az enlisted association newsletter - winter 2011

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As your newly elected State President, I am

humbled and excited to serve the 6,500 Air-man and Soldiers of the Arizona NationalGuard. It is with great appreciation that I

wish to thank the previous AZ President,MSgt Dave Morgan, for his exceptional lead-ership for the past year and a half. Dave

leaves office having achieved a significantgrowth in membership and having forgedstronger relationships with the Arizona Com-mand Staff, Unit Commanders and Enlisted

Leaders, the National Guard Association of Arizona, and junior enlisted. As your newPresident, I want to continue the legacy thatDave started and expand EANGA’s reach

even further. I believe it’s possible to reachthe goal of 1,500 members (double our cur-rent membership) by the close of 2013.

EANGA’s objective is to represent ArizonaAirman and Soldiers by influencing federaland state politicians to support new legisla-

tion for better benefits. We are also workinghard to communicate with you more and keepyou updated and aware of critical issues. The

Arizona Association also serves the enlistedforce by providing scholarships to our mem-

bers, and by hosting an annual State Confer-ence and other social and morale-buildingactivities. We hope we will be able to pro-

vide enlisted professional development at our State Conference again this year.

As an association, we want to meet your de-mands and support the needs of our diverseenlisted force, but frankly, we need the sup-

port of more than just 10% of the 6,500

Arizona enlisted personnel. Although our membership has increased to approx 650members, this is much less than what we

need to make an impact and get the atten-tion of our National and State congressionalrepresentatives. With potential cuts to the

defense budget being considered, member-ship in professional organizations is moreimportant now than ever before. I encour-age you to write to your elected officials

and let them know what’s important to you!

The Enlisted Association was formed in the1970’s in order to give our enlisted mem-

bers a voice. One year ago, I joinedEANGA just to learn about the issues thatSoldiers and Airman face. At that time Ihad no idea the impact EANGUS has had

on the history of the National Guard and the benefits we sometimes take for granted. Now, I understand the importance of work-

ing to help the organization grow. We havea core group of Arizona members who have

become a synergetic group, full of passion,and working hard for you. If you’re notcurrently a member, please consider becom-

ing a member…and talk to others about joining. With this year coming to an end anda new year beginning, I am excited to move

into the Centennial celebration of Arizonain 2012, and look forward to meeting many

of you. Best wishes to each of you and

your family for the New Year!

Gary Jack, MSgt, AZANG, President

Message from the new AZ State

President, MSgt Gary Jack

Save the Dates…...

EANGUS Legislative Workshop,

Feb 5-8, 2012 Washington, DC

Area VI and VII Mid-Winter Caucus

Feb 17-19, 2012 Portland, OR

AZ EANGA State Conference

Apr 27-28, 2012 Phoenix, AZ

EANGUS National Conference

Aug 26-30, 2012 Long Beach, CA

2012 NG Heritage Calendars Available Now!

Get your 2012 National Guard HeritageCalendar now. These calendars cele-brate our rich NG heritage from theformation of the militia in December 1636 through today.

A tax-deductible donation of $5.00 isrequested and will benefit the EANGUSWe Care for American Foundationwhich provides grants to NationalGuard members and families needingemergency financial assistance.

The calendars may be purchased at theNG Sales Store located at Papago ParkMilitary Reservation, or by contactingEANGUS Area VI Directors Karen Craigat [email protected] or Dean Miller [email protected].

Also, watch for more information after theNew Year when the Arizona Enlisted

Association will be offering a special-label wine to commemorate Arizona’s100th Centennial year.

Inside this issue:

Legislative Update 2

Mid-Winter Conference Details 2

Member Spotlight 2

Army Guard Names Top Soldiers 3

Who We Are 4

Membership News 4

Volume 2, Issue 4

WINTER 2011

THE DESERT CHRONICLENewsletter of the Enlisted Association National Guard of Arizona

HappyHolidays!



The Call 11-9: Guard Empowerment

Act under attack!

Long time champions of the National

Guard, Senator Patrick Leahy andSenator Lindsey Graham, have gar-nered 70 Senators in support of theirGuard Empowerment Bill, S.1025.Two vital aspects of this legislationwill make the Chief of the NationalGuard Bureau (CNGB) a full member

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) aswell as reestablish the post of theVice-Chief of the NGB at the three-star rank. The bill was offered asamendment SA 1072 to the FY-12NDAA and unanimously passed the

full Senate on Nov 28 th.

Even with 70 United States Senatorssupporting the Leahy amendment,

Senator Jack Reed and Senator JimWebb will offer amendments SA1321 and SA 1201 as second degreeamendments intending to undermine

and gut Senator Leahy’s Empower-ment amendment. This opposition to the CNGB being added to the JCS isnot only against the will of 70 Sena- tors, but also reflects the institutionalbias present against recognizing theproven contributions of the National

Guard.

This is unacceptable and all EANGUSmembers must answer this call.Please take the time to have yourvoice heard by going to http://capwiz.com/eangus/issues/alert/?alertid=57322516 and answer Call11-9. Ask your Senators to voteagainst SA 1321 and SA 1201.

Speak loudly for our National Guardof today and of tomorrow- We Are

Guard! Always Ready, Always There !!

SAVE THE DATE: The EANGUS AnnualLegislative Workshop and LegislativeAwards Reception will be held Feb 5-8, 2012 in the Washington DC area.Similar to past years format, SundayFeb 5th will be a travel day, with brief-ings and Capitol Hill meetings onMonday and Tuesday and Feb 8th is the travel day home. Selected AZEnlisted Association attendees willreceive updated information regard-ing EANGUS legislative efforts and will

schedule individual appointmentswith our AZ Congressional members

or staffers on the Hill.

Flight, and in October 2000, she became a recruiter.As a rookie recruiter, she established the Non-priorService Student Flight which was recognized as a “bestpractice” in the Air National Guard. She became aRecruiting Office Supervisor in 2003, and in 2011, shewas selected as the Recruiting and Retention Superin-

tendent for the AZ Air NG, transferred to the JFHQ,and promoted to Senior Master Sergeant. Teresa hasearned numerous awards to include the Century ClubAward (Bronze level) as a result of getting over 200accessions, the AZ Production Recruiter of the Year,

and the NGB Region 1 Recruiter of the Year in 2003.

Teresa was also recognized and received many acco-lades from the EANGUS leadership after serving as amember of the 2011 National Conference Staff inWest Virginia. Currently, as our AZ Conference Chair,she is working hard to provide a great State Confer-

ence for you; it will be held in Phoenix on April 28th.

In this issue of the Desert Chronicle, we are proud tohighlight SMSgt Teresa Denogean. She says she joinedEANGA to make a difference for our Airmen and Sol-diers, and that she believes in the EANGUS organizationand knows they have our National Guard members’ best

interests in mind.

Born in Winnemucca, Nevada, SMSgt Denogean first joined the Army Reserves, and then enlisted in the162nd FW of the AZ Air NG in September 1988. Shehas been AGR since September 1994 when she wasselected for a full-time position with the Mission SupportGroup’s Orderly Room. Since then, she has served as

the Support Group Commander’s secretary, worked in the Civilian Personnel Office of the Military Personnel

Mid-Winter Conference, Portland, OR

Member Spotlight

SMSgt Teresa Denogean

planned for Friday evening, and a 2 1/2 hrdinner boat cruise on the Spirit of Portlandis available on Saturday evening for those

that want to participate.

The meeting will be held at the PortlandDowntown Marriott, with rooms availablefor $113 a night; ask for the “Enl Assoc”

room block. The $75 conference registration fee includes four meals. Moreinformation is available and registration isrequired on the web at www.eangor.com. If you are interested in attending and wantmore info, contact President Gary Jack at

[email protected]

The EANGUS Area VI and VII Mid-WinterConference will be held in Portland, ORfrom 17-19 Feb 2012. This conferencebrings Enlisted Association members fromall 13 States on the West Coast together

to collaborate and coordinate legislative,membership and other initiatives for the

rest of the year.EANGUS President, CMSgt-Ret RogerHagan and EANGUS Auxiliary PresidentJenny Lainhart have already committed toattending and a full 1 1/2 day conferenceagenda is in the final planning stages. Inaddition to the meetings, a reception is

Volume 2, Issue 4

Area VI and VII Conference

Registration:www.eangor.com/register

Hotel Reservations: 800-266-9432

Legislative Update

http://capwiz.com/eangus/issues/alert/?alertid=57322516









The Desert Chronicle

The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel was the site of the 2011 AZARNG Soldier Awards Banquet held on October 22,2011. The Enlisted Association was there and hosted aspecial enlisted pre-dinner reception to honor CSM JohnGipe, the 9th Senior Enlisted Leader to the Office of the

Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs; and the guestspeaker for the event.

Under the direction of State CSM Max Butler, the night of recognition was opened with the Posting of the Colors bythe Arizona Rough Riders The Arizona Society of the Sonsof the American Revolution and selected members of Arizona’s Own 108th Army Band paid tribute to our patriotservice and recited a number of historical narratives incelebration of the National Guard’s 375th Birthday.

The evening’s highlight was announcement of the MostOutstanding Soldiers for the AZ Army National Guard. Thisannouncement followed a three-day hands-on competitionheld the week before to test and ultimately determine theBest Soldier, NCO, and First Sergeant of the Year. Of the

twenty-five Soldiers who competed in those three enlistedcategories, the winners are:

Soldier of the Year: SPC Benjamin Mason, 860 MP Co

NCO of the Year: SGT Brian Bower, 819th Sapper Co

1SG of the Year: 1SG Max Hamlin, 855 MP Co

In addition to awards presented by the AZARNG, each of theenlisted winners received an EANGA Minuteman Trophy,Certificate of Achievement and Coin of Excellence presentedby the Enlisted Association President. Congratulations to thewinners and all those who competed. SGT Bower and SPCMason will go on to compete in the Region 7 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition which is the next step to reach theSergeant Major of the Army’s Best Warrior Competition.

Others recognized during the ceremony were the Officer of theYear: CPT Kenneth Strauss, the Warrant Officer of the Year:CW2 Tanya Burton, and the 2011 Family Member of the Year:Krista Titus, wife of SGT Jeff Titus.

Left: The Color Guard

presents the colors.

The EANGA PresidentDavid Morgan

recognizes 1SG of the

Year, Max Hamlin.

Above: MSG Pagan & wife Shawna, with CSM John Gipe, the Guest

Speaker. BG Gonzalez presents trophy to the Soldier of the Year, SPCBenjamin Mason, and President Morgan presents the EANGA

Minuteman Trophy to NCO of the Year, SGT Brian Bower.

AZ Army NG Selects

Most Outstanding Soldiers for 2011



Enlisted Association Auxiliary“Side by Side, We Stand with Pride”

Enlisted Association National

Guard of Arizona

5636 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3495

Membership Cards: Although we admit

to being behind, membership cards willbe sent to all our new Enlisted Associa- tion members soon! If you are a newmember and don’t receive your card by

the end of December, please contact us

at [email protected].

Membership Chair: The AZ EnlistedAssociation welcomes SSgt ChristieCard, 162nd FW as our new Member-ship Chair, and sends a great big “Thankyou!” to MSgt Joe Duyck who has per-formed this duty for the last year or

more.

Membership Dues to Increase on Jan

1st If your membership in EANGUS isdue to expire soon, please take a mo-ment this month and renew early. Youcan get in on our annual dues of $15right now, and avoid the price increase(up to $20) when that change occurson Jan 1st. Please download a copy of our membership application on ourEANGA website at www.eanga.org orcontact us at [email protected].

You may also renew or join on line at the EANGUS website and pay for yourmembership with a credit card…. Go

to www.eangus.org, and select the“Membership” tab, then “State Associa-

tions” and then “Arizona”. Don’t delay!

Looking for Unit Reps (and Recruiters)

We are still looking for unit memberswho would like to be a liaison forEANGUS/ EANGA and help us recruitmembers from within your unit. If you’re an EANGUS member and areinterested, we’ll put your picture on ourEANGA website, and provide you with a“Membership Toolkit” and all the info

you need.

Membership Update

President:

MSgt Gary Jack

Phone: 520-981-1089

E-mail: [email protected]

Vice-President Air:

CMSgt Dean Miller

[email protected]

Vice-President Army:

SFC Bernardo M. Acosta

[email protected]

Vice-President Junior Enlisted

TSgt Heidi Estes

[email protected]

Membership Chair:

MSgt Joseph Duyck/SSgt Christie Card

[email protected]

Other EANGA Leadership:

Past President: MSgt David Morgan

Secretary: VACANT

Treasurer: SMSgt Timothy Garrity

Director Air: TSgt Earl Causbie

Director Army: SFC Tonya Gonzales

Director At Large: MSG DonCarlos Pagan

Director Retiree: CSM-R David Austin

www.eanga.org

The Enlisted Association National Guard of the United

States (EANGUS) and the Enlisted Association National

Guard of Arizona (EANGA), exist to “promote the status,

welfare, and professionalism of the enlisted members

of the National Guard” and to “promote adequate Na-

tional Security.” The Association lobbies to provide ade-

quate full-time staffing, adequate pay and allowances,

adequate health, medical, family and death entitlements,

incentive benefits, first line equipment, resources, andweapons systems, and military construction.

We’re on the web!!

www.eangus.orgThe purpose of the EANGUS Auxiliary is to support EANGUS inall of their endeavors. Auxiliary members are valued for their“grassroots” legislative efforts which result in thousands of letters and contacts with Congressional members regarding National Guard and Veterans benefits. They also support theRonald McDonald House charities and Yellow Ribbon events in

their communities and offer scholarships to members anddependent children. Membership in the EANGUS Auxiliary isopen to spouses of enlisted members of state enlisted associa-

tions. Contact Mary Hensell, Arizona Auxiliary President [email protected] for more information or a membership

application.

Congratulations to MSgt Richard Moore of the162nd FW who won the AR-15 Rifle offered on the

recent EANGA Raffle. AZ Congressional Rep, DavidGowan, pulled the winning ticket during the EANGAMember Appreciation Night on Dec 1st. MSgtMoore (center) is pictured with MSgt Gary Jack,EANGA President (on the right), and TSgt MikeMartin, another EANGA member from the 162nd

FW (on the left).

The next Executive Council meeting

is Thursday, Jan 6th at 1700 hrs.

All enlisted personnel are

welcome and invited to attend.

“Roll into California” Membership Com-petition: This is also a great time tobecome a “Recruiter” for EANGUS be-cause Area VI is offering a four day ex-penses-paid trip to Long Beach, CA for

the one person who “recruits” the mostmembers for EANGUS by 31 Jan 2012.It’s not too late to get started…. If youwant more info on being a Unit Rep and/or the “Roll info California” membershiprecruiting competition, please contactCSM-Ret Karen Craig, the Area VI Chair,

at [email protected].

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