militia who serve our communities,State and nation.”

Major General Taluto began his career as a commissioned officer in the New YorkArmy National Guard in 1968 following his graduation from the Empire StateMilitary Academy’s Officer Candidate School. After initial assignments in the NewYork State Area Command, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion 210th Armor as aLiaison Officer in 1971. Over the next nine years, he held a number of assignments inthat battalion. He has served as the Security, Plans, and Operations Officer in the27th Support Center (RAO) from 1980 to 1983, and was assigned as OperationsOfficer, Headquarters Troop Command in 1983.

He went on to assume the Chief of Staff position at Troop Command Headquartersin 1986 and was promoted to the rank of Colonel in September 1988. In November1989, he was assigned as Chief of Staff of the 42nd Infantry Division, andsubsequently served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the State Area Command, then Chiefof Staff of the State Area Command, and Deputy Commander of the 27th Brigade ofthe 10th Mountain Division. He returned to the 42nd Infantry Division as Chief ofStaff in June 1995. Following his promotion to general officer in 2001 he assumedthe duties of Deputy Commander for Maneuver.

He commanded the mobilization of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division – knownas Task Force Liberty – which provided a foundation for the Army to build a combattask force for operations in Iraq. Division Soldiers provided the command andcontrol, logistics and operational base for combat brigades to succeed in thisoverseas mission. The Rainbow Division deployment to Iraq marked the first combatdeployment of a National Guard division headquarters since the Korean War.

Taluto is a graduate of the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course, the ArmorOfficer Advance Course, US Army Command and General Staff College, United

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From the Editor

WASHINGTON -- Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. PeterSchoomaker is asking Soldiers to speak out at home inorder to improve public understanding of the Army’smission in Iraq.

The general issued a message force-wide endorsingrecent comments made by Gen. John P. Abizaid,commander of U.S. Central Command, asking personnelwho have returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom toengage the American people by telling the story of whatis really happening on the ground.

“This is as clear as it can be stated - please get thesewords out to all of the men and women in yourorganizations. I encourage you to personally carry thismessage to the American People. As Soldiers, we havethe most credible voices in America. We need to lead theway,” said Gen. Schoomaker.

General Abizaid, whose responsibilities include militaryoperations in Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke to a class at theNaval War College in Newport, Rhode Island recently.The audience was mostly comprised of mid-grade tosenior military officers, the majority of whom had alreadyserved in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Expressing amazement in the lack of public understandinghe encounters as he goes around the country and testifiesbefore Congress, Gen. Abizaid said that questions he getsfrom some in Congress convince him there is a perception

Army Leaders seek‘Soldier Help’ to informthe American People

that the U.S. is being pushed out of Iraq and Afghanistan,which is in stark contrast to the reality on the ground.

He is very impressed by the morale, confidence andpride that troops and junior leaders express about theiraccomplishments. They are confident that they are capableof defeating the enemy, he said.

“You will never see a headline in this country about aschool opening or a power station being built and comingon line, or a community doing well,” he said. “Only thenegative things get coverage in the media.” He then askedthose in the audience to speak out when they go home andtell the American people what they really need to hear. Ifthey don’t get the word out, the American people will notknow what is really happening.

General Abizaid then outlined the reality that he sees asCENTCOM commander. The insurgency is in four of 18provinces in Iraq, not all 18. You do not hear about the14 provinces where there is no insurgency and wherethings are going well. The insurgency in Afghanistan isprimarily in Kandahar province (home of the Taliban)and in the mountain region on the Pakistani border. Therest of the country is doing well.

Iraq now has over 200,000 soldiers and police underarms and growing, he said. They are starting to eclipsethe US and coalition forces. There are more than 70,000soldiers under the moderate government in Afghanistanand growing.

The general predicted that the insurgencies in the fourSunni provinces in Northern and Central Iraq and inSouthwestern Afghanistan will be there for the foreseeablefuture, but will eventually become small enough somoderate governments can control them.

He feels that 2006 will be a transition year in Iraq andthat will see Iraqi forces shouldering much more of themission. “This is necessary to bring stability to Iraq. Weneed to be fewer in numbers and less in the midst of the

people for the moderate Iraqi government to succeed,”said Gen. Abizaid.

The primary enemy is not the insurgency in Iraq andAfghanistan, he added. It is al Qaida and their ideology.“We are at a period now that is similar to the 1920s whereCommunism and Nazism had not taken hold in Russia andGermany,” Abizaid said.

“The ideology of al Qaida is out there and it has nottaken hold in any country in the Middle East. We need tomake sure that it does not and we are doing that, but it willbe a long problem with a long commitment,” he said.

With reference to public discussion, Abizaid said thereseems to be a focus on things done wrong, like pastincidences at Abu Ghraib prison, instead of talking aboutthe enemy – al Qaida.

“We need to talk about this enemy,” said the general.“Al Qaida is all over the world. Their goal is to get theU.S. out of the region and come to power in the Islamiccountries. From there, their goal is to establish a Caliphate(under a single Islamic ruler) that goes from the Atlanticin North Africa to Indonesia in the Pacific. Fifty yearsafter this happens, their goal is to rule the rest of theworld,” said Abizaid.

“Al Qaida has no belief that they can defeat us militarily.They see our center of gravity as being the will of theAmerican People — that is influenced by the media andthey are playing to that,” said Abizaid.

According to him the enemy’s plan is to erode the willpower of the American people through the media in aneffort to convince them that the U.S. cannot win. “Thiswould be tragic for our country,” said Abizaid.

Abizaid stressed that the battle against al Qaida will notprimarily be waged by the military. It will requirepolitical, economic, and ideological aspects. It will alsorequire the international community to fight, too. “We

New State Command Chief Warrant Officer selectedBy Staff Sgt. Mike R. SmithGuard Times Staff

LATHAM — Chief WarrantOfficer Mark R. Wilkinson wasselected by Acting The AdjutantGeneral, Brig. Gen. F DavidSheppard as the Command ChiefWarrant Officer of the New YorkArmy National Guard Dec. 1, here.

Wilkinson’s selection follows theretirement of Chief Warrant OfficerKaren Roberts, who served as StateCommand Chief Warrant Officerand retired from military service.

“Please congratulate Mark for hisselection to this importantposition,” Sheppard said.

As New York’s Command ChiefWarrant Officer, Wilkinson nowserves as the principal advisor tothe Adjutant General on all actionsconcerning the state’s WarrantOfficer Corps, Sheppard said. Hisresponsibilities includeprofessional career management;recruitment, training, assignmentand mentoring of all state warrantofficers. Wilkinson willadditionally serve as a member ofthe National Warrant Officer

Advisory Committee representingall Army National Guard warrantofficers.

“We are extremely pleased withChief Wilkinson’s performancerecord including his demonstratedoutstanding leadership abilities andare glad to have him on board withus in the Office of The AdjutantGeneral,” Sheppard said. “Hebrings a wealth of knowledge andexperience to the Warrant OfficerCorps and will serve well in hisnew capacity as Command ChiefWarrant Officer.”

Command Chief Warrant OfficerWilkinson joined the military in1969 and received his commissionin the active duty Army. His serviceincluded flight school, assignmentwith the 1st Army FlightDetachment, and service in Vietnamas a RU-8D Seminole twin-enginepilot for the 146th AviationCompany.

Wilkinson left the Army in 1972as a first lieutenant. He joined theNew York Army National Guardin 1976 and in 1983 reverted to theArmy Warrant Officer Corps andearned a full-time Active Guard

Reserve position as a C-12 Huronpilot, which he held until 2003.From 1999 to 2003 he additionallyserved as commander ofNYARNG’s Detachment 20,Operation Support AirliftCommand, here, and as thedetachment’s Aviation SafetyOfficer.

“I enjoyed my time as detachment

commander, I had good Soldiers towork with and a good mission,”Wilkinson said. “What I enjoyedmost, though, were theopportunities to go out and help theState’s citizens, when we flewsupplies to our Guard membersduring the State’s three-weekprison strike or when we supportedthe State’s 1994 ice storm recovery

operations, upstate.”Wilkinson thanked General

Sheppard and the State’s seniorleadership for his appointment andtheir confidence in him. Wilkinsonsaid he is currently learning hisrole as an effective advisor andmanager of the Warrant OfficerCorps.

Currently, there are nearly 150Warrant Officers in the NYARNGserving as pilots and technicians ofmore than 265 positions authorized.On average, it takes potentialwarrant officers two years to fullyqualify in their areas of expertise.The Army is currently offeringaffiliation and appointment bonusesup to $6000 for many of the State’sWarrant Officer Corps vacancies.

“There is so much to learn in thisjob,” Wilkinson said. “We havequality individuals and a goodfoundation in our State’s ArmyWarrant Officer Corps. Recruitingthe State’s best into our fold willbe my continuing challenge andgoal,” Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson is a native of NewYork, NY. He and his wife haveone child. ❏

See INFORM, page 9

Command Chief Warrant Officer Mark Wilkinson, right, and Chief Warrant OfficerJacqueline O'Keefe discuss recruitment. Photo by Master Sgt. Corrine Lombardo.

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By Maj. Richard SlomaState Partnership Program Coordinator

LATHAM — The New York National Guard hostedfifteen visiting members Nov. 3 – 4 from the SouthAfrican National Defense College’s ExecutiveNational Security Program.

The group was part of a larger class of 36individuals, which arrived in Washington in lateOctober.

The Executive National Security Program is the mostsenior level of professional education available formembers of the South African National DefenseForces. It prepares members for top-level defenseposts, and its course-work includes a one-weekforeign study at one of South Africa’s strategicpartners.

The larger class visiting the United States consistedof South African military officers, National DefenseCollege staff, one civilian from the South AfricanDepartment of Defense, three officials from defenserelated industries, and five military officers from theAfrican nations of Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzaniaand Zambia. The class divided into three groups tovisit Colorado’s Air Force Academy at ColoradoSprings, Maryland’s Naval Academy at Annapolisand New York’s Military Academy at West Point.

Among the fifteen members who arrived in NewYork were five general officers: Brig. Gen. ErrollMann, Commandant of the South African NationalDefense College; Brig. Gen. Vusumuzi R. Masondo;Brig. Gen. Lulu L. Siwisa; Brig. Gen. Tanduxolo R.Mandela, South African Defense Attaché; and Brig.Gen. Cyprien Hakiza, Burundi Defense Force. Threemembers of the New York Army National Guardserved as escorts: Lt. Col. Christian P. Bradley,Acting Director, Government Affairs Office; Maj.Richard J. Sloma, SPP Coordinator; and 1st Lt. JemalL. Douté.

The group visited a number of locations inManhattan. One of their visits was to New York CityPolice Department Headquarters. Two NYPD policeofficers, who are traditional guardsmen, assisted.Police Sergeant Justin Lenz — an operations sergeantmajor in the 104th Military Police Battalion, Kingston— met the group to discuss his duties as a policesupervisor. Chief Tom Sweeney — a retiredlieutenant colonel from the 53rd Troop Command,Valhalla — greeted them at One Police Plaza andgave a presentation on how the NYPD selects andtrains its officers. Both Sweeney and Lenz explainedhow traditional guardsmen manage to successfullybalance their military and civilian careers. The ENSPmembers additionally toured the New York StockExchange and concluded their day with a visit toGround Zero.

The following day the group had a magnificent viewof the Hudson River as they took the train northwardto visit the U.S. Military Academy and the 105thAirlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base.

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Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey, Commanding General,NYARNG, and Col. Harry McDonough, Joint ForcesHeadquarters met the group upon their arrival at WestPoint. As a graduate of the Military Academy, Swezeyshared his memories as a cadet there.

Brig. Gen. Dana Demand, 105AW Commander, andCol. Charles Faro, 105AW Vice Commander, met theAfrican officers at Stewart ANGB. Also in attendancewas Capt. Timothy Coleman, a 105AW Guardmember who served as New York’s first BilateralAffairs Officer, European Command Office ofCooperation, South Africa, from January 2004 toMarch 2005. After a C-5 Galaxy tour — given by theaircraft’s crew and maintenance personnel —Demand and Swezey exchanged mementos with theExecutive National Security Program members. RSABrigadier General Mann presented the New YorkNational Guard with a plaque on behalf of the SouthAfrican National Defense College and in appreciationof the hospitality throughout the trip. He commentedthat the visit had “afforded a better understanding ofSouth Africa’s strategic partner.” ❏

Visiting ENSP participants and 105th Airlift Wing Guard members stand in front of a C-5 Galaxy at Stewart Air National Guard Base.

Maj. Michael McDermott, U.S. Military Academy, speaks to the ENSP participants above the Hudson River during a tourof the academy at West Point. Photos by Maj. Rich Sloma.

Visitors enjoy a tour of the C-5 Galaxy, the military's largest aircraft.

By Lt. Col. Paul FanningGuard Times Staff

LATHAM – Members of the New YorkArmy National Guard were featured inprominent network news and documentaryprograms seen nationwide in the November-December time frame. The programs haveearned high praise from both civilian andmilitary audiences that tuned in.NBC News: Tom Brokaw Reports

A one-hour NBC News special entitled“Tom Brokaw Reports: To War and Back,”was broadcast on Sunday evening December18th. It focused on members of Company C,2nd Battalion 108th Infantry and theirexperience as a “Band of Brothers” in

Guard members thefocus of NBC, CBS andHistory Channelcoverage

National Media features N.Y. Soldiers’ Iraq serviceOperation Iraqi Freedom. The specialreceived considerable pre-broadcastpromotion on NBC network news programs,including the Today Show, NBC EveningNews, The Tonight Show, even the DailyShow on Comedy Central with the personalappearance of veteran news anchor TomBrokaw who hosted and narrated thedocumentary. Similarly, The New York DailyNews and other newspapers published prebroadcast reviews. News organizations fromthe capital district also promoted the programas follow on coverage to earlier reportsduring the documentary’s 10-monthproduction period. Adding to the impact ofthe program was the timing of the premier inthe time slot immediately ahead of a specialnationwide address by the President of theUnited States regarding the War in Iraq.CBS 60 Minutes

On Sunday Nov. 5, CBS 60 Minutes ran astory entitled “The Baghdad Airport Road,”which reported on the efforts of NY’s Fighting69th Infantry in securing the most dangerousroad in Iraq. Reporter Lara Logan and a film

crew embedded with the 69th in August priorto the unit’s redeployment home in theSeptember time frame. Through in depthinterviews with task force members fromNew York and Louisiana, including thebattalion commander, Lt. Col. Geoff Slack,viewers learned about the dangers andchallenges the Soldiers of Task ForceWolfhound faced daily and the extraordinaryefforts they put forth. The report also referredto the 69th’s central role at Ground Zero inthe wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on theWorld Trade Center, which is considered tobe the opening moments of the global war onterror.History Channel Documentary

A one-hour History Channel documentaryon the History of the Army National Guardand Army Reserve was broadcast Nov. 10,the eve of Veterans Day. The program madeconsiderable use of video footage providedby the state headquarters and Sgt. John Byrneand Spec. Ray Ramirez, both Operation IraqiFreedom veterans of the 2nd Battalion 108th

Infantry, as well as recently returned members

of the Fighting 69th still out-processing fromactive duty at Fort Dix, N.J. were amongthose interviewed. By clearly highlightingthe National Guard’s state emergencyresponse role, the program was able toarticulate the mission difference betweenthe Guard and the Reserve.Important Stories Told Well

Taken together, the reports offer in depthunderstanding of the Guard’s HomelandDefense and federal wartime role that israrely conveyed in most news reports.Viewers were able to see, in context, theservice of New York Army National GuardSoldiers from Ground Zero to the SunniTriangle and then home. Public responseshared with the state headquarters publicaffairs office has been extremely positive inthat the stories were generally seen asaccurate, balanced and true. In addition, theSoldiers who participated expressedsatisfaction that they were given the chanceto tell their team story and were pleased, intheir own words that “for once” the press gotit right. ❏

By Capt. Matthew BatesAir Force Print News

LONG ISLAND — Tred Barta claims to be one of the “bestbig game fishermen in the world,” with a reputation for doingthings the hard way.

His blunt talk and nonconformist style has made him apopular, if controversial, star of the television show, “TheBest and Worst of Tred Barta,” and he’s teamed up with anelite Air Force pararescue unit for the show’s seasonpremiere.

Mr. Barta used to be irritated by the sight of the aircraftfrom the 106th Rescue Wing, the unit close to his home inLong Island, New York. He’d often see HH-60 Pave Hawksand C-130 Hercules flying overhead before he’d set off onhis fishing expeditions 100 miles off the Long Island shore.

“Down on the dock … at the marina, we’d see (them flying)and say to ourselves, ‘There they go again, burning Americantax dollars.’”

But filming the show and seeing the men and women of the106th Rescue Wing perform their job, “like it was justanother day at work,” changed his mind.

The famed unit has been performing rescue missions since1975, saving mostly fisherman and recreational boaters whofound themselves in dangerous situations in the AtlanticOcean. The 106th was at the center of the book and Hollywoodmovie “The Perfect Storm,” which chronicled the heroicattempt of pararescuemen to save fishermen caught in a

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treacherous Nor’easter. Most recently, they saved morethan 160 people from their rooftops in the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina. In all, the unit has saved 464 people.

Mr. Barta and Mark Freedman, the show’s executiveproducer, thought an episode on boater safety could beentertaining and save lives if it was done right. On any givenSunday, they say, there are about 3,000 boats off the New

York and New Jersey coast, and accidents are bound tohappen.

Mr. Freedman said the idea for the show came from askinghimself a simple question: “If my boat sank off shore, whatwould I do?”

“I’ve got a life raft and read all the books about safety. Butwould I follow the checklists in an emergency, would Ipanic? I had no idea what would happen if I had to abandonship at sea,” he said.

Mr. Barta loved the idea, and they went to the 106th to askfor their help in simulating a real life emergency rescueoperation at sea.

“We were completely on board in helping with thisepisode,” said Col. Mike Canders, the wing commander.“All too often we see boaters and fisherman ill-prepared foremergencies at sea. Many tragedies could be avoided ifpeople would heed the advice given in this episode and havea plan.”

“What started as a possibility to pick up a guy off shoreturned into an unbelievable shoot that lasted six days ofactual filming,” Mr. Freedman said.

Before filming started in October, it took Mr. Freedmanfour months of planning with the wing to work out all of thenecessary details.

Filming a television show is hard enough, but re-creatinga search and rescue scenario takes careful coordination.Seven cameramen had to shoot from air and sea, all under thewatchful eye of pararescuemen supervising every aspect ofthe shoot. The footage was all shot in high-definition,including jaw-dropping footage by one of the unit’s ownpararescuemen, Master Sgt. Jules Roy, as he jumpedbackwards out of a C-130 to the “shipwrecked” crewbelow.

“This episode captures the intensity of a potential real lifeharrowing situation,” said Marc Fein, Outdoor LifeNetwork’s senior vice president of programming andproduction. “Tred is great television – whether he is teachingus about surviving a catastrophe at sea or hunting mallardswith a long bow.”

See RESCUE, page 17

A Helicoptor Landing Signalman directs 106th Rescue WIng Airmen,piloting a HH-60 Pavehawk. Photo courtesy of the 106RW.

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Students cheerreturned TroopsBy Staff Sgt. Mike R. SmithGuard Times Staff

EAST GREENBUSH – The teachers saidthe assembly was unusually quiet. Theelementary school children were fixated ontwo New York National Guard Soldiersdressed in desert camouflage uniforms andequipped with photos, video and foreignmementos.

Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Divisionvisited Bell Top Elementary School, here,Dec. 2 to share their experiences in Iraq withthe entire student body.

Lt. Col. Tammy Mandwelle and Capt. JudeMulvey, Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, gave a presentation on thedivision’s Iraq deployment to include theIraqi people encountered in its area ofoperation.

“The presentation was a big success,”Mandwelle said. “The teachers and parentssaid ‘you could have heard a pin drop’ as thechildren watched and listened.”

The children filled the school’s auditoriumas Mandwelle and Mulvey introducedthemselves and dimmed the lights for severalminutes of narrated video footage of thedivision in Iraq. After the video, the Soldierstalked about their individual roles. Thenthey told the assembly how to distinguishfrom the military’s different service uniforms.Finally, many hands went up, and the Soldiersanswered a barrage of questions from curiouschildren. But speaking about Iraq with

elementary school children posed a uniquechallenge.

“The first thing most children ask is ‘haveyou ever killed anyone’,” Mandwelle said.“We told the children straight away that wehad not and that we did not want to discusssuch topics.”

Instead, the Soldiers focused on the benefitsof the division’s OIF service and how theyprovided fresh water, rebuilt roads andhelped replace the country’s infrastructure.They mentioned how the division trainedIraqi soldiers and police to protect thecountry’s budding democracy. And theyspoke of the relations and interactions theyhad with the local communities and children.

“It’s information they do not receive muchin the news,” Mandwelle said.

The New York Army National Guard’s42nd ID mobilized in May 2004 for OperationIraqi Freedom III, and their division tookcommand in Tikrit, Iraq, in February 2005.The division transferred command to the101st Airborne Division in November andreturned home.

“These children sent care packages andholiday treats to us during our deployment,and we were very happy to thank them inperson,” Mandwelle said.

That evening, at a local Boy Scouts meeting,parents were sharing stories their childrenbrought home about the “real Soldiers” whovisited their school, Mandwelle said. “They

See LESSON, page 9Lt. Col. Tammy Mandwelle, right, and Capt. Jude Maulvey, HHC 42nd Infantry Division, listen to a child'squestion at Bell Top Elementary School, East Greenbush. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike R. Smith.

By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON – The NationalCommittee for Employer Supportof the Guard and Reserve islauding a Dec. 16 LaborDepartment announcement thatit’s issuing rules clarifyingreemployment rights for citizen-soldiers as a major step forwardfor Guardsmen, Reservists andtheir civilian employers.

Labor Secretary Elaine Chaoannounced final rules interpretingthe Uniformed ServicesEmployment and ReemploymentAct that helps ensure job securityfor reserve-component membersreturning to civilian life frommilitary duty. The rules will bepublished Dec. 19 in the FederalRegister.

Speaking at the National PressClub here, Chao noted that this is

New rules reinforce Guard, Reserve reemployment protectionsthe first time since the law’spassage in 1994 that regulationshave been developed to enforceit. The rules are particularlycritical now, she said, when theUnited States has the largest groupof mobilized National Guard andReserve members since WorldWar II. Since 9/11, almost530,000 reserve-componentmembers have been mobilized,many for more than a year of duty.

The new rules, drafted in aneasy-to-read question-and-answer format, explain how theUSERRA law protects againstdiscrimination and retaliationbecause of military service andprevents servicemembers fromjob setbacks due to performingtheir military obligations. Thelaw also ensures that Guard andReserve members have ampletime to report back to theircivilian jobs after completing

their military duty.“Our cit izen-soldiers put

themselves in harm’s way todefend our freedoms, and nowit’s our turn to be there for them,”Chao said. “These regulationswill ensure that the seniority,promotion, health care, pensionsand other benefits of our citizen-soldiers are protected when theyreturn home to the jobs they left toserve our country.”

Air Force Maj. Rob Palmer, apublic affairs officer for theNational Committee for EmployerSupport of the Guard and Reserve,said putting teeth behind theUSERRA law benefits citizensoldiers as well as theiremployers. “Anything that makesit easier for Guard and Reservemembers to work with theiremployers and understand theirrights and responsibilities underthe law is a benefit to everyone,”

he said.With more than 50 percent of

the military’s manpower in thereserve components, employersupport is critical to U. S. nationalsecurity, Palmer said.

But making the relationshipwork “is not a one-way street,”he said, noting that Guardsmenand Reservists also haveresponsibilities under USERRA.

Among those responsibilities iskeeping their employers informedabout their military commitments.“We encourage Guard andReserve members to communicateearly and often with theiremployers about upcomingmilitary obligations,” Palmersaid.

Thanks largely to efforts by theCommittee for Employer Supportof the Guard and Reserve andsolid support from employers,work-related complaints from

returning Guard and Reservemembers are down 30 percentsince their last major deployment,in the early 1990s.

During Operation Desert Storm,one in 54 demobilized troops filedwork-related complaints with theLabor Department, officials said.During the war on terror, the ratehas dropped to one in 81.

Officials hope this trend willcontinue and see the newUSERRA rules as a big steptoward that end.

Other Labor Departmentinitiatives also are expected tohelp. These include providingbriefings to more than 270,000servicemembers and others aboutthe law, responding to more than36,000 requests for technicalassistance and publishinginformation about the final noticeon the department’s web site. ❏

By 2nd Lt. Amy McCracken, 2nd Lt. Amy FiresGuard Times Staff

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Acontroversial figure was speaking atSkidmore College when, suddenly, theaudience fell ill. Some in the audiencewere able to call for help while otherssuccumbed to an unknown agent andcollapsed. Emergency responders facedthis challenging scenario in a recentexercise, here.

Guard teams join for mass-casualty, WMD exerciseNew York National Guard and New

York Guard members participated in anemergency response exercise Nov. 5 topractice, test and train with civilianresponders.

The multi-agency exercise includedmembers of the Federal Bureau ofInvestigations, New York State Police,Saratoga Springs’ Police and FireDepartments, Saratoga County SheriffsOffice, Emergency Medical ServicesCouncil and Hazardous Material Team,Skidmore’s Campus Safety Office,

administrative officials and areavolunteers.

The Guard had two specialized teamson site: the 2nd Civil Support Team(CST) and the Chemical, Biological,Radiological, Nuclear or High YieldExplosive Enhanced Response ForcePackage team (CERFP). Both teamscarry out substantial roles in supportingcivilian response.

“Both of these teams work for the[civilian] incident commander byadvising, assisting and facilitating them,they do not take over a scene,” saidArmy Col. Donald Britten, Division ofMilitary and Naval Affairs HomelandDefense Director.

The autumn day was warm and sunny.The Guard’s response teams quicklysetup an array of equipment tents andtrailers on a leaf-covered parking lot.Select Guard members donnedprotective suits, rubber boots, glovesand breathing apparatus. Their setupincluded the CST’s high-tech mobile laband communications vehicles.

The CST, commanded by Army Maj.Matthew Cooper, is comprised of NewYork Army and Air National guardsmen.Their mobile lab can identify an array ofradiological, biological or chemicalagents, and they can communicate withlaboratories across the country throughtheir transportable satellite system.Additionally, their equipment includes aportable decontamination station. Withall this capability at their disposal, the

team can inform and empower incidentcommanders faced with life and deathdecisions.

During the exercise, volunteer“victims” were directed todecontamination stations, whichincluded a chilly cold-water wash downby CERFP members. If victims wereunable to walk, they were brought tosafety on flexible toboggan-like litterscalled “Skedcos”.

“The CERFP specializes in masscasualty response,” Britten said.

Commanded by Army Maj. PeteGoetchius, who oversees a highlytrained joint militia of New York Guard,New York Army National Guard andNew York Air National Guard, theCERFP team can mobilize in shortnotice to extract and treat large numbersof people.

Britten said the New York Guard, anall-volunteer state militia, plays a “largerole in the CERFP.”

“We wouldn’t be here today if itweren’t for the New York Guard … theydo a great job for us,” Britten said.

“We go down range and removecasualties to a [triage] point, which maybe as simple as directing people out ofharm’s way or in other cases usinglitters,” Goetchius said.

2nd Lt. Thor Johannessen, Officer inCharge of the extraction element, saidthat rescue situations can requirebreaching or shoring structures to extractpeople, which means team membershave knowledge in rescue rope systemsto raise or lower victims.

Members of both specialized teamssaid they are ready, reliable andrelevant to the state’s homeland defenseand emergency response. This includestheir Federal Emergency ManagementAgency region of responsibility, whichincludes New Jersey, New York, PuertoRico and the Virgin Islands. ❏

Guard members prepare to enter a building suspected of NBC contamination.

An exercise volunteer is decontaminated. Photos by Sgt. Ed Balaban.

The Guard’s responseteams quickly setup anarray of equipment tentsand trailers ...

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New Youth Program looking for Kids

Jessica and Rachel Turner of Liverpool displaystuffed animals they received from MilitaryKids.org,an organization that supports the New York NationalGuard Youth Program. Additional items in theprogram's “Hero Packs” include letter writingmaterials and a disposal camera, which the Turnergirls will use to keep in touch with their father, StaffSgt. Ralph Turner who is deployed to Iraq with the138th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Both girlshave been paired up with other dependent penpals through the Youth program.

Young adults participate in an annual youth symposium in Boston, Mass., where participants were trained on ways to help children of deployed National Guardmembers cope with separation issues. Photos courtesy of the New York National Guard Youth Program.

By Master Sgt. Corine L. LombardoGuard Times Staff

LATHAM — In many instances, childrenof National Guard personnel are dealingwith challenges and issues that varydrastically from the everyday strugglesfaced by most children growing up today.

For children with loved ones away fromhome, whether deployed abroad in supportof the Global War on Terror, stateemergencies or long periods of training,the challenges of separation can beimmense. With so many lifestyle changestaking place during a deployment, thesechallenges, fears and issues don’tnecessarily disappear just because a lovedone returns home. Everyday childhoodconcerns such as peer pressure, bullying,divorce and sibling rivalry can have animpact and be difficult to deal with.

To help, the New York National GuardFamily Program began a youth program in2005 to support the unique needs of militarychildren and provide recreational, socialand educational programs for NationalGuard youth. The new program is designedto identify problems and concerns ofmilitary youth, and provide opportunitiesand activities to deal with these challenges.Most notably of these is support to kidscoping with stress related to deployment.

The program is working to createcommunity support networks for youth withdeployed parents, collaborating withschools to ensure staff are attuned to theunique needs of military students andeducating the public on the impact ofdeployment on Soldiers, families, children

and the community as a whole.Since the program began in New York in

mid-2005, more than 60 children haveparticipated in activities offered throughthe program. Getting the word out to kidsdepends on Guard members sharingprogram information and opportunitieswith their children.

The New York program is still in itsinfancy and continues to grow. “It can onlyget better with kids’ participation. Wedon’t know what they need unless they tellus,” said Shelly Aiken, the newly appointedNew York National Guard Youth ProgramCoordinator.

“We are all very excited to bring somefun and exciting programs to our militaryyouth,” said Aiken, adding, “our biggesthurdle right now is establishing our YouthCouncil. We are looking for kids whowant to help make a difference in the livesof our military teens and youth.”

The program is youth driven and will berun by the kids through their own youthcouncil.

Nine council positions are available andthe program is actively looking for teensto fill them. The council President is atwo-year appointment and will act as thestate representative, speaking on behalf ofthe youth program. An additional eightpositions are available for one-yearappointments. The council members willact as peer educators and work toincorporate youth into National Guardactivities. Other responsibilities includeinvolvement in camp counseling, familyreadiness group activities and fund raisingfor program initiatives, all in an

environment that stresses having fun andmeeting new friends. Quarterly meetingsand coordination will be accomplishedprimarily through email, phone and videoconferencing when possible, sogeographical distances won’t hinderapplicants. Some travel is involved andthe youth program pays for all expenses.Deadline for applications to the YouthCouncil is June 2006 and specificinformation is on the web site atwww.proudnymilitarykids.org.

According to Aiken, the youth programis partnering with reputable organizationsthat currently assist youth. “We areworking with Big Brothers and Big Sisters,Inc., to help children with deployedparents,” said Aiken. The program is alsoworking to establish youth campopportunities in partnership with theNational Guard, Cornell CooperativeExtension and the 4H organization, healthand fitness programs and peer mentor/tutor programs. “It is great for kids tohave an outlet to share their experiencesand solutions to individual problems,”said Aiken

Involvement in the various programopportunities is based at the discretion ofthe child and parent. Interest andparticipation in events and activities isgenerated primarily through the programnewsletter and website, leavingparticipation choices.

Children are also encouraged tocontribute their thoughts and ideas througha monthly newsletter and program website. The newsletter provides greatactivities, such as art and writing contests

and numerous safe web sites for fun andeducational activities. One programinvolves pairing up children as pen pals,so they can share stories about militarylife and learn different cultures from aroundthe globe. Currently 45 students fromgrades two through 12 have received penpals reaching worldwide. The programremains ongoing and open to anyoneinterested in participating.

For parents, the newsletter focuses on amyriad of information, from advice oneffective communication with children andnormal adolescent development, childcareopportunities, web site information forreferral services and scholarshipprograms, to name a few.

“The New York National Guard FamilyProgram is prepared to provide theresources necessary to make this a successbut adult volunteer participation isneeded,” said Aiken, adding, “what betterway to grow as a family than involvement

“It is great for kids tohave an outlet to sharetheir experiences andsolutions to individualproblems.”

— Shelly AikenYouth Program Coordinator

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of raising a family in the National Guard.She brings over a dozen years of volunteerservice to her new job as Youth ProgramCoordinator working with military familiessince 1997 when she became the leadvolunteer for Company A, 2/108th InfantryFamily Readiness Group, Camp Smith,Peekskill.

“Shelly has a true understanding of theneeds of our military youth. She is highlymotivated and creative. She has doneoutstanding things for the youth of NYNational Guard members,” said BeverlyKeating, New York National Guard StateFamily Program Coordinator. “Shelly hasbeen instrumental in making first timeconnections with community agencies andhas initiated many programs that all benefitour youth.”

To find out more, join or volunteer in thisnew program, contact Shelly Aiken, NYNational Guard Youth ProgramCoordinator, Camp Smith, Bldg 501,Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 10567 or atshelly.m.aiken@ny.ngb.army.mil. Shellycan be reached at (914) 788-7405. ❏

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were very surprised to hear the Iraqi childrenhad not seen marshmallows before and thatIraqi men wear ‘dishdashas’, much like thenightshirt the husband wears in ‘The NightBefore Christmas’,” Mandwelle said.

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chemistry at South Glens Falls Senior HighSchool. She is assigned as HHC 42IDChemical Officer and was additionallyassigned in Iraq as Joint Visitors BureauChief. Mulvey served in Iraq as the HHC42ID Contract and Fiscal Law Officer andhas since returned to her job as an attorneywith the State Department of Health. ❏

States Air Force Air-Ground Operations School Battle Staff Course, NationalDefense University Reserve Components National Security Course, National GuardExecutive Seminar on Quality, US Army Logistics Management College ORSAAnalytical Skills Development Course, and the US Army War College.

His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal,Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, the Army CommendationMedal with oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster,National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, IraqCampaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal withhourglass device, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with six oak leafclusters, Army Service Ribbon, Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, andvarious State awards. ❏

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must not let al Qaida get hold in any country.It will result in our worst nightmare.Picture life in Afghanistan under theTaliban — that is what Al Qaida’s ideologyhas as a goal,” said Gen. Abizaid.

“If you look at the geography (of alQaida), there is no place to put a militarysolution. They are networked and they areall over the world. They are a virtualorganization connected by the Internet.They use it to proselytize, recruit, raisemoney, educate and organize,” the generalexplained. “They have many pieces thatwe must focus on: the propaganda battle inthe media, safe houses, front companies,

sympathetic members of legitimategovernments, human capital, fighters andleaders, technical expertise, weaponssuppliers, ideologically sympathetic non-government organizations (charities),financiers, smugglers, and facilitators. Alot of their money comes from drugs,” hesaid.

“We are winning but we have got tomaintain constant pressure over time withthe international community and across theU.S. government agencies. No one is afraidthat we can’t defeat the enemy. Our troopshave the confidence, the courage, and thecompetence. We need the will of theAmerican people to be sustained for thelong haul,” he said. ❏

with your children.”The youth program initiative began at the

National Guard Bureau in 2003 to supportchildren of deployed personnel, but theprogram is not just for kids with parentsdeployed. The program also focuses onpreparing all National Guard children forsuccess by providing leadership,resources, services, and education.

According to Kathryn Goedde, NationalGuard Bureau, Director of Child and YouthServices, NGB provides the training,resources, materials and funding for theseprograms and assists in buildingpartnerships within communities. “It isultimately the state coordinators and theindividual state National Guard leadershipthat makes a difference in how well theprogram fares,” said Goedde, adding, she“expects New York will do very wellsince Shelly Aiken is so proactive andpassionate about National Guard youth.”

As a Guard wife and mother of three,Aiken understands the unique challenges

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Upon enlistment the Recruiter Assistants will receive an initial $1,000 payment. Thesubsequent $1,000 payment will occur upon completion of AIT for non-prior servicerecruits or after the Soldier completes a prerequisite number of drills for prior serviceSoldiers. Any M-day, New York Army Guardsmen can choose to participate in thisprogram by becoming a part-time Recruiter Assistant. Active Guard Reserve, FederalTechnicians or those on ADSW orders are currently not eligible.

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By Maj. Richard GoldenbergHQ, 42nd Infantry Division (Mech)

TROY – Hundreds of Army National Guard Soldiersfrom the 42nd Infantry Division redeployed from Iraqthis fall, completing the unit’s historic mission as theMultinational Division for North Central Iraq.

The redeployment of the more than 400 Soldiers ofthe 42nd Division Headquarters to its home armory inTroy marked the end of the division’s duties as TaskForce Liberty for Operation Iraqi Freedom. TheSoldiers arrived back at Fort Drum in multiple groupsthroughout November and early December. Each groupof division Soldiers conducted demobilization tasksand briefs as part of their release from active duty.

The headquarters, along with thousands of RainbowDivision Soldiers from New York, New Jersey,Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware andFlorida provided the foundation of the task force andled combat operations in Iraq since February of 2005.

The division base units mobilized from the New YorkArmy National Guard included the 42nd DivisionHeadquarters and Headquarters Company, the 42nd

Aviation Brigade Headquarters, the 42nd EngineerBrigade Headquarters, the 642nd Military IntelligenceBattalion, the 642nd Division Aviation SupportBattalion, the 42nd Band and 42nd Rear Operations Cell.

The historic deployment marked the first time sincethe Korean War that an Army National Guarddivisional headquarters deployed to a theater ofcombat.

Present for the return of the division headquarterswas Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey whogreeted the initial 200 returning Soldiers along with thedivision commander, Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto.

“You vividly demonstrated to the country what we inthe Army have known for a long time,” said Harvey tothe returning Soldiers, “and that is the National Guard

is a very competent organization that is very well-ledwith Soldiers who are dedicated, courageous,disciplined and professional.”

“What I saw of our Soldiers, day in and day out, wasjust incredible,” Taluto said.

The division headquarters was based in Tikrit, Iraqand oversaw combat operations in an area roughly thesize of West Virginia. The area was one of the largestareas of operations controlled by a single divisionheadquarters in Army history.

The 42nd Division led a task force made up of twoNational Guard brigades, the Idaho-based 116th

Cavalry Brigade and the Tennessee-based 278th

Armored Cavalry Regiment. These two brigade combatteams were joined by the 1st and 3rd Brigade CombatTeams of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.

“I am extremely proud of the National Guard,Reserve and active-duty Soldiers for the competent andprofessional manner in which you have all workedtogether,” Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Fearnside, thedivision’s senior enlisted Soldier said in his finalremarks published for the task force. “We evolved intoone team and one Army task force. I commend each andevery one of you for a job well done.”

The 42nd Division, as Task Force Liberty, contributedto the continuing stabilization and progress in Iraqthrough the training and development of nearly 50,000Iraqi Security Force members in the Iraqi army, policeand department of border enforcement. Divisioncombat operations led to the capture of nearly 2,000suspected insurgents, the capture of 65 high-valueterrorists and the killing of 279 other insurgents acrossNorth Central Iraq.

“We have seen marked progress throughout our areaof operations as the Iraqi people continue theirmomentum towards liberty and security” explainedMaj. Gen. Taluto in his concluding published remarksto the task force.

Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow rrrrreturns from Iraqeturns from Iraqeturns from Iraqeturns from Iraqeturns from IraqMaj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, is welcomed home at Fort Drum by Secretary of the Army Francis HarveyNov. 5 during the Rainbow Division's redeployment from Iraq. Army photo.

Maj. John Columbo, right, prepares his vehicle for a combat patrol near Samarto the Iraqi police forces there. Photo courtesy of the 42nd ID.

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“The progress made by Iraqi Security Forces allowedTask Force Liberty to reduce its footprint in NorthCentral Iraq,” Taluto continued. “This year wereturned security control to Iraqi police and armyforces in As Sulayminayah Province and closed ortransferred to Iraqi control ten forward operating basesacross our area. These included three palacecomplexes in Tikrit and are symbolic of returningcontrol to the Iraqi people,” he said.

The redeploying Citizen-Soldiers joined thousands ofother 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers from across theunit’s nine states who mobilized in the nation’s war onterror. In 2004, hundreds of Guardsmen deployed fromNew York’s 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery andNew Jersey’s 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery toperform security duties in Iraq.

In 2005, the division’s 50th Brigade from New Jerseydeployed a security task force to Guantanamo Bay,Cuba while some 700 Rainbow Soldiers of the New Capt. T

providein Tikrit

Both ends of the rainbow: 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers who served in Iradivision's combat patch on the left shoulder. The wearing of the wartime servicInfantry Division has served in combat.

Above: Pfc. Kenneth Geib stands at port arms in a color guard during the 42nd Infantry Division's transfer of athority Nov. 1 at the Iraqi trainingisland, Tikrit, Iraq. Army photo.

York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th

Infantry, including a company of armor Soldiers fromthe 1st Battalion, 101st Cavalry deployed for combatoperations with Task Force Baghdad in Iraq.

Following the division headquarters and base units’deployments in 2005, the division’s 86th ArmoredBrigade from Vermont also mobilized, and its elementshave served throughout Southwest and Central Asia.

“These Soldiers represent all that is right and goodabout our Nation,” said Harvey, “and clearly they havehelped advance the cause of freedom.” ❏

Rainbow, from previous page“These Soldiers represent allthat is right and good about ourNation ... clearly they havehelped advance the cause offreedom.”

— Mr. Francis HarveySecretary of the Army

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ra, Iraq, during 42nd ID operations. Columbo served as an advisor and mentor

Teresa Metze, a physician's assistant in the 42nd Division Headquarters,es sports drink mix to Iraqi army soldiers near Forward Operating Base Dangert, Iraq. Photo courtesy of the 42nd ID.

aq now wear two Rainbows: the Division patch on the right shoulder, and thee shoulder sleeve insignia marks the first time since World War II that the 42nd

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101 AR BN 01 DET 1 HHCSGT BUTLER RICHARD JASONSFC EISENBERG JONATHANSSG FRAZIER AARON PHILLIPSGT POON HARRY HEI YINSGT WILSON SPENCER

102 MAINT COSPC BARR TIMOTHY ALLENSPC BURROUGHS DARINSPC BURT JOHN THOMASSGT GRAFFI JOHN MARTINSGT HARDY CHARLESSPC MILLER DONALDSGT ODONNELL DALE LLOYDCPL SHEPARD KEITHSSG WASHBURN THOMAS

105TH MP COMSG CONROY WILLIAM TSPC LEHNER CRAIG EVANSPC NICHOLS DENNIS CHRISSSG WRIGHT THANE

107TH MILITARY POLICE CO (-)SGT ORSINI AARON PAULSGT TESKE KENNETH JRSPC ZUHLKE JEFFREY

1156TH ENGR CO PORT OPENINGSGT CLUM PETER ANDREWSFC FOLTA MICHAEL STANLEY

133RD MAINTENANCE COSGT REYES JOSE EFRAIN

133RD QM SUPPLY COSSG ALEXANDER JUNIOR ERICSPC JIMENEZ RICHARDSPC MCNAUGHTON KARA

145 OD CO MAINT DS REARSGT BORRERO GRACEMSG MACK HENRY BENJAMIN JR

145 OD CO MAINT FWDSPC BASILIO JAVIER ERICKSPC CORA NILSASGT HERNANDEZ OLIVERIO JR

SPC MARSHAM JULIENNESGT NOA JULIO ANTHONY JR

145TH MAINTENANCE COSPC ANCRUM MELISSA TWANASGT BORDACK ANGELA MARIESGT DISLA EMILIO ALEXANDERSGT GIL FREDDYMSG GINTHER RICHARD MSGT GRACE KIMICOE ULANDASGT GUZMAN ROBINSONSGT POLK KIMBERLY TATJANASGT QUEZADA HAROLDSPC URENA ROSANNA

1569 TC CO MED TRK FWDPFC CARDONASERNA LUIS

1569TH TRANSPORTATION COSPC FERNANDEZ ALWEN JRSPC KAINA MARA MAHEALANISPC OTERO KATHERINE MARIE

187TH ENGINEER CO DUMP TRUCKSGT KOESTLER RONALD JAMESSGT LOPEZ LUISSPC MORGAN RUSSELL JOHN IV

199TH ARMY BAND (-)SFC BURCHILL KENT STEWART1SG FOLTS MARCUS HOWESSG KINDRED RONALD KEVIN

1ST BATTALION 142D AVIATIONMSG HARTER RONALD MSGT SANSOCIE DAVID CARL

204TH ENGINEER DETACHMENTSSG NORTON WARREN JR

206 CS HHD CSB FWDSPC RIOS DEYANIRA

206TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANYSFC MARTEL JOSEPH ANTHONYCPL VENNE DERRICK ADRIAN JR

222D MILITARY POLICE CO (-)SPC CLARK GARY MICHAELSGT GRIDLEY BRYON EDWARD

SFC MILLER JAMIE LEESPC WALKER WENDY ANN

249TH MED CO AIR AMBULANCE (-)SSG BANNING PETER WAYNESGT BELANGER EDWARD JRSGT CZACHOROWSKI KEVINSPC LUPIANI MARK DANIELSGT PRATT SHANNON MARIESGT WEST MICHAEL EUGENE

27TH INF (BCT)SFC CUNNINGHAM GILESMSG GARRIS EDWIN LEESGM PRZYBYL ANTHONY PAULSGT STORRS STEPHAN JAMES

27TH SPT CTR (CORPS RAOC)SPC RAMOS CECILIO G

29 AG HHD PSC REARSGT BRECKENRIDGE LARRY JR

29TH PERSONNEL SERVICE DETSGT CANNAMELA MATTHEW

2ND BN 106TH REG (RTB)SFC GILHEANY JOSEPH

2ND CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM (WMD)SSG VILARDO KEVIN DOUGLAS

37TH FINANCE DETSPC BOLDLEY RAMONA CAMILLESFC BUTRON-SANTULLI ELISE

42 AG BND BND DIV FWD 21SG SAROKA LESLIE GEORGE

42 HHC HVY DIV REARPFC LEWCZYK TOMASZ

42D INFANTRY DIV BAND (-)SGT CASTLE JENNIFER LEESGT CASTLE WAYNE PHILLIPSPC CLARK GERARD JRSSG FITZGERALD GERALD JRSPC HOSANNAH CARL JRSGT LAWSON THOMAS R

442D MILITARY POLICE COSPC BATTLE QUENTIN KURDRICSPC CARPENTER STEVENSGT JIMENEZ HUGH HENRYSGT JONES CRAIG LAMONTSPC KONNER NICHOLASSGT RAY DANON EDWARDSGT SALES SANTOS W

466TH MEDICAL CO AREA SUPPORTSGT DEWERT FRANCIS JOHNSSG MEARNS RICHARD JR

56TH PERSONNEL SER BNSSG TREMBLAY ANTHONY

642 CS BN CO B REARSPC MCALLISTER JEFFREY JOHNSPC RAMIREZ JOSE RAMON

642 CS BN HSC FWDSGT TERRY TONY ANZEL

642 CS BN HSC FWD 3SFC BILLINGSLEA WILLIESGT REYES NORBERTO

642 CS BN HSC REARSSG ELLIS LAURENCE ELLIOTTSPC OYOLA JESSENIA

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69 IN BN 01 DET 1 HHC REARSGT ALVARADO JONASSGT FLORES ROBERTSGT GONZALEZ RICHARDSPC LAFONTAINE ALBERTOSPC RAMOS MIGUEL ANGEL

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PRIVATE 2ALSHEIMER JAMES JOSEPH DET 1 HHC 2-108TH INFARCE EDDIE 69 IN BN 01 HHC REARARROYO DAVID MITCHELL CO A 101ST SIG BNBARBER JOSEPH MARTIN JR HHC (-) 2-108 INFBARNES FRANCINE JOANNE CO A (DISTRO) 427TH BSBBARTLE RALPH STEPHEN DET 1 HHC BSTB 27TH INBROTZMAN NATHAN COREY TROOP A 2-101 CAV (RSTA)BYRD RON EUGENE HHC 1-69TH INF

CARPENTER JEFFREY WINTERS NYARNG ELEMENT JFHQCASALINUOVO SAMUEL NELSON A CO(ENG)BSTB 27TH INCOE BRYAN MATTHEW CO D 2-108TH INFCORREA THOMAS 69 IN BN 01 DET 1 HHC REARCOVINGTON ELMALIK S 133RD QM SUPPLY CODALLAIRE MICHAEL C 642 CS BN HSC REARDAVID CHRISTOPHER EDWARD 442D MP CODEWITT BALSEY DEAN III DET 1 CO C 1-69TH INFDOLAN REBECCA ANNE HHC(-) 3-142D AVESMEL NICODEME CLOVIS CO A 3-142D AVFERNANDEZ MICHAEL ANTHONY DET 2 CO B 638 SPT BNFERNANDEZ MIGUEL ANGEL CO B 101ST SIG BNFIGUEROA MAINOR ALBERTO DET 1 HHC 107TH SPT GPGATES JUSTIN POWELL CO A (DISTRO) 427TH BSBGERWITZ BRYAN JOSEPH A CO(ENG)BSTB 27TH INGRUDZINSKI GARY DANIEL JR A CO(ENG)BSTB 27TH INICILIEN LIDWIN 69 IN BN 01 HHC REARKENNEDY TIFFANY R 466TH MED CO A SUPKOEHLER JAMES CHRISTOPHER HHC 1-69TH INFKROL LONGIN WILLIAM JR 1156TH ENG COR POLAWLOR BRENDAN JR DET 3 CO E 3-142D AVLEAVY SEAN MICHAEL CO A 2-108TH INFLOVEJOY SEAN PATRICK DET 1 133RD MAINT COLUCKETT DONALD CURTIS HHB 1-258TH FAMAJEWSKI STEPHEN ANDREW TROOP C 2-101 CAV (RSTA)MARSHALL HORACE HASANI 133RD QM SUPPLY COMATTESON JOSEPH MICHAEL 204TH ENG DETMCCARTHY IAN KENNETH CO B (-) 2-108TH INFMCCOWN DUANE CO E (FSC INF) 427TH BSB

MCLAUGHLIN PHILIP JOSIAH CO A 642ND MI BNMCMILLER RICHARD RONEL IV 69 IN BN 01 HHC REARMILLER DOMINICK ANTHONY 442D MP COPFLANZ CHAD M CO C (-) 204TH ENGR BNPIPER KEVIN JAMES CO B 204 ENGR BNPLYMPTON DAVID HENRY CO C(-) 638 SPT BNQUINONES UNIQUE C DET 1 CO C 204TH EN BNRIVERA FELIX HUMBERTO 69 IN BN 01 HHC REARRODRIGUEZ JIMMY HHC 1-69TH INFROSARIO EDGAR NOEL 187TH ENG COROTKO JOHN III DET 1 CO C 1-69TH INFSCOTT JAMES MITCHELL DET 1 107TH MP COSHANKS THERESA JEAN DET 3 CO E 3-142D AVSITNIK JAMES EDGAR DET 1 HHC BSTB 27TH INSOUVANNARATH KITTA 249TH MED CO AIR AMB (-)SQUIRE RODNEY HHB 1-258TH FASTURM WILLIAM NOAH CO D 2-108TH INFTUCKER CHRISTOPHER DAVID 222D MP CO (-)VALDEZ MICHELLE CATHERINE 442D MP COVALENTIN DENNIS 719 TRANS COVONLEUE EDWARD VINCENT HHC 427 BSBWILSON JESSE JAMES 442D MP COWIWCZAR DANIEL BERNARD 69 IN BN 01 CO B REARWONG JAMES L CO E (FSC INF) 427TH BSBYOUNG DANIEL JAMES 466TH MED CO A SUPZOOK RYAN P H & S CO 204 ENGR BN

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69 IN BN 01 HHC REARSPC BERRIOS NORBERTOSPC COLOMBANI ALANSPC JOHNSON PAULSGT MAIELLA DANIEL PAULSGT MALDONADO FABIANSGT MELENDEZ ADRIANSGT MIRANDA EDWARDSPC SAAVEDRAGONZALEZ JOSESPC STEVENSON THOMAS

719 TRANS CO (MDM TRK CGO)SGT ACOSTA JUAN PABLOSSG BARRIO SERGIO EDWARDSSG ESCOTTO CHRISTIANSPC LLOYD EDWARD JAMELLSSG LUKE PERCIVAL ST RICHARDSPC VARGAS ELIZANDERSGT WAI ELEANOR

727TH MP DET LAW AND ORDERSGT GUCKIAN ANDREWJR

A CO(ENG)BSTB 27TH IN BDE(BCT)SGT LECHANSKI ANTHONY IIPV2 TORRES GEORGE LUIS JRSPC VINCTON CHAD MICHAEL

AV HHC DIV AV BDE FWDSPC BARBATO NICHOLASSPC FRANK BRYANSSG MONACO JOHN JOSEPH

BATTERY A 1-258TH FASPC SANTANA JON GILBERTSSG HERRERA CARLOS MANUELSPC JACKSON TOMMY LSPC MORALES PETERCPL REYES CARMELO

CO A (DISTRO) 427TH BSBSGT BROWN OWEN ROBERTSPC COOPER NIKKI DEESFC KELLY JOHN THOMASSPC LEE JEREMY HENRYSGT MILLIMAN THOMAS JAY JRSPC SLATTERY MICHAEL

CO A 1-69TH INFANTRYSPC BEVACQUA ERNEST ROMANSFC CARRASQUILLO NORBERTOSPC CLORES BALDOMEROSPC DASILVA DIEGO MARIANISSG DEVENECIA FRANCISSPC FLORES KENNETH GARYSPC GARCIA MARLON NIGELSGT GUIDO JASON JOHNSSG HAWKINS JAMES VINCENTSGT HONEY EUGENE JEROMESSG JARAPIONCE JORGE ANGELSPC JOSEPH WOODLYSPC LEINFELDER DONALDSPC LI CHAO YANGSSG LIVERGOOD AARON MICHAELSPC MALDONADO JEFFSGT MELECIO JOSE LUISSGT RAMIREZ MARLON GSGT SOMERSET JUSTIN RANDYSPC STEWART JAMES ALEXANDERSPC VASQUEZ RAFAEL JRSSG WYMYCZAK SCOTT

CO A 101ST SIGNAL BNSGT DEVINE RICHARD LEESFC MARKHAM BRIAN KEITHSGT SAEZ GILBERT

CO A 2-108TH INFANTRYSPC GAUDIO ROBERT ALANSSG HOFFMANN MICHAELSGT SPANTON MICHAEL LEE

CO A(-) 204 ENGR BNSGT POLULECH THOMAS JOHN

CO B (-) 1-69TH INFANTRY

SSG BOONE RICKY DSPC CHADWICK SAMUEL LEESPC DELEO THOMAS JOSEPHSSG ELLIS MICHAEL ALANSPC FAUGHNAN JOSEPH LIAMSPC FORREST MATTHEWSPC FRANKS MARION BERNARDSPC FROIMOVICH ARIESPC FULLER SCOTT ALANSPC GIORDANO CARLO THOMASSPC KRAUS TERRENCE MICHAELSSG LEGRADY STEPHEN ASSG MARCIANO JOSEPH DANIELSGT MARTE NARCISO DANIELSSG OBRIEN CHRISTOPHERSGT POGACNIK ANDREWSGT QUINN LONNY ADAMSPC RYAN CHRISTOPHERSSG SMITH JEFFREY JOHNSGT SURFACE ERIC SEANSFC SWIDERSKI PETER FSPC TABALES FELIPE JRSPC TRUJILLO FERNANDOSGT URIBE LEONARDO JOSE

CO B (-) 2-108TH INFANTRYSFC STONE ARNOLD ALBERT JR

CO B (MAINT) 427TH BSBSGT BRADO MARK WILLIAMSPC LEASURE STEPHEN THOMASSPC MENDZEF ADAM RICHARDSPC WOOD NATHAN EDWARD

CO B 101ST SIGNAL BNSGT AYALA HERMANSSG LUGO JAVIER FERNANDOSFC MARTIN DWUAN ERSKINSSG RAMOS CATHERINE ANNE

CO B 204 ENGR BNSPC BROWN BARTH ANDERS

CO B 3-142D AVIATIONSFC HERNANDEZFELICIANO

CO B(-) 642D SUPPORT BNSPC ALEMANY NELSON JRSPC BOLA STEPHEN HORATIOSPC CABALLERO CARLOSSPC DECOTEAU JOSEPHSPC GONZALEZ MICHAEL ANGELSPC HARDY MICHAEL MAURICESGT HARVEY ALACIA ALLISONSPC MOSES MICHAEL ANDRESPC ORMAZACARRILLO CRISTIANSGT PALACIO GILBERTO WILSONSPC PAULIN JOYINN JOSETTESPC PORTER MICHAEL JOHNSPC WILSON CLEVELAND S JR

CO C (-) (MED) 427TH BSBSPC BOBB MARY ALICESPC BOHLEN LISA

CO C (-) 1-69TH INFANTRYSPC BEST REGINALD OSCARSGT DENNIS MATTHEW RICHARD

CO C (-) 2-108TH INFANTRYSPC DURIE TIMOTHY DANIEL

CO C (-) 204TH ENGR BNSFC JONES BRAD FRANCISSGT JONES ERNEST FRANKIESSG MEJIAS EPIFANIO JR

CO C(-) 638 SPT BNSGT ARZU PAULSFC GARCIA VINCENTSGT HAYNES MATTHEW EDGARSGT LENTO LAWRENCE GSPC MENDEZ JAIME JRSPC NORTON DONALD JRSGT ORTIZ HERBERT

CO D (FSC RSTA) 427TH BSBSSG CRUZ RICHARDSPC MCGRATH MICHAEL

SPC REDDECLIFF JASONSFC SWANSON GLENN STEVEN

CO D 1-101ST CAVALRYSGT BERNAL DAVID LAWRENCESGT BINGAY ROBERT EDWARDSGT CANDIA PEDROSGT CARPENTIER LUKESSG CARROLL CHARLES JSSG CHARPENTIER MARKSSG CHIARIERI JAMES PAULSGT COLON BILLYSFC DETHOMASIS FRANKSGT DIAZ DANIELSGT ECCLESTON DALLASSSG ENCARNACION DOUGLASSPC ESPARZAMESTRESS IANSSG FERNANDEZ FRANKSPC FERRARO JOSEPH STEVENSPC GALARZA JOSE RAMONSPC GOMES DANNYELSGT HOFFMAN CHRISTOPHERSPC JACINTO JOSE NIETOCPL KELLY THOMAS PATRICK JRSGT MADERA JOHNNYSSG MCMAHON BRYAN MICHAELSPC MCMULLEN DAMON NYESFC NIEVES HERBERTSGT PARK EDWARD KIMSFC PENSON STEVEN ROSSSPC PERRY DERRONSSG PIZARRO ALVINSPC PUKHOVITSKIY BORISSGT ROSADO EDDIESFC SCHELLENBERG JODYSFC SIMON WILLIAM CSGT TREACY ZAERINSGT VALDEZ MATTHEW

CO D 1-69TH INFANTRYCPL BRADLEY DEXTER

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DET 1 222D MILITARY POLICE COSPC QUICK JOHN CURTIS

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DET 1 CO B 2-108TH INFANTRYSGT COLE RUSSELL GREERPV1 CREE STEVEN PETERSFC CHECK PAUL NSGT MIENS DAVID EUGENE

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DET 1 HHC 107TH SUPPORT GROUPSSG CANNON GERALD JOSEPHSPC STRIDIRON KENT

DET 1 HHC 2-108TH INFANTRYSPC SEEMAN SHANE JAMESSPC SNYDER JAMESJRDET 1 HHC BSTB 27TH IN BDE BCTSPC KESSLER SCOTT MICHAEL

DET 2 CO B 2-108TH INFANTRYSPC ELLIS RICHARD WILLIAMSPC HANSON RONALD GEORGESPC REARDON CASEY HAYES

DET 2 CO B 638 SPT BNSGT CATENA RICHARD

DET 3 CO E 3-142D AVIATIONSSG CIRILLI ARNOLD J

EN HHD HHD BDE FWD 3SSG AIELLO MAURICE

EN HHD HHD BDE REARSPC QUINONES EVER S

H & S CO 204 ENGR BNSSG CARPENTER PAUL OWENSGT KNISELY NEVA LOUISESGT MUELLER EDWARD JRPFC RAYMOND THOMAS

HHB 1-258TH FIELD ARTILLERYSGT BANAGA JOEMARSGT BETANCUR HENGELBERSGT BLUE GREGORYSGT COLON JOSE MCSM CUSH COREY KEVINSSG DAVIS RANDOLPHSSG YOUNG ALLAN GLENDON

HHC (-) 2-108 INFANTRYSPC CAPRIA LEO N IIISGM HENRY DAVID CSPC MADISON MICHAELMSG WILLIAMS THOMAS

HHC (-) BSTB 27TH IN BDE (BCT)SPC DOTY THOMAS EDWARDSPC SANTIAGO LISSETTE

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By Staff Sgt. Mike R. SmithGuard Times Staff

LATHAM – The losses span the New York NationalGuard’s nearly three years of service and sacrifice inOperation Iraqi Freedom. Starting with the tragic loss ofSgt. Heath A. McMillin, 105th Military Police Company, inJuly 2003, and ending with the deaths of Pfc. Hernando Riosand Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen, 69th Infantry Regiment, inAugust 2005, New York’s fallen Guard members musteredfrom across the State to support the global war on terror andgave their lives far from home. Their memories endured thisholiday season in a solemn role call.

Guard members and civilians of the Division of Militaryand Naval Affairs gathered Dec. 14 to honor the lives of 21New York Army National Guard Soldiers and one NavalMilitia Marine who died in the line of duty in Iraq:

Sgt. Heath A. McMillin; Spc. Michael L. Williams; Spc.Nathan Brown; Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni; Spc. Segun Akintade;Sgt. David L. Roustum; Staff Sgt. Philip Engeldrum; Spc.Wilfredo F. Urbina; Sgt. David M. Fisher; Staff Sgt. HenryE. Irizarry; Sgt. Joseph O. Behnke; Sgt. Kenneth G. VonRonn;Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin; Pfc. Francis C. Obaji; Spc. WaiP. Lwin; Spc. Azhar Ali; Marine Cpl. Joseph S. Tremblay;1st Lt. Louis E. Allen; Capt. Phillip T. Esposito; Sgt. MannyHornedo; Pfc. Hernando Rios; Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen.

“Please keep these men, their sacrifice and their familiesin your thoughts and prayers,” Brig. Gen. F David Sheppard,

Joint Forceshonor fallenGuard members

Acting Adjutant General, said.During the role call, State Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Van

Pelt spoke the name of each Guard member three timesconsecutively, a brass Navy bell clanged and a Soldier of theState Military Forces Honor Guard lit a white candle. Whenall names were read, 22 candles were alight — illuminatingthe memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Lt. Col. Allen D. Ferry, Chaplain, 42nd Infantry Division

Aviation Brigade, gave a benediction, and Ms. Jaime Myers,daughter of DMNA employee Lori Myers, sang two songs:“Please Remember” and “Dust in the Wind”.

The State Military Forces Honor Guard additionallyunfolded and refolded the Colors before the gathering, and,afterwards, encased the flag for display at the Iraqi FreedomMemorial Wall in the main lobby, here. ❏

Master Sgt. Noel Adams prays before 22 ceremonial candles following a Dec. 14 memorial ceremony at the Division of Military and NavalAffairs for New York's Guard members killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike R. Smith.

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With a barrel of holiday cheer, Staff Sgt Steven Streeter, right, and Tech. Kimberly McKean, 174th FighterWing, Syracuse, carry one of many collection barrels for donated food and clothing to a central drop off area at the Shopping TownMall, Dewitt, in early December. Nearly 50 Guard members worked with the Salvation Army to setup the barrels throughout the Dewittcommunity over the 2005 holiday season to create care packages for those needing assistance. Additional 174FW Guard membershelped distribute the care packages in time for the holidays. Photo courtesy of the 174th Fighter Wing.

MAJOR GENERALKNAUFF, ROBERT A NYANGHQ

BRIGADIER GENERALRADA, ESTHER A NYANGHQ

LIEUTENANT COLONELFILKORN, EMIL J NEADSTOMASELLI, ALFRED E 174FWCISEK, DONNA L 109AW

MAJORMACKAY, DAVID A NEADS

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANTGRANATO, MICHAEL J NEADS

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MARTINEZ, HILDA R 174FWVIRE, TYNIKKA C 174FWMUSENGO, ROBERT F JR 174FWROGERS, DOUGLAS N 174FWCOX, CHRISTOPHER G 174FWMATTHEWS, BRIAN F 174FWCONTI, JENNIFER K 109AWDECKER, MICHAEL H 109AWPIEDMONT, ADAM R 107ARWOWCZARCZAK, MICHAEL J 107ARWGUSTAFSON, THOMAS D 107ARWHULL, ROBERT A II 107ARWMEYER, WILLIAM K 106RQWMACQUILL, JAMES R 106RQWADAMS, ANTHONY D JR 105AWGAFFNEY, SUSAN M 105AWHEINTZ, KEITH R 105AWSTONE, ERIC 105AWWEISGARBER, MATTHEW J 105AWFIGUEIREDO, ANTONIO M 105AWJORDAN, DALE C 105AWWARREN, KEVIN JR 105AWNEWELL, OTTO K 105AWPOST, ALFRED C JR 105AWVILLAFANE, WILFREDO J 105AWLAHODA, ERIK M 105AWMOLINA, JOSE L JR 105AWBURKE, KERI G 105AWWILCOX, DAVID J 105AW

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SENIOR AIRMANIOZZO, ERIC J 174FWWILLIAMS, TAKEYA A 174FWBULLOCK, JAMES J 174FWSCHMITT, DANIEL P 174FWCOX, PRESTON J 174FWORTIZ, LORIN N 105AWPATTERSON, PERCY P III 107ARWFRONDEN, JASON M 107ARWLEONARD, JOSEPH H 107ARWHAWKES, PAUL F JR 106RQWDAVIUS, SORFFLY 106RQWCALKINS, LAUREN P 105AWZAUNER, CRYSTAL G 105AWENCARNACION, LIAM R 105AW

By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service

SAN DIEGO – The days of the weekend warrior are over,a top defense official said here recently.

Thomas F. Hall, assistant secretary of defense for reserveaffairs, said the country has entered the era of an operationalreserve force v.s. a strategic one.

Hall spoke at WEST 2006, a technology, communicationand national security conference co-sponsored by the ArmedForces Communications and Electronics Association andthe U.S. Naval Institute.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 500,000 reserve componentservicemembers have been mobilized, Hall said. Mobilizedguardsmen and reservists currently number 130,000.

Though the number of mobilized reserve componentservicemembers is on the decline 50,000 less than a year agothe unprecedented and extended reliance on these forcesbrings to the forefront a number of issues. These includemethods of mobilization, support systems and benefits, Hallsaid. He pointed to successes in changing reserve componentmobilization policies put in place during the Cold War. Butthere is still much to do, Hall said.

Support systems for these changing reserve forces are inplace, but they need refining, he said, citing an example. “Wehave some 37 categories by which we can pay guardsmenand reservists,” he said. “It’s very flexible, but it’s veryconfusing. We probably need three or four categories.”

Equipment also raises concerns, he said. Equipment thatreturns from Iraq and Afghanistan will need repair, and whatis left behind must be replaced. And considering the reservecomponents’ recent stateside humanitarian activities, suchas with Hurricane Katrina, what equipment is appropriatefor their missions becomes an issue. It all carries quite a tab.

Changing face of war meansmorphing Guard, Reserve

“We must have the kinds of equipment that (reservecomponents) can train on and use,” Hall said. “There’s a bigbill involved with that, but we’re going to have to face that.”

One important issue is benefits, he said. He used theanalogy of an active duty servicemember, a guardsman anda reservist in a foxhole.

“They look at each other and say, ‘Are your benefits thesame? The same bullet’s going to get us,’” Hall said. Thebenefits are not the same, he noted, adding that efforts arebeing made to change this.

Just as important as benefits is consideration for thereserve component servicemembers’ civilian lives.

The Guard and Reserve become less attractive if a militaryemployee has to worry about possibly losing out on a jobopportunity because of service. And the loss of incomebecause of mobilization also can be worrisome.

Hall requested that defense industry leaders attending theconference help other employers understand the value ofhiring a guardsman or reservist. He pointed to a leadingbuilding supply company’s philosophy on hiring reservecomponent servicemembers as a positive example, namingthe qualities that Robert Nardelli, the company’s chairman,president and chief executive officer, said he sees in militaryemployees.

Nardelli, Hall said, has found former servicemembers hiscompany’s sought to be model employees: They’re drug-free, they’re honest, and they’re team leaders.

Hall called Nardelli’s hiring actions both the “patriotic...(and) economic thing to do.”

In working toward the goals of restructuring the Guard andReserve so that they better meet the country’s needs, Hallsaid, the military is building a new institution. “I believehistory is going to write that this is the next GreatestGeneration, and we need to support them,” he said. ❏

By Sgt. Sara WoodAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON — Tax season hasonce again arrived, and militarypersonnel should know several thingsto make their returns easier and morebeneficial, a military official said hereyesterday.

Servicemembers who spent timedeployed have important things to keepin mind when filing their taxes, saidArmy Lt. Col. Janet Fenton, executivedirector of the Armed Forces TaxCouncil.

For example, Iraq, Afghanistan,Bosnia and Kosovo all qualify ascombat zones where military incomeis tax exempt, she said. For enlistedservicemembers, all income earnedin a combat zone is exempt, but forofficers, income is excluded up to acertain limit. For 2005, the limit forofficers’ tax-exempt income was$6,529 a month, she said.

Tax-exempt income is a great thing,

Tips offered for Tax Seasonbut it has worked against someservicemembers by exempting themfrom important credits, Fenton said.Two credits that military membersoften qualify for — earned incomecredit and child tax credit — requireearned income to be claimed, shesaid. Starting this year,servicemembers can elect to includetheir combat zone income to qualifyfor these credits, she explained. Shestressed that this income will not betaxed, but will allowservicemembers to receive creditsthey qualify for.

“Just because you think you didn’thave earned income due to yourcombat zone time, it’s worth youreffort to go to the tax center and findout if you do qualify for these twoimportant credits,” Fenton said.

Servicemembers in a combat zoneduring tax season get an automaticextension to file their taxes, Fentonsaid. Servicemembers have sixmonths from the time they leave the

combat zone to file, she said.Servicemembers who are stationedelsewhere overseas have a two-monthextension to file.

Military personnel can also get helponline with their taxes, Fenton said.The IRS provides a Free File serviceon its Web site, which lists several taxpreparation services, many of whichprovide free service to militarymembers, she said. The Web siteMilitary OneSource also provides freetax assistance to military members.

“The Internet’s invaluable; it allowsyou to file your taxes from your ownhome, if you’re comfortable enough todo that,” Fenton said.

To prepare to fi le taxes,servicemembers should make sure theyhave their W-2 forms from the militaryand any other jobs they had in the pastyear, Fenton said. Servicemembersshould also make sure they have SocialSecurity cards for themselves and theirdependents, she said.

W-2s are available on MyPay. ❏

“This was a very important episode for us to make,”Mr. Barta said. “You can be the best fisherman, the besthunter out there, but if you do not plan ahead for somethinglike this, that skill will do you no good. Situations like theone we recreate happen on a daily basis, as the brave menand women of the 106th can tell you. Your plan must bethorough and you must be able to execute it flawlessly tosurvive. I’m grateful to the 106th for lending their timeand their resources to help us relay this very importantmessage.

“When you’re in the raft with the ones that you love andthey answer your mayday and come to your aid, it’s worthevery single penny. God bless the men and women of theAir National Guard and the 106th,” Mr. Barta said. ❏

Rescue, from page five

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Courtesy of the Governor’s OfficePhotos by Staff Sgt. Mike R. Smith

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Governor George E. Patakimarked Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, by announcing theofficial opening of a new World War I and World War IIexhibit at the New York State Military Museum andVeterans Research Center, here.

The exhibits commemorate the contributions of NewYorkers in the “War to End All Wars” and as members ofthe “Greatest Generation”.

“These exhibits pay tribute to the sacrifices of our bravemen and women who fought for our freedom and to makethe world a safer place,” Governor Pataki said.

There is no admission charge to view the exhibits. TheMuseum is located at 61 Lake Avenue in the old Saratogaarmory building, which is approximately three blocksWest of Broadway. Viewing hours are Tuesday throughSaturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

“I encourage all New Yorkers to visit our MilitaryMuseum for an opportunity to learn and reflect on thesacrifice and courage our service men and womendisplayed throughout our history to protect our freedom,”Governor Pataki added.

“With the opening of these galleries, we are honoringveterans of the War to End All Wars and the GreatestGeneration, to whom the nation owes a great debt,” saidMaj. (Retired) Fred Altman, President of the New YorkState Military Heritage Institute.

Entitled “Fiery Trial and Sacrifice: New York and theFirst World War”, the museum’s WWI exhibit, its largestexhibit to date, provides an overview of WWI andfocuses on individual New Yorkers and New York Statemilitary units. Featured New Yorkers include notedAmerican poet Alfred Joyce Kilmer of the Fighting 69th;Medal of Honor recipient and founder of the Office of

State Military Museum opensWWI and WWII exhibits

Strategic Services (predecessor of the CentralIntelligence Agency), Wild Bill Donovan; hero of theHarlem Hellfighters, Sgt. Henry Johnson; aviation aceGeorge Vaughn; and Maj. Gen. John F. O’Ryan,commander of New York’s 27th Division.

Notable New York State military units in the exhibitinclude the 27th New York National Guard Division, the“Fighting Irish” of New York City’s 69th Regiment, the“Lost Battalion”, Harlem’s famous 369th Infantry and the77th “Statue of Liberty” Division.

The museum’s World War II exhibit, “United forVictory”, provides an overview of the conflict andfocuses on the Pacific and European theaters. Artifactsseldom displayed from the State’s Military HeritageInstitute are on exhibit with two items shown at themuseum for the first time: the original Medals of Honorawarded to Col. William O’Brien and Sgt. ThomasBaker, both of the 105th Infantry, which was originallyformed from a Capital District New York National Guardunit.

The New York State Military Heritage Institute iscomprised of veterans who provide support andpromotion to the NYS Military Museum and VeteransResearch Center through volunteerism and donations.

The museum houses the state’s collection of more than10,000 military artifacts, some dating before theAmerican Revolution, as well the State’s collection ofover 1,800 historic battle flags, many from the Civil War.The collection, which includes uniforms, artwork,weapons, equipment, photographs, documents and otherpieces of priceless memorabilia, is the largest of anystate.

In 1995, Governor Pataki ordered the first comprehensiveinventory of the collection. This effort reassembled most ofthe collection to a secure location at the Watervliet Arsenalwhere each item was carefully identified, registered,cataloged, marked and photographed. Prior to this effort theonly records on the military history collection were sketchynotes contained in shoe boxes full of index cards and thisnew detailed information of each artifact is now containedin a central database. For the first time ever, accountabilityand record keeping for the collection had been brought up toaccepted U.S. Army museum standards, ensuring that it canbe made readily available to educators, researchers andhistorians.

World War History

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Above: Spc. Ray Ramirez, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, leans on avintage Army jeep in the museum's main display area. Below: TheOrion patch is seen on a steel helmet with gas mask inside the WorldWar I exhibit entitled "Fiery Trial and Sacrifice". Below, right: Woolfield jackets of the American and German armies on display in theWorld War II exhibit entitled "United for Victory".

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Re-enactors of Mott’s artillery and the 5th New York Regiment of the American Revolution engage the“H.M.S. Vulture” portrayed by the sloop Clearwater. The Clearwater was escorted by the New York NavalMilitia during the event. Photo courtesy of the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College.

By Staff Sgt. Mike R. SmithGuard Times Staff

WEST POINT – If New York NavalMilitia members had been at this samespot on the Hudson River 225 years agothey may have witnessed cannon fire fromTeller’s Point and may have heard of Maj.Gen. Benedict Arnold’s plot to betray theContinental Army and hand over thedefense plans of West Point to BritishAdjutant, Maj. John Andre.

“Two hundred twenty-five years ago, theHudson River Valley was the major theaterof the Revolutionary War, what GeorgeWashington referred to as the ‘Key toVictory’, “ Col. James M. Johnson (ret.),executive director of Hudson River ValleyInstitute at Marist College, said. Johnsonwas one of the lead sponsors of Patriots’Weekend 2005.

The Westchester County region hasobserved Patriots’ Weekend since 2002 tocommemorate and celebrate the

Emergency Boat Serviceaids in commemoration

Revolutionary War.A New York Naval Militia patrol boat

and crew participated in the 2005commemoration, Oct. 1, and joinedauxiliary craft escorting the sloopClearwater to and from Croton Point sothat it could act as the British ship of warHMS Vulture as it acted in 1780.

In September of 1780, Andre hadconspired to meet with Arnold aboard theHMS Vulture, which was anchored offTeller’s Point. But Arnold sent word forAndre to meet him on the shore. Duringtheir meeting, the militia fired upon theHMS Vulture and forced her to movedownstream. Andre, separated from hisship, crossed the river in an Americanuniform, but he was captured and, underthe order of Gen. George Washington, hungas a spy.

“I extend my thanks to the New YorkNaval Militia and the coxswain and crewof their patrol boat, who played a key rolein making this event a success,” Johnson

said. “Having boats in the river wasparticularly important since the TellerPoint firing on the HMS Vulture led toAndre’s capture and thus helped to spoilArnold’s plot.”

“The New York Naval Militia’s MilitaryEmergency Boat Service enjoyed the

opportunity to support this historical eventand made practical use of its time on thewater to train its expanding number ofcrew members on call to crew the MEBSpatrol boats,” said Kevin Ettrich, NYNMExecutive Assistant, Joint ForcesHeadquarters. ❏

Since 1995 Governor Pataki has dedicated nearly $1million to the preservation of New York’s historicmilitary artifacts. In 1998, DMNA began working withthe New York State Police to investigate cases ofmissing or stolen artifacts. This cooperative effort,which includes monitoring of auction-related web sites,has resulted in the recovery of several priceless itemsincluding historic cannons and battle flags.

“Governor Pataki’s leadership and commitment to NewYork’s fighting men and women has made this museum,and the preservation of a myriad of artifacts from NewYork’s proud military heritage, a reality,” ActingAdjutant General, Brig. Gen. F David Sheppard, said.

“It’s through these historical treasures that all NewYorkers can remember and learn from New York’smilitary members who proudly served in defense of ourstate and nation.”

The 31,000 square foot armory, which is listed on boththe State and National Historic Registers, was built in1889 and remodeled in 1902. Designed by Isaac G. Perry,one of the architects of the New York State Capitol, thearmory reflects a style of architecture born in New YorkState and copied throughout the nation. The armory wasoriginally home to the Saratoga Citizens Corps, a localstate militia force established in 1878. Members of thisregiment and its descendant National Guard units marchedfrom the armory to fight in the Spanish American War,World War I and World War II. ❏

History, from previous page

Left: A World War I German Krupps 77 field gun, M-96, on display.Below: The Saratoga Armory/Military Museum from Lake Avenue.

The 31,000 square foot armory,which is listed on both the Stateand National Historic Registers,was built in 1889 ...

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Vice President Dick Cheney thanks the Rainbow Division and the 10th Mountain Division for their service. Photos by Spc. Sam P. Dillon.

By Maj. Richard GoldenbergHQ, 42nd Infantry Division (Mech)

FORT DRUM – Celebrating the recent return of Soldiers from Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney spoke to troops of theArmy’s 42nd Infantry and 10th Mountain Division at a rally held at Wheeler Sack Army Airfield, here, Dec. 6.

The Vice President and Mrs. Cheney traveled to the North Country and Fort Drum to honor the returning Soldiers and hosta town-hall meeting with Rainbow Soldiers and their families to discuss their views on the 42nd Infantry Division deploymentto Iraq.

“This morning we take special pride in recognizing thosewho have recently returned from duty in Iraq,” Cheney said tothe assembled troops of both divisions.

“We’re also grateful to the historic group of Soldiers thatDouglas MacArthur called the “Rainbow Division.” The 42nd

ID headed to Iraq and became the first Army National Guarddivision headquarters to deploy into combat since the KoreanWar. They’ve conducted thousands of raids and searchmissions, killed and detained terrorists, helped train Iraqiforces, and provided security for the constitutional referendumin October.”

“We know your country asked you to carry out some difficultand some dangerous missions. You went about that work withtremendous focus, skill, and regardless of the conditions. Your performance in combat — not just the progress you’ve made,but also the character you’ve shown — has left a lasting impression on people up and down the chain of command,” he said.

“One unit of the 42nd ID, the “Fighting 69th” from New York City, showed its toughness in confronting insurgents aroundBaghdad,” the Vice-President said. “Fighting the war on terror requires skilled, well trained units of the National Guard,and the Rainbow Division is one of the best.”

“You’ve been taking on tough assignments, adapting to enemy tactics, pressing on and hanging tough. I want to thank youfor a job well done and to say on behalf of all Americans, welcome home.”

Following Cheney’s rally for the troops, some 50 Soldiers and family members gathered privately with the Vice Presidentand Lynne Cheney to hear personal reflections on the 42nd Division’s deployment and operations in Iraq.

The meeting included enlisted Soldiers, NCOs and officers from the 42nd Division Headquarters, 642nd MilitaryIntelligence Battalion, Engineer Brigade Headquarters and the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry. The meeting was closed to thepress to encourage greater candor and discussion.

Cheney asked a group of Soldiers to briefly discuss their roles and missions in Iraq and share their personal reflections.Topics discussed with the Vice President included the military’s long-term role in Iraq, support and benefits for Guardfamilies and employers and the likelihood of additional National Guard deployments for returning Guardsmen.

“You’ve met every challenge with focus and courage, and with great effectiveness, and, above all, with honor,” the VicePresident told the assembled crowd during the rally.

“Standing here today, in the presence of U.S. Army combat veterans, I am reminded once again of what a privilege it isto be a citizen of the United States of America. Your Commander-in-Chief and your fellow Americans are very proud ofyou, and it’s my great honor to bring you that message.” ❏

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From right, Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, Vice President Dick Cheney,Mrs. Lynne Cheney and Lt. Col. Jim Lettko discuss the 42ID'smobilization and deployment to Iraq at a town hall meeting.