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Earth DayCelebration, fun run showcase base activities PG 8
Volleyball AcesAFISRA wins women's intramural championship PG
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Proclamation SignedMilitary services confront sexual assaultPG
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Photo by Robbin Creswell
'Best in Bowling'Air Force basic trainees, within two days of
graduation, and their family members enjoy cosmic bowling April 5
at the Skylark Bowling Center. The bowling center caters to the
soon-to-be Airmen and their families dur-ing Air Force Basic
Military Training graduation week. Innovations in customer service
and new programs led to the Skylark’s recent selection as the best
bowling center in the Air Force.
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By Terry EdwardsDirector, AF Center for Engineering and the
Environment
As everyone is aware, our mili-tary is working in a constrained
budget environment as the Na-tion slowly moves out of the economic
recession of the past several years.
While some signs are encourag-ing, we will continue to execute
our programs at fl at or reduced funding levels – with fewer people
– for the foreseeable future. That is the cur-rent Department of
Defense business posture as we strive to meet mandates directed by
the president and Congress.
In order to maintain an agile and combat-ready force, Air Force
senior leaders have launched several initia-tives that will meet
strategic goals while maintaining a quality force.
“We will be a smaller but superb force that maintains our
agility, our fl exibility and readiness to engage in a full range
of contingencies and threats,” said Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force
chief of staff, at a January press conference.
As the Air Force approaches future constrained budgets, leaders
will trade size for quality in order to ensure a ready force, the
general added.
The chief of staff’s words are resonat-ing loudly in the civil
engineering com-munity and here at the Air Force Center for
Engineering and the Environment, where we are charged with running
many of the programs that deliver ready and capable installations
that allow the Air Force to project global airpower.
Our efforts this Earth Day provide a prime example of how
installations and the CE community at large are making strides to
enhance our stewardship of the natural environment with initiatives
that save time and money while also delivering results that help
meet DOD and Air Force goals for the future force.
The Air Force-wide theme for Earth Day is “Conserve today.
Secure to-morrow.” The focus for the April 20 service-wide
observance is pollution prevention, or P2. I’m proud of the efforts
the Air Force is making to re-
invigorate this program, and I look forward to the benefi ts
that will come from a concentrated focus on P2.
And you can have a say in de-termining those initiatives!
We’ve stood up an Air Force “Blue Acts of Green” Facebook page
at www.facebook.com/blueactsofgreen to gather commitments from
Airmen and their families about initiatives they are mak-ing at
work and in their personal lives to become better environmental
stewards.
We want to hear your best practices so that these ideas and
programs can be shared across the force. Air Force leaders will
monitor the site to en-sure the best ideas are captured
forservice-wide consideration.
These initiatives combined with ongo-ing green programs that
support the environmental mission across the board lead to good
things for the Air Force:
Green is good business. The Air • Force believes that doing
right by the environment – reducing waste, pre-venting pollution,
conserving natu-ral resources – is the right way to do business. It
allows us to save money, reduce risk and drive innovation so that
we are better able to “fl y, fi ght, and win” now and in the
future.
Green is money. Reducing, reusing, • and recycling – three
maxims of pollu-tion prevention – saves money. Waste is a sign of
ineffi cient operations, and inef-fi ciency costs money. When we
reduce waste, we save money that can be used to support day-to-day
mission operations.
Green is innovation. When you • participate in the Blue Acts of
Green campaign, you are sharing your good ideas with others. This
will lead to better practices and products that will help the Air
Force improve its environ-mental operations, making us a leaner,
greener and more sustainable force. Rethink how you do business
every day and always look for innovations.
Green is safety. A greener work • environment is a safer work
environment containing fewer chemicals, healthier air and less
risk. The P2 program empha-sizes preventing pollution at the
source, before it can cause negative effects on natural resources
and human health.
Green is good citizenship. The • Air Force is committed to its
role as a responsible steward of the natural resources in its
trust, because it is the right thing to do for our Airmen and their
families today and for fu-ture generations. Integrity, service, and
excellence apply not only to warfi ght-ing but to caring for our
environment.
Green is you, me, us. Green prac-• tices are a total force
effort that re-quire participation by every Airman.
The Air Force is challenging us to look at the way we support P2
pro-grams and to seek innovations that will further enhance P2
practices to enhance sustainability of installations and the
mission. Make a habit of be-ing green – for your family, the earth,
the Air Force and your nation!
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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE SERVICEA Holocaust Remembrance
candlelight
service is Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Freedom Chapel.
The military commemorative service features guest speaker George
Fodor, a Holocaust survivor. Fodor was 12 years old when he was
deported by the Nazis from his hometown, Mako, Hungary, in 1944. He
survived 11 months in concentration camps before being librated
from the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in 1945.
Observances and remembrance ac-tivities occur during the week of
remem-brance that runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance
Day through the following Sunday. Holocaust Remembrance Day is
Thursday.
502ND ABW QUARTERLY AWARDSThe 502nd Air Base Wing fi rst
quarter
awards luncheon is Wednesday, 11 a.m., at the Joint Base San
Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Center. Reservations are due
today.
For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Frankie Lizcano at
210-221-0569 or Staff Sgt. Denise Rodriguez at 210-808-7509.
LEADERSHIP SIMULCAST TRAININGLEADERCAST, a one-day
leadership
simulcast training session for Department of Defense employees,
is May 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Gateway Club. Check in begins at
6:30 a.m.
The simulcast provides leadership advice, and offers ideas for
creative problem solving, creating strong team cultures, and advice
for avoiding, detect-ing and reversing decline.
Simulcast speakers include Denver Broncos NFL quarterback Tim
Tebow, and authors Patrick Lencioni and John Maxwell.
The event is $25, and online pre-regis-tration at the following
links is required: for the Gateway Club, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/Leadercast2012/anim.cfm; for the Parr Club at Joint Base San
Antonio-Randolph, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=103104&k=036141087B53; for the JBSA-Fort
Sam Houston Community Center, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=103119&k=036141087A5E.
For more information, call Debbie Milner at 210-671-3906.
NEWS IN BRIEF
newsApril 6, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 3
By Sgt. Maj. Eric LobsingerArmy North Public Affairs
Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Hous-ton
community gathered to-gether at the Roadrunner Community Services
build-ing April 4 to kickoff Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to
witness the signing of its proclamation.
The event highlighted a commitment by the military services to
raise awareness and promote the prevention of sexual violence, with
an emphasis on the fact that everyone has a role in stop-ping
sexual assault.
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army
North, and senior commander, JB-
SA-Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, provided the welcoming
remarks, and Maj. Gen. Philip Volpe, com-manding general, U.S. Army
Medical Department Center and School, served as the event’s guest
speaker.
The theme for the obser-vance month is “Hurts one ... Affects
all.”
Caldwell said directly confronting the issue of sexual assault
is vitally important for the military and is a leadership
chal-lenge. As such, he said he was pleased to see the large number
of leaders at the event.
“The issue that we are all faced with in the Army is sexual
assault,” Caldwell said. “It is a growing issue
in our Army. I am pleased to see so many leaders are here. This
is an issue that we, as leaders, must fi x. Leaders can fi x
anything.”
Volpe, who recently assumed command of AMEDDC&S, told those
gathered this is an issue that must be met head-on by leaders at
all levels.
“This is very important,” Volpe said. “This is huge. You, as
leaders, need to be at the tip of the spear at-tacking this. We are
here to recognize that this is a problem and a cancer in our
formation.”
Volpe said there are have been more than 3,000 con-fi rmed
sexual assaults in the Department of Defense, on an annual basis,
during the
past three years. It is be-lieved to represent less thanhalf the
actual cases due toreluctance on the part ofsome victims to report
theattacks.
“If that doesn’t disturbyou, then I don’t know whatwould,” he
said. “It is devas-tating to an individual, andit affects them for
the rest oftheir lives. Even one is toomany – we must eliminateit
from our ranks.”
Accomplishing this, hesaid, it will take the com-bined effort of
leaders, downto every level, down to thefi rst-line supervisor,
becauseit is an important challengethe military faces.
“We are the only oneswho can fi x this,” declaredVolpe.
Sexual assault proclamationGenerals tell JBSA leaders: ‘We can …
fi x this’
Left to right: U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Hanson, Joint
Electronic Warfare Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, joins
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Kiser, commandant, Medical Education
and Training Campus, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; U.S. Army Lt. Gen.
William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North, and
senior commander, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; and U.S.
Air Force Col. Scott Peel, commander, 902nd Mission Support Group,
JBSA-Randolph, as they prepare to sign the Sexual Assault Awareness
Month proclamation. The leaders represented their respective
services during the kickoff of the JBSA SAAM event. Peel
represented Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and
Training Command, JBSA-Randolph.
Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Lee Ezzell
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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE SERVICEA Holocaust Remembrance
candlelight
service is Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Freedom Chapel.
The military commemorative service features guest speaker George
Fodor, a Holocaust survivor. Fodor was 12 years old when he was
deported by the Nazis from his hometown, Mako, Hungary, in 1944. He
survived 11 months in concentration camps before being librated
from the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in 1945.
Observances and remembrance ac-tivities occur during the week of
remem-brance that runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance
Day through the following Sunday. Holocaust Remembrance Day is
Thursday.
502ND ABW QUARTERLY AWARDSThe 502nd Air Base Wing fi rst
quarter
awards luncheon is Wednesday, 11 a.m., at the Joint Base San
Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Center. Reservations are due
today.
For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Frankie Lizcano at
210-221-0569 or Staff Sgt. Denise Rodriguez at 210-808-7509.
LEADERSHIP SIMULCAST TRAININGLEADERCAST, a one-day
leadership
simulcast training session for Department of Defense employees,
is May 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Gateway Club. Check in begins at
6:30 a.m.
The simulcast provides leadership advice, and offers ideas for
creative problem solving, creating strong team cultures, and advice
for avoiding, detect-ing and reversing decline.
Simulcast speakers include Denver Broncos NFL quarterback Tim
Tebow, and authors Patrick Lencioni and John Maxwell.
The event is $25, and online pre-regis-tration at the following
links is required: for the Gateway Club, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/Leadercast2012/anim.cfm; for the Parr Club at Joint Base San
Antonio-Randolph, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=103104&k=036141087B53; for the JBSA-Fort
Sam Houston Community Center, https://einvitations.afi
t.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=103119&k=036141087A5E.
For more information, call Debbie Milner at 210-671-3906.
NEWS IN BRIEF
newsApril 6, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 3
By Sgt. Maj. Eric LobsingerArmy North Public Affairs
Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Hous-ton
community gathered to-gether at the Roadrunner Community Services
build-ing April 4 to kickoff Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to
witness the signing of its proclamation.
The event highlighted a commitment by the military services to
raise awareness and promote the prevention of sexual violence, with
an emphasis on the fact that everyone has a role in stop-ping
sexual assault.
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army
North, and senior commander, JB-
SA-Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, provided the welcoming
remarks, and Maj. Gen. Philip Volpe, com-manding general, U.S. Army
Medical Department Center and School, served as the event’s guest
speaker.
The theme for the obser-vance month is “Hurts one ... Affects
all.”
Caldwell said directly confronting the issue of sexual assault
is vitally important for the military and is a leadership
chal-lenge. As such, he said he was pleased to see the large number
of leaders at the event.
“The issue that we are all faced with in the Army is sexual
assault,” Caldwell said. “It is a growing issue
in our Army. I am pleased to see so many leaders are here. This
is an issue that we, as leaders, must fi x. Leaders can fi x
anything.”
Volpe, who recently assumed command of AMEDDC&S, told those
gathered this is an issue that must be met head-on by leaders at
all levels.
“This is very important,” Volpe said. “This is huge. You, as
leaders, need to be at the tip of the spear at-tacking this. We are
here to recognize that this is a problem and a cancer in our
formation.”
Volpe said there are have been more than 3,000 con-fi rmed
sexual assaults in the Department of Defense, on an annual basis,
during the
past three years. It is be-lieved to represent less thanhalf the
actual cases due toreluctance on the part ofsome victims to report
theattacks.
“If that doesn’t disturbyou, then I don’t know whatwould,” he
said. “It is devas-tating to an individual, andit affects them for
the rest oftheir lives. Even one is toomany – we must eliminateit
from our ranks.”
Accomplishing this, hesaid, it will take the com-bined effort of
leaders, downto every level, down to thefi rst-line supervisor,
becauseit is an important challengethe military faces.
“We are the only oneswho can fi x this,” declaredVolpe.
Sexual assault proclamationGenerals tell JBSA leaders: ‘We can …
fi x this’
Left to right: U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Hanson, Joint
Electronic Warfare Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, joins
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Kiser, commandant, Medical Education
and Training Campus, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; U.S. Army Lt. Gen.
William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North, and
senior commander, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; and U.S.
Air Force Col. Scott Peel, commander, 902nd Mission Support Group,
JBSA-Randolph, as they prepare to sign the Sexual Assault Awareness
Month proclamation. The leaders represented their respective
services during the kickoff of the JBSA SAAM event. Peel
represented Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and
Training Command, JBSA-Randolph.
Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Lee Ezzell
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PAGE 4 TALESPINNER April 13, 2012
Be Responsible!Seat Belts Save Lives!Buckle Up And Wear
Yours!
The City of San Antonio’s Fiesta 2012 begins Thursday and runs
through April 29.
Joint Base San Antonio military orga-nizations will play a major
role in the celebration during the city’s 121-year-old event.
Fiesta 2012 events include the April 25 JBSA-Lackland Fiesta
military pa-rade on the basic training parade grounds, and the U.S.
Air Force Band of the West’s Fiesta in Blue musical performances at
the Edgewood Theatre for the Performing Arts April 21-22.
The following is a partial list of Fiesta 2012 events.
For a complete list of events, visit www.fi esta-sa.org.
Fiesta De Los VeteranosApril 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital7400 Merton Minter St.
San Antonio, Texas
Fiesta Ceremony &Fireworks Extravaganza
April 22, 1-9 p.m.
MacArthur Parade FieldJBSA-Fort Sam Houston
Air Force at the AlamoApril 23, 11 a.m. to noon
Alamo PlazaSan Antonio, Texas
U.S. Air Force Band of the WestFiesta in Blue ConcertsApril
21-22, 2-3:30 p.m.Edgewood Theatre for the Performing Arts
607 SW 34th St.San Antonio, Texas
Texas Cavaliers River ParadeApril 23, 7-9:30 p.m.
San Antonio River Walk
Lackland Fiesta Military ParadeApril 25, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Parade Grounds, JBSA-Lackland
Army and Air Guard FiestaApril 25, 3-11 p.m.
Texas National Guard Armory4255 Interstate 35 North
Navy Day at the AlamoApril 26, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas
Marines at the AlamoApril 26, 4-5 p.m.
Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas
Navy Fiesta ReceptionApril 26, 6-9:30 p.m.
Fort Sam Houston Golf Clubhouse2901 Harry Wurzbach Highway
Battle of Flowers ParadeApril 27, 12:45-4 p.m.
Downtown parade routeSan Antonio, Texas
Fiesta Flambeau ParadeApril 28, 7:45-11 p.m.
Downtown parade routeSan Antonio, Texas
All Veterans Memorial ServiceApril 29, 1-2 p.m.
Veterans Square Auditorium CircleJefferson Street at East
Martin
San Antonio, Texas
JBSA readies for Fiesta 2012 events
The Department of Defense dog breeding program needs families to
foster puppies for three months.
Potential foster families need:• time and patience to raise a
puppy age 12 weeks to six months, • a stimulating and safe home
environment, and• a desire to help raise a military working
dog.
FOSTER a PUPPY
Call 671-3686
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PAGE 6 TALESPINNER April 13, 2012
Congratulations to the following 68 Airmen for being selected as
honor graduates among 686 Air Force basic military train-ees
graduating today:
320th Training SquadronFlight 275Justin DavisColton FoglerTanner
MoerkeArturo ReyFlight 276Mary BalabanAshley BurnsBethany
RoczenErin Winkler
321st Training Squadron Flight 279David DiazWade KellettIan
LucasPhilipp NeuhoeferRichard ReddickSpencer Ross
Flight 280Kari Giles
322nd Training Squadron Flight 271Richard AldrichJoseph
BeldenDylan DetrickDerek KettlerTimothy WebsterFlight 272Marcus De
La CruzDevon GarvinCesar GonzalezAaron JacksonRyan ReavisMatthew
SeiglerSean StevensDylan ToddFlight 277Collin HatcherFlight
278David CulverMark Dela Cruz Renz De'Varieal McLaurinSteven
MizeEric Sekercan
McKinley SmithRobert Stefan VJason Strong
323rd Training SquadronFlight 267Joshua ButlerEugene
FullerChristopher IovinoCraig KochJesua RicherJoshua SaxonFlight
268Nicholas DaileyDaran DeushaneMichael DeweinLewis EldridgeJacob
GillespieKyron PetersonAdrian PimentelAndrew Snyder
326th Training SquadronFlight 269David AlbertEdward ClarkNathan
Foo
Tim KoenigsederTodd MeyerDavid MilamCraig RicheyFlight 270Shelby
Addison
331st Training SquadronFlight 273Zachary BriggsDarrell
LinkusSean LoupeMatthew StevensFlight 274Kyle BryantZachary
LillyJacob NorlanderAlexander OasLucas Starkey
Top BMT AirmanMary Balaban, 320th TRS, Flight 276Most Physically
FitMale AirmenChristopher Stewart, 326th TRS, Flight 269
Michael Martinez, 322nd TRS, Flight 278Michael Wessendorf, 331st
TRS, Flight 274Nicholas Wood, 322nd TRS, Flight 277Female
AirmenNicole Knapp, 326th TRS, Flight 270Marjorie Ceria, 321st TRS,
Flight 280Christina Phanthamany, 320th TRS, Flight 276Katherine
Kreiner, 326th TRS, Flight 270Male Flights322nd TRS, Flight
277322nd TRS, Flight 278323rd TRS, Flight 267Female Flights320th
TRS, Flight 276321st TRS, Flight 280326th TRS, Flight 270Top
Academic Flights323rd TRS, Flight 268322nd TRS, Flight 278321st
TRS, Flight 279
2012 1st Quarter A
ward W
inners
Junior Enlisted MemberSenior Airman James Gonzales802nd Civil
Engineer SquadronNoncommissioned Offi cerTech. Sgt. Kristie
Reece802nd Force Support SquadronSenior Enlisted MemberMaster Sgt.
James Rogers802nd FSSCompany Grade Offi cer2nd Lt, Jonathan
Esquivel802nd Contracting SquadronCivilian Wage GradeJohn
Adams802nd CESCivilian Non-Supervisory, Cat ISonja Rios802nd
Operational Support SquadronCivilian Non-Supervisory, Cat IIAndrea
Rodriguez802nd OSSCivilian Non-Supervisory, Cat IIIJerry
Gibson802nd Communications SquadronCivilian Supervisory, Cat IJesse
Villareal802nd CESCivilian Supervisory, Cat IIJohn Stevens802nd
OSS
802nd Mission Support Group
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By Airman 1st Class Christina CoulsonJBSA-Lackland Public
Affairs
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s 2012 Fed-eral Women's Week
events concluded recently with an awards breakfast recognizing
seven women who have contributed to the advance-ment of women in
the federal workplace.
Held March 30 at the Gateway Club, the event featured Col. Mona
Lisa Tucker, director of com-munications, Air Education and
Training Com-mand, as keynote speaker.
Tucker’s achievements include her selection as a distinguished
graduate at Basic Communi-cations-Electronics Offi cer Training,
and a Mas-ter of Science with honors in systems manage-ment from
St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, and a second master’s in
Strategic Studies at Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Ala.
The following individuals were recognized:
Field Grade Offi cer CategoryCol. Angela Montellano
Air Force Medical Operations Agency
Senior NCO (1) CategoryMaster Sgt. Gwendolyn Gaines
359th Medical Operations Squadron
Senior NCO (2) CategoryMaster Sgt. Jamie Williams342nd Training
Squadron
Junior NCO CategoryStaff Sgt. Chantal Campbell
Headquarters,Air Education Training Command
Airman CategorySenior Airman Breanne Blain
USAF School of AerospaceMedicine San Antonio
Civilian CategoryApril Rowden
Air Force Public Affairs Agency
Military Spouse Veronica Humphrey
Lackland recognizes federalwomen’s accomplishments
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April 13, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 7
By Mike JosephSenior Writer
He commands the largest Force Sup-port Squadron in the Air
Force, which numbers more than 2,000 people.
He understands there is no “I” in team, that it takes teamwork
every day to meet the squadron’s motto: “FSS – Expect the
Best.”
So it was no surprise when Lt. Col. Chad Schrecengost, 802nd FSS
com-mander, recently received an Air Force level individual award,
he was quick to defl ect and shine the spotlight on his
squadron.
“I’m humbled,” Schrecengost said about receiving the Lt. Gen.
Norm Lezy Award for outstanding leadership, con-tributions, support
and dedication to Air Force Manpower and Personnel.
“It’s not about me and I’m not the one who needs to be in the
limelight,” he said. “I’m proud of the honor, but I don’t do
anything by myself. Everything I do is associated with my FSS team.
This recognition is not about me – it’s about this unit.”
That’s why Schrecengost considers it
a team honor even though the award recognizes an individual for
making contributions of signifi cant concern to the A1 community by
displaying supe-rior expertise and leadership qualities.
Among FSS highlights under Schre-cengost’s leadership in the
awards package were serving 12 million people,
managing the Air Force’s largest food contract at $95 million
with the low-est cost per meal, more than doubling the net income
adjusted for deprecia-tion for the Morale, Welfare and Rec-reation
fund from fi scal year 2010, and securing $7.3 million for
end-of-year unfunded requirements for quality of life upgrades at
Lackland.
Schrecengost’s award was one of three FSS garnered at the Air
Force level for 2011 performances. Other squadron honors were best
Airman and Family Readiness Center and bowling program of the year.
Those recognitions follow three awards received within the squadron
for 2010.
And the fact Air Staff has noticed the squadron’s performance is
not lost on FSS’s group commander.
“The MSG team was thrilled to see our Force Support Squadron get
some well deserved Air Force level recog-nition,” said Col. Richard
Houghton, 802nd Mission Support Group com-mander. “The FSS team is
a refl ection of Lt. Col. Schrecengost’s passion for tak-ing care
of people. Their motto – ‘Expect the Best’ – nails it.
“The awards speak to the customer focus and relentless drive of
the FSS team,” Houghton said. “For the scope of services they
provide, nobody in the Air Force does it more or better.”
Schrecengost said the 802nd FSS deputy director, Eric Weston,
and fi ve fl ight chiefs – Mark Tharp, Sara Wilson, Don Freund,
Maj. Don Jack and Billy Thompson – make his job easier.
“I couldn’t ask for a better staff to work with,” he said. “We
really have a collaborative relationship.
“It’s such a big organization with a diverse mission; one person
can’t do it all. Everybody cares; everybody has a niche. Everything
we do is tied to cus-tomer service.”
Dedication to customer service comes through daily, according to
Houghton, who said a supportive customer base enables the squadron
to fulfi ll its mis-sion.
“The high-quality feedback we get from our mission partners
enables the FSS team to continually make things better,” the
commander said. “People ought to expect the best from FSS – and
they get it every day.”
FSS commander credits squadron for individual Air Force
award‘Expect the Best’
For more news and information go to www.lackland.af.mil
Lt. Col. Chad SchrecengostCommander, 802nd Force Support
Squadron
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JBSA celebrates Earth DayBy Lisa Copeland802nd Civil Engineer
Squadron
“Taking Care of the Earth and Our-selves” is the theme for this
year’s Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Earth Day Celebration and
Fun Run April 19.
Part of a month-long celebration commemorating Earth Day 2012,
the event is open to the JBSA community.
“Our mission for Earth Day is to en-courage our JBSA community
to be good stewards of the environment through education and
outreach,” said Judy Lopez, 802nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineer
and base pollution prevention program manager.
“This year, we have increased the fi t-ness component of the
celebration to promote fi tness, good health, and well-being. Our
goal is a healthy earth and a healthy population,” said Lopez.
This year’s event, on the grounds of the JBSA-Lackland Outdoor
Adventure Center, starts at 9 a.m. with opening re-marks by Col.
Richard Houghton, 802nd Mission Support Group commander. The 5K fun
run will follow.
The 802nd Force Support Squadron fi tness staff has put together
fi tness challenges and demonstrations includ-ing TRX suspension
training, tag-team relays and unit competitions. The Lack-land
Outdoor Adventure Center will host Geocaching – a treasure hunt
us-ing GPS.
Personnel from the 802nd CES Envi-ronmental Section have created
booths and exhibits, which showcase energy and water conservation,
recycling, haz-ardous waste, environmental restora-tion, pollution
prevention, storm water and air programs, and environmental
management. Texas A&M University will feature a mobile
micro-grid energy display.
Radio personality and renowned Tex-as master gardener and
horticulturist, Calvin Finch, will be on hand to answer questions
and give tips about lawns and gardening in south Texas.
The day’s events will include a tree planting ceremony to
commemorate Arbor Day, and a visit from base en-ergy and recycling
mascots “Sun Ray” and “Sheriff R. E. Cycle.”
Several organizations, including staff members from the Airman
and Family Readiness and the JBSA-Lackland IDEA Program, will host
a variety of exhibits and booths on health, wellness, diet and
nutrition.
Free giveaways include live plants and door prizes. A disc
jockey will per-form. The celebration culminates with free lunch
for all participates and spec-tators at 11 a.m.
For more information on the Earth Day celebration and other JBSA
Earth Day events happening throughout the month, call Lopez at
210-671-5305 or Lisa Copeland at 210-671-5371.
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April 13, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 9
By James PriceFamily Advocacy Outreach
We sometimes forget the amount of stress that military children
are under as they experience their parents’ deployments, temporary
duty assignments, permanent change of stations or regular duties.
During a PCS move they face the uncertainty of changing schools and
making new friends. When a parent is TDY or deployed it is a
signifi cant disrup-tion of their family life.
April is the Month of the Military Child, a time designated for
us to refl ect and acknowledge the sacrifi ces children of the
military make to ensure our community is strong.
Lackland has several agencies that can help you and your family
re-enforce our commitment to our youth. The base library offers
books, videos, story time, craft hours and games. The Youth Center
of-fers activities and programs that can help your child increase
their self esteem and confi dence. If you have a particular skill
or knowledge you would like to share, you can volunteer with these
agencies or other similar organizations to show your apprecia-tion
for our military children.
People are the military’s greatest resource. There-fore,
children should be our number one priority.
April is also Child Abuse Awareness Month, when
the nation increases awareness and prevention of child abuse. We
hear horrifi c stories of child abuse almost daily. The tragic part
is these incidents are usually preventable.
If you suspect abuse, call Family Advocacy and the Texas Child
Abuse Hotline. Be proactive as your actions can make a difference.
Be aware of friends or coworkers who might be displaying some known
triggers, such as isolation, stress, and poor parent-ing skills.
The community has resources and pro-
grams that can help in reducing these triggers.Family Advocacy
offers a New Parent Support
Program for parents who are expecting a child or have children
up to 3 years old. The program pro-vides home visits, information,
support and guid-ance. Enrichment classes are also available and
can provide knowledge and skills in parenting, commu-nications,
anger and stress management.
The Airman and Family Readiness Center is a good resource for
information on Air Force Aid, deployments, and resume writing for
your post-military career.
The Health and Wellness Center has preventive medicine
information, to include tips on exercise and nutrition. And, if you
feel overwhelmed and think there is nowhere to turn, Mental Health
Clinic professionals and base chaplains are available to provide
assistance.
This month, we should set a goal to spend more quality time with
our children by not just watching television, but doing activities.
Read to your chil-dren, go for a bike ride, go bowling, or take a
few minutes to walk around the block. Spend time lis-tening to
them. Understand what they are facing in their struggles at school
or with their friends.
For more information about community resourc-es or enrichment
classes, call Family Advocacy at 210-292-5967.
April is month to celebrate military children
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April 13, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 13
LPAG TO PERFORM COMEDYTickets are on sale at Arnold Hall
Community Center for the Lackland Performing Arts Group’s “Love!
at the Café!,” a romantic comedy set in the 1950s.
Performance dates are today and Saturday, and April 20-21, each
eve-ning at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 each for adults; $15 for
age 65 and older; and $10 for technical training students and
children under 12.
For more information, call 210-671-2619.
FIESTA IN BLUE PERFORMANCESThe United States Air Force Band
of the West’s annual Fiesta in Blue performances are April
21-22, 2 p.m. each day, at the Edgewood Theatre of Performing
Arts.
The performances are free; however tickets are required. Tickets
are available online at www.bandofthewest.eventbrite.com or at the
Fiesta San Antonio Commission offi ce, 2611 Broadway.
For more information about Fiesta in Blue or other USAF Band of
the West performances, visit www.
bandofthewest.af.mil, www.facebook.com/bandofthewest, or on
Twitter at AFBandoftheWest.
DROP-IN DENTAL SCREENINGSThe Lackland Pediatric Dental
Department will offer drop-in dental screenings for eligible
military medi-cal benefi ciaries today, 8-11 a.m., in the Skylark
Community Center Longhorn Room. No appointment is necessary.
Children under 13 years of age will receive a dental screening
exam, an opinion about the child’s dental condition and appropriate
treatment recommendations or alternatives. If possible, parents
should bring a copy of their child’s treatment plan or referral
letter from their private dentist.
Call 210-671-9876 for more information.
THRIFT SHOP BAG SALE The Lackland Thrift Shop’s
monthly INside and OUTside bag sale is Saturday, 9:30 a.m. until
noon. The shop is located in One Stop, Bldg. 5460 on the corner of
Walker and Selfridge avenues, behind the 802nd Contracting Squadron
offi ces on the base training side.
Consignments are accepted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from
9:30-11:45 a.m.
Proceeds from all sales benefi t scholarships for military
dependents and military-connected organizations at Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland.
For information, call 210-671-3608 or visit
www.lacklandosc.org.
BALFOUR BEATTY SCHOLARSHIPSBalfour Beatty Communities
Foundation academic scholarships applications are available for
high school students who reside in family housing.
The scholarships are for students attending undergraduate
programs in the 2012-2013 academic year.
For applications and eligibility requirements, visit the website
at www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday.
For more information about the scholarships, contact Claudia
Moreno at 210-645-9511.
802ND LRS SUPPLY TRAININGThe 802nd Logistics Readiness
Squadron’s Equipment Accountability Element will conduct three
customer supply training classes Wednesday
in Bldg. 5160, second fl oor confer-ence room.
The classes are Block I General Supply Training, 8 a.m.; Block
II Bench Stock Training, 8:45 a.m.; and Block III Equipment
Custodian Supplemental/Refresher Training, 9:30 a.m.
Contact Ray Holland or Rain Virgino at 210-925-1140 to
register.
EARTH DAY FUN RUNThe third annual Earth Day fun
run and activities are Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the
Lackland Outdoor Adventure Center.
Events include a 5K fun run at 9:15 a.m., environmental
exhibits, fi tness activities, prize drawings and free lunch.
For more information or registra-tion, contact Judy Lopez at
210-671-5305 or Sam Klein at 210-671-5342.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ‘TAKE BACK’ DAY Drug Enforcement Agency
“Take
Back” Day on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is April 28.
Old, outdated or unwanted prescription medications can be turned
in for disposal at the Satellite Pharmacy parking lot, between the
base exchange and the commissary,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call Charles
Nail, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, at 210-671-9470 or Lisa
Frantz, 802nd Security Forces Squad-ron, at 210-671-2262.
THRIFT SHOP SEEKS ASSISTANT MANAGERThe Lackland Thrift Shop is
ac-
cepting applications for a part-time assistant manager. Job
hours are two days a week, one Saturday a month or as needed.
Requirements include strong people, leadership, managerial and
computer skills.
Applications are on the thrift shop website,
www.lacklandosc.org, or at the shop during business hours.
BARIATRIC CLINIC DIABETES STUDY The Wilford Hall Bariatric
Clinic is
conducting a research study regard-ing weight loss surgery.
Candidates for the study are mili-tary medical benefi ciaries
age 18-65 who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and are on
medication. Active-duty personnel are unable to participate.
Call 210-292-2210 for more information.
LOCAL BRIEFS
CHAPEL SERVICESChristianCatholicMonday-Friday:Freedom
ChapelDaily Eucharist, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday:Freedom ChapelEucharist, 5:30 p.m.Reconciliation after
Eucharist
Sunday:Freedom ChapelReligious Ed., 9 a.m.Eucharist, 11
a.m.Spanish Mass, 8 a.m.
OrthodoxSaturday:Airmen Memorial ChapelDivine Liturgy, 9:30
a.m.Religious Ed., 10:45 a.m.ProtestantSaturday:Gateway Chapel
Seventh-Day AdventistService, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.Sunday:Airmen
Memorial ChapelLiturgical Service, 8 a.m.Freedom ChapelContemporary
Service,9:30 a.m.Gospel Service,12:30 p.m.Children’s Church
providedReligious Ed., 11 a.m.Wednesday and Thursday:Bible Study, 6
p.m.
Sunday:Hope Chapel, Bldg. 10338The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints8-10 a.m.
IslamicFriday:Global Ministry Center, Bldg. 7452
Friday:Jummah Prayer, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.Sunday:Religious Ed.,
9-11 a.m.
JewishFriday:Airmen Memorial ChapelSabbath Eve Service,4
p.m.Sunday:Religious Ed., 12:30 p.m.
Wicca1st Wednesday:Freedom Chapel Room 8,San Antonio Military
Open Circle, 6 p.m.
BuddhistSunday:BMT Reception Center,10 a.m. to noon.
EckankarEvery fi rst, third, fi fth Saturday:Gateway Chapel12:30
to 1:30 p.m.Baha'iEvery fi rst, third, fi fth Sunday:Gateway
Chapel11 a.m. to noon
community
FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT
Freedom Chapel
671-4208
Gateway Chapel
671-2911
Hope Chapel
671-2941
Air Force Aid Society 671-3722Airman & Family Readiness
Center 671-3722Airman’s Attic 671-1780Base Post Offi ce
671-1058Bowling Center 671-2271DEERS 800-538-9552Exceptional Family
Member Program 671-3722Family Child Care 671-3376Legal Offi ce
671-3362Library 671-3610Medical Appointment Line 916-9900MPF ID
Cards 671-6006Outdoor Recreation 925-5532TRICARE Info
800-444-5445Thrift Shop 671-3608
Lackland Enlisted Spouses’ Club www.lacklandesc.orgLackland
Force Support Squadron www.lacklandfss.comLackland ISD
www.lacklandisd.netLackland Offi cers’ Spouses’ Club
www.lacklandosc.orgLackland Public website www.lackland.af.milMy
Air Force Life www.MyAirForceLife.com
KEY FAMILY SUPPORT RESOURCES
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PAGE 14 TALESPINNER April 13, 2012
APRIL 13BMT FAMILY SEMINAR
The Air Force Basic Military Training Family Seminar is today at
noon in the BMT Reception Center, Bldg. 7246.
The seminar provides information on the Air Force and its benefi
ts to family members of graduating Airmen.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT SEMINARA seminar on the federal
employment process is today, 1-3:30 p.m., at the Airman and
Family Readiness Center. The class teaches participants how to
enhance the job-hunting process.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
APRIL 16FAMILY READINESS BRIEFING
A family readiness briefi ng for deploying personnel is Monday,
10:30-11:30 a.m., at the
Airman and Family
Readiness Center.The briefi ng is for personnel who
are deploying, or are going on remote assignments or extended
temporary deployments.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
RETURN AND REUNION SEMINARA return and reunion seminar is
Monday, 2:30-3:30 p.m., at the Air-man and Family Readiness
Center.
The seminar is an informal forum for family members who wish to
talk about their individual experiences and the stress caused by
deployment-related separations.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
APRIL 17AMVET REPRESENTATIVE
An American Veterans National Service Offi cer is available to
help with disability claims Tuesday, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Airman
and Family Readiness Center.
For details, call 210-699-5087.
PRE-SEPARATION RETIREES’ CLASSA mandatory counseling class
for
retiring personnel is Tuesday, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Airman and
Family Readiness Center.
Participants will be briefed on benefi ts and services.
For more information, call 210-671-3722.DISABILITY TAP
SEMINAR
A disability transition assistance program seminar is Tuesday,
11:30
a.m. to noon, at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.
The seminar for separating or re-tiring personnel provides
information on criteria and benefi ts for disabled veterans.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
APRIL 18KEY SPOUSE TRAINING
Training for new appointees in the Key Spouse Program is
Wednes-
day, 1-4 p.m., at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.
The Key Spouse Program is an Air Force readiness program
sup-porting Airmen and their families during deployments,
separations and emergencies by enhancing and encouraging
communication between units and families.
For more information, call 210-671-3722.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
A women’s Bible study group meets every Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., at
Freedom Chapel. The study group will meet through the end of
May.
For more information, call 210-671-4208.
APRIL 19PRE-SEPARATION CLASS
A mandatory counseling class for separating personnel is
Thursday, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Airman and Family Readiness
Center.
Attendees will be briefed about benefi ts and services.
For more information, call 210-671-3722.
DISABILITY TAP SEMINARA disability transition assistance
program seminar is Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to noon, at the Airman
and Family Readiness Center.
For setails, call 210-671-3722.
PROTESTANT WOMEN OF THE CHAPELThe Protestant Women of the
Chapel group meets for Bible study Thursday, 6 p.m., at Freedom
Chapel.
For more information, call 210-671-4208.
APRIL 20BMT FAMILY SEMINAR
The Air Force Basic Military Training Family Seminar is April 20
at noon in the BMT Reception Center, Bldg. 7246.
The seminar provides information on the Air Force and its benefi
ts to
family members of graduating Airmen.
For details, call 210-671-3722.
Monthly MeetingsENLISTED SPOUSES’ CLUB
The Lackland Enlisted Spouses’ Club meets every third Tuesday of
the month at the Gateway Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information,
visit www.lacklandesc.org.
OFFICERS’ SPOUSES’ CLUBThe Lackland Offi cers’ Spouses’ Club
meets every third Tuesday of the
month. For meeting location information, visit
www.lacklandosc.org.
MILITARY COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMENThe Military Council of
Catholic Women meets the fi rst Friday of the
month, 9:30 a.m., at Freedom Chapel. For information, call
210-671-4208.
On the web www.lacklandfss.com
What’s HappeningFamily Support Events
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April 13, 2012 TALESPINNER PAGE 15sports
Jose T. Garza IIISports Editor
The sixth-seeded Air Force Intel-ligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnais-sance Agency defeated top-seeded 59th Medical Operations
Group 21-13, 21-16 to capture the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
women's intramural volleyball champion title Tuesday at the Warhawk
Fitness Center.
The underrated AFISRA women’s squad wasted no time forging its
way to its fi rst intramural volleyball cham-pionship, opening up
an early 4-1 lead in the fi rst set.
Both teams traded points before a thunderous spike by Colleen
Cech put AFISRA up 9-6.
Cech was the key to AFISRA’s fi rst-set win, scoring the
agency's fi nal four points to close out the set.
The eventual champions had no problem maintaining momentum in
the second set, building a 9-2 lead off Med Ops’ turnovers.
Down 10-3, the 59th Med Ops mus-tered up a little offense to cut
the lead to three, 10-7.
AFISRA pulled away once again, scoring four straight points to
build a 14-7 lead. Cech notched up two of her
three second-set points during AFISRA’s short scoring spurt.
Not withering away, Med Ops struck back with a run of its own.
The medi-cal group scored seven of the next 10 points to shorten
the lead to three at 17-14.
Med Ops turnovers again proved costly as AFISRA outscored the
59th 4-2, closing the door on any hopes for a comeback win in the
second set.
Earlier in the day, the underdog AFISRA squad defeated No. 2
seed 802nd Mission Support Group to ad-vance to the volleyball fi
nals.
The champions fi nished the women’s intramural volleyball season
with a 3-3 regular season record.
“It’s amazing to know we were un-derdogs coming into the
playoffs. Mak-ing it through to the fi nals and win-ning a
championship is gratifying,” said AFISRA coach Angelica
Silva-Garza.
“How my players played was out-standing,” Silva-Garza said.
“Through-out the season, they never gave up on team effort.
“In the end, this was a testimony to the team’s hard work as we
came to-gether to win a championship.”
Teammate Edith Coon agreed with the underdog assessment.
“Everyone loves an underdog,” she said. “It just proves the
point that it is not over until the last buzzer sounds.”
Silva-Garza said the team’s con-fi dence was built “point by
point” as AFISRA went on to defeat two of the best teams in its
league, the 802nd MSG and Medical Ops, to win the JB-SA-Lackland
women's intramural vol-leyball championship.
“We fought for every point we scored and that’s how we got to
the fi nals,” she said.
“In a losing effort, there is potential to be frustrated and
make mistakes. Whether we were winning or we were losing, we stayed
positive throughout the season and in the playoffs,” said
Silva-Garza as she went on to describe her team in one word,
“Amazing!”
From bottom to top Sixth-seeded AFISRA wins base volleyball
title
Photo by Robbin CresswellAFISRA’s Billie Rothwell looks on as
Edith Coon dinks the ball over the net during the Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland women's intramural volleyball championship game
Tuesday.
First Rounddefeated
737th Training Group21-11, 15-13
Semi Finaldefeated
802nd Mission Support Group21-7, 15-9
Finaldefeated
59th Medical Operations Group21-13, 21-16
AFISRA's JOURNEYTO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
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ARMED FORCES 5K FUN RUN, WALKThe San Antonio Chapter of
the National Defense Trans-portation Association hosts an Armed
Forces Day 5K Fun Run and Walk May 19, 8 a.m., starting at the JW
Marriott in San Antonio.
Proceeds from the event support scholarship programs and
Operation Homefront, an Armed Services’ supporting organization
that provides emergency, fi nancial, and other assistance to
families of service members and wounded warriors.
For more information or to register for the event, go to
www.signmeup.com/81367.
UPCOMING
Men W L1. AFISRA ..................................8 12. 737th
TRG..............................7 23. Crypto Div
.............................4 54. 802nd LRS
.............................1 8
VOLLEYBALL
SCOREBOARD
Jose T. Garza IIISports Editor
It literally was a Good Friday on April 6 for two Airmen from
the 453rd Elec-tronic Warfare Squadron who coordinated the Wounded
Warrior Project Fun Run at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Gillum
Fitness Center track.
Airmen 1st Class Benjamin Griess and Patrick Kohler, analysts
with the 453rd EWS, put together the event, which raised $1,315 for
the Wounded Warrior Project. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., the
organiza-tion aids injured service members through direct programs
and services.
After coming up with the idea and then enlisting Kohler’s help,
Griess went to the Wounded Warrior Project website and paid
the required $99 service fee to host the event.
The JBSA-Lackland Top III and the Se-curity Hill Top III donated
$100 to provide fruit and water for the 210 participants who
donated both time and money for the cause.
Griess and Kohler put together the event to give back to the
veterans who have served. Some of them happen to be fam-ily.
There was no greater cause for Griess to donate his effort than
to the servicemen and servicewomen who have made sacri-fi ces for
their country.
Griess’ cousin, who was wounded in Iraq while serving in the
U.S. Marines, was awarded the Purple Heart.
“I thought it would be a good cause for
people to donate money to, and to share in comaraderie and enjoy
time together,” Griess said.
Kohler comes from a military family.His father, Clifford, served
in the Air
Force, and his cousin, Bradley Pray, is a brigadier general in
the Air Force. Two of his great uncles also served in the military.
One died in combat during World War II.
“Being in the military, we can’t beat helping out any cause that
helps our wounded warriors,” Kohler said. “These service members
have sacrifi ced their lives to fi ght and defend our country.”
“It’s good for me, and everybody who is raising money for
wounded warriors, to give back to them because they continue to
risk their lives on a daily basis when they’re out in combat,” he
said.
Giving backAirmen raise money for Wounded Warrior Project
Competitive W L1. 802nd FSS .............................3 02.
341st TRS ..............................2 13. 149th FW
...............................2 14. NIOC/ Co H
...........................2 15. Civ Eng Sq
............................1 16. 343rd TRS
..............................1 17. Radiology
...............................0 38 737th TRG
..............................0 3
Intermediate W L1. 668th ALIS ............................5 02.
Security Forces ....................4 03. 59th Dental Gp
.....................3 04. IAAFA
....................................3 15. 37th TRSS
.............................3 16. 802nd LRS
............................3 27. 59th CPSG
............................3 28. 802nd OSS
............................2 29. 543rd Spt Sq
........................2 210. AFSVA
.................................2 211. Crypto Div
...........................2 312. 624th OC
.............................1 213. DLIELC
...............................1 214. AFISRA
...............................1 315. 344th TRS
...........................1 316. 688th IOW
..........................0 417. AFPAA
.................................0 318.717th MI Bn
.........................0 4
Recreation W L1. 433rd AFRC ...........................2 02.
35th IS ............................... 1 13. CoH/Marines
.........................1 14. 453rd EWS
............................1 15. 690th NSG
.............................1 16. 318th OSS
.............................1 17. 772nd ESG
.............................1 18 802nd CPTS
...........................0 2
Members of the 3rd Combat Cam-era Squadron run together to raise
money for injured service members during the Wounded Warrior
Project Fun Run April 6 at the Gillum Fitness Center track. Photo
by Alan Boedeker
SOFTBALL