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January 2005 A publication for the 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., an Air Force Reserve Command unit Vol. 15 No. 1
Perspectives / 2 News / 3AF News / 16 Recognition / 19
Find it ...
2005 Reserve pay charts / Page 15
New civilian personnel system begins/ Page 13
Super Port construction underway / Page 5
Liberty Wing flys Dover’s firsttsunami relief mission Page 3
Perspective
512th Airlift WingPublic Affairs Office
202 Liberty WayDover AFB, DE19902-5202
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This funded Air ForceReserve newspaper is anauthorized publication formembers of the U.S. militaryservices. Contents of the“Liberty Press” are notnecessarily the official views ofor endorsed by the U.S.Government, the Departmentof Defense or the Departmentof the Air Force. The editorial content isedited, prepared andprovided by the 512th AirliftWing Public Affairs Office (AirForce Reserve Command),Dover Air Force Base, Del. Allphotographs are U.S. AirForce photographs unlessotherwise noted.
ON THE COVER: Maj.Scott Erickson (left),709th AirliftSquadron, briefs hisflight crew beforeleaving Dover Jan. 7for Hickam Air ForceBase, Hawaii, wherehis crew will airliftcargo for the tsunamirelief effort. (Photoby Jason Minto)
CommanderCol. Ronald A. Rutland
Chief, Public AffairsVacant
EditorTech. Sgt. Veronica A.
Aceveda
Staff WritersSenior Airman Jennie
Morrison
Airlift -- it’s a beautiful thing
Senior Airman DavidYounce
Senior Airman LowanAnderson
Tech. Sgt. Scott Sturkol
416th AEG Public Affairs
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Since I am on mysecond deployment inless than two years, I
have noticed somethingabout what the Air Forcedoes that I have often takenfor granted: airlift.
Why airlift?Simple. It is the bread and
butter of the deployed force. Itis one ofthe mostusedresourcesin all ofthetheatersofoperation. On my way to thisdeployed base just recently, Itruly understood that.
As I left the UnitedStates in late December, Iembarked on what many ofus refer to as the “rotator,”a civilian airliner charteredto bring military members totheir overseas assignmentsand deployments.
On my rotator flight,there were Airmen, Soldiers,Sailors and Marines, alongwith other authorizedpassengers. Over the courseof several dozen hours andmultiple stops, I had achance to talk to some ofthem going overseas, manyfor the first time.
At our first stop afterleaving the United States, Iwas talking with twosecurity forces troops whowere out of the country forthe first time.
One of them said, “Thisis awesome.” The Airman, anative of Illinois who wasfresh out of security forcestechnical school trainingand being stationedoverseas at his first base,
showed that raw excitementof being somewhere new, andgetting there was all due toairlift.
I sat next to a youngAirman, whom I learned wasgoing to be a gunner on anAC-130 Spectre. He wasdeploying for the first timealso. He talked of howintense his training was andhow excited he was to begoing out on his deployment
supporting the war onterrorism. He also stated howimpressed he was with theamount of coordination ittakes to fly people in and outof the theater. Airlift in actiononce again.
I also came acrossnumerous National GuardSoldiers and Airmen fromacross the United States. Allof them were headed to avariety of forward operatingareas, including my deployedbase. Each one I talked tohad his or her own uniqueexperience to share aboutflying the friendly skiesthroughout the world,courtesy of airlift.
Airlift used throughoutthe areas of responsibilitytakes many forms, such asthe C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, KC-135Stratotanker, C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender and others.Looking at the big picture,since the start of OperationEnduring Freedom on Oct. 7,2001 through March 2003, theAir Force flew more than48,000 airlift missions,moving more than 513,026
passengers and 487,000short tons of cargo to theAfghanistan area ofoperations. Now that is airliftin action!
The crowning moment forme during my enlightenmentabout airlift came fromsomeone I least expected, amember of a foreign militaryservice supporting the multi-national task force inAfghanistan. He said he was
“incrediblyimpressed” withthe work theUnited States hasdone getting aidand supplies intosupport progress
in Afghanistan, much of itdue to airlift. Thatdiscussion took place on mylast stop before arriving atmy deployed base.
My flight into “K-2,” asthe base is known to mosthere, was on a C-130, a planeI rode on many times just alittle more than a year ago inIraq and Afghanistan. It is anairlift workhorse if I haveever seen one.
Touching down on the K-2 runway, I looked back atthe C-130 loadmaster do hiswork, moving around thepallets of cargo. That iswhen I realized that is wherethe hard work was done. Thework that makes ourdeployed warriors get to thefight and win the war onterrorism.
Much of the work done byairlifters is done behind thescenes and that is thebeautiful thing about it.Because it is done so well, wehardly notice it sometimes.But for me, I certainly won’ttake it for granted anymore.Airlift, in any form, is abeautiful thing.
“Much of the work done by airliftersis done behind the scenes...Becauseit is done so well, we hardly noticesometimes.” Tech. Sgt. Scott Sturkol
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Dover Air Force Base began its role in the tsunamirelief effort Jan. 7 when the base’s first C-5 Galaxywas dispatched to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii,
before reaching its destination in Thailand and Indonesia.The short-notice tasking was fulfilled by a Reserve crew
from the 709th Airlift Squadron.Col. Dave Wuest, 709th AScommander, said there were morethan enough members whowanted to volunteer for thismission.
“It’s just another example ofthe dedication andprofessionalism of those whowear the uniform,” said Col.Ronald A. Rutland, 512th AirliftWing commander.
This first relief effort for the
Dover Team beginshumanitarian reliefoperationsTech. Sgt. Veronica A. Aceveda
Editor
Maj. Scott Erickson, 709th Airlift Squadron, answersquestions from several media outlets concerning Dover’sfirst tsunami relief mission. Major Erickson was theaircraft commander for that mission Jan. 7.
Photos by Jason Minto
Maj Scott Erickson
Maj Daniel Triplett
Maj Stacey Zdanavage
First crew to fly tsunami mission from Dover
base also included an augmented active-duty crew, whorotated with the Reserve crew to keep the plane moving.
Before the plane’s departure, it was unclear as to thespecific type of cargo the C-5 would pick up in Hawaii. But,aircraft commander Maj. Scott Erickson, 709th AS, said theywere prepared for whatever they needed to do.
“We’ll handle whatever the situation over there dictates,it’s always a surprise,” said Major Erickson. “We’re airlift …so you call, we haul.”
The number of humanitarian missionsDover may receive is still unknown, but bothReserve and active-duty aircrew members areworld-wide qualified and prepared to fly at amoment’s notice.
As of Jan. 6, six C-5 Galaxys and four C-17Globemaster III’s were part of the relief effort,along with smaller aircraft and ships. AirMobility Command planes had also deliveredmore than 1.66 million pounds of cargo and748 passengers to help the relief effort. Themilitary as a whole has more than 13,000service members currently helping the tsunamivictims.
“It’s the 512th (AW) and 436th (AW)together that have done just about everythingin the world at any place and time,” said ColonelRutland. “Dover’s always ready.”
MSgt Timothy Feiring
MSgt Michael Benford
MSgt Ray Conner
TSgt Cathleen Simpler
TSgt Tony Williams
SSgt Leo Martin
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Tech. Sgt.Cathleen Simpler,709th ASloadmaster, loadsher baggage ontoa bus bound forthe baseflightline. She andeight othersquadronmembers made upthe first crew tofly a humanitarianrelief mission toIndonesia.
A 709th AS aircrew receives their mission briefbefore departing for the tsunami stricken regionJan. 7.
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Guard members bid farewell to Dover family
After nearly two years of service, members of theDelaware Army National Guard’s 280th Signal Battalionended their service commitment to Dover Air Force
Base today. Even though the agreement with Dover AFB wasonly originally slated for one year, an overwhelming majority ofthe Guardsmenelected to extend.
“The originalgroup of 137 washere for one year,”said Chief WarrantOfficer 2 John Dill,436th SecurityForces Squadron,DANG. “Thirty-eight soldiersdemobilized inJanuary (2004), andthe rest volunteeredfor a second year.”
This extension ofnearly 90 percent ofthe soldiersassigned to Doveris a testament to therapport builtbetween the AirForce and the Guard.
“The Dover Team has given a great welcome to the 280th,and it hasn’t been that way at other bases around the country,”said Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Adjutant General, Delaware Guard.“I give great credit to Colonel (John I.) Pray (Jr.) and Colonel(Ronald A.) Rutland (436th and 512th Airlift Wing commandersrespectively) for the great relationship they’ve cultivated atDover.”
Although the absence of the Guard will take some gettingused to, the security of the base populace is in no waydiminished.
“(The Guard’s) departure will not degrade the security forthe installation, but will reduce posting flexibility for theAirmen,” said 2nd Lt. Charity Winters, 436th SFS. “Their losswill be offset by a 30 percent increase of Air Force personnelover the past two years.”
Even as manning remains constant to accomplish themission, the absence of the day-to-day interaction will bemissed.
“Everyone on base welcomed us with open arms and weforged strong relationships with the Dover Team,” said GeneralVavala. “I don’t think we could possibly have a betterrelationship than we do right now. We’re very grateful for thegreat welcome and hospitality.”
Senior Airman Deanna McClay
436th AW Public Affairs
“Defending this great nation requires a Total Force effort …active duty, Reserve, National Guard and civilians,” saidColonel Pray. “The Dover Team has enjoyed many majorsuccesses over the past few years and we have certainlyprospered working side-by-side with our partners from the280th Signal Battalion. They have become part of the Doverfamily and we are definitely sorry to see them go.”
Capt. Steven Willey, Detachment 2, 280th SignalBatallion commander, awards Master Sgt. Ron McCoy,512th SFS, with an Army Achievement Medal. SergeantMcCoy is the only reservist and one of only four AirForce members, who were bestowed this distinct honorfrom the Army National Guard during the Guard’sfarewell social Dec. 10.
Photos by Jason Minto
Detachment 2, 280th Signal Batallion
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It’s been almost two yearssince a snow storm dumpedmore than two feet on Dover
Air Force Base, causing the roofover two bays in the DoverTeam’s aerial port to collapse,which inflicted structuraldamage on two other bays.
In all, 70 percent of the cargoprocessing capability of the“Super Port” was damaged as aresult of the storm. The DoverTeam quickly united and within aweek the Super Port was back tobusiness as usual, moving cargoto support military operationsaround the world.
The final process of rebuildingfrom the storm began Dec. 13,2004, with the groundbreaking ofa new $57.5 million, 355,209-square-foot air freight terminal.
“Dover is the lifeline for ourdeployed personnel around theworld moving the supplies,
Construction begins on new, improved Super PortSenior Airman Brian Stives
436th AW Public Affairs
equipment and personnel theyneed to protect our nation,” saidDelaware U.S. Senator JosephBiden Jr. “It’s a testament to the
professionalism of the men andwomen here, even after the blizzardseverely reduced their capacity,that the Dover Team found a way
to get their mission done. Thisnew, modern facility will increasetheir capacity and effectiveness sothat the troops on the front lineswill get what they need faster andmore efficiently.
“Right now, this is the bestsingle expenditure the governmentcan make for the safety andsupport of our troops,” he said.
Senator Biden’s words wereechoed by other members of thedistinguished visitors inattendance.
“We rolled up our sleevesand went to work to get themoney, a lot of money,expensive money,” saidDelaware U.S. Senator ThomasCarper.
“This state-of-the-art aerialport is an investment in the futureof Dover Air Force Base and thefuture of our nation’s military, andwell worth every penny beingspent,” said Delaware U.S.Congressman Michael Castle.“Our military men and womenneed to know that when they’reon the front lines fighting for usand our interests, they are beingsupported at home by a top of theline cargo port.”
As Lt. Gen. William Welser III,18th Air Force commander, lookedout over the Dover Team troopsgathered for the groundbreaking,he said, “You’re the ones whodeserve this new modern facilityfor the incredible support youcontinue to provide for troopsaround the world … when ourfolks in combat need something,the Super Port delivers!”
With the wind chilling everyoneto the bone, Col. John I. Pray Jr.,436th Airlift Wing commander, wasready to begin the construction ofthe new Super Port.
“Let’s get this project started,”he said.
Construction is scheduled to becompleted in October 2007.
TOP: Lt. Gen. William Welser III, 18th Air Forcecommander, addresses the Dover Team Dec. 12, 2004,during the ground breaking of Dover’s new Super Port.BOTTOM: Delaware U.S. Senators Joseph Biden andThomas Carper, Delaware U.S. Congressman MichaelCastle, General Welser and other dignitaries join Col.Ronald A. Rutland and Col. John I. Pray Jr., 512th and436th Airlift Wing commanders respectively, in theground breaking of the base’s new aerial port.
Photos by Dee Marvin
Photo by Lt. Col. Claude Kirkland
Tech. Sgt Scott Hardesty (left), 512th Civil Engineer Squadron, simulates detaining a 479th CES member suspectedof being a terrorist infiltrator dressed as an American. The recent bivouac was designed to expose Airmen toconditions they could possibly face while deployed.
Senior Airman George Roache
512th CES UPAR
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Liberty Wing holds regional training exercise
A suicide truck bomber recentlydrove through tent city inBase X before striking one of
the tents, giving many young Airmentheir first exposure to real worldoperations.
The simulated bombing kicked off aseries of perimeter attacks, small armsfire exchanges, nerve agent bursts anda whirlwind of various alarms.
“This was for training purposes - forreal war-time scenarios,” said ChiefMaster Sgt. Pete Vielandi, 512th CivilEngineer Squadron base engineeremergency force chief. “This gives theyounger troops the hands-on trainingthey can’t normally accomplish.”
Civil engineers from Andrews AirForce Base, Md., and McGuire AirForce Base, N.J., also joined the LibertyWing for the annual bivouac, whichinvolved about 240 reservists campedout near the Air Mobility CommandMuseum.
The exercise itself was centeredaround mock intelligence of NorthKorea’s dictator taking an aggressiveposture towards Japan. The enemy hadchemical weapons capability andfavored mid-East tactics - suicidebombers.
The weekend training also involvedprocessing personnel, erecting tents,conducting perimeter security checksand training on conventionaloperations and various readiness
functions. Some of the instructionalclasses taught on site in theencampment included Nuclear,Biological and Chemical defense, fieldhygiene and self-aid and buddy care.
The Liberty Wing’s own Tech. Sgt.Dwayne Moore, who initiallysupervised the raising of 20 tempertents, later played the lead aggressor inthe exercise. He simulated driving abomb-loaded vehicle into one of thetents, which kicked off a series ofplanned scenarios.
As one of about only two dozennon-civil engineers there, SeniorAirman Angela Carpenter, 512thMission Support Squadron, helpedprovide force accountability andassisted in keeping track of everyone
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Dover Team members may notice a slight difference in thefeel of the ground beneath their feet while training forthe fitness test on the base track. This is because the asphalt
track has been removed and replaced with a new, softer rubberizedtrack.
The fitness center has been trying to get the track rubberized sincethe announcement of the new Air Force fitness test last year;however, they couldn’t get enough money to resurface the track inOctober 2003 - until now.
“Many bases are trying to get rubberized or synthetic tracks if
New track puts bounce in runners’ step
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on site as part of PERSCO - personnelsupport for contingency operations. Forher it was an eye-opener.
“It was good experience for what thereal world goes through,” she said. “Thiswas rough at times, but I knew it couldhave been worse knowing what CE wasgoing through. (Having never beendeployed), it gives us a better perspectiveof our deployment function.”
In one respect, the exercise may havebeen too real. One Airman stepped off theback of a truck onto a sandbag and brokehis ankle.
“There are hazards,” said Lt. Col. ClaudeKirkland, 512th CES operations chief. “Weplay hard; and, in trying to make it realistic,we even have real world accidents.”
Reserve firefighters from Dover Air Force Base, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.,and McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., battle flames engulfing a mock airframe duringa nighttime exercise of the bivouac hosted by the 512th Civil Engineer Squadron.
Senior Airman Brian Stives
436th AW Public Affairs
they don’t already have them,” said Tech. Sgt. Sean Kelly, 436thServices Squadron Fitness Center NCOIC, who spearheaded the effortto rubberize the track for the Dover Team. “It will be a morecomfortable place for people to run.”
“Sergeant Kelly stated to me that this is one of the things that hewanted to do for the fitness center,” said Capt. Chris Radziewcz, 436thSVS combat support flight commander. “He did all the legwork andresearch; then the staff came up with a good price and were ready togo when the money came down.”
The new surface of the track is comprised of old used tires that areshredded into small chips called coarse rubber and resembles arubberized mulch surface. The track will provide a soft runningsurface, which will give and ease the running process.
“The rubberized track will be a lot less taxing on your knees, jointsand just easier overall on your whole body,” said Sergeant Kelly.
“It’s definitely a lot easier on the knees, it provides a cushionedsurface for a lot lower impact on your legs and joints while running,”said Captain Radziewcz. “If people do have a pre-existing condition,this surface will not aggravate it as much. It is just more comfortable.”
“The clinic has seen a lot more people with knee, ankle and footinjuries with people practicing for the PT test and hopefully this willalleviate the injuries,” added Sergeant Kelly.
The track also serves other purposes than just reducing injuries.The porous material will allow water to seep into it and drain through adrainage system under the track to help prevent standing water.
“It provides a more inviting surface for everyone to run on,” saidCaptain Radziewcz.
“Maybe more people will utilize (the track) this way, just to try itout and maybe push their PT scores up a little bit more.”
“You have to be fit to fight to do our deployed mission, and wewant to provide every avenue available from a facilities standpoint sothat people can deploy in the theatre and do their mission,” saidCaptain Radziewcz.
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A ribbon cutting ceremony for the base’s new rubberizedtrack took place Nov. 22.
Photo by Senior Airman Brian Stives
Photo by Lt. Col. Claude Kirkland
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Commander’s Call recap
More than 800 wing members attendedDecember’s Commander’s Call at the base
theater, where recognition dominated the stage.Photos from the event can be found in the Doverhomepage’s Image Library under 512 Reserve Wing.
Lt Col John GrothLt Col Gary NobleMaj Ken SlaterCMSgt KennethThompsonMSgt Kevin EasonMSgt Leon EdwardsMSgt William HewettMSgt Sheila SharpMSgt Rene FloresMSgt Alexandra MeyerTSgt Marina Shillingford-EricSSgt Robert BallingSSgt Kimeka FieldsSSgt Bryan KahlerSSgt Gerard McHaleSrA Marque Archibald
16 memberswere
symbolicallypresented witha Global Waron Terrorism
Medal onbehalf of theirrespective unit
CommunityCollege of the
Air Forcegraduates
SMSgt Michael BaizeSMSgt Avon BryantSMSgt Christopher FordSMSgt Nadine OstramMSgt John BouchardMSgt Sheila BergMSgt Christine BrockMSgt Bryan FordMSgt Debra FranksMSgt Kevin McNamaraMSgt Kevin MorrowMSgt Krystal RhoneMSgt William VippermanTSgt Carolyn AtkinsTSgt Troy BakerTSgt Althea BeverlyTSgt Kelly MoquinTSgt Alexis RichardsonTSgt Charles Wandzilak IITSgt James WhiteTSgt Debra WesleySSgt Edward HendershotSSgt James LockhartSSgt Sheri RobinsonSSgt Maurio WatsonSrA Lowan AndersonSrA Daniella Cardoza
A commander, a chiefand a first sergeanteach received one ofthe wing’s new hats,
symbolizing unitywithin the wing.10,000
Flyinghours
MSgt Ibrahim Madanat
Six memberswere awarded a
MeritoriousService Medal
Col William SpenceSMSgt Roger WillisMSgt Bryan FordMSgt Sheila SharpMSgt Jose Ortiz JrMSgt Tommie Cummings
Four membersreceived an
AerialAchievement
Medal
Maj Kyle PangleCapt David BocchinoMSgt Stephen WestSSgt Sean Barnum
Air ForceReserve
Commandwinners
MSgt John Bouchard(Then) TSgt Bryan FordTSgt James McGarvey
QuarterlyAward
winners(3rd quarter)
1st Lt Christian FioreMSgt John BouchardSSgt Robert BallingSrA Brittina TurnerMr John Young22nd
Air Forcewinners
SMSgt Thomas CarrowSMSgt Janet HawkinsMr Kevin Greene
MSgt Electa WrightTSgt DemetriousPerusquia
Two memberswere
recognizedfor their
heroic effortsin saving
someone’s life
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ScholasticAchievers
SMSgt Juan HernandezMSgt Krystal RhoneTSgt Rachael GoneshTSgt Valerie HarwoodSSgt Phillip LukeSSgt Jeffrey WnekSrA Brittina TurnerSrA John Fitzerald IV
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Reservist’s son no stranger to taking stage
TOP: Alden Tonkay sings onstage at the Dover Air ForceBase talent show, where hewon 1st place in his agecategory. BOTTOM: TheTonkay Family from left toright are Alex, Laurie, Aldenand Master Sgt. JackTonkay, 512th MissionSupport Squadron. The firstsong Alden ever learned tosing was “Jesus Loves Me.”
Many Liberty Wing reservists and familymembers were amazed when he sang at the512th Airlift Wing’s picnic in 2003.
“He made me cry,” said Senior Master Sgt.Nadine Ostram, 512th MSS. “To be so young,he sang with such feeling - it was reallyheartwarming.”
Sergeant Ostram also remembers howproud and brave he looked on stage.
Alden recently sang before his largestaudience ever at aVeteran’s Dayceremony Nov. 10,2004. Aldenperformed thesong, “God Blessthe U.S.A.” beforea 500-personaudience at WelchElementary School.
“I like singing in front of people, because itmakes me feel happy,” said Alden, who’sfavorite type of music is ceremonial bandmusic.
His mom Laurie said, Alden is a true patriot.“He loves his country; he loves wearing
red, white and blue; and, he thinks differentlythan most 5-year-olds,” she said.
Not only is Alden in tune with the fact thathis father is in the Air Force, he also knowswhat his dad’s job is.
According to Alden, “Daddy doesn’t goto wars anymore. He stays here the wholetime working on computers.”
Photo by Doug Curran
He’s been singing since he was in a car-seat, and at the age of five, he owns a1st place trophy from Dover Air Force
Base’s most recent talent show.Alden Tonkay, son of Laurie and Master
Sgt. Jack Tonkay, 512th Mission SupportSquadron, is no stranger to singing orperforming.
Tech. Sgt. Veronica A. Aceveda
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Sergeant Tonkay is the personnel systemsmanager for the 512th Airlift Wing.
However, the kindergartener did recall atime when his dad did go away for a ‘littlewhile’ (a TDY).
“I was sad, but I painted a rock and carriedit around with me the whole time he wasgone,” Alden said.
In addition to Alden singing in both schooland church programs, he’s also been an
honorary bandmember of theCitizens HoseFireman’s Bandsince he was 2-years-old.
Hisinstrument ofchoice is the
trumpet, just like his mom, who often plays thetrumpet at church services on base.
“When he sings or plays, it makes me soproud of him and his mom,” said SergeantTonkay. “Because, she’s the one who hasinvested all the time. I’m proud of both ofthem.”
As for what’s in store for this little blue-eyed wonder, his mother’s only wish is for himto be well-rounded, a feat which he appears tohave a great head start on.
Alden’s trophy collection already includestwo for baseball, one for basketball, one forfootball and one for singing.
“My daddy said he’s gonna have to makeme a shelf for all of my trophies,” Alden said.
As for what Alden wants to be when hegrows up, he says he’d like to be either asinger, a fighter jet pilot or a football player.
However, there’s a stipulation attached tohis potential football career.
“I’m not going to play football unless Ican play for the Eagles,” said Alden, whoadmitted Daddy was one of the mainreasons he’s such a huge PhiladelphiaEagles fan.
While Alden is still in his cartoon-watching prime (with Sylvester and TweetyBird being his favorite), he said he loveswhen his dad records the Eagles games thatcome on past his bed time.
But, whether Alden Tonkay decides tochoose a career in sports, academics or thearts, there’s one thing for certain - he’s sureto steal the show.
“My daddy says he’s gonnahave to make me a shelf forall of my trophies” Alden Tonkay, age 5
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The 436th Medical Groupdefeated the 512thOperations Group 45 - 36
Jan. 10 in Dover Air Force BaseIntramural Basketball action atthe Fitness Center.
Ron Bernardin led the 436thMDG with 18 points whileWilliam Slade contributed ninepoints in the losing effort for the512th OG.
The 512th OG began thegame on a mission and jumpedout to a quick 8 - 2 lead beforethe MDG could regroup.Bernardin single-handedly keptthe 436th MDG in the game. Hestarted driving the lane andsinking uncontested layups.With 4:59 left in the first half,Bernardin once again drove tothe hoop and kissed the ball offthe glass for two points. He wasfouled in the process but alsogave the 436th MDG their firstlead of the game. After missingthe free throw, the 436th MDGstill led 16 - 15. They ended thefirst half by outscoring the512th OG 6 - 3, taking a 22 - 18lead into halftime.
Reserve Team starts fast, runs out of gas
Antonio Bing(right),
436th MDG,shoots over
WilliamSlade’s
outstretchedhand in thesecond half.
“We need to get the ball toour ‘big man’ (John Saffold)more in the second half and playbetter defense,” said HakimTutt, 512th OG coach, during thebreak.
“We need to make bettershots,” said Terry Rainey, 436thMDG coach, when asked abouthis team’s play during the firsthalf. “We also need to step upthe defense.”
By stiffening up their defenseand relentlessly feeding the balldown low for quick baskets, the436th MDG dominated the firstfour minutes of the second half.They outscored the 512th OG 12- 3 during the stretch before the512th OG could regain theirbearing and composure. Overthe next 6:30, the 512th OG gotthe ball inside to Saffold andstiffened up their defense. Theybegan their own scoring streakand outscored the 436th MDG 9- 2 over that period.
Once again the tides turnedand the 436th MDG were theones with the hot streak. Overthe final 9:30 of the game, theMDG outscored the 512th OG 9 -6; ending the game 45 - 36.
Senior Airman Brian Stives
436th AW Public Affairs
John Saffold (right), 512th Operations Group, andStevens Hyppolite, 436th Medical Group, battle for therebound during the second half. Hyppolite and Saffoldbattled under the basket all night in the 436th MDG’s45-36 win.
Photos by Senior Airman Brian Stives
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512th OG scheduleFeb. 1 at 8:30 p.m. vs MOSFeb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. vs SFSFeb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. vs APS (A)Feb. 8 at 8:30 p.m. vs OSSFeb. 14 at 7:30 vs LRS (B)Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. vs 9AS/3ASFeb. 21 at 8:30 p.m. vs LRS (A)Feb. 22 at 6:30 vs EMS
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The Exchange CreditProgram is raising the interestrate for the Military STARcard to 10 percent. Theinterest rate will increase by.25 percentage points tobecome 10 percent.
The interest rate willbecome effective after theJanuary billing statement.Any new purchases after theJanuary billing statement willconstitute acceptance of therevised interest rate.
The rate increase doesn’tapply to the zero-interestMilitary Clothing Plans,special promotions already inexistence or to deployedcustomers whose balances aretreated under specialconditions or have balances atreduced rates. (CourtesyAAFES)
Interest rates goup on STAR card
Col. Bruce E. Davis, formerLiberty Wing commander, isone of 14 colonels in the Air
ForceReservewho werenominatedby thepresidentNov. 26 forpromotion
to the next rank.Colonel Davis, had this to
say about his promotion:“Announcement party -
$700, picking up the tab at thenext commander’s conference- $500, pay raise for threeyears as brigadier general -$3,200, being able to fly AirForce airplanes a little longer -priceless.”
Colonel Davis, who leftDover Air Force Base in May, is
Former 512th AWcommander joinsgeneral ranks
currently the commander of the445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
His promotion takes effectupon U.S. Senate confirmationand by direction of the chief ofAir Force Reserve. (Informationcompiled from an AFRC NewsRelease & 512th Public Affairs)
Operations IntelligenceAerospace MaintenanceIntegrated Avionics SystemsAerospace PropulsionAerospace Ground EquipmentAircraft Fuel SystemsAircraft Hydraulic SystemsAircraft Metals TechnologyAircraft Structural MaintenanceAir TransportationSpecial Purpose Vehicle and Equipment MaintenanceInformation ManagementCommunications-Computer Systems OperationsElectrical Power ProductionUtilities SystemLiquid Fuel SystemsExplosive Ordnance DisposalSecurity Forces-Combat ArmsEducation and Training
* As of Jan. 14* For more information on these vacancies, call the512th Airlift Wing Recruiting Office at 677-6912.
Local Briefs
Congratulations! It’s ourpleasure to announce the512th Airlift Wing has thehighest number of CommunityCollege of the Air Forcegraduates across ourMAJCOM for the October2004 class.
This statistic, released inJanuary, is a result of our wingmembers actively pursuing theaward of the Associate inApplied Science degree intheir Air Force Specialty withCCAF.
Many of these members arejuggling work and families,while dedicating time to attendschool to receive their CCAFdegree.
We would like to extendour congratulation to thosegraduating members and tothose whom have madesacrifices for these membersto receive this very importantdegree.
If you are enlisted and havenot received your CCAFdegree, we invite you to stopby our office to see how closeyou are to getting your degree.
Our staff members willprovide you with a progressreport and outline the optionsto complete your degree. Welook forward to seeing youthis year walking across thestage and receiving yourCCAF degree! (Courtesy512th Education andTraining Chief)
Reserve vacanciesat Dover AFB
Wing recordshigh number ofCCAF graduates
Spouses to Teachers is a Department of Defense pilot projectdesigned to assist spouses of active duty and Reserve militarymembers to become school teachers.
The pilot states will provide information, counseling andguidance to eligible spouses regarding teacher certificationrequirements, routes to certification, employment potential,financial assistance and assistance with employment searches.
Limited funding will be provided to eligible spouses toreimburse the cost of tests required for state teacher licensureand certification. Maximum available financial assistance is $250per person.
Those eligible for the program are spouses of active dutypersonnel and spouses of members of the Selected Reserve orIRR on extended active duty who posses a valid spouse ID cardshowing “Active” status.
The pilot states are: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,Texas and Virginia.
For more information, call (800)231-6282 or visitwww.spousestoteachers.com. (Courtesy 512th Education andTraining Office)
New program encourages
spouses to become teachers
January 2005 Page 13
Civilian News
Air Force jobannouncements may nowinclude a single jobannouncement (for current oranticipated vacancies of thesame pay plan, series, gradeand title) at the same ormultiple geographic locations.
When employees self-nominate on multiple location
Elements of the Air Force headquarters and eight bases will be inthe initial implementation of the National Security Personnel System.The eight bases are: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Ellsworth AFB, S.D.;Lackland AFB, Texas; March Air Reserve Base, Calif.; McConnellAFB, Kan.; Moody AFB, Ga.; Patrick AFB, Fla.; and Tinker AFB,Okla.
The DOD employees slated for conversion from the traditionalcivil service system will be included in groupings called spirals. Spiral
Dover to follow shortlyPentagon, eight bases test new civilian personnel system
Master Sgt. Jose A. Ortiz Jr.,512th Security ForcesSquadron, received the
Lancaster Heart Foundation Award onJan. 3.
The Lancaster Heart Foundation is anon-profit organization whose missioninvolves making a positive impact onthe cardiovascular health of LancasterCounty residents.
Sergeant Ortiz is a Mount JoyBorough police officer in addition tobeing a security forces member in theReserve. On Nov. 14, 2004, SergeantOrtiz administered first aid to a 43-year-old woman who had gone into full
Community recognizes reservist for heroic actSenior Airman Lowan Anderson
Staff writer
cardiac arrest. In his 12 years of lawenforcement, this was the first time hewas able to save a life using anautomatic external defibrillator devicedonated by the foundation.
“From what I’ve been told there is awindow of a few minutes for a persononce they go under cardiac arrest, thefast response helps to save a person’slife. I arrived in time to save her,” saidSergeant Ortiz.
LaRue Britt McManus, thefoundation’s administrative director,presented the award to him at theMount Joy Borough Chambers.
The patient has fully recovered anddid not suffer any brain damage as adirect result of the timely and efficient
performance of Sergeant Ortiz.In his own reflection of the
experience he concluded, “It’s anawesome feeling to be a part of it.”
1 rolls out incrementally, with the first group of employees scheduledfor implementation as early as July. Spiral 1 will be phased-in over 18months. According to the NSPS website at www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/,Dover Air Force Base falls under the second phase of Spiral 1.
Congress authorized the new personnel system as part of thefiscal 2004 National Defense Authorization Act. For moreinformation, go to the story on Air Force Link at http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123009433.
Dover Air Force BaseGeneral Schedule employeesreceived a 2.5% payadjustment effective Jan. 9 aswell as a substantial increasein locality pay.
The boundaries of the 31locality pay areas have beenexpanded. For Dover AFB,this means GS positions inKent County, Del., will beremoved from the Rest of theUnited States locality pay areaand added to the higherPhiladelphia locality pay area.
To view more information
Civilian updatesCareer milestones
James Potts, 34 years
Ed Perkowski, 32 years
Allan Miller, 30 years
Gordon Bentley, 20 years
William Blair, 20 years
James Blake, 20 years
Robert Dombrowski, 20 years
Paul Spencer, 20 years
Michael Tatum, 20 years
Deborah Prokasky, 10 years
Pay increase on the GS 2005 pay increases,please go to: http://www.opm.gov/oca/05tables/index.asp. (Courtesy DoverCivilian Personnel Officer)
Job selection
announcements, they willbe prompted to select thespecific geographiclocation(s) listed in theannouncement for whichthey are applying. Thegeographic selections willnot be limited, soemployees should payclose attention to thelocations listed in theannouncements.Employees will have thecapability of adding ordeleting locations for openannouncements.
Please refer questionsto Terri Rosta at 677-4656.
Master Sgt. Jose A. Ortiz Jr.
Reserve News
Page 14 January 2005
Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie Jr., AirForce Reserve Command vicecommander, retired after nearly 39years of military service in aceremony Jan. 21 at the Museumof Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga.
Retired Lt. Gen. James E.Sherrard III, former Air ForceReserve chief and AFRCcommander, officiated theceremony. General Batbie’sretirement takes effect March 15.
“Needless to say, theoperations tempo for thiscommand was near its peak whenI returned to AFRC’s headquartersas the vice commander inNovember of 2001,” said GeneralBatbie. “The credit for AFRC’scontinued success goes to themore than 76,000 reservists and4,000 civilians I had the privilegeto work with.”
Maj. Gen. David Tanzi, AFRC’s
AFRC vice retires, new leader takes post
Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie Maj. Gen. David E. Tanzi
10th Air Force commander,assumed responsibility for thedaily operations of the commandduring a commander’s conferenceJan. 21 following the retirementceremony.
Before General Tanzi’sassignment at 10th AF in FortWorth, Texas, he was directorof plans and programs atHeadquarters AFRC, RobinsAir Force Base, Ga., fromFebruary 1999 to March 2002.
As the vice commander ofthe Air Force Reserve, GeneralTanzi will oversee AFRC dailyoperations.
General Tanzi is a native ofHanover, N.H. He entered theAir Force through the Ohio AirNational Guard in 1968 andearned his wings in 1970. Afighter weapons schoolgraduate, he has held several
supervisory and commandpositions to include serving asa squadron commander.
General Tanzi is a commandpilot with more than 4,500flying hours in several fighteraircraft. He flew combatmissions over northern Iraq in
support of Operation ProvideComfort II. The general retiredfrom civil service Dec. 3. He isnow a full-time reservist in theActive Guard and Reserveprogram. (Compiled fromAFRC News Releases)
New year, new missions for Air Force Reserve
In the New Year, Citizen Airmen will seesome new missions headed their way as theycontinue their efforts to fight and support theGlobal War on Terrorism.
Responding to the active-duty Air Force’sneeds, reservists will take part in Future TotalForce initiatives which will test neworganizational constructs to integrate airreserve component personnel and active dutyin virtually every facet of Air Force operations.
“In order to make the Future Total Force arealty, the Air Force will conduct a number oftest cases to serve as proofs of concept.Initially the program involves six initiatives thatare designed to improve our nation’s combatcapability,” said Lt. Gen. John Bradley,commander of Air Force Reserve Command,here. “Three of the initiatives directly affectAFRC and will hopefully lead to lessinvoluntary mobilizations in the future andmore opportunities to retain our Air Force’sseasoned professionals in the Reserve.”
One test initiative will integrate reservistsinto all mission areas of the Air Warfare Center,
Nellis AFB, Nev. On Dec. 17, the center took itsfirst step into the Future Total Force when Lt.Col. John Breeden assumed command of thecenter’s 11th Reconnaissance Squadron. Asthe first reservist to command a permanentactive-duty squadron, he is responsible forPredator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations.
Another test initiative will incorporatereserve component Airmen into Predatoroperations along the southern border states.
The last test initiative impacting AFRC willpartner the active duty’s 388th Fighter Wingwith the Reserve’s 419th Fighter Wing. Bothunits fly the F-16 and are located at Hill AFB,Utah. The goal is to accommodate peacetimetraining and wartime operations. For thisinitiative, planners will use the associate unitstructure where bothwings have their owncommander and separatechains of command.
“For decades we’vehad Reserve associateunit successes with ourmobility units, but we’venever done it for the
combat world,” said Col. Gregory Vitalis, chief,Programs Division, AFRC Plans and ProgramsDirectorate. “Looking ahead we will be asmaller, more capable force, and our long-termgoal is for the Reserve, Guard and active dutyto better integrate their efforts as single entity.”
Successes with Reserve associate units, agenerally more experienced force than theiractive-duty counterparts, and the ability toprovide nearly 20 percent of the Air Force’scapability with approximately 4 percent of theAir Force’s budget are just some strengthsAFRC brings to Future Total Force.
“Integrating Reserve and active-duty unitsmakes sense and is being reviewed for everyweapon system and every major command that
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Gregoire
AFRC Public Affairs
See Total Force...page 17
Reservists will be integrated into all missionareas of the Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.,including Predator missions as part of FutureTotal Force.
January 2005 Page 15
Reserve News
April 1 is the deadline to nominatereservists and their employers for AirForce Reserve Command’s Citizen AirmanAward and Employer of the Year Award.
These awards go to an enlisted personand an officer who deployed in support ofcurrent operations in 2004 and employerswho demonstrated strong support for theactivation and deployment of one or moreof their Citizen Airmen.
Nomination procedures are a one-pagenarrative of the reservist’s contribution, aone-page narrative of how employers helptheir reservists and the Air Force Reserve,and a biography on the reservist oremployer.
Nominations should be mailed to ChiefMaster Sgt. Troy McIntosh, 12313
Citizen Airman,employer awardcompetition begins
Manchester Way, Woodbridge, VA 22192;faxed to DSN 227-9103 or commercial 703-697-9103; or e-mailed [email protected].(Courtesy Air Force Reserve Command)
Scholarships availablefor children ofreservists
There’s still time to submit anapplication to the Scholarships forMilitary Children program. The deadlinefor the $1,500 scholarships is Feb. 16 andall applications must be delivered to thecommissary by the close of business thatday. At least one scholarship will beawarded at every commissary locationwith qualified applicants.
The application can be downloadedthrough a link on the front page of http://www.commissaries.com and filled out by
hand or on the computer. Copies of theapplication are also available atcommissaries worldwide.
The scholarship program is open tounmarried children under the age of 21 (23if enrolled in school) of active dutypersonnel, including Coast Guard, Guardand Reserve, and retired military. Eligibilitywill be determined using the DefenseEnrollment Eligibility Reporting System(DEERS) database. Applicants shouldensure that they, as well as their sponsor,are currently enrolled in the DEERSdatabase and have a current ID card.
The applicant must be planning toattend, or already attending, an accreditedcollege or university full-time in the fallterm of 2005, or be enrolled in a program ofstudy designed to transfer directly into afour-year program. Additional instructionscan be found on the application or athttp://www.militaryscholar.org. (CourtesyDefense Commissary Agency)
Air Force News
Page 16 January 2005
Airmen, along with servicemembers frommore than 14 nations, bid farewell to the 20thSecretary of the Air Force here Jan. 18.
Deputy Secretary of Defense PaulWolfowitz presented Air Force Secretary Dr.James G. Roche the Department of Defenseaward for distinguished public service uponhis retirement. His wife, Diane, was recognizedwith the exceptional civilian service award.
Flanked by Airmen with an F/A-22 Raptor inthe background, Air Force Chief of staff Gen.John P. Jumper was the host of the event andspoke on changes the Air Force has seen underthe direction of Secretary Roche. He said the
SecretaryRoche retires
secretary’ s personal touch affected eachAirman’s life.
“(Secretary Roche will be remembered for) allhe has done for them, for our Air Force and forour nation,” the general said.
Mr. Wolfowitz presided over the ceremonyand hailed the secretary for his “out of the box”thinking, using the Air Force in a new combatrole with the Army and for instilling unique
improvements in education for enlisted Airmen.The secretary was appointed in 2001 and
has been responsible for the affairs of theDepartment of the Air Force, including theorganizing, training, equipping, and providingfor the welfare of its nearly 370,000 Airmen onactive duty, 180,000 Air National Guard and AirForce Reserve Airmen, 160,000 civilians andtheir families.
Secretary Roche spoke of leadership lessonshe learned in his earlier Naval career from NavyAdms. Arliegh Burke and Hyman Rickover insolving complex problems, and how thoselessons have stood the test of time. The secretaryclosed by emotionally reading a verse from theNavy hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save.” Thealternate verse, which begins, “Lord guard andguide the men who fly,” was written by Mary C.D. Hamilton in 1915. (Courtesy AFPN)
Air Force officials have expanded the pin program to recognize andthank those who support the efforts of Airmen around the world byintroducing the Air Force spouse pin. This pin joins the Air Force
employer pin and parent pin as one of theservice’s most visible public outreach programs.
“In an increasingly volatile world, the AirForce depends on families for their support asnever before,” said Col. Chris Geisel, assistantdirector of Air Force public affairs. “It’s onlyappropriate that we reach out to the spouses
who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us.”The spouse pin — a blue star cradled in the Air Force symbol — is a
contemporary adaptation of a wartime tradition. Beginning with WorldWar I, families hung service flags in their windows to display a blue star
Portal allows Airmen to chatwith friends, family
Air Force honors spouses with lapel pinfor each family member serving in the armed forces.
The new pin is given to spouses of American Airmen and civilians inrecognition of the sacrifices they make for their spouse’s service, ColonelGeisel said.
Besides the 1-inch silver lapel pin, the spouses will receive apersonalized letter signed by the secretary of the Air Force and the AirForce chief of staff .
Airmen and civilian employees can register for a spouse pin and letterthrough a Web-based program at www.yourguardiansoffreedom.com.(Courtesy AFPN)
Airmen can now send instantmessages to their friends or lovedones whenever they have accessto the Internet.
The Air Force recentlyimplemented the “Friends andFamily Instant Messenger”program, available through the AirForce Portal.
The Air Force has offeredinstant messaging through theportal for more than two yearsthough the chat was limited toAirmen and civilian employees.
Under the new program,
Airmen “sponsor” friends orfamily onto the portal by enteringtheir e-mail addresses into thesystem. The portal then generatese-mails inviting them to log on andget their own specially configuredaccount. Airmen can have up tofive people added to the system.
To use the online chat, Airmenfirst need to get an Air Force Portalaccount. For more information, goto the story on Air Force Link athttp://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123009448.(Courtesy AFPN)
Total Force from page 14AFRC is a joint partner in,” saidBrig. Gen. Martin Mazick, director,AFRC Operations Directorate.“Future Total Force is just anotherstep to keep us relevant and ready.”
As technology and newweapon systems increase thecapability of the Total Force, lessweapons systems are needed toprovide today’s level of combatand airlift power. Officials at theheadquarters say that whatbecomes more vital than thehardware is the pool ofexperienced professionals whotrain, mentor and provide a surgecapability when needed.
This means having the rightpeople at the right place at theright time, said Maj. Gen. CharlesStenner, director, AFRC Plans andPrograms Directorate.
“If we have to mobilize during asteady state of operations, weknow our force is not balanced,”said General Stenner. “Future TotalForce will help us find that balance.It will help us get into the rightmissions and keep us relevant tothe active-duty Air Force.”
Also, officials say the goal ofthe Future Total Force initiatives isto test new ways to balance theadvantages and costs of eachcomponent – and see how eachone most efficiently andeffectively fits into tomorrow’straining and frontline missions.
“We know our Air Forcewouldn’t be able to perform itsmission without the Reserve,” saidGeneral Mazick. “What we bringto the Air Force as a capability ispriceless.”
Air Force News
January 2005 Page 17
The initial production of the new Air Force PhysicalTraining uniform has been delivered to Army & Air ForceExchange Service stores at downrange sites supportingOperations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
Once those sites have been adequately supplied,they’ll begin making their way to bases supporting AirExpeditionary Forces five and six. Based on currentproduction levels, those bases should be receiving thenew PT uniforms shortly.
The new Air Force utility uniform won’t be availablefrom AAFES until the Air Force announces the finaldecision on the uniform.
For more information about these new uniforms, go towww.af.mil/uniform. (Courtesy Army and Air ForceExchange Service)
Tech. Sgt. Marcus Nelson checks out the new AirForce physical training uniform at the baseexchange in Uzbekistan.
More Airmen can wear the Air Force Recognition Ribbonfor winning service-level competitions and awards.
A recent change to an Air Force instruction allows membersof small teams participating in events such as security forces’Defender Challenge, Air Mobility Command Rodeo or theWilliam Tell competition at Air Combat Command to wear thedecoration.
In the past, named individuals who received Air Force-levelspecial trophies and awards listed in Air Force Instruction 36-2803 “The Air Force Awards and Decorations Program,” couldwear the ribbon. The instruction has now expanded to includeindividual members identified as part of a small team. A smallteam is defined as below flight level.
Examples include a team for a specific event, or an airlift ormissile crew of the year, or a weapons load crew.
Although the official implementation date for policy changewas Dec. 6, 2004, eligibility under the revised criteria isretroactive to the inception date of the ribbon.The Air Forcechief of staff authorized the Air Force Recognition Ribbon in1980 for named individual Air Force recipients of specialtrophies and awards with the exception of the 12 OutstandingAirmen of the Year nominees.
The complete instruction governing the ribbon, AFI 36-2805, “Special Trophies and Awards,” is being revised toreflect the recent change. (Courtesy Air Force Print News)
The secretary of the Air Force announced plans toconsolidate three headquarters-level organizations under onecommander.
The offices of warfighting integration, the chief informationofficer and communications operations will be reorganizedinto the office of networks and warfighting integration-chiefinformation officer, in an effort to best integrate current andemerging technologies with warfighting operations, Air ForceSecretary Dr. James G. Roche said.
“Warfighters and decision makers are dependant oninformation that is generated and shared across networksworldwide,” the secretary said. “To best leverage current andemerging technologies with warfighting requirements, we aremoving to establish a new organization. We will see betterinformation technology support to (them).”
Air Force officials said they plan for the director of the newstructure to be a lieutenant general with a career SeniorExecutive Service civilian as the deputy. Implementation of thereorganization would happen around spring. (Courtesy AirForce Print News)
Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Rosine
Troops supporting OEF/OIF
receive new PT uniforms
The 2004 W-2 tax forms forservicemembers now reports payearned while serving in a combatzone tax exclusion area. Thisinformation helps determineeligibility for earned income taxcredit and child tax credit.
The combat pay information islisted separately in Block 14 of theW-2 and is not included withtaxable wage information in Block 1.
W-2s now indicatecombat pay
Air Force merging informationtechnology offices
More Airmen eligible for AirForce Recogntion Ribbon
Tax credit qualifications arebased on gross income, whichincludes pay earned while in acombat zone. The addition of thisinformation on 2004 W-2s will aidin determining whether aservicemember meets the InternalRevenue Service requirements fortax credit and which method ofcomputing taxes is mostadvantageous to each situation.
The 2004 W-2s are availableonline at https://mypay.dfas.mil.(Courtesy AFPN)
Company Grade OfficerCapt Rick Fontana
709th AS
Recognition
Page 18 January 2005
Around the 512th
Events
E-mail personal or professional achievements to:[email protected]
Jayde
Pow Wow
Liberty Wing members cannow add a ribbon or device totheir military decorations. The512th Airlift Wing is one of 16Air Force Reserve Commandunits to receive the Air ForceOutstanding Unit Award.
Graduates
Airman LeadershipSchoolSSgt Ricardo LucasSrA Jean EverlySrA John Fitzgerald IVSrA Mabel JusticeSrA Mateen MooreSrA William Wilson IIISrA Lynn Woods
NCO AcademyTSgt Sean DialTSgt William Downing JrTSgt Gary GreenwaldTSgt Jeremy LeeTSgt Curtis WatersTSgt Tony Williams
Squadron OfficerSchoolCapt Kevin DillCapt Timothy MorrisCapt Jason Reagan
Senior NCO AcademyMSgt Angelo CaraballoMSgt David TownsonMSgt Douglas Westover
Retirements
CMSgt James MyrickSMSgt William ChadnerSMSgt Robert LightSMSgt Phillip SabatineSMSgt Sebastion WelchSMSgt Stephen WhiteMSgt Mychal DavisMSgt Gary DeckerMSgt Levi GholsonMSgt Ronald KingMSgt Allan MillerMSgt Gregory SellMSgt Edward SurowiecTSgt Nelson JudkinsTSgt Louis RobbinsTSgt James Short
Capt. Bill Mills, 512thOperations SupportFlight, finishes a 10mile run as part ofthe Dewey Beach’sSeven Sister’s Runs.All of the 10-milemarathons, heldthrought the yearraises money forlocal charities.
Quarterly awards
The wing’s quarterly awardwinners for the second quarter(October to December) are:
AirmanSrA Matthew Ferguson
326th AS
NCOTSgt Corey Pennypacker
326th AS
SNCOSMSgt George Mosley
709th AS
The Black History MonthLuncheon is Saturday, Feb. 5from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at TheLandings Club. For tickets, seeyour HRDC representative.
Jordyn Kaia Lee isall smiles for herparents, Staff Sgt.Taisha Cook andTech. Sgt JeremyLee, both from the709th AirliftSquadron. WhenKaia was born Sept.25, 2004, she joinedtwo older siblings,her sister Cortne, 8,and her brotherJaeden, 5.
Submitted photos
KatherineAnnGreene, 13,daughterof MasterSgt. KevinGreene,512thSafetyOffice,donated 11inches ofhair toLocks ofLove, anonprofitagency,whichhelpsprovidewigs forchildrenwho’velost theirhair due toillness.
The Air Force Association’sAnnual Awards Banquet isMarch 2 at The Landings Club.The wing’s annual awardwinners will be recognized.Tickets for the evening eventwill be available through thePublic Affairs Office, 677-3485.
The 512th Honor Guard’snew member training sessionis Feb. 18 to 20. Any personnelinterested in joining this eliteteam can contact Tech. Sgt AcyWillis at [email protected].
The participation resultsfor the 2004 Air ForceClimate Survey are out. Outof 43 units, the 512th AirliftWing ranked 19th with 39.5percent of members, taking thesurvey. The unit with thehighest participation was the910th Airlift Wing inYoungstown, Ohio, and thelowest score came from aGeorgia based unit with 11.8percent.
Airlift Wing
CivilianMichael Primo
512th Airlift Wing
Air Command,Staff CollegeMaj Eric SavageMaj Eric WeberMaj Donald Whitley
January 2005 Page 19
Recognition
Newcomers
512th AW:Capt Kelly Robinson
512th AMDS:Lt Col Clifford ZdanowiczCapt Karen GrigsbyAB Candace Wallace
326th AS:Capt Bethany Miller
512th OSF:SrA Noel Hunt
512th AMXS:A1C David GuyA1C Samuel LandolphSSgt Daniel MayloneA1C Rebecca Perez
512th EMS:SrA Audrey McQueen
512th CMS:SSgt John Parker
512th MOF:AB Shane ShickelAB Dennis Jenkins
512th MSS:A1C Rodriquez Boone
512th MAS:SrA Derrick CabanAmn James McNeil III
512th CES:TSgt Mark CarrollAB Charles Douglass JrSSgt Garey DulaneyA1C Lindsay FritzSSgt Albert HauckSMSgt Michael McGeeA1C Roberto RosadoA1C Stephen KaufmanSrA Melinda KingSSgt Seth Mooers
512th SFS:SrA Rolando FerrufinoavilaA1C Thelma GloverSrA Damian HarrisAB James BlackA1C Antonio CercenaA1C Justin Viens
512th APS:AB Cory MarshallTSgt Pateresa Hilton
512th LRF:A1C Chaz Smith
Aerial AchievementCMSgt Donna LehmannCMSgt Douglas PyattMSgt Darrell CromerMSgt Charles Groce IIMSgt Edwin Sullivan JrTSgt Patricia A. BaerTSgt Raymond CournoyerSSgt Stephanie BarnhillSrA Abbey Lefevre
Medals
Meritorious ServiceMaj Kenneth GornicMaj Stephen KillMaj Timothy LyonCMSgt James Myrick JrSMSgt Dominic Carretto IIISMSgt Lennette SelmonSMSgt William WalshSMSgt Stephen WhiteSMSgt Theodore WillerMSgt William AllenMSgt Robert Burns JrMSgt Levia GholsonMSgt Wanda MartinMSgt Jose Ortiz JrMSgt Gerald MitchellMSgt Thomas PerroneMSgt Eric SanchezMSgt Gregory Sell
CommendationMaj Mildred Pagan-PerezCapt Steven MerrittCapt Sean SaylorMSgt Ronald HarmonMSgt Frederick McElligottMSgt Lloyd Whitfield JrMSgt Otis WilsonTSgt Stanley BeckhamTSgt Joy CliffordTSgt Dale Coston SrTSgt Jeffrey Crouser
AchievementMSgt Ursula Thomas
Air MedalCapt Jon HollandMSgt Lucious Washington Jr
Promotions
To SMSgtBryan Bollinger, 512th OSFChristine Brock, 46th APS
Ronald Harmon, 512th CES
Linda Patosky, 512th CMS
To CMSgtRobert Hume, 46th APS
To MSgtPamela Alston, 46th APS
James Collins, 512th CMS
Antoine Ford, 512th SFSRachael Gonesh, 512th AMDS
Edward Northshield, 512th EMS
Michael Suter, 512th CESMichael Wood, 46th APS
To TSgtEduardo Estrada-Reyes,
512th ALCF
Anthony Harris, 512th MSSJennifer Hinshaw, 512th AMDS
Robert Kelley, 512th SFS
Gary Porter, 512th CMSTodd Schoemperlen, 512th CES
Deborah Simpson, 46th APS
David Sizemore, 512th CMS
To SSgtTodd Bichsel, 512th CES
Jose Gonzalez, 326th AS
Matthew Sherwood, 326th ASMichele Sherwood, 512th AMDS
William Wilson III, 512th EMS
To SrASteven Carlson, 512th CES
Lindsay Micale, 512th CES
Brandy Kuemper, 512th LRFSara Link, 512th SFS
Cheryl Stringer, 512th AMDS
To A1CChristopher Panico,512th CES
* Promotions effective Jan. 1
Commendation(Continued)
TSgt Daniel DevernTSgt Jerome DraytonTSgt Vincent DvorakTSgt Thea GrantTSgt Lorenzo HopkinsTSgt Nelson JudkinsTSgt James McGarveyTSgt Darryl MooneTSgt Andrew OstrowskiTSgt James ShortSSgt Vincent Alois
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Airmen at KadenaAir Base, Japan,
help load a pallet ofpackaged meals
bound forSoutheast Asia as
part of the tsunamidisaster relief
effort. Members ofthe 512th
Operations Groupare among the
Airmen assistingwith humanitarianairlift operations in
Japan.Photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland
UTApaydates
Feb A-Team
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Feb 15
Feb B-Team
pays
Mar 9