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HONORING VETSPhoto by Alan Boedeker

A joint-service color guardmarches in the 2009 VeteransDay Parade Saturday throughdowntown San Antonio. Theparade was part of the SanAntonio Chamber of Com-merce’s Celebrate America’sMilitary Week.

By Mike JosephStaff Writer

When the call from Fort Hoodcame in on the afternoon of Nov.5, the Lackland Blood DonorCenter responded – quickly.

Almost within an hour of theplea from their sister center inthe Armed Services BloodProgram, 189 units of bloodwere packaged and ready forshipment to Killeen.

The units were sent by couri-

er and arrived within hours ofthe tragedy on the Army post.

“We supported them like wewere supposed to do,” saidTracy Parmer, blood donorrecruiter for the Lackland cen-ter. “They needed help; that’swhy it was the right thing todo.”

Supporting the Fort Hoodtragedy completely wiped outthe Lackland supply of blood,but within 24 hours, the basesupply was replenished.

“We sent Team Lackland ane-mail (requesting blood) andmade phone calls; the responsewas fantastic,” said Mrs.Parmer. “We saw 226 donorsand collected 174 units thatFriday. A lot of people stoppedwhat they were doing to comehere and help so we were ableto continue our mission.”

Mrs. Parmer said once thecenter met its goal, a list wasstarted in the event more bloodwas needed for Fort Hood or at

the center.“We didn’t draw anymore

than what we needed,” sheadded.

“I would like Team Lacklandto know that we appreciatethem coming,” she said. “Wedon’t do pleas every week andwe don’t do calls unless it’s nec-essary.

“But Lackland responded andwe wanted to say, ‘thank you.’We’re thankful for being able todepend on you.”

Base supports Fort Hood crisis

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When Col. (Dr.) Rick Campiseassumed command of the 37thMedical Group Nov. 2, it was a dualreward for him: a job he aspired to,and a homecoming.

If you had asked the Houston nativein 1987, when he began his residencyat Wilford Hall Medical Center, wherehe would be in 2009, Lackland and theAir Force weren’t even on the radar.

“We originally planned to come infor three years, but my wife and I said,‘this is just too good to walk awayfrom,’” he said. “It’s kind of a surpriseto be here when it was a three-yearplan. I’ve been in the Air Force 22

years because I’ve had so manyinteresting and enjoyable expe-riences. It was my dream job tobe a group commander.”

Dr. Campise, a board certi-fied pediatric psychologist,plans to continue his clinicalpractice along with his com-mand duties. He was only thesecond pediatric psychologistin the Air Force to becomeboard certified in his specialty 11years ago.

Happy to be back after completing asix-month deployment to Iraq in earlyOctober, Dr. Campise is looking for-ward to the challenge of commandingthe 37th MDG during a time of trans-formation.

“We will be transitioningback to the 59th Medical Wingin February, and while we’redoing that, we’ll be transition-ing into Joint Base SanAntonio,” said Dr. Campise.“Those are huge changes.

“I’m very happy with wherethe 37th MDG is now,” headded during a break from acalendar-packed first few days

on the job. “I’m taking over a goodgroup and (I anticipate) it will get bet-ter over the next couple of years. Wehave good people and good leadershipwithin all levels of the organization(that produce) good results.”

Dr. Campise came to Lackland fromLangley Air Force Base, Va., where he

was a medical operations squadroncommander. During his first comman-der’s call, he told his leadership heexpected to see strong customer serv-ice and development of leaders fromwithin. He also believes in enjoying thejob which includes reassuring people,prevention and education.

“When I took over at Langley, aquarter of my squadron deployedwithin the first month,” said Dr.Campise. “We had holes everywhere. Itold them to train everybody to doeverything in your organization (sowe’ll be prepared).

“To enjoy your job is the hardest,”he continued, “because I can’t give

37th Medical Group welcomes new commander

Col. (Dr.)Rick Campise

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AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE EVENTS

The Lackland Youth Center will have anAmerican Indian Heritage celebration todayat 3:30 p.m.

The Defense Language Institute EnglishLanguage Center American Indian Heritageprogram featuring Keetowah Indian Dancersis Monday at 10 a.m.

THIRD QUARTER AWARDS LUNCHEON

The Team Lackland third quarter awardsluncheon is today, 11:30 a.m. at theGateway Club.

Contact your first sergeant for moreinformation.

FEDERAL BENEFITS OPEN SEASON

Federal benefits open season for AirForce civilian employees is from Nov. 9through Dec. 14. All changes must be madethrough the Benefits and EntitlementService Team.

Elections and changes can be madethrough the Web-based Employee BenefitsInformation Exchange or the BEST phonesystem at 1-800-525-0102. Counselors areavailable Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.;Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 3-11p.m.

For more information, contact LindaCozart at 671-0007.

WOUNDED WARRIOR DONATION DRIVE

November is Military Family Appreciationand Wounded Warrior Month, observancessupporting the Year of the Military Family.

A donation drive sponsored by theLackland Family Advocacy Program isunderway through the end of November. Thecollected items will be donated to the FortSam Houston Warrior Family ReadinessCenter, which supports Brooke Army MedicalCenter and the Center for the Intrepid.

Requested items include toiletries, giftcards, disposable cameras, candy, individu-ally wrapped snacks, pens and pencils, CDsand DVDs, popcorn, diapers and formula.Monetary donations are also accepted.

Drop-off locations are Wilford HallMedical Center, Room 4A55, and the Airmanand Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 1249.Contact Staff Sgt. Dawn MacKenzie at 292-0404 for more information.

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WHAT A DOLL

Photo by Senior Airman Amber BresslerAir Force Maj. Jo Patterson (left) and 2nd Lt. Kelly Caton care for a simulated newborn baby Oct. 27 at Wilford Hall MedicalCenter. Military and civilian labor and delivery nurses come from around the world to train with the birth simulator in WilfordHall. Major Patterson is an LND nurse with the 59th Medical Inpatient Squadron and Lieutenant Canton is an LND with the96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.


Team Lackland hasshown its generosity onceagain by exceeding its goal of$1.5 million in donations forthe annual Combined Fed-eral Campaign.

Through Nov. 7, reportsshow more than $1.65 mil-lion has been donated. Thatnumber is expected to growsince donations can beaccepted through Dec. 15.

The fundraising officiallykicked off Sept. 2 and ended

Oct. 28 for permanent party.The campaign had beenextended two weeks from itsoriginal end date of Oct. 14when materials from thenational office were delayedat the beginning.

“It’s been a Team Lack-land effort, and while somehaven’t met their goals, oth-ers have exceeded theirs sowe’ve balanced each otherout,” said Lt. Col. EnriqueGwin, Team Lackland projectofficer for the campaign.

Base agencies participat-ing in the fundraising, open

to all federal employees, arethe 37th Training Wing, 59thMedical Wing, the Air ForceIntelligence, Surveillanceand Reconnaissance Agency,688th IOW, 677th NetworkWarfare Wing, the Crypto-logic Systems Group, theTexas Cryptologic Center,Joint Information Oper-ations, Warfare Center, the149th Fighter Wing and the433rd Airlift Wing.

Col. Gwin is proud of theway Team Lackland hasdonated to the CFC, whichsupports 2,600 local and

international charities.“There was never a

doubt,” he said when askedabout the campaign reachingits goal. “I think when it’s allfinished, we will far exceedour goal.

“At this time, generallyspeaking, we are more fortu-nate than some people in oursociety; we know we have ajob tomorrow,” he added.

“If we can help them stayon their feet long enough forthe economy to get goingagain, we’re all going to ben-efit.”

Team Lackland exceeds CFC goal


COMMENTARY

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By Capt. Andrew Lammy59th Mental Health Squadron

According to a 2000 study, the Depart-ment of Defense spends $930 million eachyear on health care for smoking-related ill-nesses and lost productivity. A recent studyof active-duty Airmen 36 years old andyounger found it cost $107 million a year forlost work time taken up by smoke breaksand smokers’ medical treatment.

Now, the good news: November is a greattime to quit smoking and using other tobac-co products. Every year on the thirdThursday in November, the AmericanCancer Society holds the Great AmericanSmokeout. This year’s event is Thursday.

This day is set aside to help people quitusing tobacco products. By quitting for atleast one day, users can gain a head start intheir goal to quit completely.

Another goal of the event is to help raiseawareness about health-related smokingrisks and the many effective ways availableto quit smoking permanently. Researchshows that tobacco users are most success-ful in kicking the habit when they combinemultiple strategies, such as enlisting support

from friends and family, using nicotinereplacement products or prescription med-ications to lessen cravings, and receivingcoaching on skills that are useful for maxi-mizing success in quitting tobacco.

Luckily, Airmen have access to all theseresources at Lackland.

The Health and Wellness Center, ClinicalHealth Psychology, and Clinical PharmacyDepartments offer a free four-week smokingcessation class, taught each Tuesday from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Health and Wellness Center.The class is open to all active duty, depend-ents, retirees, and civilian employees. Freenicotine replacement products and prescrip-tion medications are available to all TRI-CARE beneficiaries.

The class includes honest conversation

about the pros and cons of smoking,research-based information on how to bestquit, a personalized plan for each member,and free medication to help participants staytobacco free. This type of comprehensiveprogram has been shown to quadruple thechances of staying successfully tobacco freeone year after quitting.

Classes start the first Tuesday of everymonth and are held each week at theHAWC. If participants must miss a session,they are still welcome to attend the next.Sign up at the HAWC, or just stop by.

Those who cannot attend tobacco cessa-tion classes can also receive assistance fromthe San Antonio Military Medical Center QuitLine.

The SAMMC Tobacco Quit Line is aresearch study available to active duty mem-bers, Reservists, Guard personnel, retirees,and dependents. The study aims to assessthe effectiveness of a tobacco quit line in themilitary. The research project will includetelephone counseling sessions and nicotinepatches at no cost to the participant.

For more information, call 1-877-SAMMC-11 (1-877-726-6211) or visitwww.sammcquitline.org.

Great American Smokeout: a good time to quit

By Maj. Kathy Jordan341st Training Squadron

As most of you know,beginning Jan. 1, the AirForce will go to a twice ayear fitness test adminis-tered by unbiased civilianproctors. I believe thiscourse of action will ben-efit the force by stan-dardizing performanceand sinking teeth into theprogram.

These changes may betough to swallow for

some, but the good newsis that we have beengiven plenty of advancedwarning to get ready forthe new standards andprocesses. Now is thetime for leaders at all lev-els to embrace the newdirection we are headingin and channel theirenergy into inspiring ourmen and women to get inshape and stay in shape.

I am excited about thechanges and the newchallenge. It is no longer

enough to run fast andmax out your push-upsand sit-ups to compen-sate for a large waist; noris it okay to be unable torun but be so thin thatyou pass.

While I’ve heard somesay we’ll see an immedi-ate 50 percent or 60 per-cent failure rate, I am notso sure. I am encouragedby what I see each morn-ing as I run my route.

More and moreAirmen of all ages are

out and about getting fitand staying fit. I watchthem as they motivateeach other while theynavigate the bridges,roadways, tracks and doquarter mile sprints.

They push each otherto move faster and gofurther distances. Each ofthem has embraced theAir Force fitness pro-gram because they real-ize it’s important and it’shere to stay.

The bottom line is that

solid and sustained fit-ness is a condition ofemployment. It should beviewed as such anddeserves everyone’sattention. Now is the timeto start preparing if youhave not already done so.

Check the new stan-dards, run a diagnostictest with your wingman’ssupport, identify yourstrengths and weakness-es, and work to improvein order to exceed thestandard.

Physical fitness: a condition of employment

To report Fraud, Waste & Abuse matters or if you have a concern andare unsure if you should file a complaint, contact the 37 TRW/IG

Office at 671-3347 or e-mail to [email protected].


TALK

STRAIGHT

By Patrick DesmondStaff Writer

How does the smokingcessation class help peoplequit using tobacco?

It provides me the informationbackground to help me quit.Also, I like the group settingbecause I can hear otherpeople’s sides, how they viewthings and what may havehelped them. – Spc. ChristopherRodriguez, 717th Military IntelligenceBattalion

It’s an adjunct treatment. Soalong with medication andproper motivation to quitsmoking, it provides educationand support to help people quit.– Capt. Emily Rougier, 59th MentalHealth Squadron

As a group, people learn thingsthat they are not going to learnor ask about on their own. Theylearn about the medicationsand afterwards individualize aplan for themselves. – Maj. LizHowarth, 59th Pharmacy Squadron

Instead of people thinking thatthey are in it by themselves,they can see that other peopleare going through the samething. The class also teacheshow to handle the cravings. –Shannon Jones, 37th AerospaceMedical Squadron


BMT HONORSCongratulations to the fol-

lowing 51 Airmen for beingselected as honor graduatesamong 514 trainees graduat-ing today:

321st Training SquadronFlight 737Craig BostJoshua DanielsAaron DavisSean EarnestCasey LipeJohn LuomaFlight 738Sergio CamposWilliam JamesBrian LucykanishAaron Myrick

323rd Training SquadronFlight 743

Christopher BlackJoshua CullumKenneth GerbickKyle HuronNathan MartinezKevin PerryJason ShatzJohn ShounDaniel SnyderCody ThomasFlight 744Raven AdamsWhitney BrownCrystal CordovaAngela Krepline

324th Training SquadronFlight 741Alexander AveryTyler PeacockAnthony PedrozaZachary Suddaby

Flight 742Briana EasterlingMeghan HiltonJamie PlakoshTraci RenzellaChristine SchairerStephanie Steele

326th Training SquadronFlight 739John BandiJustin HollisterJesse HowardCody TothFlight 740Ethan Winter

331st Training SquadronFlight 735Kenneth AndersonBenjamin GlennEdward Lomelin

Enrico MendozaBrenton TynerFlight 736Jacob BauresLee LlecesJacob RichSteven RieffBryan RossDillon ShailAlex Sorgenfrei

Top BMT AirmanJustin Hollister, 326th TRS,Flight 739

Most Physically FitMale AirmenShaddai Hayes, 323rd TRS,Flight 743Aaron Myrick, 321st TRS,Flight 738Female Airmen

Whitney Brown, 323rd TRS,Flight 744Samantha Simons, 324th TRS,Flight 742Male Flights323rd TRS, Flight 743324th TRS, Flight 741Female Flights324th TRS, Flight 742323rd TRS, Flight 744

Top Academic Flights326th TRS, Flight 739323rd TRS, Flight 743

Congratulations to the followingAirmen who graduated from AirmanLeadership School Nov. 4.

326th Training SquadronSenior Airman Joseph Christy

331st Training SquadronSenior Airman Jason Hannen

342nd Training SquadronSenior Airman Jeffrey Ray

343rd Training SquadronSenior Airman William BensonSenior Airman Jeffrey Medeiros

37th Aerospace Medicine SquadronSenior Airman Erica GonzalesSenior Airman Andrea Williamson

37th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Airman Paul BauerSenior Airman Bruce BatesSenior Airman Marcos Hernandez

37th Comptroller SquadronSenior Airman Beth GarciaSenior Airman Yolanda HulandSenior Airman Savana Hyson

37th Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Rachel

GamertsfelderdoaneSenior Airman Donte JohnsonSenior Airman Edward SteermanStaff Sgt. Brennon Wilkerson

Band of the WestSenior Airman Jonathan Friedman

33rd Network Warfare SquadronSenior Airman Tangela Keyes

543rd Support SquadronSenior Airman Paul Ennis

59th Dental SquadronSenior Airman Robin GillandSenior Airman Amanda Williams

59th Medical Operations SquadronSenior Airman Stanley Manning

59th Pharmacy SquadronSenior Airman Brandi CasillasSenior Airman Edith Cooper

59th Radiology SquadronSenior Airman Todd Hollis

59th Medical Logistics andReadiness SquadronSenior Airman Ader MendozaSenior Airman Travis NelsonSenior Airman Renee Snavely

Senior Airman Brandon Tull

59th Emergency Medical SquadronSenior Airman Demorris ByrdSenior Airman Jamie Olds

59th Surgical Inpatient SquadronSenior Airman Michael ErbeSenior Airman Stephanie GonzalesSenior Airman Christopher Stripling

59th Surgical Operations SquadronSenior Airman Catherine CarpenterSenior Airman Nathan Lee

668th Alteration/Installation SquadronSenior Airman Mike Samman

690th Network Support SquadronSenior Airman Corey Ruff

93rd Intelligence SquadronSenior Airman Steven ChapmanSenior Airman Martell DerouenSenior Airman Sean JonesSenior Airman Quatrell NevelsSenior Airman Robert OrmandSenior Airman Robert PowellSenior Airman Michael RobinsonSenior Airman Bradley SecrawSenior Airman Christina SmithSenior Airman Jake Thunderbolt

Senior Airman David Vasquez

Cyber Analysis SquadronSenior Airman Anthony Smith

341st Recruiting SquadronSenior Airman Jesus Medellin

Award winnersJohn L. LevitowSenior Airman Jason HannenAcademic AchievementSenior Airman Travis NelsonLeadership AwardSenior Airman Donte JohnsonDistinguished GraduateSenior Airman Renee SnavelySenior Airman Edith CooperSenior Airman William BensonSenior Airman Jeffrey Ray

Airmen complete leadership schoolAirmen complete leadership school


By Senior Airman Alyssa MilesU.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – When a linguist fromLackland’s Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance andReconnaissance Agency was notified he would bedeploying to Iraq as part of a weapons intelligenceteam, or WIT, he knew he was in for a change ofpace.

“As a Russian linguist, I knew that if I deployed tothis region, I would not be doing my primary job,”said Tech. Sgt. David Maez, Task Force Troy datamanager. “I really didn’t know what I was going tobe doing. I heard I was going to be on a WIT; I didn’tknow what WIT was.”

It wasn’t until WIT training at Fort Huachuca,Ariz., that the sergeant received hands-on experi-ence of what he’d be doing in the area of responsi-bility.

Now five months into his deployment, he has afull understanding of his job and the reason he isperforming it.

As part of the WIT team, Sergeant Maez isresponsible for managing data pertaining to U.S. andhost nation casualties caused by improvised explo-sive devices for the Iraqi Joint Operating Area.

This information gives a better understanding of

the enemy and how these devices are impacting thesecurity situation in Iraq.

“The benefit of having Sergeant Maez on the teamis the different aspect of his intelligence back-ground,” said Master Sgt. Loren Poole, regional ana-lyst cell NCO in charge. “The linguist is somewhatdifferent from the rest of intelligence in that theirfocus is on the language.

“Intel takes months of training, and the folks whocome here have to learn how to do their job in amatter of days to replace redeploying personnel. Asa junior NCO, Sergeant Maez brings a level of lead-ership that is needed for the task at hand.

“To come from being a linguist to an all sourceintelligence job specifically, is really significant,”Sergeant Poole added. “On-the-job training is notsomething we do in the intelligence world, and tohave Sergeant Maez step in and fill that role is excel-lent.”

Sergeant Maez understands his mission is crucial.“I know it’s an important job, and it needs to be

done quickly, and more importantly, correctly,” hesaid. “I enjoy what I do: working with the analysts toprovide the most accurate data for Task Force Troy.It’s a lot of work to go through 600-plus reports andcoordinate with the analysts to make the necessarychanges in order to meet requirement deadlines. It’sa good feeling to finally finish the week’s work.”

Sergeant Poole attests to Sergeant Maez’sachievements.

“Taking on a different job that you have not thor-oughly trained to do is not easy,” he said. “Therehave been some trying times, such as the differencesin working with the other services, but SergeantMaez has adapted to the environment very well.”

Lackland linguist lightens Intel load

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. David Maez, CombinedJoint Task Force Troy data manager, works with improvisedexplosive device data received from regional analysts.Sergeant Maez is deployed from Lackland.

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for more details.


Photos by Alan BoedekerTops in Blue performed Tuesday at the Municipal Auditorium in downtown San Antonio. The performance waspart of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate America’s Military Week which gave the communityan opportunity to pay tribute to local active-duty and retired servicemembers. Tops in Blue group is an allactive-duty Air Force group made up of amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities.

THEY’RE THE TOPS


HAPPY BIRTHDAY USMC

During the "Marching of theCake," Marine escorts bringthe birthday cake in as theMarines Hymn is played.The Marine Corps birthdaycake-cutting ceremony isimportant to all Marines, asit is an annual renewal ofeach Marine’s commitmentto the Corps. u

Photos by Alan BoedekerMaster Sgt. Derrick Craftreads the traditional MarineCorps bir thday messagefrom the 13th Commandantof the Marine Corps, Gen.John Lejeune, Nov. 6 at theGateway Club. Since 1921,General Lejeune’s inspira-tional birthday message hasbeen read each year duringthe Corps’ birthday celebra-tion. u

t Chief Warrant Officer 3Shane Rawl ins, Mar ineCorps Det. commandingoff icer, administers theoath of enl is tment toGunnery Sgt. James Cowell(right) during the MarineCorps Birthday Ball Nov. 6.

t Chief Warrant Officer 3Shane Rawlins, Marine CorpsDet. commanding officer(left), passes the first piece ofbirthday cake to the guest ofhonor, Sgt. Eric Morante, awounded warrior from BrookeArmy Medical Center.Sergeant Morante waswounded by an ImprovisedExplosive Device while servingin Iraq in 2007.


MILITARY JUSTICE SPOTLIGHTThe 37th Training Wing Office of

the Staff Judge Advocate adminis-tered these judgments from Oct. 28-Nov. 3:

• An airman basic from the 319thTraining Squadron violated Article 92(dereliction of duty) and Article 112a(wrongful use of controlled sub-stances) and received forfeitures of$699 in pay per month for twomonths and a reprimand.

• A senior airman from the 319thTRS violated Article 107b twice (mak-ing false official statements) andreceived a suspended reduction toairman, forfeitures of $250 per monthfor two months, and a reprimand.

• An airman from the 319th TRSviolated Article 86 (absent withoutleave) and received forfeitures of$699 per month for two months, 30days restricted to base, 30 days extraduty, and a reprimand.

• An airman basic from the 319thTRS violated Article 112a (wrongfuldistribution of controlled substances)and received forfeitures of $699 permonth for two months and a repri-mand.

• An airman basic from the 319thTRS violated Article 86 (absent with-out leave) and received forfeitures of$699 per month for two months, 30days restricted to base, 30 days extraduty, and a reprimand.

• An airman first class from the343rd Training Squadron violatedArticle 92 twice (dereliction of duty)and received a reduction to airman,seven days restricted to base, andseven days extra duty.

• An airman first class from the59th Medical Logistics and ReadinessSquadron violated Article 86 twice(absent without leave and failure togo) and also violated Article 112a(wrongful use of marijuana) andreceived a reduction to airman basicand a reprimand.

• A staff sergeant from the 59thMedical Operations Squadron violatedArticle 92 (dereliction of duty) andreceived a suspended reduction to

senior airman, forfeitures of $1,109per month for two months, and a rep-rimand.

• An airman first class from the59th Surgical Inpatient Squadron vio-lated Article 92 (dereliction of duty)and received a suspended reductionto airman, forfeiture of $784 in payfor one month, 14 days restriction,and a reprimand.

Mandatory Uniform Code ofMilitary Justice briefings for second-term re-enlistees are conducted on awalk-in basis in the 37th TRW head-quarters courtroom.

For more information, call 671-2007.

Stay up-to-date during special events and rough skies. Call 671-NEWS



After listening to discussiongroups for more than eighthours Nov. 2, Col. SandraAdams, Air Force ServicesAgency commander, found outthat Lackland wasn’t afraid tospeak its mind.

The discussion groups wereheld in connection with AirForce Family Week.

The week was part of theYear of the Air Force Family, ayear-long focus on Air Forceprograms highlighting theimportance of, and commitmentto, the entire Air Force family.

Colonel Adams interactedwith seven different groups, andby the time she left at the end ofthe day, she had at least 25pages of notes to review.

“We’ve gathered some reallygood information,” Colonel

Adams said. “I’ve talked to acouple of groups I haven’t talkedto previously, like the MTIs (mili-tary training instructors). Theybrought a different perspective.”

Lackland was one of only twoAir Education and TrainingCommand bases chosen for aninstallation visit by Air Forceofficials.

Lackland’s discussion groupsincluded officers, spouses, MTIs,special needs families, juniorenlisted Airmen, Airmen withmultiple deployments, andteens.

Colonel Adams said officialsare visiting 20 bases, gatheringinformation that will be com-piled and sent to the Secretaryof the Air Force.

She also said she expectsmore bases to receive visits asthey look for trends and serviceareas that can be improved forfamily support.

In announcing the Year of theAir Force Family, which runsJuly 2009 to July 2010, AirForce Chief of Staff Gen. NortonSchwartz said the intent was tospend the year identifying whatthe Air Force does right andwhat can be improved to bettersupport the entire Air Forcefamily.

Colonel Adams says the time-frame won’t stop there.

“When the 31st of Julycomes, it doesn’t end,” she saidabout YoAFF. “We basically haveto map out what we need to dofor the next 5 to 10 years inorder to support our Air Forcefamily better than we do today.”

She also said that someimprovements will be quickerand easier to implement thanothers, and that all the datacompiled from the base visitswill give the Air Force aroadmap forward.

Focus groups give insight on QoL issues

Photo by Alan Boedeker Col. Sandra Adams, Air Force Services Agency commander, talkswith a junior enlisted discussion group Nov. 2. During her visit toLackland, Colonel Adams met with a series of target audiencesfocusing on quality of life issues.



After reaching bronze level in a safe-ty and health wellness program inAugust, the Air Force gunsmith shop onLackland’s Training Annex was hon-ored again Nov. 4 for jumping up to sil-ver status.

And they don’t plan on stoppingthere; they’re going for gold.

The only gunsmith shop in the AirForce has been participating sinceFebruary in the Commander’s Safe SiteChallenge.

Sponsored by Warner Robins AirLogistics Center, Robins Air Force Base,Ga., the program uses a local approachto implement the Occupational Safetyand Health Administration’s VoluntaryProtection Program.

The shop, a tenant unit at Lackland,

falls under the 575th CombatSustainment Squadron, part of 782ndCombat Sustainment Group based atRobins. Col. David French, 542ndCombat Sustainment Wing vicecommander, flew in fromRobins AFB to make thepresentation after the shoppassed its silver site evalu-ation Nov. 3.

It really means provid-ing a safe environment anda better product for thecombat Airmen, said RichardShelton, gunsmith shop supervi-sor. It’s about instilling and applyinggood safety practices not only in theworkplace but also at home, he added.

“It promotes safety, health and well-ness, and it saves the Air Force money,”said Lew Jarrell, a member of the sitevaluation team from the 542nd about

the Safe Site Challenge.Mr. Jarrell explained that at the

bronze level, employees gain an under-standing about safety and health man-

agement, getting involved andpracticing safety. At the silver

level, the workers imple-ment the program not onlyat work but also at home.

All of the 16 shopemployees have developedhome evacuation plans,

received CPR training andmost are AED certified. All of

those areas, in addition toincreased signage and education,helped lift the shop to the silver level.The shop must remain at silver for sixmonths before seeking gold.

Joe Kutach, who works for Frito-Layin San Antonio, was also a member ofthe evaluation team. Frito-Lay has

achieved star level recognition by OSHAfor its safety and health managementprograms, the top level equivalent tothe Safe Site challenge.

He told Mr. Jarrell after the inspec-tion it wouldn’t bother him to bring inOSHA right now. He added that therehad been a 1,000 percent improvementin the shop since 2008 when VPP wasfirst introduced.

Mr. Shelton, who assumed his role inJune, says safety has played a big partin the shop’s performance improve-ment.

“It’s absolutely necessary,” he saidabout the investment of time andresources along with safety into theshop. “We’re not going to get moremoney or manpower so the only way toimprove is to (work) smarter and that

Gunsmith shop reaches for elite status

Photo by Alan BoedekerStaff Sgt. Ricardo Nunez briefs Col.David French, 542nd Combat Sus-tainment Wing vice commander, aboutthe rebuild/refurbishment process forthe M16A2. Sergeant Nunez is acombat arms instructor and M16A2production manager with the 575thCombat Sustainment Squadron.

Gunsmith shop reaches for elite status

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Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley,343rd Training Squadron, visits the Air ForceTheater Hospital Oct. 29. Sergeant Lilley is aTuskegee Airman, who was wounded in Baghdadwhen he was deployed with the 732ndExpeditionary Security Forces Squadron.

By Staff Sgt. Jake Richmond332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Itwas April 15, 2007, and Staff Sgt.Scott Lilley was unconscious andclearly dying.

The attending doctor, a U.S. mili-tary physician in the Baghdad-areamedical facility, had a difficult deci-sion to make. Violence in the areawas still so widespread that sendinga medevac chopper to the Air ForceTheater Hospital at Balad Air Basewas a high-risk endeavor. Was itworth putting an entire flight crewin danger for the sake of a patientwho was unlikely to survive thenight?

Thanks to an Army medic whopleaded with the doctor, Sergeant

Lilley eventually did make it to thehospital – and he lived to tell hisstory. On Oct. 29, he was back atthe AFTH emergency department,telling that story to a group of hos-pital staff gathered around him.

His stop at the hospital wasscheduled as part of the “Stars forStripes” concert series, whichincluded JBB and several other mil-itary installations in Iraq andKuwait. Both Sergeant Lilley and afellow wounded warrior, Army Sgt.1st Class Joe Bowser, accompaniedcountry music artists Craig Morganand Chris Young on the tour.

Since the day Sergeant Lilley’ssecurity forces convoy was hit by animprovised explosive device andambushed by insurgents, he hasbeen recovering from trauma

wounds and a serious brain injury.He doesn’t remember anythingabout his first visit to JBB’srenowned hospital, but he knowsthe people there helped save hislife.

“Thanks for all your support,and thank you for all you guys dohere,” he said. “I wish I could hugeverybody in the room.”

Sergeant Lilley, now a SecurityForces instructor with Lackland’s343rd Training Squadron, said hewas happy for the opportunity totour the hospital, but most of all, hewas excited to leave - under hisown power.

“I got carried out of here (in2007),” he said. “I’m looking for-ward to walking out on my own twofeet this time.”

Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley leaves amessage of thanks at the Air Force Theater Hospital.Sergeant Lilley is with the 343rd Training Squadron.

Wounded warrior returns to Joint Base BaladWounded warrior returns to Joint Base Balad


SERVICE DATES HOURS

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving Day) No Service

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Nov. 27 - 29 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Training Annex Shuttle Bus Nov. (26 Thanksgiving Day) noon - 8 p.m.

Training Annex Shuttle Bus Nov. 27 - 29 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Dec. 21 - 23 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.*

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Dec. 24 noon - 8 p.m.

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) No Service

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Dec. 26 - 30 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.*

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Dec. 31 - Jan. 1 (New Year’s Eve/Day) No Service

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Jan. 2 - 3 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Lackland Main Shuttle Bus Jan. 4 Resume Normal Service

Training Annex Shuttle Bus Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 No Service

Training Annex Shuttle Bus Jan. 2 - 3 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Training Annex Shuttle Bus Jan. 4 Resume Normal Service

Holiday Bus Schedule

To see menus for Lacklanddining halls, go online towww.lackland.af.mil and

click on the “Services” link.


By Tech. Sgt. M. Erick ReynoldsAir Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency

The culmination of hard work, testing and evalu-ation within the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillanceand Reconnaissance Agency will be awarded at the30th Annual Maj. Gen. Doyle E. Larson SensorOlympic Awards Banquet Nov. 19.

With more than 10,000 Airmen eligible to com-pete, three finalists in each of the 24 career special-ties were selected from more than 6,000 Airmenwho volunteered to compete for the gold, silver andbronze medals.

“The Airmen took two tests that measured jobknowledge at different levels,” said Tech. Sgt. MarkRichardson, competition awards coordinator. “Thefirst test is administered at the unit level and thesecond is at the agency level.”

The initial Sensor Olympics held in 1979 werecalled the COMFY Olympics by retired Maj. GenDoyle Larson, former Electronic Security Commandcommander. The Sensor Olympics have taken onseveral names over the years. This year the compe-tition name will officially change to the Maj. Gen.Doyle E. Larson Sensor Olympic Awards.

“Renaming the Olympics after General Larsonhas two purposes,” said Chief Master Sgt. PaulWeseloh, Air Force ISR Agency command chief.“First we want to recognize General Larson for hiscontributions to the enlisted recognition programsand second, to ensure each of our winners from the24 Air Force specialty codes that compete receivethe full recognition they deserve.

“Most people today really don’t have a goodunderstanding of the significance of the SensorOlympics. Naming the award after the general willhelp people realize that when they see a winner ofthe Maj. Gen. Doyle E. Larson Sensor OlympicAwards, they will have a better understanding thatthis person is the best at what they do,” ChiefWeseloh said.

Naming the award after the general will give theaward more prestige when viewed in an Airman’srecords, such as the Robert T. Mason Award fordepot maintenance excellence or the General LewAllen Jr. Trophy for maintainers the chief explained.

“When people are reviewing the records of thewinners of the Maj. Gen. Doyle E. Larson SensorOlympic Award, they will know that this person isthe best of the best in their specialty code within the

agency,” Chief Weseloh said.The competition highlights those who assist

behind the scenes with the efforts of the conflicts inaround the world today.

“I’ve been associated with Sensor Olympics sinceits inception,” said Kenneth Williams Jr., Air ForceISR Agency director of staff. “I find it amazing howmany of the winners continue on to have very suc-cessful careers and become senior noncommis-sioned officers, many of them becoming chiefs.”

Finalists have several days of activities scheduledat the headquarters prior to the banquet. They willmeet with Air Force ISR leadership, attend brief-ings, career field functional area managers and tourthe Warrior Week facility for Air Force basictrainees.

The awards banquet is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 6p.m. in the Gateway Club. For more information,please contact Tech. Sgt. Mark Richardson at 977-6908, or Senior Master Sgt. Robert Risley at 977-5781.

The Air Force ISR Agency Commander’sConference will also be taking place during thesame time frame as the Maj. Gen. Doyle E. LarsonSensor Olympic Awards ceremonies.

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them any more money,people or space. The thingswe have control over, we’llwork on those. We’re goingto work hard but there arethings I’m going to do tomake their lives enjoyable,too.”

In addition to a bache-lors, masters and doctoratein psychology, Dr. Campisehas also served a post-doc-toral pediatric psychologyfellowship at HarvardUniversity. He has receivednumerous awards and dec-orations in his career, bothmilitary and medical.

After spending the last10 years in the Washing-ton, D.C., area, Dr. Cam-pise is delighted to be backin his native state.

“It’s like coming back tothe promised land,” hesaid. “There’s just a peaceabout being back in a land-scape you really meshwith.”

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starts with safety. It ensures you’redoing it right the first time.”

By combining safety skills withorganization, streamlining andequipment, production hasimproved an average of 40 percentwhile the standard failure rate hasbeen reduced to 2 percent from ahigh of 10 percent.

“That’s phenomenal,” Mr.Shelton said.

He said one of the biggest chal-lenges is using a 50-year-old build-ing not designed to be an industrialmanufacturing complex and ware-house facility. But the shop’semployees use the space efficientlyand safety has played a role in thatoptimization.

In the meantime, as the wheelskeep turning at the shop, itsemployees will continue to get moresafety training through the VPP pro-gram as it reaches for the gold.

“We feel we could probablyreach gold within a year,” said Mr.Shelton.

With all the recent progress,that’s no stretch for the shop.

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By Greg AbbottTexas Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney Generalrecognizes the sacrifices that militaryfamilies make in service to our coun-try. We want to do our part by mak-ing sure single parents in the militaryknow the OAG’s Child SupportDivision can help them obtain finan-cial and medical support for theirchildren.

Services include:• locating absent parents;• establishing paternity;• establishing, enforcing and modify-ing child and medical support orders;and• collecting and distributing childsupport payments.

Applications for child supportservices can be obtained by visitingChild Support Interactive on the mainAttorney General Web site atwww.texasattorneygeneral.gov or bycalling the 24-hour voice responsesystem at (800) 252-8014.

Under certain circumstances, theChild Support Division helps parents

modify their child support order.Parents entering or leaving militaryservice may experience a change inincome. For military parents, eitheran increase or a decrease in pay isconsidered a material and substan-tial change that may warrant a modi-fication to the order. Visit the childsupport section of the AttorneyGeneral Web site to learn more.Parents who feel their circumstancesmay qualify for a modification candownload a form requesting that thechild support office review their case.

Children need more than child andmedical support from the parentwithout custody. It is important to achild’s wellbeing that both parentsstay involved in their lives. Our officehelps parents who are engaged incustody or visitation disputes by part-nering with local organizations toprovide access and visitation servic-es, including co-parenting education,alternative dispute resolution, devel-opment of parenting plans, super-vised visitation and visitationenforcement. For more informationabout access and visitation programs

throughout Texas, visit the child sup-port section of the Attorney General’sWeb site and select Access andVisitation Help.

The Access and Visitation hotlineis one resource available to parentsfrom anywhere in Texas. The hotlineis the only one of its kind in thenation that provides parents withfree phone access to attorneys, whooffer legal information and assistancerelated to child custody and visitationissues, as well as paternity and childsupport information.

Hotline attorneys do not representparents; rather, they provide toolsand guidance, and answer parents’questions. The statewide toll-freenumber is answered in English andSpanish, Monday – Friday from 1 to 7p.m. The hotline has a correspondingWeb site www.txaccess.org whereparents can download sample mate-rials and tools for assistance withchild support issues.

In addition, the OAG, in collabora-tion with the Texas Access to JusticeFoundation, offers free legal clinicsto parents who need help under-

standing their visitation orders. Thedesire to increase positive, safeshared parenting led the OAG towork with TAJF to develop astatewide project to help parentswith visitation questions. TheParenting Order Legal Clinics, alsoknown as POLC, are held monthly atlocations across the state. The two-hour clinics are led by experiencedattorneys who are trained to addressparents’ access and visitation con-cerns. To view a calendar of upcom-ing clinics, go to the child supportsection of the Attorney General’s Website and select Access and VisitationHelp.

Two monthly clinics are held inSan Antonio. At San Antonio FightingBack Inc., 2803 East Commerce, clin-ics are held the second Monday ofeach month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. AtSt. Mary’s Center for Legal and SocialJustice, 2507 NW 26th Street, clinicsare held the second Tuesday of eachmonth from 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information, contactCapt. Drew Marksity, 37th TrainingWing Legal Office, at 671-3362.

Texas attorney general reaches out to military families


COMMUNITY

ROSETTA STONE SOFTWARE

Rosetta Stone language instruc-tion programs are available forcheckout at the Lackland libraries.

Languages available are Farsi,Hebrew, Korean, Pashto, Russian,Spanish, Tagalog and Turkish.Checkouts are one program perfamily for 30 days with no renewals.


THANKSGIVING DAY DINING

Active-duty family members,and retirees and their immediatedependents are authorized to haveThanksgiving Day dinner at theRodney Gott dining facility, Bldg.2041, from 12:30-5 p.m.

Reservations are required andmust be submitted no later thanNov. 20 to Sylvia Terrell at 671-3865. Meal prices are a la carte.

TESTING CENTER CLOSURES

The National Testing Center,

located in Bldg. 5725, will beclosed during the following timeframes: Nov. 24-27 and Dec. 21-Jan. 4.

Contact Lackland EducationServices at 671-2895 or 671-2896for more information.

LRS FLIGHT NOTICES

The 37th Logistics ReadinessSquadron’s Deployment andDistribution Flight will be minimallymanned Wednesday from 11 a.m. to1 p.m.

The flight will also be closedNov. 25 from 11 a.m. through theend of the duty day for an officialsquadron function.

In the event of an emergencyduring these time frames, the fol-lowing can be contacted: air termi-nal, 288-2874; cargo, 854-4832;commercial travel office, 866-580-1420; passenger travel, 215-0588;and vehicle operations, 671-3317or 671-3318.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

The Lackland Officers’ SpousesClub scholarship applications forfall 2010 are available at theGateway Club cashiers’ cage, thethrift shop, and on the LOSC Website at www.lacklandosc.org underinformation and forms.

The submission deadline isMarch 1, 2010.

For more information, refer tothe OSC Web site or call DarlaGerner, scholarship chairman, at888-5063.

OSC SILENT AUCTION

The Lackland Officers’ SpousesClub November holiday silent auc-tion is Thursday, 10:45 a.m. – 1p.m., at the Gateway Club. Lunchchoices are a hot turkey sandwichor romaine tossed salad. Cost is$13 for club members or $15 fornon club members.

RSVP by Monday to [email protected].

For more information, visitwww.lacklandosc.org.

ONCOLOGY GROUP TO MOVE

The Southwest Oncology Groupreopens Tuesday in Bldg. 12 in theD Lot Transition Complex, adjacentto the west outpatient clinicentrance, at Brooke Army MedicalCenter on Fort Sam Houston. Theoffice is moving from BAMC’s fifthfloor Monday to its new location.


LRS CUSTOMER SERVICE

The 37th Logistics ReadinessSquadron customer service is thepoint of contact for all supply relat-ed questions, concerns and com-plaints.

LRS customer service also man-ages the zero overpricing program,and defense reutilization and mar-keting office transaction assis-tance.

To contact LRS customer service,call 671-2575, 671-3801 or 671-3802.

RECYCLING EVENT UNDERWAY

Team Lackland is participatingin the Air Force’s Live Green recycleprogram. Used ink cartridges, bat-teries, eyeglasses, cell phones andwatches are being collected at theArnold Hall Community Centerlobby. The drive continues throughNov. 26.


WOMEN’S HEALTH STUDY

Active-duty, non-medical mili-tary women who deployed less thanone year ago are asked to partici-pate in a Wilford Hall MedicalCenter study about managing theirdeployment health.

For more information, e-mailStaff Sgt. Infinity Smith or Maj.Gwen Foster.

LocalBRIEFS

CHAPEL SERVICESChristianCatholicMonday-Friday:WHMC ChapelMass, 11 a.m

Wednesday-Friday:Freedom ChapelMass, 11:30 a.m.

Saturday:Freedom ChapelConfessions, 4:45 p.m.Mass, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday:Freedom ChapelReligious Education, 9 a.m.Mass, 11 a.m.

Hope ChapelHispanic Mass, 9:15 a.m.

Wilford Hall Medical Center ChapelMass, 3 p.m.

Orthodox Sunday:Airmen Memorial ChapelDivine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.Religious Education, 10:45 a.m.

ProtestantSunday:Airmen Memorial ChapelLiturgical Service, 8 a.m.

Hope ChapelSpanish Contemporary, 12:45 p.m

Freedom ChapelContemporary Service, 9:30 a.m.Gospel Service, 12:30 p.m.Children’s Church providedReligious Education, 11 a.m.

Wednesday and Thursday:Bible Study, 6 p.m.

Sunday:Medina ChapelContemporary Service, 9 a.m.

WHMC ChapelTraditional Service, 1:30 p.m.

IslamicFriday:Defense Language InstituteStudent CenterFaith Study, 1:30 p.m.Jummah Prayer, 2 p.m.

JewishFriday:Airmen Memorial ChapelSabbath Eve Service, 5:45 p.m.

WiccaWednesday(1st only):Freedom Chap-el, Room 8, SanAntonio Military Open Circle, 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the chapel staff:

Freedom Chapel671-4208

Gateway Chapel671-2911

Hope Chapel671-2941

Wilford Hall MedicalCenter Chapel

292-7373


NOV. 13KEY SPOUSE PROGRAM

Training for the Key SpouseProgram is today, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., atthe Airman and Family ReadinessCenter, Bldg. 1249.

The sessions are for spouses whohave volunteered and been appointedby unit leadership.

The Key Spouse Program is an AirForce readiness program supportingAirmen and their families duringdeployments, separations and emer-gencies by enhancing and encourag-ing communication between unitsand families.

Spouses interested in the pro-gram should seek appointment bytheir sponsor’s unit commander andthen contact the center at 671-3722to register for a class.

NOV. 14VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT

A Wii and X-Box tournament isSaturday, 4-8 p.m., at Arnold HallCommunity Center.

Included in the tournament areHalo 3 and Guitar Hero 5 competi-tions. Prizes will be awarded; a par-ent must accompany a participant

under 18.Call 671-2619 or 671-2352 to

sign up.

NOV. 16PRAISE DANCE CLASS

Praise dance class meetsMonday, 6 p.m., at Arnold HallCommunity Center. For details on thefree classes, call 671-2619.

WHA BOOK CLUB

The Wilford Hall Auxiliary BookClub meeting is Monday, 7 p.m., atthe Alamo Ranch Olive Garden.

The group will discuss“Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister”by Gregory Maguire.

Contact Lindy Ruble [email protected] for more infor-mation.

NOV. 17WHA LUNCH BUNCH

The Wilford Hall Auxiliary lunchbunch meets noon Tuesday at theTurquoise Turkish Grill.

The group meets for about anhour once a month at differentrestaurants.

Contact Deb Rasmussen at

[email protected] for more information.

WHA KIDS’ PLAYGROUP

The Wilford Hall Auxiliary kids’playgroup meets Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2p.m., at Lion Park behind theLackland commissary.

The event will be cancelled in theevent of inclement weather.

Contact Catharine Duncan at

[email protected] for moreinformation.

NOV. 18HEART LINK ORIENTATION

Heart Link orientation, an AirForce official orientation programsupporting spouses, is Wednesday, 6-9 p.m., at the Airmen and FamilyReadiness Center, Bldg. 1249.

Heart Link is an interactive pro-gram targeting all spouses new toLackland or the military, as well asfiancées and other service branchspouses assigned to the base. HeartLink increases awareness of the mis-sion, customs, traditions, protocoland support resources in the AirForce. A light dinner and reim-bursable childcare will be offered.

Reservations are required andcan be made by calling the center at671-3722.

PERFORMING ARTS GROUP

The Lackland Performing ArtsGroup meets Wednesday, 6 p.m., atArnold Hall Community Center for ageneral membership meeting andThanksgiving potluck dinner.

Volunteers are sought as actors,stage and technical crew. Call 671-2619 for more information.

NOV. 19LIFE IN BALANCE CLASS

A brown bag lunch class on Lifein Balance: Relaxation and StressRelief is Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., at the Airman and FamilyReadiness Center, Bldg. 1249.

The Military Family and LifeConsultants will address anger, anxi-ety, stress and how to cope withthose feelings. Call 671-3722 forreservations; for more information,call 632-3231.

SWING DANCE LESSONS

Free swing dance lessons areThursday, 6-7 p.m., at Arnold HallCommunity Center. For more informa-tion, call 671-2619.

NOV. 20TEACHING SEMINAR

A Troops to Teachers coordinatorwill present a seminar Nov. 20, 1-4p.m., at the Airmen and FamilyReadiness Center, Bldg. 1249.

The topic is “Teaching as aSecond Career” and is open to anyoneinterested in becoming a teacher.

To register for the seminar, callTerryca Fuller 671-3722.

NOV. 23PRAISE DANCE CLASS

Praise dance class meets Nov.23, 6 p.m., at Arnold Hall CommunityCenter. For details on the free class-es, call 671-2619.

AT A GLANCENov. 13 Key Spouse training, Airman and Family Readiness Center, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Nov. 14 Wii and X-Box tournament, Arnold Hall Community Center, 4-8 p.m.Nov. 16 Praise dance class, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6 p.m.Nov. 16 Wilford Hall Auxiliary book club meeting, Alamo Ranch Olive Garden, 7 p.m.Nov. 17 Wilford Hall Auxiliary lunch bunch, Turquoise Turkish Grill, noon.Nov. 17 Wilford Hall Auxiliary kid’s playgroup, Lion Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.Nov. 18 Heart Link orientation, Airmen and Family Readiness Center, 6-9 p.m.Nov. 18 Lackland Performing Arts Group meeting, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6 p.m.Nov. 19 Life in Balance class, Airmen and Family Readiness Center, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Nov. 19 Swing dance class, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6-7 p.m.Nov. 20 Troops to Teachers seminar, Airmen and Family Readiness Center, 1-4 p.m.Nov. 23 Praise dance class, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6 p.m.Nov. 24 Key Spouse training, Airman and Family Readiness Center, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Nov. 30 Praise dance class, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6 p.m.Dec. 3 Swing dance class, Arnold Hall Community Center, 6-7 p.m.Dec. 7 Hypertension education class, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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GOBBLER GALLOP 5K

The Blue RopeAssociation’s Gobbler Gallop5K is Saturday. The $15race-day registration is 7a.m. at the ReceptionCenter, Bldg. 7246; the racebegins at 8 a.m. For moredetails, call 497-8214.

ANNUAL TURKEY SHOOT

The Skylark BowlingCenter’s Turkey-give-awaybowl-off is Monday andTuesday, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,and Nov. 20, from 2-4 p.m.For more details, call 671-1234.

BODYBUILDING CLASSIC

Lackland’s 29thBodybuilding Classic is Nov.21 at the Bob HopePerforming Arts Theater.Tickets are $15, available atall fitness centers and par-ticipating GNC locations.

Prejudging is 9:30 a.m.with the finals at 6 p.m.Formore details, call 671-2725.

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL

The intramural basket-ball season begins Nov. 30.People interested in playingcan contact their organiza-tion’s sports representative.A player’s pool is availablefor people without teams.

Call 671-2725 for moredetails.

FITNESS CONTESTS

Winners of the Gatewayand Chaparral FitnessCenters push-up and sit-upcontests get nutritionshakes. Held weekdays, theGateway contest is 5:30-9a.m., and Chaparral’s is 8-10 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.

BBRRIIEEFFSSAF dominates Army in second half By John Van WinkleU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Alinebacker’s halftime rant and an unex-pected aerial attack gave the Air ForceAcademy Falcons a 35-7 win over theArmy Black Knights Saturday.

The battle of service academy rivalswas “bone against bone, knuckles rub-bing against knuckles,” said Falcons headcoach Troy Calhoun.

Coming into the game, Air Force wasfourth in the nation in rushing offense,but next-to-last in the nation in passingoffense. When the first half ended 7-7,Army was able to hold Air Force to fouryards rushing on 21 carries and 39 yardsof total offense. The Falcons’ first-halfscore came off of Anthony Wright’s 88-yard punt return.

“My hat’s off to Army,” Calhoun said.“They came in exceptionally well-pre-pared and played great football. In thefirst half, they dominated the footballgame. We were fortunate to be tied up atthe half.”

There was a spark missing in the firsthalf, he added.

That spark came to the Falcons in theform of a halftime rant by linebackerAndre Morris Jr., said quarterback TimJefferson. After the junior linebacker

vented, the team took their attitude adjust-ment out onto the playing field and starteddealing with the Black Knights.

With Army concentrating on stoppingthe run, Air Force went to the air to takethe pressure off their running game, andkept pounding away with halfback AsherClark and fullback Jared Tew.

“We were going to dare them to try tothrow the ball,” Army head coach RichEllerson said. “When they had to, they did,and we weren’t up for it.”

Air Force quarterback Tim Jeffersonfinished with 131 yards and a touchdownpassing, while running in another. Clarkhad 82 rushing yards and two scores in thecontest.

With the win, the Air Force Academy isnow bowl eligible at 6-4. After the loss,Army falls to 3-6 on the season, and mustwin all of its remaining games to be bowleligible.

After the game, both teams bandedtogether to hold hands and sing eachother’s alma mater. After the Army’s songwas done, fans were cheering "Beat Navy."

Army closes out the season with theclassic Army-Navy game Dec. 12 at LincolnFinancial Field in Philadelphia.

The Falcons’ final home game isSaturday against the University of Nevada,Las Vegas. The Falcons last game is Nov. 21at Brigham Young University.

Photo by Rachel BoettcherFalcons quarterback Tim Jefferson releases theball as Black Knights defensive end JoshuaMcNary brings pressure from the corner duringthe Air Force-Army game Saturday.


By Patrick DesmondSports Editor

The 59th Dental Squadron provedonce again it plays the best football onbase Nov. 5, shutting down the 737thTraining Group three times in the redzone to win its back-to-back champi-onship.

With the 14-7 win, Dental (13-0) hasamassed four perfect seasons in fiveyears, and its sixth overall base title.

The Group was also undefeatedheading into the championship.

Putting in work the weeks prior toand during the season has helpedDental incorporate new players into theplay scheme and elevate the team to anelite status over the years.

Coach Rick Guajardo, a constantbehind center the past few seasons,said this year’s theme was “adversity.”

“We had some injured playersthroughout the season and our guysjust played hard,” he said. “The rook-

ies, they really stepped up and they lis-tened, stayed within the scheme andjust played their hearts out. I give themall the credit.”

Another reason for Dental’s successhas been its play selection, especially ina close-knit league where teams oftenscout each other’s games while await-ing their own.

“I don’t like showing the same playover and over,” Guajardo said. “Butwhen it comes down to it, there are cer-tain players I really rely on.”

Guajardo said he leaned on his tightends throughout much of the regularseason, but during the championshiphis attention was focused on rookiereceiver Nakeithian Phillips, whocaught the team’s two touchdowns.

Against the Group, it took all of twoplays from scrimmage for Guajardo toconvert one of the two touchdowns – a55-yard strike for the game’s firstscore.

Phillips ran into a gap in the Group’s

secondary as Guajardo pump faked,then found him wide-open between twodefenders on the sideline. At that pointit was a foot race to the goal line.

“All I did was a stop-and-go, andthen just let the speed go,” Phillips said.“The quarterback read it, and I just hadto go up and get it.”

Saving its best for last, Dental con-verted a tricky halfback option pass onthe ensuing point after. Sending Phillipsin motion, Guajardo flipped him the ballbehind his back, setting up a runningstrike to Louis Bobino for the extrapoint and the 7-0 lead.

Stalling the Group’s first drive in aseries highlighted by a Kyle Bedell sack,Dental struck again on its next set ofdowns.

With first and goal from the 13-yardline, Guajardo evaded a sack with aquick touchdown pass to Phillips on thepair’s second and final hookup.

The Group rebounded on its nextseries out as Quarterback Saul

Bookman ran in a 5-yard touchdown –a play setup off of a fourth down con-version and David Teets’ bobbling catchover the middle to bring the ball to thefive.

As the Group went looking for thetying score and held Dental on its nexttwo possessions, it was Dental’s defensethat needed to step up.

And it did, intercepting the ball twiceduring three consecutive red zonestops. Cornerback Michael Smith camedown with a tipped pass on a fourth-and-goal situation in the third quarter.

“I knew they were going to the bigguy,” Smith said, who had an intercep-tion in Dental’s narrow 14-6 finals winlast year. “I’m ‘Mr. ESPN;’ I’m always inthe right place at the right time.”

When the Group’s final red zoneattempt sailed through the hands of awell-guarded receiver in the end zone,Dental responded by converting afourth-down completion to Bobino, fin-ishing the game with possession.

Photo by Alan Boedeker59th Dental Squadron’sHezekiah Barrett tries to runpast 737th Training Group’sEnrique Gwin during the champi-onship game Nov. 5.

Dental scores twice, stops late 737th TRG push in finals win Dental scores twice, stops late 737th TRG push in finals win

Intramural flag football championship 59th Dental Squadron 14, 737th Training Group 7

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