A PUBLICATION OF THE 502nd AIR BASE WING JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS • Vol. 71 No. 43 • October 31, 2014 Tops in Blue perform Photo by Senior Airman Krystal Jeffers Senior Airman Jeremiah Barnes, center,Tops in Blue vocalist, sings “We’ll Be There” during a performance Oct. 25 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Bob Hope Theater. Barnes is a cyber systems operations technician assigned at 56th Communication Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and a native of Nashville, Tenn. See photos page 10, 15 INSIDE | Commentary 2 News 3 Community Briefs 18 Sports 21 ONLINE | http://www.jbsa.af.mil PAGE 2 commentary TALESPINNER October 31, 2014 “We’ve invited the Offi ce of the Joint Base San Antonio- Attorney General of Texas to present Lackland Consumer law clinic to information on identity theft,” said Capt. Editorial Staff Zachary West, Chief of Legal Assistance BRIG. GEN. BOB LABRUTTA at JBSA-Lackland. “We’ve also invited 502ND AIR BASE WING/JBSA a certifi ed personal fi nance counselor COMMANDER from the 802nd Force Support Squadron TODD G. WHITE be hosted by 502 ISG/JA to speak about the consumer trends fac- 502ND AIR BASE WING/JBSA ing Servicemembers and the resources PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR By E. Stephanie Hebert that are available on base.” OSCAR BALLADARES Legal Assistance Attorney, 502nd Installation Support Group Additionally, attorneys from the 502nd JBSA-LACKLAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHIEF ISG/JA Legal Assistance Offi ce will be LESLIE E. FINSTEIN ir Force Instruction 51-504 present at the clinic to address any INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR authorizes the Air Force Legal legal questions that may arise. 671-4111 Assistance Offi ce to counsel “Most of our Airmen know these ser- A ENIOR IRMAN RYSTAL EFFERS service members on consumer legal vices exist, but we want to make certain S A K M. J EDITOR matters, including bankruptcy, consumer they know where to go for help,” West fraud, identity theft, retail purchases concluded. MIKE JOSEPH and vehicle leases. The consumer clinic will be held SENIOR WRITER Although we provide legal assistance from 9-10:15 a.m., in the basement of JOSE T. GARZA, III in consumer law matters each week in building 2484, room 029, 1701 Kenly SPORTS/STAFF WRITER our offi ce, the 502nd Installation Sup- Avenue. Reservations are not necessary, DOROTHY LONAS port Group judge advocate offi ce re- but space is extremely limited. Call 671- PAGE DESIGN/ILLUSTRATOR cently decided to host its fi rst consumer 5789 to RSVP. law clinic at Joint Base San Antonio- Courtesy graphic For more information regarding this Lackland Nov. 7. Active duty service free clinic, call 671-5789. If you’d like Offi ce 2230 Hughes Ave. members, their dependents and retirees to schedule an appointment with a legal JBSA-Lackland, Texas are welcome to attend. to groups of people can be more ad- assistance attorney, the 502nd ISG/JA 78236-5415 Most often, when a service member currently offers walk-in legal assistance 671-2908; vantageous. And, sometimes, there are (fax) 671-2022 has a consumer problem, he or she people with special knowledge of these from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., Monday through Email: [email protected] wants to meet with a legal professional Thursday, and no appointment is re- issues that don’t work on an installa- Straight Talk: 671-6397 (NEWS) in the privacy of a JAG offi ce or with a tion, so the easiest way to convey the quired. consumer counselor at the Military & information to everyone is to invite If you’d like to meet with a consumer For advertising information: EN Communities Family Readiness Center. But, as hap- those experts speak to groups of people counselor at the Military & Family P.O. Box 2171 pens every day in the military, briefi ngs on base. Readiness Center, call 671-3722. San Antonio, Texas 78297 250-2440 them into operational terms. They are: Grow wingmen This newspaper is published by EN Communities, a private fi rm in no Resiliency: a leadership issue The wingman idea is central to our way connected with the U.S. Air Force, Air Force culture. Wingmen take care under exclusive written contract with JBSA-Lackland, Texas. This commercial By Chaplain (Col.) Steve Schaick to the “experts” and expect that a brief- of wingmen and don’t tolerate careless enterprise Air Force newspaper is an Air Education and Training Command Chaplain ing here and a briefi ng there will do or reckless behaviors such as speeding, authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents it. 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It takes Force photos. •JBSA-Fort Sam Houston: 466-4630 JBSA CRISIS HOTLINE • 367-1213 Deadline for story submissions fi ve minutes or less to submit a com- is noon Wednesday the week prior •JBSA-Lackland: 671-6397 • JBSA-Randolph: 652-7469 JBSA DUTY CHAPLAIN • 365-6420 ment at http://ice.disa.mil. to publication. October 31, 2014 TALESPINNER news PAGE 3 NEWS IN BRIEF Army, Air Force joint efforts achieve AF ADJUSTS ENLISTED RETENTION RESULTS AF offi cials announced an adjustment to major network security modernization the Junior Enlisted Retention Board which convened in June. Fifty Airmen who were not By Airman Justine K. Rho complete for the DOD, the months by an integrated the network moderniza- selected for retention during the fi scal year JBSA-Lackland Public Affairs simplifi ed architecture will team of personnel from the tion, said Garrison. The 2014 force management ERB were offered increase the bandwidth and NEC, the Air Force’s 502nd 502nd CES was an integral the opportunity to remain on active duty The 502nd Communica- communications speed for CS, the 106th and 93rd Sig- team member ensuring that following identifi cation of an issue in the tions Squadron at Joint Base all mission partners.” nal Brigade, the 56th Signal power, grounding, heating eligibility of Airmen meeting the board. San Antonio-Lackland and Dennis Garrison, deputy Battalion, the Information and air conditioning issues Upon receipt of an inquiry by an Airman, the 106th Signal Brigade director of the U.S. Army Installation Infrastructure were immediately mitigated, a review conducted by Air Force offi cials at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Signal Network Enterprise Modernization Program of- Kneeland said. resulted in identifi cation of a coding issue partner with the Defense Center at JBSA-Fort Sam fi ce and DISA. The newly modernized used in determining the eligibility of Airmen Information Systems Agency Houston, elaborates on how Kneeland explains the system is creating oppor- meeting the ERB. As a result, 36 Airmen who to upgrade capacity, stream- the incorporation of the JRSS steps taken by the 502nd CS tunities for additional pro- should have met the ERB did not and were line security networks and increases network capability in preparation for the imple- grams, such as Internet Pro- not considered for separation. become the fi rst Depart- and capacity. mentation of the JRSS. tocol Video Teleconfrencing, To rectify the situation, Air Force offi cials ment of Defense location to “It enables us to move to- “The 502nd CS prepared Garrison said. Other im- looked at all cases where other Airmen may achieve a Joint Information ward a user based authen- by ensuring all planned provements and enhance- have been impacted and found a total of 50 Environment.