New Mexico Minuteman - Fall 2011
New Mexico Minuteman - Fall 2011 New Mexico Minuteman - Fall 2011
1116th Transportation Company 1116th Transportation Company drives its way to a successful AT By 1st Lt. Elizabeth Castillo, 1116th Transportation Company The 1116th Transportation Company participated in the 27th Annual Golden Coyote multicomponent annual training exercise with Army National Guard units from fi fteen different states, including Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as a Colorado Air National Guard unit, a Navy medical unit and a United States Army Reserve unit. More than 2,100 Soldiers participated in the exercise at Custer State Park, the largest state park in South Dakota, spanning 71,000 acres of mountainous terrain and known for its wildlife. The Golden Coyote mission was twofold. In phase one, the 1116th participated in warrior lanes training, conducting land navigation, leader reaction course, mobility operations in urban terrain, Humvee egress assistance trainer, virtual convoy operations trainer and convoy lanes. The warrior lanes training was supported by trained observer controllers from the South Dakota National Guard. In phase two, the Golden Coyote Task Force worked in conjunction with the Sioux Indian Reservation and the U.S. Department of Forestry to provide the Sioux Nation with fi rewood for the long South Dakota winters. This humanitarian mission required the Soldiers of the 1116th and other transportation companies to conduct convoys through hundreds of miles in the Black Hills, with individual missions involving one day of picking up the timber and a second day of dropping off the timber on the reservation. The timber hauling missions were requested by the higher headquarters 12-24 hours in advance, and all proper documentation had to be submitted prior to the mission. Golden Coyote was an operational mission making it fantastic real world training. The 1116th convoyed approximately 1,000 miles one way from Gallup and Farmington, N.M., to Camp Lancer with 33 M-915A3 tractor trailers, 42 M-871 trailers, one lowboy trailer, two LMTV’s, eight Humvees, and a water buffalo. The 1116th was completely self-suffi cient for both the timber hauling mission and the warrior lanes training. The 1116th Soldiers were dedicated to ensuring the safety of their Soldiers, sensitive items and all their equipment. The truckmasters, Sgt. 1st Class Jefferson Henio and Sgt. 1st Class Julian Chino, worked diligently to coordinate the mission packets and the warrior lanes training packet to provide the convoy commanders and assistants complete convoy packets for mission accomplishment. The maintenance section completed several scheduled services and repaired a number of vehicles during AT. All the assigned Soldiers stepped up to ensure the overall success of the Golden Coyote humanitarian mission. 18 NEW MEXICO Minuteman / Fall 2011 The 1116th was also able to train all tasks on the mission essential task list. A transportation company is required to conduct convoy operations, redirect vehicle operations using movement tracking systems, conduct truck platoon operations, establish areas of operations, perform composite risk management procedures, conduct unit supply & administration operations, manage transportation operations, manage maintenance operations, and deploy and redeploy. This full spectrum METL training is a major advantage for a unit preparing for deployment to a combat theater. Sgts. Everett Gilbert, Irvin Livingston and Paul King earned the Army Achievement Medal for putting their U.S. Forest Service training to use immediately after arriving in South Dakota and ensuring that all timber loads were completed safely for the Soldiers’ safety and the safety of the civilian community. They spent the majority of the annual training attached to 516th Engineer Company at Camp Custer Forward Operating Base deep in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sgt. 1st Class Terrance Paden was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for hauling a mission critical 10K forklift with the only lowboy trailer available to each of the timber drop sites throughout the Sioux Indian Reservation. Staff Sgt. Terrill Lee and Sgt. 1st Class Dean Schultz were awarded ARCOMs and a South Dakota TAG coin for stopping and assisting a stabbing victim outside Ellsworth Air Force Base where Camp Lancer was located. Lee and Schultz rendered fi rst aid, diverted traffi c and waited for the Rapid City fi rst responders to arrive, then continued on to complete their mission.
New Mexico National Guard hosts high school football camps By Sgt. Suzanna Dominguez, State Public Affairs NCO, JFHQ The New Mexico National Guard Recruiting and Retention Offi ce hosted high school development football camps June 20 – 24, 2011, in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, N.M. The camps were tailored to high school football teams throughout the Albuquerque Metro Area and were designed to improve individual and team development. Participating teams included La Cueva High School, St. Pius High School and Manzano High School. Throughout the week, football teams traveled to Santa Fe to participate in the National Guard High School Team Building Course held at the Onate Training Complex. Teams participated in a fast rope run, team relay, rappel tower operations and a confi dence course. The National Guard also teamed up with The National Football League to host the High School Player Development Program for high school players throughout Albuquerque. The camp was held at the University of New Mexico Practice Fields throughout the week. The camp focused on character development and life skills as well as football fundamentals. Fall 2011 / NEW MEXICO National Guard 19
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> National Guard hosts<br />
high school football camps<br />
By Sgt. Suzanna Dominguez, State Public Affairs NCO, JFHQ<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> National<br />
Guard Recruiting and Retention<br />
Offi ce hosted high school development<br />
football camps June 20<br />
– 24, <strong>2011</strong>, in Santa Fe and Albuquerque,<br />
N.M.<br />
The camps were tailored<br />
to high school football teams<br />
throughout the Albuquerque Metro Area and were designed to improve<br />
individual and team development. Participating teams included La Cueva<br />
High School, St. Pius High School and Manzano High School.<br />
Throughout the week, football teams traveled to Santa Fe to participate<br />
in the National Guard High School Team Building Course held at the Onate<br />
Training Complex. Teams participated in a fast rope run, team relay, rappel<br />
tower operations and a confi dence course.<br />
The National Guard also teamed up with The National Football League<br />
to host the High School Player Development Program for high school players<br />
throughout Albuquerque. The camp was held at the University of <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Mexico</strong> Practice Fields throughout the week.<br />
The camp focused on character development and life skills as well as<br />
football fundamentals.<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2011</strong> / NEW MEXICO National Guard 19
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