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A PUBLICATION OF THE 502nd AIR BASE WING – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS • www.lackland.af.mil • V ol. 68 No. 29 • JULY 22, 2011 INSIDE Commentary 2 Recognition 6 What’s Happening 18 New leadership at JBSA News & Features First to ight Carter takes command of 502nd Air Base Wing at Fort Sam ceremony By L.A. Shively FSH News Leader Air Force Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick turned over command of Joint Base San Antonio to Air Force Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter Four 2nd lieutenants become rst Monday at Fort Sam Houston’s Afghan female pilots to attend MacArthur Parade Field with DLIELC P12 ruffl es and fl ourishes. Civilians and uniformed ser- Sports vicemembers representing JBSA assembled in fl ights; the 502nd Air Base Wing, headquarters Lone star staff, and its three support ele- ments, the 502nd Mission Sup- champs port Group from Fort Sam Hous- ton, the 802nd Mission Support Lackland's varsity softball team, the Group from Lackland Air Force Lady Warhawks, capture state title Base and the 902nd Mission P19 Support Group from Randolph AFB, stood in formation to wit- Photo by L.A. Shively ness the ceremonial transfer of Air Force Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., left, presents the 502nd Air Base Wing guidon to Air Force Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter the unit guidon and change of as Command Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis, center, observes during Monday’s change of command ceremony at Mac- command. Arthur Parade Field. A joint color guard paraded the colors and the band, consist- footprints on this organization of 12 joint bases mandated by commander and an air base ing of musicians from both the ... she’ll take that baton and the 2005 Base Realignment and wing commander. Army and Air Force, entertained take this wing to new heights Closure Act. “The good news is she knows the gathering. of greatness. She’s perfectly po- Overseeing Fort Sam Hous- your job. The bad news is she “Brig. Gen. T.C. Carter will sitioned to do exactly that. She is ton, Randolph and Lackland, the knows your job,” he joked. “For bring her own combat boots,” one of the three most prominent 502nd ABW administers physi- the last three years she has been said Air Force Gen. Edward and preeminent civil engineers cal plants worth more than $10 the lead person within Air Mo- A. Rice Jr., Air Education and in the United States Air Force,” billion and has an annual bud- bility Command on joint basing Training Command commander, Rice said. get of more than $700 million issues both at the policy and the offi ciating over the ceremony Joint Base San Antonio – con- supporting 211 mission partners execution levels. I daresay there and conveying Carter’s qualifi - solidating the resources of Fort and nearly 80,000 people. isn’t any one who has greater View the Talespinner online cations for the job. Sam Houston and Randolph and Rice said Carter had been at www.lackland.af.mil “She’s here to make her own Lackland AFBs – is the largest both a mission support group See COMMAND P7 PAGE 2 TALESPINNER JULY 22, 2011 COMMENTARY BMT challenge: Are you truly fi t to fi ght? Editorial staff BRIG. GEN. THERESA C. CARTER, By Master Sgt. Jeremy Remley week are strength days. We all strength day. 502ND AIR BASE WING COMMANDER 323rd Training Squadron have the basic tools necessary The current – heart and the desire to be standard for OSCAR BALLADARES, Do you think you are Fit to the best – so couple that with new Airmen DIRECTOR, 502ND ABW OL-A Fight in today’s Air Force? the program you see before graduat- PUBLIC AFFAIRS Well if you are, I challenge you and soon you will be able ing BMT you to tackle the Air Force to count yourselves among the and your JOE BELA, CHIEF OF INTERNAL Basic Military Training weekly world’s fi nest Airmen. goal in this COMMUNICATIONS, 671-4111 workout. At the end of this Here is how it all comes program is program you will not only be together. to complete MANAGING EDITOR, VACANT able to keep pace with the new On Monday, Wednesday, and the following Airmen you are about to super- Friday you will complete a run exercises. MIKE JOSEPH, vise, but more than likely you day. Three sets SENIOR WRITER, 671-4357 will be able to further instill The workout will start with of 30 sit-ups, JOSE GARZA, in them that the Air Force is a 15-minute warm-up run. three sets of 30 SPORTS EDITOR/STAFF WRITER, not only meeting but exceeding During this run you should push-ups alternat- 671-0478 the needs of our expeditionary run at approximately 80% of ing with two sets of force. your test goal speed. In order standing arm rotations PATRICK DESMOND, At one point in our career to calculate 80% of your goal for 20 seconds, three sets DESIGN/LAYOUT, 671-0478 we all went through Basic Mili- pace, multiply the total time of of 20 partial squats alternat- tary Training where we were your goal pace by 1.25. For ex- ing with two sets of standing At no time Offi ce: motivated to go beyond what ample, if your goal is to run a knee raises for 20 seconds, should you consider attempting 1701 Kenly Ave. Suite 102 Lackland AFB, Texas we thought we were capable 9:00 mile pace multiply 9 times three sets of 30 cross knee any of these workouts without 78236-5103 of by our Military Training In- 1.25 which gives you 11.25. crunches, eight repetitions of fi rst ensuring you are prop- (210) 671-1786; structors. Well, this is no more When converted to time this pyramid push-ups alternating erly hydrated and thoroughly (fax) 671-2022 E-mail: [email protected] true than it is today in the new translates to 11:15. Further- with eight repetitions of shoul- warmed up. It will not benefi t Commander’s Action Line: and improved Air Force BMT, more, if your goal is a 7:30 der presses, two sets of 30 leg anyone if you injure yourself in [email protected]. where they are pumping out mile pace, fi rst convert the time lifts alternating with one set of an attempt to present a profes- Straight Talk: 671-6397 (NEWS) about 1,000 new Warrior Air- For advertising information: to a decimal, 7.5 and then mul- knee overs for 20 seconds, and sional military image to your Prime Time Military Newspapers men of Character a week. tiply 7.5 by 1.25 which gives three sets of max effort pull- new Airmen. 2203 S. Hackberry In eight short weeks, newly you 9.375. When converted to ups alternating with three sets The intent of this challenge San Antonio, Texas 78210 (210) 534-8848 trained Airmen transform from time this translates to 9:23. of hanging leg raises. is not to try to one-up your (fax) 534-7134 civilians barely able to com- After your 15 minute warm- Many of these exercises may new Airmen; rather it is an op- plete a pushup into warriors up run, you should run for be unfamiliar to you and if that portunity for each of us to em- able to easily dominate an ex- 10 minutes at your goal pace. is the case, I encourage you body the lifestyle of fi tness that This newspaper is published by tremely challenging and diverse Finally, you will then fi nish up to go directly to the source for the Air Force is so desperately Prime Time Military Newspapers, a physical training program. the run day with sprint inter- explanation, your new Airmen. trying to instill in all of its new private fi rm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive writ- They do not accomplish this vals. These begin with a 30 In addition to this rigorous Airmen. Not only will taking on ten contract with Lackland AFB, Texas. goal overnight. Rather, they fol- second brisk walk followed by physical training routine, BMT this challenge benefi t the entire This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication low the direction of their MTIs a 30 second max effort sprint. has incorporated a highly effec- Air Force, it will give you the for members of the U.S. military ser- and gradually evolve into the Once you execute six of these tive injury prevention program tools necessary to live a long a vices. Contents of the Talespinner are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or physically fi t Airmen the AF so intervals, you have completed which includes constant hydra- healthy life. endorsed by, the U.S. government, the desperately needs. The plan the run day. tion coupled with a full body Good luck to each of you and Department of Defense, or the Depart- ment of the Air Force. is simple: three days a week On Tuesday, Thursday, and stretching regime conducted the future of our truly expedi- The appearance of advertising in this are run days and three days a Saturday you will complete a before every workout. tionary Air Force! publication, including inserts or supple- ments, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the De- partment of the Air Force or Prime Time COMMANDER’S ACTION LINE Military Newspapers, of the products or services advertised. To submit an Action Line, your request to 37TRW. telephone number or email ad- Everything advertised in this pub- email the Lackland Public Affairs [email protected].
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