At Ease - Wisconsin National Guard Department of Military Affairs
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1. Rachel, Julie, and Amanda Zalusky, not necessarily in that order,<br />
effortlessly achieve a blended look on a January drill weekend. The<br />
Pine River triplets, seniors at Weyauwega High School, enlisted<br />
in the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Army <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> last fall and enthusiastically<br />
attend drills <strong>of</strong> their Recruit Sustainment Program company<br />
while awaiting a September 2009 ship date for Basic Training and<br />
Advanced Individual Training. They have three siblings, two older<br />
brothers and a younger sister, who all have joined the <strong>Guard</strong> within<br />
the past two years. Rachel, Julie, and Amanda were born in 1991...<br />
on July 4 — no kidding. Photo supplied<br />
2. Capt. Jeremy O’Leary administers the reenlistment oath to Pfc.<br />
Daryal L. Butkovich at his workplace, Holiday Automotive in Fond du<br />
Lac, May 8, 2008. Butkovich, a member <strong>of</strong> the 108th Forward Support<br />
Company, Sussex, “reenlisted for 6 years knowing he is going to<br />
get deployed in 2009,” said Sgt. 1st Class Donald E. Grundy.<br />
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Donald E. Grundy<br />
3. Brig. Gen. Anderson precides over a pre-race <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Army <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Guard</strong> re-enlistment ceremony, June 20, 2009, at the Milwaukee<br />
Mile. Photo by Sgt. Jessica Sosa<br />
4. Capt. John Matz, left, a member <strong>of</strong> the Winnebago County Sheriff’s<br />
<strong>Department</strong>, receives the oath <strong>of</strong> enlistment in the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Army<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> from Maj. John Oakley. Matz, a 21-year <strong>Guard</strong> veteran,<br />
chose to re-join the <strong>Guard</strong> in order to deploy to Iraq alongside his<br />
18-year-old son Johnathon as a first sergeant in 1st Battalion, 120th<br />
Field Artillery, a unit <strong>of</strong> the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.<br />
Photo by 2nd Lt. Johnny K. Simmons<br />
5. New 128th Air Refueling Wing recruit Justin Henrichs, 18, is the<br />
fourth member <strong>of</strong> his immediate family to currently serve in the unit.<br />
Mom, Janice, and dad, Craig, are both master sergeants working<br />
in Maintenance, while sister, Kristin, is a staff sergeant working in<br />
Finance. Photo by Senior Airman Nathan Wallin<br />
6. Country singer Laura Bryna, “the new voice <strong>of</strong> the Air <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Guard</strong>,” enjoys an orientation flight in a <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong><br />
KC-135 Stratotanker July 16. Tech. Sgt. Pete Gauerke, center, was<br />
the boom operator for the refeuling mission, while Master Sgt. Rob<br />
Trubia caputured images <strong>of</strong> the action. Bryna and other passengers<br />
were invited along on the scheduled refueling mission to gain an<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> the role the 128th Air Refueling Wing and the <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> play in the war on terrorism.<br />
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Rohl<strong>of</strong>f<br />
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2008 By the Numbers:<br />
250<br />
new<br />
Airmen<br />
1,680<br />
new<br />
Soldiers<br />
101.7%<br />
Army <strong>Guard</strong><br />
strength<br />
101%<br />
Air <strong>Guard</strong><br />
strength<br />
101.7%<br />
101%<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Army <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong><br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Air <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong>
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