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Renee Mutchnick:
"We always thought the Cold War
was our biggest threat."

that happens to these guys,"
he said. "And what better
way to know a man than to
know what he does, which
means flying with him."
The pilots are bright,
brave men, he said, "who
joke about anything and
everything. Of course you
have to understand they
know that every time they
go out there they may not
come back. Whenever they
return they say, 'We beat
death again.' "
The pilots, in turn, have
learned about Dr. Mut-
chnick.
"When the men see me out
there they know they better
be careful when they're talk-
ing about Israel," he said.
"They know I'm a strong
supporter."
The 108th meets one
weekend each month for
training and is deployed two
weeks annually. Training
sessions start at 4:30 a.m.
Renee Mutchnick is
mobility officer, overseeing

the unit's readiness prepara-
tions. Because the men and
women can be called to ac-
tive duty on 72 hours' notice,
they must always have
ready their medical history
and names of beneficiaries.
Mrs. Mutchnick, a captain
with the Guard, also serves
as medical readiness train-
ing officer. Her respon-
sibilities include dealing
with all aspects of emergen-
cies — everything from CPR
training to understanding
nerve agent antidotes.
The unit's members are
trained to serve under all
circumstances, including a
chemical war, she said.
"We can come in anywhere,
set up a tent and open shop,"
Dr. Mutchnick added.
Despite the necessity to be
ready to work at any time,
Mrs. Mutchnick said the
Gulf attack took many in the
Air National Guard by sur-
prise.
"The toughest part of
readiness was preparing the
power of attorney, saying
who would take care of our
children if we were both ac-
tivated," she said.
Initially, the couple gave
power of attorney to a family
member, thinking it meant
placing the children in her
care for several days during
a natural disaster.
But as they considered the
more serious possibilities
posed by a war, the Mut-
chnicks opted to name a
permanent caretaker for
their children.
"We always thought the
Cold War was our biggest
threat," Mrs. Mutchnick
said. "We never imagined
this." El

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JFS To Begin Military
Family Support Group

SUSAN GRANT

Staff Writer

ladys Hacker used to
send packages filled
with Tootsie Rolls,
crossword puzzles and news-
papers to her brother-in-law,
Howard Blauer, a career
Navy man stationed on the
U.S.S. Mississippi in the
Persian Gulf since August.
But when war broke out
last week, Mrs. Hacker
learned from her sister-in-
law, Adrienne, she could
only send letters. She hopes
the 11- ounce weight limit on
letters will still allow her to
stick a piece of gum in the
envelope.
Mailing packages was her
way of showing support to

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her brother-in-law and his
family in Virginia Beach,
Va., said Mrs. Hacker, who
lives in Redford. "It makes
me feel like I'm doing some-
thing."
Like many families who
have service men and wo-
men serving in the front
lines in Saudi Arabia, Mrs.
Hacker is trying to cope with
the feelings of helplessness
and anxiety as she prays for
her brother-in-law's safe
return.
To help ease the anxiety,
Jewish Family Service plans
to soon begin a support
group for people with
relatives stationed in the
Persian Gulf, said Margaret
Weiner, associate executive
director.
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