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157th medics find common ground inEl Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Learning from each other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

A hidden gem with regional appeal . . . . . . . . . 11

Those broad New England accents . . . . . . . . . 12

Performing the complex choreographyof a 9-line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Fazio earns Top Gunat state marksmanship match . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Alvarez saves life during endurance race . . . . 21

Payette reflects on White Houseexperience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Air Promotions & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Army Promotions & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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On the cover: A Salvadoran firefighter approaches Tech. Sgt.Shawn Theberge of the 157th Medical Group, N.H. Air NationalGuard, during a training exercise at the Santa Anita Fire TrainingComplex in San Salvador, El Salvador, on June 28. Theberge wasone of five NHANG medics who traveled to El Salvador for asearch and rescue seminar with their Salvadoran counterpartson June 26-28. Photo: Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157th ARW PA

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By Capt. Suzanne Lamb, 157th ARW PAO

For Brig. Gen. Peter Corey, one of theattributes of leadership is the performanceof service to others.

“I fully recognize and understand thatmine is a position and a responsibility, nota rank and privilege,” Corey said duringhis promotion ceremony June 2 at JointForce Headquarters in Concord. The NewHampshire National Guard, along withnumerous family and friends celebratedthe milestone, which capped 31 years ofmilitary service.

Corey, the director of the Joint Staff,joins four other general officers currentlyserving in the N.H. Guard.

“Throughout my career I’ve had thegood fortune of being surrounded bytalented and hard-working professionals,”he said. “They taught me many thingsalong the way. They patiently instilled inme the right Army values and ethics.”

Corey’s wife, Margaret, affixed thesingle-star insignia to his uniform duringthe ceremony. Chief Master Sgt. WilliamHoughton and Command Sgt. Maj. ThomasConsidine then presented Corey with hisone-star flag. The ceremony also includedthe presentation of a personal sidearmand general officer belt by Corey’s threechildren, Kerstin, Dana and Joe.

His previous assignment was as com-mander of the N.H. Army Guard’s 197th

Fires Brigade. In 2010-2011, Corey ledthe single largest deployment of N.H.Guardsmen in recent history, deployingto Kuwait in support of Operation NewDawn. Corey deployed twice as a seniorU.S. military observer on United Nationspeacekeeping missions to Monrovia,Liberia, from April 2006 to January 2007,and to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, fromSeptember 2007 to January 2008.

Corey is currently assigned as directorof the Joint Staff, N.H. National Guard.

“As director of the Joint Staff, I serveto support the goals and objectives of theAdjutant General,” Corey said. “I don’tcommand any forces; I direct the actionsof the Joint Staff.”

Those actions focus on domesticoperations which support the state ofN.H.’s Homeland Security and HomelandDefense mission; establishing good workingrelationships with interagency partnerssuch as FEMA, N.H. Fish and Game,N.H. emergency management and others;the International Affairs program, whichincludes the State Partnership Program;support to the NATO school; and theOffice of Service Member and FamilyServices, formerly the Deployment CycleSupport Program .

“My charge is to ensure that the JointStaff is trained and conducts planning andpreparation so if we get called to respondto an emergency, we can do so effectively,”

he said. “My overall goal is to ensure thatthe Joint Staff is fully trained, capable andsynchronized between the Army and Airso we are not tripping over each other.”

Corey was also recently assigned as thedeputy commander and Army reservecomponent integration advisor, UnitedStates Army Africa and SouthernEuropean Task Force.

“Essentially it entails 60 to 90 days ayear supporting the strategic goals of theU.S. Army, Africa,” Corey explained.“When I spoke to the commanding general,he said most of my time would be spentvisiting units training in Africa, seniorleader engagements, meetings at thePentagon and visiting states with partner-ship programs with Africa.

The new brigadier general hopes toleverage his experiences from his twoprevious deployments to Africa to thebenefit of the command and hopes hisrelationship with AFRICOM will providesome opportunities to New Hampshireunits for training in Africa.

Corey received his commission throughUNH ROTC in 1983. He then attendedthe field artillery officer basic course atFort Sill, Okla., in 1984. He remained onactive duty, serving in various positionsthroughout the United States and Europeuntil February 1990.

In March 1990, he joined the N.H.Army National Guard, serving in variouscommand and staff positions throughoutthe organization since that time.

Corey was born and raised in Littleton,N.H. He and his wife currently reside inWhitefield, N.H. �

Corey promoted to general

Brig. Gen. Peter Corey, director Joint Staff, NewHampshire National Guard, thanks family, friendsand colleagues for their attendance during hisremarks after his promotion to brigadier generalJune 2. Photo: Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157 ARW PA

Col. Peter Corey, center, prepares for his promotion to brigadier general with his wife Margaret Coreyduring a June 2 ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Concord. To his right are Maj. Gen. WilliamReddel III, the Adjutant General of the NHNG, and Brig. Gen. Craig Bennett, the commander of theNHARNG.. Photo: Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157 ARW PA

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The road to revolutionAbout 50 soldiers andairmen participated in theNew Hampshire NationalGuard Heritage Tour onAug. 17 and 18. Similar to astaff ride, the educationalfield trip for both enlistedand officers retraced thebeginnings of theAmerican Revolution androots of the modern daymilitia. It included visitsto Fort William andMary, Bunker Hill,Lexington and Concord,and The Battle ofBennington. Photos byMaj. Greg Heilshorn,State PAO

Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt,157 ARW PA

Five medical personnel from the NewHampshire Air National Guard traveledto El Salvador to participate in an emer-gency search and extraction subject matterexpert exchange between the two countriesJune 26-28 as part of the State PartnershipProgram.

More than 20 members of the centerof training peace operations, or Ceopaz,a Salvadoran Army unit responsible forsearch and rescue operations; Green Cross,an all-volunteer team of emergencymedical technicians; and local firefightersand commandos exchanged best practiceswith the medics from the 157th MedicalGroup.

The team traveling from N.H. is partof the chemical biological radiologicalnuclear high yield explosive enhancedresponse force package – CERFP.

“While working in El Salvador, it wasequally challenging to teach a multi-cultural audience the concepts of the NewEngland CERFP model,” said Capt. RexRubin, a search and extraction operationsmanager for CERFP.

The week began with two days of class-room instruction at a Salvadoran Army

base, followed by a third day at a local firetraining center practicing search, extrac-tion and patient recovery in a debris field.

“Rarely do I get an opportunity towork in an environment where I can giveback to the community in a way that thereis tangible evidence that I have done

something for the better,” said Rubin.“As Guardsmen, we seem to be mostchallenged in times of great need and areable to rise to meet unforeseen situations.It’s a great feeling.”

Rubin’s team presented such topics aspersonal protection equipment, approach-ing “clean” and “dirty” incident locations,use of simple triage and rapid transporttriage, patient care and movement con-cerns, hot zone and clean triage concerns,cervical spine precautions, CERFP flowof events in a search and rescue and ahands-on explanation of first responderresponsibilities in assessing patients uponarrival at an incident.

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Theberge, a memberof the New England CERFP team and afire fighter from Maine in his civilian job,said the opportunity was something thatdoesn’t present itself often.

“It was a dynamic exchange of experi-ences between how we treat patients in theUnited States upon reaching an incidentscene and how emergency personnel hereapproach patients in El Salvador,” saidTheberge. “Many of the more experiencedfirst responders here asked severalquestions based on their experiences thatwere outstanding.”

According to the Ceopaz commander,the chance to participate in a bilateralexchange of information similar to this aspart of the El Salvador exchange program

157th medics findcommon ground in El Salvador

Air Force Master Sgt. Sandy Roberts simulates a victim during a search and extraction mass casualtyexercise at the Santa Anita Fire Training Complex in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 28. Manuel NejaminCortez Hernandez, (in green outfit), a volunteer emergency medical technician with Green Cross, takescommand of members of the Salvadoran Army during the extraction exercise.

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Theberge provides training on the M-9 bag and the patient treatment applications that areavailable during a provider training exchage with members of the Salvadoran Army and other local civilauthorities June 26.


with the N.H. National Guard is a criticalelement to the success of his soldiers.

“It’s very important we work togetherand exchange ideas in order to besuccessful,” said Col. Juan Bustante, DelCeopaz commander. “We then work

together and exchange ideas with localcivil authorities to help local people whoare suffering.”

For members of the team from NewHampshire, the opportunity to sharetheir experiences with another culture

was something that will not soon beforgotten.

The New Hampshire and El Salvadorstate partnership program, which beganin 2000, averages several exchangesannually. �

Senior Airman Alexa Schimmel, 157th MedicalGroup medical technician, acts as a pregnant masscasualty victim during an exercise at Santa Anita FireTraining Complex, June 28. Nelson Alexander RivasBueno, left, a Green Cross volunteer, assumes thecommand during the scenario with members of theSalvadoran Army search and rescue team. N.H. AirNational Guard members traveled to El Salvador toparticipate in a chemical biological radiologicalnuclear high yield explosive enhanced responseforce package exchange with local authorities.

Senior Airman Alexa Shimmel, right, demonstrates to Salvadoran soldier Carlos Alfredo Garcia Duranhowhow personal protective equipment is used in an environment that may contain hazardous material asTech. Sgt. Michael Dame assists June 26. Five medical personnel from the N.H. Air National Guard traveledto El Salvador to participate in a chemical biological radiological nuclear high yield explosive enhancedresponse force package – CERFP – exchange with local authorities.



Story and photos by Capt. Suzanne Lamb,157th ARW PAO

Four airmen from 157th SecurityForces traveled to Lourdes, El Salvador,in August to participate in an all-femalelaw enforcement exchange as part of theNew Hampshire National Guard’s StatePartnership with the Salvadoran military.

The three-day workshop focused onmilitary police tactics and techniques.Thirty-one officers and enlisted soldiersfrom the Salvadoran army, navy and airforce traveled from bases around thecountry to attend the event at the Ceopazmilitary base in Lourdes.

“This information is very important forus,” said Maj. Armida Aguilar, a nurse inthe Salvadoran army. “We receive basicinstruction in security, but not the specifictechniques.”

The techniques demonstrated duringthe exchange included overcoming head,chest and choke holds.

“These skills and techniques give methe confidence I need to do my job,” saidSenior Airman Heather Gagnon of the

157th Security Force Squadron. “I amexcited to be here to share the informationand to learn from the Salvadorans as well.”

The 31 Salvadoran participants traveledfrom around the country to attend theevent at the Ceopaz military base. It was arare opportunity for the women to practiceskills together. Females make up only5 percent of the Salvadoran military.

“There are only 16 women in the entireSalvadoran air force,” explained 1st Lt.Maria Elena Mendoza, the first femalefixed-wing pilot in the Salvadoran military.“Unlike the army, we do not have femaleenlisted. I do not work often with otherwomen. Without this event, I would neverhave the opportunity to work with womenfrom the other Salvadoran armed forces.”

Female Salvadoran soldiers are anincreasing presence in security patrols in

Learning from each other

1st. Lt. Carolina Marenco of the Salvadoran armydemonstrates a physical security exercise withSenior Airman Heather Gagnon of the N.H.National Guard during a joint exercise in Lourdes,El Salvador.

New Hampshire Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Devin Godfrey, left, and El Salvador Air Force 1st Lt. Maria Elena Mendoza practice defensive rifle drillsduring a three-day exchange in Lourdes, El Salvador, Aug. 8.

“There are only 16 womenin the entire Salvadoranair force ... Without this

event, I would neverhave the opportunityto work with women

from the other Salvadoranarmed forces.”

– 1st Lt. Maria Elena Mendoza

El Salvador, supporting the nationalpolice in the search for drug trafficking.Salvadoran culture does not supportphysical contact between male soldiersand female suspects. Females are vital toensure that suspected female traffickersare thoroughly searched.

“I am so impressed by the profession-alism and skills of these soldiers,” saidAirman 1st Class Devin Godfrey of the157th Security Force Squadron. “TheSalvadoran military does not have theresources we have, but the techniquesthey use are just as effective as ours.”

During the exchange, Pvt. MarilyRodriguez Mendoza of the Salvadoranarmy demonstrated a technique for con-trolling a suspect during a search withoutthe use of handcuffs.

“The compliance and control techniquemade me completely immobile and offbalance,” said Senior Airman AutumnClarke. “She had full control of me, andI couldn’t resist. I was shocked that couldbe done without the use of handcuffs.”

The N.H. Air Guard demonstrateddefensive rifle and weapons retentiondrills. Their Salvadoran counterpartsappreciated the exposure to new skills.

“We don’t want to resort to the use ofweapons during patrols,” said Mendoza.“We receive on-the-job training in physicaldefense and apprehension, but do nothave the opportunity to spend timepracticing skills in this type of setting.This will help us for sure.”

In October 2012, Maj. Aguilar and 1stLt. Diana Reyes, a military police officerin the Salvadoran army, will deploy toAfghanistan for six months with a jointteam of El Salvador Army and N.H.National Guard members. The NATOmission will include mentoring andtraining the Afghan National Police.

“This training is a great refresher,”said Reyes. “The practice makes me feelmore confident to apply these techniques,both in the military and, if necessary, inmy civilian life. Now I hope I can teachothers as well.”

For the female airmen of the 157thAir Refueling Wing, the opportunity toattend the event is an honor.

“These women are making history intheir country, and we get to be a partof it,” said Clarke. “We are workingwith the first female pilots in theSalvadoran air force, and a graduate ofthe first Salvadoran military college classto admit women. These women are sohumble; they don't realize how specialthey are.” �

From left, Col. Ricardo Palomo, chief of public affairs for the Salvadoran Army, Hampstead firefighterGordon Campbell and battalion chief Fred Heinrich (in the Sked®) practice evacuating a simulatedinjury during a hazardous material demonstration at the Hampstead Fire Department on Aug. 1. Palomoand two other senior officers from the Salvadoran Army's humanitarian response unit visited NewHampshire as part of the N.H. Guard's State Partnership Program. They received an overview of Guardcapabilities and how military and civilian agencies cooperate during state emergencies.Photo: 1st Sgt. Mike Daigle, Deputy State PAO



By Sgt. Brian Gordon,114th Public Affairs Detachment

Nestled in a densely wooded section ofeastern New Hampshire, one of the mostimportant training schools in the N.H.Army National Guard goes largelyunnoticed. The Regional Training Instituteis a facility that offers local, cost effectiveand high quality training in courses thatare needed by a large number of N.H.Army National Guard soldiers.

The RTI is located at the N.H.National Guard Training Site in CenterStrafford, N.H. The site is a 100-acretraining area covered in fields, woodsand wetlands. It also boasts classrooms,barracks, simulators, a dining facility, adrill hall, and outdoor training environ-ments such as a land navigation courseand an urban training area.

“We teach a number of courses here,including military occupational specialtyqualification classes, combat lifesaver andArmy basic instructor, as well as officercandidate and warrant officer candidatecourses,” said Master Sgt. Lore Ford,operations NCO for the 195th Regiment.“The MOS classes that we give, unit supplyspecialist and fire direction specialist, areespecially useful because they apply to thestate of New Hampshire. New Hampshireis largely an artillery state, and everyoneneeds supply.”

There is an RTI in every state, withmany offering specialized MOS training.The New Hampshire RTI is staffed bymembers of the 195th Regiment, N.H.Army National Guard.

Lt. Col. Brian Phillips, commander ofthe RTI, said that it is good for both the

state of New Hampshire and the individualsoldier to have the RTI located in thestate. He said that significant savings occurwhen you don’t have to send a soldier outof state to receive training, not to mentionthe reduced travel time.

The RTI also trains soldiers fromother states who need skills that may notbe available in their home state, but aretaught in New Hampshire.

“We represent the New HampshireGuard to the country,” Phillips said.“Because we’re a regional school, we caninstruct anyone; active component, reserveor National Guard. Their impression ofthe New Hampshire Army National Guard

is what they see from the instructors hereat this unit. The graduates go back totheir home states and their units, andthey still contact some of our instructorsfor support as subject matter experts.”

During the weekend of May 17-20, theRTI hosted nearly 80 officer candidatestudents from around New England whowere participating in the second phase ofthe three-phase Officer Candidate School.On a series of warm, sunny days thestudents were trained and tested on avariety of leadership skills, such as givingoperation orders and leading squadsunder fire.

Officer Candidate Shawn Macdonaldof Northwood, N.H., said that he enjoyedapplying the leadership theory he hadlearned in the classroom, and learningto implement the theory in the field.

“There’s a big difference between talk-ing about operations orders and actuallyissuing one out here,” said Macdonald.

The instructors at the RTI have a widerange of experience, coming from variousbranches of the Army, such as artilleryand military police. As a group, theyenjoy their work and are enthusiasticabout the opportunities at the RTI.

“This is a really good program that issupported and funded well,” said MasterSgt. Bryan Laflamme, NCO platoontraining officer. “The best decision I’vemade in my career was to come work atthe RTI.” �

A hidden gemwith regional appeal

Regional Training Institute instructor Capt. Martin Isabelle instructs Officer Candidate School students atthe RTI in Center Strafford on May18. The RTI is a National Guard training school offering local militaryoccupational specialty qualification, leadership and other classes to New Hampshire and other NationalGuard soldiers. Photo: Staff Sgt. Brian Gordon, 114th PAD

Officer Candidate School students participate in a field leadership exercise at the RTI in Center Strafford onMay 18. The RTI is a National Guard training school offering local military occupational specialty qualifica-tion, leadership, and other classes to New Hampshire and other National Guard soldiers.Photo: Capt. Brooks Hayward, 114th PAD


By Maj. Greg Heilshorn, State PAO

By accident one day eight years ago,we discovered Steve Mumford’s blog“Baghdad Journal,” a striking collectionof drawings and dispatches from the Iraqwar. Mumford was on his fourth trip toIraq by then, traveling throughout thecountry as a freelance artist documentingthe war from the perspective of the Iraqisand U.S. troops.

The New Hampshire National Guardhad seven units – more than 1,100 soldiersand airmen – deployed at the time. Mostof them were in Iraq. In one particularentry from August 2004, Mumford was inBaqubah at the same time a company fromthe 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery,was there training Iraqi policemen.

Mumford wrote:

We had always wanted to publish thedispatch along with an interview withMumford. He had captured the essence ofour New Hampshire Guardsmen, and wewere impressed with his unique approach.He used an ancient pen and ink methodvery much in the vein of Homer Winslow,who was embedded with the Union Armyduring the American Civil War.

Mumford graciously responded to aseries of questions and a request for highresolution copies of his drawings fromthe time he spent with 2nd Battalion. Butwe’ve never published them until now,nearly a decade after our units receivedorders to mobilize.

Outside of the fine art community,Mumford was not well known until ABCNews named him its “Person of Week”on Dec. 17, 2004, dubbing him a “combat

artist.” In 2007, he returned to Iraq todocument the grueling pace of an Armyhospital. Last year, Harper’s Magazinefeatured his drawings from Afghanistanwhere he was embedded with Marines in2010 and 2011. They were printed with aselection of Homer’s Civil War engravingsthat originally appeared in Harper’sWeekly. Mumford’s “Baghdad Journal”was eventually published as a book.

Why did you decide to go to Iraq?When I was younger and just starting

out as an artist, I traveled for a year inSouth America, drawing and painting,mainly in the Amazon region of Peru,where I traveled by foot and canoeamong the Mayoruna Indians. In a way mydrawing in Iraq came back to that method,drawing directly from life in a situationthat fascinated me. I’m a huge fan of thepaintings of Winslow Homer, a NewEngland artist of the 19th century. He was“embedded” with the Union army duringthe Civil War, sending drawings back fromthe front to Harper’s Weekly. Afterwardhe made some beautiful paintings aboutwhat he saw. I wanted to do somethingsimilar with this war.

This is the first time that I’ve beenembedded, and my family has no historyin the U.S. Army. I came to Iraq becausethere was a war on. I was always interestedin the Vietnam War, and wondered ifanyone who had been there was making

Those broad New England accents

This New Hampshire National Guard company is actually from a fieldartillery battalion, but they’ve been reassigned as military police. They get alittle wistful when they hear orders for artillery strikes for the gunners at FOBGabe over the radio. Nevertheless, many of them have jobs in law enforce-ment, and they’re taking on the challenge of training the Iraqi cops.

Being from Boston, I love hearing their broad New England accentsagainst this backdrop of date palms and dry, dusty streets. Even their namesremind me that America hasn’t lost all of its regional flavor: John Uran, WalterHand, Robert Cone, Christopher St. Cyr – names like that conjure for me adistant time of small Northeastern towns with cold winters, where people cantrace their ancestry over many generations in the same spot.

Sgt. Jon Fouts enthusiastically opens the police academy class onemorning with a booming “Aaaallrighty, then!” which, as part of their informalritual, the Iraqis shout back at him. Fouts is a burly, jovial man with a hugegap-toothed grin. A natural actor, he holds the attention of his audience ofsome 50 policemen, singling them out for questions, joking about the numberof weddings they always seem to be attending, and miming drunkennesswhile discussing punishments for such crimes as public intoxication or sellingliquor to minors. Even when they don’t get his jokes, which the translatorstrains to keep up with, the Iraqis enjoy Fouts’ physicality and volume.

Next he launches into the topic of ethics, posing difficult scenarios in whichhe tries to make clear that an individual’s personal ethics should be distin-guished from the law. With the cops paying him close attention, Fouts tries todrive home two points: that the cops’ role is to protect the public, and thatwhen called upon to perform their duties, they will sometimes feel fear, andthat’s okay. It’s hard to make out how foreign these ideas are to the Iraqis;the day before, there was an animated class discussion in Arabic abouthuman rights. The cops were concerned about their parking spaces. Theyhave to park a short distance from the building to protect it from car bombs,while the police chief and his deputy get to drive right up. The cops wanted toknow if this was a violation of their human rights. Their officers made it clearthat it wasn’t.

realist narrative painting about theexperience. The art world is divided intoso many genres that often ignore oneanother. Grand history paintings werestill considered high art 100 years ago.

My ambition was to try to bring thiskind of dramatic narrative from historicalevents back into the contemporary artdialog. I wanted to start from directexperience – so I went to Iraq to draw. In10 and a half months in Iraq, I spent a lotof time not embedded, but simply drawingon the streets of Baghdad, drawing Iraqisdrinking tea, playing soccer, cleaning thestreets, hanging out in art galleries! Ididn’t want to just represent the militaryexperience.

You have made four trips to Iraq between2003 and 2004. How long do you stay?

I guess they averaged between two andfour months each, with about the sameamount of time back in the U.S. I didn’tplan to make four trips, but I just keptfinding that there was still stuff I wantedto see and draw. I’m pretty sure I’m doneat this point and will start back to workingin my studio, using the drawings andphotos as the basis for paintings.

What are your views on the war in Iraq?Have they changed since you’ve spent timein country?

I was against the war at the beginning,but my views became more nuanced whenI got there and discovered how happymany Iraqis were that Saddam was gone.Also, I have a lot of faith in the militaryand the professionalism of the soldiers.It’s a far cry from the Vietnam movies Igrew up with!

What insights have you gleaned from yourtime in Iraq both with the military and withthe locals and how each views the war?

Well, I saw a slow realization on bothsides that this would have to be a longand difficult process. The Iraqis definitelyexpected a quick fix, and they were dis-appointed. The soldiers were surprised athow little initiative the Iraqis showed tohelp rebuild their own country. Tribalismis a huge problem there, where a lot ofIraqis don’t know how to think in termsof the greater good of the country. But Ithink both sides are learning to cope withreduced expectations and work with thesituation as it is.

How did you hook up with New Hampshire’s2nd Battalion? From your journal entries,we gather you enjoyed your visit.

I believe I spent seven or eight dayswith the NHNG. It was a great surprise

to hear the famous New England accentin the middle of Iraq, especially nice sinceI’m from Boston. Listening to Sgt. JonFouts’ lectures to the Iraqi cops washilarious. A lot of times American jokesand sense of humor don’t translate wellfor Iraqis, but Fouts had this physicalityto his jokes that really cracked the Iraqisup, especially when he was making fun ofthem for partying too hard at weddings(they go to a lot of weddings), or miminggetting drunk. He’d have them in stitches.They probably never got lectures like thatunder Saddam. But he always broughtthe joking back around to serious pointsabout human rights, personal moralityand the duties of being a policeman.

Describe your approach to creating artwork.Would you call yourself a writer as well?

I like writing but I don’t think of myselfas a writer. I don’t have any plans to keepwriting, but I’ll probably always find myway back to it from time to time. This isthe first time that I’ve written for publica-tion accompanied by my art. SometimesI’d start a drawing in ink and then addsome color. Sometimes I’d do full water-colors, first sketching out the compositionin pencil. When I was doing pen and ink,I’d start right in with ink to keep thedrawing fast and spontaneous. I prefer towork from life, and I’d typically spend fromone to two hours on a drawing. Some-times it was impossible to finish a drawing,or even to start one (for example, insidea moving Humvee). In that case I’d takea digital photo and work on the drawingfrom my laptop. I have nothing against

using photos, but it's simply not asmuch fun.

Mostly, I love to draw people doingthings – an action taking place that tellsthe viewer about daily life, whether froman American or an Iraqi perspective. It’schallenging to draw when you’re in asituation where no one expects someoneto sit down and start drawing. This tensioncan be very energizing. On the streets ofBaghdad, I’d usually get an audience,something I’m not accustomed to in mystudio, obviously. It takes some gettingused to, but if you go with it, you start tofeed off the energy of the other people.

On one patrol, the soldiers ended upchasing and arresting several suspects;while we waited for a house to be searchedI drew the soldiers and suspects. OneIraqi was adamant that I not draw him,but his brother volunteered! I had to workvery fast, which cuts out a lot of extraneousdetail. It’s a powerful experience, both interms of drawing and recording a historicalevent. This last part is important to me.I’m conscious of being somewhere wherecrucial political events are unfolding, andminute-to-minute decisions have big con-sequences. There will be thousands ofphotographs after this is over, but littleart related to the war. Art shows a subtlerside to these events, reflecting thingsmore subjectively. The means I employare thousands of years old; they’re allabout the human touch.

I think my art will add somethingunique to the historical record, and hope-fully, broaden the possibilities for con-temporary artists. �



Six new officers from the New Hampshire National Guard's Officer Candidate School were sworn in at the New Hampshire State House by Lt. Col. Roy Hunter onAug. 21. The new lieutenants are, from left, 2nd Lt. John Skiff, 2nd Lt. Patrick Glennon, 2nd Lt. Peter Krauklin, 2nd Lt. Michelle Warren, 2nd Lt. Shawn McDonald and2nd Lt. Thomas Hossfeld. The traditional OCS program is a 16-month course of instruction conducted from April to August of the following year and is divided intofour phases: Phase 0 is designed to prepare officer candidates for the OCS program; Phase 1 is a 15-day annual training period held in June; Phase II is conductedone weekend per month for 13 months; Phase III is a final 15-day annual training period, culminating in graduation and commissioning. Upon successful completionof Army National Guard OCS, the candidates are commissioned second lieutenants. Photo: Maj. Christine Tebbetts

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Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Robert Brown,114th PAD

“Send a 9-line!!”A 9-line, or call for medical evacuation,

is the radio call no soldier wants to make,but all must be prepared for. The soldierwho makes it performs the first stepof a complex choreography, all of whichis designed to save the lives and limbs ofsoldiers on the battlefield.

On April 14, a sunny and surprisinglywarm day, elements of the 237th MilitaryPolice Company, the 169th MedevacAviation Detachment, and Company C,3/238th Aviation Medevac conductedjoint medevac training at Fort Devens tobe ready to perform their parts in theprocess. The units recently receivedorders to deploy to Afghanistan in 2013,so the training resonated with soldiersacross the spectrum. Ever present was thereal possibility of the aviators supportingthe MPs during their tours in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Ian Short of Newburyport,Mass., a flight medic with the 169th,directly linked the joint training with thatvery possibility.

“They (the 237th) are going to beone of the units we are likely covering. [Ithelps] to know they are actually going tobe prepared for what we need [to do] whenwe are actually downrange … so we can

get people to where they need to go, whichis really higher-echelon medical care.”

The flight medics and crew members

provided intensive training to the militarypolice soldiers of the 237th, familiarizingthem with the Black Hawk helicopters.Next on the agenda was a series of classesdesigned to show them how to work as alitter team while following the crew’slead to work safely around the aircraft.

The medevac training culminatedwith soldiers geared up and executinglive 9-line radio reports, pulling perimetersecurity and loading dummy “patients”onto the running helicopter.

1st Lt. Jarryd Talbot of Manchester,1st platoon leader in the 237th, pointedout the advantages of the joint training inthe context of his unit’s recent orders toAfghanistan, noting that it removed, “theaspect of this being a new thing and thenthey (the soldiers) simply rely on theirtraining.”

Sgt. Audra Vigliotte of Portsmouth, ateam leader for 3rd squad, 3rd platoon,similarly observed that the first time totry these tasks should not be after deploy-ing overseas, “when the choppers arerolling in.”

“Whenever you get an order thatcomes down, you definitely know you aretraining to use those skills in-country

Performing the complex choreographyof a 9-line

Pvt. Ryan LeBlanc, a military policeman with the 237th MP Company, communicates his position as heprovides security to his team during joint training with the 169th Medevac Aviation Detachment. The training,conducted on April 14 at Fort Devens, was part of their preparations for mobilization in support of OperationEnduring Freedom.

A flight medic from the 169th Medevac Aviation Detachment directs a team of military policeman from the237th MP Company on proper loading and carrying procedures during joint medevac training on April 14 atFort Devens. The two units have received pre-mobilization orders for deployment to Afghanistan in 2013 andwill possibly be operating in the same area.

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that’s going to directly impact how we actwhile in-country,” Vigliotte said.

Short lent a unique perspective to thetraining. Prior to his assignment to the169th Medevac, he served an active-dutytour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade asan infantryman stationed in Italy, withdeployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

“When we had somebody wounded,we felt if we could get them to the bird,they would be okay. And so it means alot to me now to be a medevac and knowthat the people on the ground are count-ing on us providing them expert care,”he said.

Short also pointed out the mutualbenefits for both units, illustrating thevalue to the aircrews of guiding litterteams, refining their own load plans andthe simple gain from teaching the skill toother soldiers.

“Teaching provides you a differentangle, and I feel like I’m learning mytasks better as I’m teaching them toothers. In having to articulate them sothat others can understand, they reallymake a lot more sense in my head.” �


More than 70 members of the NewHampshire National Guard gathered atFort Devens Aug. 18-19 to compete as thestate’s best during The Adjutant General’s2012 Combat Marksmanship Match.

Competing against one another,airmen and soldiers vied for coveted slots

on the N.H. Combat Squad, which willcompete at the New England WarriorChallenge and The National GuardMarksmanship Advisory Council Region 1Competition in September.

Although participants were competi-tive, the real goal of the shootout was to

provide valuable training that could meanthe difference between life and deathwhile deployed.

“Specifically, as the Air NationalGuard forward deploys more often andin a more joint environment, training onthis range in this environment is muchmore realistic than at the combat armstraining and maintenance range,” saidChief Master Sgt. Matthew Collier, N.H.state command chief. “The opportunityto train here with our Army brethren andglean many of their tactics and experiencesis invaluable to our airmen.”

That sentiment was shared by anArmy lieutenant colonel contending inthis year’s competition.

“The point of this competition is tobuild camaraderie and improve marks-manship skills. A unit generally brings afour-man team to compete individuallyand collectively,” said Army Lt. Col. DavidMikolaities, commander, 54th TroopCommand. “It’s both an invaluable andperishable soldier skill that is crucial intoday’s high ops tempo.”

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Jon Worrall,who has volunteered at this event forseveral years, gives his time because hebelieves this training can directly result incombat survival.

Fazio earns Top Gun at statemarksmanship match

A soldier fires his M-4 during The Adjutant General’s 2012 Combat Marksmanship Match at Fort Devens Aug. 19. More than 70 members of the New HampshireNational Guard competed in the annual event with winners moving on to the New England Warrior Challenge, The National Guard Marksmanship Advisory CouncilRegion 1 Regional Competition in September.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Gray, 157th Maintenance Squadron, checks the scores of another competitorduring The Adjutant General’s 2012 Combat Marksmanship Match at Fort Devens Aug. 19. More than 70members of the New Hampshire National Guard competed in the annual event with winners moving on tothe New England Warrior Challenge, The National Guard Marksmanship Advisory Council Region 1Regional Competition in September.

Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157th ARW PA


“This competition could ultimatelysave some airman or soldier’s life,” saidWorrall, a veteran of the Iraq war whowas medically retired from the N.H.National Guard after being struck by anindividual explosive device and who nowvolunteers to help train Guard members.

While impressed with participation,Collier would encourage more to getinvolved in this event next year.

“More than just competitors gainingvaluable skills here during this event,they’re going back to their units andsharing that information with other air-men and soldiers,” said Collier. “That’swhy this is such an important event thatwe should be supporting more.”

The weekend’s top performers forcombat rifle, combat pistol and overalltop gun scores were as follows:

High scores for top gun, overallindividual: 1st Lt. Mark Fazio, NHNG,with a score of 475; Sgt. David Whitcher,NHNG, 461; and Command Sgt. MajorJason Speltz, NHNG, 429.

High score for top combat pistol:1st Lt. Mark Fazio, NHNG, 175.

High score for top combat rifle: Sgt. 1stClass James Austin, NHNG, 130.

High score for top team: “Don’t Call911,” Lt. Col. David Mikolaities, NHNG;Maj. Brian Fernandes, NHNG; 1st Lt.Mark Fazio, NHNG; Command Sgt.MajorJason Speltz, NHNG, with a team scoreof 1,572.

For more information on the NewHampshire National Guard CombatMarksmanship Competition, contactyour service representative: Air National

Guard, Master Sgt. Brian Dulin [email protected]; Army NationalGuard, Capt. Allen Corey [email protected]. �

Winners of the Top Team Award at The Adjutant General’s 2012 Combat Marksmanship Match are, from leftto right, Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Speltz, 1st Lt. Mark Fazio, Maj. Brian Fernandes and Lt. Col. DavidMikolaities, all of 54th Troop Command.

Airman 1st Class Don Boyer, 157th MaintenanceSquadron, shoots the M-9 pistol during TheAdjutant General’s 2012 Combat MarksmanshipMatch at Fort Devens Aug. 19.


By Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157 ARW PA

When Senior Airman Angel Alvarezran a 10-mile Tough Mudder race July 14in Stowe, Vt., it was a chance to demon-strate his physical skills. What he didn’trealize was it would also be an opportu-nity to use his medical skills, as well.

He was about three miles into his racewhen Alvarez, a 157th Civil EngineeringSquadron firefighter who also is an emer-gency medical technician and firefighterin his civilian job, had an opportunity touse other skills that reunited a fatherwith his daughter.

After stopping for a water break inhumid 90-degree weather, Alvarez beganhearing friends yelling his name. Whathappened next, Alvarez attributes totraining he received as a member of theNew Hampshire Air National Guard.

“My teammates were yelling my namebecause they knew I was a paramedic andtrained in these high-stress situations,”said Alvarez. “I sprinted toward a manwho was down and unconscious and, Isoon discovered, had no pulse.”

The man, estimated to be in his mid tolate thirties, had collapsed due to asuspected heat stroke.

“I performed cardiopulmonaryresuscitation on the gentlemen while anoff-duty EMT who had reached himseconds before performed mouth-to-mouth,” Alvarez said. “We continued CPRfor about six minutes before a tournament

EMT arrived on scene. They didn’t havean automated external defibrillator oroxygen with them so I told them weneeded one right away.”

With a large crowd growing, the man’sfriend was yelling over Alvarez’s shoulderto “please help him” as well as repeatinga girl’s name over and over saying, “Hecan’t leave her.”

“I was so focused on my training,”continued Alvarez. “It was like I hadtunnel vision. There were so many peoplearound me talking. I just focused them outlike they weren’t even there.”

Assuming the man had a youngdaughter at home, Alvarez stayed moti-vated to make sure a little girl didn’t loseher father.

“My training with the Air NationalGuard helped me stay calm and reallytake control of the situation and exerciseleadership,” said Alvarez. “As a new fire-fighter and EMT in Nashua, I’m not putin many opportunities to lead. I defer tomy lieutenant and other firefighters whohave much more experience than I.However, in the Guard and as a seniorairman, I have an opportunity to leadjunior members. I believe that experiencecontributed largely to my reaction.”

Finally, at about the eight-minute point,a tiring Alvarez finally got the AED andoxygen from an arriving EMT.

“When a tournament paramedicarrived on scene with the AED, we wereable to revive him and bring him back,”

Alvarez said. “His eyes opened, and hewas moaning. We asked him if he knewwhere he was – which he did – and if heknew what happened – which he didn’t.”

As a Nashua EMT, Alvarez hasresponded to four individuals in similarsituations and has been unable to saveeach.

“It’s strange that I have my first saveat a place I wasn’t even expecting to bein that situation,” said Alvarez. “It allstarted at Pease. My senior leaders havemade sure I’m trained and prepared forthese situations.”

Although he doesn’t think what he didwas that extraordinary, he contends any-one in his situation would have done thesame thing.

“I guess you would say I was just inthe right place at the right time,” he said.“I’m sure anyone in my shoes would havedone the same thing.” �

Alvarez saves life during endurance race

Senior Airman Angel Alvarez

Military youth from across New England participate in Operation Military Kids, acamp created to engage children of military families in a series of fun activities,on Aug. 15. Hosted at Copper Cannon Camp in Bethlehem and organized by the4-H Youth Development program and the University of New Hampshire CooperativeExtension, the young people spent three days participating in a variety of activities,team building exercises and personal skill-building workshops designed to helpyouth face the unique challenges of life as part of a military family. Assisted bythe New Hampshire National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force and the NHNGFamily Program, the activities were part of a series of camps hosted by UNHCooperative Extension and were funded in part by a federal grant intended toaddress the ongoing needs of our nation’s military families. Photo: Sgt. Rick Frost

Members from the New Hampshire National Guard Family Program and theNHNG Counterdrug Task Force compete against military youth in a game of“capture the flag” during Operation Military Kids Camp at Copper Cannon inBethlehem on Aug. 15. This camp is one of many that provide activities formilitary youth across New England and to help instill necessary personalqualities for youth to face life as a military child. The camp was coordinated inpartnership with the New Hampshire National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force,the NHNG Family Program, the 4-H Youth Development Program and theUniversity of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, utilizing a federal grantintended to fund programs such as this. Photo: Sgt. Rick Frost


Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt157th ARW PA

A New Hampshire Air National Guardcivil engineer and University of NewHampshire graduate recently completeda White House internship in the Office ofPublic Engagement and IntergovernmentalAffairs.

Senior Airman Brooks Payette was giventhe opportunity to attend the TrumanSummer Institute after being selected as aTruman Scholar last year. The prestigiousaward also provides $30,000 for a graduateeducation program.

“As a White House intern, I helpedwith scheduling rooms, assisting at eventsto ensure they go smoothly and that thoseattending events at the White House havea pleasant experience,” said Payette. “I alsoworked with our veterans and militaryfamilies outreach liaison.”

While every day presented Payettewith new challenges, it was clear what hisfavorite part of the job entailed.

“Helping out the White House tourswith the wounded warriors was by far myfavorite part of this experience,” Payettesaid. “Their service to this country is

unrivaled. Additionally, their positiveattitude and smiles as we toured the WhiteHouse was inspiring and infectious.”

Payette said he was impressed to beworking in the White House with the richhistory behind it. “I have always beenfascinated with presidential history and

Payette reflects onWhite House experience

Senior Airman Brooks Payette poses July 10 in theWhite House bowling alley during a break from hisWhite House internship. Payette recently completedthe internship in the Office of Public Engagementand Intergovernmental Affairs.

the White House in general. Walkingthrough the many parts of the WhiteHouse was quite the experience the firsttime. It is truly an honor, but after a timeyou are running around so much you havelittle time to even realize where you are.”

Payette had the opportunity to be at anevent that hosted distinguished visitors aspart of the Truman Summer Institute.

“I got to meet Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas and former Secretaryof State Madeleine Albright,” Payettesaid. “We also had an event with formerVermont Gov. Howard Dean on the day ofthe Affordable Care Act Supreme Courtdecision. I reminisced with him about asit-down interview I conducted with Gov.Dean in 2003 for the Berlin Sun when hewas running for president.”

“The amount of time, energy and effortthat people put into this administration forthe benefit of the public [is impressive],”he said. “The leadership, staffers andinterns are all great people, and I amhonored to say I served President Obamain both a civilian and military capacity.”

Payette was competitively selected asone of 60 recipients who were awarded thescholarship last year. He was the secondUNH student to receive funding from theHarry S. Truman Scholarship Foundationas a memorial to the 33rd president.

The Scholarship is awarded annually tocollege juniors with exceptional leadershippotential who are committed to careersin government, nonprofit or advocacysectors, education or elsewhere in publicservice.

The competitive selection processrequires a strong record of public service,as well as a policy proposal that addressesa particular issue in society. Payette’s pro-posal, addressed to the U.S. Departmentof Education, urges an increase of physicalfitness activities in schools to address andcombat childhood obesity.

It was his interest in this that made themost significant impact on Payette thissummer, the opportunity to speak to thechildhood obesity problem’s most famousadvocate, Michelle Obama.

“The biggest honor was meeting thefirst lady, getting a fashion shout-out fromher and asking about her ‘Let’s Move’initiative,” said Payette. “Its mission is tohelp alleviate the childhood obesity epi-demic in America within one generation.”

After completing further education, theBerlin native plans to work in the area ofpublic service aimed at addressing child-hood obesity through public policy or thenonprofit sector. �


Cathy Mcleod, an ICU nurse at Concord Hospital,controls the vital signs of a programmable manikinduring a joint medical exercise at the Army AviationSupport Facility in Concord on Aug. 5. Sgt. PeterDavis, a flight medic with the 1/169th MEDEVAC Co.,evaluates vital signs with the assistance ofDr. Christopher Fore, an ER physician at ConcordHospital. Photo: Staff Sgt. Brian Gordon, 114th PAD

Airman 1st ClassAlyssa Rosenberg, 157 Student FlightAustin Wallace, 157 Student FlightChristopher Friedel, 157 Student FlightChristopher Poulin, 157 Student FlightEric Gosselin, 157 Student FlightJoshua Bousquet, 157 Student FlightKatherine O'Hara, 157 Student FlightKayla McWalter, 157 Student FlightLainey Graham, 157 Student FlightMark Fowler, 157 Student FlightMark Fowler, 157 Student FlightMichael Wortley, 157 Student FlightSarah Laperle, 157 Student FlightKaylee Smith, 133rd ARS

Senior AirmanBrandi Barrett, 157 MXGJonathan Febonio, 157 LRSJoshua Kehr, 157 MXSKevin Banks, 157 CESRachel Marsan, 157 MXS

Technical SergeantDaniel Peterson, 157 CESJames Watson, 157 FSSKeith Russo, 157 MOFRonald Letch, 157 FSSThomas Kelley, 157 CES

Master SergeantRobert Peach, 157 MXSScott Eagan, 157 MXSTheresa Reynolds, 157 SFS

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