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On the Cover
Governor Deval Patrick passes the organizational colors of
the Massachusetts Military Division to Maj. Gen. Joseph
Carter, symbolizing his willingness to accept responsibility
for the Massachusetts National Guard. Looking on is Chief
Master Sgt. Richard Bedell, state command chief master
sergeant of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
(Photo: Sgt. James Lally)
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The Adjutant General
Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Carter
Director of Public Affairs
Lt. Col. Paul M. Landry
Public Affairs Officer
Maj. Lisa Ahaesy
Managing Editor
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Maes
Staff
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Woodlock
Sgt. 1st Class Steven Tedeschi
Sgt. James Lally
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Features
Remembering POW-MIA Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Major General Joseph C. Carter Distinctly Honored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maffei Shares Law Enforcement Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
‘Yankees’ on Deck for Tour in Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Crossing Historical Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
101st Engineers Build Border Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
972nd Military Police Train for Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The 65th PAOC Relieves the 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
O’Sullivan is New Command Chief Warrant Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
From World War II to Global War on Terror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Massachusetts Air National Guard
Partners with the United States Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
New Otis Fire Crash and Rescue Station Open for Business . . . . . . . . 21
Canada Presents Brigadier General with
Meritorious Service Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Third Annual Black History Month Ball is Feb. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Value of a Staff Ride – Saratoga Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Summertime at the Base Where Working is a
Learning Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Departments
Command Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Promotion Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entertainment for the Soldier, by the Soldier
FORT DIX, N.J. – Sgt. Stacey Chapman of the 26th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army
National Guard, performs during the finale of the U.S Army Soldier Show, Sept. 21. In 2007, the Army
celebrated the 87th anniversary of the debut of the first Army Soldier Show in 1918, and the 23rd
anniversary of the modern U.S. Army Soldier Show. (Photo: Sgt. James Lally)
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