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AIR FORCE NEWS

CMSAF speaks at 11 LRS, Page 3

RETIREES

Retiree Corner,

Page 2

COMMENTARY

AF launches MyVector,

Page 2

BY LESLIE C. SMITH

STAFF WRITER

Soulful rock with notes of blues and funk can best

describe the sounds of Mike Westcott as you sit and

fall into the magnetic licks of his guitar. Inuences

of Jimi Hendricks and Led Zeppelin with echoes of

Blues greats of the past, like Junior Kimbro, can be

heard running throughout his songs like Wanna Do

and Justice Road. Even some plucky bluegrass and

country undertones can be found in his music with

Sittin on the Porch.

This Saturday he will be lending his talents the DC

Blues Societys Festival Fundraiser from 4 to 11:30

p.m. at the American Legion Post 41 in Silver Spring.

Music was a way of life growing up with parents

playing Charlie Daniels high school band, as well as

Roy Clark.

I didnt know any of this. I just knew that my mom

sang and my dad played drums and they played with

some really fun guys to be around, Westcott laughed.

Ive just really been lucky to be around music my

whole life. I just gravitated to hitting the drums be-

cause they were around; then eventually my mom

Westcott brings his rock infusedwith blues, funk to blues fundraiser

With soulful

rock sounds,

Mike Westcott

is one of several

artist to lend

his talents to

the DC Blues

Societys Festi-

val Fundraiser

at American

Legion Post 41

in Silver Spring.

PROMOTIONAL

PICTURE

see BLUES, page 4

BY LESLIE C. SMITH

STAFF WRITER

The University of Maryland University College

(UMUC) and the VA VetSuccess Program is hosting

the National Capital Region Veteran Resource Expo

2015 August 13 and 14 in Largo at the UMUCs Aca-

demic Center.

The Expo will focus on providing opportunities

and information on resources for education, career

and health for the military community transitioning

to civilian life.

Federal, private and nonprot vendors will be on

hand providing information on opportunities and

resources.

This free, two-day event is also offering career

seminars and workshops that may help Veterans de-

velop networking, resume writing and interviewing

skills. Each day, the event runs from 8am to 3:30pm

and will feature a host of speakers from different or-

ganizations all aimed in helping the different expe-

rienced military members transition to civilian life.

The expo is a collaborative effort with George

Washington University, Northern Virginia Commu-

nity College and George Mason University.

The purpose was to share information to the tran-

sition military community; to equip them with the

resources they may need to achieve whatever goals

they may have. The expo is not just for those transi-

tioning out of the military but also for those that may

have been separated for some time, noted Shonda

McLaughlin, PhD, CRC. McLaughlin is a VetSuccess

On Campus Counselor involved with the VAs Voca-

tional Rehabilitation & Employment Services and

UMUC Department of Military Partnerships.

In addition to the many speakers, there will be

veterans sharing their personal experiences in hopes

that the information they share will encourage

others to share theirs and give much needed infor-

mation. Retired Army veteran Evans Appiah, will

be on hand to share his personal experience of his

transition from the military.

Veterans Resource Expo

seeks to bring new information

to transitioning military

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Retired Army veteran Evans Appiah will be on hand

to share his personal experience of transitioning

from the military to civilian life at the National Capi-

tal Region Veteran Resource Expo 2015 hosted by

UMUC in Largo.

BY SENIOR AIRMAN PRESTON WEBB

11TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The 11th Security Forces Support Squadron offers

active shooter training and preparation to units and

ofces on base.

The program is designed to teach members of the

base populace how to react when confronted with an

active shooter. It also allows the 11th Security Forces

Group to train their personnel to respond to emergen-

cy scenarios.

Joshua Montoya, 11 SSPTS trainer, claimed the

program was created to assess the vulnerabilities of

the base and high-prole buildings such as the Wil-

liam A. Jones III Building. It also allows security forc-

es to inform the base populace how to react to and

handle an active shooter situation.

Especially with recent events and an increase of

active shooters, the program certainly has increased

awareness, Montoya said. The smartest thing anyone

can do in an active shooter scenario is follow the Run-

Hide-Fight method: Run if you can, hide if you must

and ght as a last resort.

11 SSPTS assesses

active shooter

vulnerabilities,

offers training

see EXPO, page 4

see SSPTS, page 6

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August 7

Pour Your Art Out

6:30 -8:30 pm

Prince Georges Ballroom, 2411 Pinebrook

Ave.,Landover

Paint, sip and eat, while you create a master-

piece. Paint supplies will be included. ($) Call 301-

341-7439 or visit www.pgpaks.com.

August 8

Slovenian Percussion Group Drumartica

7-9 pm

Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, 15200 An-

napolis Rd., Bowie

After success at competitions in Luxembourg

(IPCL) and Bulgaria (PENDIM), the Drumartica

has played in the USA, Russia and around Europe

in important halls such as Hermitage Theater in

St. Petersburg, Carnegie Hall in New York, Audito-

rio de Tenerife and Berlin Philharmonie. Presented

by the World Artists Experience. FREE. Call 410-

544-1742 or visit www.bowiecenter.org.

August 8

PGCPS Back To School Fair

10 am-1 pm

The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania

Ave., Upper Marlboro

Visit local vendors and representatives from

each school, while collecting important informa-

tion and supplies for the 2015-16 school year. Free

immunizations, with pre-registration will be avail-

able. FREE. Call 301-952-7900 or visit www.show-

placearena.com.

August 8

Maryland Fashion Week: Youth Rock Fashion

Show

1-4 pm

West Bowie Village Hall Banquet and Confer-

ence Center, 13711 Annapolis Rd., Bowie

Maryland Fashion Week is collaboration of in-

dependent fashion designers, producers, models,

fashion stylists, hair designers and makeup art-

ist. Maryland Fashion Week was established to in-

crease economic development in the area of fashion

design, clothing merchandising, and modeling and

to increase the visibility of fashion to Maryland and

it surrounding areas. This year Maryland Fashion

Week will focus on the youth. ($) Visit www.md-

fashionweek.com.

Hot tickets

around town

Transgender Service

A Defense Department work-

ing group is studying policy and

readiness implications of transgen-

der persons serving openly in the

military, according to Defense Sec-

retary Ash Carter. Current regula-

tions regarding transgender ser-

vice members are outdated and are

causing uncertainty, he said.

A working group will study is-

sues through the end of the year.

They will start with the presump-

tion that transgender persons can

serve openly without adverse im-

pact on military effectiveness and

readiness, he added. The decision

authority in administrative dis-

charges for those diagnosed with

gender dysphoria or who identify

themselves as transgender will be

elevated to DoD.

We must ensure that everyone

whos able and willing to serve has

the full and equal opportunity to do

so, and we must treat all our people

with the dignity and respect they

deserve, Carter said.

Enrollment Increases

Tricare Prime enrollment fees

increase each year on October 1. For

single beneciaries, the rate will be

$282.60; for families, $565.20. The

basis of increase is the annual cost

of living adjustment for retired

military pay.

You are exempt from enrollment

fee increases if you are a surviving

family member of a sponsor who

died on active duty or are medical-

ly-retired service member or their

family member. Your enrollment

fee will not change as long as you

are enrolled in Tricare Prime.

Museum Tours

The National Museum of the

U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson

AFB, Ohio, is the worlds largest

military aviation museum. With

free admission and parking, the

museum features more than 360

aerospace vehicles and missiles

and thousands of artifacts amid

more than 17 acres of indoor ex-

hibit space.

Each year about 1 million visi-

tors come to the museum. Shuttle

bus service and Behind the Scenes

tours are available. Advance reg-

istration for tours can be made at

www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/visit/

tours.asp or call 937 656-9436.

The Retiree Activities Ofce is

open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday. Visit the ofce in

Building 1604 at California and

Colorado Avenues or call 301 981-

2726. Call before your visit to ensure

a volunteer is on duty. The RAO has

a website at www.andrews.af.mil.

Retiree Corner

BY TECH. SGT. TORRI HENDRIX

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC

AFFAIRS COMMAND INFORMATION

The Air Force recently launched

an improved and re-branded Ca-

reer Path Tool, called MyVector,

which encourages mentorship be-

tween Airmen at all levels.

The rst step in the success of

MyVector is for Airmen to volun-

teer to be mentors and share their

experience and expertise with oth-

er Airmen.

Mentoring and networking are

two of the most important things

for leaders to embrace, said Secre-

tary of the Air Force Deborah Lee

James. Mentoring represents an

investment -- one where we may

not know the impact until many

years later.

The reconfigured online plat-

form supporting mentoring has a

modern look and feel. These new

configurations support not only

the traditional by-name request

method of requesting a mentor, but

also provide a mentor-matching ca-

pability based on weighted charac-

teristics identied by the Airman

searching for a mentor.

MyVector has a real-time men-

toring plan, discussion forums, a

bullet tracker to document accom-

plishments, and the ability to dia-

logue online with your mentor. A

resource page is also available to

assist both parties with mentoring

questions and relationships.

Air Force mentoring fosters a

culture of inclusion for all Airmen

while maximizing their strengths,

and is aligned with the culture

of the Air Force for mission ac-

complishment, said Dr. Patricia

McGill, the doctrine, institutional

competencies and mentoring chief.

MyVector captures Airmen experi-

ences within and across Air Force

specialty codes and occupational

series. Mentors will be able to pro-

vide feedback on their mentees ca-

reer progression.

Mentorship requires time, ef-

fort and dedication. To assist with

this process, there is a Mentoring

Checklist in Air Force Manual 36-

2643, Air Force Mentoring Pro-

gram, which outlines how to plan

for the different mentoring ses-

sions.

No matter your age, its im-

portant to help each other, James

said. Seek a mentor and be a men-

tor.

For more information and to

register for an online profile,

visit https://afvec.langley.af.mil/

myvector.

Commentary

AF launchesMyVector,mentorship resources

BY CHRISTOPHER HURD

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Joint Base Anacostia-Bol-

ling (JBAB) Junior Ofcer Devel-

opment Action Group (JODAG)

is scheduled to hold the annual

Junior Ofcer Leadership Course

Aug. 28 at Bolling Club from 7:30

a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The course is free to attend and is

open to junior ofcers of all services.

The course is designed to increase

interconnectivity with ofcers in the

National Capital Region as well as

bridge the leadership development

gap from the time an ofcer is com-

missioned to the time they go to

their rst professional military edu-

cation (e.g. Squadron Ofcer School,

Captain Career Course).

You leave the course having a

better understanding of what is nec-

essary to be an effective leader, while

also building a solid network amongst

your peers, said Air Force Capt.

Amanda Ferguson, one of JODAGs

action ofcers and event coordinator.

The event will feature a ve hour

special presentation from Dr. Jeffrey

Smith, Ph.D., the Executive Director

of Profession of Arms Center of Ex-

cellence (Air Education and Training

Command) on professionalism. This

course, hewrote in a detailed letter, of-

fers a foundational understanding for

human decisionmaking and increases

the probability for more effective re-

lationships that directly lead to in-

creased positive inuence. Although

the course is presented to Air Force

ofcers, Dr. Smith will deliver to all

services during this presentation.

He added, the course is about

building effective relationships that

result in increased loyalty and trust.

It is from the basis of trust that a

leader can inuence others and then

shape the commitment to our mili-

tary core values. By better under-

standing these principles of the hu-

Joint Junior Ofcer Leadership

Course scheduled for Aug. 28

see LEADERSHIP, page 5

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CMSAF speaks at 11 LRS

Chief Master Sgt.

of the Air Force

James Cody

speaks during

an 11th Logistics

Readiness Squad-

ron all-call, July

29, on Joint Base

Andrews. The 11th

LRS holds a month-

ly Open Bay all-

call and squadron

family lunch.

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/AIRMAN 1ST CLASS J.D. MAIDENS

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody speaks during an 11th Logistics

Readiness Squadron all-call, July 29,, on Joint Base Andrews. Cody spoke about

current events in the Air Force and answered questions frommembers of the

11th LRS.

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In recognition of the 70th anniversary of VJ-Day,

the Library of Congress, through its Veterans His-

tory Project (VHP), is launching a major campaign

to preserve the stories of World War II veterans re-

siding in and around the nations capital.

VHP is offering Washington-area volunteers a

unique opportunity to interview their close veteran

relatives or friends at the Library for inclusion in

the project. The project will soon reach 100,000 in-

dividual collections of stories, photographs, diaries

and letters of the men and women who served their

country during wartime.

VHP this year celebrates its 15th anniversary.

The Washington-area campaign is made possible

through the Buffy and William Cafritz Family

Foundation in honor of longtime Washington, D.C.,

resident and World War II veteran William Cafritz.

He served during World War II as a member of the

88th Infantry Division in Italy and was awarded a

Purple Heart after being wounded in combat as his

unit fought to take Monterumici.

It presents a special opportunity to ensure that

more veterans in the national capital region are

counted among the projects rst 100,000 partici-

pants.

The campaign kicks off today with the rst of six

special training sessions-all free and open to the

public-where interviewers, ages 15 and older, can

learn the how-tos of conducting oral history inter-

views for inclusion in this historic national collec-

tion. Each two-hour training session will be held

in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street

S.E., as follows:

- Friday, Aug. 7, noon, Room 119

- Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m., Room 119

- Saturday, Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m., Room 119

- Friday Sept. 25, noon, Whittall Pavilion

- Friday, Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion

- Saturday, Sept. 26, 10:30 a.m., Whittall Pavil-

ion

The campaign continues with the unique oppor-

tunity for volunteers to bringWorldWar II veterans

to the Library and conduct interviews by appoint-

ment Aug. 10 through Sept. 2.

To schedule an interview, email vohp@loc.gov or

call (202) 707-4916.

The lives of veterans who have already passed

can also be memorialized in the project through the

donation of collections of 10 or more original letters,

photographs and/or ofcial military documents.

Diaries and memoirs, 20 pages or longer, can also

be donated. By appointment, Library of Congress

leadership will receive these donations in person,

or they can be dropped off weekdays between 10

a.m. and 3 p.m.

Individuals can download a how-to eld kit and

conduct and submit interviews with veterans at

any time.

Created by law and through unanimous sup-

port from the U.S. Congress in 2000, the Veterans

History Project collects, preserves and makes ac-

cessible the rsthand remembrances of Americas

war veterans from World War I through the more

recent conicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, so that fu-

ture generations may hear directly from veterans

and better understand the realities of war. Com-

pletely reliant on the voluntary participation of

people around the country interviewing the veter-

ans in their lives and communities, the project now

holds more than 97,000 individual stories. Visit loc.

gov/vets or call the toll-free message line at (888)

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put me in piano lessons and it just

started taking off.

It was as a teenager Westcott

discovered the guitar. By that

point I had played just about ev-

erything else then discovering

Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin

and all these guys were playing the

blues I thought they were playing

rock at the time.

When asked to describe his mu-

sic,Westcott calls it rock but recog-

nizes all the inuences of the musi-

cal world he found himself in, So

many different backgrounds my

mom played with a lot of country

singers as well as rock and blues

and blues grass just about every

style - soul. Westcott does play

two to four shows a month that are

primarily blues.

Westcott nds himself a big fan of

the local scene with its eclectic gath-

erings of groups. Its just wonderful

to see the kids coming up keeping

so many different genres alive. I

love the rock bands and blues bands

coming out of DC how they are

keeping the traditions alive from

their area, the musical inuence of

the area. Whether its their style or

not the musical inuences seem to

be coming in. I love it. I couldnt be

happier to see it all.

The musical experience for West-

cott is one of sharing and evolving.

When Im performing or on my

original music on CD its from the

heart; I sing from the heart.Wheth-

er its a song about somebody I know

or somebody I dont, its going to be

energetic and soulful.

I try not to do the same thing

even if its the same song I played

the other night. Its going to be a

new experience each time.

We just like to have fun and

jam. Thats one element that I

think that keeps a band fresh be-

ing able to rehearse and know the

song but then being able to have

fun and adlib, to just see what hap-

pens to a song and take it a new

way every time. It gives a sponta-

neity and fun, exciting energy level

that I like to do. I think the crowd

feeds off that and it keeps them on

the edge of their seats.

For more information about the

DC Blues Society Festival Fun-

draiser, visit www.dcblues.org to

purchase tickets online or call 301-

322-4808. This event will raise

funds for the free 27th Annual DC

Blues Festival which attracts a di-

verse, family-friendly crowd of old

and new blues fans every year to

Carter Barron on Labor Day week-

end on Sept. 5.

BLUES, from page 1

After learning several different

instruments, including the saxo-

phone and piano, it was as a teen-

ager that MikeWestcott discovered

the guitar. Westcott will bring his

interpretive guitar rock/blues styl-

ings to the DCBlues Society fund

raiser on Saturday in Silver Spring.

The idea for the expo was born out of a class chal-

lenge as Appiah along with other veteran class mates

started sharing their stories. When we told our story

to each other, we thought, with the wealth of informa-

tion we have right now, we can help other military

veterans sitting at home, and not knowing what to do,

to get access to this information.

We all had unique challenges. I was afraid when I

was getting out. All I knew was that I had a GI bill to

help me.When youre getting ready to leave the army,

you have a two-week brieng and thats it. Youre hit

with a load of information, and basically it was like

you only grab about two or three things. I grabbed GI

bill and that was it.

We wanted to bring something new, beyond what

they know.We put ourselves their shoes, remembering

when we rst got out, Appiah said.

In addition to informing transitioning military

about the all the resources available, as well as career

direction information, the classmates also wanted to

encourage others to see their VetSuccess school repre-

sentatives who can help them and give them direction

along with help with lling out forms and updating

resumes. Its made my life much easier.

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man condition, leaders can better build

healthy relationships that provide an

opportunity for positive inuence.

Ferguson, who has attended previ-

ous years, left the course feeling she

had been given the skills to succeed in

better leading her Airmen.

When I left, I felt like I had better

tools to be a more effective leader. With

the right tools you can transform peo-

ples lives and better meet the mission,

if you use the right tool the right way.

The program will be followed by a

one hour networking session. After the

course has concluded, a stars and bars

post-event mixer will take place at the

same location from 4-5:30 p.m. The

mixer is open to all junior ofcers and

local senior DOD leaders.

Dress code for the event will be uni-

form of the day. If you plan to attend

this event please RSVP by Aug. 25 at

https://einvitations.at.edu/inv/anim.

cfm?i=253886&k=006441017351

For more information contact the

JODAG at usaf.jbab.afdw-jbab-afelem.

mbx.ofcer-development@mail.mil.

LEADERSHIP, from page 2

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO / STAFF SGT. AMBER J. RUSSELL

Col. Michael M. Moeding, 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base

Andrews, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Scott R. Clark, during the 756th Air Refuel-

ing Squadrons Change of Command ceremony held in the Aeromedical Evacua-

tion Squadron auditorium on July 25, 2015. Col. Dana N. Nelson (right) served as

commander there for two years. Clark was previously a ight commander within

the 756th.

LT. COL. SCOTT CLARK

TAKES COMMAND

OF 756TH ARS

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Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) and Finding of No Significant

Impact/Finding of No Practical Alternative (FONSI/FONPA) for Joint Base

Andrews-Naval Air Facility.Washington, Maryland (JBA)

JBA announces the availability of and invites public comments on the DEA and draft FONSI/FONPA for rebuilding and realigning

taxiways and performing ancillary tasks at JBA. The DEA and draft FONSI/FONPA have been prepared pursuant to NEPA, 42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq. and CEQ regulations at 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508.

The project is needed to bring Taxiway Whiskey and interconnecting taxiways into conformance with Federal Aviation Administration

and Air Force regulatory requirements, to reduce the likelihood that Foreign Object Debris (such as loose pieces of cement), which

can cause injury to personnel and damage to aircraft, will be encountered on the airfield, and to meet current and future JBA

mission aircraft needs.This DEA has been prepared to evaluate the Proposed Action and No Action alternatives. Resources

addressed in the DEA include aircraft operations, geology, topography, soils, water resources, air quality, biological resources,

noise, infrastructure, transportation, hazardous materials and hazardous waste management, safety, socioeconomic resources, and

cumulative effects. The DEA shows that the Proposed Action would not significantly impact the environment and supports a FONSI.

Pursuant to Air Force regulations, a FONPA has also been prepared for wetland impacts. An Environmental Impact Statement is not

needed to implement the Proposed Action.

Copies of the DEA and draft FONSI/FONPA are available for review until 5 September 2015 at the Upper Marlboro Branch Library,

14730 Main St., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, at the Joint Base Andrews Library at Bldg 1442 Concord Ave., 2nd Floor, and online at

(http://www.andrews.af.mil/library/environmental/index.asp). Please send written comments to Ms. Anne Hodges, 11 CES/CEIE,

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Before conducting an active shooter drill, 11 SSPTS

will conduct a vulnerability assessment of the unit to

expose any paths a shooter may take, or locations that

could be unsecure.

Well look for things like conference rooms not hav-

ing locks on the doors, said Staff Sgt. James Fraser,

11 SSPTS trainer. Sometimes ofces dont even have

doors, and we have to take a close look at their secu-

rity protocols.

Fraser stressed the importance of having estab-

lished security protocols put in place prior to an in-

cident.

For example, our ofce has seven desks in a room

with one door, but its close to an exit, so we have a few

options, Fraser said. Its crucial to decide what to do

-- run or hide -- as a unit before the need arises, that

way were not caught off guard.

In addition to informing people on base about the

Run-Hide-Fight method, the training also affords 11

SFG members the chance to test and improve them-

selves while responding to an incident.

Because an actual active shooter situation doesnt

last very long, we want our guys to respond, locate and

terminate the shooter as quickly as possible, Fraser

said. Afterward, they need to focus getting medical at-

tention for those who need it, back-clearing the build-

ing for additional shooters and setting up cordons.

The 11 SSPTS offers this hands-on training to em-

phasize the importance of preparation and readiness.

This training is more important that some comput-

er-based program you can just click your way through,

because its more than likely going to happen in some-

ones career, Fraser said. I hope it never happens but

people need to be prepared.

SSPTS, from page 1

The 11th Security Forces

Support Squadron offers

active shooter training

and preparation to units

and ofces on base. The

program is designed to

teach members of the

base populace how to

react when confronted

with an active shooter.

It also allows the 11th

Security Forces Group to

train their personnel to

respond to emergency

scenarios.

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