Ethical Reasoning, Action As one of the Academy’s five Responsibility Snow Showers Windy Windy Outcomes, Ethical Reasoning and Action 37 20 44 12 49 18 involves the head, heart and hands. Page 7 Vol. 48 No. 45 November 14, 2008 Jump teams score at USNPA nationals By Ann Patton Academy Spirit staff Academy parachutists honed their skills and brought home honors Oct. 27 following the five-day U.S. National Parachute Association annual championships in Eloy, Ariz. “They did an outstanding job,” said Coach Bill Wenger. “It was the best cadet performance ever.” Two cadet four-way formation teams and one staff team competed. Coach Wenger also participated in the style and CFC Total $556,789 - 107% accuracy events, placing second in team accuracy, fourth in style and second overall in the classic events, while Dr. Keith Hail to the Chiefs Bergeron placed third in accuracy. The following Air Force Academy Air Force Encore, with team members senior master sergeants have been Cadets 1st Class Addison Schenk, James selected for promotion to chief master Hickerson, Brandon McCutcheon and sergeant allowing each to soon join the James Miltenberg, placed second in the top one percent of the total enlisted intermediate division for the four-way force. Congratulations to Senior Master formation and, in a great last round, won Sgts.: the silver medal. Steven Foster, Seventy teams competed in the four- 10th Medical Group; way event. Shawn Hughes, Air Force Vertigo, with Cadets 1st Class Cadet Wing; Brooks Crane, John Harvey, Daniel Ecklebe James O’Neil, and Charles Keaton, placed seventh. Air 10th Security Forces Squadron Force Raptor, with staff members Capt. Yancy Walker, Steve Archuleta, Chad Statistically, these three selectees Henderson and Shelly English finished from the 13 Academy eligible members 11th. represent a 23.07 percent selection rate West Point placed 12th. versus a 21.53 percent selection rate Air During the four-way formation, teams Force wide. exit the aircraft at 10,500 feet and have 35 seconds to accomplish as many maneu- vers as they can. Tech. Sgt. Matt Burge entered the free- fly event. He served as cameraman along Courtesy photo with Tech. Sgts. Kenny Kendrick and Tony Team members from the Academy’s parachute team dive from the door of Anderson and Master Sgt. Davis Fremin. the Twin Otter on their way to victory at the U.S. National Parachute Coach Wenger said teamwork played Association annual championships in Eloy, Ariz. See JUMP, Page 5 Fulbright award returns professor to Russia Falcons shear Rams By Butch Wehry “Unfortunately, I still don’t have an ming, and compiler construction. Falcons dominate during Academy Spirit staff exact date when I’ll be allowed to enter He won’t be isolated. Mountain West Conference the country, but that’s the time period “The Internet access is everywhere,” action, defeating the CSU Rams Academy Pro-fessor of Computer I’ve requested.” said Doctor Fagin. “I had no problem 38-17. Sciences Dr. Barry Fagin is off again for The Colorado Springs resident has getting a dial-up seven years ago, and my Page 15 Russia in January under a second taught introduction to computing, contacts in Russia now tell me I should be Fulbright Scholarship award. introduction to computing able to get DSL in my apartment without The Russian-speaking (honors), introduction to any problem. Hopefully, I’ll be able to professor spent August 2001 programming, introduction to webcam home to my wife and to my kids INSIDE to January 2002 as a visiting programming for scientists and at college. Plus we’ll stay current with each Commentary 2 professor of computer science engineers, calculus, databases and other on Facebook.” News 3 at St. Petersburg Technical State information retrieval, computer The computer science professor is Features 12 University. architecture, and cryptography. fascinated by everything Russian. “I leave mid-January, return He currently is teaching CS359: “I’m interested in the effect of the Sports 14 Dr. Barry Fagin Community 17 mid-July,” said the professor who programming languages. Internet on Russian society,” he said. “Russia Classifieds 18 has served more than 14 years at the In Russia, he will teach discrete math- is trying to become a true first-world Academy. ematics, cryptography, computer program- See FULBRIGHT, Page 11 2 November 14, 2008 Mentoring:A forgotten art By Maj. Patrick Steen aside our basic combatant training. In advisor or supporter, to name a few. To responsibly inform and educate the Academy community and the public 387th Expeditionary Security Forces the last several years, we have begun the The Air Force will always be in Squadron commander about the Air Force Academy transition of getting back to our search of more teachers, mentors or Lt. Gen. John Regni — combatant roots with the establishment trainers, and each Airman should strive Academy Superintendent SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) In of combat skills training, robust enlisted to become a great mentor to the Maj. Brett Ashworth — today s age of technology and invention, Warrior Week training and various Airmen around them. We all have Director of Public Affairs we have a tendency of focusing more upgraded regional training centers. friends in our work centers, but how Ken Carter — Editor [email protected] resources on bigger and better gadgets. This much needed and timely many mentors are there? How many training is a step in the right direction, Airmen can you turn to for profes- Butch Wehry — Senior Staff Writer Specifically, I am referring to [email protected] aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor and the but we should continue to raise the bar sional advice about your career or Ann Patton — Staff Writer C-17 Globemaster III, the latest in and challenge today s Airmen. simply to inspire and challenge you to [email protected] communications technology or the state The training I m referring to can be a better Airman? Denise Navoy — Graphic Designer only be accomplished by the leader or I propose a challenge. This chal- of the art lasers of tomorrow. Our The Academy Spirit is published by Colorado aircraft, for instance, are on the cutting supervisor serving next to us every day. lenge is very unique and simple, but we Springs Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in no Unlike combat skills and Warrior Week, all unknowingly take it without excep- way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive edge of technology and one of the written contract with the U.S. Air Force Academy. This primary reasons our enemies fear and the biggest benefit of this training is it tion across the course of our careers and civilian enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized respect us as an airpower. doesn t cost a thing. lives. I challenge each and every one of publication for members of the U.S. military services. I m talking about the art of you to be a good mentor. Contents of the Academy Spirit are not necessarily the But in our tremendous drive to official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, push toward the heavens with new mentoring. Mentor has a plethora of At some point, we are all teachers or the Department of Defense or the Department of the machinery, we as a community push definitions: trainer, teacher, experienced mentors in every sense of the word. Air Force. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Editor’s Note: The Oct. 31 edition of Colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired) contributions to my career and my life Department of the Air Force, or Colorado Springs the Academy Spirit featured a story on Class of 10963 Military Newspaper Group, of the products or services and the deep and indelible imprint he advertised. Everything advertised in this publication retired Brig. Gen. Malham Wakin whose has left on the Academy and its gradu- shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage half century of service and leadership at I checked back in my 1964 year- ates for half a century. My sincere wish without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national ori- gin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political the Academy has touched thousands. book and saw that Brig. Gen. Mal is that many more of our service s affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, Below are just three responses the story Wakin was shown as a member of the future leaders are able to benefit user or patron. The printer reserves the right to reject prompted. English Department while I was a any advertisements. through association with this excep- Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided cadet. In all honesty, I can t remember tional Air Force leader. Congratulations by the U.S. Air Force Academy Directorate of Public Dr. (General) Wakin: the title of the course for which I had Affairs. The editor reserves the right to edit articles and a toast to the host. to conform to Air Force policy and Associated Press You and I arrived at the Academy him as an instructor, but I do Jon Prenez style. All photos are U.S. Air Force photos unless other- the very same year, and I remember you remember the man as a young captain wise indicated. Class of 1964 Send submissions to: HQ USAFA/PAI, 2304 Cadet better than any other teacher. (Well and the positive and lasting influence Drive, Suite 3100, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO 80840- Bill Pogue taught me flying in the Aero he had on his students.