RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE 65th Year • No. 18 • MAY 6, 2011

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

INSIDE ... JBSA HOLDS STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP, P4 ... LAB TECHS HAVE THEIR DAY, P9 ... MWDs BECOME COLLECTIBLE, P10 ... CROSSWALK SAFETY, P13

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The Randolph Honor Guard lowers theflag in front of the Taj Mahal to halfstaff during a ceremony Tuesday inhonor of Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn, 99thFlying Training Squadron, who waskilled in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27.For the complete story, see Page 3.Photo by Rich McFadden

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ON THE COVER

PAGE 3WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 2 MAY 6, 2011

COMMENTARY

By Airman 1st Class Precious Yett502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

No one comes into the military –enlisted or officer – without knowingthere is going to be some heavy-dutycleaning involved.

Here at Randolph, for junior enlistedmembers who live in the dormitories,the tradition of cleaning continues. Oneweek out of the year, members arepulled from their duty sections. Theywork at the dorm for the week usingelbow grease to clean up the commonareas around the dorm and assistingdorm manager, Joe Horton, with othermenial tasks.

Last week, one month away frommoving out of the dorms, I was onceagain on bay orderly. Bay orderly startspromptly at 7:30 a.m. Monday and con-tinues through Monday of the nextweek. The uniform of the week is theAirman Battle Uniform, so I dressedquickly and meandered down to thedorm office for day one.

I promptly signed in and Mr. Hortongave me my three-page list of duties tocomplete each day.

They included cleaning all latrines;dusting, wiping, sweeping and mop-ping the game room; repeating withthe theater room, PlayStation roomand kitchens; then making sure theoutside area around the dorm lookedpresentable.

I looked through the papers, lettingmy eyes rest on the simple, yet many,vigorous tasks. I was soon preparedwith gloves, trash bags, sanitizer, win-

dow cleaner, all-purpose cleaner andthe checklist that would be my guide forthe rest of the week.

The first floor is the most difficult,due to the amount of common areas ithas. However, the entertainment wereceive from the theater and gameroom and the refreshments from thevending machines are well worth theextensive clean-up.

After completing the first floor, I wasable to take care of the second- andthird-floor laundries and kitchens fairlyquickly. To my dismay, instead of peopletaking their personal trash from theirrooms to the dumpster, they were stuff-ing it in the laundry and kitchen trash-cans, which made my job a little harderand definitely more disgusting.

It’s one thing for a person to cleanup their mess in the kitchen by dispos-ing of it in the kitchen trashcan, it’scertainly another (less moral) thing tocook in your room and then be toolazy to take your trash to the dump-ster. I had to change gloves severaltimes just to stay sanitary.

After all of the floors were respitefrom excessive trash, I had to go backto each floor and sweep and mop thelaundry room and kitchen. Then I did awalk-around of the dorms in what iscalled “policing.” It means to make surethere were as few cigarette butts andlitter lying around the dorm as possible.

The duty day of a bay orderly can behot, sweaty and tiring. It isn’t even tech-nically summer yet and I had to use mylunch break for a shower and a changeof ABUs. When your body feels like ahuman candle, you know soon it’ll besummer in Texas.

But the trick is, do your job well thefirst day and the rest of the week willpass by like a spring breeze. My great-grandmother used to tell me “thingsthat you do, do with your might,because things done by halves arenever done right.”

The tradition of cleaning in the militaryis a vital one. You’ll never forget the over-whelming feeling of purpose after a jobwell done that contributes to the moraleand livelihood of your fellow Airmen.

Scrub, scrub, scrubbing the dorms

502nd Air Base WingOperating Location Bravo

Editorial StaffBrig. Gen. Leonard Patrick

CommanderMarilyn Holliday

Chief of Public AffairsAirman Alexis Siekert

EditorRobert Goetz, Brian McGloinAirman 1st Class Precious Yett

Staff WritersMaggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

WINGSPREAD

“The tradition of cleaning in the military isa vital one. You’ll never forget the over-

whelming feeling of purpose after a job welldone that contributes to the morale and

livelihood of your fellow Airmen.”

Parenting Order Legal ClinicThe Office of the Attorney General of Texas is hosting a free Parenting Order Legal

Clinic for military parents Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Lackland Air ForceBase Airman and Family Readiness Center. The clinic is for military parents who havequestions about their legal rights as parents, problems seeing or locating their chil-dren, changing their visitation plan and other matters. Family law attorneys and repre-sentatives from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas will be there to discuss com-mon questions and concerns. However, they cannot represent you or give you legaladvice. Military parents are encouraged to bring any prior court orders with them andmay ask any child support or visitation questions to the attorneys at the clinic. For moreinformation, call the Lackland AFB Legal Office at 671-3362.

Base exerciseRandolph Air Force Base peri-

odically holds training exercisesin an effort to test emergencyresponse procedures across theinstallation. The next exercise isscheduled for May 17.Randolph personnel can expectsirens and actions from variousorganizations in response to theexercise scenario.

NEWS

By Bekah Clark12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

“He gave a damn,” said Lt. Col.Chris Hall of co-worker and friendMaj. Jeff Ausborn. “He loved his wifeand he loved to fly.”

Major Ausborn, 41, was killed April27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a shoot-er opened fire at the KabulInternational Airport, killing eight U.S.service members and one Americancontractor. He was in a meeting whenthe attack occurred.

The major, a native of Gadsden, Ala.,and a 99th Flying Training Squadroninstructor pilot, was deployed to the438th Air Expeditionary Wing where heserved as a C-27 instructor pilot to newAfghan pilots.

Despite the distance, Major Ausbornfound ways to remain in constant com-munication with his wife, Suzanna.

“He was a great communicator, wetalked nearly every day – that’s howI knew something was wrong, I did-n’t hear from him,” she said. “I misshim so much.”

Major Ausborn began his Air Forcecareer in 1992 as a communications offi-cer and later became a C-130 pilot

according to his wife, Suzanna. “Jeff loved to fly,” said Lt. Col. James

Fisher, 99th FTS commander, who alsocompleted the first portion of initial pilottraining with the major.

“He always tracked his flights hours –it was his goal to have the most out ofanyone in the squadron,” said ColonelFisher. “There was no mission he would-n’t take. He just wanted to be in the air.Whether it was a cross-country missionon the weekend to help a student get thehours and skill training he needed, or alate night mission, he didn’t care.”

“He was happier behind the yoke of aplane than just about anywhere I sawhim on the ground,” said Colonel Hall.

According to Colonel Fisher, in addi-tion to being an instructor pilot, MajorAusborn’s role at the 99th FTS, whichprovides advanced instructor pilot train-ing, was to make sure all of thesquadron’s students got the flight skillsand hours they needed to accomplishtheir training so they could move ontobecome effective instructor pilots.

“That’s what we do here at the 99thand Jeff was really good at it,” saidColonel Fisher. “He knew how to make

Randolph reflects on fallen hero, one of its own

Photo courtesy of Airman MagazineMaj. Jeff Ausborn was killed April 27 when a shooter opened fire at Kabul InternationalAirport during a meeting, killing eight U.S. servicemembers and one contractor. MajorAusborn was an instructor pilot assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron here.

By Bekah Clark12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

It was standing room only in the Randolph Air ForceBase Theater Tuesday as nearly 800 people cametogether to honor the life of Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn in amemorial ceremony.

The major, a 99th Flying Training Squadron instructorpilot, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week when ashooter opened fire at the Kabul airport killing eightAirmen and one American contractor.

“Jeff wasn’t fighting to serve a king. Jeff wasn’tfighting for money,” said Col. Richard Murphy, 12thFlying Training Wing commander. “Jeff wasn’tfighting to occupy or gain anybody else’s territory.As Lincoln said, Jeff gave the last full measure ofdevotion protecting our freedom.”

“Although taken away by a senseless act, Jeff didnot die in vain,” he continued. “His memory will liveon through all of us and through his family, and it willalso live on through all of those he instructed to fly.That is the gift of being an instructor.”

During the ceremony, squadron members shared sto-

ries of the major – all of whom mentioned his love offlight, family and instructing.

“Jeff loved instructing so much that he volun-teered to go to Afghanistan to instruct in the AfghanAir Corps in their new C-27 aircraft,” said Lt. Col.James Fisher, 99th FTS commander. “He planned totake the skills he had been honing his entire careerand put them to work helping this fledgling air forcein a country far away.

“His legacy as an instructor will remain alwayswith the Panthers,” said Colonel Fisher. The pan-ther is the 99th FTS mascot.

The major also received four posthumous decora-tions during the ceremony – the Bronze Star, thePurple Heart, the Air Force Combat Action Medal

and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. All decorations were presented to his wife, Suzanna,

as well as his parents, Clifford and Faye Ausborn. “Jeff, he would have been so amazed to see so

many of you here. I miss Jeff so much,” said Mrs.Ausborn. “Jeff was such a wonderful husband; andit’s not about me, it’s about him and how he did diedoing what he wanted to do. He was so happy talkingabout what he was doing while he was there.”

Major Ausborn was a senior pilot, having loggedmore than 2,300 hours in airlift and trainer aircraftincluding the T-37B, T-44, C-130E, T-6A, T-1A and C-27. He is survived by his wife, his sons Mitchell andEric, his daughters Emily and Shelby, his stepdaugh-ter Summer and his parents.

12th FTW gathers to remember fallen Airman“His memory will live on through all of us and through his family, and it will also live on

through all of those that he instructed to fly. That is the gift of being an instructor.”

Col. Richard Murphy12th Flying Training Wing commander

See HERO P5

The Randolph Honor Guard lowers theflag in front of the Taj Mahal to halfstaff during a ceremony Tuesday inhonor of Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn, 99thFlying Training Squadron, who waskilled in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27.For the complete story, see Page 3.Photo by Rich McFadden

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This paper is published by Prime Time Military Newspapers, aprivate firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, underexclusive written contract with Randolph AFB, Texas. This com-mercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publica-tion for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of theWingspread are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsedby, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or theDepartment of the Air Force.

The appearance of advertising in this publication, includinginserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by theDepartment of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, or PrimeTime Military Newspapers of the products or services advertised.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made avail-able for purchase, use or patronage without regard to the race,color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical ormental handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factorof the purchaser, user, or patron.

Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the PublicAffairs Division of the 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B in accordancewith local policy and style guidance. All photos, unless otherwiseindicated, are U.S. Air Force photos.

Articles for the newspaper should be submitted by noonThursday the week prior to the desired publication date. Items canbe dropped off on a PC- or Macintosh-formatted disk at theWingspread office in Hangar 6.

Articles for submission may also be sent by email to502ABW.pa.wingspread@us.af.mil.

For details about submissions, call 652-5760.

ON THE COVER

PAGE 3WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 2 MAY 6, 2011

COMMENTARY

By Airman 1st Class Precious Yett502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

No one comes into the military –enlisted or officer – without knowingthere is going to be some heavy-dutycleaning involved.

Here at Randolph, for junior enlistedmembers who live in the dormitories,the tradition of cleaning continues. Oneweek out of the year, members arepulled from their duty sections. Theywork at the dorm for the week usingelbow grease to clean up the commonareas around the dorm and assistingdorm manager, Joe Horton, with othermenial tasks.

Last week, one month away frommoving out of the dorms, I was onceagain on bay orderly. Bay orderly startspromptly at 7:30 a.m. Monday and con-tinues through Monday of the nextweek. The uniform of the week is theAirman Battle Uniform, so I dressedquickly and meandered down to thedorm office for day one.

I promptly signed in and Mr. Hortongave me my three-page list of duties tocomplete each day.

They included cleaning all latrines;dusting, wiping, sweeping and mop-ping the game room; repeating withthe theater room, PlayStation roomand kitchens; then making sure theoutside area around the dorm lookedpresentable.

I looked through the papers, lettingmy eyes rest on the simple, yet many,vigorous tasks. I was soon preparedwith gloves, trash bags, sanitizer, win-

dow cleaner, all-purpose cleaner andthe checklist that would be my guide forthe rest of the week.

The first floor is the most difficult,due to the amount of common areas ithas. However, the entertainment wereceive from the theater and gameroom and the refreshments from thevending machines are well worth theextensive clean-up.

After completing the first floor, I wasable to take care of the second- andthird-floor laundries and kitchens fairlyquickly. To my dismay, instead of peopletaking their personal trash from theirrooms to the dumpster, they were stuff-ing it in the laundry and kitchen trash-cans, which made my job a little harderand definitely more disgusting.

It’s one thing for a person to cleanup their mess in the kitchen by dispos-ing of it in the kitchen trashcan, it’scertainly another (less moral) thing tocook in your room and then be toolazy to take your trash to the dump-ster. I had to change gloves severaltimes just to stay sanitary.

After all of the floors were respitefrom excessive trash, I had to go backto each floor and sweep and mop thelaundry room and kitchen. Then I did awalk-around of the dorms in what iscalled “policing.” It means to make surethere were as few cigarette butts andlitter lying around the dorm as possible.

The duty day of a bay orderly can behot, sweaty and tiring. It isn’t even tech-nically summer yet and I had to use mylunch break for a shower and a changeof ABUs. When your body feels like ahuman candle, you know soon it’ll besummer in Texas.

But the trick is, do your job well thefirst day and the rest of the week willpass by like a spring breeze. My great-grandmother used to tell me “thingsthat you do, do with your might,because things done by halves arenever done right.”

The tradition of cleaning in the militaryis a vital one. You’ll never forget the over-whelming feeling of purpose after a jobwell done that contributes to the moraleand livelihood of your fellow Airmen.

Scrub, scrub, scrubbing the dorms

502nd Air Base WingOperating Location Bravo

Editorial StaffBrig. Gen. Leonard Patrick

CommanderMarilyn Holliday

Chief of Public AffairsAirman Alexis Siekert

EditorRobert Goetz, Brian McGloinAirman 1st Class Precious Yett

Staff WritersMaggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

WINGSPREAD

“The tradition of cleaning in the military isa vital one. You’ll never forget the over-

whelming feeling of purpose after a job welldone that contributes to the morale and

livelihood of your fellow Airmen.”

Parenting Order Legal ClinicThe Office of the Attorney General of Texas is hosting a free Parenting Order Legal

Clinic for military parents Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Lackland Air ForceBase Airman and Family Readiness Center. The clinic is for military parents who havequestions about their legal rights as parents, problems seeing or locating their chil-dren, changing their visitation plan and other matters. Family law attorneys and repre-sentatives from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas will be there to discuss com-mon questions and concerns. However, they cannot represent you or give you legaladvice. Military parents are encouraged to bring any prior court orders with them andmay ask any child support or visitation questions to the attorneys at the clinic. For moreinformation, call the Lackland AFB Legal Office at 671-3362.

Base exerciseRandolph Air Force Base peri-

odically holds training exercisesin an effort to test emergencyresponse procedures across theinstallation. The next exercise isscheduled for May 17.Randolph personnel can expectsirens and actions from variousorganizations in response to theexercise scenario.

NEWS

By Bekah Clark12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

“He gave a damn,” said Lt. Col.Chris Hall of co-worker and friendMaj. Jeff Ausborn. “He loved his wifeand he loved to fly.”

Major Ausborn, 41, was killed April27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a shoot-er opened fire at the KabulInternational Airport, killing eight U.S.service members and one Americancontractor. He was in a meeting whenthe attack occurred.

The major, a native of Gadsden, Ala.,and a 99th Flying Training Squadroninstructor pilot, was deployed to the438th Air Expeditionary Wing where heserved as a C-27 instructor pilot to newAfghan pilots.

Despite the distance, Major Ausbornfound ways to remain in constant com-munication with his wife, Suzanna.

“He was a great communicator, wetalked nearly every day – that’s howI knew something was wrong, I did-n’t hear from him,” she said. “I misshim so much.”

Major Ausborn began his Air Forcecareer in 1992 as a communications offi-cer and later became a C-130 pilot

according to his wife, Suzanna. “Jeff loved to fly,” said Lt. Col. James

Fisher, 99th FTS commander, who alsocompleted the first portion of initial pilottraining with the major.

“He always tracked his flights hours –it was his goal to have the most out ofanyone in the squadron,” said ColonelFisher. “There was no mission he would-n’t take. He just wanted to be in the air.Whether it was a cross-country missionon the weekend to help a student get thehours and skill training he needed, or alate night mission, he didn’t care.”

“He was happier behind the yoke of aplane than just about anywhere I sawhim on the ground,” said Colonel Hall.

According to Colonel Fisher, in addi-tion to being an instructor pilot, MajorAusborn’s role at the 99th FTS, whichprovides advanced instructor pilot train-ing, was to make sure all of thesquadron’s students got the flight skillsand hours they needed to accomplishtheir training so they could move ontobecome effective instructor pilots.

“That’s what we do here at the 99thand Jeff was really good at it,” saidColonel Fisher. “He knew how to make

Randolph reflects on fallen hero, one of its own

Photo courtesy of Airman MagazineMaj. Jeff Ausborn was killed April 27 when a shooter opened fire at Kabul InternationalAirport during a meeting, killing eight U.S. servicemembers and one contractor. MajorAusborn was an instructor pilot assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron here.

By Bekah Clark12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

It was standing room only in the Randolph Air ForceBase Theater Tuesday as nearly 800 people cametogether to honor the life of Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn in amemorial ceremony.

The major, a 99th Flying Training Squadron instructorpilot, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week when ashooter opened fire at the Kabul airport killing eightAirmen and one American contractor.

“Jeff wasn’t fighting to serve a king. Jeff wasn’tfighting for money,” said Col. Richard Murphy, 12thFlying Training Wing commander. “Jeff wasn’tfighting to occupy or gain anybody else’s territory.As Lincoln said, Jeff gave the last full measure ofdevotion protecting our freedom.”

“Although taken away by a senseless act, Jeff didnot die in vain,” he continued. “His memory will liveon through all of us and through his family, and it willalso live on through all of those he instructed to fly.That is the gift of being an instructor.”

During the ceremony, squadron members shared sto-

ries of the major – all of whom mentioned his love offlight, family and instructing.

“Jeff loved instructing so much that he volun-teered to go to Afghanistan to instruct in the AfghanAir Corps in their new C-27 aircraft,” said Lt. Col.James Fisher, 99th FTS commander. “He planned totake the skills he had been honing his entire careerand put them to work helping this fledgling air forcein a country far away.

“His legacy as an instructor will remain alwayswith the Panthers,” said Colonel Fisher. The pan-ther is the 99th FTS mascot.

The major also received four posthumous decora-tions during the ceremony – the Bronze Star, thePurple Heart, the Air Force Combat Action Medal

and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. All decorations were presented to his wife, Suzanna,

as well as his parents, Clifford and Faye Ausborn. “Jeff, he would have been so amazed to see so

many of you here. I miss Jeff so much,” said Mrs.Ausborn. “Jeff was such a wonderful husband; andit’s not about me, it’s about him and how he did diedoing what he wanted to do. He was so happy talkingabout what he was doing while he was there.”

Major Ausborn was a senior pilot, having loggedmore than 2,300 hours in airlift and trainer aircraftincluding the T-37B, T-44, C-130E, T-6A, T-1A and C-27. He is survived by his wife, his sons Mitchell andEric, his daughters Emily and Shelby, his stepdaugh-ter Summer and his parents.

12th FTW gathers to remember fallen Airman“His memory will live on through all of us and through his family, and it will also live on

through all of those that he instructed to fly. That is the gift of being an instructor.”

Col. Richard Murphy12th Flying Training Wing commander

See HERO P5

PAGE 5WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 4 MAY 6, 2011

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

April 29 was a green day at Randolph ElementarySchool, where dozens of second- and third-graders don-ning Earth Day T-shirts celebrated Arbor Day and theplanting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in front of theirschool with joyous shouts of “hip hip hooray.”

The ceremony, which featured a proclamation recitedby Richard Parkinson, 902nd Mission Support Groupdeputy director for installation support, marked the endof a green month at Randolph Air Force Base, whereshred days, electronics recycling, an Earth Day event atthe base exchange and other activities drew attention tothe importance of taking care of Mother Earth.

The tree planting also satisfied a requirement for thebase’s continued designation as a “Tree City U.S.A.,” oneof more than 3,400 communities in the country thatmeet the standards of the program sponsored by theArbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the U.S.Department of Agriculture Forest Service and theNational Association of State Foresters. Randolph hasnow been a member of this green-minded group for 18consecutive years.

“It’s quite an honor to be a Tree City this many yearsrunning,” said Scott Shepherd, 902nd Civil EngineerSquadron cultural resources manager. “If you look at thevalue of all the trees we have here, it’s quite an asset thatwe have. We’re part of a blooming desert here, a littleoasis in South Central Texas.”

To be a Tree City, a community must have a tree boardor department, someone legally responsible for the careand management of trees; a tree care ordinance or poli-cy; a community forestry program with an annual budg-et of at least $2 per capita; and an Arbor Day observanceand proclamation.

Among the benefits of being a Tree City are creating aframework for action, education, a positive public imageand citizen pride. People who live in a Tree City commu-nity benefit from cleaner air, shadier streets and aesthet-ic beauty.

John Howry, 902nd CES landscape architect, saidmore than 7,000 trees dot Randolph’s formerly treelesslandscape, many of them live oaks that provide shade inthe base’s residential and commercial areas. He estimat-

ed the trees’ monetary worth at more than $3 million. “We plant a variety of trees – trees that are good for

this area,” he said. “We usually plant them in Novemberor December.”

Mr. Shepherd said Randolph has been committedto planting trees since the base was built on farmland some 80 years ago. He said the Daughters ofthe American Revolution donated the facility’s firsttrees to commemorate the 200th anniversary ofGeorge Washington’s birth in 1932, a chapter ofRandolph’s history told in “Tour of HistoricRandolph,” which was published by HeadquartersAir Education and Training Command Office ofHistory and Research in 1995.

“Bordering Washington Circle in front of the TajMahal are clusters of live oak trees donated by thelocal chapter of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution in 1932,” the history reads. “Patrioticgroups all over the country planted trees to honorthe nation’s first president on the 200-year anniver-sary of his birth (Feb. 22, 1732). All told, the SanAntonio de Bexar chapter donated 120 of the liveoaks, the first trees planted on Randolph Field.”

Karen Bessette, Randolph Elementary School princi-pal, said celebrating Earth Day and participating in thetree-planting ceremony help make the students “awareof the importance of taking care of the Earth.”

“It’s a nice legacy to leave,” she said.

Arbor Day ceremony caps base Earth Month eventsStrategic planning workshop charts future of JBSABy Steve ElliottFort Sam Houston Public Affairs

Military and civilian leaders from the 502nd Air BaseWing, Fort Sam Houston, and Lackland and RandolphAir Force Bases gathered recently for a strategic plan-ning workshop to chart the future of Joint Base SanAntonio.

The workshop – conducted as part of the ongoingprocess for the JBSA Integrated Master Plan – was heldApril 25-27 at the City Public Service EnergyManagement and Training Center located near the post.

It was a diverse group of decision-makers from the JointBase Partnership Council consisting of major missionpartners, mission support group commanders and keywing staff functionals who got together to work with pro-fessional facilitators and physical planners to craft a visionfor JBSA – today and into the future.

“The reason for the workshop was to start developinga vision of what JBSA might look like in 2030,” said Col.Mary Garr, 502nd Mission Support Group commander.“The 502nd Air Base Wing brought in some communitypartners, including CPS Energy, San Antonio WaterSystem, Defense Transformation Institute, City of SanAntonio International and Economic Development andothers to interact with leaders at FSH, Lackland andRandolph at a CPS-hosted icebreaker April 25.

“In small and large group forums held April 26 and27, the attendees had a chance to discuss opportunitiesand potential future paths for JBSA, some of them locallydriven and others based on future DoD policy and infra-structure,” Colonel Garr added.

“We are in the early stages of a 16-month process ofbuilding a master plan for Joint Base San Antonio thatwill set the stage for shaping our future,” said DebraHarkiewicz, 502nd ABW director of civil engineering. “Inthese meetings, we were able to highlight the importantthings our mission partners need to do their missionsinto the future.”

“We gained perspective about concerns and opportu-nities at each of the installations with JBSA and had achance to see where they were similar or different asthey considered future decisions on installation supportacross JBSA,” Colonel Garr said.

Also included were breakout exercise sessions forgroups from the three installations to envision wheretheir respective bases would be in 2030 and talk abouthow they would get to that point.

The strategic planning workshop was facilitated by ateam of six planning experts from AECOM, a LosAngeles-based global provider of professional technicaland management support services, which has been con-tracted to help build the JBSA master plan and find themost innovative and appropriate solutions to create,enhance and sustain it.

Since the 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA came intofull operational capability in October 2010, this work-shop held a special immediacy in the context of multipleongoing strategic efforts.

“There are more meetings planned in the next 16months where we will bring in even more of our missionpartners, as well as leaders from the local communityand the private sector,” Ms. Harkiewicz said. “There area lot of commonalities in what we want to achieve suchas operational efficiencies, energy conservation and find-ing better ways to conduct business.”

Issues regarding the Canyon Lake Recreation Area,Seguin Auxiliary Airfield and Camp Bullis were also dis-cussed, as well as the three military installations makingup Joint Base San Antonio.

The master plan will establish the framework fordecision-making with regard to the future develop-ment of Joint Base San Antonio, incorporating ele-ments such as operational, environmental, urbanplanning and quality of life.

“This workshop is an initial step in future strategicplanning across JBSA,” Colonel Garr said. “It will bevaluable as it pulls together all major mission partners inhelping to develop strategic installation support planningand opportunities.”

Feedback from the icebreaker and workshop partici-pants was very positive, Ms. Harkiewicz said.Community leaders were pleased to be included in thevisioning efforts and expressed support of JBSA.

“At the end of the vision session, the mission sup-port groups and mission partners got a chance toexpress their takeaways from the session. Therewas overwhelming support of the multi-day processand everyone thought the workshop was a successand a great way to share ideas and challenges andto effectively build on our future planning efforts,”Ms. Harkiewicz said. “One thing that this sessiondid was highlight that we don’t know what we don’tknow. Building communication like this is the key tothe future of JBSA.”

This project will help in developing a web-based com-prehensive Installation Master Plan and CapitalInvestment Plan for Joint Base San Antonio. This planwill address the relationships between the installationsand the functional areas within to integrate them into acomprehensive long-term regional plan.

Photo by Steve ElliottLeft to right: Army Col. Robert S. Bridgford (left), 502nd Air Base Wing vice commander, and Army Col. Mary Garr, 502ndMission Support Group commander, and Col. Scott Peel, 902nd Mission Support Group commander, listen to briefingsduring the strategic planning workshop to chart the future of Joint Base San Antonio held April 25-27.

Photo by Airman Alexis SiekertRichard Parkinson (right), 902nd Mission Support Group deputy director for installation support, directs RandolphElementary School students in the planting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in observance of Arbor Day April 29. Thetree planting marked the end of a green month at Randolph Air Force Base, where shred days, electronics recy-cling, an Earth Day event at the base exchange and other activities drew attention to the importance of taking careof Mother Earth.

someone learn in a way that they feltgood about it. And he made sure theday-to-day mission happened hereeveryday.”

According to Mrs. Ausborn, herhusband enjoyed being an instructorand has held multiple instructingposit ions during his career toinclude teaching basic communica-t ion off icer training and f l ightinstruction on multiple airframes.

“He was the most compassionate,kind, patient and understanding hus-band, father, pilot and supervisor,”said Mrs. Ausborn, attributing thosequalities to what made him a greatinstructor pilot. “He was calm andunderstanding and he knew how toalter his instructing methods to fitthe student.”

It was those same skills that Mrs.Ausborn says he used to teach herteenage daughter how to drive.

Colonels Fisher and Hall also noted

Major Ausborn’s calm, collecteddemeanor.

“When other people were stressedout about something, he was off to theside, calm, relaxed and getting the jobdone,” said Colonel Hall.

Colonel Fisher added, “He was a per-son you wanted to be around.”

According to Mrs. Ausborn, he volun-teered last year to go to Afghanistan,and he felt good about the work he wasdoing there.

Just before his death he was chosen as

the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing’s FieldGrade Officer of the Quarter.

According to the award announce-ment, “the best part of his deploy-ment is working hand in hand withthe Afghan pilots and loadmasters.His deployment goals are building C-27 current operations with Afghanswho are able to run the shopautonomously. His greatest accom-plishment since joining the militaryis meeting [his] wife and gettingmarried to her.”

HERO from P3

To contact the Randolph Straight Talk Line, call 652-SHOW (7469)

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By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

April 29 was a green day at Randolph ElementarySchool, where dozens of second- and third-graders don-ning Earth Day T-shirts celebrated Arbor Day and theplanting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in front of theirschool with joyous shouts of “hip hip hooray.”

The ceremony, which featured a proclamation recitedby Richard Parkinson, 902nd Mission Support Groupdeputy director for installation support, marked the endof a green month at Randolph Air Force Base, whereshred days, electronics recycling, an Earth Day event atthe base exchange and other activities drew attention tothe importance of taking care of Mother Earth.

The tree planting also satisfied a requirement for thebase’s continued designation as a “Tree City U.S.A.,” oneof more than 3,400 communities in the country thatmeet the standards of the program sponsored by theArbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the U.S.Department of Agriculture Forest Service and theNational Association of State Foresters. Randolph hasnow been a member of this green-minded group for 18consecutive years.

“It’s quite an honor to be a Tree City this many yearsrunning,” said Scott Shepherd, 902nd Civil EngineerSquadron cultural resources manager. “If you look at thevalue of all the trees we have here, it’s quite an asset thatwe have. We’re part of a blooming desert here, a littleoasis in South Central Texas.”

To be a Tree City, a community must have a tree boardor department, someone legally responsible for the careand management of trees; a tree care ordinance or poli-cy; a community forestry program with an annual budg-et of at least $2 per capita; and an Arbor Day observanceand proclamation.

Among the benefits of being a Tree City are creating aframework for action, education, a positive public imageand citizen pride. People who live in a Tree City commu-nity benefit from cleaner air, shadier streets and aesthet-ic beauty.

John Howry, 902nd CES landscape architect, saidmore than 7,000 trees dot Randolph’s formerly treelesslandscape, many of them live oaks that provide shade inthe base’s residential and commercial areas. He estimat-

ed the trees’ monetary worth at more than $3 million. “We plant a variety of trees – trees that are good for

this area,” he said. “We usually plant them in Novemberor December.”

Mr. Shepherd said Randolph has been committedto planting trees since the base was built on farmland some 80 years ago. He said the Daughters ofthe American Revolution donated the facility’s firsttrees to commemorate the 200th anniversary ofGeorge Washington’s birth in 1932, a chapter ofRandolph’s history told in “Tour of HistoricRandolph,” which was published by HeadquartersAir Education and Training Command Office ofHistory and Research in 1995.

“Bordering Washington Circle in front of the TajMahal are clusters of live oak trees donated by thelocal chapter of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution in 1932,” the history reads. “Patrioticgroups all over the country planted trees to honorthe nation’s first president on the 200-year anniver-sary of his birth (Feb. 22, 1732). All told, the SanAntonio de Bexar chapter donated 120 of the liveoaks, the first trees planted on Randolph Field.”

Karen Bessette, Randolph Elementary School princi-pal, said celebrating Earth Day and participating in thetree-planting ceremony help make the students “awareof the importance of taking care of the Earth.”

“It’s a nice legacy to leave,” she said.

Arbor Day ceremony caps base Earth Month eventsStrategic planning workshop charts future of JBSABy Steve ElliottFort Sam Houston Public Affairs

Military and civilian leaders from the 502nd Air BaseWing, Fort Sam Houston, and Lackland and RandolphAir Force Bases gathered recently for a strategic plan-ning workshop to chart the future of Joint Base SanAntonio.

The workshop – conducted as part of the ongoingprocess for the JBSA Integrated Master Plan – was heldApril 25-27 at the City Public Service EnergyManagement and Training Center located near the post.

It was a diverse group of decision-makers from the JointBase Partnership Council consisting of major missionpartners, mission support group commanders and keywing staff functionals who got together to work with pro-fessional facilitators and physical planners to craft a visionfor JBSA – today and into the future.

“The reason for the workshop was to start developinga vision of what JBSA might look like in 2030,” said Col.Mary Garr, 502nd Mission Support Group commander.“The 502nd Air Base Wing brought in some communitypartners, including CPS Energy, San Antonio WaterSystem, Defense Transformation Institute, City of SanAntonio International and Economic Development andothers to interact with leaders at FSH, Lackland andRandolph at a CPS-hosted icebreaker April 25.

“In small and large group forums held April 26 and27, the attendees had a chance to discuss opportunitiesand potential future paths for JBSA, some of them locallydriven and others based on future DoD policy and infra-structure,” Colonel Garr added.

“We are in the early stages of a 16-month process ofbuilding a master plan for Joint Base San Antonio thatwill set the stage for shaping our future,” said DebraHarkiewicz, 502nd ABW director of civil engineering. “Inthese meetings, we were able to highlight the importantthings our mission partners need to do their missionsinto the future.”

“We gained perspective about concerns and opportu-nities at each of the installations with JBSA and had achance to see where they were similar or different asthey considered future decisions on installation supportacross JBSA,” Colonel Garr said.

Also included were breakout exercise sessions forgroups from the three installations to envision wheretheir respective bases would be in 2030 and talk abouthow they would get to that point.

The strategic planning workshop was facilitated by ateam of six planning experts from AECOM, a LosAngeles-based global provider of professional technicaland management support services, which has been con-tracted to help build the JBSA master plan and find themost innovative and appropriate solutions to create,enhance and sustain it.

Since the 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA came intofull operational capability in October 2010, this work-shop held a special immediacy in the context of multipleongoing strategic efforts.

“There are more meetings planned in the next 16months where we will bring in even more of our missionpartners, as well as leaders from the local communityand the private sector,” Ms. Harkiewicz said. “There area lot of commonalities in what we want to achieve suchas operational efficiencies, energy conservation and find-ing better ways to conduct business.”

Issues regarding the Canyon Lake Recreation Area,Seguin Auxiliary Airfield and Camp Bullis were also dis-cussed, as well as the three military installations makingup Joint Base San Antonio.

The master plan will establish the framework fordecision-making with regard to the future develop-ment of Joint Base San Antonio, incorporating ele-ments such as operational, environmental, urbanplanning and quality of life.

“This workshop is an initial step in future strategicplanning across JBSA,” Colonel Garr said. “It will bevaluable as it pulls together all major mission partners inhelping to develop strategic installation support planningand opportunities.”

Feedback from the icebreaker and workshop partici-pants was very positive, Ms. Harkiewicz said.Community leaders were pleased to be included in thevisioning efforts and expressed support of JBSA.

“At the end of the vision session, the mission sup-port groups and mission partners got a chance toexpress their takeaways from the session. Therewas overwhelming support of the multi-day processand everyone thought the workshop was a successand a great way to share ideas and challenges andto effectively build on our future planning efforts,”Ms. Harkiewicz said. “One thing that this sessiondid was highlight that we don’t know what we don’tknow. Building communication like this is the key tothe future of JBSA.”

This project will help in developing a web-based com-prehensive Installation Master Plan and CapitalInvestment Plan for Joint Base San Antonio. This planwill address the relationships between the installationsand the functional areas within to integrate them into acomprehensive long-term regional plan.

Photo by Steve ElliottLeft to right: Army Col. Robert S. Bridgford (left), 502nd Air Base Wing vice commander, and Army Col. Mary Garr, 502ndMission Support Group commander, and Col. Scott Peel, 902nd Mission Support Group commander, listen to briefingsduring the strategic planning workshop to chart the future of Joint Base San Antonio held April 25-27.

Photo by Airman Alexis SiekertRichard Parkinson (right), 902nd Mission Support Group deputy director for installation support, directs RandolphElementary School students in the planting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in observance of Arbor Day April 29. Thetree planting marked the end of a green month at Randolph Air Force Base, where shred days, electronics recy-cling, an Earth Day event at the base exchange and other activities drew attention to the importance of taking careof Mother Earth.

someone learn in a way that they feltgood about it. And he made sure theday-to-day mission happened hereeveryday.”

According to Mrs. Ausborn, herhusband enjoyed being an instructorand has held multiple instructingposit ions during his career toinclude teaching basic communica-t ion off icer training and f l ightinstruction on multiple airframes.

“He was the most compassionate,kind, patient and understanding hus-band, father, pilot and supervisor,”said Mrs. Ausborn, attributing thosequalities to what made him a greatinstructor pilot. “He was calm andunderstanding and he knew how toalter his instructing methods to fitthe student.”

It was those same skills that Mrs.Ausborn says he used to teach herteenage daughter how to drive.

Colonels Fisher and Hall also noted

Major Ausborn’s calm, collecteddemeanor.

“When other people were stressedout about something, he was off to theside, calm, relaxed and getting the jobdone,” said Colonel Hall.

Colonel Fisher added, “He was a per-son you wanted to be around.”

According to Mrs. Ausborn, he volun-teered last year to go to Afghanistan,and he felt good about the work he wasdoing there.

Just before his death he was chosen as

the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing’s FieldGrade Officer of the Quarter.

According to the award announce-ment, “the best part of his deploy-ment is working hand in hand withthe Afghan pilots and loadmasters.His deployment goals are building C-27 current operations with Afghanswho are able to run the shopautonomously. His greatest accom-plishment since joining the militaryis meeting [his] wife and gettingmarried to her.”

HERO from P3

To contact the Randolph Straight Talk Line, call 652-SHOW (7469)

PAGE 7WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 6 MAY 6, 2011

EdwardsAquiferLevel

in feet above sea level

Normal - above 660’Stage I - 660’Stage II - 650’Stage III - 642’Stage IV - 640.5’Stage V - 637’

CURRENT LEVEL*as of Thursday – 653.3’

*determines Joint Base San Antonio water conservation stage

*Stage I restrictions apply

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS)—Air Force officialsannounced Wednesday that Randolph Air Force Base,Texas, is the preferred location for consolidation ofthe Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals’ (IFF) train-ing units.

The Air Force currently conducts IFF training atfive locations, producing 450 IFF graduates per year.Over the years, the Air Force IFF graduate require-ment has dropped to 380 per year. As a result of thedecrease in IFF graduate requirements, the Air Forceis consolidating IFF training from the current fivelocations to three. The move is projected to save theAir Force approximately $55 million over the nexteight years.

“As the Air Force’s preferred alternative, RandolphAFB would accept 15 additional T-38Cs and trainapproximately 80 additional students annually in sup-port of the IFF consolidation,” said KathleenFerguson, deputy assistant secretary for installations.

A preferred alternative is one that the Air Forcebelieves best fulfills its mission and responsibilities,taking into consideration environmental, operational,technical and other factors.

All five bases that currently conduct IFF training

were evaluated for feasibility, timing and cost in orderto meet initial operational capability. The Secretary ofthe Air Force and the Chief of Staff carefully consid-ered the site survey results and other military judg-ment factors in making this preferred alternativedecision.

The Air Force is closing IFF units at Laughlin AirForce Base, Texas, and Vance Air Force Base, Okla.,as part of actions to consolidate the IFF training mis-sion from five locations to three. Sheppard Air ForceBase, Texas, was not considered for consolidation inthe current actions because it is operating at its fullcapacity for this mission.

Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. was considered andsubsequently selected as a reasonable alternative forbasing the IFF mission.

This is not a final basing decision. Selection is sub-ject to completion of an environmental assessment.The preferred and reasonable alternatives will contin-ue to be evaluated in the environmental impact analy-sis process.

For more information call the Air Education andTraining Command Public Affairs Office at 487-4400.

(Courtesy of AETC Public Affairs Office)

AF announces fighter trainingmission preferred basing decision

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The 2010-11 school year will soon be over, but therewill be no shortage of educational and recreationalopportunities for youth at Randolph this summer.

The 902nd Force Support Squadron Youth Programs isoffering an array of one-week summer camps for stu-dents ages 6-18. Building rockets, cooking healthy meals,creating videos and learning how to fish are among thecamps scheduled.

“It’s a great deal,” said Andrea Black, youth programscoordinator. “The camps focus on specific topics for aweek. They’re low cost and they’re really neat.”

Ten of the 11 camps cost $20 each, but the MissoulaTheater Camp, scheduled for Aug. 1-5, is free, she said.

Summer camps will start with Rockin Rocketsfor 6- to 12-year-olds June 14-17 from 1:30-4:30p.m. Participants will experiment with differentkinds of propulsion systems as they launch, track

and recover different kinds of rockets.Other camps in June are Creative Cooking for 9-

to 18-year-olds, June 20-24 from 1-4 p.m., andPhotography and Scrapbooking for 9- to 12-year-olds, June 27-July 1 from 1-4 p.m.

July camps are Video Tech for 12- to 18-year-olds, July5-8 from 1-4 p.m.; Destination Imagination, July 11-15from 9 a.m. to noon for 9- to 11-year-olds and 1-4 p.m.for 12- to 14-year-olds; ArtWorks for 9- to 12-year-olds,July 18-22 from 1-3 p.m.; Teen Adventure for 13- to 18-year-olds, July 18-20 from 9 a.m. to noon and July 21-22for an overnight camping trip at Canyon Lake; and WoodWorks for 9- to 12-year-olds, July 26-29 from 1-3 p.m.

August offerings are the Missoula Theater Camp for 5-to 18-year-olds, a production of “Snow White,” Aug. 1-5,including auditions Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. and performancesAug. 5 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Fishing 101 for 9- to 12-year-olds, Aug. 8-12 from 9 a.m. to noon; and SpyAcademy for 6- to 12-year-olds, Aug. 16-19 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Ms. Black said the fees for the camps are lowbecause Air Education and Training Commandprovides funding.

“We’re grateful to AETC for bringing thesecamps to Randolph,” she said.

Ms. Black encourages parents to register their chil-dren for the camps as early as possible because enroll-ment is limited and the camp slots fill up quickly.

In addition to the summer camps, youth programs’open recreation will give students ages 9-18 opportuni-ties for self-directed activities as well as swimming onWednesdays and field trips on Mondays.

“The youth center is a great place for students to hangout with their friends,” Ms. Black said. “Instead of beingat home they can interact with others.”

She said summer is a “very busy, high-energy”time of year at youth programs.

Call 652-2088 for more information or visit www.ran-dolphfss.com and follow the “Facilities” link to “YouthPrograms” under the Airmen and Family Services Flight.

Youth programs offers summertime fun for Randolph youth

Graphic by Joe Beach

Saved by parachute: Former Randolph Airman tells storyBy Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Thirty-four years ago, he and astudent bailed out of a T-38 Talonbut floated safely to the ground withtheir parachutes, surviving a poten-tially fatal crash.

During a routine training flight about30 miles south-southeast of RandolphMay 2, 1977, something went wrong withthe aircraft, forcing Capt. Patrick Rooneyand Capt. Roger Brady to eject.

“We were in a single-ship training runand we had a failure of a servo-actuatorof the left aileron,” Mr. Rooney said aboutthe flight with Captain Brady. “I wasinstructing and he was coming throughas a pilot.”

The crash was the fifth T-38 crash in atwo-year period, but “we were the first tosurvive.” He said he owes his survival tothe people at Randolph who packed hisparachute and ejection seat.

“We landed in a field in what used to beGovernor John Connally’s ranch,” he said.

“It was my 13th jump, but my first ejec-tion,” he said.

“Almost as soon as I left the airplane itfelt like someone had a chokhold on me,but it went away when the chute opened.It was from the chinstrap of my helmet.”

“The chinstrap cut me across myneck,” he said, explaining the tremen-dous force the air can have. “I put myhand on my neck and looked down atit to see if I was bleeding and that’swhen I saw my right femur stickingout of my flight suit.”

He said his larynx was broken in eightplaces, he had a compression fracture inhis C4, T7 and T11 vertebrae, tore sever-al tendons in his knees and had fracturesin both heels.

He said even with his injuries, he ishappy to have made it out alive and tohave recovered and been medically

cleared to fly again seven months later.Captain Brady suffered internal injuriesbut no fractures and recently retired as ageneral and commander of U.S. AirForces Europe at Ramstein Air Base,Germany.

“The seats are better now, but in 1977,out of all military ejections, only about 60percent were survivable. The survivalrate dropped below 15 percent at morethan 350 knots,” he said. “I was outside ofthe envelope of what the seat wasdesigned to do.”

“In our case, everything worked as itshould,” he said of the ejection seat, para-chute and the process for emergencyegress of an aircraft.

He said the sequence from pullingthe egress lever, launching out of the

aircraft strapped to the seat and float-ing to the ground under the parachutehappened quickly.

“Next thing I knew, I was hanging in agood parachute,” he said.

“I have no complaints; I have angels onmy shoulders,” he said. “I’m lucky I’m notin a wheelchair.”

He said there is an old tradition – possi-bly from World War II – where if a mem-ber of an aircrew has to bail out of an air-craft using a parachute, he or she has tofind whoever packed the gear and buythat person a case of beer or a similarshow of gratitude.

Mr. Rooney said about a year afterhis crash he found the man whopacked his parachute and broughthim a case of beer. Every year since,he’s continued a similar tradition toshow his appreciation for the workdone at the 12th Operations SupportSquadron survival and egress shop.

“It’s the least I can do,” he said. “Noneof them were directly responsible for me,but they do the same work. I know Iwould not be here if every person didn’tdo their job professionally.”

“Almost as soon as I left the airplane it felt like someonehad a chokehold on me, but it went away when the chute

opened. It was from the chinstrap of my helmet.”Patrick Rooney

Former instructor pilot at Randolph Air Force Base

Claim, indebtedness announcementAnyone having claims against or indebtedness to the estate of Maj. Jeffrey

Ausborn, 99th Flying Training Squadron, should contact 99th FTS summary courtofficer, Maj. Jed Bredemus, at 652-6756.

PAGE 7WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 6 MAY 6, 2011

EdwardsAquiferLevel

in feet above sea level

Normal - above 660’Stage I - 660’Stage II - 650’Stage III - 642’Stage IV - 640.5’Stage V - 637’

CURRENT LEVEL*as of Thursday – 653.3’

*determines Joint Base San Antonio water conservation stage

*Stage I restrictions apply

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS)—Air Force officialsannounced Wednesday that Randolph Air Force Base,Texas, is the preferred location for consolidation ofthe Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals’ (IFF) train-ing units.

The Air Force currently conducts IFF training atfive locations, producing 450 IFF graduates per year.Over the years, the Air Force IFF graduate require-ment has dropped to 380 per year. As a result of thedecrease in IFF graduate requirements, the Air Forceis consolidating IFF training from the current fivelocations to three. The move is projected to save theAir Force approximately $55 million over the nexteight years.

“As the Air Force’s preferred alternative, RandolphAFB would accept 15 additional T-38Cs and trainapproximately 80 additional students annually in sup-port of the IFF consolidation,” said KathleenFerguson, deputy assistant secretary for installations.

A preferred alternative is one that the Air Forcebelieves best fulfills its mission and responsibilities,taking into consideration environmental, operational,technical and other factors.

All five bases that currently conduct IFF training

were evaluated for feasibility, timing and cost in orderto meet initial operational capability. The Secretary ofthe Air Force and the Chief of Staff carefully consid-ered the site survey results and other military judg-ment factors in making this preferred alternativedecision.

The Air Force is closing IFF units at Laughlin AirForce Base, Texas, and Vance Air Force Base, Okla.,as part of actions to consolidate the IFF training mis-sion from five locations to three. Sheppard Air ForceBase, Texas, was not considered for consolidation inthe current actions because it is operating at its fullcapacity for this mission.

Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. was considered andsubsequently selected as a reasonable alternative forbasing the IFF mission.

This is not a final basing decision. Selection is sub-ject to completion of an environmental assessment.The preferred and reasonable alternatives will contin-ue to be evaluated in the environmental impact analy-sis process.

For more information call the Air Education andTraining Command Public Affairs Office at 487-4400.

(Courtesy of AETC Public Affairs Office)

AF announces fighter trainingmission preferred basing decision

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The 2010-11 school year will soon be over, but therewill be no shortage of educational and recreationalopportunities for youth at Randolph this summer.

The 902nd Force Support Squadron Youth Programs isoffering an array of one-week summer camps for stu-dents ages 6-18. Building rockets, cooking healthy meals,creating videos and learning how to fish are among thecamps scheduled.

“It’s a great deal,” said Andrea Black, youth programscoordinator. “The camps focus on specific topics for aweek. They’re low cost and they’re really neat.”

Ten of the 11 camps cost $20 each, but the MissoulaTheater Camp, scheduled for Aug. 1-5, is free, she said.

Summer camps will start with Rockin Rocketsfor 6- to 12-year-olds June 14-17 from 1:30-4:30p.m. Participants will experiment with differentkinds of propulsion systems as they launch, track

and recover different kinds of rockets.Other camps in June are Creative Cooking for 9-

to 18-year-olds, June 20-24 from 1-4 p.m., andPhotography and Scrapbooking for 9- to 12-year-olds, June 27-July 1 from 1-4 p.m.

July camps are Video Tech for 12- to 18-year-olds, July5-8 from 1-4 p.m.; Destination Imagination, July 11-15from 9 a.m. to noon for 9- to 11-year-olds and 1-4 p.m.for 12- to 14-year-olds; ArtWorks for 9- to 12-year-olds,July 18-22 from 1-3 p.m.; Teen Adventure for 13- to 18-year-olds, July 18-20 from 9 a.m. to noon and July 21-22for an overnight camping trip at Canyon Lake; and WoodWorks for 9- to 12-year-olds, July 26-29 from 1-3 p.m.

August offerings are the Missoula Theater Camp for 5-to 18-year-olds, a production of “Snow White,” Aug. 1-5,including auditions Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. and performancesAug. 5 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Fishing 101 for 9- to 12-year-olds, Aug. 8-12 from 9 a.m. to noon; and SpyAcademy for 6- to 12-year-olds, Aug. 16-19 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Ms. Black said the fees for the camps are lowbecause Air Education and Training Commandprovides funding.

“We’re grateful to AETC for bringing thesecamps to Randolph,” she said.

Ms. Black encourages parents to register their chil-dren for the camps as early as possible because enroll-ment is limited and the camp slots fill up quickly.

In addition to the summer camps, youth programs’open recreation will give students ages 9-18 opportuni-ties for self-directed activities as well as swimming onWednesdays and field trips on Mondays.

“The youth center is a great place for students to hangout with their friends,” Ms. Black said. “Instead of beingat home they can interact with others.”

She said summer is a “very busy, high-energy”time of year at youth programs.

Call 652-2088 for more information or visit www.ran-dolphfss.com and follow the “Facilities” link to “YouthPrograms” under the Airmen and Family Services Flight.

Youth programs offers summertime fun for Randolph youth

Graphic by Joe Beach

Saved by parachute: Former Randolph Airman tells storyBy Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Thirty-four years ago, he and astudent bailed out of a T-38 Talonbut floated safely to the ground withtheir parachutes, surviving a poten-tially fatal crash.

During a routine training flight about30 miles south-southeast of RandolphMay 2, 1977, something went wrong withthe aircraft, forcing Capt. Patrick Rooneyand Capt. Roger Brady to eject.

“We were in a single-ship training runand we had a failure of a servo-actuatorof the left aileron,” Mr. Rooney said aboutthe flight with Captain Brady. “I wasinstructing and he was coming throughas a pilot.”

The crash was the fifth T-38 crash in atwo-year period, but “we were the first tosurvive.” He said he owes his survival tothe people at Randolph who packed hisparachute and ejection seat.

“We landed in a field in what used to beGovernor John Connally’s ranch,” he said.

“It was my 13th jump, but my first ejec-tion,” he said.

“Almost as soon as I left the airplane itfelt like someone had a chokhold on me,but it went away when the chute opened.It was from the chinstrap of my helmet.”

“The chinstrap cut me across myneck,” he said, explaining the tremen-dous force the air can have. “I put myhand on my neck and looked down atit to see if I was bleeding and that’swhen I saw my right femur stickingout of my flight suit.”

He said his larynx was broken in eightplaces, he had a compression fracture inhis C4, T7 and T11 vertebrae, tore sever-al tendons in his knees and had fracturesin both heels.

He said even with his injuries, he ishappy to have made it out alive and tohave recovered and been medically

cleared to fly again seven months later.Captain Brady suffered internal injuriesbut no fractures and recently retired as ageneral and commander of U.S. AirForces Europe at Ramstein Air Base,Germany.

“The seats are better now, but in 1977,out of all military ejections, only about 60percent were survivable. The survivalrate dropped below 15 percent at morethan 350 knots,” he said. “I was outside ofthe envelope of what the seat wasdesigned to do.”

“In our case, everything worked as itshould,” he said of the ejection seat, para-chute and the process for emergencyegress of an aircraft.

He said the sequence from pullingthe egress lever, launching out of the

aircraft strapped to the seat and float-ing to the ground under the parachutehappened quickly.

“Next thing I knew, I was hanging in agood parachute,” he said.

“I have no complaints; I have angels onmy shoulders,” he said. “I’m lucky I’m notin a wheelchair.”

He said there is an old tradition – possi-bly from World War II – where if a mem-ber of an aircrew has to bail out of an air-craft using a parachute, he or she has tofind whoever packed the gear and buythat person a case of beer or a similarshow of gratitude.

Mr. Rooney said about a year afterhis crash he found the man whopacked his parachute and broughthim a case of beer. Every year since,he’s continued a similar tradition toshow his appreciation for the workdone at the 12th Operations SupportSquadron survival and egress shop.

“It’s the least I can do,” he said. “Noneof them were directly responsible for me,but they do the same work. I know Iwould not be here if every person didn’tdo their job professionally.”

“Almost as soon as I left the airplane it felt like someonehad a chokehold on me, but it went away when the chute

opened. It was from the chinstrap of my helmet.”Patrick Rooney

Former instructor pilot at Randolph Air Force Base

Claim, indebtedness announcementAnyone having claims against or indebtedness to the estate of Maj. Jeffrey

Ausborn, 99th Flying Training Squadron, should contact 99th FTS summary courtofficer, Maj. Jed Bredemus, at 652-6756.

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By Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The office was quiet and LaMarr Queen wasfinally able to see the top of his desk after weeksof it being covered with paper. He’s not lazy orunorganized, just busy.

Mr. Queen works in the Randolph tax office as the taxprogram’s manager. He said he saw a noticeableincrease in business this season compared to last yearand the year before that.

Customers bring tax forms for “everything fromsale of stocks to rental property and home-basedbusinesses,” he said. “We get few simple W-2s, butmost of ours are more in-depth. Many people havesome kind of investments, dividends – it’s more in-depth than putting numbers down.”

Different circumstances require their own uniqueforms and may have different rules for filing. Theyrange from a young adult with one income, nodependents and no deductions to a household with

two or more incomes, dependents, interest from amortgage interest, home-based businesses, estatesand stock dividends – all have their own forms andprocedures.

“With the easy ones, it takes longer to put the informa-tion down than it does to do the return,” he said of themore simple W-2 forms someone with one income andno deductions may have. “I can do one in 15 minutes.Basic returns are no big deal.”

The varying complexity or simplicity of filing taxes canchange the length of time a customer may need for anappointment at the tax office.

“Most appointments are an hour, but home-basedbusinesses are an hour and a half,” he said.

If taxes are completed and filed at the Randolph taxoffice and there is an error, the Internal Revenue Servicecan waive any penalties and interest. “Not always, butusually,” he said.

Mr. Queen said if someone isn’t familiar with the formsor wants to make sure to find deductions or potentiallycostly errors, they should make an appointment.

“Come to see us,” he said. “We have people who aretrained – some of my tax preparers have been doing itfor 16 to 17 years.”

The tax office had 42 IRS-trained volunteers filingtaxes and nine additional volunteers who answered thephone and scheduled appointments.

The tax office prepares taxes all year, but Mr. Queengoes back to only working in the office part time duringthe slower months.

“I do taxes pretty much year round,” he said, toaddress needs of different circumstances, such asdeployed servicemembers who have an additional six-month extension to file or if there is an amendment toa tax return or some sort of problem.

“I want to make sure people on Randolph have fullaccess, or new folks who have lots of questions,” he said.

Mr. Queen said the tax office saved the Randolphcommunity $390,226 in filing fees this year, based onoff-base fees per form at commercial tax preparingservices. The tax office helped return more than $3.5million to the community in tax refunds.

Filing taxes doesn’t need to be taxing

RetirementsCongratulations to Col. Kevin Vaille and Senior Master Sgt.

Richard Dehonney, Air Education Training and Command, on theirretirement.

Increased Force Protection ConditionIndividuals travelling onto Randolph Air Force Base are remind-

ed that entry controllers are conducting 100 percent identificationchecks due to the increased Force Protection Condition. Trustedtraveler access policies have been suspended until further notice.

Travelers should anticipate delays at all entry control points andprepare accordingly. All personnel requiring access must have aCommon Access Card, Teslan, Defense Biometric IdentificationSystem card or pass. Tenant organization ID badges are not validcredentials for access onto the installation.

To obtain a DBIDS card/pass, individuals must be sponsored,proofed and vetted. Application requests should be sent to902sfs.vrc@randolph.af.mil.

Military and family members, workforce, residents, contractors,vendors and visitors must be registered in DBIDS.

To register, go to one of the following locations: Visitor ControlCenter, Bldg. 1032; or Military Personnel Section, Bldg. 399.

AFPC extends shuttle bus routeThe Air Force Personnel Center has a new shuttle bus system to

transport its members from overflow parking areas to Bldgs. 499,667 and 663. The shuttle bus route has been extended to transportAirmen from their dormitory located at Bldg. 394. The bus alsomakes stops by the base fitness center as part of its normal route.The shuttle bus runs from 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 3-6p.m. For more information, call 565-2787.

Active shooter briefingAn active shooter briefing takes place May 20 at 10 a.m. and 2

p.m. in the base theater. Military and civilian personnel who havenot attended within the past year need to attend.

Officer Christian FellowshipThe Officer Christian Fellowship group holds meetings every

Friday at 7:15 p.m.in Schertz. For more information, contact Lt. Col.Richard Steele at 863-2579.

Moving household goods procedureTo ensure quality customer service during the upcoming sum-

mer season, the 902nd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic man-agement office requests a three-week notice on the packing and

shipping of all personal property.For more information, call 652-1848.

Base BRIEFS

“The Lincoln Lawyer” (R)Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Sucker Punch” (PG-13)Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malon

Saturday @ 6 p.m. and Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWING atthe Randolph Theater

$4.50 for adults - $2.25 for children 0-11

For a complete listing of base briefs,visit www.randolph.af.mil

NATIONAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK

502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The often unseen realm of pro-fessionals in lab coats and safetygoggles – be they medical, pharma-ceutical, forensic or others – can becrucial to an investigation or med-ical diagnosis. Those workingbehind the scenes here are noexception.

In their honor, April 24 through30 is set aside as NationalLaboratory Professionals Week togive the laboratory professionalsrecognition for the important serv-ices they provide.

“It’s time to celebrate what wedo,” said Airman 1st ClassWilliam Montgomery, 359thMedical Support Squadron med-ical laboratory technician.

He and other lab technicianshere performed about 25,000blood chemistry tests in March,such as throat cultures, andurine and hematology samples,testing for pregnancy, renal func-tion, proteins, cholesterol andother things, he added.

While their opportunity to inter-act with patients ultimately comesdown to sticking needles in theirarms, Airman Montgomery said,“we try to give patients as muchinformation as possible” about fast-ing before certain tests and what toexpect.

It is not the technician’s role tointerpret test results or provide

patients with test results.They’re not trained as physicians

and they may not always know whya test is good or bad, just whenresults show something isn’t nor-mal, the Airman said, adding, “Ifwe have a critical result, we’ll callthe doctor right away.”

Sometimes the job of a lab techcan have frustrations from thepatient side as well as the med-ical practitioner side.

Jill Craft, 359th MDSS medicallaboratory technician, said, “It’sinteresting. It’s hard to get patientsto appreciate what we do. A lot ofpeople don’t understand – nursesand doctors – they don’t under-stand what we do. We take samplesand they see results.”

Medical laboratory professionalsare key members of the health careteam who work behind the scenesto perform the medical tests doc-tors order for their patients,according to the American Societyof Clinical Pathology, an organiza-tion that provides advocacy, educa-tion and certification for patholo-gists, laboratory professionals andtheir patients.

Laboratory professionals includethe staffs of hospitals, free-standinglaboratories and other healthcareproviders who analyze fluids andtissue to diagnose disease; managetreatment and determine a per-son’s risk for developing a medicalcondition; and draw blood.

Randolph honors medical lab technicians

Above: Senior Airman MonikWilliams, 359th Medical

Group laboratory technician,draws blood from a patient.

Right: Airman 1st ClassWilliam Montgomery, 359th

Medical Group laboratorytechnician, sorts lab

samples.Photos by Airman Alexis Siekert

• CATHOLICMonday-Friday

11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975Saturday

5:30 p.m. - Bldg. 975Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Bldg. 97511:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975

ConfessionSaturday

4:30 - Bldg. 975

• PROTESTANTTraditional

Service8:15

base theater

ContemporaryService11 a.m.

base theater

Randolph ChapelScheduleFor more news online, visit www.randolph.af.mil

Email the Wingspread at502ABW.pa.wingspread

@us.af.mil

PAGE 9WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 8 MAY 6, 2011

By Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The office was quiet and LaMarr Queen wasfinally able to see the top of his desk after weeksof it being covered with paper. He’s not lazy orunorganized, just busy.

Mr. Queen works in the Randolph tax office as the taxprogram’s manager. He said he saw a noticeableincrease in business this season compared to last yearand the year before that.

Customers bring tax forms for “everything fromsale of stocks to rental property and home-basedbusinesses,” he said. “We get few simple W-2s, butmost of ours are more in-depth. Many people havesome kind of investments, dividends – it’s more in-depth than putting numbers down.”

Different circumstances require their own uniqueforms and may have different rules for filing. Theyrange from a young adult with one income, nodependents and no deductions to a household with

two or more incomes, dependents, interest from amortgage interest, home-based businesses, estatesand stock dividends – all have their own forms andprocedures.

“With the easy ones, it takes longer to put the informa-tion down than it does to do the return,” he said of themore simple W-2 forms someone with one income andno deductions may have. “I can do one in 15 minutes.Basic returns are no big deal.”

The varying complexity or simplicity of filing taxes canchange the length of time a customer may need for anappointment at the tax office.

“Most appointments are an hour, but home-basedbusinesses are an hour and a half,” he said.

If taxes are completed and filed at the Randolph taxoffice and there is an error, the Internal Revenue Servicecan waive any penalties and interest. “Not always, butusually,” he said.

Mr. Queen said if someone isn’t familiar with the formsor wants to make sure to find deductions or potentiallycostly errors, they should make an appointment.

“Come to see us,” he said. “We have people who aretrained – some of my tax preparers have been doing itfor 16 to 17 years.”

The tax office had 42 IRS-trained volunteers filingtaxes and nine additional volunteers who answered thephone and scheduled appointments.

The tax office prepares taxes all year, but Mr. Queengoes back to only working in the office part time duringthe slower months.

“I do taxes pretty much year round,” he said, toaddress needs of different circumstances, such asdeployed servicemembers who have an additional six-month extension to file or if there is an amendment toa tax return or some sort of problem.

“I want to make sure people on Randolph have fullaccess, or new folks who have lots of questions,” he said.

Mr. Queen said the tax office saved the Randolphcommunity $390,226 in filing fees this year, based onoff-base fees per form at commercial tax preparingservices. The tax office helped return more than $3.5million to the community in tax refunds.

Filing taxes doesn’t need to be taxing

RetirementsCongratulations to Col. Kevin Vaille and Senior Master Sgt.

Richard Dehonney, Air Education Training and Command, on theirretirement.

Increased Force Protection ConditionIndividuals travelling onto Randolph Air Force Base are remind-

ed that entry controllers are conducting 100 percent identificationchecks due to the increased Force Protection Condition. Trustedtraveler access policies have been suspended until further notice.

Travelers should anticipate delays at all entry control points andprepare accordingly. All personnel requiring access must have aCommon Access Card, Teslan, Defense Biometric IdentificationSystem card or pass. Tenant organization ID badges are not validcredentials for access onto the installation.

To obtain a DBIDS card/pass, individuals must be sponsored,proofed and vetted. Application requests should be sent to902sfs.vrc@randolph.af.mil.

Military and family members, workforce, residents, contractors,vendors and visitors must be registered in DBIDS.

To register, go to one of the following locations: Visitor ControlCenter, Bldg. 1032; or Military Personnel Section, Bldg. 399.

AFPC extends shuttle bus routeThe Air Force Personnel Center has a new shuttle bus system to

transport its members from overflow parking areas to Bldgs. 499,667 and 663. The shuttle bus route has been extended to transportAirmen from their dormitory located at Bldg. 394. The bus alsomakes stops by the base fitness center as part of its normal route.The shuttle bus runs from 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 3-6p.m. For more information, call 565-2787.

Active shooter briefingAn active shooter briefing takes place May 20 at 10 a.m. and 2

p.m. in the base theater. Military and civilian personnel who havenot attended within the past year need to attend.

Officer Christian FellowshipThe Officer Christian Fellowship group holds meetings every

Friday at 7:15 p.m.in Schertz. For more information, contact Lt. Col.Richard Steele at 863-2579.

Moving household goods procedureTo ensure quality customer service during the upcoming sum-

mer season, the 902nd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic man-agement office requests a three-week notice on the packing and

shipping of all personal property.For more information, call 652-1848.

Base BRIEFS

“The Lincoln Lawyer” (R)Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Sucker Punch” (PG-13)Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malon

Saturday @ 6 p.m. and Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWING atthe Randolph Theater

$4.50 for adults - $2.25 for children 0-11

For a complete listing of base briefs,visit www.randolph.af.mil

NATIONAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK

502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The often unseen realm of pro-fessionals in lab coats and safetygoggles – be they medical, pharma-ceutical, forensic or others – can becrucial to an investigation or med-ical diagnosis. Those workingbehind the scenes here are noexception.

In their honor, April 24 through30 is set aside as NationalLaboratory Professionals Week togive the laboratory professionalsrecognition for the important serv-ices they provide.

“It’s time to celebrate what wedo,” said Airman 1st ClassWilliam Montgomery, 359thMedical Support Squadron med-ical laboratory technician.

He and other lab technicianshere performed about 25,000blood chemistry tests in March,such as throat cultures, andurine and hematology samples,testing for pregnancy, renal func-tion, proteins, cholesterol andother things, he added.

While their opportunity to inter-act with patients ultimately comesdown to sticking needles in theirarms, Airman Montgomery said,“we try to give patients as muchinformation as possible” about fast-ing before certain tests and what toexpect.

It is not the technician’s role tointerpret test results or provide

patients with test results.They’re not trained as physicians

and they may not always know whya test is good or bad, just whenresults show something isn’t nor-mal, the Airman said, adding, “Ifwe have a critical result, we’ll callthe doctor right away.”

Sometimes the job of a lab techcan have frustrations from thepatient side as well as the med-ical practitioner side.

Jill Craft, 359th MDSS medicallaboratory technician, said, “It’sinteresting. It’s hard to get patientsto appreciate what we do. A lot ofpeople don’t understand – nursesand doctors – they don’t under-stand what we do. We take samplesand they see results.”

Medical laboratory professionalsare key members of the health careteam who work behind the scenesto perform the medical tests doc-tors order for their patients,according to the American Societyof Clinical Pathology, an organiza-tion that provides advocacy, educa-tion and certification for patholo-gists, laboratory professionals andtheir patients.

Laboratory professionals includethe staffs of hospitals, free-standinglaboratories and other healthcareproviders who analyze fluids andtissue to diagnose disease; managetreatment and determine a per-son’s risk for developing a medicalcondition; and draw blood.

Randolph honors medical lab technicians

Above: Senior Airman MonikWilliams, 359th Medical

Group laboratory technician,draws blood from a patient.

Right: Airman 1st ClassWilliam Montgomery, 359th

Medical Group laboratorytechnician, sorts lab

samples.Photos by Airman Alexis Siekert

• CATHOLICMonday-Friday

11:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975Saturday

5:30 p.m. - Bldg. 975Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Bldg. 97511:30 a.m. - Bldg. 975

ConfessionSaturday

4:30 - Bldg. 975

• PROTESTANTTraditional

Service8:15

base theater

ContemporaryService11 a.m.

base theater

Randolph ChapelScheduleFor more news online, visit www.randolph.af.mil

Email the Wingspread at502ABW.pa.wingspread

@us.af.mil

PAGE 11WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 10 MAY 6, 2011

FEATURE

Randolph’s canine cops train to handle real-world dangersBy Airman 1st Class Precious Yett502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Randolph Air Force Base MilitaryWorking Dogs are increasing theirfan base.

The MWD handlers, with the helpof 502nd Air Base Wing OperatingLocation B multimedia department,are creating “fan cards” to hand outas an information souvenir atdemonstrations, school events andany other events where the MWDsare showcased.

There are currently seven MWDsstationed at Randolph, one of whichis deployed and another is on theverge of retirement.

Bak, who is slated to retire, will havea limited edition card, of which only 25cards will be printed.

The cards will feature a photo of eachMWD at Randolph, a biography, includ-ing breed, weight, tattoo number, whichis equivalent to the MWD’s SocialSecurity number, date of birth, whatthey are certified in, their favorite toyand some fun facts about the dog.

However, the most imperative infor-mation on the card is the encourage-ment of people to be sentinels for illegalor suspicious activities and to alert lawenforcement when necessary.

The handing out of cards is “an effortto provide a community-based programper Air Force Instruction 44-159, para-graph 2.6.3.1, which states “thedemand reduction program is a com-munity-based process requiring theactive involvement of multiple base andcommunity agencies.”

“We are currently working withmany agencies at Randolph during ourjoint endeavor to create this ‘anti-drug’campaign,” Staff Sgt. Taylor Rogal,902nd Security Forces Squadron MWDtrainer, said.

The handlers are often involved indemonstrations in the local community.However, the cards will also be handedout when the handlers are walkingaround on duty.

“It’s not going to be just at demon-strations,” said Tech Sgt. DarrellWilliams Jr., 902nd Security ForcesSquadron MWD kennel master.Demonstrations are the main focus,

because that’s where most peo-ple see us, but just walkingaround on foot patrol, Airmenare going to have cards to passout to the general public. It’s away to let people know the dog andhandler can be approached withoutfear. During the demonstration, thedogs run through the six phases ofpatrol work. We end the exhibitwith a double dog bite, duringwhich we send two dogs, one rightafter the other, to bite the person,one to the leg and the other to theback. It’s our finale.”

The creation of this program isnew at Randolph, but thereare other Air Forcebases where the pro-gram is currentlyimplemented. It iscurrently not a JointBase San Antonioprogram.

The vast majority ofMWDs are German andDutch shepherds and Belgian mali-nois breeds due to their strength, ath-leticism, intelligence and loyalty.Randolph’s MWDs are comprised of oneBelgian malinois, yellow Labrador mix,Bak; one full-blood malinois, CCharles,from the puppy program at LacklandAir Force Base; and five German shep-herds – Kira, Troy, Harry, Teri andGoro,

The MWDs are the focus of the fancards, not the handlers, although theyare both equally vital to the success ofthe mission, both at their home baseand in deployed locations.

The handlers will not be on the cardshere at Randolph due to the deploy-ment tempo of their career field.

“We often have to switch teams tofill the taskings. We would bereprinting cards so often that itwould not be advantageous,”Sergeant Rogal said. “Also, peoplecome to the demonstrations to seethe MWDs, not the handlers.”

The teams display a number of skillsthe handlers have taught their caninepartners, from detection to attack.

“When the teams go out fordemonstrations, they usually coversimple obedience, which is the foun-

dation of our K-9 training,” SergeantRogal said. “We then show the publicthat they don’t need to be afraid toapproach any of our dogs; theyaren’t going to attack just becauseyou come up to us. The dogs aretrained to listen to the handler andto be calm.”

“After simple obedience, there’sthe interview, which proves to thepublic the capability of the dogs tobe peaceful,” he continued. “We thentransition into the attack portion. Incanine, we call it the ‘bullet we cancall back.’ If I pull my gun out and Ishoot at you, I can’t get that bulletback, but if I send my dog at you andyou give up, we can give the dog acommand to not engage you fully.We also search, watch and escort thedog back to the vehicle.”

The way the handlers are able totrain the dogs is by their relationshipbeing more partner-based thanowner. The handlers feed, play withand take care of their specific dogand the dog, in turn, protects itshandler and performs the tasks com-manded. The dogs are a member ofthe United States military forces. Thedogs do not receive official promo-tions, but there’s an old traditionthat states “the dog is always onerank higher than the handler.”

“A MWD is a not just a dog. He is afriend and partner. His handler is hislife, love and leader. He will be yours,faithful and true, to the last beat of hisheart. We owe it to him to be worthy ofsuch devotion,” Sergeant Rogal said.“The two of us, in military service, aresworn to deter, detect and defend!”

Military Working Dog Harry, 902nd Security ForcesSquadron canine cop, surveys the training field nearRandolph’s south gate from the top of a training obstacle.

Staff Sgt. George Garcia, 902nd SFS military working dog handler, leads MWD Harry over a hurdle on theobstacle course.

Above: Senior Airman KevinBanks, 902nd Security ForcesSquadron military working dog

handler, demonstrates a double-dog bite, when two dogs, in this

case, Kira (left) and Goro, arereleased consecutively in order

to apprehend a criminal.

Right: Staff Sgt. ChristopherKeilman, 902nd SFS militaryworking dog handler, gives his

MWD Kira, the only femaleGerman shepherd in the

squadron, praise after shecompletes a double-dog bite

maneuver.

Photos by Airman Alexis Siekert

By Linda Howlett502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Safety Office

Crosswalk safety is an on going concernon Randolph Air Force Base. The problem iswhen pedestrians and motorists do not obeythe rules. Pedestrians need to use designat-ed crosswalks when available. Crosswalksindicate right of way, and do not provide anylevel of protection. Pedestrians need toensure motorists have seen them and havestopped prior to entering the roadway.Motorists are required to yield to pedestri-ans in designated crosswalks.

Base drivers and pedestrians shouldremember to be careful and courteous whentraveling the streets of Randolph, and lookout for one another.

The 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B safetyoffice offers some tips for the base.

“Pedestrians should only walk acrossthe street when they are sure it is safe todo so, and they should keep looking forcars as they walk,” said Tech. Sgt. DaveRoller, 502nd ABW safety office groundsafety craftsman.

If cars have passed the crosswalk, but arestopped and blocking the crosswalk, pedes-trians should never walk behind the car thatis stopped, said the sergeant.

“The stopped vehicle obstructs the visibili-ty of the pedestrian to motorists travelingfrom the opposite direction,” he explained.

Drivers should always be on the lookoutfor pedestrians, especially in high-trafficareas such as around the Air ForcePersonnel Center, Pitsenbarger Hall (Bldg.399), the base clinic and base schools.

“A lot of people walk on base, whetherit is to work, school or to do an errand,”Sergeant Roller said. “Both the pedestri-an and motorists need to do their part toensure crosswalk safety.”

Drivers have a responsibility to look outfor pedestrians, and pedestrians have theresponsibility to look out for drivers.

Drivers on base should take the time to be

courteous and stop at marked pedestriancrosswalks when people are trying to cross.It is not only the courteous thing to do, it isthe law, the sergeant said.

“Team Randolph members have to lookout for one another – safety is an on-goingresponsibility,” Sergeant Roller said.

For more information on crosswalk safety,call the safety office at 652-1842.

Photo by Brian McGloin The 502nd Air Base Wing safety office cautions all Randolph pedestrians to know the best practiceswhen using crosswalks on base.

PAGE 13WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 12 MAY 6, 2011

Passport to FitnessThe Rambler Fitness

Center hosts Passport toFitness during May.Participants can “visit” dif-ferent countries and com-plete an activity to receive astamp on their passport.Passports may be picked upat the front desk.

Bike fitnessThe Rambler Fitness

Center hosts bike rides everyThursday from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Participants willneed a road bike or cyclo-cross bike – no mountainbikes, please. Appropriatecycling attire and gear arerequired.

Golf club demo day The Randolph Oaks Golf

Course plans a demonstra-tion of golf clubs May 13from 2-6 p.m. Golfers willhave a chance to try outsome of the latest clubdesigns.

Swing for HungerThe Air Force Recruiting

Service Booster Club hostsa “Swing for Hunger” golftournament to benefit theSan Antonio Food Bank May 13 at 8 a.m. at theRandolph Oaks Golf Course.The cost is $45 per personand participants areencouraged to bring acanned food item. To regis-ter, email Master Sgt. ChrisTomberlin at christopher.tomberlin@us.af.mil.

Swing doctorsGolf professionals Brian

Cannon and Charles Bishopare available for personalappointments for help withthe golf swing. To schedulea lesson, call 652-4653.

SportsBRIEFS

SPORTS – HEALTH – FITNESS

Randolph officials stress crosswalk safety

MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS9 a.m. - Step10:05 a.m. - Strength11 a.m. - Step11:15 a.m. - Cycling5 p.m. - Step5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Yoga7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength 11 a.m. - Step5 p.m. - Zumba6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10 a.m. - Yoga11 a.m. - Step11:15 p.m. - Cycling5 p.m. - Zumba5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Pilates7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step/Weights9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength11 a.m. - Sets & Reps5 p.m. - Zumba6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10:15 a.m. - Cardiofusion11:15 a.m. - Cycling5:30 p.m. - Yoga

9 a.m. - Kick Boxing9 a.m. - Pilates10:15 a.m. - Zumba

1 p.m. - Yoga

Rambler Fitness Center group exercise class schedule – May 2011

$3 per class. For details on class passes or holiday class schedules, call the Rambler Fitness Center at 652-2955.Equipment orientation available upon request for all patrons.

The Rambler Fitness Center Memorial Day holiday hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p. m.

SUNDAYS

By Linda Howlett502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Safety Office

Crosswalk safety is an on going concernon Randolph Air Force Base. The problem iswhen pedestrians and motorists do not obeythe rules. Pedestrians need to use designat-ed crosswalks when available. Crosswalksindicate right of way, and do not provide anylevel of protection. Pedestrians need toensure motorists have seen them and havestopped prior to entering the roadway.Motorists are required to yield to pedestri-ans in designated crosswalks.

Base drivers and pedestrians shouldremember to be careful and courteous whentraveling the streets of Randolph, and lookout for one another.

The 502nd Air Base Wing OL-B safetyoffice offers some tips for the base.

“Pedestrians should only walk acrossthe street when they are sure it is safe todo so, and they should keep looking forcars as they walk,” said Tech. Sgt. DaveRoller, 502nd ABW safety office groundsafety craftsman.

If cars have passed the crosswalk, but arestopped and blocking the crosswalk, pedes-trians should never walk behind the car thatis stopped, said the sergeant.

“The stopped vehicle obstructs the visibili-ty of the pedestrian to motorists travelingfrom the opposite direction,” he explained.

Drivers should always be on the lookoutfor pedestrians, especially in high-trafficareas such as around the Air ForcePersonnel Center, Pitsenbarger Hall (Bldg.399), the base clinic and base schools.

“A lot of people walk on base, whetherit is to work, school or to do an errand,”Sergeant Roller said. “Both the pedestri-an and motorists need to do their part toensure crosswalk safety.”

Drivers have a responsibility to look outfor pedestrians, and pedestrians have theresponsibility to look out for drivers.

Drivers on base should take the time to be

courteous and stop at marked pedestriancrosswalks when people are trying to cross.It is not only the courteous thing to do, it isthe law, the sergeant said.

“Team Randolph members have to lookout for one another – safety is an on-goingresponsibility,” Sergeant Roller said.

For more information on crosswalk safety,call the safety office at 652-1842.

Photo by Brian McGloin The 502nd Air Base Wing safety office cautions all Randolph pedestrians to know the best practiceswhen using crosswalks on base.

PAGE 13WINGSPREADMAY 6, 2011WINGSPREADPAGE 12 MAY 6, 2011

Passport to FitnessThe Rambler Fitness

Center hosts Passport toFitness during May.Participants can “visit” dif-ferent countries and com-plete an activity to receive astamp on their passport.Passports may be picked upat the front desk.

Bike fitnessThe Rambler Fitness

Center hosts bike rides everyThursday from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Participants willneed a road bike or cyclo-cross bike – no mountainbikes, please. Appropriatecycling attire and gear arerequired.

Golf club demo day The Randolph Oaks Golf

Course plans a demonstra-tion of golf clubs May 13from 2-6 p.m. Golfers willhave a chance to try outsome of the latest clubdesigns.

Swing for HungerThe Air Force Recruiting

Service Booster Club hostsa “Swing for Hunger” golftournament to benefit theSan Antonio Food Bank May 13 at 8 a.m. at theRandolph Oaks Golf Course.The cost is $45 per personand participants areencouraged to bring acanned food item. To regis-ter, email Master Sgt. ChrisTomberlin at christopher.tomberlin@us.af.mil.

Swing doctorsGolf professionals Brian

Cannon and Charles Bishopare available for personalappointments for help withthe golf swing. To schedulea lesson, call 652-4653.

SportsBRIEFS

SPORTS – HEALTH – FITNESS

Randolph officials stress crosswalk safety

MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS9 a.m. - Step10:05 a.m. - Strength11 a.m. - Step11:15 a.m. - Cycling5 p.m. - Step5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Yoga7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength 11 a.m. - Step5 p.m. - Zumba6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10 a.m. - Yoga11 a.m. - Step11:15 p.m. - Cycling5 p.m. - Zumba5:15 p.m. - Cycling6 p.m. - Pilates7:15 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step/Weights9 a.m. - Yoga10 a.m. - Senior Strength11 a.m. - Sets & Reps5 p.m. - Zumba6 p.m. - Kick Boxing

9 a.m. - Step10:15 a.m. - Cardiofusion11:15 a.m. - Cycling5:30 p.m. - Yoga

9 a.m. - Kick Boxing9 a.m. - Pilates10:15 a.m. - Zumba

1 p.m. - Yoga

Rambler Fitness Center group exercise class schedule – May 2011

$3 per class. For details on class passes or holiday class schedules, call the Rambler Fitness Center at 652-2955.Equipment orientation available upon request for all patrons.

The Rambler Fitness Center Memorial Day holiday hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p. m.

SUNDAYS

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