934th Airlift Wing (AFRC) Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP Air Reserve Station, Minn. April 2006 Vol. 28, No. 04

VIKING FLYERVIKING FLYERBalancing careers:One Reservist’sstory

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Around the Wing

This funded Air Force newspa-per is an authorized publication formembers of the U.S. military services.The content of the Viking Flyer isnot necessarily the views of or en-dorsed by the U.S. government, theDepartment of Defense or the De-partment of the Air Force.

The editorial content is edited,prepared and provided by the 934thAirlift Wing Public Affairs Office(U.S. Air Force Reserve Command),Minneapolis-St. Paul InternationalAirport Joint Air Reserve Station,760 Military Highway, Minneapolis,MN 55450-2100. For more informa-tion, call (612) 713-1217.

The Viking Flyer is mailed to re-servists’ homes. Copies of the Vi-king Flyer are also available atvarious locations on base.

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The deadline for all submissionsis the Sunday of the UTA one monthprior to publication.

EDITORIAL STAFF934th Airlift Wing commanderCol. James J. Muscatell Jr.

Chief of Public AffairsLt. Col. Margaret McGlinn

EditorMSgt. Paul Zadach

NCOICTech. Sgt. Jeffrey S. Williams

Staff writersStaff Sgt. Nicholas Olson

PhotographersStaff Sgt. John HerrickStaff Sgt. Josh Nason

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Services

On the Cover

Aerial Port Squadron

Courtesy Photo

CES

1st Lt. Brian Gornick workstowards his goal of becommingan NHL hockey player whileserving as an officer in the AirForce Reserve.

The 27 APS is pleased to welcomeAB William Carlson to his first UTA,March, 2006.

Several 27 APS individuals wererecognized for outstanding perfor-mance at Rhein Mein AB, Germany,2004. They include Senior Master Sgt.Jack Pegg, Tech. Sgt. Becky Felix,Tech. Sgt. Scott Wheeler, and StaffSgt. Eric Fisher. Additionally, several27 APS individuals were recognized bythe 305

APS, McGuire AB, N.J., for

outstanding performance. Theyinclude Senior Master Sgt. MarkLarson, Tech. Sgt. James Cullum, andStaff Sgt. Lisa Gonsalves.

Sergeant Pegg was recognized foroutstanding academic performancewith a 99% passing grade for theManagement of Aerial Port Operationscourse given at the Air MobilityWarfare Center, Ft. Dix, N.J.

Staff Sgt. Gerald Frick was given acertificate of appreciation for hiscontributions for the Habitat forHumanity program.

Staff Sgt Roger Hauch wasawarded Aerial Porter of the AnnualTour for his role at Charleston AB, SC.He was selected out of three AerialPort Squadrons on Annual Tour duringthat time.

Members of the 934th LogisticsReadiness Squadron members returnedfrom Nellis AFB, Nev. where theyperformed their annual tour.

Greg Greseth and Joshua Westonwere promoted to senior airmen.

Master Sgt. Steve Orwig completedthe Senior NCO Academy.

Senior Airman Michael Thomaspassed his 5 level Career DevelopmentCourse.

Senior Airman John Kupka, SeniorAirman Tayor Debel, Senior AirmanNicholas Ferry and Staff Sgt. RussellMathews deployed to Southwest Asia.

Services would like to thankeveryone who came out to bowl onSaturday of the March UTA. Con-gratulations to the following Winners: Timothy Tabor, Donald Kom, Daniel

LRS

Fitzmaurice, Tony Oswald, Rob Rice,and Scott Novak from CE with the bestteam average of 869, James Muellerfrom LRS with Highest men’s score of212, and Nancy Kent with Highestfemale score of 160.

A special thanks goes out toMaster Sgt. Jeffrey Smithers and 1st

Lt.

Peter Dellert from the Air Force ReserveCommand. They spent the March UTAin the Dining Facility observingoperations for the Hennessy TrophyAward. The Hennessy Trophy is anannual award presented to Air Forceinstallations with the best food-serviceprograms.

Awards are based on the entirescope of an installation’s food-serviceprogram. Winners must displayexcellence in management effective-ness, force-readiness support, foodquality, employee and customerrelations, resource conservation,training and safety awareness.

2nd Lt. Dennis Davis, Tech. Sgt.Kristen Maloney, Senior Airman JosephCervantes, and Senior Airman RobertSchaaf were awarded the Armed ForcesReserve Medal with a mobilizationdevice for their deployment to DoverAir Force Base, Del.

Unit Information: Wayne Stierlenwas promoted to SMSgt, DonaldDoosey to Tech. Sgt, John Staub toAirman. Lt. Col. Canarr, Master Sgts.John Kline and Mike McNally andTech. Sgt. KC Crandall completedSORTS training. Master Sgt. TomSchutz deployed to Malmstrom AFBuntil June.

Congratulations to Staff Sgt. TobieArfstrom and his wife Katherine on thebirth of their daughter Honoria.

The hotline provides wing members with a direct link to the wing com-mander to relay kudos, concerns or suggestions on wing matters.

To reach the hotline, call (612) 713-4685. Remember to leave yourname and telephone number.

Before relaying problems, be sure to use your chain of command or callthe responsible agency first so it can have the chance to help you.

Wing Commander’s Hotline

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Commentary

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Unit News

Colonel Tarchick to lead 934 AWCol. Timothy E. Tarchick will take command of the 934th

Airlift Wing in a ceremony on April 1. Colonel Tarchick waspreviously the commander of the 920th Rescue Wing, PatrickAir Force Base, Fla.

The 920th Airlift Wing is equipped with five HC-130P/NHercules aircraft and 14 HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters tosupport worldwide combat rescue operations, the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration’s space shuttleprogram and the 45th Space Wing’s range clearing missions.The wing is authorized 1,250 personnel assigned to fourgroups, 10 squadrons, six flights, a headquarters section andtwo geographically separated units in Arizona and Oregon.

Colonel Tarchick was born in Warren, Ohio. Afterenlisting in the Air Force Reserve in 1978, he served as an X-Ray technician and later became a C-130B loadmaster withthe 910th Tactical Airlift Group in Youngstown, Ohio. Aftergraduating from Officer Training School in 1984 and Under-graduate Navigator Training, he served in a variety of AirForce Reserve Command units as a squadron training officer,wing plans officer, tactics instructor, flight examiner, chiefnavigator, 4th Air Force staff officer, director of operationsand operations group commander.

EDUCATION:1. 1978 Howland High School, Warren, Ohio 2. 1984 Bachelor of science degree in business adminis tration, Youngstown State University, Ohio 3. 1991 Squadron Officer School 4. 1995 Air Command and Staff College5. 2001 Air War College ASSIGNMENTS: 1. June 1978 - July 1978, Basic

Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 2. August 1978 -November 1978, X-Ray Technician School, Sheppard AFB,Texas 3. December 1978 - May 1981, X-Ray technician, 910thTactical Airlift Group, Youngstown, Ohio 4. June 1981 -August 1984, C-130B loadmaster, 910th Tactical Airlift Group,Youngstown, Ohio 5. September 1984 - November 1984,Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas 6. December1984 - March 1987, navigator, 910th Tactical Airlift Group,Youngstown, Ohio 7. April 1987 - June 1987, training officer,927th Tactical Airlift Group, Selfridge Air National GuardBase, Mich. 8. July 1987 - August 1988, navigator, 910thTactical Airlift Group, Youngstown, Ohio 9. September 1988 -March 1992, training officer, wing plans officer, 440th AirliftWing, Milwaukee, Wis. 10. April 1992 - September 1993, chiefof navigation, flight examiner, 928th Airlift Group, Chicago-O’Hare Air Reserve Station, Ill. 11. October 1993 - October1996, operations staff officer, Fourth Air Force, McClellanAFB, Calif. 12. October 1996 - May 1999, director of opera-tions, 940th Air Refueling Wing, McClellan-Beale AFB, Calif.13. June 1999 - September 2001, commander, 914th Opera-tions Group, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y 14. October 2001 - April2003, commander, 920th Rescue Group, Patrick AFB, Fla. 15. April 2003 - Present, commander, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick

AFB, Fla. FLIGHT INFORMATION: 1. Rating: Master Navigator 2. Flight Hours: More than 5,500 hours3. Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-43, C-130A/B/E/H2/H3, KC-135R/E, HC-130P/N and HH-60G. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Meritorious Service

Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Aerial Achievement Medal,Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, JointMeritorious Unit Award ,Air Force Outstanding Unit Awardwith three oak leaf clusters, Combat Readiness Medal withsilver and bronze oak leaf clusters, Air Reserve ForcesMeritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters,National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, SouthwestAsia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Air ForceLongevity Service Award Ribbon with five oak leaf clusters,Armed Forces Reserve Medal with oak leaf cluster, SmallArms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, Air Force TrainingRibbon, Kuwaiti Liberation Medal of Kuwait.

Col. Timothy E. Tarchick

Wing Change of Commandceremony Saturday April 1,

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News

The necessity for pursuing excellence drives many toachievement. But when someone’s only need is to set thebar higher, then recognition is merely an afterthought.

In the past few years, Tech. Sgt. Todd Moucha,27th

tAerial Port Squadron

element leader, has spentseveral hours, in his ownfreetime, to redesign a setof pretests for Aerial Portairmen to study for their 5and 7-level tests.

The idea came toSergeant Moucha when,after returning from unitactivation three years ago,an Airman with the 27thAerial Port Squadronexpressed concern abouttheir lack of studying fortheir upcoming testbecause of being de-ployed.

“I took a look at thepretest we already had andrealized that they werefrom the 1980s and I was not happy with what I saw,” saidSergeant Moucha.

Sergeant Moucha also noticed that some people whowere taking and passing the old pretest were failing the realtest. Unsatisfied with the results, Sergeant Moucha beganto look at the Career Development Course books for the 5and 7 skill level and began the daunting task of recreatingthe electronic pretest. After purchasing a scanner that couldrecognize text and interactive educational software that isdesigned for creating interactive tests, Sergeant Moucha setout to update the pretest.

“I spent over 25 hours just scanning in the CDCs,”explained Sergeant Moucha. Because of technical limitationshowever, he would also have to re-create, by hand, graphicsand tables that were used in the CDCs.

His goal was to create a set of pretests that would bestsuit the needs of the student. For each skill level he createda practice test with the answers incorporated in the test anda test where no answers were shown whether they answeredincorrectly or not.

Sergeant Moucha also incorporated different coloredbackgrounds on different pages to break up the monotonyof black and white pages. “If you change things a little bitaround the mind becomes more active.”

The pretests were also designed with review in mind.

When a test taker gets an answer wrong on the test, theresults printout will tell them where to find the correctanswer in the CDCs. “Each question has the section andstudy unit where to find the answer in the CDCs,” saidSergeant Moucha.

Once he completed the pretests, it was time to see ifthey worked. Sergeant Moucha, with approval from his

squadron, allowed Airmen to use theprogram. After using the course, severalAirmen were not only passing the test butgetting higher scores.

“People say they really like it,” saidSergeant Moucha. “A lot of them thankedme for creating it.”

“It greatly improved the passingrecord,” said Senior Master Sgt. MarkLarsen, 27th

t Aerial Port Squadron

NCOIC, combat readiness.The pretests have also been designed

to be portable and usable in any locationwith a computer. Using a CD-ROM,Airmen are able to bring the softwarealong as it does not require internetaccess.

“I designed it so, even if you aredeployed, you can study for the tests,”said Sergeant Moucha. “It is designed sothat you do not need to be online or on a

network to use it.”Sergeant Moucha’s efforts have not gone unnoticed.

After seeing the improvements in the test scores, theleadership of 27 APS submitted the program to 22d

Air Force.

From there the program has been distributed for use in AerialPort Squadrons around the Air Force Reserve Command.

“It is a great reinforcement-type tool,” said Chief MasterSgt. Michael Dressen, 27th APS. “Hundreds could bereceiving aid in their studies.”

Moucha method helps master PMEBy Staff Sgt. Nicholas Olson934 AW Public Affairs

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People

When most people think of hockey,Minnesota often comes to mind. If theythink of Minnesota, hockey comes tomind. The United States Hockey Hall ofFame is in Eveleth, Minnesota. The U.S.Olympic hockey roster is filled withMinnesotans each year. Herb Brooks, aSouth St. Paul-native coached the 1980U.S. Olympic team to a gold medalvictory over Finland. His coachingtenure also included stops at theUniversity of Minnesota and a fewprofessional teams. Minnesota evenhad two NHL hockey teams during theleague’s existence.

For 1stsLt. Brian Gornick, 4th Air

Force public affairsofficer on temporaryduty with the 934th

t Airlift Wing, hockey

is his life – literally.“It’s always been my dream to play

in the National Hockey League,”Lieutenant Gornick said. “To play andget paid for something you love isunique in today’s society.”

The lieutenant, a 1998 graduate ofSt. Paul’s Cretin-Derham Hall HighSchool, leads a double life – Air Forcereservist by day and professionalhockey player by night.

As a senior in high school, his team,the Raiders, lost in the section final toHastings. The next year, while playingfor the Air Force Academy team, theAnaheim Mighty Ducks picked him inthe ninth round of the 1999 NHL entrydraft (258th

toverall).

It looked as if the power forwardmight achieve that goal, as he was thefirst Air Force Academy cadet, and thesecond service academy cadet everselected in the NHL draft

Lieutenant Gornick spent his fouryear academic career at the Air ForceAcademy as a two-sport athlete inbaseball and hockey, and received hiscommission in May 2002.

He spent the next two years as anacquisition officer at Wright-PattersonAir Force Base, Ohio, while still playinghockey, this time for the CincinnatiMighty Ducks of the American Hockey

League.“The two years active duty and

playing hockey professionally wastough. Playing hockey professionally is a

full time job, so I was working two fulltime jobs during that time. Now that I’m areservist, it’s a little easier to handle andit works out best for both my hockeyteam and the Air Force,” he said.

His main duties as a reservistinclude working recruiting events andtalking to people in the community. Nowthat he is currently on the injured reservelist due to a shoulder injury, it will be alittle easier in handling his Air Force role.

“Serving your country is anadmirable thing to do,” he said. “At age18, it’s tough putting something ahead ofyourself, but the Air Force has tremen-dous opportunities, and I take a lot ofpride in representing my country.”

Another opportunity that came hisway was his selection to the U.S.National Team through the Air ForceWorld Class Athlete program, in whichhe participated from December 2003through September 2004. He considershimself lucky to be a member of the 2003U.S. National Team that won the 2003Deustchland Cup, in Germany.

Last summer he was selected to the2005 U.S. Joint Military Skills CompetitionTeam, which competed against teamsfrom other NATO countries in pistolmarksmanship, rifle marksmanship, landobstacle course, water obstacle courseand land navigation.

“It was pretty intense,” he said. “Wewent through an intense training programlearning marksmanship from some of thetop shooters in the military. They reallytaught us how to perform under pressure,at an expert level.”

He believes the military skillscompetition experience will not only helphim in his future hockey endeavors, butalso as an Air Force officer by providinghim with the necessary skills to become abetter leader and officer.

“Any time you improve hand-to-eyecoordination skills, it helps you. It was adifferent kind of competition and it wasthe first time I was ever exposed tointernational competitors. I will also beable to bring the skills I learned back withme to my unit,” Lieutenant Gornick said.

He was invited back for morepentathlon training and competition thisyear until he injured his shoulder.

“My biggest problem right now isstaying healthy. I had a cartilage problemin my wrist last year and a shoulderproblem this year, but I haven’t missed alot of games. Typically guys in myposition take longer to develop. Theybring you along slow. My goal is still toplay in the NHL,” he added.

This summer he will be a free agent,after having spent four seasons playingprofessionally with the Cincinnati MightyDucks, San Diego Gulls, Syracuse Crunchand the Dayton Bombers, all affiliatedwith NHL teams.

The one thing he knows he hasgoing for him while waiting for the callfrom another professional team is thesame thing he has for life after hockey.

“My number one commitment is tothe Air Force. If called to go overseas, Iwouldn’t hesitate. I understand myobligation to the Air Force. It’s been goodto me and allowed me to pursue mygoals,” Lieutenant Gornick said.

By Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey S. Williams934 AW Public Affairs

Reserve/hockey careers play offeach other for successTotal Force

Lieutenant Gornick skates withthe Air Force Academy team.

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League of United Latin American Citizens(LULAC), Milwaukee, WI 26 Jun – 1 Jul 06

Tuskegee Airman International convention,Phoenix, AZ 1-4 Aug 06

HRDC Workshop, Colorado Springs, CO 23-25Oct 06

The second annual Airmen’s panel, MarchUTA

The second annual NCO panel, May UTASpeaker’s Brown Bag lunch, TBD

For more information contact Colonel Rudinat ext 1298. Remember, TDYs are unit

funded.

Human Resources DevelopmentCouncil (HRDC) sponsored

events for 2006:

Photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Olson

PublicPublicPublicPublicPublicAffairsAffairsAffairsAffairsAffairs

SpecialistSpecialistSpecialistSpecialistSpecialistneededneededneededneededneeded

The 934th Public Affiarsoffice is looking for atraditional reservist towork in the Public Affairscareer field. Public Af-fairs specialists writestories for the VikingFlyer, take photographs,escort news media, andactively tell the story of

the 934th and Air Force Reserve tothe public. Interested members whoare not already qualified must beable to complete a 12 week tech.school at Ft. Meade, Md. Call PA atXT 1217 for more information.

What do you look forward to as Spring approaches?

People

“I’m planning my wedding andgetting ready to run outside again.”Senior Airman Christie Perrault, 934thAES.

“I’m going to play outside with mydaughter. We go camping.”-Master Sgt. Kelly Engeldinger, 934thMXG

“To play golf as much as I can.”Senior Master Sgt. Paul McCann,Finance

“Go to the park with the kids. Go tothe cabin and go fishing.”2nd Lieutenant Andrew Severt, 27thAPS.

“I’m going out of state to visitfriends.”-Senior Airman Kara Wilson, 934thASTS

“The day it hits 50 degrees I’m goingto go running around the lakes.”Senior Master Sgt. Diane Johnson,96th AS.

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By Special Agent Nicole GoodwinAFOSI

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)sponsors the Eagle Eyes program, a program Air Forceofficials consider a key piece in the service’s antiterrorismstrategy. Activity that should be reported can be classifiedinto seven broad categories: acquiring supplies, dry runs,deploying assets, surveillance, tests of security, suspiciousperson out of place and elicitation.

Terrorist operations are preceded by precursor eventsthat people need to recognize and report. Terrorist actsdon’t just happen – they are carefully planned and re-hearsed many times in advance. Criminals and criminalorganizations operate in much the same way.

Elicitation is simply one more way terrorists attempt togain exploitable information about us. Terrorists wantknowledge about you, your co-workers, the technology weuse, military logistics, our communications, potentialstrengths and weaknesses, military operations and militaryprocedures.

Elicitation is defined as “to draw out or to bring forth.”Skilled operatives are good at what they do. They are subtleand highly trained in the art of conversation. They are goodat deceiving you into providing information under falsepretenses. Conversational elicitation is non-threatening andeasy to disguise. Seemingly casual conversations atairports, restaurants, smoking areas, and bus stops may beattempts to draw information from you. Your dilemma is thatyou never know if your conversation is being used casuallyto pass the time of day or if it is being used to gatherinformation.

Be aware of some common techniques such as: appeal-

ing to your ego or flattery (“You must have an important jobin the military.”), expressions of mutual interest (“You workwith computers; so do I.”), appeals to your patriotism (“Youmust be so proud to serve the best country in the world. Doyour missions take you to other interesting countries?”),deliberate false statements (“Everyone knows that 2,000 U.S.military members work here.”), assumed knowledge (“Sinceyou have a mass casualty exercise once a month...”),unsolicited contract offers (“I’m in the supply business andmy company wants to put in a bid, but first I need toknow…”), and statements of sympathy (“The separationfrom family caused by deployments must be difficult.”).

Technology has brought elicitation to a whole newlevel. Fax, mail and especially the Internet are all effectiveways of conducting mass elicitation operations. TheInternet is a vast mechanism that provides almost limitlessoptions for elicitation. Operatives are just as skilled in thevirtual world as the real world in gathering information fromyou. They use chat rooms, e-mail and news groups, just toname a few.

Finally, remember that you are not the only target forelicitation. Operatives know that you may not share theinformation they want with them, but you do with family andfriends and that makes them targets too. They are in aunique position to possess information that is exploitable.No matter whom you are talking to, always keep forceprotection in mind when the topic is your job or the military.

If you have an incident to report, immediately call theLaw Enforcement Desk 24 hours a day at commercial phonenumber 612-713-1101 or DSN: 783-1101; or contact AFOSIduring duty hours at DSN: 783-1077 or at commercial phonenumber 612-713-1077. Security Forces will contact theresident agent when they are not in the office.

Eagle Eyes program key to antiterrorism

Meeting in MantaMaster Sgt. Kevin Harstad, 934th SecurityForces Squadron, (center) had a chance to talkwith Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceGerald R. Murray, and 12th Air ForceCommand Chief Wade Johnson during theirvisits to Manta, Ecuador. The chiefs said theywere impressed with the way the Reserve,Guard and active duty worked together toaccomplish the mission.

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By Senior Master Sgt. Doug Johnson

UTA ScheduleFiscal Year 2006

Apr. 1-2May 6-7June 3-4July 15-16Aug. 5-6Sep. 9-10

Air Force Commendation Medal

Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force Achievement MedalAIR FORCE ONESTOP AT NORTH

COUNTRYLODGE

An Air Force One Stop kioskis available at Lodging to helppeople who do not have access to acomputer to get the informationthey need. The kiosk allows thosewho are relocating, deploying, orflying Space-Available to access theVirtual Military Personnel FlightWeb site, MyPay and other pro-grams. Some local informationlinks include spouse employment,schools, housing, family supportcenters, currency conversioncalculator, and various other topicsfor people transitioning in the area.

The machine can also printinformation, forms and maps fortravelers. There is virtually nooperation down time for themachine. When the kiosk becomesinoperable, the main computer hubin San Antonio, Texas, stopsreceiving information from the unitand informs the kiosk manager.

For more information aboutthis Air Force One Stop kiosk atLodging, call (612) 713-1978.

Lt. Col. John D. Larson 934 MSGLt. Col. Robert B. Ross 96 ASMaj. Robert J. Hockman 96 ASChief Master Sgt. Richard P. Hunter 934 AMXS

Senior Master Sgt. Calvin G. Johnson 27 APSTech. Sgt. Joseph A. Mohlis 934 AMXSTech. Sgt. John M. Sadlovsky 934 AMXS

Tech. Sgt. Scott J. Braski 934 SVSSenior Airman Michael J. Hotter 934 SVS

PromotionsMaster Sgt. Scott Flaherty 934 SFSMaster Sgt. John Sadlovsky 934 AMXSTech. Sgt. Heather Carroll 934 ASTSTech. Sgt. Donald Doose 934 CESTech. Sgt. Aaron Groskruetz 934 SFSTech. Sgt. Patrick Haley 96 ASStaff Sgt. John Calton 934 ASTSStaff Sgt. Eric Hartinger 934 AWStaff Sgt. Amanda Hinch 934 MXSStaff Sgt. Daniel Istas 934 CESStaff Sgt. Shaun Kleinheksel 934 MXSStaff Sgt. Lindsay Lande 27 APSStaff Sgt. Zachary Nelson 934 AMXSStaff Sgt. Jonathan Patterson 934 CESStaff Sgt. Jeffrey Peters 934 MXSStaff Sgt. Sean Sanford 934 ASTSStaff Sgt. Gordon Szyszko 27 APSStaff Sgt. Quentin Will 96 ASSenior Airman Grace Claus 934 SFSSenior Airman Christian Doggett 96 ASSenior Airman Gregory Greseth 934 LRSSenior Airman Kari Kuykendoll 934 MSFSenior Airman Britton McDaniels 934 AMXSSenior Airman April Ouellette 934 AWSenior Airman Garrett Weston 934 LRSAirman 1st Class Brice Gray 934 MXSAirman 1st Class Shanetta Hampton 934 SFSAirman John Staub 934 CES

The Integrated Delivery System(IDS) Working Group is sponsoringthe 2006 Community AssessmentSurvey of service members,spouses, reservists, and reservespouses. A total of approximately30,000 reservists will be surveyedacross 30-40 reserve installations.

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2006 Community Assessment Survey called top priorityAn additional 1,000 reservespouses will be invited to partici-pate in the survey.

Air Force reserve members andtheir spouses will be randomlyselected to participate in the study.A notification letter that includes alink to the brief, Web-based surveywill be sent out to the work emailaddress of each reserve service

member selected to participate(reserve spouses will be sent aletter in the mail with the Web link).Participation is crucial to thesuccess of the project, and selectedservice members are strongly urgedto take part.

“The 2006 Community Assess-ment Survey is a top priority,”stated Lt. Col. Selina Petaros, 934thCommunity Action InformationBoard chairperson. “It is the bestway for us to listen to reservemembers and then provide servicesto help them meet the special needsof reserves and their families. Itallows them to express their opin-ions anonymously so participantscan respond openly and honestlyto issues that affect them everyday.”

Survey responses can directlyinfluence family services andrelated support activities at localbases and throughout the AirForce. In fact, results from previ-ous Air Force Community Assess-ments have impacted the policiesand programs that support familiesat every level of the Air Force.

“The 2006 Community Assess-ment Survey provides communitymembers a wonderful opportunityto improve the Air Force Commu-nity,” said Lt Col Petaros. We hopethose selected will do everythingthey can to respond to the surveyas quickly as possible.”

If you have any questionsregarding the 2006 CommunityAssessment, please contact Lt ColPetaros at extension 1075.

- SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) — TheAir Force is implementing a new cellphone restriction for drivers. Effectiveimmediately, drivers are not allowed totalk on their cell phones while drivingon Air Force installations without ahands free device.

This policy is part of the Depart-ment of Defense’s Joint Traffic Guid-ance. This restriction also applies to allgovernment owned vehicles, or GOVs,at all times. No GOV drivers are permit-ted to talk on a cell phone while drivingwithout a hands-free device on or offbase. “This is really a cooperative effortfor everyone from the base populace tothe base leaders,” said Master Sgt.Gloria Ornelas, the superintendent oflaw enforcement for Air Force SecurityForces.

“I think it is long overdue. TheDOD recognized that, and we are now inline with what some states and munici-palities are doing to create a saferenvironment for drivers.” Air ForceInstruction 31-201 (I), followingguidence in DOD Instruction6055.4 ”DOD Traffic Safety Program,”will restrict the use of cell phones whiledriving. Only cell phones with hands-free devices will be allowed for use bydrivers. This guidance also allows theAir Force to use portable breathscreening devices as long as theyconform to National Highway TrafficSafety Administration standards. TheDefense Department’s joint trafficdocument states: “Vehicle operators ona DOD Installation and operators ofGovernment owned vehicles shall notuse cell phones unless the vehicle issafely parked or unless they are using ahands-free device.

“The wearing of any other portableheadphones, earphones or otherlistening devices (except for hand-freecellular phones) while operating a motorvehicle is prohibited. Use of thosedevices impairs driving and masks orprevents recognition of emergencysignals, alarms, announcements, the

approach of vehicles, and humanspeech. DOD component safetyguidance should note the potential fordriver distractions such as eating anddrinking, operating radios, CD players,global positioning equipment, etc.

Whenever possible this shouldonly be done when the vehicle is safelyparked.” Using a cell phone whiledriving without a hands-free device willbe considered a “primary offense.” Thismeans violators will be able to bestopped solely for this offense. Driverswho violate this cell phone driving

SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) — Beginning Feb. 27, drivers are not allowed totalk on their cell phones while driving on Air Force installationswithout a hands-free device.

Illustration by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson

by Staff Sgt. Matthew RosineAir Force Print News

restriction will be given three assess-ment points against their drivingrecords or an appropriate fine. Driversshould be aware that if two or moreviolations are committed, even on asingle occasion, a ticket may be givento the driver for each violation.

“It was recognized at the DODlevel that we needed some changes,”Sergeant Ornelas said. “The winnerhere is the base populace. They willhave more mobility while driving, agreater range of view — in short, asafer driving environment for all.”

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The web address for the TransitionAssistance Workshop is:http://www.deed.state.mn.us/veterans/tap.htm. The website offerslocations and a description of theclass, as well as contact andregistration information.

Transition assistance

Cell phone users must go hands free

WASHINGTON (AFPN) — TheAir Force Uniform Board announcedFeb. 6 that the Good Conduct Medalwill no longer be awarded.

The Air Force director of Airmandevelopment and sustainmentrecently explained the reasons behindthis decision.

“The quality of our enlistedpersonnel today is so high, we expectgood conduct from our Airmen,” saidBrig. Gen Robert R. Allardice. “Itbegged the question, ‘Why do wehave a Good Conduct Medal?’”

“Having a medal for goodconduct is almost to say we don’texpect Airmen to do well, but ifthey’re good we will give them amedal,” he said. “It’s kind of insultingin our Air Force today.”

Good Conduct Medal elimination explainedby Master Sgt. Mitch GettleAir Force Print News

One must look at the history ofwhy the medal was created in the1960s.

The military was using the draftand involved in the Vietnam War. TheAir Force didn’t have any othermethod to recognize Airmen. Today,the Air Force Achievement Medalrecognizes outstanding Airmanship.

“When we looked at that historyit was clear that the Good ConductMedal has outlived its usefulness,”said Chief Master Sgt. of the AirForce Gerald R. Murray. “Today’s all-volunteer force is committed toserving honorably, and good conductis what we expect from every Airman— officer and enlisted.”

“We live by our core values,”Chief Murray said. “When membersof our service stray from thosevalues, they do themselves and all

Airmen a disservice.When that happens, commanders

have the tools they need to evaluatethe situation and the individual’sworthiness for continued service.

“If a commander deems theirconduct does not warrant discharge,then they remain a valuable Airman toour Air Force, and we expect them tocontinue to serve honorably,” hesaid.

General Allardice said that it isthe uniform, not the Good ConductMedal, that represents what Airmenare all about.

“In today’s Air Force, Airmenunderstand the uniform they wearrepresents good conduct,” he said.

Airmen who have previouslyearned the Good Conduct Medal arestill authorized to wear it in the orderpreviously authorized.

In association with the Depart-ment of Defense (DoD),eKnowledge LLC announces that agroup of NFL, NFL Europe,AFL and CFL football players,represented through theVictory Sports Group Agency,is donating several milliondollars worth of SAT and ACTtest prep programs valued at$199 each to families in theArmy, Navy, Marine Corps, AirForce and Coast Guard for theschool year 2005-2006.

Through this sponsorship,active duty, National Guard,Reserve, and retired militarypersonnel can obtaineKnowledge’s $199 SAT/ACTStandard Power Prepprogram(s) and the $199 fee iswaived. Families who requestthe program(s) pay only shipping& handling costs associated withthe request. Service members mayrequest as many programs as they

Free SAT/ACT software for military familiesneed for the students in their lives.

To facilitate ordering, DoD hascreated a secure website through

its Military Homefront site (http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/) toquickly verify a person’s militarystatus before linking them to the

software ordering site. You mayaccess the verification and orderpages by clicking here.

Programs ship to domes-tic U.S. addresses and APOaddresses. The sponsorshipcovers the regular purchaseprice of $199 and the familypays only the shipping andhandling.

The programs have a one-year license and are intendedfor the sole individual use ofstudents on their personalhome or laptop computer andare not intended for group orclassroom instruction throughthe schools.

NMFA applauds thisdonation and the supportshown by the players and theVictory Sports Group Agency

for military families.Do you have questions or

comments about this program? E-mail us at families@nmfa.org

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In honor of Month of the MilitaryChild, military children ages 12 andunder can eat anything from thechildren’s menu at the Officers’ Clubfor half price throughout April.

They can also enter a drawingcontest. The theme is “What I LoveAbout Being a Military Child.”Drawings must be submitted to theOfficers’ or Services Club by April 30.One entry per child. All entries musthave the entrant’s full name andcontact information. Prizes will beawarded to the first, second and thirdplace winners.

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Bosses, take your hard workingadmin to the club for lunch. FREEdessert for admins at the Officers’ Cluband Services Club.

New menuNew menuNew menuNew menuNew menuCheck out the new Officers’ Club

menu! Prime rib now served Fridaysand Saturdays. Filet mignon is also onthe menu. Or try the new items on theOfficers’ Club Lounge menu! Enjoybeer-battered walleye fingers, softtacos with shredded beef and home-made salsa, a chicken nacho platter andmelt-in-your-mouth barbecue ribs.

Fish for LentFish for LentFish for LentFish for LentFish for LentThe Services Club will have fish

sandwich available during lunchthroughout Lent.

TTTTTax brax brax brax brax breakeakeakeakeakEnjoy a Pre-Tax Day FREE dessert

during lunch April 14 at the Services

Viking VibesViking VibesViking VibesViking VibesViking Vibesand Officers’ Club.Chill Out Lounge &Chill Out Lounge &Chill Out Lounge &Chill Out Lounge &Chill Out Lounge &Pizzeria at the Ser-Pizzeria at the Ser-Pizzeria at the Ser-Pizzeria at the Ser-Pizzeria at the Ser-vices Clubvices Clubvices Clubvices Clubvices Club

The lounge and pizzeria’s newhours are Wednesday through Friday11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch andWednesday through Friday 4 to 9 p.m.for dinner. The pizzeria is open until 10p.m. during Friday and Saturday UTAs.For more details, call (612) 713-1672.

Club winnerClub winnerClub winnerClub winnerClub winnerCongratulations to Membership

Drive winner, Marvin Souba, who won$1,000! The club welcomed 36 newmembers during the recent membershipdrive. For club membership information,call Karen Putnam at (612) 713-1680.

Style ShowStyle ShowStyle ShowStyle ShowStyle ShowThe Officers’ Spouses’ Club will

host its annual Style Show April 20 atthe Officers’ Club. The cost is $25.Proceeds benefit military families ofdeployed military personnel. Prepay-ment is required. Space is limited.Guests are welcome. For reservations,call Roberta Gronemann at (763) 494-3517 or Jan Olson at (952) 831-2438.

Club barsThe Services Club bar is open

11:30 a.m. Wednesdays.The Officers’ Club bar is open

11:30 a.m. Fridays.

Mug NightsMug NightsMug NightsMug NightsMug NightsStarts 4 p.m. Tuesdays at the

Officers’ Club and 4 p.m. Thursdays atthe Services Club.

Order a custom-made mug from thebartender. Choose from a wide varietyof designs. Until it arrives, bring in amug of your choice.

Enjoy tap beer for $1.75 (up to 20oz.) and brat, sauerkraut and potato

salad for $3.50. Lounge menu alsoavailable.

Play bingo at the Ser-vices Club every Fridaystarting at 5:15 p.m.

Social hour is from 4 to 6 p.m.Enjoy free appetizers.

For more information, call (612)713-3670.

Fitness center temporarily relo-cates

Due to construction, the fitnesscenter will be relocated temporarily toBldg. 507, at the 88th RSC ArmyReserve Center starting April 3. Thehours of operation will be Monday toFriday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be closedfor preparation for moving March 24 toApril 2. For more information, call (612)713-1496 or (612) 919-5134.

The Outdoor Recreation Center inBldg. 778 will be open and areaattraction tickets and coupons will beavailable in that building. The hours ofoperation will be Monday throughFriday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appoint-ment. Call (612) 713-1496 or (612) 919-5134.

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Check out the new DVD vendingmachine at the Lodging facilityavailable 24 hours a day, seven days aweek. Only $1.49 per movie per night! Itis an easy and convenient way to rentmovies. Stop by during a lunch breakor on the way home. You don’t have tobe a Lodging guest to use the machine.For more information, call (612) 713-1984.

America’s Kids’ Run/America’s Kids’ Run/America’s Kids’ Run/America’s Kids’ Run/America’s Kids’ Run/WalkWalkWalkWalkWalk

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Viking VibesViking VibesViking VibesViking VibesViking VibesLake Nokomis. Check-in 10 a.m. Starttime is 10:30 a.m. The course is 2.7miles around the lake’s paved perim-eter. Age division prizes will bepresented. Parents must be present.Register at fitness center by April 3.For more information, call (612) 713-1496.

Way to go!Way to go!Way to go!Way to go!Way to go!Congratulations to the fitness

center’s 2006 Pig Out Challengewinners! The top six winners were: JeffPinger, Nate Schloos, Stan Sheley,Gerald Fuhrmann, Kevin Alban and JimDonahue. Great job!

Bocce Ball LeagueBocce Ball LeagueBocce Ball LeagueBocce Ball LeagueBocce Ball LeagueThe league starts April 13. Two-

player teams compete in this round-robin league for eight weeks. Gameswill be held Thursdays at 4 p.m. and

4:30 p.m. For more details, call Tech.Sgt. John Brown at (612) 713-1777.

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Check out all the great things youcan rent from Outdoor Recreation.Choose from a wide variety of sportsequipment, lawn games, camping gear,party supplies, and more! Call (612)713-1496.

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are eligible to attend several summerresidential camps.

The following are the scheduleddates for camps:

Space Camp - July 31 to Aug. 4Missoula Performing Arts Camp -

July 16 to 21 and July 23 to 28These camps are funded by

Headquarters Air Force Services andFamily Member Programs, and are freeto youth who are selected to attend.

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OPC is a free program for childrenwho have a family member deployed,recently deployed or scheduled todeploy. Camp sites are located atmultiple organizations around thecountry, including military installationsand 4-H sites. Information is availableat www.nmfa.org.

For more details about thesecamps, call Margo Leslie, 934thServices Squadron director, at (612)713-1119.

Senior Master Sgts.Calvin Johnson (left)and Dale Place, 27thAerial PortSquadron, displaythe Team of theMonth award theunit earned at ManasAir Base, Kyrgyzstanwhere they are onTemporary Duty. The flight is runcompletely by 58reservists.Twenty-four of thoseaerial porters arefrom 27 APS inMinneapolis.

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The Armed Forces Kids Run /Walk will be held on May 20, 2006 atLake Nokomis. The run is aimedprimarily at youths aged 5 to 18 andthe family of CAP cadets, reservemembers, active duty, National Guard,base civilians and retired military.Check-in time is 10 a.m. with a starttime of 10:30 a.m. The course will be2.7 miles around the paved perimeterof the lake and can be accomplished byeither walking or running, or acombination of both. T-shirts andrunner numbers will be issued at the

time of check-in. Prizes will beawarded based on age and participa-tion. In the event of bad weather, thisevent will be rescheduled for 2pm or10am on May 21. All participantsmust register by completing an officialregistration form and turning it in tothe fitness center by April 3. Youthsaged 5 to 18 must have a parent ofguardian present. If you would like tovolunteer to help organize and run theevent call the Fitness Center at 612-713-1496.

Time Activity Location POCSATURDAY0730 to 1600 Newcomers Flight Per schedule MSgt Besser, x17550800 to 1030 E-Testing, Appt Only Bldg 852, room 206 MSgt Lunde, x15010800 to 1430 MPF ID Cards Open Bldg 852, room 105 TSgt Wollak, x10850845 to 1130 Physical Exams Bldg 840 SMSgt Hanson, x16420845 to 1130 Sick Call Bldg 840 MSgt Rebholtz, x16120845 to 1130 ASTS Labatory Draws (All lab draws) Bldg 840 MSgt Kaufmann, 16330845 to 1115 Hearing Exams Bldg 840 MSgt Rebholtz, x16120900 to 1130 Immunizations Bldg 840 SMSgt Brausen, x16170900 to 1000 First Sergeants Council Meeting Wing CC Conf Room CMSgt Dalton, x12110900 to 1000 Unit Deployment Meeting Bdlg 760, room 194 SMSgt Schyma, x1789930 to 1130 Medical Outprocessing Bldg 840 SMSgt Goetz, x16421000 to 1100 Wing Change Of Command Ceremony Fuel Cell Capt Hamiel, x12021000 to 1100 Weapons Courier Training Bdlg 760, room 194 SMSgt Schyma, x17891230 to 1600 Physical Exams Bldg 840 SMSgt Hanson, x16421230 to 1500 Immunizations Bldg 840 SMSgt Brausen, x16171230 to 1330 Enlisted Adisory Council Wing CC Conf Room CMSgt Dalton, x12111230 to 1600 Hearing Exams Bldg 840 MSgt Rebholtz, x16121300 to 1600 Medical Outprocessing Bldg 840 SMSgt Goetz, x16421300 to 1600 ASTS Labatory Draws (HIV only) Bldg 840 MSgt Kaufmann, 16331300 to 1600 Sick Call Bldg 840 MSgt Rebholtz, x16121300 to 1430 MWSS 471st Change of Comamnd Fuel Cell 1st Sgt Williams, (612) 685-47781400 to 1600 AES Open House Lt Col Boldenow, X18971500 to 1600 SMSgt Erickson’s Retirement Ceremony Bldg 821 MSgt Gillespie, x1323SUNDAY0730 to 1600 Newcomers Flight Per schedule MSgt Besser, x17550730 to 0830 SMSgt Gustafson Retirement Ceremony ASTS building Lt Col Brown, x16930730 to 0900 MPF ID Cards Open Bldg 852, room 105 TSgt Wollak, x10850800 to 0900 Awards and Decs Board Wing CC Conf Room Ms Squires, x10850830 to 1200 PME/EOC Testing Bldg 852, room 206 MSgt Bob Keldsen, x15010830 to 1200 Disaster Prep, CONOPS Refresher Bldg 760, room 130 SMSgt Johnson, x19340900 to 1000 HRDC Meeting Wing CC Conf Room Col Rudin, x12980900 to1000 Protestant Service Bldg 725, Chapel Chaplin Perry, x12261000 to 1100 Chief’s Council Wing CC Conf Room CMSgt Dalton, x12111100 to 1430 MPF ID Cards Open Bldg 852, room 105 TSgt Wollak, x10851300 to 1430 MWSS 471st Chief of Staff Retirement Fuel Cell 1st Sgt Williams, (612) 685-47781500 to 1600 Catholic Service Bldg 725, Chapel Chaplin Perry, x1226

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What: Round robin tournament with teams of two Where: TBD (on-base) When: Thursdays 4 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. starting April 13 Who: All are welcome! Phone: For more information, call (612) 713-1496.

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There is no dining facility menu forApril as it will be closed for training.Breakfast lunch and dinner Saturdayand breakfast and lunch Sunday willbe served at the Services Club.

Dining Facility Menu

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Menu includes:Honey baked ham

Roast beefPork loin roast

Turkey with stuffingGarlic mashed potatoes

Garden blend riceAu gratin potatoesSeasonal vegetables

Cold poached salmonPeel-&-eat shrimp

SaladsFruits

Assorted dessertsFREE Easter treat for children!Adults $17.95, Members $15.95

Children ages 5 to 8 $7.95Children under age 4 eat free

Seating 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations highlyrecommended.

For reservations, call (612) 713-3678 or 3670 or(612) 919-2768.