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Photo by Johnny SaldivarBrig. Gen. Heather Pringle, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, visits Airmen Aug. 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Pringle was provided an ABW immersion tour where she visited units throughout JBSA-Lackland. The 502nd ABW is responsible for installation support across all JBSA locations.

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TALESPINNER August 26, 2016commentary

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By Alyssa Bracken 502nd Air Base Wing Equal Opportunity

As I stepped out of the office building, the San Antonio heat hit me

like a wall. A plane taxied down the

runway only 500 yards from where I was walking, invisible waves rising from the top of the cockpit.

I felt a sweat begin to break on my forehead only a minute after I left the safety of the air conditioning. I had chosen today to wear pants instead of a light skirt, a decision I now regret. I walked a little faster to my car, slipped into the hot box and turned the key into the ignition. Time to go to work.

This scenario involved so many rights which were denied to American women in the past: pants, cars, careers. This span of 30 seconds became possible because hundreds of women took charge and chose change the world. So who was it, exactly, that fought for my freedom to wear pants, vote, a career and have equal rights?

As I sifted through articles about iconic actresses, I real-ized they did not contribute much in the way of women’s equality. Women of the military and other government agencies have made the largest foot-prints in the battle for women’s equality.

All across Joint Base San Antonio, these historic and brave women of the military

didn’t model dresses. Women took to the workforce, donning the coveralls their husbands left behind. It was as if a swarm of worker bees descended on the hangars of then Randolph.

The reservoir of women, known as “Kelly, Katies,” filled the workplace only to be pushed back into more domicile roles as the men returned from war.

During the subsequent wars, these women gained respect by proving themselves and, eventu-ally, retained their jobs after World War II had finished.

Please take a journey with me into a couple of these im-pressive women’s military accomplishments.

Elsa Martinez, a native to

San Antonio, was the daughter of an Army sergeant. Due to her father’s example, she chose to enlist as soon as she could. She was eligible and qualified enough to gain a top secret security clearance.

After boot camp, the military entrusted her with secrets of national security. She worked with a dozen or so people, mostly males, developing pic-tures taken by aerial cameras for government usage.

Another inspirational military figure was Marjorie Stinson, who became the first female air pilot in the United States at the age of 19. She was based out of San Antonio and led the way for other’ female flyers. This brave young woman flew for

the military as a stunt flyer and eventually became a teacher for the Royal Flying Canadian Corps.

Women in other areas of gov-ernment also had an impressive impact on women’s equality.

Lila Cockrell was elected and reelected as San Antonio’s first female mayor, making her the first mayor of a metropolitan city in the United States. Lila Cockrell worked on the City Council and was an active part of desegregation in San Antonio. Today, her leaps in women’s and African American equality can be seen throughout the entire city.

The unsung heroes of women’s equality displayed strength through adversity and proved their value in the work-place.

These women took charge and chose to be the change they wished to see. These women are the reason I can drive my car, pursue any career of my choosing and wear pants when I feel like it.

I just want to say thank you to all of the inspirational women who serve in the mili-tary and government agencies. Thank you for the examples you have shown which empow-ers me to keep striving toward greatness.

Each time I decide to wear pants to work or I receive a promotion or enjoy the same rights and liberties as males, I will thank the women who struggled and paved the way.

An ode to the women of the governmentThank You

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The 59th Medical Wing clinics and pharmacies will be closed Sept. 2 - 5 for the Air Education and Training Command family day and Labor Day. Please plan prescription and appointment needs accordingly. The 59th MDW Urgent Care Center, located in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s basement, will remain open regular hours, serving walk-in patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The UCC can be reached at 292-7331.

59th Medical Wing Holiday Hours

August 26, 2016 TALESPINNER PAGE 3newsair force military ambassador program accepting applications

Two articulate, self-confident Air Force, Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard members are needed to serve as military ambassadors at community events to represent Joint Base San Antonio in 2017.

One male and one female ambassador are chosen each year to represent the Air Force at many community events and promote the military’s commitment and relationship with the local communities around South Texas.

“The program strengthens Joint Base San Antonio’s relationship with the local community while educating the public about the Air Force,” said Bill Gaines, 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston civic outreach chief.

“The ambassadors are given the op-portunity to showcase the professionalism and skills of the Air Force while fostering a positive rapport in the community.”

All E-4 to E-7 Air Force members, 21 years old and older and assigned to JBSA are eligible to apply to be a military ambassador. Nomination packages will be distributed to public affairs offices across JBSA Sept. 5.

Once nominated, candidates appear before a selection board of chief master sergeants and former Air Force ambassadors. The selection panel reviews applications, conducts interviews and selects the ambassadors.

Nomination deadline is Oct. 3. For more information, call 808-0002.

major accident response exercise sept. 7

The 149th Fighter Wing will hold a major accident response exercise Sept. 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

There will be no major traffic delays, but members may hear loud voice announce-ments and see emergency vehicles in the vicinity of the exercise area.

Call 671-2908 for questions or concerns.

american idol david cook to perform at jbsa sept. 9

David Cook, American Idol winner, will be performing 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Outdoor Amphitheater.

Opening the event at 6:30 p.m., the top three winners of the JBSA Talent Search will perform before David Cook and will win prize money.

The free concert is open to JBSA depart-ment of defense cardholders and families.

News in Brief

See NEWS IN BRIEF Page 17

By Shannon Carabajal59th Medical Wing Public Affairs

For the second year in a row, the 59th Medical Wing Chaplain Office earned the Air Education and Training Command Robert P. Taylor Award for best small chapel team.

Back-to-back awards “vindicate the dedication and service our staff provides to patient, staff and families at the 59th Medical Wing,” said Lt. Col. (Chap.) Gary Bertsch, 59th MDW chaplain.

The chaplain’s office implements and maintains a comprehensive chapel ministry program to meet the spiritual needs of patients, assigned personnel and their families. The office also ad-ministrates the clinical pastoral educa-tion program at the San Antonio Mili-

tary Medical Center on nearby Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Currently, six residents are going through an intense trauma and clinical ministry program there.

“We help build spiritual resiliency through counseling, programs, visitation and interactions with staff. We service a wide medical campus,” Bertsch said.

With a focus on warrior care, the chapel team logged more than 5,300 unit engagement hours and provided spiritual care to 6,000 warrior medics in 2015. The team also provided pastoral care to nearly 8,000 patients including those receiving outpatient care and those going in for surgery.

“Everything our team does is as a team. We support each other, pick up other’s workload if needed, support

each other and work like a family. They deserve the kudos!” he said.

The staff also implemented several workshops and retreats aimed at build-ing resiliency and empowering Airmen, staff and caregivers across Joint Base San Antonio.

With a team of only three chaplains and no chaplain assistants, volunteers and augmentees have been key to the of-fice’s success, said Maj. (Chap.) Heather Bodwell, 59th MDW deputy chaplain.

“Without them, we couldn’t function effectively,” said Bodwell. “As a staff, we pull together, prioritize and aim for the maximum impact. We have an exceptional team.”

For more information about 59th MDW Chaplain Office services and pro-grams, call 292-7373.

Chapel team earns top AETC honors

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn QuintanillaMembers of the 59th Medical Wing Chaplain’s Office gather in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center chapel for a group photo after receiving the Air Education and Training Command’s Robert P. Taylor Award for best small chapel team Aug. 9. The team includes (from left) Nancy Authier, Senior Airman Victor Walker, Maj. (Chap.) Heather Bodwell, Lt. Col. (Chap.) Gary Bertsch, Maj. (Chap.) Raju Thottankara and Senior Airman Marc Allen.

For current, automated information during a natural disaster, crisis or emergency, call your local Straight Talk line.

•JBSA-Fort Sam Houston: 466-4630•JBSA-Lackland: 671-6397 • JBSA-Randolph: 652-7469

Straight Talk Line

JBSA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

JBSA SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE • 808-SARC (7272)DOD SAFE HELPLINE • (877) 995-5247

JBSA CRISIS HOTLINE • 367-1213JBSA DUTY CHAPLAIN • 365-6420

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By Robert Goetz JBSA-Randolph Public Affairs

The Air Force organi-zation that governs the shipment of active-duty members’ personal prop-erty when they move due to a permanent change

of station or temporary duty assignment has a new home at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Previously located in building 171 at JBSA-Lackland Kelly Annex, the Personal Property Activity headquarters is

now based in building 581 on E Street East at JBSA-Randolph, across Fifth Street East from the east flightline.

“We’re the single ser-vice manager and gov-erning authority over joint personal property

shipping offices, (JPPSO) and traffic management offices in the continen-tal United States,” said Master Sgt. Cory Favors, PPA NCO in charge of command support staff. “Our mission is to pro-vide a quality relocation experience for every customer.”

Favors said the PPA, which has a staff of nearly 40 active-duty members and civilians, provides guidance and instructive doctrines to the CONUS-based JPPSOs and Trans-portation Management Offices, or TMOs.

“The three JPPSOs provide administrative oversight to the TMOs,” he said. “Among the TMOs’ responsibilities are back office shipment management, including booking and placing in-voices; moving military members from point A to point B; and handling member household good shipments and personal travel expenses.”

Military members and their families have op-tions when it comes to their shipments, Favors said. They can use a government-hired com-mercial contractor to pack and move their household goods or the personally procured move program, which al-lows them to move their personal property them-selves by hiring their own carrier, using rental equipment or using their own vehicle.

“PPMs are pretty com-mon because there are weight restrictions when the government hires a contractor,” Favors said. “Members keep their receipts and are reim-bursed for their expens-es. They can save money that way.”

The JPPSOs, which cover geographic regions, are based in San Anto-nio; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Hanscom Air

Personal Property Activity moves headquarters to JBSA-Randolph

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The Department of Defense is working with media, nongovernmen-tal organizations and the federal sec-tor to focus on suicide prevention.

In a media roundtable Aug. 16 in Washington, D.C., Keita Franklin, Defense Suicide Prevention Office director, moderated the event with members of the media, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Organization of Broadcasters and Entertainment Industries Council in attendance.

The roundtable was an effort to encourage people to seek help when they are in crisis, and call the Veterans Crisis Line at 800-273-8255.

“September is Suicide Prevention Month,” Franklin said, “… but make no mistake; it’s an all-year,

all-hands effort all the time. In September we will push off a year-long campaign in collaboration with the VA … with the theme, ‘Be There.’”

She added: “It’s being there for one another, for your fellow service mem-ber, your family, for yourself when you have a need. So reach out and get help.”

The Suicide Prevention Month theme mirrors today’s military culture, Franklin said, one in which service members rely on each other for help.

“We see that as a strength and hope that folks will continue to be there for one another,” she said.

(Source: DOD News, Defense Media Activity)

DOD promotes suicide prevention through work with media, other groups

Force Base, Mass.In addition to its operational control

of the South Central, North Central

and Northeast JPPSOs, PPA HQ man-ages the Air Force’s Excess Cost and Adjudication Function which reviews, processes and adjudicates personal property excess cost cases.

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The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed one Air Force courts-martial in the month of July 2016. The results of a courts-martial are not final until the clemency and/or appeals process is completed. All courts-martial are open to the public and up-coming courts-martial can be viewed at the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s website at http://www.afjag.af.mil/docket/index.asp.

Senior Airman M.A., from the 93rd Intelligence Squadron at JBSA-Lackland was tried by a gen-eral court-martial consisting of officer members from July 11-14 at JBSA-Lackland, Texas. M.A. was found not guilty of one specification of sexual assault in violation of Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

After sentencing, members can request clemency. In some cases, this can change the outcome of their case and/or sentence to something less severe. Ac-quittals are final results.

During July 2016, JBSA Air Force commanders

administered four non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the UCMJ. The punishments imposed reflect the commander’s determination of an appropriate punishment after considering the circumstances of the offense and the offender’s record. Officers may not be reduced in rank as a punishment. A suspended punishment does not take effect unless the offender engages in additional mis-conduct or fails to satisfy the conditions of the sus-pension. The suspension period usually lasts for six months unless a lesser amount is specified.

The following are some of the non-judicial pun-ishment actions that closed out in July. Decisions regarding discharge are not included.

Violate of a lawful order: A senior airman violated a no-contact order. The member received a reduc-tion to the grade of airman first class suspended through Dec. 19, 45 days of extra duty with 20 days suspended through Dec. 19 and a reprimand.

Failure to go x 2: An airman first class was late to

his appointed place of duty on two separate occasions. The member received a reduction to the grade of airman, forfeiture of $878 pay per month for two months suspended through Dec. 26 and a reprimand.

Going from place of duty, dereliction of duty- neglect: A staff sergeant left his place of duty with-out proper authorization and negligently failed to complete an assigned duty. The member received forfeiture of $1,200 pay per month for two months with $600 pay per month for two months sus-pended through Dec. 31, 30 days extra duty and a reprimand.

Assault consummated by a battery & disorderly conduct: A technical sergeant assaulted two individu-als and resisted the orders of police when they ar-rived on the scene. The member received a suspend-ed reduction to staff sergeant, forfeitures of $791 pay for two months, 14 days extra duty and a reprimand.

(Source: Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General)

JBSA Courts-martial, crimes and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio

By Jose T. Garza IIIJBSA-Lackland Public Affairs

The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Military & Family Readiness Center hosted an adoption and foster care seminar for military families Aug. 11 at the Freedom Chapel.

Representatives from Child Protective Services, Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, TRICARE and the M&FRC informed attendees on the process of adopting or fostering children, Texas laws and fees, eligibility requirements, M&FRC, DEERS and TRICARE benefits and resources.

Tech. Sgt. Scott Flowers, 33rd Network Warfare Squadron unit security manager, attended the seminar with his family to receive information on the foster care process and found it to be very informative, he said.

“We discovered what the needs are for foster children and the process to become a licensed, foster parent,” he said. “We kind of knew what those requirements were, but to know there are other free resources that make it less expensive to do fire inspections and other things were what we were looking for.”

To start the adoption and foster care process, military families are required to attend information-al meetings, which are held three times a month and fill out an application.

If they pass a background check, the families attend training at the CPS office, located at 3635 Southeast Military Dr. in San Antonio, that covers adopted or foster child issues the child may face such as child attachment, trauma, loss and separation, discipline, and abuse and neglect.

Hope Shelton, CPS faith-based specialist for South Texas, estimated that “motivated and serious”

families can adopt or foster children within three to four weeks of the process.

“We want to make sure they have the tools to help children heal,” she said. “We also want to make sure the families are safe, and parents are prepared to take them in.”

To be eligible to adopt or foster children, service members must be 21 and over and can be single, married or divorced. Foster families are required to be first aid and CPR certified

“They also have to be patient, stable, mature and be able to meet their own needs,” Shelton explained. “There is not a certain amount of money they have

to make to become adoptive or foster care parents, but they can’t become parents for monetary pur-poses. They have to meet their own needs without CPS’ help.”

Military families can encounter barriers some during the adoption and foster process and Shelton urges potential adoptive or foster parents to learn as much as possible about the process ahead of time to avoid undue stress.

Eligible members must be stationed in the San Antonio area for a minimum of two years due to the length of time it might take to become certified parents and find a child to place in their home.

“We don’t want families to be stationed here just six months for example,” Shelton said. “That is not enough time. Another barrier specifically for foster families is having a support system because they’re going to need a break at some point and need some-one to help them. If they’re new to their area, then they might not have a network of friends and family around. We want to make sure the military fami-lies who adopt or become foster parents have some support in case they need a break.”

Only adopted children are eligible for TRICARE benefits until the age of 21, or 23 if enrolled in college, and foster children receive state-funded in-surance benefits. If a child has a severe disability, they may receive coverage beyond normal age limits and a child’s health plan depends on the sponsor’s military status and their residence.

In San Antonio, there are thousands of children in need of foster and adoptive parents and Shelton encourages military members to learn more about these options and not assume they will not qualify.

For further adoption and foster care information, call 337-3117 or visit https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/child_protection.

JBSA-Lackland M&FRC hosts adoption and foster care seminar

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By Gregory Wilson 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron

September is recognized as National Preparedness Month which serves as a reminder to take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect individuals where they live, work and visit.

Due to the success of last year’s theme, “Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today,” it is returning in September with an emphasis on pre-paredness for youth, older adults, people with disabili-ties and others with access and functional needs.

President Barack Obama’s Proclamation for National Preparedness Month was given Aug. 31, 2015.

In this proclamation he stated, “Every year, com-munities across our country face emergencies—from unforeseen natural disasters to deliberate acts—that test our nation’s grit and challenge us to overcome tragedy.”

Obama also said, “While my administration is work-ing to keep all Americans safe, each of us can do our part. Together, we can protect our families and help our communities by planning for emergencies and for the unexpected. Every September, we celebrate our nation’s spirit of resilience by redirecting ourselves to the important task of being prepared in the face of any crisis.”

On Sept. 30, people will join with the federal govern-

ment to take action as part of America’s PrepareAthon! “I urge Americans to make a plan and partici-

pate in this important opportunity to increase their own preparedness,” Obama said. “During National Preparedness Month, let us all renew our commitment to ready ourselves, our families, and our communities for any challenge.”

For information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency visit https://www.ready.gov/calendar.

September is National Preparedness Month

Focus Week

Focus Theme

Possible Resource

Week 1 - Aug 28-Sept 3

Kickoff to National Preparedness Month

www.ready.gov/september

Week 2 - Sept 4-10

Multigenerational Preparedness

family communication plan

Week 3 - Sept 11-17

Community Service

Get involved in your community

Week 4 - Sept 18-24

Individual Preparedness

downloading the FEMA app

Week 5 - Sept 25-30

Lead up to National PrepareAthon! Day

National PrepareAthon Day!

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By Terri Moon Cronk DOD News, Defense Media Activity

The changing makeup of the U.S. military has brought changes and new initiatives on many fronts, including how domestic abuse victim advocates per-form their jobs, Defense Department family advocacy officials said in a recent DOD News interview.

Among the changes victim advocates are seeing in the field include same-gender couples since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was rescinded in 2011, as well as increased numbers of male victims, said Kathy Robertson, DOD Family Advocacy Program manager.

Male victims are more reluctant to report domestic abuse, she said, noting that enabling men to report such crimes is vital.

Changing How Advocates WorkTo allow the advocates to network and gain knowl-

edge on the latest in DOD policies and a changing en-vironment, the military services last week conducted the first DOD-wide training opportunity for these pro-fessionals to better meet the needs of their clientele, Robertson said.

Organized by the victim-advocate “leads” of each military department, more than 200 advo-cates from stateside and overseas bases gathered at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., for the re-cent three-day training, said FAP program ana-lyst Melvina Thornton, who added it was the services’ headquarters victim advocate leads who also determined the topics for discussion.

“It was powerful,” Robertson said of the train-ing atmosphere. “We’ve had victim advocates in our program since 2005 and this was the first time they’ve been together in one location to network, learn to-gether and talk about successes, challenges, lessons learned and hear from outside experts and [gain] resources.”

Benefiting VictimsThornton said some of the topics included trauma-

informed advocacy, so “our advocates know that many victims have had multiple traumas in their lifetimes.”

Trauma-informed care seeks information from victims without blaming them for the abuse, she said. It asks, “What happened to you?” rather than, “What did you do?”

Another point of emphasis was how certain behaviors displayed by victims may stem from the coping mechanisms they use to manage earlier trau-mas. When victim advocates see these varying behav-iors, she explained, “they can communicate why and educate to medical and legal personnel who may also be working with the victim.”

DOD legal experts discussed the victim-advocate privilege, the military rules of evidence and the new military protection order, which is being revised,

Robertson added.Advocates discussed victims’ rights and transi-

tional compensation for victims who are displaced when their offenders are incarcerated or discharged from the military, Robertson said. Other topics ad-dressed how advocates develop safety plans for vic-tims, technology safety and the impact of adverse childhood experiences, to help advocates better serve victim-clients, she added.

Thornton said victims of domestic abuse and violence in the military arena should know that victim advocates are their first responders, with help avail-able 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Every installation has an advocate to support victims, she added, and pointed out that advocates support their clients as long as they are needed through all levels of the process to include trials.

Military, Civilian Rates of Abuse Similar States have varying definitions of domestic violence

and laws, Robertson said, as a result, it’s difficult to compare the rate of such violence to the civilian sector. “We’ve looked at prevalence,” she said, not-ing that the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey conducted by the Centers of Disease Control did a comparison of the military with the

general population in 2010 showed there was “no statistical difference in intimate partner violence, and [the military] was a little lower than the civilian sector.”

In fiscal year 2014, the last reportable year avail-able, statistics for cases of domestic violence in the military show more than 16,000 cases were reported that year, and of that number, more than 7,460 — or 10.8 victims per 1,000 people — met the criteria for maltreatment, she said.

Continuing to ProgressRobertson emphasized that training and network-

ing to improve the victim advocate program will continue and victim advocate leads from the service headquarters will also work as a team to strengthen the conversations.

“This training was the culmination of the last four or five years of work in victim advocacy,” Robertson said. DOD working group developed core competency standards for all victim assistance personnel, she noted. “But the training was the icing on the cake of work that’s been going on to truly improve our victim-advocate program and recognize the domes-tic abuse victim advocates’ significant value to family advocacy,” she said.

Domestic abuse victim advocates meet to discuss challenges for victims

Photo by Mike O’ConnorKathy Robertson, Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program manager, and Melvina Thornton, program analyst, present an update at the kickoff of the first DOD-wide Family Advocacy Program training session Aug. 9 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.


Congratulations to the following 58 Airmen for being selected as honor graduates among the 580 Air Force basic military trainees who graduate Aug. 19:

320th Training Squadron–Flight 561Evan Dluhos Jesse Douthit Christian Glover Brian Gouthier Trayce Hartman Kenneth Jones Rayshon Kennedy Hoang Nguyen Richard Perez –Flight 562Garret Douglas Nicolas HugonSpencer Steppe –Flight 563Anthony Archuleta Michael Cabel Barrios Elizalde Jake Macias Johnathan Thompson –Flight 564April Demsko Megan Fischer Kimberly Fisher Cassidy Vescovi

323rd Training Squadron–Flight 557Jeremy Broyles Jared Evans Caleb Johnson Joshua Kinard Ryan Newman John Nitz –Flight 558Hunter Brittle John Helms

David Jones Quinn Jones John Mendiola Cory Villarreal–Flight 559Gavin Giusti Jonathan Mercado Elliot Selzer –Flight 560Destiny Anthony Melinda Hardesty Yacelia Hernandez-Matuzak Brittany Kennerson Jennifer Liles Jodi McGaver Amber NewbyKatrina Papoulias Lisa Reynolds Antoinette Westgaph

331st Training Squadron–Flight 553David Brink Lucas Morris –Flight 554Tristian Ellenson Mitchell Green Christopher Hosang William Kirsch Daniel Meadors Kenny Nguyen –Flight 555Daniel Nester Andrew Priest Samuel Rivera –Flight 556Ashlee Silva

Top BMT Airman Cory Villarreal 323rd TRS Flight 558

Most Physically Fit–Female AirmenKaren Celestin

323rd TRS Flight 560Mariah Mammen 331st TRS Flight 556Miranda White 331st TRS Flight 556Devan Boyland 323rd TRS Flight 560–Male AirmenKenneth Smith 331st TRS Flight 555Horacio Campillo 331st TRS Flight 554Rayshon Kennedy 321st TRS Flight 561Nathan Mortensen 331st TRS Flight 553–Female Flights331st TRS Flight 556323rd TRS Flight 560321st TRS Flight 564–Male Flights331st TRS Flight 554 331st TRS Flight 553 331st TRS Flight 555 323rd TRS Flight 558 323rd TRS Flight 559 321st TRS Flight 562 323rd TRS Flight 557 321st TRS Flight 561 321st TRS Flight 563

Top Academic Flights321st TRS Flight 561331st TRS Flight 554 323rd TRS Flight 558321st TRS Flight 563323rd TRS Flight 559323rd TRS Flight 557321st TRS Flight 562 321st TRS Flight 564323rd TRS Flight 560331st TRS Flight 553331st TRS Flight 555 331st TRS Flight 556

Congratulations to the following 82 Airmen for being selected as honor graduates among the 822 Air Force basic military trainees who graduate Aug. 26:

320th Training Squadron–Flight 565Johnathan Anderson Cody Duncan Dorian Gordon Gary Leach Tyler Leazier Justin Pinkerton Austin Sanders Steven Servian Cody Smith Evan Tucker Michael Whidden –Flight 566Brandan Brown David Defrieze Tyler Fulkerson Colton Fuller Matthew Lemaitre Jr. Damon Martin Alexander Miller Sean Robichaud Hernandez Sanchez –Flight 567Carlos Barrera Alberto Bonilla Michael Caldarola Brady Clarke Anthony Coronato Benjamin Daniels Andrew Feighery Keegan Geske Thomas Lickert Hayden Lohse Craig Page Anthony Ramirez Noah Vanvolkinburg Seth Voll–Flight 568Josephine Anderson321st Training Squadron–Flight 579Damon Abel Brevyn Fuller J. B. Prendergast Jacob Varner–Flight 580Houston Bell Patric Cox Cory Haroldsen Jake Nakamura

Michael Prendergast Jose Valencia Miguel Ventura–Flight 581Liam Bohonis Dwight Kile II Rayne Poepoe Jacob Wood–Flight 582Cliantha Yasenchack

324th Training Squadron–Flight 573Justin Keen Naoshi Pfeffer Kenneth Roberts–Flight 574Austin Brunet Braxton Caldwell Jeremiah Cunningham–Flight 575Kyle Damiano Joshua Garza Joshua Hamblin Nathaniel Jaskierny Ryan King Jacob Lisitza Noah Platz Jeffrey Prumatico Jeremy Rodesky Chase Shoub –Flight 576Makenna Hosterman Kimberly Peaden Madison Shainline Alison Young

331st Training Squadron–Flight 569Jared Aardema Zachary Lee Joshua Stimage–Flight 570Clayton Cole Noah Wikle–Flight 571Cameron Frankum Robert Tye–Flight 572Shenale Jessee Selena Mitchell Caitlin O’Boyle Kelly Wilkerson

Top BMT Airman Gary Leach 320th TRS Flight 565

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TALESPINNER August 26, 2016 communitySATURDAYparents’ night out

Youth Programs can give parents a break from their children through the Give Parents a Break/Parents’ Night Out program from 1-5 p.m. Kids, ages 5 (in kindergarten) to 12 years old, will be provided snacks and entertained with activities and games. The cost is $25 per child with a multiple-child discount or free with Give Parents a Break referral. It will take place at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Youth Center. To register, call 671-2388 for ages 5-12, and 671-3675 or 671-3413 for ages 6 weeks to 4 years.

MONDAYalternatives to guardianship

The Exceptional Family Member Program support group will discuss guardianship with guest speaker Brooke Kearney, Arc of San Antonio community education coordinator. Participants will review alternatives to guardianship, including sup-ported decision-making, powers of attorney, representative payee and more. Learn what guardianship

is and which alternatives may be appropriate for different situation. Open to all parents and profession-als (anyone interested in the subject matter). Call 671-8388 to register. The class will be noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Military & Family Readiness Center, building 1249.

freedom chapel hosts women’s prayer group

All women from around Joint Base San Antonio are invited to an informational meeting about an upcoming study on prayer from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Freedom Chapel. Refreshments and limited childcare will be provided. For details, call Freedom Chapel at 671-4208.

TUESDAYemployment symposium

This workshop is geared towards educating spouses on the various resources available to them on the military installation for assistance with federal employment. Addition-ally, AAFES, commissary, family childcare coordinators, and volunteer services will explain their service areas. Community partners will look at resumes on site and offer feedback. This workshop will be

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Arnold Hall. Call 671-3722 to register.

bundles for babies

This course is for expecting parents assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. This class covers fi nancial awareness of the cost for raising a child, WIC, Family Advocacy, New Parent Support Programs, Pediatric Dental Clinic and car seat safety. Military mem-bers and their spouses will receive a free gift from Air Force Aid Society at the end of class. The class will be from 1-4:30 p.m. at Military & Family Readiness Center, building 1249. Call 671-3722 to register.

thrift shop reopens The Lackland Thrift Shop located

in the One Stop Building 5460 will re-open for sales and consignments Tuesday, Regular hours are Tuesday through Thursday and the second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. - 2. p.m. The next Saturday Bag Sale will be Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 671-3608. SEPT. 7 recovering from a divorce

Participants to this workshop will

discuss the stages of grief, physical and emotional reactions to divorce, ways to discuss divorce with a child and recommendations for navigat-ing divorce in a healthy way. It will be held 1-2:30 p.m. at Wilford Hall Surgical Ambulatory Center Annex, building 4600. Call 671-3722 for more information.

mentor training

Volunteer mentors spend time with young people and encourage positive choices, promote high self-esteem, and academic achievement. At completion of this training, mentors may be placed in a school within a 5 mile radius of JBSA-Lackland or a school of their choice. Mentor taught by the School Liaison Offi ce and Community in Schools. It will be held 9-10:30 a.m. at the Military & Family Readiness Center, building 1249. Call 671-8388 for more information.

SEPT. 8 interview, dress for success

Individuals are encouraged to take pride in their appearance and follow expected guidelines of what to wear and review ways to prepare for an interview. Participant to this

workshop will discover ways to make a connection and learn how to give a memorable elevator speech. It will be held 10 a.m. to noon at the Military & Family Readiness Center, building 1249. Call 671-3722.

SEPT. 9 troops to teachers

Troops to Teachers assists eligible military personnel in pursuit of teaching as a second career. Topics include: counseling, referral and placement assistance, identifi es required certifi cations and employ-ment opportunities. It will be held 1-3:30 p.m. at the Military & Family Readiness Center, building 1249. Call 671-3722 for more information.

effective bullet writing The 59th Medical Wing and

Gateway Performance System are hosting the professional develop-ment course “Building a Toolkit for Effective Bullet Writing: Painting a Performance Word Picture” 8 a.m. at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s Innovation Center, Room 1C31. Register at https://cs3.eis.af.mil/sites/OO-ED-AE-25/Pathways/Registration/Registration.aspx. Walk-ins are welcomed.

Air Force Aid Society 671-3722Airman & Family Readiness Center 671-3722Airman’s Attic 671-1780American Red Cross 844-4225Base Post Offi ce 671-1058Bowling Center 671-2271DEERS 800-538-9552Exceptional Family Member Program 671-3722Family Child Care 671-3376Legal Offi ce 671-3362Library 671-3610Medical Appointment Line 916-9900MPF ID Cards 671-6006Outdoor Recreation 925-5532TRICARE Info 800-444-5445Thrift Shop 671-3608

Enlisted Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandesc.orgForce Support Squadron http://www.lacklandfss.comLackland ISD http://www.lacklandisd.netOffi cers’ Spouses’ Club http://www.lacklandosc.orgJBSA Public website http://www.jbsa.milMy Air Force Life http://www.MyAirForceLife.com

JBSA-LACKLAND KEY FAMILY SUPPORT RESOURCES—PROTESTANT WORSHIP SERVICES

Freedom Chapel – Building 1528Contemporary Service Sun 9:30 a.m.

Religious Education Sun 11 a.m.

Gospel Service Sun 12:30 p.m.

Youth Ministry Mon 6 p.m.

—LITURGICAL SERVICEAirman Memorial Chapel – Building 5432 Sun 9:45 a.m

Religious Education Sun 10:45 a.m.

—CHURCH OF CHRISTPfi ngston – Building 6300 Sun 7:30 a.m. (Room 175)

—SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTGateway Chapel – Building 6300 Sat 12:30 p.m.

—CHRISTIAN SCIENCEPfi ngston – Building 6300 Sun 7:30 a.m. (Room 113)

—ORTHODOX CHRISTIANAirmen Memorial Chapel – Building 5432 Sun 8 a.m.

—PENTECOSTAL Religious Education Building – 6300 Sun 8 & 9:30 a.m. (Room. 112)

—WICCAPfi ngston – Building 6330 Sun 9 – 11 a.m. (Auditorium)

Freedom Chapel – Building 1528Open Circle 1st Tue 6 – 7 p.m.

—REFUGE STUDENT CENTERBuilding 9122 (Tech. Training & TDY Students) Wed 6 – 8 p.m.

Thu 6 – 8 p.m.

Fri 6 – 11 p.m.

Sat 12 – 9 p.m.

Sun 11 – 5 p.m.

—JEWISHAirmen Memorial Chapel – Building 5432Sabbath & Kiddush Fri 4:30 p.m.

Religious Education Sun 1:30 p.m.

—ROMAN CATHOLICFreedom Chapel – Building 1528Religious Education Sun 9 a.m.

Adult Religious Education Sun 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

Mass Sat. 5:00 p.m. Sun 11 a.m.

Youth Ministry Sun 4 p.m.

Reconciliation Sat 4 – 4:45 p.m.

Note: Reconciliation(s) may be scheduled by appointment

—ISLAMICGlobal Ministry Center – Building 7452Jumu'ah Prayer Fri 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

—BUDDHISTPfi ngston – Building 6330 Sun 10:45 a.m. (Room 175)

—HINDU WORSHIP Gateway Chapel – Building 6300 1st, 3rd and 5th Sat 2 – 4 p.m. (Room 13)

—ECKANKAR Gateway Chapel – Building 6300 1st, 3rd and 5th Sat 12:30 p.m.

—BAHA'IGateway Chapel – Building 6300 1st, 3rd and 5th Sun. 11 a.m.

—THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSGateway Chapel – Building 6300Religious Education Tue 6:30 p.m.

LDS Institute Thu 6:30 p.m.

LDS Service Sun 1 p.m.

—LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNODGateway Chapel – Building 6300 Every third Sun. 3:30 p.m.

CHAPEL SERVICES

For more details, contact Freedom Chapel at 671-4208 or Gateway Chapel at 671-2911

LOCAL BRIEFS


By David DeKunderJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Whether it’s transporting military trainees or distinguished visitors to where they need to go, or delivering parts to aircraft maintenance, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations is the unit ready to move Joint Base San Antonio personnel and equipment at a moment’s notice.

The 502nd LRS vehicle operations flight con-sists of 198 active-duty members and Department of Defense civilians and contractors who help serve 266 mission partners throughout JBSA. The de-partment has 350 vehicles in its inventory, includ-ing buses, sedans, vans, trucks, tractor-trailers, wrecker recovery vehicles and forklifts.

Vehicle operations includes anything that is re-lated to ground support and ground transporta-tion at JBSA, said Todd Deane, 502nd LRS vehicle operations manager.

Deane said vehicle operations personnel help shuttle members of the JBSA community, includ-ing basic military trainees and technical students at JBSA-Lackland, medical students at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and pilots at JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Lackland, to their classes and training, and transports distinguished visitors – commanders and local dignitaries – attending special events at

JBSA locations.“The smaller part of our mission, but the one

with the highest visibility, is all the distinguished visitor support,” Deane said. “Whether it’s a

congressman, senator or visiting general of-ficer, all the ground support is coordinated

Vehicle operations keeps JBSA moving

Photos by Joel MartinezMatthew Callender, 502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, motor vehicle operator, performs a safety inspection on a van, Aug. 12, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Jerry Watson, 502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, motor vehicle operator, operates a forklift to move a container, Aug. 12, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

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By Staff Sgt. Marissa Garner502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

As the first week of the 2016-17 school year all across Joint Base San Antonio has wraps up, parents and students may be interested to learn about the various educational benefits available to military children, including a special-ized office that assists in all things school related.

The personnel of the JBSA School Liaison offices serve the JBSA commu-nity by acting as a liaison between any school district that has as least one mili-tary child registered to it, to include each installation and homeschooling families, according to Lori Phipps, JBSA-Lackland school liaison.

“We advocate for military students grades K-12, advise our military families on education issues and build alliances within the community to support our military families K-12 education,” Phipps said. Basically, we are the puzzle piece that connects families, schools and our

military community.”Along with advocating for military

children, JBSA School Liaison Office staff assists commanders, military personnel/DOD civilian employees and families in meeting the demands of the military mis-sion and family by helping develop and maintain partnerships between parents, base leadership, and local schools.

“Our military students often face is-sues regarding enrollment, such as dif-ferences in age requirements, placement of courses or possibly having to repeat courses or being held back a year, attendance issues, or missing deadlines,” Phipps said. “One of the main issues that our office deals with regularly is gradu-ation requirements and ensuring that our students that are transferring in will graduate on time.

For graduation requirement issues, the SLO staff must coordinate with various helping agencies to ensure the students. One such issue was the JBSA-Lackland SLO staff coordinating with the Lackland ISD Special Education District

staff to ensure a student who trans-ferred into the district during his senior year was able to fulfil his graduation requirements.

“We coordinated with the school liaison staff to ensure this student graduated on time,” said Jessica Crawford, Nationally Certified School Psychologist with Lackland Independent School District Special Education Services. “For this particular case, we were able to find a solution that allowed the student to walk across the stage here at Lackland, but administratively graduated from his former school.”

Along with assisting with administra-tive issues, the SLO staff also helps to connect mentors to students, sponsors programs such as Build-A-Backpack to provide school supplies to military children, shares scholarship informa-tion to the base populous and hosts informational classes for parents and students. A comprehensive list of pro-grams available through the SLO can be found at http://www.jbsa.mil/

Resources/Military-Family-Readiness/ School-Liaison-Office/.

The SLO staff is prepared to assist with any challenges military students at JBSA may face in order to help them reach their full potential and progress to higher education without worrying about administrative issues outside of their control.

“We work with all of the higher education facilities in the area and are guest lectures regularly at University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas A & M and Trinity Universities to expose pre-service teachers, counselors and school psychologist to the sensitive needs of our military families,” Phipps said. “As long as there are military kids in San Antonio, we will be here helping how-ever we can.”

To ask any questions or for assistance with a school-related issues, contact the SLO at any JBSA location at: JBSA- Lackland at 671-8388, or JBSA- Randolph at 652-5321, or JBSA-Fort Sam Houston at 221-2214 or 221-2256.

JBSA School Liaison Offices advocate for military children.

By J.D. LeviteAir Force Surgeon General Public Affairs

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. There are many aspects of breastfeeding that mothers should be aware of, but one of the most important things to know is how personal nutrition and diet can impact the baby.

Maj. Saunya Bright, Air Combat Command nutrition consultant and mother of three, said “choosing a healthy balanced diet, having a healthy lifestyle, ensuring one is taking prenatal supplements, and increasing one’s nutrient requirements” are all important when breastfeeding.

Mothers should be taking in up-wards of 400 extra calories a day while pregnant and preparing to breastfeed, said Bright.

“I don’t think people appreciate that all the time,” Bright said. “They try to restrict in an effort to lose weight, but while breastfeeding restricting calories is not a wise choice. You’re not eat-ing for two adults. Four hundred more calories a day is the equivalent of a ham and cheese sandwich with a cup of skim milk.”

A healthy and balanced diet produces

quality breast milk for the baby, so all of the calorie intake, even the ex-tra ones, should come from nutritious sources.

“There should be a wide variety of food from all the food groups,” Bright said. “The goal would be to focus on lean meats, low fat or non-fat dairy products, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains breads and cereals.”

A mother’s daily diet should include 6 ounces of protein, 7 ounces of whole grain foods, 3 cups of dairy and 3 cups

each of fruits and vegetables. People who don’t eat meat can get their pro-tein from eggs, lentils or dry beans. And any dairy consumed should be low fat and fortified with calcium and Vitamin D.

While this all might seem pretty standard for any healthy diet, new mothers need to be much more aware of what a bad diet can mean, Bright said.

“It impacts the quality of the breast milk, the nutrient content,” Bright

side. “If it’s a poor quality diet, it could affect growth and develop-ment because they aren’t getting the nutrients they need. If the diet is poor it can affect milk production as a whole.”

Moms should also be wary of particularly strong foods, especially foods that are spicy or gassy or have strong spices like garlic.

“They will know almost instantly once they’re nursing whether or not something they ate is agreeable to the baby,” she said. “There are instances where moms can have some of those foods when they’re cooked or steamed well, but if they have them raw it will affect the nursing baby.”

Bright mentioned other substances that moms should avoid, such as ex-cessive amounts of caffeine, alcohol, and too much fish or shellfish because of the mercury content.

For more information Bright recom-mends:

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: http://www.eatright.org/

• The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.acog.org/

• La Leche League International, a support group for breastfeeding mothers: http://www.llli.org/

Breastfeeding Awareness: Nutrition is key to a healthy baby

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centrally at JBSA-Randolph and executed at one of the three JBSA sites.”

Over the last 12 months, vehicle operations has moved more than 1.7 million passengers and eight million short tons of cargo, said Michael Cox, 502nd LRS vehicle operations super-visor.

With all the recent changes in com-mand at JBSA, Deane said vehicle op-erations personnel have been quite busy.

“We are doing the immersion vis-its for all the group commanders and wing commanders and transporting them to all the functions and farewell tours,” Deane said.

Besides providing transportation services, vehicle operations license and certify active-duty members to operate specialized government motor vehicles, including tractor-trailers, buses, vehicle recovery ve-hicles and forklifts. Cox said each year more than 4,800 active-duty members and civilian mission part-ners receive certification training to operate a government motor vehicle.

Other functions of vehicle opera-tions include car wash services for those units assigned government ve-hicles and the recovery of disabled vehicles that are transported to

maintenance facilities at JBSA. “We recover disabled vehicles any-

where within the local area – buses, trucks, vans and sedans – whatever is broken down,” Deane said. “We go out and do the recovery services on the side of the road and get the ve-hicles back.”

Deane said JBSA vehicle opera-tions has flexible work hours to sup-port their customers, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“Many times we have to assist customers with last minute support,” he said.

Vehicle operations is a member of the JBSA Emergency Operations Center, coordinating the transpor-tation for the evacuation of active-duty members, civilians and JBSA personnel from an area during an emergency, whether it’s a fire, weath-er or aircraft recovery. In addition, vehicle operations coordinates the transportation of JBSA emergency personnel to an accident or disaster scene.

Despite an annual deployment rate of 30 to 60 percent of its military personnel, vehicle operations is able to provide full support to JBSA wing and multi-service mission partners, Deane said. Several of the unit’s per-sonnel have served in combat zones and some have been awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

By Jose T. Garza IIIJBSA-Lackland Public Affairs

The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks recorded a third-place finish in its first year competing in the United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament Slow-Pitch Mens Military Varsity A class.

The team marked a 3-2 record during the three-day, double elimination tour-nament Aug. 12-14 in Augusta, Ga. The Warhawks won its first three games be-fore losing its final two contests.

Brett Cannon, JBSA-Lackland var-sity and Intramural Sports director and Warhawks head coach, said he is “ex-tremely proud” of his team for their per-formance in the tournament and feels they represented JBSA-Lackland well.

“Each and every game they battled and never gave up,” he said.

Looking back on their first experience playing in the A class, the Warhawks realize fundamental issues plagued the Warhawks down the stretch.

“We did not hit nearly as well as we should have,” Cannon said. “We had guys trying to do things they haven’t done all year. There were also too

many untimely errors defensively on our part.”

Master Sgt. John Grice, 341st Training Squadron military working dog instructor, believes consistency was missing in Warhawks quest of a second consecutive second consecutive Military World championship.

“From top to bottom, we needed to make routine plays,” he said. “As a team, we learned that we have the skills and ability to play with the best talent the military has to offer and we can hang with the big boys in this sport.”

The Warhawks next compete in the All World Sports Slowpitch Military A Tournament Dec. 3-5 in Las Vegas. Cannon said he is excited for the Warhawks to “get back on the grind” within the next year to prepare for next year’s Military World Tournament.

“I think we will have a good core group of players returning to get back on top,” he said.

Grice shared his coach’s enthusiasm.“I am always excited to take the field

with my teammates who are also family to me,” he said. “We have work ahead of us, but I have no doubts that we will be stronger next year.”

Warhawks finish in top three at Military World Tournament

Attendees will need to bring blankets and chairs to the show, as seating will not be provided.

Prior to the concert, David Cook will be hosting a meet and greet from 6-6:30 p.m. at the Gateway Club. Space is limited for the meet and greet, so use the follow-ing link to enter the raffle to meet David Cook: https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/index.cfm?i=303880&k=016141017357

sign up for jbsa's annual 9/11 commemorative run sept. 9

Joint Base San Antonio’s 5th Annual 9/11 Commemorative Run will be 7 a.m. to 4:11 p.m. Sept. 9 at JBSA-Lackland Medina Annex. The free event is open to all JBSA Department of Defense employees and dependents.

To register, call 977-5452 or 925-8863. To register online or order Commemorative Run

T-shirts for $8, visit https://www.signmeup.com/115374. Final orders and payment for T-Shirts must be turned in by Aug. 26.

talent search offers chance to perform for american idol winner

The Joint Base San Antonio Talent Search is looking for performers across JBSA, and is offering a cash prize and special showcase opportunity to the top three auditions.

The talent search, held at the Arnold Hall Ballroom Wednesday at 5 p.m., is open to service members from JBSA. The top three contestants from the search will win dollar prizes of $300, $150 and $50, and get the opportunity to open for 2008 American Idol winner David Cook during his Sept 9 concert at JBSA-Lackland Outdoor Amphitheater.

Auditions will be capped at two minutes each. Those interested in performing must register by calling 596-9394 no later than end-of-day Aug. 26.

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Photo by Joel MartinezRoderick Cato, 502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, motor vehicle operator, prepares to drive a tractor trailer Aug. 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

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