Inside: Child Abuse Prevention, P2 ... Bah Recertification, P3

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

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH No. 13 • APRIL 4, 2014

INSIDE: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, P2 ... BAH RECERTIFICATION, P3 ... FREEDOM FLYER REUNION, P4 PAGE 2 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014

COMMENTARY ON THE COVER Rear Adm. William M. Roberts, Joint APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Medical Education and Training Cam- pus commandant, was the featured guest speaker at the 2013 JBSA Annual Child Abuse Prevention: It only takes a minute Awards Banquet March 29. A prisoner- From the 59th Mental Health Squadron or Military and Family Readiness Center listed in the previous section if you need of-war and missing-in-action ceremony can advise on local and online resources parenting advice. (bottom photos) was part of the event. Child safety and well-being is ev- for parent education, family-friendly It only takes a minute to report abuse For photos of the award recipients, see eryone's responsibility. However, many activities and services for families with or neglect. pages 8-9. Photos by Melissa Peterson times passers-by, friends, community special needs. Parents with children of If you see an unsupervised child, members and even parents are reluc- all ages can also call Military OneSource take immediate action. Find the child’s tant to speak up. at 800-342-9647 for no-cost, confi dential caregiver or call local law enforcement Talking to people about parenting non-medical counseling. for help. If you suspect child abuse or or reporting potential child abuse or It only takes a minute to keep your neglect, there are resources you can neglect can feel uncomfortable. Many own children safe. turn to for help: Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph people think it’s none of their business Supervision is the key to the safety of • Call 911 or security forces if you are Editorial Staff or that if something were truly wrong children and youth of all ages. on an installation, if you witness vio- Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta someone else will step in. Here are some precautions you can lence or know someone is in immediate 502nd Air Base Wing/JBSA Commander It takes courage to speak up, but it take to keep your child safe: danger. only takes a minute to make a differ- • Avoid leaving your child unsuper- • Call the Joint Base San Antonio- Todd G. White ence. Child safety is your business. vised. Contact your Military & Family Lackland Family Advocacy Program 502nd ABW/JBSAPublic Affairs Director If you see a parent under stress, Readiness Center or Family Advocacy at 292-5967 or the local civilian Child Marilyn C. Holliday offer your help or guidance. Sometimes Program to learn about local guidelines Protective Services at 800-252-5400 if JBSA-Randolph Public Affairs Chief a frustrated parent just needs a short for the safety and supervision of chil- you suspect child abuse or neglect. Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade break or someone to discuss their par- dren and youth. • For additional information on how Editor enting woes with. • Make sure your young child is in to help prevent child abuse, call Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson Here are some ways you can help: a safe place like a playpen or crib if 800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453). Robert Goetz, Alex Salinas • Volunteer your time. Offer to watch you absolutely need to step away for When child abuse occurs, the Family Staff Writers the child while the parent steps away to a moment. Advocacy Program supports the child Maggie Armstrong cool off. • Reach out to a responsible friend, victims and provides services to parents. Graphic Designer • Listen. Have a conversation about neighbor or babysitter when you need The program helps families develop what’s bothering the parent. Actively time to yourself. Everyone has moments healthy relationship skills and address Wingspread Ofﬁ ce listen, reinforce that everyone gets frus- when they need a break. Make sure your common relationship and parenting 1150 5th Street East trated from time to time and that it's OK child is cared for during those moments. challenges during every stage of life. JBSA-Randolph, Texas 78150 to ask for help. • Reduce or eliminate electronic Remember it is your responsibility to Phone: (210) 652-4410 Wingspread email distractions when providing care and report abuse. It only takes a minute to • Point them to the right resources. [email protected] If the child is under the age of 3, the supervision. It only takes a minute for change someone’s life. Wingspread Advertisement Ofﬁ ce New Parent Support Program can offer an unintended tragedy to occur. (Information courtesy Military EN Communities support. The Family Advocacy Program Reach out to any of the resources OneSource) P.O. Box 2171 San Antonio, Texas 78297 (210) 250-2440

This newspaper is published by EN Communities, a Joint Base San Antonio Sexual Assault Awareness Month events private fi rm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Joint Base San Anto- • Proclamation Ceremony – Sexual Assault Awareness Month: • “Drive OUT Sexual Violence” Golf Tournament nio-Randolph, Texas. This commercial enterprise Air Force Today, 3 p.m., Evans Theater, building 1396, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. April 24, 12:30 p.m. tee time, Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. Tickets are newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the Wingspread are not Senior leaders from each service branch will come together to mark April $50 per person and include a T-shirt and goodie bag. Call Bill Hall at 671- necessarily the offi cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. as Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the JBSA community. 7273 or email [email protected]. government, the Department of Defense, or the Department • “Step Up against Sexual Assault” Run/Walk Events • “Choose Respect” Teen Dance of the Air Force. The appearance of advertising in this publication, includ- During the month of April at various JBSA locations, there will be a run April 25, 8-11 p.m., JBSA-Randolph Youth Center, building 584 ing inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorse- or march to show support to survivors of sexual assault and spread the and 585. Teens, ages 13-18, are invited to a dance and lock-in. ment by the Department of Defense, the Department of the message that sexual violence is not tolerated in the JBSA community. For Requires parent permission slips. Slips available at JBSA Youth Air Force or EN Communities, of the products or services advertised. times, locations and dates, contact 808-6316 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Centers. Call 652-4386. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made 652-4386 at JBSA-Randolph or 671-7273 at JBSA-Lackland. • Healing Hands Art Project available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, • “Take Back the Night” at San Antonio Rape Crisis Center Several art pieces created by survivors of sexual assault will be displayed physical handicap, political affi liation, or any other nonmerit Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 7500 US Hwy 90 West. The JBSA community is at various locations and SAAM events during April. Call 808-6316. factor of the purchaser, user or patron. supporting the event. Live music, guest speakers, food trucks and booths • Sexual Assault Awareness Information Tables Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Offi ce of JBSA-Randolph. All photos, unless will be on sight. Call 521-7273 or visit the The Rape Crisis Center on Face- Sexual assault awareness information will be distributed at various JBSA otherwise indicated, are U.S. Air Force photos. book at https://www.facebook.com/TheRapeCrisisCenter. To represent JBSA locations throughout April. Staff will share information about sexual as- The deadline for submissions is noon Wednesday the and volunteer, call 808-6316. sault realities, victim services and prevention tips. week prior to publication. All submissions can be emailed to [email protected]. APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 3 AF begins BAH recertification process By Mike Joseph due April 24 followed by 30-39, May JBSA-Lackland Public Affairs 22; 40-49, June 24; 50-59, July 24; 60- 69, Aug. 25; 70-79, Sept. 24; 80-89, The Air Force began a service-wide Oct. 24; and 90-99, Nov. 19. recertification of basic allowance for Members should bring all original doc- housing entitlements mandating that umentation (marriage certificates, divorce every Airman provide their finance decrees, birth certificates, or Defense Fi- office with documentation for all de- nance and Account Service dependency pendents by Dec. 31. determinations) to their local finance of- The recertification is part of Air Force fice to complete Air Force Form 594. The audit readiness for 2015 as required by form will be reviewed and signed by an the 2010 National Defense Authorization authorized certifier. Act. The one-time process allows the Air Airmen are not required to make ap- Force to validate the $5.4 billon spent pointments and there is a walk-in JBSA annually on basic allowance for housing finance office on each location. entitlements and also ensures the money Members deployed, on extended leave spent on BAH is fully auditable. or on temporary duty assignments are not “When we say the Air Force is not audit required to complete the process until 30 compliant, that doesn’t mean that money days after returning to home station. is missing or being misspent,” said Doug “Deployed or TDY members should no- Bennett, deputy assistant secretary of the tify the finance office in order for us to Air Force for Financial Operations, in a update our listing and provide follow up recent Air Force News Service story. service,” Belo said. “Members in geograph- “Generally, it means that we lack the ically separated units are not required to required documentation for our spending return to a JBSA office; they should use to be considered auditable. In the case of the nearest finance office to process re- BAH, we need Airmen’s marriage certifi- certification. If special circumstances arise, cates, birth certificates for children and members should contact JBSA Financial divorce decrees that require child support Services for further guidance.” properly documented by our finance of- The push for revalidation of dependent fices to ensure we can audit $5.4 billion documentation comes as the Air Force in Air Force spending.” prepares to meet financial improvement Airmen will be required to provide and audit readiness requirements laid mandated documents to their finance out in the National Defense Authoriza- office or their housing allowance station Act. The Air Force currently retains tus will be reduced to single-rate. De- dependent documentation for six years, ployed Airmen and those on extended which is insufficient to meet audit readi- leave or temporary duty will be given ness requirements. This one-time revali- special consideration. dation will ensure Air Force compliance “The Joint Base San Antonio Finan- with audit requirements, according to Air cial Services Office will be contacting Force officials. members every month if they are on “We understand this is a huge under- the list for the required recertifica- taking and may require research on a tion,” said 2nd Lt. Leonard Belo, 502nd member’s part to retrieve the required Comptroller Squadron, Financial Ser- documents,” Belo said. “We ask members vices Flight deputy commander. to act as swiftly as possible to gather the “If a member has not been contacted in necessary documents. Airmen are also their assigned month, they are still highly allowed to complete the process earlier encouraged to proceed with the process than their assigned time period.” at the finance office on their assigned lo- For more information, call 652-1851, cation,” he added. email [email protected] or visit Belo said JBSA has implemented the a local AF finance office. The finance of- Air Force Accounting and Finance Office fice at JBSA Lackland is located in build- monthly schedule that uses the terminal ing 5616, Suite 1; on JBSA-Randolph, the digits (the last two digits) of Social Secu- finance office is in building 399, Suite 2; rity numbers to determine when individu- and on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, the fi- als need to provide documentation. nance office is in building 4196. The first JBSA recertification pro- The finance offices are open to cus- cess began March 1 and ended March tomers Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 25 for Social Security numbers ending and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and in 00-09. SSNs ending with 10-29 are Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. PAGE 4 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014 JBSA-Randolph's 560th FTS hosts Freedom Flyer reunion In the years following the Vietnam War, mem- Air Force Col. Gerald V. Goodfellow (left), 12th Flying Training Wing bers of the 560th Flying Training Squadron at commander, and retired Air Force Col. Wayne Erwin (right), Red River Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph have hosted Valley Association, salute the wreath at the Joint Base San Antonio- the pilot requalification program or the final Randolph Missing Man Monument during a wreath laying ceremony flight for the members of the 4th Allied Pris- March 28 to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. oner of War Wing returning to the U.S. “Their first flight with the 560th FTS was designed to duplicate what each returnee’s last flight in Southeast Asia should have been like,” Maj. Abram Woody, narrator and 560th Flying Training Squadron member, said, during the wreath-laying ceremony March 28 at Washington Circle. “Since May 21, 1973, we have flown 195 former POWs.” Former POWs have travelled to JBSA- Randolph for a Freedom Flyer Reunion for 41 years. The symposium, complete with guest speakers, former POWs, former spouses of POWs and those involved in the repatriation portion was added along with a wreath laying ceremony 17 years ago. “For American veterans, I think a ceremony like this causes us to remember great selfless Americans, warriors and leaders who gave it all,” Col. Gerald Goodfellow, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, said. Photos by Joel Martinez The day culminated with a T-38 three-ship flyby and a 21-gun salute.

Airman 1st Class Matijn Vanberk (left) and Senior Airman Lincoln Korver (right), Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard members, perform a tribute to former Vietnam War prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. Air- man 1st Class David Wuchter (center), Band of the West bugler, plays Tap 5 during the 41st Freedom Flyer Reunion wreath-laying ceremony March 28 at Washington Circle. APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 5 PAGE 6 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014 T-1A aircraft still ‘reliable’ 21 years later in AETC By Alex Salinas top of the wing,” Lt. Col. Oliver Johnson, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs 99th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, said. “This drag simulates When the T-1A Jayhawk debuted the roll rates of ‘heavy’ aircraft like the for student training in 1993 – the KC-10 and C-5.” same year specialized undergraduate Featuring medium-range twin engines pilot training began – it was the first capable of a maximum speed of 538 mph, new training aircraft used by the Air the T-1A is the military variant of the Force in 30 years. The aircraft has commercial Beech 400A. since been a staple of skyways at Air According to the Air Force website, Education and Training Command. the T-1A differs from its commercial After all student pilots graduate counterpart with structural enhance- from the basic trainer T-6 Texan, ments that provide for increased bird they advance to specialized instruc- strike protection and an additional fu- tion in a T-38C Talon or T-1A, which selage fuel tank. prepares them for bomber and fighter Its distinctive cockpit is designed for aircraft or airlift and tanker aircraft, three people, including an instructor Courtesy photo respectively. pilot. Two seats are side by side for pri- The T-1A is used at Columbus Air Force mary pilots, while a third seat is situ- tor combat systems officer, said the T-1A include a ground proximity warning sys- Base, Miss.; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance ated behind trainees for the instructor “does a great job simulating multiple tem, traffic collision avoidance, radar AFB, Okla.; Naval Air Station Pensacola, pilot to observe. platforms” with features such as an au- altimeter, weather radar systems and a Fla., for combat systems officer training; “It’s a very reliable and compatible jet,” tomatic direction finder, distance mea- global positioning system. and at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Capt. Andrew Nickles, 99th FTS executive suring equipment, horizontal situation Unique to the T-1As at JBSA-Randolph for instructor pilot training, according to officer, said. “Two students in the air at indicator and an aircraft date interface. are their painted tails that honor the the official Air Force website. a time allows for more efficient training The jet is also designed with multiple first African-American flying unit, the “Aerodynamically, the T-1 was de- and better prepares them for communi- oral warning tones, which is helpful for Tuskegee Airmen, who formed during signed with spoilers versus the ailerons cation with co-pilots in future sorties.” trainees, Nickles said. World War II and were nicknamed the on a T-6 or T-38, inducing drag across the Maj. Karl Barnhart, 99th FTS instruc- Other avionics installed in the Jayhawk “Red Tails.” APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 7 BAMC offers patient transfer service By Elaine Sanchez office will provide information, -deter Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs mine patient eligibility and ensure the hospital has available space and ser- With a single phone call providers vices to conduct the transfer. can arrange for military beneficiaries They’re able to coordinate timely door- to be transferred from a civilian medi- to-door ambulance transfers 24 hours a cal facility to the San Antonio Military day, 7 days a week, Willis noted. Medical Center for care. “Once a link is established to accept Brooke Army Medical Center’s Patient and transfer patients, a smooth transfer Transfer Service offers patients free door- can be expedited,” he said. “Most trans- to-door ambulance service with a stream- fers are executed within 60 minutes of lined admissions process, explained Capt. initial contact.” Austin Willis, chief of patient accountabil- PAD is currently averaging about 40 ity. The service supports all local hospitals patient transfers a month with the ma- and urgent care centers in the greater jority being from emergency rooms and San Antonio area. urgent care centers, Willis said. “Our aim is to connect beneficiaries of Providers and patients both have re- all ages back into the military support net- quested transfers to BAMC, he noted, work so we can provide the best quality “which speaks volumes to our excel- and continuity of care,” Willis said. lence in healthcare. Coordination starts with a civilian or “They get to be here with their pro- military provider’s call to the Patient vider, their team,” he added, “and be a Transfer Service at 539-2222. During part of military environment that gives the call, the Patient Administration them a sense of community, security and Division Admissions and Dispositions peace of mind.” To advertise in the Wingspread, call 250-2440. PAGE 8 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014 APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 9 Joint Base San Antonio recognizes 2013 Annual Award winners Junior Enlisted Member Senior Enlisted Member Noncommissioned Ofﬁ cer Company Grade Ofﬁ cer

MARINE CORPS NAVY AIR FORCE MARINE CORPS NAVY AIR FORCE MARINE CORPS NAVY AIR FORCE COAST GUARD MARINE CORPS NAVY AIR FORCE COAST GUARD Cpl. Taylor Decicco Petty Offi cer 3rd Class Staff Sgt. Steven Koster Gunnery Sgt Antonio Lopez MAC Paul Thompson Master Sgt. Lamond Barnes SSgt Michael Armendariz Petty Offi cer 1st Class Staff Sgt. Regina Schuster Petty Offi cer 1st Class Maj. Andrew Terrel Lt. Timothy Gautier Capt. Casey Osborne Lt. Steven Welch Marine Det. JBSA-Lackland Jacky Floyd 37th Training Wing Marine Det. JBSA-Lackland CENSECFOR Lackland/ 59th Medical Wing 4th Reconnaissance Battalion Scott Lyons 67th Cyber Wing Joseph Gribbins 4th Reconnaissance Battalion Recruiting Offi ce San Antonio 502nd Air Base Wing USCG Crypto logic Unit Navy Medicine Training and NMPLCPO NMTSC/EMT Instructor Recruiting Offi ce San Antonio Support Center

First Sergeant Civilian Non-supervisory Category II Civilian Civilian Civilian Non-supervisory Supervisory Supervisory Category I Category I Category II

NAVY (Small Unit) NAVY (Large Unit) AIR FORCE ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE Chief Petty Offi cer Chief Petty Offi cer Senior Master Sgt. Johnny Gray Jonathan Davis Jacquelyn Christilles Delilah Clymer Emilia Guerrero Jason Hodges Army Support Activity Center Navy Medicine Training 502nd Air Base Wing NTTC Lackland CENSECFOR 37th Training Wing Support Center NAVY AIR FORCE NAVY Betsey Griffi s Jerry Britt Tony Cloud Navy Operational Support Center 37th Training Wing Navy Technical Training Center

Award winners not pictured:

Junior Enlisted Member Civilian Non-supervisory Cat. I ARMY AIR FORCE Cpl. Hilary Schultz Ursula Schreiber 470th Military Intelligence Brigade 37th Training Wing

COAST GUARD IS3 Whitney Grimes Coast Guard Cryptologic Unit Civilian Supervisory Cat. II AIR FORCE Rolton Lovett III Senior Enlisted Member 59th Medical Wing COAST GUARD Petty Ofﬁ cer 1st Class Noah Rael Coast Guard Cryptologic Unit

Courtesy photos PAGE 10 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014 Fire Safety is Everyone’s Business Joint Base San Antonio Fire and Emer- gency Services wants everyone to take the time to spring clean this year. Reducing clutter can greatly increase fi re safety both inside and outside the home. • Clutter does not start a fi re but will increase fuel load. • Clutter can also make escaping a fi re challenging. • Take the time to discuss and develop a home fi re drill with all family members. • Keep a fi re extinguisher in the garage, kitchen and outdoor grill area.

One of the best things about ICE is that people can let service providers know when they do a great job, not just for poor service. It takes 5 minutes or less to submit a comment at http://ice.disa.mil. APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 11 Air Force's secure healthcare messaging, MiCare, now fully implemented By Jonathan Stock Pentagon has just reported more than 50 Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs percent participation in the program. "These bases have had the support of The Air Force has recently completed leadership and are utilizing high perfor- implementing of its secure healthcare- mance teams from within to constantly messaging system, MiCare, in all 76 of its monitor their progress and improve local medical treatment facilities worldwide. practices to make MiCare a more effective As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air system," Faison said. Force healthcare beneficiaries and 2,300 Although they use different names for providers have signed up for this service, their secure messaging systems, both the which allows the patient and provider to Army and Navy have made considerable communicate on a secure network re- progress signing up users. Both services garding non-urgent healthcare concerns. have roughly 523,000 users combined, The MiCare network also allows as of Feb. 28, 2014. This joint venture beneficiaries to view their healthcare has more than 850,000 combined us- records, make appointments, fill pre- ers through all services, as well as 7,600 scriptions, as well as allowing provid- providers and more than 17,500 primary ers to push important preventative care team members using the system. care updates to the members. The civilian sector is also moving Overall, Airmen, their families and towards offering more patient portals beneficiaries using MiCare can expect a since this service will assist their ben- decrease in trips to the MTF and more eficiaries to make smart non-urgent personal communication with their care decisions rather than sitting in healthcare team. a waiting room or going to an urgent "At the beginning of MiCare's deploy- care facility. ment, MTFs were instructed to have 25 "So far everyone is hitting the same percent of beneficiaries empaneled by roadblocks on trying to increase par- three months and 50 percent within ticipation further where there is reluc- a year," said Maria Faison, Nurse In- tance to trust new technology," said formatics, MiCare Project Manager, Col. Gwendolyn Johnson, Ddeputy for Air Force Medical Operations Agency . Clinical and Business Analysis Divi- "However, we have had many MTFs sur- sion, MiCare Project lead, Air Force pass this goal within a couple months Medical Operations Agency. "The best because the portal's processes are now tools to break the barriers are educa- updated to allow users to E-register tion and internal marketing. If the staff and be transferred more easily between can realize how MiCare can empower MTFs during PCS season." and engage our patients, then their en- Many MTFs have been marketing Mi- thusiasm will show and increase more Care and the reasons to use it to their patient enrollment." beneficiaries. Clinics have been placing A recent secure messaging satisfaction posters and updating their waiting-room survey demonstrated that 97 percent of videos to include MiCare information. over 13,000 respondents were satisfied Some are even creating videos to place with their secure messaging transac- on YouTube. tion and more than 86 percent agreed it Although many MiCare programs have helped them avoid a trip to an emergency not been up and running until recently, a room or an MTF for medical problems. few bases currently leading in participa- To find out more about MiCare visit tion are Dyess Air Force Base with 63 per- http://www.afms.af.mil/MiCare or ask cent of patients, followed closely by Hurl- your healthcare team during your burt Field, Robins and Maxwell AFBs. The next visit.

Joint Base San Antonio Sexual Assault Prevention, Response To report a sexual assault, call the 24/7 Joint Base San Antonio Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Hotline at 808-7272 or the Department of Defense Safe Helpline at 877-995-5247. PAGE 12 WINGSPREAD APRIL 4, 2014

Photos by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade Students from Dwight Middle School listen to volunteers March 25 at JBSA- Randolph Air Heritage Park.

Students hear success stories of JBSA-Randolph Airmen By Robert Goetz Formerly called Giving Americans Motivational Neeb told the students they can overcome the ob- Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs Education for the Real World, or GAMER, the pro- stacles in their environment to achieve success. gram’s goal is to motivate inner-city youth to obtain “Do not let your circumstances defi ne you,” he A busload of at-risk middle school students ar- higher education and better life skills. JBSA-Ran- said. “If you don’t like your circumstances, if you rived at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 25 dolph, with members of the 12th Flying Training don’t like your surroundings, the things you’re hav- and learned valuable lessons from a group of Airmen Wing leading the way, is one of the host sites for ing to deal with right now, work hard to defy your who have overcome obstacles similar to theirs and the students’ educational excursions. circumstances.” achieved success in life. “The 12th FTW began our work with MOST about Neeb, who also talked about his bout with cancer The students from Dwight Middle School in the fi ve years ago and since then we have worked with four years ago and a support system that sustained South San Antonio Independent School District were more than 15,000 kids in the local area,” Maj. Joel him, told students they are in an important phase the second group of pupils to visit JBSA-Randolph Neeb, 12th FTW Air Force Smart Operations for of their lives – a time when they can shape their this year as part of the Motivate Our Students Texas the 21st Century offi cer, said. “We worked exten- destinies. program. sively with two schools in the 2012-13 school year “Believe it or not, the decisions that you make over the with great results.” next fi ve or six years will affect you for the rest of your Neeb said the program has helped cut absentee lives,” he said. “You will never live in a period where rates in half, improve letter grades by an average your decisions will impact you more.” of one grade and reduce the number of disciplinary At Air Heritage Park, Lt. Col. Paul Bryant, Air Educa- referrals at those two schools. tion and Training Command Lessons Learned division The students’ visit to JBSA-Randolph began in the chief, discussed the hurdles he cleared to become an Fleenor Auditorium, where Neeb gave an overview of Air Force pilot. He said he always dreamed of being a the MOST program, discussed the Air Force core val- pilot, but a low Scholastic Achievement Test score pre- ues and how they apply to life, and presented a portion vented him from admission to the Air Force Academy. of the video “Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag,” which He persevered, went to college and was given another focuses on the international fi ghter training exercise at chance when he learned the Air Force needed 1,000 Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. additional pilots. Neeb also told how he overcame bad decisions in high “If you have determination and desire, you can be school to straighten out his life at the Air Force Academy anything you want to be,” he said. “The sky’s the and become a fi ghter pilot. limit; aim high.” “This is our opportunity to share stories with you Senior Airman Lemuel Charles, Air Force Person- about how we got from your chairs to where we’re nel Center retirements technician, told students “to seek Maj. Joel Neeb, 12th Flying Training Wing Air Force Smart Op- standing right now and how we went from your posi- each opportunity because they will not come to you. erations for the 21st Century ofﬁ cer, gives students from Dwight tion in school to being able to fl y fi ghter planes faster “Whether we are here tomorrow or not, at least we Middle School an overview of the Motivate Our Student’s Texas than the speed of sound, upside down and through the took the fi rst step to know and seek, which is a building program March 25 in the JBSA-Randolph Fleenor Auditorium. mountains,” he told students. block to being successful,” he said. APRIL 4, 2014 WINGSPREAD PAGE 13

JBSA-Randolph Chapel Lenten and Easter Schedule

Chapel Services - Lenten Schedule Stations of the Cross Commander's Calls scheduled Currently 5:30 p.m. every Friday until April 11, Chapel One Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, hosts three commander's calls: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Evans Theater; Lenten Lunches 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at JBSA-Lackland, Bob Hope Theater; and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Currently every Wednesday until April 16 JBSA-Randolph, Fleenor Auditorium. Catholic: Mass at 11:30 a.m., Main Chapel Intuitive eating research study Protestant: Service at 11:30 a.m., Participants are needed for a 10-week intuitive eating research study in person or as an building 103 conference room. online program. The study will focus on Intuitive Eating: A new way of looking at weight, health and why we eat. Participants will receive nutrition advice and education, a free nutri- Lunch from 12-12:30 p.m., building 103 tion assessment and use an innovative activity monitor to improve ﬁ tness. To participate, Holy Thursday candidates must be enrolled in TRICARE, be 18 years of age or older, have a Body Mass Index of 25 or greater, Internet access, a text-capable phone, and plan to be in the San Antonio April 17, 5:30 p.m., Chapel One area for nine months. For more information, contact Renee Cole, Brooke Army Medical Center, Catholic Good Friday Mass at 221-7780 or Stephanie Meyer, Madigan Army Medical Center, at 253-968-1148. April 18, 5:30 p.m., Chapel One Nominations sought Protestant Good Friday Service Nominations are due today for the 6th Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Award. Sponsored April 18, 3 p.m., Chapel One by the Boy Scouts of America, the award recognizes an enlisted member, grade E-4 through E-6, from each branch of the military who has displayed outstanding military service, Easter Vigil performed a heroic deed or demonstrated extraordinary commitment to community service, April 19, 8:30 p.m., Chapel One (no confessions) and has an existing or recent connection to scouting. Organizations and base-level person- Easter Sunday nel must contact their major command, ﬁ eld operating agency, direct reporting unit or major command equivalent for suspense dates and nomination procedures. For application package April 20, Regular Mass and service times, criteria and nomination package instructions, go to the myPers website at https://mypers. regular locations af.mil and enter “Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Award” in the search window.