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AIRMAN SAVES MAN FROM BURNING HOME IN CARTER COUNTY
T H E V O L U N T E E R S T AT E
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VOL. 17, ISSUE 2
T H E V O L U N T E E R S T A T E G U A R D M A G A Z I N E
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Wildfires in
the South
ON THE COVER
Soldiers for the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment’s Machine
Gun Company, mobilized from Knoxville, pose for a photograph
at San Benito, Texas, sometime between January and March
1917.
Photo Courtesy of 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Smoky
Mountain
Rescue
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Patrolman,
Spotlight on
Airman, Hero
Leadership
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V S G
CONTENTS
8 ON THE BORDER VOLUME 17
The Guard’s Preamble to Fighting in France. We Take You
ISSUE 2
Back to the Conflict on the Mexican Border in 1917.
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Tennessee Airman Helps to Rescue an Injured Citizen from a
Burning Home.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Maj. (Ret) Randy Harris
16 ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY
ART DIRECTION Rob Pennington
164th Airlift Wing Engages the Community with a Base Tour for SENIOR EDITORS Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nick Atwood
Kids and Adults in the Community. Maj. Darrin Haas
Master Sgt. Robin Brown
Staff Sgt. William Jones
18 REGION III BEST WARRIOR Rob Pennington
TN National Guard Recruiter, Staff Sgt. Dustin Rottero, Wins
PHOTOGRAPHY Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nick Atwood
Region III “Best Warrior” Competition. Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby
Tech Sgt. Daniel Gagnon
Tech Sgt. Danielle Hopkins
19 COMMAND CHIEF CHANGE Tech Sgt. Kurt Mintz
Staff Sgt. William Jones
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ricky L. Tackett named Command
Sgt. Arturo Guzman
Chief Warrant Officer for the Tennessee Army National Guard.
VIDEO Senior Airman Darby Arnold
20 MOUNTAIN RESCUE WRITERS Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nick Atwood
The Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Maj. Darrin Haas
Master Sgt. Robin Brown
Battalion Evacuates a Sick Hiker in the Great Smoky Moun-
Tech. Sgt. Kurt Mintz
tains.
Rachel Miklaszewski
22 SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP
This Special Edition of “Spotlight On Leadership” Features an
Interview with Anne Haston, Spouse of Maj. Gen. Max Haston.
The Volunteer State Guard Magazine is published to pro-
24 DEVELOPING LEADERS vide command and public information about Tennessee
Guard Soldiers and Airmen throughout the world. Views
Tennessee’s Adjutant General Hosts Ina-
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25 BOOK REVIEW work and letters are invited and should be addressed to:
Editor, The Volunteer State Guard, 3041 Sidco Dr., Attn:
Maj. Darrin Haas Gives his Review of TNPAO, Nashville, TN 37204.
THE GREAT CALL-UP.
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A SALUTE TO OLD HICKORY
T E N N E S S E E Mar. 15, 2017 - President Donald Trump tours The Hermitage and places a wreath on
S N A P S H O T President Andrew Jackson’s tomb marking the 250th anniversary of Jackson’s birth-
day. Trump is the first sitting president since Ronald Reagan to visit the site.
PHOTO BY: CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 NICK ATWOOD
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4-278TH CHANGE OF COMMAND
T E N N E S S E E April 1, 2017 - The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment welcomes Lt. Col. Foley as the
S N A P S H O T incoming commander of 4th Squadron and says farewell to the outgoing commander,
Lt. Col. Roark. The ceremony was held at the Mount Carmel Armory.
PHOTO BY: SGT. ARTURO GUZMAN
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DECORATED VIETNAM VETERAN TOURS
T E N N E S S E E May 10, 2017 - Members of the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, visit with Bobby
S N A P S H O T Pridmore as he tours a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Pridmore was awarded the Dis-
tinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star for his gallantry during the Vietnam War.
PHOTO BY: MASTER SGT. KENDRA M. OWENBY
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JOINT EFFORT
T E N N E S S E E May 11, 2017 - A Tennessee National Guard Soldier and Airman work together to re-
S N A P S H O T move a excessively worn tire from it’s rim. The 118th has a shop with the tools able to
change tires and offered to help the 1-230th with this crippling issue.
PHOTO BY: TECH SGT. DANIELLE HOPKINS
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STORY BY MAJ DARRIN HAAS
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Soldiers for the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment’s
Machine Gun Company, mobilized from Knoxville,
pose for a photograph at San Benito, Texas, some-
time between January and March 1917..
As combat raged for its
second year in Europe,
in what we now call
World War I, the United
States still maintained
strict neutrality in
the spring of 1916. Pres-
ident Woodrow Wilson
worked to keep the U.S.
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out of a war costing
millions of lives. But, as
the war was happening
“over there,” threats to
U.S. security came from
just across its south-
ern border, in Mexico.
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Francisco “Pancho” Villa.
Bain Collection/Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico grew the years prior to 1916. But by
that spring, Mexico was in the throes of a civil war as rival leaders fought for
control of the government. For a short time, Francisco “Pancho” Villa became
the Mexican President, but was overthrown in a coup supported by the Amer-
ican government. Angry, Villa wanted to draw the U.S. into the civil war, so he
attacked elements of the 13th U.S. Cavalry stationed near Columbus, New Mex-
ico, on March 9, 1916. After killing 14 Soldiers, he raided Columbus, burning
portions of the city and killing ten civilians.
Within days, President Wilson responded by ordering Brig. Gen. John Persh-
ing to lead a “punitive expedition” into Mexico to kill or capture Villa and his
raiders. With nearly 10,000 Soldiers, Pershing began a futile, 9-month campaign
and never captured Villa.
To protect the U.S.-Mexico border from continuing raids and a Texan fear
that Germans were conspiring with the Mexicans to reclaim U.S. territory, Wil-
son mobilized a portion of the National Guard on May 9, followed by the rest of
the Guard, to include Tennessee, on June 18. More than a 150,000 guardsman
were mobilized to defend the border from San Diego, California, to Browns-
ville, Texas.
Tennessee National Guardsmen were quick to serve and responded swiftly
to the mobilization. Every unit currently organized (except Separate Company
G, an African-American Infantry Company in Nashville) were ordered to ren-
President Woodrow Wilson
dezvous at their home armories and prepare for deployment. The units would
drill, issue equipment, recruit new soldiers, and ready their families for their
departure.
Each unit also had a “war envelope” from the Adjutant General, Charles
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