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a r k a n s a s M I N U T E M A N September 2007 OPEN DOORS Use an Arkansas Federal Home Equity Loan to Open the Door to Endless Possibilities. • Up to 100% financing of your home’s equity • Not available on existing AFCU Home Equity Loans HOME EQUITY LOAN 6 AS .99% LOW AS Annual Percentage Rate based on your credit qualifications. 12-Year Term. HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT 24-Month Intro Rate 5 AS .99% LOW AS Annual Percentage Rate based on your credit qualifications. Rate will change after 24 month intro period, and is tied to Wall Street Journal Prime. Whatever your need, we’ve got the home equity loan that’s right for you. Call 982-1000 in Central Arkansas or toll free at 800-456-3000. Apply online at AFCU.org AFCU.org ADVERTISEMENT
September 2007 a r k a n s a s M I N U T E M A N Editorial staff Capt. Chris Heathscott State Public Affairs Officer Commander, 119th Mobile Public Affiars Det. Editor in Chief Maj. Keith Moore Air Guard Public Affairs Officer Associate Editor Adrienne Brietzke Public Affairs Specialist Associate Editor Buddy Garrett Public Information Officer Associate Editor Garrick Feldman Editor & Publisher Christy Hendricks Managing Editor How to reach us 404 Graham Road Jacksonville, Ark. 72076 Ph: 501-982-9421 Fax: 501-985-0026 arkansasminuteman@arkansasleader.com Advertising: arkansasminutemanads@arkansasleader.com Story ideas chris.heathscott@us.army.mil keith.e.moore2@ar.ngb.army.mil Arkansas Guard News Published by Leader Publishing, Inc. 404 Graham Road, Jacksonville, AR 72076, phone number (501) 982-9421, a private firm in no way connected with the Arkansas National Guard, under written contract with the Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard. This civilian enterprise National Guard newspaper is an authorized publication for the members of the U.S. military services, published under the provisions of AR 360-1, AFI 35-101 and the Arkansas Military Department. Contents of the Arkansas Minuteman are notnecessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, the Department of Defense or the National Guard. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the National Guard or Leader Publishing Inc. of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. Editorial photos unless otherwise noted. The Arkansas Minuteman reserves the right to edit all items. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Offi ce of the Arkansas National Guard. All photos are Arkansas National Guard unless otherwise noted. Photo by 1st Lt. Chauncey Williams, Arkansas National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Home sweet home. A Soldier receives an emotional welcome home from a loved one at Fort Hood, Texas, on August 7, 2007, after his unit returned home from Iraq. Approximately 60 of the Soldiers arriving that day were with the 185th Aviation Regiment of the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 77th Aviation Brigade. See pages 10 and 11. From the Command Group Mobilizing Arkansas for success on the Battlefield By Brig. Gen. Richard E. Swan Joint Force Land Component Commander Six years ago this month, the U.S. suffered a terrorist attack that brought us together as a Nation. It also resulted in a full court press against terrorism, giving the Guard more time on the court than we had seen in decades. In support of that effort, Arkansas has provided over 8,500 Soldiers and Airmen to the war on terror, and on April 6, we got the call for another 3200. The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was alerted for its second tour of duty in Iraq, and on Friday, Aug. 17, that mission was made official, with the receipt of the brigade’s mobilization order. But with a thorough mission analysis, it was determined that this was not just a job for the 39th Brigade. The most effective route to success would be the mobilization of Joint Force – Arkansas…a package of Arkansas units, combined, to fulfill the personnel requirements of the mission at hand. On Aug. 4, we identified Soldiers from several additional Arkansas units to augment the 39th Brigade’s mobilization: 87th Troop Command units: · 216th Military Police Company - West Memphis · Detachment 1, 216th Military Police Company – North Little Rock · 1123rd Transportation Company – North Little Rock · Detachment 1, 1123rd Transportation Company – Blytheville · 224th Maintenance Company – Mountain Home · Detachment 1, 224th Maintenance Co. – Marshall · 1038th Horizontal Construction Company – North Little Rock 142nd Fires Brigade units: · 217th Brigade Support Battalion: • Headquarters Company – Booneville • Co. A – Lincoln, Ark. • Detachment 1, Co. A – Berryville • Co. B – Rogers Unit augmentation is nothing new to Arkansas and the 39th Brigade, due to the mission requirement calling for the ‘entire’ brigade of 3200 Soldiers. With a call for troops equating that of a unit’s authorized strength, that particular Photo by 1st Lt. Chauncey Williams, Arkansas National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Thank you for your service. Brig. Gen. Richard Swan, Arkansas’ Joint Force Land Component Commander greets a Soldier with the 185th Aviation Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard’s 77th Aviation Brigade. The general traveled to Fort Hood to welcome the Soldiers back to the States on Aug. 7, 2007, after their yearlong deployment. As the ‘land component’ commander, Swan serves the adjutant general with command of all Army units in the Arkansas National Guard unit’s ability to support the call is severely hampered. On any given day, the 39th Brigade has as many as 600 Soldiers that are non-deployable due to the fact they have yet to attend, or are currently attending, their initial entry training. Add to that number the Soldiers who are in line to retire, at the end their enlistment contract, and anticipated to be determined non-deployable during the SRP [Soldiers Readiness Processing] process and you have just lost an extremely significant portion of your strength. Just as is required this time around, the first mobilization of the 39th Brigade in support Operation Iraqi Freedom resulted in the need of over 1,000 additional Soldiers to fill the personnel requirement handed down by the National Guard Bureau. Those Soldiers were pulled from nine other states in 2003 which ended in a successful deployment, yet met with various challenges. Reaching into the state’s own assets to support this mobilization rather than seeking external units will result in more effective command and control, continuity of training and overall mission success. Although these augmentation units will not deploy with their day to day brigade command and leadership, they are training and working with their fellow Arkansas Soldiers, while maintaining squad and company integrity for unit cohesion. The bottom line is…with the opportunity to pick the players we wanted on our team, there was little argument that Joint Force – Arkansas was the right answer. With 3200 of the best Soldiers in the nation deploying on the same team, you are set up for success. With this mission, Arkansas will have mobilized a total of 12,000 Soldiers and Airmen. Second and third deployments are not uncommon and many of our troops have given more than that. There is no denying that service in the Guard today comes with sacrifice, but six years ago…our world changed. Take care of your Families, yourselves, and your fellow Soldiers. Always place the mission first. Never accept defeat. Never quit. And never leave a fallen comrade. Thank you for your service and for your sacrifice.”
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