RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE 64th Year • No. 24 • JUNE 18, 2010

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1st Lt. Ryan King and Airman 1st ClassMelvin Booker discuss their training atRPA Fundamentals Course. See relatedstory on Page 4.

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ON THE COVER

PAGE 3WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 2 JUNE 18, 2010

COMMENTARY

By Gen. Stephen LorenzAir Education and Training Command commander

Everyone has hobbies.Some people like to workin the yard, while otherspaint, fish and travel.Hobbies are those thingsthat entertain us whenwe need an escape, achance to unwind. Forme, I’ve always foundleadership, and its asso-ciated principles, to beintriguing – studyingleadership is my hobby.

I am drawn to leader-ship for many reasons. Most impor-tantly, leadership is heroic to me. It isbased on one person’s ability to over-come interpersonal challenges andmove a team of individuals toward acommon goal and objective. It is allabout moving the ball down the field.As military professionals, we all striveto do this every day.

Good leaders must be able to operateat three different interpersonal levels:as a peer, a subordinate ... and as asupervisor. Most people focus only onthe supervisory aspect of leadership,but the ability to work effectively withina peer group benefits all associatedorganizations. In fact, learning howpeers handle their challenges can helpa leader more effectively guide theirpeople and organization. A leader’speer group can also help work chal-lenges on their behalf. After all, havingseveral people pushing a particularissue or solution makes the argumentmuch more powerful and persuasive.Such symbiotic relationships help allorganizations move forward towardachieving their goals and objectives.

To the leader’s boss, those goals andobjectives are called results. In our

business, a leader isresponsible for resultsand results matter. Aleader must also be flex-ible and adapt to theirboss’s likes and dislikeswhile keeping their bossinformed. When mis-takes are made, leadersmust be open, honestand transparent. Ofcourse, a leader shouldtell their boss about thegood things too, butdon’t focus on it for toolong. If it’s important,they’ll know – plus,good results are what

they expect in the first place.Still, though, the most important

aspect of leadership involves those welead. A leader continually needs tohear their input and opinion. Realizethat their opinions may be fraughtwith bias and emotion. A leader’s abil-ity to stay objective will help screenout the bias and emotion to get theinformation they need. Rememberthat the people within the organiza-tion need to hear from the leader too.It is important that the feedback notfavor any particular person, opinionor organization - including their own!

Let the feedback act as a tool to men-tor and shape future expectations.When listening to the challenges othersface, don’t try to solve it for them.Instead, ask what help they need inorder to find a solution. Realize that 95percent of the time they already have asolution in mind. If the leader alwaysprovides the solution, the team willcease looking for creative solutions andlose a certain degree of efficiency. Inaddition, the leader will not have asmuch time to spend working the issuesthat truly need his or her attention.

Your people will need a guide who

can provide overarching direction forthe work they do every day. A leader’sability to know when to guide and whento stay back is invaluable. There is afine line between a leader who is“hands on” and one who is micro-man-aging. After all, sometimes the bestaction is to do nothing at all. Trustingyour people can be a very difficult thingto do. It might make things more diffi-cult in the near term, but will create amuch more efficient and effective teamin the long run.

One word of caution – it can be veryeasy to lose perspective as a leader, toforget our own humility, and gain agreater sense of self-importance. Never,ever lose sight of the people you lead. Aleader must advocate for his or her peo-ple from behind the scenes – both per-sonally and professionally. Your advoca-cy in support of the issues that you’veasked them to work gives their effortmore strength.

Being a good leader is a challenge. Itrequires each of us to understand thenuances of operating as a subordinate,peer and supervisor. In order to betterunderstand such challenges, I read. Infact, I often have two to three booksgoing at any single moment. To studyleadership, I focus on biographies. Thechallenges we all face today are no dif-ferent than those faced by the men andwomen who went before us. Learninghow they handled challenges helps mebe more effective with those I face eachand every day. In many cases, it’shelped me avoid the same pitfalls oth-ers found along the way.

As leaders, we all approach thingsdifferently. This is a good thing and iswhat makes it such an intriguing hobbyto me. I encourage each of you to taketime to study leadership. Not only will itmake you better at what you do eachand every day, but it will furtherstrengthen our great Air Force.

The study of Leadership

We invite all Airmen assigned to Randolph to share your Air Force story through a commentary published here inthe Wingspread. We continuously look for topics relating to life lessons learned, leadership, values, deploymentexperiences and more that will resonate through the total force. Submissions must be between 500-700 words

typed, and submitted to news@randolph.af.mil for consideration. For more information, call 652-5760.

LORENZ ON LEADERSHIP

By Sean Bowlin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Due to Randolph’s large basepopulation and the feedbackreceived from Airmen and civilianworkers, mandatory Active Shooterbriefings given by the 902ndSecurity Forces Squadron thatstarted in April will continuethrough September.

“The squadron highly encouragesbase personnel to also invite familymembers to these briefings, as theinformation provided can be appliedno matter where you’re located,whether it is on or off base, militaryor family member,” said Tech. Sgt.Bruce Harrison, 902nd SFS NCO-in-charge of training.

Sergeant Harrison said all briefin-gs will be held at the Base Theaterand commanders are encouraged topromote maximum attendance.

The briefings will be given at 10a.m. and 2 p.m. June 30, July 14,July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1 andSept. 15.

Sergeant Harrison said the briefin-

gs aim to get attendees to ask them-selves questions.

“Military personnel and militarybases are equally as vulnerable toan active shooter situation asmuch as civi l ian communitiesare,” he commented, “as the trag-ic events of November 2009demonstrated. We want peopleasking themselves on the way intothis briefing if they are prepared –if they know what personal pro-tective measures they can take toreduce their risk of being shot, orworse, being killed.”

Sergeant Harrison cited a soberingstatistic that he thinks is pertinentfor all briefing attendees to bear inmind. He said from the time of anactive shooter’s first shot until hiseventual incapacitation, three to fourminutes usually elapse, with theshooter having shot another personevery 15 seconds.

He added the most impressiveresponse time to an active shooterconfirmed by a police agency wasfive to six minutes. This dataresulted from a five-year collection

effort obtained from 24 schoolshootings in 12 states.

“This equates to about 16 to 24people shot in the first four to sixminutes before law enforcementarrives on-scene,” the sergeantexplained.

He added that as a result, poten-tial victims need to know how andwhen to take immediate, well-rehearsed protective actions thatcan protect themselves until officersarrive on the scene.

Staff Sgt. Samson McFarland,902nd SFS training NCO andinstructor involved in preparing thebriefings, said that since the FortHood incident, active shooter train-ing has become formalized.

“Now our response to incidentslike this is more codified, strategizedand organized. So in our briefing, wewill tell the base’s populace whatthey should expect from us and we’lltell them what we expect fromthem,” he explained.

For more information on activeshooter briefings, call SergeantHarrison at 652-5564.

Active shooter briefings focus on individual protectionActive Shooter training

Active Shooter training ismandatory for all DoD civiliansand servicemembers.

Classes for anyone whohas not yet attended ActiveShooter training in the past arescheduled at the base theater asfollows:

• June 30• July 14 and 28• Aug. 4 and 18• Sept. 1 and 15Two sessions are offered each

day – at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

By Brent Boller502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Joint Base San Antonio was front-and-center during asustainable energy workshop hosted by the DefenseTransformation Institute June 9 at the Pearl Stable in SanAntonio.

JBSA is the largest single Department of Defense enter-prise for installation support. One of the biggest consumersof energy in DoD, JBSA is the largest energy user and cus-tomer for CPS Energy, San Antonio’s city-owned utility.

Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 502nd Air Base Wing com-mander, opened the conference by emphasizing that hiscommand is proud to be a leader in the ongoing quest touse energy more efficiently. The 502nd ABW is responsiblefor executing the installation support mission for JBSA.

The general noted that a culture shift is under way toensure Airmen make energy a consideration in everythingthey do.

“Every Airman coming into the Air Force at Lacklandnow is getting the message that they must be good stew-ards of the environment by becoming conscious of waterand electricity use and waste. We’ll have constant energyprices and initiatives across all installations of Joint BaseSan Antonio,” General Patrick said.The general cited several projects and programs across allthree local joint base installations, including major lightingand water retrofits, window treatments and solar arrayheating systems, among other efforts.

The workshop was also attended by representativesfrom private industry who spoke of new technologies andcollaboration efforts. General Patrick referenced therecently announced initiative by CPS Energy to commit upto $50 million over 10 years to sustainable energy

research at the University of Texas at San Antonio as oneof those innovative collaborative ideas.

Dr. Les Shephard, the director for the Institute forConventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy at UTSA,cited some of the challenges that would be faced by JBSAand other organizations pursuing sustainable energy proj-ects.

“I think the general challenges are probably consistent;new technology often has more expensive costs for elec-tricity generation, the reliability of these systems can belower than desired, the challenges associated with limitedstorage as it relates to intermittent energy sources, andthe cyber and physical security of energy systems,” Dr.Shephard said.

“We all must manage resources today mindful of futureneeds,” said Sid Saunders of the Defense TransformationInstitute and one of the workshop organizers. “DTI acts asan intermediary between the military and the communityto improve efficiencies and collaboration.”

Mr. Saunders emphasized that the term renewablerefers to the energy source – solar, wind and other tech-nologies, while the term sustainable means maintaining itover the long haul.

General Patrick said JBSA is a microcosm of what’sgoing on at other joint base locations and the DoD. In hisclosing remarks at the workshop, the general said helooked forward to continued involvement.

“In the end it is relationships found here which willcarry us forward,” he said.

Joint Base San Antonio strives for energy efficiency

Photo by Brent BollerDr. Les Shephard (left to right), director for the Institute forConventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio; Mike Novak, tri-chair of theSan Antonio Military Transformation Task Force; Brig. Gen.Leonard Patrick, 502nd Air Base Wing commander; and Dr.Robert Gracy, vice president for research at UTSA have a discus-sion prior to the Joint Base San Antonio Sustainable EnergyWorkshop at the Pearl Stable June 9.

1st Lt. Ryan King and Airman 1st ClassMelvin Booker discuss their training atRPA Fundamentals Course. See relatedstory on Page 4.

Photo by Rich McFadden

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Editorial StaffBrig. Gen. Leonard Patrick

Commander1st Lt. Ryan Ernst

Deputy Chief of Public AffairsKelly Parsons

EditorRobert GoetzSean BowlinStaff Writers

Maggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

WINGSPREAD

This paper is published by Prime Time Military Newspapers, aprivate firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, underexclusive written contract with Randolph AFB, Texas. This com-mercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publica-tion for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of theWingspread are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsedby, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or theDepartment of the Air Force.

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Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the PublicAffairs Division of the 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B in accordancewith local policy and style guidance. All photos, unless otherwiseindicated, are U.S. Air Force photos.

Articles for the newspaper should be submitted by noonThursday the week prior to the desired publication date. Items canbe dropped off on a PC- or Macintosh-formatted disk at theWingspread office in Hangar 6.

Articles for submission may also be sent by e-mail tonews@randolph.af.mil.

For details about submissions, call 652-5760.

ON THE COVER

PAGE 3WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 2 JUNE 18, 2010

COMMENTARY

By Gen. Stephen LorenzAir Education and Training Command commander

Everyone has hobbies.Some people like to workin the yard, while otherspaint, fish and travel.Hobbies are those thingsthat entertain us whenwe need an escape, achance to unwind. Forme, I’ve always foundleadership, and its asso-ciated principles, to beintriguing – studyingleadership is my hobby.

I am drawn to leader-ship for many reasons. Most impor-tantly, leadership is heroic to me. It isbased on one person’s ability to over-come interpersonal challenges andmove a team of individuals toward acommon goal and objective. It is allabout moving the ball down the field.As military professionals, we all striveto do this every day.

Good leaders must be able to operateat three different interpersonal levels:as a peer, a subordinate ... and as asupervisor. Most people focus only onthe supervisory aspect of leadership,but the ability to work effectively withina peer group benefits all associatedorganizations. In fact, learning howpeers handle their challenges can helpa leader more effectively guide theirpeople and organization. A leader’speer group can also help work chal-lenges on their behalf. After all, havingseveral people pushing a particularissue or solution makes the argumentmuch more powerful and persuasive.Such symbiotic relationships help allorganizations move forward towardachieving their goals and objectives.

To the leader’s boss, those goals andobjectives are called results. In our

business, a leader isresponsible for resultsand results matter. Aleader must also be flex-ible and adapt to theirboss’s likes and dislikeswhile keeping their bossinformed. When mis-takes are made, leadersmust be open, honestand transparent. Ofcourse, a leader shouldtell their boss about thegood things too, butdon’t focus on it for toolong. If it’s important,they’ll know – plus,good results are what

they expect in the first place.Still, though, the most important

aspect of leadership involves those welead. A leader continually needs tohear their input and opinion. Realizethat their opinions may be fraughtwith bias and emotion. A leader’s abil-ity to stay objective will help screenout the bias and emotion to get theinformation they need. Rememberthat the people within the organiza-tion need to hear from the leader too.It is important that the feedback notfavor any particular person, opinionor organization - including their own!

Let the feedback act as a tool to men-tor and shape future expectations.When listening to the challenges othersface, don’t try to solve it for them.Instead, ask what help they need inorder to find a solution. Realize that 95percent of the time they already have asolution in mind. If the leader alwaysprovides the solution, the team willcease looking for creative solutions andlose a certain degree of efficiency. Inaddition, the leader will not have asmuch time to spend working the issuesthat truly need his or her attention.

Your people will need a guide who

can provide overarching direction forthe work they do every day. A leader’sability to know when to guide and whento stay back is invaluable. There is afine line between a leader who is“hands on” and one who is micro-man-aging. After all, sometimes the bestaction is to do nothing at all. Trustingyour people can be a very difficult thingto do. It might make things more diffi-cult in the near term, but will create amuch more efficient and effective teamin the long run.

One word of caution – it can be veryeasy to lose perspective as a leader, toforget our own humility, and gain agreater sense of self-importance. Never,ever lose sight of the people you lead. Aleader must advocate for his or her peo-ple from behind the scenes – both per-sonally and professionally. Your advoca-cy in support of the issues that you’veasked them to work gives their effortmore strength.

Being a good leader is a challenge. Itrequires each of us to understand thenuances of operating as a subordinate,peer and supervisor. In order to betterunderstand such challenges, I read. Infact, I often have two to three booksgoing at any single moment. To studyleadership, I focus on biographies. Thechallenges we all face today are no dif-ferent than those faced by the men andwomen who went before us. Learninghow they handled challenges helps mebe more effective with those I face eachand every day. In many cases, it’shelped me avoid the same pitfalls oth-ers found along the way.

As leaders, we all approach thingsdifferently. This is a good thing and iswhat makes it such an intriguing hobbyto me. I encourage each of you to taketime to study leadership. Not only will itmake you better at what you do eachand every day, but it will furtherstrengthen our great Air Force.

The study of Leadership

We invite all Airmen assigned to Randolph to share your Air Force story through a commentary published here inthe Wingspread. We continuously look for topics relating to life lessons learned, leadership, values, deploymentexperiences and more that will resonate through the total force. Submissions must be between 500-700 words

typed, and submitted to news@randolph.af.mil for consideration. For more information, call 652-5760.

LORENZ ON LEADERSHIP

By Sean Bowlin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Due to Randolph’s large basepopulation and the feedbackreceived from Airmen and civilianworkers, mandatory Active Shooterbriefings given by the 902ndSecurity Forces Squadron thatstarted in April will continuethrough September.

“The squadron highly encouragesbase personnel to also invite familymembers to these briefings, as theinformation provided can be appliedno matter where you’re located,whether it is on or off base, militaryor family member,” said Tech. Sgt.Bruce Harrison, 902nd SFS NCO-in-charge of training.

Sergeant Harrison said all briefin-gs will be held at the Base Theaterand commanders are encouraged topromote maximum attendance.

The briefings will be given at 10a.m. and 2 p.m. June 30, July 14,July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1 andSept. 15.

Sergeant Harrison said the briefin-

gs aim to get attendees to ask them-selves questions.

“Military personnel and militarybases are equally as vulnerable toan active shooter situation asmuch as civi l ian communitiesare,” he commented, “as the trag-ic events of November 2009demonstrated. We want peopleasking themselves on the way intothis briefing if they are prepared –if they know what personal pro-tective measures they can take toreduce their risk of being shot, orworse, being killed.”

Sergeant Harrison cited a soberingstatistic that he thinks is pertinentfor all briefing attendees to bear inmind. He said from the time of anactive shooter’s first shot until hiseventual incapacitation, three to fourminutes usually elapse, with theshooter having shot another personevery 15 seconds.

He added the most impressiveresponse time to an active shooterconfirmed by a police agency wasfive to six minutes. This dataresulted from a five-year collection

effort obtained from 24 schoolshootings in 12 states.

“This equates to about 16 to 24people shot in the first four to sixminutes before law enforcementarrives on-scene,” the sergeantexplained.

He added that as a result, poten-tial victims need to know how andwhen to take immediate, well-rehearsed protective actions thatcan protect themselves until officersarrive on the scene.

Staff Sgt. Samson McFarland,902nd SFS training NCO andinstructor involved in preparing thebriefings, said that since the FortHood incident, active shooter train-ing has become formalized.

“Now our response to incidentslike this is more codified, strategizedand organized. So in our briefing, wewill tell the base’s populace whatthey should expect from us and we’lltell them what we expect fromthem,” he explained.

For more information on activeshooter briefings, call SergeantHarrison at 652-5564.

Active shooter briefings focus on individual protectionActive Shooter training

Active Shooter training ismandatory for all DoD civiliansand servicemembers.

Classes for anyone whohas not yet attended ActiveShooter training in the past arescheduled at the base theater asfollows:

• June 30• July 14 and 28• Aug. 4 and 18• Sept. 1 and 15Two sessions are offered each

day – at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

By Brent Boller502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Joint Base San Antonio was front-and-center during asustainable energy workshop hosted by the DefenseTransformation Institute June 9 at the Pearl Stable in SanAntonio.

JBSA is the largest single Department of Defense enter-prise for installation support. One of the biggest consumersof energy in DoD, JBSA is the largest energy user and cus-tomer for CPS Energy, San Antonio’s city-owned utility.

Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 502nd Air Base Wing com-mander, opened the conference by emphasizing that hiscommand is proud to be a leader in the ongoing quest touse energy more efficiently. The 502nd ABW is responsiblefor executing the installation support mission for JBSA.

The general noted that a culture shift is under way toensure Airmen make energy a consideration in everythingthey do.

“Every Airman coming into the Air Force at Lacklandnow is getting the message that they must be good stew-ards of the environment by becoming conscious of waterand electricity use and waste. We’ll have constant energyprices and initiatives across all installations of Joint BaseSan Antonio,” General Patrick said.The general cited several projects and programs across allthree local joint base installations, including major lightingand water retrofits, window treatments and solar arrayheating systems, among other efforts.

The workshop was also attended by representativesfrom private industry who spoke of new technologies andcollaboration efforts. General Patrick referenced therecently announced initiative by CPS Energy to commit upto $50 million over 10 years to sustainable energy

research at the University of Texas at San Antonio as oneof those innovative collaborative ideas.

Dr. Les Shephard, the director for the Institute forConventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy at UTSA,cited some of the challenges that would be faced by JBSAand other organizations pursuing sustainable energy proj-ects.

“I think the general challenges are probably consistent;new technology often has more expensive costs for elec-tricity generation, the reliability of these systems can belower than desired, the challenges associated with limitedstorage as it relates to intermittent energy sources, andthe cyber and physical security of energy systems,” Dr.Shephard said.

“We all must manage resources today mindful of futureneeds,” said Sid Saunders of the Defense TransformationInstitute and one of the workshop organizers. “DTI acts asan intermediary between the military and the communityto improve efficiencies and collaboration.”

Mr. Saunders emphasized that the term renewablerefers to the energy source – solar, wind and other tech-nologies, while the term sustainable means maintaining itover the long haul.

General Patrick said JBSA is a microcosm of what’sgoing on at other joint base locations and the DoD. In hisclosing remarks at the workshop, the general said helooked forward to continued involvement.

“In the end it is relationships found here which willcarry us forward,” he said.

Joint Base San Antonio strives for energy efficiency

Photo by Brent BollerDr. Les Shephard (left to right), director for the Institute forConventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio; Mike Novak, tri-chair of theSan Antonio Military Transformation Task Force; Brig. Gen.Leonard Patrick, 502nd Air Base Wing commander; and Dr.Robert Gracy, vice president for research at UTSA have a discus-sion prior to the Joint Base San Antonio Sustainable EnergyWorkshop at the Pearl Stable June 9.

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By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Tax returns, wills and property deedsare among a person’s most importantdocuments.

For active-duty servicemembers, aDepartment of Defense form that impactsthe lives of the people closest to them maybe their most significant document.

DD Form 93, Record of EmergencyData, allows servicemembers to list therecipients of benefits – unpaid pay andallowances and the death gratuity – in theevent of their death while on active duty.

New Airmen fill out a paper version ofthe document, then are able to update thevirtual copy, known as the vRED, on thevirtual MPF site accessible through theAir Force Portal once they are assigned to

their first duty station.A Randolph official said it is important

that Airmen update the emergency datacard throughout their careers.

“Keep your vRED up to date at alltimes,” said Lionel Daniels, 902nd ForceSupport Squadron casualty assistancerepresentative. “It is the most importantdocument in your personal records. Don’tleave your family high and dry.”

Mr. Daniels underscored the impor-tance of keeping the vRED current whenhe talked about a newly married officerwho lost his life in a motorcycle accident.The officer did not update his vRED fol-lowing his marriage, so the form listed hismother, not his widow, as his beneficiary.

“The form didn’t reflect the newspouse,” he said. “She would have gottenthe benefits.”

In addition to listing recipients ofunpaid pay and allowances and the deathgratuity, DD Form 93 includes emergencycontact information, designated personsto be notified if a servicemember isplaced on missing status and the personauthorized to direct disposition, or PADD.The PADD is an important designationbecause it can alleviate conflict in a ser-vicemember’s family.

Mr. Daniels said it is equally importantto update the phone numbers andaddresses of emergency contacts.

“If we can’t find them, it will create alot of problems,” he said.

The death gratuity is a tax-free$100,000 benefit paid by electronic fundstransmittal within two to four days ofdeath. It is used for emergency expensesuntil other benefits start coming in, but is

not used for funeral expenses.Unpaid pay and allowances include pay

due since the last payday to the date ofdeath, basic pay, payments for up to 60days accrued leave, basic allowance forhousing for up to 365 days if the service-member was married and has depend-ents and other payments.

Mr. Daniels said servicemembersreceive reminders to update their vREDsthroughout their careers.

“The system is set up to notify mem-bers annually,” he said. “It pops up in thesystem to remind them. They are alsobriefed on it every time they PCS or arescheduled to deploy.”

Mr. Daniels said units and commanders“have a responsibility to inform theirAirmen of the importance of keeping theform up to date at all times.”

Keeping vRED up to date important for servicemembersBy Sean Bowlin 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

In the 558th Flying Training Squadron’s RemotelyPiloted Aircraft Fundamentals Course, enlisted BasicSensor Operator Course graduates, recent officer gradu-ates of Undergraduate Pilot Training and non-rated offi-cers study close air support, battlefield airspace coordi-nation, enemy surface-to-air threat weapons systemsand allied weapons systems.

One young Airman fresh from BSOC confirmed there’smuch to absorb in a short period of time.

“You have to study hard. That’s because they throw awhole lot at you quickly,” said Airman 1st Class MelvinBooker, an RFC student.

The recent enlistee and Lenoir, N. C. native said heand his fellow enlisted aircrew candidates, study togeth-er often.

“We get together in the dayroom at the dorms andstudy in groups,” he explained.

Airman Booker’s flight commander and chief instruc-tor in RFC, Maj. Trevor Tasin, confirmed his hard-work-ing students are shaping up well because they pay atten-tion to detail in their studies.

But not all subjects studied by RFC Airmen involverunning a battlefield. Instead, officers and their enlistedcrewmen in the RFC also are in a literal leadershiplearning lab.

“In RFC, often this is the first time that the youngerofficers and the young enlisted Airmen have really gottena look at their enlisted or officer crewmates,” said MajorTasin. “The idea is to get the sensor operators in withtheir pilots and break down communication barriers.”

According to 1st Lt. Justin Aberth, an Air ForceAcademy graduate who recently completed UPT, barri-ers between officer and enlisted crewmates are, in fact,falling by the wayside, thanks to classes on crewresource management and an esprit and camaraderiebuilt from mutual respect among crewmen.

“We play off of each other,” Lieutenant Aberth said ofthe relationship between him and his sensor operator.“We officers have our leadership experiences, both mili-tary and civilian. The sen-sor operators have those,too. So what we try to do iscomplement each other.”

Lieutenant Aberth’sUSAFA classmate, 1st Lt.Ryan King, also an RFCstudent, said what isuniquely, challenging aboutthe virtual leadership labthat exists between officercrewmates and enlistedcrewmates is that all of thisis happening at RFC with-

out a unit history, traditions and codified ways – as hewas used to at the Academy.

“It’s exciting to see something new being birthed andthere’s so much opportunity to affect things, systems andpeoplee positively,” Lt. King commented. “At theAcademy, we had a leadership system already codified inbooks. It was there for us. Here, it’s all brand-new for allparties concerned in the course. There’s no history andtraditions to follow in regard to it yet. So that meansthere’s a whole lot of room for fresh, new ideas. It isexciting. Plus, it requires a lot of thought and hands-onwork to build these new systems and traditions.”

Airman 1st Class Jeremy Berky, a Gainesville, Fla.native, said he agreed with both of the lieutenants’assessments and said the course is comprehensive, thor-ough, professional and well-taught, that he will no doubtsoon feel he is contributing to winning the war on terrorwhen he’s a working sensor operator.

“I feel like I’m making a contribution to the war effortand I’m stateside and safe, which my family loves. Yes,I’m safe—and the enemy isn’t,” said Airman Berky.

Enlisted sensor operators, pilots work as one at RPA Fundamentals Course

From left, Maj. Trevor Tasin,RPA Fundamentals Courseflight commander and chiefinstructor, makes a point tostudents. At right, 1st Lt.Justin Aberth takes notes.Middle, 1st Lt. Ryan King’ssleeve shows his squadron’sdistinctive logo.

Photos by Rich McFadden

By Sean Bowlin502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs OL-B

With the summer months coming, it is the busiesttime of the year for the 902nd Force SupportSquadron’s Information, Tickets and Tours office.

“We have a lot of customers coming through heredaily. It’s like literally, packed every day,” saidMariAnne Clark, ITT outdoor recreation director.

Ms. Clark, whose office is open every morning at 9except for Mondays, when it opens at 7:30 a.m., workswith other civilian team members, one of which isCyndi Dalton, ITT assistant manager, 902nd FSS.

Ms. Dalton is completely serious when she echoedMs. Clark’s statement of the busy nature of their office.

“I am literally busier than a one-eyed cat watchingtwo mice play,” Ms. Dalton laughed. “We sell seasonpool passes, tickets, group passes and we work withTicketmaster as well. The reason we’re so busy is peo-ple who shop here for tickets to travel and go to eventsget the good deals they can’t get on the outside.”

Another reason Ms. Dalton is busy, is with the schoolyear ending – on base and off – families are starting totake vacations to destinations like major Texas themeparks, Disneyworld, Universal Studios and group tourpackages have become quite popular amongRandolph’s populace.

In fact, the office sells tickets to Splashtown, Six Flagsand SeaWorld in San Antonio. Schlitterbahn in nearbyNew Braunfels, a themed water park with wet, twisty-

turning slides as rides, is an institution which also haslocations in Galveston and South Padre Island, Texas.

All tickets to these parks are discounted, Ms. Clarkadded.

“The ability to provide discounts helps build a lot ofrepeat business and customer loyalty,” Ms. Clarkexplained. “This is why I love my job. It’s all aboutinteraction with these folks. They’re customers wehave known for years and helping them out means alot to all of us here on the team.”

Information, Tickets and Tours team takes on busy season with a smile

DID YOU KNOW?Sunday marks the

80th anniversary of RandolphField’s dedication ceremony.More than 200 planes from

Brooks and Kelly Fields, Fort Crockett and Fort Sill

participated in flying formations and performed

aerial maneuvers to celebrate the event.

Photo by Sean BowlinAt right, Diedra Wixon 902nd Force Support Squadronrecreation assistant, assists customers purchasing tickets atInformation, Tickets and Tours’ office June 15.

NEWSPAGE 5WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 4 JUNE 18, 2010

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Tax returns, wills and property deedsare among a person’s most importantdocuments.

For active-duty servicemembers, aDepartment of Defense form that impactsthe lives of the people closest to them maybe their most significant document.

DD Form 93, Record of EmergencyData, allows servicemembers to list therecipients of benefits – unpaid pay andallowances and the death gratuity – in theevent of their death while on active duty.

New Airmen fill out a paper version ofthe document, then are able to update thevirtual copy, known as the vRED, on thevirtual MPF site accessible through theAir Force Portal once they are assigned to

their first duty station.A Randolph official said it is important

that Airmen update the emergency datacard throughout their careers.

“Keep your vRED up to date at alltimes,” said Lionel Daniels, 902nd ForceSupport Squadron casualty assistancerepresentative. “It is the most importantdocument in your personal records. Don’tleave your family high and dry.”

Mr. Daniels underscored the impor-tance of keeping the vRED current whenhe talked about a newly married officerwho lost his life in a motorcycle accident.The officer did not update his vRED fol-lowing his marriage, so the form listed hismother, not his widow, as his beneficiary.

“The form didn’t reflect the newspouse,” he said. “She would have gottenthe benefits.”

In addition to listing recipients ofunpaid pay and allowances and the deathgratuity, DD Form 93 includes emergencycontact information, designated personsto be notified if a servicemember isplaced on missing status and the personauthorized to direct disposition, or PADD.The PADD is an important designationbecause it can alleviate conflict in a ser-vicemember’s family.

Mr. Daniels said it is equally importantto update the phone numbers andaddresses of emergency contacts.

“If we can’t find them, it will create alot of problems,” he said.

The death gratuity is a tax-free$100,000 benefit paid by electronic fundstransmittal within two to four days ofdeath. It is used for emergency expensesuntil other benefits start coming in, but is

not used for funeral expenses.Unpaid pay and allowances include pay

due since the last payday to the date ofdeath, basic pay, payments for up to 60days accrued leave, basic allowance forhousing for up to 365 days if the service-member was married and has depend-ents and other payments.

Mr. Daniels said servicemembersreceive reminders to update their vREDsthroughout their careers.

“The system is set up to notify mem-bers annually,” he said. “It pops up in thesystem to remind them. They are alsobriefed on it every time they PCS or arescheduled to deploy.”

Mr. Daniels said units and commanders“have a responsibility to inform theirAirmen of the importance of keeping theform up to date at all times.”

Keeping vRED up to date important for servicemembersBy Sean Bowlin 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

In the 558th Flying Training Squadron’s RemotelyPiloted Aircraft Fundamentals Course, enlisted BasicSensor Operator Course graduates, recent officer gradu-ates of Undergraduate Pilot Training and non-rated offi-cers study close air support, battlefield airspace coordi-nation, enemy surface-to-air threat weapons systemsand allied weapons systems.

One young Airman fresh from BSOC confirmed there’smuch to absorb in a short period of time.

“You have to study hard. That’s because they throw awhole lot at you quickly,” said Airman 1st Class MelvinBooker, an RFC student.

The recent enlistee and Lenoir, N. C. native said heand his fellow enlisted aircrew candidates, study togeth-er often.

“We get together in the dayroom at the dorms andstudy in groups,” he explained.

Airman Booker’s flight commander and chief instruc-tor in RFC, Maj. Trevor Tasin, confirmed his hard-work-ing students are shaping up well because they pay atten-tion to detail in their studies.

But not all subjects studied by RFC Airmen involverunning a battlefield. Instead, officers and their enlistedcrewmen in the RFC also are in a literal leadershiplearning lab.

“In RFC, often this is the first time that the youngerofficers and the young enlisted Airmen have really gottena look at their enlisted or officer crewmates,” said MajorTasin. “The idea is to get the sensor operators in withtheir pilots and break down communication barriers.”

According to 1st Lt. Justin Aberth, an Air ForceAcademy graduate who recently completed UPT, barri-ers between officer and enlisted crewmates are, in fact,falling by the wayside, thanks to classes on crewresource management and an esprit and camaraderiebuilt from mutual respect among crewmen.

“We play off of each other,” Lieutenant Aberth said ofthe relationship between him and his sensor operator.“We officers have our leadership experiences, both mili-tary and civilian. The sen-sor operators have those,too. So what we try to do iscomplement each other.”

Lieutenant Aberth’sUSAFA classmate, 1st Lt.Ryan King, also an RFCstudent, said what isuniquely, challenging aboutthe virtual leadership labthat exists between officercrewmates and enlistedcrewmates is that all of thisis happening at RFC with-

out a unit history, traditions and codified ways – as hewas used to at the Academy.

“It’s exciting to see something new being birthed andthere’s so much opportunity to affect things, systems andpeoplee positively,” Lt. King commented. “At theAcademy, we had a leadership system already codified inbooks. It was there for us. Here, it’s all brand-new for allparties concerned in the course. There’s no history andtraditions to follow in regard to it yet. So that meansthere’s a whole lot of room for fresh, new ideas. It isexciting. Plus, it requires a lot of thought and hands-onwork to build these new systems and traditions.”

Airman 1st Class Jeremy Berky, a Gainesville, Fla.native, said he agreed with both of the lieutenants’assessments and said the course is comprehensive, thor-ough, professional and well-taught, that he will no doubtsoon feel he is contributing to winning the war on terrorwhen he’s a working sensor operator.

“I feel like I’m making a contribution to the war effortand I’m stateside and safe, which my family loves. Yes,I’m safe—and the enemy isn’t,” said Airman Berky.

Enlisted sensor operators, pilots work as one at RPA Fundamentals Course

From left, Maj. Trevor Tasin,RPA Fundamentals Courseflight commander and chiefinstructor, makes a point tostudents. At right, 1st Lt.Justin Aberth takes notes.Middle, 1st Lt. Ryan King’ssleeve shows his squadron’sdistinctive logo.

Photos by Rich McFadden

By Sean Bowlin502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs OL-B

With the summer months coming, it is the busiesttime of the year for the 902nd Force SupportSquadron’s Information, Tickets and Tours office.

“We have a lot of customers coming through heredaily. It’s like literally, packed every day,” saidMariAnne Clark, ITT outdoor recreation director.

Ms. Clark, whose office is open every morning at 9except for Mondays, when it opens at 7:30 a.m., workswith other civilian team members, one of which isCyndi Dalton, ITT assistant manager, 902nd FSS.

Ms. Dalton is completely serious when she echoedMs. Clark’s statement of the busy nature of their office.

“I am literally busier than a one-eyed cat watchingtwo mice play,” Ms. Dalton laughed. “We sell seasonpool passes, tickets, group passes and we work withTicketmaster as well. The reason we’re so busy is peo-ple who shop here for tickets to travel and go to eventsget the good deals they can’t get on the outside.”

Another reason Ms. Dalton is busy, is with the schoolyear ending – on base and off – families are starting totake vacations to destinations like major Texas themeparks, Disneyworld, Universal Studios and group tourpackages have become quite popular amongRandolph’s populace.

In fact, the office sells tickets to Splashtown, Six Flagsand SeaWorld in San Antonio. Schlitterbahn in nearbyNew Braunfels, a themed water park with wet, twisty-

turning slides as rides, is an institution which also haslocations in Galveston and South Padre Island, Texas.

All tickets to these parks are discounted, Ms. Clarkadded.

“The ability to provide discounts helps build a lot ofrepeat business and customer loyalty,” Ms. Clarkexplained. “This is why I love my job. It’s all aboutinteraction with these folks. They’re customers wehave known for years and helping them out means alot to all of us here on the team.”

Information, Tickets and Tours team takes on busy season with a smile

DID YOU KNOW?Sunday marks the

80th anniversary of RandolphField’s dedication ceremony.More than 200 planes from

Brooks and Kelly Fields, Fort Crockett and Fort Sill

participated in flying formations and performed

aerial maneuvers to celebrate the event.

Photo by Sean BowlinAt right, Diedra Wixon 902nd Force Support Squadronrecreation assistant, assists customers purchasing tickets atInformation, Tickets and Tours’ office June 15.

By Mike Joseph502nd Air Base Wing OL-A Public Affairs

Success and savings on nationaltesting at the Lackland EducationCenter are forming a program modelfor the Air Force.

A partnership between Lacklandand the San Antonio branch ofWayland Baptist University lastDecember computerized the testingprogram that is taking the nationaltesting center to another level.

The joint venture has increasedattendance and passing rates, aWBU agreement with Air Universityprovided professional military edu-cation testing at no cost to the AirForce, allowed establishment of apilot program for technical schoolstudents and reduced Air Force costsmore than $1 million for fiscal year2010.

“We’re out in front for now,” saidRuss Gregg, Lackland education andtraining chief. “The NTC has becomea focal point for al l my

bragging rights.”Lackland is currently the only

installation in San Antonio to offercomputerized testing.

“Other bases are looking at us,and we may start to see more andmore along this same model,” hesaid.

Mr. Gregg said conservative fig-ures total $1.3 million so far in sav-ings for the Air Force, a numberexpected to climb by the fiscal year’send. Savings come from no contrac-tor test fees and reduced courseexpense through increased passingrates (each passed test saves $750).The pace of current attendance proj-ects the NTC will administer 9,800tests by Sept. 30.

With Defense Activity for NonTraditional Support Education andCollege Level Exam Program testschanging Oct. 1, the Lackland NTCcould also see another spike inattendance.

Lackland’s computerized testinghas 38 DANTES and 34 CLEP tests

available. Non-computerized educa-tion centers currently offer 14 CLEPtests and are expected to lose 22DANTES tests in fiscal year 2011.Students taking computerized testsreceive results instantaneously ver-sus six to eight weeks with paper-based tests.

A pi lot program for the 344thTraining Squadron has also provensuccessful. Airmen in the first stagesof technical training have exclusiveaccess to the NTC for two sessionsevery Thursday. Passing rates havejumped after subject matter testswere adjusted but still applicable toCommunity College of the Air Forcetwo-year degrees.

“Recently, we had 23 Airmen takeand pass a principles of supervisiontest,” Mr. Gregg said. “That’s phe-nomenal. “

“We’ve also had several 344th TRSAirmen pass 24 semester hours inone day. That’s almost a year of col-lege. By the time these Airmen com-plete technical school and special-

ized training, they’re only three orfour classes away from a CCAF degree.”

He said those determined and aca-demically prepared could do thesame by utilizing the center’s four-day availabil ity and instant testresults. The goal, which coincidesand fits with the 344th TRS, is tostart Airmen on an education courseearlier in their career.

“CCAF gets Airmen ready foradvanced responsibi l i t ies,” Mr.Gregg said. “By completing thatdegree earlier in their career, itenhances their capability and themission, and provides more educa-tional options.”

The NTC is available to all active-duty, Reserve, and Guard regardlessof branch or duty station. In additionto all the college tests, health certifi-cation exams for nursing are avail-able at the Lackland center.

For more information about thenational test ing center, cal l 671-2896.

PAGE 7WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 6 JUNE 18, 2010

Education center saves Air Force time, money

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The Air Force lost 21 Airmen last summer – 18 ofthem in private motor vehicle crashes.Reducing that number to zero is one of this year’s 101Critical Days of Summer campaign goals.

“Everyone is important to our mission,” said Tech.Sgt. David Roller, 502nd Air Base Wing OperatingLocation Bravo ground safety craftsman. “We needprofessionals with experience to accomplish this,because losing just one person affects everyone downthe line in some way.”In their memorandum announcing 101 CDOS,Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Gen.Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, askedAirmen to “reject reckless behavior” such as drinkingand driving and speeding - contributing factors inmany accidents - and to use their seatbelts.

The Air Force also recognizes that distracted driv-ing, including the use of hand-held devices for talkingand texting, is on the rise, accounting for numerousdeaths and injuries - nearly 6,000 deaths and morethan a half-million injuries in 2008, according to sta-tistics compiled by the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration.

Vehicle operators on Department of Defense instal-lations and operators of government-owned vehicles

are prohibited from using cell phones“unless the vehicle is safely parked orthey are using a hands-free device.”Wearing portable headphones, ear-phones or other listening devices,except for hands-free cell phones,is also prohibited.

“Distracted driving is a seriousconcern” said Linda Howlett,502nd ABW OL-B ground safetymanager. “Studies show that driv-ing while using a cell phonereduces the amount of brain activityassociated with driving by 37 percent.Other studies indicate using a cell phonewhile driving, whether it is hand-held orhands-free, delays a driver’s reactions as much ashaving a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent,which is legally drunk in Texas.”

Ms. Howlett said short distractions “can havedeadly consequences.”

“Driving deserves and requires your full atten-tion,” she said.

Young, inexperienced drivers are most at risk fordistraction-related accidents, so Airmen with familiescan serve as role models behind the wheel, SergeantRoller said.

“Set the example,” he said. “If your children see

you do it, they will do it.”Other examples of distracted driving

include eating and drinking, talking topassengers, grooming, reading, watch-ing a video and changing the radiostation, CD or Mp3 player.

Motorists can also prevent acci-dents by making sure their vehiclesare safe to operate.

“Proper inflation of the tires isvery important,” Sergeant Roller

said. “Additionally, you shouldensure that your vehicle is regularly

maintained.”Improperly inflated tires - and those that

are worn - can cause blowouts, which can leadto accidents. Worn brakes can result in a slowerresponse time, which can also result in mishaps.

Sergeant Roller advises motorists to employ a“strategy” when they are driving.

“Think about the consequences of your actions,” hesaid. “It may be physical or financial.”

Sergeant Roller said Airmen should follow theadvice of Mr. Donley and General Schwartz and“engage in risk management.”

“Just pause and think, make adjustments and goon safely,” he said. “We need you back to accom-plish the mission.”

Air Force aiming for zero motor vehicle fatalities in 101 CDOS campaign

Duty Title:Transportation AssistantHometown:Wichita Falls, TexasHobbies:Listening to music Goals:Getting ready for retirementPersonal Motto:It could be worse ...Pet Peeve:Drivers who don’t use their turn signalsPersonal Inspiration:My mom. She raised three kids and worked two jobs,sometimes three.

Greatest Accomplishment:Completed eight and a half years in the Navy and wasable to see most of Europe and have been working twojobs for 10 years.Commander’s Comments:“Bob Arias is a real asset to the Joint PersonalProperty Shipping Office-San Antonio. His dedicationto our customers is exemplified by his work ethic anddesire to ‘get it right’ the first time around. He is aquiet leader whose positive attitude permeates hisduty section. I’m glad to have the opportunity to workwith him every day!”

– Lt. Col. Clifford Altizer902nd Force Support Squadron

Robert AriasJoint Personnel Property

Shipping Office

RetirementCongratulations to Col. Vickie Moore,

Air Force Personnel Center, on yourretirement.

Base ExerciseRandolph’s Exercise Evaluation Team

will be conducting a base exercise of theDisease Containment Plan on June 28 tomeet requirements specified in AFI 10-2603. The exercise will consist of simu-lated mass medication distribution inresponse to a hypothetical spread ofdisease. For more information call HenryKing at 625-5413 or Maj. StephenGaboriault at 658-3053.

Enlisted Spouses The Enlisted Spouses Club offers get-

togethers at the Kendrick Club on thefirst, third and fourth Tuesday of everymonth. For details call Holly Blake at658-3053.

MOAA LuncheonThe Military Officers Association of

America is scheduled to host an AlamoChapter Luncheon Thursday at the FortSam Houston Golf Club beginning at 11a.m. Cost is $15. For more informationand to RSVP 228-9955 by Monday.

American Society of MilitaryComptrollers Luncheon

The Alamo Chapter will hold a lunch-eon Monday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at AcadianaCafé Cajun Cuisine Restaurant, 1289SW Loop 410 in San Antonio. The guest

speaker is Patrick Reynolds, U.S. ArmyNorth Chief, Program and CapabilitiesDivision. The topic is “Making aDifference – Why 5 Star Status isImportant.” RSVP today by calling 671-4191.

Technology ExpoThe 802nd Communications

Squadron, Lackland AFB is hosting its16th Annual Technology ExpoWednesday at Mitchell Hall on Lacklandfrom 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. For moreinformation call Marissa Perez at 671-3200.

Legal Office closure and no willsessions July 1st:

The Base Legal Office will not have awalk-in will session on July 1st. Thelegal office will be closing at 10:45 a.m.on July 1st and will resume services July6th. For more information call 652-6781.

PME CoursesTesting on all PME courses has now

resumed. To schedule a test, lastnames beginning with A-M should e-mail gay.close@randolph.af.mil, lastnames beginning with N-Z should e-mail kassandra.hall@randolph.af.mil.

Phone Number Change The number for passport information

has changed to 902 FSS/FSMPD, CareerSupport Office, 652-2320.

BAMC Family Medicine ServicesMove

Brooke Army Medical Center FamilyMedicine Services will move to the newFort Sam Houston Primary Care Clinic inJuly. The new clinic is located on the cor-ner of Schofield Road and GardenAvenue, across from the McWethy TroopMedical Clinic. Call 916-9900 to makeor cancel an appointment.

4th of July EventsThe 2010 Randolph Air Force Base

July 4th Independence Day fireworksshow is scheduled for July 4. Gates openat 5 p.m. and the event begins at 9:35p.m. The event is open to the public. Formore information visitwww.randolph.af.mil.

Thrift ShopThe Thrift Shop will be closed from

June 28th-July 6th for summer break.The shop will reopen July 7th for normalbusiness hours. For more informationcall 658-5990.

SNCO SeminarLackland AFB will host a Senior NCO

seminar Monday-Friday. For more infor-mation contact MSgt. Timothy Godfreyat 671-1575.

Valet Parking at BAMC Brooke Army Medical Center will offer

free valet parking beginning Monday forall patients with a valid ID card or ascheduled appointment slip. The serv-

ice will be offered weekdays from 7:30a.m.- 6:30 p.m. at the Medical Mallentrance near the I-35 gate. For details,call 916-1493.

Microsoft CoursesRandolph will be offering Microsoft

Office productivity sessions June 28thand June 29th at the Base Theater from8:30-10 a.m., 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and1:30-3 p.m. Call Sal Orozpe at 652-4412 or Al Schneider at 652-2307 formore information.

TABC certificationThe Air Force Sergeants Association

Chapter 1075 will offer a Texas AlcoholicBeverage Commission certificationcourse Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon inBldg 747. The cost of the course is $20and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the class,call Master Sgt. Jeffrey Brown at 565-2080.

Volunteer EventThe American Society of Military

Comptrollers will sponsor a communityclean-up project Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Sunshine PlazaApartments, 455 E. Sunshine Drive inSan Antonio. The project involves lightcleaning for senior residents. To volun-teer, call Jane Keller at 573-6702.

Hazelwood Act:The Hazelwood Act provides qualified

veterans, spouses and children with aneducation benefit of up to 150 hours oftuition and fee exemptions at state-sup-ported colleges or universities. For moreinformation about qualification require-ments, please call the RandolphEducation Office at 652-5964.

Base BRIEFS

“Robin Hood” (PG-13)Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Iron Man 2” (PG-13)Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow

Saturday @ 3 p.m.Saturday @ 7 p.m.Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWINGat the

Randolph Theater

$4 for adults$2 for children 11 and underCall 652-3278 for details.

For a complete listing

of base briefs, visit

www.randolph.af.mil and

click on ‘Round Randolph

By Mike Joseph502nd Air Base Wing OL-A Public Affairs

Success and savings on nationaltesting at the Lackland EducationCenter are forming a program modelfor the Air Force.

A partnership between Lacklandand the San Antonio branch ofWayland Baptist University lastDecember computerized the testingprogram that is taking the nationaltesting center to another level.

The joint venture has increasedattendance and passing rates, aWBU agreement with Air Universityprovided professional military edu-cation testing at no cost to the AirForce, allowed establishment of apilot program for technical schoolstudents and reduced Air Force costsmore than $1 million for fiscal year2010.

“We’re out in front for now,” saidRuss Gregg, Lackland education andtraining chief. “The NTC has becomea focal point for al l my

bragging rights.”Lackland is currently the only

installation in San Antonio to offercomputerized testing.

“Other bases are looking at us,and we may start to see more andmore along this same model,” hesaid.

Mr. Gregg said conservative fig-ures total $1.3 million so far in sav-ings for the Air Force, a numberexpected to climb by the fiscal year’send. Savings come from no contrac-tor test fees and reduced courseexpense through increased passingrates (each passed test saves $750).The pace of current attendance proj-ects the NTC will administer 9,800tests by Sept. 30.

With Defense Activity for NonTraditional Support Education andCollege Level Exam Program testschanging Oct. 1, the Lackland NTCcould also see another spike inattendance.

Lackland’s computerized testinghas 38 DANTES and 34 CLEP tests

available. Non-computerized educa-tion centers currently offer 14 CLEPtests and are expected to lose 22DANTES tests in fiscal year 2011.Students taking computerized testsreceive results instantaneously ver-sus six to eight weeks with paper-based tests.

A pi lot program for the 344thTraining Squadron has also provensuccessful. Airmen in the first stagesof technical training have exclusiveaccess to the NTC for two sessionsevery Thursday. Passing rates havejumped after subject matter testswere adjusted but still applicable toCommunity College of the Air Forcetwo-year degrees.

“Recently, we had 23 Airmen takeand pass a principles of supervisiontest,” Mr. Gregg said. “That’s phe-nomenal. “

“We’ve also had several 344th TRSAirmen pass 24 semester hours inone day. That’s almost a year of col-lege. By the time these Airmen com-plete technical school and special-

ized training, they’re only three orfour classes away from a CCAF degree.”

He said those determined and aca-demically prepared could do thesame by utilizing the center’s four-day availabil ity and instant testresults. The goal, which coincidesand fits with the 344th TRS, is tostart Airmen on an education courseearlier in their career.

“CCAF gets Airmen ready foradvanced responsibi l i t ies,” Mr.Gregg said. “By completing thatdegree earlier in their career, itenhances their capability and themission, and provides more educa-tional options.”

The NTC is available to all active-duty, Reserve, and Guard regardlessof branch or duty station. In additionto all the college tests, health certifi-cation exams for nursing are avail-able at the Lackland center.

For more information about thenational test ing center, cal l 671-2896.

PAGE 7WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 6 JUNE 18, 2010

Education center saves Air Force time, money

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The Air Force lost 21 Airmen last summer – 18 ofthem in private motor vehicle crashes.Reducing that number to zero is one of this year’s 101Critical Days of Summer campaign goals.

“Everyone is important to our mission,” said Tech.Sgt. David Roller, 502nd Air Base Wing OperatingLocation Bravo ground safety craftsman. “We needprofessionals with experience to accomplish this,because losing just one person affects everyone downthe line in some way.”In their memorandum announcing 101 CDOS,Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Gen.Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, askedAirmen to “reject reckless behavior” such as drinkingand driving and speeding - contributing factors inmany accidents - and to use their seatbelts.

The Air Force also recognizes that distracted driv-ing, including the use of hand-held devices for talkingand texting, is on the rise, accounting for numerousdeaths and injuries - nearly 6,000 deaths and morethan a half-million injuries in 2008, according to sta-tistics compiled by the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration.

Vehicle operators on Department of Defense instal-lations and operators of government-owned vehicles

are prohibited from using cell phones“unless the vehicle is safely parked orthey are using a hands-free device.”Wearing portable headphones, ear-phones or other listening devices,except for hands-free cell phones,is also prohibited.

“Distracted driving is a seriousconcern” said Linda Howlett,502nd ABW OL-B ground safetymanager. “Studies show that driv-ing while using a cell phonereduces the amount of brain activityassociated with driving by 37 percent.Other studies indicate using a cell phonewhile driving, whether it is hand-held orhands-free, delays a driver’s reactions as much ashaving a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent,which is legally drunk in Texas.”

Ms. Howlett said short distractions “can havedeadly consequences.”

“Driving deserves and requires your full atten-tion,” she said.

Young, inexperienced drivers are most at risk fordistraction-related accidents, so Airmen with familiescan serve as role models behind the wheel, SergeantRoller said.

“Set the example,” he said. “If your children see

you do it, they will do it.”Other examples of distracted driving

include eating and drinking, talking topassengers, grooming, reading, watch-ing a video and changing the radiostation, CD or Mp3 player.

Motorists can also prevent acci-dents by making sure their vehiclesare safe to operate.

“Proper inflation of the tires isvery important,” Sergeant Roller

said. “Additionally, you shouldensure that your vehicle is regularly

maintained.”Improperly inflated tires - and those that

are worn - can cause blowouts, which can leadto accidents. Worn brakes can result in a slowerresponse time, which can also result in mishaps.

Sergeant Roller advises motorists to employ a“strategy” when they are driving.

“Think about the consequences of your actions,” hesaid. “It may be physical or financial.”

Sergeant Roller said Airmen should follow theadvice of Mr. Donley and General Schwartz and“engage in risk management.”

“Just pause and think, make adjustments and goon safely,” he said. “We need you back to accom-plish the mission.”

Air Force aiming for zero motor vehicle fatalities in 101 CDOS campaign

Duty Title:Transportation AssistantHometown:Wichita Falls, TexasHobbies:Listening to music Goals:Getting ready for retirementPersonal Motto:It could be worse ...Pet Peeve:Drivers who don’t use their turn signalsPersonal Inspiration:My mom. She raised three kids and worked two jobs,sometimes three.

Greatest Accomplishment:Completed eight and a half years in the Navy and wasable to see most of Europe and have been working twojobs for 10 years.Commander’s Comments:“Bob Arias is a real asset to the Joint PersonalProperty Shipping Office-San Antonio. His dedicationto our customers is exemplified by his work ethic anddesire to ‘get it right’ the first time around. He is aquiet leader whose positive attitude permeates hisduty section. I’m glad to have the opportunity to workwith him every day!”

– Lt. Col. Clifford Altizer902nd Force Support Squadron

Robert AriasJoint Personnel Property

Shipping Office

RetirementCongratulations to Col. Vickie Moore,

Air Force Personnel Center, on yourretirement.

Base ExerciseRandolph’s Exercise Evaluation Team

will be conducting a base exercise of theDisease Containment Plan on June 28 tomeet requirements specified in AFI 10-2603. The exercise will consist of simu-lated mass medication distribution inresponse to a hypothetical spread ofdisease. For more information call HenryKing at 625-5413 or Maj. StephenGaboriault at 658-3053.

Enlisted Spouses The Enlisted Spouses Club offers get-

togethers at the Kendrick Club on thefirst, third and fourth Tuesday of everymonth. For details call Holly Blake at658-3053.

MOAA LuncheonThe Military Officers Association of

America is scheduled to host an AlamoChapter Luncheon Thursday at the FortSam Houston Golf Club beginning at 11a.m. Cost is $15. For more informationand to RSVP 228-9955 by Monday.

American Society of MilitaryComptrollers Luncheon

The Alamo Chapter will hold a lunch-eon Monday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at AcadianaCafé Cajun Cuisine Restaurant, 1289SW Loop 410 in San Antonio. The guest

speaker is Patrick Reynolds, U.S. ArmyNorth Chief, Program and CapabilitiesDivision. The topic is “Making aDifference – Why 5 Star Status isImportant.” RSVP today by calling 671-4191.

Technology ExpoThe 802nd Communications

Squadron, Lackland AFB is hosting its16th Annual Technology ExpoWednesday at Mitchell Hall on Lacklandfrom 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. For moreinformation call Marissa Perez at 671-3200.

Legal Office closure and no willsessions July 1st:

The Base Legal Office will not have awalk-in will session on July 1st. Thelegal office will be closing at 10:45 a.m.on July 1st and will resume services July6th. For more information call 652-6781.

PME CoursesTesting on all PME courses has now

resumed. To schedule a test, lastnames beginning with A-M should e-mail gay.close@randolph.af.mil, lastnames beginning with N-Z should e-mail kassandra.hall@randolph.af.mil.

Phone Number Change The number for passport information

has changed to 902 FSS/FSMPD, CareerSupport Office, 652-2320.

BAMC Family Medicine ServicesMove

Brooke Army Medical Center FamilyMedicine Services will move to the newFort Sam Houston Primary Care Clinic inJuly. The new clinic is located on the cor-ner of Schofield Road and GardenAvenue, across from the McWethy TroopMedical Clinic. Call 916-9900 to makeor cancel an appointment.

4th of July EventsThe 2010 Randolph Air Force Base

July 4th Independence Day fireworksshow is scheduled for July 4. Gates openat 5 p.m. and the event begins at 9:35p.m. The event is open to the public. Formore information visitwww.randolph.af.mil.

Thrift ShopThe Thrift Shop will be closed from

June 28th-July 6th for summer break.The shop will reopen July 7th for normalbusiness hours. For more informationcall 658-5990.

SNCO SeminarLackland AFB will host a Senior NCO

seminar Monday-Friday. For more infor-mation contact MSgt. Timothy Godfreyat 671-1575.

Valet Parking at BAMC Brooke Army Medical Center will offer

free valet parking beginning Monday forall patients with a valid ID card or ascheduled appointment slip. The serv-

ice will be offered weekdays from 7:30a.m.- 6:30 p.m. at the Medical Mallentrance near the I-35 gate. For details,call 916-1493.

Microsoft CoursesRandolph will be offering Microsoft

Office productivity sessions June 28thand June 29th at the Base Theater from8:30-10 a.m., 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and1:30-3 p.m. Call Sal Orozpe at 652-4412 or Al Schneider at 652-2307 formore information.

TABC certificationThe Air Force Sergeants Association

Chapter 1075 will offer a Texas AlcoholicBeverage Commission certificationcourse Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon inBldg 747. The cost of the course is $20and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the class,call Master Sgt. Jeffrey Brown at 565-2080.

Volunteer EventThe American Society of Military

Comptrollers will sponsor a communityclean-up project Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Sunshine PlazaApartments, 455 E. Sunshine Drive inSan Antonio. The project involves lightcleaning for senior residents. To volun-teer, call Jane Keller at 573-6702.

Hazelwood Act:The Hazelwood Act provides qualified

veterans, spouses and children with aneducation benefit of up to 150 hours oftuition and fee exemptions at state-sup-ported colleges or universities. For moreinformation about qualification require-ments, please call the RandolphEducation Office at 652-5964.

Base BRIEFS

“Robin Hood” (PG-13)Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Iron Man 2” (PG-13)Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow

Saturday @ 3 p.m.Saturday @ 7 p.m.Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWINGat the

Randolph Theater

$4 for adults$2 for children 11 and underCall 652-3278 for details.

For a complete listing

of base briefs, visit

www.randolph.af.mil and

click on ‘Round Randolph

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FEATURE

By Deborah Silliman WolfeStaff Writer

Last weekend’s Outdoor Family Challenge, aFamilyFit event sponsored by the Randolph Air ForceBase Youth Center, gave families a chance to not onlyspend time together, but also get in some cardio.

“Instead of getting out there and running for 30 min-utes, this challenge puts a fun spin on fitness,” JeriPeterson, 902nd Force Support Squadron YouthPrograms director, said. “Basically, the families cameout, were given a GPS unit and had to find four pointsaround base where puzzle pieces were hidden.”

After the families broke a sweat trekking around basefinding the puzzle pieces, they returned to the youthcenter where they had to work together to decode theclues.

“They got a mental challenge too, which I think is agreat aspect to this challenge,” Ms. Peterson said.

Dick Cornell, retired Army military police, and hiswife, Dona, brought their five grandchildren to theevent.

“I got a very good workout, I think everyone did,”Mrs. Cornell said. “I absolutely think this is a creativeway to get the family active. We decided we wanted toget out and do a little more walking in a more protectedarea, and this is a great way to do just that.”

According to www.usaffitfamily.com, the FitFamilyprogram promotes the importance of healthy lifestylechoices and encourages Air Force Families to be activetogether. The next FamilyFit event at the youth centerwill be July 17. For more information, go to www.ran-dolphfss.com.

Outdoor familychallenge keepsexercise fun

Clockwise from top left:Dick Cornell (right), retired Army military police, his wife,Dona, and their grandchildren Cameron, 12; J.R., 6;Kristen Jupe, 9; and Caleb, 4, search for puzzle piecesduring the Family Outdoor Adventure.Cameron Cornell, 12, finds coordinates on a GPS unit.Dick Cornell and grandson J.R., 6, search for one of fourpuzzle pieces during the Randolph Air Force Base GreatFamily Outdoor Adventure.After finding four pieces of a puzzle which were hiddenaround base, Capt. Matt Williams, Brooks City-Base audiol-ogist, and his sons Matthew, 13, and Dillon, 11, work ondecoding a secret message.

Photos by Deborah Silliman Wolfe

An annual event sponsored by the Airman andFamily Readiness Center allows children to

experience what their parents encounter whengoing through a mobilty processing line.

FEATURE

Photos byDon Lindsey

Clockwise from lower rightTech. Sgt Laketha Jordon from the 1st MRS, prepares to hand out a package to children during in-processing.Drew Turner holds up his newly issued ID Card after processing in for Operation FLAGS.Staff Sgt. KrystalKanady from the Security Forces Squadron demonstrates dog handlertechniques.

PAGE 9WINGSPREADJUNE 18, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 8 JUNE 18, 2010

FEATURE

By Deborah Silliman WolfeStaff Writer

Last weekend’s Outdoor Family Challenge, aFamilyFit event sponsored by the Randolph Air ForceBase Youth Center, gave families a chance to not onlyspend time together, but also get in some cardio.

“Instead of getting out there and running for 30 min-utes, this challenge puts a fun spin on fitness,” JeriPeterson, 902nd Force Support Squadron YouthPrograms director, said. “Basically, the families cameout, were given a GPS unit and had to find four pointsaround base where puzzle pieces were hidden.”

After the families broke a sweat trekking around basefinding the puzzle pieces, they returned to the youthcenter where they had to work together to decode theclues.

“They got a mental challenge too, which I think is agreat aspect to this challenge,” Ms. Peterson said.

Dick Cornell, retired Army military police, and hiswife, Dona, brought their five grandchildren to theevent.

“I got a very good workout, I think everyone did,”Mrs. Cornell said. “I absolutely think this is a creativeway to get the family active. We decided we wanted toget out and do a little more walking in a more protectedarea, and this is a great way to do just that.”

According to www.usaffitfamily.com, the FitFamilyprogram promotes the importance of healthy lifestylechoices and encourages Air Force Families to be activetogether. The next FamilyFit event at the youth centerwill be July 17. For more information, go to www.ran-dolphfss.com.

Outdoor familychallenge keepsexercise fun

Clockwise from top left:Dick Cornell (right), retired Army military police, his wife,Dona, and their grandchildren Cameron, 12; J.R., 6;Kristen Jupe, 9; and Caleb, 4, search for puzzle piecesduring the Family Outdoor Adventure.Cameron Cornell, 12, finds coordinates on a GPS unit.Dick Cornell and grandson J.R., 6, search for one of fourpuzzle pieces during the Randolph Air Force Base GreatFamily Outdoor Adventure.After finding four pieces of a puzzle which were hiddenaround base, Capt. Matt Williams, Brooks City-Base audiol-ogist, and his sons Matthew, 13, and Dillon, 11, work ondecoding a secret message.

Photos by Deborah Silliman Wolfe

An annual event sponsored by the Airman andFamily Readiness Center allows children to

experience what their parents encounter whengoing through a mobilty processing line.

FEATURE

Photos byDon Lindsey

Clockwise from lower rightTech. Sgt Laketha Jordon from the 1st MRS, prepares to hand out a package to children during in-processing.Drew Turner holds up his newly issued ID Card after processing in for Operation FLAGS.Staff Sgt. KrystalKanady from the Security Forces Squadron demonstrates dog handlertechniques.

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902nd Force Support Squadron Briefs

SPORTS - HEALTH - FITNESS

Lifeguarding classesLifeguarding classes

will be offered atRandolph June 19-25, July 17-23 and Aug. 14-20. The cost for the classis $200 and includes eighthours of CPR training, fourhours of first aid trainingand 21 hours of lifeguardtraining. The class is lim-ited to 10 participants atleast 16 years old.

Those interested shouldsign up at Outdoor recre-ation/ITT office, Bldg. 897.

Water aerobic classesWater aerobic classes

are offered Monday andWednesday from 10-11 a.m.at the center pool Classescost $3.

For more informationcontact the Fitness Centerat 652-7263.

Women’s golf leagueA women’s 9-hole golf

league starts June 29. Ifinterested, call Troy Gannat 652-4653 for moredetails and to sign up.

Youth registrationRegistration for flag

football, cheerleading(ages 5-15 years) andvolleyball (ages 9-15years) runs from June 15through Aug. 13. The costis $40 per youth and allsports and cheerleadingparticipants must have acurrent sports physicaland Youth Programsmembership at the timeof registration.

In addition, all partici-pants must present validproof of age, i.e. birth cer-tificate or military ID card.

SportsBRIEFS

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention advise men to “know and under-stand your numbers.”

Knowing those numbers – blood pressure,cholesterol count, blood sugar levels and bodymass index – is especially important given theprevalence of a chronic medical condition atRandolph and throughout the United States.

“Hypertension is the most prominent prob-lem with our population,” said Maj. LesterLoreto, outgoing 359th Medical Group health-care integrator. “A majority of the people wesee are retirees. It is consistently the issue wedeal with.”

Major Loreto said knowing and understand-ing your numbers is just one of a list of recom-mendations the CDC emphasizes during theJune Men’s Health Month observance andmen should follow throughout the year.

Among other recommendations are work-ing safely – making sure you have the rightsafety equipment, getting the proper trainingand taking precautions to prevent injury – get-ting vaccinated and paying attention to thesigns and symptoms of conditions such asprostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease andlung cancer.

High blood pressure is so prevalent that theRandolph Clinic is summoning moreresources to address it through its newly

implemented disease management team, acomponent of the Air Force’s Family HealthInitiative.

“It’s a platform for the patient to know theprimary care manager,” said Major Loreto.“The disease management team’s main role isto look at a specific disease population andmanage it through an individual approach.”

Maj. Jolene Ainsworth, who is succeedingMajor Loreto as healthcare integrator, saidheredity, smoking, poor dietary habits and asedentary lifestyle all contribute to hyperten-sion. Other factors include Type 2 diabetesand high cholesterol.

However, people can take steps to addressthe problem, Majors Loreto and Ainsworthsaid.

Those strategies include eating the rightamounts of fruits and vegetables each day,engaging in a half-hour of physical activityfive days a week at a minimum and not smok-ing.

Getting regular medical checkups is alsoimportant, but the CDC says women are 100percent more likely to visit the doctor forannual examinations and preventive servicesthan men, which may partly explain why mendie at higher rates than women from the top10 causes of death, including heart disease,cancer, workplace injuries, stroke and suicide.

“Women will go in for an annual checkupand men will go in for a PSA, but unlessthey’re ill, men tend not to visit the doctor,”

Major Ainsworth said. A PSA is the prostate-specific antigen test, which is used as aprostate–cancer screening tool.

The prostate, a walnut-sized gland that sur-rounds the urethra, the tube that carriesurine from the bladder, grows during pubertyand again at about age 40. Three diseases –prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (alsoknown as prostate enlargement) and prostatecancer – are associated with the gland.

The American Cancer Society recommendsan annual PSA test and digital rectal exam formen starting at age 50. Men at high risk forprostate cancer – African Americans andthose whose father or brother had prostatecancer at an early age – should begin havingthese tests at age 45.

The ACS also recommends that men over50 be screened for colorectal cancer. Acolonoscopy is the “golden test” for this dis-ease; if results are normal, the test is consid-ered good for 10 years.

Both healthcare integrators said Airmen atRandolph have an advantage in addressingtheir healthcare needs because of the pres-ence of facilities such as the Health andWellness Center and the Rambler FitnessCenter, which offer myriad classes and activi-ties that promote a healthy lifestyle.

In addition, the Air Force Fitness Programnext month will institute stricter standards topromote a culture of fitness.

Men’s Health Month advice: ‘Know, understand your numbers’

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Scheduling for test dates isunder way for Randolph ser-vicemembers in preparationfor the revised Air ForceFitness Program that officiallybegins July 1.

Rambler Fitness Center per-sonnel, including membersof the base’s new FitnessAssessment Cell team that willconduct the tests, have spentrecent weeks briefing unitcommanders and unit fitnessprogram managers, discussingchanges to the program andemphasizing the importance ofregistering for test dates in atimely manner.

“People need to start regis-tering for their test. If theywait until July 15 and they’redue at the end of July, theremay not be any more testingdates for them, and so they’llbecome not current,” AdrianaOrtiz, 902nd Force SupportSquadron fitness specialistintern, said during a briefing

last week. Ms. Ortiz discussed respon-

sibilities of the UFPMs and theFAC team, whose three mem-bers – Ronnie King, TimothyMartin and Maria Andrea –were introduced during thebriefings. Though the FACteam will administer all com-ponents of the fitness assess-

ment, the UFPMs wil l st i l lhave a number of responsibili-ties, including acting as a liai-son between unit membersand the FAC team andbetween unit commandersand the FAC team, trackingwhen unit members are duefor FAs and maintaining casefiles on unit members.

She said unit members canregister for a test date andtime online at https://randolph.eis.aetc.af.mil/fast/default.aspx. Three testing blocks per daywill be offered five days aweek, and each testing blockwill accommodate up to 12members.

Registration under way for July fitness assessments

See FITNESS P12

“People need to start registering for their test. If theywait until July 15 and they’re due at the end of July,there may not be any more testing dates for them,

and so they’ll become not current.”

Adriana Ortiz902nd Force Support Squadron fitness specialist intern

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902nd Force Support Squadron Briefs

SPORTS - HEALTH - FITNESS

Lifeguarding classesLifeguarding classes

will be offered atRandolph June 19-25, July 17-23 and Aug. 14-20. The cost for the classis $200 and includes eighthours of CPR training, fourhours of first aid trainingand 21 hours of lifeguardtraining. The class is lim-ited to 10 participants atleast 16 years old.

Those interested shouldsign up at Outdoor recre-ation/ITT office, Bldg. 897.

Water aerobic classesWater aerobic classes

are offered Monday andWednesday from 10-11 a.m.at the center pool Classescost $3.

For more informationcontact the Fitness Centerat 652-7263.

Women’s golf leagueA women’s 9-hole golf

league starts June 29. Ifinterested, call Troy Gannat 652-4653 for moredetails and to sign up.

Youth registrationRegistration for flag

football, cheerleading(ages 5-15 years) andvolleyball (ages 9-15years) runs from June 15through Aug. 13. The costis $40 per youth and allsports and cheerleadingparticipants must have acurrent sports physicaland Youth Programsmembership at the timeof registration.

In addition, all partici-pants must present validproof of age, i.e. birth cer-tificate or military ID card.

SportsBRIEFS

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention advise men to “know and under-stand your numbers.”

Knowing those numbers – blood pressure,cholesterol count, blood sugar levels and bodymass index – is especially important given theprevalence of a chronic medical condition atRandolph and throughout the United States.

“Hypertension is the most prominent prob-lem with our population,” said Maj. LesterLoreto, outgoing 359th Medical Group health-care integrator. “A majority of the people wesee are retirees. It is consistently the issue wedeal with.”

Major Loreto said knowing and understand-ing your numbers is just one of a list of recom-mendations the CDC emphasizes during theJune Men’s Health Month observance andmen should follow throughout the year.

Among other recommendations are work-ing safely – making sure you have the rightsafety equipment, getting the proper trainingand taking precautions to prevent injury – get-ting vaccinated and paying attention to thesigns and symptoms of conditions such asprostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease andlung cancer.

High blood pressure is so prevalent that theRandolph Clinic is summoning moreresources to address it through its newly

implemented disease management team, acomponent of the Air Force’s Family HealthInitiative.

“It’s a platform for the patient to know theprimary care manager,” said Major Loreto.“The disease management team’s main role isto look at a specific disease population andmanage it through an individual approach.”

Maj. Jolene Ainsworth, who is succeedingMajor Loreto as healthcare integrator, saidheredity, smoking, poor dietary habits and asedentary lifestyle all contribute to hyperten-sion. Other factors include Type 2 diabetesand high cholesterol.

However, people can take steps to addressthe problem, Majors Loreto and Ainsworthsaid.

Those strategies include eating the rightamounts of fruits and vegetables each day,engaging in a half-hour of physical activityfive days a week at a minimum and not smok-ing.

Getting regular medical checkups is alsoimportant, but the CDC says women are 100percent more likely to visit the doctor forannual examinations and preventive servicesthan men, which may partly explain why mendie at higher rates than women from the top10 causes of death, including heart disease,cancer, workplace injuries, stroke and suicide.

“Women will go in for an annual checkupand men will go in for a PSA, but unlessthey’re ill, men tend not to visit the doctor,”

Major Ainsworth said. A PSA is the prostate-specific antigen test, which is used as aprostate–cancer screening tool.

The prostate, a walnut-sized gland that sur-rounds the urethra, the tube that carriesurine from the bladder, grows during pubertyand again at about age 40. Three diseases –prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (alsoknown as prostate enlargement) and prostatecancer – are associated with the gland.

The American Cancer Society recommendsan annual PSA test and digital rectal exam formen starting at age 50. Men at high risk forprostate cancer – African Americans andthose whose father or brother had prostatecancer at an early age – should begin havingthese tests at age 45.

The ACS also recommends that men over50 be screened for colorectal cancer. Acolonoscopy is the “golden test” for this dis-ease; if results are normal, the test is consid-ered good for 10 years.

Both healthcare integrators said Airmen atRandolph have an advantage in addressingtheir healthcare needs because of the pres-ence of facilities such as the Health andWellness Center and the Rambler FitnessCenter, which offer myriad classes and activi-ties that promote a healthy lifestyle.

In addition, the Air Force Fitness Programnext month will institute stricter standards topromote a culture of fitness.

Men’s Health Month advice: ‘Know, understand your numbers’

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Scheduling for test dates isunder way for Randolph ser-vicemembers in preparationfor the revised Air ForceFitness Program that officiallybegins July 1.

Rambler Fitness Center per-sonnel, including membersof the base’s new FitnessAssessment Cell team that willconduct the tests, have spentrecent weeks briefing unitcommanders and unit fitnessprogram managers, discussingchanges to the program andemphasizing the importance ofregistering for test dates in atimely manner.

“People need to start regis-tering for their test. If theywait until July 15 and they’redue at the end of July, theremay not be any more testingdates for them, and so they’llbecome not current,” AdrianaOrtiz, 902nd Force SupportSquadron fitness specialistintern, said during a briefing

last week. Ms. Ortiz discussed respon-

sibilities of the UFPMs and theFAC team, whose three mem-bers – Ronnie King, TimothyMartin and Maria Andrea –were introduced during thebriefings. Though the FACteam will administer all com-ponents of the fitness assess-

ment, the UFPMs wil l st i l lhave a number of responsibili-ties, including acting as a liai-son between unit membersand the FAC team andbetween unit commandersand the FAC team, trackingwhen unit members are duefor FAs and maintaining casefiles on unit members.

She said unit members canregister for a test date andtime online at https://randolph.eis.aetc.af.mil/fast/default.aspx. Three testing blocks per daywill be offered five days aweek, and each testing blockwill accommodate up to 12members.

Registration under way for July fitness assessments

See FITNESS P12

“People need to start registering for their test. If theywait until July 15 and they’re due at the end of July,there may not be any more testing dates for them,

and so they’ll become not current.”

Adriana Ortiz902nd Force Support Squadron fitness specialist intern

WINGSPREADPAGE 12 JUNE 18, 2010

June MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS

9 a.m. - Step10 a.m. - Water aerobics11 a.m. - Step11:15 a.m. - Cycling5 p.m. - Step5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Yoga7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength 11 a.m. - Step5 p.m. - Zumba5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10 a.m. - Water aerobics11 a.m. - Step11:15 a.m. - Cycling4 p.m. - Power Yoga5 p.m. - Step and Kick5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Sets & Reps7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step/Weights9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength11 a.m. - Step5 p.m. - Zumba6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10:15 a.m. - Cardiofusion11:15 a.m. - Cycling5:30 p.m. - Yoga

9 a.m. - Kick Boxing9 a.m. - Pilates10:15 a.m. - Zumba

SUNDAYS1 p.m. - Yoga

Rambler Fitness Center group exercise class schedule

$3 per class. For details on class passes orholiday class schedules, call the Rambler

Fitness Center at 652-2955.Equipment orientation available upon

request for all patrons.

“We’re trying to test between 720 and 960 person-nel per month,” Ms. Ortiz said.

Airmen who have scheduled their FA must meet infront of Room 135 at the fitness center no later than10 minutes prior to their testing time and wear anapproved Air Force physical training uniform.Height, weight and abdominal circumference will be

measured first, followed by push-ups and sit-ups.The 1.5-mile run will take place at Eberle Park.

Ms. Ortiz said initial testing times will be at 6, 8and 10 a.m., but those “will change according to theseason and weather conditions.” The first day of test-ing is July 1, but no testing will be conducted July 2because of family day or July 5 because of theIndependence Day holiday.

The Air Force’s revised fitness program, which

seeks to motive Airmen to participate in a year-round total fitness program, requires them to meet amandatory minimum in each of four categories –push-ups, sit-ups, abdominal circumference and a1.5-mile run. The standards change according to ageand gender.

It also requires Airmen to test twice a year, but arecent revision allows servicemembers who score 90or above on all components to test just once a year.

FITNESS from P11