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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPHJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPHNo. 21 • MAY 31, 2013

A publication of the 502nd Air Base Wing – Joint Base San Antonio

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By Jenna Fletcher 39th Air Base Wing

Several years ago, I had the op-portunity to attend an Offi ce Person-nel Management leadership academy. During three weeks of intense and quality training, there was one story in particular from our instructor that made a deep impression and has stuck with me for years.

My instructor worked as a consul-tant in the business world where one time he was asked to consult for a company that had a section with very low morale. As soon as he walked into their offi ce, it was profoundly obvious. Everything about the work environment made it clear this group did not like their job or each other. One of his fi rst questions to the group was, "What do you do here?"

"We order monkey food," was their reply.

Thinking perhaps this was indus-try jargon, he asked, "What do you mean, 'you order monkey food?' What does that mean?"

After longer conversations, he learned that this group's entire pur-pose was to order several different kinds of monkey food and coordinate its delivery to a warehouse. They didn't know for whom they ordered it and they didn't know where it ended up.

To learn more, a fi eld trip to the warehouse where the food was deliv-ered was organized. When the group arrived, they asked to speak with the manager. When the consultant ex-plained that the individuals with him ordered all the monkey food in the warehouse, the manager became in-terested and excited asking all kinds of questions, "Why do you order so much monkey food? What is it for?"

And so, the consultant asked where the warehouse delivered the food. He set up a second fi eld trip for the offi ce and the warehouse person-nel. They arrived at a large research laboratory and asked to speak to the person in charge. When they were fi nally able to meet with the head of research, the consultant explained he had with him the offi ce responsible for ordering the food and the person-nel responsible for storing and ship-ping it. The head of research became overcome with emotion and insisted on shaking everybody's hand. After he had said thank you a dozen times, the consultant asked him what they did at the lab.

"We do AIDS research here," he answered, and went on to explain why they needed so many different kinds of food and how vitally im-portant the food was to the overall research project.

The consultant reported that when he returned to the offi ce that ordered the monkey food a few months later, the changes were remarkable. The offi ce was cheerful and the staff was engaged with each other and their work. There was a huge banner on the wall that said, "We help people cure AIDS."

The moral of this story, which has stuck with me for more than eight

years, is that people need to under-stand what they do and why they do it – not just the nuts and bolts, forms, software, technical data and schedules. Individuals need to understand the big-ger mission and how they fi t into it.

Every machine, organism and organization is complex. Some parts you can see plainly and it is obvious what they do and why their contribu-tions are important. However, it is the obscure parts, the not readily identifi -able capacities, that you eventually recognize as crucially important ele-ments in making something work and creating success. What at fi rst glance may seem mundane and inconse-quential, you learn to fi nd just as es-sential as the higher visibility roles.

There is no job within the Air Force that is more important than any other. There are no unneces-sary Air Force specialties. Every unit and individual – whether of-ficer, enlisted or civilian – in every organization has a critical role to play for Air Force success.

Good leaders help their team understand their mission and their contribution. Good leaders make why just as important as what and how. Good leaders don't just lead by ex-ample, they lead by perspective.

How does your job ensure mis-sion success?

Joint Base San Antonio-RandolphEditorial Staff

Brig. Gen. Robert D. LaBruttaJBSA/502nd Air Base Wing Commander

Todd G. WhiteJBSA/502nd ABW Public Affairs Director

Marilyn C. HollidayJBSA-Randolph Public Affairs ChiefAirman 1st Class Lincoln Korver

EditorRobert GoetzAlex SalinasStaff Writers

Maggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

COMMENTARYU.S. Air Force Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. (left), Air Education and Training Com-mand commander, passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Robert D. LaBrutta, during the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio change of command ceremony May 29 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Field. For the complete story, see next week's Wingspread.Photo by Joel Martinez

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By Alex SalinasJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Members from the 12th Flying Train-ing Wing invited a trio of British Army veterans to Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph for a tour, chips and cheers May 16 as part of their week-long visit to San Antonio, which concluded May 18 with their participation in the second Amer-ica’s Armed Forces River Parade at the River Walk.

The Chelsea Pensioners are a storied group of British veterans who surrender their Army pensions to reside at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, located in London, Eng-land – founded by King Charles II and completed in 1692.

Wearing distinctive and traditional scarlet coats, the Pensioners were shown around Randolph, stopping by to see the inside of the Taj Mahal and the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action museum at Han-gar 12, where the 560th Flying Training Squadron is located.

“It was fantastic,” William Fox, 78-year-old Chelsea Pensioner, said. “It’s a nice change of scenery from crowded

Chelsea (London).” Fox, who goes by “Paddy,” served in

the British Army for 35 years and has been a Chelsea Pensioner since 2001.

At the Royal Hospital Chelsea, he rooms with nearly 300 in-pensioners – another term for those residing at the Royal Hospital – where each is provided

a 9 foot by 9 foot dormitory-style room, clothing and full medical care.

“The average age of an in-pensioner is 84, and the oldest one is currently 102 years old,” Fox said. “We are all married to the regiment, so we speak the same language: army.”

For consideration to live at the Royal

Hospital Chelsea, a candidate must have been a former non-commissioned officer in the British Army, in receipt of an Army Service or War Disability Pension, age 65 or older and free from the responsibility to support a spouse, partner or family.

David Thomson, age 67, joined the spe-cial group of redcoats last October as the youngest “bloke” at the time, he said.

“A lot of them are old enough to be my father; many served during World War II,” Thomson said. “We all get to live private lives as we please, but I like to keep up with the activities of the Hospi-tal,” including taking walks, going to art galleries and traveling.

For Donald Crassweller, 74-year-old Chelsea Pensioner, golf and a popular English sport called lawn bowls are his favorite hobbies.

Lawn bowls, usually played outdoors on a flat, grass surface where the objec-tive is to roll a ball closest to another smaller ball, has taken Crassweller to places like Portu-gal and Spain for competition.

British army veterans tour JBSA-Randolph

Photo by Don LindseyCapt. Cody Goetz (right), 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, gives Chelsea Pensioners (from left to right) Donald Crassweller, William Fox and David Thomson a guid-ed tour of the 560th FTS May 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

See TOUR P8


NEWS

A&FRC offers scholarships to Air Force spouses for special online courseBy Alex SalinasJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Through partnership with the Air Force Aid Society, the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman and Family Readiness Center is debuting a program called “Education on the Go!” offering 40 scholarships to spouses of active-duty Air Force members to enroll in an online class.

Scholarship applications are available at the A&FRC, building 693. Spouses must submit an application and a one-page essay to be considered. Awardees then en-roll in one self-paced, six-week course of their choice to become certified in Microsoft programs such as Excel, PowerPoint and Access.

“The idea is for spouses to polish up or learn computer skills,” Criselda Smith, A&FRC community readiness consultant, said. “This is an opportunity for them to enhance their resumes, look for better jobs or become more confident.”

Classes begin July 17, but spouses can opt to start Aug. 21, Sept. 18 or Oct. 16 as long as applications are turned in a month before the desired start date.

“As a military spouse, I know schedules can be unpredictable, especially in the summer,” Smith said. “We want to be flexible so that spouses can be in control here.”

Students can expect two assignments every week, culminating in a final exam on week six. Online in-structors will be available for help.

Courses can be accessed from a home computer, but spouses may visit the A&FRC or the Randolph Library, building 598, to complete classwork, Smith said.

“It’s a competitive job market out there,” Ray Ra-mos, A&FRC community readiness consultant, said. “This program is ‘win-win’ for spouses because it’s free (via scholarship) and it gives them a better chance to succeed in the market.

“And if the program is successful, it can open the door for more opportunities.”

To pick up an application, visit the A&FRC. Mili-tary partners may also contact their Key Spouse Pro-gram representative to have an application emailed to them, Smith said.

For more information, call the A&FRC at 652-5321.

Building renamed to honor former instructor pilotBy Alex SalinasJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Members of the Joint Base San An-tonio-Randolph community gathered to honor the memory of the late Maj. Peter “Oly” Jahns during a building dedication ceremony May 17, when building 39 – home of the 39th Flying Training Squad-ron – was renamed “Jahns Hall.”

Jahns, a reserve instructor pilot for the 100th Flying Training Squadron, which preceded the 39th FTS, died March 19, 2003, in a T-38 crash during a routine training flight.

Regina Nicks opened the ceremony by singing the national anthem, fol-lowed by an invocation from Pastor Ray Still of New Braunfels and opening remarks by Col. Steven Parker, 340th Flying Training Group commander.

“Oly excelled in everything he did,” Parker said. “He was one of the guys who accomplished the mission day in and day out.”

According to retired Air Force Lt. Col. JK Switzer, who was stationed with Jahns at then-Langley Air Force Base, Jahns developed an appreciation for the out-doors at a young age; he and his four siblings frequently backpacked, climbed mountains, canoed and skied during fam-ily vacations. He also discovered an early aptitude for flying.

He participated in a soaring course at a flight school in Germany during a trip to visit relatives, where at age 15, he became the school’s youngest student to graduate after two weeks of instruction.

“When it came to flying, Pete was the

best of the best,” Switzer said. “His name was always at the top of a very short list of those who were the best.”

Jahns was a distinguished gradu-ate of the Air Force Academy in 1985, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He also completed two master’s degrees, one in aeronautical engineering and the other in international relations, with a 4.0 grade-point average.

But Jahns’ hidden talent was in music, excelling as a pianist and competing at

the state level in high school.Jahns’ wife, Rhonda, spoke about his

vibrant personality, sharing what he would announce daily before work, “I’m on my way to keep the country free.”

He also loved being a father to his daughter, Allison, and son, Alex, who are now teenagers, and would write down many of the “cute and silly things” they said, Rhonda said.

Ten years after the crash, Lt. Col. Todd Ernst, a current 39th FTS in-structor pilot, said he still reflects

on time spent with Jahns.“Oly was my assigned instructor

pilot when I first went through pilot instructor training,” he said. “I had the honor to instruct with him later when I was assigned to the 560th Fly-ing Training Squadron and then to fly … with his flag onboard during his missing-man formation.

“Jahns Hall allows the exam-ple of one our finest to live on for the many people who never knew Oly,” Ernst said.

Photo by Richard McFaddenThe family of the late Air Force Maj. Peter Jahns, Air Force Col. Steven Parker (back), 340th Flying Training Group commander, and retired Air Force Lt. Col. JK Switzer (right) pose in front of the newly dedicated 39th Flying Training Squadron building May 17 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.


A&FRC hosts seminar for veteran-owned small businesses By Alex SalinasJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air-man and Family Readiness Center will host part of a program called “Operation Boots to Business” 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for active-duty members and their families as well as retirees on a space-available basis.

The two-day session, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, whose purpose is to inform veterans how to start and service small businesses, was a response to nationwide unemployment, Ray Ramos, A&FRC community readiness consultant, said.

“This stemmed from a lot of veterans coming back home and not having jobs,” he said. “We are offering another resource to help them transition and become successful.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the national unemployment rate in April was 7.5 percent for post-9/11 veterans and 6.2 percent for veterans of all generations.

“Boots to Business is an extension of The Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, passed by the House of Rep-resentatives in 2011, to reduce veterans’ unemploy-ment and help them get meaningful jobs, especially if they wish to own a business,” Mike Bell, A&FRC community readiness consultant, said.

“San Antonio is huge on small business,” Bell added.

“There is a lot of space, a lot of real estate available around the city that is ready to be tapped into.”

According to Richard Sifuentes, University of Texas at San Antonio’s Small Business Development Center assistant director, small business impacts a large chunk of the job market.

“Sixty-four percent, or nearly two-thirds, of all new jobs come from small businesses in the U.S.,” he said.

A project conducted by the UTSA SBDC in 2011 found that the industries with the most potential for business growth are health and wellness, food services and wholesale trade.

While only 50 percent of small businesses survive after fi ve years and 30 percent after seven years, own-ers must strategize a business plan, adequate funding, management and location among other factors that determine their business’ longevity, Sifuentes said.

The seminar scheduled at the A&FRC “goes over business plans A-to-Z and is taught by an SBA repre-sentative and an SBA resource partner who are profes-sionals in the fi eld,” Ramos said.

Upon completion, attendees will have the option to continue the next phase of “Boots to Business” by enrolling in an intensive, eight-week online course for free, which will cover the principles of accounting, fi nance, market analysis, business op-erations and sales, Bell said.

To sign up for the seminar, call 652-5321.

Boots to Business is an extension of The Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, passed by the House of

Representatives in 2011, to reduce veterans’

unemployment and help them get meaningful jobs, especially if they wish to

own a business.

Boots to Business is an Boots to Business is an Boots to Business is an Boots to Business is an

Mike BellJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph

Airman and Family Readiness Centercommunity readiness consultant


Painting crew giving Taj Mahal a fresh lookBy Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s most recognizable structure is receiving a fresh coat of paint.

The project to paint the Taj Mahal, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, began in January and is scheduled for completion in mid-June, weather permitting, James Cipollone, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, said.

“They are painting the entire exterior of the building – the walls and window frames – all the way up to the dome,” he said.

Crew members have already painted the two-story Spanish Colonial Reviv-al-style administration building at the base of the 170-foot structure and are now working on the tower itself with the use of pipe staging scaffolding, Ci-pollone said.

“They’ll also be sealing cracks in the stucco on the northeast side of the tow-er,” he said, which will prevent rainwater from seeping into the interior.

Because the Taj Mahal is a historic structure, it is retaining its traditional color, which Cipollone described as a “shade off white.” The window frames remain a brown color.

The project does not include the blue and gold mosaic-tiled dome roof, he said.

The structure was last painted in 2004, Cipollone said.

The Taj Mahal has been the site of other recent renewal projects, includ-ing a just-completed refurbishing of its first-floor courtroom – the oldest court-room in the Air Force – and a renova-tion of the theater, now called Fleenor Auditorium, two years ago.

The design of the Taj Mahal, which officially opened in 1931, was the brain-child of Army 1st Lt. Harold L. Clark, who also sketched the layout and architectural design of the fledgling flying training center soon to become Randolph Field. His sketch of the Taj featured a two-story administration building and domed tower to encase a 500,000-gallon water tank that is still in service.

Photo by Don LindseyScaffolding surrounds Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's most recognizable structure, the Taj Mahal, in preparation for a fresh coat of paint May 13.


Team Randolph Airmen’s Council gives Airmen a voiceBy Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

The Air Force’s youngest enlisted Air-men often need a helping hand as they begin to make their way in their career, but fortunately they can rely on many willing wingmen.

One of those avenues of support at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is the Team Randolph Airmen’s Council, which provides Airmen at pay grade E-4 and under with opportunities to further their careers, find a mentor and enhance their social lives.

The organization also allows Airmen “to have their voices heard,” Senior Airman Latasha Hooper, TRAC vice president, said.

“There are Airmen that have many great ideas or suggestions to bring to different organizations and most of the time they are unsure who to take those ideas to,” she said. “TRAC would be the organization to start with. Once an Airman comes to us with an idea or a suggestion, we are able to inform the first sergeants, chiefs’ group or even JBSA. We just need those Airmen to speak up in order to be heard.”

TRAC helps bring Airmen’s ideas to life, Airman 1st Class James Johnson, TRAC president, said.

“It could be a morale-boosting activity, a trip or any kind of self-improvement,” he said.

An example of making an Airman’s idea come to life came at a recent TRAC meeting, Johnson said.

“An Airman wanted us to have a trip to the Na-tional Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericks-burg,” he said. “All of the Airmen were interested, so we’re planning to do that at the end of the second quarter or the beginning of the third quarter. It’s an opportunity for them to gain more knowledge of military history.”

Another out-of-town educational trip will come later in the year, when Airmen travel to Corpus Christi to tour the USS Lexington, a World War II-vintage aircraft carrier.

TRAC meetings are open to all Airmen at Ran-dolph, Johnson said, and often include NCOs who provide mentorship. Sessions are held at 3 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at the Kendrick Club.

TRAC especially reaches out to new Airmen at Randolph, Johnson said. Briefings at the First Term Airman’s Course and Airman and Family Readiness

Center inform them of TRAC’s possibilities.“At FTAC briefings we discuss what it takes to get

below the zone,” he said, referring to the Air Force’s Senior Airman Below-the-Zone Promotion Program. “We talk about getting involved in TRAC’s activities and volunteering.”

However, it takes more than these activities to earn an early promotion, Johnson said.

“At the same time, you have to be good at your job,” he said. “That’s No. 1. They have to know you’re doing good work.”

TRAC receives financial support through the Sin-gle Airman Initiative, the Randolph Chapel and vari-ous council fundraisers, Johnson said.

Johnson said involvement in TRAC has benefited him in a number of ways.

“It’s definitely kept me involved,” he said. “It’s opened my eyes to how important it is to help and be a good spokesman for Airmen. If we provide them with direction, we’re doing our job.”

Participation in TRAC can help Airmen “catapult their career,” Johnson said.

For more information on TRAC, call Johnson at 652-4267.

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He gave credit to the men and women of his unique organization for his experience.

“Since being with the Pension-ers for six years, I’ve done so many things,” he said. “Some-times I have to prick myself to make sure I’m not dreaming.”

The Chelsea Pensioners are encouraged to dress in uniform

only for special occasions, such as parades, when members of British royalty visit them and when they travel.

While temperatures were toasty during their Randolph trip, they were good sports about sporting red.

“If it’s hot, it’s hot, and I ac-cept that,” Crassweller said.

“They’re kind of like celebri-ties, especially in London,” Lt. Col. Todd Ernst, 12th FTW In-novation and C3 director, said. “It’s exciting to be able to tell our own distinct stories, but from the commonality of our shared military backgrounds, it was great to hear about the rich history of the Pensioners.”

TOUR from P3

Chaplains, assistants attend conference By Alex SalinasJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Religious support teams from multiple Air Education and Training Command bases taught resil-iency enhancing tools to chaplains and chaplain assis-tants during a conference May 21-23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to improve their ministerial and spiri-tual expertise and to unify their core mission.

Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Steve Schaick, Headquar-ters AETC command chaplain, administered the three-day conference where 35 delegates from around AETC received classroom training for two days followed by collaborative information-exchange sessions on the last day.

“These tools will then be used in one-on-one coun-seling sessions, small-group training events and larger gatherings such as commander’s calls and Wingman Days,” Schaick said. “As a core chaplain group, we must have a clear identity so that we can make a difference that will pay dividends in the future.”

Information on improving day-to-day business at cha-pels was presented, but the conference also addressed pertinent military resiliency issues such as attrition rates, sexual assault and suicide.

“With relationship issues and suicide (in the mili-tary) at an all-time high, Chaplain Corps personnel are spending less time focusing on legacy chapel events and placing greater emphasis on unit engage-ment,” Schaick said.

One way to alleviate and sort out the mental, emotional and physical stress of daily living on a personal level is to seek a mentor, Staff Sgt. Lisa Cacao, chaplain assistant from Goodfellow Air

Force Base, Texas, said.“At one point during your service in the Air Force,

tragedy may come knocking at your door,” she said. “Help is out there. Don’t be afraid to get a mentor.”

Sometimes, military members face resiliency is-sues that are strictly spiritual.

An instance where an Airman needed help getting prayer time during a workday based on his faith was one example of the type of unit engagement chapel associates are promoting, Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Joe Fisher from Luke AFB, Ariz., said.

“We want to blend the spiritual components that the chapel brings to resiliency,” Fisher said.

While chaplains and their assistants learned techniques to better help military members resolve resiliency issues, one participant believed that in-spiring them to be active can help them achieve better fulfillment.

“Challenge your Airmen to go out and do something,” Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Melvin Smith from Keesler AFB, Miss., said, addressing conference attendees. “Our Airmen aren’t challenged enough today to do more for their community, their family and their spouse.”

Another participant said that when dealing with trying times, finding a solution is a matter of perspective.

“We often associate the ‘valley’ as the low places in life and the ‘mountain tops’ as the high places,” Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Michael Grubbs from Sheppard AFB, Texas, said. “But it’s the low places where the soil is thick and the water is good.”

From any experience, good or bad, there is some-thing to be learned, Schaick said.

“Resiliency is not just being able to survive difficulty, but to grow in it and strive for a better tomorrow,” he said.


• CATHOLIC

Wednesday and Friday

11:30 a.m. - Chapel 1

Saturday

5:30 p.m. - Chapel 1

Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975

11:30 a.m. - Chapel 1

Confession

Saturday

4:30-5 p.m. - Chapel 1

• PROTESTANT

Traditional

Sunday Service

8:15 a.m. - Chapel 1

Contemporary

Sunday Service

11 a.m. - Bldg. 975

JBSA-Randolph ChapelRegular Schedule

Chiefs Group Steak SaleThe Randolph Chiefs Group is hosting a steak sale 11 a.m.-1 p.m. June 7 in the fellow-ship room of Building 103. Those interested in attending must purchase tickets from any Randolph chief master sergeant by Friday. For more information, call Chief Master Sgt. Julie Brummund at 652-3964.

WHASC Urgent Care Center to implement appointment systemDue to recent patient feedback, an appointment-based system will take effect July 1 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s Urgent Care Center. The new system will allow patients to pinpoint the time they would like to be seen at the UCC for acute and non-emergency treatment. To make an appointment, patients should call the Consult and Appointment Management Office at 916-9900.

Bundles for BabiesThe JBSA-Randolph Airman and Family Readiness Center is hosting "Bundles for Babies," an Air Force Aid Society program for active-duty members, Department of Defense employees, Nonappropriated Fund employees and their spouses who are expecting a baby. Presentations are given on budgeting for baby, dental and pediatric care, new parent support and more. The next class is 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 7. Active-duty attendees receive a "bundle" of baby supplies at the workshop. To sign up, call 652-3633.

Central Intelligence Agency seeks applicantsThe Central Intelligence Agency is recruiting applicants for information technology positions includ-ing computer and network engineering, fi eld engineering, project managers and application develop-ers. Agency representatives will be speaking about career opportunities, security requirements, clearance processing and agency benefi ts 10-11:30 a.m. June 17 at the JBSA-Lackland Airman and Family Readiness Center. To sign up, call 671-3722.


By Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

The 359th Medical Group is setting aside a Saturday morning in June to offer sports physical ex-aminations to students between the ages of 10 and 18 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Clinic.

The Youth Sports Physical Day, set for 7:30-11 a.m. June 22, is by appointment only for Randolph clinic-enrolled patients. Students must be accompa-nied by a parent or guardian.

“Sports physicals are brief, focused exams con-ducted to ensure athletes are safe to participate in organized sports,” Jennifer Mikos, 359th Medical Operations Squadron pediatrics registered nurse, said. “All patients will receive a vision screening as well as a physical exam.”

Some components of the exam, such as the vision screening in the pharmacy waiting area, will be conduct-ed in a group setting to maximize access, she said.

Other stations in the exam rotation are the im-munization clinic for a check of shot records and administration of vaccines; physical therapy for a musculoskeletal screening; and family health for family history and vital signs as well as a hernia check for males.

Medical issues such as asthma, attention defi cit

hyperactivity disorder and medical refi lls will not be included in the exam.

Patients must bring a completed sports physical form from their school or a downloaded form from the University Interscholastic League website as well as immunization records, which may be downloaded from https://imr.afms.mil/imr/MyIMR.aspx, or a cur-rent copy of shot records.

If parents do not have a copy of their child’s im-munization records, staff members will be available to download them.

The event is geared to all students who will be par-ticipating in school-based sports programs during the 2013-14 school year, Maj. Jenny Spahr, 359th MDOS pediatric nurse practitioner, said.

However, she said sports physicals are offered throughout the year at the Randolph clinic.

“We prefer to see our younger patients for well-ness visits, when we can provide sports physicals as well,” Spahr said. “That is the best way to meet their needs.”

Mikos said wellness visits for children ages 3 and older are recommended every year around the time of their birthdays.

“That way we can see them at every stage of development and attend to their immunizations and other needs,” she said.

Students who attend the sports physical day are reminded to wear athletic attire that will be less constricting during portions of the exam when movement is required.

Mikos said the sports physical day is a 359th Medical Group effort to “meet the demands and needs of our population.”

“The whole med group is participating in the event,” she said.

Spahr said sports physical day will accommo-date 240 students and should take each student at least an hour to complete. Times to start the physicals will be assigned to students.

To make an appointment for sports physical day, call the central appointment line at 916-9900.

Youth Sports Physical Day planned at JBSA-Randolph“Sports physicals are brief, focused exams conducted to ensure athletes are safe to

participate in organized sports.”Jennifer Mikos

359th Medical Operations Squadron pediatrics registered nurse


By Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

One of the most popular events at the Summer Olympic Games is gymnastics, which treats spectators to dazzling displays of strength, grace, balance and body control.

Its popularity at the Olympics and other international competitions has spurred the growth of the sport throughout the United States. That fervor extends to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, where gymnastics is one of the most popular activities at Randolph Youth Programs and is still on the grow.

“When I started in 2005, we had about 40 kids,” Ozlem Beck-man, youth programs gymnastics coach, said. “Now there are more than 130 in the program.”

The program has grown 30 percent in the last three years alone, Danielle Kline, 902nd Force Support Squadron Youth Pro-grams chief, said.

The gymnastics program is open to young people between the ages of 18 months and 18 years, and there are classes six days a week – from tumbling for pre-school children to gymnastics for home-schooled children on weekdays and 6- to 18-year-old students evenings and Saturdays.

“We have wonderful coaches who want to see the kids progress and succeed,” Kline said. “The program also teaches teamwork, nutrition, good sportsmanship, life skills and perseverance.”

Beckman, a native of Turkey who competed as a youth and has been an instructor for more than 25 years, said the youngest students focus on fundamental skills that allow them to develop balance, coordina-tion and fl exibility. They practice tumbling and, with the assistance of instructors and their mothers, learn to pull themselves up on the bar and use the balance beam in addition to developing other skills.

“We teach them to use their upper body and lower body properly,” she said.

For home-schooled students, the gymnastics program is a substitute for physical education classes.

“It’s not 100 percent gymnastics, but they develop strength, fl exibility and coordination,” Beckman said.

Many students remain in the recreation program, which starts at age 4 and focuses on basic skills in four areas – vault, bars, balance beam and fl oor.

But others progress to the competitive program, the Randolph Flyers, which is affi liated with the Women’s Junior Olympic Program, and develop increasingly diffi cult skills on the vault, bars, balance beam and fl oor.

“The competitive program is for 4- to 13-year-olds,” Beckman said. “We have 27 students in that program.”

These students progress through six levels of increasing diffi culty. However, starting Aug. 1, the current levels 1 and 2 will become con-solidated, so students will progress through fi ve levels.

Beckman, who is assisted by three instructors, said gymnastics is important because it is the “foundation of any sport,” helping athletes improve their core body strength.

“We focus on hand-eye coordination, balance and learn-ing to use all the body parts, so it’s great preparation for all sports,” she said.

For more information on gymnastics at Randolph Youth Programs, call 652-3298 or visit building 584.

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Gracie Willis practices on the uneven parallel bars May 16 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Center.

Photos by Joel MartinezOzlem Beckman, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Center gymnastics coach, assists Jane Taylor with parallel bar exercises May 16 at the center.

Two-person 10K relayRunners are invited to form a two-person team to compete in a 10K-relay event 7:30 a.m. Saturday at JBSA-Randolph's Eberle Park. Each team member completes a 5K route. For more information, call 652-7263.

Randolph pool hoursJBSA-Randolph's Center Pool is open 1-8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Lap swim and swim lessons are available at the South Pool. For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 652-3702.

Juniors golf clinicThe Randolph Oaks Golf Course offers a junior golf clinic for youth, ages 8-14, 8 a.m.-noon June 10-14. To sign up or for more infor-mation, call 652-4653.

Swim lessonsJBSA-Randolph parents may still register their children for swim lessons. Dependents must meet age and prerequisite skill re-quirements. Parents must bring their Department of Defense ID card to register. Registration is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. For more information, call 652-5142 and press 2.

Season pool passesSeason pool passes are available for purchase. For more information, call 652-5142 and press 2.

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