A publication of the 502nd Air Base Wing – Joint Base San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH No. 28 • JULY 15, 2016 JBSA-Randolph performs base-wide active shooter exercise PAGE 5 902nd Civil Engineer fi re department personnel provide treatment to a simulated victim during an active shooter exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 12. The active shooter exercise tested the threat response time and effectiveness of Joint Base San Antonio’s emergency responders and support agencies. The exercise replicated possible real-world events and was designed to enhance training and readiness of JBSA emergency responders during threats to the installation and units. Photo by Joel Martinez Photo by Andy Morataya Photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely Courtesy photo Goldfein sworn in as 21st CSAF, page 7 Taj, preserving Air Force history, page 8 & 9 Hot vehicle: a dangerous situation, page 12 PAGE 2 WINGSPREAD JULY 15, 2016 COMMENTARY EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Unique is not necessarily special Editorial Staff By Chaplain (Capt.) John W. Schuetze Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta 99th Air Base Wing Chaplain's Office 502nd Air Base Wing/JBSA Commander Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. “We work together, not only to accomplish the Air Todd G. White Force mission, but also to ensure the success of 502nd ABW/JBSA Public Affairs Director Although our Armed Forces provide Dan Hawkins a unique type of service, it is not neces- all those who serve and protect. It is clear that sarily special. JBSA-Randolph Public Affairs Chief There are many different types of we depend upon others as much as they depend Senior Airman Stormy Archer service even within the Armed Forces: on us. It is our willingness to work together for Photojournalist Journeyman Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely Coast Guard. Within each of those we the common good that makes each us special.” Photojournalist Journeyman have active-duty personnel and Reserv- ists. We have National Guard as well. Robert Goetz, David DeKunder Each member provides a unique type Staff Writers of service. Although those services are and model of a vehicle is manufactured unique among them. Maggie Armstrong different, no one of them is necessarily on a Monday, is it different from one of In addition, each Airman is unique Graphic Designer better or worse than the others. So, the same make and model manufac- within the Air Force. although the Armed Forces exists to tured the following Friday? 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JULY 15, 2016 WINGSPREAD PAGE 3 Ad box PAGE 4 WINGSPREAD JULY 15, 2016 AF selects first enlisted Airmen for Global Hawk pilot training By Secretary of the Air Force es of meeting incredible demands for ISR with a Public Affairs Command Information small force requires solutions that make the best use of our talented enlisted corps.” The Air Force recently selected the first 10 en- Enlisted pilots will undergo the same rigorous listed Airmen to attend RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot Air Force training as current RPA pilots with re- training, marking the first time since World War spect to flight training, rules, and responsibili- II enlisted Airmen will be behind the stick. ties. The first combined enlisted and officer training The new enlisted pilots will begin their course will begin October, with the first enlisted undergraduate RPA training with RPA Initial Airmen expected to graduate in 2017. Training where they will learn to fly a DA-20 “We’re opening the RQ-4 career field to enlisted Falcon. From there they will attend RPA Instru- pilots for the first time,” said Secretary of the Air ment Qualification and Fundamentals Cours- Force Deborah Lee James. “We’ll take this impor- es before finishing with Global Hawk Basic tant step in a deliberate manner so that we can Qualification Training. At the conclusion of this learn what works and what we’ll need to adjust training, they will be rated, instrument qualified as we integrate our highly capable enlisted force pilots who are Federal Aviation Administration into flying this weapons system. The intelligence, certified to fly the RQ-4 in national and interna- surveillance and reconnaissance mission contin- tional airspace and mission qualified to execute ues to grow in importance and our enlisted force the high-altitude ISR mission. will be central to our success.” “There has never been a doubt that our enlisted The initiative to incorporate enlisted pilots is the corps could step up and accomplish this mission first step to developing future operating concepts for our Air Force,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the within the multi-domain intelligence, surveillance Air Force James Cody. “We’ll certainly see that as BAMC Bariatric Clinic and reconnaissance enterprise.