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Volume 11, Issue 12 Friday, April 30, 2010 THE A JTF Journal Running in remembrance 115th MP Soldiers’ memory lives on Learn to save Tips on energy conservation Leadership laboratory Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Scott A. Fleming JTF GUANTANAMO JTF Guantanamo Senior Enlisted Leader __________________________________________ Commander: Recently, we conducted the Joint Task Force Trooper of Navy Rear Adm. Tom Copeman the Quarter boards, putting some of our most outstanding Command Master Chief: service members in the semi-stressful position of having their Navy Master Chief Petty Officer professional performance and military demeanor judged by a Scott A. Fleming group of senior non-commissioned officers. Office of Public Affairs Director: They may have been nervous or unfamiliar with a few of the Navy Cmdr. Brad Fagan: 9928 questions, but they still stood tall in the batter’s box and took Deputy Director: hard swings. Without exception, the candidates represented their Navy Lt. John Ferrari: 9927 units and services with poise and distinction. Operations Officer: It only takes three minutes in a room with these warriors to Army Capt. Robert Settles: 3649 understand why our armed forces succeed here and around the Supervisor: Air Force Chief Master Sgt. world: because almost universally, people who wear our nation’s Randy Dunham: 3649 colors strive to exemplify and perpetuate the common ideals that unite them with their brothers- and sisters-in-arms. Not rocket science exactly, but a proven theory in the The Wire power of righteous tradition, enduring culture and positive Executive Editor, Command Information reinforcement. NCOIC, Photojournalist: Our services do a phenomenal job institutionalizing Navy Mass Communication Specialist values that define their core character, but our people do 1st Class Edward Flynn: 3592 an even better job making those principles part of their Editor, Photojournalist: Army Spc. Tiffany Addair: 3499 own personal code. Photojournalists: Men and women who sign up for a stint in military Navy Mass Communication Specialist service have a thousand different reasons for taking 1st Class Mark Richardson the oath, but there is a common denominator: they Navy Mass Communication Specialist all seek success. And within seconds of arriving 2nd Class Zachary Harris at basic training, their aspirations are relentlessly Navy Mass Communication Specialist subjected to abstract concepts like honor, integrity, 2nd Class Sean Allen courage, duty and excellence. Army Sgt. Cody Black Over time, words and actions, both good and bad, Navy Mass Communication Specialist from individuals and organizations, add substance 3rd Class Kellie Bliss to those virtuous ideas, steadily forging leaders from a Navy Mass Communication Specialist sturdy alloy of precious strengths and solid convictions. 3rd Class Joshua Nistas Still, the leadership laboratory is always open for Marine Corps Lance Cpl. business. None of us, no matter what pay grade or position, Justin R. Wheeler achieve absolute, infinite perfection in our pursuit of leadership chemistry. Instead, we chase an ever-evolving Contact us formula; our efforts unendingly shaped by environment, Editor’s Desk: 3499 or 3594 experience, observations, errors and those around us – From the continental United States: battle buddies, wingmen, shipmates, peers, subordinates, Commercial: 011-53-99-3499 mentors, spouses and anyone else with eyes and intuition DSN: 660-3499 to provide feedback. E-mail: [email protected] Once we become static or complacent and stop Online: www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil accepting input, we’re a short step from becoming COVER: obsolete. Army Pfc. Kyle Wojcik, 525th Military Police At GTMO, success is equal parts continuity and Battalion, takes down Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Garcia during combatives training at fluidity, simultaneously maintaining personal integrity for G.J. Denich Gym, April 22. - JTF Guantanamo the fundamentals and organizational flexibility. photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Both of those attributes are contagious, passed from Justin R. Wheeler service to service, unit to unit and troop to troop as byproducts of our interoperability. Simply said, we make BACK COVER: each other better by bringing our strengths to the table and Army Pvt. Justin Champion, 525th MP Battalion, rinses his eyes out after being taking time to learn, adapt and appreciate. We all embrace sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray the JTF mission – safe, humane, legal and transparent – during a training exercise at Camp America, because those are non-negotiable. But there are a thousand April 20. - JTF Guantanamo photo by Marine other merits that add real depth to the JTF, and they all begin Corps Lance Cpl. Justin R. Wheeler as a part of an inspirational personal code. The WIRE is the official news magazine of Joint Task Force I tell all newcomers to widen their lens a little while they Guantanamo. It is produced by the JTF Public Affairs Office to inform and educate the Troopers of JTF Guantanamo through are here, to appreciate the many moving pieces it takes to news, features, command guidance, sports and entertainment. complete the puzzle. There’s more to that than just situational The WIRE seeks to provide maximum disclosure with minimum delay with regard to security, accuracy, propriety and policy. awareness – it’s also a chance to absorb countless volumes This DoD news magazine is an authorized publication for the of knowledge, wisdom and legacy, that collectively define the members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The most impressive aspects of our armed forces. WIRE are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or Joint Task Unarguably, that is a pretty cool parting gift for your service Force Guantanamo. It is printed by the Document Automation and sacrifice. & Production Service with a circulation of 1,000. PAGE 2 | THE WIRE TROO P ER -T O -TROO P ER | FRIDAY , AP RIL 30, 2010 FFSC: Supporting you through work, life – establishes and maintains good treatment for service members and their Army Spc. Tiffany Addair communication between commands and families involved in incidents of domestic ____________________________JTF Guantanamo Public Affairs families. abuse. Personal Financial Management – Life Skills – helps service members The Fleet and Family Support Center is provides classes on car buying, consumer approach military life with confidence. here to help Joint Task Force Guantanamo awareness, budgeting, insurance and Clinical Counseling – short-term Troopers and Naval Station Guantanamo savings. counseling to help you sort things out and Bay service members by providing services Transitions Assistance – ensures a smooth get to the heart of the problem. to strengthen personal and family skills transition when service members decide to Most of these services are currently to meet the unique offered at 81 sites world- challenges of the wide. Of those, 58 carry military lifestyle. all of the programs and “We provide a range services. of services,” said Judith Greene’s primary Greene, work and responsibility is to assist family life specialist. people transitioning “Our services include from the service, deployment readiness, relocating, whether ombudsman program here or stateside, management, personal trying to find a job and financial management, trying to improve their sponsorship training, job search skills. She transitions assistance, feels a great sense of family employment accomplishment when readiness, relocation she helps those in need. assistance, family “The most rewarding advocacy, sexual part of my job is having assault prevention and someone let me know response, life skills and that their move went clinical counseling.” return to civilian life well,” Greene said. “[It’s nice to hear] that According to Clarence Lowery, FFSC Family Employment Readiness – they got the job they were looking for, or supervisor, the Navy FFSC Website addresses job search challenges and even that they were more comfortable with (https://www.nffsp.org) is a great source to provides training on job searches, career their job search skills.” find more in-depth information on services. planning, resume writing, interview The FFSC is available for walk-in Below is additional information on some of techniques, etc. appointments at both the FFSC, Building the services provided by your local FFSC: Relocation Assistance – makes the moving 2135, and at the JTF Trooper One-Stop, Deployment Readiness – offers pre-, mid- process as smooth as possible for you and the satellite office. Also, anyone can make and post-deployment programs. your family. an appointment or discuss the services the Ombudsman Program Management Family Advocacy – offers awareness and FFSC has to offer by calling ext. 4141. Resumes - Where do I start? Federal Jobs - How do I get one? Discuss how to upgrade your resume and interpret employment applications. Find out about Federal hiring practices and Veterans Preferences in hiring. Learn guidelines for writing and submitting a Federal Application. • When: Every Thursday • Time: Between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. • Where: JTF One-Stop, Bldg. 1451 FRIDAY , AP RIL 30, 2010 | MISSION THE WIRE | PAGE 3 Navy Hospitalman Maikol K. Vega-Suarez (middle-right) and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arthur J. Manning (right), both psychiatric technicians with the Joint Stress Mitigation and Restoration Team, hand out stress reliever tools to Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Christian T. Jackson