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BRAC Town Hall Set Young Chemists Compete to Represent U.S VOL. 46 NO.24 JUNE 16, 2006 BRAC town hall set By Butch Wehry Academy Spirit staff A Base Realignment and Closure Town Hall meeting, to explain the relocation of inpatient services from the 10th Medical Group to Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson, is scheduled for 6 p.m., June 21, in the community center theater. Members from Air Staff and the 10th Medical Group will brief upcoming changes to the 10th Medical Group and their affect on the capabil- ities of the medical facility. “This change is to take place beginning in October 2007,” said Maj. Scott Suckow, 10th MDG spokesperson. “Specific details of how the transition will take place are under discussion between the commanders of the 10th MDG and Evans Army Community Hospital, as well as with staff members from the Air Force Surgeon General’s Office, Army Medical Command and the Colorado Springs Multi-Service Market Office.” Photo by Danny Meyer The 10th MDG staff has been Taking aim engaged in intensive planning efforts A future leader from the class of 2009 keeps an eye out for aggressors during Global Engagement Monday. with the Air Force Surgeon General’s During the mandatory summer training, thirdclassmen learn how to set up and maintain a deployed camp. On Office, Evans Army Community the last day of training, cadets must maintain their base from a simulated attack. See story, page 18. Hospital staff and the Colorado Springs Multi-Service Market Office since BRAC was enacted in October 2005. The changes are mandated by Young chemists compete to represent U.S. the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act. By Capt. Uriah Orland after the international competition. The 10,000 students from around the country. In fiscal year 2005, the 10th MDG Academy Public Affairs students take two written and two labora- From that group, 1,000 were invited to provided 186,000 outpatient visits tory exams. Each laboratory exam consists take an all-day theoretical and laboratory and 1,050 inpatient admissions. The top high school chemistry students of two labs that must be executed, the data exam. Some 30,000 military benefici- in the United States are competing in the processed and the analysis completed within “The admissions exam is one that a lot aries are enrolled with the 10th MDG, 2006 U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Study four hours. of our undergraduates would not do well Major Suckow said. Camp June 4 through Sunday at the The four students selected to attend the on,” Dr. Gardner said. Inpatient services will relocate to Academy. The 20 students are vying for four international competition in Gyeongsan, Despite the difficulty of the test, half Evans Army Community Hospital. spots to represent the United States at the Republic of Korea, July 2-11, will be noti- of this year’s participants are returning. 10th MDG enrollees requiring inpa- 38th International Chemistry Olympiad. fied Saturday night during the olympiad Andrew Freddo, a recent graduate of tient admission will be treated at Evans Seventeen boys and three girls from 12 banquet at the Paragon Culinary School. Manalapan High School, Manalapan, N.J., Army Community Hospital or a states are participating in classroom lectures Being selected for the camp is a great is back for his third and final year. civilian hospital. and laboratory exercises covering analyt- achievement for the students, the olympiad’s “It’s always exciting to come back and Members can call the beneficiary ical, organic, inorganic, physical and director, Dr. Kim Gardner said. Each went meet the people and mentors and do a lot services office at 333-5597 for more biochemistry. through two rounds of exams to qualify for of chemistry in the two weeks,” Andrew said. information. The format of the olympiad is modeled the camp. The first round involved about See OLYMPIAD, Page 5 I N News Feature Sports S Summer School Cadet gets Pounds retains I in the AOR reality check NCAA title D Page 4 E Page 15 Page 22 Academy Spirit 2 COMMENTARY June 16, 2006 Airmen-leaders operate in dynamic environment By Lt. Col. Trent Edwards Airmen were instrumental in removing 88th Air Base Wing Comptroller Squadron Saddam Hussein’s oppressive regime, commander and today we are intimately involved with transitioning Iraq to a self-reliant, SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — autonomous government. Today we find ourselves operating in a Airmen-leaders are littered dynamic, expeditionary and austere throughout the Iraqi theater of opera- security environment. More than ever tion. We’re at expeditionary air bases, before, today’s Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen Army posts and forward-operating and Marines are asked to act in ways bases; we work as part of the that will irrevocably impact the global Multinational Security Transition community. Strong, bold, responsible Command Iraq, the Multinational Corps leadership at all levels is vital to mission Iraq and at embassies. success. Others find themselves working as As America’s Airmen, we deliver part of an Army-led Combined Joint sovereign options for the defense of the Special Operations Task Force, working United States of America and its global and leading directorates in Balad, Iraq, interests. We fly and we fight in air, such as the J-1 personnel office, J-8 space and cyberspace. comptroller office, engineering office, Just think about that for a moment. J-2 intelligence office and J-6 communi- Right there in our mission statement we cations office. We work side by side address the global impact of what our with civilians, local nationals and sister Airmen bring to the table. It’s an service components, each of us bringing awesome leadership responsibility that our talent and leadership to bear on the we have. successful execution of the mission. “Leadership isn’t rank, position, The fact is, everyone is a leader; privilege, title or money; it is responsi- each of us bears responsibility for bility,” Gen. Colin Powell, former mission success or failure from airman chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to general. We each have a vested Secretary of State, once said. interest in the outcome. Our wingmen, The title “leader” must be earned our families, our Air Force and our Illustration by Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins through a demonstrated commitment to nation are counting on us to do the right environment. development and training, empowering excellence and responsibility. Leaders thing and do things right, even when no This uniqueness isn’t limited to the their troops to succeed by giving them must take full responsibility for their one is watching. comptroller career field. In other Air the tools to do so. actions and the actions of their people. Our Air Force core values — Force specialties, young military Successful leaders ensure every They must make tough, uncompro- Integrity First, Service Before Self and professionals are charged to teach secu- team member has an equal opportunity mising decisions. In today’s combined, Excellence in All We Do — are not a rity forces procedures — weapons and to succeed. They must be honest in the joint, expeditionary environment, lives bumper sticker. They are our way of perimeter defense — to Iraqis and are assessment of each troop’s capability can be lost if leaders falter. life. involved in peacekeeping and humani- and reward accordingly. They under- As our world continues to change We are a nation at war, and, as tarian operations, such as the relief stand that responsible leadership is not and our military continues to transform, expeditionary Airmen, we must be efforts for Hurricane Katrina and the a popularity contest and rewarding poor America’s Airmen find themselves at prepared to operate and lead in combat, tsunami, and transporting Nigerian performers for the sake of keeping the center of the joint warfighting team. as well as peacetime environments. troops to help stabilize the civil-war- everyone happy isn’t true leadership. Operation Enduring Freedom is a great During my current deployment to stricken African region of Darfur, It doesn’t serve as an incentive to example. A U. S.-led, international effort Iraq, I’ve combat-patrolled more than Sudan. those who are truly working hard, and, freed the Afghan people from the 1,500 miles and been a part of multiple As we provide worldwide vigilance in the end, it lowers performance expec- Taliban and Al-Qaeda regimes. special operations convoys throughout through conventional and unconven- tations and eats at the morale and effec- Along with the help of some 80 the Iraqi theater. At that time, I was tional warfare, humanitarian actions, tiveness of the unit and the Air Force, coalition allies, we have successfully under the convoy leadership of a senior peacekeeping and peace-enforcing and that is something we can ill afford. introduced the concepts of freedom, noncommissioned officer. I trusted that operations, we have to be cognizant that To successfully combat emerging liberty and democracy to our new allies. Army senior NCO with my life. He was the world is watching what we do and threats and win the war on terrorism, it Operation Enduring Freedom efforts the experienced combat leader who how we do it. is more important than ever that we helped build schools, hospitals, bridges briefed and led our convoy operations We each must institutionalize our remember great plans don’t succeed and water wells and to complete agricul- — no questions asked. Air Force core values and apply them without great people to implement ture and irrigation projects. Women in In my capacity as the Combined throughout the entire security environ- them. Some of America’s best and Afghanistan now vote and attend school, Joint Special Operations Task Force J8 ment in how we act and interact with brightest young professionals have children are vaccinated, and there are comptroller, I’ve been responsible for the joint force.
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