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Cadets compete in Windy Windy Windy Operation Night Scorpion 50 26 45 25 46 20 Page 9 Vol. 48 No. 11 March 21, 2008 MOA teams USAFA with AFOTEC Excellence dominates UCI review Page 3 By Ann Patton OUTSTANDING rating. The Superinten- a satisfactory or unsatisfactory in the Academy Spirit staff dent’s Items, Commandant of Cadets, Dean Special Interest Items areas, they put in of the Faculty, Preparatory School, 10th Air the report if they could assign a rating, The Academy has received an overall Base Wing and Contingency Operations our MEO, EEO and Sexual Assault EXCELLENT rating from its triennial Air all received EXCELLENT ratings. Prevention programs would all be Force Unit Compliance Inspection. The Academy also received OUTSTANDING.” The inspection ran from March 10-14 OUTSTANDING ratings for base appear- Coined for their outstanding indi- and covered nearly all Academy opera- ance, The United States Air Force Academy vidual performances were Warren tions from academics to air base defense. Band, command staff chaplain, Directorate Greenwood with the10th Mission Support “I’m here to give you some good news,” of Plans and Programs, and Inspector Squadron, Academy Deputy Fire Chief Col. Rob Hyde, inspection team chief told General, as well as the Directorates of Ken Helgerson with the 10th Civil Engineer Academy staff gathered in Arnold Hall Climate and Culture, and Honor and Squadron, Airman 1st Class David Christie Cadet earns Tuesday for the inspection outbrief. Character, Anti-Terrorism/Force Pro- with the 10th Security Forces Squadron, NCAA scholarship Col. Hyde congratulated the tection under the 10th Air Base Wing and Tech. Sgt. Erica Cooper with the 10th MSS, Page 4 Academy for its performance and asked Protection of Installation Resources under Master Sgt. George Poli with the Dean of those who took part in the inspection to Contingency Operations. Faculty and 1st Lt. Nickolas Thompson raise their hands. Commenting on these superb ratings, with the Directorate of Athletics. “You are all part of the results of this Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. John General Regni presented a superin- inspection and part-owner. Every single Regni, said, “In our bread and butter areas, tendent’s coin to Senior Master Sgt. person matters,” he said and added and our hot-button areas, we were Michael Amacker, a member of the UCI performance is keyed to integrity. OUTSTANDING across the board: Honor inspection team and firefighter, who gave “It’s about doing the right thing when and Character and Leadership develop- service well beyond his inspection duties. no one is watching and, then, to do it ment by our Commandant, Climate & On a casual trip to the commissary, year after year after year when no one is Culture in our Commandant’s area which Sergeant Amacker gave first aid to a watching,” he said. manages all our respect/assault/human commissary patron who became criti- The 2005 UCI netted the Academy dignity, cadet counseling center programs cally ill. He is credited with keeping her an overall EXCELLENT rating as well. in the cadet wing, our Command Chaplain alive before paramedics arrived. The IG rating structure spans overseeing religious programs and climate, Colonel Hyde stressed this was not Women’s History Month outstanding, excellent, satisfactory, our Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection just another inspection. Page 10 marginal and unsatisfactory categories. programs, including “active shooter” “We are fighting a real enemy The Directorate of Athletics topped the programs — think Virginia Tech —“best out there. The enemy does not wear an list of mission elements with an ever seen.” And, while the IG can give only See UCI, Page 5 Recognition brings pride, prop and wings By Ann Patton Academy Spirit staff For Cadet 4th Class Gregory Hart, the road to recognition was long and hard. When the time came for pinning Falcons earn NCAA bid on his prop and wings, it almost didn’t Page 14 seem real. “I was kind of in disbelief,” the member of Cadet Squadron 2 said. “It was already here.” After three days of grueling phys- ical and mental challenges, inspec- tions and introspection last weekend, the Class of 2011 was officially welcomed as official members of the Cadet Wing. “Recognition is the culminating training event for our fourth-class cadets where they are tested both phys- ically and mentally to prove that they INSIDE have fulfilled the requirements of their Commentary 2 freshman year and are worthy to News 3 Photo by Mike Kaplan become upper-class cadets in the Cadet 4th Class Hwang Ho receives salutes and congratulations from squadron Features 12 Wing,” said Lt. Col. Robert Mackenzie, Sports 14 upperclassmen on completing recognition. Fourth-classmen received the prop Air Officer Commanding for Cadet and wings for their service caps last weekend after three days of grueling phys- Community 16 Squadron 13. ical and mental exercises. Recognition denoted full acceptance into the Cadet Classifieds 17 See RECOGNITION, Page 12 Wing for the Class of 2011. 2 March 21, 2008 Culture of responsible choices… Directorate of Public Affairs mission: By the Academy first sergeants To responsibly inform and educate the Academy community and the public As a microcosm of our society, our military culture about the Air Force Academy inherited society’s diversity and challenges. Among those this is too easy! Lt. Gen. John Regni — Academy Superintendent challenges is the irresponsible consumption of alcohol. Maj. Brett Ashworth — The consequences of irresponsible drinking directly impact Director of Public Affairs you, your finances, your ability to live and drive on base, Staff. Sgt. 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