COMMANDER’S CORNER: THIS WEEK IN REVIEW - PAGE 3 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, August 21, 2008 Vol. 52 No. 34 AF headquar ters gets look at Peterson Airmen’s time By Senior Airman Stephen Collier 21st Space Wing Public Affairs Th ey looked at how the burden of continu- ing computer-based training, information technology, pesky duties and other additional mission requirements aff ect your daily rou- tine. And they want to give you more time to accomplish your mission. Visiting Peterson Aug. 11-12, a six-man Airmen’s Time Assessment Team from Headquarters, Air Force received honest, hard facts on issues faced by commanders throughout several area AF installations concerning additional workloads and their programs. Th e team, which is traveling to Air Force bases worldwide to assess time issues, saw the toll additional duties, information tech- nology overload and other time sappers are having on various units throughout the 21st SW during their visit here. “In the Air Force, we step up to challenges,” Mark Doboga, the team’s leader said. “We’re hoping from visiting these bases, we’ll fi nd better tools for commanders and fi nd ways to give them more time to be leaders and mentors, rather than sit behind their desk U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier glued to their computers.” Mark Doboga, Airmen’s Time Assessment Team leader, speaks with members of the 21st Operations Support Squadron while touring that unit Aug. 11 at Peterson Air Mr. Doboga is a member of the Senior Force Base, Colo. Mr. Doboga and the Headquarters, Air Force team, are visiting several Air Force installations throughout the globe as they address concerns from Executive Staff and is the director of Plans commanders on what challenges they face concerning additional workloads and their programs. Mr. Doboga is a member of the Senior Executive Staff and is the director and Integration and the Air Force Personnel of Plans and Integration and the Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, as well as the Air Force’s Manpower and Personnel deputy chief of staff. Operations Agency, as well as the Air Force’s Manpower and Personnel deputy chief of daily duties with computer-based training, support staff , these tasks now fall to other Model, or ‘BLSDM’ and information manag- staff . additional duties, IT requirements for data- members of a unit as personnelists consoli- ers shift ed to the group level. base tracking, just to name a few. Originally dated into the 21st Force Support Squadron Th e challenges Mr. Doboga spoke of are See Time page 15 assorted. Servicemembers are juggling their accomplished by a squadron’s commander in support of the Base Level Service Delivery Peterson Airman helps Iraqis account for fuel shipments By Senior Master Sgt. Trish Free million liters of diesel fuel the Iraqi Army re- U.S. Air Forces Central, Baghdad Media Outreach ceives each month. Sergeant Northern conducts TAJI, Iraq — About 15 miles north of a separate measurement and the two compare Baghdad sits one of the largest military bases notes to ensure their numbers agree. in Iraq. Years ago, Camp Taji was the center “My counterpart keeps meticulous records. of military excellence for Saddam Hussein’s I’ve learned the Iraqis like to keep things low- combat machine, an established army tank tech and simple”, Sergeant Northern said. “I depot, and former work center of “Chemical don’t always understand why they do certain Ali”. Today the new Iraqi military has charge things but what’s more important is to let of the base and is assisted by dozens of advisors them learn to be self-reliant.” supplied by the U.S. Army. An unsung handful Warrant Offi cer Mohammed, having a of those advisors, are Combat Airmen from the wealth of experience gained in the old Iraqi U.S. Air Force assisting the Iraqis with every- military, thoroughly understands fuel opera- thing from water and fuel distribution to setting tions and is very focused on the transition. up a formidable base defense system. Although he’s a veteran fuels manager, he’s Tech. Sgt. Tim Northern, a fuels manage- enjoyed having company while gaining new ment specialist from Peterson AFB, Colo., knowledge. was surprised to learn about the diffi cul- “Sergeant Northern is a very comfortable ties the Iraqis face in their fuel distribution guy and I like being around him,” he said. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II network. He learned about those challenges “Th e work we do is good.” through the front row seat that comes with Sergeant Northern’s tour in Iraq is almost his role as a fuels distribution advisor. complete. He looks forward to heading back “Th is is an oil-rich nation but their refi neries to Colorado Springs in time to attend the are old and out of date”, said the 20-year Air state fair in September. As his heart turns Force veteran. Th e Iraqis know how to handle toward home he looks back on his tour with fuel. Th ey just needed help with tracking it. If a great sense of pride in his contribution to properly resourced, they will do fi ne.” American and Iraqi history. Sergeant Northern’s Iraqi counterpart is “My greatest accomplishment in the time U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tim Northern (right), fuels advisor for the Coalition Army Advisory Training Team, Warrant Offi cer Mohammed, a 24-year veteran I’ve been here is in getting my Iraqi counter- talks with Iraqi army Warrant Offi cer Mohammed, at Taji Military Base, Iraq on August 6, 2008. The two men of the Iraqi military. Mohammed measures and parts to make decisions even when I’m not keep meticulous records of the amount of fuel that is delivered to the base. Northern is deployed from the 21st logs each shipment of the approximately one around,” Sergeant Northern said. Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base and is a Colorado Springs native. INSIDE Enlisted Call New Staff Sergeants News 1-5 Chief McKinley talks about Air Force Visit www.peterson.af.mil for Team Pete’s 21st Space Wing First Knight 4 focus areas newest Staff Sergeants. 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Jay Raymond Starting Aug. 15, the 21st Civil Engineer Senior Airman Stephen Collier Squadron responded to a report of smoke Submitting Action Lines Staff Reporter at Bldg. 2, which turned out to be a brief 21st Space Th e Action Line is a direct link to the 21st Corey Dahl electrical fire. The fire extinguished itself, Wing Space Wing commander. It should be used but the Peterson fire department worked when other avenues have failed. Concerns Published by Colorado Springs Military Newspapers commander Group, 31 E. Platte Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado with CES’s electricians, power production should be addressed at the lowest possible Springs, 80903, a private fi rm in no way connected with and heating, ventilation and air condition- level in the chain of command and elevated the U.S.