407 exp news

Lead your leadersMaj. Benito Barron talks abouthow important it is for everyoneto keep their leaders informed:Page 2

Group-wide exerciseThe 407th AEG conductssuccessful exercise April 7: Pages3 and 4

Wing CCM visitThe 332nd AEW Command ChiefMaster Sergeant visits Ali Base:

Page 5

PERSCOPERSCO is responsible forpersonnel accountability andcasualty reporting: Page 6

Inventorying the suppliesSupply folks at work: Page 7

RAMS exerciseThe 407th Expeditionary CivilEngineer Squadron’s Rescue AirMobility Squad trains with Armymedevac: Pages 8 and 9

Around Ali BasePhotos of people hard at work:Pages 10 and 11

Chapel articleChaplain (Capt.) Carl Phillips talksabout how the important things inlife take time: 2

HorseshoesServices held horseshoecompetition: Page 13

Warrior of the WeekThis week’s Warrior of the Week isfrom the 407th ELRS: Page 14

Movies and moreEvent schedules: Pages 15-16

April 14, 2006

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Ali Times / April 14, 2006

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This funded newspaper is an autho-rized publication for members of theU.S. military services overseas. Con-tents of the Ali Times are not neces-sarily the views of, or endorsed by,the U.S. Government, the Depart-ment of Defense, or the Departmentof the Air Force.The content is edited, prepared andprovided by the public affairs officeof the 407th Air Expeditionary Group.All photographs are U.S. Air Forcephotographs unless otherwise indi-cated.The Ali Times accepts stories, pho-tographs and commentaries, whichmaybe submitted to the public affairsstaff—located in the group headquar-ters building—or can be sent directlyto the newspaper [email protected] for publication is 7 p.m.Thursday before the week of publi-cation.For more information, call 445-2318,or e-mail the staff.

Col.Kevin J. Kilb

Commander, 407th AEG

Lt. Col.Elizabeth B. Borelli

Deputy Commander,407th AEG

Master Sgt.Jon Hanson

Editor/Chief, Public Affairs

Vol. 4, Issue 15April 14, 2006

Lead your leaders

Maj. Benito Barron

Staff Sgt. EmmanuelBorbon, NCO in charge ofthe Network Control Centerwith 407th ExpeditionaryC o m m u n i c a t i o n sSquadron, inspects aweapon as it is beingcleared by SSgt. SeanByers, an NCC technician,April 7 during a group-wideexercise. (Photo by StaffSgt. Bradley Church).

Maj. Benito Barron

407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander

If we sit back on our laurels andwait to be led, our organizations willfail. Our leaders don’t have all theanswers. They are as well-informed aswe make them. In a sense, we mustlead our leaders.

Airmen toting guns, turningwrenches, flying aircraft, splicing cable,laying concrete and controlling aircraftknow better than anyone what deci-sions will be helpful or detrimental tothe organization and, thus, the mis-sion.

These are the folks who can seewhat their leaders are missing. Whenleaders falter, it’s up to the rest of usto step up and help them lead.

Our voices must be heard. But itcan only be heard if we speak up. Re-member, no effective leader likes a“yes” person.

Professional leadership adviserscall it “leading upward.” The leadersof an organization are tasked to takein a ton of information and make thebest decision based on that data.

But where does the informationcome from? You guessed it, us. If wefail to inform our bosses, then they willbase their decision on incomplete orerroneous information. This will affectnot just the leader, but the entire unit.

In essence, when you help those

above you avoid a bad decision or seizean opportunity, you improve yourwhole organization’s performance.

A culture that encourages upwardleadership is built, not born. For that,senior leaders must regularly insistthat their junior members questionstrategy and challenge error. Askingthose of lesser rank to say what theycandidly think and complimentingthem for doing so are small measuresthat can make for big improvements.

So the next time you are asked foryour opinion or insight respectfully andarticulately express it. Your leader isasking to be led.

Come out and support the runners at the 2nd Annual BostonMarathon at Ali Base/LSA Adder. Race starts at 6 a.m. Saturday.


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Exercise

By Master Sgt. Jon Hanson

407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs

The 407th Air ExpeditionaryGroup honed their skills during agroup-wide exercise April 7.

The group conducted the ex-ercise to evaluate Ali Base andLogistical Support Area Adder’s re-sponse to a simulated rocket at-tack involving initial response,mass casualties and unexplodedordnance.

The exercise evaluated a va-riety of areas to include commandand control; safe arming, loadingand clearing procedures; responseto alert status changes; triaging,treatment and transporting of in-jured victims; post attack recon-naissance actions; personnel ac-countability processes among oth-ers.

“There is no requirement (toconduct exercises),” said Maj.Adam Rice, chief of the 407th Ex-peditionary Civil EngineerSquadron’s Readiness Flight.“However, the 407th AEG’s goal isto conduct six exercises per AEFrotation involving enemy attack,major accident and natural disas-ter to maintain readiness.”

Before an exercise can hap-pen it takes a lot of work. The re-sponsibility belongs to the readi-ness flight and with the 407th AEGExercise Evaluation Team.

“The EET member’s job dur-ing an exercise is to ensure exer-cise inputs to various agencies aresynchronized and coordinated tosimulate as close to real-worldconditions as possible,” the majorsaid. “As experts in their profes-sion, the majority of EET membersare also charged with making anunbiased evaluation of their unit’sperformance.”

During the mass casualty, orMASCAL, portion the Air Forcemedical unit consisting of one doc-

tor and two medical techniciansperformed triage and emergencycare alongside the fire departmentwho were the first responders. Thepatients were then transported tothe 10th Combat Support Hospi-tal for definitive care.

“We do an immediate initialassessment of all victims (patients)and categorize them into one offour priorities: Immediate (red tag),Delayed (yellow tag), Minimal(green tag) or Expectant (blacktag),” said Lt. Col. (Dr.) RonJohanson, 407th AEG MedicalClinic physician and flight sur-geon. “This is based on the extent,nature and location of their inju-ries, their vital signs (blood pres-sure, pulse and respirations) andtheir mental status.

“Immediate priority patientsare transported first to the receiv-ing facility (10th CSH), followed bydelayed, minimal and then expect-ant (those expected not to survive).Following the initial assessment,we continue to reevaluate the pa-tients and provide whatever emer-gency care we can at the scene,”

said Dr. Johanson, a reservist de-ployed here from 349th MedicalSquadron at Travis Air Force Base,Calif. “This might involve placingairways, starting IVs, giving medi-cation, splinting injuries or apply-ing bandages and dressings.”

The medical staff works withfirst responders and any othermanpower under the direction ofthe fire chief or designee who is incharge of the scene.

“We felt the MASCAL gave agood opportunity for us to see howwe fit into the big picture of emer-gency incident response on AliBase,” Dr. Johanson said. “Theexercise provided a good environ-ment to actually perform duties forwhich we have trained and alsosome examples of opportunitiesfor improvement.”

“Overall the exercise was asuccess,” Major Rice said. “TheAEG demonstrated the ability tosafely and efficiently arm all per-sonnel, aside from a small percent-age of night shift Airmen. During

407th AEG conducts successful exercise

407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron members sign out their weaponsduring a group-wide exercise April 7. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith)


the attack response phase, thefirst responders (fire department,security forces, military police andEOD) performed their roles flaw-lessly.”

Senior leadership agreed theexercise was a success.

“You just did fantastic and Icouldn’t be prouder,” said Col.Kevin Kilb, 407th AEG com-mander. “Everyone should be veryproud of what they did and howthey did it. From my perspectivewe had a thorough and realisticexercise.”

Exercises help sharpen skillsso members are prepared forwhatever may happen. Being pre-pared means exer-cising these skillsand ensuring every-one knows whatand how to re-spond.

“ E v e r y o n eshould know whatthey have for per-sonal protectiveequipment andwhat it’s for,” MajorRice said. “We maybe at a relatively

quiet base, but we have to remainvigilant and learn the local alertresponse procedures. We mustalways remind ourselves we areexpeditionary Airmen 24/7 andmust be ready to respond to crisisat any hour.

“Our Airmen at all levelslearned that we can arm ourselvessafely and efficiently when re-quired,” the major said. “We do nothave to carry our weapons everyday like the Army to prove we areproficient with them. We shouldhave confidence in our ability as agroup to respond to an enemy at-tack and continue the mission.”

ExerciseFrom page 3...........................................

The 407th Expeditionary ServicesSquadron served up Meals Ready to Eatfor the group during the exercise. (Photosby Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)

Above: Staff Sgt. JoeHeath, a medicaltechnician with the407th Air ExpeditionaryGroup Medical Clinic,takes a patient’s bloodpressure during themass casualty portion ofthe group exercise.Left: Lt. Col. (Dr.) RonJohanson, 407th AEGMedical Clinic physicianand flight surgeon,prioritizes patientsduring the exercise.


Wing CCM visitChief Master Sgt. Layton Clark, 332nd Air ExpeditionaryWing command chief master sergeant, discusses how wellAEF 9 and 10 has done so far this rotation at an enlistedcall Tuesday at the Big Top. The command chief remindedeveryone not to lose focus during the last part of therotation. He said, “You need to do everything the way youwere doing when you got here. Don’t slack up. Don’t takeshortcuts.” Chief Clark also visited several squadronsduring his half-day visit to Ali Base. (Photos by Staff Sgt.Valerie Smith)

Guest speakerChief Master Sgt. Chuck Crisler,407th Air Expeditionary Groupsuperintendent, was the guestspeaker at April’s ProfessionalDevelopment BreakfastTuesday at the dining facility.The chief talked about theimportance of proper uniformstandards and why we need toensure we are correctly wearingour PT uniform and DCUs. Healso told the 56 enlistedmembers in attendance thatthey need to keep their mind onthe finish line because weshould be focusing on giving ourbest efforts until we are backhome. (Photo by Master Sgt.Jon Hanson)


By Master Sgt. Pamela Wilkins-Smith

407th Air Expeditionary Group PERSCO superintendent

Is departing Ali Base on yourmind? Perhaps you’re asking,“What do I need to do tooutprocess this location?” Andperhaps a more pressing questionis “When can I startoutprocessing?”

Personnel Support for Contin-gency Operations, better known asPERSCO, performs a number ofservices for deployed personnel.However, PERSCO’s primary ob-jectives are accountability for allpersonnel and casualty reporting.PERSCO also provides personnelsupport as the “de facto” militarypersonnel flight on the base.

This includes career job res-ervations, reenlistments, base ofpreference requests and dreamsheet processing. All are providedon a limited basis because

PERSCO is not a fully functioningMPF.

Outprocessing all personnelis an extension of PERSCO’s ac-countability mission. All Ali Basepersonnel fall under its oversight.Unit redeployment managers helpthe PERSCO team fulfill this re-sponsibility by ensuring eachmember completes a computer-based “Right Exit” briefing and isoutprocessed by all applicablebase agencies.

These agencies include theHot Spot, library, supply and themedical flight among others. Thenew part of this process is it’smainly done virtually. This possi-bly means less outprocessingsteps for the customer.

“What our customers need toknow is that the outprocessing be-gins with their URM,” said Tech.Sgt. Lisa Fleischer, 407th AEG/PERSCO NCO in charge of cus-

tomer service. “Once theURM loads their departuredate in the database, thebase agencies will automati-cally see them in the data-base. The base agency willthen check the customersname to see if they need themember to come in or not.”

If the customer hasnothing signed out from thelibrary or the Hot Spot, forexample, the agency canclear the customer withoutthat person ever having topay them a visit. The baseagency updates this informa-tion on a virtual checklist inthe database. The onlyagency that requires a visitfrom the member is EMEDS.

“If a different agencydoes require a visit, they willcontact the URM directly,”said Sergeant Fleischer, whois deployed here fromWright-Patterson Air Force

Base, Ohio. “In addition, all mem-bers need to visit their first ser-geant to schedule a tent inspec-tion. Customers and first ser-geants need to know that all ac-tions will need to be accomplishedone day prior to the departuredate.”

One day prior, all membersneed to visit their URM one lasttime to get a printed checklist witheveryone’s virtual clearance. Themember will then visit billetingand PERSCO on their last day.

“That’s it,” Sergeant Fleischersaid. “Member’s need to do noth-ing to initiate their outprocessing— their URMs will contact them.They should just keep in touchwith their URM their final twoweeks here.”

Billeting will manuallyoutprocess the customer and is-sue AF Form 245, EmploymentLocator. The customer takes thevirtual outprocessing checklist,Right Exit certificate and the AFForm 245 to PERSCO. PERSCOwill issue the boarding pass at thattime.

“This process ensures that noAli Base member slips through thecracks without properly clearingall base agencies,” said Capt.Merrell Mobley, chief of 407thAEG/PERSCO, also deployed herefrom WPAFB. “PERSCO will notclear members for departure with-out being signed off in every fieldon the checklist.

“URMs need to ensure thattheir redeployers are fully awareof this requirement and comply.Doing so will help foster a seam-less experience for their membersas they depart for home stationsaround the world.”

For more information stop byPERSCO in Bldg. 420. The officeand is open 24 hours everyday.The team can be reached at 445-2132/2133.

PERSCO: Making it easier to redeploy home

Staff Sgt. Jill Lucker, 407th Air ExpeditionaryGroup PERSCO pulls a record for reviewing.(Photo by Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)


Inventoryingthe supplies

Staff Sgt. Michael Clay, 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, verifies a container at the supply warehouse.

Above: Senior Airman Timothy Bradley (right) and Airman 1st ClassJessica Pickens, both with the 407th ELRS Traffic ManagementOffice, guide Sergeant Clay out with a pallet of supplies.Right: SSgt. Phanny Prep inventories a box of supplies. (Photosby Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)


RAMS provides quick reactionrescue capability to remote locations

Rescue Air Mobility Squad team member Senior Airman Phillip Rycraft,407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, responds to a simulatedvehicle accident at night and uses a saw to slice through a door to reach theinjured troop. See Page 9 for more photos. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith)

By Master Sgt. Jon Hanson

407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs

Most seasoned firefighters have workedauto accidents where they had to cut outan injured person after a wreck. This canbe quite different in a combat zone off a mili-tary installation.

On the military installation it is nor-mal business, but if the accident happensoff the installation it requires different pro-cedures.

From the logistics of how to get to thescene and how to handle it means extratraining and coordination.

Here at Ali Base, this responsibilitygoes to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engi-neer Squadron’s Rescue Air Mobility Squad.The RAMS unit consists of 20 firefightersspecially trained in auto extrication andcombat skills, which includes close quar-ters marksmanship, convoy duty and other special-ized functions.

Because of the specialized training, the RAMSunit conducts exercises with the Army medevac unithere to practice their rescue procedures every couplemonths.

The latest training occurred April 3 during fourday and night operations involving auto extricationat a simulated off-base accident.

Each exercise kicked off with the fire departmentreceiving a call of a vehicle accident involving Ameri-can forces off-base. The RAMS team grabbed theirgear and drove to the waiting helicopter for the flightto the accident scene.

“By the time the telephone call is made, we have15 minutes to get into the air,” said Senior MasterSgt. Randy Eppley, 407th ECES Fire Chief. “Our goalat the fire department is to be on the helicopter ineight minutes.”

Each flight consists of four RAMS firefighters anda medevac crew consisting of pilot, co-pilot, two crewchiefs and one medic from the Army’s Company C,3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment.

These self-sufficient firefighters cover all vehicleaccidents south of Baghdad.

Since November they have responded to four callswhere they have landed at an accident scene off base

to cut people out of vehicles.“Most of the guys are EMTs (Emergency Medical

Technicians) and the victims are under our care whilethey are in the vehicle,” said Staff Sgt. Vance Vansteel,a firefighter and RAMS member from Travis Air ForceBase, Calif. “Once they are out they go under thecare of the Army medic.”

One major difference between auto extricationwith a RAMS team and a regular fire department isthe RAMS team has to be self sufficient and bringthe bare essentials they think they might need.

“You are on your own and can’t call for backupwhen on the scene,” said Tech. Sgt. James Ralls Sr.,a reservist deployed here from Travis AFB, Calif. “Ourjob is a tough one, but the rewards in saving lives isworth the effort.”

In this exercise the scenario had at least oneinjured person trapped in a vehicle in a remote areaoff base. The RAMS members had to cut the doors offthe vehicle and assist the Army medic with emer-gency care before moving the person to the helicop-ter and then to the hospital.

“Overall the exercise was outstanding,” SergeantVansteel said. “This training helps all RAMS person-nel and medevac crews to not only work together asa team but it keeps us proficient on all assigned tasksrequired to complete the mission.”


RAMS teamexercises skills

SSgt. Brian Tonnancour, Army Staff Sgt. Michael Petrelliand SrA. Andy Gerdeman treat an injured troop. (Photoby Staff Sgt. Bradley Church)

SSgt. Vance Vansteel, 407th ECES, gets cared for by the RAMS teamand Army flight medic as he simulates being injured. (Photo by StaffSgt. Bradley Church)

Staff Sgt. MatthewLoughlin holds a dooras Senior Airman AndyGerdeman, cuts thehinges to remove itduring the exercise.The simulated vehicleaccident was a jointexercise with theCompany C, 3rdBattalion, 126thAviation Regiment, andthe 407th ECES RAMSteam, to practiceextr ication andresponse maneuvers.(Photo by Staff Sgt.Bradley Church)

The 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’sRescue Air Mobility Squad, or RAMS, team carries off theirequipment after arriving at the simulated vehicle accidentsite April 3. (Photo by Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)


Around Ali BaseFilling it inStaff Sgt. Brian Hayes directs SSgt. Jim Lane, bothwith the 407th Expeditionary Civil EngineerSquadron, when to unload a front-end loader ofdirt to cover a new septic tank by the passengerterminal. Upgrades are being made at the PAXterminal and include a new caddilac, extra holdingtent, redesigned baggage drop off and pick uparea, and additional parking lots. (Photos byMaster Sgt. Jon Hanson)

PAXSenior Airman Eric Hinton, 407th ExpeditionaryLogistics Readiness Squadron, assists acustomer at the passenger terminal. Thepassenger terminal handles almost 4,000passengers each month. Recent upgrades to theterminal area allows passengers to go to airconditioned tents with TVs, drinks and plenty ofroom to relax. There is also an internet cafe in thecheck-in area.

New sidewalkFrom left to right: SSgt. MarcZiegler, Tech. Sgt. ClemDevlin, SSgt. Richard Miner,Master Sgt. Randy Peaceand TSgt. Keith Tourville, allwith the 407th ECES,smooth out a new sidewalkwith a screed in Bedrock. Allfive are deployed here fromthe Vermont Air NationalGuard. The squadron isadding sidewalksthroughout Bedrock.


Question:What do you think isthe most underappreciated job in theAOR and why? The AliTimes will run some ofthe responses in nextweek’s paper. E-mailyour responses to:[email protected].

New tentMembers of the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron help the Engineering and Installation team carry a replacementtent Wednesday for the one that was blown away from the sandstorm the night before. Due to damaging winds some tents wereblown from their base whereas buildings and vehicles were caked in mud. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith)

Getting it cleanAirman 1st Class Anthony Ramirez, 407th ECS, uses a pressure washer to cleanoff the aftermath of the sandstorm.


Important things in life take time, effortBy Chaplain (Capt.) Carl Phillips

407th Air Expeditionary Group chaplain

Easter is almost upon us. Easter happens tobe the most important observance of the Christianfaith. It is the day we celebrate the resurrection ofJesus from the dead.

Though you need to be a mathematician to cal-culate what day Easter will fall on each year, it is aholiday preceded by a 40-day period of preparation.With much fanfare and a variety of traditions, theday is a very holy day to Christians.

People have said, “Why do we need to go to somuch work for a holiday?” They would prefer tohave a day that they acknowledge as important butwithout all of hassle of preparation and fanfare.

I thought about what they have said and con-cluded that everything important takes time and ef-fort. It was easy for President George Bush to say, “Iwill not yield. I will not rest. I will not relent inwaging this struggle for freedom and security for theAmerican people.”

We all shook our heads in agreement but afterthree years many wonder why we even bothered. Ittakes time and effort to accomplish important things.Every good parent comes to realize that raising chil-dren takes a lot of time and effort. Without it, ourkids become ill-mannered brutes.

To be prepared for contingencies our base heldan exercise that took a lot of time and effort. Theexercise was necessary to maintain security pre-paredness at Ali Base. If a marriage is going to besuccessful it takes time and effort. When we ne-glect our marriage we are destined for problems.

No matter how busy we are, we always find timefor the things that are important to us. Actually, wediscover what is truly important to us by observingwhere we spend our time and effort.

In countless military ceremonies I’ve heardspeeches about patriotism and the love of country.We believe we should be motivated by patriotism.Couples know that their marriage should be a prior-ity in their lives. We know that our children shouldbe important to us.

Unfortunately, we spend our time on things we

know are trivial. As an exercise, make a list of thethings in life that you think should be important toyou. Answers may include God, spouse, children,church, family, country and education.

Then, make a list of what you spend your timeand effort pursuing. You may be surprised to seehow much time is spent playing video games, watch-ing TV, going to clubs, hanging out with friends,watching or playing sports or hanging out at the gym.Once completed you may realize what is really im-portant to you isn’t what it should be.

Time and effort is a clear indication of what isimportant in our lives. Once we have a clear knowl-edge of what should be important we then can beginspending more time and effort pursuing them andless on the trivial things in life. Remember, what-ever is important in life takes time and effort.

“There is a time for everything, and a season forevery activity under heaven,” Ecclesiastes 3:1

Chaplain (Capt.) Carl Phillips

Easter ServicesAnyone attending Easter Services at the Houseof Abraham must wear their DCUs and havetheir IBA with them.


RingerMaster Sgt. Mike Bauer, 407thExpeditionary Civil EngineerSquadron, tries for the ringer during adoubles horseshoe competitionSunday as Senior Airman Rob Dill,also from the 407th ECES, waits histurn. The winners were MSgts. JeffStebbins and James Fitzgerald, withthe 407th ECES. Second place wentto Sergeant Bauer and Staff Sgt. BrianBehning, 407th ECES. Each teamreceived a T-shirt.The 407th Expeditionary ServicesSquadron is holding a singleshorseshoe competition on April 23 anda doubles horseshoe competition April30. Both tournaments start at 4 p.m.Sign up ahead of time at the Hot Spot.(Photo by Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)

DIVISION I(As of April 12)

TEAM WON LOST485TH QUARTERMASTER5 0407 ECS 5 1407 ESFS II 3 2AGING BULLS 2 3407 ESVS/AEG 2 3LINEBACKERS 1 4FIRE DEPARTMENT 0 5

Intramural Volleyball Standings(As of April 12)

TEAM WON LOSTFIRE DEPT 2 0ITALIAN AIR FORCE 2 0407 ELRS 1 1407 EOSS 1 1ESVS/AEG 1 1407 ECS 1 2HONOR GUARD 0 1407 ESFS 0 2

Intramural Basketball StandingsDIVISION II(As of April 10)

TEAM WON LOSTBULLDOGS 4 1608TH ORDINANCE CO 4 1407 ELRS 3 2FP 3 3AGENT ORANGE 2 3407 EOSS 2 3ESFS I 1 4

Intramural Basketball Playoffs beginApril 20 at 6:30 p.m.


If you can identify the object, e-mail the paper [email protected] with “Identify This” in the subjectblock by noon Wednesday.The winner will receive a complimentary phone card fromthe 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chapel. There were nocorrect responses identifying the front of a micro light forthe April 7 Ali Times. The Identify This was evidently toohard for everyone. The previous Identify This photos weretoo easy and a monkey could probably have figured themout. If people stop guessing, the Ali Times will be forced toreturn to simple pictures.

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Senior Airman Matthew ConnellUnit: 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron

Duty title: Tactical Aircraft Maintenance journeyman

Home station: 1st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 325thAircraft Maintenance Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing,Tyndall AFB, Fla.

Why other warriors say he’s a warrior: “Senior AirmanConnell consistently performs above all expectations.He brings with him a winning attitude and a desire to getthe mission done. Up to this point in our rotation he hasbeen responsible for the recovery of over 740 Coalitionaircraft, encompassing 21 different types of fixed-wingand rotary aircraft from 10 different countries.”- Tech. Sgt. Gordon Robinson, NCOIC Transient Alert

Most memorable Air Force experience: “Watching mysquadron's F-15s fly over Pro Player stadium for the Mi-ami Dolphins home opener and being invited onto the fieldat half time to be introduced to the fans.”Hobbies: “I like to fish, play softball, cook, go out withfriends, and go to as many Atlanta Braves and Falconsgames as I can.”Notes about my family: “Just want to say hi to Mom, Dad,Katie, Luke and Victoria. I'll be home soon.”

“Happy 9th Birthday Nicole, Daddy misses youand loves you so much!”

(Senior Master Sgt. John Talcott)


FFFFFrrrrridaidaidaidaidayyyyy1 p.m., Muslim prayer/

service: (TCN)6 p.m., Good Friday Mass:

Oasis6:30 p.m., Jewish Service:

ARAC7 p.m., Good Friday

Protestant service: OA7:30 p.m., Gospel choir

rehearsal: APC8:30 p.m., Ladies

Fellowship: OasisSaturSaturSaturSaturSaturdadadadadayyyyy8 p.m., Easter Vigil Mass

Catholic Vigil Mass: OasisSundaSundaSundaSundaSundayyyyy6:30 a.m., Easter Sunday

Roman Catholic Mass:House of Abraham

9 a.m., Easter SundayTraditional ProtestantService: House ofAbraham

9:30 a.m., Easter SundayTraditional ProtestantService: Oasis

10 a.m., Latter Day SaintsService: ARAC

10:30 a.m., RomanCatholic Mass: CC

10:30 a.m., Church ofChrist: ARAC

7 p.m., Easter SundayContemporary WorshipService: Oasis

MondaMondaMondaMondaMondayyyyy6 p.m., Roman Catholic

Mass: Oasis

7:30 p.m., Back to the

Basics Bible Study: Oasis

7:30 p.m., Gospel Choir

Rehearsal: APC

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Mass: Oasis

7:30 p.m., Work of Faith

Bible Study: APC

8 p.m., Catholic RCIA: OA

8 p.m., Contemporary

Worship Rehearsal: Oasis

WWWWWednesdaednesdaednesdaednesdaednesdayyyyy6 p.m., Roman Catholic

Mass: Oasis

7 p.m., Catholic Choir

Practice: Oasis

7 p.m., Spanish Bible

Study: ARAC

7 p.m., Women’s Bible

Study: Army Hospital

7:30 p.m., Protestant

Worship Service: APC

ThuThuThuThuThurrrrrsdasdasdasdasdayyyyy6 p.m., Roman Catholic

Mass: Oasis

6:30 p.m., Ladies Bible

Study: ARAC

7:30 p.m., Creationism

Study: Oasis7:30 p.m., Men’s Bible

Study: APC

Today’s times and movie descriptions for the week

Worship is at the 407th Air Expeditionary GroupOasis of Peace chapel, and at the Army PostChapel. The Oasis is open 24 hours a day forprayer and reflection.For details on worship opportunities, or directionsto worship locations, please call 445-2006.

SaturdayMatchstick Men .......... 1 a.m.Troy ............................ 3 a.m.Hustle and Flow ......... 5 a.m.Without a Paddle ....... 7 a.m.40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 9 a.m.Phat Girlz ................. 11 a.m.Shall We Dance ......... 1 p.m.The Punisher ............. 3 p.m.Supercross ................ 5 p.m.The Heavenly Kid ...... 7 p.m.Sideways .................... 9 p.m.

Flight of the Phoenix 11 p.m.

SundayThe Baxter ................. 1 a.m.Matchstick Men .......... 3 a.m.40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 5 a.m.The Punisher ............. 7 a.m.Hustle and Flow ......... 9 a.m.The Heavenly Kid .... 11 a.m.Flight of the Phoenix .. 1 p.m.Phat Girlz ................... 3 p.m.Sideways .................... 5 p.m.Without a Paddle ....... 7 p.m.Supercross ................ 9 p.m.Troy .......................... 11 p.m.MondayThe Heavenly Kid ...... 1 a.m.The Baxter ................. 3 a.m.Shall We Dance ......... 5 a.m.Phat Girlz ................... 7 a.m.The Punisher ............. 9 a.m.Troy .......................... 11 a.m.Mind Hunters ............. 1 p.m.40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 3 p.m.Hustle and Flow ......... 5 p.m.The Island .................. 7 p.m.Flight of the Phoenix .. 9 p.m.Without a Paddle ..... 11 p.m.

TuesdaySupercross ................ 1 a.m.The Punisher ............. 3 a.m.The Heavenly Kid ...... 5 a.m.Mind Hunters ............. 7 a.m.40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 9 a.m.Man of the House .... 11 a.m.Phat Girlz ................... 1 p.m.Without a Paddle ........ 3 p.mThe Island .................. 5 p.m.Flight of the Phoenix .. 7 p.m.Troy ............................ 9 p.m.Hustle and Flow ....... 11 p.m.Wednesday40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 1 a.m.The Heavenly Kid ...... 3 a.m.Without a Paddle ....... 5 a.m.Troy ............................ 7 a.m.The Island .................. 9 a.m.Supercross .............. 11 a.m.Hustle and Flow ......... 1 p.m.Flight of the Phoenix .. 3 p.m.Mind Hunters ............. 5 p.m.The Punisher ............. 7 p.m.Man of the House ...... 9 p.m.Phat Girlz ................. 11 p.m.ThursdayPhat Girlz ................... 1 a.m.Flight of the Phoenix .. 3 a.m.Hustle and Flow ......... 5 a.m.Man of the House ...... 7 a.m.The Heavenly Kid ...... 9 a.m.Troy .......................... 11 a.m.The Punisher ............. 1 p.m.The Island .................. 3 p.m.40-Year-Old Virgin ..... 5 p.m.Supercross ................ 7 p.m.Without a Paddle ....... 9 p.m.Mind Hunters ........... 11 p.m.

Oasis = Air Force Chapel/BedrockOA = Oasis AnnexARAC = Army Religious Activity CenterAPC = Army Post ChapelTCN = Third Country Nationals living area by DFACCC = Camp Cedar

Without a Paddle (2004), 1 a.m., Seth Green, Matthew Lillard,comedy; 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), 3 a.m., Steve Carell,Catherine Keener, comedy/drama; The Punisher (2004), 5 a.m.,Thomas Jane, John Travolta, action/adventure; Supercross(2005), 7 a.m., Steve Howey, action/sports; Troy (2004), 9 a.m.,Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, action/adventure; Flight of thePhoenix (2004), 11 a.m., Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, action/adventure; Sideways (2004), 1 p.m., Paul Giamatti, ThomasHaden Church, comedy/drama; Hustle and Flow (2005), 3 p.m.,Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, drama/musical; Shall WeDance (2004), 5 p.m., Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, comedy/drama; Matchstick Men (2003), 7 p.m., Nicolas Cage, SamRockwell, comedy/drama; Phat Girlz (2006), 9 p.m., MoniqueImes, Godfrey Danchimah, comedy; The Heavenly Kid (1985),11 p.m., Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, comedy; The Island(2005), Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, action/adventure;Mind Hunters (2005), Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, drama/ action/adventure


Today

7:30 a.m., Karate: Muscle Beach (I)

5 p.m., Spin: Muscle Beach (I)

7 p.m., Dominoes: ACC

7 p.m., Toning: HOP

7:30 p.m., Total Body Cardio: Muscle Beach (D)

7:30 p.m., Bingo and Hip Hop/R&B Night: Big Top

8 p.m., Step Aerobics: HOP

8:45 p.m., Dominoes/Spades: Hot Spot

Saturday

6 a.m., Boston Marathon

2:30 p.m., Yoga: Muscle Beach (DVD)

6:30 p.m., Spin: HOP

7 p.m., Absolute Abs: Muscle Beach (I)

7:30 p.m., Karaoke (open mic): Big Top

7:30 p.m., Hip Hop: ACC

Sunday

Easter on AFN: Hot Spot

8 a.m., Tae-Bo: Muscle Beach (DVD)

10 a.m., Spin: HOP

1 p.m., 3-Point Shootout: Basketball Court

2 p.m., Spin: Muscle Beach (DVD)

4 p.m., Easter Challenge Hunt: Big Top

7 p.m., Spin: HOP

7 p.m., Darts: ACC

Monday

8 a.m., Dominoes Partners: Hot Spot

4:30 p.m., Circuit Training: Basketball Court (I)


7 p.m., Toning: HOP

7 p.m., Ping Pong: ACC

7:30 p.m., Total Body Cardio: Muscle Beach (DVD)

8 p.m., 8-Ball: Big Top


Tuesday

5 a.m., Step Aerobics: Muscle Beach (I)

2 p.m., Tae Bo: Muscle Beach (DVD)

6:30 p.m., Tae Bo: HOP

7 p.m., Bench Your Max Competition: Muscle Beach


7:30 p.m., Tae Kwon Do: HOP

8 p.m., Texas Hold’em: Big Top

8 p.m., X-Box Halo: Hot Spot

8:30 p.m., Salsa: ACC

Wednesday

7:30 a.m., Karate: Muscle Beach (I)


7 p.m., Toning: HOP

7 p.m., Spades: ACC

7:30 p.m., Total Body Cardio: Muscle Beach (DVD)

8 p.m., Scrabble: Hot Spot


8:30 p.m., 2-man 8-Ball: Big Top

Thursday

5 a.m., Step Aerobics: Muscle Beach (I)

4:30 p.m., Circuit Training: Basketball Court (I)

6:30 p.m., Basketball Playoffs: Basketball Court

6:30 p.m., Tae Bo: HOP

7 p.m., 8/9-Ball: ACC


7:30 p.m., Tae Kwon Do: HOP

8 p.m., Hearts: Hot Spot

8 p.m., Texas Hold’em: Big Top

8:30 p.m., Salsa: HOP

Bedrock and beyond...activities to keep you fit, happy and hungry for more

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Call the 407th Expeditionary Services Squadronwith ideas for activities at 445-2696; for informationabout the House of Pain, Army fitness center call833-1709. For information about Army morale,welfare and recreation activities call 833-1745.

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