WASHINGTON (AFNS)– Air Force officialsannounced May 15 thatLackland is the pre-ferred alternative for thepermanent location of24th Air Force, a newnumbered Air Forceheadquarters focused onthe cyber mission.

Although Lacklandhas been identified asthe preferred alterna-tive, a final basing deci-sion will not be madeuntil the environmentalprocess requiredunder the Nat-ional Environ-mental PolicyAct is complet-ed.

In October2008, Air Forceofficials announ-ced the creation of acyber numbered AirForce under Air ForceSpace Command. TheAir Force announced thesix candidate bases forthe numbered Air Forceheadquarters Jan. 21,and then began site sur-veys that teams complet-ed on March 6. The sixcandidate bases wereBarksdale AFB, La.;Lackland AFB; LangleyAFB, Va.; Offutt AFB,Neb.; Peterson AFB,Colo.; and Scott AFB, Ill.

“Site survey teamsused previously ap-proved criteria to gatherinformation, assess cap-abilities, and refine ini-tial data to thoroughlyevaluate all candidatelocations in accordancewith our basing pro-cess,” said KathleenFerguson, the deputysecretary of the AirForce for installations.She added that thesebasing selections weremade using a measured

and deliberate pro-cess to ensurethat the final deci-sion is the best

possible out-come fornational de-

fense and is incompliance with

the National Environ-mental Policy Act.

This information wasthen evaluated during aHeadquarters Air Force-level review to select thepreferred alternative,she added.

In selecting a pre-ferred alternative for thecyber mission, Air Forceofficials considered cy-ber numbered Air Forcemission synergy – in-cluding proximity to

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Promotion List 6

Recognition 7

News & Features

Reaching Out 16

Bronze Stars 18

Air Force basketball 26

Top pistol shooters 27

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LOWERING THE FLAG

Photo by Alan BoedekerA Retreat team lowers the flag during a ceremony at the Lackland paradegrounds May 15. The Retreat ceremony marked the end of National Police Week.Ceremonies and activities throughout the week honored federal, state and munic-ipal officers in recognition of their service. See CYBER P2

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By Mike JosephStaff Writer

Four members of TeamLackland recently spent a dayvisiting with members ofCongress as part of the wingcommander Capitol Hill visitprogram.

Brig. Gen. Len Patrick,37th Training Wing com-mander; Chief Master Sgt.Robert Rubio, superintendentof public health and 319thTraining Squadron’s body,mind and fitness coordinator;Capt. Robert Spouse, 37thTRW executive officer; andSenior Airman MatthewMcGee, 37th Security ForcesSquadron, traveled to

Washington, D.C., to meetwith several legislators.

The group met with Sen.Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas; Rep. Charlie Gonzalez,D-Texas; and Rep. Vic Snyder,D-Ark., who is a member ofthe House Armed Servicescommittee and requestedtime with the Lackland dele-gation.

“It was very eye-openingand insightful,” said ChiefRubio, who represented thesenior NCOs. “It was great tosee our government at work,and how receptive they wereto what we had to say.”

The Capitol Hill visit pro-gram was initiated in 1998 to

put a local face on the AirForce’s mission: to fly, fightand win … in air, space andcyberspace. It allowsCongressional members tomeet with wing commandersto discuss Air Force issuesthat are important toCongress and their respectiveconstituents.

“I was very impressed withthe congressmen and the sen-ator that they took the time tomeet with General Patrickand let him articulate the per-tinent data for the wing,” saidCaptain Sprouse, who repre-sented the junior base offi-cers. “All the congressionalleaders were very interestedin what was going on, what

General Patrick had to saywhen it came to expressingwhat the wing was doing, andthings we might need in thefuture.”

Airman McGee, who isfrom San Antonio and repre-sented base enlisted person-nel, also returned with a newprospective on Congress.

“I thought it was wonder-ful,” said Airman McGee. “Itwas a great opportunity to seehow our government func-tions and express to membersof Congress what’s going on atLackland, what we do for thecommunity on and off base.

“It showed them we havethe motivation to come all theway to Washington to tell

them what it is we do, andthey get to see us face-to-facerather than over the phone ore-mail. It’s a lot more person-able and there’s open dialog.”

Following the visit, the sen-ator’s office sent out the fol-lowing press release via e-mail:

“Lackland Air Force Baseis home to thousands of ourbrave Airmen and the largesttraining wing in the AirForce. I’m so proud ofGeneral Patrick’s hard work,and that of all the other AirForce personnel at Lackland.They do so much not only tohelp the San Antonio regionbut to keep Americans safehere and abroad.”

Team Lackland leaders visit Capitol Hill

other cyber operational missionsand access to scientific and tech-nical expertise – as well as com-

munication and bandwidth capa-bilities. Other criteria evaluatedincluded facilities and infrastruc-ture, support capacity, security,and transportation/access consid-

erations.Following the completion of the

environmental impact analysis,Air Force officials intend to makea final base selection this summer.

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Seat BeltsSave Lives!

Buckle UpAnd

Wear Yours!

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GROUP TO PERFORM MUSICAL

The Lackland Performing Arts Group willpresent “Clue: The Musical ” May 29-30, 7p.m. each evening, at Arnold Hall Comm-unity Center.

Cost is $10 and includes light hor d’oeu-vres. Cocktail hour with a cash bar beginsat 6 p.m.

For reservations and ticket information,call the Arnold Hall at 671-2619.

LACKLAND IDOL CONTEST

Registration deadline for the 2009Lackland Idol talent contest is May 29.

Auditions will be held June 9, and theshow is scheduled for June 26, 7 p.m., at theBob Hope Theater.

Contestants will vie for a $500 first-place prize, $300 for second and $200 forthird.

Registration forms are available atArnold Hall Community Center. For moreinformation, call 671-2619 or 671-2352.

TEAM LACKLAND AWARDS CEREMONY

The Team Lackland first quarter awardsceremony is Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., at theGateway Club. Everyone is encouraged toattend.

For more information, call Master Sgt.Anthony Milunas at 219-8906.

FOOD TASTING EVENT

The final event for Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month will be a foodtasting Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., atArnold Hall Community Center.

FACILITY MANAGERS TRAINING

The 37th Civil Engineer Squadron willhost facility managers training June 2, 1-3p.m., at Carter Hall, Bldg. 10215.

Call Tech. Sgt. Alan Watkins at 671-2695for more information.

NEW LRS PARKING LOT

Construction continues on the new 37thLogistics Readiness Squadron parking lot,Bldg. 5160. The project completion date istentatively set for May 30.

Access to the new LRS parking lot willrequire a left turn on Arizona Street fromGeorge Avenue, and a left turn on HartneyAvenue from Arizona Street.

The original entrance to LRS, just pastthe Selfridge Gate, is blocked.

NewsBRIEFS

Airman’s Roll Call

Asian Pacific-American Heritage MonthOn Oct. 28, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed

Public Law 102-450, enacting May as Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month.

May was selected to memorialize two importantmilestones in Asian Pacific-American history:the arrival of the first Japanese immigrantsto the United States on May 7, 1843, andthe contributions of Chinese workers inbuilding the transcontinental railroad,which opened in May 10, 1869.

The observation honors the achieve-ments of Asian Pacific-Americans andrecognizes their contributions to ournation.

A diverse group of Asian Pacif ic-Americans has assisted the nation in buildinga military force capable of preserving ournational liberty, while serving as a role model forother freedom-seeking nations and individuals aroundthe world.

Significant contributions include:• The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an Asian

American unit composed of mostly Japanese Americanswho fought in Europe during WWII.

Many of these men put their lives on the line for theircountry while their families were confined to intern-

ment camps back in the United States. The unitbecame the most highly decorated military

unit in the history of the United StatesArmed Forces, including 21 Medal ofHonor recipients – earning the unit thenickname “The Purple Heart Battalion.”• On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttleChallenger exploded, killing all sevenastronauts aboard. One of the crew,

Astronaut (Lt. Col.) Ellison Shoji Onizuka,had become the first Japanese American

astronaut the year before when he flew aboardthe shuttle Discovery.

• On May 31, 1987, Hoang Nhu Tran, a former boatperson, graduated valedictorian of the U.S. Air ForceAcademy in a class of 960 students. He was also aRhodes Scholar and Time magazine’s recipient of the1986 College Achievement Award.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Photo by Senior Airman Tiffany TrojcaJOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Senior AirmanJessica Rumsley, 332nd Expeditionary MedicalSupport Squadron biomedical equipment techni-cian, troubleshoots a ventilator machine at JointBase Balad, Iraq, May 14. Airman Rumsley isdeployed from Lackland.

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COMMENTARY

Editorial staffBRIG. GEN. LEN PATRICK,37TH TRAINING WING

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By Lt. Col. Mitchell Culp379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) –Contrary to popular belief,Memorial Day is much morethan a three-day weekend thatmarks the beginning of summer.

To many people, especiallythe nation’s thousands of com-bat veterans, this day has a his-tory stretching all the way backto the Civil War and is animportant reminder of thosewho died in the service of theircountry.

The story of Memorial Daybegins almost 150 years ago, inthe summer of 1865, whenHenry Welles, a druggist fromWaterloo, N.Y., mentioned tosome of his friends at a gather-ing that while praising the livingveterans of the Civil War, “itwould be well to remember thepatriotic dead by placing flow-ers on their graves.”

Nothing became of this sug-gestion until he renewed theidea the following spring toArmy Gen. John Murray.

General Murray himself wasa Civil Warhero andintenselypatriotic.He sup-ported theidea com-pletely andmarshaledveterans’support.Plans were developed for amore complete celebration by alocal citizen’s committee headedby Mr. Welles and GeneralMurray.

On May 5, 1866, his villagewas decorated with flags at halfstaff, draped with evergreensand mourning black. Veterans,civic societies and residents, ledby General Murray, marched tothe strains of music to the threevillage cemeteries. One yearlater, on May 5, 1867, the cere-monies were repeated.

Memorial Day was originallyknown as Decoration Daybecause it was a time set asideto honor the nation’s Civil War

dead by decorating their graves.It was first widely observed on

May 30, 1868, to commemo-rate the sacri-

fices of CivilWarSoldiers.Army Gen.JohnLogan, thecommanderin chief of

the veterans’organization, Grand Army of theRepublic, proclaimed May 30 asDecoration Day by GeneralOrder 11 on May 5, 1868.

This was two years after the1866 commemoration inWaterloo.

By Congressional proclama-tion in 1966, Waterloo was citedas the birthplace of the obser-vance in the North.

After World War I, the daycame to be observed in honor ofthose who had died in all U.S.wars, and it was renamed.Since 1971, Memorial Day hasbeen observed on the lastMonday in May.

A number of Southern stateshave continued also to observea separate day to honor theConfederate dead.

Memorial Day is observedwith the laying of a wreath atthe Tomb of the Unknowns inArlington National Cemetery inVirginia, and by religious servic-es, parades and speechesnationwide.

Flags, insignia and flowersare placed on the graves of vet-erans in local cemeteries.

For many, this day carries nospecial meaning except perhapsan extra day off from work andschool, a barbecue, the start ofthe summer holiday season, andfor stores, the opportunity tohold their annual Memorial Dayweekend sale.

In reality, the holiday isobserved in honor of ournation’s armed service person-nel who were killed in wartime.

It is tradition to mark theholiday by flying the nationalflag at half staff until noon andnumerous memorial ceremoniesare held throughout the U.S.

By Brig. Gen. Len Patrick37th Training Wing Commander

On Memorial Day, we willremember and honor more than amillion American servicememberswho have died in the wars and con-flicts fought to preserve the liber-ties that make this the greatestnation on Earth. Each one of themput their country and their servicebefore themselves, and each is a hero.

This eventful day also marks the begin-ning of the 101 Critical Days of Summersafety campaign. This critical period, whichbegins this weekend and runs throughLabor Day, is one of the deadliest times forour Airmen. What should be a time of pic-nics, barbeques, family vacations andrelaxation all too often ends in tragedy.

In 2008, 16 Airmen lost their lives dur-ing the 101 Critical Days of Summer.Historically, the biggest risk to Airmen has

been private motor vehicle acci-dents. Each year, the Air Forceloses more people in vehicle acci-dents than in any other type ofmishap.

Twelve of last year’s deathsinvolved motor vehicle accidents,including six motorcycle fatalities.These accidents were all avoid-able; poor decision making,unsafe speed for the conditions,

and alcohol use often lead to these deadlyaccidents. Don’t make the same mistakes;remember your safety training, use goodjudgment, and recognize the limits of yourvehicle and the driving conditions.

Poor decisions also lead to accidentsduring water sports and other high-riskrecreational activities. If you’re going boat-ing, wear a life jacket. Statistics show thatlife jackets greatly increase your chances ofsurviving a boating accident. In fact, theCoast Guard reports that 90 percent of all

fatal boating accident victims who drownedwere not wearing a life jacket.

If you are going to drink, drink responsi-bly and keep a sober wingman in yourgroup. Alcohol impairs our physical abili-ties and our ability to make good decisions.Good wingmen intervene when they seesomething dumb, dangerous, or differentabout to happen. They help identify haz-ards and apply effective preventive meas-ures to keep things under control.

Summer is a time for us to relax andenjoy some well-deserved time off. Whileyou’re out there having fun, please thinkabout what you’re doing and how to do it inthe safest way. Take the time to look at therisk associated with activities you and yourfamily engage in this summer, and takeappropriate actions to reduce the risk asmuch as possible.

Thank you for what you do for theworld’s greatest Air Force and TeamLackland. Enjoy the summer.

Safety key in Critical Days of Summer

Brig. Gen.Len Patrick

Memorial Day serves as an important reminder

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TALK

STRAIGHT

Go to Houston to see a blues con-cert. It’s going to be a bunch ofold guys rocking out on guitars. –Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Roeder,Navy Information OperationsCommand.

By Patrick DesmondStaff Writer

What do you haveplanned for MemorialDay weekend?

Just hang around the house. Theonly thing we are doing is on the29th, we’re going camping atCamp Nab. – Tech. Sgt. Ava Trask,319th Training Squadron.

I’ll go to either Austin or CorpusChristi. I’ll probably see a band. –Staff Sgt. Wesley Parker, 59thPharmacy Squadron.

I’m going to move all the furnitureinto my new house and paint. –Staff Sgt. James Weltin, 345thTraining Squadron.

Reminder! Talking on a cell phonewhile driving on base

is prohibited.

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Air Force officials recently select-ed 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technicalsergeants for promotion to mastersergeant for a selection rate of 24.64percent.

The average score for thoseselected was 340.41, with an aver-age time in grade and time in serviceof 4.45 and 16.40 years respectively.

The average score was based onthe following point averages: 134.30for enlisted performance reports,70.20 for the promotion f i tnessexam, 63.60 for the specialty knowl-edge test, 33.69 for time in grade,34.55 for time in service and 11.59for decorations.

The master sergeant promotionlist was publicly released May 14 at

8 a.m. "This release has special sig-nificance because it's the first timein 12 years that we haven't releasedthe master sergeant and technicalsergeant selection lists at the sametime," said Chief Master Sgt. MichaelHall, the enlisted promotions andmilitary testing branch chief.

In 1997, the master sergeant andtechnical sergeant promotion releasedates were combined to streamlinethe release procedure.

However, since the inception ofthe virtual Enlisted PromotionRelease Application, Air ForcePersonnel Center officials have madegreat strides to improve the promo-tion release process.

Those selected for master ser-

geant will be promoted according totheir promotion sequence numberbeginning in August.

The selections are tentative untilthe data verification process is com-plete, which is no later than 10 daysafter the promotion release date.AFPC officials will notify Airmen, viamilitary personnel flights and mili-tary personnel elements, if theirselection is in question.

The virtual promotion release isone of the many technological initia-tives AFPC has taken to deliver per-sonnel services via 24/7 Web-basedpersonnel information.

Congratulations to the following172 Lackland Airmen selected forpromotion to master sergeant:

26th Network Operations GroupLayman HoseEugene Lloyd

33rd Network Warfare SquadronIreli Hinger

37th Aerospace Medicine SquadronKevin Borth

37th Civil Engineer SquadronMartin Pitre

37th Communications SquadronLisa CookMarcus Davis

Lackland Airmen selected for master sergeant

See MSGT P10

Photo by Alan BoedekerAir Force officials selected 172 technical sergeants from Lackland Air Force Base for promotion to master sergeant. This photo is available for download on the Lackland Air Force Base Web site at www.lackland.af.mil.

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Congratulations to the following60 Airmen for being selected ashonor graduates among 644trainees graduating today.

320th Training SquadronFlight 379Angelo BeatoMax EvansTodd PetersonJustin SquiresFlight 380Devon Carroll

321st Training SquadronFlight 383Roger LivingstonDustin SmithFlight 384Jennifer Nolasco-Estrella

322nd Training SquadronFlight 381Marcus Allen-HallDavid Light

Adrian LimongiJeremiah ShuergerDrew Van DykFlight 382Latonya Kocher

323rd Training SquadronFlight 371Joshua JacobsonFlight 372Christopher CangemiKyle EckertJordan EdwardsKevin FearnDouglas MayJames SegretiMichael SegretiJacob StandleyJacob StullAaron ZanchiJeffrey Zielomski

324th Training SquadronFlight 375Travis Allen

Sean ClossonJohn LangstonRobert LoweJoseph UpthegroveFlight 376Michelle BallApril BrownHannah CollinsMisti Cox Danielle DiradoCourtney DunlapBrittany EureSabrina NicholsonErika Spann

326th Training SquadronFlight 377Kyle GalePhillip HammondAaron HunterFlight 378Larson ChunAndrew CooperPatrick CummingsWilliam Dougherty

Shawn DunnJoseph KraiemPhilip McGeeAnthony MurphyBrandon Sharples

331st Training SquadronFlight 373Joshua BakerDavid DominguezAlexander GordyMatthew KozdrasFreddie MeggsBrandon NeilsonIan SimonsenAntonio Valdes

Top BMT AirmanJames Segreti, 323rd TRS, Flight372

Most Physically FitMale AirmenAaron Zanchi, 323rd TRS, Flight372

Ian Simonsen, 331st TRS, Flight373Female AirmenCourtney Dunlap, 324th TRS,Flight 376April Brown, 324th TRS, Flight376

Top PT FlightsMale Flights324th TRS, Flight 375322nd TRS, Flight 381Female Flights324thTRS, Flight 376322nd TRS, Flight 382

Top Academic Flights324th TRS, Flight 376324th TRS, Flight 326

BMT HONORS

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37th ComptrollerSquadronAndrea Howard

37th Logistics Readi-ness SquadronArmando ChavezJesus HernandezJason LabannaYolanda Nerio

37th Medical Oper-ations SquadronJennifer ChandlerCraig JohnsonWilliam Kellagher

37th Mission SupportGroupKenry Peart

37th Mission SupportSquadronSarah EsparzaRoberto HernandezJoseph NormandinFrancesc SeehausenDung Vu

37th Operations Sup-port SquadronBruce BolingDarien McCulloch

37th Security ForcesSquadronStacy LaroshJames Wooding

37th Training WingTamesia BooneIda DavisGregory FoxCarlo FrancoRetonja JacksonSharon Reeder

37th Training SupportSquadronMichelle BarrowJeffrey MartinGeorge MooreTracy Wallace

59th Dental SquadronJanene Buchanan

59th Dental SupportSquadronKaren Buttry

Melvin McBeanMatthew PetrieJacob Thompson

59th Dental TrainingSquadronMichael Mainor

59th Inpatient Oper-ations GroupJuan Rodriguez

59th Medical InpatientSquadronAminda FullerRichard KempMary Ann Platt

59th Laboratory Squa-dronJoseph AdamsManuel Rivera

59th Medical Logisticsand Readiness Squa-dronAndrew BrewerJerome HannonMichael Scott

59th Medical Oper-

ations SquadronDerrick BrewerJulieta EvansMarvin Gilham

59th Medical SupportSquadronMire Calderafavela

59th Medical WingEdith Fields

59th Mental HealthSquadronSedonia Hartwick

59th Orthopedic andRehab SquadronBenjamin Aldrich

59th Radiology Squa-dronTommy EpleyEllwood Tegtmeier

59th Surgical InpatientSquadronRichard ArthurAndre Vanburen

59th Surgical Special-ties SquadronSharon BryantRafaell TrevinoDerrick WeeseKimberly Wilkins

93rd Intell igenceSquadronBarbra Creutz

318th Training Squa-dronAldomar GenaoManuel MartinezNoel Mendozaruiz

319th TRSAva Trask

321st TRSDavid Hile

322nd TRSJason Pentz

323rd TRSAnthony FormellMerle GeorgiMichael PadgettGregory Pendleton

324th TRSChristina FitzpatrickAnthony Pivirotto

326th TRSFrancisco AraujoBrandon HobeckGregory Wasson

341st TRSJohn DarrahSteven LopezChristopher Roach

342nd TRSJared AntoniBrandon HannaschDaniel LoganCharles PfennigTed RajalaRoy ShawBracy Taylor

343rd TRSBruce ArcherAlexander ErbFermin GarciaJeremy SalaverEric Thomas

See MSGT P15

MSGT from P6

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344th TRSStephen BaumTimothy CooperJimmy CoxTyrone CrissJohn Sanks

345th TRSCourtney BaumgartnerJonathan GomezPamela MarksJody VelezBernhard WallmannMark WareStephen WhiteheadNorberto Loeravasquez

346th Test SquadronJames Harris

369th Air Force RecruitingLuis RoblesDeJesusRic Irizarryrivera

453rd Electronic WarfareSquadronLarry Crites

543rd Intelligence, Surveil-lance and ReconnaissanceGroupHolly Sullivan

543rd Support SquadronArthur AdamsMichael Crittenden

690th Alteration/Instal-lation SquadronJay KnudsonTodd Willis

651st Munitions SquadronDexter Howard

690th Intelligence SupportSquadronJoseph Chadwick

690th Network SupportSquadronMichael Johnson

737th Training SupportSquadronShae AlamoDanica Eusay

Scott HaydenJason NymanKenneth PettitBrent Warren

Air Force Intell igence,Surveillance and Reconn-aissance AgencyDaniel AgisotelisJoseph BehunJames BoydShawn BrowningDyree BurnettWilliam CreutzTania FigueroaPeter FordDari GudenschwagerOmar HernandezErnesto HerreraIan HertzkeDerek JonesGeorge McFarlandGerald MorrisAngela PalazzoJasen PerkinsChristine PriestLuis ReyesAlan WarrenJason Worcester

Justin Worley

Defense Media Activity –San AntonioDeborah DeckerReginald EgginsJason HernandezLee HooverJason Royals

Barnes Center for EnlistedEducationLashondria BarberMicah ChitwoodStacie DuckCarteralynn FordRichard Ray

Air Force Medical Opera-tions Agency

Chastity DoddRichard KoenSarah Swift

Air Mobility Command AirOperations SquadronPrimus SkumatzGarrad Mitchell

Band of the WestNathan SielbeckDonna Siler

Cryptologic Systems GroupTimothy CrouchElliott Windsor

Cyber Analysis SquadronByron StaesLiota Wakal

Air Force Security ForcesCenterSean LulofsDeborah Rude

MSGT from P10

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Photo by the San Antonio Express-NewsWanda Konkright touches her brother’sname on the traveling replica of theVietnam War Memorial in 1991.

Memorial Day has special meaning for sisterBy Mike JosephStaff Writer

This Memorial Day weekend holds aspecial meaning for one Lacklandemployee. There will be normal familyactivities, but also moments when sheremembers her brother, who died fight-ing for the freedom of others an oceanaway.

“The difference (this year) is when Isay ‘Clayton, I miss you,’ I’ll be able tofinally touch the coordinates where he

went down (in South Vietnam),” saidWanda Konkright, a Department ofDefense employee at Security Hill whoalso spent 10 years in the Air Force.

She had just turned 15 when herbrother, Army Chief Warrant OfficerClayton Wade James, was killed inaction just south of the demilitarizedzone in South Vietnam.

Clayton had barely turned 22 on thefatal day of May 10, 1971; the Viet Congshot down Clayton and his helicoptercrew. And time – 38 years – hasn’t

made it easier on his sister althoughquestions are now beginning to beanswered.

“For some reason, this year hit meworse than others,” said Mrs. Kon-kright. “It’s time, it’s time for it to comeout. It’s time for the story.

“There were many years when Iwondered where Clayton’s helicopterwent down and all I could do was takemy hand and put it on South Vietnam.It’s only been in the last months thatI’ve been able to learn where the coor-

dinates were, put my finger on the map(where the helicopter went down).”

What recently began as a show-and-tell with a fellow co-worker has evolvedinto a fact-finding journey. It’s a tripthat has been ongoing for the nativeVirginian for the better part of threedecades and it’s filled with memories ofher brother and family.

An Express-News photographer cap-tured one scene in 1991, almost 20

See SISTER P17

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years after Clayton’s death. It depictsWanda touching her brother’s name ona traveling Vietnam War Memorial wallwhen it came to San Antonio, and thetears flow almost at will when she talksabout it.

“About six months ago the shot ofClayton’s name became my desktopbackground,” Wanda said. “SometimesI find myself just staring, rememberinghow Mom cried out and begged them tosay it wasn’t true. She cried out, ‘Pleasetell me it isn’t so. Please tell me it isn’tso.’ Mom wasn’t one to raise her voice,so to hear her cry out with such painand agony is a memory that resonatesin me today.

“I felt so helpless. There wasabsolutely nothing I could do. It is theonly time I can remember Mom cryingout in such pain. It wasn’t that shescreamed or anything, it was the plead-ing and anguish in her voice. So when Iread her letter about how she tried sohard to touch Clayton’s name on thewall in Washington and couldn’t, mymind returned to that five-minute spanso many years before that seemed tolast an eternity. Touching his name,that was for her.”

His brother Wesley travels toWashington, D.C., every Memorial Dayto remember Clayton by touching the

memorial wall even though his name istoo high to reach. He also takes thetime to sit and reflect while he’s there.

At various times, brother Marvin andsisters Anita and Sharon as well asWanda have also made the journey toWashington to touch the wall. Sharonhas also been able to touch Clayton’sname on the traveling wall.

Wanda recalls when Clayton washome halfway through his tour. Shesaid he really didn’t talk about anythingbecause he didn’t want to worry hismother. He had confided in Sharon thathe had a premonition that the worstwas going to happen. A week afterreturning to the front lines, it did.

“The Army advised us not to have anopen casket,” Wanda said. “He was 6-2,which was big that many years ago. Wehad to go by faith that Clayton was inthere. I remember the flag barely cov-ered the edges. To see someone in acasket helps you bring closure, but itdoesn’t help the pain.”

For the past 10 years, Wanda didn’thave much luck finding out whereClayton’s helicopter went down.Basically, all she knew was a generalarea and that he flew scout missions.

But things began to change late lastyear. She came across a box with news-paper clippings and pictures aboutClayton, and used the one of her at thetraveling wall as a background on hercomputer.

About that same time, she begansharing family stories with a new co-worker. An innocent remark of “I wish Icould find out where these coordinatesare. I’ve wanted to know for yearswhere Clayton went down” and “Isthere any place on base that couldtouch up this picture in the paper so Icould have a better picture to keep?”started things in motion.

“Finding those coordinates (whereClayton was killed) only served to stokemy appetite to find out as much as Icould,” she said. “So I started research-ing the unit he was assigned to. Some ofthe information seems as though it wasalways waiting for me to find, and otherfacts try to hide themselves, and areeventually uncovered by following athread that leads to another threadleading to a new Google search, andvoila, there it is.

“As I discover more and more aboutthe six months he was in country, I will

be able to unfold some of the areas heflew over. This is important to me, andso I continue to search and work on mybook.”

The book is a notebook thick withpictures and information about herbrother. He was highly decorated, earn-ing the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, theAir Medal and a medal from the SouthVietnamese government. The notebookcontinues to expand as she uncoversmore information about his unit andVietnam tour as all of the siblings lookfor ways to honor their fallen brother.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity tolearn answers, to put things together tohonor my brother,” Wanda said. “I havefinally found what I believe is a way tohonor him. But it’s sad when his life isjust in a notebook. Clayton’s life was fartoo short, and I was too young to appre-ciate the time I spent with him. All ofhis brothers and sisters miss him dear-ly.”

She realizes she’s not the only onewho has lost a brother or sister in awar, and she can readily identify withtheir pain. While finding new informa-tion about Clayton doesn’t take way thefeeling of loss, she says, it does helpcome to grips with it.

“This journey I’m on will be an ongo-ing tribute to Clayton and my Mom andDad,” said Wanda. “Gone, but not for-gotten.”

SISTER from P16

Courtesy PhotosMildred Jacobs receives a Purple Heart and Bronze Star on behalf of her son Claytonon Oct. 8, 1971. Clayton was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Clayton James (inset) flew scout missions in helicoptersduring the Vietnam War.

“To see someone in acasket helps you bring

closure, but it doesn’t helpthe pain.”

Wanda KonkrightSister of Clayton James

TALESPINNERPAGE 18 MAY 22, 2009

By Capt. John SevernsAir Education and Training CommandPublic Affairs

RANDOLPH AFB – Driverspulling up at gates on Lacklandwill have something new to greetthem later this year – the DefenseBiometric Identification System.

Lackland is the first AETC basescheduled to start using DBIDS.Registration begins in Septemberand is scheduled to continueuntil February 2010 because ofthe large retiree and militarypopulation in San Antonio.

The most visible part of DBIDS,which has already been intro-duced at Air Force bases aroundthe world, is the hand-held wire-less scanner.

Gate guards can use the scan-ner to read the bar codes onCommon Access Cards andinstantly tell who the person isand whether or not they’reallowed on the base, said DerrickAustin, the AETC Security Forcesplanner charged with implement-ing the DBIDS system across thecommand.

The hand-held scanners pro-vide gate guards with an instant,always-on connection to a

Department of Defense database.The DBIDS database interfaceswith the Defense EnrollmentEligibility Reporting Systemwhich provides an initial datadump of active duty, civilians,retired and dependents within thebase ZIP code area. However,additional information must beadded locally, such as unit,access rights during higher forceprotection conditions or phonenumbers.

The most significant gain fromusing the new system will be toinstallation security. DBIDS willallow guards to develop a stan-dard, interoperable network com-mand wide, said Col. GerardJolivette, AETC Security Forceschief.

Other instances in whichDBIDS will be superior to the cur-rent system include notifyingguards about lost or stolen IDcards, individuals barred frombase, or persons who are beingsought by their commander foran emergency or key responsenotification, the colonel said.

The moment ID cards arereported stolen, or peopleexpected to enter gates whorequire notification or detention,

the information can be flagged inthe system, instantly alertingguards, he added.

“DBIDS will result in a signifi-cant improvement in force pro-tection,” Colonel Jolivette said.“By adding a degree of automa-tion to our entry control process,we reduce the chance of an unau-thorized individual gaining accessto the base and more importantly,we will add a significant measureof deterrence that is critical toour reaching the command’santiterrorism and force protec-tion objectives.”

DBIDS is not a new system, thecolonel emphasized. The data-base itself has existed since 2001,and the wireless scanners firstsaw use at installation gates inKorea in 2002. U.S. Army instal-lations in Europe and CentralCommand installations startedusing the system in 2003, and thesystem first started appearing inthe United States in 2005.

The goal is to make registra-tion convenient for the Lacklandcommunity by offering registra-tion at locations such as the fit-ness center, base exchange, com-missary and pharmacy, Mr.Austin said.

LAFB to automate entry control

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

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By Sharon AmannLackland Library

Library goers know the timeli-ness of books on factual subjectsis just as important as having thelatest fiction bestseller.

That’s why a generous grantof $3,000 from the 37th MissionSupport Group is going a longway toward updating many sec-tions of the base library non-fic-tion collection.

Customers doing research for

school need the latest availableinformation.

“We were able to purchase140 titles with the money thesupport group gave us,” saidLenore Shapiro, Director of theLackland Library system. “Inaddition to books on workplaceleadership and military interest,we were able to pick up titlescovering American and worldhistory, biographies and otherbooks of general interest fromchildcare to gardening in Texas.”

The new non-fiction collectionwill be displayed on a spinnernear the front of the library forthe next month. They’l l bemarked with a circular “newbook” spine label for easyaccess.

“We want our customers tolocate these quickly when we ini-tially put them out,” Ms. Shapirosaid.

The collection will be integrat-ed with the regular non-fictionbooks in June.

New non-fiction books availableDepth, timeliness added to collection

Love your job in the Air Force?Want to share your personal experiencesin the military with others?

The Lackland Speakers’ Bureau wants YOU!Call 671-5066 or 671-2907 for more details.

TALESPINNERPAGE 20 MAY 22, 2009

By Capt. Amy CooperAFSOC Public Affairs

A combat controller, who is now charged withhelping fill the special tactics ranks, was presentedwith two Bronze Stars with valor during a ceremonyMay 7 at Lackland.

Master Sgt. Ken Huhman, a special tacticsrecruiter in San Antonio, received the medals for hisactions during a 2007 deployment to Afghanistanwhile assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadronat Hurlburt Field, Fla.

“His contribution to the special tactics teams, andall our combat controllers who are embedded, is justimmeasurable,” said Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, AirForce Recruiting Service commander, after he pre-sented the medals to Sergeant Huhman. “What theyare able to do, and do under fire in the mountains ofAfghanistan, is amazing.”

During his deployment, Sergeant Huhman wasattached to an Army Special Forces OperationalDetachment-Alpha, or ODA. The special operationsteam conducted multiple combat reconnaissancepatrols throughout Afghanistan’s volatile Kandaharprovince.

This was Sergeant Huhman’s second deploymentto the country. The combat controller, who was aforce reconnaissance Marine before joining the Air

Force in 1996, also has a tour in Iraq to his credit.“The main reason I became a combat controller

was for the mission opportunities,” SergeantHuhman said.

Two such mission opportunities during thisdeployment landed Sergeant Huhman the medals.

One took place Sept. 5-6, 2007, while his teamwas patrolling a Taliban-controlled area of the

province searching for stolen Afghan National Policevehicles.

When the team reached the target, they “dis-turbed a hornet’s nest,” Sergeant Huhman said.

They were attacked by small-arms and machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades from twodirections. The team split up to maneuver aroundthe enemy threat, with Sergeant Huhman’s teamtaking cover behind a mud wall.

Using his joint terminal attack control skills, thecombat controller directed a flight of F-15s to droptwo 500-pound bombs 50 meters from his position.The “danger close” drops successfully eliminatedenemy fighters embedded on a hilltop.

Sergeant Huhman, repeatedly exposing himself toenemy fire, continued to call in close air support forthe team and coordinated a route allowing them toescape from the valley. In total, he directed therelease of more than 8,000 pounds of ordnance andcontrolled six different attack and intelligence, sur-veillance and reconnaissance aircraft during the 26-hour ordeal.

Despite the barrage of gunfire and length of thebattle, the combat veteran maintained his compo-sure and killed 41 enemy fighters – all without losinga single American life.

Combat controller receives two Bronze Stars with valor

See VALOR P21

Courtesy PhotoMaster Sgt. Kenneth Huhman deployed to Afghanistan in2007. Sergeant Huhman, a combat controller assignedto 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, received two BronzeStars with valor during a ceremony at Lackland.

PAGE 21TALESPINNERMAY 22, 2009

“With combat control and all theresponsibilities you have, all you havetime to do is think about what happensnext,” Sergeant Huhman said. “You’rejust worried about making sure yourteam is safe and thinking about whatyou do next to keep them safe.”

This approach enabled SergeantHuhman to successfully employ closeair support even after his GPS broke inthe middle of the battle, forcing him torevert to other, less technological tech-niques.

About two months later, SergeantHuhman earned another Bronze Starwith valor for a second firefight withTaliban militants.

In November 2007, the specialoperations team was conductingreconnaissance on a known enemy

strongpoint. Using ISR assets, SergeantHuhman was able to identify sevenTaliban fighters setting up a mortarposition. He called for air support andtook out the enemy before they couldattack coalition forces.

A while later, the convoy againfound itself in a heated firefight asthey moved through the terrain.Sergeant Huhman was temporarilyblinded when a round impacted nearhis position.

However, he wasn’t concernedabout his own life.

“At the time I was just worriedabout the team,” Sergeant Huhmansaid. “Once I couldn’t see, I used theaircraft as my eyes to make sure theycould see the convoy. I let them know Ididn’t have visual and that I had torely on them.”

The combat controller regained his

site just in time to see a Taliban fighteraiming his RPG launcher at the convoy.

“He popped out of a doorway anddialed in on the vehicle,” SergeantHuhman said.

Sergeant Huhman fired off one84mm rifle shot at the building beforereengaging with his M-4 rifle.

He directed gun runs from supportaircraft as the team pushed throughthe barrage of enemy fire toward theirobjective.

Once there, Sergeant Huhman con-tinued to identify and destroy enemyfighting positions throughout the vil-lage. In total, he spent 11 hours direct-ing close air support, completely emp-tying the ammunition on two F-18sand one AC-130.

Later that night, the team usedintelligence assets to identify a meet-ing of high-level Taliban leaders in a

nearby cave. Sergeant Huhman calledin yet another precision airstrike usingtwo 500-pound bombs and one Hellfiremissile, eliminating the enemy.

“After we took out those guys, noth-ing happened in that area for sixmonths,” Sergeant Huhman said.

“They’re life savers,” GeneralStewart said of combat controllerssuch as Sergeant Huhman. “Had it notbeen for the air support he was able tocall in, then perhaps things (wouldhave turned) out differently in thosesituations.”

But the quiet professional is notquick to tout his success on the battle-field.

“I was just one of the many guysdoing his job,” he said. “I was in theright place at the right time. Any con-troller in that position would havedone the same things.”

VALOR from P20

TALESPINNERPAGE 22 MAY 22, 2009

SUMO KIDS

Photo by Robbin CresswellAmaya Allen and Frankie Mattews learn how to sumo wrestle during the AsianPacific-American Heritage Celebration at the base library Saturday. The celebra-tion included a cooking demonstration, Asian music, and refreshments. Thetheme for the month is "Celebrating Decades of Pride, Partnerships and Progress."

PAGE 23TALESPINNERMAY 22, 2009

With Lackland’s Unit ComplianceInspection fast approaching, it is impor-tant Airmen refresh themselves on theirmission oriented protective postures.

Understanding these tools and howthe base implements them will helppeople survival during chemical, biolog-ical, radiological/nuclear and explosiveoperations.

MOPP levels are threat-tailored andoffer five levels of protection. Air ForceManual 10-100, Airman’s Manual, out-lines the MOPP levels and proceedures.

Each level dictates which items of aground crew ensemble Airmen shoulddon, including all nuclear, biological orchemical threat protective gear andfield gear.

The senior commander controlsMOPP levels; subordinate commandersmay, however, be granted authority toreduce MOPP levels or employ MOPPoptions for people under their control.Field gear (A-Bag) includes helmet, webbelt, canteen, and body armor, if issued.IPE includes chemical defense ensem-ble (C-Bag and D-bag) and field gear.

The levels and MOPP options are:

MOPP Level 0Individual protective equipment

must be within arms reach for immedi-ate donning. Carry additional equip-ment in C-Bag. Print USAF, rank, firstand last name with a permanent mark-er on duct tape. Attach tape to: frontand rear of helmet, horizontally abovethe eyelens in the front and in the mid-dle of the back of the protective hood,and over the jacket’s right breast. ThisMOPP Level is primarily used duringpre-attack or when a nuclear, biologicalor chemical threat exists.

MOPP Level IWear overgarment and field gear.

Carry overboots, protective mask andgloves. Additionally, aircrew personnelare required to carry a hood. ThisMOPP level is used during pre-attackoperations or when an NBC threatexists. At this time, M-9 paper, a type ofNBC detection paper, must be placedaround wrists, biceps and ankles.

MOPP Level IIWear overgarment, field gear and

overboots. Carry protective mask andgloves. This MOPP level is used duringpre-attack and post-attack. This protec-tive posture may also be authorizedwhen an NBC attack occurs with littleor no warning.

MOPP Level IIIWear overgarment, field gear, over-

boots and protective mask. However,aircrew members wear only overgar-ments, protective masks and hoods.Carry gloves – except aircrew memberswho are not required to carry gloves.This MOPP level is primarily used forpre-attacks and post-attacks, as well asduring periods of increased alert.

MOPP Level IVThis level involves all aspects of the

ground crew ensemble, including theovergarment, protective mask, hood,gloves, overboots and field gear.Aircrew members follow previousinstruction but will also don an over-

cape. This MOPP level is designed forpost-attacks or when NBC attacks areimminent or in progress.

Mask only optionThe mask only option authorizes

members to don only their protectivemasks; however, Airmen following thisMOPP option must wear their battledress uniform sleeves rolled down.

No ABU/flight suit optionThe no ABU/flight suit option allows

authorizes members to wear physicaltraining gear rather than ABUs/flightsuits under their GCEs. Those wearinga previously contaminated IPE shouldnot use this option.

Ventilation optionThe ventilation option permits

Airmen to open their overgarment jack-et to increase ventilation and reducethermal build-up. This option is auto-matically revoked with each MOPP levelincrease, unless specifically reautho-rized by the commander.

MOPP-level awareness key to UCI success

TALESPINNERPAGE 24 MAY 22, 2009

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 Service, 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, 6 p.m.

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

COMMUNITY

SAFETALK CLASSES

The Lackland Chaplain Service willhold two classes of SafeTALK for sui-cide prevention at Freedom Chapel.

The classes are Tuesday, 12:30-4:30 p.m., and June 4, 8 a.m. to noon.The classes teach how to recognizepersons with suicidal thoughts andassist them in seeking help resources.The program concentrates only onrecognition and referral.

To register for the class or for moreinformation, contact Chaplain (Maj.)Mark Sahady at 671-4208.

SKYLARK FLEA MARKET

The Skylark Community Center willsponsor a flea market June 6 from8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Spots areavailable for $10 or $15. The $15 feeincludes a table.

Call the community center at 671-3191 for more information.

NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY

Wilford Hall Medical Center and

Brooke Army Medical Center will joint-ly hold a National Cancer SurvivorsDay June 6, 3-6 p.m., at the BAMCMedical Mall.

The event will bring survivors,patients and families together toshare experiences. Cancer survivorsand one guest, as well as childrenunder 12, will be admitted free. Therewill be a $5 charge for all others.

Reservations are required, andcan be made by calling 916-8835 or292-4906.

VEHICLE STORAGE

Deploying personnel are allowed tostore one privately-owned vehicle atthe closest vehicle-processing centerduring their deployment.

The nearest location is in Dallas.Vehicles can be stored locally at theowner’s expense.

Reimbursement is authorized butmust not exceed the current DallasVPC rate of $230 per month.

Prior authorization for local stor-

age is required from the base person-al property section.

For an authorization letter or formore information, call the personalproperty section at 671-2821 or 671-2822.

PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT FOR STUDY

Wilford Hall and Brooke ArmyMedical Centers are seeking over-weight military dependent adoles-cents, ages 12 to 17, for a free weightmanagement intervention study.

The study incorporates profession-al medical attention, behavioral ther-apy, nutrition counseling and medica-tion for weight loss at no cost to par-ticipants for a 12-month period.

For more information, call 916-0607.

MWD FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED

The Department of Defense work-ing dog breeding program is seekingfoster families to raise and socializefuture working dogs.

By nurturing the puppy into ahealthy adolescence, families ensurethe puppy experiences the socializa-tion and environmental exposureneeded to produce a well-adjustedyoung working dog for the program.

For more information on becominga foster family, call 671-3686.

PERSONAL PROPERTY MOVES

Air Education and TrainingCommand supplement 1 to Air Forcesupplement joint federal travel regu-lations/joint travel regulation para-graph 10.11.9.2 directs local com-manders and supervisors to allowpersonnel sufficient time to receive

counseling and arrange for shipmentor receipt of personal property.

For more information, call the per-sonal property shipping office at 671-1449.

LRS CUSTOMER SERVICE

The 37th Logistics ReadinessSquadron customer service is thepoint of contact for all supply relatedquestions, concerns and complaints.

LRS customer service also man-ages the zero overpricing program,and defense reutilization and market-ing office transaction assistance.

LocalBRIEFS

To see menus forLackland dining

halls, go online towww.lackland.af.mil and click on

the “Services“ link.

See BRIEFS P25

For more information, contact the chapel staff:

Freedom Chapel671-4208

Gateway Chapel671-2911

Hope Chapel671-2941

Wilford Hall MedicalCenter Chapel

292-7373

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

LACKLAND WINGMAN AWARDS

Nominations are being accepted forthe new monthly Lackland WingmanAwards.

The program creates a direct line forAirmen or their families to get word towing leadership of the daily efforts theirpeers are taking to help one another.

Nomination forms can be e-mailedto wingmanawards@lackland.af.mil.

For more information and nomina-tion forms, contact Master Sgt. JasonHohenstreiter at 671-3722.

AF SERVICES SCHOLARSHIPS

Air Force Services will give away$25,000 in scholarships this year tocurrent Air Force club members andtheir family members, including grand-children, who have been accepted or are

enrolled for the fall 2009 semester as afull or part-time student in an accredit-ed college or university.

Recipients must submit an essay onthis year’s topic of “The High Cost ofFreedom.”

Rules, eligibility and application areavailable at www.afclubs.net orwww.lacklandservices.com.

Entries must be submitted no laterthan July 1 to the Gateway Club.

STARBASE KELLY SUMMER PROGRAM

Starbase Kelly, sponsored by the433rd Airlift Wing, will offer a free sum-mer educational program to childrenwho are associated with Lackland, andwho have completed either the fourth orfifth grade.

The program includes aircraft tours,scientific experiments, teamwork andgoal setting, rocket building andlaunching, computer aided design, andcomputer flight simulation.

Two sessions are offered, July 13-17

or July 20-24. Program hours are 9 a.m.to 2:30 p.m.

The sessions will be held at the433rd AW ramp in Bldg. 909. Childrenneed to bring lunch.

Register via e-mail by submittingthe child’s name, address, home tele-phone and grade completed this year;the sponsor’s name, organization andduty phone; and the session requestedto starbase@stic.net.

HEALTH CARE CONCERNS

Concerns about patient safety andquality of care at a Joint Commissionaccredited health care organizationsuch as Wilford Hall Medical Center canreport those concerns to The JointCommission if the hospital patientadvocate program or hospital manage-ment has not resolved them.

The commission’s Web site iswww.jointcommission.org or contact Lt.Col. Mary Anne Yip at 292-6979 orLinda Camp at 292-6934.

BRIEFS from P24GATEWAY THEATER

Adults – $4.Children – $2.

Closed Mondaythrough Wednesday.

FRIDAYKnowing, 6 p.m. (PG-13), starringLara Robinson and Nicolas Cage.

SATURDAY12 Rounds, noon (PG-13), starringJohn Cena and Steve Harris.Dragonball: Evolution, 3 p.m. (PG),starring Justin Chatwin and ChowYun-Fat.17 Again, 6 p.m. (PG-13), starringMatthew Perry and Zac Efron.

SUNDAY17 Again, noon (PG-13).Knowing, 3 p.m. (PG-13).

THURSDAY17 Again, 4 p.m. (PG-13).

For more information and futuremovie listings, go to www.aafes.com/ems/conus/lackland.htm.

Knowing

12 Rounds

Dragonball: Evolution

17 Again

TALESPINNERPAGE 26 MAY 22, 2009

By Patrick DesmondSports Editor

The Stacey High Schoolvarsity track team produced acandidate to become the bestin the state after the RegionIV meet, Tuesday, inHuntsville.

Sophomore AkelishanaHolmes crossed the finish linefirst in both of her individualevents, propelling her to a

second-straight trip to state. Running the 200- and 400-

meter events, AkelishanaHolmes was the only Eagle tomake a top-two placement toqualify for the State Track andField Championships at theUniversity of Texas in AustinJune 6.

In the 200, Holmes record-ed a time of 26.34 whilebreaking a one-minute 400with a time of 58.92.

Brittany Thornton ran the400 in 1:02.48, placing thirdbehind teammate Holmes andMakayla Grahn of Lovelady.

Senior Stephanie Glatt fellshort of contention for state inboth of her individual events,completing the 3,200 in 12:22for third place and runningthe 1,600 in 5:42 to takefourth.

Janae Lewis ran fourth inthe 800 with a time of 2:33.10

and eighth in the 400, cross-ing the finish line in 1:05.52.

Senior David Clark was theonly Eagle to place for theStacey boys track team, run-ning seventh in the 400 with atime of 52.97.

Josh Knippel, KellyKnippel, Desmond Clark andDavid Clark, representing theboys 4x400 relay team, fin-ished sixth with a time of3:34.87.

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AFNS) –The 22nd annual Armed ForcesBasketball Championship wrappedup competition May 17 with the AirForce men’s team taking gold andthe women’s team taking silver.

The Air Force men swept thecompetition through six games,clinching their fourth consecutivetitle over the Marines, while the AirForce women finished 5-1 overall.The Navy women also finished with a5-1 record but edged the Air Forcewomen to take the gold.

Air Force forward Jammar Major,Hurlburt Field, Fla., led the men'steam with 61 points, 30 reboundsand a free throw average of 75 per-cent in the six games.

Major attributes the team'ssuperior conditioning as the mainfactor for the Air Force's success.

“The last game was a heart filledgame, because the Marines came toplay," Major said. "They were all that

stood between us and another goldmedal. I think we are the best condi-tioned team out here and that was ahuge factor in our win."

The Air Force men's team rackedup 377 points and grabbed 180rebounds during the week-longchampionship series leading them toa historical fourth consecutive goldmedal. Head coach John Baileyunderstands history; he has beenpart of the Air Force team for morethan a decade and knew the gameswould be tough.

"I played on this team for 10 con-secutive years, and now I'm coach-ing," Bailey said. "It's an incrediblefeat for me. The wins this week werehard fought. We stayed with ourgame plan and prevailed. It's sosweet to win the gold.” The competi-tion took place this year at the NavalSupport Activity Mid-South inMillington, Tenn.

(Story courtesy of Air Force Link)

SCOREBOARD

American League W L

1. MSS 8 02. 342nd TRS 7 13. AFIOC 5 24. C.E.S. 6 35. 543rd Spt Sq 6 36. 690th ALIS 4 37. Navy-Marines 3 38. LAB 4 59. Radiology 3 510. 149th ANG 2 411. 314th MI Bn 1 712. 59th Dental 1 713. 433rd A.W. 1 8

National League W L

1. 737th TRG 8 02. 651st MUNS 7 13. 690th NSG 6 24. 701st MP Bn 6 35. CPSG 5 36. NIOC / Co H. 4 3 7. Security Forces 4 38. 343rd TRS 3 59. 345th TRS 3 7 10. COMM 1 611. 93rd IS 0 7

Women’s W L

1. Mission Spt Gp 4 02. CPSG 4 13. 543rd ISR 3 24. Clinical Spt Gp 2 35. Surgical Operations 1 46. 37th Med Gp 0 4

Division I W L

543rd SPTS 200 64LRS 173 91453 EWS 164 100Allen Tharpe “Hard Luck” 164 10037 CES #2 157 107341 TRS Dawg Pound 152 112Marines 152 112690 NSG #2 148 116DLIELC 146 11893 IS #1 146 11859 RSQ 143 121C-5 Haulers 142 122CPSG 139 125CES #1 134 130 37 CS #1 134 13033rd IOS 136 12859 MD IS 130 134AFISR Agency 127 137AFNEWS 4 Ever 126 138

SUMMER BASKETBALL

Registration for the Lackland YouthCenter’s summer basketball program contin-ues until May 29. The program is open to boysand girls ages 9-17. Registration is 6:30 a.m.to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, call 671-1245.

FITNESS CENTER CLOSURE

The Warhawk Fitness Center will reopenTuesday after renovations to the basketballcourt, volleyball court and boxing gym. Theshowers remain open every day from 4:30 a.m.to 8 p.m.

For more information, call 671-2751.

MOTORCYCLE RIDE

The Lackland Outdoor Adventure Center isleading a motorcycle ride June 6. The ridestarts at the Kelly Club at 10 a.m. and contin-ues to Pleasanton then back again. The ride isfree, with on-site registration before departure.

For more information, call 925-5532.

SKEET PROGRAM

The Lackland Outdoor Adventure Center isorganizing a skeet shoot at Randolph AFB June20. The $30 registration fee is due June 13,and includes a shotgun rental, eye and hearingprotection and 50 skeet targets.

For more information, call 925-5532.

BOWLING

BRIEFS

SPORTS

SOFTBALL

Stacey sophomore shines at Region IV track meet

AF takes gold, silverat inter-service games

Photo by Petty Officer1st Class John CollinsMarico Gray, Nellis AFB, Nev., drives the ball againstArmy.

PAGE 27TALESPINNERMAY 22, 2009

By Patrick DesmondSports Editor

Lackland’s Security ForcesAirmen outperformed localmilitary and civilian lawenforcement groups in pistolcompetitions at the LacklandTraining Annex firing rangesMay 12.

Eric Deshane, DavidBrinkley, Johnny Bork andJason Smith, from the 342ndTraining Squadron, earnedfirst place in the team competi-tion, completing the course in2:02.

“The challenge was to dowell and represent thesquadron,” Brinkley said.“Since we were putting on thecompetition, it was importantto do well.”

One of the main duties ofthe 342nd TRS is to train newrecruits in weapon proficiency,Brinkley said marksmanship isnaturally one of theirstrengths.

“That's what we do all thetime,” he said. “That's ourjob.”

In addition to pistol accura-cy, the team course simulatedon-the-job skills such as hand-cuffing perpetrators and rescu-ing injured bystanders, whilethe individual course included

push-ups and sit-ups to mimicfatigue experienced in real-lifesituations.

“Our team went last, so wehad time to evaluate the otherteams: what they were doingright and wrong,” Brinkleysaid.“We were able to adjustour strategy accordingly.”

Time was the measure ofsuccess in the team course; apoint-valued, five-ring targetmeasured hit points in the indi-vidual event.

“We chose people that couldrun fairly well because we

knew it was a (timed) competi-tion,” Brinkley said.

The event featured teammembers working in unison tocomplete the course.

Each member unloaded an8-round clip into individual sil-houette targets, then movedammo cans back to the startline, engaged the targets again,moved an injured dummy to astretcher, then returned for afinal pistol shoot before hand-cuffing a suspect dummy andbringing it across the finishline.

Head and chest shots sub-tracted two and one secondsfrom the total time, respective-ly.

Javier Mendez, 343rdTraining Squadron, took theindividual contest by storm,riddling the 10-point valuecenter ring with 15 shots - sixmore than his closest competi-tor- for a score of 230 of out apossible 240 points.

Competitors in the individ-ual event started with 20 push-ups and sit-ups followed bythree successive rounds of

eight shots, each from normaland one-handed shooting posi-tions.

Jason Smith, 342nd TRS,narrowly won second with 218points while Monico Menesses,San Antonio Police DepartmentMarksmanship unit, was aclose third with 217.

The San Antonio PoliceDepartment, the DeltaCompany 701st Military PoliceBattalion and the 342nd and343rdTraining squadrons con-tributed participants to individ-ual and team contests.

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Photo by James Hansen Participants compete in the four-member team pistol contest is a timed event that included three rounds ofshooting at targets, handcuffing a dummy, rescuing a dummy and moving cans of ammo.

AF scores top gun over SAPD, Army police

Team1st- Eric Deshane, DavidBrinkley, Johnny Bork andJason Smith, 342nd TRS (2:02).

2nd- Chris Johnson, StephenBarbour, Michael Rulter, JamesParent, 342nd TRS (2:13).

3rd- Brian Fitzpatrick, JohnRose, Donald Bochichio, WillHierholzer, 342nd TRS (2:13).

Individual hit pointsJavier Mendez 230 of 240 Jason Smith 218 of 240Monico Menesses 217 of 240

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