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In the footsteps of warriors: Legendary “Indian Robin Hood” descendants thrive in the Georgia Guard

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelvin Oxendine, an airborne operations technician with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, stands beside an E-8C Joint STARS, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 5, 2014. Oxendine is a member of the Lumbee Indian tribe out of Robeson County, North Carolina. The tribe has more than 55,000 members with two of the members serving together in the Georgia Air National Guard at Robins Air Force Base. Oxendine and a fellow Airman are descendants of Henry Berry Lowry, a young Native American Revolutionist who rose up in 1865 to fight injustice being directed against his people who are the modern day Lumbee Indians. Lowry came to be known as the Indian Robin Hood for his exploits. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)
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In the footsteps of warriors: Legendary “Indian Robin Hood” descendants thrive in the Georgia Guard

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelvin Oxendine, an airborne operations technician with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, plays a Native American hand drum he created, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, Ga., Nov. 5, 2014. Oxendine is a member of the Lumbee Indian tribe out of Robeson County, North Carolina. The tribe has more than 55,000 members with two of the members serving together in the Georgia Air National Guard at Robins Air Force Base. Oxendine and a fellow Airman are descendants of Henry Berry Lowry, a young Native American Revolutionist who rose up in 1865 to fight injustice being directed against his people who are the modern day Lumbee Indians. Lowry came to be known as the Indian Robin Hood for his exploits. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)
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In the footsteps of warriors: Legendary “Indian Robin Hood” descendants thrive in the Georgia Guard

U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Jacobs, right, detachment commander of the 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, meets with senior leaders of the squadron to discuss plans for an upcoming project, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 4, 2014. Jacobs is a member of the Lumbee Indian tribe out of Robeson County, North Carolina. The tribe has more than 55,000 members with two of the members serving together in the Georgia Air National Guard at Robins Air Force Base. Jacobs and a fellow Airman are descendants of Henry Berry Lowry, a young Native American Revolutionist who rose up in 1865 to fight injustice being directed against his people who are the modern day Lumbee Indians. Lowry came to be known as the Indian Robin Hood for his exploits. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)
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Exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Joint STARS, JSTARS, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Callaway, rear, and Senior Airman Mindy Scott, airborne operations technicians with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, track, analyze and communicate information from their operator work stations during exercise Carolina Thunder, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2014. During the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from the 116th Air Control Wing and the 138th Military Intelligence Company provided targeting data and intelligence to F-16 Fighting Falcons, AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters and ground forces using the one-of-a-kind battle management command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the E-8C Joint STARS. The exercise was a multi-state, multi-component, collective training exercise conducted during the South Carolina drill weekend. It involved more than 650 participants from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee National Guard units. (Portion of photo blurred for security purposes) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/released)
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Exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Joint STARS, JSTARS, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard

U.S Army Capt. Christopher Thornton, left, a deputy mission crew commander, 138th Military Intelligence Company, provides Capt. Michelle Roberts, deputy intelligence officer from the 118th Infantry Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, hands-on training at his operator work station aboard the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft during exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2014. During the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from the 116th Air Control Wing and the 138th Military Intelligence Company provided targeting data and intelligence to F-16 Fighting Falcons, AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters and ground forces using the one-of-a-kind battle management command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the E-8C Joint STARS. The exercise was a multi-state, multi-component, collective training exercise conducted during the South Carolina drill weekend. It involved more than 650 participants from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee National Guard units. (Portion of photo blurred for security purposes) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/released)
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Exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Joint STARS, JSTARS, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard

Crew members aboard the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft monitor, analyze and communicate information from their operator work stations during exercise Carolina Thunder, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2014. During the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from the 116th Air Control Wing and the 138th Military Intelligence Company provided targeting data and intelligence to F-16 Fighting Falcons, AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters and ground forces using the one-of-a-kind battle management command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the E-8C Joint STARS. The exercise was a multi-state, multi-component, collective training exercise conducted during the South Carolina drill weekend. It involved more than 650 participants from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee National Guard units. (Portion of photo blurred for security purposes) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/released)
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Exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Joint STARS, JSTARS, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rob Ferguson, a combat systems officer with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, monitors and adjusts his screen at his operator work station aboard the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft during exercise Operation Carolina Thunder, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2014. During the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from the 116th Air Control Wing and the 138th Military Intelligence Company provided targeting data and intelligence to F-16 Fighting Falcons, AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters and ground forces using the one-of-a-kind battle management command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the E-8C Joint STARS. The exercise was a multi-state, multi-component, collective training exercise conducted during the South Carolina drill weekend. It involved more than 650 participants from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee National Guard units. (Portion of photo blurred for security purposes) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/released)
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Air battle manager, Joint STARS, 116th ACW, Georgia Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Rieker, an air battle manager with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, sits at an operator work station aboard an E-8 Joint STARS aircraft, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 18, 2014. Rieker was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nev. Air battle managers are primarily responsible for command and control of battle management and with ensuring the day to day air mission is executed with success. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kari Giles/released)
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116th Air Control Wing logistics planners: on time, every time

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Merissa Mueller, left, and Tech. Sgt. Adam Adair with the 116th Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment Distribution Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, review pre-deployment checklists during a Unit Training Assembly at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Oct. 19, 2014. These logistics planners are part of a six-member team that are responsible for implementing plans to move people, cargo and military assets downrange. When personnel return home from deployment, the planners switch gears to the reintegration phase of their job, ensuring all members have the necessary resources for a successful transition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kari Giles/Released)
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116th Air Control Wing logistics planners: on time, every time

Airmen with the 116th Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment Distribution Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, review a packing slip on an Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable-Container Unit during a Unit Training Assembly at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Oct. 19, 2014. These logistics planners are part of a six-member team that are responsible for implementing plans to move people, cargo and military assets downrange. When personnel return home from deployment, the planners switch gears to the reintegration phase of their job, ensuring all members have the necessary resources for a successful transition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kari Giles/Released)
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116th Air Control Wing logistics planners: on time, every time

Airmen with the 116th Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment Distribution Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, move an Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable-Container Unit during a Unit Training Assembly at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Oct. 19, 2014. These logistics planners are part of a six-member team that are responsible for implementing plans to move people, cargo and military assets downrange. When personnel return home from deployment, the planners switch gears to the reintegration phase of their job, ensuring all members have the necessary resources for a successful transition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kari Giles/Released)
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ESGR: Comfort in knowing

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Richard Dunkelberger, a first sergeant with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, is shown in a photo illustration representing his service as a Citizen-Airman, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 30, 2014. Dunkelberger is featured in a story about the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program. Established in 1972, ESGR promotes cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers. Dunkelberger's employer, United Parcel Service, has twice received the ESGR Freedom Award for their support of Guard and Reserve members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)
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116th ACW, 116th Medical Group, JSTARS, Robins Air Control Wing, Republic of Georgia

Physicians, infectious disease experts and hazmat response team members from the Republic of Georgia, listen to translators through headphones during a class taught by medical professionals from the 116th Medical Group (MDG), Georgia Air National Guard, during a four-day course in the Republic of Georgia, Sept. 9, 2014. Eight members from the 116th MDG, based out of Robins Air Force Base, Ga., were invited to the Republic of Georgia by the U.S. European Command to teach physicians, infectious disease experts and hazmat response teams about treating patients in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive environment. The trip is one of more than 10 engagements in 2014 by Georgia National Guardsmen in what has been an ongoing 19-year relationship with the country as a part of the Department of State's Partnership for Peace program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Haines/Released)
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116th ACW, 116th Medical Group, JSTARS, Robins Air Control Wing, Republic of Georgia

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Glen McIver, standing right, a medic with the 116th Medical Group (MDG), Georgia Air National Guard, demonstrates the proper wear of a protective suit and mask used in chemical environments while teaching a class in the Republic of Georgia, Sept. 9, 2014. McIver and eight members from the 116th MDG, based out of Robins Air Force Base, Ga., were invited to the Republic of Georgia by the U.S. European Command to teach physicians, infectious disease experts and hazmat response teams about treating patients in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive environment. The trip is one of more than 10 engagements in 2014 by Georgia National Guardsmen in what has been an ongoing 19-year relationship with the country as a part of the Department of State's Partnership for Peace program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Haines/Released)
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116th ACW, 116th Medical Group, JSTARS, Robins Air Control Wing, Republic of Georgia

U.S. Air Force Col. Muriel Herman, center, commander of the 116th Medical Group (MDG), Georgia Air National Guard, shows a photo from a Homeland Response Force exercise while teaching a class in the Republic of Georgia, Sept. 9, 2014. Herman and eight members from the 116th MDG, based out of Robins Air Force Base, Ga., were invited to the Republic of Georgia by the U.S. European Command to teach physicians, infectious disease experts and hazmat response teams about treating patients in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive environment. The trip is one of more than 10 engagements in 2014 by Georgia National Guardsmen in what has been an ongoing 19-year relationship with the country as a part of the Department of State's Partnership for Peace program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Haines/Released)
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Ga. Air National Guard, 116th Air Control Wing, 116th ACW, JSTARS

Airmen from the 116th Maintenance Group, Georgia Air National Guard, maneuver through traffic lights while towing an F-15 Eagle down Watson Boulevard to the Warner Robins City Hall, Warner Robins, Ga. Sept. 6, 2014. The aircraft was loaned to the city by the 116th Air Control Wing to serve as a static display for a new veteran’s memorial. Procurement of the aircraft was made possible through a static display program managed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The effort to move the aircraft from Robins Air Force Base to the city hall was a joint effort between the 116th ACW, Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff’s departments and personnel from other city agencies. The F-15 Eagle was flown by the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Tactical Fighter Wing from 1986 to 1996 out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Upon deactivation of the F-15 Eagles, the unit moved to Robins Air Force Base where they currently operate as the 116th Air Control Wing flying the E-8C Joint STARS seen flying overhead in the background. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/Released)
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Ga. Air National Guard, 116th Air Control Wing, 116th ACW, JSTARS

Lt. Jeff McCommon, with the Warner Robins Police Department, blocks traffic as Airmen from the 116th Maintenance Group, Georgia Air National Guard, tow an F-15 Eagle to the Warner Robins City Hall, Warner Robins, Ga. Sept. 6, 2014. The aircraft was loaned to the city by the 116th Air Control Wing to serve as a static display for a new veteran’s memorial. Procurement of the aircraft was made possible through a static display program managed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The effort to move the aircraft from Robins Air Force Base to the city hall was a joint effort between the 116th ACW, Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff’s departments and personnel from other city agencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/Released)
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Ga. Air National Guard, 116th Air Control Wing, 116th ACW, JSTARS

Airmen from the 116th Maintenance Group, Georgia Air National Guard, tow an F-15 Eagle onto a concrete pad in front of the Warner Robins City Hall, Warner Robins, Ga. Sept. 6, 2014. The aircraft was loaned to the city by the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW) to serve as a static display for a new veteran’s memorial. Procurement of the aircraft was made possible through a static display program managed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The effort to move the aircraft from Robins Air Force Base to the city hall was a joint effort between the 116th ACW, Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff’s departments and personnel from other city agencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/Released)
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Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms visits JSTARS

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. James McClane, a navigator with the 12th Air Command and Control Squadron and Georgia Air National Guardsman Maj. Billy Carter, an instructor navigator with the 128th Air Command and Control Squadron brief the Honorable Randy Toms, Mayor of Warner Robins, Georgia, on the navigation system of the E-8C Joint Stars, during a visit to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 5, 2014. The purpose of the visit was to orient the mayor with the JSTARS mission and introduce him to the men and women who comprise Team JSTARS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Julie Parker/Released)
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Airman honored by Georgia Air National Guard commander

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Moore, commander, Georgia Air National Guard, presents Lt. Col. Hugh R. Goss, deputy commander 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron, with the Meritorious Service Medal, Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Ga., Aug.2, 2014. Moore officiated Goss's retirement ceremony, culminating his outstanding service with the Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Quinn Hansen/Released)
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