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By Senior Airman Dennis SloanJoint Base Charleston Public Affairs

“There never seems to be enough time to accomplisheverything you set your sights on and as I pass the 437thAirlift Wing guidon off to my successor, I will be thinkingabout how fast my time here has gone by,” said Col. DarrenHartford, 437th AW commander.

Hartford took command of the more than 2,200 member C-17wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 5, 2012.

Hartford led a unit that achieved several major milestonesto include: flying more than 21,000 sorties, transporting anastounding 224,000 tons of warfighter material and moving121,000 passengers … more than any other mobility wing inAir Mobility Command.

But, you will never hear Hartford take credit for any of theseaccomplishments.

“My leadership perspective has changed over time,” saidHartford. “I realize I am at the bottom of the pyramid and theAirmen are at the top. The Airmen get the job done. The job of aleader is to support and to equip the Airmen to get the job done aswell as staying out of their way so they can complete the mission.”

During Hartford’s command, the 437th AW also executed ashort notice PHOENIX BANNER movement requiring thewing to provide five C-17s, 11 aircrews and14 ground supportAirmen to move 134,400 pounds of cargo while simultane-ously executing a full-time Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staffdirected alert force, while continuing to provide for AirMobility Command tasking’s, and complete previously sched-uled training. When the dust settled the unit received a“Highly Effective” rating in Mission Execution.

“The pride Airmen took in what they did, that will be the last-ing memory for me; whether it was the fleet services Airmen,crew chiefs, loadmasters or pilots,” said Hartford. “The Airmen inthe 315th as well as on the joint base side of things also took pridein getting the mission done, which in turn made it possible for usto fix, fill and fly jets.”

Aside from the high ops tempo and Operation ENDURINGFREEDOM support, Hartford also became a part of history as amember of the flight crew delivering the final C-17 to JBCharleston on the 20th anniversary of the first C-17 delivery.

“To be a part of that event, celebrating 20 years of C-17 her-itage is amazing,” said Hartford. “I’m new to the C-17 world, soit was a great honor and privilege to make that flight.”

Hartford graduated fromthe Air Force Academy in1989. After flight training, heflew the C-5 Galaxy, and later,KC-135 Stratotanker beforetransitioning to the C-17.

Aside from not flying asmuch as he would have liked,Hartford said he wished hewould have spent more timeout and about with the Airmen.

“The Airmen here truly care about each other, care about doingthe right thing and care about the mission,” said Hartford. “I con-tinue to challenge them to have the moral courage to care for oneanother, especially when it’s tough.”

On May 22, 2014, Hartford will relinquish command in prepa-ration for his next assignment as the 379th Air Expeditionarycommander in Al Udeid.

“I look forward to my next assignment where I will continue tolead Airmen and serve at the tip of the spear,” said Hartford. “I wantto send a thank you to all the Airmen across the joint base and thecommunity for their support, especially the families of our Airmen.”

437th AW commander says farewell

USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316), is mooredat Wharf Alpha, May 12, 2014, on JointBase Charleston - Weapons Station,S.C. Pomeroy is undergoing an on-load as part of the Military SealiftCommand’s Prepositioning Program.Pomeroy contains more than 393,000square feet of storage space on sixdecks with space to lash down tanks,helicopters, trucks and other largevehicles. Working alongside the 841st Transportation Battalion and the Army Strategic Logistics ActivityCharleston, Joint Base Charlestonserves as a major hub for the prepositioning program.

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By Capt. Timothy SparksJoint Base Charleston deputy commander

Many leaders, both servicemen and senior civilian personnel, get wrapped upin the process of work and forget simple leadership aspects of their jobs. Whilethe process and managing is important, if you lead a team, I suggest you stepback and look at the role you provide to your team. It is simple; let them dealwith process and managing the tasks of the day while you lead them.

This is not to say you are absolved from managing processes ... process isthe foundation of an organization. This article is about my experiences inhow to lead your people to execute your assigned mission or function.

Leading people vs. managing work. Management consists of controlling a group of people or organizations to

accomplish a goal by controlling process. Leadership refers to an individ-ual's ability to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward thegroup or organizational success. Influence and inspiration separate leadersfrom managers, not power and control. Managers have subordinates andleaders have followers; managers create circles of power while leaders createcircles of influence. The quickest way to figure out which of the two you'redoing is to count the number of people outside your reporting hierarchy whocome to you for advice. The more that do, the more likely it is that you areperceived to be a leader.

I have always been guided by understanding when I am managing andwhen I am leading, which has helped get me where I am today. The sevenprinciples of leadership that have defined my leadership style throughout mycareer are as follows:

1. Define goals: When your people don't have clear goals, they muddlethrough their day. They can't be productive if they have no idea what they'reworking for or what their work means. They also can't prioritize their work-load effectively, meaning that projects and tasks get completed in the wrongorder. Use clear, challenging goals and commit yourself to achieving them.Get you team's commitment in achieving them. Provide feedback on goalperformance. Take into consideration the complexity of the task.

2. Motivate your team: Goals build a foundation for motivation. Do youknow what truly motivates your team? Chances are, it's not just money! Manyleaders make the mistake of assuming that their team is only working for mone-tary reward or time off. However, it's unlikely this will be the only thing thatmotivates them. Many are motivated by factors such as professional develop-ment, sense of achievement, extra responsibility, praise or a sense of camaraderie.

3. Make time for your team: When you're a leader, it's easy to get sowrapped up in your own workload that you don't make yourself available toyour team. You always have projects that you need to deliver. But your peoplemust come first - providing support and guidance to your team is an importantpart of helping them reach their objectives. Block out time in your schedulespecifically for your people so that you can be more aware of your team andtheir needs. Have a regular time when "your door is always open," so yourpeople know when they can get your help. Once you're in a leadership role,your team should always come first; this is, at heart, what good leadership isall about!

4. Take and provide feedback: Feedback provides opportunities to clarifyexpectations, adjust goal difficulty and gain recognition. It's important to pro-vide benchmark opportunities or targets so individuals can determine for them-selves how they're doing. Conversely, actively listening to your team and taking

their feedback is essential to the same oppor-tunities. Providing and receiving feedbackgives opportunity to improve performance.

5. Understand your role: Delegate andbalance "Hands-On" and "Hands-Off"styles. Both styles of leadership have to beused. The trick is deciding when to behands-on or hands-off. Delegating is basedon the value you have in you people and thetrust you display to your people. Trustingthat they add value to the organization orproject goes a long way in building work-place cohesion. Delegation does take a lot ofeffort up-front, and it can be hard to trust your team to do the work correctly.But unless you delegate tasks, you're never going to have time to focus on the"broader-view" that most leaders are responsible for.

What's more, you'll fail to develop your people so they can take the pres-sure off you. Some leaders don't delegate, they try to manage and controleverything because they feel that no-one apart from themselves can do keyjobs properly. This can cause huge problems as work bottlenecks aroundthem, and as they become stressed and burned out.

Also don't be completely hands-off just to avoid the stigma of microman-agement. There has to be a balance based on the value you add to your ownorganization. Delegating lets leaders focus on creating value or generate valueover and above that which the team creates.

An example is saying: "I'd like you to handle THIS while I deal with THAT,"is as much a value-creator as his or her followers are. Leading by example andleading by enabling people are the hallmarks of action-based leadership.

6. Balance friendliness: Most of us want to be seen as friendly andapproachable to people in our team. After all, people are happier working for amanager they get along with. However, you'll sometimes have to make toughdecisions regarding people in your team and some people will be tempted totake advantage of your relationship if you're too friendly with them.

This doesn't mean you can't socialize with your people. But, you do needto get the balance right between being a friend and being the boss. Makesure you set clear boundaries so team members aren't tempted to take advan-tage of you.

7. "Walking the walk": You live in a fish bowl. If you make personaltelephone calls during work time or speak negatively about your supervisor,can you expect people on your team not to do this too? Probably not! As aleader, you need to be a role model for your team. This means that if they needto stay late, you should also stay late to help them. Or, if your organization hasa rule that no one eats at their desk, then set the example and head to the breakroom every day for lunch. The same goes for your attitude; if you're negativesome of the time, you can't expect your people not to be negative.

So remember, your team is watching you all the time. If you want toshape their behavior, start with your own. They'll follow suit.

As I stated previously, these principles have helped shape my career suc-cess. It has always been the people who have worked with me who havemade my success. I always strove to help them and enable them to do theirjobs. Understand managing and process and take on leading the team as theyexecute the process of the mission. Guide and enable your folks to executeyour mission and you will find you have happy, content and energizedorganization.

My leadership principles

Capt. Timothy Sparks

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Comment: My comment is about May 2nd. I am a retiree married to anactive-duty service member and we live on base. On May 2, a Fun Runblocked the roads not only to all base housing, but to the routes to theChild Development Center as well. I contacted my wife as well as theCDC, and I asked if there were any announcements made to block off theroad or announce alternate routes. None were made and no alternate routesto the CDC were given. Can you please explain what will be done in the

future to alleviate this confusion and blocking people from the CDC andtheir homes? Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Response: Thank you for your call, and thank you for your honorableservice. On May 2, Joint Base Charleston hosted a "Fun Run" at the AirBase Fitness Center. In order to ensure the safety of participants, volunteersand motorists, we did detour vehicles traveling south on East Jackson Driveat Hill Boulevard and Chance Drive from about 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. The inter-sections on Hill Boulevard at West Jackson Drive and Touhey Boulevardwere not affected during the event and remained open to all base traffic, soboth the CDC and all of base housing remained accessible. Our SecurityForces personnel were posted on East Jackson Drive at Hill Boulevard andChance Drive to assist motorists needing an alternate route to the CDC orhousing. To help motorists during future Fun Runs, additional signs will beplaced at the East Jackson Drive intersection identifying temporary detoursfrom this location to the Child Development Center and base housing.

I personally apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused you.

Best regards,Col. Jeffrey DeVore

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Commentary by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson628th Air Base Wing command chief

There is a popular TV show that uses hiddencameras and actors to test what people would doif put in a situation where they observed peoplemaking bad choices or treating people inappropri-ately. As I watch the show, it seems obvious whataction those passing by should take but, quiteoften that response is not what happens ... thosepassing by do not engage, they fail to take action.While some do intervene, many times I amshocked as person after person passes by anddoesn't want to get involved even when their inac-tion could lead to someone getting hurt or mis-treated.

As I watched that show it made me reflect onthe many reports and briefings I have sat throughover the years covering the hours leading up to anAirman or Sailor getting injured, mistreated orunfortunately we have lost. In many cases therewas a person, or persons, that could have takenaction and didn't. Unfortunately, their inaction notonly did not stop the destructive behavior it led toan assault, arrest, injury or even worse, a lost life.

That's a big part of what being a Wingman is

about, being willing to step up and take action toprotect your fellow service member from makingpoor choices or harming themselves or others.Stepping up even when doing so could cause thatperson to get angry with you and maybe even losethem as a friend. Being a Wingman is not cover-ing up dangerous behavior, it is calling yourWingman out on that behavior and elevating thatinformation if needed, before it causes harm tothem or others. Not only is that morally the rightthing to do, but what we took an oath to do so asmembers of the armed forces.

We have an obligation to intervene and insome cases we have a duty to take action.

If your brother or sister was engaged indestructive behavior or doing something to harmthemselves or others, you would step up and inter-vene. The same holds true for our "brothers" and"sisters" in arms. That means there is really nochoice but to take action.

Can you reflect on a time when you were facedwith a real life scenario where your action orinaction could have had grave consequences? Didyou step up and take action to prevent a negativeoutcome or did you keep quiet and get luckywhen nothing happened? Can you look back at

each scenario and sayyou acted when youknew you should? Didyou speak up or inter-vene and take actionevery time?

This brotherhood andcall to action is what sep-arates us from any anoth-er other corporation inthe world and is also what makes us the greatestmilitary force in the world. We stand ready todefeat any enemy that threatens our nation, lovedones and freedom and we do it better than any one!

To remain that dominant force we must alsofocus our attention on destructive behaviors thathinder our ability to win those wars. We must winthe war on sexual assaults, destructive behaviorsand suicide. That victory comes from all of usdoing our part. Each and every one of us plays arole in eliminating these destructive behaviors. Itis all our responsibility to take action when in asituation where our teammate is making badchoices. So the next time you are in that situationand the "cameras" of life are rolling ... what willyou do?

What would you do?

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson

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According to the Krav Maga Federation website, KravMaga was created by Imrich Lichtenfeld during his service inthe Israeli military from 1948 to 1963, where he taught IsraeliSoldiers self-defense and face-to-face combat. After retiringfrom the military, Lichtenfeld modified the technique so any-one could learn it. The approach was then taught to DarrenLevine who brought it to the U.S. in 1981. Now, Krav Magais available to members of JB Charleston through the SingleAirman Initiative.

"It is realistic self-defense," said Matt Robinson,Charleston Krav Maga & Mixed Martial Arts owner andinstructor. "It is the closest thing that I have found to what'sgoing to happen on the street, and at the same time, you'regoing to get fit."

Robinson has taught Krav Maga for 12 years and partneredwith SAI two years ago to bring the technique to JBCharleston. He explained the training is designed for bothmen and women because everyone should know how todefend themselves from an attacker.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Tobin Short, a nuclear power schoolstudent, explained that he has past experience in boxing andMMA and has looked around the area for a gym that offersthese self-defense style classes. He was not able to find onethat works with his schedule at a reasonable price, so, when

the AB Fitness Center startedoffering the Krav Magaclasses, he decided to checkit out.

"It's been fun, informativeand a pretty intense work-out," added Short.

While the class has beentaking place for the past cou-ple weeks, Robinsonexplains that anyone can joinanytime through September.

"It's made for people whodon't have a background inself-defense; they don't evenhave to be physically fit,"added Robinson.

During the hour-longclass, participants can expecta warm-up, stretching, thenlearning the different tech-niques such as head-butts,proper punching and block-ing methods; how to react toattacks from behind andother approaching, attackingand countering skills.

Robinson explained the class teaches practical skills thatcan be used in real-world situations.

"You'll be able to use what you learn when you need it, toprotect yourself and protect your family," Robinson said.

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Participants practice getting away from an attacker when pinned to a wall during a Krav Magaclass May 9, 2014 at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Fitness and Sports Center. The class-es are offered every Friday from noon till 1 p.m. through Sept. 26 as part of the Single AirmanInitiative. SAI activities are primarily geared toward single Sailors and Airmen, ages 18-25, butall are welcome.

Matt Robinson, Charleston Krav Maga & Mixed Martial Arts owner and instructor, shows theclass how to react to an attacker. Joint Base Charleston members learned self-defense tech-niques during a Krav Maga class at the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center May 9.

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Story and photo by Jessica Donnelly628th Force Support Squadron

A bird strike to an aircraft can be a serious situation. Depending on the size of the bird,strikes can break windshields and stop jet engines.

But how fast does a one-and-a-half ton flatbed truck need to be going to be put out of com-mission by a bird strike?

In this case, the truck was sitting still and the “strike” was more of a “sit-in”by a mothereastern bluebird.

It was the early morning of May 2, and after doing an initial vehicle check and testing theback automated lift gate, Gary Grove, 628th Force Support Squadron Marketing Divisioninformation/graphics specialist, noticed a bird's nest containing three small blue eggs nestledinside the lift cable box. Not knowing how old it was or whether it was abandoned, Grove fin-ished his "walk-around," hopped in the truck, signed the Vehicle Operator's Inspection check-list and went about his work.

"It wasn't effecting the operation of the tail gate, so I just didn't bother it," Grove said. Several hours later as he was pulling into the designated parking space for the truck behind

building 322, he noticed a small, colorful bird sitting on top of the "Government Vehicle"reserve sign. Not thinking much about it except how pretty the bird was, he got out of the truckand was immediately dive-bombed by the understandably upset mother bird.

"She was not happy I tookher babies for an all-dayride," Grove remarked. Aftercircling the truck severaltimes at high speed, the birdswooped up under the backend of the truck and disap-peared.

The following morning,Grove went out to check onthe progress of the eggs. Tohis surprise, the family had anew addition - there werenow four eggs. "How cool isthis?" Grove said to himself.But, after what happened theday before, he wasn't goingto move that truck no matterwhat, especially now that heknew it was an active nesting site.

With the next day being a down day for Grove, the truck sat idle. The following day, hiscuriosity was getting the best of him, so he went out to the truck and lowered the tailgate. "Ihad to do a double-take," he remarked. "Now, there were five eggs."

He took the squadron's vehicle manager, Jim Canaday, out to the truck to show him the nestand recounted the events of the past few days.

"We'll have to think about this one," Canaday said. After consulting several "unofficial" birdexperts and his supervisor, the decision was made to temporarily put the truck out of commis-sion until the occupants flew the coop.

"We're not sure how long this is going to take," Canaday said, "but we need to do the rightthing here and let her raise her family."


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Above, Lt. Col. StewartNewton,16th Airlift Squadroncommander, taxis a C-17 past

Joint Base Charleston firetrucks at the conclusion of his“Fini” flight, May 8, 2014, at JBCharleston, S.C. Newton will be

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By Tonya LobbestaelRalph H. Johnson Veteran's Hospital public affairs

The Lowcountry Federal Healthcare Alliance won theFederal Employee of the Year Team Award May 13, 2014, forits collaboration to provide shared health care services to vet-erans and Department of Defense beneficiaries, improvingaccess, continuity of care and cost efficiencies for care deliv-ery. The award is sponsored by the Greater Charleston AreaFederal Executive Association

The Lowcountry Federal Health Alliance is one of only 12VA-DOD Joint Venture Sites in the U.S. This voluntary part-nership, started in 2006, was established voluntarily by NavalHealth Clinic Charleston, Ralph H. Johnson VA MedicalCenter, the 628th Medical Group and Naval HospitalBeaufort. The partner organizations have completed multipleJoint Incentive Fund projects that have improved access forpatient care and resulted in significant cost savings and costavoidances for the government. These include a jointOptometry and Ophthalmology Clinic at Joint BaseCharleston - Weapons Station that provided more than 10,000episodes of care for veterans, active duty, dependents and mil-itary retirees, yielding a cost avoidance of more than $ 1 mil-lion so far, and two mobile MRI units located at Naval Health

Clinic Charleston and Naval Hospital Beaufort. LFHA is cur-rently implementing two more Joint Incentive Fund projects -a shared physical therapy clinic at Naval Health ClinicCharleston, and a shared dermatology clinic at Naval HospitalBeaufort.

"We are incredibly proud of our track record for successfulcollaborations which has been recognized by both theDepartment of Veterans Affairs and the Department ofDefense. And we are especially proud to be serving our heroeswho have sacrificed so much for our freedom," said NavyCapt. Marvin Jones, Naval Health Clinic Charleston com-manding officer, and LFHA chairman.

VA also has two clinics co-located with DOD. VA's GooseCreek clinic is co-located with Naval Health ClinicCharleston. There, VA and Navy staff work side-by-side in thelab, and services such as radiology and pharmacy provideservice to both VA and DOD patients. VA's Beaufort clinic isco-located with Naval Hospital Beaufort. Similar services areshared for all patients there too.

"Our VA-DOD partnership benefits veteran and DODpatients in so many ways," said Scott Isaacks, Ralph H.Johnson VA Medical Center interim director. "Workingtogether we are able to provide the specialty care they needcloser to home while saving taxpayer dollars, improving con-

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LFHA also partners to provide shared orthopedics, cardiol-ogy and audiology services. DOD and VA staff also traintogether to maintain professional proficiencies.

"Our LFHA team is setting the standard for workingtogether to improve patient care," said Col. Judith Hughes,628th Medical Group commander. "The bottom line is impor-tant, but it's really all about the patients and making sure theyhave the best care and the best access to that care right here inour federal community."

The Lowcountry Federal Healthcare Alliance partnershipwas made possible by the National Defense Authorization Act2003, Section 721, which authorized the Department ofDefense and the VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. Thepurpose of this act was to provide funding that allowed vari-ous local, regional and national entities to coordinate andshare health care resources. The purpose of the alliance is todevelop mutually beneficial medical service sharing agree-ments that improve access to quality and cost-effective healthcare for all of their beneficiaries. The alliance was recognizedas a DOD/VA Joint Venture site in 2012.

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You have your chance to make a difference by answering theDefense Department’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation CustomerSatisfaction Survey, which began arriving in service members’email boxes starting this week.

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By Susan HensonCenter for Personal and Professional Development

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. – The Navy is celebrating the40th anniversary of its Voluntary Education program in May,and Sailors who weren't even born before 1974 have the endof the selective service draft to thank.

Back in the early 1970s, the United States was taking stepsto transition its armed forces to an all-voluntary force, whichmeant a need for incentives to recruit people and keep them pasttheir first enlistment. Survey data showed that education bene-fits were among the top reasons people joined the military. Asa result, Navy Campus For Achievement was established.

In 1999, the Navy Campus name changed to Navy CollegeProgram and is currently administered by the VoluntaryEducation directorate of the Center for Personal andProfessional Development.

"Navy VOLED is turning 40 in May, and we're having aNavy-wide celebration throughout the month to commemo-rate four decades of helping Sailors achieve their personal andprofessional goals through furthering their education," saidCapt. John Newcomer, CPPD's commanding officer.

In addition to these events, CPPD will be posting contentMay 1-31 to a 40th anniversary page on the Navy CollegeProgram website as well as on CPPD's Facebook and Twitterpages to celebrate the anniversary through historical factoids,news and feature stories, photos, and posts on social mediausing the hashtags #NavyVOLED #My5Words.

Navy leaders remain committed to providing Sailors anopportunity to further their educational goals. Since 1974, theNavy has spent more than $1.5 billion in Tuition Assistancefunding for nearly 5 million course enrollments. TA is theNavy's most popular VOLED program, with approximately15 percent of Sailors (around 45,000) participating at anygiven time. According to Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm.

Bill Moran, the TA program willcontinue to pay 100 percent ofSailors' tuition and enrollment feesfor the foreseeable future.

"Voluntary education is importantbecause it gives Sailors the opportu-nity to experience a learning envi-ronment where they're challenged tothink more critically, use more skillssets and learn how to apply them totheir jobs and professions - it's goodfor Sailors and it's good for theNavy." Moran said. "We encouragevoluntary education, which is whythere's strong support for tuitionassistance and strong support to con-tinue to encourage Sailors of all agesto get into a class."

NCFA began with a handful of programs and participatingschools. Through NCFA, Sailors could enroll in a certificateor degree program with a participating institution - regardlessof their duty location - and be guaranteed of certain policiesthat were advantageous to Sailors and their transient lifestyle.NCFA program advantages included no school residencyrequirements, acceptance of transfer credits from regionallyaccredited institutions, and the maximum possible credits forNavy courses and experience, which were among the stipula-tions participating schools agreed to follow.

While Sailors' transient lifestyle is still the same, today'sVOLED program has changed with the times and technology. Itoffers a variety of ways for Sailors to complete various types ofeducation through programs such as TA, which pays tuition andfees for course enrollments toward completion of a high schooldiploma or college degree; Navy College Program for AfloatCollege Education, which is available to Sailors while assigned

to certain deployable commands; Graduate Education Voucher,which is an option for officers to earn graduate degrees; or a U.S.Department of Labor journeyman certificate in a trade such asComputer Operator or Electrician through the United ServicesMilitary Apprenticeship Program.

Helping Sailors plan their educational journey are the teammembers working in CPPD's VOLED directorate, 33 NavyCollege Offices and the Virtual Education Center. The coun-selors, and education specialists and technicians have a pas-sion for ensuring Sailors get the unbiased guidance and advicethey need to make the best choices for them - at the least cost- in pursuit of their education dreams.

"My first job after graduation was with Navy Campus in1985," said Susan Sutter, the VEC manager. "I loved provid-ing academic advising and encouragement to afloat Sailorsand felt a sense of pride when they accomplished their goals.It's 2014, and I still do."

Since 1985, Sailors have reported earning 132,130 collegedegrees, and 11,324 Sailors have earned their highschool/GED diploma. Over the past four years alone, approx-imately 37,182 enlisted Sailors, warrant officers and limitedduty officers reported degree completions.

The VOLED program's success has been measured by everySailor's participation and each step taken along their educationaljourney to develop their full potential, according to Newcomer.

"CPPD's voluntary education program is a conduit forequipping Sailors with strong analytical skills, the ability tomake informed decisions, and avenues to pursue their life-long educational and credentialing goals," Newcomer said."For 40 years, the Navy has continued its commitment to pro-viding Voluntary Education opportunities to Sailors to helpthem grow personally and professionally. VOLED is a win-win for Sailors and the Navy."

Throughout May, CPPD is inviting current and former Sailorsto share their successes as a result of using Navy VOLED pro-grams through their personal Facebook and Twitter accountsusing the hashtags #NavyVOLED #My5Words. For more infor-mation on how to participate visit: https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/voled40thAnniversary.aspx


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/ VA Benefits Advisors Available for Assistance - Departmentof Veterans Affairs Benefits Advisors are available to assist all service-members, veterans, and family members who may have questions aboutVA benefits and services they are eligible to receive. Appointments areavailable in one hour blocks from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday – Thursday,and walk-ins are welcome. The Air Base office is located in building503, room 106, and the number is 963-8224. The Weapons Station officeis located in building 708 and the number is 794-4304.

/ ADHD Classes - Naval Health Clinic Charleston offers a classfor parents of ADHD children every Wednesday from 9 to 10:30a.m.. The discussions focus on parenting tips, resources, how to haveyour child assessed, and understanding other difficulties that co-occur with ADHD. The topics rotate once a week and repeat everymonth, so you can jump in at any time and learn some valuable tools.The classes are taught by Cindy Rich, Ph.D., a clinical psychologistwith an extensive history in ADHD and behavior challenges in chil-dren. This service is free to enrolled patients at Naval Health ClinicCharleston. To register for the class, contact Capt. Carter at NavalHealth Clinic Charleston, (843) 794-6895.

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/ The Scrap Metal Yard at Joint Base Charleston - WeaponsStation is relocating to the East Side Core Area behind building 2332and the water tower. Operations will begin Dec. 17, 2013. The ScrapMetal Yard will have new operating hours and days: 8 to 10 a.m. onTuesdays and Thursdays. Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Stationpersonnel will be able to bring their scrap metals, no wood or trash, tothe new facility during these days and times. Scrap should be 80 per-cent metal in order to be recycled as scrap metal. The scrap metal yardcan be opened for special request (units getting new furniture, baseclean up days, etc.) by calling 640-4197, 794-4240, or 963-1456. Ifyou have any questions, contact Alan Moyer at 963-1456.

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May 20/ Educational Opportunities Counseling appointments will be

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/ A “Good Credit—I Want That!” class will be held from 1:00 to2:00 p.m. Whether trying to build, fix, or maintain good credit, learnwhat it takes to reach a great score.

May 21/ A “Ten Steps To a Federal Job” resume class will be held from

9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Learn how to navigate the federal job system andland your federal job!

/ A “Spouse Introduction to JB Charleston – Air Base” class willbe held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for this fun, fast-paced intro-duction to JB Charleston AB for military spouses who have recentlymoved here. Meet other newly-arrived spouses, connect with yourunit Key Spouse and learn where to shop, dine and play in theLowcountry.

May 22/ MANDATORY TAP Preseparation Briefings will be provided

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May 23/ A Workshop for VA Disability Claims will be held from 8 a.m.

to 12 p.m. The VA representative will cover the VA claims and filingprocess. NOTE: Members (who do not have a copy of their medicalrecords) must sign an authorization letter at the Joint BaseCharleston – Air Base Clinic’s Family Practice section. This letter

must be signed NLT the Monday prior to the week’s Friday work-shop that you plan to attend.

/ A “Troops to Teachers” class will be held from 6:30 p.m. to8:00 p.m. Receive counseling and assistance to help eligible veter-ans and their spouses transition into a new teaching career.

May 27/ A “Learn to Create a High School Resume” workshop will be

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May 28/ A “Key Spouse Orientation Training” for newly appointed Key

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May 29/ MANDATORY TAP Preseparation Briefings will be provided

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/ A class, “Unleash the Power of a Budget,” will be held from8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A budget can set you on the course to financialindependence. Walk away with a personalized spending plan/budgetof your own. Couples are highly encouraged to attend.

May 30/ “Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Fundamentals” class will be held

from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Whether military or DoD civilian, learnthe basics, purpose, how to enroll/maintain your account, investmentstrategies, and more.

See More Briefs and Events at www.charleston.af.milTo submit a news brief, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS."

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