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Show J V -- I. ' 't Piitol tailed in the Interest of the personnel of Pugway Proving Ground1 Dugway JProving Ground, Utah Friday June 13, 1980 pwjup (tor Ten wild horses, considered safety hazards to aircraft at. Michael Army Airfield, were herded into a corral at the foot of Granite Mountain June 2 and offered to the public for adoption three days later in a project termed successful by Bureau of Land Managements Public Affairs Officer Martha Buibidge. Whenever we can round up that many horses without injury to the animals or personnel, it is a success, she explained. ONE DAY after the initial roundup, BLM and Dugway officials scowered the desert once more in search of a group numbering 13 horses but were unsuccessful. The round-u- p began in the early morning hours as a helicopter manned by CW3 Frank Kanauka, piand lot; CPT Edward Gore, Sanders made its way SGT Gerald toward Baker Lab looking for herds of horses which had migrated down from the Cedar Mountains. Also on board were BLM officials, the state assistant veterinarian and Logistics Director Bill Woods. FIFTEEN minutes into the flight, a pack of eight horses were spotted. As Kanauka piloted the helicopter in behind the herd to drive them south, it became apparent. that one of the mustangs had been driven out of the herd just recently after a bat- tie with another stallion for supremacy. Since the herd would have no- thing to do with the lone mustang, persons aboard the helicopter suggested that the herd and the outcast co-pil- ot As the horses galloped south, the helicopter veered the herd towards the mountains and just north of where two cowboys waited to drive them into the corral. WHEN the horses had reached the base of the mountain, the cowboys took over and ran them north along the rocks edge and into the corral. One hundred yards away, the heli- copter hovered just above in case any one of. the horses broke from the pack and headed west. The helicopter performed its duties two more times two horses which had in bringing been spotted in the morning sometime after lunch, and herding in the outcast from the morning group later on in the afternoon. ONCE in the corral, the herd, which consisted of three studs, five mares and two colts, was loaded into trailers and taken to the corrals behind the veterinarian clinic. round-u- p There, state officials inspected the horses. One of the herd, which had been afflicted with rickets while roaming the range, was put to sleep. On June 5, the herd was offered for adoption by the BLM. ONLY persons who had previously filed with the BLM to obtain ow--r nenhip of a wild horse were allowed to adopt one of the horses. It isnt likely that anyone putting in an application this week would have a chance at getting a horse, p - DURING the loading of the horses, more than one kicked and battered in their stalls. In fact, as one trailer sped away towards Stark Road, their mustang took it noon himself to sit down. Besides being a wrangler, Taylor is just as convicing lecturing to a crowd.. The cowboy spoke knowingly of the perils connected with trying to break a wild horse. He warned the new owners that taming a range animal required a great deal rtf patience, and suggested that if they lacked this quality and the experience they would be wise to. reconsider adopting any wild Two wild Mustangs gallop across the Dugway desert during DPGs wild horse SGT James Beazer brought home two more mouths to feed a week ago but he wont be able to cradle them in his arms unless he grows quite a bit bigger. You see Ginger and Clancy are wild horses. horse. BURBIDGE echoed Taylors attitude with harsh realities. A lot of these horses have been returned to us because the family cannot train the horse. Other times, we take them back ourselves because we discover that the horses have been mistreated. . Burbidge continued, "Some of Beazer selected the rruure and her colt June 5 at the BLM noise adoption here after winning the right to the first selection via a draw. WILD horses are nothing new to the sergeant, who broke horses for $150 when he was living with his parents back in Syracuse, Utah. But his enlistment into the Army curtailed his activites. Until now. Ill be getting out of the service in a year, he explained, ' and Id like to get back into ranching. This mare and colt should be a good start to a bright future. . TIIE tactic, they agreed, would cally and prevent them from being captured in a lathered-u- p condition. . For the next 45 minutes, they did just that. carefully. WHEN the draw began, Dugway sergeant James Beazer pulled out the number one. home; he offered to take two remaining stallions which hadn't been chosen by anyone else. - June 2. round-u- p Dugway soldier adopts two wild horses . interested in adopting the horses scrutinized the animals very also allow the horses to rest periodi- v f.4 A" Darrell Taylor to separate their Buibidge explained. Before the 10 a.m. deadline to begin drawing numbers for selection order had arrived, the various people separately. ' r .. horses from the others. these families come here because they know they can get a horse for a cheap price. But they dont have the proper means to take care of it, and, consequently, we end up taking them back. OBVIOUSLY, breaking a wild horse takes a rare kind of patience. For some, it never comes. But for be driven towards the mountains ZlS1 He selected a mare and her colt. At the draws conclusion, each individual, when summoned, backed his or her trailer towards the corrals gate and waited for BLM employee CURRENTLY, Beazer has the mare and colt down at the Dugway stables. But he says he plans to ship the colt to his father, who recently suffered a stroke. I think it will be a helping project for him, he says. Hell be feeding him and teaching the colt things hell have to learn. . others, like Grantsville Mayor Keith Brown, its a natural thing. Brown not only took one mustang SGT. James Beazer .Unlike the colt, Beazer s new mare has been anything but congenial. IVE never seen a horse as protective as this one, he begins. Rigjht now she is downright vicious and wont think twice about kicking my teeth out. A few nights ago she broke her halter. Beazer is sure, though, that once he gets the colt away from the mare shell settle down. But he says with conviction that if the horse doesnt ' break by giving her love and respect, hell resort to what they call meanbreaking. It isnt as bad as it sounds, he contends. You do things like throw a saddle on her without giving her time to get used to it, and tie her to a post and make her stand there for hours at a time. IN THE EVENT she doesnt turn out to be a good horse, Beazer says he isnt worried. I think shes pregnant again; so I might end up getting three horses for the price of one. But the sergeant isnt ready to concede anything. Shell break, he says, and Ill be on her back by next week. The Dugway Team rifflim and woir Erin ffoirs The fire fighters here are part of do and we have very little conflict. Changing crews every 10 weeks helps us keep it that way. WHAT hapens when there really is .a fire? The chief is usually out in his truck and to the fire as soon as the alarm is off, he can then direct his crew once they get there because he will have the fire evaluated. In the alarm room there is a fire plan for every building on post. They can see at a glance the building size and construction, fire hazard of that par- Facilities Engineering Directorate. Their official function and title is Fire Prevention and Protection. force conDugway s sists of 22 men. They, work 72 hour shifts (10 steady and 14 standby), fire-fighti- ng firemen can not leave the station during standby. These men are baching it they must cook and clean for themselves. it- - '4i rf. & -- y A ROUTINE day begins with housekeeping, inspecting of vehicles to insure they are operational, and on-goi- ng non-met- al v-- LTC Tom Smith and his wife Jane are a happy couple after Smith received the Legion of Merit during Ms retirement ceremony June 9 on the pap do field facing post headquarters. Smith, a 28 year veteran, will retire to Atlanta, GA. Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed properly. They also inspect fire extinguishers and alarms. U they locate a fire hazard in a building or home they report it to Facilities so that it may be fixed as soon as possible. Assistant Fire Chief, Glen Ashley, said, I really have. a good crew, they never have to be told what to p": M ft , f.nfZ: Tv ? f I VC -- .,,7 wm' ticular, building, and how many setting up a dutv roster. When everything is orderly and clean they duties. begin their been have Lately they inspecting every building on post for fire hazards. They must do this every prothree months so its an electric outlets, ject. They, inspect housekeeping (i.e. make sure no one containis storing gas in ers) they check water heaters to insure they are functioning safely and fire-fighti- ng LTC Smith retires . . water hydrants and where they are located. They have a detailed map of the post in this room which instructs them on the fastest and easiest way to reach the burning building from the fire station. According to Ashley it takes the firefighters about 40 seconds to get protective gear on and three minutes to respond to any fire in English Village after receiving the emergency call, of course this depends mi weather and traffic. Most fire departments must deal with two types of fires. Structural (buildings) and crash rescue. Howat the Ditto ever, DPG station must be trained to respond to emergencies that are unique to chemicalbiological testing posts. They must be able1 to respond to fire-fighte- rs by writers herein are their own and not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in ' ' S3 i i Jl ' ' Ky y,,V. V - 3F rv x?.- ' s - v ; . - r Firefighters use hand lines to protect simulated helicopter fire crash themselves as they movein on a scene. Chemical .Accident Incident Control air craft parts used in the Carbon (CAIC) emergencies. Training is Fiber tests. If there are any low flygiven two to four hours every ing aircraft they must also have firequarter on how to administer first fighters present ready to respond. aid to nerve agent victims and how They are also experts on extracting victims from over 20 different kinds to control the chemical accident. . of aircraft. The Ditto fire station must also CW3 FRANK Kinauka, Assistant suport Material Test whenever re- Operations Officer at Michael Army quested, for example, they helped Continued on page 3 with the JP4 jet fuel used to ignite j this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the. Department; of the Army of the products or services advertised. s. J I. I Id 1H4 m m tO i : i. j t . , I |