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    30th

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    Delivering the news from Golden Coyote 2014

    Coyote CourierVolume 30, Issue

    June 18, 2014

    Golden Coyote 2014 ends with a bang

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    On a winding gravel road deepin the Black Hills, a smallconvoy o Humvees manned by theDanish Home Guard slowly comesinto sight. In ront o them is astraight stretch o road with openground to their right and orma-

    tions o high rocks about 50 yardsaway. Tey smell a rat. Te convoy halts and two crewsdismount. Cautiously, but in plainview, they begin moving into thetall grass. Bang! Stung by a tripwire, the soldier alls. Small-armsfire pours in rom the rocks. TeDanes return it. Shouting every-where. Belts o an M249 are emp-tied into the lead vehicles. BOOM!Its a remote-controlled IED. Terest o the trucks move orward.

    Te crews crouch behind them.Te Danes begin fire and move-ment toward the machine gun.Teir use o cover is poor. Teyrelosing the firefight. Casualties aredragged in behind the vehicles.But its over.

    Tat was bad! shouts a tri-umphant insurgent. Hes one ohal a dozen, a motley crew in amixture o kit rom pure civilianto backwoods gear to somethinglike a uniorm, ace cam included.Teyre credible insurgents andthey know very well what theyredoing. Tis is the Counter IED laneo Exercise Golden Coyote. Tescenario is a post-conflict stabilityoperation where the mission is, ac-

    cording to orders rom the 110thManeuver Enhancement Brigadeto improve civil security, increapolitical stability, and acilitateeconomic recovery. Tis meansa large role or engineers workingon the countrys inrastructure b

    it also means convoy operations,dismounted patrols, fighting inurban areas and plenty o combaliesaving.

    Te enemy was live and expe-rienced, in this case Soldiers othe 118th Sapper Company o thUtah National Guard. Tey weredeployed to Aghanistan in 2010and learned about IEDs the hardway. Now, they get to pass thatexperience along, improving thei

    A role player acts as an insurgent as a convoy of Danish Home Guard troops approach during a Counter IED training lane as part of GoldenCoyote 2014. Photo by Cpl. Hlne Mogensen de Monlon, Danish Home Guard Public Affairs.

    Story by Capt. Bob Kennedy

    32 Canadian Brigade Group

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    own skills in the process. Playing the role o insurgent,said Sgt. Sterling Juarez, gives us a whole new per-spective. Tis link to real-worldexperience could beseen across the entireexercise. You neverknow when youre going

    to end up in anotherwar zone, said Lt. Cdr.Darlene McMiddle-ton, a Navy Reservistrom Charlotte, N.C.Weve all gained a loto knowledge thesepast years in Iraq andAghanistan. We dontwant to lose all thatknowledge so we keeptraining. McMiddletonwas running the Imme-

    diate Liesaving Measures lane at West Camp Rapid.Another eature o Golden Coyote was the visiblepresence o oreign contingents and their total inte-gration into the exercise. Out atFOB Custer, our different flagswere flying over the mud. Underthe command o the 110th MEBis a Canadian battalion head-quarters rom the Army Reservebrigade in oronto. Teir sub-units are a Reserve squadronrom 71 Engineer Regiment othe United Kingdom, the 155th

    Engineer Company (Vertical)o the South Dakota NationalGuard, and a constructionplatoon rom the Danish HomeGuard. Tese were the troopsapplying their skills to projectso direct benefit to communities across South Dakota:a building or Habitat or Humanity, or example,

    and timber or NativeAmerican reservations.Elsewhere in the exer-cise are a detachmentrom Surinam, officerso the Air Reserve inGermany, and moreCanadians attached tothe Civil Affairs organi-zation.

    Te biggest hurdle istranslating acronyms,said Lt. David Shaw,an officer o Te RoyalRegiment o Canadawho has ofen worked

    with Americans. Everything is almost identical withhow we do things its just the terms that are di-erent. Te German view, understandably, was a bit

    more distant. We definitely have differences in howwe approach things, said Capt. Alexander Kullak. Bthat is a positive, because we have so much to learnrom one another. All o this suggests the grand scale and complexityo Golden Coyote. Te immediate area o operationwas some 3,100 square miles o the Black Hills and tCuster National Forest. Various Civil Affairs engagements ranged rom Yankton in the south-eastern

    corner o the state to Harding County in the ar nortwest. Some training was even done in Wyoming. Mothan 45 units rom 15 states, plus the internationalcontingents, generated some 4,400 troops. Tey camrom the National Guard, the Army Reserve, the NaReserve and the U.S. Air Force. Te 147th Brigade Sport Battalion rom Colorado delivered, in only sevedays, 90,344 gallons o uel and 86,686 meals. FOB Guernsey saw an airborne insertion. High-tesimulators trained troops in vehicle rollovers, smallarms and convoy operations. Insurgents challengedSoldiers on operations ranging rom dismountedpatrols to recoveries o pilots rom downed aircrafto penetrations o urban terrain. Engineers repairedroos, dug sediment ponds and even built a washrooTe mighty Missouri River was crossed in less thanhal an hour.

    Ever since I started as a private, said Spec. JonathCrain, Ive always been told to train how you fight.Tis principle understood by the Military Policemanrom North Carolina was never ar rom the mind oCol. John Oberkirsch, the Commander o the 110thMEB whose staff spent nine months planning the excise. My mission was to come out here and make th

    30th Golden Coyote the best ever, he said on the finday. I think weve accomplished that and so hopeuweve set the stage or uture commanders to take it the next level.

    Top left: A soldier with the United Kingdoms 591st Royal Engineers unloads from a47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault training mission at Camp Guernsey, WJune 15, 2014. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Mark VanGerpen.Center: Soldiers and members of the Danish Home Guard unload a truck as they ppare camp at FOB Custer. Photo by Cpl. Hlne Mogensen de Monlon, Danish HomGuard Public Affairs.Bottom left: A member of the Danish Home Guard gives the victory sign after par-ticipating in a training exercise at Golden Coyote. Photo by Cpl. Hlne Mogensen

    Monlon, Danish Home Guard Public Affairs.

    Ends with a bangContinued from page 1

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    CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. National GuardSoldiers and Airmen teamed up to perform a combatairdrop training mission at Camp Guernsey, Wyo.,June 13, 2014. Tis event was coordinated between the exasArmy National Guard 1st Battalion (Airborne),143rd Infantry Regiment and Wyoming Air NationalGuard 153rd Air Wing as part of the 2014 GoldenCoyote training exercise. We have so many paratroopers that its not feasible

    or us to jump out o anything but Air Force aircraf,said Maj. Wade Aubin a drop zone saety officer orthe 143rd. Golden Coyote was the first time we [part-nered with] the 153rd Air Wing out o Cheyenne andthey have been great to work with. Te airdrop was a historic event as it was the firstairborne mission that was conducted during GoldenCoyote. It demonstrates the capabilities o the NationalGuard to the rest o the military, said Shane Whit-worth, an operations non-commissioned officer in theWyoming National Guard. Tis jump was one o our airborne missions that

    took place during Golden Coyote. Tefirst mission was a large-scale airfieldassault, the second combat airdrop wasa smaller support mission, and the thirddrop will be a daytime exercise that willhelp them prepare or their culminatingnight mission.

    Te our jumps helped the unit com-plete their training requirements; whilethe first three helped the unit prepareor the last mission, which is a high-riskexercise. Were the first Army National Guardinantry battalion to perorm an airfieldseizure on camp Guernsey, said Aubin. Units complete an airfield seizure inorder to gain control o a landing zoneto conduct urther missions rom thatarea.

    Te mission or the 143rd was to per-orm an airdrop then move to a tempo-rary headquarters to gain accountabilitybeore marching to and then clearing ahelicopter-landing zone, where CH-47Chinooks could land and take them

    back to Camp Guernsey.Tere is a constant steady learning process, its n

    one of those things that you stop learning about, sAubin. Te more you do it, the better you do it. One aspect to making the jump a success is ensuring equipment is ready for each soldier for every

    jump. Soldiers help each other strap their parachutand gear to them before a rigger checks it for safetyand a jumpmaster does a final check on the gearsreadiness before the airdrop.

    We make sure everything is done by the books, wdouble-check and triple-check because we have livein our hands, said Spc. Regina Ruizmoreno a para-chute rigger or the exas Army National Guard 294Quartermasters Company. Although Ruizmoreno has roughly completed 20

    jumps, anticipation and nerves are still a big part othe experience. Once we get up and start getting ready thats wheI get nervous and the adrenalin starts pumping, saiRuizmoreno.Once Im out and my chute opens its jrelaxing, its beautiul, but its only or a split secondthen you have to realize youre about to land.

    Army teams with Air forcefor combat drop

    Story and photos by Spc. Donald E. Williams129th Mobile Public Affairs DetachmentSouth Dakota National Guard

    Capt. Joshua Edgington, a jump master for the Texas Army National Guard 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd InRegiment performs the Jump Master Personnel Inspection for Sgt. Oscar Moreno, a parachute rigger with tQuartermasters Company. Jumpmasters have to check the paratroopers equipment to make sure it is safe fto use. This exercise helps to prepare units for both their wartime and peacetime missions. U.S. Army Nationphoto by Spc. Donald E. Williams.

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    Eight years afer its inception, the timber haulmission at Golden Coyote will likely reach a peakby delivering 201 loads o wood to Native Americanreservations throughout the state o South Dakota.

    With a ceremonial run to the Crow Creek reserva-tion, the 190th Combat Sustainment Support Battal-ion plans to celebrate the delivery o the 190th loado timber as they zero in on their objective to surpass200 loads. Beore this year, 185 loads was the tophaul.

    Tis team had a lot o energy, they wanted to workthis real-world mission and push toward our goal,said Capt. John Bleile, the 190th CSSB support op-

    erations officer who coordinated the mission. TreeNational Guard transportation companies workedthe mission including the Kansas 137th, Nebraskas1057th and Michigans 1463rd. Canadian soldiersworked side-by-side with the Americans.

    Bleile said this years harsh winter made the needor wood on the reservations more important.Teyre very appreciative, he said o the NativeAmerican recipients who use the timber primarilyor firewood and sometimes or ence building.

    Te mission began in cooperation with the Nation-al Forest Service in 2006 as a means to help removethe trees that were previously cut in a conservationeffort to help avoid the spread o orest fires. Deliver-ing the wood to the Native Americans is an addedbenefit. Te team aced challenges with the heavy rains thatdominated the first days o Golden Coyote. It was atough go in the beginning but we got back on track,Bleile said. Heavy thunderstorms caused drop sitesto shut down at least three times and the trucks dedi-cated to the mission were ofen called away to haulmilitary equipment.

    Tis was an actual state mission that gave Soldiers

    an opportunity to drive, maintain and run their equment, Bleile said. Tey dont normally get a chancedo all this at home station training.First Lieutenant Eric Grant, company commander othe 137th, said this yearwas the first time theteam used a palletizedloading system (PLS)during the GoldenCoyote exercise.While the PLS teamswere waiting or thetimber, National Guard

    Soldiers o the 842ndEngineer Companyrom Spearfish, SouthDakota and CanadianReserve soldiers othe Lorne Scots romGeorgetown, Ontario,cut and cleaned thetimber in preparationor loading it onto pal-lets.

    We pull in, we stageup and lower our flatracks, said Spc. Mat-thew Moore rom the 137th ransportation CompanTen the engineers will load our flat racks with all tlogs up to a certain height up to the two-by-ours westick in the sides.Bleile said the detailed coordination, working with ttransportation units, higher headquarters and contaon the reservations helped make this years timber ha success.

    Timber haul mission aims for record loads

    Left: National Guard Soldiers m

    uever timber into place in befo

    loading it onto pallets and hau

    it to Native American reservatio

    U.S. Army photo.

    Below: Canadian Pvt. Monique

    Dunford with the Lorne Scots

    from Georgetown, Ontario cuts

    timber in preparation for haulin

    U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. P

    Roberts.

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    By Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves314th Press Camp Headquarters

    Members o the 105thMilitary Police Battaliontraining in South Dakotaas part o Golden Coyote 2014teamed up with a local utilitycompany on Saturday or a real-world training scenario designedto prepare them or a domesticdisturbance. Te 300 members o the Ash-ville, N.C.-based National Guardunit worked with Black Hills Powersecurity personnel to make thescenario, in which troops had todeal with civilian protesters outsideo the Ben French power station inRapid City, as realistic as possible.

    Coyote courier

    Comander of Troops: BG Kevin Griese

    South Dakota National Guard

    MAJ Anthony Deiss, Public Affairs Officer

    SFC Don Matthews, PA NCOIC

    The editorial content of this newspaper isprepared, edited and provided by the 314th

    Press Camp Headquarters.

    LTC Stephen Harlan, Commander

    MAJ Jesse Stalder, Executive Officer

    CPT Christopher Parker, Operations Officer

    CSM Christopher Luchsinger

    SSG Bryan Tull, Assignments Editor

    SSG Lisa Simunaci, Layout & Design

    SSG Paul Roberts, Photographer

    SSG Kevin McSwain, Contributor

    SSG Steve Reeves, Writer/Photographer

    SGT Kade Miller, Proofreader

    2LT Carolyn Nielsen, Contributor

    SGT Samantha Hamilton, Contributor

    Additional contributions from:

    129th Mobile Public Affairs Detach-

    ment

    MAJ Wayne Asscherick, Commander

    CPT Amber Symonds

    CPT Sam OttoSSG Jackie Fitzgerald, NCOIC

    124th Mobile Publid Affairs Detach-

    ment

    Sgt. Michael Uribe

    Danish Home Guard Public Affairs

    Rune Kronenberg, Chief

    CPT Ulla Srensen-Mlgaard

    CPL Hlne Mogensen

    32 Canadian Brigade GroupCPT Bob Kennedy, PA Chief

    Where local law enorcementget overwhelmed with an issuesuch as Hurricane Katrina or any

    other large security piece, we canassist, said Lt. Col. Eric Locklear.Locklear said teaming up withBlack Hills Power allowed the105th to add a layer o authenticityto its training. We saw an opportunity not onlyto train, but to train in a differentenvironment, he said. Locklearsaid the exercise validated the unitsability to perorm security opera-tions in response to a credible ter-rorist threat. Black Hills Power officials saidcooperating with military units likethe 105th is useul when evaluating

    MPs train for domestic threat

    Soldiers with HHC 110th Manuever Enhancement Brigade served upmore than 16,000 meals at the Camp Rapid Dining Facility during GoldCoyote 2014. Photo by Cpl. Hlne Mogensen de Monlon, Danish HomGuard Public Affairs.

    A famililar sight

    Continued on page 6

    Above: Members of the North Carolina Army Nation

    Guards 105th Military Police Battalion from Ashvill

    team up with the local Black Hills Power and Light cpany personnel, to provide per

    security during a simulated do

    training exercise. U.S. Army Na

    Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class D

    Matthews.

    Left: Role players protest outsi

    Ben French power station in R

    S.D. during Golden Coyote. No

    lina National Guardsmen team

    Black Hills Power security pers

    to create a realistic scenario. U

    National Guard photo by Sgt. 1

    Donald J. Matthews.

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    The AssistantAdjutant General ofthe South DakotaAarmy NationalGuard, Brig. Gen.Kevin Griese, pins a

    Bronze Star Medalon Canadian Capt.Rob Ryan in theshadow of MountRushmore. Capt.Ryan served inAfghanistan withCombined Joint TaskForce 101 duringOperation EnduringFreedom in 2013and was awardedthe U.S. decoration for his personal courage and commitment to mission accomplishment in a

    combat zone. Watching from below is his brigade commander from Toronto, Col. Dwayne Hobbs,along with (standing) Chief Warrant Officer Mike Lacroix. Photo by Capt. Ulla Srensen-Ml-gaard, Danish Home Guard Public Affairs.

    Spc. Ryan Dannen, left, a combat engineer with the South Dakota National Guard 211th Engineer Company (Sapper), carries Rachel Shields, a sa

    per with the United Kingdoms 591st Royal Engineers, into Combat Outpost Roberts during an air assault training mission at Camp Guernsey, Wy

    June 15, 2014. The Guard unit coordinated with the 591st for the mission during the 30th annual Golden Coyote Training Exercise. The exercise p

    vides realistic training opportunities for National Guard, Reserve, and active duty units from 15 states and four foreign nations. U.S. Army Nation

    Guard photo by Sgt. Mark VanGerpen

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    ThreatCanadian earns Bronze Star

    company security procedures.Vance Crocker, vice president

    operations at Black Hills Power,said that while the company hasprocedures in place to deal withpotential disturbances, it was heul to put those procedures to thtest with the help o the military Tis exercise with the 105th MBattalion provided a great op-portunity to validate many o ouinternal processes, Crocker saidBlack Hills Power gained a lot oexperience and insight rom thiscooperative effort. Te training scenario was one many that have taken place acroSouth Dakota since Golden Coykicked off nearly two weeks ago.

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    Continued on page

    Employers try hand at military training

    Story and photos by Sgt. Mark VanGerpen

    129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachmen

    o what its like to fire an M-4 rifle and be part o a

    mounted patrol. Drill sergeants taught them the baso marching in true drill sergeant ashion. Tey also saw Soldiers practicing hand-to-hand

    Nineteen employers rom across South Dakota re-

    ceived a small sample o military lie at the SouthDakota Employer Support o the Guard and ReservesBosslif, June 11-12, during the Golden Coyote train-ing exercise. Nominated or the event by their military employees,the employers experienced weapons training, convoys,flight simulators, combat scenarios, early morningsand military meals in two ast-paced days at CampRapid and Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Employers ofentimes dont understand what it istheir employee does or their military duty, said Maj.Lona Christensen, program director, South Dakota

    ESGR. When we bring employers out, they see thescope o responsibility their service member may have.Tey see talents and skills that they may not see attheir place o employment. So it really helps them tosee what it is their service member does, what theyreresponsible or and how many service members theymay be leading. It also allows them to take a lookinside the military as to what we do, how we train andhow we support our communities.

    Te days started early, with Humvee convoys anda weapons simulator, giving the employers a taste

    Bruce Ashlund, an accountant with Dons Tax Service of Rapid City, S.D., takes aim on an M240B machine gun in a weapons simulator during theSouth Dakota Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosslift, June 11-12, 2014, at Camp Rapid, S.D.

    Dishing it up

    Spc. Toni Maxwell, a foodspecialist with HHC 110thManeuver EnhancementBrigade from Kansas City,Mo., pours carrots into alarge pan in preparationfor the evening meal. U.S.Army photo by Staff Sgt.Paul Roberts.

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    he Vice Chie o the National Guard Bureau,Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, visited oneo the largest and longest-running National Guardexercises in the country this week, Golden Coyote.

    Lengyel visited the 30th annual training exercise June8-9 throughout western South Dakota and at CampGuernsey, Wyoming. Hosted by the South Dakota Army National Guardand held in the Black Hills National Forest and CusterState Park the two-week exercise, which began June 7and continues until June 21, provides National Guard,Reserve and active-duty military units with relevanttraining opportunities in support o overseas contin-gency operations and homeland support missions.

    I came to talk to the service members, said Lengyel.I wanted to see what kind o training they are con-ducting and hear their perspective to find out what wecan do to help them become better Soldiers and Air-men in the National Guard. It was a distinct honorto show the vice chie the excellent training that occursduring our Golden Coyote exercise, said Maj. Gen.im Reisch, the adjutant general o the South DakotaNational Guard.

    Te best salesmen and women we have are the Sol-diers, Sailors and Airmen who participate each year.

    Tis year, more than 4,400 service members rom 45units representing 15 states, which includes soldiersrom five allied nations rom the United Kingdom,Denmark, Canada, Suriname and Germany, are par-

    ticipating in the exercise. Units come rom multiplebranches o military service Army, Navy and AirForce to conduct combat support and combat ser-vice support missions in a realistic environment andwork together to create an invaluable training experence. During the two-day tour, Lengyel stopped to sfirst-hand how the Missouri National Guards 311thBrigade Support Battalion, purifies 1,500 gallons anhour or the exercise.

    It was a great opportunity, or Alpha Company

    Soldiers to demonstrate the capabilities o the tacticwater purification system, said Capt. Ryan Borgmeyunit commander. It was awesome to see that Lt. GeLengyel was willing to go the extra mile and drinka sample out o the purification system itsel. Notonly did Lengyel learn how the 311th is providingwater to three orward operating bases but he tookthe time to talk to the Soldiers about their career, saiBorgmeyer. It was outstanding that Lt. Gen. Lengywould talk to the Soldiers about the continuation otheir service, said Borgmeyer. It meant a lot to the

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    National Guard vice chiefchecks in on Golden Coyote

    Missouri Army National Guard 2nd

    Lt. Caton Jeffries, right, member of

    the 311th Brigade Support Battalio

    Missouri National Guard, explains

    the process of their water purifica-

    tion system to the Vice Chief of the

    National Guard Bureau, Air Force Lt

    Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, and Maj. GeTim Reisch, left, the adjutant gener

    of the South Dakota National Guard

    at the Central States Fairground in

    Rapid City, S.D., as a part the 30th

    annual Golden Coyote training

    exercise June 8, 2014. The 311th

    are providing water for the entire

    two-week Golden Coyote training

    exercise supporting approximately

    4,400 service members. U.S. Army

    National Guard photo by Sgt. 1stClass Theanne Tangen.

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    Going to the dogs (and cats)Veterinary mission serves Native American pet owner

    Members o the Army Reserves 432nd CivilAffairs Battalion are visiting the CheyenneRiver Indian Reservation in South Dakota dur-ing the Golden Coyote training exercise lookingor dogs and cats to vaccinate against diseasessuch as rabies and distemper. Te Reserve Soldiers are headquartered inEagle Butte, a small community on the Chey-enne River Indian Reservation, or the durationo this years Golden Coyote. Te 432nd is partnering with the CheyenneRiver Sioux ribe in its efforts to reduce disease,particularly rabies, among its large dog and catpopulation.

    Ethel Morgan, the animal control manager

    or the Cheyenne River Sioux ribe, said manyo the reservations residents find it difficult toafford veterinarian visits. Te 432nd is provid-ing ree vaccinations or dogs and cats duringGolden Coyote. Were trying to make our streets sae so thatour children can play in the playgrounds andour older people can get out in their neighbor-hoods to exercise, said Morgan. Rabies hasbeen a problem here on the reservation and theArmy has been a really big help to us. Tis is the second year in a row that Soldiershave provided veterinarian services to residentso the Cheyenne River Sioux ribe during the

    annual exercise. Te 432nd, alongwith Morgan, ex-pects to visit morethan 20 communi-ties on the reserva-tion by the timeGolden Coyoteends. Te vac-cination drive requiresthe Soldiers to conduct

    door-to-door visits withas many houses as pos-sible in each community. I I were out here bymysel, it would take me

    at least two days to go door-to-door even in a smallercommunity, Morgan said. Te Soldiers help me dothis so much aster. Plus, Id probably miss a lot o ani-mals i I were alone. At each house that has a dog or cat, Soldiers take apicture o the pet and make notes on what type it is sothe tribes animal control office has a record o it. Eachpet then receives a rabies and distemper vaccination.

    Maj. Adam Wiechmann, a veterinarian with the407th Civil Affairs Battalion, who is attached to the432nd or Golden Coyote, said the local residents se

    very receptive to the immunization efforts. Weve had a lot o success, especially in the smallecommunities, said Wiechmann, a resident o Sum-merset, S.D. A lot o times when people see us pullinto their town, we almost get swarmed by them waning to get their pets immunized. Te immunization team estimates it will vaccinateabout 400 animals during Golden Coyote, he said. We want people here to see our uniorms and knothat were here to help them, Wiechmann said. Weproviding pet vaccines or a lot o people who other-wise might not be able to afford it. Being able to meethat need is very satisying.

    Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves

    314th Press Camp Headquarters

    Above: Maj. Adam Wiechmann, a veterinarian with the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. ArReserve, vaccinated a dog against rabies in the community of Isabel, S.D. Wiechmann and members of the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion are vaccinating cats and dogs on the Cheyenne River InReservation during Golden Coyote 2014.Left: Ted Marrowbone, an animal control officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, makes afor a dog that has just received rabies and distemper vaccinations. Marrowbone is assisting Sowho are vaccinating pets on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.

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    troops. Another highlight during Lengyels visit waswitnessing an airborne assault mission consisting o amass-tactical, our-ship airborne operation or the firsttime during Golden Coyote and Army National Guardhistory at Camp Guernsey.

    wo-hundred and fify paratroopers rom the exas

    Army National Guards 1st Battalion, 143rd InantryRegiment (Airborne) exited out o the C-130s andlanded to secure the John Edmunds drop zone as theyinfiltrated Golden Coyote. Tis is the first time inArmy National Guard history that we have been ableto drop hundreds o Soldiers in one ell swoop, saidMaj. Max H. Krupp, 1-143rd commander, who greetedLengyel shortly afer jumping.

    We usually only have two aircraf, but this opera-

    Some Soldiers were able to take advantage of the Mount Rushmore

    backdrop to extend their Army enlistment. Sgt. Jeffrey Greenwood

    of the 135th Signal Company takes his reenlistment oath from Col.

    John Oberkirsch, Joint Task Force commander of the 110th Manueve

    Enhancement Brigade during a Mount Rushmore ceremony Staff Sg

    Andrew F. Domsch with the 135the Signal Company and Staff Sgt.

    Andrew Kauffman of HHC 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade al

    reenlisted at Mount Rushmore.

    Continued from page 8Vice chief visit tion shows that we are diverse and our capabilitiesare comparable to the active duty. Lengyel expressehow great the Golden Coyote exercise is because o realistic training opportunities rom the truck driverhauling equipment hundreds o miles to setting up aorward operating base in muddy conditions on a raday. Tis has been a great opportunity to step away ro

    Washington, D.C. and see service members train,said Lengyel. I have ound that Golden Coyote is aantastic exercise. Tese are real missions Soldiers anAirmen are able to do or annual training. Tis rein-orces how the National Guard is an important part the United States Army. o see us all come together this exercise makes me more convinced that the ArmNational Guard is a better orce than its ever been inits 377th year.

    Let me takea selfe

    Army Reserve Soldiers rom the314th Press Camp Headquarterslocated in BIrmingham, Ala., takea selfie with National Guard ViceChie Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyelduring his visit to Golden Coy-ote. Lengyel visited the troopsand asked or eedback about the

    value o the training underwayat the annual exercise. U.S. ArmyGeorgia National Guard photo bySgt. Michael Uribe

    A scenic backdrop

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    combat, reacting to enemy contact and care under fire or first aid on the battlefield. All o it highlighted the vastly different liestyles thatGuard members and Reservists lead when they leavethe workplace or military duty. Debra Mehrer, nurse manager or the adolescentand chemical dependency program at the HumanServices Center in Yankton, S.D., oversees our Na-tional Guard members in her department. Seeingmilitary training firsthand gave her a better un-derstanding o those employees responsibilitieson drill weekends and their two-week militarycommitments during the summer. Everything has been an eye-opening experi-ence, seeing what all the Soldiers do to prepareand what the training all entails, Mehrer said.I give them a lot o credit, because it is a loto hard work. Im tired rom just two days, butthese young men and women are up early, prob-ably out late, and its just day afer day. I give

    them credit or their stamina, endurance andpatience.Not all o the training was on the ground. Em-ployers also got in the cockpit o a flight simu-lator at Ellsworth Air Force Base, toured a B-1bomber and flew aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk heli-copter flight past Mount Rushmore. yler Ruhd, assistant director o admissions withDakota State University, said the whole experienceshowed him not only the vast knowledge base neces-sary to being proficient as a Soldier or Airman, butalso how to alter his own leadership style to more

    effectively communicate with the military employeeunder him. Tis was an opportunity to see what my employedoes on his one weekend a month, two weeks a yearobligated duties, Ruhd said. Instead o just signingoff on his timesheet, I can actually physically see whhe actually does. ESGR has hosted Bosslifs in a variety o locationsusually at military bases where employers service

    members are mobilizing or deployment. However,Golden Coyote offers civilian employers a moreextensive list o training experiences, due to the largnumber o service members who attend every year. Its been a great experience, Ruhd said. I definitrecommend it to anyone else out there. Ill definitelybe talking it up when I get back.

    Employers Continued rom page

    Left: Tyler Ruhd, left, assistantdirector of admissions atDakota State University, andJennifer Klawitter of SanfordHealth, get flipped upsidedown in the Humvee EgressAssistance Trainer during theSouth Dakota Employer Sup-port of the Guard and Reserve

    Bosslift.

    Below: Kathleen Hawks,owner of Bobs Lock andKey Shop in Sioux Falls,S.D., has her Army CombatHelmet adjusted by Maj. LonaChristensen, program director,South Dakota Employer Sup-port of the Guard and Reserve,during the ESGR Bosslift, June11-12, 2014.

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    The Acting Director of the ArmyNational Guard, Maj. Gen. JuddH. Lyons, visited Camp Rapid to

    tour the 30th annual Golden Coyotetraining exercise hosted by the South

    Dakota Army National Guard, June 11,

    in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

    Lyons, along with Maj. Gen. Tim

    Reisch, the adjutant general of the

    SDNG, and other key leadership ew

    to some of the training locations for

    Golden Coyote to get an overview

    of operations and see the training in

    action.

    The way that the South

    Dakota National Guard has

    organized Golden Coyote

    offers several differentopportunities for participating

    units, Lyons said. A unit

    commander that participates

    has the opportunity to design

    his or her own training

    objectives and tap into some

    great training

    areas, support

    and support staff,

    which allows a

    commander tofocus on his or

    her goals.

    With the

    National Guards

    dual mission of

    supporting both

    state governors

    in peacetime missions and

    reporting to the president in

    federal or wartime situations,

    being prepared for a wide

    Touring the training area

    Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, acting director of the Army National Guard, and Col. Andy L.Hall, chief of operations division, tour Forward Operating Base Custer, in Custer StatePark, S.D., during the Golden Coyote training exercise, June 11, 2014. Lyons visited

    Golden Coyote to get insight on the operations and training happening in the BlackHills during the exercise. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. JacquelineFitzgerald.

    Above: Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, acting director, Army National Guard

    visits with (from left to right,) Staff Sgt. Penelope Hudgins, Spc. Alex-ander Andrews, 1st Lt. Cassandra Hartshon, of the 137th TransportationCompany, Kansas National Guard.

    Left: During his tour of the Golden Coyote training exercise, Maj. Gen.Judd H. Lyons, acting director of the Army National Guard, visits withSpc. Patrick Irvin, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Missouri Na-tional Guard, about tactical operations center procedures on Camp Rapid,S.D., June 11, 2014. The 110th MEB served as the higher headquartersfor field training exercises throughout Golden Coyote. U.S. Army NationalGuard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald.

    By Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald

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    variety of warrior tasks is essential.

    Col. Tim Moran, SDNG deputy chief

    of staff of operations, said the Golden

    Coyote exercise has a unique theme

    that gives units an advantage when it

    comes to annual training.

    If I had to use one phrase I would

    use unsanitized environment,

    Moran said. Its not scripted so that

    at 10 p.m. the opposition force will

    attack at this location with this many

    people; its based on what the units

    want to train on in this unsanitized

    environment. You wont get that

    specialization at other events.

    With the National Guard being better

    trained, equipped and more heavily

    relied upon than ever, providingquality training opportunities is vital

    to maintaining combat and support

    readiness for any scenario.

    Lyons said in order to maintain

    this level of commitment its vital to

    provide high quality-training events.

    We have to continue to offer

    these types of opportunities, said

    Lyons. I believe home-station

    training is important; it defnitely

    has a role, but in order for us to keep

    our Soldiers engaged in what theyre

    doing we have to give them different

    opportunities in different locations to

    exercise their military occupational

    skills and collective training, and

    Golden Coyote is a great example of

    that.

    According to Moran, visiting

    Golden Coyote may help Lyons and

    staff at National Guard Bureau in

    upcoming plans for training troops

    as deployments draw down and the

    Guard shifts to more stateside focused

    missions.

    (Lyons) got to see the capabilities

    of what this exercise brings to Guardunits across the nation, Moran said.

    He will do a mental assessment and

    it will help him make future decisions

    on how to train those units. Now he

    will know what Golden Coyote brings;

    especially in reference to using scarce

    resources and funding for units to be

    able to travel to this exercise.

    faces of golden coyoteSpc.Latya Morgan

    Michigan Army National Guard

    Role at Golden Coyote:

    Performs laundry, shower,

    personnel and clothing

    decontamination, andother functions to support

    field-training missions.

    Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons (right), acting director ofthe Army National Guard, and Maj. Gen. Tim Reischthe adjutant general of the South Dakota NationalGuard, meet with Mr. Bryan Brewer, Oglala Sioux TrPresident, at a drop point on the Pine Ridge Indianervation for the timber haul mission during the GolCoyote training exercise, June 11, 2014. The timbermission involved hauling raw lumber to a number otowns within the reservation to help support the OSioux Tribe. Lyons visited Golden Coyote to get insigon the operations and training happening here in tBlack Hills during the exercise. U.S. Army National Gphoto by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald.

    Touring Continued rom page 5

    Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, the adjutant general of the South DakotaNational Guard, visits the newly constructed Black Hills PlayhouExecutive Director, Linda Anderson and Operations Manager, JasReuter to tour the newly constructed costume building. The 155Engineer Company (vertical) along with soldiers from the U.K.began the construction project last year during the 2013 GoldenCoyote exercise. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cpt. AmberSymonds.

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    Scenario teaches aircrew rescue

    Members o the 109thRegional Support Grouptook part in aircrew rescue

    training on Monday as part o

    Golden Coyote 2014. Te National Guard unit based inRapid City, S.D., was the first unitto go through the aircrew rescuetraining lane at West Camp Rapid.Tis years Golden Coyote, one othe largest National Guard militaryexercises in the country, kicked offJune 7. Te scenario required theSoldiers to move tactically towarda hilltop crash site and attemptto recover two pilots while

    encountering hostile enemyfighters. Te training is designedto enable military personnel tobe able to assist in recovery orrescue operations in a real-worldenvironment. Staff Sgt. Brandon Dunphy oEllsworth Air Force Base, theNCOIC o the Survival, Evasion,Resistance and Escape team, 28thOperational Support Squadron,oversaw the training and consultedwith the National Guard personnelstaffing the lane. Dunphy said Golden Coyote isrelevant not only due to the real-world scenario, but also because othe inter-service and internationalflavor o the training.

    In this day and age, knowinghow to operate in a joint-service,as well as with allied nations, iscritical, he said. Were all workingtoward one goal so we all haveto now how to work with oneanother. Tis was really a great experienceor me, said Pc. Stephanie Stark oNisland, S.D. Te human resources

    specialist acted as a team leaderduring the training exercise. Idont get the chance very ofen totake charge. Tis will definitely helpprepare me to be a uture leader as Imove up the ranks.

    Aside rom the National GuardReserve and active componentunits taking part, there arepersonnel rom the military orco five allied nations participatinin Golden Coyote. An officer with the German AiForce Reserve augmented the 10RSG during the aircrew rescuetraining. Stark said it was her

    first opportunity to work side-byside with someone rom an alliednations military. It was interesting to see thedifferent perspective that hebrought to the training, Stark sa

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    Soldiers from the 109th Regional Support Group, South Dakota National Guard, approach a simulated downed helicopter during an aircrew

    training exercise as part of Golden Coyote 2014. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves.

    Military personnel taking part in GoldenCoyote 2014 get intense, hands-on meditraining they can rely on when they end

    on a real-world mission. The performing-immediate-lifesaving traininglane at West Camp Rapid involves learning variotechniques such as needle decompression, applyibandages and tourniquets, carrying an injured peson on a litter and calling in a medical evacuationover a radio. Members of the Army Reserves 418th and432nd Civil Affairs battalions were among the fir

    Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves

    314th Press Camp Headquarters

    Hands-on medical training pays dividend

    Continued on page 1

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah Schneider, a Navy Reserve Sailor with Expeditionary Medical

    Facility (EMF) Dallas One, shows Soldiers from the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion how to transport a

    patient on a litter.

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    Continued from page Aircrew rescue

    Left: A S oldier with the 109th Regional Support Group, South Dakota National Guard, guards the perimeter around a simulated donwed

    helicopter during an aircrew rescue exercise. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves.

    The chief of the Danish Home Guard Generalmajor Finn

    Winkler (equivalent to rank of U.S. Army major general)surprised two American Soldiers during a brieng at GoldenCoyote when he awarded South Dakota National GuardAdjutant General Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, and Golden CoyoteCoordinator Maj. Travis Eastman the Danish Home GuardsFortjensttegn medal. The medal, authorized by her majestyQueen Margreth II, is awarded for special, unselsh anddedicated contribution to the Danish Home Guard. Winklerbestowed the award in recognition for the three years theDanish Home Guard has participated in the annual trainingexercise. Photo by Capt. Ulla Srensen-Mlgaard, DanishHome Guard Public Affairs.

    Pfc. Latoinetta Duhart of the Michigan National

    Guards 272nd Regional Support Group of Jackson,

    Mich., takes a selfie during medical training at

    Camp Rapid.

    Soldier selfie

    The Danish Home Guard started building a pond soon after they arrived at FOB Custer, over the period of the exercise it has come to be known as Lake Custer. Troops of othenationalities staying at FOB Custer have also adopted the pond and are making their oadditions. Lake Custer has come to feature a plastic crocodile, a rubber duck and a lighthouse and is comlete with an island and beaches. Lake Custer has become a gatheringplace where the troops are getting to know the Danes whenever they have a few minuto spare. Photo by Cpl. Hlne Mogensen de Monlon, Danish Home Guard Public Affai

    Lake Custer takes shape

    Its important to learn to work with military personnel rom our alliednations because we all need to understand one another and make surewere all on the same page. Capt. Alexander Kullak, the German Air Force reservist who augmenthe 109th, said he ound it interesting to see his American counterpartscommunicate with each other as they work to complete a mission.

    We definitely have differences in how we approach things, Kullak saiBut that is a positive because we have so much to learn rom one anoth Kullak said he was impressed by how open and accepting Americanmilitary personnel were toward their allied partners.Were not just military allies, he said. Were also close riends.

    Americans receive Danish medal

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    Photo right: Second Lieutenant Abina Mac Intosch, lo-gistics officer, Suriname Defense Force, gets behind thewheel of one of the South Dakota Army National Guard200th Multi-role Bridge Company boats and drives acrossthe Missouri river during the river cross mission on June

    7, 2014, near Chamberlain, S.D. Mac Intosch traveled toGolden Coyote as part of the State Partnership Programbetween South Dakota and Suriname as an exchange. Thisknowledge exchange provides an opportunity to interactwith the members of the South Dakota Army NationalGuard, other U.S. military units and international forces.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. JacquelineFitzgerald.

    Photo left: Members of theSuriname Defense Force,South Dakota Army NationGuard and U.S. Navy trav-

    eled to Chamberlain, S.D. tobserve the Golden Coyoteriver cross mission June 7,2014. This event providedan opportunity for the StatePartnership Program tocontinue to build the culturbridge between the U.S. anSuriname by gaining a bettunderstanding of each othemilitary capabilities andculture. U.S. Army NationaGuard photo by Spc. Dona

    E. Williams.

    Suriname Defense Force teams with NationalGuard, Navy for Golden Coyote missions

    to go through the training, which was conducted by 14Navy Reservists assigned to Expeditionary MedicalFacility Dallas One. Our goal is to teach the basics of providing imme-diate care when a person is injured under fire, saidLt. Cmdr. Darlene McMiddleton, a civilian trauma-

    care nurse in her hometown of Charlotte, N.C. Thatincludes stopping bleeding and getting them to a safezone so they can be evacuated. McMiddleton said its important that military per-sonnel, no matter their job or branch of service, con-tinually hone their lifesaving skills. You never know when youre going to end up inanother war zone, she said. Weve all gained a lot ofknowledge these past years in Iraq and Afghanistan.We dont want to lose all that knowledge so we keeptraining. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah Schneider, a native

    of Sioux Falls, S.D., trained the Soldiers on how toproperly transport a patient using a litter. Its probably one of the most important skills thawe teach, said Schneider, a flight medic in civilianlife. They have to know how to transport a patientfrom point to point. If they cant do that, the patientcant get the life-saving care they need. The training culminated with the Soldiers put-

    ting the skills they had learned through a scenario inwhich they were required to treat and then transportwounded comrade while being attacked by opposforces. Pvt. Rachel Ransdell, a supply specialist with the418th Civil Affairs Battalion, said the training wasstressful, yet realistic. I definitely look forward to more training like thbecause it prepares you for real-world missions, saRansdell, a native of Kansas City, Mo. And workinwith the Navy was really awesome.

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    Up in smoke

    The South Dakota Army NationalGuard 451st Engineer Detach-ment (Firefighting Team)

    conducted training on how to react tovehicle fires during the Golden Coy-ote Training Exercise, June 10, 2014near Sturgis, S.D. The training scenario had a real-lifeaspect as the Guard members were

    joined by local civilian firefighters.Were all going to deal with similarsituations, said Kaleb Zook, a pro-bationary firefighter with the SturgisVolunteer Fire Department. Ascity-based firefighters we get more ofthese types of calls. In order for the 451st to conduct thistraining during Golden Coyote, theunit coordinated with the city of Stur-gis to arrange safety crews and spacefor the site. A Sturgis EmergencyMedical Technician, the Fort Meade

    Fire Department and the Sturgis VFDjoined the 451st to partner in thisunique training event.

    Golden Coyote is where we getmost of our big training opportuni-ties, said Spc. Ryan Krogstad, afirefighter with the 451st. In the two-week exercise we have the opportuni-ty to train on car fires, structure burnsand go on other missions that help usrefresh our skills. For the mock situation, the two fire

    trucks were staged in a nearby loca-tion, then called by the fire chief tothe scene of the fire. After arriving,the firefighters raced to prepare hosesand combat the fire as fast as possible.This event gave Soldiers a chance toput their training into action. Every type of fire has its compli-cations; you dont know whats in

    that vehicle, could be gas, could bepropane tanks, could be whatever,said Staff Sgt. Max Stoltenburg sta-tion chief and the non-commissionedofficer in charge of the451st. There are alsocomplications wherethere is magnesium in thesteering column, and thatcan pose a problem. The firefighters workedas a team to put out thefire. There were two

    groups of soldiers: onegroup on the primaryand secondary hose, andanother for safety andcontrol. According to Spc. SethMulvehill, a firefighterin the 451st, the firefight-ers are a tight-knit groupbecause of their small size,which allows them to func-tion better as a team.

    After the initial fire was out, thefirefighters continued to spray theburn site until all the flames were ouand all the hot spots were gone. Thiprocess, known as overhaul, is usedensure the fire wont start back up. The 451st and civilian teams suc-cessfully exhausted six car fires durthe days training event. These Sol-

    diers will continue to conduct train-ing on various missions throughoutGolden Coyote to prepare them forboth wartime and peacetime mission

    Top photo: Pvt. Matt Komes, left, and Spc. Seth Mulvehill firefighters with the S outh DakoArmy National Guard 451st Engineer Detachment (Firefighting Team) combat flames fromcar fire north of Sturgis, during the Golden Coyote Training Exercise June 10, 2014. U.S. ArNational Guard photo by Spc. Donald E. Williams .

    Above: Kaleb Zook, left, and Dan Grubel, firefighers with the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Departdouse the flames of a staged car fire, June 10, 2014, north of Sturgis, U.S. Army National Gphoto by Sgt. Mark VanGerpen.

    Story by Spc. Donald E. Williams129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachm

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    It looks like a video game, but theskills it teaches could mean thedifference between life and death inthe real world. Military personnel going throughthe virtual-convoy-operations train-ing during Golden Coyote 2014take advantage of the high-techsimulator to hone their convoyskills in a challenging but safeenvironment.

    We try to make it as real worldas possible, said Staff Sgt. Mi-

    chael Kroells, a range safety officerwith the South Dakota NationalGuard Training Center. Younever know when youre going toend up on a convoy while youre

    deployed. No matter what servicebranch youre in, you need to knowconvoy operations. Members of the 28th Communi-cations Squadron from EllsworthAir Force Base took part in thetraining and for many of them,it was their first experience in aconvoy. Air Force personnel deploy

    overseas and a lot of the timesthey find themselves on a convoyKroells said. The virtual trainerprovides the skills necessary to bsuccessful on convoy ops. Its de

    nitely worth its weight in gold. The virtual trainer is housedinside a trailer that looks ordinarfrom the outside. But the inside ipacked with high-tech computerequipment. There are four simulated Humvee stations, each withplace for a driver and gunner.

    Trainees wear visors with a digtal display that simulates a drivin

    mission with condi-tions similar to thosefound in Iraq or Af-

    ghanistan. The NCOcharge of the simulacontrols the condi-tions of the missionssuch as the number enemy combatants.

    The trainees commnicate with one anotover radios and coordinate movement anreacting under fire. Its as real as it gin training, Kroells

    said. Here they catrain in a safe enviroment before takingthose skills to the nelevel. Senior Airman LuPeralta, a communitions specialist with 28th CommunicatioSquadron, was the

    convoy leader during rotation in the simulator. He saidfelt the training was invaluable. It really shows how teamworkand communication are importanto completing a successful convoop, Peralta said. You have totalk to one another and trust oneanother if you want to get the jobdone and this simulator allows yto build teamwork skills.

    Convoy operations go virtualStory and photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Reeves

    314th Press Camp Headquarters

    The virtual convoy trainer allows military members to get realistic convoy ops training in a high-tech simulator.

    faces of golden coyoteSpc. Paulina WentworthMissouri National Guard

    Role at Golden Coyote: Ensures

    meals are prepared on time

    and cooked to safety and health

    standards. She also makes sure

    there is enough food to serve in

    garrison and in the feld.

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    Te South Dakota Army National Guard 200thMulti-Role Bridge Company transported military unitsacross the Missouri River near Chamberlain, as parto the Golden Coyote raining Exercise on Saturday.Soldiers loaded vehicles onto three separate rafs andtransported them across the river in less than hal anhour.

    Te event gave the company an opportunity topractice its skills and efficiency in preparing or battleoperations.Te ability to transer troops across the river ensuresthat operations can be conducted regardless o terrain.

    One o the more technical aspects o building thebridges is driving the boats, said Sgt. Bryan Beringer,an engineer in the 200th MRBC. It takes a lot o train-ing and practice to get good at it.

    While maneuvering boats is a big aspect o the river-crossing mission, it is not the sole step. Beringer waspart o the entry control point on top o the hill wherehe would stage the vehicles and prepare them to boardthe raf. Te success o the mission depends on the cohesiono the units, said Sgt. Eric Mullen an engineer in the200th MRBC. Te biggest challenge is to get the twoboats on either side o the raf to work together.

    Te unit used an Improved Ribbon Bridge, a bridgethat can be configured as either a ull closure bridge

    Take me to the river

    or partially assembled and used or rafing operatioAccording to Mullen this bridge system gives the unthe flexibility to cross the river to any sae point on topposite side. Te most important part o being a bridge enginis the act that we can get any unit anywhere, saidBeringer. We can cross what cant be crossed wateor canyon. We get people where they need to go.

    Guard unit practices skills on the Missouri

    Members of the South Dakota Army National Guard 200th Multi-RoleBridge Company prepare rafts to transport vehicles across the Misso

    River, near Chamberlain, S.D., during the 2014 Golden Coyote TraininExercise, June 7.

    Spreading the wordSenior Army National Guard Chaplain COL John Morris JohnMorris provides training or chaplains and chaplain assistanceduring the Golden Coyote exersice. U.S. Army photo by Staff SLisa Simunaci.

    Story and photos by Spc. Donald E. William

    South Dakota National Guard, 129th Mobile Public Af fairs Detachme

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    For the third consecutive year,the Danish Home Guard istaking part in Golden Coyote.

    Tis year, they also have the re-sponsibility or one o the WarriorLanes.

    Te Danish Home Guard hassent a platoon o Soldiers to takepart in training. Additionally,there is a three-person publicaffairs team and another three-

    person team responsible or the dis-mounted patrol Warrior Lane. enSoldiers rom the Utah NationalGuard are working with the team toprovide the dismounted training. Intotal, 43 soldiers have taken the trip

    rom Denmark to Rapid City. Liaison Officer and senior na-tional representative Capt. PederHagensen, explained why the Dan-ish Home Guard members made

    the ourteen-hour, threelegged trek overthe North Atlan-tic Ocean.

    GoldenCoyote is a greatopportunityor the DanishHome Guard toeducate and trainthe soldiers ina multinationalenvironment andat the same timeshow the skillsand qualitiesthat the DanishHome Guardrepresents, he

    said. Its also a really good oppotunity or our soldiers to learn rtheir oreign colleagues and seeoreign soldiers in action in a verlarge exercise. Te Danish Home Guard con

    sists o around 44,000 soldiers. Tsoldiers in the Danish Home Guare all volunteers and are unpaidor their services. Tis means that the soldiers inthe platoon have used their vaca-tion to come to Rapid City and bpart o this exercise without compensation or their time. Te overall mission or the is treinorce and to support the Armthe Navy, and the Air Force in ufilling their missions.

    Te overall mission or theHome Guard is to reinorce and support the Army, the Navy, andthe Air Force in ulfilling their msions.Te Danish Home Guard wasounded in 1949, initially consisto ormer members o the Resis-tance Movement rom the occuption during the years 1940 to 194In 1948, the Danish Parliamentpassed the first Home Guard Act

    Danish volunteers return to South Dakota

    Cpl. Kenneth Christiansen of the Danish Home Guard takes aim after encoun-tering enemy re during a warrior training lane at Golden Coyote. Photos byHlne Mogensen de Monlon, Danish Home Guard Public Affairs.

    By Rune KronenbergDanish Home Guard Public Affairs

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    here are about 80 Canadianshere at Golden Coyote and,with only a ew valuable ex-

    ceptions, theyre all rom the ArmyReserve in and around oronto.Teres a handul o staff officersscattered around the exerciseorganization, and a small group oCivil-Military Cooperation troops,which the Americans call Civil

    Affairs. However, the main bodyis a large battalion headquartersdeployed to command sub units oU.S., British and Danish engineers. Tat headquarters is basedon an inantry regiment called theLorne Scots (Peel, Halton and Du-erin Regiment). Teir name speakso a rich history that says a lotabout the nature o the Army Re-serve what used to be called the

    Militia in Canada. Peel, Haltonand Dufferin are counties west ooronto where the regiment beganas home-deence Militia battalionsin the early nineteenth century(guess who the enemy was then!)Lorne reers to the Marquis o

    Lorne, a popular Governor Generalo Canada in the 1880s and one othe sources o the regiments Scot-tish style.Te original battalions all contrib-uted men to the units ormed tofight the First World War, whichCanada entered in 1914 along withthe rest o the British Empire. In1936, all o these elements were

    brought together to orm the regi-ment that exists today. Tere is no system oNational Service in Canada and sothe Reserve (as well as the RegularForce) is recruited directly romschools and the street. A CanadianReservist could be a student, apoliceman, a plumber, a lawyer, abusiness executive in short, anyCanadian citizen in good health

    and with a bit o education. Be-cause it is an all-volunteer orce,they are all well compensated withdaily pay, a range o medical, dentaland educational benefits, and asmall pension.Each Reservist is expected to serve

    A Canadian Reserve Soldier takes aimwith his laser training gear at the

    manuever warfare training center inWainwright, Alberta Canada. Morethan 80 Canadian Reserve soldiers

    are taking part in Golden Coyote.

    one evening a week, one weekena month and, ideally, several weeach summer either teaching ortaking a course or joining a majfield exercise. On top o this, thesocial lie o the regiment and anendless stream o training tasksrom higher can absorb the rest a Reservists ree time. Te biggechallenge is aced by those with

    amily as well. Tey cannot be orderedoverseas but they regularly havethe chance to volunteer, becausethe Regular units that get thesemissions always have holes to filDuring the last decade, some 80members o the oronto brigade(which is nearly 3,000 strong) hserved in United Nations or NAmissions ranging rom Arica to

    the Balkans to the Middle East,namely Aghanistan. Plenty oLorne Scots are amiliar with thedust o Kandahar, and thats paro the experience theyve broughwith them to South Dakota.

    Oh, CanadaUnderstanding our neighbors to the North

    Story by Capt. Bob Kennedy

    32 Canadian Brigade Group

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    On a construction site at the eastern end o Rapid City, themany layers o international cooperation, practical trainingand community service that are the essence o GoldenCoyote are vividly evident. Construction engineers rom

    three nations including NationalGuardsmen, Army

    Reservists andRegular orces are all workingtogether on a newvolunteer trainingand administrationbuilding orthe Black HillsArea Habitat orHumanity.

    In charge onthe site is Capt.

    David Dodson,commanding the155thEngineerCompany (Vertical)o the South DakotaNational Guard.Were doing thisproject or community development as well as or thetraining value, he says. We employ our skill sets in a waythat benefits them.

    Te Executive Director o the Black Hills Area HFHis Scott Engmann, who told Dakota Packmagazine last

    month that the new acility will become the training hubor the volunteers and staff who build homes and hope vulnerable, hardworking amilies.

    Te Guard is making this project possible with theirexpertise, he said. We are able to get this projectcompleted sooner than expected, especially consideringthe delays imposed by the longer-than-usual winter.

    With the beginning o Golden Coyote, Dodsonsworkorce became multinational. He has a dozenGuardsmen on site as well as ten engineers rom 71Engineer Regiment o the British Army Reserve and13 more rom the Danish Royal Air Force Regularconstruction engineers and rom their own Home GuaFor the next ten days, they are all under the command oCanadian Army Reserve headquarters rom oronto, wh

    in turn is under the command o the 110th ManeuverEnhancement Brigade o the Missouri National Guard.

    Among the engineers on site is Lance Corporal EjnerLibach o the Royal Danish Air Force, a Regular soldierwho also serves in the Home Guard. It makes sense todo something that really matters, to leave somethingpermanent, he says. Tis Habitat or Humanity projectisnt something hed be able to do at home, because the

    work wouldbe regarded ascompeting with local constructio

    industry.Te constructio

    standards andtechniques are, ocourse, AmericaHere they use alot o wood, notLibach, who ishimsel a stonemason. In mycountry, its stonand concrete.

    Also, at home hebe using morewoodscrews thannails, and more sreinorcement wthe concrete.

    Engmann o Habitat or Humanity is delighted to havemilitary resources devoted to community development.Wed be interested, he said, in moving orward with mprojects in the uture.

    Layers of cooperation evidentStory by Capt. Bob Kennedy

    Canadian Army Reserve

    Lance Cpl. Hans Peter Loehr, carpenter for the 3rd Construction Com-pany out of Skive, Denmark uses an air-powered nail gun to assemble astairway. Loehr and service members from United Kingdom, Denmarkand the U.S. work together to build an ofce for Habitat for Humanityduring the 30th annual Golden Coyote. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.Paul Roberts.

    Soldiers from Denmark, the South Dakota National Guard and the United Kingdom work to-gether doing masonry work at a Habitat for Humanity ofce. Photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Roberts.