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PAGE 2 By Chief Master Sgt. James Roy Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force The United States Air Force is the world’s most advanced air, space and cyberspace force. Most of that can be attributed to you – our outstanding Airmen – but technology also plays a huge role. Advanced tools help us maintain an advantage over our adversaries. Technology has enabled our continuing success. However, technology also threatens to cripple us. As electronic communication becomes more widely used, our faceto-face interaction skills are beginning to suffer. We know how to text, Skype and FaceTime, but some of us seem reluctant to engage in a meaningful face-to-face conversation. We value technology because it saves us time, provides conveniences and helps us Courtesy photo be more efficient, but we must also recognize its potential to strip us of critical human connection skills. This high-tech challenge has a low-tech solution. We need to strike a balance; we must continue to emphasize the importance of technology – a resource we cannot and will not stop exploiting – but at the same time value and emphasize the importance and value of analog leadership. WINGSPREAD COMMENTARY THE ENLISTED PERSPECTIVE Roy advises analog leadership in digital times "We need to strike a balance; we must continue to emphasize the importance of technology – a resource we cannot and will not stop exploiting – but at the same time value and emphasize the importance and value of analog leadership." Analog leadership means temporarily putting down the iPads and Android tablets, logging out of Facebook and Twitter, and switching phones to airplane mode to stop the stream of texts coming in and out. It means shutting off the technology and talking to each other. Face-to-face. One-on-one. Real human interaction – yes, for some of us it may be awkward at first, but getting to know each other better is an investment that will yield incalculable returns. Stronger connections will create a foundation on which we can grow more meaningful relationships. And then we can turn the devices back on and use them for their intended purpose: to augment and add value to our real-life relationships. As Airmen, we have to understand how to use technology, because without it we are not as well-equipped to do our jobs. However, as human beings, we also have to understand how and when not to use technology, because when distracted by it we are not as well-equipped to relate to others. Thank you for your service and your continued dedication to duty. I look forward to seeing you faceto-face as I travel around our great Air Force. JULY 20, 2012 ON THE COVER General Edward A. Rice Jr. (left), Air Education and Training Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, furl the 19th AF flag at the inactivation ceremony July 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. For the complete story, see page 8. Photo by Melissa Peterson Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Editorial Staff Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter Commander Marilyn Holliday Chief of Public Affairs Senior Airman Precious Yett Editor Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver Robert Goetz Alex Salinas Staff Writers Maggie Armstrong Graphic Designer Wingspread Office 1150 5th Street East Randolph AFB, Texas 78150 Phone: (210) 652-4410 Wingspread email 502ABW.pa.wingspread@us.af.mil Wingspread Advertisement Office Prime Time Military Newspapers Avenue E at Third Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 250-2519 • Fax 250-2570 This newspaper is published by Prime Time Military Newspapers, a private fi rm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the Wingspread are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or Prime Time Military Newspapers, of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affi liation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Offi ce of JBSA-Randolph. All photos, unless otherwise indicated, are U.S. Air Force photos. The deadline for submissions is noon Wednesday the week prior to publication. All submissions can be emailed to 502ABW.pa.wingspread@us.af.mil.
JULY 20, 2012 WINGSPREAD PAGE 3 NEWS Public affairs staff consolidates JBSA websites By Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs As the site goes live July 20, an easily accessed, everything-at-your-fingertips experience is the vision of the developers of the consolidated Joint Base San Antonio website. Managed by the 502nd Air Base Wing public affairs offices, www.jbsa.af.mil is a migration from three main websites to one. “The JBSA consolidated website provides our customers with a 'one stop shop' for all of the installation support services we provide at all of our JBSA locations, regardless of service affiliation,” Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, JBSA and 502nd Air Base Wing commander, said. “We know our active duty and retired members live all across the city and we want them to have a quick and easy way to find the closest location to obtain a new ID card, the most convenient chapel service to attend or the date when the next youth sports league begins. This website and the JBSA mobile app that we’ll launch soon will be a valuable resource for both our long-time residents, as well as our newcomers.” Joint Base San Antonio is the largest of the 12 joint bases created under the Base Realignment and Closure act of 2005. JBSA includes three primary locations at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Randolph, plus eight other operating locations and more than 200 mission partners. There are more than 80,000 JBSA employees. “It’s the right thing to do,” Marilyn Holliday, JBSA- Randolph public affairs director, said. “We became a single installation Oct. 1, 2010, but our presence in cyberspace on our public and private web sites did not keep pace with that change and our customers found it confusing, particularly those who are new to our JBSA locations. To see the consolidation of efforts come to fruition is a huge step forward for us. Our goal is to always leverage communication capabilities to provide the highest quality service for our customers.” The site will include featured articles from all three newspapers, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s News Leader, JBSA-Lackland’s Talespinner and JBSA-Randolph’s Wingspread. The consolidated effort will also feature Force Support Squadron and Morale Welfare and Recreation events, environmental information, chapel schedules, newcomers’ data and chains of command. Information for all three locations will be housed in a more consolidated fashion on the new website, most times pared down to the particular location in JBSA. The site also features a complete listing of website and social media links for all of its mission partners. See JBSA WEBSITE P4 Graphic by Lino Espinoza
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