By AMANDA CREEL amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil The 52nd Combat Communications Squadron
Airmens mission is training at
Robins, but when they deploy,
their communications support is
vital to Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Whether its supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom by
raising the morale of fellow
troops or learning to appreciate
the efforts of Iraqi troops and
civilians as they learn to live as
an independent nation, Airmen
from the 52nd CBCS are
answering the call of duty. Staff Sgt. Robert Keen, a ground radio maintenance craftsman, considers himself
lucky because he had the oppor-
tunity to work side by side with
the Iraqi Reconnaissance
Squadron 70. I expected to be looking over my shoulder, but after a
few days you realize they are
good guys, Sergeant Keen said.
When you realize they are
working for much less money,
under much worse circum-
stances, you learn to respect
them a lot. Sergeant Keen was a mem- ber of a seven-man team of
Airmen called the Coalition Air
Force Transition Team who
were embedded with Squadron
70 as an advisory team. Sergeant Keen was embed- ded with the unit to help them
establish communications sys-
tems such as handheld radios,
avionics equipment, computer
networks and video surveillance
systems. One of the challenges for Sergeant Keen was being able to
teach his Iraqi coworkers how to
manage the communication sys-
tem while communicating
through an interpreter. The biggest problem was the language barrier. Most of the
pilots spoke English, but the
maintenance guys didnt and
they were the ones that needed
to learn, Sergeant Keen said. Keen said he enjoyed seeing September 29, 2006 Vol. 51 No. 39 T HE R OBINS R EV U P R o b i n s A i r F o r c e B a s e, G a. PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1954 Page A6 SATURDAY 47/81 SUNDAY 68/88 Visit us online at www.robins.af.mil/pa/revup-online/index.htm THE MACH READ WEATHER FORECAST Courtesy of 78th OSS/OSW THINK SAFETY AIRMEN AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING To request a ride, call 335-5218, 335-5238 or 335-5236 . TODAY 52/80 SLOW DOWN 181 speeding tickets have been issued to date. Accumulating 12 traffic violation points within a year may cause drivers to lose base driving privileges for up
to six months. Speeding violation points are based on the number of miles over the posted speed limit. Center of Excellence The following performance goals are
set for the Center: Green means goal is being met or exceeded. Yellow means goal has not been met, but is still attainable. Red means goal cannot be met. NBA coach, player put on youth clinic Page B1 CHPS offers health screenings and other wellness opportunities 10 DUIs as of Sept. 26 50% reduction from fiscal 04 - Maximum DUIs allowed, 6 - Current DUIs obtained, 7 Training attendance as of Sept. 26
84% attendance of training 100% 90% Goal Currently 84% Aircraft production as of Sept. 26
96% aircraft due date performance rate 100% 95% Goal Currently 96% Lost work day injuries as of Sept. 26
50% reduction from fiscal 04 - Maximum lost work days due to injury allowed, 16 - Current days lost, 11 Foreign Object Damage as of Sept. 26
50% reduction from fiscal 04 - Maximum FOD incidents allowed, 5 - Current FOD incidents, 1 1 2 4 5 1 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1112 13 14 15 16 17 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 2 Martial arts classes offer alternative to regular PT CFC Kickoff The Combined Federal Campaign kickoff is sched-
uled for Monday at 8:30 a.m.
in the Vistascope Theater,
Museum of Aviation. Maj.
Gen. Thomas Owen, com-
mander of the Warner
Robins Air Logistics Center,
will be the speaker. Flu Immunizations As flu season approaches, it is time for active duty per-
sonnel to line up and get
immunized. "Our game plan is to immu- nize all active duty members
first and any high risk
patients," said Tech. Sgt.
Jack Jenkins, NCOIC of the
Immunization Clinic. Immunizations will be con- ducted at the Robins Enlisted
Club ballroom on Oct. 2, 3, 5,
16, 17 and 18 from 6:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. All healthy active duty members will be receiving
the FluMist vaccine during
the upcoming vaccination
dates. All Airmen will be
advised what day they will be
eligible for vaccination
through their squadrons. Those not eligible to receive the FluMist vaccine, which
includes anyone with chronic
health issues, respiratory ill-
nesses, pregnant women,
anyone over 50 and anyone
under anti-viral therapy will
receive the injectable flu vac-
cine at a later date. "Once we have reached our goal of active duty and
high risk patrons, then we will
open it up to retirees, active
duty dependents and federal
civilian employees," Sergeant
Jenkins said. The immunization clinic has opened a message line with
more information about the
upcoming flu immunizations.
To contact the line call 327-
7922. Hispanic Heritage Observance The Hispanic Heritage Observance Luncheon will
be held Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. at
the Robins Enlisted Club.
The guest speaker will be
Dora Trevino, the director of
Equal Employment
Opportunity and Diversity
Field Services, Internal
Revenue Service. For tickets
call 1st Lt. Jennifer Polston at
201-1304. U. S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP Senior Airman Jonathan Kuykendall (left), president of Airman Against Drunk Driving, and Senior Airman Douglas Brown, vice president, work to prevent DUIs by provid- ing rides for Team Robins members who are intoxicated and without a way home. By HOLLY L. BIRCHFIELD holly.birchfield@robins.af.mil Recently, there has been an increase in the number of Team Robins employees
getting arrested for driving under the
influence. One base organization is trying
to make a positive change by helping peo-
ple get home safely when theyve had too
much to drink. Airmen Against Drunk Driving, a vol- untary organization of active-duty mili-
tary, reservists and Guardsmen, provides
Department of Defense members and
their identification card carrying family
members a ride home when they cant find an alternative way home after a night
out. Senior Master Sgt. Robert Hipple, first sergeant point of contact for AADD, said
the program aims to cut down on the num-
ber of DUIs, saving peoples lives and
careers. Airmen Against Drunk Driving is a voluntary service to provide free, anony-
mous rides to any DoD member that may
find themselves intoxicated and needing a
ride and without any other way of getting
home, he said. Sergeant Hipple, who has volunteered in the program since December 2005, said
three volunteer drivers are on call 24
hours a day, seven days a week, to give
rides home to people in need. We get volunteers from the base and they have to be affiliated with the mili-
tary, he said. They volunteer to drive
from Thursday to Thursday. They have
cell phones and when someone calls one
of the cell phones, theyll go out, pick
them up and give them a ride home. Col. Warren Berry, 78th Air Base Wing vice commander, said each person in the
78th ABW who gets a DUI gets a person-
al visit with the wings commander or vice
commander. Colonel Berry said in most instances, its discovered that the Airmans initial
plan to get home isnt followed through
for one reason or another. Theres no doubt a DUI can be detri- mental to your career, he said. I think
the bigger consequence is that any time
you get behind the wheel after having had
alcohol in your system, you put yourself at
risk. Its just not a risk worth taking, either
from a personal safety perspective or a
career perspective. Col. Berry said he encourages both individuals and their organizations to
make a difference in their community by
volunteering with AADD. The program is a great back up when circumstances arise that make your plan
unworkable and you need to take advan-
tage of it, he said. But the important
thing is if people decide to go out and
have a drink, they should think ahead and
plan for what theyre going to do. In light of the rising number of DUIs, the 78th ABW is working hard to spread
the message of responsible drinking and
having a plan to get home when drinking,
Col Berry said. According to the 78th Security Forces Squadrons Reports and Analysis Section,
there have been seven DUIs committed
by members in the 78th Air Base Wing
since April 2006. There have been 12
DUIs committed by DoD civilians and
military members base-wide since April. Senior Airman Douglas Brown, vice president of AADD since June 2006, said
although individuals must show their base AADD helps in battle against drunk driving 52nd CBCS helps Iraqi squadron with communications, morale see 52ND CBCS, 5A see AADD, 2A By AMANDA CREEL amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil One squadron commander enjoys an office just above Base Operations in
Building 110, with a perfect view of the
Robins Airfield. Unfortunately for the
commander, spotting the large number
of flight line violations diminishes his
treetop view. Lt. Col. Tim Hershberger, command- er of the 78th Operations Support
Squadron, arrived at Robins in August
2005, and immediately started noticing
violations. From where I sit, I can see it all from people crossing the line illegally to
people not doing FOD (Foreign Object
Debris) checks, Colonel Hershberger
said. Even during the short time Colonel Hershberger stood by his window
explaining the significance of a redesign
of the flight line markings, several viola-
tions occurred, beginning with a man on
foot cutting across the active flight line
without going through an entry control
point, followed by another man biking
down the center of the active flight line
while wearing a baseball cap. I think they (members of the Robins community) need to realize Robins is
more than a depot. We have an active
flight mission and we need to accom-
plish it as safely as possible, Colonel
Hershberger said. Colonel Hershberger said the prob- lem is a lack of knowledge about the
flight line and the rules and regulations
for driving, walking or bicycling on the
flight line. An analysis of the Robins Airfield by the Airfield Root Cause Analysis
Team concluded personnel utilizing the
airfield have an unclear understanding of
the distinction between the flight line
and industrial areas and the resulting
confusion led to violations of the con-
trolled movement area, putting both air-
craft and personnel at risk, Colonel
Hershberger said. Recently Colonel Hershberger and other Robins personnel went to work
labeling the flight line more clearly and
educating the base population who use
the flight line. One of the main goals of the flight line project was to clearly identify the
three parts of the flight line: the industri-
al area, the maintenance flight line and
the active flight line. Graphic illustration by TECH. SGT. BRIAN BAHRET Robins Airfield flight line gets reorganized see FLIGHT LINE, 2A Page B3 Courtesy photo 1st Lt. James Emge, a communications engineer with the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, works with an Iraqi engineer- ing and installation team during a recent deployment. 2A The Robins Rev-Up September 29, 2006 by JOHN SCAGGS Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs In an unprecedented move that will radically simplify and streamline the Air
Force sustainment funding system, Air
Force Materiel Command will become
the Air Force executive agent for pro-
gramming, budgeting and execution for
many of the Air Forces sustainment
needs beginning Oct. 1. This change affects all our wings in a big way, said Vic Bowden, chief of
Financial Managements working capi-
tal funds division. Its a major change
in how we do business. Money previously allocated to each major command to cover sustainment
costs, such as fuel, replacement parts
and scheduled maintenance, eventually
will be funneled into one central pot.
AFMC will manage that pot from an
enterprise perspective for the rest of the
Air Force. To handle this responsibility, AFMC has established a Centralized Asset
Management, or CAM, program office
at its headquarters. CAM is based on
four pillars: centralized sustainment
funding, enterprise requirements deter- mination, performance-based logistics
and integrated wholesale supply and
depot maintenance operations. The CAM organization will oversee the following expense elements: depot-
purchased equipment maintenance,
such as aircraft, missile and engine
overhauls, depot-level reparables; con-
tractor logistics support, technical
orders, sustaining engineering, aviation
fuel, flying hour consumables and sup-
port equipment, such as night vision
goggles Over the past few months, AFMC personnel have been establishing
CAMs baseline processes. Their efforts
will pay off over time, according to
Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC command-
er. While there is still a lot of work to do, I believe the plans weve developed,
with help from the Air Staff and other
major commands, have prepared us for
success, General Carlson said. As we
begin to see the fruits of our labor, it will
be important to also embrace and insti-
tutionalize those changes that we have
put into place. The CAM program office will use a spiral approach to shift responsibilities to AFMC. During Spiral 1, which
encompasses fiscal 2007, the program
office will receive $5.5 billion previous-
ly allocated among the other Air Force
major commands. It will assume execu-
tion responsibility for contractor logis-
tics support, technical orders, sustaining
engineering and aviation fuel. During Spiral 2, which encompasses fiscal 2008, AFMC also will program,
budget and execute these four areas. Additionally in fiscal 2008, AFMC will assume programming, budgeting
and execution responsibility for the
remaining expense elements: depot-
purchased equipment maintenance,
depot-level reparables, flying hour con-
sumables and support equipment. During Spiral 3, which encompasses fiscal 2009 and 2010, the CAM pro-
gram office will complete the integra- tion of supply and depot maintenance
working capital funds that began in fis-
cal 2007. This will eliminate thousands
of non-value added transactions. Additionally in Spiral 3, AFMC will provide total system support for weapon
systems via performance-based logis-
tics arrangements which will greatly
improve support to customers. CAM represents a name change to the Future Financials Initiative. Air
Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael
Moseley endorsed Future Financials in
December 2005. This initiative helps
the Air Force implement innovative
financial and requirements processes.
These processes will improve support
for commanders and expeditionary
operations by using an enterprise
approach, while also eliminating non
value-added activities by centralizing
and re-engineering how the Air Force
funds its logistics activities. The programs name changed from Future Financials to CAM in July to
reflect the broader, yet focused, role this
initiative will have on Air Force sustain-
ment resources, said Lt. Col. Chris
McCammant, CAM program manager. Here is how CAM will work: An Air Force lead command for a system will
identify programmatic inputs and
requirements to AFMC for program
objective memorandum submission.
For example, Air Combat Command is
the lead command for fighters and
bombers and would submit usage
changes to AFMC for the F-22. At that point, AFMC will program, budget and subsequently execute the
funds authorized to support Air Force
requirements. By centrally managing
execution of these funds from an enter-
prise perspective, AFMC will provide
the best mix of support across the Air
Force with the funding available to
meet air and space expeditionary force
commitments at deployed locations as
well as at home station. Its important to remember that while CAM represents a major change
to the Air Force sustainment system, it
alone cannot fix the funding issues the
Air Force currently faces, Colonel
McCammant said. Managing sustain-
ment from the Air Force perspective is a
smart way to do business and should
enable the Air Force to apply limited
funds where the money is needed
most. New system streamlines AF sustainment funding Vic Bowden Financial Management, Air Logistics Center This change affects all our wings in a big way. Its a major change in how we do busi- ness. identification cards for proof of
DoD affiliation, no one will ever
know they used the service. Its completely anony- mous, he said. We might ask
for your common access card
just to verify if youre coming
on base, youre in the service.
But were not going to take your
name, age or anything like that.
Were not going to try to get you
in trouble if youre drinking
underage. Were just here to give
you a ride. Senior Airman Brown said the program is meant as a back
up and shouldnt be used as
ones main plan for getting
home. Were not really a taxicab service, he said. If your friend
or whoever was supposed to
pick you up decided to drink or
they never showed up, then
well be there to help you out. Military volunteers dressed in civilian clothes use their own
vehicles to give the rides and are
not reimbursed for transporta-
tion costs. The volunteers pick
up people from Macon to Perry
to take them home when the
need arises. To ensure the safety
of both drivers and their passen-
gers, volunteers are required to
take a trusted person of the
opposite sex with them on rides
when picking up persons of the
opposite sex. Volunteer drivers meet each week at a designated time at the
Wynn Dining Facility to turn
phones over to the next volun-
teer on call. Volunteers meet on
a monthly basis to find ways to
promote the service. Senior Airman Jonathan Kuykendall, AADD president,
said AADD volunteer drivers
have given rides to more than
230 people since January 2006. Senior Airman Kuykendall, who started as a volunteer driver
in the program two and a half
years ago, said the program
helps take care of Airmen, both
military and civilian alike. It saves lives, he said. It saves careers. Its a very hard
impact on ones career to get a
DUI. Drivers like Airman 1st Class Valentia Coleman, a Disaster
Preparedness Readiness jour-
neyman in the 78th Civil
Engineer Squadron who has
been an active member of
AADD for a year and a half, said
she learned about the valuable
program while attending the
First Term Airmans Center and
saw it as a way to make a differ-
ence in others lives. I chose to get involved in the program because Warner Robins
is really small and you could
easily say, Oh, Im going to
Applebees, and you could (end
up having) too many drinks.
Since the town is so small, its so
easy to get in trouble. Senior Airman Brown said AADD is trying to help people
avoid the pitfalls of DUI. He
said in addition to risking lives,
there are other serious conse-
quences. If someone gets a DUI or DWI (driving while intoxicat-
ed), theyre going to lose stripes,
lose money, etc, he said. There
are other punishments that can
happen against them. AADD Continued from 1A WHAT TO KNOW To receive a ride from an Airman Against Drunk Driving
volunteer, call 222-0013, 335-
5238, 335-5236 or 335-5218.
AADD volunteers are available
24 hours a day, seven days a
week.Active-duty, reservists
and Guardsmen may attend
AADD meetings the first
Thursday of each month at the
Wynn Dining Hall. Only active
duty military member to volun-
teer in the program. For more information about AADD or to volunteer as a
driver, e-mail Senior Airman
Jonathan Kuykendall, AADD
president, at j<i>onathan.kuyk-
endall@robins.af.mil or Senior
Airman Douglas Brown at
douglas.brown@robins.af.mil. Aircraft on the maintenance flight line only move when in tow. However, aircraft
on the active flight line taxi under power
with engines running, said Jim Anderson,
assistant airfield manager. He added the
industrial area is the part of the airfield
occupied by buildings on the flight line such
as hangars for maintenance. Part of the projects goal is clearly mark- ing the difference between the active flight
line and the maintenance flight line by
adding a white background to the double
yellow line and by clearly marking the entry
control points with a large yellow box with
a red outline and black letters that warn
active flight line or only flight line
authorized vehicles beyond this point
FOD check mandatory, with a stop sign
painted just beneath the box. There are five
entry control points for the active flight line
and four for the maintenance flight line.
Vehicles entering both the maintenance
flight line and the active flight line are
expected to do an FOD check. When they exit the active flight line, they have to exit at entry points as well,
Mr. Anderson said. They can not cross the
lines at other points. There are also smaller white boxes every 50 feet with red or black letters which signi-
fy the flight line FOD area. The maintenance flight line is divided from the industrial area by large plastic bar-
ricades that rotate from orange to white. There are two entry control points where drivers or pedestrians can enter either the
maintenance or active flight lines. The
entrance to the active flight line at these
locations will warn active flight line, while
the maintenance entrance will not. The overall goal is safety. This will pre- vent unauthorized vehicles from using the
flight line, minimize Foreign Object Debris
or Foreign Object Damage to aircraft and
distinguish between the three main areas of the airfield, Colonel Hershberger said. The airfield staff also advises authorized flight line personnel that other changes are on
the horizon and once the flight line ramp con-
struction projects are completed in November, the boundaries between the active and mainte-
nance flight lines will be relocated. The staff stresses the location will change, but the markings will still look the
same. Other upcoming changes for person-
nel will be new vehicle stickers for all vehi-
cles authorized to drive on the flight line,
and personnel who work on either flight line
will be given different identification badges
than those who work in the industrial area. I think we are on the right path now and we will become a better operation by next
year, Colonel Hershberger said. FLIGHT LINE Continued from 1A Read the Rev-Up online http://www.robins.af.mil/revup/ By AMANDA CREEL amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil Robins will install approach light sys- tem to Runway 15 at the end of October to
help improve safety for landing aircraft. The construction project will result in the closure of 2,000 feet of the runway for
90 days. Presently, there are high intensity
lights on Runway 15 but no approach
lights, making landing difficult under
some weather conditions. When the aircraft come down to 200 feet, they have to be able to see approach
lights or runway to be able to land. If they
dont, they have to do a missed approach
procedure, where they have to go back up
and come back around, said 1st Lt.
Anthony Hayes, airfield operations offi-
cer. If they can get it done the first time
around it will definitely be safer for
them. The runway now requires three quar- ters of a mile of visibility, but with the new
lighting they will be able to drop prevail-
ing visibility in adverse weather condi-
tions, Lieutenant Hayes said. Approach lights are required to be on anytime the ceiling is lower than 1,000
feet or prevailing visibility is five miles or
less, Lieutenant Hayes said. The new lighting will resemble the lighting installed on Runway 33, where
only a half mile of visibility is required,
but will include fewer lights. We will
have the option to upgrade to the same
system later, Lieutenant Hayes said. The construction project will cost approximately $1.97 million and comple-
tion is anticipated in late March to early
April. During the construction of the approach light system, there will be a dis-
placed threshold by 2,000 feet, meaning
the landing area will move 2,000 feet
down the runway, Lieutenant Hayes said. He added this will still leave 10,000 feet of runway available for use and the
Joint Stars, who use it the most, only
require 9,000 feet. This leaves 1,000 feet
of buffer between the active runway and
the construction site. In an emergency, the 2,000 feet of run- way could still be used, but during normal
operations it will be avoided, said
Lieutenant Hayes. We are going to try to keep the area as safe as possible for the workers to make
sure they dont end up on the runway or
we dont infringe on the construction,
said J.R. Rhodes, airfield manager. We
will maintain radio communication with
the workers to keep them safe and advised
of any emergencies. New lighting to bring safety to Runway 15 AF removes MySpace profile The Air Force discontinued its user profile on the social net- working Web site MySpace.com Sept. 19 after concerns that asso-
ciation with inappropriate content might damage the services rep-
utation. With close to 98 million registered users, MySpace.com was thought to be an ideal venue for the Air Force to connect with
potential recruits and promote awareness for its documentary-style
ad campaign Do Something Amazing. However, after the profile was launched Aug. 21, Air Force offi- cials became concerned about friends being able to link their
personal pages to the site, some of which were of questionable
taste and content. The Air Force understands how valuable MySpace is in reach- ing young men and women, and the profile served its purpose in giv-
ing users the chance to preview the new Do Something Amazing
commercials, said Maj. Sean McKenna, Air Force Recruiting
Service public affairs chief. However, we werent real comfortable
with people being able to click off the profile through a friendspor-
tal and viewing potentially lewd and lascivious content. We didnt
want to be associated with any seedy elements. As the third most popular Web site, MySpace reaches 49 percent of all Internet users between the ages of 18 to 24. While users can no longer view the Air Forces MySpace profile, they can go to DoSomethingAmazing.com, which debuted Sept. 18.
There they can view all of the new Air Force television commercials
and download photos and videos. Courtesy Air Force News WHAT TO KNOW Never enter or exit the active flight line without going through an entry control
point and always do Foreign Object Debris
checks before entering either the active
flight line or maintenance flight line. The Air Force exists to deliver decisive effects through the domains of air, space and now cyber- space -- to fly, to fight and to win our Nations wars! Because this global, long war on terrorism requires
a level of interdependence in equipment and in tactics, techniques and procedures thats higher than
ever, our initiatives focus directly on increasing our ability to operate in joint coalition environments, while
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printed in the Robins Rev-Up.
Anonymous action lines will not be
processed. Commanders Action Line Col. Theresa Carter 78th Air Base Wing commander A Q & Motorcycle Safety Requirements I have just completed the Georgia Motorcycle Safety
Course and been briefed by my
squadron commander on the
mandatory safety requirements
the Air Force places upon me
while riding a motorcycle, specifi-
cally the wear of a reflective safety
vest at all times; on base as well
as off. I understand the necessity for this precaution, and would like to
state that for my part, I fully intend
to comply. However what I find
troublesome is that the majority of
riders I see on base do not com-
ply. More often than not I see rid-
ers, both civilian and, most frus-
tratingly military, without safety
vests. Ive been behind more than
one rider who has successfully
entered the base, past both mili-
tary and civilian gate guards, with-
out vests on. My question is; If AF Motorcycle Safety requirements can not even
be enforced within the confines of
this military base, what is the point
of even having and briefing riders? Colonel Carters Response: I appreciate you taking the time to bring this matter to my attention
as safety is of the utmost impor-
tance. There are several factors
when we consider compliance
and enforcement with the regula-
tions. First and foremost each of
us has the personal responsibility
to comply with known require-
ments. The Air Force core value
lists "Integrity First" - you are doing
the right thing by ensuring you
have the right gear as directed by
the AFI. When someone doesn't
wear the right gear/follow the AFI,
there are several lines of enforce-
ment..the member's chain of
command, co-workers, fellow
motorcycle enthusiasts, wing safe-
ty and so forth.All are in a posi-
tion to influence the right deci-
sions. As a member of Team
Robins, the motorcycle guidance
applies to all of us, regardless of
rank, duty status or the type of
motorcycle we drive--per Air Force
Instruction 91-207, paragraph 14
and the WR-ALC CC's memoran-
dum dated May 24, 2004, were
directed to wear brightly colored or
contrasting vest or jacket as an
outer upper garment during the
day and reflective at night. In the
case of those of us who wear uni-
forms or are wearing clothing that
is not contrasting, a vest is a good
way to get contrasting colors dur-
ing daylight hours, and of course,
required at night. Thank you for
taking the time to bring this matter
to my attention. Please dont hesi-
tate to report incidents in the
future. Honoring their service, sacrifice U.S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP John Dominey was among the former POWs honored at the Robins Air Force Base 2006 POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Andy Busch, 402nd Maintenance Wing commander, was the guest speaker for the ceremony that included a flag folding cere- mony and the playing of "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes. Eventually, they will all come home In September, we recognize and honor those servicemem-
bers who suffered as prisoners
of war, and those still missing. We do it for them. More important, we do it for their
families, and we do it so every
man and woman in uniform
today can truly believe in their
heart should they fall in battle,
we will bring them home. Those missing have become a distant memory to
some in America, but resolu-
tion and closure remains the
focus for those families whose
loved ones still lie on distant
battlefields. Giving them reso-
lution and closure remains the
primary mission for many
people in units like the Joint
POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hawaii and the
Defense Prisoner of
War/Missing Personnel Office
in Washington, D.C. These
units members are responsi-
ble for bringing home the
missing. What most of them will tell you is they have the most grat-
ifying job in the U.S. military.
What most of them wont tell
you is they risk their own lives
daily while deployed around
the world in austere locations
to make sure their fallen com-
rades are returned to their fam-
ilies and to a final resting
place on American soil. I can tell you what it was like serving in the unit charged
with bringing home the miss-
ing it was the most reward-
ing assignment I have ever
had. It was certainly the one where I most felt I was doing
something that mattered, and
thats considering my deploy-
ments to Operation Desert
Storm, Bosnia and New
Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina. During my tour with
Joint Task Force-Full
Accounting and the Joint
POW/MIA Accounting Command, we brought home
more than 225 missing
American heroes and laid
them to rest with the honor
they so long deserved. The distant memory of those missing may just be a
number or statistic to some, but the 88,000 missing heroes
represent 88,000 real-life sto-
ries of loss and pain to 88,000
wives or husbands who will
never grow old together,
whose children will never
know their parent, or whose
parents outlived their child.
During my deployments to
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam,
I saw firsthand where we
believed more than a dozen of
these heroes lay lost, and I
learned their stories, too. My first deployment to Laos took me to the thickly
jungled Ho Chi Minh Trail in Salavan Province. From the
air, the landscape looked like
moonscape from the innumer-
able bomb craters still evident
30-plus years later. There, I
learned the story of not one
missing hero, but five. Jolly Green-23s HH-3E crew was searching for a
downed Marine pilot who had
just been shot down while pro-
viding close-air support to
troops in the Ashau Valley. The enemy had captured the downed, injured pilot and
then used him as bait to attract
and then attempt to shoot
down would-be rescuers. This
was the fate that found the
crew of Jolly Green-23.
Among them were Capt.
Richard Yeend, co-pilot; Staff
Sgt. Elmer Holden, flight
engineer; Sgt. James Locker,
pararescueman; and Coast
Guardsman Lt. Jack Rittichier, an exchange pilot. During my
tour, we saw them all laid to
rest in American soil. In the mist-shrouded moun- tains of what was once North
Vietnam, on what had once
been an escape route for Navy
pilots returning to their carri-
ers after dropping their bombs
on Hanoi and Haiphong
Harbor, lay the crash site of Lt.
j.g. Roderick Lester and his
bombardier/navigator Lt.
Harry Mossman. They had
just completed a bombing run
in August 1972 and were
returning to the USS Kitty Hawk when their A-6 Intruder
crashed into the side of a
mountain. In Lieutenant Mossmans sons eulogy, he recalled: My
dad wrote, ...I have made
government service in the
Navy my career. I hope I can
help the people who are this
nation in some small way by
trying to make the part of the
armed forces in which I serve
use its vast power as wisely as
possible in the preservation of
this nation. In addition to taking media to cover our teams at recovery
sites, the singly most-reward-
ing part of my duties included
meeting and briefing the fami-
lies of those servicemembers
we recovered and identified. During their visits, the fam- ilies emotions ran the gamut,
from nervous happiness at
finally knowing what had hap- pened and their loved one had
indeed perished, to silent sob-
bing because it was finally
over. Afterward, we would
always adjourn to the identifi-
cation laboratory where the
family would be given some
time alone with the remains of
their loved one, and the
remains would then be pre-
pared for their final journey
home. I dont have room for all of them in this writing, but I will
always remember the stories
of those whose recoveries I
had visited. Their names are: Navy Cdr. Lynn Doyle, whose F-8
was shot down in Vietnam in
1965; Marine 2nd Lt. Donald
Matocha, who in 1968 was
lost in ground combat on
Dong Ha Mountain near Khe
Sanh in Vietnam and who has
been laid to rest; Army
Warrant Officer Walter
Wrobleski, lost in a UH-1
helicopter crash in Ashau
Valley in Vietnam; Air Force
Col. Dale Eaton and Capt.
Paul Getchell, who went
down in their B-57 Canberra
in 1969 along the Ho Chi
Minh Trail in Laos on a night
mission; Navy Lt. John Golz,
lost when his A-4 went down
in Salavan Province in Laos
in 1970; Army Special Forces Sgt. Norman Payne, lost in a
night attack in 1968 in
Savannakhet Province, Laos. Yes, I will always remem- ber the recoveries I deployed
to and the stories of these
heroes. These POWs and
missing servicemembers
prove to all humanity just how
good our nation can be at its
best. On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, remember
them and thank them for their
contributions, and remember
those still missing. They
showed us, through their
example, freedom is not free,
but it can be maintained. Today, all Americans should say: We remember, and
we are very grateful. This commentary was written by Capt. Ken Hall 47th
Flying Training Wing Public
Affairs September 22, 2006 The Robins Rev-Up 5A the Iraqis experience many
things Americans take for grant-
ed, such as surfing the Internet,
because of the communications
system he helped the squadron
to establish. While the sergeant was help- ing enable the Iraqi Air Force to
maintain their own communica-
tion systems, other members of
the 52nd CBCS were helping
keep the war fighters spirits up. Airmen 1st Class Anthony Pettz, computer systems opera-
tor said one of his favorite parts
of being at Sather Air Base in
Iraq was giving his fellow
troops a morale boost. We were the hook up, he said. Airman Pettz said he helped maintain the morale drive on his
bases Web site, where Airmen
could view movies, listen to
music and watch TV shows. We had (numerous) movies, TV shows, such as the
Sopranos, Firefly and
Deadwood, and we had music,
all kinds of music, Airman
Pettz said. But the morale drive wasnt the only morale booster that
Airman Pettz was involved in. He also helped establish a gaming center for airmen, where
they could test their skills on
games, such as Battlefiled II and
Warcraft. It was a really good time. There were always a lot of peo-
ple in there, Airman Pettz said. He said being able to help other airmen escape through a
movie or a video game was very
satisfying. When Airman Pettz wasnt working to boost base morale,
he was functioning as a liaison
between communication cus-
tomers and maintainers. One night while Airman Pettz was working the night
shift, he got to test his problem
solving skills. One of the
Airmen deployed with him
needed to have a teleconference
set up within a few hours, so he
could testify in a court proceed-
ing. He went to work immedi-
ately calling anyone and every-
one he could think of in order to
locate the needed equipment. I did a lot of middle man work and after about a half-hour,
I had one, Airman Pettz said.
The only one in our area and I
found it. Another 52nd CBCS Airman, 1st Lt. James Emge, a
communications engineer, also
aided with the morale boosting
projects at Sather AB. One of the projects he is proud of is installing and
upgrading an in-ground com-
munication system on the base. I helped a lot with the organization and I actually got
to go out and work with the
engineers, Lieutenant Emge
said. Along with helping enhance the communication system at
the airbase, Lieutenant Emge
said he got to help implement a
radio over Internet protocol
communication system, which
allowed real time communica-
tion with convoys. If someone came under fire we knew exactly where they
were and what they needed, so
that support could be dis-
patched, Lieutenant Emge said. While Lieutenant Emge is proud of the work he did, one of
his favorite memories is the day Staff Sgt. Robert Keen, a member of the 52nd Combat Communi- cations Squadron, poses off-duty with Salman, an avionics special- ist for the Iraqi Reconnaissance Squadron 70. While on duty, Sergeant Keens squadron worked with the Iraqi Air Force, teaching its airmen communications skills and working to build morale. Courtesy photo Reintegration Program helps Airmen
returning from overseas deployment By AMANDA CREEL amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil The reintegration program continues to remove the chaos
from the in-processing for
Airmen returning from
deployment. The event is a team effort where base agencies meet with
all Airmen returning from
deployment in one location to
help make the transition back
to their regular lives at Robins
easier. It is pretty convenient not having to run around every-
where. I have done quite a few
(reintegrations) where I have
had to run around, said
Airman 1st Class Robert
Young with the 78th
Communication Squadron. Airman Young, who attend- ed the Robins Reintegration
event for the first time, said I
wish they had more of these
kinds of briefings where it is
all compiled into one. Some of the agencies that are part of the event are med-
ical, finance, SARC, life skills,
chapel, legal, Airmen and
Family Readiness and base
safety. This is done with the help of all the agencies and without
them, we wouldnt be able to
put this on, said 2nd Lt.
Susana Avalos, installation
redeployment officer. The agencies come together to provide information to aid
the Airmen as they readjust to
family life, work life or just
having the opportunity to
socialize. All the agencies welcome the Airmen home with a smile
and a helpful hand to deal with
the stress of returning and
making sure they are equipped
to handle the pressure of com-
ing home without having any
major set backs. Its great to welcome the Airmen back with open arms
and get them reoriented back
to life in the States, said Bryce
Abel, an attorney advisor with
the 78th Air Base Wing Staff
Judge Advocate office. I am
just thrilled to be a part of it. Many of the Airmen feel the program is especially bene-
ficial for Airmen returning
from their first deployment. During the briefing, Airmen have the opportunity to fill out
travel vouchers, turn in med-
ical records and have blood
work done without having to
schedule appointments and
without going to the finance
office and the medical clinic. We dont have to go to a bunch of places and people
arent asking you if youve
been here or there, said Staff
Sgt. Kendra Lightburn, 52nd
Combat Communications
Squadron. 52ND CCBS Continued from 1A he pinned on first lieutenant. When Lieutenant Emge was invited to lunch by Maj. Richard
Janoso, 52nd CBCS command-
er, he had no clue what his fel-
low Airmen had planned. Lieutenant Emge was greet- ed by signs, streamers and party
hats all sent by family and
friends of his deployed peers,
who looked on as he reaffirmed
his oath. When it was all over, I got pummeled with about 400 water
balloons, water guns and every-
thing else. After that they got a trashcan of water and dumped it
on me, Lieutenant Emge said. All of the members of the 52nd agreed that one of the most
rewarding parts of their deploy-
ment was being able to take all
the training received at Robins
and use it in practical applica-
tions. They all said it gave them an understanding of their role in
supporting the war fighter. Everyone cant be on the forefront fighting, but you real-
ize how important your support
is, Lieutenant Emge said. Reductions necessary to
recapitalize todays service By STAFF SGT. JULIE WECKERLEIN Air Force News Service Reducing the number of Airmen in the service is never
easy business, but its absolutely
necessary to recapitalize todays
service, said the Air Forces top
personnel officer Sept. 26 at the
annual Air Force Associations
Air and Space Conference. This is a challenging time for all people in the Air Force,
said Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady.
Our job is to get the right people
in the right places, and make sure
they are optimally trained, edu-
cated and equipped to be more
agile with fewer people. General Brady discussed the services force shaping initiative,
which mainly affected the officer
corps earlier this year with the
force-shaping of more than
3,000 lieutenants. The enlisted
corps will soon face downsizing
as well. Overall, about 40,000 people will leave the service over the
next three years. The money
saved will go toward recapitaliz-
ing the services aging aircraft
and equipment. When I joined the Air Force, we had almost a million people,
he said. Now, were going
down to 315,000. Over the years,
weve evolved as a service, and this is a part of that evolution. General Brady also talked about training in his speech,
focusing on future career devel-
opment opportunities, as well as
changes to current ones. Officer internship is of great importance to me, he said, but
its an area that had very little
restraint. At one point, we had as
many as 7,000 people in intern-
ships around the force thats
almost as many people who
attend Air University. He said that in most cases, the officers would be sent to school
right after their internship, which
doesnt make sense. Thats not
an effective way to do business.
By next year, only 50 officers
will be in internship positions. As for the enlisted corps, they can expect a greater push for
higher education from their lead-
ers. Hands down, our enlisted force is the best that ever exist-
ed, he said. And a lot more is
going to be expected of them in
the future. Theyre going to find
themselves in positions where a
bachelors degree will be neces-
sary. He said in the past, the push has always been for enlisted
Airmen to receive their associ-
ates degree from the
Community College of the Air
Force. THIS IS LEAN COUNTRY 6A The Robins Rev-Up September 29, 2006 Claudia Logan, Bertha Sipos, Chandra Emanuel and Laurie McAlister participate in the first of a series of nine Health Walks. The walks are sponsored by the Civilian Health Promotion Services and the Health and Wellness Center to promote exercise and raise awareness of specific health topics. By KENDAHL JOHNSON kendahl.johnson@robins.af.mil Nestled away in the Occupational Health Clinic
(Building 207), is a small office
housing a team of three regis-
tered nurses and a health educa-
tor. These four individuals work
hard to ensure the health of the
civilian work force. The quartet makes up the Civilian Health Promotion
Services, an Air Force Materiel
Command program designed to
help civilians in setting and
maintaining health and wellness
goals. The program educates
civilians through classes and
helps them monitor health indi-
cators through clinics, screen-
ings and blood tests. Our goal is to help improve the health and well-being of the
civilian work force through edu-
cation and screenings, said
Rebecca Foley, a registered
nurse and director of the
Civilian Health Promotion
Services. We highly encourage
civilians here to take advantage
of the programs we offer. The CHPS program offers a variety of free health awareness
services to civilian employees,
including a free health screen-
ing. CHPS offers civilians a free
annual blood test to check levels
of triglycerides, cholesterol and
glucose in the blood. The blood
cholesterol level is especially
important, as it is a good indica-
tor of ones risk for heart dis-
ease. It only takes a few minutes, Ms. Foley said. We get the
results back quickly and can
offer immediate feedback and
counseling. Health screenings are con- ducted by appointment, but
CHPS offers open office hours
Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
for walk-ins. The health screen-
ings are free and results are kept
entirely confidential. Although the nurses empha- size their screenings are not a substitute for a routine physical
from a doctor, they are a valu-
able resource in helping civil-
ians set and achieve overall
wellness goals. Theyve even
helped identify potential health
risks. Through a blood screening, we were able to let someone
know they were diabetic, said
Robin Albertson, the offices
health educator. We were able
to help the person make a great
turnaround and potentially
avoid future health problems. Knowing cholesterol levels helps the nurses in making
health assessments and offering
dietary and exercise sugges-
tions. They can also recommend
specific classes available to help
educate and inform employees.
They currently offer 14 different
classes that cover all the major
health topics, including dia-
betes, cholesterol, exercise,
stress management and smoking
cessation. They also offer a six-
week weight-loss class called
Lighten Up, where participants are given the tools needed to
make real changes in lifestyle
and eating habits. The classes are open to everyone civilians, military
and contractors. And we make it
really easy for participants; we
go to them, said Bridgett Ford,
a registered nurse with CHPS.
We generally schedule classes
during lunch, but we are flexible
and the classes can be scheduled
anytime. In addition to the education- al classes, the CHPS staff of
four is continually promoting
its services through various
activities and events. In union
with the Health and Wellness
Center, CHPS is promoting a
monthly health walk called
Your Passport to Wellness.
Participants gather at the
Fitness Center each month for
a one-mile walk. Those who
take part in five of the nine
health walks will receive spe-
cial recognition. We should all try to walk 10,000 steps per day, but with- out doing anything extra, a per-
son averages just 2,000 to 3,000
steps per day. The health walks
are just another way to help peo-
ple increase the amount of steps
they are taking, Ms. Foley said. Because health and wellness is a top priority for the AFMC
leadership, the Command is
also providing resources to
help its civilian work force
track and improve health. At
the heart of its efforts, the
AFMC offers a Health Risk
Appraisal at its Web site. Its a
voluntary and confidential
questionnaire designed to help
users pinpoint their highest
health priorities. The site helps create a plan for addressing the needs identi-
fied and offers pertinent health
information. The Health Risk
Assessment can be found at
www.afmcwellness.com. For more information on the Civilian Health Promotion
Services or to set up an appoint-
ment for a free health screening,
contact Ms. Foley at 327-8030. U. S. Air Force photo by SUE SAPP Base Restaurant serving lines to get face lift By AMANDA CREEL amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil The Base Restaurant will start renovating serving lines on Oct.
2 to provide a better dining expe-
rience for customers. The reno- vation project
will imple-
ment a new
style of lunch
line to help
provide a more
aesthetically
p l e a s i n g
atmosphere,
said John
Filler, chief of
business oper-
ations for
R o b i n s
Services. We are going to be
upgrading all
of our serving lines to a food
court concept sort of like a mall,
said Jon King, restaurant manag-
er. We are
trying to
eliminate the
industry look
and trying to
reflect indus-
try trends and
standards. Once the renovations
are complete
the restaurant
will be able to
offer more
d i n i n g
options in a
more appealing way. Restaurant management is expecting to complete the
approximately $ 1 million proj-
ect May 9, 2007, after 220 reno-
vation days. We will not shut down dur- ing this period at all. We will be
there the entire time to serve our
customers. We will not miss a
beat, Mr. Filler said. Please
stay with us and support us dur- ing the renovation because we
are going to be bigger and better
when we come back. The renovation will focus on improving the flow of the serv-
ing lines and improving the effi-
ciency of the kitchens cooking
procedures, Mr. King said. During the renovation there will be some temporary changes,
but all the changes will be worth
it. We guarantee when we come back, we are going to
knock their socks off, Mr. Filler
said. The restaurant is going to do its best to accommodate its cus- tomers during the renovation by
providing alternate services to
replace the section under renova-
tions, such as offering a blue
plate special while the cafeteria
line is closed, Mr. King said. We are going to try to do everything possible to not limit
service, he said. John Filler is
the 78th
Services
Division chief of
business oper-
ations. Jon King is the
Base
Restaurant
manager PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER CHPS promotes healthy lifestyles one step at a time WALK THIS WAY September 29, 2006 The Robins Rev-Up 7A Alcohol, Drug Abuse Prevention Treatment program puts people on the road to recovery By HOLLY L. BIRCHFIELD holly.birchfield@robins.af.mil When substance abuse threatens to destroy a persons
home life and career, help is
only a call away. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Treatment program
is an Air Force-wide initiative
that offers education and treat-
ment for Airmen and refers
Department of Defense civilians
to community resources to over-
come substance abuse. About 150 people come through ADAPT here each cal-
endar year. Most of the programs clients are lower ranking officers and
enlisted Airmen, 26 and under. Larry Miller, ADAPT pro- gram manager in the 78th
Medical Groups Behavioral
Health Flight here said the pro-
gram, which started at Robins in
the early 1970s, aims to educate
active-duty military members
and give them the tools they
need for successful recovery. We see and evaluate active- duty military members and treat
those active-duty members, he
said. We see people through
self-referrals, through medical
referrals. We see people at the
recommendation of family
members if they have a concern
there, and we also do command-
directed evaluations when peo-
ple have alcohol-related inci-
dents like DUIs (driving under
the influence), domestic alterca-
tions and these types of prob-
lems. Mr. Miller said for individu- als coming in on self-referral,
ADAPT professionals use a
computer-based program to do a
clinical evaluation. Youre seen by a mental health technician or a certified
substance abuse counselor, he
said. We usually do some lab
work. We do a complete psy-
chosocial evaluation, which is a
complete history of alcohol and
drug use, family history and
identify the current problems
right now and identify any med-
ical issues. Counselors and mental health technicians ask about
support systems people have so
they can get an overall picture of
the persons situation and know
what step to take next. Jim Ford, a substance abuse counselor in the ADAPT pro-
gram here, said once referred, a
plan of treatment is set. We hold weekly groups every Tuesday and we have
individual counseling with each
person, he said. If we need to,
we refer them to some other
services, Life Skills, Family
Advocacy, or other type of
counseling. We treat the whole
person and make sure that we
get them exactly what they
need. Mr. Ford said military mem- bers must give their permission
for family members to be a part
of their treatment. We will sit down and talk to them to find out what the issue is
and make some recommenda-
tions and also provide resources
they can find within TRICARE
as well as in the local civilian
community based on your insur-
ance, he said. Substance abuse is a serious problem, Mr. Ford said. Substance abuse is one of the worlds greatest cleaning
solvents, he said. It cleans out
families, cleans out bank
accounts, and cleans out jobs. Mr. Ford said most alcohol and drug use occurs around
major life events. The earlier a person starts drinking and using drugs, the
more likely they are to have sig-
nificant problems, Mr. Ford
said. Knowing ones family histo- ry and being aware of ones
environment helps the person
avoid the tendency to abuse
drugs and alcohol, Mr. Ford
said. Mr. Miller, who briefs mili- tary units about the program,
said the program is about chang-
ing peoples attitudes about
drugs and alcohol and changing
the way todays culture views such abuse. Staff Sgt. Karen Vickers, non- commissioned officer in charge
of ADAPT here, agreed. These are our upper ranks, and in a couple of years, theyre
going to be the leaders of the Air
Force, she said. We want them
to be good in mind, spirit and
body, that four dimensions of
health. Sergeant Vickers said while some Airmen make bad deci-
sions about alcohol and drugs,
ADAPT wants to help them do
better. We like to set you up for suc- cess and thats what we do, she
said. Its not administrative
punishment. Its just the same as
if you broke your leg. You go
and get it fixed. Its the same way
with ADAPT. Sergeant Vickers said in addi- tion to treatment for active-duty
military members, ADAPT
offers Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings to DoD civilians, mili-
tary retirees and active-duty mil-
itary members in the Life Skills
Center in Building 700
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. HOW TO ADAPT The ADAPT program is an Air Force-wide initiative to help
Airmen of all ranks combat
substance abuse, as well as
refer Department of Defense
civilians to community
resources for substance abuse
treatment. Anyone is able to pick up an ADAPT information packet.
For more information, contact
ADAPT at the Life Skills Center
in Building 700 at 327-8398. GETTING HELP artial law i n sight September 29, 2006 The Robins Rev-Up 1B By SENIOR AIRMAN PAUL ROSS 116th Air Control Wing Public Affairs Office Running and lifting weights are great ways to stay in shape but for those tired of pounding
the pavement and pumping iron, there is a
another option. Troops from the 116th Air Control Wing have combined their skills and knowledge to
start a mixed martial arts class as an alternative
to traditional squadron physical training. 1st Lt. Nick Strocchia, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 1st Lt.
Dennis Cetrone, 330th Combat Training
Squadron and Capt. Eric Masino, 128th
Airborne Command and Control Squadron, are
the brains behind the new class. They say the
doors are open to anyone willing to learn. Anyone can participate. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an intimidating martial art a