Page 2 - The Dispatch July 2019

TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Governor The Adjutant General
Greg Abbott Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris

Public Affairs Officer
LTC Laura Cross

Deputy Public Affairs Officer
Laura Lopez

July Public Affairs Staff
Joshua Amstutz
Dispatch John Gately
Kyle Burns

Brandon Jones
4 From the Top Lisa Manresa
Caitlin Rourk
5 Keep Your Guard Up Bob Seyller
10 Army Guard Deploys MI Force John Thibodeau
12 Airmen Up Their Ground Game Contributing Writer

14 Texas & Chile Partner for Over a Decade Bailey Olderog
16 Army Futures Interns Visit Camp Swift Contributing Writers & Photographers
The Texas Military Department Public
18 Focus on Leadership Development Affairs Office would like to thank all the
contributing writers and photographers
20 Photos From the Field who generously share their work with us.
22 Key Leaders

Senior Airman John O'Donnell, 149th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Dispos- Sgt. David Dillon facilitates a pedal-cart race with Blanco Middle School
al Technician, helps Senior Airman Bentley Davis, 147th Attack Wing Explosive students. Five members of the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug * The Dispatch is an authorized publication for members of the Texas Military Department and the
Department of Defense. Contents of The Dispatch are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed
Ordnance Disposal Technician, put on a bomb suit prior to a controlled detona- Task Force joined the Blanco Coalition of Awareness, Prevention and by, the U.S. Government, the National Guard Bureau, or the State of Texas. * The editorial content of this
tion during Exercise Global Dragon, at the Guardian Centers of Georgia, Perry, Treatment of Substance Abuse’s community effort, ‘May Madness' to publication is the responsibility of the Texas Military Department Public Affairs Office. * The appearance
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Georgia, May 27, 2019. Controlled detonations in this environment allow Air- educate and provide substance abuse prevention resources to roughly the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the Texas Military Department. * Everything
men to train in realistic situations that they would not be able to simulate at 250 students at Blanco Middle School, May 24, 2019. (U.S. Army Na- advertised in this publication will be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to
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