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A publication of the 502nd Air Base Wing – Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong><br />
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH 66th Year • No. 29 • JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
PAGE 8<br />
INSIDE ... ANALOG LEADERSHIP, P2 ... NEW JBSA WEBSITE, P3 ... TWO SILVERS STARS AWARDED, P9 ... RUN RIGHT, P11
PAGE 2<br />
By Chief Master Sgt. James Roy<br />
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force<br />
The United States Air Force is the<br />
world’s most advanced air, space and<br />
cyberspace force. Most of that can<br />
be attributed to you – our outstanding<br />
Airmen – but technology also plays<br />
a huge role. Advanced tools help<br />
us maintain an advantage over our<br />
adversaries. Technology has enabled<br />
our continuing success.<br />
However, technology also threatens<br />
to cripple us.<br />
As electronic communication<br />
becomes more<br />
widely used, our faceto-face<br />
interaction skills<br />
are beginning to suffer.<br />
We know how to text,<br />
Skype and FaceTime,<br />
but some of us seem<br />
reluctant to engage in a<br />
meaningful face-to-face<br />
conversation.<br />
We value technology<br />
because it saves us<br />
time, provides conveniences<br />
and helps us<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
be more efficient, but<br />
we must also recognize its potential<br />
to strip us of critical human connection<br />
skills.<br />
This high-tech challenge has a<br />
low-tech solution. We need to strike a<br />
balance; we must continue to emphasize<br />
the importance of technology – a<br />
resource we cannot and will not stop<br />
exploiting – but at the same time<br />
value and emphasize the importance<br />
and value of analog leadership.<br />
WINGSPREAD<br />
COMMENTARY<br />
THE ENLISTED PERSPECTIVE<br />
Roy advises analog leadership in digital times<br />
"We need to strike a balance; we must<br />
continue to emphasize the importance of<br />
technology – a resource we cannot and<br />
will not stop exploiting – but at the same<br />
time value and emphasize the importance<br />
and value of analog leadership."<br />
Analog leadership means temporarily<br />
putting down the iPads and Android<br />
tablets, logging out of Facebook<br />
and Twitter, and switching phones<br />
to airplane mode to stop the stream<br />
of texts coming in and out. It means<br />
shutting off the technology and talking<br />
to each other.<br />
Face-to-face. One-on-one.<br />
Real human interaction – yes, for<br />
some of us it may be awkward at<br />
first, but getting to know each other<br />
better is an investment that<br />
will yield incalculable returns.<br />
Stronger connections will create<br />
a foundation on which we<br />
can grow more meaningful<br />
relationships.<br />
And then we can turn the<br />
devices back on and use them<br />
for their intended purpose: to<br />
augment and add value to our<br />
real-life relationships.<br />
As Airmen, we have to<br />
understand how to use technology,<br />
because without it<br />
we are not as well-equipped<br />
to do our jobs. However, as human<br />
beings, we also have to understand<br />
how and when not to use technology,<br />
because when distracted by<br />
it we are not as well-equipped to<br />
relate to others.<br />
Thank you for your service and<br />
your continued dedication to duty.<br />
I look forward to seeing you faceto-face<br />
as I travel around our great<br />
Air Force.<br />
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
General Edward A. Rice Jr. (left), Air<br />
Education and Training Command commander,<br />
and Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th<br />
Air Force commander, furl the 19th AF<br />
flag at the inactivation ceremony <strong>July</strong> 12<br />
at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph. For<br />
the complete story, see page 8.<br />
Photo by Melissa Peterson<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Editorial Staff<br />
Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter<br />
Commander<br />
Marilyn Holliday<br />
Chief of Public Affairs<br />
Senior Airman Precious Yett<br />
Editor<br />
Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver<br />
Robert Goetz<br />
Alex Salinas<br />
Staff Writers<br />
Maggie Armstrong<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
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JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 3<br />
NEWS<br />
Public affairs staff consolidates JBSA websites<br />
By Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
As the site goes live <strong>July</strong> <strong>20</strong>, an easily accessed,<br />
everything-at-your-fingertips experience is the vision<br />
of the developers of the consolidated Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> website.<br />
Managed by the 502nd Air Base Wing public affairs<br />
offices, www.jbsa.af.mil is a migration from<br />
three main websites to one.<br />
“The JBSA consolidated website provides our customers<br />
with a 'one stop shop' for all of the installation<br />
support services we provide at all of our JBSA<br />
locations, regardless of service affiliation,” Brig. Gen.<br />
Theresa C. Carter, JBSA and 502nd Air Base Wing<br />
commander, said. “We know our active duty and retired<br />
members live all across the city and we want<br />
them to have a quick and easy way to find the closest<br />
location to obtain a new ID card, the most convenient<br />
chapel service to attend or the date when the next<br />
youth sports league begins. This website and the JBSA<br />
mobile app that we’ll launch soon will be a valuable<br />
resource for both our long-time residents, as well as<br />
our newcomers.”<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> is the largest of the 12<br />
joint bases created under the Base Realignment and<br />
Closure act of <strong>20</strong>05. JBSA includes three primary<br />
locations at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland<br />
and JBSA-Randolph, plus eight other operating locations<br />
and more than <strong>20</strong>0 mission partners. There are<br />
more than 80,000 JBSA employees.<br />
“It’s the right thing to do,” Marilyn Holliday, JBSA-<br />
Randolph public affairs director, said. “We became a<br />
single installation Oct. 1, <strong>20</strong>10, but our presence in<br />
cyberspace on our public and private web sites did<br />
not keep pace with that change and our customers<br />
found it confusing, particularly those who are new<br />
to our JBSA locations. To see the consolidation of<br />
efforts come to fruition is a huge step forward for<br />
us. Our goal is to always leverage communication<br />
capabilities to provide the highest quality service for<br />
our customers.”<br />
The site will include featured articles from<br />
all three newspapers, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s<br />
<strong>News</strong> Leader, JBSA-Lackland’s Talespinner and<br />
JBSA-Randolph’s Wingspread. The consolidated<br />
effort will also feature Force Support Squadron<br />
and Morale Welfare and Recreation events, environmental<br />
information, chapel schedules, newcomers’<br />
data and chains of command.<br />
Information for all three locations will be<br />
housed in a more consolidated fashion on the new<br />
website, most times pared down to the particular<br />
location in JBSA. The site also features a complete<br />
listing of website and social media links for<br />
all of its mission partners.<br />
See JBSA WEBSITE P4<br />
Graphic by Lino Espinoza
PAGE 4<br />
New 802nd MSG commander<br />
takes reins<br />
WINGSPREAD<br />
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
AF Academy senior embraces C3,<br />
earns Green Belt certification<br />
By Staff Sgt. Clinton Atkins<br />
Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs<br />
An Air Force Academy cadet spent five<br />
weeks, as part of a summer program,<br />
with Air Education and Training Command’s<br />
Chief Learning Office where he<br />
earned his Green Belt certification.<br />
A Green Belt is the first level of certification<br />
under Air Force Smart Operations<br />
for the 21st Century, which is a<br />
model used to maximize efficiency and<br />
effectiveness by minimizing waste in<br />
key processes across the Air Force.<br />
For a business major at the academy,<br />
working with AFSO21 is not a typical<br />
summer project. Cadet 1st Class Michael<br />
Smith Jr. got the idea to pursue the opportunity<br />
from his dad, a retired Air Force<br />
officer who worked with AFSO21. Smith<br />
is the first cadet to obtain a Green Belt<br />
certification before entering active duty.<br />
As a Green Belt, Smith is now qualified<br />
to facilitate squadron- and group-level<br />
process improvement events.<br />
Smith’s sponsor, Maj. Brian Tharp,<br />
AETC/CLO officer, said with the Air Force’s<br />
evolving culture of cost consciousness, or<br />
See FUTURE LEADER P6<br />
Photo by Alan Boedeker<br />
Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> and 502nd Air Base Wing commander,<br />
presents the 802nd Mission Support Group organizational guidon to incoming<br />
commander, Col. William Eger III, <strong>July</strong> 16 during a change of command ceremony at<br />
Lackland. As commander of the 802nd MSG, Eger leads the second-largest support<br />
group in the Air Force. The organization’s more than 4,400 men and women support the<br />
training of 74,000 students annually and provide a complete spectrum of community<br />
services to a base population of more than 49,000 people and 72 mission partners.<br />
JBSA WEBSITE from P3<br />
“It’s our hope site visitors will enjoy a selfguided<br />
tour of Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>’s locations<br />
and missions,” 2nd Lt. Matthew <strong>San</strong>ders, site developer<br />
and deputy chief for JBSA-Randolph Public<br />
Affairs, said.<br />
As part of the vetting process, more than 100<br />
Army, Navy and Air Force members, government<br />
service employees and family members across all<br />
three primary JBSA locations were given the opportunity<br />
to provide feedback.<br />
“We received a wide range of comments during<br />
feedback sessions, such as change the website’s<br />
color scheme to reflect a more joint service feel,<br />
include more photos and social media links and<br />
make sure acronyms used are recognized by all<br />
military branches,” Holliday said. “Overall, the<br />
comments received were extremely positive.<br />
We’re confident that we came up with a balanced<br />
product that will serve JBSA well.”<br />
Prominently featured on the new site is a feedback<br />
section, which allows visitors to make suggestions<br />
for the site, ensuring it remains relevant, valuable<br />
and a highly-used source of information.<br />
“As with any website, we expect the site to continuously<br />
evolve and we welcome feedback from<br />
everyone,” <strong>San</strong>ders said. “The site’s purpose is to<br />
provide a communications tool for all of JBSA.”<br />
In addition to the website, the public affairs office<br />
is finalizing a JBSA mobile app that is expected to<br />
launch in August <strong>20</strong>12.
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 5<br />
JBSA members benefit from anger management course<br />
By Alex Salinas<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> offers an anger management<br />
course called Building Effective Anger Management<br />
Skills every six weeks at Fort Sam Houston<br />
and every other month alternating between Randolph<br />
and Lackland.<br />
Anyone with a Department of Defense ID can enroll<br />
in BEAMS.<br />
“We talk about changing our thoughts from thinking<br />
negatively to thinking positively (in response to what<br />
triggers anger) and learn that while we can’t control<br />
other people’s behavior, we can control how we react,”<br />
Stacy Drones, Warfighter Family Life Program educator,<br />
said.<br />
The course also addresses specific stressors that cause<br />
bouts of anger – or even deep-seated anger unique to<br />
the individual.<br />
Bob Harry, Warfighter Family Life Program manager,<br />
said the course is not designed to be therapeutic,<br />
but rather proactive in helping participants<br />
recognize what triggers their anger and how they<br />
should positively manage it.<br />
However, Ashley Duran, Warfighter Family Life<br />
Program educator, who is currently teaching the<br />
course at Randolph, said some class attendees do<br />
find solace on a therapeutic level by simply talking<br />
about their situation.<br />
Talking about issues can help peel back layers to<br />
discover where they came from.<br />
“It’s important that people reflect where their anger<br />
style came from,” Harry said. “Family history, like the<br />
way your parents reacted when they became angry, can<br />
be very telling and hit the root cause of an issue.”<br />
Gender and cultural differences are also factors that<br />
distinguish where anger stems in individuals.<br />
“Women traditionally tend to lash out or talk about<br />
it then and there, whereas men tend to withdraw and<br />
internalize,” Drones said.<br />
But Harry said the stereotypes of the past are not<br />
necessarily applicable because many roles have been<br />
reversed; women are leaders in the professional sector<br />
and it’s OK for dads to stay at home.<br />
“Men are still less apt to talk,” he said, but during the<br />
course many participants open up to each other.<br />
In fact, “men are my biggest talkers in the room,”<br />
Drones said.<br />
“The community aspect of the class can be a catalyst<br />
for growth,” Duran said.<br />
Trust builds rapport among participants and instructors,<br />
becoming a major contributor to the success of the<br />
course, Duran added.<br />
The other way success is gauged is through the willingness<br />
of attendees to perform exercises that help calm<br />
their anger, Harry said.<br />
“We have tools available that help recognize physiological<br />
and emotional responses to anger – be it a<br />
rise in heart beat or poor verbiage,” he said. “Everyone<br />
shows anger differently, but there are universal<br />
signs as well.”<br />
There are also some universal de-stressors that can<br />
be used to diffuse anger-inducing moments.<br />
“Stepping back from a stressful situation, disengaging<br />
for a moment and taking deep breaths” are a few tips<br />
Harry offered.<br />
But one tip in particular can “make” – or rather save<br />
– relationships with family members, friends and loved<br />
ones when used.<br />
“Think about what you say before speaking,” Harry<br />
said. “Words are a powerful thing that can hurt people<br />
and when you’re angry, you say a lot of things you normally<br />
wouldn’t; you can’t really take back the words<br />
you spoke.”<br />
An important lesson the class teaches is “every action<br />
has a consequence – good or bad,” Duran said.<br />
While understanding what causes anger is much of<br />
the mystery class members might struggle with during<br />
the course, their actions that follow onsets of anger are<br />
points of focus.<br />
“There are constructive things to do to calm down like<br />
working out and listening to music,” Drones said.<br />
And then there is the other side.<br />
“There are also destructive activities like drinking and<br />
shopping sprees that we teach participants to avoid,”<br />
Harry said.<br />
Ultimately, anger is not a bad thing; it can be managed<br />
and displayed positively, Duran said.<br />
“Assertive rather than aggressive anger can lead to<br />
positive action,” Harry said. “It can be an initiator like<br />
some of the reactions to social injustices in the 1960s<br />
– nonviolent movements that changed the social conscience<br />
of the world.”<br />
To sign up and get details about class times and locations,<br />
call the Warfighter and Family Readiness Program<br />
at 221-0349 or 221-2418.<br />
TRICARE officials report lottery sweepstakes scam<br />
The TRICARE Program Integrity Office has<br />
become aware of a lottery sweepstakes scam<br />
where “winners” receive a fraudulent check<br />
with the TRICARE name.<br />
Targeted individuals are contacted by mail<br />
with a letter stating they are winners of a<br />
USA lottery sweepstakes accompanied with a<br />
fraudulent check for $250,000.<br />
The letter states that the check is a portion of<br />
the winnings used to help pay taxes, insurance,<br />
handling and shipping fees. The winner is then<br />
asked to return a portion of the funds from the<br />
cashed check.<br />
TRICARE beneficiaries who receive this lottery<br />
sweepstakes scam letter and check are<br />
encouraged to report the scam to the Managed<br />
Care Support Contractor Program Integrity<br />
Office – Health Net Federal Services, Humana<br />
Military Healthcare Services, TriWest Healthcare<br />
Alliance, Express Scripts Inc., or Wisconsin<br />
Physician Services.<br />
Reports can also be made to the TRICARE Program<br />
Integrity Office by emailing “TRICARE Fraudline” at<br />
fraudline@tma.osd.mil or faxed to 303-676-3981.
PAGE 6<br />
WINGSPREAD<br />
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
FUTURE LEADER from P4<br />
C3, it is becoming increasingly important<br />
for future and new leaders to grasp an<br />
understanding about conserving resources<br />
and improving processes.<br />
AFSO21 uses an eight-step problem<br />
solving process: clarify and validate<br />
the problem, break down the problem<br />
and identify performance gaps,<br />
set improvement targets, determine<br />
root cause, develop countermeasures,<br />
see countermeasures through, confirm<br />
results and process, and standardize<br />
successful processes.<br />
Smith has already applied the AFSO21<br />
model to real-world Green Belt-level<br />
events designed to save Airmen time at<br />
the work-center level. The solutions developed<br />
during these two events are designed<br />
to reduce the amount of time it<br />
takes an Airman to find data on a shared<br />
drive and reduce the time required to<br />
complete civilian time cards.<br />
As a result of just two events, more<br />
than 140 hours per year will be returned<br />
to the shop’s Airmen. Hamm<br />
noted while 140 hours per year might<br />
not seem like much, when continuous<br />
improvement becomes a part of every<br />
Airman’s skill set, there will be more<br />
events and savings.<br />
During the summer program, Smith<br />
completed 40 hours of Green Belt<br />
academics hosted by the 12th Flying<br />
Training Wing here. He also observed<br />
two process improvement events at the<br />
59th Medical Wing to solve issues of<br />
missed physical therapy and specialty<br />
clinic appointments by basic military<br />
trainees. Additionally, Smith witnessed<br />
continuous process improvement at a<br />
local industry in <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>.<br />
Smith, who’s entering his senior<br />
year at the Academy, plans to carry<br />
his AFSO21 experience into active duty<br />
once he graduates and hopes to pursue<br />
a Black Belt certification, which will<br />
allow him to facilitate wing-level and<br />
higher AFSO21 events.<br />
He said now that he’s done with all<br />
of the training, it gives him the ground<br />
work he’ll need to further build upon<br />
his experience.<br />
“I think of anything I could have<br />
done a summer research project on,<br />
(AFSO21) is going to be the most relevant<br />
and applicable to my career in<br />
the Air Force,” Smith said.<br />
Everything he’s done and seen with the<br />
CLO for the past five weeks has helped<br />
him see the “big picture,” Smith said. He<br />
hopes to make an impact in whatever<br />
career field he gets placed in.<br />
“From now on, budget constraints<br />
are going to be a big issue,” he said.<br />
“That’s one of those things I’ll be able<br />
to help with.”<br />
Tharp said AFSO21 training can<br />
help Smith and other cadets become<br />
better leaders.<br />
“We look forward to helping more<br />
cadets during future summer research<br />
programs,” Tharp said.<br />
502nd Air Base Wing commander<br />
accepts $2,500 AFAS check<br />
Photo by Steve Elliott<br />
Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter (right), Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> and 502nd Air Base Wing<br />
commander, accepts a $2,500 check from retired Lt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr., Air Force<br />
Aid Society chief executive officer, during a ceremony <strong>July</strong> 16 at Fort Sam Houston 502nd<br />
ABW Headquarters conference room. The check is given to organizations throughout the Air<br />
Force that exceed their participation goal during the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign.<br />
In this case, the participation rate for Air Force members at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston was<br />
91.2 percent, as opposed to the Air Force average of 22 percent. The $2,500 will be used<br />
for family assistance programs at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.<br />
President seeks cost-cutting ideas through SAVE award<br />
By Air Force <strong>News</strong> Service<br />
Acting Undersecretary of the Air<br />
Force Dr. Jamie Morin sends the following<br />
message to the Airmen of the<br />
U.S. Air Force:<br />
The White House continues to<br />
challenge federal employees to identify<br />
areas where we can save scarce<br />
taxpayer dollars while improving the<br />
way the government works. President<br />
Obama believes the best ideas usually<br />
come from the front lines and in <strong>20</strong>09<br />
launched the Securing Americans Value<br />
and Efficiency Award to seek ideas<br />
from federal employees about how we<br />
can make government more efficient<br />
and effective.<br />
Over the past three years, federal<br />
employees have submitted more than<br />
75,000 cost-cutting ideas through<br />
the SAVE award. Dozens of the most<br />
promising ideas have been included<br />
in the president’s budget, including<br />
some noteworthy Air Force submissions.<br />
I thank the many Airmen who<br />
participated in prior years and encourage<br />
you to take time to consider and<br />
submit good ideas this year as well.<br />
Please go to the Office of Management<br />
and Budget website (http://www.<br />
whitehouse.gov/save-award) by the<br />
Tuesday deadline if you would like to<br />
submit an idea. You will see award criteria<br />
and prior year award, winning<br />
ideas at the website. You can also encourage<br />
your co-workers to vote on<br />
your idea or submit their own. The<br />
winner gets to come to Washington to<br />
present his or her idea to the president<br />
for possible inclusion in the next<br />
budget.<br />
Our most valuable resource is our<br />
talented and innovative military and<br />
civilian workforce. At a time when<br />
the nation continues to face fiscal and<br />
economic challenges, it’s all the more<br />
important that we work together to get<br />
the maximum combat capability out of<br />
each dollar the taxpayers entrust to<br />
us – every good idea matters.<br />
Again, thank you in advance for<br />
your participation in this year’s SAVE<br />
challenge, and for what each of you do<br />
every day to make our Air Force the<br />
best in the world.
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 7<br />
Choir seeks volunteer members<br />
Volunteers are needed for the Air Force<br />
Birthday Ball National Anthem Choir. The AF Ball<br />
takes place Sept. 21. To sign up, contact Tech.<br />
Sgt. Amanda Hass at 395-7715 or amanda.<br />
hass@us.af.mil.<br />
AETC holds special-duty briefing<br />
Air Education and Training Command will hold<br />
a special-duty briefi ng at 9 a.m. Aug. 8 at the<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph theater. The<br />
briefi ng will educate those in attendance on being<br />
a recruiter, military training instructor, military<br />
training leader and professional military education<br />
instructor. For more information, contact Master<br />
Sgt. Terri Harmon at 652-2525.<br />
AETC holds first sergeant briefing<br />
Air Education and Training Command will hold<br />
a briefi ng to recruit fi rst sergeants at noon Aug. 8<br />
at the Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph theater.<br />
The briefi ng is open to technical sergeants through<br />
senior master sergeants with the ability to gain<br />
three years of retainability. For more information,<br />
contact Master Sgt. Terri Harmon at 652-2525.<br />
Base<br />
BRIEFS<br />
AFEB offers retirement seminars<br />
The Alamo Federal Executive Board will offer a Civil<br />
Service Retirement Act and Federal Employees Retirement<br />
System retirement planning seminar Monday.<br />
Sign up at http://sanantoniofeb.org/?p=494. For<br />
details, contact Bruce Bebow at 565-1860.<br />
Base promotes recovery program<br />
Members who use base supply items identified<br />
as “containing precious metals” must turn the<br />
items back in to supply when no longer needed.<br />
For details, contact Tina Schul, Precious Metals<br />
Recovery Program manager at 652-2194.<br />
DoD promotes Zero Overpricing Program<br />
The Zero Overpricing Program is a Department<br />
of Defense program in which personnel can identify<br />
overpriced items in the supply inventory.<br />
In identifying overpricing, not only does the DoD<br />
save money, but the person submitting the idea may<br />
garner a monetary reward through the “Innovative<br />
Development through Employee Awareness Program.”<br />
For more information, contact the 902 Logistics<br />
Readiness Squadron customer service desk<br />
at 652-5266.<br />
NOW SHOWING<br />
at the<br />
Randolph Theater<br />
"Madagascar 3" (PG)<br />
Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock<br />
Today at 7 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m.<br />
and Sunday at 3 p.m.<br />
"Prometheus" (R)<br />
Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender<br />
Saturday at 6 p.m.<br />
$4.50 for adults<br />
$2.25 for children 0-11<br />
Randolph<br />
Chapel<br />
Schedule<br />
• CATHOLIC<br />
Monday-Friday<br />
11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 102<br />
Saturday<br />
5:30 p.m. - Bldg. 102<br />
Sunday<br />
8:30 a.m. - Bldg. 102<br />
11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 102<br />
Confession<br />
Saturday<br />
4:30 p.m. - Bldg. 102<br />
• PROTESTANT<br />
Traditional<br />
Sunday Service<br />
8:15 a.m. - Base theater<br />
Contemporary<br />
Sunday Service<br />
11 a.m. - Base theater<br />
• Securely message a healthcare team<br />
• Request medication refills<br />
• Get lab results<br />
• Visit https://kx.afms.mil/sgcag or www.afms.af.mil
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WINGSPREAD<br />
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH NEWS<br />
19th Air Force inactivates, commander retires<br />
By Bekah Clark<br />
19th Air Force Public Affairs<br />
Nineteenth Air Force stood down in<br />
an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph, Texas, <strong>July</strong> 12<br />
after more than 19 years of managing<br />
flying training for all of Air Education<br />
and Training Command.<br />
During the ceremony, Maj. Gen.<br />
Mark Solo, 19th AF commander, joined<br />
Gen. Edward Rice, AETC commander,<br />
in furling and casing the 19th Air Force<br />
flag, marking Solo’s relinquishment of<br />
command.<br />
Rice lauded Solo and the men and<br />
women of 19th Air Force for their role<br />
in ensuring a smooth transition of authorities<br />
from 19th AF to AETC while<br />
still executing the daily mission.<br />
“In the two years of General Solo’s<br />
command, they’ve done much more<br />
than prepare for the inactivation,” Rice<br />
said. “Nineteenth Air Force led the<br />
stand up of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter<br />
school house and the Air Force’s<br />
only undergraduate remotely piloted<br />
aircraft training program for pilots and<br />
sensor operators. The unit also activated<br />
student squadrons, streamlining<br />
the administrative control of the nearly<br />
1,400 student pilots who begin training<br />
each year.<br />
“The team did all this while maintaining<br />
its day-to-day flying training<br />
missions, which accounts for 47 percent<br />
of the Air Force’s total flying hour<br />
program,” Rice said.<br />
Following his remarks, Rice presented<br />
Solo and 19th Air Force with<br />
the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award<br />
for its accomplishments between <strong>July</strong><br />
1, <strong>20</strong>09 and June 30, <strong>20</strong>11.<br />
Echoing Rice’s pride in 19th AF’s accomplishments,<br />
Solo said he was most<br />
proud that its mission of a successful<br />
stand down had been accomplished.<br />
“When I took command of 19th Air<br />
Force two years ago, I knew I was<br />
coming to Randolph with the goal of<br />
closing down the unit and ensuring<br />
a seamless transition of our many<br />
operations directly into AETC,” Solo<br />
said. “With careful planning, coordination<br />
and herculean efforts from the<br />
men and women at the wings, 19th<br />
Air Force, and AETC, I am confident<br />
Photo by Don Lindsey<br />
Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, Air Mobility Command vice commander, presents a certificate of retirement to Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force<br />
commander, <strong>July</strong> 13 at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph, just one day after the inactivation of the 19th Air Force.<br />
“I have watched our Air Force go through many changes<br />
over the years, but the resilience and determination of<br />
our Airmen have sealed our reputation as the most<br />
respected Air Force in history.”<br />
we have achieved our goal.”<br />
“Nothing pleases me more than<br />
knowing at each of our units, our Airmen<br />
will wake up tomorrow morning<br />
and go about their business as usual,<br />
training world-class aircrews, combat<br />
systems officers and air battle managers<br />
to sustain the combat capability of<br />
the United States Air Force, our sister<br />
Maj. Gen. Mark Solo<br />
19th Air Force commander<br />
services and our allies,” he said.<br />
The stand down of 19th AF is a part<br />
of Secretary of the Air Force Michael<br />
Donley’s <strong>20</strong>11 call for the inactivation<br />
of three numbered air forces and the<br />
consolidation of their duties to other<br />
units. In addition to the inactivation<br />
of 19th Air Force, 13th Air Force<br />
at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,<br />
Hawaii, will inactivate in September.<br />
The 17th Air Force at Ramstein Air<br />
Base, Germany, inactivated earlier<br />
this year.<br />
The inactivation also serves as Solo’s<br />
final Air Force career accomplishment;<br />
the general retires <strong>July</strong> 13 after more<br />
than three decades of service.<br />
“As I reflect back on over 33 years<br />
of service in our Air Force, I am reminded<br />
of the many dedicated officers,<br />
NCOs, Airmen and civilians<br />
who have molded my career and enriched<br />
our lives,” Solo said. “I have<br />
watched our Air Force go through<br />
many changes over the years, but<br />
the resilience and determination of<br />
our Airmen have sealed our reputation<br />
as the most respected Air Force<br />
in history.”
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 9<br />
Airmen awarded Silver Stars at special ceremony<br />
By 2nd Lt. Matthew <strong>San</strong>ders<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
Two 19th Air Force combat search<br />
and rescue pilots received the Silver<br />
Star medal at the 19th Air Force’s inactivation<br />
ceremony <strong>July</strong> 12 at Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph.<br />
Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education<br />
Training Command commander, presented<br />
the third highest military decoration to<br />
Maj. Philip Bryant and Maj. Joshua Hallada<br />
for their participation in a recovery<br />
mission of two U.S. Army pilots who were<br />
downed in the Allasay Valley, an enemy<br />
controlled area east of Bagram Airfield,<br />
Afghanistan April 23, <strong>20</strong>11.<br />
According to the citations, Hallada<br />
and Bryant distinguished themselves<br />
“by gallantry in connection with military<br />
operations against an opposing<br />
armed force,” while leading HH-60G<br />
Pavehawk rescue helicopters to recover<br />
downed U.S. Army pilots.<br />
“The people who do this mission are<br />
not common people,” Rice said, citing<br />
combat search and rescue member’s<br />
commitment to leave no one behind,<br />
and ability to demonstrate “valor in<br />
the face of the enemy.”<br />
Hallada’s team inserted pararescue<br />
teams, while taking enemy small arms fire<br />
that damaged the aircraft and seriously<br />
injured his flight engineer. After directing<br />
his wingman to return to base, Hallada<br />
flew multiple weapons passes, defending<br />
his teams on the ground and killing at<br />
least one insurgent. Hallada used overhead<br />
AH-64D Apache attack weapons<br />
teams as cover to attempt rescue of his<br />
teams and the distressed pilots.<br />
During the rescue, enemy fire disabled<br />
the aircraft hoist, causing Hallada<br />
to execute a one-wheel landing to<br />
recover one of his two teams and one<br />
of the downed pilots. Hallada then took<br />
heavy fire, that caused severe damage<br />
to his aircraft. Hallada continued<br />
to provide cover for his team members<br />
and the remaining pilot still at<br />
the crash site. He then transferred his<br />
crew to a fresh aircraft and directed<br />
his formation back to the crash site.<br />
“We were just getting it done,” Hallada<br />
said. “We look at it as our job; this<br />
is why we’re here. And we do it on the<br />
backs of our crews. Our crews were the<br />
“We look at it as our<br />
job; this is why we’re<br />
here. And we do it<br />
on the backs of our<br />
crews. Our crews<br />
were the backbone of<br />
the mission.”<br />
Maj. Joshua Hallada<br />
A combat search and rescue pilot<br />
backbone of the mission.”<br />
Bryant’s aircraft was engaged by<br />
enemy fire that seriously wounded<br />
his flight engineer and caused severe<br />
damage to flight control systems of<br />
the aircraft. Bryant maneuvered to<br />
escape and assessed the flight engineer’s<br />
injury and immediately directed<br />
his aircraft back to base, in order<br />
for the injured engineer to receive life<br />
saving medical care.<br />
After obtaining a replacement crew<br />
member, Bryant rejoined the fight and<br />
attempted extraction of one of the isolated<br />
pilots and team who were now<br />
pinned down by enemy fire.<br />
His aircraft was engaged from both<br />
sides, with rounds striking two of his<br />
crew members and missing his own head<br />
by inches. Bryant then coordinated with<br />
AH-64D Apache attack weapons teams<br />
to cover a single ship rescue. His aircraft<br />
was once again targeted and received<br />
heavy enemy rounds.<br />
Hallada and Bryant led their aircraft<br />
back to the crash site five more times<br />
into enemy fire, and ultimately recovered<br />
the downed pilots, the pararescue<br />
teams and a soldier critically wounded<br />
in the effort.<br />
“There are so many other stories besides<br />
ours,” Bryant said. “It’s a tremendous<br />
honor [to receive the Silver Star].<br />
I’m very honored and humbled, but we<br />
never would have accomplished the mission<br />
without our attack assets.”<br />
(Editor’s Note: The details of the<br />
successful rescue were taken from<br />
the Silver Star citations for Hallada<br />
and Bryant.)<br />
Photo by Rich McFadden<br />
Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, awards<br />
the Silver Star to Maj. Philip Bryant, 58th Operations Support Squadron assistant<br />
director of operations, <strong>July</strong> 12 at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph.<br />
Photo by Rich McFadden<br />
Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, awards<br />
the Silver Star to Maj. Joshua Hallada, Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language<br />
Center student, <strong>July</strong> 12 at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph.
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WINGSPREAD<br />
JULY <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
Civilians contribute to Roth options<br />
By Kathryn Iapichino<br />
Air Force Personnel Center<br />
human resources specialist<br />
Department of Defense civilian<br />
employees eligible for the Thrift Savings<br />
Plan may begin to contribute to<br />
the Roth TSP. This new feature allows<br />
members to contribute on an<br />
after-tax basis and receive tax-free<br />
earnings when they withdraw funds<br />
from their TSP accounts.<br />
Air Force serviced civilians may make<br />
elections through the Employee Benefits<br />
Information System, which can be accessed<br />
through the myPers website at<br />
https://mypers.af.mil. Elections made on<br />
or before June 30 were effective <strong>July</strong><br />
1 and will be reflected on the <strong>July</strong> <strong>20</strong><br />
Leave and Earnings Statement.<br />
Civilians may contribute to traditional<br />
and Roth TSP accounts as long as<br />
they do not exceed the elective deferral<br />
limit. Agency automatic and matching<br />
contributions must continue to be tax<br />
deferred and will be deposited as regular<br />
TSP contributions.<br />
Roth TSP elective deferral limits<br />
are $17,000 for regular contributions<br />
and $5,500 for catch-up contributions,<br />
which is identical to traditional TSP limits.<br />
The Roth TSP is not the same as<br />
a Roth Individual Retirement Account.<br />
In some instances, contributing to the<br />
Roth TSP may make a civilian ineligible<br />
to contribute to a Roth IRA because of<br />
income limitations.<br />
For more information, contact a<br />
financial adviser or review the information<br />
found on the Internal Revenue<br />
Service’s webpage at http://www.<br />
irs.gov/retirement/participant/article/<br />
0,,id=211358,00.html. Currently, military<br />
personnel are being phased into<br />
the program until October. Air Force<br />
Personnel Center officials will notify<br />
Airmen when they may begin to contribute<br />
to Roth TSP.<br />
For more information about TSP,<br />
visit http://www.tsp.gov.<br />
Free resource agencies<br />
Airman & Family Readiness Center<br />
652-5321<br />
JBSA-Randolph Chaplain Services<br />
652-6121<br />
JBSA Command Post<br />
671-4225<br />
JBSA-Randolph Health & Wellness Center<br />
652-2300<br />
JBSA-Randolph Mental Health<br />
652-2448<br />
Military 1 Source<br />
1-800-324-9647<br />
Military and Family Life Consultant<br />
426-6499<br />
Scan with Smartphone<br />
app to access<br />
the Joint Base<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
website.<br />
Scan with Smartphone<br />
app to access<br />
the Joint Base<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Facebook page.
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PAGE 11<br />
Sports<br />
BRIEFS<br />
JBSA-Randolph Outdoor<br />
Recreation offers<br />
scuba diving classes<br />
The Joint Base <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Outdoor<br />
Recreation is offering an<br />
international scuba diving<br />
certifi cation through the<br />
Duggan Diving Course<br />
August 4-5, 8 a.m.-4<br />
p.m., at the South Pool<br />
and August 11-12 at<br />
North Park at Canyon<br />
Lake for open water<br />
dives. For more information,<br />
call 652-3702.<br />
Clinic schedules youth<br />
physicals<br />
The Joint Base <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph clinic is<br />
now taking appointments<br />
for sports physicals for<br />
youth ages 6-18 who are<br />
enrolled in TRICARE prime<br />
at the base clinic.<br />
Parents can call<br />
916-9900 to schedule an<br />
appointment. A parent<br />
or legal guardian must<br />
accompany the youth to<br />
the appointment and a<br />
completed school sports<br />
physical form must be<br />
presented.<br />
Exercise with NEOs<br />
The JBSA Recreation Park<br />
at Canyon Lake has newly<br />
installed NEOs. The game<br />
combines aerobic exercise<br />
with the speed and dexterity<br />
of video games.<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Oaks<br />
Golf Course gives<br />
discount<br />
Starting at 6:30 p.m.<br />
Monday-Friday (except<br />
for holidays), families<br />
can golf together for a<br />
discounted price. For<br />
more information, call the<br />
JBSA-Randolph Oaks Golf<br />
Course at 652-4653.<br />
By Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Public Affairs<br />
SPORTS - HEALTH - FITNESS<br />
Students get on right track during workshop<br />
Photo by Rich McFadden<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph personnel prepare for their physical training test during an early morning<br />
run <strong>July</strong> 13 on the Rambler Fitness Center track at Randolph.<br />
A sport like running might<br />
seem simple from afar, but it’s<br />
surprising how many factors<br />
contribute to possibly turning<br />
a successful workout into a<br />
detrimental activity.<br />
Along with proper technique,<br />
things such as foot type, shoe selection,<br />
training, injury prevention,<br />
self treatment and effective<br />
stretching, warming up and cooling<br />
down all play a big part in<br />
having a profitable run.<br />
Anyone with access to Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
and its facilities, is welcome to<br />
attend the Running Improvement<br />
Workshop at the Health<br />
and Wellness Center to learn<br />
all of these vital tips.<br />
“The running improvement<br />
program is offered once<br />
a month and is designed to<br />
help beginner to intermediate<br />
runners improve their skills,”<br />
Kimberly Houk, HAWC exercise<br />
physiologist, said. “We<br />
discuss running program design<br />
and progression, running<br />
form and equipment. I assist<br />
with appropriate footwear<br />
evaluation and recommendations,<br />
as well as go to a gait<br />
analysis and make recommendations<br />
for improvement<br />
in running form.”<br />
Master Sgt. Jason Dobbins,<br />
Air Education and Training<br />
Command weather systems and<br />
training manager, attended the<br />
workshop because he wanted<br />
to better himself by learning<br />
the correct way to run.<br />
“I think it is important because<br />
with so much emphasis<br />
on physical training, you want<br />
to make sure you get everything<br />
out of the way you run,”<br />
he said. “I learned that good<br />
form is one of the most important<br />
aspects of running.”<br />
In order for people to excel<br />
in their running capabilities,<br />
it is integral for them to<br />
build a strong foundation using<br />
healthy and proper techniques.<br />
While some people have conditioned<br />
themselves to be able<br />
to run nearly every day, Houk<br />
recommends people run three<br />
times per week.<br />
“Activities such as cycling,<br />
elliptical machines, swimming<br />
and other similar cardiovascular<br />
exercise methods are<br />
good to mix between running<br />
days,” Houk said. “Thirty to<br />
45 minutes per session are<br />
recommended for cardiovascular<br />
activity.”<br />
Although it’s important to<br />
decide to start working out<br />
and running, it is just as important<br />
to make the decision<br />
not to quit.<br />
“I like helping people achieve<br />
their health goals,” she said.<br />
“Whether it’s teaching a class<br />
or working individually with<br />
people, I know there’s a way I<br />
can help them to get better.”<br />
well worth it.<br />
“Nothing is impossible,”<br />
workout buddy who will in-<br />
and take a jog.”