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New Facilities Dedicated to Medal of Honor Recipient A PUBLICATION OF THE 502nd AIR BASE WING JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS • Vol. 69 No. 49 • December 14, 2012 Commentary Healthy holidays mean less New Year resolutions PG 02 Crossing boundaries Training NCOs to build cultural partnerships PG 03 Saluting an AF legend Decorated combat pilot fl ies west for good PG 06 Unveiling the future Basic training for Airmen enters new era PGs 10-11 Outsiders Warhawks miss basketball fi nals for second year in a row PGs 19-20 New facilities dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Photo by Alan Boedeker Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gaylor, left, fi fth chief master sergeant of the Air Force, Col. Deborah Liddick, commander 737th Training Group, and members of Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger’s family, unveil a plaque dedicating the Etchberger Training Complex. Etchberger was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross in 1968, later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War. INSIDE | Commentary 2 News 3 Community Briefs 13 What’s Happening 14 Sports 15-16 ONLINE | www.jbsa.af.mil PAGE 2 commentary TALESPINNER December 14, 2012 Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Holiday meals: staying healthy key to Editorial Staff BRIG. GEN. THERESA C. CARTER, JBSA/502ND AIR BASE WING, COMMANDER TODD G. WHITE, avoiding weight gain, broken resolutions ND IR ASE ING JBSA/502 A B W PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR By 2nd Lt. Samantha Nees holiday comfort food and your normal Deputy Director, 502nd ABW Public Affairs diet,” Welsh said. OSCAR BALLADARES, JBSA-LACKLAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHIEF Allow a few special cheat days on major he clock strikes midnight and just holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christ- VACANT like that it’s the start of a new mas. No one is perfect, but if you stick to INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CHIEF 210-671-4111 Tyear. It is also time to make a New a very healthy diet for the rest of the holi- Year’s resolution. Is it going to be an- days you will leave yourself with the room L.A. SHIVELY, MANAGING EDITOR other year of “I am going to get in better to cheat on those few special occasions. MIKE JOSEPH, SENIOR WRITER shape?” It doesn’t have to be. During the holidays you tend to have a 210-671-4357 Losing weight is the number one New lot more downtime and that can lead to Year’s resolution in America year after excessive snacking. If you stay busy, then JOSE T. GARZA, III, SPORTS/STAFF WRITER, 210-671-0478 year, and a driving factor of that resolution you won’t think to snack. is due to holiday weight gain. Another option is to get creative. Try in- DOROTHY LONAS, DESIGN/LAYOUT According to the New England Journal corporating healthy recipes into your holi- 210-671-5049 of Medicine, the average person gains one day cooking. It will remove temptation and pound over the holidays, but most people give you the opportunity to try something Offi ce never lose that pound of weight. new. If you don’t want to change your reci- 1701 Kenly Ave. Suite 102 Since the average amount of weight pes, consider looking into healthy substitu- Lackland AFB, Texas gain during adulthood is about one or two tions within the recipes that you love. 78236-5103 pounds a year that means much of midlife (210) 671-4111; “Consider keeping a food journal. This (fax) 671-2022 weight gain can be explained by holiday will help you keep track of what you are Email: [email protected] eating. eating and keep you from needless snack- Commander’s Action Line: While a pound or two might not sound ing,” Welsh said. [email protected]. Straight Talk: 671-6397 (NEWS) like much, think of the effect it can have Online or with a smartphone try the over time. 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Other, similar on- Time Military Newspapers, a private make a plan and stick to it. ample, you might need to cut back on your line programs such as WebMD work well fi rm in no way connected with the mother’s special bacon and cheese mashed U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written “Initially working out and eating healthy also. If none of that appeals, then you can contract with Lackland AFB, Texas. can seem like a chore, but once you get in potatoes soaked in butter. Try to limit always write one. This commercial enterprise Air Force yourself to one plate of all of the foods you newspaper is an authorized publication the habit it is easy to maintain because the Eating healthy is only half the battle. for members of the U.S. military results are so benefi cial – both mentally love. Moderation is the key. Just because If you want to avoid holiday weight gain, services. Contents of the Talespinner you are trying to be healthy doesn’t mean are not necessarily the offi cial views of, and physically,” said 2nd Lt. Clare Welsh, you need to stay active and fi nd time to or endorsed by, the U.S. government, a certifi ed personal trainer with the 315th you have to starve yourself or stay away exercise. You can even plan activities that the Department of Defense, or the from your holiday favorites. Department of the Air Force. Training Squadron. keep you active without feeling like they The appearance of advertising in One excuse used to justify holiday “You need to fi nd a balance between this publication, including inserts or See HOLIDAY MEALS PG4 supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or Prime Time Military Newspapers, of the products or services advertised. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO COMMANDER’S ACTION LINE Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available The Action Line is your avenue for Your contact information allows us 292-4567, or email your request to for purchase, use or patronage without addressing issues you’ve been unable to obtain more information, if need- [email protected]. regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, to resolve through your chain of com- ed, to help resolve your issue. For issues related to basic training physical handicap, political affi liation, mand or an appropriate agency. To submit an Action Line com- or technical training, email the 37th or any other non-merit factor of the It also allows you to give feedback ment, email the JBSA-Lackland Training Wing at 37TRW.PA.INBOX@ purchaser, user or patron. Editorial content is edited, prepared and recognize outstanding people Public Affairs Offi ce at actionline@ us.af.mil. and provided by the Public Affairs Offi ce and units. lackland.af.mil. Items of interest may be printed in of the 502nd Air Base Wing. All photos, If you leave your name and tele- For issues related to the Wilford the Lackland Talespinner. unless otherwise indicated, are U.S. Air Force photos. phone number or email address, you Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Anonymous inquiries will not be Deadline for submissions will receive a reply. call the WHASC Action Line at 210- published. is noon Thursday the week prior to publication. December 14, 2012 TALESPINNER news PAGE 3 NEWS IN BRIEF Building Partnerships: IAAFA academy unites JBSA-LACKLAND HOLIDAY COOKIE CAPER The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland holiday cookie caper is Dec. 17 at Free- US Air Force, Latin American counterparts dom Chapel. The cookie caper provides cookies for Airmen who will remain By Mike Joseph in base dormitories for the Christmas Senior Writer holidays. Cookie donations can be dropped off The NCO course at the Inter-Ameri- Dec. 17 from 6-9 a.m. in the chapel park- can Air Forces Academy on Joint Base ing lot, and volunteers are also needed San Antonio-Lackland adds a personal to package cookies anytime that morning touch to IAAFA’s mission in an effort to from 8-11:30 a.m. foster cross-cultural understanding and For additional information or to volun- communication creating enduring Inter- teer, email [email protected]. American partnerships. The Inter-American Noncommis- CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY PARTY AT KELLY sioned Offi cer Academy course inte- The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland grates U.S. Air Force NCOs into the class Top III and the Hope Foundation are spon- with Latin American partner nation stu- soring a children’s holiday party Dec. 15, dents in order to further IAAFA’s mission Photo by Robbin Cresswell U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Janeth Cubeddu and Chilean army Sgt. Segundo Claudio Lopez noon to 4 p.m., at Kelly Hangar 1610.
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