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June 2011 Idaho Air Guard Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho First Class or Not at All www.idaho.ang.af.mil
124th Communicat ions Fl ight g ig -
upgrade brings speedy new network
04/30/2011 - GOWEN FIELD, Boise,Idaho For the last several monthsyou may have seen contractors pullingnetwork cable in various Air Guard
buildings on Gowen Field. he basealso experienced a planned networkoutage that aected many April 30.Both are visible evidence o the grow-ing pains involved in a major tele-communications network upgradeto bring a aster and more robustone-gigabit connection to the wing.
he upgrade, a result o a newstandard passed down rom theGuard Bureau, allows the base torun a gigabit o network traic--aten-old increase in network speedor aster connections and greatervolume, said ech. Sgt. Dale Hagero the 124th Communications Flight.
he overall system enhancement,known as thegig upgradeto GowenFields Air Guard network, is madeup o several projects that the 124thCOMM Flight will complete in variousphases. It began in August 2010 withthe inside plant project to upgrade
the network cabling rom telecomindustry Cat ive cable to Cat sixinside the buildings. he inside plantproject was recently completed andollowed by the gig upgrade project,that caused the May UA outage.
he gig upgrade is complete, rom acustomer standpoint, but the COMMlight continued their work on the projectthrough May. COMM Flight will ollowwith an outside project that will upgrade
the iber optic cable that runs rom
building to building across Gowen ield.
We all use the network, and at timeswe know how slow it can be. hisupgrade will allow ten times the tra-ic on a day to day basis, said Hager.
he gig upgrade is made up o sev-eral projects with the ultimate goal toincrease connection speeds, make thenetwork more robust, and ensure reli-ability, said Master Sgt. Brad Shaul,124th Communications Flight Qual-
ity Assurance, hese are all pieceso the puzzle that need to get done.
As part o the gig upgrade, ourINs (Inormation ranser Node)placed strategically around base,were upgraded April 30, causing theplanned outage. Even ater the net-
work was back up, COMM personnel worked late into the evening towrap up the internal plant project
he INs are the backbone othe network inrastructure andare a cr i t ica l hardware compo-
nent o the upgrade, said HagerOver the next ew weeks COMM
will start on the Network ControCenter Reconstructed (NCCR) projecto replace aging servers and implemensome virtual servers or the cross-over to the new gigabit connection
he NCCR project will increase our
By Tech. Sgt. Sarah Pokorney
Public Affairs
Tech Sgt. Jason Swensen, Sta Sgt. JoeAllen and Sta Sgt. Harvey Williamsconigure an Inormation ranser Node(IN) during a network upgrade by memberso the 124th Communications Flight (Photoby ech. Sgt. Heather Walsh)
I n o r m a t i o n r a n s e r N o d e ( I N
conguration challenges Tech. Sgt. JasonSwenson during the gig upgrade to networktelecom equipment at Gowen Field. (Photo by
ech. Sgt. Heather Walsh)
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THE BEACONis the ofcial news-letter of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air
National Guard. It is published monthly
by the wing public affairs office. Views
expressed may not be those of the U.S. Air
Force, Air National Guard, Department of
Defense or U.S. government.
WING COMMANDERCol. James R. Compton
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER / EDIOR
Lt. Col. Gary A. Daniel
Capt. ony Vincelli (Deployed)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS NCOIC
Master Sgt. om Gloeckle
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SAFF
ech. Sgt. Sarah Pokorney
ech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur
ech. Sgt. Heather Walsh
Sta Sgt. Robert BarneySta Sgt. Joshua Breckon
We welcome articles and cap-tioned photos relevant to mem-bers of the 124th F ighter Wing.Submissions must be accurate in fact, andwill be edited for clarity and length. Arti-cles will be published as space permits.They are due on Sunday of the UTA priorto the month the article will be published.Submit articles as e-mail attachmentson Microsoft Word. Photographs mustbe non-copyrighted prints of 300 dpi orhigher TIF or JPG images. Articles andimages can be sent to:
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AFFAIRS
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Guest Editorial
124th Fighter Wing
ORI Preparation
During the June 2011 UTA we will conduct the 124th Fighter Wings
fourth Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), in preparation for
our October, 2011 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). HQ/ACC/
IG will inspect the 124th FW capability to transition from peacetime
readiness to a wartime posture, and will evaluate all areas of our
Initial Response to include Command and Control, Deployment
Processing, Employment Readiness, Information Operations, and ForceProtection. In laymen terms they will inspect and grade us on how
we prepare our people and equipment to deploy to a combat area of
operation.
Weve accomplished much training and gained experience in our three
previous OREs, held in Nov 2010, Jan 2011 and Mar 2011; but we
still have work to do in order to obtain an OUTSTANDING! From the
Prepare to Deploy Order (PTDO) received on Saturday, 30 April for our
June ORE, to the arrival of the IG team and subsequent Deployment
Order on Saturday, 15 October, the men and women of the 124th FW
will be working diligently on ne-tuning all processes and procedures.The Countdown Clock, which appears on your computer screen each
time you log-on, is the time remaining until Reference Start Time (RST)
on 15 October, 2011. As of today, Sunday, 1 May, the time remaining is:
165 days, 19 hours, and 29 minutes
Weekly meetings are held with representatives from each group and the
wing staff to iron out all issues and come up with a plan for success.
That success plan includes dedication and hard work by all members of
the 124th FW; having a positiveAttitude and paying great attention to
Detail;Buy-in from everyone and showing asense of Urgency at all
times;Standardization and beingKnowledgeable in all processes; and
having clearCommunication at all levels. As long as everyone believes
in and follows these tenetswe will succeed!
Many of us have heard people say, Why do we need to be inspected on
how to deploy? Weve done this a million times! Correct. We do know
how to deploy. We just need to show the IG how good we really are!
Remember, the tenets above will pay dividends when we really pack up
and head east for our AEF deployment next year!
COMM FLT pages 1 & 4
Saety & HRA 3
Promotions 5Family Support 6
Hats of 7
By Lt. Col. David rim rimble124th Fighter Wing Warlord
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Perspectives
a solid uture or our new generationo Airmen. Airmen, who work inan environment where diversity isembraced, learn to maximize theirindividual strengths and to combineabilities and perspectives or the goodo the mission.
We leave you with these questionsHow are you going to Raise the Barin your commitment to championDiversity in your unit? How are yougoing to ensure you include, engage
and empower all Airmen? How willyou maximize individual strengthsabilities and perspectives to reachmission goals?
We are interested in hearing aboutthe eorts you are currently makingin these areas and the impact is hason your area o inuence. Email usat [email protected] or [email protected].
I you would like more inormation onDiversity initiatives visit the MilitaryLeadership Diversity Commissionswebsite at http://mldc.whs.milWhile you are there take a momentto read the United States Air ForceDiversity Strategic Plan: A Journey toExcellence which is ound under theResources tab in the Reading section.
Te National Guard Bureau recently
released its Policy on Diversity. It
identiies Diversity as dierences
in characte ris tic s, bac kg round,
at tributes and experiences. It
urthe r exp ands the se trait s as
respect, inclusion, engagement and
management o talents, confdence
in equal opportunities, diversity
o thought, and an interdependentminds et where collaborat ion is
the standard. Retired Air Force
General Lester Lyles, Chairman o
the Military Leadership Diversity
Commission said, Diversity is
more than simplyrepresenting the
American population it is about
gaining a more eective military
cap ab ility through inc lusion
recognizing and ully utilizing the
wide range o ta lents , skills andabilities o our Servicemembers.
So what does all o this mean to
the members o the Idaho Ai r
National Guard? It is everyones
responsibilityto build a culture ree
rom barriers and one that osters
inclusion and mentorship ensuring
Diversity is Everyones Business
New 124th Saety Chie: the
rules are written in blood
By Chief Master Sgt. Susan Gramkow
Idaho Air National Guard
State Human Resource Advisor
New chie o 124th Fighter WingSaety, Lt. Col. ony Sumo Brown
is enjoying the change that his new job has orced him into. Im stillamazed at all the people and placesthat saety touches on this base, hesaid, and I wouldnt be learning thisi I remained in my position at the(190th) squadron.
In his new position, the 10-yearIdaho Guardsman and his sta mustcoordinate with Army National
Guard saety agencies, Idaho StateHeadquarters, and the Boise Airportas they monitor, train, and advise the124th Wing Commander as well asinvestigate incidents as required.
Tough he comes to his new posi-tion with over 1250 instructor hoursand 3250 overall hours in the A-10(not to mention a logbook o over4500 total hours) he has an intense
training schedule over the nextseveral months which includes theUS Air Force Saety School and theAir National Guard Chie o SaetySchool. Somehow hell have justenough time to maintain ying cur-rency in the 190th Fighter Squadronto continue serving as an instructorpilot there.
He is quick to point out that his
oce is deep in talent and that theirexperience level is a plus to the wing,especially as we approach anotherOperational Readiness Inspection.I we all ollow AFI job guides andchecklistswhich imply that wedont take shortcutsand do whatwere each trained to do, he said,the IG (Inspector General) will
recognize that.
Our rules are written in blood, andI take them very seriously, he said.
Lt. Col. Brown lives in Meridian withhis wie Jenier, daughter Regan, andson yler. Lt. Col. Tony Brown
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So by now Im sure you have heard orread (some acts and rumors) about anew Government ravel Card (GC)Rest assured that this new blue card iscompletely legitimate. Te new GCcard is called the Controlled SpendAccount (CSA) and will be the utureo the ravel Card program. Tis newCSA card will streamline many pro-cesses and make traveling on orders amuch less dicult experience.
What has changed from the old GTC???
Most notably: Whenever a travelorder is generated, the computedper diem and travel expenses will bepre-loaded onto the CSA card, readyto be spent (or oicial uses mind you). I the amount loaded is nosuicient you may call the numberon the back o your card to request aspending increase. You are allowedtwo increases, and then the third hasto be authorized by the 124th Comp-troller Flight Representative.
Like the GC, CSA card holders stillmust le accrual vouchers and makepayments to the sponsoring bankevery 30 days. All expenditures madeon the card still have to be accountedor by both the DoD and Citibank..Once your card is paid o you shouldhave a Residual Amount lef over(rom Per Diem, reimbursable,etc). he Air Force considers this
amount as your personal unds andyou may use them at your discretion(to include personal expenses). Youmay obtain this by AM withdrawalusing the amount on the card like agif card or contacting Citibank oran electronic transer. Te new cardallows military members to directlycontact Citibank or all their travelcard questions or issues.
backup capabilities and make mainte-nance seamless; the customers wonteven know were doing it, said Shaul.
In conjunction with the NCCR,COMM Flight will also start the outside
plant project that provides new conduitand iber rom building-to-building.You will likely see the backhoes diggingaround base or the next ew weeks.
he upgrades are really a win-winor the end users and the specialists whowork on the network in COMM. heusers will see a perormance increasein network traic and it will makethe equipment more user-riendlyand easier to manage or the COMMFlight, said Hagar. It also gives
COMM more options to streamlinethe maintenance o the network.
Shaul explained that COMM Flightgains many trouble shooting toolsbuilt into the new equipment. hiswill assist them in identiying issuesquickly and preventing down time.
From this point orward we willexperience no downtime due toperormance upgrades and main-tenance. We no longer have to
bring the customers (service) downwhich is painul or us, said Shaul.he increased reliability can minimize
downtime to as little as a ew seconds ayear. he techies reer to this as ivenines availability which means thenetwork is up 99.999% o the time.
When asked about the challenges o
the upgrade Shaul said, he schedulingo the inside plan project was very chal-lenging and telling customers we areturning them o, that is always painul.
While in the midst o the gig upgradeproject COMM Flight recently com-pleted a wireless project that providedten wireless access points around baseaccording to Master Sgt. James Lind-holm o the 124th CommunicationsFlight Plans and Implementation.
One o the next big projects COMM
Flight will tackle is a new phoneswitch in preparation or a voice-over-IP (VOIP) system. With the VOIPupgrade, the phones will run on thebase iber connection instead o theold copper telephone line inrastruc-ture. he phone upgrade is planned tostart mid-August. Customers will getnew handsets with new capabilities.
echnology is moving towardVOIP systems all around the world.
It s aster, clearer and providessome major savings in long distancecharges, said Master Sgt. Lindholm.
GIG UPGRADE (Continued from Page 1)
By SSgt Joshua Williams
124th Comptroller Flight/Financial
Management
Government Travel
Card Update
Lef to right, ech. Sgt. John Steele, ech. Sgt. Dale Hager, Senior Airman William OBrien,Sta Sgt. Robert Kolenic and ech. Sgt. Steve Fortune o the 124th COMM Flight train witha communications y away kit. Tis deployable asset enables secure and unsecure voice,data and video rom any location. (Photo by ech. Sgt. Heather Walsh).
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By John Spurny,Idaho ANG Family ProgramTe Air National Guard FamilySupport Program has the potentialto span many o lies bridges orour members and their loved ones.Te programs eectiveness variesby each unit and with the emphasisplaced on the various acets o theprogram by unit leadership. TeIdaho ANG amily program goalis: Inormed, sel sucient amiliesassisting, supporting and contribut-ing to their National Guard unitsreadiness, sustainment, and mis-sion accomplishment. No smallgoal or the many contributorsimpacting this units mission suc-cess.
Recently a policy letter rom theNational Guard Bureau revisedsome core competencies or theANG amily program. Tesesinclude but are not limited to: Deployment cycle preparation
and support Family readiness education Inormation / resources and
reerral Collaborative eorts with
like agencies and communitypartnerships
Family Program management
Te ANG amily program has beenguided by two additional actors toprovide service. Tey are: olksdont know what they dont knowand nothing is important untilits important to me. Tese twoquotes relate directly to deploymentand extended temporary duties.Tese are applicable not only orour uniormed members but alsoor their amily unitincludingrelatives. We in the servicedelivery role have made some
antastic community partners.Te Vet Center, Department oCommerce and Labor, the VeteransAdministration, VFW, AmericanLegion and many others are eitherdirectly or indirectly supportingthe Idaho ANG, our people andthe mission. Tey are there to assistand provide vital services or ourmembers and to monopolize oncollaborative opportunities that
YOUR First Sergeant/Commander:
Chaplain: Oce: 208-422-6406
Cell: 208-841-9723
ANG Family Support Program:
Oce: 208-422-5374
Cell: 208-599-4758
ANG Yellow Ribbon Support Specialist
Oce: 208-422-6788
Cell: 208-360-1487
ANG Director o Psychological Health
Oce: 208-422-5377
Cell: 208-863-3015
ANG Finance Oce 208-422-6121
Human Resource Oce (HRO)
208-272-4206
ANG LEGAL (drill periods)
208-272-5474
ARMY LEGAL ( Fulltime)
208-272-5474
American Red Cross/Service to theArmed Forces CR:
1-877-272-7337
RICARE (RIWES is the programadministrator)
1-888-RIWES
(1-888-874-9378)
ofen times mutually benet allparties.Our ANG Yellow Ribbon Programcontractor, Mr. Joe Hall and SgtApril Normand who is serving onADOS days, do a tremendous joburther enhancing programmaticservice delivery outreach andoptions with our communitypartners throughout the deploymentcontinuum.In the past 10 years the Air Guard,its members and amilies haveaccomplished much and given ourstate and nation a lot to be proudo. Te journey or amily supportis ar rom over. Te terminologiesand levels o support may vary romservice to service, but the culture
o a viable, exible amily programis necessary in every uniormedmilitary organization.
While the amily support programbelongs to each respectiveCommander, the responsibility orestablishing a solid amily supportnetwork ultimately belongs tothe uniormed service member.Family readiness issues shouldbe a priority or your planningand execution while supportingthe great state o Idaho and ournation.Please: Develop a amily plandiscuss your amily planandreview your amily plan at leastannually. Te next time you mayneed your amily plan could bejust around the corner. Are youreally ready? Questions, ideas andplan inormation can be obtained
by contacting John Spurny at 208-422-5374 or at [email protected].
ANG IG:
208-272-5917
Employer Support o the Guard &Reserve (ESGR):
208-272-3743
State Youth Coordinator
Oce: 208-272-8397Cell: 208-890-5268
Oce o the Secretary Deense
Military One Source
1-800-342-9647
www.militaryonesource.com
ransition Assistant Advisor:
208-272-4408 / Cell: 208-794-5870
Director o Psychological Health
Oce: 208-272-3182
oll Free: 800-543-0887Military Family Lie Consultant
Oce: 208-272-8398
Cell: 208-577-1025
Personal Finance Counselor
W: 208-272-8332
Cell: 208-577-1180
CLIP AND SAVE HIS INFO!
RESOURCE CONNECTIONS: KEY PHONE NUMBERS
Why Family Support?
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around Gowen Field
By Lt. Col. Gary A. Daniel
124th Wing Public Afairs
Pyrotechnics, which sound
like gunfre, may be used
during this time to harass
wildlife. (From a recent base-
wide operations message). And it isor their own good. Te Joint ForceHeadquarters at Gowen Field hasapproved the occasional use o noiseand visual means to encourage birdsto y, nest, and live away rom theight paths and aircraf trac pat-terns around Gowen Field and theBoise Air erminal.
he 124th Airield Management
Oce ensures the saety o air crewsoperating rom Gowen Field bymonitoring all airield conditions.hey are now authorized to usesome additional measures that theircounterparts across the runway at theBoise Airport have ound successul.
Tis is a prime time o the year topursue this as many species are look-ing or places to nest, said SSgt ChaseNewman. It is much better or thebirds to nd a home o base wherethey can successully raise young,he said.
Gowen Field and its immediatesurrounding base properties areespecially appealing to birds in thespringtime. he base oers waterponds, manicured lawns, and a
Hands-on
Wildlie Management
at Airfeld Ops virtual lack o predators. Te birdsneed a bit o help rom Aireld Man-agement to steer clear o the aireldenvironment which means certaindeath or them and potential injuryto air crew and damage to aircraf.
he threat is real, said MSgtMichael Deasy, who manages thisenhanced seasonal activity o theBird/Wildlie Aircraf Strike Hazard(BASH) program. Just the otherday, a single pilot experienced twobird strikes in the same day. He ewa dierent aircrat on each o twoseparate sorties, and he suered abird strike on each.
Curren t l y ,M Sg t D eas y , SSg t
Newman, and others managingGowen aireld operations employbangers (that sound like a shot-gun), and screamers (that soundlike a large eagle or hawk swoopingin or a kill), to startle birds who aremaking poor habitat choices thatare detrimental to both the wildlieand to air operations. Teir smallpistol-like devise res both types o
extremely loud rounds that motivatebirds to leave the area o Gowenlying operations. Birds love therunning track and the ponds onbase, said MSgt Deasy, and theyare ond o some areas near our thirdrunway.
We have to assess the aireld con-ditions daily and report this to the
supervisor o ying. Tis time o yearwe nd an increased need to imple-ment the harassment o birds thatpose a bird strike threat said SSgtNewman.
Te Aireld Operations sta has beenkeeping its eyes on waterowl such asducks, geese and cranes, on smallerbirds that present danger when inlarge ocks, and even on birds o preysuch as eagles and hawks. Tey havespecial permission to harass, but notkill the eagles.
Preparing to deploy their banger(yellow round) and screamer (redround) to encourage some wildlieto relocate away rom Gowen Field
are MSgt Michael Deasy and SSgt ChaseNewman o the 124th Aireld Operationsoce. The rounds scare, but do no harmto the birds who endanger themselves andIdaho Air and Army aviation assets whenthey live and y too close to the aireld.
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hats off!
Anchor manSenior Master Sgt. Mark Nelson anchors a MobileAircrat Arresting System as part o advanced training by 124th CivilEngineering Squadron personnel at the Regional Training Site, MarchARB, last month. During the 4-day intensive training TDY, thirty-seven124th Civil Engineers trained rom sunrise to sunset. This is greathands-on training rom a knowledgeable cadre at March who teachthis ull time, said Lt. Col. James Herring, 124th Civil EngineeringCommander.
Guardsmen o the Quarter, Q2 FY 2011
Senior Airman Amber Osborne
124th Maintenance Squadron
ech. Sgt. Jacob Daddabbo
124th Intelligence Formalraining Unit
Master Sgt. Paul Cotner
124th Security ForcesSquadron
PromotionsSSgt Daniel Brennan
124 FSS
SSgt Christopher Wirshing
124 AMXS
TSgt Michael Clement124 AMXS
TSgt Randall Lewis
124 LRS
TSgt Andrew Reneau
124 AMXS
TSgt Karl King
124 CES
MSgt Ronnie Pruit
266 RANS
MSgt Steven Lewis
124 MXS
SMSgt Craig Newman
124 AMXS
SMSgt William Abela
124 LRS
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Museum Gains AircrafPhotos by Staf Sgt. Joshua Brecken
Gowen Military Museum directors pulled up their sleeves to assist the
nal taxi o a Fairchild P-23 trainer. Te board members careully movedthe 1940s vintage aircraf rom the Gowen ight line, along the streetso Gowen Field and to its new home at the Idaho Military HistoricalMuseum. A truck driven by retired Col. William Miller and guided romthe planes cockpit by Mr. Gary Donnelly, the Museums treasurer, towedthe vintage aircraf. Mr. Ken Swansen, Director o the museum, and Mr.Russell rebby, President o the Board o Directors or the museum, bothwalked along with hands on to insure that the plane cleared any obstacles.Members o the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron assisted the museumin the inal hurdle through the gate to the museum. They includedSenior Master Sgt. Isaac Reese, Master Sgt. Karl King, Senior AirmanChristopher Dayton and Senior Airman Danny Hammock. The aircraftwas most recently part of the collection of the Idaho Aviation Hall of Fame.
Memorial Park Ceremonies
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PT-23 taxis into Gowen Field Military Museum with help
rom 124th FW volunteers
Staf Report
by Master Sgt.
Thomas Gloeckle
Photos by Staf Sgt. Cody Earl