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WEATHER FORECAST Courtesy of 78th OSS/OSWTHINK SAFETYAIRMEN AGAINST DRUNK DRIVINGTo request a ride, call335-5218, 335-5238 or 335-5236.

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SLOW DOWN Accumulating 12 traffic violation points within a year may cause drivers to lose base driving privileges for up to six months. Speeding violation points are based on the number of miles over the posted speed limit.

ATS conference draws crowd from throughout the Air Force

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April 20, 2007 Vol. 52 No. 16 R o b i n s A i r F o r c e B a s e, G a.

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Robins Historic TreeCeremony honors three

Archery club offers chanceto learn, perfect skills

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THE ROBINS REVUP

Change of command ceremonies today

There will be a change ofcommand ceremony today at9 a.m. at the Museum ofAviation. Col. Patrick C. Higbywill assume command of the78th Mission Support Group,replacing Col. Allen Benefield.

The 413th Flight Test Group,will also host a change of com-mand ceremony today at 10a.m. in the Museum ofAviation Art Gallery. Maj. Gen.Martin M. Mazick,Commander, 22nd Air Force,Dobbins Air Reserve Base,Ga., is the presiding officer.

Col. Phillip Neely will berelinquishing command to Col.Darrel L. Ekstrom.

Road ClosureWork to standardize the pop-

up barriers at the RussellParkway and Green Streetgates will begin Monday andcontinue through May 4. Thework will take place in theevenings from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.Mondays through Fridays atthe Russell Parkway gate and6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Fridaysthrough Mondays on theGreen Street gate. Driversshould expect delays duringthese times. The contractor willwork on one lane at a timeallowing traffic to still flow intwo of the three lanes.

Robins Earth Day EventsEnvironmental awareness

displays will be heldWednesday and Thursday atthe Base Restaurant from 11a.m. until 1 p.m.

A&FRC workshopsThe Airmen and Family

Readiness Center will offertraining for both beginning andexperienced sponsorsTuesday, 9 to 10 a.m. and 1 to2 p.m., Bldg. 794. The trainingprovides information on whattypes of information to send tothe PCSing member andwhere to obtain it; differentways to communicate with theinbound member; and finallysponsors are given vital infor-mation regarding their respon-sibilities to the newly assignedmember and their family, ifapplicable.

The Consumer CreditCounseling Service of middleGeorgia, a non-profit organiza-tion funded by the United Way,will conduct a free "Money andCredit Management" workshopThursday 1 to 4 p.m., Bldg.794. A comprehensive work-book is provided to all atten-dees. Information on creditmanagement, debt reductionand consumer rights will bepresented at this workshop.Assistance will be provided inthe development of spendingand savings plans so thatfinancial goals may be real-ized. This workshop is opento all Team Robins members.

National Child AbusePrevention Month events

In support of National ChildAbuse Prevention Month,there will be a seminar foreffectively disciplining childrenages two through 12. Theseminar, titled 1-2-3 Magic, willbe held at the HoustonPavilion April 28 from 9:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a lunchbreak from noon to 1:30 p.m.To sign up or for more informa-tion, call Linda Towry at 397-8398

Three units from Robinsearn 2007 CINC awards

BY HOLLY L. [email protected]

Three groups from Robinswere recently named winners ofthe Air Force’s 2007Commander in ChiefInstallation Excellence Awards’Special Recognition Category.

The Civilian Discipline Teamin the 78th Air Base Wing Officeof the Staff Judge Advocate, theAAR-47 Infrared IntegratedProduct Team and the 51stCombat CommunicationsSquadron each earned the presti-gious award.

The 78th ABW/JA’s civiliandiscipline team’s involvement ina wide range of administrativeand criminal actions to ensuregood order and discipline of theRobins civilian populationearned the team special recogni-tion.

The team, made up of DeeDial, a labor law attorney in the78th ABW/JA, and PatriciaLeary, a paralegal and programmanager who oversees the mag-istrate court, vehicle forfeitureand on-scene barment programs,serves all five wings and associ-ate units at Robins to ensure

civilian accountability, and touphold Air Force standards forgood order and discipline. Thebase’s prosecution of 17-year-olds in Federal Court gainedDepartment of Defense recogni-tion as the only juvenile prose-cution program in the U.S. AirForce.

Ms. Leary said she’s proudher team represented Robins atAir Force Materiel Commandcompetition for the award and ishonored the team earned AirForce level recognition.

Lt. Col. Nathan Berman, the78th Air Base Wing’s StaffJudge Advocate, said the recog-nition is a testament of theteam’s hard work.

“The Civilian DisciplineTeam primarily consists of Ms.Pat Leary and Ms. Dee Dial, andboth of them put a tremendousamount of work into the civiliandiscipline within Robins AirForce Base,” he said. “They hadsome innovative programs onthe installation, such as theVehicle Forfeiture Program,which I think put us over theedge as far as competition with

Annual REACH picnic offers Team Robins mentors and youth chance to relax, relate

By AMANDA [email protected]

Members of Team Robinsare always making a differencein the lives of the communitythat surrounds the gates of thebase.

One of the programs is theRaising EducationAchievement for Children men-toring program, which allowsmembers of the Robins commu-nity to mentor elementary agechildren from throughout thelocal community.

Jennifer Hall, a teacher andREACH coordinator atParkwood Elementary, said theprogram is invaluable to the stu-dents involved and seeing theone-on-one interaction andattention is great.

“A lot of the children justneed a positive role model,someone coming to check in onthem just because they are inter-ested in them,” Ms. Hall said.

The program targets threeareas to help the students:improving academic perform-ance, increasing school atten-dance and keeping children outof trouble, said Patti Conleywith the Big Brothers, BigSisters of the Heart of Georgiaprogram. Mentors commit tovisiting their student for onehour each week at the school.

Although this school year iscoming to an end, Ms. Conleysaid people interested need notwait until next school year to getinvolved.

“I will talk to them now, noreason to wait. We always havekids who want mentors,” shesaid. “Every time I go to theschools kids stop me in the halland ask for a mentor.”

To celebrate the end ofanother great year for theREACH program, nearly 300mentors and students crowdedRobins Friendship Park April12.

Children and their mentorscould be found sliding downinflatable slides, playing catch,tossing footballs, jumping inbounce castles or hitting the vol-leyball and basketball courts.When they weren’t burningcalories, REACH memberscould be found munching onhotdogs, hamburgers and chipsand slurping on sodas and snowcones. Other activities includedface painting, whereSpongeBob and Patrick werevery popular, and a clown was

busy assembling balloon ani-mals.

All of the kids were excitedabout the festivities and theopportunity to hang out withtheir mentors outside of theirschool’s campus.

Dakota Isbell, 8, a student atPearl Stephens Elementary, wasquite shy as he walked aroundwatching other children runningaround the park. However, hisface lit up as he talked about hismentor, Joe Wunderlin, a civil-ian with the 830th AircraftSustainment Group.

“We do fun stuff like play onthe computer and math,”Dakota said.

Mr. Wunderlin has beeninvolved in the program for 10years. “He wouldn’t take any-thing for the time with him eachweek,” he said.

Other students agreed that

Making a difference

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPAbove, 2nd Lt. Regina Forstell and Kenyatta Kendrick pose for the camera at the REACH picnic.Kenyatta was especially proud of her patriotic face.

Below, Elizabeth Phillips, 12, from Parkwood Elementary enjoyed the inflatable games. She said hermentor, Carrie Franklin, found the slide to be "scary."

AADD volunteers provide safealternative to drinking and driving


Staff Sgt. Justin Cook knowsthe effect alcohol can have onpeople. He has seen it firsthandas a volunteer driver withAirmen Against Drunk Driving.

Sergeant Cook, NCO incharge of network administra-tion in the 52nd CombatCommunications Squadron, hasvolunteered for the past fewmonths for the organization thatprovides rides home to baseidentification card holders whentheir designated driver plan fallsthrough during a night on thetown.

“Drunk driving is probablyone of the biggest career-endingmoves you could make in theAir Force,” he said. “So any-thing I can help to do to disablethat particular action, I’m verywilling to help out with that.”

According to the AlcoholIssues Working Group, therehave been 27 driving under theinfluence incidents involvingmilitary and civilians fromRobins since October 2006.

Robins is working hard to cutthat number, and one tool

they’re using to do that isAADD.

Senior Master Sgt. CliffordPowers, a first sergeant for the19th Maintenance Squadron andacting liaison and adviser forAADD, said NCOs, commis-sioned officers and Airmen havevolunteered weekly to use theirown vehicles and gas to giveintoxicated base identificationcard holders an anonymous, saferide home since 2005.

“We have a telephone num-ber which is 222-0013 and thencalls get forwarded to three othercell phones,” he said. “We havethree individuals on duty 24/7who rotate every week and wehave both male and female driv-ers available to pick up people.”

While identities are kept con-fidential, AADD drivers arerequired to check base ID cardsof those given rides and musttrack locations of pick up so theorganization can serve people’sneeds better.

AADD covers the area ofnorth Macon down to Perry. It’sat the driver’s discretion whetherto pick up people outside of the

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPSenior Airman Douglas Brown, AADD acting president, hands overthe responsibility phone to Senior Airman Bryan Paul. AADD volun-teers give military and civilian base ID card holders a free ride homeif they have had too much to drink.

see AADD, 2A

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having a mentor is fun and ben-eficial.“She’s really cool and she helpsme get ready for my tests,” saidKenyatta Kendrick, 10 of hermentor, 2nd Lt. Regina Forstell,a member of the 580th AircraftSustainment Support Squadron.

Kenyatta, a student atLinwood Elementary, said sheenjoyed going to the computerlab and visiting two of herfavorite Web sites Bratz.comand Disney.com. Along withsurfing the Web, she loves play-ing hangman on the chalkboardand doing Mad Libs with hermentor.

“I love the time we get tospend together. She’s an awe-some influence on me and she’salways having fun, so sheinspires me to have fun too,”said Lieutenant Forstell.

Though the picnic signals theend of another great year ofmentoring for the program, formany of the students and thementors this is just the beginningof their relationship.

Lisa Corr and AnnaBarkemeyer, 8, have been pairedtogether for two years through

the program and the duo spendsmuch of its time each week“reading long books” accordingto Anna, a student at LindseyElementary.

“Seeing her grow, mature andlearn and seeing the improve-ment in just one year is amaz-ing,” Ms. Corr said, who plans tocontinue mentoring Anna untilshe completes fifth grade.

While some mentors areexcited about the possibility oflong relationships with their stu-dents, many of the active dutymembers don’t always have thatluxury.

“We are only here a shorttime so it’s good to make animpact where we can,” said 1stLt. Nick Ferry, a member of the565th Aircraft SustainmentSquadron, who has been men-toring Kedrck Williams, 10, forthree years. “It’s definitely agood program for the Air Force.It gives us the opportunity toextend the mentorship we’vegotten and guide kids likeKedrck on the right path.”

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Paula Tarnawsky, AAR-47Infrared CountermeasuresIntegrated Product Team pro-gram manager in the 542ndCombat Sustainment Group,was equally proud of her 30-plus team members who earnedthe special recognition for theirpart in installing the missiledetection system that spots sur-face to air missiles.

“It’s outstanding,” she said.“There were a lot of peopledoing a lot of hard work. I thinkit speaks highly of the quality ofpeople who are employed at

Robins.”Col. Tim Freeman, 542nd

Combat Sustainment Groupcommander, said the award wasa result of a true team effort.

“I am very, very proud of theteam,” he said. “It was a com-bined effort with the folks fromthe (402nd) SoftwareMaintenance Group in the402nd Maintenance Wing andthe 542nd Combat SustainmentGroup pulling together toaddress a real world threat to ourA-10 aircraft, and we were ableto capitalize on funds madeavailable through the GlobalWar on Terrorism funding.”

Colonel Freeman said theteam used its creativity and

innovation to find a solution forthe A-10 in a short timeframe,and the recent recognition justreflects the pride and work ethicof Robins’ people.

Maj. Don Grannan, 51stCBCS commander, said the spe-cial recognition award exempli-fies what his people are made of.

“The men and women of the51st Combat (CommunicationsSquadron) have been very busyand I am very proud of them,”he said. “From Iraq to Pakistanto back home on the Gulf Coast,they have rebuilt infrastructureand helped enhance the qualityof life conditions for those inneed. But their accomplish-ments would not have been pos-

sible without the teamwork ofthe entire 5th (CombatCommunications Group) andthe whole Team Robins com-munity.”

In 1984, the President of theUnited States established theCINC’s Annual Award forInstallation Excellence to recog-nize the outstanding efforts ofpeople who operate and main-tain Department of Defenseinstallations and who have donethe best with their resources tosupport the mission. The specialrecognition award is earned byorganizations that demonstratedinnovative and imaginativethinking leading to noteworthyachievements.

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coverage area. If not picked upby AADD drivers, the organiza-tion provides intoxicated indi-viduals with local taxi cab infor-mation for a safe ride.

According to AADD statis-tics, the organization’s volun-teers picked up about 85 peoplein 2005. In 2006, that numberjumped to 531 people. Duringthe first quarter of fiscal 2007,AADD has picked up 254 peo-ple.

Sergeant Powers said heexpects the number of peoplebeing picked up to exceed 1,000by year’s end.

AADD is working with theAirman and Family ReadinessCenter to implement an AlcoholResponsibility Condition pro-gram to measure the amount ofalcohol related problems at anygiven time, Sergeant Powerssaid.

“Like force protection condi-tions, when something happens,

we’re going to have a mecha-nism in place (where) the entirewing and base gets notified sowe can get the information tocommanders and the first-linesupervisors so they can get eye-to-eye contact with all of theirfolks and let them know thatthere’s a situation. We’ll try toget the word out and talk withthem a little bit more,” SergeantPowers said.

He said it’s important forpeople to experience a culturechange where people will real-ize that while drinking isn’t abad thing, drinking and drivingdon’t mix.

The first sergeant said it’s allabout people taking care of peo-ple.

“Taking care of people is ournumber one (priority),” he said.“People are our number oneresource because we can’t doanything without them. So ifsomeone gets hurt and can’tcome to duty because of analcohol-related incident, then itimpacts the entire mission of theUnited States Air Force.”

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During the summer of 2006,the Georgia EnvironmentalProtection Division declared a“Level One” drought conditionthroughout the State of Georgia,and this condition is still ineffect. Under the State DroughtManagement Plan, a Level Onedrought condition calls for a banon outdoor watering betweencertain hours every day.

Based on these state-wideoutdoor watering restrictionsand base policy, the followingrestrictions remain in effect:

Base residents residing inhomes with odd-numberedaddresses are permitted to useoutdoor water on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Sundaysbetween 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.

Base residents residing inhomes with even-numberedaddresses are permitted to useoutdoor water on Mondays,Wednesdays and Saturdaysbetween 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.

No outdoor water use, whichincludes watering lawns, wash-ing cars or boats and cleaningdriveways, is allowed onFridays.

“We are proud of the effortsof base residents and organiza-tions in the conservation of ourdrinking water. Intelligent out-door water use will continue tobe the cornerstone of our con-servation efforts as the state

water shortage continues,” saidBecky McCoy, chief of theEnvironmental ManagementDivision.

Russell Adams, water quali-ty program manager of theEnvironmental ManagementDivision said, “We are experi-encing a rainfall deficit of morethan four inches in the MiddleGeorgia area. We’re closelywatching to see if Georgia EPDincreases the drought conditionto “Level Two” during April.The next level of droughtrestrictions would include a fur-ther restriction of hours we canuse water outdoors.”

Mr. Adams said base wateruse restrictions will continue tosupport the State DroughtManagement Plan. Routinevisual inspections by EM willcontinue to ensure protection ofour water.

Other actions that base resi-dents can use to reduce water

consumption include the fol-lowing:

Maintain three to five inch-es of mulch around landscapeplantings to hold moisture in thesoil.

Use a hand-held hose towater only those plants thatshow signs of wilt.

Apply water directly toroots, not to leaves – waterdeeply, not shallowly.

Use drip or trickle irrigationor a soaker hose instead of aspray nozzle.

Whenever possible, letrainfall be the main source ofwater for your landscape.

Only water trees, shrubsand lawns once or twice perweek.

The duration of the currentdrought can not be determined,but water conservation will helpspeed recovery when it ends. –Submitted by the 78th CivilEngineering Group

Outdoor water use restrictions remain in effect WHAT TO KNOW

Find out what is beingdone across Georgia to con-serve water, by visiting the GAEPD Water Conservation web-site at www.conservewatergeorgia.net. To find out moreabout the rules for outdoorwater use and tips for waterconservation at Robins, con-tact Russell Adams, waterquality program manager, at327-8304.

WHAT TO KNOWTo get involved in the

REACH program, contactJywanya Dillinger at 926-5151or Patti Conley at 322-3267.

ROBINS EDUCATION &TRAINING SERVICESDISTANCE LEARNING CEN-TER APRIL SATELLITEBROADCAST COURSES

Military and civilian cus-tomers interested in signing upfor broadcast courses shouldcontact Chad Langford, DLCadministrator, to assure roomsare available for schedulingand that they have completedall necessary registrationsteps. AFIT broadcasts(WESS, WMGT, WENV)require approval from supervi-sor and course manager, andusually must apply to one'sjob. The Government

Education and TrainingNetwork broadcast schedulecan be accessed athttp://getn.govdl.org/GETN_schedule.htm, and April cours-es include the following titles:Managing VascularAtherosclerotic Disease, TeenDepression and Self-InjuriousBehavior, Living With Grief,Site Coordinator Training,Indoor Environmental Design,Preventing School Violence,Public Heath & Public Policy,Air Cargo Procedures, andProject Management, amongothers. For more informationcontact Mr. Langford,Building 301, West Wing, BayC, Room C10, 926-3528,[email protected].

IN BRIEF

By Master Sgt. James A. Rush407th AEG Public Affairs

The Secretary of the AirForce toured 407th AirExpeditionary Group facili-ties and dined with some ofthe unit’s top Airmen March28.

The Honorable MichaelWynne dined with the group’srecent monthly award nomi-nees, including a Staff Sgt.Makeisha LaPlante deployedfrom Robins. A bioenviron-mental engineering technicianat home, Sergeant LaPlanteprovides worker escort securi-ty at Ali Air Base.

“It was a wonderful experi-ence to dine with the SECAF.We discussed other bases thathe has visited and what I dohere in Iraq and back home atRobins,” she said. “He also letus know that he was thankfulfor all our hard work and hewas honored to have us repre-sent the U.S.A. He was a veryreal and down to earth guy. Itwas so easy to talk to him andhe was funny too so it was adelight to listen to him aswell. I am very grateful forthe opportunity I had to meetand dine with him.”

Secretary Wynne, joined

by U.S. Central Command AirForces Commander Lt. Gen.Gary North, began his visitwith a group mission briefing.Col. Larry Kauffman, 407thAEG commander, providedthe initial presentation.

More detailed briefings atthe 407th AEG’s squadronsfollowed as the secretaryheard about the many projectsundertaken to improve AliAB. Airmen from securityforces, services, communica-tion, civil engineering, airlift,operations and logistics gavedetails about their units’accomplishments during AirExpeditionary Force 5/6.

Leaving behind more capa-ble bases for the next group isone of the strong points of theAEF system, according toSecretary Wynne. He laststopped at Ali AB only 18months ago, but still wasimpressed with the manychanges.

“You get to be here for ashort time,” he said. “You seewhat it’s like when you arriveand you see how you make itbetter.”

Secretary Wynne’s visitwas part of a two-base tour ofAir Force units in Iraq. Heflew into Kirkuk Air Base ear-

lier in the day. During his Alistay, he repeatedly thankedAirmen for their hard workand for representing theUnited States honorably.

“We say that every Airmanis an ambassador and you canlook in the mirror in the morn-ing and say that ambassador is

me,” he said. “[Through you]people can see that America isa good place to be from.”

Prior to leaving, thegroup’s most recent monthlyaward nominees joinedSecretary Wynne for dinner inthe headquarters conferenceroom.

Robins Airman dines with SECAF during deployment

courtesy photoStaff Sgt. Makeisha LaPlante, who is deployed from Robins, wasone of several top Airmen to dine with Michael Wynne, Air ForceSecretary during a recent visit to Ali Air Base, Iraq.

April 20, 2007 The Robins Rev-Up 3A

By STAFF SGT. JASMINE REIFNCOIC, 379th AEW Public Affairs

“Before I was diagnosed, I was likeeverybody else, I thought I was bullet-proof,” said Lt. Col. Kurt Barry, 128thExpeditionary Air Command andControl Squadron, E-8C mission crewcommander.

In October 2004, while serving astaff tour in Europe, Colonel Barry hadhis annual physical and was surprisedwhen the doctors told him his whiteblood cell count was high. He was givenseveral exams, and then a CAT scan;afterwards he said his life was foreverchanged when the doctor informed himhe had cancer.

“It hit me like a ton of bricks. I could-n’t see straight, I felt dizzy, I had to sitdown and from that moment my lifechanged forever,” Colonel Barry said.

Before he had time to process whatwas happening, he was rushed into sur-gery the next day and doctors removedthe tumor from his abdomen.

“They operated on me before I evenhad time to call home,” he said. “In ret-rospect, it was the best thing because Ilearned that you want to treat cancer liketaking a weed infesting a flower bed outwith a nuke.”

After the operation, Colonel Barryhad to wait for the incision to healbefore he could go to Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center for follow-on radiationand chemotherapy.

“The worst experience came when Iwent to Walter Reed in January 2005, hesaid. “At first I thought it wasn’t so bad.I initially didn’t feel tired or any other

effects, but astime wore on Istarted to feelvery exhaustedand weak.”

The treat-ments lastedseven weeksand having thesupport offamily andfriends and hisfaith in God, iswhat he saidgot himthrough thisdifficult time.

During histime at themedical center, he had the opportunityto talk to Lance Armstrong, who hadcome back from a much more advancedcancer, and went on to win seven Toursde France.

“From that moment, I thought ofLance’s words, “mile by mile…” Iwould keep my goals in sight and con-tinue to make progress toward them,Colonel Barry said. “As a flier I was puton non-flying status when I was diag-nosed, and my goal was to come backand fly again.”

Later that year after being diagnosed,he traveled to Paris to see LanceArmstrong win his seventh Tour deFrance. He said it inspired him to reachhis goal of coming back.

He didn’t want to be separated fromthe Air Force, so he started working outevery day, even prior to radiation andchemotherapy treatment.

“My treatmentswere at 1 p.m. and Iwas pretty much a veg-etable for the rest of theafternoon after them,”he said. “In the morn-ing I would work outthe best I could, even ifI could only do a mileon the treadmill or halfan hour on the crosstrainer. It was my inch-by-inch goal. So Iwould go get treat-ment, pass out and do itagain the next day.Everyday I woke upalive, I told myself‘okay, get moving’ and

I would force myself.”When the treatments were over,

Colonel Barry went back to Europe, andbeing on a non-flying tour allowed himthe time to figure out how he was goingto get back on flying status.

“I needed to pass my Air ForcePhysical Fitness Test. I knew I wouldn’tscore a 95 like I had before, but Iworked out hard and watched what I ateand scored an 80. That was one moregoal accomplished,” he said.

He was scheduled to go through amedical evaluation board and neededstrong support from his leadership tokeep him in the Air Force.

“I was going through regular quar-terly medical evaluations, because theywant to see if you have anything leftover from your cancer. Everythingcame back negative. I submitted thepackage to the medical evaluation

board and they came back with a rec-ommendation for me to return to flyingstatus. With that, my second and thirdgoals were reached.”

His next goal was getting assigned toa combat flying unit, and with today’sAir Force he said it wasn’t hard. He wasre-assigned back to JSTARS, but foundmuch resistance in getting him a waiverto fly again.

“It was probably very complicatedto get me qualified to fly again, and Ihave to thank two squadron command-ers, and the 128th ACCS members whohelped me, said Colonel Barry. “Onesquadron commander is deployed here,Lt. Col. Robert Campbell, the 128thEACCS commander. They took thetime to help me re-qualify back into thejet. This may seem like a small task, tojust call the flight scheduler and tellthem to put me on a flight, but for me itwas huge because I was finally gettingback to flying status.”

He passed his check ride and got awaiver to deploy and feels this is hisculmination of coming back from adebilitating condition.

“My message is that you can’t letanything get you down,” Colonel Barrysaid. “Sure, this is a very life changingevent and one of the things thatchanged for me was I was religiousbefore, but now I’m deeply aware thatthere is a higher power. I had faith thatGod would help me through.”

He feels that there are four impor-tant steps to overcoming a life alteringmedical condition and that stayingfocused and making goals will get youthrough.

“Step one is having the attitude thatyou’re going to fight it,” he said.“Medical treatment of cancer hasimproved since 20 years ago, and I’mthankful for that.”

Step two is going through treatment.“I’ve met people who were fine at thebeginning of their treatment, but as theweeks went on they were sick and I wasthere to help them out,” Colonel Barrysaid. “Just realize that treatment is anordeal that you have to go through.”

Step three is having the support offamily and friends. Having those peoplethere for you or to sympathize with youreally helps, he said.

Step four is getting back to normal,getting back to where you were andrealizing that there are going to be somechanges in your life, Colonel Barry said.

“A big change for me is the regularcheckups including CAT scans, MRIand blood work. I have no control overit. These checks are necessary sincewith each “negative” result, that isanother step toward remission. Part ofgetting back to normal is educatingother people by saying ‘I need this timeoff for my medical checks, I’m notgoofing off, I just have to get this donebecause I want to continue to serve inthe Air Force and defend my country.’”

Colonel Barry says he doesn’t livein fear that the cancer might come back,for that would be giving in to the dis-ease. He urges everyone to take theirmedical exams seriously. If they findout their family has a history of cancer,then get checked out if something does-n’t feel right or if they find a bump any-where.

Robins Airman who battled cancer, returns to fly missions

courtesy photoLt. Col. Kurt Barry, Joint STARS



Billie Peacock is the first facepatients see when they visit the78th Medical Group’sOccupational Medicine Clinic inBldg. 207.

The 42-year-old WarnerRobins native has been arecords custodian in the clinicfor 18 months, checking ininjured civil service patients,ensuring the proper informationis input into the computer sys-tem for nurses and maintainingthe office’s electronic filing sys-tem.

“When a patient comes intothe clinic for an occupationinjury or returning to work oranything related to a job-relatedinjury, I pull their records firstand any documentation theymay have. I gather that informa-tion from them, make sure itgets in their record, and I alsosign them into the scheduler toget them ready to see the nurseor doctor that day,” she said.

Serving about 400 patients aday, the records custodian sees alot on the job.

“I’ve seen head injurieswhere a patient hit their head onan airplane or something likethat and they’re bleeding fromthe head,” she said. “We’ve alsohad patients come in with chestpains, and automatically, you gointo an emergency mode there,thinking heart attack or what not,and you take them straight to atreatment room.”

The medical worker wasn’talways on the frontlines ofpatient care.

Mrs. Peacock came to Robinsas a contractor working thirdparty collections for the 78thMedical Group in August 2004.A few years later, she movedinto the job she loves today.

Mrs. Peacock said makingpatients feel at ease makes her

feel great.“The best part about my job I

would say is the patients that wesee here,” she said. “I’m a peo-ple person and I love to commu-nicate with people. I really takepride in this job that I’m in rightnow.”

The mother of three givespatients their first impression ofthe clinic, a role she takes toheart.

“As a person, I try to treatpeople the way I would want tobe treated as a patient,” she said.“So, I try to be upbeat most ofthe time. I want to have a smileon my face when I see thembecause I know a doctor’s officeor a clinic is the last place thatpeople want to be, so I try tomake it pleasant for them. I try tobe personal with them and say,‘Hey, how are you today?’”

Asking about a person’s well-being and checking on theirprogress are just some of thethings Mrs. Peacock does tomake her patients feel cared for.

“I just want to make their first

impression (of me) a friendlyimpression,” she said. “I want tomake it a good environment forthem.”

She tries her best to make heroffice an inviting place to workas well. Mrs. Peacock is the“morale booster” among her co-workers. She plans birthday,retirement and any other specialcelebrations to keep people smil-ing.

That positive attitude is whatmade Eugene Swinney, adminis-trator of the OccupationalMedicine Clinic since 2005,proud to have Mrs. Peacock onhis staff.

“She always has a smile onher face,” he said. “I think she’sa very positive person. She inter-acts with the patients very well.She’s very warm and friendly.She’s probably the perfect per-son for the records office.”

Mr. Swinney said he knowswhen all is said and done, Mrs.Peacock will come through forthe office.

“She’s someone I can really

count on,” he said. “Every daywhen she’s at the window, youknow that she’s going to greetthe customers very friendly.She’s going to be very profes-sional and very enthusiasticabout her job.”

The career woman takes thatsame heartfelt approach at hometoo.

When she’s not tending topatients’ care eight hours a day,five days a week, she’s workingfull-time at home, keeping upwith 16-year-old daughter Julie,13-year-old son Jared and 11-year-old son Justin, and spend-ing time with Joe, her husbandof 23 years who is a WarnerRobins firefighter.

“With my husband’s sched-ule, the days that he’s working,yes, it’s a challenge,” she said.“I’m a single mom those days,because with his schedule it’s 24(hours) on and 48 (hours) off.When he’s gone 24 hours, it isup to me totally to get homebefore five to get Justin off toball practice. So, yeah, it is achallenge.”

The busy mom does her bestto get to work early so she canmeet the needs of her familylater in the day.

“I have to make myself get inearlier so I can get in my time,”she said. “Then, I just rush in thedoor. I try to plan my meals. If Ican’t plan my meals, I’m like,‘Okay dad’s working. This is aneat-out night.’”

As one of 10 children in herown family, Mrs. Peacock saidshe knows her family at home isas important as working wellwith her work family.

When she’s not spendingtime with her husband and chil-dren, she’s deep in faith atSouthside Baptist Church.

While Mrs. Peacock feels herlife and what she does is fairlyordinary, those around her thinkshe’s extraordinary.

Records custodian balances giving her all to mission, family

U. S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP

Billie Peacock, 78th Medical Group records custodian.

ATS conference draws crowd from throughout the Air Force


Members of the 742ndCombat Sustainment Grouphosted the 2007 Automatic TestSystems Worldwide Users’Conference April 10-11 at theMuseum of Aviation.

The conference was anopportunityfor mem-bers of theAir Forcecommunityto joinmembers ofT e a mRobins andgovernmentcontractorsto exchangeideas andd i s c u s schallenges relating toAutomatic Test Systems,which encompasses the testingof all sorts of military equip-ment, including aircraft andweapons.

“The biggest thing is webring all the warfighters togeth-er and talk about where we aregoing and hear their issues withthe system,” said MartyTucker, deputy director of the742nd CBSG.

The conference is held onceeach year and is an opportunityfor users, who maintain and runthe systems, major commandsother air logistics centers’ per-sonnel and the 742nd CBSG tocome together at a single loca-tion for a common goal.

“We are all in it for the samegoal. We all want to find wayswe can provide better supportto the warfighter,” said Col.Dennis Beers, commander ofthe 742nd CBSG.

He added this can beaccomplished by having quali-

ty testing and diagnostic sys-tems, that test faster and moreefficiently.

“We create a dialog, explaininformation and talk aboutchallenges in the ATS environ-ment. It gives me an opportuni-ty to address some of thechanges we see within the ATScommunity,” Colonel Beers

said.He said

one of thenew topicsthat willrequire someexplanationis the RE-21,which willremove theintermediatelevel mainte-nance withthe test com-

munity.Other conference events

included demonstrations ofequipment such as TestEquipment Database, informa-tion regarding Versatile DepotAutomatic Test Set and depottransformation initiatives.

Colonel Beers said thisyear’s conference was impor-tant because it gave a venuefor users and government con-tractors to gain informationrelated to the large number ofsignificant changes through-out the Air Force during thepast year.

“It is critical we have this sowe can get this information outto the contractors and some ofthe users,” Colonel Beers said.

Before the conference gotstarted, the squadron also con-vened the ATS council. Thecouncil discussed reducingproliferation and going to amore common testing systemfor the Air Force andDepartment of Defense.

“”

Marty TuckerDeputy Director, 742nd

Combat Sustainment Group

The biggest thing iswe bring all the warfight-ers together and talkabout where we aregoing and hear theirissues with the system.


On May 1, the WarnerRobins Air Logistics Center,78th Air Base Wing and AirForce Reserve Commandlegal offices will join withlocal schools to celebrateLaw Day.

Law Day is anational day setaside to celebratethe rule of law.Law Day under-scores how lawand the legal processhave contributed to the free-doms that all Americansshare.

In 1958, President DwightD. Eisenhower establishedLaw Day to strengthen ourgreat heritage of liberty, jus-tice and equality under law.In 1961, May 1st was desig-nated by Congress as theofficial date for celebratingLaw Day.

Several activities areplanned as part of the cele-bration. At Feagin MillMiddle School, the membersof the base’s legal officeswill act out a mock trial andthe students will act as jurorsin the fictional case of Statevs. Jack Reynolds. Jack,from the fairy tale “Jack andthe Beanstalk,” is on trial forthe murder of the ogre andhis fate will be in the handsof the students.

At Warner Robins HighSchool, the students will wit-ness the Mercer UniversitySchool of Law mock trialcompetition team argue theircompetition mock trial, fol-lowed by a question andanswer session. Lastly, allHouston County Highschools will be invited toparticipate in an essay writ-ing contest.

Law Day celebrationsalso provide an opportunityto help youth and the larger

community recognize therole of courts in this democ-racy and the importance ofjury service to maintainingthe integrity of the courts.Law Day programs aredesigned to help people

understand howthe rule of law

keeps us free andhow our legal system

strives to achieve justice.Thousands of Law Day pro-

grams are conducted eachyear for youth and adultsacross the country.

The 2007 Law Day themeis “Liberty Under Law:Empowering Youth,Assuring Democracy.”Several hundred thousandcourt cases each year involveabused and neglected chil-dren. On average, Americancourts hear more than 4,400delinquency cases every day.The future of our nation is inthe hands of our young peo-ple. We all can and shouldplay a role in assuringAmerica’s future by address-ing the needs of youth andfocusing on the issues affect-ing them today.

All young people benefitby understanding their rightsand responsibilities underthe law. This understandingwill make them better citi-zens and participants in gov-ernment.

This year’s theme isdesigned to prompt us toconsider how the law canbetter serve the needs andinterests of young people. Italso encourages us to assurethat our youth are equippedwith the knowledge andskills necessary to effective-ly make their voices heardwithin our democracy.

– Capt. Lynn Schmidt,78th Air Base Wing deputyStaff Judge Advocate.

Base legal offices to participate in Law Day activities with local schools

TMO OFFICESummer is almost here and

this means the Robins TrafficManagement Office is movinginto its busiest time of the year,peak-move season. Peak-moveseason is May throughSeptember. The goal at TMO isto ensure PCS moves are assmooth and effortless as possi-ble and the customer receivesquality service. To make thishappen, and to better serve thecustomer, its recommended thatpeople visit the office immedi-ately upon receipt of PCSorders. During this busy seasona minimum of three weeksnotice to schedule a pack andpick up date for householdgoods shipments is required.Understand and keep in mindthis TMO fully supports the cur-rent world situation in manyvaried capacities while balanc-ing the stringent demands ofday-to-day operations. Officehours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mondays Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Wednesdays.

For more information callthe customer service section at222-0119.

CHRISTMAS IN APRILThe Rebuilding Together

Warner Robins affiliate willhost its National RebuildingDay event April 28 at the cityrecreation center on WatsonBoulevard beginning at 7 a.m.

The mission is to preserveand revitalize houses and com-munities, assuring low-incomehomeowners live in warmth,safety and independence. Theaffiliate provides necessaryrepairs free of charge to existinghomeowners. These repairsoften include home modifica-tions, roofing, plumbing, andelectrical repairs and improve-ments. The Warner Robins affil-iate provides year-round servic-es.

For more information visithttp://www.rebuildingtogether.org/index.php.

IN BRIEF Lean is a journey, not a destination


For the love of music


For some folks, includingthe music teacher at RobinsElementary School, music isin the blood.

“I grew up in a family thatwas musical,” said SheilaClopton, who teaches music tokids in pre-kindergartenthrough sixth. “Although itwas a small community, I hadwonderful music teachers.”

Her brother is an organist.Her sister was a band directorfor 24 years before becomingan elementary school musicteacher. Everyone in herimmediate family has a knackfor some type of instrumentand a melodic voice.

She even married a musicman, Terry, with whom she hasshared her life and love ofmusic for nearly 27 years.

Mrs. Clopton found herlove of music inside the wallsof her hometown church inEatonton, Ga. She first sangthere at age 6. Her musicinvolvement continued as shegrew older. In high school andcollege, she directed children’schoir at her church.

So, it’s no wonder that the47-year-old mother of two fol-lowed her dream of becominga music teacher. She had plen-ty of inspiration all around her.

“My piano teacher, AmeliaWilson, was not only my pianoteacher, she was like my sec-ond mom,” she said. “She wasthe one who encouraged meand accompanied me to sing intalent shows back in my home-town.”

In the fifth grade, the eclec-tic music lover made up hermind that she would follow inthe footsteps of her musicteacher, Lethonia Benniken.

“At the end of my fifthgrade year, I went home andtold my parents, ‘I know whatI want to do with my life. Iwant to be an elementarymusic teacher just like Ms.Benniken,’” she said.

The then aspiring musicteacher earned a bachelordegree in music educationfrom Georgia College andState University inMilledgeville, Ga. in 1985,and went on to get her mastersdegree in early childhood edu-cation at the same college in1988.

Each year for the past 24years, she has taught as manyas 500 children how to findrhythm, read music and appre-ciate the art. But, her passionfor music has remained strongover the years.

“All students begin learningby being exposed to differenttypes of music, being able tofeel the field pulse and playinstruments on the beat,” she

said. “Then, you move fromthere to teach them rhythms,how music rhythms have dif-ferent patterns, long soundsand short sounds. Then, youbegin to introduce them to themusic symbols like quarternotes, half notes, and wholenotes, and they begin to beable to read those rhythms, notjust hear and repeat somethingthey hear.”

The music teacher admitsthat it’s not always easy toteach the subject.

“I try to expose all kids tomusic and give them all thesame opportunities,” she said.“Sometimes it’s a challenge ifthere’s a child that has a(learning) disability.Sometimes you have to make

Robins Elementary School musicteacher helps kids strike chord

accommodations. You wantthem to get the same value outof that lesson that all kids do.”

That dedication to her job isnoticed by nearly everyone thatcrosses her path.

Danielle Goins, mother ofSalaam, a fourth grader atRobins Elementary School,

and Sandiq, a sixth grader atthe school, said she’s gratefulher sons have such a caringteacher.

“She’s wonderful,” Ms.Goins said. “She stays afterschool in her spare time tomake sure children learn andget it and help children that

need help. She puts her all intothe school to make sure everychild is not left behind inmusic.”

Jane Hamilton, guidancecounselor and publicist forRobins Elementary School,said her co-worker is a marvelat the school.

“There is a glow and abrightness about Sheila thatnever seems to go out,” shesaid. “She is the energizerbunny at Robins Elementary.She’s always thinking aboutwhat to do next. Her planningis meticulous.”

Mrs. Hamilton said manyon the school’s staff standamazed at Mrs. Clopton’sspunk.

“She’s phenomenal,” shesaid. “She really is. Her chorusgets asked every year to singfor different groups. This year,so far, they’ve sung for the BXat Christmas. They’ve beensinging for six years I guess for

the tree lighting service atRobins.”

The guidance counselorsaid the group has performedthroughout the Middle Georgiacommunity, as well as takingtheir learning of music to con-certs and other events in thecommunity. All the while, thespirited music teacher has beenright there leading the way.

As with many teachers,Mrs. Clopton said she’s thrilledwhen she hears about formerstudents who have made musictheir careers.

One of Mrs. Clopton’s for-mer students went on to per-form on New York’sBroadway, and another paststudent is now a music teacheras well.

The music teacher contin-ues to make the most of eachday she is given the opportuni-ty to help her students appreci-ate the art of music. After all,it’s in her blood.

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPSheila Clopton works with pre-kindergarten students on the musicalselection the class will sing for the "We Love America" program.

Robins ElementarySchool Notice

Parents, we understandthere are rumors floatingaround that RobinsElementary will not be insession for the upcomingschool year. We would liketo dispel this rumor andinform you that RobinsElementary will be up andrunning as usual for the2007-2008 school year.

If you live on the mainbase and have children ofschool age that are new toour system, we would bedelighted to help you withthe registration process. Ifyour children already attendRobins Elementary the reg-istration forms for theupcoming school year willbe sent home with them tobe updated and returned toyour child’s teacher. Thefirst day of school for the2007-2008 school year willbe August 10. We hope thisinformation will help youwith your vacation planning.

– Bill Rose, RobinsElementary School principal


Robins Historic Tree Ceremony honors three By AMANDA CREEL

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More than 100 people gath-ered on the parade field in theRobins Historic Forest April12 to honor the lives of threemen.

The Robins Historic TreeCeremony was an opportunityto memorialize Team Robinsand their family membersthrough a living tribute.

Col. Theresa Carter, com-mander of the 78th Air BaseWing, said she felt the cere-mony was the perfect way topay it forward by dedicatingtrees in honor of loved ones.

Brig. Gen. Dennis Bailey,director of installations andmission support for the AirForce Reserve Command,read the Arbor Day proclama-tion and after signing theproclamation Colonel Carterdeclared April 12 Arbor Dayat Robins Air Force Base.

The trees planted in theRobins Historic Forest are theoffspring of trees located onproperties owned by or associ-ated with famous Americans.There were three trees includ-ed in this year’s ceremony inrecognition of members ofTeam Robins and their lovedones.

The first was an AndrewJackson Southern Magnolia inmemory of Robert J. Owen,the father of Maj. Gen. TomOwen. The magnolia, whichwas planted by PresidentAndrew Jackson in honor ofhis wife, Rachel, is still pic-tured on the 20-dollar bill andis still standing on WhiteHouse southern lawn.

The second was an AldoLeopold White Oak, plantedin memory of Mike Breazeale,who was a member of theenvironmental managementteam. The oak was named forAldo Leopold, America’s first

wildlife biologist, and wasplanted near his weekendretreat named the LeopoldShack during efforts by him-self and his family to helprestore the land surroundingthe shack.

The third tree was aManassas Red Oak, in memo-ry of Larry Sullivan, who wasa part of the information tech-nology team. The oak servesas a silent tribute to the braveAmericans who fought in thetwo historic battles fought atBull Run in Virginia.

During the ceremony,Robins was also presentedwith its 14th consecutive TreeCity USA plaque for its out-standing accomplishments inpreserving and perpetuatingthe growth of trees at RobinsAir Force Base, said KenHanson, chief of the HoustonCounty Georgia ForestryCommission, who presentedthe plaque to Colonel Carter.

U.S. Air Force photos by SUE SAPPAbove, Chief Ranger of the Houston County GeorgiaForestry Commission, Ken Hanson presents Col. TheresaCarter, 78th Air Base Wing commander, with Robins' 14thconsecutive Tree City USA plaque.

At right, Maj. Gen. Tom Owen, Warner Robins AirLogistics Center commander, is joined by son, T. Jeff andwife, Mary Beth in planting an Andrew Jackson SouthernMagnolia in memory of his father Robert J. Owen.

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“On a daily basis, our Airmen are involved in air and ground combat actions. Because we are Airmenwarriors, many have been wounded -- and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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Robins Combat Run

Letter to the EditorI just read the commentary on

crosswalks by General Heithold(Rev-Up, April 13, 2007).Reading that article made methink of all the times I have hadto slam on the brakes becausesomeone assumed I would beable to stop for them.

I have served on this base forseven years, and now I workhere as a civilian contractor. I'venoticed here, more than any-where else, the people using thecrosswalks seem to think theyare invincible once they step intoit. Pedestrians pay no attention totraffic or what is coming towardthem as they step out. Theyassume everyone will stop forthem. I've had people step infront of me while they are read-ing newspapers and doingthings, not even looking up. Mostpeople don't even break stridewhen they come to a crosswalk;they just keep going.

Pedestrians have a responsibil-ity for their own safety first.Ensuring it is safe to step intotraffic is one thing, but to stepinto traffic and assume it is safeis another. I've never been onany other base where peoplehad such an attitude on the useof crosswalks. They place anawful lot of assumed responsibili-ty on the drivers of this basewhen they give no regard to thetraffic situation they are steppinginto.

If they were downtown, wouldthese same people step from thecurb without looking first? I doubtit. They know they would stand agood chance of being run down.Being on this base seems to givethem a false sense of security; ifthey are hurt everything will betaken care of by the government.But that's no good to them ifthey're dead. Steel will win overflesh every time.

People must look out for theirown safety. No, they shouldn'tcross away from a crosswalk, butthey should also understand thateven at a crosswalk they need tobe alert for traffic. Not every driv-er is going to see them, andpedestrians should know that.

– James Hurlock (USAF Ret),

U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPPSixty-three active duty military members of Team Robins take off from the starting line at the Combat Cross Country Race Friday.Competitors ran a three kilometer course with nine-pound body bars.

Fort Dix grinds combat mindset into Airmen

Lt. General: Our responsibility as U.S. AirmenThe Air Force of the United

States of America possesses themost destructive, fast, far-reach-ing military capability in theworld. Such potentially devas-tating power demands the high-est levels of responsibility andcommitment by every Airman.

The president of the UnitedStates relies on America’s AirForce to fly, fight and win acrossa range of military operations.Air Force operations include theemployment of nuclear missiles,bomber aircraft equipped withnuclear weapons, and conven-tional bomber and fighter air-craft with precision weaponsthat can destroy and damageenemy capabilities more effec-tively than any other militaryforce on the planet.

Every Airman contributes tothe mission, development, sup-port, deployment and employ-ment of Air Force weapons sys-tems. Covering the wide spec-trum of combat flying, space,airlift and cyber operations,intelligence and surveillance,engineering and acquisition,

logistics and maintenance; weare all responsible to every citi-zen of our nation for their AirForce.

In fact, we all share an oathto defend the United States ofAmerica against all enemies,foreign and domestic; andensure the high-cost, decisivecombat capabilities andweapons systems of the AirForce are ready, able and com-bat effective.

Our responsibility for theoverwhelming destructive phys-ical power of the Air Forceshould drive Airmen to alwayslook closely at ourselves in ourconduct, mission competence,and the leadership standards wedemonstrate among all Soldiers,Sailors, Airmen, Marines, CoastGuardsmen and military civil-ians. Our Air Force commis-sioned and noncommissionedofficer force must be constantlycommitted to set the higheststandards for those we leadinside and outside our Air Force.

Air Force officers and non-commissioned officers need to

put ever-increasing emphasis onreaching deep inside ourselvesand find the courage and com-mitment to match and exceedstandards of appearance andleadership credibility among allthe U.S. military services.

Exemplary physical readi-ness and uniform appearanceare fundamental to Air Forceleader credibility. “Excellent”fitness test scores for officersand noncommissioned officersshould be a self-motivated per-sonal and professional require-ment.

Respected command pres-ence, based on self study andcommunication skills, is essen-tial for effective leadership andrequires lifetime dedication tocontinuous self improvement.Mission competence in the safe,effective, and winning employ-ment of our nation’s mostexpensive and destructiveweapons systems demandsabsolute pass-fail standards formembership in America’s AirForce. For all those in our worldwatching us, the mission com-

petence of Airmen should neverbe in doubt.

The level of destructivecapabilities of our Air Forcemust also be matched by exem-plary levels of individual moralcourage. If America’s citizensare to trust us with employmentof the devastating nuclear andconventional capability of airand space delivered weapons,they must know they can rely oneach of us to be honorable anduphold the nation’s highest stan-dards of personal conduct.America deserves to have com-plete confidence and trust inevery single Airman because ofthe authority and responsibilitythey have given us.

To lie or cheat or steal, or tol-erate such behavior among us,breaks the bond that must beguaranteed to Americans whotrust their lives and the enduringfuture of our nation to Airmen.

For Airmen, there can be nohigher calling, so help us God.

– This commentary was writ-ten by Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright United States Forces Japan.

I just returned from a trainingcourse where two people suf-fered concussions, one persondislocated his shoulder and onebroke his hip, all during a two-week period.

This is not a commentaryabout safety. It’s about warriorethos.

I’m in the final stages of prepbefore deploying to Iraq, andnow, Advanced Combat SkillsTraining is an Air Force require-ment. Our training was done atFort Dix, N.J., but the Air Forcesends Airmen to other places forthis course as well. The trainingwas how I imagine Army life islike. For example, I shared quar-ters with 11 other Airmen. Itsmelled bad.

I realized sharing a roomwith numerous people is asmall sign of what’s ahead, andI’m not talking about odor. TheAir Force is changing, and thiscourse is a witness to that reali-ty.

For 14 days I carried an M-16 with me everywhere, evenwhen I slept. I learned how totake a building by force andsecure it as a defensive position.I learned how to separate a per-son’s neck from his spine and Ilearned how to attack the mostsensitive parts of the body. I alsolearned how to respond to directand indirect fire. I learneddetails about convoy operations,night operations and first aidwhile also under fire.

Furthermore, I’m now familiarwith the appearance of impro-vised explosive devices.

Make no mistake, thiscourse was demanding. Therewas no time off and there werelimited hot meals. The averageday exceeded a physicallydemanding 12 hours. Unfit peo-ple suffered.

I witnessed pulled muscles,exhaustion and multipleinjuries. One Airman dislocatedhis shoulder while breakingdown a door. I also witnessedbravery and fortitude amongmany of our younger and olderAirmen. Of course, there alsowas unprecedented whiningfrom a few others (not on myfire team).

One of the most valuable les-sons, to me, was training in sim-munitions. I confess I used a fewexpletives when was shot. Thesim-munitions are like hyperpaintballs. They use gun powderto propel plastic bullets from a9mm-like casing. The plasticcontains a paint and detergentmix. They travel at about 400feet per second, and I still havethe marks to prove it. The train-ing at Fort Dix used sim-muni-tions to train us how to clear abuilding. It consisted mostly ofclose-range suburban fire fights.

Yes, these are signs the AirForce is changing, and if youdon’t start taking your physicaltraining seriously, a time iscoming when you won’t fit in.

In other words, you won’t betaken seriously.

The Army and Marinesaren’t facing terrorists aloneanymore. Airmen are now put-ting boots down right besidethem, and in some cases, in frontof them. This is serious. It’smore than being able to saveyour own hide in the desertsand. If exhaustion takes youdown at war before the AK-47does, other people will die too.

Until now, the Air Force hasengrained in me a mindset ofair-base defense. I rememberseeing people get winded fromchecking M8 tape after a mockattack during exercises. Now,we’re being taught aggressivefighting maneuvers like infantrywedge formations.

Instead of running from anattack, this class teaches us howto advance on it and neutralizethe threat. This exhilarated me. Iremember during the groundtactics portion of the trainingwhen simulated artillery roundsexploded near us. It compressedmy chest and drove grit in myface. After diving for cover, myfour-man team was ordered toadvance and kill — a much dif-ferent mind set than I’m used to.

We moved right and circledaround to flank. This event, evenin training, was nerve-wracking.The adrenaline monkey was onmy back, flogging me. As aresult, we made some mistakesand all four of us “died.” But

here’s the point: I learned fromthe mistakes we made and Ilearned how I respond underpressure. I died in a place whereI can come back to life and tryagain. So if and when I face theadrenaline monkey in Iraq, itwon’t be so new.

I will point out that some AirForce career fields have beentraining hard like this a longtime; security forces and RedHorse Airmen are just twoexamples. Further still, we nowhave 30,000 Airmen deployedin support of operationsEnduring Freedom and IraqiFreedom and 8,000 aredeployed in Army positions, inwhat are called “in lieu of”taskings.

A good number of those30,000 Airmen are people with“desk jobs” like me. I’m just aprint journalist working in pub-lic affairs; some of my classpeers were judge advocates andchaplain’s assistants. All careerfields are now getting this com-bat training. I personally feellike it’s about time the Air Forcetrains like this. Maybe nowAirmen will start getting thesame respect as Soldiers andMarines.

We in the Air Force arebeginning to harden, and I thinkit’s about time.

– This commentary was writ-ten by Tech. Sgt. Russell Wicke Air Combat Command PublicAffairs.

April 20, 2007 The Robins Rev-Up 9A

Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Robins

U.S. Air Force photos by SUE SAPP

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the 78th Security Forces Squadron in coordination with thebase Sexual Assault Response coordinator is conducting a series of self-defense and safety tips classesduring Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Top, Master Sgt. William Craig explains how Tech. Sgt. Ginger Hewitt uses leverage to throw off anattacker played by Staff Sgt. Mark French.

Above left, Staff Sgt. Mark French shows Lynda Mikanowicz how to break free from the hold of anattacker.

Above right, Dr. Mark Lafferty, a local obstetrician and gynecologist, was guest speaker at the SexualAssault Awareness Luncheon April 5.

The following people havebeen announced as optionalcivilian retirees for the end ofMarch and the first of April.

Terry BallardDavid BoydJackie CarterPeggy CatlettLewayne DavisMarie DavisKelly DawseyJohn DupreeRowland FletcherBetty FultzJasper Holcomb Jr.James Huffman IIIPhillip JohnsonWilliam MakiShirley MaurerGary MoysesPatricia PeckAnne PerryDaniel RegisterWayne Schmidt

Robins announces retirees W. Mark ScottEleanor SisnerosMarvin Sweeting

David TuckerJerry WalkerMarcy Zampa

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Base cemeteries undergo ground penetrating radar search for unmarked gravesBy AMANDA CREEL

[email protected]

Few people put muchthought into which way theheadstones of a cemetery face.

However, it took justmoments for Matthew Barner, asenior geophysicist, to noticethe orientation in the FeaginCemetery seemed backwards.

He said graves typicallywere placed where those buriedcould sit-up and face the easternsky, however the FeaginCemetery located behind theRobins Child DevelopmentCenter West, appeared to facethe West. This immediatelypiqued his curiosity and thecuriosity of Stephen Hammack,base archeologist.

Mr. Barner, an employeewith the URS Corporation, wasvisiting Robins in an effort touse Ground Penetrating Radarto identify any unmarked gravesat the Feagin Cemetery and theKing Cemetery.

Most of the King Cemeterygraves are marked by stacks ofbricks, while in the FeaginCemetery seven graves aremarked by headstones.

Mr. Barner and Mr.Hammack spent two days at thecemeteries using GPR and anEM 38, or Electromagnetic-Induction Meter, to identifyareas where the ground mighthave been excavated or dis-turbed.

“The best way to describeGPR is it is the engineeringequivalent of an ultrasound,”Mr. Barner said.

The GPR sends radar wavesinto the ground and back andthe reflections from their jour-ney can help determine what isbeneath the surface, such asbeing able to tell if someonehad hand dug a trench for a bur-ial site or how large a body is ina burial site.

“You will not see a hugereflection for an infant, like youwould for an adult,” Mr. Barnersaid.

The GPR system can meas-ure up to six feet deep accurate-ly and many of the possiblesites identified as possiblegravesites were about two feetbelow the surface, which isshallower than Mr. Barnesexpected. However, Mr.Hammack said it was notuncommon for graves in his-toric cemeteries to be found afew feet or even inches awayfrom the surface.

“There have been sites foundwhere graves and bones are lit-erally inches under the surface,”Mr. Hammack said.

He added as time passes ero-sion and construction work orbulldozing on the land canmake the grave shallower.

One of the mysteries of theFeagin Cemetery is whether ornot the fence enclosing thecemetery includes all of the bur-

ial sites, Mr. Hammack said.As Mr. Barner continued to

scan the grounds in and aroundthe cemetery, he found severalareas he described as “a text-book reflection of a grave.”

Near a large live oak tree justoutside the cemetery’s gates,Mr. Barner found whatappeared to be three side-by-side graves.

Inside the gates only sevenmarked graves remain, but sev-eral others are expected to havebeen lost over time.

“Some of the graves couldhave been marked by semi-per-manent markers that deteriorateover time such as woodenmarkers,” Mr. Hammack said.“It was not uncommon for peo-ple to not have the money tomark all of the family’sgravesites.”

Only two of the identifiedgraves in the cemetery belongto members of the Feagin fami-ly – Henry Feagin, the familypatriarch, and Jim Bob, thegrandson he never knew. A thirdmarked grave for MissouriFeagin, Henry’s wife, in theearly ‘90s, was based on the tra-dition that the wife be buried tothe right of her husband and notfacts, said Mr. Hammack.

“We have no evidence what-soever that his wife, Missouri,was buried here,” Mr.Hammack said. Later that dayafter the area to the right ofHenry Feagin’s grave wasexamined by GPR Mr.Hammack said, “There is defi-nitely a body here, even thoughit might not be Missouri.”

There are also five markedgraves in the cemetery where

infants of military members atRobins were buried in the 1940sand ’50s.

Once the GPR cart passedover the site like a push mower,the EM 38 passed over thecemetery’s ground twice – onceto indicate soil disturbances anda second time to indicate thepresence of metals, such as inlead coffins, first used in the1850s, or nails used in woodencoffins.

“If people were buried withjewelry it might give off a sig-nal as well,” Mr. Barner said.

At the King family cemetery,none of the graves are markedwith names, but the sites aremarked with bricks on theground arranged like a slab, Mr.Hammack said.

“Paying attention to vegeta-tion and trees can be veryimportant when trying to locateunmarked gravesites,” he said.

The existence of the Yuccaplant at the King Cemetery isimportant because about 100years ago it became popular toplant it at the head of a gravestone, Mr. Hammack said.

Though many of the areasexplored had reflections similarto a gravesite more research isneeded before conclusions canbe drawn, the pair explained.

The reflection of a gravesitecould be confused with largerocks, utility lines, large treeroots or anything else in theground that is distinctly differ-

ent than the soil, Mr. Barnersaid.

This was not the first timethe cemeteries have been exam-ined to determine if unmarkedgraves exist.

In 1993 a study estimated asmany as 32 gravesites at theFeagin Cemetery and as manyas 64 at the King Cemetery.During the original examina-tions of the gravesites, tileprobe rods were used to searchfor gravesites.

“They would just poke theground and probe around look-ing for a shaft, if the probe rodgot stuck near the surface therewas nothing there, but if it all ofa sudden sinks into the groundthen there could be a gravethere,” Mr. Hammack said.

The results of the presentstudy will be combined with theprobing study done earlier andother historical facts and used tomake recommendations for thetwo cemeteries such as extend-ing the fence at the FeaginCemetery if it is determinedgravesites are present outsidethe fence. Gravesites are pro-tected by federal and Georgialaws, Mr. Hammack said.

After completing the searchlast week, Mr. Hammack saidhe does not believe the amountof unidentified graves is as greatas the original study estimated,but he is fairly confidant thereare several unmarked graves atboth locations.

King Cemetery is located in a wooded area on the north end ofRobins.

U.S. Air Force photos by SUE SAPPTop, Several children of military members who were stationed at Robins are buried in the Feagin Cemetery. Above left, Marilyn Rodgers, natural resources technician, wipes debris away from bricks marking agrave at King Cemetery on the north end of Robins. Above right, Stephen Hammack, Robins archeologist, looks on as Matthew Barner points out some anomalies that the GPR has come across.

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at: [email protected]. Submissions run for two weeks. The following personhas been approved as a leave recipient: Debra D. Jackson, 78thAMDS/SGPB, POC isTammy Holland, 327-8390.

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FRIDAYI THINK I LOVE MY WIFEChris Rock, Kerry WashingtonRichard Cooper has it all. His

wife, Brenda, is beautiful, intelli-gent and a fantastic mother -but

there's just one little problem:he's bored out of his suburbanbusinessman's mind. Richardcan't help but fantasize about

having nearly every woman hesees. Still, it's only fantasy.

Then, one fateful day, an alluring,free-spirited, not to mention stun-ning, old friend, Nikki, suddenly

appears at his office door, puttinghim to the ultimate test. Rated R.

94 minutes.SATURDAY

PREMONITIONSandra Bullock, Julian

McMahonLinda Hanson has a beautiful

house, a loving husband and twoadorable daughters. Her life is

perfect, until the day she receivesthe devastating news that herhusband Jim has died in a caraccident. When she wakes up

the next morning to find him aliveand well, she assumes it was alla dream, but is shaken by howvivid it felt. Rated PG-13. 96

minutes.

UPCOMING 300

Gerard Butler and LenaHeady

Set in the midst of thePersian-Greco war during theBattle of Thermopylae, whereSpartan king Leonidas led hisarmy of 300 soldiers into battleagainst the invading Persian

army. According to legend, theirvalor and sacrifice inspired all of

Greece to unite against theirPersian foe, leading to the origins

of democracy. Rated R. 117minutes.

CatholicCatholic masses are held at

the chapel each Saturday at 5:30p.m., Sunday at 9:30 a.m., onHoly Days of Obligation at noonand a 5 p.m. vigil the day before,and Monday through Friday atnoon. The Sacrament ofReconciliation is Saturday from4:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Islamic Islamic Friday Prayer

(Jumuah) is Fridays at 2 p.m. inthe chapel annex rooms 1 and 2.

JewishJewish service is Fridays at

6:15 p.m. at the Macon syna-gogue.

Orthodox ChristianSt. Innocent Orthodox Church

service is at the chapel on the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at 5p.m.

Protestant The traditional service meets

Sunday in the Chapel at 11 a.m.featuring hymns, anthems, con-gregational prayers and readings.Contemporary service meets at 11a.m. in the Base Theater, singingthe latest praise and worshipmusic. The gospel service meetsat 8 a.m. at the Chapel, praisingGod with inspirational music.

Religious education meets inBuilding 905 at 9:30 a.m.

The chapel helps with spiritualneeds that arise. For further infor-mation, call the chapel at 926-2821.

Home away from homeAdult ticketsare $3.50;children 11years oldand youngertickets are$2. Moviesstart at 7:30p.m., unlessnoted. Formore infor-mation, callthe basetheater at926-2919.

TODAYA sexual assault prevention walk will

be held today starting at 11 a.m. For moreinformation call the fitness center at 926-2128.

Let’s Give The World A Hand is today.Yard work is for families of our deployedmen and women of Robins on or off-base.If you know anyone who can use a helpinghand, contact the community center at926-2105. The community center will bethe hub of this all-day event, providingequipment and support.

Several focus groups will be conduct-ed within the next 30 days to collect infor-mation regarding Robins’ membershipclubs. The focus groups will be conductedin the Daedalian Room of the Officers’Club, located in Bldg. 542. Light refresh-ments will be available during the sessions.Volunteers will receive a dining coupon for$10.

Focus Group Schedule: Wednesday at noon for Civilians; sign

up by todayMay 2 at 6 p.m. for Retirees; sign up by

April 27May 4 at 3:30 p.m. for Officers; sign up

by April 30May 14 at noon for Enlisted; sign up by

May 9Family members who fall into any of the

above categories are welcome to partici-pate in focus groups. For more information,call Services Marketing at 926-5492.

SATURDAYA teen lock-in will be held at the youth

center today starting at 8 p.m. and endingat 7 am. Sunday. The cost is $12. Formore information call the youth center at926-2110.

Anyone who would like to volunteer to bea chaperone at the event should contactMarvin Hawkins at 926-5601 or email [email protected].

SUNDAYTexas Hold ‘Em will be held every

Sunday with sign up at 1:30 p.m. andgames at 2 p.m. Texas Hold ‘Em is open toall ranks and grades. Prizes include the fol-lowing: first place $85 gift card, secondplace $55 gift card, third place $35 gift cardand fourth place $25 gift card. The enter-tainment fee is $10 for club members and$15 for nonmembers and includes snacksand non-alcoholic beverages. For moreinformation call the enlisted club at 926-7625.

MONDAYTriple S Mondays with soup, salad and

sandwiches has arrived at the officers'club from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $5.95.Enjoy made to order sandwiches or a fullcourse salad bar with a variety of rotatinggourmet soups. New special: soup and halfsandwich combo only $5.25. Lunch is opento all ranks and grades.

TUESDAYEnjoy dining at the Robins Officers’

Club every Tuesday through Thursdayfrom 5:30 to 8 p.m. and every Friday andSaturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Dinner is open toall ranks and grades. For more informationcall the officers’ club at 926-2670.

Free tacos and draft specials are avail-able to club members Tuesdays from 4:30to 6:30 p.m. at the Robins Enlisted Club at926-7625.

All retirees get a free fountain drink oriced tea with a $4 minimum purchasewhen they show their retiree I.D. cardalong with coupon on page 17 of the AprilEdge on Tuesdays in April. For more infor-mation call Pizza Depot at 926-0188.

WEDNESDAYEnjoy pizza on Wednesdays from 5 to

7 p.m. at the Robins Officers’ Club.

Enjoy Wednesdays at the enlistedclub with M.U.G. night and karaoke withDJ X-Man. Bring your own mug (up to 30ounces) and get refills for only $2 from 7p.m. to closing. Cost for entry is $2 for non-members. For more information call 926-7625.

UPCOMINGA First Friday “Cinco de Mayo Fiesta”

will be held at your Robins Enlisted andOfficers’ Clubs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.May 4. Play break the Piñata, hot tamalegame, trivia and more. First Friday meansgreat food, chances to win cash andprizes, entertainment and drink specials.Entertainment will be DJ Willie Nelson.Members must be present to win. Cost ismembers free and nonmembers $5. Formore information call the enlisted club at926-7625 or the officers’ club at 926-2670.

Private pilot ground school registra-tion will be held now through May 4 from 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with school starting May7 through June 30. One hundred percenttuition is available for active duty military.Cost is $575 and is due at the time of reg-istration. Ground school is a 45 to 50-hourcourse, lasting approximately 10 weeksand scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. Register

soon as classroom seating is limited. Formore information call the aero club at 926-4867.

Bring your lawn chairs and blanketsto Movies in the Park at Robins ParkApril 27 for a family-feature presentation of“The Secret of Nimh.” The movie will startat dark. Concessions will be on sale. Formore information call the community centerat 926-2105.

A yard sale will be held May 5 from 8a.m. to noon in front of the enlisted club,Bldg. 956. Set up starts at 7:15 a.m. Costis $7 per table (limit 3 per person). Tablesare reserved on a first-come first-servedbasis. For more information call the com-munity center at 926-2105.

The 17th annual Military Team BassFishing tournament will be held May 6-11at Lake Barkley State Park, Cadiz,Kentucky. Cost is $160 per two-man team.The tournament is open to all active duty,reserve and retired military and theirspouses and children, DOD civilians andcontractors from all branches of the mili-tary. For more information, visit www.mili-tarybass.com or call the community centerat 926-2105.

A National Provider Appreciation Dayis held May 11. Take time out to thankyour child’s provider for all the unselfishwork, compassion and strong family valuesthat child care providers demonstrate eachday.

The Artist Craftsman and PhotographyGallery program will be held May 14through 18. For more information call thearts and crafts center at 926-5282.

A "Picnic with Altitude" will be heldMay 12, June 9 and July 14 at the AeroClub. Check out the current fleet, informa-tion on avionics and equipment, meet cur-rent and new instructors, talk with otherpilots and explore class opportunities.Food and prizes will be available to allmembers, prospective members and theirfamilies of the Robins Aero Club.Membership is open to all military, DODcivilians and retirees. For more informationcall the aero club at 926-4867.

Start building those beds for theeighth annual Bed Race to be held May30 at 11 a.m. Teams will consist of fivepeople (four pushers and one rider) andwill meet in the parking lot of Bldg. 956.Winning teams will receive first, secondand third place trophies and a People’sChoice award for the best looking bed.For complete details or to enter a team callLynne Brackett at 926-2105.

Robins Officers’ and Enlisted Clubmembers and their families may applyfor the Air Forces Services club mem-bership scholarship program, spon-sored by Coca Cola and Chase Bank. AirForce-wide six scholarships will be award-ed: first prize, $6,000; second, $5,500;third, $4,500; fourth, $3,500; fifth, $3,000and sixth, $2,500. Nominees must providean essay of no more than 500 words. Theessay theme is commemorating 60 yearsof air supremacy “Why is Air SuperiorityCritical Today.” Essays exceeding 500words (excluding title) will be disqualified.Participant must also provide a single-pagesummary of their long-term career goaland accomplishments. Essays must betyped in 12-point Arial or Times NewRoman font, single-spaced, with double-spacing between paragraphs, and submit-ted on standard white bond paper withone-inch margins top and bottom and one-and-one-quarter inch on left and right sidesand submitted on CD or floppy disk withone hard copy of the essay. Applicantsmust also provide a copy of their college oruniversity acceptance letter. Nominationsare due to Services Marketing, located inBldg. 983 by June 15. For additional infor-mation, visit www-p.afsv.af.mil/clubs or call

926-5492. No federal endorsement ofsponsor intended.

Outdoor RecreationFor more information on these programs

and events call outdoor recreation at 926-4001

Take part in paintball fun with OutdoorAdventure at On Target Paintball May 18from 4 to 8 p.m. Cost is $28 per personand includes a wooded area for daylightshooting, and a lit field for night speed ball.Paintball equipment will be available foruse as well as an air conditioned room forbreaks. Meet at On Target Paintball at 3:45p.m. Persons 18 years old and older arepermitted to play. Persons 10 to 17 yearsold may come with an adult over 18 yearsof age. Participants may also purchasepaintballs for $45 a case (2,000) or $15 abox (500). A minimum of 15 people arerequired to participate. Register at outdoorrecreation, Bldg. 914 by May 11.

Join outdoor recreation on a trip toRock City, Lookout Mountain, Ga. May 26.Meet at outdoor recreation at 9 a.m. fordeparture at 9:30 a.m. Bus will return at 8p.m. Cost is $40 per adult, $35 per child(ages three though 12 year olds) and $140for family of four (two adults and two chil-dren). Package includes self guided rocktour, swing-a-long bridge, lover’s leap, fairy-land caverns, Mother Goose Village, 90-foot water fall, various gift shops and eater-ies throughout the trail and ride to and fromRock City Gardens. Deadline to sign up isMay 18. A minimum of 12 people arerequired for outdoor recreation to host thetrip.

Join outdoor recreation on a trip to theWorld of Coca Cola June 28. Meet at out-door recreation at 9 a.m. for departure at9:30 a.m. Bus will return at 4:30 p.m. Costis $54 for 12 years and older; $52.50 for 55years and older and $49 for children one to11 years old. Cost includes transportationto and from and entrance into the World ofCoca Cola. A minimum of 10 people arerequired for outdoor recreation to host thistrip. Register by June 15 at outdoor recre-ation, Bldg. 914. .

A community water safety class will beheld June 25 at 9 a.m. in the enlisted clubpool. Cost is $10 per person six years andolder (14 years and younger must beaccompanied by an adult). A minimum of15 people are required to participate.Please register at outdoor recreation, Bldg.914 by June 18.

A CNN Studio tour will be held July 6 inAtlanta, Ga. Cost is $53 for 12 years andolder; $51.50 for 55 years and older and$49 for children one – 11 years old. Meetat outdoor recreation at 9 a.m. for depar-ture at 9:30 a.m. Bus will return at 4:30p.m. Cost includes transportation to andfrom and entrance into CNN Studios. Aminimum of 10 people are required for out-door recreation to host this trip. Pleaseregister by June 27 at outdoor recreation,Bldg. 914.

ONGOINGOfficer’s club members who come out

to the club during their birthday monthwill receive a $15 coupon to redeemtoward their meal. Birthday coupons areavailable to club members of all ranks andgrades. Coupons may be picked up at thecashier office.

The 2007 Air Force Falcons SportsCamps will be held June 10-27. Campswill include the following activities: baseball,boy’s and girl’s basketball, cheerleading,cross country, diving, fencing, football, golf,soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volley-ball. For more detailed information go towww.GoAirForceFalcons.com or call RonHayes at 926-2110.

The Bamboo Grill featuring Orientalcuisine offers a lunch buffet Mondaythrough Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.for $6.24 (plus tax). Robins club membersreceive a 10 percent savings when theyshow their club card at time of purchase.The Bamboo Grill is located in Bldg. 767

on the corner of Ninth and Macon Streets.For more information or to place an order,call 922-0136.

Information, Tickets and Travel RobinsEnlisted Club, Bldg. 956 has the followingtickets for sale. For more information onthese or other events, call 926-2945.

The Al-Sihah Shrine 67th Circus will beheld May 5 and 6 at the Macon Coliseum.Advanced tickets sales are available atInformation, Tickets and Travel; $12 adultsand $6 children (3 to 12 years). Showtimes are May 5 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6p.m. and May 6 at 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Tickets are available for the GeorgiaRenaissance Festival to be held Saturdaythrough June 3 in Fairburn, Ga. Enter thegates of a magnificent 15th century king-dom where you will find the king and hiscourt, castles and cottages, cheery pubsand over 150 elaborately adorned shopsoffering an array of unique treasures. Costis $13.50 for adults, $6 for children 6 to 12years old.

Enjoy a historic tour of Savannah withITT July 26. Cost is $164 and includestransportation by motor coach, time onRiver Street, historic grand tour ofSavannah on a trolley, early dinner at Ladyand Sons and a show “The Beat GoesOn.” Transportation will depart Bldg. 956July 26 at 7:30 a.m. and return 1:30 a.m.July 27. A deposit of $80 is due by May 14and balance will be due by July 9. Musthave a minimum of 25 people for trip.

The bowling center has the followingspecials. To learn more call 926-2112.

All retirees receive a complimentarygame when they show their retiree I.D.card along with coupon located on page 17of the April Edge on Tuesdays in April.

On Spot Café April special is a spicychicken sandwich, fries and medium drinkfor $4.50. For more information call the OnSpot Cafe at 926-5240.

Show us your library book from April15-21 and receive a complimentary gameduring National Library Week.

Enjoy Thunder Alley glow-in-the-darkbowling Fridays from 9 - 11 p.m.; cost 12years and younger, $5 and 13 years andolder, $10 and Saturdays from 9 - 11 p.m.;cost is $10 for everyone.

Register now for Peterson Point kidsmixed bowling leagues.

Pine Oaks Golf Course has the follow-ing specials. To learn more, call 926-4103.

In April enjoy several Fairways Grilleweekly specials for only $5.95. April 16 –20 meatball hoagie with chips and drinkand April 23 – 27 Reuben with chips anddrink. Lunch is held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Every Thursday in April also enjoy barbe-cue chicken dinner with potato salad, rolland soda for $5.50. For more informationcall 923-1717.

Play golf after 2 p.m. on weekends inApril and pay only $20 for green fee andcart.

A Pine Oaks Golf Course golf leaguewill be held April 23 - July 30 with a shot-gun start at 5 p.m. Format is a 3-personscramble match play nine holes. Cost is$50 per team. Golf fees are $13 to ride fornon-AGF members, $7 to walk for non-AGF members and $6 to ride for AGFmembers. Limited to the first 16 teamsthat sign up.

A two-person club championship will beheld April 21 and 22. Play four different 9-hole formats for $40 annual green feemembers or $45 non-annual green feemembers. Includes golf, cart, range, foodand prizes.

Applications are available at the teencenter for the 2007 Space Camp to beheld at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center,Huntsville, Ala. July 29 through Aug. 3.Space Camp is for eligible users of the AirForce Youth Program ages 12 to 18 yearsold. Deadline to submit applications is May1. For more information contact MarvinHawkins at 926-5601 or via email at [email protected].

U.S. Air Force photo bySUE SAPP

Sue and Al Barry fromMichigan parked their5th wheel and enjoyedthe FamCamp atRobins recently. The Robins FamCampoffice is located inBldg. 1305 and is openMonday - Saturday 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Fam Camp hasfull hookups (siteshave 20 amps, 30 ampand 50 amp serviceavailable), showers,restrooms and laundryfacilities. Costs $12 per night,$77 per week or $285for 30 days. For more informationcall 926-4500.

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Blowing out a candle does-n’t typically require much skill;just a little air. But members ofthe Straight Arrow ArcheryClub have found a way to makeextinguishing a candle a skillall members would like to mas-ter.

The archer snubs out a burn-ing candle while it sits nestledin the back of what remains ofa 3-D deer target. The trick,however, is to extinguish theflame without touching the can-dle as the arrow passes.

Though this novelty shotmay be a crowd pleaser, thearchery club members say it isjust one of the many challengesavailable to archery enthusiastsat the club’s facilities.

“We get crazy by the end ofthe season. We start setting upshoots where you have to getdown on your knees and shootthrough abush,” saidMaster Sgt.Scott Knowles,president of thearchery club.

“Archery istwofold. It isyour ability toshoot and yourability to judgedistances,” saidMaster Sgt.Rick Holley, theclub’s vice president.

The club boasts a 14-targetpaper course, where targetsrange from 10 to 48 yards withthe paper targets depicting ani-mals including sheep, coyotes,

ground hogs, elks and moose.There is also a 20-target 3-Dcourse, where some other ani-mals such as a javelina, alliga-

tors andturkeys comealive throughlife-size tar-gets that allowthe hunters toimitate scenesthat couldappear in thewild. The clubrecently addedtwo new 3-Dtargets to theirtrails: a baby

bear and a skunk. Both courses wind through

trails in the woods south ofMacon Street where the club islocated, just past the DefenseReutilization and Marketing

Office on the right.“It’s great exercise in the

off-season for those of us thathunt. This is about as close asimulation as you get to shoot-ing a real animal out in thewoods,” said Mike Engal,who’s retired from the mili-tary.

Two of the targets on the 20-target 3-D course also providearchers the opportunity to testtheir broad tips instead of usingtheir plastic tips and a chance toshot from a platform instead ofthe ground, said SergeantHolley, with the 116thOperations Group.

“Being a member giveshunters an opportunity to stayskilled at shooting their bowsbetween hunting seasons and achance to tell a few tall talesfrom the last hunting season,”he said.

“Oh man, I love the bear, thebulls-eye on that is about thesize of my thumb nail,” Mr.Engal said.

The club also has bag targetswhere members can shoot orwarm-up before hitting thepaper or 3-D courses.

However, members agreedthe club doesn’t just cater tothose who know their wayaround a bow and arrow; theclub also enjoys helping newarchers learn the craft.

“We are getting away fromthe competition and focusingmore on getting everyone toparticipate,” said SergeantKnowles, who is a member ofthe 330th Combat TrainingSquadron. “We just want peo-ple to come out and have agood time.”

At the end of each league,door prizes will be awarded tothose who participate and themore you participate the moretimes your name will be

dropped into the hat, saidSergeant Knowles.

However, the club recog-nizes that for some, the love ofcompetition is part of the thrill,so to please their competitivespirit, one award will be givento whoever has the best averageat the end of the season.

The club, which accordingto its members has been aroundfor more than 20 years, hasbegan improving its facilitiesby cleaning up the groundsused for the target trails and bypainting the pavilion and other

areas at the club.“I just like being out on the

course and I like to shoot the 3-D targets. Now that its got a lit-tle bit more spruced up, I cancome out here and shoot a heckof a lot more,” said JacobBodien, 11.

“We have been working tothin out the brush and make itwhere you can see us,”Sergeant Holley said. “We arehoping people will go ‘Wow,there’s actually something outthere’ and maybe it will piquetheir interest a bit.”

Archery club offers chance to learn, perfect skills

U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

Master Sgt. Scott Knowles, president of the Straight Arrow Archery Club, takes aim at a target duringtournament play April 14. Although the club still holds competition, the focus has moved to getting morepeople to participate and have an enjoyable experience.

U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

Karl Bodien, treasurer of the Straight Arrow Archery Club, teacheshis son Daniel, 7, how to properly use a bow and arrow.

WHAT TO KNOWFor more information about

joining the Straight ArrowArchery Club, contact RickHolley, the club’s vice presi-dent, at 396-8687 or KarlBodien, the club’s secretaryand treasurer, at 284-1150.The club is open to any onewith a Department Of Defenseidentification card.


By VALERIE PERKINU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

Two members of the AirForce boxing team werecrowned national champions asthe Falcons wrapped up compe-tition at the 2007 NationalCollegiate Boxing AssociationChampionships April 14 inReno, Nev.

Senior Ian Tuznik defendedhis national title, while sopho-more Jesse Horton claimed hisfirst.

The Falcons entered the finalnight of competition in thirdplace, with three boxers con-tending in the national finals.

Senior Willie Lloyd openedthe competition at 112 pounds,but was unable to claim his thirdstraight national title as thejudges awarded the bout toArmy’s Mike Benedosso in acontroversial decision. Lloydand Benedosso traded punchesin the opening rounds, butLloyd seemed to gain theadvantage as the bout wore on.

Horton claimed his firstnational title at 119 pounds witha decision over Army’s MattLongo. Even before the first belltolled, Horton had a look ofdetermination in his eye. Usingstrong punches and relentlessjabs, Horton kept pressure onLongo throughout the threetwo-minute rounds, giving the

AFA claims pair of boxing national titles

judges no other decision than toaward Horton the bout.

For the second straight year,the Falcons were forced to waituntil the night’s final bout — theheavyweight contest — to learntheir fate, as that bout would

determine the team’s finish,which could range from secondto fourth.

Tuznik took the pressure instride and wasted no time claim-ing his second national heavy-weight title over Prince Brownof UNLV in a dominating con-test stopped by the referee in thesecond round. Using severalhard-hitting jabs, the focusedTuznik took the fight to Brownand never allowed his stockieropponent to find a rhythm. Thereferee was forced to call thebout in the second round whenTuznik forced his opponent intothree standing eight-counts.

For the third consecutiveyear, a slim margin kept theFalcons from the national teamtitle. Air Force combined for 27points, just shy of first-timechampion Lock Haven. For thesecond straight year, Air Forcetied with service academy rivalArmy in points, but won the tie-breaker for second with twoindividual champions compared

to Army’s one. Air Force remains among the

elite as it has never finishedlower than second at the nation-al titles.

In addition to its two nationalchampions and one silvermedalist, Air Force claimed fourother NCBA All-Americans.Freshman Matt McPhail (125pounds), sophomore NicholasGoc (129), senior Joe Conrad(165) and junior John Quinn(195) all claimed third-placehonors following their finishesin the semifinal round of compe-tition April 13.

As a team, Air Force was alsoawarded a SportsmanshipAward for its communityinvolvement through the annual“Fighting for a Cause” charitywith the Wing OpenChampionships. Since 1984, theAir Force boxing team hasdonated more than $220,000 toworthwhile causes and familiesin need throughout ColoradoSprings.

Courtesy photosSophomore Jesse Horton (left), seen here punching a teammate during the Academy’s Wing OpenChampionships, claimed his first collegiate national title Saturday in Reno, Nev.

Senior Ian Tuznik won his second consecutive collegiate nationaltitle.

Men’s basketball

Jeff Reynolds, an assistantcoach for the Air ForceAcademy men’s basketballteam the past two years, hasbeen named head coach of theFalcons, athletic director Dr.Hans Mueh announcedTuesday morning.

Reynolds, the seventh headcoach in program history andthe fourth in the last five years,agreed to a five-year contract.Terms of the contract were notdisclosed. He succeeds JeffBzdelik, who resigned on April3 to become head coach at theUniversity of Colorado.

“Jeff Reynolds has a distin-guished record as an assistantand head coach and has beenhonored at every level,” saidMueh. “He has had great suc-cess as a coach at eight differ-ent Division I and II programs

before coming to Air Force atCoach Bzdelik’s request andwas a key factor in Air Force’ssuccess as his top assistantcoach.”

During his two seasons asan assistant, Reynolds helpedguide Air Force to its two mostsuccessful campaigns on thebasketball court. In 2005-06,the Falcons were 24-7, the bestrecord in program history, andplayed in the NCAATournament for just the fourthtime ever. In ‘06-07, Air Forceposted a 26-9 record, setting anew school record for most vic-tories in one season, andadvanced to the semifinals ofthe NIT. Air Force was just oneof 17 Division I teams to win atleast 50 games the last two sea-sons. — Air Force Academyathletic media relations

Falcons hire new coach

Sand save

Photo by Lt. Col. John StublarDavid Ringley, 742nd Combat Sustainment SupportSquadron, knocks one out of a sand trap at Pine Oaks GolfCourse during the Automatic Test Systems Worldwide UsersConference golf tournament.

April 20, 2007 The Robins Rev-Up 5B


Master Sgt. JimmyWhittington had called Robinshome for only a short timewhen he had more problemson his hands than an averageman could handle.

A double murder, a murderfor hire and an active-duty mil-itary member’s killing of atoddler all weighed heavily onthe Airman’s shoulders.Sergeant Whittington is a firstsergeant with the 53rd CombatCommunications Squadron.

“The first three months Iwas here as a drafted first ser-geant, the first weekend Isigned in, we had a doublemurder in the 5th (CombatCommunications Group),” hesaid. “So, coming in as a firstsergeant, I was just sort ofhelping the other two shirtsthere. A few weeks later, I hadthe hit man case, MatthewGladue. He was actually in mysquadron. I worked with thatguy. He was in pre-trial con-finement when he hired a hitman to knock off the JAG(Judge Advocate General) offi-cer, the commander, the firstsergeant, the supervisor andthe superintendent. I wasworking that and about threeweeks later, I had a seniorAirman who killed a 16-month-old and then on top ofthat, we had five DUIs (driv-ing under the influence) inabout a two-month span. So,overwhelming? Oh yeah, defi-nitely.”

But, the sergeant has risento the challenge of the job,being named as the FirstSergeant of the Year in his unitin 2006.

Sergeant Whittington, likethe base’s other 32 first ser-geants, knows the Airmen inhis unit and their life situations

intimately. It’s his job. From putting people in

touch with resources to over-come financial woes to consol-ing a family who’s just foundout that they’ve lost their lovedone in a tragedy, Senior MasterSgt. Robert “Al” Toler, firstsergeant for the 653rd CombatLogistics Support Squadronsince 2002, said taking care ofpeople is his business.

“A first sergeant is the com-mander’s representative to therest of the squadron,” he said.“We are the ‘people person’ forthe squadron, basically ahuman resources advisor. (Wedo) everything. We diaper kids.We pet dogs. We wipe noses.We take care of the squadron.”

The 42-year-old Kinston,N.C., native said the mission ofa first sergeant never rests.

“We are on call 24/7,” hesaid. “I’ve had anything fromdomestic violence to a death inthe squadron to the death of asquadron member’s familymember. We facilitate theprocess (for them). We makesure the process goes smoothlyfrom start to finish. If someonehas to go on emergency leave,we make sure they have moneyto go, that they’ve got the leaveto go and the authority to getthere, to get back.”

Sergeant Toler said a

squadron’s first sergeant is the“calm and cool hand” to guidethe process of whatever isgoing on with an Airman or asquadron as a whole.

“Really, it’s a job you haveto want to do,” he said. “It’s notone that you’re so much draft-ed into. It takes a quality indi-vidual that really wants to dothis job, to do a good job at it.”

The right attitude is onlypart of the equation. New firstsergeants undergo about threeweeks of training at GunterAnnex near Montgomery, Ala.,to learn the job. Airmen goover Air Force instructions,support agencies, counselingservices and any other methodsthat may be used to help theirsquadron’s members.

Master Sgt. CliffordPowers, first sergeant in the19th Maintenance Squadronsince July 2006, said the train-ing helped him to know whatto do when faced with varyingsituations.

“Basically, they’re givingyou the tools and the know-how of how to deal with all ofthese agencies, whether it’s theAAFES (Army Air ForceExchange Service), Air ForceAid, or your Life Skills indi-viduals,” he said. “Who do wepoint people to (in order to) getthe individuals the help thatthey need? It’s our job to findout.”

Sergeant Powers, who wasnamed first sergeant of the yearfor 2006 in the 19th AirRefueling Group, said first ser-geants don’t take leaders’ placein helping their people. Theymerely serve as a helping hand.

“We’re the single point ofcontact for the squadron,” hesaid. “That doesn’t mean lead-ers should be taken out (of theprocess) or not be talked withabout situations. But most ofthe time when they’re con-

cerned about getting the jobdone, they may not be fullyaware of all of the avenues thatare available, both on base andin the community, and that’swhere we come in to helpguide them and find thoseresources.”

First sergeants don’t go at italone. The First SergeantsCouncil, which meets eachFriday at 7:30 a.m. in the WynnDining Facility, is a group thatallows new first sergeants andveterans in the field to shareinformation and ideas to helpthem in their respective duties.

Some first sergeants spendonly three to six years in thejob through the First SergeantSelection program, while oth-ers go on to serve as first ser-geants throughout their mili-tary career.

Whether it’s a permanentcareer or a step in their profes-sional path, first sergeants heretake their jobs to heart.

“Not getting personallyattached is the hardest part ofthe job,” Sergeant Toler said. “Idon’t think you can ever do thisjob effectively and not get per-sonally attached. Even thoughwe brief each other not to do it,you can’t do it.”

While the job is challeng-ing, Sergeant Powers said it’sworth it when you see a trou-bled Airmen back on his feet,both personally and profes-sionally.

Sergeant Toler agreed. “Ithink it’s the best job in the AirForce,” he said. “It’s a job thatkeeps you moving all the timeand some people call movingstressful, but it’s not. Moving ischange. To be a change agent,to be the focal point for all theinformation the enlisted folksget in the squadron and someofficers and some civilians, it’spretty exhilarating most of thetime.”

WHAT TO KNOWFirst sergeants are also

referred to as “first shirts.” Theterm originated from the largenumber of military awards typi-cally worn on the military uni-form shirts of first sergeants. Asfirst shirts, they are among themost senior members of theirsquadron and they will general-ly have been awarded moremilitary decorations than almostevery other member of the unit.(Source: Wikipedia.com).

THE GO-TO GUYSRobins’ first sergeants make people their mission STRAIGHT TALK

HOT LINEFor up-to-date

information in the event of a base emergency, call 222-0815.


BY AMANDA [email protected]

When it comes to little boys,many parents know the joys andproblems rock collections anddirt stained clothes present afteran afternoon of digging up thebackyard.

Danielle Goins knows themall to well as a mother of twoboys. Her oldest son Saadiq, 11,has always loved digging uprocks and other objects, but itwasn’t until his Boy Scout Troop220 started learning about arche-ology that he knew how specialsome of his rocks are.

Though for some of the rocksin his collection it was too littletoo late, said Saadiq, whosefather is Tech. Sgt. SantiagoGoins, an Air CombatCommand Electronic Warfareliaison officer with the 542ndCombat Sustainment Group.

“I had a couple hundred ofthem, but my mom threw themaway,” Saadiq said. “I learnedthat some of the rocks I pick upare artifacts, especially some ofthe thin ones with sharp edges.”

His mother said she didn’tknow how special some of his

rocks were either until Saadiqbegan working to earn his arche-ology merit badge.

“Who knew they were arti-facts? They were just rocks tome,” Mrs. Goins said, addingnow that she knows they arepieces of history, she feels badly.

The mother-son duo learnedthe value of the rocks whileSaadiq worked with StephenHammack, Robins archeologist.The time spent with Mr.Hammack at the base archeolo-gy lab helped Saadiq completeone of 11 requirements to earnhis archeology merit badge.Saadiq had to spend eight hoursworking in the lab with a quali-fied archeologist helping to pre-pare artifacts for storage and dis-play as part of his efforts.

Saadiq spent his first day inthe lab washing artifacts such aspottery and stone.

“I had to use a toothbrush andI rubbed the stones as hard as Icould,” Saadiq said.

However, he added he had tobe gentler with the pottery. Hesaid his favorite part about wash-ing the artifacts was finding thepatterns in the pottery.

“I saw some designs like spi-

rals and parallel lines,” Saadiqsaid. “Some of them were so oldyou couldn’t really see thedesigns on them.”

The second day in the lab,Saadiq helped Mr. Hammackclassify artifacts and record theirfindings, such as where the arti-facts were found on base andwhether the artifacts were dugup or found on the surface, Mr.Hammack said.

Like an expert, Saadiq alsolearned to classify the artifacts.Saadiq rattled off some of theclassification categories.

He said, “utilized flakes arechipped off and used to chip offother stuff too, a tertiary flakewas hit so hard you could seeshock waves run through it, anda primary flake has lots ofQuartz and a secondary flakejust has some.”

Saadiq said he first becameinterested in learning aboutarcheology when his class atRobins Elementary studied it.

Mr. Hammack was impressedwith Saadiq. He said you couldtell he reads a lot and he is agood listener. “He is doing avery good job and he is a hardworker,” he said.

Robins archeologist helps Boy Scout earn badge

U. S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP

Boy Scout Saadiq Goins (left) works with archeologist Stephen Hammack to record data on an artifact.Saadiq is working on his archaeology merit badge.

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