Days without a DUI: 3Last DUI: 52nd CBCS— courtesy 78th Security Forces

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To request a ride, call222-0013, 335-5218, 335-5238 or 335-5236.

� — Visit us online at www.robins.af.mil/library/rev.asp — �

March 20, 2009 Vol. 54 No.11

WEATHERTWO-MINUTEREV

SATURDAY

63/46

SUNDAY

65/49

FRIDAY

67/53

INSIGHT

Out with the old

DRMO debuts new web-

based appointment

scheduling process, 3B

DRMO

Sit and swing

SPORTS

Tour of AF duties

Middle Georgia civic lead-

ers learn more about the

Air Force during tours, 1B

Perimeter Road closurePerimeter Road will be closed at its intersection

with First Street from March 28 - April 6 due to theconstruction of a new turn lane. All traffic will bediverted through the parking lot next to Bldg. 58.This temporary rerouting will close approximately 60parking spaces and create a temporary inconven-ience for personnel.

The new turn lane will be located from the north-bound lane of First Street on to Perimeter Road.During construction the traffic signals at the intersec-tion will be shut off and traffic will be directed by78th Security Forces personnel.

Golf cart makes Pine

Oaks greens accessible

to all, 4B

AFAF fundraisercollects moneyfor good causes

Countdown to takeoff

Robins Air ShowMay 2-3

This week’s Rev-Up...Congratulations to Team Robins

annual award winners, see page 2A 43days

The 2009 annual Air ForceAssistance Fund campaign kicked offthis week and runs through April 23.The AFAF campaign provides an oppor-tunity for Air Force members to “takecare of their own.”

Robins’ goal forthis year is$86,108 with 100percent contact ofall assigned AirForce personnel.Those interested inc o n t r i b u t i n gshould contacttheir unit projectofficer.

The AFAF hasfour avenuesthrough whichdonaters can helpactive duty,Reserve, Guard,and retired AirForce membersand their families:

� Air Force

Aid Society —

provides Airmenand their familieswith worldwideemergency financial assistance, educa-tion assistance and an array of base levelcommunity-enhancement programs.Base family support centers have fulldetails on programs and eligibilityrequirements.

� Air Force Enlisted Village

Indigent Widow’s Fund in Fort Walton

Beach, Fla., near Eglin Air Force Base

— provides rent subsidy and other sup-

port to indigent widows and widowers

of retired enlisted people 55 and older.

� General and Mrs. Curtis E.

LeMay Foundation — provides rent

and financial assistance to indigent wid-

ows and widowers of officers and enlist-

ed people in their own homes and com-

munities.

� Air Force Village Indigent

Widow’s Fund in San Antonio — a

life-care community for retired officers,

spouses, widows or widowers and fam-

ily members. For more information, about these

organizations and about the AFAF, visitwww.afassistancefund.org.

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPCharles Confer, sheet metal mechanic and robot operator, controls the robot away from the computer console with a hand-held teach pendant.

F-15 wing shop aids C-130 maintainers

UNIT

PROJECT

OFFICERS

� 1st Lt. Michael

Webber, 78th ABW

� Master Sgt.

John Kearney,

402nd MXW

� Senior Master

Sgt. Stuart Allison,

330th ASW

� Tech. Sgt.

James Brown,

542nd CSW

� Capt. Michael

Davila, 638th

SCMG

� Capt. Randy

Soloman, WR-ALC

� 1st Lt. Tammy

Pacini, 116th ACW

� Capt. Darryl

McLean, AFRC

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPLt. Col. James Boles stands proudly with his wife, Amy, after receiv-ing his Bronze Star Medal.

Robins officer earns Bronze Star MedalBY WAYNE CRENSHAWwayne.crenshaw.ctr@robins.af.mil

Contracting for goods and servicesrelated to military operations doesn’tjust happen in the safety of offices atinstallations like Robins.

Contracting is also a vital componentof military operations on the ground inplaces like Iraq and Afghanistan. Friday,Lt. Col. James Boles Jr. was awarded aBronze Star in recognition of his effortsas a contracting officer in Iraq.

After the ceremony, Colonel Bolessaid many people do not realize howmuch contracting has to take place in thewar zone in order for Soldiers andAirmen to get their jobs done.

“One thing you learn is that contract-

ing is a catalyst for change,” he said.“Things are happening every day wheresoldiers are trying to get supplies, serv-ices and construction done.”

Colonel Boles is chief of theElectronic Warfare ContractingDivision in the 542nd CombatSustainment Group here. In Iraq, heserved as chief of the Joint RegionalContracting Center in Mosul fromDecember 2007 to December 2008.

During that time, according to thecitation, he was responsible for 732contracting actions worth $200 millionand directly contributed to numerousmission successes. He led an eight-per-son team that endured direct mortarattacks at their location, the citationstated.

The contracting items Colonel Bolesdirected included construction of barri-ers to improve security at locationsthroughout Northern Iraq, which helpedprotect Coalition forces from mortar androcket attacks. He also helped acquirecrop dusters that were used to protectIraqi crops from infestation, thus ensur-ing a food supply.

Many of the contracts his teamarranged were done on very shortnotice, the citation stated.

Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer, commanderof the Warner Robins Air LogisticsCenter, presented the medal to ColonelBoles in a ceremony witnessed by about50 people.

� see AWARD, 3A

BY WAYNE CRENSHAWwayne.crenshaw.ctr@robins.af.mil

When C-130 maintainers werefaced with a time-consuming taskto replace a single part, a special-ized team in the F-15 Wing RepairFlight at Robins came to their aid.

Previously when C-130 workersneeded to replace the slopinglongeron, a 22-foot long piece ofthe tail-section frame, it took twoweeks and 320 man hours.

That’s because the new partrequired 571 holes to be preciselydrilled, which the maintainers weredoing by hand. The C-130 teamasked the F-15 wing shop for help.Seven sheet metal mechanics whospecialize in the use of a drillingrobot took on the task. The endresult was that they cut the timedown to only 64 hours, saving 256man hours.

David McNeal, director of theF-15 Wing Repair Flight, said itwas a notable achievement by theteam for numerous reasons, not theleast of which is that they had nevereven seen a sloping longeron

before. The piece was also largerthan the robot was set up to drill.They had to build new tooling tohold the piece, and go through atedious process of setting up thecomputer to drill the holes in exactlocations.

“What these guys did that wasreally so amazing is that there wasnothing to tell them how to do this,”Mr. McNeal said. “These guyscame together as a team, made thetooling out of scratch, programmedthe robot and drilled it. The endresult was a perfect fit the firsttime.”

The robot team members areDavid Ashley, Charles Confer, KenConner, Richard Flynn, GeneManns, Michael Monroe and ThaoNguyen. Due to their efforts, theywere recently given a NotableAchievement Award, which carriedan extra $200 in their paychecks.

It’s not unusual for the crew tohelp out maintainers in other areasat Robins who need some high-techhelp. The robot is a drill mountedon a large frame so that it can movearound to reach any location on the

part. A new robot is under construc-tion.

Mr. Manns said it’s interesting towatch the robot work once all theset-up work has been done.

“It looks like a ballet when it’sdoing it,” he said.

The team was first asked to take

on the task late last year and hassince completed drilling on foursloping longerons. The team is stilltrying to improve the process.

“What we are doing now islooking at getting some specifictooling to make it even faster,” Mr.McNeal said.

BY WAYNE CRENSHAWwayne.crenshaw.ctr@robins.af.mil

Thanks in large part to TeamRobins members, all C-130sbeing used in Iraq andAfghanistan are flying again.

The planes were brieflygrounded until an inspectioncould be done on suspect wing-joint barrel nuts. On March 1,five cracked nuts were found ona C-130H undergoing routinemaintenance here, and threedays later the Air Force orderedthe immediate inspection of thenuts on all 597 C-130s in thefleet.

Terrence May, director of the330th Aircraft SustainmentGroup, said as of this week allbut one of the C-130s had beeninspected. The only one notinspected is being converted touse as a ground trainer and isonly technically still on thebooks as operational, he said.

A total of 62 percent of theplanes have been returned toflight, he said. All planes beingused in operations in Iraq andAfghanistan have been returnedto flight. Those planes weregiven priority on shipments of

C-130s near full return to flight

� see C-130, 3A

2A � The Robins Rev-Up � March 20, 2009

Team Robins annual award winners

Capt. Patrick Tibbals5th CCG

CGO of the Year

Master Sgt. Bradford Godwin

78th OSSNCO of the Year

Master Sgt. Juancarlos Cueto

330th CTSFirst Sergeant of the Year

Senior Master Sgt.Larry Wilcox

16th ACCSSenior NCO of the Year

Senior Airman Jarhid Brown

78th CSAirman of the Year

WOMEN’S

HISTORY MONTH

Woman’s History Monthwill continue at Robins with aHat Party March 23 at 11a.m.at the Base Chapel.

The Women’s HistoryMonth Committee wouldalso like to invite you toattend a luncheon, March 27at 11 a.m. at the HeritageClub featuring keynotespeaker Lt. Col. Marie Berry,USAF, Retired.

Mrs. Berry is the wife ofCol. Warren Berry, 78th AirBase Wing commander, and

recently retired as theSpecialty Care NursingSection Chief at LandstuhlRegional Medical Center,Landstuhl, Germany. Whilethere she led personnel fromthree branches of the militaryproviding care to 48,000Americans as well as casual-ties from Iraq andAfghanistan.

VISTA IMPLEMENTATION

Robins, along with therest of the federal govern-ment, is increasing securityefforts by updating allDepartment of Defense com-puters to the Microsoft

Windows Vista OperatingSystem. Having the sameconfiguration across theboard can eliminate morethan 80 percent of the knownPC vulnerabilities.

Sharon Berryhill, 78thCommunications Squadron,said most users who are nowusing Vista are pleased.

There will be an informa-tional user awareness forumat the Base Theater on March25 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thebriefing will highlight whatto expect with the transition,Windows Vista softwareaspects and what users cando to be ready for Vista.

� IN BRIEF

HIGH VELOCITY MAINTENANCE CORNER

An HVM cycle is similar to a pit stop at a race track. The goal

of HVM repair aircraft and return them to the field in an expedi-

ent manner. The work that is currently being accomplished in

Programmed Depot Maintenance will be broken into four cycles

accomplished at 18 month increments. While the details of the

cycles are still being refined, the current concept defines the four

cycles as Fuselage, Wing, Empennage, and Paint/Flight

Controls. Some of the current field maintenance will be integrat-

ed into HVM Cycles.

Julie Horton411th SCMS

Civilian of the Year (Category I)

Roger Crews560th ACSG

Civilian of the Year (Category II)

Joseph Yancey407th SCMS

Civilian of the Year (Category III)

Travis Ross402nd MXW

Civilian of the Year (Category IV)

Robert Fish78th LRS

Civilian of the Year (Category V)

June Nelson542nd CBSG

Civilian of the Year (Category VI)

Staff Sgt. Bryon Dunn52nd CBCS

Guardsman of the Year

March 20, 2009 � The Robins Rev-Up � 3A

“It’s not very often thatpeople get a Bronze Star.Unfortunately, with theconflict we are in, we aregiving out more BronzeStars,” she told the audi-ence after pinning themedal. “But when we havepeople operating underthose circumstances, leav-ing family behind, I think itis right that we honor peo-ple coming back from thetheater.”

Colonel Boles told thosein attendance that his co-workers at Robins canshare in the success becausehe relied on their support.

“We grew up in the oldAir Force where everybodytook care of one another, soit was good to see that kindof Robins’ spirit and it real-ly renewed our faith in theAir Force,” he said.

The Bronze Star is themilitary’s ninth highestmedal.

AWARDContinued from 1A

In January 2008, a C-17 air-drop rescue mission providedemergency spare parts for anArgentinean fishing trawlerstranded in the SouthernOcean/Ross Sea.

Maj. Mark Brown, the pilotfor this unique airdrop mis-sion, will be at RobinsTuesday at 11:30 a.m. to tellhis story.

Major Brown will be theguest speaker for the localchapter meeting of the Airlift /Tanker Association, to be heldin Horizons’ Daedalians Room.

The Airlift/TankerAssociation is a proud organi-zation dedicated to providing aforum for ensuring Americanmilitary forces continue tohave the air mobility capabili-ty required to implement U.S.

national security strategy.International in scope, withmembers and chaptersthroughout the world, the asso-ciation is strong and growing.

Membership includesactive duty, guard, reserve andretired military personnel, bothofficers and enlisted, as well ascivilian and industry support-ers of the air mobility mission.Membership is open to all.

A/TA Team Robins chapterinvites members, prospectivemembers and guests to attendthis monthly luncheon meet-ing to hear Major Brown sharethe story of the rescue mission.No reservations are required.

Questions concerningA/TA should be directed to thechapter president, Col. JamesDendis, at 222-1204.

A/TA meeting hosts pilot ofunique C-17 airdrop mission

replacement nuts, whichwere in limited supply.

The remaining planes arewaiting on a new order ofreplacement nuts to be manu-factured. Mr. May said thenew shipment is expected onApril 8 and then the otherplanes with defective nuts canget the replacement.

“I’m pleased the problem

was identified quickly and wewere able to take immediateaction,” he said. “Normally ina situation like this it’s harderto get new parts in thepipeline. That’s outstandingsupport from the supply sys-tem.”

After the inspection orderwas issued, members of the330th ASG set up 24-houroperations to field calls frommaintainers around the worldon making the inspection andreplacement if needed.

C-130 Continued from 1A

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPRobins workers found cracks in barrel nuts in C-130 aircraft likethis one, causing the flying of the aircraft to be halted while theentire C-130 fleet was examined.

THIS IS AFSO21 COUNTRY

Commander’s Action Line

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CommentaryThe Action Line is an open-door program for

Team Robins personnel to give kudos, askquestions or suggest ways to make Robins abetter place to work and live.

The most efficient and effective way toresolve a problem or complaint is to directlycontact the organization responsible. This givesthe organization a chance to help you, as wellas a chance to improve their processes.

Please include your name and a way ofreaching you so we can provide a direct

response. Anonymous action lines will not beprocessed. Discourteous or disrespectful sub-missions will not be processed.

Action Line items of general interest to theRobins community will be printed in the RobinsRev-Up.

To contact the Action Line:Call 926-2886 or for the quickest response,

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PHONE NUMBERS� Security Forces 327-3445� Services 926-5491� Equal Opportunity 926-2131� Employee Relations 926-5802 � Military Pay 926-3777 � IDEA 926-2536 � Base hospital 327-7850 � Civil engineering 926-5657 � Public Affairs 926-2137 � Safety Office 926-6271 � Fraud, Waste, Abuse 926-2393 � Housing Office 926-3776� Chaplain 926-2821

Col. Warren Berry78th Air Base Wing

Commanderhttps://wwwmil.robins.af.mil/actionline.htm

“Every day, you - the Airmen, civilians and contractors of our Total Force team - impress me with your commit-ment and professionalism. You combine your tremendous talents with our Joint and Interagency partners, deliv-ering unrivaled air, space and cyber capabilities to our national leaders and combatant commanders. In return,part of my responsibility to you is to create balance across the Department of the Air Force.”

– Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force

4A � The Robins Rev-Up � March 20, 2009

PARKING AT GYM ANNEXThe parking spaces at the gym in Bldg 301 are

being abused by people working in the buildingwho do not use the gym. The same cars are in thesespaces all day long. What could be done to monitorthis situation? Those of us who would like to use thegym can never find a space because of this. I appre-ciate the time we have to exercise and would like totake advantage of it. Thanks.

COLONEL BERRY RESPONDS:The Fitness Center Annex is a tremendous asset

to the Robins community. In fact, almost 500patrons use that facility each day. When it was sitedin Bldg. 301, the concept was that the vast majorityof people would walk there since it was centrallylocated to a large portion of our population. As aresult of this planning factor and the already chal-lenging parking situation in that area, we only set

aside nine parking places dedicated to the FitnessCenter Annex. We’ll have our fitness staff work toensure we have periodic monitoring of the two-hourfitness parking spots. If you see a vehicle parkedlonger than the two-hour limit, please bring it to theFitness Center staff’s attention. And if you can’tfind a space close-in, consider the walk a goodwarm-up period!

Thanks for your patronage and feedback.

In our nation’s history, women’scontributions to our great countryhave been overlooked and complete-ly omitted at times. The idea ofacknowledging women’s contribu-tions to American History had littlesupport until 1978, when theEducation Task Force of the SonomaCounty (California) Commission onthe Status of Women initiated a“Women’s History Week.”

In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch andRep. Barbara Mikulski followedCalifornia’s lead and co-sponsoredthe first Joint CongressionalResolution to proclaim “Women’sHistory Week.” In 1987, Congressapproved the resolution and official-ly proclaimed March as Women’sHistory Month.

This year, the Department ofDefense recognizes Women’sHistory Month as “Women Takingthe lead to Save Our Planet.” Of noteare a few women who have and con-

tinue to make a positive impact onthe Earth’s environment for futuregenerations.

Mary Arlene Appelhof, who livedfrom 1936 to 2005, also known as“worm woman,” advocated using theearthworm to recycle food waste intofertilizer and introduced the environ-mentally-significant action of vermi-composting.

Mollie Beattie, who lived from1947 to 1996, was the first woman tohead the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService. She led the reintroduction ofthe gray wolf into the northernRocky Mountains. For this accom-plishment, Congress named a wilder-ness area in Alaska’s Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge in her honor.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, a namewe are all familiar with, is now ourSecretary of State. While serving as asenator, she worked to secure federallegislation to protect the environ-ment both on the Senate’s

Environment and Public WorksCommittee and as the senior democ-rat on the fisheries, wildlife andwater subcommittee.

She also co-sponsored thePetroleum Consumer Price GougingProtection Act and Close the EnronLoophole Act that allowed the presi-dent to declare an energy emergencyand trigger federal gouging protec-tions.

While observing great women ofthe past, what about a woman serv-ing in the Air Force and deployedwhile assisting in Earth’s survival.

Captain Elizabeth Yesue, the379th Expeditionary Civil EngineerSquadron programs flight chief,arrived in July 2008 to an air base inSouthwest Asia. She also deployed toBaghdad International Airport in Iraqfrom September 2004 throughJanuary 2005. Throughout herdeployments, she accomplishedmany tasks to directly influence the

environmental stewardship of thosein the area of responsibility anddirectly impacted us all. She wrotethe environmental standards for jointimplementation in the area ofresponsibility, established the basesolid waste management plan, andremediated a 186,000-gallon fuelspill that occurred after an attack, justto note a few accomplishments.

During Women’s History Monthand throughout the year, we shouldremember all of the women whohave made contributions to ensurefuture inhabitants of Earth have aplace to call home.

The contributions of these women— officers, enlisted Airmen andcivilians — continue to shapewomen’s history as they makeAmerican history.

– This commentary was written byStaff Sgt. Jessica Blace379th Expeditionary Civil EngineerSquadron

Women’s History Month: Taking the lead to save our planet

March isWomen’s HistoryMonth. Who isan inspirationalwoman to you?

“Tena Dominy, 78th

Communications Group

deputy director. She’s a

wonderful mentor and

effective leader. She

exhibits wisdom and is

passionate about our mis-

sion."

Cariren Desrocher78th CS

Raquel Bryant78th CS

Airman NicholasJohns78th CS

“Betsy Ross. She creat-

ed something as a symbol

for our nation that anyone

can recognize worldwide.”

Airman 1st ClassNicholas Patterson

78th CS“Joan of Arc. She was

one of the first women to

command an army and step

up in a world where women

weren’t seen as leaders but

she did it as well as any man

or woman could have done.”

“Harriett Tubman. There

might still be slavery today

without her work with slav-

ery and the Underground

Railroad.”

WR-ALC

VISION

STATEMENT

Be recognized as a worldclass leader for develop-ment and sustainment of

warfighting capability

WR-ALC

MISSION

STATEMENT

Deliver and sustain combat-ready air power … anytime, anywhere.

Service

before

self

U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. JOE ZUCCARO

Master Sgt. Ray Garcia administers a shotto a villager during a Medical Civil ActionProgram in the village of Dire Teyara,Ethiopia. During a MedCap, military per-sonnel provide medical assistance andservices to tribal members who would oth-erwise go without help. The programs havebeen appreciated throughout the Horn ofAfrica. Sergeant Garcia is stationed atRobins.

insight March 20, 2009 � Robins Rev-Up � 1B

BY WAYNE CRENSHAWwayne.crenshaw.ctr@robins.af.mil

Chuck Shaheen hasbeen a staunch sup-porter of Robins Air

Force Base since his familymoved to Warner Robins in1964, but even he can stillbe impressed by the work ofAirmen.

Mr. Shaheen, who servesas one of Maj. Gen. PollyPeyer, Warner Robins AirLogistics Center comman-der’s honorary command-ers, was one of 25 civicleaders in Middle Georgiawho went on a tour ofTyndall AFB and HurlburtField on March 3-4. Thepurpose of the trip was togive area civic leaders achance to see what goes onat other bases.

“The two things I pickedup,” said Mr. Shaheen, “isthat the Air Force is alwaystrying to do things better,and they are trying to dothem more cost effectively.”

Also in the group wasGeneral Peyer; Col. WarrenBerry, 78th Air Base Wingcommander; Maj. Gen.Allan Poulin, Air ForceReserve Command vicecommander; and Brig. Gen.Tom Moore, 116th AirControl Wing commander.

They departed RobinsMarch 3 on a WC-130,which is a C-130 modifiedfor weather reconnaissanceand was provided by the403rd Wing, 53rd WeatherReconnaissance Squadron,Keesler Air Force Base,

Miss. They flew to TyndallAFB, Fla., where they sawan F-22 fighter and the325th Air ControlSquadron’s Air BattleManager School that trainsofficers for the 116th AirControl Wing at Robins.They also had a missionbriefing on the 325thFighter Wing, and touredthe 601st Air & SpaceOperations Center(Northcom) along with the53rd Weapons EvaluationsGroup.

After an overnight stay,they flew to Hurlburt FieldFla. At Hurlburt they sawthe 1st Special OperationsWing, which is a specialtactics unit. They wereshown a memorial to mem-bers who had died in actionsince the Sept. 11 attack.

Ed Rodriquez, presidentof the Warner Robins AreaChamber of Commerce,went on the trip and said hefound it to be a worthwhileexperience. He said he wasespecially interested to seesuch operations as the unitthat trains JSTARS officersat Robins. He also said itwas “extremely thrilling” tosee the F-22.

“What stood out themost to me was the abilityto see how our base fits inwith other facilities,” hesaid. “They are doing thingsthat work in conjunctionwith the base here. Overall,to me, the biggest benefitwas being able to see thebig picture of where we fitin.”

LearningAir Force

Middle Georgia civic leaderslearn about Air Force during Florida base tours

Above, An Airman from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., gives Henry Lowe (left), Lowe Aviation president, a closer lookat the underbelly of an F-22 Raptor, while Lee Minor, Appraisal Service, looks on.

Below, An Airman from Tyndall AFB explains the F-22 Raptor’s capabilities to civic leader tour participants.

the

Joe Kiefer, account representative at Office Images Inc, inspects a weapon at the Air Force SpecialTactics facility at Hurlburt Field.

mission

U.S. Air Force courtesy photosCivic leaders enjoyed the chance to see an F-22 Raptor, both inside and out.

Marlan Nichols, an accountant with Nichols, Cauley & Associates,volunteers to try on life support equipment while touring HurlburtField, Fla.

SUNDAY

Join outdoor recreation on a

Wonder Works adventure in

Orlando, Fla. to be held April 6 - 8.

Meet at outdoor recreation at 9 a.m.with a departure of 9:30 a.m. on April6 and return on April 8 at 7 p.m.Package includes travel, one roomonly, entry ticket to Wonder WorksExhibits and laser tag and dinnershow to Hoot N’ Holler. Cost is $330for one; $475 for two; $610 for threeand $745 for four. Deadline to sign upis March 22. A minimum of 10 peopleare required for outdoor recreation tohost the trip. For more information, call926-4001.

Texas Hold ‘Em will now be held

on Sundays in the Heritage Club.Sign-ups start at 1:30 p.m. with gamesbeginning at 2 p.m. Prizes will bebased on customer participation. Costis $10 for members and $15 forguests. All ranks and grades are wel-come. For more information call theHeritage Club at 926-2670.

Super Sunday brunch will be held

once a month at Horizons from 10 am.to 1 p.m. Brunch will always includebreakfast items, omelet station, dinnerentrees, carving station, salad bar,dessert and ice cream bar and more.Cost is $11.95 for members, $13.95for guests and $6.95 for children (3 –10 years old) and children two yearsand younger are free. Please markyour calendar for the following dates:Super Sunday brunches will beheld April 12 (Easter Sunday), May 10(Mother’s Day), June 21 (Father’sDay), July 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 13, Oct. 4,Nov.1 and Dec. 6 (Santa comesearly). For more information callHorizons at 926-2670.

MONDAY

A Women’s History Month Art

Exhibit will be held March 23 and

24 from 11 am to 6 p.m. at the Arts &Crafts Center. For more details callthe Arts & Crafts Center at 926-5282or visit the web atwww.robinsservices.com/artsandcrafts.

WEDNESDAY

A membership bar bingo will be

held on March 25. Big Bingo is locat-ed in the east wing of the RobinsEnlisted Club. The hours are Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday withgames starting at 7:15 p.m. Gamesbegin at 2:45 p.m. on Sundays. Enjoybar bingo five nights a week at 6 p.m.Anyone with an active duty, reserve,guard, retired, DOD or family memberidentification card is eligible to play.The entry fee is free to all Robins’ clubmembers, bona fide guests and activeduty or retired widow club membersand $5 for eligible non-club members.For more information call the HeritageClub at 926-4515.

THURSDAY

The table tennis club will meet

every Thursday in the Heritage Clubballroom from 4 to 8 p.m. Open to alland sign up is not necessary. Formore information call the communitycenter at 926-2105.

UPCOMING

The Airman and Family Readiness

Center holds classes each month inBldg. 794 for active duty, retired,spouses and family members, inter-viewing basics and preparation March24 from 9 a.m. to noon and aVeterans administration benefits brief-ing March 25 from noon to 4 p.m. Formore information call the A&FRC at926-1256.

A skeet tournament and steak din-

ner will be held March 29. The tour-nament will be from noon to 6 p.m.and the cost is $20 and includes skeetwith 50 challenging clay targets andsteak dinner with the trimmings ornon-shooters for $12. Dinner will befrom 2 to 6 p.m. For more informationcall outdoor recreation at 926-4001 orthe skeet range at 926-4733.

Come on out for an evening of fun

during the family night bingo on

March 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. in theHorizons ballroom. Doors open at 6p.m. with games starting at 7 p.m.Cost is $4 per pack, limit three perperson. For more information callHorizons at 926-2670.

Learn a new skill or brush up on

an old one starting April 6 in thecommunity center. Piano classesstarting April 6 from 7 to 8 p.m., cost$65 per person; salsa and belly danc-ing starting April 7 from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. and belly dancing from 6:30 to

7:30 p.m., cost $40 per person whenyou register for one class, get theother for free. All classes need to bepaid in advance. For more informationcall the community center at 926-2105.

An Air Force Chess tournament is

scheduled for April 8 starting at 5p.m. in the community center. Allplayers should register now by callingthe community center at 926-2105.

The Air Force Space Camp is

scheduled for July 26 – Aug. 1.

Interested youths, ages 12 - 18 yearsold, with a minimum GPA of 2.8 mustcomplete a nomination form andresume and submit package to YouthPrograms. The camp is divided intotwo age divisions; youth ages 12-14who are selected will attend the SpaceAcademy and teens 15-18 who areselected will attend the Advanced

Space Academy. Both camps areheld at the US Space and RocketCenter, Huntsville AL. This program isopen to family members of active dutymilitary assigned to or living on RobinsAir Force retired military, Air Forcecivilian employees, or activated AirNational Guard or Air Force Reserve.Deadline to apply is April 14. Formore information contact MarvinHawkins, at 926-2110 or email mar-vin.hawkins@robins.af.mil.

ONGOING

Child Care requests are being

accepted for school-age children toattend the Robins school-age programduring the April spring break forHouston County Schools. Care will beoffered April 6 - 10 from 6:30 a.m. to 6p.m. (limited to 50 hours of care forthe week) at the youth center. Eligiblechildren must be five (and attendingkindergarten) to 12 years old.

Fees are based on total householdincome. Please stop by Bldg. 1021(youth center) to pick up registrationdocuments. For more informationcontact Tommy Henson at 926-2110.

Private pilot ground school regis-

tration will be now through April 5

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with schoolstarting April 6 – May 29. Cost is$585 and is due at the time of regis-tration. Register soon as classroomseating is limited. For more informa-tion call the aero club at 926-4867.

The annual Volunteer Excellence

Award package has been extendedto April 1 and will be presented to thehonored recipient at the annualVolunteer Appreciation reception to beheld in April during National VolunteerWeek. For additional criteria andnomination information, please contactMike Bullard at 926-1256.

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CHAPEL SERVICES

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FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THURS

Catholic

Catholic masses are at the chapel each Saturdayat 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 9:30 a.m., on Holy Days ofObligation at noon and 5 p.m. vigil the day before,and Monday through Friday at noon. The Sacramentof Reconciliation is Saturday from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Islamic

Islamic Friday Prayer (Jumuah) is Fridays at 2p.m. in the chapel annex rooms 1 and 2.

Jewish

Jewish service is Fridays at 6:15 p.m. at theMacon synagogue.

Orthodox Christian

St. Innocent Orthodox Church service is at thechapel on the second Tuesday of each month at 5p.m.

Protestant

The traditional service meets Sunday in theChapel at 11 a.m. featuring hymns, anthems, congre-gational prayers and readings. Contemporary servicemeets at 6 p.m. in the Chapel sanctuary, singing thelatest praise and worship music. The gospel servicemeets at 8 a.m. at the Chapel, praising God withinspirational music. Religious education meets inBldg. 905 at 9:30 a.m.

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Additional information on Services

events and activities can be found

in The Edge and at

www.robinsservices.com

Tickets: $4 adult; $2 children (11 years old andyounger. For more information, call the base theaterat 926-2919

MARCH 21 — 2 P.M.

PAUL BLART: MALL COP

RATED PG

Bryan, a former secretagent relies on his oldskills to save Kim, his 17year-old estrangeddaughter, who has beenforced into the slavetrade. Using his con-tacts in the CIA and thebusiness connections ofhis ex-wife’s husband,he travels to Paris tofind her.

Paul is a single, subur-ban dad, trying to makeends meet as a securityofficer at a mall. It’s ajob he takes very seri-ously, though no oneelse does. WhenSanta’s helpers at themall stage a coup, shut-ting down the megaplexand taking hostages(Paul’s daughter andsweetheart amongthem), Jersey’s most for-midable mall cop willhave to save the day.

NOW PLAYING

MARCH 20 — 7:30 P.M.

TAKEN

RATED PG-13

Engraving for any occasion

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP Tracey Osborn, lead engraver at the Arts and Crafts Center, helps customers with all their engraving needs. For all your engrav-ing needs visit the shop Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DONATE YOUR LEAVE

MARCH 21 — 7:30 P.M.

HE’S JUST NOT THAT IN

TO YOU

RATED PG-13

Employee-relations specialists at 926-5307 or 926-5802 have information and instructionsconcerning requests to receive or donate annual leave.

The following have been approved as leave recipients: Jerrel Pierce, HQ AFRC. POC isPrecious Stewart 327-1051; James Hamrick Jr., HQ AFRC. POC is Brian Daniel 926-8870;Roy Cross, HQ AFRC. POC is Harvey Rosenmeier, 327-0275.

To have an approved leave recipient printed in the Robins Rev-Up, wings should sendinformation to Lanorris Askew at: lanorris.askew@robins.af.mil.

A group of intercon-nected, Baltimore-based twenty and thir-ty somethings navi-gate their various rela-tionships from theshallow end of thedating pool throughthe deep, murkywaters of married life,trying to read thesigns of the oppositesex and hoping to bethe exceptions to the“no-exceptions” rule.

Editor’s note: Have an opinion? If you have any suggestions for topics or would like to sound off on my top five, emailkendahl.johnson@robins.af.mil.

2B � The Robins Rev-Up � March 20, 2009

As a sports fan, this is one of my favorite times of year. The NCAA men’s bas-

ketball tournament is one of the most exciting of all sporting events. A total of 63

games will be played in single elimination format. Although an e-mail from the

Legal Office has guilted me into not joining any pools, it hasn’t prevented me from

filling out my brackets “just for fun.” To help others who are filling out brackets, I’ve

identified five potential “bracket busters,” underdogs that could upset top-seeded

opponents. Here they are:

Western Kentucky — No. 12 seed, South RegionLook out for Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers made it to the Sweet

Sixteen last year and beat Louisville earlier this year. Western Kentucky

has the talent and heart to repeat its performance of last year. First

round opponent Illinois will be a challenge, but it’s certainly a winnable game.

USC — No. 10 seed, Midwest RegionMomentum is a big deal when it comes to these tournaments, and the

Trojans have a lot of it. The team is coming off a surprising upset victo-

ry against Arizona State to capture the Pac 10 conference champi-

onship. It is USC’s first-ever conference title, and could provide the confidence the

team needs to make it through the first few rounds and into the Sweet Sixteen.

Mississippi State — No. 13 seed, West RegionIf you are a fan of the Southeastern Conference, this could be a fun

Cinderella pick. The Bulldogs are another team that is playing their best

basketball at the right time. The team shocked the SEC by upsetting Tennessee in

the conference tournament championship game, but winning the conference title is

the only reason the team is in the Big Dance. Still, they face Washington in the

first round and could carry the momentum to the upset.

Virginia Commonwealth — No. 11 seed, East RegionVCU faces UCLA in the first round in what could be one of the best

first-round matchups of the tournament. VCU beat Duke two seasons

ago as a No. 11 seed, and now the Rams go after another of the nation’s premier

programs. UCLA made it to the Final Four last year, but wasn’t even good enough

to win the Pac 10 title and could be caught looking ahead to a second round

matchup against Villanova.

Utah State — No. 11 seed, West RegionMy favorite Cinderella team of the tournament is Utah State. They’ve

played well all year, with just four losses. They did have weak strength of

schedule, with a win over Utah being the team’s biggest. But don’t count them out

against Marquette, a team that has struggled down the stretch. If they get past

Marquette, the Aggies have the potential to get to the Sweet Sixteen and beyond.

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March 20, 2009 � The Robins Rev-Up � 3B

New Web-based appointment system helps ease DRMO turn-in processBY LANORRIS ASKEW

lanorris.askew@robins.af.mil

The Robins Defense Reutilizationand Marketing Office, a one-stop shopfor gently used or unneeded equip-ment, now offers a Web-based alterna-tive for turning in equipment for reuseor demilitarization.

Claire Shadden, DRMO propertydisposal technician, said the new sys-tem was the brain child of the DefenseLogistics Agency Headquarters as amore efficient way for customers toschedule appointments.

“Customers can now go to the Website and request their appointments,”she said “We confirm it by makingsure our schedule doesn’t conflict withtheir request. That way, they don’thave to wait until we are actually in theoffice; they can schedule the appoint-ment at anytime during the day ornight.”

The new process, which launchedJan. 28, replaces a system whichinvolved customers calling the DRMOduring business hours and scheduling

an appointment with Ms. Shadden thatwas confirmed and tracked on aspreadsheet.

Now, to request an appointment tobring property in, customers access theDRMO Turn in Scheduler via theDefense Reutilization and MarketingService Web site at www.drms.dla.mil.

After selecting the closest DRMOsite, the user is asked to select adesired appointment date, time andtype. If these specifications are avail-able, the customer then enters his orher contact information and an e-mailconfirmation is sent.

Danny Snow, area manager for theDRMO Warner Robins hub, saidalthough the system is new and still inits 90-day implementation phase, theyare being proactive by soliciting feed-back from customers on ways they canimprove the program and compare it tothe way the process was done before.

“I’m in favor of the new schedulingsystem for a number of reasons,” hesaid. “First it’s an improvement to thescheduling program we had previous-ly. It allows the customer the opportu-

nity to pick their own schedule andhave confirmation and a certainty thatthey can turn their property in on thatparticular day at that particular hour.”

He said they are utilizing Lean tocontinually improve the process.

“There are a couple of enhance-ments in the works already that willmake it even more user-friendly,” hesaid.

Mr. Snow said they have also donea few training sessions geared to thecustomer to help them understand howthe program works and what they cando to ensure the transitions is indeedseamless so they are not impeded ingetting property turned in.

He said so far feedback from cus-tomers so far has been mixed but most-ly positive.

“As expected starting out thingswere slow because, as with mostchange, there was a perceived nega-tive,” he said.

That’s quickly changing. “Customers I’ve engaged are posi-

tive,” he said. “We are also gettingunsolicited feedback.”

The April 15th deadline tofile a tax return is rapidlyapproaching. The Robins TaxCenter is here to assist eligibletaxpayers with their tax filingneeds.

The center is open Mondaythrough Thursday each weekfrom 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4p.m. and is located in Bldg. 905on the second floor of thelibrary. To get to the tax center,you must go through the libraryand take the stairs or the eleva-tor to the second floor.

Robins Tax Center providesfree tax preparation and elec-tronic filing services to active

duty, reservist, National Guard,retirees and their eligibledependents. Per AFI 51-504,Legal Assistance, Notary andPreventive Law Programs,Reservist and National Guardmembers must be on Title 10orders in order to receive taxassistance. This applies to theireligible dependents as well.

In order to receive assis-tance, filers should attend abriefing held at the Tax Centerat 8 a.m. Monday throughThursday. Military personnelin uniform will be first to beassigned an appointment forthat day. All others will be

called in the order they arrivedand assigned same dayappointments.

To date, Robins Tax Centerhas prepared 525 federalreturns and 407 state returns.

“If you’re interested in sav-ing some money in preparationfees, our knowledgeable staffhas saved taxpayers $114,841in tax preparation fees and gen-erated client refunds totaling$857,739,” said JenniferKeister, tax specialist.

To contact the Robins TaxCenter, call 327-7390. —Courtesy WR-ALC JudgeAdvocates Office

Time is now for civilian appraisals

U.S. Air Force file photo by SUE SAPPLeslie Capers, an examiner in the Robins Defense Reutilization andMarketing Office, labels property for placement in inventory. A moreefficient scheduling system allows customers to make appointmentsfor turning in unneeded equipment to the DRMO.

The 2009 annual appraisalcycle for General Scheduleand Federal Wage Systememployees which began April1, 2008 will end March 31.Annual ratings and monetaryawards are effective June 1,and time-off awards are effec-tive June 2. Completion ofappraisals on the AF Form860A, Civilian Record ofRating, dated July 1, 1999, ismandatory.

Beginning this rating cycle,time-off awards will be usedas an additional form of recog-nition for the GS/FWSappraisal cycle. This adds yetanother tool for managers toreward high performingemployees. Wing and staffoffices will make the decisionto authorize the use of TOAs,monetary awards or a combi-nation of both.

Awarded time off will bescheduled within 90 calendardays after the effective date ofthe award (Aug. 30).

Employees forfeit any time offnot used within one year fromthe effective date (June 1,2010). Employees may neverconvert a time-off award to acash payment. TOAs will beawarded in accordance withAFI 36-1004, Managing theCivilian RecognitionProgram, Chapter 3, Time-offIncentive Award.

Newly hired employees toRobins or NSPS employeesentering a GS/FWS positionbetween Jan. 2 and March 31will receive an annual apprais-al.

The rating cycle will beextended until the employeehas 90 days of observed per-formance under an approvedcore document.

The appraisal is to be com-pleted within 30 days after the90-day period ends. If the rat-ing is rendered after June 1,the effective date should be thedate the appraisal and/oraward are approved.

The light duty program atthe Warner Robins AirLogistics Center is designedto accommodate employeeswho have sustained work-related as well as non-work-related injuries, by providingmeaningful work for theseemployees that are on light orrestricted duty.

Employees who receivemedical care and treatment,which can range from physi-cal therapy to surgery, areeventually returned to work,with restrictions if necessary,dictated by their primarytreating physician.

An employee returning towork with restrictions canremain in this status until theemployee has medicallyachieved full-duty status or isdetermined to have perma-nent restrictions that physi-cally disqualify him or herfrom his or her current jobposition.

The light duty program atRobins is a coordinated effortby base organizations to

include the WorkforceDevelopment Division andthe Workforce EffectivenessDivision of the Directorate ofPersonnel, and the 78thMedical Group along withother organizational units.Thus far, over 400 employeeswith temporary or permanentrestrictions have been accom-modated through the LightDuty Program.

“Our goal at Robins is totake care of our employeesby ensuring they receive theappropriate medical treat-ment first and foremost,” saidDairlyn Brown, nurse casemanager in the 78th MedicalSquadron.

“We aim to ensure theirrestrictions are accommodat-ed for, and once they havefully recovered, based onmedical treatment receivedfrom their primary treatingphysician, they are returnedto full-duty status, which is inthe best interest of theemployee and the Air Force,”she said.

Contact your servicingemployee relations specialistat 926-0677 if you have anyquestions. — Submitted byDirectorate of Personnel

Tax Center gives assistance to filers

Light duty program provideswork for injured employees

4B � The Robins Rev-Up � March 20, 2009

TEAM W L402 EMXG 11 3542 CBSG 11 4581 SMXS 10 4116 ACW 11 578th LRS 9 55 CBCS 1 7 95 CBCS 2 6 1078th CG 4 1278th SFS 4 1278th MDG 3 12

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL

Regular season standings (through March 18)FINAL REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:

March 19402 EMXG vs 78 LRS

581 SMXS vs 78 MDG

OVER-30 LEAGUE HAS COMPLETED ITS SCHEDULE

OVER 30 LEAGUETEAM W L542 CBSG 6 25 CBCS 5 3116 ACW 5 378th FSS 3 578th MDG 1 7

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPClay Murray, Pine Oaks Golf Course manager, demonstrates the newgolf cart for the disabled. It is designed with hand driving controls,easy access to golf clubs and a swivel seat for playing.

New carts accommodate disabled golfersBY WAYNE CRENSHAWwayne.crenshaw.ctr@robins.af.mil

Pine Oaks Golf Course isnow handicapped accessible.

People in wheelchairs orwith other mobility problemscan play golf at the base coursenow, thanks to two speciallydesigned golf carts.

The SoloRider golf carts,which list for $9,300 each,arrived at the course inDecember. The carts were paidfor by the Air Force because itrequires all golf courses on AirForce installations to havethem, said Clay Murray, themanager of Pine Oaks.

So far no one has used thecarts, but he figures many dis-abled people might not evenknow there’s a way for them toplay the game. That’s why hewants to get the word out toanyone who might have aneed.

“You never know if there’ssomeone out there who has nouse of their legs and wouldactually want to play,” Mr.Murray said.

The carts differ from regu-lar carts in several ways. Oneis that the carts are for only oneperson. Another is that ratherthan placing the club bag in therear of the cart, the bag isplaced in the front, so that theclubs can be easily reached bythe operator.

But the most important isthe way the seat works. Itswivels to either side – so thatit would work for both rightand left handed people – andthe user can swing at the ballwhile sitting in the seat.

Another key difference is

the cart can be driven ontogreens. Ordinarily if a golf cartis driven onto a green, thatwould likely have the golferpromptly thrown off thecourse.

But the SoloRider isdesigned with its weight bal-anced so it can be driven ontogreens without so much asmaking a track on the green.When Mr. Murray drove thecart onto the practice green,there was no indication of atrack.

The cart is fast-moving,smooth riding and fun to drive,Mr. Murray said. Where a reg-ular cart operates with a steer-ing wheel, the SoloRider useshandlebars, steering more likean all-terrain vehicle.

Mr. Murray said rangerssometimes use the carts on theweekend so that golfers cansee them and possibly get theword out that the course canaccommodate disabledgolfers.

“We would just like forsomebody to use it,” Mr.Murray said as he gave ademonstration on the practicegreen, adding that anyone withaccess to the base can use thecourse.