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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. 21 • MAY 25, 2012<br />
PAGE 6<br />
INSIDE ... POOLS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, P3 ... JBSA MSGT SELECT LIST, P4 ... LADY RO-HAWKS TAKE TRACK TITLE, P8
PAGE 2 WINGSPREAD<br />
By Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> commander<br />
When you hear the words<br />
Memorial Day weekend,<br />
what comes to mind? The<br />
offi cial start of summer?<br />
Time at the pool or beach<br />
with friends and family?<br />
The smell of burgers and<br />
steaks on the grill? Or is it a<br />
quiet time to stop, pause and<br />
refl ect on the thousands of<br />
American service men and<br />
women who, whether they<br />
volunteered or were drafted,<br />
swore an oath to support<br />
and defend our nation?<br />
President Abraham Lincoln<br />
observed at Gettysburg, “that from these honored dead we<br />
take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the<br />
last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that<br />
these dead shall not have died in vain.”<br />
Sadly, the true meaning of Memorial Day seems to get lost<br />
amidst the hustle and bustle of life today. We are overloaded<br />
by information in our high-tech society. We’re so busy texting,<br />
tweeting and posting pictures from our weekend escape to<br />
Facebook – while trying to drive or engage in conversation<br />
with our family – that we often forget there are times when<br />
we need to unplug and disconnect from these distractions. We<br />
need time to focus on what’s truly important. We need time to<br />
pause, refl ect and remember.<br />
Did you know that in December 2000, Congress passed<br />
the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution that<br />
asks on Memorial Day for all Americans at 3 p.m. local<br />
By Jewell Hicks<br />
502nd Air Base Wing Safety chief<br />
Memorial Day weekend is an opportunity<br />
for us to honor the brave men and<br />
women who have made the ultimate<br />
sacrifi ce for our freedom. It also marks<br />
the beginning of the Critical Days of<br />
Summer, which continues through Labor<br />
Day weekend.<br />
According to Air Force Safety Center<br />
offi cials, the next 15 weeks have historically<br />
been a period of increased off-duty<br />
activities and risk-taking that often result<br />
in an increased number of injuries<br />
and fatalities.<br />
As a result, safety centers across the<br />
Department of Defense launch campaigns<br />
during Memorial Day weekend to<br />
COMMENTARY<br />
Memorial Day: Time to pause, refl ect, remember<br />
increase safety awareness and promote<br />
risk management during this critical<br />
period.<br />
During the Critical Days of Summer<br />
last year, the Air Force experienced 18<br />
fatalities. Bringing that closer to home,<br />
18 families lost loved ones and their<br />
lives will never be the same.<br />
We often seem to think these tragedies<br />
happen only to other people.<br />
The reality is if you could ask families<br />
"Take the time to pause, refl ect and<br />
remember the families of the fallen.<br />
And fi nally, take the time in that<br />
moment of silence and refl ection to<br />
thank them for their selfl ess service<br />
and sacrifi ce."<br />
time “to voluntarily and informally observe in their own<br />
way a Moment of Remembrance and Respect, pausing<br />
from whatever they are doing, for a moment of silence<br />
or listening to Taps?” In the course of a 72- or 96-hour<br />
weekend, setting aside a few minutes to remember and<br />
honor the fallen is the least we can do to honor and<br />
respect these American sons and daughters.<br />
In the past 13 months, Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> supported<br />
dignifi ed transfer ceremonies for nine fallen warriors from the<br />
South Texas area, including Army 1st Lt. Clovis Ray, Marine<br />
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Schmidt, Navy Seabee Trevor Stanley<br />
and Air Force Maj. Jeff Ausborn.<br />
I encourage all of us to spend time this weekend – even if it<br />
is only that moment of refl ection on Monday at 3 p.m – remembering<br />
our family members, wingmen, battle buddies and<br />
all of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who’ve made<br />
that ultimate sacrifi ce in the defense of our nation.<br />
Take the time to pause, refl ect and remember the families<br />
of the fallen. And fi nally, take the time in that moment of<br />
silence and refl ection to thank them for their selfl ess service<br />
and sacrifi ce.<br />
JBSA kicks off Critical Days of Summer campaign<br />
"It is unfortunate but in many fatal<br />
circumstances, our military members lost their<br />
lives as a result of poor decisions."<br />
who’ve lost a loved one, I’m sure their<br />
story would be quite different.<br />
It is unfortunate but in many fatal circumstances,<br />
our military members lost<br />
their lives as a result of poor decisions.<br />
Even worse, there were several<br />
instances where a wingman or battle<br />
buddy could have intervened and prevented<br />
the impending disaster, but they<br />
did not step up.<br />
See CDOS P5<br />
MAY 25, 2012<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Airman Noel Cortez, Airman 1st Class<br />
Jason Miller, Staff Sgt. Jason Hamon<br />
and Senior Airman Jacob Leon, Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Lackland Honor<br />
Guardsmen, fold the American fl ag at<br />
a retreat ceremony May 18 at JBSA-<br />
Lackland to honor fallen police offi<br />
cers. For complete coverage of the<br />
event, see page 6.<br />
Photo by Robbin Cresswell<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 />
Airman 1st Class Alexis Siekert<br />
Editor<br />
Senior Airman Precious Yett<br />
Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver<br />
Robert Goetz, Alex Salinas<br />
Staff Writers<br />
Maggie Armstrong<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Wingspread Offi ce<br />
1150 5th Street East<br />
Randolph AFB, Texas 78150<br />
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MAY 25, 2012 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 3<br />
Summer program provides reading fun<br />
By Alex Salinas<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
The Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Library got summer started May 18 in<br />
a tasty fashion with “Reading is so Delicious!”<br />
– the 2012 Summer Reading Program’s<br />
theme. In attendance were Col.<br />
Scott Peel, 902nd Mission Support Group<br />
commander, and guest speaker Terrye<br />
Heagerty, 902nd Force Support Squadron<br />
services director.<br />
The program encourages children<br />
and young adults to read as many<br />
books as they can during the summer<br />
break, which presents a unique challenge,<br />
Rudy Rodela, 902nd FSS supervising<br />
librarian, said.<br />
“There can be a lull in students’ summer<br />
breaks when they aren’t required<br />
to read anything,” Rodela said. “This is<br />
when we’d like them to read as much<br />
as possible.”<br />
Rodela believes the driving force to<br />
break the lull is parents.<br />
“They are the ones who bring the kids<br />
into the library,” he said. “Parents help<br />
prevent backslides with their kids’ reading<br />
during the summer months, when<br />
they encourage them.<br />
“Our key demographic is younger<br />
children – once they get into the habit<br />
of reading regularly and get the feel for<br />
the library, they can become lifelong fre-<br />
Randolph announces pool opening dates<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
Base members and their families take advantage of the<br />
base pools at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph throughout<br />
the summer.<br />
quenters of libraries.”<br />
When children become library patrons,<br />
their parents tend to become more involved<br />
and interested in what the library<br />
offers to them, Rodela said.<br />
The dependence between children and<br />
their parents becomes important to summer<br />
reading programs such as the one<br />
offered at Randolph, he said.<br />
The theme for this year’s program<br />
was selected for libraries across the<br />
Department of Defense and encompasses<br />
how everyone should approach<br />
reading and learning from books, Gail<br />
Trevino, 902nd FSS programming librarian,<br />
said.<br />
“Reading books is such an important<br />
activity,” she said. “It keeps you busy and<br />
engaged. You could learn something new<br />
every time you read.”<br />
This doesn’t only happen by becoming<br />
engrossed in a book’s plot; frequent readers<br />
become better readers by expanding<br />
their vocabulary, Trevino said.<br />
“Part of reading is learning ‘delicious’<br />
new words, which is something we’ll<br />
stress in this year’s campaign,” she said.<br />
The program is open to children of<br />
all ages, including high school-aged children,<br />
who are dependents of Department<br />
of Defense ID cardholders. Signup for the<br />
program is ongoing at the base library,<br />
Bldg. 598, and is free.<br />
A large part of the Summer Reading<br />
By Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
Program at Randolph is contests geared<br />
to engage participants of all ages.<br />
A few of the contests include a<br />
poetry contest and a bookmark design<br />
contest with various prizes contestants<br />
can earn. High schoolers<br />
in grades 9 through 12 will have a<br />
chance to win a Barnes & Noble Nook<br />
(electronic book reader) if they register<br />
for a book review contest, where<br />
they will be required to read five out<br />
of eight books on a reading list and<br />
submit book reviews.<br />
With school nearly out of session and summer arriving<br />
quickly, Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph’s 902nd<br />
Force Support Squadron is proud to announce the<br />
opening of the two base pools.<br />
The Center Pool at the Parr Club, located at Bldg.<br />
502, will be open from May 26 to Sept. 5. The South<br />
Pool, located at Bldg. 980, adjacent to Chapel 2 on H<br />
Street, will be open from June 4 to Aug. 19.<br />
“The pools will be open to all ID cardholders,” Bonnie<br />
Runge, Community Services flight chief, said.<br />
The South Pool offers swim lessons, lap swimming,<br />
day camp through the youth center and private pool<br />
parties, she said. The Center Pool's activities include<br />
aerobics classes and open recreational swims.<br />
In order to hold the pool programs to the<br />
highest standard, its management makes sure to<br />
stress safety for both swimmers and staff, Runge<br />
said. All of the lifeguards are fully certified and<br />
know the proper safety protocol.<br />
Photo by Rich McFadden<br />
Janet Trevino, 902nd Force Support Squadron librarian, reads a story to children from the Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Child Development Center at the Randolph library May 18.<br />
For parents, there will also be opportunity<br />
to swap recipes with each other,<br />
which ties in to this year’s campaign<br />
theme, Trevino said.<br />
Prizes will be awarded Wednesdays<br />
beginning May 30 through July 18 and<br />
a finale party is scheduled for July 28.<br />
Registration for contests began Wednesday<br />
and all due dates will be June 28.<br />
Thirty-eight children signed up during<br />
the kickoff, Trevino said, and she expects<br />
more than 100 participants to join this<br />
year’s summer reading program.<br />
Runge also addressed comments made last year<br />
by pool-goers on seeing lifeguards sitting down<br />
and relaxing by the side of the pool. She explained<br />
that those lifeguards are on their break. Due to<br />
their long hours in the sun, rest is a necessity to<br />
employees, especially when their job is to ensure<br />
the safety of other people. There are rules and<br />
regulations for the ratio of swimmers to lifeguards<br />
on deck, and those will always be met, she said.<br />
“For one thing, I think it’s a great opportunity<br />
for families to get together and enjoy swimming,”<br />
Runge said. “It’s a safe environment; all of our lifeguards<br />
are completely certified; it’s easy for base<br />
residents; it’s inexpensive compared to downtown<br />
community pools; and it has a nice military community<br />
environment.”<br />
“The pools are a great family-friendly place to relax,<br />
play and cool off during the hot Texas summer<br />
months,” Ashley Murphy, 902nd FSS staff member,<br />
said. “The location is convenient and the admission<br />
is inexpensive, so they are a top choice for military<br />
families in the area.”
PAGE 4 WINGSPREAD<br />
NEWS<br />
JBSA-Camp Bullis<br />
Adam Lloyd<br />
Troy May<br />
Rudy Moreno<br />
Michael Nix<br />
JBSA-Fort Sam<br />
Houston<br />
Pearl Alvarez Swartz<br />
Shane Armstrong<br />
Melvin Bradley<br />
Benjamin Brown<br />
Phillip Carter<br />
Delores Codrington<br />
Jessie Contreras<br />
Monti Cutlip Jr.<br />
Michele Edmond<br />
Travis Edwards<br />
Heather Ellis<br />
Monique Hudson<br />
David Huertas<br />
Gerardo Jaime<br />
Valicia Jones<br />
Imee Kiser<br />
Frankie Lizcano<br />
Vangie Moore<br />
Megan Moseley<br />
Joseph Nichols<br />
Berdella Nunez<br />
Patrick Obermuller<br />
Renee Quenneville<br />
Robert Thurman<br />
Shaneik Washington<br />
Gloria Winings<br />
JBSA-Lackland<br />
Robert Akins<br />
Kenneth Allen<br />
Guadalupe Arredondo<br />
Christopher Barefoot<br />
Jason Barker<br />
Paula Barkhauer<br />
Brenda Barnhart<br />
Andy Bellamy<br />
Delmont Benjamin<br />
Amanda Berry<br />
Ronald Best Jr.<br />
Kawi Blake<br />
Petra Boerner<br />
Rhonda Bradley<br />
Keith Brooks<br />
Michael Brown<br />
Chad Brunner<br />
Robert Burdette<br />
Lauren Burford<br />
Larry Busby<br />
Amanda Caldwell<br />
Shawn Canole<br />
Enrique Cantu<br />
Richard Capestro<br />
Roberto Carrasquillo<br />
Devin Carter<br />
Cotto Catala<br />
Jose Chamorro<br />
Marc Chilcutt<br />
Jason Clark<br />
Tiffanie Clarke<br />
Tyler Conner<br />
George Corbett<br />
Anthony Crimes<br />
Eric Cruz<br />
Linda Cuciniello<br />
William Daggett<br />
Bobbi Davila<br />
Zelma Delgado<br />
Lorraine Detaeye<br />
Tasha Diaz<br />
Rufus Dilligard<br />
<strong>San</strong>dra Dilligard<br />
Richard Dostal<br />
Beatris Douglass<br />
Kenneth Drefke<br />
Delilah Dupree<br />
Tisha Everett<br />
Kenya Fairley<br />
Paulinda Farley<br />
Scott Fasulo<br />
Benny Fields<br />
Vernon Forbes<br />
Justin Forsgren<br />
Brian Fowler<br />
Jeffrey Frink<br />
Howard Fulsom<br />
Anthony Furlough<br />
Robert Furr<br />
Christina Gamez<br />
Sean Garrettson<br />
Gary Gende<br />
John Gilliam<br />
Tracy Gooden<br />
Nonika Green<br />
Rikina Gunter<br />
John Hale<br />
Thomas Hall<br />
Shawn Hamilton<br />
Michael Hanks<br />
Christopher Hanson<br />
John Hayes<br />
Michael Hazelrigg<br />
Kenneth Helton<br />
Matthew Hemeon<br />
Thomas Heroux<br />
Aaron Hodges<br />
Emmanuel Huezo<br />
Anthony Hunter<br />
Jennifer Hutto<br />
William Indalecio<br />
Miguel Jalomo<br />
Al Jervier<br />
John Jessen<br />
Cherita Johnson<br />
Amy Jones<br />
Dawn Jones<br />
Douglas Keeler<br />
Timothy Kimbrell<br />
Robert Kline<br />
Margaret Knapp<br />
Shakia Knight<br />
Cedric Lacy<br />
Tarashawn Layman<br />
Jennifer Lewis<br />
Nicholas Liddell<br />
Shawn Lightner<br />
Julius Lollis<br />
Sean Lynn<br />
Tiffany Makris<br />
MAY 25, 2012<br />
JBSA NCOs selected for master sergeant<br />
By Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs<br />
More than 5,400 technical sergeants were informed<br />
May 17 that they have been selected for<br />
promotion to master sergeant, the fi rst rung of the<br />
senior noncommissioned offi cer corps, Air Force<br />
Personnel Center offi cials announced.<br />
Offi cials selected 5,464 of 19,809 eligible techni-<br />
cal sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for<br />
a 27.58 percent selection rate.<br />
The average score for those selected was 332.85, with<br />
an average time in grade of 4.43 years and time in service<br />
of 15.58 years respectively. The average score was<br />
based on the following point averages: 133.84 for enlisted<br />
performance reports, 11.12 for decorations, 69.71<br />
for the Promotion Fitness Exam, 60.42 for the Specialty<br />
Knowledge Test, 33.34 for time in service and 33.58 for<br />
time in grade.<br />
Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted<br />
according to their promotion sequence number beginning<br />
in August. Selections are tentative until the data<br />
verifi cation process is complete.<br />
The following NCOs from installations within Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> were selected for promotion:<br />
Photo by Melissa Peterson<br />
Chief Master Sgt. Jose Lugo<strong>San</strong>tiago (center), Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> command chief master sergeant, stands with the JBSA-Randolph master<br />
sergeant selects in front of Randolph's Taj Mahal May 16.<br />
Shyle Malavey<br />
Margery Martin<br />
Kathleen May<br />
Roshad Mays<br />
Jason Mccash<br />
Peter Medhurst Jr.<br />
Roberto Medrano<br />
Traci Meduna<br />
Mario Mendizabal<br />
Ernesto Mesa<br />
Robin Miller<br />
Dennis Montgomery<br />
Amy Morgan<br />
Bryan Munday<br />
Shawn Naus<br />
James Nephew Jr.<br />
Larry Nicholson<br />
Kristofor Normand<br />
Dustin Ober<br />
Mark Ochoa<br />
James Olderich<br />
See SELECTS P5
MAY 25, 2012 WINGSPREAD<br />
PAGE 5<br />
CDOS from P2<br />
Thirteen of the 18 fatalities last<br />
summer involved automobiles and<br />
motorcycles. The other fi ve deaths<br />
were by sports, recreational and<br />
other preventable fatalities.<br />
It is not a surprise that alcohol,<br />
speed, fatigue, lack of profi ciency and<br />
personal risk management were all<br />
contributing factors in most of these<br />
instances.<br />
Here are some simple but effective<br />
reminders that could help keep you<br />
from becoming a statistic during the<br />
Critical Days of Summer:<br />
• Don’t talk on a cellphone while<br />
driving unless using a hands-free device.<br />
• Buckle up. It’s the law and it’s<br />
proven that seatbelts save lives.<br />
• Be aware of surroundings and anticipate<br />
the unexpected.<br />
• Don’t speed to arrive early – it’s<br />
better to arrive late than not at all.<br />
• Don’t drink and drive – the odds<br />
are against you.<br />
We encourage everyone to go out and<br />
have a good time this summer, doing<br />
everything possible to ensure that the<br />
good time does not turn into a preventable<br />
tragic mishap.<br />
SELECTS from P4<br />
Arnold Orr<br />
Trent Oswalt<br />
Ernesto Otero Jr.<br />
Richard Ott<br />
Damion Parkman<br />
Lee Pentimone<br />
Timothy Petch<br />
Nicholas Phillips<br />
Matthew Pierce<br />
Clint Porter<br />
Tonya Posey<br />
Anthony Puepke<br />
Lisa Quinonez<br />
April Ramirez<br />
Kristie Reece<br />
Jonathan Reynolds<br />
Sheila Riggs<br />
Robby Robinson<br />
Ricardo Rodriguez<br />
Tina Ross<br />
Ivan Ruiz<br />
Nana Saahene<br />
Andrew Salazar<br />
Cherena <strong>San</strong>tiago<br />
Mindy Sarrett<br />
Roland Saucedo<br />
Jawarski Seals<br />
Brian Selke<br />
Richard Shepard<br />
Deanna Shore<br />
Benjamin Simmons<br />
Vanessa Simmons<br />
Chrissie Slifer<br />
Charles Smith<br />
Toni Snyder<br />
April Sorenson<br />
Ricky Southerland<br />
Charles Sparrow<br />
Personal safety is the responsibility of<br />
each individual and risk management<br />
should be a vital part of all activities,<br />
both on- and off-duty.<br />
Don’t forget to involve others in your<br />
activities or travel plans. They can help<br />
evaluate potential hazards in your plans<br />
and offer some mitigation strategies.<br />
Visit the Air Force Safety Center<br />
website to download several tools<br />
and programs available for commanders<br />
and supervisors to use<br />
throughout the 15 weeks of the<br />
campaign. There are topics for each<br />
week with recommended discussion<br />
points. If you have questions, please<br />
contact the safety offi ce at your location<br />
for additional assistance.<br />
This year’s Critical Days of Summer<br />
kickoff event is May 24 next to<br />
the commissary parking lot at Joint<br />
Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Fort Sam Houston.<br />
The event is an opportunity for<br />
people to experience various traffi crelated<br />
demonstrations and speak<br />
with safety experts.<br />
I challenge each of you to help<br />
make this the safest summer on<br />
record for JBSA.<br />
Arrive alive.<br />
Don't drink and drive.<br />
Michael Staggs<br />
Sheryl Stone<br />
Elicia Summerville<br />
Michael Sylvester<br />
James Taylor<br />
Jason Thomas<br />
Kathryn Thomas<br />
Brandon Thompson<br />
Kari Tobin<br />
Daniel Tripaldi<br />
Mark Tuazon<br />
Rodney Tyler<br />
Jeremy Uribe<br />
Stephanie Utley<br />
Miguel Valdez<br />
Fidencio Vasquez<br />
Nichola Villarreal<br />
Matthew Waltz<br />
Calvin Watts Jr.<br />
NOW SHOWING at<br />
the Randolph Theater<br />
April Weaver<br />
Alfrado White<br />
Robert Wick<br />
Ernest Willich<br />
Kimberly Wolfe<br />
Francis Woznick<br />
Lindsay Wyburn<br />
Latasha Gates<br />
Tiffany Harnack<br />
Amanda Hass<br />
Curtis Moore<br />
Trevor Brian Shaw<br />
Odell Sidberry<br />
Regina Taylor<br />
Kristin Thompson<br />
Maurice Wilson<br />
Adrian Wright<br />
"The Lucky One" (PG-13)<br />
Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling<br />
Today at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m.<br />
"The Three Stooges" (PG)<br />
Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso<br />
Sunday at 3 p.m.<br />
$4.50 for adults – $2.25 for children 0-11<br />
Base BRIEFS<br />
Health care forum meets June 7<br />
The next Healthcare Consumer’s Advisory Council meeting<br />
is June 7, 2 p.m., in the dental conference room on<br />
the second fl oor of the Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph<br />
Medical Clinic. The meeting is intended to foster two-way<br />
communication between the health clinic and the Randolph<br />
community on clinic programs and services. All are welcome<br />
to attend. For more details, call 652-0584.<br />
Speakers needed for bureau<br />
The Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
team seeks speakers for the speakers bureau. Speakers<br />
will be called on for public outings to talk in front of varied<br />
audiences. For more information, call Laura McAndrews at<br />
652-0600.<br />
Access to airfi eld requires training<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph’s airfi eld is a controlled area,<br />
which means anyone who needs access to the airfi eld is required<br />
to complete training, as well as be listed on an entry authorization<br />
list, unless escorted by someone who already has access. For more<br />
information, call 652-8166.<br />
JBSA-Randolph<br />
Jason Aponte<br />
Joey Bishop<br />
Amara Childs<br />
Jason Crow<br />
Mikal Dantley<br />
Michael Fridley<br />
Tyrone Hall<br />
Amanda Harness<br />
Bruce Harrison<br />
Lejoyce Harvey<br />
Phillip Havard<br />
Elieser Hernandez III<br />
Nidia Hodge<br />
Trena Jessen<br />
Tara Jordan<br />
Stacy Leblanc<br />
Vernon Oscar<br />
Robert Payne<br />
Randolph<br />
Chapel<br />
Schedule<br />
• CATHOLIC<br />
Monday-Friday<br />
11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975<br />
Saturday<br />
5:30 p.m. - Bldg. 975<br />
Sunday<br />
8:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975<br />
11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975<br />
Confession<br />
Saturday<br />
4:30 p.m. - Bldg. 975<br />
• PROTESTANT<br />
Traditional<br />
Sunday<br />
Service<br />
8:15 a.m. - Base theater<br />
Contemporary<br />
Sunday<br />
Service<br />
11 a.m. - Base theater<br />
Patrick Ray<br />
Stacy Robinson<br />
Christopher Robson<br />
Neal Scheuneman<br />
Brian Seiffert<br />
Jennifer Shy<br />
Michael Stoughton<br />
Jennifer Stull<br />
Rebecca Sutton<br />
Henry Tate<br />
Tamara Thompson<br />
Julie Waltz<br />
Kyle Warner<br />
Thomas Weber<br />
Kelly White<br />
Richard White<br />
Jennifer Zuniga
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Law enforcement members<br />
honor fallen police offi cers<br />
Fifty years ago, President John<br />
F. Kennedy signed a proclamation<br />
designating May 15 as Peace Offi<br />
cers Memorial Day and the week<br />
around it as National Police Week.<br />
Every year, thousands of police<br />
offi cers around the world participate<br />
in events created to honor<br />
those who have given the ultimate<br />
sacrifi ce.<br />
Last week, Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong><br />
security forces members<br />
and military police offi cers came<br />
together and joined local police<br />
services to honor their comrades<br />
Photos by Robbin Cresswell<br />
Security forces Airmen from the 902nd and 802nd Security<br />
Forces Squadrons salute as the American fl ag is lowered in a<br />
retreat ceremony May 18 at Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Lackland<br />
to honor fallen police offi cers.<br />
who have perished.<br />
From there, participants completed<br />
a 5K walk and run that<br />
led into their attendance of the<br />
local police department’s memorial<br />
services and candlelight<br />
ceremonies.<br />
Police officers perform many<br />
tasks in their job duties that expose<br />
them to great potential for<br />
harm.<br />
National Police Week is an observance<br />
during which those who<br />
risk their lives can be recognized<br />
and honored.<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong> security forces Airmen participate in the JBSA Police Week Run, a security forces 5K,<br />
May 18 at JBSA-Lackland to honor fallen police offi cers.<br />
Staff Sgt. Joel Nieves Diaz, 341st Training Squadron, Staff Sgt. William Slifer, 802nd Security Forces Squadron,<br />
and military working dog, Rocky, conduct a MWD demonstration May 18 at the Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-<br />
Lackland Base Exchange.
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SPORTS - HEALTH - FITNESS<br />
By Airman 1st Class Lincoln Korver<br />
Joint Base <strong>San</strong> <strong>Antonio</strong>-Randolph Public Affairs<br />
What more could a high school coach<br />
ask for than to go to the state championship,<br />
compete against the top eight schools<br />
in the state and then walk away with a<br />
gold medal?<br />
That’s exactly what Stacy Bessire, Randolph<br />
High School Lady Ro-Hawks head<br />
track coach, got to do May 11 at the University<br />
Interscholastic League state track<br />
meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium, University<br />
of Texas at Austin.<br />
“Going into the final race, we were 10<br />
points behind,” Bessire said. “Our 4x400<br />
relay had to win the race to win the<br />
state championship, but I didn’t stress<br />
that to them. Sometimes when you do<br />
that, the team can get real nervous instead<br />
of just relaxing, running and doing<br />
what they need to do.”<br />
The funny thing was that the kids<br />
didn’t know, she said. When they raced,<br />
they raced because they wanted the gold<br />
medal.<br />
“My senior who was the last leg ran a<br />
phenomenal 55.74; that brought us from<br />
fifth place to winning it,” Bessire said. “She<br />
said it wasn’t about winning the championship,<br />
although that was a plus; she said<br />
it was her goal for everyone to go home<br />
with a gold medal. I thought that was really<br />
neat for her to say that.”<br />
Along with the 4x400 relay, the Lady Ro-<br />
Hawks also took first place in the 4x200<br />
relay race.<br />
The female track team hadn’t won a<br />
state title since their three-year winning<br />
streak ended in 2008, she said.<br />
“This was a big accomplishment for<br />
them because coming in as freshmen, they<br />
had never won a state title until their senior<br />
year,” she said.<br />
The team improved its relay times each<br />
meet, Bessire said. She thought as long as<br />
the team stayed consistent, they would be<br />
fine. They ended up running their fastest<br />
times at the state championship, managing<br />
to knock two seconds off their 4x200<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
The Randolph High School Lady Ro-Hawks track team celebrates after winning the University Interscholastic League state track meet<br />
May 11 hosted at Mike A. Myers Stadium, University of Texas at Austin, Texas.<br />
Lady Ro-Hawks bring home state title<br />
“I didn’t know anything about the state title,<br />
I didn’t know anything about the points<br />
and I didn’t know where we stood.<br />
I just went to run the race.”<br />
Jasmine Waring<br />
Randolph High School senior and Lady Ro-Hawks track team member<br />
relay and three seconds off their 4x400<br />
relay.<br />
“I knew they had it in them,” she said.<br />
“All year long I felt they weren’t being<br />
pushed. I kept telling them, ‘you guys do<br />
not know how talented you are because<br />
you haven’t been pushed to your limits<br />
yet.’ That just goes to show that when they<br />
were at state, they were pushed and they<br />
did their very best.”<br />
The team knew that for a lot of them<br />
it was going to be their last time running<br />
together, Jasmine Waring, Randolph High<br />
School senior, 4x200 and 4x400 relay team<br />
member, said.<br />
“I didn’t know anything about the state<br />
title, I didn’t know anything about the<br />
points and I didn’t know where we stood,”<br />
she said. “I just went to run the race.”<br />
MAY 25, 2012<br />
The Rambler<br />
Fitness Center<br />
closes at<br />
4 p.m. today<br />
and Monday.<br />
<strong>Sports</strong><br />
BRIEFS<br />
HAWC plans seminar<br />
A marathon training and<br />
nutrition seminar takes<br />
place May 29, at noon at the<br />
Health and Wellness Center.<br />
Participants will receive tips<br />
and suggestions on training<br />
for a marathon.<br />
10K relay takes place<br />
A 10K relay takes place<br />
June 9, 7:30 a.m., at Eberle<br />
Park. The first team member<br />
must complete a 5K run in<br />
order for the second team<br />
member to tag off and start<br />
running the next 5K.<br />
For details, call 652-7263.<br />
Fathers/son event to occur<br />
In honor of Father’s Day,<br />
Randolph Youth Programs<br />
hosts a father/son event with<br />
doughnuts and basketball<br />
June 9, 10 a.m. This free<br />
event is open to families with<br />
sons age 5 and older. Sign up<br />
at Youth Programs by June 6.<br />
For details, call 652-3298.<br />
Bowling center offers<br />
specials<br />
• The bowling center offers<br />
a Memorial Day special May<br />
28, 1-9 p.m. Patrons can bowl<br />
for only $2 per game, per<br />
person with $2 shoe rental.<br />
• The bowling center is<br />
offering a Coushatta Casino,<br />
PBA experience and Pro-Am<br />
leagues during summer.<br />
• Quarter Mania takes<br />
place June 4, 11, 18 and<br />
25, 6-10 p.m. The cost is $6<br />
(includes shoe rental for one)<br />
and $.25 a game.<br />
For details, call 652-6271.
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