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Sexual Assault Awareness starts with leadership 

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Leaders sign Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamlation 

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PAGE 2 TALESPINNER April 12, 2013 

Sexual assault awareness 

begins at top, official says 

Joint Base San Antonio 

Lackland 

Editorial Staff 

BR I G. GEN. THERESA C. CARTER, 

JBSA/502N D AIR BA SE WI N G, 

CO M M A N D E R 

TO D D G. WH I T E, 

JBSA/502N D AIR BA SE WI N G 

PU B L I C AF FA I R S DI R E C TO R 

OS CA R BA L L A DA R E S, 

JBSA-LAC K L A N D PU B L I C AF FA I R S CH I E F 

By Terri Moon Cronk 

American Forces Press Service 

Bergquist Gate Closure 

Bergquist Gate is closed for an extended period of time 

due to construction. Signal lights will be off and barriers 

will be in place to prevent traffic from entering through 

the gate. Camp Bramble access will be maintained. All 

traffic is directed to Gateway East Gate. 

To combat and put an end to 

sexual assault in the military, the 

Defense Department has designed 

programs to boost victim medical 

care, increase assault reporting and hold 

offenders accountable for their crimes, 

the director of the Pentagon’s Sexual 

Assault Prevention and Response Office 

said. 

Responding to questions as a member 

of a panel discussing the 2012 movie 

“The Invisible War” as part of the End 

Violence Against Women international 

conference, Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton 

discussed DOD’s no-tolerance policy 

on sexual assault for an audience that 

included first responders, prosecutors 

and criminal investigation department 

agents. 

Charged with positioning the military 

to “win the war on sexual assault,” Patton 

said he believes that sexual assault 

cannot be conquered until it is a more 

visible issue. “The Invisible War” helped 

with that awareness, he added. 

Sexual assaults are terrible crimes that 

have a “lasting, scary, traumatic effect” 

on victims, the general said. 

The Defense Department works worldwide 

to prevent and respond to sexual 

assault, using “five lines of effort,” Patton 

said: prevention, accountability, investigation, 

victim advocacy and assessment. 

Prevention begins with training commanders 

in best practices and working 

that effort down to the lowest level, Patton 

said. Each service branch, he said, 

has such a program in place. 

The interactive training includes 

scenario-based discussions led by professionals, 

and also features victim testimony 

and other issues that “underscore 

the emphasis and the importance this 

training has to prevent sexual assault,” 

the general said. 

Accountability’s aim is to hold sexual 

offenders appropriately accountable 

in the military justice system, and to 

encourage victims to report the crime, 

Patton said, 

Investigation into sexual assault is 

performed separately from the chain of 

command via a policy to obtain optimum 

results, he said. 

“We’re creating a special victims capability 

for each of the services,” Patton 

explained, “and will deliver a distinct 

group of specially trained professionals 

such as victim witness liaisons, paralegals, 

and so forth, all united under our 

common policy framework of standardized 

training, to come together and work 

these important aspects.” 

Victim advocacy is a way to standardize 

and offer reporting options to victims, 

to motivate reporting and enable greater 

accountability for offenders, Patton 

said, noting that military sexual assault 

victims who want to change their units 

have had a 99 percent success rate. 

Assessment includes surveys and reviews 

for commanders to see how their 

program is doing in a meaningful and 

accurate way, from victim intervention to 

medical care, Patton said. 

The general said the Defense Department’s 

efforts to curb sexual assaults will 

enable culture change. “I believe we can 

turn this around,” he said. “The (department) 

is firmly committed to changing 

the culture.” 

Panelist Russell Strand, chief of family 

advocacy law enforcement training for 

the Army Military Police School at Fort 

Leonard Wood, Mo., also weighed in on 

the importance of culture change. 

“I’ve never seen a culture change 

(happen) so fast, so well and so immediately 

in the military,” said Strand, a 

former service member. He added that 

sexual assault is taken seriously in the 

military. 

“We will do whatever it takes to 

minimize, and eventually eradicate, this 

scourge upon our military,” Strand said. 

“We have the best military in the 

world, (and) we have a lot of things we 

do well and some we don’t do so well,” 

he added. “There are hundreds of thousands 

of people in the military who take 

this issue as seriously as we do. When 

we hear or see a story, it breaks our 

heart, collectively and individually.” 

Patton said DOD’s efforts to combat 

sexual assault are far-reaching. 

“We intend to make the U.S. military a 

national leader in sexual assault prevention 

and response,” he added. 

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April 12, 2013 TALESPINNER PAGE 3 

Ne w s in Brief 

Today 

motorcycle safety rally 

The 502nd Air Base Wing Safety Office 

motorcycle safety rally is today, 9-11:30 

a.m., at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Medina Annex motorcycle training 

range. 

The rally features a motorcycle safety 

inspection station and guest speakers. 

Riders will also have an opportunity to 

test their riding skills. 

For more information, contact the 

502nd ABW Safety Office at 671-5028. 

Monday 

balfour beatty scholarships 

The Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation 

is accepting applications for their 

scholarship program. 

Applications are available at http:// 

www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org or 

http://www.LacklandAFBFamilyHousing. 

com. The deadline to apply is Monday. 

Contact Claudia Moreno at 674-9366 

or email cmoreno@bbcgrp.com. 

April 24 

fiesta in blue concert 

The United States Air Force Band of 

the West’s annual Fiesta in Blue concert 

is April 24, 7 p.m., in the Bob Hope Theater 

at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. 

The performance is free; however tickets 

and base access are required. Tickets 

are available at the JBSA-Lackland and 

JBSA-Randolph Information, Travel and 

Ticket offices, or the JBSA-Fort Sam 

Houston ticket office. 

For more information about Fiesta 

in Blue or other USAF Band of the West 

performances, visit http://www.bandofthewest.af.mil 

or http://www.facebook. 

com/bandofthewest. 


prescription drug ‘take back’ d ay 

The Drug Enforcement Agency “Take 

Back” Day on Joint Base San Antonio- 

Lackland is April 27. 

Old, outdated or unwanted prescription 

medications can be turned in for disposal 

at the Satellite Pharmacy parking lot, 

between the main base exchange and the 

commissary, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

For more information, call Charles 

Nail, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 

at 671-9470/83 or Lisa Frantz, 802nd 

Security Forces Squadron, at 671-2262. 

Leaders sign Sexual Assault 

Awareness Month proclamation 

By Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos 

Army North Public Affairs 

Photo by Mike O'Rear 

Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter, commander, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing, 

signs the Commanders' Proclamation on Sexual Assault Awareness April 3 during a Sexual 

Assault Awareness Month observance at Warrior and Family Support Center. 

“I am your sister. I am your mother. 

I am your friend and I am your shipmate. 

I am a survivor of sexual assault.” 

With these words Navy Petty Officer 

2nd Class Alissa Ropicky told the story 

of the day in 2005 when she was raped 

by a fellow Sailor. 

Ropicky told her story April 3 to military 

personnel at Warrior and Family 

Support Center on Joint Base San 

Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where they 

gathered to witness the signing of the 

Commanders' Proclamation on Sexual 

Assault Awareness Month, which is in 

April. 

SAAM is an annual campaign to 

educate members of the military community 

on how to prevent sexual violence 

as well as letting service members, 

civilians and families know the 

difference between sexual assault and 

consensual sexual contact. 

This year’s SAAM theme is “We own 

it … we’ll solve it … together.” 

“While Sexual Assault Awareness 

Month is a great start to awareness, 

every month is Sexual Assault Awareness 

Month,” said Sgt. 1st Class Adam 

Mayo, equal opportunity advisor, U.S. 

Army North (Fifth Army). 

“As parents, friends, leaders, and 

role models, we have an obligation to 

take care of each other,” Mayo said. 

“Preventing sexual harassment and 

assault is everyone’s business.” 

Commanders from the Army, Air 

Force, Navy and Marine Corps then 

signed the Commanders' Proclamation 

on Sexual Assault Awareness. 

The proclamation stressed the importance 

of supporting victims as they 

heal, holding offenders accountable, 

and implementing successful sexual 

assault prevention strategies by instilling 

a military culture that stands 

against any and all acts of sexual violence, 

emphasizing a community built 

on respect, collaboration and unity. 

“Those of us who wear the nation’s 

uniform need to treat each other with 

respect so we can focus on our mission, 

instead of fearing for our safety,” 

said Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter, commander, 

Joint Base San Antonio and 

502nd Air Base Wing. 

According to the Department of Defense’s 

Fiscal Year 2011 annual report 

on sexual assault in the military, more 

than half of military sexual assaults 

are from fellow service members. 

“We must support victims of sexual 

assault,” said Maj. Gen. Adolph Mc- 

Queen Jr., deputy commanding general 

for support, Army North. “Those 

who commit sexual assault wound our 

teammates. Predators must be held accountable 

and prevention is everyone’s 

duty.” 

Navy Capt. Gail Hathaway, commander, 

Navy Medicine, Education 

and Training Command, who gave the 

keynote speech, said sexual assault 

violates the military’s core values. 

“As commanders, as leaders, as fellow 

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines 

and Coastguardsmen, it is essential 

that we all live the core values of our 

profession of arms and treat each other 

with dignity and respect,” she said. 

“Our victims and our fellow service 

members are depending on us. One of 

the key reasons we observe Sexual Assault 

Awareness Month is to show our 

support for victims of sexual assault,” 

Hathaway said. 

In Ropicky’s case, the support received 

from her command was vital to 

her after the assault because it was a 

key factor to her surviving the attack 

and staying in the Navy. 

“The way your chain of command 

and first-responders respond to a victim 

of sexual assault goes a long way in 

determining their success in overcoming 

their attack,” Ropicky said. 

“My chain of command supported 

me throughout those horrible months 

as I went from legal appointments to 

doctor’s appointments to therapy, and 

finally to the trial where I saw my rapist 

found guilty of raping me and another 

Sailor,” she added. 

“This could have broken me, but 

with support, it has made me a stronger 

sister, mother, friend and Sailor.” 

To learn more about the resources 

available for victims of sexual assault, 

call; 877-995-5247 or visit http://www. 

SafeHelpline.org.


aFa alamo Chapter lauds iSr troops 

By Wayne Amann 

AF ISR Agency Public Affairs 

Silent Warriors from the Air Force 

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance 

Agency were recognized 

for their contributions to the Air 

Force by the Alamo Chapter of the Air 

Force Association during its annual 

Kellogg-Loos Awards Banquet March 

21 at the Joint Base San Antonio - 

Lackland Gateway Club. 

Seven active-duty Airmen and 

one civilian representing the AF ISR 

Agency units were honored among 

the more than 100 military and civilians 

from every organization in the 

San Antonio Air Force community. 

“Agency Airmen, along with the 

other local winners, represent the 

best of our Air Force,” said Agency 

Director of Safety and AFA Alamo 

Chapter Executive Vice President, 

Paul Weseloh. 

Joe Kellogg Blue Suit Award winners 

were: 

Airman Category: Senior Airman 

Evan Jones, 35th Intelligence Squadron; 

NCO Category: Staff Sgt. Garrett 

Simerson, 93rd IS; 

Senior NCO Category: Senior Master 

Sgt. Eric Harriff, 35th IS; 

Company Grade Officer Category: 

Capt. Nesli Schmidt, 93rd IS; 

First Sergeant Category: Master 

Sgt. Sherlock Walker, 543rd Support 

Squadron; 

Individual Mobilization Augmentee 

Category: Capt. Corri Ackerman, 35th 

IS. 

Charlotte and Carlton Loos Award 

winner: (For more than 27 years, 

Charlotte Loos served as the administrative 

assistant for both the Alamo 

Chapter and AFA-Texas. She was 

known throughout the Air Force Association 

as “Ms. AFA.” Her husband, 

Carlton, a retired Air Force civilian, 

was an active AFA volunteer in San 

Antonio and Washington, D.C.) 

Category III Civilian: Kenneth Pelt, 

AF ISR Agency Headquarters; 

Special Alamo Chapter Award winner, 

NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. 

Garry Miles, AF ISR Agency Headquarters. 

“Master Sgt. Miles contributed directly 

to our outreach programs at 

our local Airman Leadership School, 

resulting in his selection as chapter 

NCO of the Year,” Weseloh said. 

For Miles, now assigned to Kadena 

Air Base, Japan, the award marked 

the second consecutive year he was 

honored by an organization. In 2012 

the Alamo Federal Executive Board 

named him their Federal Recognition 

Awards Program Military Deployed 

Category winner. 

AFA is a non-profit, independent, 

professional military and aerospace 

education association. Its mission 

is to promote a dominant U.S. Air 

Force, a strong national defense and 

to honor Airmen and the Air Force 

heritage. It accomplishes the mission 

through educating the public, advocating 

aerospace power and supporting 

the total Air Force family. 

Founded in 1946, the Alamo Chapter, 

AFA Chapter 234, celebrates its 

66th birthday this year. It’s the largest 

chapter in the AFA, with more 

than 3,600 members.


aF survey looks at community programs’ effectiveness 

Air Force News Service 

The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment 

Survey launched March 5, and 

this time includes reservists, guardsmen 

and spouses. 

The assessment is designed to assist 

chaplains and people working in installation-level 

Airman and family readiness 

centers, family advocacy programs, 

health and wellness centers, mental 

health clinics and child and youth programs 

to better meet the needs of service 

members and their families. 

“We need to make sure our programs 

are meeting the needs of Airmen and 

their families,” said Chief Master Sgt. of 

the Air Force James A. Cody. “This survey 

is one way we can learn how well 

we’re doing that. It’s every Airman’s 

responsibility to provide some honest 

feedback to help.” 

Topics covered in the survey include 

personal and family adjustment, individual 

and family adaptation, community 

well-being, deployment, resiliency, 

post-traumatic stress and help-seeking 

stigma. 

For the first time, the Community 

Assessment Survey will be a total force 

survey. Approximately 160,000 active 

duty members, 40,000 reservists, 40,000 

Air National Guard members, 160,000 

spouses of active duty members, 10,000 

spouses of reservists and 10,000 spouses 

of Air National Guard will be randomly 

selected to participate in the survey. All 

appropriated fund civilians also will be 

asked to participate in the survey. The 

survey will be available through May 30 

and is completely anonymous. 

A notification letter including a link to 

the Web-based survey will be sent out to 

the work e-mail address of each service 

member selected to participate. Spouses 

will be sent a postcard in the mail with 

the Web link. Everyone selected is encouraged 

to participate to aid in the success 

in the project. 

The survey should take service member 

and spouse participants 30-45 minutes 

to complete. 

Data collected from the survey will be 

analyzed and briefed to wing and Air 

Force leaders. The information will help 

make community-wide program planning 

and resource allocation decisions, 

which ultimately enhance the quality of 

life, readiness and retention of Air Force 

personnel. 

“Everything we do depends on our 

people, the living engine of our Air 

Force. The entire Air Force leadership 

team is committed to doing all we can 

to support our Total Force Airmen and 

their families. We know that through 

your valuable input, the state of our Air 

Force will remain strong, ready and 

capable of delivering airpower, whenever 

and wherever the Nation calls.”, 

said Secretary of the Air Force Michael 

Donley 

Previous survey results are credited 

with expanding financial counseling 

programs to members and their families, 

developing a user-friendly support 

network for Air Force single parents and 

setting up marriage-support seminars 

for junior enlisted members and their 

spouses. 

This survey is not to be confused with 

Chief of Staff Climate Survey, which was 

administered in Spring 2012 and the results 

of which were recently released. 

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Reductions Won’t Affect Most TRICARE Prime Beneficiaries 

From a Military Health System News Release 

Despite upcoming service area reductions, TRI- 

CARE Prime will remain a health care option for 

97 percent of the more than 5 million beneficiaries 

eligible for the health care plan, Military Health 

System officials said. 

The 3 percent difference, which comprises about 

171,000 beneficiaries who mostly reside more than 

40 miles from a military clinic or hospital, automatically 

will revert to the TRICARE Standard 

health care option Oct. 1, officials said. 

Those beneficiaries recently received a letter 

explaining their options, and they will receive a 

reminder letter in June or July. 

“The first thing TRICARE beneficiaries should 

know about the reduction in the number of Prime 

service areas is that it doesn’t mean they’re losing 

their TRICARE benefit,” said Dr. Jonathan Woodson, 

assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. 

“Next, it’s important to remember this change does 

not affect most of the more than 5 million people 

using TRICARE Prime, and [it affects] none of our 

active duty members and their families.” 

As a follow-up to the initial notification, he noted, 

a second letter will be mailed in early summer 

to make sure all affected beneficiaries have the 

time and information to make important decisions 

about their future health care options. 

The TRICARE website has the most current details 

at http://www.tricare.mil/PSA and gives beneficiaries 

the option to sign up for email updates. 

A ZIP code tool is available on the site to help 

beneficiaries determine if they live in an affected 

Prime service area. 

As always, officials said, TRICARE beneficiaries 

still are covered by TRICARE Standard. For 

those living within 100 miles of a remaining Prime 

service area, they added, re-enrolling in Prime 

may be an option, depending on availability. To 

do this, beneficiaries must waive their drive-time 

standards and possibly would need to travel long 

distances for primary and specialty care. 

“I urge all impacted beneficiaries to carefully 

consider their health care options -- they should 

talk them over with family members and their current 

health care provider,” Woodson said. “Many 

beneficiaries may be able to continue with their 

current provider using the Standard benefit. Being 

close to your health care team usually offers the 

best and safest access to care.” 

In TRICARE Prime, those enrolled are assigned 

a primary care provider who manages their health 

care. Retirees pay an annual enrollment fee and 

have low out-of-pocket costs under this plan. TRI- 

CARE Standard is an open-choice option with no 

monthly premiums and no need for referrals, but 

there are cost shares and an annual deductible. 

Defense Department officials first planned to reduce 

the number of Prime service areas in 2007, 

when it requested bids for the third generation of 

regional health care support contracts. The areas 

being eliminated are not close to existing military 

treatment facilities or sites affected by base realignments 

and closures. Prolonged protests resulted 

in a staggered transition, officials said, and 

the decision was made to keep all Prime service 

areas in place until all three contracts were in 

place. The West region completed its transition 

April 1. 

Eliminating select Prime service areas allows 

TRICARE and the Defense Department to better 

control costs while continuing to deliver a highquality 

health care benefit to all 9.6 million TRI- 

CARE beneficiaries, officials said. 

Stressed parents get help with new program 

By Nick Simeone 


With April designated as Child 

Abuse Prevention Month, the Defense 

Department is highlighting its commitment 

to preventing child abuse 

and neglect among military families, 

especially through the Family Advocacy 

Program, and providing those 

who need it with counseling. 

The FAP focuses on strengthening 

family resilience though visits and 

counseling with new military parents, 

as well as on educating young 

families about the stresses of parenting 

and what it takes to maintain 

healthy relationships especially when 

some members are deployed. 

The department has created the 

New Parent Support Program, a voluntary 

home-visiting program aimed 

at helping parents-to-be or those 

with young children adapt to parenthood 

through classes, community 

support groups and other forms of 

instruction. 

“Our whole goal is to provide a 

safe, stable and nurturing environment 

for our military families, especially 

for our military children,” Kathy 

Robertson, the director of the Family 

Advocacy Program, told American 

Forces Press Service and the Pentagon 

Channel. Key to that, she said, is 

helping families find the social connections 

and resources within their 

base or community to get through the 

challenges of military life. 

“We have young military families 

who are away from their own immediate 

family who need to rely on us 

and we need to support them,” she 

said. 

Robertson said the level of child 

abuse and neglect in the military is 

comparable to society at large, noting 

that the services had more than 

15,000 reports in 2011 of allegations 

of child abuse and neglect. Neglect 

– often related to a lack of supervision, 

rather than abuse – is the 

most frequent situation in those 

cases, she added. 

“We believe it has risen with the 

result of the wars, with the number 

of deployments, with levels of depression 

in some of the parents,” Robertson 

said. “So we’re doing all we can 

to reach out to these families.” 

Families wanting to learn more 

about programs designed to prevent 

abuse and those seeking counseling 

are urged to contact family centers on 

their base or installation or through 

militaryonesource.mil. 

“We have over 1,900 professionals 

working for DOD and family advocacy 

who work tirelessly every day and are 

very dedicated to support families,” 

Robertson emphasized. “Child Abuse 

Prevention Month gives us the opportunity 

to really look at what we’re 

doing, how effective it is, and what 

more we can do.”


Congratulations to the 73 Airmen 

selected as honor graduates 

among the 733 Air Force 

basic military trainees who 

graduated April 5: 

320th Training Squadron 

Flight 259 

Jeffrey Buening 

Jeremiah Clark 

Brandon England 

Nolan Fischer 

Joshua Kepus 

Alberto Lomeli 

Edgar Lopes 

Galen Muske 

Michael Niccoll 

Austin Siegel 

Jordan Steggerda 

Ryan Vestal 

Flight 260 

Nathan Gabel 

Matthew Hagler 

Alex Krevor 

Guo Liu 

Luke Porter 

Christopher Seals 

321st Training Squadron 

Flight 245 

Gary Lyman 

Daniel Paolillo 

James Ryan 

Ivan Vela 

Flight 246 

Susan Crisel 

Monica Pilot 

Crystal Ziehl 

322nd Training Squadron 

Flight 247 

Christian Deguire 

Maxwell Kellogg 

Wilanjoey Nantes 

Kelly O’Connor 

Nkenji Thomas 

Andrew Wilson 

Flight 248 

Sabrina Bailey 

Jennifer Barnett 

Kristen Brewer 

Debbie Cherigo 

Alyssa Holloway 

Maria Inocencion 

Coral Rojas 

Flight 255 

Dantae Seward 

Robert Yenick Ii 

Flight 256 

Zachary Buckner 

Nicholas Robinett 

Kyle Walleigh 

323rd Training Squadron 

Flight 257 

Colin Libby 

Flight 258 

Brian Panderson 

James Knixon 

Germano Santos 


Flight 251 

Joshua Gillham 

Dominic Kagenski 

Cody Register 

Justin Schroeder 

Alex Witmer 

Flight 252 

Raven Slater 


Flight 253 

Trace Eubanks 

Christopher Freeman 

Scott Fremming 

Michael Grant 

Justin Jaffe 

Jerel Phoenix 

Eric Richards 

Joshua Skinner 

Steven Wyrick 

Flight 254 

David Depalma 

William Earnheart 

Marc Gutierrez 

Shane Jochum 

Joshua Timmons 


Flight 249 

Marcus Chacon 

Justin Holden 

Joseph Taylor 

Flight 250 

Courtney Hamilton 

Audrey Harmon-Smith 

Megan Sanders 

Top BMT Airman 

Michael Niccoll 

320th TRS, Flight 259 

Most Physically Fit 

Male Airmen 

Alex Witmer 


Joshua Utter 

321st TRS, Flight 245 

Eric Dean 


Jake Welch 

322nd TRS, Flight 247 

Female Airmen 

Gempler Karleigh 


Maria Inocencion 


Nicollette La Porte 


Leah Bisenius 


Male Flights 


323rd TRS, Flight 258 



Female Flights 





Top Academic Flights 













322nd TRS, Flight 256


Military children express sacrifices through art, writing 

By Terri Moon Cronk 


Life through the eyes of military 

children through their paintings, 

drawings and writings was on public 

display at the Education Department 

here today to celebrate the Month of 

the Military Child. 

Since 1983, the Defense Department 

has officially recognized military 

children for the support they 

provide to their families, and the 

military now has 1.8 million children 

in the services. 

The exhibit reflects the works of 

military children – nearly 50 in all 

– from elementary to high school. 

On the back of each work of art the 

children wrote what motivated them 

to produce their particular work, said 

Cindy Simerly, marketing chief for 

the Military Child Education Coalition 

and a military spouse. 

The result of a partnership of the 

Energy Department, the Military 

Child Education Coalition and the 

Student 2 Student Initiative, the exhibit 

also will travel to the home of 

Vice President Joe Biden as part of 

Joining Forces, an effort to garner 

public support for service members, 

veterans and their families spearheaded 

by First Lady Michelle Obama 

and the vice president’s wife, Dr. Jill 

Biden. 

From there, the exhibit is expected 

to be on display April 9 at the Department 

of Defense Education Activity’s 

headquarters at the Mark Center in 

Alexandria, Va. 

For those who are unable to visit 

the exhibit, a digitalized version of 

the military children’s work, titled, 

“Art from the Heart,” is on the Military 

Child Education Coalition’s website. 

“The exhibit is a powerful medium 

for military children to express their 

experiences over a decade of war, 

and to show their sacrifices,” Simerly 

said. “It’s a way for the children to 

express themselves in a way that they 

might not be able to do in words.”


Congratulations to the 

following 69 Airmen for being 

selected as honor graduates 

among the 695 Air Force 

basic military trainees who 

graduated April 12: 


Flight 265 

Prabesh Karki 

Zachary Leeth 

Jeffery Spanos 

Flight 266 

Gumecindo Bravo 

Nicholas Corporon 

Cory Johnson 

Matthew Moss 

Matthew Snipes 

Joseph Struzik 


Flight 261 

Brett Colvin 

Johnathan Macioce 

Britt Mcmahon 

Jeremy Whipkey 

Flight 262 

Sylvia Anthony 

Cacey Bunch 

Jacqueline Csisar 

Hannah Eddings 

Sandra Kepko 

Jordan White 

Amanda Winstead 

322nd Training Squadron 

Flight 267 

Andrew Blevins 

Patrick Boylan 

Ian Carter 

Matthew Henning 

David Mest 

Garvin Ming 

Carson Ponder 

Brian Schmitt 

Flight 268 

Maxwell Capalongan 

Lane Foell 

Bryan Kinney 

Jordan Kubenik 

Adam Molzof 

Robert Rowe 

323rd Training Squadron 

Flight 273 

Nathan Coates 

James Hubbard 

Jakob Hunley 

Edward Simms III 

Lucas Thomas 

Kagan Weatherly 

Brian Wilmer 

Flight 274 

Kayla Myers 

Morgan Searles 

Cassandra Thunstrom 


Flight 263 

Thomas Fitzgerald Jr 

Bradley Willock Jr 

Flight 264 

David Depalma 

William Earnheart 

Marc Gutierrez 

Shane Jochum 

Joshua Timmons 

Flight 269 

Caleb Flanary 

Alio Naallah 

Caleb Schneider 

Flight 270 

Joshua Dark 

Trevor Holliday 

Cole Ickert 

Micheal Parks 

William Striegel II 


Flight 271 

David Diez 

Tyler Krzanowski 

Jonathon Lynch-Cay 

Shae Secord 

Michael Vinson 

Adlus Wiltz 

Flight 272 

Kassandra Cotton 

Lee Lentz 

Amber Marcum 

Karlisa Miller 

Maria Snyder 

Top BMT Airman 

Sandra Kepko 


Most Physically Fit 

Male Airmen 

Shawn Williams 


Brian Ramsey 


Nicolas Camargo-Arias 


Brett Colvin 


Female Airmen 

Whitney Miller 


Ivanna Prosvirnina 


Meghan Reiley 


Leeann Leclair 


Male Flights 









Female Flights 




Top Academic Flights 














321st TRS, Flight 261

PAGE 10 TALESPINNER April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 TALESPINNER PAGE 11 

Continuous ideas 

earn Skylark second 

consecutive AF award 

By Jose T. Garza III 

Sports Editor 

Skylark Bowling Center 

manager Steve Thompson 

is perpetually thinking of 

new ideas to make the bowling 

alley a first-rate destination. 

Continuous enhancements 

have recently led to the Skylark 

being named Bowling Program 

of the Year for a second consecutive 

year. 

Highlighted in its awards 

package was the Skylark being 

No. 1 in the Air Force for 

providing outstanding food and 

customer service. 

To better serve its customers, 

furniture was upgraded and flat 

screen televisions were added in 

2012. Management also installed 

a cosmic bowling system. 

The bowling alley provided 

competitive action for its patrons 

when it hosted the 2012 

Armed Forces Bowling Tourney 

in May. It also afforded them 

the opportunity to compete with 

bowling’s best when the Skylark 

hosted the inaugural Bowling 

with the Stars Pro-Am League 

Event in August featuring pro 

bowlers Brian Voss, Robert 

Smith, Michael Haugen Jr. and 

Missy Parkin. 

The bowling center introduced 

another inaugural event, 

Bowl with the Grinch, in December 

that saw 97 kids and 

families participate in fun bowling 

activities. 

Thompson hopes to accumulate 

success akin to pro basketball 

hall of famer Phil Jackson, 

who won three consecutive 

championships twice as head 

coach of the Chicago Bulls and 

Los Angeles Lakers. 

“We want to keep our success 

going and get as many awards in 

a row as we can get,” Thompson 

said. “It is good to get that recognition 

and know that we are 

doing a good job, but we can’t 

stop just because we got (the 

award). 

“We have to keep doing what 

we are doing because we have 

a winning formula,” Skylark 

Bowling Center Duty Manager 

Steve Blake said. “We have a 

pretty good staff at the Skylark 

so we have to continue helping 

each other out.” 

Thompson feels the Skylark’s 

staff shares the same goal as he 

does in continuing to provide the 

best customer service possible 

for its patrons. He said his staff 

wants to keep the train rolling 

with success amid the changes 

the facility underwent last year. 

“The service people get makes 

them consider going back,” 

Thompson said. “They could go 

somewhere that could be the 

greatest place in the world, but 

if they don’t have a great experience 

there, then maybe they 

don’t want to go back. We want 

to continue to offer those great 

experiences to people.” 

Blake said customer service 

is the essential key in attaining 

a third consecutive Air Force 

award. 

“We have to treat our customers 

the best way we can,” Blake 

said. “We are here for the Airmen 

and technical training students. 

They are the main reason 

we offer our services.” 

Thompson said he can tweak 

previous concepts to make them 

fresh for new customers. He can 

also draw ideas from bowling 

centers outside of base. 

“We will listen to what other 

people are doing,” Thompson 

said. “We will take the core of 

an idea and put our own spin 

on it, so the ideas don’t have to 

necessarily come from within. 

If an idea sounds good and we 

think we can pull it off, we will 

try it,” 

The Skylark will resume its 

youth bowling league in June. 

All youth league bowlers will 

compete in the Bowling with the 

Stars event in August against pro 

bowlers Randy Pedersen, Rhino 

Page, Jason Belmonte and Diandra 

Asbaty. 

Lt. Col Norman Cannon, 802nd 

Force Support Squadron commander, 

is confident the Skylark 

will keep the ball rolling for success. 

“Continuing to think of new 

ideas, watching the bowling 

industry, and to get us to continually 

match if not exceed the 

industry is key,” Cannon said. “I 

am confident we can win three 

to five years in a row because 

there’s no one in the Air Force 

who can top the Skylark’s success.” 

Photos by Alan Boedeker 

Customers at the Skylark Bowling Center enjoy an evening of cosmic bowling, one of the activities that 

helped the bowling center win a second straight Best in Air Force award. 

Above: Mandy Youngdale checks out her 

shoes from Arturo Macias, during open bowling 

times at the Skylark Bowling Center. 

Youngdale, from Muncie, Ind., was here to 

see her brother Anthony graduate from Basic 

Military Training. 

Center: Rachelle Terrones, military spouse, 

picks up her order from Mary Ann Cannon at 

the Skylark Bowling Center’s snack bar.

PAGE 12 TALESPINNER April 12, 2013 

Lackland Main Exchange takes 

a bite out of dining bill April 15 

Military shoppers basking in the 

relief of completing their taxes can 

also find many happy returns at the 

Lackland Main Exchange Food 

Court on April 15 as those 

using a MILITARY 

STAR® Card will receive 

20 percent off 

their entire food 

order. 

“After 

filing 

taxes, a good meal 

in the food court 

is a just reward,” 

said the Exchange’s 

Food Court Manager, Bill 

Sheridan. “Diners who reach 

for a MILITARY STAR® Card at an 

Exchange direct-operated restaurant 

get 10 percent off their bill every day. 

But, for this special occasion, we’re 

doubling the savings.” 

In addition to getting 

more for less at the 

food court, MILI- 

TARY 

STAR® 

Card holders receive 

exclusive 

savings at the 

pump with a 

five cents a gallon 

discount every 

time they fuel 

up at the Express. 

On top of the everyday 

savings, steeper discounts 

are offered periodically throughout 

the year. 

Fire Safety Tips 

SPRING 

CLEAN UP 

❀ Maintain only what 

you need and dispose of 

waste safely. 

❀ Reduce or eliminate 

hazardous materials in 

your home. 

❀ Hazardous materials 

can fuel a fire and can 

be dangerous! 

FACTS: 

Clutter can make 

extinguishment hard 

for firefighters! 

✿ Spring cleaning can 

improve home fire 

safety. 

✿ Reduce clutter in 

home and garage. 

✿ Clutter can also make 

escaping a fire challenging. 

✿ Clutter does not start 

a fire but will increase 

fuel load. 

JBSA Fire Emergency Services 

671-2921

community 


LocAL Briefs 

Today-april 25 

wireless sale at eXchange 

The spring mega wireless sale at 

the Lackland and Troop Store North 

Exchange mobile centers begins 

today and runs through April 25. 

Video-capable smart phones with 

4G LTE connectivity will be available. 

Shoppers can also enter for 

a chance to win one of three 55” 

televisions to be given away, along 

with other prizes. Shoppers must 

enter in person to be eligible. 

SaTurday 

monthly 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.-2 p.m. Proceeds 

from all thrift shop sales support 

scholarships for military dependents 

and military-connected organizations 

at JBSA-Lackland. 

For information, call 671-3608 or 

visit http://www.lacklandosc.org. 

TuESday 

customer supply training 

The 802nd Logistics Readiness 

C H A P E L SERVICES 

PROTESTANT 

Freedom Chapel -Building 1528 

Sunday 

Contemporary Service 9:30 am 

Religious Education 11:00 am 

Gospel Service 

12:30 pm 

Wednesday 

AWANA 

6:00 pm 

Hope Chapel -Building 10338 

Sunday 

Contemporary Service 11:00 am 

Spanish Service 


Airmen Memorial Chapel -Building 5432 

Sunday 

Liturgical Service 

8:00 am 

DENOMINATIONAL 

BMT Reception Center –Building 7246 

Sunday 

Church of Christ 

7:30 am 

Gateway Chapel -Building 6300 

Saturday 

Seventh-day Adventist 12:30 pm 

Education Classroom -Building 5200 

Rm. 108 

Sunday 

Christian Science 

7:30 am 

Squadron’s Equipment Accountability 

Element conducts three classes on 

the third Tuesday of each month in 

the second floor conference room of 

Building 5160. 

Classes and start times 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. 

Call Ray Holland or Rain Virgino 

at 925-1140/2514. 

april 24 

retired enlisted association meeting 

Retired Enlisted Association 

Chapter 80 meetings are held at the 

Gateway Club every fourth Wednesday 

of the month at 1 p.m. 

For additional information, call 

658-2344. 

May 2 

safetalk training class 

A SafeTALK training class is May 

2, 8-11 a.m., at Freedom Chapel. 

The class teaches Airmen to recognize 

suicide warning signs. 

Pre-registration is required. 

To register, call 671-4208 or 

email natalia.guajardo.ctr@us.af. 

mil. 

ROMAN CATHOLIC 

Freedom Chapel -Building 1528 

Sunday 


Mass 

11:00 am 

Monday – Friday 

Daily Mass 

11:30 am 


Saturday 

Reconciliation 

4:30 pm 

Mass 

5:30 pm 

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN 


Sunday 

Religious Education 

8:00 am 

THE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 


Tuesday 

Religious Education 

Thursday 

LDS Institute 

Sunday 

LDS Service 

6:30 pm 

6:30 pm 

8:00 am 

JEWISH 


Friday 

May 10-11 

l pa g to perform musical 

Tickets are on sale at Arnold Hall 

Community Center for “Quit Trippin’ 

– It’s the ‘80s,” a musical comedy 

production by the Lackland Performing 

Arts Group. 

Performance dates are May 

10-11 and May 17-18, 7 p.m. each 

evening. Ticket prices, which include 

light hors d’oeuvres, 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. 

For details, call 671-2619/2352. 

May 18 

parking lot flea market 

A flea market in the Warhawk 

Fitness Center parking lot is from 8 

a.m.-noon. 

Vendor spots are $10 or $15 with 

table. 

Call the Skylark Community 

Center at 671-3191 to register or for 

more information. 

inForMaTional 

air force assistance fund 

The Air Force Assistance Fund 

drive at Joint Base San Antonio- 

Lackland continues through May 3. 

Sabbath & Kiddush 4:00 pm 

Sunday 

Religious Education 12:30 pm 

ISLAMIC 

Global Ministry Center -Building 7452 

Friday 

Jummah Prayer 1:15 pm 

Sunday 


WICCA 


Sunday 

Military Open Circle 12:30 pm 

Freedom Chapel –Building 1528 

1st Tuesday 

Military Open Circle 6:00 pm 

OTHER FAITH GROUPS 


Sunday 

Buddhist 

10:00 am 

Gateway Chapel -Building 6300 

First, third and fifth Saturdays 

Eckankar 


First, third and fifth Saturdays 

Baha’i 

11:00 am 

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

For campaign information or to 

make a donation, contact 1st Lt. 

Ryan Nichols at 925-5721 or a Unit 

Project Officer. 

logistics readiness contact information 

The 802nd Logistics Readiness 

Squadron Customer Service 

is the primary focal point for all 

supply-related questions, concerns, 

complaints, Zero Overpricing Program 

and Defense Reutilization and 

Marketing Office transactions. 

For additional information, call 

customer service at 671-2575/ 

3611/3801, 925-1490/1049/1048 

or email 802lrs.customerservice@ 

lackland.af.mil. 

residency program seeks patients 

The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical 

Center Endodontic Residency 

Program, Air Force Postgraduate 

Dental School Department of Endodontics 

is offering free treatment 

for patients who require root canal 

therapy. 

The service is available to 

military retirees, their immediate 

family members and family members 

of active duty service members. 

Patients must have been diagnosed 

recently with an endodontic condition 

requiring root canal therapy. 

Eligible patients should obtain 

a written consultation from their 

referring dentist and bring it to the 

dental clinic during normal duty 

hours, or fax it to 292-6431. Patients 

will be selected based on the needs 

of the endodontic training program. 

For details, call 292-7831/3974. 

dental program seeks patients 

Dunn Dental Clinic is screening 

patients for dental care limited to 

surgical treatment of gum diseases 

and defects. 

All eligible Department of Defense 

beneficiary categories will be 

screened for potential treatment as 

teaching cases, including dependents 

of active-duty members and 

retirees. 

Patients who have been informed 

by a general dentist that they require 

extensive periodontal therapy, such 

as advanced gum treatment or gum 

surgery, are eligible for evaluation. 

Routine dental cleanings are not 

accepted. 

To schedule an evaluation 

appointment, call 671-9364 or 

have your dentist email the periodontics 

department at aegdperio@ 

gmail.com. 

JBSA-LACKLAND 

KEY FAMILY SUPPORT RESOURCES 

Air Force Aid Society 671-3722 

Airman & Family Readiness Center 671-3722 

Airman’s Attic 671-1780 

American Red Cross 844-4225 

Base Post Office 671-1058 

Bowling Center 671-2271 

DEERS 800-538-9552 

Exceptional Family Member Program 671-3722 

Family Child Care 671-3376 

Legal Office 671-3362 

Library 671-3610 

Medical Appointment Line 916-9900 

MPF ID Cards 671-6006 

Outdoor Recreation 925-5532 

TRICARE Info 800-444-5445 

Thrift Shop 671-3608 

Enlisted Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandesc.org 

Force Support Squadron http://www.lacklandfss.com 

Lackland ISD 

http://www.lacklandisd.net 

Officers’ Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandosc.org 

JBSA Public website http://www.jbsa.af.mil 

My Air Force Life http://www.MyAirForceLife.com


WHAT'S 

Family Support Events 

HAPPENING 

All 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 

Today 

XX Transition Assistance Program, 7:45 

a.m.-4 p.m. 

XX Air Force Basic Military Training 

spouse and parents’ seminar, BMT 

Reception Center, Building 7246, noon. 

Call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057 for 

additional information. 

Monday 

XX Family readiness briefing, mandatory 

for personnel deploying longer than 

30 days or going on remote assignments, 

10:30-11 a.m. 

XX Post deployment briefing, required 

for all Airmen returning from deployment, 

802nd Logistics Readiness 

Squadron IDRC briefing room, Building 

5160, 2:30-3 p.m. 

Tuesday 

XX American Veterans national service 

officer available by appointment, 8 a.m. 

-noon. For additional information, call 

773-354-6131. 

XX Pre-separation briefing, mandatory 

for all members retiring, pre-registration 

required, 9 a.m.-noon. 

XX Disabled Transition Assistance 

Program, 11:30 a.m.-noon. 

Wednesday 

XX Newcomer’s orientation, mandatory 

for personnel new to JBSA-Lackland, 

Gateway Club, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 

XX Understanding the Veterans Administration 

claims process, 10 a.m.-noon. 

XX Awana Club meeting, Freedom 

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

Thursday 

XX Pre-separation briefing, mandatory 

for all members separating voluntarily, 

pre-registration required, 9 a.m.-noon. 

XX Disabled Transition Assistance 

Program, 11:30 a.m.-noon. 



Reception Center, Building 7246, 1 p.m. 

Call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057. 


XX Resume writing techniques, 11:30- 

1:30 p.m. 



Reception Center, Building 7246, noon. 

Call 800-973-7630 or 671-4057. 


XX Five-day Transition Assistance 

Program, mandatory pre-separation 

briefing and Form 2648 are required 

prerequisites, 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m. 

XX Family readiness briefing, mandatory 

for personnel deploying longer than 

30 days or going on remote assignments, 

10:30-11 a.m. 

XX Post deployment briefing, required 

for all Airmen returning from deployment, 

802nd Logistics Readiness 

Squadron IDRC briefing room, Building 

5160, 2:30-3 p.m. 


XX American Veterans national service 

officer available by appointment only, 

8 a.m.-noon. To make an appointment, 

call 773-354-6131. 


a.m.-4 p.m. 

XX Exceptional Family Members 

Program, Challenging Behaviors, noon- 

1:30 p.m. 



a.m.-4 p.m. 

XX Understanding the Veterans Administration 

claims process, 10 a.m.-noon. 

XX Awana Club meeting, Freedom 

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



a.m.-4 p.m. 



Reception Center, Building 7246, 1 p.m. 

For additional information, call 800- 

973-7630 or 671-4057. 

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 w o m e n 

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

sports 


Photo by Robbin Cresswell 

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Lady Warhawks shortstop Amber Berish is safe at third base in the team's Recreational League matchup versus the 35th Intelligence Squadron April 5. 

Lady Warhawks look to rebound from slow start 


Sports Editor 

As each ball scuds out of Warhawk 

Field on a 70-degree cool night April 

5, the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Lady Warhawks cheer each other 

by yelling “wooooo” after each hit 

against the 35th Intelligence Squadron 

in a Recreation League matchup. 

The bond among the women’s softball 

team is like a family, according to 

second baseman Monica Figueroa. 

“Everybody takes care of each 

other on and off the field. We go out 

to eat and hang out. They are like 

sisters,” Figueroa said. 

The Lady Warhawks have not had 

a whole lot to cheer about this season 

after it earned a share of the Military 

Worlds softball championship in August 

2012. 

The team has yet to win a tournament 

this season. Lady Warhawks 

Head Coach Salomon Vieyra has not 

been satisfied with the team’s play 

since it obtained a second place finish 

at the Grand Slam of San Antonio 

softball tournament in February. 

It has placed in the top five in three 

other tournaments since that time. 

He said the team needs to improve 

on basic fundamentals to progress its 

season. 

“We are not hitting the ball and we 

keep making silly errors. We started 

out good but it has been downhill 

ever since,” Vieyra said. “We got to 

get more runs, play better defense, 

and have fun,” Vieyra said. 

Lady Warhawks extra hitter Lorenda 

Wong thinks the team’s slow start 

can be attributed to the team still 

finding its way on the field. 

“There’s a lot of good talent on 

the team, and the coach is finding 

where to place people to make the 

team better,” Wong said. “He’s finding 

good spots for people, so now it’s 

about them trying to get comfortable 

at those positions. Some of them are 

having to play where they haven’t had 

to before.” 

With seven new players and 10 

players from last year, Vieyra feels 

the Lady Warhawks need to mend its 

team chemistry by getting together 

for some off-the-field relaxation. 

“We just need to get together and 

have a BBQ, do karaoke and have fun 

away from the field,” Vieyra said. 

The Lady Warhawks are tentatively 

scheduled to play in eight state tournaments 

before heading to Panama 

City, Fla. for Military Worlds Aug. 15- 

18. The team currently also plays in 

the Recreation League on base. 

Vieyra said the Lady Warhawks 

joined the league to have fun while 

building confidence for tournaments. 

“Everybody wants to score and 

win, but softball is supposed to be 

fun. Once we are relaxed and having 

fun, we should be able to turn things 

around,” Vieyra said.


Upcoming 

cyber o u t l a w s golf tournament 

The Gateway Hills Golf 

Course hosts the Cyber 

Outlaws Golf Tournament 

May 3. The tournament costs 

$40 per person and teams 

must have at least four 

people representing. Prizes 

are awarded to top foursome, 

longest drive and closest to the 

pin. Sign-in registration starts 

at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start 

of 8 a.m. Contact Tech Sgt. 

John Rose at 977-3507 or Lt. 

Jonathan Hogan at 977-371 for 

details. 

fitness center power outages 

Due to scheduled power 

outages April 19, the 

Chaparral Fitness Center will 

be closed from 8-11 a.m. and 

the Warhawk Fitness Center 

will close from 1-3 p.m. Please 

plan to use one of the three 

other fitness centers during 

those closure times. 

bowling center power outage 

The Skylark Bowling Center 

will be closed April 22 due to 

a scheduled power outage. 

League play is also cancelled 

for that day. The bowling 

center is scheduled to reopen 

April 23. 

aaph m o n t h 5k 

The Asian American Pacific 

Hertiage Association hosts 

a 5K at Stapleton Park on 

Security Hill May 15. Contact 

Master Sgt. Regina Scott at 

671-5894 for details. 

private golf tournamentspring 

special 

Book your tournament for 

this month at the Gateway 

Hills Golf Course and get 

special pricing. A minimum 

of 40 players are required. 

Call 210-671-3466 for more 

details. 

indoor cycling classes 

Indoor cycling classes are 

held Tuesdays and Thursdays 

at 6 p.m., and Saturdays and 

Sundays at 8:30 a.m. in the 

Warhawk Fitness Center. 

The classes are designed 

for all fitness levels. Cost is 

$2 per class. Call 338-2837 or 

email jodi.hilliard@yahoo.com. 

Photo by Robbin Cresswell 

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks guard Deandre Snow tries to get around a Offutt Air Force Base defender during the two teams' first round 

matchup in the Joe Hall Varsity Basketball Tournament Dec. 8. The Warhawks will not represent the base in the National Military Varsity Basketball 

Tournament April 12-14 due to losing in the Central United States Military Basketball Conference in March. 

JBSA-Lackland preps to host national 

military basketball tournament 


Sports Editor 

The Air Force and Army’s best basketball 

teams arrive at Joint Base San 

Antonio-Lackland to compete in the National 

Military Varsity Basketball Tournament 

April 12-14 at the Warhawk Fitness 

Center. 

Patrons will witness seven teams from 

four military basketball conferences battle 

in a three-day tournament to determine 

the armed forces’ best basketball team. 

JBSA-Lackland last hosted the national 

military tournament in 2010 where the 

Warhawks advanced to the finals before 

losing to Keesler Air Force Base, 73-72. 

The base team will not have the opportunity 

to showcase its talents on its home 

turf this year, as it missed a berth in the 

national military tournament by losing in 

the Central United States Military Basketball 

Conference Tournament in March. 

JBSA-Lackland Fitness and Sports Director 

Dwayne Reed is disappointed that 

the Warhawks will not have representation 

at home, but he said people in attendance 

should still expect to see high 

caliber, competitive basketball games featuring 

players that could be on All-Army 

or All-Air Force teams this year. 

Trophies will be awarded to first and 

second place teams, and All-Tournament 

selections will be announced after the 

finals. 

“It’s a good opportunity to see some 

good basketball,” Reed said. “Normally, 

on an Air Force base, people don’t get to 

see the best Army teams.” 

The National Invitational Basketball 

Tournament is one of many sporting 

events Reed loves to put on in support of 

the military. 

“I really love giving back to the military,” 

Reed said. “A lot of the teams bring 

their families to San Antonio to go to the 

Riverwalk, so I try to give back by putting 

on sporting events on base.”

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