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Photo by Alan BoedekerSenior Airman LeVon Harrison gets into his Milli Vanilli character during a dress rehearsal for the musical “Quit Trippin’ – It’s the ‘80s,” a play by Lackland Performing Arts Group. The production opens a two-weekend run Friday night at Arnold Hall Community Center. story, Page 10.

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TALESPINNER May 10, 2013commentary

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DOROTHY LONAS, DESIGN/LAYOUT

By Command Chief Master Sgt. William D. Jones688th Information Operations Wing JBSA-Lackland

Did you watch the NCAA men’s basketball championship game recently?

Regardless of whether you liked the outcome or not, it was an entertaining, hard-fought match between two great teams. The players were incredibly tal-ented and were at the top of their game. When several key players were injured, others stepped up and made a huge im-pact on the outcome.

Personally, I’m more of a football fan than basketball, so let me cite a football anecdote.

Several years ago, the Indianapolis Colts won Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Their head coach at the time was Tony Dungy, a former NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and best-selling author.

In his inspirational book “Quiet Strength,” Coach Dungy tells his players, “Extraordinary people do the ordinary things better than anyone else.”

I shared this thought with several freshman classes at my former high school while I was home on leave in the great state of Georgia (I think it’s a state law that you have to say “great state” before you say Georgia).

As the students and I conversed, I asked them, “What ‘ordinary’ things did you do today?”

Not surprisingly, they responded with mundane day-to-day tasks such as taking tests, doing homework and studying.

I drove away from Southeast High School that day wondering what “ordi-nary” things I do here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland every day. More im-portantly, do I perform them better than

anyone else? Am I extraordinary?Regardless of your specifi c military

specialty, we all have pretty common – dare I say “ordinary” – things that we do every day.

Many Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen or Ma-rines may feel defending a post is ordi-nary, completing the proper paperwork is mundane, or following a technical order step-by-step is monotonous.

Additionally, many supervisors may feel completing or reviewing an annual per-formance report or hosting weekly train-ing sessions is mundane and ordinary.

Perhaps they’re all correct. But what sets some Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen or Marines apart from others is the fact they do these “ordinary” daily tasks better than others. They take time and energy to ensure the technical order is followed to the letter, to ensure the information on performance reports is accurate, or to plan the training session so that it’s inter-esting and value-added for the trainees (not just repeating the lesson plan).

It is sometimes easy to lose motivation and excitement when you do the same thing day after day.

One way to combat this loss is to main-tain focus on the big picture – why we do the little things. Every day we’re asked to comply with a myriad of military instruc-tions or directives.

For example, military directives tells us we can’t drive and talk on a cell phone, we must wear the uniform correctly and salute staff cars.

We must tuck our shirt in while wear-ing the PT uniform and ensure we wear white socks – not black or grey or, as seen too often, not wear any socks. Again, it’s ordinary, sometimes monotonous, things that we have to do every day.

And again I ask, “Are we doing these things better than anyone else? Are we extraordinary?”

I want to be the best Airman I can be in all areas of the game. That’s why I’m constantly reminding myself to break from the status quo, put effort into the little things, and if I can, inspire others to do the same.

If you see me walking around base or having lunch at the Gateway Club, please don’t hesitate to ask me if I’m extraordi-nary. I’ll humbly say “I’m trying to be.”

are we extraordinary?“I want to be the best Airman I can be in all areas of the game. That’s why I’m con-stantly reminding myself to break from the status quo, put effort into the little things, and if I can, inspire others to the same.”

– Command Chief Master sgt. william d. Jones688th Information operations wing JbsA-lackland

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May 10, 2013 TALESPINNER PAGE 3newsMay 22DLI InternatIonaL fest

The Defense Language Institute Eng-lish Language Center will hold its second annual International Festival May 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

DLI students will display cultural artifacts, traditions and dress, geography and also answer questions about their country.

In addition, information about the DLI AMIGO (American Members of Internation-al Goodwill to Others) sponsor program will be available.

For more details, call 671-2818.

May 29change of commanD ceremony

Brig. Gen. Robert D. LaBrutta will assume command of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio from Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter May 29.

The change of command ceremony be-gins at 9 a.m. on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston at the MacArthur Parade Field.

InforMatIonalafaf campaIgn extenDeD

The Air Force Assistance Fund drive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has extended its campaign to May 17.

For information or to make a donation, contact 1st Lt. Ryan Nichols at 925-5721 or a Unit Project Officer.

sapr seeks voLunteers

The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program needs volunteer victim advo-cates and community advocates.

Victim advocates provide on call crisis intervention, referral and ongoing non-clinical support to victims of sexual violence.

Community advocates assist the SAPR office by providing education and aware-ness to military members across JBSA.

Active duty military, active status Reserve and National Guard, and Depart-ment of Defense civilian employees are eligible to serve as volunteers.

Selected individuals must have leader-ship approval, a background check and a SAPR interview.

Individuals selected must also attend a mandatory 40-hour training session June 10-14. For details, call 671-7273.

News iN Brief

Story and photos by Robert. R. RamonU.S. Army Public Affairs

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals taking part in Beyond the Horizon-Panama 2013 kicked off a three-day medical readiness training exercise in Cerro Plata, Panama April 15.

The MEDRETE provided humanitarian, medical, den-tal and veterinarian services to thousands of Panamanian citizens in the area.

“This exercise will help to strengthen relationships and build partner-nation capacity while providing real-world training to U.S. servicemem-bers,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Randall Ivall, the MEDRETE officer in charge who is as-signed to Wilford Hall Ambu-latory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

“We have a multifunctional medical team here with spe-cialists in pediatrics, dentist-ry, optometry, obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, a full capability pharmacy and veterinarians,” he said.

During the four-month BTH exercise these smaller events [MEDRETEs] take place, which consist of a team of military medical and den-tal professionals who work in austere areas to gain valuable military experience, while also providing medical services to people in need of treatment.

Beyond the Horizon-Pan-ama 2013 is an exercise deploying U.S. military en-gineers and medical profes-sionals to Panama for train-ing, while providing services to rural communities. BTH teams provide medical, den-tal and engineering support while working closely with host-nation forces and civil-ian organizations,.

Conducted annually, BTH is part of U.S. Army South and SOUTHCOM humanitar-ian and civic assistance pro-gram.

“We have about 50 person-nel from the Air Force and Army here at this particular MEDRETE site,” said Ivall. “We’re anticipating about 500 patients per day during our three days here. We’ll then move to two other locations and expect to treat more than 8,500 patients within the next two weeks.”

BTHs are a major part of Army South’s regional en-gagement efforts and afford the opportunity to train ser-vice members while providing needed services to communi-ties throughout the region. The relationships built and sustained assist in building security and stability in the region.

“We’re partnering with Panama’s Ministry of Health during this MEDRETE in or-der to provide the most ef-fective services to the local population,” said Ivall. “The

Ministry of Health is provid-ing the citizens with some ba-sic medical education before sending them to our triage area where we can deter-mine their medical needs.”

Ivall said the MEDRETE benefits the local populace as well as the U.S. servicemem-bers running the event.

“The benefit for the local citizens is that they receive high-quality medical treat-ment,” said Ivall. “The benefit for us is that it strengthens our partnerships and allows us exposure to medical con-ditions we might not neces-sarily see in a clinic setting back at home station. If we can get a unit down here to provide treatment, we can do it in Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world.”

U.S. Air Force Col. Mary Pelszynski, a pediatrician stationed at the San Anto-nio Military Medical Center at JBSA–Fort Sam Houston, said the MEDRETE has gone smoothly so far.

“It has been wonderful,” said Pelszynski. “The Minis-

try of Health has been very organized and helpful and the patients are extremely appreciative.”

Pelszynski said she gains personal satisfaction with each patient she treats.

“It’s about being able to im-prove one life at a time,” said Pelszynski. “Whether you’re helping them with a fever, pain, or giving the children vitamins to help them grow and become healthy adults, it’s an effort to help them achieve their potential.”

The Airmen and Soldiers involved have performed superbly so far according to Ivall.

“They have performed out-standing,” said Ivall. “This is a blended team of Airmen and Soldiers and they have been knocking it out of the park.”

Army South has planned and conducted BTHs since 2008 in multiple countries such as the Dominican Re-public, Guatemala and Hon-

Beyond the Horizon-PanamaJoint medical readiness training

See PANAMA Page 12

Airman 1st Class Randolph Callender (right), an optometry technician based at the Wilford Hall Am-bulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, conducts an eye exam on a Panamanian citizen during Beyond the Horizon 2013.

TALESPINNER May 10, 2013

By Steve ElliottJBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs

The 502 ABW is the organization charged with providing installation support services across Joint Base San Antonio. The transformation of the 502nd Air Base Wing has been a major undertaking. Hundreds of peo-ple have put in thousands of hours worth of effort to bring the support functions of four unique locations under a single entity. The transfor-mation included changes in organiza-tional structure along with changes in leadership roles and responsibilities.

The purpose of this transformation is to align similar processes across the wing and maximize efficiencies needed to continue to provide the highest level of support to the cus-tomer, regardless of Joint Base San Antonio location or branch of service. Although the office and phone num-bers of some support functions may change, the quality of support will stay the same.

“We are collapsing layers of man-agement to provide unity of com-mand and effort, driving the decision

authority to the lowest level possible, while maintaining our existing touch

points with customers at our various JBSA locations,” said Brig. Gen. The-resa C. Carter, JBSA and 502nd ABW commander.

“Customers should expect nothing but continued world-class support at each of the JBSA locations,” Carter added. “Support functions may be structured differently and look slight-ly different on paper, but support will continue to be top notch.”

To this end, the 502nd ABW has been holding a number of practical, hands-on exercises to demonstrate how the wing is organized, who the key players are along with their roles and responsibilities are, how the wing executes critical processes, and how mission partners influence the critical processes.

“Whenever you are developing a concept of operations, you want to be able to validate that concept,” said Dale Roth, chief of operations for Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing. “This will identify whether

roC drills ensure success of 502nd aBW transformation

See ROC Page 16

Photo by Melissa PetersonMembers of the 502nd Air Base Wing and representatives from mission partner organiza-tions from throughout Joint Base San Antonio attended a rehearsal of concept drill for wing transformation at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston ROC Drill Center April 25.


By L.A. ShivelyJBSA-FSH Public Affairs

Leadership at Joint Base San Antonio under-stands a potential furlough may create additional stress or financial hardship on those who live and work here.

Resources are available on Joint Base San Anto-nio to support service members, civilians and family members during this time.

When planning for possible furlough, the first step is to ensure a cash reserve is on hand to help supplement lighter paychecks.

“Stop spending money,” said Bill Sutton, a finan-cial counselor with the 502nd Force Support Squad-ron. Sutton suggests keeping at least $1000 in a savings account and working toward increasing that to six months worth of expenses as an emergency fund.

Sutton also advised establishing written financial goals that are “specific, measurable, attainable, re-alistic and timely,” and recommended postponing large purchases and exotic vacations unless previ-ously planned, budgeted and the cash is already available.

“Alternative income can be generated by a sec-ond, part-time job,” said Patricia Rivera, 502nd Force Support Squadron’s civilian personnel officer for the Civilian Personnel Sections, adding that a federal employee must inform his or her supervisor about outside employment.

Rivera also suggested looking at the Thrift Sav-ings Program as one solution to lack of funds dur-ing furlough. Federal employees may take a loan through TSP at a minimal interest rate and arrange for a repayment schedule that spans up to five years Rivera explained.

“An employee may only take loans out on an amount already in the account. All employees have an account, whether they are contributing or not. The government is still putting in one percent,” she said.

Employees are able to access their TSP accounts at http://www.tsp.gov. Information about non-pay status and TSP accounts is at http://www.tsp.gov/PDF/formspubs/oc95-4.pdf and specific guidance regarding the impact of sequestration and furlough on TSP is at https://www.tsp.gov/PDF/formspubs/oc13-7.pdf.

A TSP service representative can be reached at 1-877-968-3778.

Financial readiness programs at all three loca-tions offer financial counseling and classes on credit and debt management and are available to DOD civilians and contracted employees. JBSA-Fort Sam Houston programs and classes are listed on http://www.fortsammwr.com/home-family.html and may be reached at 221-2380. JBSA-Lackland programs and classes are listed on http://www.lacklandfss.com/airman_finance.html and may be reached at 671-3722. JBSA-Randolph programs and classes are listed on http://www.randolphfss.com/cm/templates/outdoor_rec.asp?articleid=36&zoneid=21 and may be reached at 652-5321.

Other ideas to minimize the financial impact of furlough include working with landlords and child care providers who could temporarily reduce rent or fees, or allow changes in payment schedules. Call credit card and loan companies and request reduced interest rates.

Another approach to making the most of fur-loughed time off is to volunteer with a local hospital or an organization such as a pet rescue group. Help build a home for a needy family or join a committee at church. Volunteering expands a potential network of professional contacts and may help volunteers feel more positive about their own situations.

Rivera cautioned that employees may not volun-teer for their duties during furlough days at their own agency. Federal civilian employees may appeal their furloughs in writing explaining his or her po-sition’s value to the Air Force within 10 days after receiving notification Rivera said. No form is nec-essary.

Counseling services for civilian appropriated and non-appropriated fund employees located at JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Randolph are available through the Employee Assistance Program on a range of subjects including stress, debt and credit manage-ment, elder care issues, substance abuse and many more situations. Fort Sam Houston employees may receive services or referrals on a case-by-case basis. A counselor is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling the hotline at 213-6454.

The Joint Base Substance Abuse Program sup-ports all uniformed services under the Army Sub-stance Abuse program and offers training and pre-vention services and risk reduction assessments to

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Call 221-2988.The Employee Assistance program, under ASAP,

provides confidential assessments, counseling and referrals, as well as training on topics such as workplace violence, suicide prevention, ethics and employment risk management for civilian employ-ees and their family members at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Call 221-0133.

Uniformed (active duty and reserve on active duty) service members needing substance abuse treatment services on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston call 295-4534 or 295-4094; at JBSA-Lackland contact the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treat-ment Clinic by calling 292-4452 or 292-4453; at JBSA-Randolph call the Mental Health/ADAPT Clinic at 652-2448.

furloughed employees have numerous resources available

Links to Other ResourcesThe Federal Employee Education and Assistance •

Fund is available to federal employees for emer-gency assistance: http://www.feea.org

Civilian Advisory Center Furlough Call cen-•ter on Joint Base San Antonio is at 466-3065 and 221-1425, or online: http://www.sam-houston.army.mil/cpac/furloughmod.aspx

The Civilian Human Resources Agency web-•site has information for handling financial matters, stress and other issues: http://www.chra.army.mil/hr/tools/gps/view.asp?ID=766

Office of Personnel Management’s administra-•tive furlough guidance: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/furlough-guid-ance/guidance-for-administrative-furloughs.pdf

OPM’s pay and leave furlough guidance: •http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-ta-oversight/pay-leave/furlough-guidance/#url=Administrative-Furlough

Department of Defense’s furlough guidance: •http://www.cpms.osd.mil/Sub-page/FurloughGuidance/

Furlough calculator: •http://www.first.army.mil/(S(fn1awp45zh35ncmubtwpkbf5))/docu-ments\pdf\Furlough-Pay-Calculator.xlsx

Budget worksheet: •http://www.freddiemac.com/homeown-ership/pdf/monthly_budget.pdf

More information and links to resources for •DOD contractors: http://www.dfas.mil/contractorsvendors.html

More information and links to resources for •DOD employees: http://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees.html

The San Antonio Food Bank can be reached at •337-3663 or online:http://www.safoodbank.org

For urgent assistance contact the Texas •Health and Human Services Commission at 211 or online: https://www.211texas.org/211

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Congratulations to the following 55 Airmen for being selected as honor graduates among the 613 Air Force basic military trainees who graduated today:

320th Training SquadronFlight 333Brian Busby Matthew Cuthrell Drake Forseth Kyle Howe Andre Nguyen Brandon Tran

Flight 334Michelle Bruce Whitney Nkarlskin Megan Moss Brittney Sims Pamela Villalobos Rebecca Voigt

321st Training SquadronFlight 317Zachery Carden Brenton Gallagher Curtis Jeney

John Kelly Garrett Mcdowell

Flight 318Ricardo Giraldo-Botero Kevin Macarthur Martin Sicard Will Simescu Jason Singleton Daniel Solberg

322nd Training Squadron Flight 241Ross Taylor-Couchman

Flight 342Jennifer Lau

323rd Training Squadron Flight 339Dustin Bigler Anthony Tepen

Flight 340Ayana Acevedo Autumn Amador Marissa Brockman Mary Mcknight Leticia Patterson

324th Training Squadron Flight 337Theodore Carter IICaleb Richardson Joseph Savarese III Nyle Winston

Flight 338Patrick Benevelli Christopher Fulop Joshua Tanner

331st Training SquadronFlight 335Samuel Daniels William Edwards Will Jansma Jordan Meek Xavier Tatum

Flight 336Christopher Askew Cloma Tomas IV Michael Franklin, Jr. Jarrod Goodman Jacob Jennings Dustin Lumpkin Charles Lush Alexander Matz

Andre Morgan Nickolas Spreen James Stillman

Top BMT AirmanTheodore Carter II324th TRS, Flight 337

Most Physically FitMale AirmenGyu Kim331st TRS, Flight 335Joseph Shank 331st TRS, Flight 336Guillermo Uribe 322nd TRS, Flight 341Jason Tanascu320th TRS, Flight 333

Female AirmenJuliea Ward 320th TRS, Flight 334Whitney Karlskin 320th TRS, Flight 334Jordan Dandridge322nd TRS, Flight 342Lauren Leedom 320th TRS, Flight 334

Male Flights320th TRS, Flight 333321st TRS, Flight 317321st TRS, Flight 318323rd TRS, Flight 339331st TRS, Flight 335324th TRS, Flight 338331st TRS, Flight 336324th TRS, Flight 337322nd TRS, Flight 341

Female Flights320th TRS, Flight 334322nd TRS, Flight 342323rd TRS, Flight 340

Top Academic Flights331st TRS, Flight 335331st TRS, Flight 336320th TRS, Flight 333321st TRS, Flight 318324th TRS, Flight 338324th TRS, Flight 337320th TRS, Flight 334322nd TRS, Flight 342322nd TRS, Flight 341323rd TRS, Flight 339323rd TRS, Flight 340321st TRS, Flight 317

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By Mike JosephJBSA-Lackland Public Affairs

The Lackland Per-forming Arts Group will take audiences back in time starting Friday night with its musi-cal production of “Quit Trippin – It’s the ‘80s!” at Arnold Hall Commu-nity Center.

The production fea-tures samplings of 29 dif-ferent ‘80s songs during the original play, written by Cheryl Scruggs.

Tracy Parmer, the play’s director, is en-thused not only about the production but also the performers. She af-fectionately calls the cast members “kids” when she talks about them because they re-mind her of her own young adult children as most are the same age.

“I think people will be really amazed at the kids,” said Parmer, who is also president of the all-volunteer group.

“We’ve been working

on it for about four months,” she said. “It’s been a chal-lenge because our original show date was March 31. But with the potential furlough uncertainty, we decided to delay open-ing for a while.

“We wanted to get past those issues and make sure audiences were ready or wanted to see a show,” she added. “We want them to fi nd some joy and happiness with this production.”

A l o n g with the

entertain-ment val-ue, Parmer

hopes attend-ees at the four perfor-mances will recognize the play’s meaning.

“The message is this: if you stick together, stay the course, do right by people and do the right thing, then good things will happen,” Parmer said. “Those good things may not happen when you want them to, but

eventually you’ll reach the goal you’re trying to achieve. You can’t give up and you have to stay focused.”

The play features a range of musical genres from the ‘80s – now think Milli Vanilli – lip-synched by cast mem-bers dressed like the artist they’re portray-ing.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Parmer.

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‘Quit Trippin’ – It’s the ‘80s!’

Cast of Characters Jay Windsor ........................................Mr. CassidyPatrick Wood .....................................Wilson GrayAdam Vera ...................................... Michael Scott LeVon Harrison ............................... Mr. BookmanReginald Prothro ................................... Sam WestEric Monge ................................................. StevieKenneth Johnson .......................... James JohnsonTrish Ward ............................. Angie MoorehouseRebecca Gomez ............................. Porsha WilsonShanelle Davis ............................Kimberly WrightGloria Singleton .........................................Francis Grace Foshay ..........................Mellissa TownsendJasmine Serra ................................. SSatara JonesChristi na Cooper-Mackall ...................Ms. WatersLaura Hupp .........................................Ms. GibsonDelaney Ziomek .................................CouncilmanVictoria Blanks ..............................................ExtraDirected by Tracy Parmer

When: Friday and Saturday; also May 17-18. Performances start at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Arnold Hall Community Center

Tickets: Prices are $20 each for adults; $15 each for age 65 and older; $10 each for technical training students; and $5 each for children under 12. Light hors d’oeuvres included. Tickets are available at Arnold Hall CC.

‘Sup: Call Arnold Hall CC at 671-2619/2352.

Here's the 4 11there was a time when …“Reaganomics” described federal economic policies, not

sequester. Atari rocked the gaming world; Apple was still known

more as a fruit.A group of amateur hockey players – “Do You Believe

in Miracles? Yes!” – brought a nation together while “Who Shot J.R.?” provided water cooler talk and gossip for months.

We were entertained, enamored and marveled by the likes of Princess Diana, Super Mario Bros., CNN, Superman, Michael Jackson, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rubik’s Cube, Indiana Jones, Miami Vice and Madonna among others.

Sniglets – any word that doesn’t appear in the dictionary, but should – provided new words and sayings.

No, duh.

Cowabunga, dude!

Christina Cooper-Mackall

Jay Windsor

Staff Sgt. Adam Vera

(From left) Airman 1st Class Grace Foshay, Airman 1st Class Victoria Blanks, Rebecca Gomez and Jasmine Serra

Senior Airman Trish Ward

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Buckle Up And Wear Yours!duras. In addition to Panama, BTH is also taking place simultaneously in El Salvador. The exercise is sched-uled to be conducted in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala in 2014.

This year, U.S. forces, working with the approval of the governments of El Salvador and Panama, selected several sites to provide engineering, medical and dental support. U.S. forces have worked alongside host-nation personnel as well as a variety of government and non-government organizations to build schools, clinics and conduct MEDRETEs. Each BTH typically involves and trains about 1,400 U.S. service members and 150 host-nation personnel.

PANAMA from Page 3

Photo by robert r. ramon, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chauncey Tarrant (center), a pediatri-cian based at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, interviews a Panama-nian citizen about the health of her daughter during Beyond the Horizon.

May 10, 2013 TALESPINNER PAGE 13community

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frIdayaIr force honor guarD to perform

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill demonstration team will perform twice Friday at JBSA-Lackland in the Bob Hope Performing Arts Theater.Times for the performance and recruit-ing brief are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

saturdaymonthLy thrIft shop saLe

The Lackland Thrift Shop’s monthly INside and OUTside bag sale is Saturday at One Stop, Building 5460, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition to the bag sale, the shop is also making consignment appointments for service members with permanent change of station orders. Consignments of up to 100 items will be taken with PSC orders 60 days prior to or after a move.

Proceeds from all thrift shop sales support scholarships for military dependents and military-connected organizations at JBSA-Lackland. Regular shop hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For information, call 671-3608 or

visit http://www.lacklandosc.org.

tuesdayDrop-In DentaL screenIngs

Drop-in dental screenings are offered to children of active-duty members and retirees by the JBSA-Lackland Pediatric Dental Depart-ment at the Dunn Dental Clinic, 8-10:30 a.m., Tuesday. No appoint-ment is necessary.

Children under 13 years of age will receive a dental screening exam, an assessment of the child’s dental condition and appropriate treatment recommendations or alternatives.

Parents should bring a copy of the child’s treatment plan or referral letter from their private dentist.

Call 210-671-9836.

WednesdayparentIng orDer LegaL cLInIc

A free parenting order legal in-formation clinic for military parents is Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

Military and family law attorneys/representatives will be available to discuss common questions and concerns regarding paternity, child support and parenting time.

For additional information, call 671-3363.

customer suppLy traInIng

The 802nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Equipment Accountability Element conducts three classes on the third Tuesday of each month in the second fl oor conference room of Building 5160.

Classes and start times for Wednesday are: Block I General Supply Training at 8 a.m., Block II Bench Stock Training at 8:45 a.m. and Block III Equipment Custodian Supplemental/Refresher Training at 9:30 a.m.

For details or to register, contact Ray Holland or Eugene Owens at 925-1140 or 671-3801.

tHursdaytotaL force LeaDershIp program

A Total Force Leadership Develop-ment program open to enlisted, commissioned and civilian personnel is Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gateway Club.

The program provides expanded knowledge on leadership skills and fundamentals.

Trained senior NCOs from JBSA-Lackland will share their leadership

experience and guide discussions. For additional information about

the program, contact Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Fleming or Quency Henson via email.

May 18banD’s group to perform

The U.S. Air Force Band of the West’s Gateway Brass will perform at the Armed Forces Day Fly-In May 18 at South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo.

The group will provide music for the opening and veterans ceremo-nies, and also have an afternoon concert.

The event is open to the public. The cost is $10 for adults and free for military personnel in uniform. Gates open at 9 a.m.

For more information, call 830-741-1162.

parkIng Lot fLea market

A fl ea market in the Warhawk Fitness Center parking lot is from 8 a.m. to noon.

Vendor spots are $10 or $15 with table.

Call the Skylark Community Center at 671-3191 to register or for additional information.

InforMatIonalfItness center renovatIons

Major renovations at the Warhawk Fitness Center continue through Aug. 9.

The basketball court, women’s locker room, one men’s locker room and the family fi tness room will be closed during the renovation.

All fi tness classes will move to the Chaparral Fitness Center with the same class time schedules.

However, the weight room, cardio room and the main men’s locker room will remain open during the project and the fi tness assessment cell will continue as scheduled.

For additional information, call 671-2016.

fIrIng range trespass notIce Trespassing on the Medina Firing

Range is illegal and dangerous.Weapons training is conducted

daily at the fi ring range, located at 900 Patrol Rd. on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex at Medina.

For additional information, contact the 37th Training Support Squadron’s Combat Weapons Section range control offi ce at 671-2349 or 671-4621.

LOCAL Briefs

CHAPEL SERVICES

Air Force Aid Society 671-3722Airman & Family Readiness Center 671-3722Airman’s Attic 671-1780American Red Cross 844-4225Base Post Offi ce 671-1058Bowling Center 671-2271DEERS 800-538-9552Exceptional Family Member Program 671-3722Family Child Care 671-3376Legal Offi ce 671-3362Library 671-3610Medical Appointment Line 916-9900MPF ID Cards 671-6006Outdoor Recreation 925-5532TRICARE Info 800-444-5445Thrift Shop 671-3608

Enlisted Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandesc.orgForce Support Squadron http://www.lacklandfss.comLackland ISD http://www.lacklandisd.netOffi cers’ Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandosc.orgJBSA Public website http://www.jbsa.af.milMy Air Force Life http://www.MyAirForceLife.com

KEY FAMILY SUPPORT RESOURCES

For more details, contact Freedom Chapel - 671-4208 • Gateway Chapel - 671-2911 • Hope Chapel - 671-2941

JBSA-LACKLANDPROTESTANTFreedom Chapel -Building 1528 Sunday Contemporary Service 9:30 a.m. Religious Education 11 a.m. Gospel Service 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday AWANA 6 p.m.

Hope Chapel -Building 10338 Sunday Contemporary Service 11 a.m. Spanish Service 12:30 p.m.

Airmen Memorial Chapel -Building 5432 Sunday Liturgical Service 8 a.m.

DENOMINATIONALBMT Reception Center –Building 7246 Sunday Church of Christ 7:30 a.m.

Gateway Chapel -Building 6300 Saturday Seventh-day Adventist 12:30 p.m.

Education Classroom -Building 5200 Rm. 108 Sunday Christian Science 7:30 a.m.

ROMAN CATHOLICFreedom Chapel -Building 1528 Sunday Religious Education 9 a.m. Mass 11 a.m.

Monday – Friday Daily Mass 11:30 a.m.

Hope Chapel -Building 10338 Saturday Reconciliation 4:30 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANAirmen Memorial Chapel -Building 5432 Sunday Religious Education 8 a.m.

WICCABMT Reception Center –Building 7246 Sunday Military Open Circle 12:30 p.m.

Freedom Chapel –Building 1528 1st Tuesday Military Open Circle 6 p.m.

JEWISHAirmen Memorial Chapel -Building 5432 Friday Sabbath & Kiddush 4 p.m.

Sunday Religious Education 12:30 p.m.

ISLAMICGlobal Ministry Center -Building 7452 Friday Jummah Prayer 1:15 p.m.

Sunday Religious Education 9 a.m.

BMT Reception Center –Building 7246 Sunday Buddhist 10 a.m.

Gateway Chapel -Building 6300 First, third and fi fth Saturdays Eckankar 12:30 p.m.

First, third and fi fth Saturdays Baha’i 11 a.m.

OTHER FAITH GROUPSTHE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSHope Chapel -Building 10338 Tuesday Religious Education 6:30 p.m.

Thursday LDS Institute 6:30 p.m.

Sunday LDS Service 8 a.m.


Family Support EventsAll clAsses, seMinArs, Meetings And events Are held At the AirMAn And FAMily reAdiness center, BUilding 1249, unless noted below. cAll AFrc At 671-3722 For AdditionAl inForMAtion.

Monthly Meetings

enLIsteD spouses’ cLub

The Lackland Enlisted Spouses’ Club meets every third Tuesday of the month at the Balfour Beatty

Community Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.lacklandesc.org.

offIcers’ spouses’ cLub

The Lackland Officers’ Spouses’ Club meets monthly. For dates and

times, or more information, visit http://www.lacklandosc.org.

mILItary councIL of cathoLIc women

The Military Council of Catholic Women meets the first Friday of

the month, 9:30 a.m., at Freedom Chapel. For additional information,

call 671-4208.

On the web http://www.

lacklandfss.com

frIdayTransition Assistance Program, 7:45 X

a.m. to 4 p.m.Air Force Basic Military Training X

spouse and parents’ seminar, BMT Re-ception Center, Building 7246, noon. For more information, call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057.

MondayBoots to Business, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. XFamily readiness briefing, manda- X

tory for personnel deploying longer than 30 days or going on remote assign-ments, 10:30-11 a.m.

Post deployment briefing, required Xfor all Airmen returning from deploy-ment, 802nd Logistics Readiness Squadron IDRC briefing room, Building 5160, 2:30-3 p.m.

tuesdayAmerican Veterans national service X

officer available by appointment, 8 a.m. to noon. For additional information, call 773-354-6131.

Boots to Business, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. XPre-separation briefing, mandatory X

for all members retiring, pre-registra-tion required, 9 a.m. to noon.

WednesdayNewcomer’s orientation, mandatory X

for personnel new to JBSA-Lackland, Gateway Club, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Four to Go, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. XAwana Club meeting, Freedom X

Chapel, 6-8 p.m. Call 671-4208.

tHursdayPre-separation briefing, mandatory X

for all members separating voluntarily, pre-registration required, 9 a.m. to noon.

Air Force Basic Military Training Xspouse and parents’ seminar, BMT Reception Center, Building 7246, 1 p.m. For more information, call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057.

May 17Air Force Basic Military Training X

spouse and parents’ seminar, BMT Reception Center, Building 7246, noon. For more additional information, call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057.

Teaching as a Second Career, 1-3 Xp.m.

May 20Family readiness briefing, manda- X

tory for personnel deploying longer than 30 days or going on remote assign-ments, 10:30-11 a.m.

The Federal Employment process, Xtaught by Office of Personnel Manage-ment, 1-4 p.m.

Post deployment briefing, required Xfor all Airmen returning from deploy-ment, 802nd Logistics Readiness Squadron IDRC briefing room, Building 5160, 2:30-3 p.m.

May 21Understanding the Veterans X

Administration claims process, 10 a.m. to noon.

American Veterans national service X

officer available by appointment, 8 a.m. to noon. For additional information, call 773-354-6131.

Resume writing, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 Xp.m.

May 22Officers’ first duty station personal X

financial readiness briefing, mandatory within 90 days of arrival at JBSA-Lackland, 9 a.m. to noon.

May 23Federal resume process, 11:30 a.m. X

to 1:30 p.m.Car buying, 10 a.m. to noon. XAir Force Basic Military Training X

spouse and parents’ seminar, BMT Reception Center, Building 7246, 1 p.m. For additional information, call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057.

May 24The Airman and Family Readiness X

Center will be closed for Air Education and Training Command family day.

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By Jose T Garza IIIJBSA-Lackland Public Affairs

As Lackland Elementary School fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students shrieked, 14 representatives from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy E Flight walked across the school’s audi-torium stage to give a presentation on anti-bullying April 25.

During their brief stay the NCOs dis-cussed the three bullying tactics used on students, which include:

Physical bullying- Initiating contact with someone by causing bodily harm

Verbal bullying- saying or writing mean things. This includes teasing, name-calling, taunting and threats.

Cyber bullying- Utilizing the inter-net or social media to harass another person

To demonstrate these tactics, they performed different scenes showing the students examples of bullying and how the situations could be handled to get a positive result.

Students were told that, if they see a bully, simply say “stop” and “get back.”

Tech Sgt. Dorothy Diego, the cam-paign’s organizer, said the military has a big responsibility when it comes to mak-ing people aware of bullying. According to Ambassadors 4 Kids Club, one out of four students are bullied and 77 per-cent are bullied mentally, verbally, and physically in school.

“We should start from the bottom with letting the kids be aware and bringing them up right because it takes a com-munity to raise a child,” Diego said. “The kids are awesome, and it’s important for

them to see that there is military support because they look up to us.”

Carlos Perez, Lackland Elementary School vice principal, agrees with the NCOs’ message for students to not re-main silent if they encounter a bully.

“Tell a teacher, adult or parent be-cause if they just keep it in and not tell anybody, nothing will ever change,” Perez said. “We can never do enough regarding anti-bullying to keep the con-cept in the minds of children so that when they encounter a bullying situa-tion, they know what to do. They know who to report bullying to.

“When we verbalize something to children, we have to tell them over and over again,” he continued. “It’s different than doing something because, if you do something, you pick up a concept a lot quicker.”

Perez said students can report bully-ing through an anonymous online bully-ing reporting system on the elementary school’s website.

“I like that the website is anonymous because, for those children that want to cry out, they can do it without fear of repercussion from their peers,” Perez said.

Reports immediately go to the el-ementary school’s counselors, and the school deals with the situation in an appropriate matter depending on the nature of the incident.

“We encourage our students to use our resources,” Perez said. “The more our students learn about bully-ing, the more the concepts reinforce in their mind that they don’t have to tolerate bullying. You can call out to someone.”

NCO Academy students give anti-bullying presentationPhoto by robbin cresswell

Tech Sgt. Will Jones high-fives Lackland Elementary School students at the anti-bullying presentation conducted by the Gaylor Non Commissioned Officer Academy E Flight April 25.


By Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Security forces members throughout Joint Base San Antonio are collaborating on the first-ever JBSA-wide National Police Week observance.

Activities planned for next week’s observance are a memorial run Monday at JBSA-Lackland, a four-person combat obstacle course Wednesday at JBSA-Randolph, a four-person scramble Thursday at the Randolph Oaks Golf Course, a luncheon May 17 at Lackland and a softball tournament May 18, also at Lackland. All members of the JBSA com-munity are invited.

“We want the JBSA community to know what National Police Week is all about,” Master Sgt. Kerry Thompson, 902nd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of installation security and National Police Week committee co-chairman, said. “The purpose is to honor all law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty.

“We have defenders out there putting their lives on the line and making the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,” he added. “We have lost nine secu-rity forces members in Operation Enduring Free-dom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.”

Thompson said the observance quickly expand-ed from a Randolph event to one that included all of JBSA. The committee held its first meeting April 17.

“Once word got out to security forces at JBSA, everybody wanted to pull together,” he said. “It was impressive that we were all able to meet and

get everything done.”Units hosting the event are the 502nd SFS at

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, the 802nd SFS at Lack-land, the 902nd SFS at Randolph, the 341st and 343rd Training Squadrons at Lackland, the Air Force Security Forces Center at Lackland and Air Education and Training Command A7S.

Thompson also noted the contributions of the Randolph Chiefs Group, the Air Force Sergeants Association Alamo Chapter, the Randolph Top 3 and the Randolph Rising 5/6.

“We would not have been able to put this togeth-er without their generous sponsorship,” he said.

Thompson said the highlight of the week will be the National Police Week luncheon at noon May 17 at the Lackland Gateway Club, which will fea-ture retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert Gaylor, the only security forces member to serve in the Air Force’s highest enlisted position.

The combat obstacle course at the Randolph Rambler Fitness Center, which will require a $10 entry fee, will feature a $400 grand prize and in-clude a 50-meter swim, a tire flip, barrier jumps, a mud pit low crawl and a cracker challenge in which contestants will have to eat a sleeve of crackers at the finish line, Thompson said. Prizes at the four-person golf scramble will be given for first place, longest drive and closest to the pin; entry fee is $35.

National Police Week dates back to 1962, when President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 at National Peace Officers Memorial Day. That same year, Congress established by joint resolution the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week.

“We have more than 1,400 defenders assigned to various organizations around JBSA, and that doesn’t include an additional 1,400 or so security forces technical school students, so this will be a worthwhile event,” Thompson said.

JBSA security forces unite for National Police Week

or not you are on track with the con-cept, as it relates to different func-tional areas throughout the wing.”

This is where the Rehearsal of Con-cept, or ROC, Drill comes in. It is a real-world, real-time representation of the transformation that the 502nd ABW has been going through for the past three years. The primary objec-tive of the drill was to demonstrate how the wing operates in its trans-formed state.

Senior leaders from across JBSA convened at the JBSA-Fort Sam Hous-ton ROC Drill Facility in Building 4196 , on April 25.

“Because of the significant changes, we felt it necessary to not only tell our customers that we have a plan to maintain our levels of customer service, but also to show them,” said Chris Sharp, 502nd ABW Director of Plans, Programs and Integration. “The wing transformation is structured to minimize impact on our personnel as

much as possible, while maintaining the ability to accomplish our support mission.

“After accessing two years of joint basing at full operational capability, some changes have become necessary with the 502nd ABW,” said Col. James H. Chevallier, 502nd ABW vice com-mander.

“Senior leaders and supervisors will do their absolute best to ensure that communication lines are open,” the colonel said. “It is a top priority of senior leaders to create minimal impact on employees or to their sup-port to the mission.

“Change can be difficult, but we ex-pect to see great progress and cost-saving results as we move forward,” Carter added. “The transformation should have minimal impact on em-ployees and supervisors should be communicating necessary changes as soon as possible.

Sharp said the ROC Drill provided a forum to explain the necessary chang-es to the mission partners and to get

feedback back from them.“One of the key things about a ROC

Drill is that you’re not just produc-ing a PowerPoint slide and trying to explain a concept off a slide. You are actually demonstrating a concept and tying it to a visual representation,” Roth said.

The drills helped the wing identify friction points – things which were not aligning well or not performing up to expectation. “We are eliminating defi-ciencies, redundancies and obstacles to getting services to our customers and mission partners,” Roth said.

Solving all the internal friction points in the previous practices helped the wing in explaining concepts to the mission partners.

“In the external drill, we were able to show – through a variety of vignettes – the major areas the mis-sion partners were concerned about,” Roth said.

The vignettes would be displayed on a large screen for all to see and at that moment the participants who

would have an actual part in recti-fying the particular situation would stand and take turns explaining who they were, where they worked and the specific part that they played in the given scenario.

Some of the desired results of the ROC Drill were to demonstrate im-proved command and control, elimi-nated redundancies, improved ef-ficiencies by applying best practices across JBSA and standardized ser-vices.

While several of the missions were tested during the ROC Drill, several units and agencies had already been operating under their transformed configuration since Feb. 1.

“As with any change, we strive to make the impact of that change as easy on the customer as possible,” Carter said. “We expect that ser-vice will continue to be superb, even during our transformation. We must transform in order to increase effi-ciencies and make joint basing a suc-cessful endeavor.”

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