Peninsula Warrior April 27, 2012 Air Force Edition

Air force EDITION

AIRCRAFTLow Observable section

keeps Raptors off the radar— Page 5

April 27, 2012Vol. 3, No. 17

MARATHON MANMajor ‘Flash’ Fenlason

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LEADERSHIP

Secretary of the Army visits TRADOC— Page 3

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I believe today, more than ever,we need to put more emphasisback on face-to-face communica-tion. Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman,a former Air Force chief of staff,once said, “To become successfulleaders, we must first learn thatno matter how good the technol-ogy or how shiny the equipment,people-to-people relations get

things done in our organizations.If you are to be a good leader, youhave to cultivate your skills in thearena of personal relations.”

I believe cultivating our in-ter-personal skills is as simpleas just taking the time to talkto your subordinates and getto know them, the things theylike and the things they dis-

like or perhaps about his or hernext deployment. Show themyou genuinely care for them. Aleader who knows his Airmenwill be able to recognize whenone of them is having prob-lems, either in their person-al life or with assigned tasks,and hopefully you will be ableto take steps and actions to af-

fect change in the situation. If aleader doesn’t know what nor-mal behavior is from one of hisor her Airmen....how will youknow what abnormal is?

As the Professional Develop-ment Guide states, “Leadershipinvolvement is the key ingredi-ent to maximizing worker per-formance and hence the mis-

sion.” With that said, we needto get out there and lead yourAirmen from the front ... theydeserve good leadership. Final-ly, the demands of the ongoingwar efforts not only need yourattention, but require it.

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By Anthony C. O’BryantTRADOC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Secretary of theArmy John McHugh trav-eled to U.S. Army Training and DoctrineCommand headquarters to receive brief-ings from TRADOC leaders on the ArmyProfession, doctrine, leader development,and training and education, April 20.

Gen. Robert W. Cone, TRADOC com-manding general, began the briefing bydiscussing TRADOC’s ‘big three’ missions– supporting the current fight, structuraltransitions and human transitions – as thecommand works to transition the force tothe Army of 2020.

McHugh cited the importance of TRA-DOC’s mission.

“We are coming out of 10 years of war-fare. We have a new national military strat-egy, and we need to take lessons learned,and measure our way ahead, and put thatinto doctrine and training programs in away that positions us to take the best ofthe recent past, and build toward a betterfuture. And, all of that starts right here [atTRADOC],” said McHugh. “Throughoutthe history of the Army, our developmentof our training programs and our educa-tional initiatives have always been impor-tant, but this is amongst the most importanttimes in recent memory.”

Cone and Lt. Gen. David Perkins, theCombined Arms Center’s commandinggeneral, briefed McHugh on the latest ini-tiatives underway to implement chang-es identified with the Army ProfessionCampaign.

TRADOC released theArmy Professionreport earlier this month, which, accord-ing to Perkins, was the most comprehen-sive study of the profession ever con-ducted, gathering feedback from more

than 40,000 surveys from Army person-nel across all cohorts. He compared theeffort to a similar study in 1987 that onlyinvolved feedback from 400 officers.

The TRADOC-governed campaign wasled by the U.S. Army Combined Arms

Center and designed to determine ways toidentify and strengthen weaknesses in theprofession, and to leverage its strengths.

“[The Army Profession] is as old asthe Army itself, and is built on certaincore principles that have always set this

Army apart from other militaries fromacross the planet and throughout histo-ry,” McHugh said.

He said he sees the Army at an inflec-tion point, where it needs take its last 10years of combat experience and use thatto define the Army as a profession withthe “guidance and the input from thosegreat warriors who have been out theredoing the hard fight.”

McHugh said he believes the Armyneeds to reestablish and reaffirm thefoundational principles that have alwaysbeen important to the Army and embedthem with new lessons.

“We find ourselves today with a forcethat is very rich in combat experience,and has demonstrated over ten years thatthey certainly have the skills with soldier-ing and prevailing on the battlefield wellin hand,” McHugh said. “But, as I thinkGen. Cone and his team here are helpingus to do each and every day, we want tomake sure that they have that full pro-fessional development and education.The schoolhouse is an important part ofthat, and this team [TRADOC] is work-ing very hard, along with the Army lead-ership, to try and provide the means andthe way forward to make that happen.”

McHugh ended his visit with a mes-sage to TRADOC expressing his appreci-ation for their role in the Army.

“I just want to say to the team here thatthis a critically important time for this mis-sion.All of us in the Pentagon who dependupon them are very grateful for the effortthey bring each and every day. And I thinkI can say for Soldiers – whether they knowit or not – [they] benefit from the hardwork that happens [at TRADOC], and weare all in great debt to them,” McHughsaid. “Keep up the good work.”

Photo by Sgt. Steven Schneider

Secretary of the Army John McHugh (left) and Gen. RobertW. Cone, commanding general

of U.S. ArmyTraining and Doctrine Command, engage in conversation as McHugh sets to

depart theTRADOC Headquarters located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,April 20.

COMMENTARY FROM PAGE 2

“Throughout the history of the Army, our development of our trainingprograms and our educational initiatives have always been important,but this is amongst the most important times in recent memory.”

— John McHughSecretary of the Army


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The F-22 Raptor is well known for itsstealthy ability, keeping it nearly invisi-ble to enemy radar. But how can such alarge aircraft go undetected?

The 1st Maintenance Squadron‘s LowObservable section at Langley Air ForceBase, Va., maintains the coatings thatcreate the Raptor ‘s low profile.

Low observable technology minimiz-es the aircraft‘s radar signature, makingthe Raptor undetectable to enemy radar.

“I believe it is one of the most impor-tant aspects of the Raptor. When we usethe F-22 in combat, being stealth couldbe the difference between life and deathfor the pilot,” said 2nd Lt. Chance Eng-lish, 1st MXS Fabrication flight com-mander. “The LO system is critical forthe F-22 to accomplish its mission.”

The LO section runs a 24-hour, 7 daya week operation, occasionally closing itsdoors on holidays. Maintenance Airmenhone their time management skills to re-pair the jets and return them to mission-capable status as quickly as possible.

“Although I may not be able to seea project from beginning to end due tothe length of repairs, there ‘s satisfac-tion in knowing I had a hand in it,” saidStaff Sgt. Ronald Leeman, 1st MXS air-

craft structural maintenance craftsman.The LO section supports the 27th and

94th Fighter Squadrons and AircraftMaintenance Units. The section runscontinual inspections and constant re-pairs to keep the jets coatings pristineand stealthy.

LO uses innovative techniques, such asform-in-place panel resurfacing to createeasy access panels. The section was proac-tive during the recent stand down of theRaptor making those form-in-place pan-els go from a 48 hour coatings repair to asimple installation and removal of a pan-el. This innovative technique has savedthe 1st Fighter Wing more than 400 hoursof labor since the beginning of 2012.

English said what his Airmen do is“truly an art form,” and that from be-ginning to end, “attention to detail,hard work and positive attitudes makethe mission run smoothly.”

“Low observables, some say, is whatseparates the F-22 Raptor from otherfighter jets,” Leeman said.

While the LO technology is phenom-enal, English said it is the Airmen whomake the biggest impact, highlightingits two recent John L. Levitow awardwinners – Tech. Sgt. Mollie Phillips fromthe Noncommissioned Officer Acade-my, and Staff Sgt. Cameron Schott fromLangley ‘s Airman Leadership School.

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The Army is an organization thatuses a variety of technologies andmethods of transportation to accom-plish the mission. Different units havedifferent capabilities, making them aunique asset to the fight. It is not un-common for two one unit to lend itsexpertise to aid another.

Soldiers from the 10th Transporta-tion Battalion, 7th Sustainment Bri-gade assisted the 703rd Brigade Sup-port Battalion, 4th Brigade CombatTeam, 3rd Infantry Division in theexecution of a waterborne deploy-ment readiness exercise in Savan-nah, Ga., April 11 and 12.

The ‘Waterborne’ Battalion joinedwith the 703rd Bn. to conduct a de-ployment readiness exercise that uti-lized Army watercraft assets. TheLand Craft Utility 2011 ‘Chikahom-iny’ and the Logistical Support Ves-sel 1 ‘Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr.,’ bothbelonging to 10th Bn., sailed fromFort Eustis, Va., to Savannah, Ga.,for the beginning of the exercise. The10th Bn. Also sent Soldiers their own359th Inland Cargo Transfer Com-

pany and 149th Seaport OperationsCompany to aid in loading the ‘Van-guard’ Battalion’s cargo.

“The mission here is to conduct aplatoon sized deployment readinessexercise while incorporating full spec-trum operations,” said Lt. Col. NathanSchwarz, the 703rd Bn. commander.“The use of watercraft for this exercisegives our Soldiers real experience inpreparation for deployment and letsthem train with vehicles they may notbe familiar with.”

Once the 10th Bn. vessels and per-sonnel arrived at the port in Ga. Theyimmediately began assessing the sit-uation for loading cargo. A team ofseven Soldiers aided each vessel’screw in staging 15 vehicles and se-curing them to the ships. The LSV-1 also staged two personnel podsto the deck which served as livingquarters for more than 30 703rd Bn.Soldiers accompanying the vehicles.

“Being able to assist the vesselcrew in loading and securing thesevehicles is an awesome chance forus,” said Spc. John Rulong, a trans-portation specialist assigned to the359th ICTC and one of the Soldiershelping secure vehicles on the LCU-

2011. “Not only are we getting towork with Army watercraft, but weget to help the 3rd Infantry Divisionin their training mission.”

The vessels and personnel sailedover 18 hours and over 120 miles toPort Mayport, Fla. While at sea, the‘Vanguard’ Soldiers conducted a wa-terborne gunnery, firing the M-2.50-Caliber machine gun and the 240Bmachine gun at targets in the water.

The LCU-2011 arrived in Floridafirst and the 703rd Soldiers drovetheir vehicles off the vessel and onto the beach. The LSV-1 arrived sev-eral hours later and their vehicleswere craned off the vessel by MarineCorps personnel.

“Getting to drive the vehicles off theship was an incredible experience thatmost Soldiers may never get to expe-rience,” said Sgt. Keith Glaze, a med-ic assigned to the 703rd Bn. “That isthe first time a got to sail on a ship andthen drive a vehicle off of it.”

Once all personnel and cargo weresafety transported to Florida. the ‘Wa-terborne’ Battalion’s mission was com-plete. Command teams from both bat-talions intend to conduct full spectrumtraining together again in the future.

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By Toni Guagenti633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRSCORRESPONDENT

Tracy Campbell and Lawrence Had-sell trekked across the asphalt near thebarracks carrying a bucket filled witheverything they needed to send a mes-sage: “NO DUMPING – DRAINS TOWATERWAY.”

With some caulk and a little elbowgrease, the pair helped others affixmore than 100 blue and silver medal-lions near storm drains to let peopleknow that dumping in or near thedrain pollutes the Chesapeake Bay.

Campbell and Hadsell were part of agroup of nearly 45 volunteers who cametogether April 16 to kick off Joint BaseLangley-Eustis’ Earth Day activities,filled with ways to help the environmentand educate the public. Other volunteershelped clean up Fort Eustis’ mile-and-a-half nature trail, plant some flowers, andmulch beds armed with pitchforks, shov-els and rakes – tidying up what MotherNature messed up over the winter.

Each volunteer sported a bright greenT-shirt with two logos, The Army’s“Moving to Protect our World” and theAir Force’s “Conserve Today. Secure To-morrow,” to show the partnership bothbases have to make Earth Week a success.

“It’s a time when we not only dosome things that help the environment,it’s a time of education for all thosewho get involved,” said Arba William-son, pollution prevention branch man-ager, 733rd Civil Engineer Division, orMr. Earth Day as some folks call him.

During their medallion-installationrounds, Campbell, of the Army TrainingSupport Center, and Hadsell, with the362nd Training Squadron, Detachment 1,discovered a dusty sports car with a panof oil behind its tail end in the barracksparking lot. Campbell said she couldn’tbelieve it when she saw it.

The pair called Paul James, environ-mental protection specialist, who im-mediately came to the scene to figureout the owner of the car.

The violation was a perfect example ofwhy the medallions are placed around

storm drains, as a reminder to Soldiersthat dumping anything near or in thedrains pollutes not only local waterways,but also the Chesapeake Bay.

The medallions, as well as other stormwater management practices have madea difference in keeping runoff and pollut-ants out of the Bay, said Susan Miller, en-vironmental element chief at Fort Eustis.

“Our efforts are working,” said Miller,who has worked to support the Armypost’s environment since 1993. “It’s re-ally the actions of everybody that makesthe impact.”

The week-long celebration at FortEustis from April 16 to 20 also includ-ed environmental displays around thebase; banners at the gate; rain-gardenmaintenance with General Stanford Ele-mentary School students; rip-rap instal-lation along Harrison Road; retentionpond maintenance; Brown’s Lake plant-ings; and shoreline cleanup and plant-ings near the James River Reserve Fleet.A box turtle count, which can show thegeneral health of an area’s environment,was also part of the Earth Week efforts.

Fort Eustis celebrates Earth Week

Tracy Campbell (left) with the ArmyTraining Support Center and Lawrence Hadsell with the

362ndTraining Squadron, Detachment 1, walk Fort Eustis,April 16, looking for storm drains

to affix medallions (below) that warn people to not dump in storm drains.

Phillip Hill (right), Fort Eustis firefighter, unloads mulch from a pickup and brings it over for

U.S.Army Sgt. First Class Cheryl Jackson to spread in a flower bed at Fort Eustis onApril 16,

the first day of EarthWeek activities. Numerous communities celebrate EarthWeek, an en-

tire week of activities focused on environmental issues.

Photos by Toni Guagenti

Elma Ducusin,Earth Day volunteer, rakes up leaves

and pine needles from the entrance of a nature

trail at Fort EustisApril 16.

LangleyAir Force Base is celebrating EarthWeek on April 23-27, andreaders can expect coverage in the May 4 issue of Peninsula Warrior.


By Tech. Sgt. Steve GreverAIR FORCE PERSONNEL, SERVICES AND MANPOWER PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Air Force Personnel Operations Agency here isupgrading and transferring the Military Personnel DataSystem to the Defense Information Systems Agency’sDefense Enterprise Computing Center later this year.

During the scheduled 23-day upgrade project, MilPDSwill not be available.

Upgrades to MilPDS have not been accomplished be-cause the system was scheduled to be replaced in 2008 bya new Department of Defense military personnel system,according to officials. When the DOD program was can-celled, Air Force officials made the decision to bring Mil-PDS up-to-date in order to reduce risks.

“The Air Force is upgrading MilPDS to address security,reliability and sustainability risks,” said Lt. Gen. Darrell D.Jones, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, per-sonnel and services. “We will have processes in place to en-sure personnel and pay service providers are able to workcritical transactions for their customers during the upgrade.”

Total Force Service Center representatives at San Anto-nio and Denver will work with Air Force component head-quarters agencies and base-level personnel and pay ser-vice providers to develop procedures to accomplish criticalfunctions for Air Force active duty, Guard, Reserve and ci-vilians during the MilPDS upgrade. Critical personnel andpay processes related to accessions, reenlistments, Guardand Reserve unit training assemblies, mobilization and ac-tivation, casualties and immediate separations will contin-ue to function during the scheduled system downtime.

All personnel and pay processes are being evaluatedand those not identified as critical functions will not beaccomplished during this period.

“Our interface partners are fully aware of the upgradeand we’ve been working with them to continue to provideand receive the same information in the same formats theydo today,” said Anthony Delgado, a functional manager ofAFPOA’s MilPDS. “We will continue to engage with our to-tal force partners to discuss testing and implementation.”

AFPOA is also partnering with other DOD and Air Forceagencies to minimize the impact the MilPDS upgrade willhave on total force customers. Some of the major organiza-tions involved in the upgrade effort include DISA, DefenseFinance and Accounting Service, Defense Travel Office, De-fense Casualty Office, National Guard Bureau Manpow-er, Personnel and Services, Air Force Surgeon General, AirForce Financial Management, Air Force Air and Space Op-erations Center, andAir Education and Training Command.

In the coming months, Air Force officials will releaseadditional information and guidance to the Air Force’smanpower, personnel, services and pay communities,and total force Airmen to educate them on how the ser-vice will perform personnel and pay tasks during the up-grade and scheduled system outage.

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Buck’s Brand, located at 16906 Warwick Blvd. NewportNews, and The Junction, located at 16916 Warwick Blvd.Newport News, were deemed a danger to servicemem-bers due to criminal activity and a propensity for violence.

The two establishments are currently in an emergen-cy temporary off-limits status to JBLE military personnelonly. The businesses will bebrought up for final place-ment on the off-limits listfor all military in HamptonRoads at the next meeting ofthe Joint Armed Forces Dis-ciplinary Control Board forSoutheastern Virginia andNortheastern North Caroli-na. The JAFDCB is an investi-gative committee composedof members from each mili-tary service and civilian ad-visers who work with local law enforcement agencies andlocal businesses to prevent unfair, dangerous or criminalpractices against military members. For the current JAFD-CB off-limits list, please visit http://1.usa.gov/vsm28q.

The emergency decision to place these establishmentson the off-limits list is in accordance with Air Force In-struction 31-213 and Army Regulation 190-24.

“The decision to place Buck’s Brand and The Junctionon an emergency off-limits status is in response to main-taining good order and discipline and for the protectionof the force,” said Army Col. Reggie L. Austin, 633rd AirBase Wing and Joint Base Langley-Eustis vice command-er. “The safety and security of all our servicemembersand employees is our top priority.”

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By Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Joint Base Langley-Eustis Service mem-bers joined the local community for the“Holocaust Days of Remembrance” weekthat startedApril 15 and continued throughApril 22.

The Holocaust Days of Remembranceweek, started in 1982, is our nation’s an-nual commemoration of the lives lost dur-ing the Holocaust, which was the Nazi re-gime sponsored persecution and murderof approximately 6 million Jews.

Holocaust Remembrance Day followsthe Hebrew calendar and is set to start onthe 27th day of Nisan, or Yom Hashoah.The remembrance week starts the Sundayprior to Yom Hashoah and goes throughthe following Sunday.

Throughout the week, booths were set upat the Base Exchange, Commissary and Re-tiree Pharmacy to pass out pamphlets andflyers to provide information about theweek’s events.

Afree memorial 5k run was held onApril16 at theAir Combat Command fitness cen-ter. Donations were accepted and given tothe United States Holocaust Memorial Mu-seum to support similar events throughoutthe year, to help educate the public aboutthe history of the Holocaust, and to helpfind Holocaust survivors, said Tech. Sgt.Jennifer Randolph, the NCO in charge ofsustenance with the 633 Medical SupportSquadron, Nutritional Medicine Flight.

The remembrance week ended with aHolocaust commemoration on Mondayat the Langley Theater, featuring guestspeaker Kitty Saks.

Saks, a “hidden child” Holocaust sur-vivor, immigrated to the United States in1948. Saks lost 27 family members during

the Holocaust, and now works with theUnited Jewish Federation of Tidewater toshare the story of her experiences duringthe Holocaust.

Hidden Children are child survivors of theHolocaust. They survived by hiding withtheir parents, or by themselves in convents,orphanages, haylofts, woods, basements,sewers or anywhere else that provided safe-ty from the Nazis. Hidden child survivorsare the last of the living Holocaust survivors.

Saks was born in Austria in 1948, andher family fled to Belgium to escape theinvading Nazis. When Saks was nine shewas placed in a convent under the pseud-onym of Rosette Nizolle. She remainedhidden under the pretense as a devoutcatholic, and was even baptized while shewas in hiding, said Saks.

After the region was liberated by Alliedforces, Saks found her parents, who hadtaken refuge in a nearby attic. The fam-ily was then found by an American sol-dier a few months later. The soldier wasan extended family member who foundthem through the Red Cross. Three yearslater, the family touched down in Norfolkto begin their new lives.

“I am overwhelmed by the reception,” saidSaks, when speaking about the commemora-tion. “It’s an honor that (Service members)want to have a survivor speak to them.”

Although there are no plans to host anyHolocaust remembrance events until thenext year’s remembrance week, any Ser-vice members interested in volunteeringtime can contact the Equal OpportunitiesOffice.

“Remembering the Holocaust is notabout gender or race,” said Randolph.“It’s important that Service members re-member the victims.”

“I am overwhelmed bythe reception. It’s an hon-or that (Service members)want to have a survivorspeak to them.”

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By Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

It was a quiet, sunny day at LangleyAir Force Base, Va, April 20, 2012; thepeaceful kind of quiet where the signsof spring were easily noticed and ap-preciated in everyday life.

It was the calm before the storm.“Alarm Red, MOPP 4! Alarm Red,

MOPP 4!”The voice echoed throughout the

base as Airmen dove under their desks,instinctively reaching for their M-50 gasmasks in preparation for an imminentchemical attack. Within seconds, everyAirman was wearing full mission ori-ented protective posture gear as theywaited for the poisonous substance torain down on them.

Fortunately, no one was killed as a re-sult of this attack. It was all part of aweeklong, combined Phase I and II Op-erational Readiness Exercise which test-ed Airmen, from the 633rd Air BaseWing, 1st Fighter Wing and 192nd Fight-er Wing, and their ability to prepare forand deploy to a simulated combat zone.

“This is the Super Bowl of tests for thecombat wings,” said U.S. Air Force Maj.Rhett Hierlmeier, 1st FW Chief of Plans,Programs and Evaluations. “We don’tdo OREs just to pass inspections, butrather to prepare, train and evaluate ourability to fight in future conflicts.”

While the base is scheduled for anOperational Readiness Inspection inDecember 2013, Hierlmeier said the fo-cus of these exercises should be prepar-ing Airmen to respond to the worst casescenario – to face and overcome an ene-my who is on-par with or stronger thanthe United States.

“Ultimately one day we will be test-ed by a determined adversary who re-ally wants to take it to us,” he said. “Weneed to test ourselves in the toughestenvironment we can imagine, and bevery critical of our performance so wecan improve.”

For Airmen at JBLE, this nightmarescenario involved positioning them-selves, employing forces, sustainingcombat operations and surviving andoperating in a hostile region. They weretasked to do their daily jobs while deal-ing with and responding to chemical,

biological, air and ground attacks froma well-trained, highly-organized force.

“You have a mission to do,” said ChiefMaster Sgt. David Lapp, 1st FW Plans,Programs and Evaluations superinten-dent. “You need to be able to do it with-out distraction. The ORE is the closestway we have to demonstrate what we dodownrange – without actually going.”

Lapp said while the repetitious don-ning of MOPP gear can be mundaneand uncomfortable, it provides Airmenwith the ability to change their perspec-tive and truly embrace the valuabletraining the exercise affords.

“Airmen need to focus on the mis-sion and ask themselves: what is myjob? What is the level of intensity Ineed to bring to the fight, and how canI sustain that level of intensity?” Hi-erlmeier said. “They need to let go oftheir ‘garrison mindset’ and adopt anexpeditionary one.”

According to Hierlmeier, a garrisonmindset is meant to sustain Airmen dur-ing peacetime and training. The expedi-tionary mindset changes their focus to awartime mentality, where completing themission is paramount. He said through-out the OREs, Airmen should becomemore comfortable and efficient with thetransition between the two mentalities.

“We drop the ‘prepare to deploy order’30 days before the exercise,” Hierlmei-er said. “At that moment, Airmen shouldbegin transitioning from garrison to expe-ditionary mindset. When the recall hap-pens, they should already be ready to go.”

Col. Kevin Mastin, 1st Fighter Wing vice

commander, agreed wisessment about the levmen should bring to fut

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Photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II

Airmen 1st Class Kyle Dehaan and Jordan Jensen, 633rd Security Forces

Squadron entry control point guards, listen to an incoming radio message

and take notes during CoronetWhite at the RaptorTown at LangleyAir Force

Base,April 20.The Operational Readiness Exercise was held to help Langley

Airmen train the same way they operate in the field.

Photo by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Popp, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron

entry control point monitor, covers down after a simulated chemical attack.

Throughout the ORE, Airmen were required to perform both their jobs and

additional duties while wearing mission oriented protective posture gear.

Photo by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 633rd Medical Group prepares to pro-

cess through a decontamination point.Airmen were required to properly

de-contaminate if they were suspected of being in contact with simulat-

ed-contaminated items.

“This is the Super Bowl of tests for the combat windo OREs just to pass inspections, but rather to prepaevaluate our ability to fight in future conflicts.”

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m before someoner the last big test“They have stud-ared for success inI is that final exammplete in order tored for success inr abilities. You canall you want, butal, you will neverare.”a Biggs, 633rd Sur-uadron Women’se, the reality of hershe was deployedial Reconstructiona medic attached

2nd Infantry Regi-11, her world washen the base washicle-borne impro-e, small-arms fireers.she said. “I was

ut 60-meters frompened. I remem-

ber a large wave of air knocking medown. There was shrapnel everywhere.I was lucky to not have been hit.”

When Biggs recovered from the blastshe scanned the area for casualties anddiscovered two soldiers had been in-jured in the attack. Immediately, sherushed to their aid.

“My first thought was ‘who was hurtand how many people were hurt?’”she said. “The whole place had prettymuch exploded. I was worried aboutmy friends - who had become my newfamily. It’s excruciating and devastat-ing to think they might be hurt.”

Biggs said she felt her training takeover, automatically.

“The training really does kick in,” shesaid. “In a situation like that you go withwhat you were taught. If you practiceenough, it becomes muscle memory.”

Having recently returned from her de-ployment, Biggs said she was glad to seeAirmen in the ORE practicing the trainingshe had just utilized in the real world.

“All of the training pays off,” Biggssaid. “You will use the training youpractice during OREs when you deploy.It’s important to know how to load andcarry a litter during an ORE, so you cando it downrange. If you practice hardnow it speeds up the process when itreally counts. You can save someone’smother, son or brother.”

While not every Airman will have theopportunity to prove themselves in com-bat the way Biggs did, it is important forthem to have the skills ready – in casethey are needed. Col. Korvin Auch, 633rdABW commander, stressed the impor-tance of Airmen using the ORE as meansto validate their skills.

“These exercises are more than just ametric which evaluates the deploymentreadiness of our Airmen,” Auch said.“They are an opportunity to hone ourskills so we can effectively operate inany deployed environment. We need totrain to fight the next war, not the war inwhich we’re currently engaged.”

With that direction and a reinforced em-phasis on intense training, JBLE Airmenare left preparing for the next ORE, usingthe words of U.S. Army Gen. George S.Patton as guidance and motivation.

“The more you sweat in peace, theless you bleed in war.”

Langley’s Operational Readiness Inspectionis scheduled for December 2013

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By Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Twenty-six miles down and less thanquarter mile to go.

The finish line is visible in the distanceas cheers from spectators come from bothsides of the street.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joel Fenlason, AirCombat Command Contingency & Read-iness Branch chief, quickens his pace in ex-citement at the prospect of finishing hisfirst marathon. His adrenaline is pumping,and goose bumps spread across his body.The realization sinks in that the end of therace is near. Fenlason crosses the finish lineas endorphins surge through his body.

“I didn’t know what to expect going intoit,” said Fenlason, recalling the telltale run-ner’s high that day. “Although I had timegoals, my main goal was to finish.”

He reached his objective, but it was justthe beginning of a long list he planned toaccomplish over the next few years.

“It was such a sense of accomplish-ment,” Fenlason said with a smile, describ-ing his first marathon. “It had been a goalof mine for a long time; so it felt great.”

Fenlason said he has been a runnersince elementary school, but he didn’tstart training for a marathon until he wasin graduate school.

He trained with a group of runners forfive months prior to his first marathon,working four to five days a week to getinto peak physical shape for the more than26-mile run. The group would alternatebetween a four- to five-mile short run, aneight- to ten-mile medium run, and a longrun that could top out as high as 23 miles.

Fenlason ran his first marathon in 2005,finishing in 4 hours, 14 minutes. After yearsof hard work, Fenlason’s best time is now 3hours, 25 minutes, meeting his initial goal

to run a marathon in under four hours.“A lot of the challenge is mental,” said

Fenlason. “The harder you work towardssomething, the more effort you devote toit, the greater sense of accomplishment.”

The Kalamazoo Marathon in Kalamazoo,Mich., slated for May 6, 2012, will mark Fen-lason’s 50th marathon. Fenlason ran 20 mar-athons, including the Air Force Marathon inDayton, Ohio, in the last calendar year alone.

Despite these accomplishments, Fenlasonalways remains down to earth, and workshard to reach the goals he sets for himself.

Marathon Man:

SEE MARATHON PAGE 15

Photos by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth

U.S.Air Force Maj. Joel Fenlason,Air Combat

Command Contingency & Readiness Branch

chief, displays more than 20 medals from var-

ious marathons he completed throughout

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“He’s a silent warrior,” said Senior Mas-ter Sgt. Sean Hansen, manager of the ACCContingency and Readiness Branch. “Hisactions speak for him.”

Hansen ran the Air Force Marathon withFenlason and Master Sgt. David Strickland,manager of the ACC Deliberate & CrisisAction Planning Section, last September.

The group trained through the summer,and would wake up at 2 a.m. to train beforework and the heat of the summer sun.

“We would run from 19 to 23 miles a dayto train,” said Strickland. “At times it was 86degrees at 2 a.m., but it made us better for it.”

Fenlason led the group by setting upthe training regimen and keeping themembers motivated. The group gave himthe nickname “Coach.”

“He’s a great motivator,” said Hansen.“I plan on continuing what Major Fenla-son started, even after I leave Langley.”

When Fenlason realized he had a passionfor running marathons, he joined the Mara-thon Maniacs, a group of runners that havea “shared love of running” and strict re-quirements for acceptance into their ranks.To join the group at the entry, or Bronze, lev-el, a runner must have run two marathonswithin 16 days, or run three marathons in90 days, according to the Marathon Mani-acs’ official website.

The group has 10 levels a member canreach. Fenlason has obtained the sixth lev-el, or the Osmium level. The requirementsto reach Osmium are to complete between

31 and 37 marathons in a 365 days, 16 mar-athons in 16 different states, six completedmarathons in 16 days, or four marathonsin four days. Fenlason is set to complete re-quirements to reach the seventh level.

“The great thing about running is therealways another goal you can achieve,”said Hansen “Once you meet a goal, youwant to make another one.”

Fenlason has met many of his goals, buthe is constantly striving to meet higher stan-dards. He believes that his marathon train-ing is very similar to theAir Force way of life.

“The discipline to train hard and achieveyour goals translates well to the Air Forceway of life,” said Fenlason. “The mindsetto overcome adversity and always strivefor excellence in everything is important toboth theAir Force and running marathons.”

Fenlason said the best way to train fora marathon is to start off slow, and en-sure you have a group of wingmen tokeep motivated.

“It’s important to start off slow,” hesaid. “It’s not smart to jump into running;there needs to be a base.”

With each race completed, Fenlasonlooks to the future and strives to reach hislong term goals. He is working towardsqualifying for the Boston Marathon, whichrequires a run time of 3 hours, 10 minutes.One day he plans to have run a marathonin each of the 50 states.

“It’s just one foot in front of the other,”he said.

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By Capt. Lesley JacobsTROOP MEDICAL CLINIC 2

Joann Bright Barnes, MAHC nurse,was recently honored with the DAISYaward for the first quarter of 2012.

The DAISYaward is presented quar-terly to an outstanding nurse nominat-ed by his/her peers, co-workers andfamily members for being a team play-er, and displaying the following qual-ities/characteristics: professionalism,positive attitude, good assessment anddecision-making skills, effective com-munication, and compassion.

The DAISY award was establishedin 2000 by family members of Pat-rick Barnes, who died at the age of33 from complications of idiopathicthrombocytopenic purpura. In an ef-fort to honor Barnes and turn theirgrief into something positive, theBarnes family came up with the ac-

ronym DAISY – Diseases Attackingthe Immune System.

As they contemplated over what theDAISY foundation would do, they re-flected on the amazing care that Barnesand his family received from the nurs-es during the eight weeks he was ill.The Barnes family believes nurses areunsung heroes who deserve far morerecognition and honor than they re-ceive. Creating this award was theirway of honoring extraordinary nurses.

All DAISY nominees are recog-nized during the award presentation,and the recipient receives a certificatesigned by the Deputy Commanderof Nursing and Mark Barnes of theDAISY foundation; a DAISY awardpin; a hand-carved Shona sculptureentitled, “A Healer’s Touch;” a jar ofcinnamon in remembrance of Barnes’love of cinnamon rolls; and a tote bag.A celebratory banner is also hung in

the recipient’s unit.Along with Bright Barnes, this quar-

ter’s nominees included Rose Lilly,Gary Jones, Louella Salangsang, Ke-nise Hardy, Nicole Garfman, VeronicaBatson, Tiffany Sigler, Keyatta Manu-el, Kimberly Clanton, Mildred New-ton, Valerie Hicks, Evelyn Pearson-Stewart and Mary Giguere.

DAISY award honors‘extraordinary nurses’

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By Staff Sgt. Antoinette Gibson633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Fort Eustis volunteers were recog-nized at the Installation VolunteerRecognition Ceremony April 20 atthe Fort Eustis Club.

The Fort Eustis Volunteer of the YearAward was named in honor of thevolunteer legacy of retired U.S. ArmyCommand Sgt. Maj. David Minor,who had a career of more than 30 yearsin the Army Transportation Corps.

Following his retirement, Minor vol-unteered in various capacities to in-clude the Retiree Council, Fort EustisAmerican Red Cross and McDonaldArmy Community Health Clinic Phar-macy. For many years he volunteeredeight hours a day, five days a week.

Even after being diagnosed withcancer, Minor continued to serve themilitary community at the pharma-cy. He was named Fort Eustis Volun-teer of the Year in 2001; however hesuccumbed to cancer before the pre-sentation of the award. The Minor

family received the award posthu-mously on his behalf.

Volunteer award recipients are:Kathryn Dunbar, David E. Minor Vol-unteer of the Year, Nikia Lawrence,Youth Volunteer of the Year; Kimberly

Borders, Retiree Volunteer of the Year;retired Lt. Col. Frank and Claire Gallo,Volunteer Family of the Year; 1st SgtGeorge Martinez, Soldier Volunteer ofthe Year; and Celeste Martinez, FamilyMember Volunteer of the Year.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Antoinette Gibson

U.S. Army Col.Thomas Wetherington, 733rd Mission Support Group commander,

and Maj. Gen. Bradley May, commanding general Initial MilitaryTraining, present

Kathryn Dunbar the David E. Minor Volunteer of the Year Award during the Fort

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By Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski380TH AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

While visiting deployed Airmen April15-18, Brig. Gen. John Horner addressedthe future of intelligence, surveillanceand reconnaissance mission programs.

As Air Force Director of ISR Capabil-ities, Horner spent a few days with Air-men of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wingto view the work of the many people sup-porting ISR requirements. Between its U-2and RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, the wing isresponsible for all of the high-altitude ISRdata gathered for warfighters in the U.S.Central Command area of responsibility.

“We on the staff want our people in thecombat zone set up for success, so it’s ex-tremely beneficial to talk with them inperson to find out what their issues areand identify how we can improve theirquality of life and mission effectiveness,”Horner explained.

For example, because U-2 pilots spendup to 12 hours in a cramped cockpit flyingat the edge of space, they are at great riskfor decompression illness. Recent advancesto the design of their cockpit pressurizationsystem eliminates the chances that pilotswill experience the various effects DCI canhave on the body in the future, Horner said.

The visit gave ISR platform crews andmaintainers the chance to talk with the gen-eralanddiscuss thosecockpit improvementsas well as other concerns, like career progres-sion for remotely piloted aircraft operators.

“We have to make sure we’re develop-ing RPA pilots and sensor operators bygiving them opportunities for profession-

al military education, developmental toursand staff jobs,” Horner said. “We’ve madesome significant strides in striking that bal-ance between their operations – currently insuch very high demand – and career devel-opment. It comes down to creating a fulfill-ing, viable career path so they are ready forleadership positions in the future.”

Because the 380th AEW provides somuch critical data to leaders throughout theAOR, it was also good for Horner to meetwith representatives of the host nation.

“The capabilities the 380th provides arevital to stability and security in the region,”he said. “I greatly enjoyed meeting face toface with officers of the host nation. We talk-ed about opportunities to cooperate nowand work together in the years to come.

“We’re fortunate to have them as a se-curity partner and should work towardcontinued partnership in future endeav-ors,” the general added.

Horner stressed the importance of pre-paring for the future of ISR programs. Hesaid a current challenge is sifting throughthe abundance of data collected by thedifferent ISR platforms used throughoutthe Department of Defense.

“The ISR enterprise is about more thanjust airplanes with cameras and full-motionvideo; we gather ISR data through a vari-ety of means,” Horner explained. “Further,we must leverage new technologies to cross-reference a variety of databases and to helpus import, process and disseminate the intelgathered. We also need to ensure ISR com-munications are as secure as possible whilebeing accessible to and integrated with ourplanning and weapons systems.”

Brig. Gen. John

Horner meets with

Airmen of the 380th

Air Expeditionary

Wing on April 16.As

Air Force Director of

Intelligence, Surveil-

lance and Reconnais-

sance Capabilities,

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people supporting

ISR missions.

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Friday, 7 p.m.

AThousand Words (PG-13)

Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) isa fast-talking literary agent whocan close any deal, any time, anyway. He has set his sights onNew Age guru Dr. Sinja for hisown selfish purposes.

But Dr. Sinja is on to him andJack’s life comes unglued after amagical Bodhi tree mysteriouslyappears in his backyard. With ev-ery word Jack speaks, a leaf fallsfrom the tree and he realizes thatwhen the last leaf falls, both heand the tree are toast.

Words have never failed Jack,but now he’s got to stop talking andconjure up some outrageous waysto communicate or he’s a goner.

Saturday, 2 p.m.

No show

Saturday, 7 p.m.

RedTails (PG-13)

A crew of African-American pilotsin the Tuskegee training program,having faced segregation while keptmostly on the ground during WorldWar II, is called into duty under theguidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.

Sunday, 2 p.m.

No show

Movie synopsis and show time in-formation is available online at www.shopmyexchange.com/ReelTimeThe-aters/Movies-Langley.htm.

LangleyTheaterMovie Schedule

Limited legal assistance hours

Due to limited manning, the Langley LawCenter’s legal assistance hours throughMay 14 are as follows:

■ April 30 – May 4: Notaries and pow-ers of attorney: Monday through Fridayfrom 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for walk-in ser-vice. Limited attorney appointments will beavailable during this two-week period. Tosee an attorney at Langley, JBLE personneland their dependents may call 764-3277 tomake an appointment.

■ May 7-11: Notaries and powers of at-torney ONLY: Limited service for personnelstationed at JBLE and their dependents.Call 764-3277 to check availability.

Important Note:These hours are only forACTIVE DUTY JBLE PERSONNEL and theirDEPENDENTS. In case of emergency or ashort-notice deployment issues, call the Le-gal Center immediately. We apologize forany inconvenience, and appreciate your un-derstanding and cooperation. Call 764-3277for more information.

PrescriptionTake-Back Day

The Drug Enforcement Administration willhost a National Prescription Drug Take-BackDay April 27 at the USAF Hospital Langleyatrium and April 28 at the Langley Exchangeentrance. Swing by and drop off unwanted,unused or expired medications. Americansthat participated in the event in 2011 turnedin more than 377,000 pounds of unwanted orexpired medication for safe and proper dis-posal at the 5,327 take-back sites that wereavailable in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Troops toTeachers

Are you interested in becoming a teach-er? Troops to Teachers offers a $5,000 sti-pend to pay for any approved teacher licen-sure program, in any state at any accreditedcollege, to military personnel with bachelor’sdegrees. Participants may also be eligible fora $10,000 bonus. TTT provides informationon teacher licensure requirements inVirginia.

Joe Wargo, Virginia Troops to Teachers di-rector, will be at the Langley AFB EducationCenter in Room 130 May 1 at 11:30 a.m. togive a presentation on this program.

For more information, call the TTT office683-3327.

Outdoor worship service

The Langley Chapel will host a protes-tant community outdoor worship serviceApril 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Langley AFB’s Ea-gle Park, next to the 633rd Dental Squad-ron clinic. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy great

music, worship and fellowship. Lunch andfamily activities will follow the worship ser-vice. Open to everyone.

For more information, call the chapel at764-7847.

Volunteer salute

The Langley AFB Airman & Family Read-iness Center presents the 2012 Joint BaseLangley-Eustis Volunteer Salute May 1 from1 to 2:30 p.m. at the base Community Cen-ter. Come show your appreciation for thevolunteers that give back to JBLE and thecommunity throughout the year.

For details, call 764-3990.

Chiefs Group 5K Fun Run/Walk

The Langley Chiefs Group is hosting theirannual 5K Fun Run/Walk fundraiser May 24.All military, dependents, and civilian employ-ees are invited to participate. Race day pack-age pickup and registration begins at 7 a.m.at the Bayside Commonwealth Center, andthe race begins at 8 a.m.There is a $20 pre-registration fee by noon Thursday, April 26;registration is $25 race day. All funds raisedwill go to support Airmen and their families.

For more info contact any chief at LangleyAFB, or call Chief Master Sgt. Tony Hatcherat 764-4816, or Chief Master Sgt. BarbaraMiller at 225-3278.

Victim advocate hotline

Effective immediately, the new hotlinenumber for the JBLE Family Advocacy Pro-gram’s Victim Advocate is 637-4035. Thishotline is available 24/7, providing servicesfor adult victims of domestic violence.

Auto Skills new hours

Effective May 1, the Langley Auto SkillsCenter will introduce new operating hours.The center will be open weekdays from 8a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to5:30 p.m. Also of note, the Auto Skills Centerprovides Virginia state inspection services.

SCFEWoundedWarrior race

The 5k walk/run will begin at 8 a.m. April28 and the 10k race will begin at 8:45 a.m.Early Packet Pick Up is available on Friday,April 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at AndersonField House, 643 Dickman St, Fort Eustis,Va., 23604. Race Day Packet Pick Up andRegistration is from 6 to 7:45 a.m. The 5KRun/Walk & 10K race will begin near the An-derson Field House area.

Non-Military must use Gate 1 to accessFort Eustis. Arrive early because you arerequired to go through a vehicle inspec-

tion. For the vehicle inspection, all peopleover 18 years of age must have a valid gov-ernment-issued identification, valid vehicleregistration and proof of insurance. Driversyounger than 18 must also have govern-ment-issued identification.

Heart Link

Heart Link is “Air Force 101” for you, thespouse! Join us May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. at the Langley AFB Airman & Fam-ily Readiness Center for games, prizes andfun as we learn about AF traditions, resourc-es, and the spouse’s role in today’s AF. Meetother new spouses, decode military acro-nyms, understand rank structure, and more.Continental breakfast and lunch provided.

Childcare is available on a space-availablebasis. Call 764-3990 to reserve a space.

Spring Awareness Fashion Show

The Langley AFB Sexual Assault Pre-vention and Response program will host aspring fashion show April 28 at 1 p.m. in theLangley AFB Exchange to raise awarenessfor Sexual Assault Awareness month. Comesee the latest fashions and win prizes!

Young Adults’ Bible Study

A bible study intended for college-ageparticipants is held each Wednesday from10:30 a.m. until noon at the Religious Cen-ter, 1792 1st St. in Bethel Housing. Ourcurrent series is titled; “Basic” by FrancisChan.There will be refreshments.

For more information, contact David Ras-bold at 764-0992 or 764-7847.

AFAS after-hours coverage

The American Red Cross will provideemergency Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) af-ter-hours coverage. Note that this is for af-ter-hour emergencies only, and not routinedaily financial assistance.

The A&FRC will continue to cover AFAScases during their normal duty hours,7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Servicemembersseeking emergency financial assistanceafter duty hours are required to call toll-free 1-877-272-7337, and will be assistedby an American Red Cross representative.Calls for assistance can be made by therequesting service member or first ser-geant/commander.

After-hours AFAS services are limited tourgent situations that cannot wait for nor-mal duty hours such as electronic-ticketsfor emergency travel.

For more information, call the A&FRC at764-3990.


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Friday, 7 p.m.

No show

Saturday, 4 p.m.

AThousand Words (PG-13)

Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) isa fast-talking literary agent whocan close any deal, any time, anyway. He has set his sights onNew Age guru Dr. Sinja for hisown selfish purposes.

But Dr. Sinja is on to him andJack’s life comes unglued after amagical Bodhi tree mysterious-ly appears in his backyard. Withevery word Jack speaks, a leaffalls from the tree and he realiz-es that when the last leaf falls,both he and the tree are toast.

Words have never failed Jack,but now he’s got to stop talk-ing and conjure up some outra-geous ways to communicate orhe’s a goner.

Saturday, 7 p.m.

No show

Sunday, 2 p.m.

No show

Movie synopsis and show time in-formation is available online at www.shopmyexchange.com/ReelTimeThe-aters/Movies-Eustis.htm.

JacobsTheaterMovie Schedule

ArmyTechnology Exhibit

The Fort Eustis community is invited toattend the GovTech: Army Technology Ex-hibit today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theFort Eustis Club. More than 40 high-techorganizations from across the U.S. andCanada will be exhibiting and demonstrat-ing their latest products and services atthis free event.

For more information, call 878-5700.

5K Run/Walk and 10K Run

The Spouses’ Club of Fort Eustis is spon-soring a 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run on Sat-urday at 8 a.m. to benefit local WoundedWarriors.This event will begin in the Ander-son Field House area and continue aroundFort Eustis and the James River (10K only).The course is flat and very scenic.

The fee for registrations received throughclose of business today is $25 (5K run/walk), $30 (10K run), and $50 (both). Raceday registrations will cost $30 (5K run/walk), $35 (10K run), and $55 (both). Pre-registration packet pick-ups will take placetoday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at AndersonField House, Bldg. 643, Dickman St.

Register online at www.active.com ordownload a race/walk form at www.spous-esclubofforteustis.com. If you would liketo volunteer, sponsor or contribute, pleaseemail [email protected] call Dawn Stewart at 369-1994 or KateDunbar at (910) 257-0027.

Officer DevelopmentTraining

The Hampton Roads Chapter ofThe Rocks,Inc. will host “Officer Professional Develop-mentTraining:Taking Command” onTuesdayat 6 p.m. in Hunter Hall, Bldg. 2730. Officers,warrant officers and cadets are invited to findout what you need to know before and dur-ing your command tours.

For more information, contact Lt. Col.James Sears at 501-5257, [email protected], or retired Lt. Col. John Jamesat 449-6265, [email protected].

National Day of Prayer

The Fort Eustis Regimental MemorialChapel is hosting the National Day of PrayerThursday at noon at the chapel, Bldg. 923Lee Blvd. For more information, visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org, or call 878-1316.

Summary Court Officer

Maj. Matthew Ruff, North Atlantic Trea-ty Organization, Norfolk, is detailed as thesummary court officer to secure and makeproper disposition of the personal effects

of Staff Sgt. Dectrick Beverly.Anyone having knowledge of money or

property due to the deceased or claimsagainst the deceased estate, contact Maj.Ruff at (757) 604-4448.

Save a LifeTour

The Save a Life Tour, a high-impact alco-hol awareness presentation, will take placeMonday through Wednesday at JacobsTheater. The schedule is as follows:

■ Monday – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1to 5 p.m. (morning session reserved for1-222nd Aviation Regiment)

■ Tuesday – 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5p.m. (both sessions reserved for 7th Sus-tainment Brigade)

■ Wednesday – 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5p.m. (both sessions open)

Spouse EmploymentWorkshop

The Soldier & Family Readiness Center(Army Community Service) will host a Mili-tary Spouse Employment PartnershipWork-shop on May 9 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. atBldg. 650, Monroe Ave. MSEP provides mil-itary spouses with options for financial se-curity, career mobility and tenured employ-ment. Free childcare will be available (mustbe registered with Child, Youth and SchoolServices at 878-4025).

Call the Child Development Center byWednesday to make reservations for thisevent (878-4723/3072). To register for theworkshop, call 878-3638.

Army Soldier Show

The 2012 Army Soldier Show will takeplace May 15 at JacobsTheater. Show timeswill be 2 and 7 p.m. You don’t want to missthis 90-minute song-and-dance productiondesigned to accentuate the strengths andresiliency of Soldiers and military familiesthrough modern songs, current hits, vibrantcostuming and exciting choreography.

This event is free and open to the public.For more information, call 878-2716.

Motorcycle Ride and Rodeo

The 2012 Armed Forces Motorcycle Rideand Rodeo, sponsored by Joint Base Lang-ley-Eustis, is scheduled for May 11 from7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bldg. 1034 (Army Re-serve parking lot).The schedule will includemotorcycle and rider inspections, a safetybriefing, poker run, rodeo events, music,awards and a bike show.

This event is open to all government IDcardholders who ride motorcycles; person-al protective equipment is required for all

riders. Please RSVP by May 9. To register,visit http://tinyurl.com/JBLE2012Motorcy-cle-Rodeo. To volunteer, visit http://tinyurl.com/2012Motorcycle-Rodeo-Volunteer.

As this is a duty day, if you would like to par-ticipate as a rider or volunteer, please remem-ber to properly coordinate your attendance.

For more information, call the 633rdABW Safety Office at 878-3740, ext. 222(Eustis) or 764-5058 (Langley).

Retiree Appreciation Day

The Fort Eustis Retiree Appreciation Daywill be held May 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. inthe PX Mall and Commissary areas. Partic-ipating agencies will include DFAS RetireeLiaison, Retiree Dental, AUSA, AARP, SJA,and theVA Department ofVeteran Services.

For more information, call RetirementServices at 878-3648/3220.

Marriage Enrichment

“Managing Pressure in Your Marriage,” aMarriage Enrichment Program, is scheduledfor 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through May 31at the Regimental Memorial Chapel, Bldg.923 Lee Blvd. This program is for all mar-ried and engaged couples. Sessions will in-clude “Making Plans and Decisions Togeth-er,” “Recognizing When and How to Relax”and “Looking Out for Each Other.” Free childwatch-care will be provided for children upto age 11 years old.

For more information, contact Mikeand Carole Carkhuff at 218-1034 or [email protected].

Range Schedule

Ranges, training areas and associated fa-cilities are off limits to personnel not en-gaged in scheduled firing, operations orinspections unless clearance is obtainedfrom the Range Control Fire Desk or adesignated Range Control Technician. TheRange Control office telephone number is878-4412, ext. 226 or 878-3834, ext 234.

The range operations schedule untilWednesday is:

■Today – Ranges RD, 1 (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.);■ Saturday – Ranges 1 (8 a.m. to noon);■ Sunday – No Scheduled Ranges;■ Monday – Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7 a.m.

to 5 p.m.);■Tuesday – Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7 a.m. to

5:30 p.m.);■ Wednesday – Ranges RD, 1, 2, 3 (7

a.m. to 10 p.m.).All personnel are required to check in and

out with Range Control before going into ordeparting from any range or training area.


OutsideTheGate Submit OutsideThe Gate announcements to [email protected]

Virginia Living Museum

■ Awesome Possum Seminar — Do you know thatthe opossum is North America’s only pouched mammal?Meet a live possum and explore the many facets of thismarvelous marsupial at the “Awesome Possum” sem-inar scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (adultsonly). The cost is $7. To register, call 595-9135 or visitwww.thevlm.org.

■ Bald Cypress Swamp Canoeing — The museumis offering a trip to Merchants Millpond State Park inGatesville, N.C., May 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This areais an ecological wonderland containing remnants of anancient bald cypress swamp filled with Spanish moss,mistletoe, birds, frogs and more. Travel in three-personcanoes to explore the millpond and the entrance to Las-siter Swamp; canoes and life jackets will be furnished.The cost is $60. Minimum age is 8 years, 16 years with-out an adult. To register, call 595-9135 or visit www.thevlm.org.

The Virginia Living Museum is located at 524 J. ClydeMorris Blvd. in Newport News. Museum admission: $17adults/$13 children (3-12), ages 2 and under free. Planetar-ium is $4 in addition to museum admission. Group ratesare available for groups of 10 or more. Hours are Mondaythru Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Children’s Festival

Newport News Parks, Recreation & Tourism will pres-ent the 23rd Annual Newport News Children’s Festivalof Friends on May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NewportNews Park (corner of Jefferson Avenue and Fort EustisBoulevard). There will be more than 100 free hands-onactivities for children ages 2-12 including costumed char-acters and free rides. Food vendors will also be on site.

Festival admission is free; parking fee is $5 per vehicle.For more information, call 926-1400.

Toy Soldier Show

The Virginia War Museum is hosting the 11th AnnualToy Soldier Show May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 9285Warwick Blvd. Newport News. Join us for a fun-filledevent for the entire family.

Vendors will be selling antique and modern toy soldiersand miniatures. See figures and scenery portraying pivot-al points in world history. The Chesapeake Military Soci-ety will be hosting a World War II war game with toy sol-diers and vehicles that both adults and children can play.Door prizes will be drawn hourly (event and drawings areincluded with regular museum admission.

Admission is $6 (adults); $5 (seniors and active-dutymilitary); $4 (children); and free for ages 6 and under. Mu-seum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Satur-day and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call 247-8523 or visit www.war-museum.org.

Langley Speedway

The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is host-ing the first “Military Appreciation Night” May 19 from 6to 11 p.m. at Langley Speedway, 11 Dale Lemonds Dr.,Hampton. Admission is free for active-duty military andtheir family members. To register and print your vouch-ers, visit www.military-salute.com.

Entertainment will include static displays, the U.S.ArmyTRADOC Band, U.S. Coast Guard Silent Drill Teamand more.

For more information, contact Capt. Samuel Arnett at878-1153.

Jefferson Lab Open House

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas JeffersonNational Accelerator Facility will hold an open house May19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Newport News. Visitors areinvited to come and learn about nuclear physics, super-conducting materials, supercomputers, particle acceler-ators, lasers and much more. Exhibits, demonstrations,tours and hands-on activities will be available, providing aday of fun and learning for people of all ages.

Visitors will also be able to access the lab from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. and stay until 3 p.m. Admission and parking arefree. All public parking will be accessible by turning eastonto Hogan Drive at the intersection of Jefferson Avenueand Hogan. Parking lots will open at 8:30 a.m. and no ear-ly arrivals will be permitted.

This event is spread out over several facilities and in-volves a lot of walking and climbing concrete stairs. Wearsturdy, comfortable shoes, and sunscreen or protectiveclothing. Photos and videotaping are welcome; vendorswill be selling light refreshments. Free shuttle buses willbe available to carry visitors between some of the tourstops; however, marked areas may be traveled on foot.

The open house will take place rain or shine. For moreinformation, visit https://www.jlab.org/openhouse.Free Park Admission

The National Park Service and the National ParkFoundation, the official charity of America’s nation-al parks, invite people everywhere to enjoy, explore,learn, share and give back to America’s nearly 400national parks during National Park Week 2012. Cel-ebrating the theme, “Picture Yourself in a NationalPark,” National Park Week will run through Sunday.

Throughout the country, visitors can enjoy thebeauty and wonder of 84 million acres of the world’smost spectacular scenery, historic places and cultur-al treasures for free.

From ranger-led hikes and kayak trips to campingand exploring, park visitors can plan their NationalPark Week activities at www.nationalparkweek.org.Learn about special events for visitors of all ages,how to share your park adventure with other travel-ers and how to support the parks.

Fort Eustis has two Installation Status hotline numbers up and running: 878-6181 and 878-6182

Courtesy photo

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility


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Photos by Staff Sgt. Dana Hill

ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Capt. Carmen Milesthannie, 633d Surgical Operations Squad-

ron nurse manager, speaks to a group of femaleAir Force Junior Reserve OfficerTrain-

ing Corps cadets during the Women in the Military Forum at Hampton High School,

Hampton, April 23.TheWomen in the Military forum offered the AFJROTC female ca-

dets a chance to understand the Armed Forces from a female perspective.

RIGHT: U.S.Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Cardwell, 633d Security Forces Squad-

ron commander’s executive assistant, talks with female Air Force Junior Reserve Offi-

cerTraining Corps cadets during theWomen in the Military Forum.The forum consisted

of two portions: questions and answers, and a round-table discussion, which allowed

the cadets to ask more detailed questions and receive one-on-one interaction.


By Army Sgt. Victor Everhart Jr.3RD BCT, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS

When a C-17 Globemaster III recentlylanded and overran the runway due toinclement weather, the landing gear andother critical parts were damaged.

Through months of planning andteamwork by the joint forces located onForward Operating Base Shank, this282,500-pound aircraft was moved with-out incident from its location after thecrash to a site where the service membersand Boeing employees could get the air-craft back to operational readiness.

“As soon as the aircraft overran therunway, we were looking at planning andhow to recover the aircraft,” said Maj. MelIbarreta, the officer-in-charge of the 777thExpeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron onForward Operating Base Shank.

“We contacted the aircraft maintainers atBoeing and got an understanding of whattheyneeded.Thenwegot thenecessarypiec-es to move the equipment from landscapersneeded to shift dirt to engineers to developand test the plan and lay out the move.”

“We were tasked with building the bridgethe aircraft was going to be moved over tostage for repair,” said Tech Sgt. Ursala Roth-weiler, an engineer assistant assigned to thesquadron. “Also included was completingdynamic cone penetration testing to assurethat the bridge would hold the weight ofthe aircraft without sinking or giving way.”

With the necessary equipment and per-sonnel named, and the tasks being given, allthat was left was the execution of the plan,moving the aircraft from the crash site to the

repair site; a little more than a mile away.“By the time I got on the team, the plan

was set and it was mostly time for execu-tion of mission,” said Army Sgt. DennisStout, the project non-commissioned offi-cer in charge of personnel and equipment.“We were out here every day busting buttmoving dirt and filling the areas neededto hold the weight of the huge bird, plusthe equipment needed to pull the aircraftfrom its location to the objective.”

With the preparation complete and theplan in place, all that was left was the re-hearsal and the move itself.

“The move went 100 percent better thanI could have ever anticipated,” said ArmySgt. 1st Class Pierre Dye, the constructionoperations sergeant for the 7th EngineerBattalion. “We planned on the move re-quiring around five hours and I was amaz-ingly surprised it took less than an hour.But that goes to show you when Soldiers,Airmen and civilians alike all put theirminds and effort into a joint task that noth-ing is impossible.”

“What stands out the most to me aboutthis whole affair is that it was a mixtureof many, many people from many differ-ent sources, who all meshed together andworked extremely hard,” said Army Lt.Col. Gilbert Mestler, the FOB Shank garri-son commander. “Around 200 people wereinvolved in the planning and execution ofthis move, from construction engineers,design engineers, Boeing employees, AirForce security forces, Army military police,Army pathfinders – all kinds of Soldiers,Airmen and civilians from many differentfields have been involved in this effort.”

Army vehicles

begin their ef-

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C-17 Globemas-

ter III after it slid

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during inclem-

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Logan Province,

Afghanistan. Air

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worked with the

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