RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE 64th Year • No. 39 • OCTOBER 1, 2010

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Lt. Col. Jay Fisher (left), 99th Flying TrainingSquadron commander, steps out of a T-1 AJayhawk as the last student sortie missionends on the east flightline at Randolph Sept.23. Col. Richard Murphy, 12th Flying TrainingWing commander, and 2nd Lt. Conrad Roiz lookon. For the complete story, see page 4.Photo by Steve White

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PAGE 3WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 2 OCTOBER 1, 2010

COMMENTARY

By Gen. Stephen LorenzAir Education and Training Commandcommander

During my 37 years in theAir Force I have served withmany great Airmen. Recently,the Air Force announced theretirement of five of our verybest: Generals HowieChandler, Kevin Chilton andRoger Brady as well as ChiefMaster Sergeants Pam Derrowand Rob Tappana. Each one ofthese Airmen has selflesslyserved our nation in positionsof great responsibility overmany long years – in fact,together they total over 173 years of uni-formed service.

These senior Airmen are leaders ofthe rarest form. Each ascended to thehighest officer or enlisted rank in theAir Force, demonstrating a combinationof exemplary character, personal intel-lect, exceptional work ethic and anunwavering commitment to our nation.They began their lives in very differentplaces and under very different circum-stances, but they have one thing incommon: They exemplify how our AirForce affords ordinary people theopportunity to do extraordinary things.

General Chandler grew up in Missouri.He is the son of two hard-working par-ents. His mom invested her life as ahousewife caring for and raising him.His dad spent his entire career in radioand television broadcasting as a writerand producer. As the future generalapproached high school graduation, hechose to apply to only one college, believ-ing strongly that he was destined to fly.He was accepted to the U.S. Air ForceAcademy in 1970. Four years later hewas commissioned and began his riseamong the fighter community. To date,he has completed more than 3,900 flyinghours, predominately in advanced fight-er platforms.

General Chilton spent his early years inLos Angeles, Calif. His father served inthe Navy during World War II, then spenta lengthy career as a program managerwith McDonnell-Douglas. When thisfuture combatant commander was just 12years old, he experienced the exuberance

of viewing a cockpitfor the first time andputting his hands onthe controls of an air-plane. Although it wasa small private air-plane, he was fasci-nated by his sur-roundings. In fact, atone point in the flighthe turned to the pilotand asked, “Do youget paid to do this?”That flight was thebeginning of his pas-sion for aviation. In1976, he graduatedfrom the Air Force

Academy with a degree in engineering,then spent the early years of his militarycareer flying fighter aircraft. He attendedAir Force Test Pilot School and later, as anastronaut, piloted two space shuttle flightsand commanded one.

General Brady grew up on anOklahoma farm that his grandfatherhomesteaded in 1889. He is the son oftwo school teachers; his father also servedin the Navy during World War II. As ayoung boy this future Air Force leaderwas given big responsibility in helping runthe family business. His after-schoolchores often involved rounding up cattlein the evening while his dad and brotherspent time at football practice. In 1964 hereceived an athletic scholarship to theUniversity of Oklahoma. Four years laterhe graduated, was commissioned andgiven the opportunity to complete hismaster’s degree. After a few years as anofficer in the intelligence community andserving in Vietnam, he became a pilot.

Chief Derrow was the second of six chil-dren and grew up in Indiana. Her motherwas fully employed raising the six chil-dren, and her father was a factory work-er. The future chief was working in abank after graduating from high schoolwhen she and a friend decided to join theAir Force together on the buddy system.After just the second week of BasicMilitary Training her friend left, but shepersevered. She entered the Air Force in1980 and spent her early career gainingexpertise in a variety of communicationsassignments. An NCO Academy distin-guished graduate, she earned numerous

accolades during her years of serviceincluding being named MacDill’s FederalWoman of the Year in 1996. A leader ofAirmen, she served as Commandant ofthe Air Force SNCO Academy and as acommand chief for nearly five years, cul-minating her career as the enlisted leaderof a major command.

Chief Tappana was raised in the greatstate of Alaska. Early in life he devel-oped a passion for outdoor activities.His inquisitive nature drew him toadventures as a hunter, fisherman andexplorer. His mom managed a doctor’soffice and his dad was a school teacher.Each of them encouraged him to act onconviction and explore his surround-ings. He entered the Air Force after vis-iting a recruiter on a quest to see theworld. He enlisted in 1979 and spenthis early career as a traffic manage-ment specialist. He received countlesshonors and distinguished graduaterecognitions throughout his career.Additionally, he spent nearly one-thirdof his career as a command chief. Hewas the senior enlisted leader for threewings, a numbered air force and amajor command.

Many may know these professionalAirmen by their duties and rank. Butremember – they, too, were once youngadults with a drive to serve and an uncon-querable zeal for life, much like the youngAirmen who make up the bulk of ourforce today. Anyone who knows these“ordinary Airmen” understands one prin-ciple is central to their lives – our service’score values. I have personally witnessedeach one of these Airmen advocate andfight for what they believed was right forthe defense of this great nation and forour Airmen and their families. They alsoeach demonstrate skillful balance in theirlives because they are guided by theirfaith, love for family and true belief in theprinciples of freedom. Each leavesbehind a legacy of public service, humblestewardship and determined leadership.

While it is difficult to know how they, orany of us, will be remembered in thefuture, one thing is certain – we eachhave the opportunity to make a differencein the lives of others, to prepare and pos-ture our Air Force for the challengesahead, and to serve in awe of the wonder-ful nation we are sworn to protect.

LORENZ ON LEADERSHIP

502nd Air Base WingOperating Location Bravo

Editorial StaffBrig. Gen. Leonard Patrick

Commander1st Lt. Ryan Ernst

Deputy Chief of Public AffairsAirman 1st Class Precious Yett

EditorRobert Goetz

Brian McGloinStaff Writers

Maggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

WINGSPREAD

Ordinary people becoming extraordinary AirmenBy Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Twenty students from RandolphElementary School last week discoveredthey have what it takes to be leaders.

In the process they also laid the ground-work for making their school better.

Participants in a two-day program calledLeaders for the Future, the fourth- and fifth-graders explored the qualities of leadershipand teamwork as well as the characteristicsof great schools and created projects toimprove their school. Each student hadopportunities to speak as they unveiled theirfindings and projects in a presentation theafternoon of Sept. 21.

“All I did was get lucky enough to be prin-cipal here,” Principal Karen Bessette toldthe students after their presentation. “Iloved your ideas. I love your servants’ heart,your willingness to give of your time andenergy to others and I think all of your ideasare great. I can’t wait to hear more aboutthem and to see how we can support them.”

The school was chosen for a $6,500service-learning grant from State FarmInsurance after Ms. Bessette and JayBonstingl, a Maryland-based educationconsultant, submitted a proposal withhis Leaders for the Future program asits centerpiece.

Mr. Bonstingl has conducted the pro-gram throughout the United States and inother countries for 14 years. Billed as a“leadership development and service-learning opportunity for students who arenot yet the stars of their schools, but whocould be,” the program engages studentsin their school and in the learningprocess, giving them an opportunity tolead and create something original.

“These kids are learning somethingabout themselves they didn’t knowbefore,” Mr. Bonstingl said. “They’releaders. They’re convinced they can doanything – and they can.”

The students divided into four teams,then chose names, mottos and jinglesbefore delving into leadership qualities;discussing what is always – and never –seen, heard and felt at a school of quali-ty; outlining the attributes of theirschool; and brainstorming ways toimprove their school. Teachers CherylDeegan, Heather Jost, Linda Heier and

Jennifer Adams assisted the teams.During the presentation on the second

day of the program, the students sharedtheir projects, which they will carry out inthe next few weeks. Two teams, the Tigersand the Fourth-Grade Fireballs, choseprojects that will make special-needs chil-dren feel more welcome. TeamEnthusiasm, with an aim of making “a dif-ference in the lives of our local heroes bymaking them feel appreciated,” will seekdonations of homemade cookies to give toservice-oriented personnel at Randolphsuch as police officers, firefighters andclinic workers. The Roadrunners will rec-ognize the contributions of custodians, spe-cial-needs aides and cafeteria workerswith a special Web page on the RandolphField Independent School District Web siteand through announcements on theschool’s public-address system and postersin the hallways.

Amelia Folkes, a State Farm communityand media relations specialist from Austin,commended the students following theirpresentation.

“You probably don’t realize that all of youreally displayed great leadership skills andpresentation skills,” she told them. “Andthose are skills you’re going to need whenyou go look for a job, when you go to col-lege. That is service learning, right there.”

Autumn Jones, a fourth-grader whobelongs to Team Enthusiasm, said she bene-fited from the program.

“I learned that I can be a betterleader than I am now,” she said. “Ihave a few problems, but I’m workingon that.”

Autumn said she also enjoyed workingwith students from other classes.

One of her teammates, Reggie Lane,another fourth-grader, said a leadershould begin the day with a healthybreakfast and a good night’s sleep andbe prepared to make the right choices.

Mr. Bonstingl said leadership is nec-essary at all levels so people don’tadopt a “victim mindset.” The programallows students to “develop their God-given leadership abilities, which everychild has, and create a project to makea great school even better.”

“When we see kids engaged, we seethem zooming, becoming quite goodacademically,” he said. “We see thattime and time again. They turn out to bevery, very special.”

Mr. Bonstingl saw something very spe-cial in the Randolph students who partici-pated in the program, which he attributedto the military community and to Ms.Bessette and her staff.

“I’ve done this program all over theworld, but I’ve never enjoyed beingwith a group more,” he said. “They arethe kindest, most considerate, mostcreative kids I’ve ever worked with.They have the best sense of communityof any kids I’ve ever worked with.”

Students tap into leadership potential

Photo by David TerryRandolph Elementary school students display a sign thanking State Farm Insurance afterreceiving a grant for $6,500 to fund leadership training at the school.

Lt. Col. Jay Fisher (left), 99th Flying TrainingSquadron commander, steps out of a T-1 AJayhawk as the last student sortie missionends on the east flightline at Randolph Sept.23. Col. Richard Murphy, 12th Flying TrainingWing commander, and 2nd Lt. Conrad Roiz lookon. For the complete story, see page 4.Photo by Steve White

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ON THE COVER

PAGE 3WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 2 OCTOBER 1, 2010

COMMENTARY

By Gen. Stephen LorenzAir Education and Training Commandcommander

During my 37 years in theAir Force I have served withmany great Airmen. Recently,the Air Force announced theretirement of five of our verybest: Generals HowieChandler, Kevin Chilton andRoger Brady as well as ChiefMaster Sergeants Pam Derrowand Rob Tappana. Each one ofthese Airmen has selflesslyserved our nation in positionsof great responsibility overmany long years – in fact,together they total over 173 years of uni-formed service.

These senior Airmen are leaders ofthe rarest form. Each ascended to thehighest officer or enlisted rank in theAir Force, demonstrating a combinationof exemplary character, personal intel-lect, exceptional work ethic and anunwavering commitment to our nation.They began their lives in very differentplaces and under very different circum-stances, but they have one thing incommon: They exemplify how our AirForce affords ordinary people theopportunity to do extraordinary things.

General Chandler grew up in Missouri.He is the son of two hard-working par-ents. His mom invested her life as ahousewife caring for and raising him.His dad spent his entire career in radioand television broadcasting as a writerand producer. As the future generalapproached high school graduation, hechose to apply to only one college, believ-ing strongly that he was destined to fly.He was accepted to the U.S. Air ForceAcademy in 1970. Four years later hewas commissioned and began his riseamong the fighter community. To date,he has completed more than 3,900 flyinghours, predominately in advanced fight-er platforms.

General Chilton spent his early years inLos Angeles, Calif. His father served inthe Navy during World War II, then spenta lengthy career as a program managerwith McDonnell-Douglas. When thisfuture combatant commander was just 12years old, he experienced the exuberance

of viewing a cockpitfor the first time andputting his hands onthe controls of an air-plane. Although it wasa small private air-plane, he was fasci-nated by his sur-roundings. In fact, atone point in the flighthe turned to the pilotand asked, “Do youget paid to do this?”That flight was thebeginning of his pas-sion for aviation. In1976, he graduatedfrom the Air Force

Academy with a degree in engineering,then spent the early years of his militarycareer flying fighter aircraft. He attendedAir Force Test Pilot School and later, as anastronaut, piloted two space shuttle flightsand commanded one.

General Brady grew up on anOklahoma farm that his grandfatherhomesteaded in 1889. He is the son oftwo school teachers; his father also servedin the Navy during World War II. As ayoung boy this future Air Force leaderwas given big responsibility in helping runthe family business. His after-schoolchores often involved rounding up cattlein the evening while his dad and brotherspent time at football practice. In 1964 hereceived an athletic scholarship to theUniversity of Oklahoma. Four years laterhe graduated, was commissioned andgiven the opportunity to complete hismaster’s degree. After a few years as anofficer in the intelligence community andserving in Vietnam, he became a pilot.

Chief Derrow was the second of six chil-dren and grew up in Indiana. Her motherwas fully employed raising the six chil-dren, and her father was a factory work-er. The future chief was working in abank after graduating from high schoolwhen she and a friend decided to join theAir Force together on the buddy system.After just the second week of BasicMilitary Training her friend left, but shepersevered. She entered the Air Force in1980 and spent her early career gainingexpertise in a variety of communicationsassignments. An NCO Academy distin-guished graduate, she earned numerous

accolades during her years of serviceincluding being named MacDill’s FederalWoman of the Year in 1996. A leader ofAirmen, she served as Commandant ofthe Air Force SNCO Academy and as acommand chief for nearly five years, cul-minating her career as the enlisted leaderof a major command.

Chief Tappana was raised in the greatstate of Alaska. Early in life he devel-oped a passion for outdoor activities.His inquisitive nature drew him toadventures as a hunter, fisherman andexplorer. His mom managed a doctor’soffice and his dad was a school teacher.Each of them encouraged him to act onconviction and explore his surround-ings. He entered the Air Force after vis-iting a recruiter on a quest to see theworld. He enlisted in 1979 and spenthis early career as a traffic manage-ment specialist. He received countlesshonors and distinguished graduaterecognitions throughout his career.Additionally, he spent nearly one-thirdof his career as a command chief. Hewas the senior enlisted leader for threewings, a numbered air force and amajor command.

Many may know these professionalAirmen by their duties and rank. Butremember – they, too, were once youngadults with a drive to serve and an uncon-querable zeal for life, much like the youngAirmen who make up the bulk of ourforce today. Anyone who knows these“ordinary Airmen” understands one prin-ciple is central to their lives – our service’score values. I have personally witnessedeach one of these Airmen advocate andfight for what they believed was right forthe defense of this great nation and forour Airmen and their families. They alsoeach demonstrate skillful balance in theirlives because they are guided by theirfaith, love for family and true belief in theprinciples of freedom. Each leavesbehind a legacy of public service, humblestewardship and determined leadership.

While it is difficult to know how they, orany of us, will be remembered in thefuture, one thing is certain – we eachhave the opportunity to make a differencein the lives of others, to prepare and pos-ture our Air Force for the challengesahead, and to serve in awe of the wonder-ful nation we are sworn to protect.

LORENZ ON LEADERSHIP

502nd Air Base WingOperating Location Bravo

Editorial StaffBrig. Gen. Leonard Patrick

Commander1st Lt. Ryan Ernst

Deputy Chief of Public AffairsAirman 1st Class Precious Yett

EditorRobert Goetz

Brian McGloinStaff Writers

Maggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

WINGSPREAD

Ordinary people becoming extraordinary AirmenBy Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Twenty students from RandolphElementary School last week discoveredthey have what it takes to be leaders.

In the process they also laid the ground-work for making their school better.

Participants in a two-day program calledLeaders for the Future, the fourth- and fifth-graders explored the qualities of leadershipand teamwork as well as the characteristicsof great schools and created projects toimprove their school. Each student hadopportunities to speak as they unveiled theirfindings and projects in a presentation theafternoon of Sept. 21.

“All I did was get lucky enough to be prin-cipal here,” Principal Karen Bessette toldthe students after their presentation. “Iloved your ideas. I love your servants’ heart,your willingness to give of your time andenergy to others and I think all of your ideasare great. I can’t wait to hear more aboutthem and to see how we can support them.”

The school was chosen for a $6,500service-learning grant from State FarmInsurance after Ms. Bessette and JayBonstingl, a Maryland-based educationconsultant, submitted a proposal withhis Leaders for the Future program asits centerpiece.

Mr. Bonstingl has conducted the pro-gram throughout the United States and inother countries for 14 years. Billed as a“leadership development and service-learning opportunity for students who arenot yet the stars of their schools, but whocould be,” the program engages studentsin their school and in the learningprocess, giving them an opportunity tolead and create something original.

“These kids are learning somethingabout themselves they didn’t knowbefore,” Mr. Bonstingl said. “They’releaders. They’re convinced they can doanything – and they can.”

The students divided into four teams,then chose names, mottos and jinglesbefore delving into leadership qualities;discussing what is always – and never –seen, heard and felt at a school of quali-ty; outlining the attributes of theirschool; and brainstorming ways toimprove their school. Teachers CherylDeegan, Heather Jost, Linda Heier and

Jennifer Adams assisted the teams.During the presentation on the second

day of the program, the students sharedtheir projects, which they will carry out inthe next few weeks. Two teams, the Tigersand the Fourth-Grade Fireballs, choseprojects that will make special-needs chil-dren feel more welcome. TeamEnthusiasm, with an aim of making “a dif-ference in the lives of our local heroes bymaking them feel appreciated,” will seekdonations of homemade cookies to give toservice-oriented personnel at Randolphsuch as police officers, firefighters andclinic workers. The Roadrunners will rec-ognize the contributions of custodians, spe-cial-needs aides and cafeteria workerswith a special Web page on the RandolphField Independent School District Web siteand through announcements on theschool’s public-address system and postersin the hallways.

Amelia Folkes, a State Farm communityand media relations specialist from Austin,commended the students following theirpresentation.

“You probably don’t realize that all of youreally displayed great leadership skills andpresentation skills,” she told them. “Andthose are skills you’re going to need whenyou go look for a job, when you go to col-lege. That is service learning, right there.”

Autumn Jones, a fourth-grader whobelongs to Team Enthusiasm, said she bene-fited from the program.

“I learned that I can be a betterleader than I am now,” she said. “Ihave a few problems, but I’m workingon that.”

Autumn said she also enjoyed workingwith students from other classes.

One of her teammates, Reggie Lane,another fourth-grader, said a leadershould begin the day with a healthybreakfast and a good night’s sleep andbe prepared to make the right choices.

Mr. Bonstingl said leadership is nec-essary at all levels so people don’tadopt a “victim mindset.” The programallows students to “develop their God-given leadership abilities, which everychild has, and create a project to makea great school even better.”

“When we see kids engaged, we seethem zooming, becoming quite goodacademically,” he said. “We see thattime and time again. They turn out to bevery, very special.”

Mr. Bonstingl saw something very spe-cial in the Randolph students who partici-pated in the program, which he attributedto the military community and to Ms.Bessette and her staff.

“I’ve done this program all over theworld, but I’ve never enjoyed beingwith a group more,” he said. “They arethe kindest, most considerate, mostcreative kids I’ve ever worked with.They have the best sense of communityof any kids I’ve ever worked with.”

Students tap into leadership potential

Photo by David TerryRandolph Elementary school students display a sign thanking State Farm Insurance afterreceiving a grant for $6,500 to fund leadership training at the school.

Thirteen Senior Airmen graduated from the firstJoint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School ina ceremony Sept. 23 at the Gateway Club, LacklandAir Force Base. The Airmen successfully completed24 academic duty-days consisting of 192 hours ofclassroom instruction in supervisory communicator,supervisor of airman, military professional and expe-ditionary airman courses.

Three of these Airmen were presented specialawards during the ceremony. Senior Airman BrandonGaskins, 902nd Security Forces Squadron, earned theJohn L. Levitow Award while Senior Airman TrevorAlexis, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron, was awardedthe Commandant Award. Senior Airman ChadrickJones, 882nd Training Support Squadron, receivedthe Academic Award.

Other graduates were:Senior Airman Isae AlvaradoAir Force Personnel Center

Senior Airman April Deluna359th Aerospace Medicine SquadronSenior Airman Daniel HendersonAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Yvonne LoveAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Chip Luchte802nd Logistic Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Joel Metran902nd Communications SquadronSenior Airman Jennifer StaffordAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Ali WilliamsAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Andrew Wilson902nd Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Ivan Wilson359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

The guest speaker for the graduation ceremony

was Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Lambing, CommandChief, Medical Education and Training Campus, FortSam Houston. The ALS is affiliated with theCommunity College of the Air Force through EnlistedProfessional Military Education. The graduates areawarded 10 semester hours toward a CommunityCollege of the Air Force degree.

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NEWS

Senior AirmanBrandon Gaskins

Senior AirmanTrevor Alexis

Senior AirmanChadrick Jones

Thirteen graduate from Gaylor Airman Leadership School

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The T-1A Jayhawk’s combat systemsofficer training mission at Randolph isover, but the twin-engine jet trainer willplay an even greater role at Naval AirStation Pensacola, Fla., where the newgeneration of CSOs is being trained.

The T-1A’s CSO mission at Randolphended last week when a Jayhawk pilotedby Col. Richard Murphy, 12th FlyingTraining Wing commander, and Lt. Col.Jay Fisher, 99th Flying TrainingSquadron commander, touched down onthe east flightline the afternoon of Sept.23, the last student sortie completed.

“Today we closed the Randolph chapterfor CSO undergraduate training in the T-1A,” Colonel Murphy said. “The trainingcapacity we built at Randolph in the T-1Anow transitions to NAS Pensacola, wherewe open a new chapter in the Air Force’sCSO training program.”

Second Lts. Conrad Ruiz and MichaelSimpson, students assigned to the 562ndFTS, participated in the final sortie, hon-ing their crew resource managementskills and navigating in a low-level envi-ronment. As Lieutenants Ruiz andSimpson took turns handling high- andlow-level navigation chores, the flight,which began at 8:30 a.m., took the air-crew north of Texarkana, Ark., to a low-level military training route in northwestArkansas before landing in Fayetteville,

Ark., for refueling.“We used timing and our planned

course, while accounting for wind, asour primary means of navigation,”Lieutenant Ruiz said. “To supplementthose techniques, we also used visualreferences such as bridges, dams,towns and radio towers.”

Lieutenant Simpson said flying withColonel Murphy was a great way to con-clude his experience at Randolph.

“It is a strong and positive memorythat I will remember from my train-ing here,” he said.

Lieutenant Ruiz said he “felt hon-ored” to take part in the last CSO stu-dent sortie at Randolph.

“It was a great experience flying withthe wing commander, and I feel like I wasa part of history being the last student tofly at Randolph,” he said.

Colonel Fisher said he and other

99th FTS members have enjoyed fly-ing in the T-1A with Randolph’s CSOstudents for the last phase of theirnavigation training here.

“It keeps us out of our normal studentroutine,” he said. “It’s also an opportunityfor us to impart wisdom as the studentsgo on to their follow-on assignments.”

Colonel Fisher said the 99th FTS“has been proud to play an integralrole in the development of so manynew aviators in the undergraduateCSO program here at Randolph.

“While we will miss contributing tothe UCSO program, we look forwardto continuing to support the stand-upof the instructor CSO and instructorpilot cadre who will fly in the T-1A atPensacola,” he said.

Colonel Murphy said the T-1A will con-tinue to play a huge role in Air Educationand Training Command’s CSO mission.

“AETC is modifying 21 existing T-1Asfor advanced training designed to buildour CSOs’ foundation in navigation, elec-tronic warfare, weapons employment andair intercept operations,” he said. “Thefuture is bright for our Air Force andnation as we leverage new capabilitiesdeveloping a CSO who can meet thewarfighter’s needs.”

Both lieutenants called their CSO train-ing intense but rewarding.

“It was a very long 10 months,” saidLieutenant Simpson, who will leaveRandolph for follow-on training at OffuttAir Force Base, Neb., as an electronicwarfare officer on an RC-135. “It was acourse that challenged me in ways that Ihad never been challenged before,including personally and academically.There were many 12-plus-hour days forstudying and mission preparation.”

Lieutenant Ruiz, whose follow-onassignment is with the 52nd AirliftSquadron at Peterson AFB, Colo., saidhe is “relieved to be done with thisphase of training and excited aboutwhat lies ahead.”

“Throughout my training here atRandolph I know that I have learnedvaluable skills that I’ll use through-out my flying career,” he said. “Theintense workload and long hours I’veput in over the past 11 months willprepare me for how hard I’ll have towork to be the best aviator I canpossibly be.”

Sortie signals end of Randolph’s T-1A CSO mission

Photo by Steve WhiteThe T-1A Jayhawk’s mission at Randolph comes to a close with the graduation of the lastCombat Systems Officer class today.

Germ warfare

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, AirEducation and TrainingCommand commander,receives his annual flushot from Staff Sgt.Caroline Mejia, 359thMedical OperationsSquadron, NCO in chargeof the immunizationclinic. Flu shots arecurrently available formedical personnel, firstresponders and personneldeploying within 60 days.For more information, callthe clinic at 652-3279.Photo by Joel Martinez

Salsa buena

Lisa Vargas and Lee Riosdemonstrated Latin dances

at the Hispanic HeritageObservance Month kick-offRandolph’s base exchange

Sept. 15. The Joint BaseSan Antonio HHOM

luncheon takes placeThursday at 11 a.m. at the

Kendrick Club. Photo by Steve White

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO –Whereas, the 502d Air Base Wing is committed to ensuringthe safety and security of all those living in and visiting ourbases; and

Whereas, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally andnationally, and homes are the locations where people are at greatestrisk from fire; and

Whereas, nearly 3,000 people die each year as a result of homefires each year; and

Whereas, roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths resultedfrom home fires in which no working smoke alarms werepresent; and

Whereas, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a firein half; and

Whereas, the National Fire Protection Association recommends atleast one smoke alarm on every level of the home (including thebasement) outside all sleeping areas and in all bedrooms; and

Whereas, informing the public about the importance of smokealarm installation and maintenance serves an essential step towardincreasing the public’s safety from home fires; and

Whereas, 502nd Air Base Wing first responders are dedicated toreducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire deaths andinjuries through prevention and proper education; and

Whereas, 502nd Air Base Wing residents are responsive to publiceducation measures and are able to take personal steps to increasetheir safety from fire; especially in their homes; and

Whereas, the Fire Prevention Week 2010, Oct. 3-9 theme, “SmokeAlarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” actively works to motivate502nd Air Base Wing residents to implement smoke alarm recom-mendations in their homes;

Therefore, I, as installation commander, do hereby proclaim Oct.3-9, 2010, as Fire Prevention Week and urge all the people ofLackland, Randolph and Fort Sam Houston to protect their homesand families by heeding the potentially life-saving messages of FirePrevention Week 2010, and to support the many public safetyactivities and efforts of Joint Base San Antonio’s Fire andEmergency Services.

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK PROCLAMATION 2010

Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick502nd Air Base Wing commander

Climate survey begins todayThe Air Force launched its 2010 climate survey today via an e-mail invitation to every Airman across

the total force, including civilians. Each eligible participant will receive a personal email invitation fromthe Chief of Staff of the Air Force asking for provide feedback on the organizational climate of their unit.The purpose of the survey is to “tap the pulse” of the Air Force by soliciting the opinions from those thatmake it work. Air Force members and civil service employees are highly encouraged to participate.

The survey covers home, work, leadership and morale issues and runs through Nov. 28.

AETC Special Duty Team VisitThe Air Education and Training Command Special Duty Team hosts a special duty briefing

Oct. 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Bob Hope Theater on Lackland Air Force Base. Transportation fromRandolph will be provided. If you’re an Airman 1st Class with at least 24 month’s time in service through technical sergeant with less than 16 years total active federal military service,the AETC Special Duty Team invites you to attend.

For more information on the AETC Special Duty Team, call Master Sgt. Terri Harmon at 652-2525.

Thirteen Senior Airmen graduated from the firstJoint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School ina ceremony Sept. 23 at the Gateway Club, LacklandAir Force Base. The Airmen successfully completed24 academic duty-days consisting of 192 hours ofclassroom instruction in supervisory communicator,supervisor of airman, military professional and expe-ditionary airman courses.

Three of these Airmen were presented specialawards during the ceremony. Senior Airman BrandonGaskins, 902nd Security Forces Squadron, earned theJohn L. Levitow Award while Senior Airman TrevorAlexis, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron, was awardedthe Commandant Award. Senior Airman ChadrickJones, 882nd Training Support Squadron, receivedthe Academic Award.

Other graduates were:Senior Airman Isae AlvaradoAir Force Personnel Center

Senior Airman April Deluna359th Aerospace Medicine SquadronSenior Airman Daniel HendersonAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Yvonne LoveAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Chip Luchte802nd Logistic Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Joel Metran902nd Communications SquadronSenior Airman Jennifer StaffordAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Ali WilliamsAir Force Personnel CenterSenior Airman Andrew Wilson902nd Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Ivan Wilson359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

The guest speaker for the graduation ceremony

was Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Lambing, CommandChief, Medical Education and Training Campus, FortSam Houston. The ALS is affiliated with theCommunity College of the Air Force through EnlistedProfessional Military Education. The graduates areawarded 10 semester hours toward a CommunityCollege of the Air Force degree.

PAGE 5WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 4 OCTOBER 1, 2010

NEWS

Senior AirmanBrandon Gaskins

Senior AirmanTrevor Alexis

Senior AirmanChadrick Jones

Thirteen graduate from Gaylor Airman Leadership School

By Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The T-1A Jayhawk’s combat systemsofficer training mission at Randolph isover, but the twin-engine jet trainer willplay an even greater role at Naval AirStation Pensacola, Fla., where the newgeneration of CSOs is being trained.

The T-1A’s CSO mission at Randolphended last week when a Jayhawk pilotedby Col. Richard Murphy, 12th FlyingTraining Wing commander, and Lt. Col.Jay Fisher, 99th Flying TrainingSquadron commander, touched down onthe east flightline the afternoon of Sept.23, the last student sortie completed.

“Today we closed the Randolph chapterfor CSO undergraduate training in the T-1A,” Colonel Murphy said. “The trainingcapacity we built at Randolph in the T-1Anow transitions to NAS Pensacola, wherewe open a new chapter in the Air Force’sCSO training program.”

Second Lts. Conrad Ruiz and MichaelSimpson, students assigned to the 562ndFTS, participated in the final sortie, hon-ing their crew resource managementskills and navigating in a low-level envi-ronment. As Lieutenants Ruiz andSimpson took turns handling high- andlow-level navigation chores, the flight,which began at 8:30 a.m., took the air-crew north of Texarkana, Ark., to a low-level military training route in northwestArkansas before landing in Fayetteville,

Ark., for refueling.“We used timing and our planned

course, while accounting for wind, asour primary means of navigation,”Lieutenant Ruiz said. “To supplementthose techniques, we also used visualreferences such as bridges, dams,towns and radio towers.”

Lieutenant Simpson said flying withColonel Murphy was a great way to con-clude his experience at Randolph.

“It is a strong and positive memorythat I will remember from my train-ing here,” he said.

Lieutenant Ruiz said he “felt hon-ored” to take part in the last CSO stu-dent sortie at Randolph.

“It was a great experience flying withthe wing commander, and I feel like I wasa part of history being the last student tofly at Randolph,” he said.

Colonel Fisher said he and other

99th FTS members have enjoyed fly-ing in the T-1A with Randolph’s CSOstudents for the last phase of theirnavigation training here.

“It keeps us out of our normal studentroutine,” he said. “It’s also an opportunityfor us to impart wisdom as the studentsgo on to their follow-on assignments.”

Colonel Fisher said the 99th FTS“has been proud to play an integralrole in the development of so manynew aviators in the undergraduateCSO program here at Randolph.

“While we will miss contributing tothe UCSO program, we look forwardto continuing to support the stand-upof the instructor CSO and instructorpilot cadre who will fly in the T-1A atPensacola,” he said.

Colonel Murphy said the T-1A will con-tinue to play a huge role in Air Educationand Training Command’s CSO mission.

“AETC is modifying 21 existing T-1Asfor advanced training designed to buildour CSOs’ foundation in navigation, elec-tronic warfare, weapons employment andair intercept operations,” he said. “Thefuture is bright for our Air Force andnation as we leverage new capabilitiesdeveloping a CSO who can meet thewarfighter’s needs.”

Both lieutenants called their CSO train-ing intense but rewarding.

“It was a very long 10 months,” saidLieutenant Simpson, who will leaveRandolph for follow-on training at OffuttAir Force Base, Neb., as an electronicwarfare officer on an RC-135. “It was acourse that challenged me in ways that Ihad never been challenged before,including personally and academically.There were many 12-plus-hour days forstudying and mission preparation.”

Lieutenant Ruiz, whose follow-onassignment is with the 52nd AirliftSquadron at Peterson AFB, Colo., saidhe is “relieved to be done with thisphase of training and excited aboutwhat lies ahead.”

“Throughout my training here atRandolph I know that I have learnedvaluable skills that I’ll use through-out my flying career,” he said. “Theintense workload and long hours I’veput in over the past 11 months willprepare me for how hard I’ll have towork to be the best aviator I canpossibly be.”

Sortie signals end of Randolph’s T-1A CSO mission

Photo by Steve WhiteThe T-1A Jayhawk’s mission at Randolph comes to a close with the graduation of the lastCombat Systems Officer class today.

Germ warfare

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, AirEducation and TrainingCommand commander,receives his annual flushot from Staff Sgt.Caroline Mejia, 359thMedical OperationsSquadron, NCO in chargeof the immunizationclinic. Flu shots arecurrently available formedical personnel, firstresponders and personneldeploying within 60 days.For more information, callthe clinic at 652-3279.Photo by Joel Martinez

Salsa buena

Lisa Vargas and Lee Riosdemonstrated Latin dances

at the Hispanic HeritageObservance Month kick-offRandolph’s base exchange

Sept. 15. The Joint BaseSan Antonio HHOM

luncheon takes placeThursday at 11 a.m. at the

Kendrick Club. Photo by Steve White

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO –Whereas, the 502d Air Base Wing is committed to ensuringthe safety and security of all those living in and visiting ourbases; and

Whereas, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally andnationally, and homes are the locations where people are at greatestrisk from fire; and

Whereas, nearly 3,000 people die each year as a result of homefires each year; and

Whereas, roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths resultedfrom home fires in which no working smoke alarms werepresent; and

Whereas, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a firein half; and

Whereas, the National Fire Protection Association recommends atleast one smoke alarm on every level of the home (including thebasement) outside all sleeping areas and in all bedrooms; and

Whereas, informing the public about the importance of smokealarm installation and maintenance serves an essential step towardincreasing the public’s safety from home fires; and

Whereas, 502nd Air Base Wing first responders are dedicated toreducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire deaths andinjuries through prevention and proper education; and

Whereas, 502nd Air Base Wing residents are responsive to publiceducation measures and are able to take personal steps to increasetheir safety from fire; especially in their homes; and

Whereas, the Fire Prevention Week 2010, Oct. 3-9 theme, “SmokeAlarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” actively works to motivate502nd Air Base Wing residents to implement smoke alarm recom-mendations in their homes;

Therefore, I, as installation commander, do hereby proclaim Oct.3-9, 2010, as Fire Prevention Week and urge all the people ofLackland, Randolph and Fort Sam Houston to protect their homesand families by heeding the potentially life-saving messages of FirePrevention Week 2010, and to support the many public safetyactivities and efforts of Joint Base San Antonio’s Fire andEmergency Services.

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK PROCLAMATION 2010

Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick502nd Air Base Wing commander

Climate survey begins todayThe Air Force launched its 2010 climate survey today via an e-mail invitation to every Airman across

the total force, including civilians. Each eligible participant will receive a personal email invitation fromthe Chief of Staff of the Air Force asking for provide feedback on the organizational climate of their unit.The purpose of the survey is to “tap the pulse” of the Air Force by soliciting the opinions from those thatmake it work. Air Force members and civil service employees are highly encouraged to participate.

The survey covers home, work, leadership and morale issues and runs through Nov. 28.

AETC Special Duty Team VisitThe Air Education and Training Command Special Duty Team hosts a special duty briefing

Oct. 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Bob Hope Theater on Lackland Air Force Base. Transportation fromRandolph will be provided. If you’re an Airman 1st Class with at least 24 month’s time in service through technical sergeant with less than 16 years total active federal military service,the AETC Special Duty Team invites you to attend.

For more information on the AETC Special Duty Team, call Master Sgt. Terri Harmon at 652-2525.

PAGE 7WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 6 OCTOBER 1, 2010

RetirementsCongratulations to Col. Scott Lockard and Col.

Kristan Wolf, Air Education and TrainingCommand, and Frank Gonzales, 12th OperationsSupport Squadron, on their retirement.

National Night OutThe Randolph Air Force Base community is

invited to attend National Night Out Oct. 5 from6-8 p.m. at North Park Street.

Meet neighbors and visit with McGruff andSparky. Activities for children, child fingerprint-ing, hot dogs and hamburgers will be offeredalong with displays, demonstrations and infor-mation booths.

AETC Additional Duty First SergeantSymposium

The Air Education and Training CommandAdditional Duty First Sergeant Symposium takesplace Nov. 15-19 from 7:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. atthe Inter-American Air Forces AcademyAuditorium, Bldg 7356, on Joint Base SanAntonio, Lackland.

For more information, contact Senior MasterSgt. John Turner at 473-3897.

Randolph PTO Fall FestivalThe Randolph Field Independent School

District Parent Teacher Organization hosts itsfall festival Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. atAir Heritage Park.

The festival is open to all Randolph fami-lies. Admission wristbands can be preorderednow through Oct. 8 for $10. The wristbandswill be $12 at the gate.

There will also be dinner plates and rafflebasket tickets available at an extra cost.

Order forms are available atwww.RandolphPTO.org.

For more information, contact ReneePalumbo at 843-276-3861 or 617-7439.

Band of the West chorus auditionsThe Band of the West is holding auditions for

the chorus. There will be one audition atLackland Air Force Base Oct. 21 at the SkylarkCommunity Center Fiesta Room. There will be asecond audition at Randolph AFB Oct. 22 at theArts & Crafts Center classroom.

For more information on the auditions, callStaff Sgt. John Marsh at 671-3934.

Active shooter briefingThe next active shooter briefing takes place

Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the basetheater.

Thrift ShopThe Randolph Thrift Shop will be opened

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weather permit-ting, a “Bring Your Own Big Stuff” sale in theparking lot will be offered.

For more information, contact Barbara Bryantat 254-8949.

OSC scholarships and craft bazaarThe Randolph Officers’ Spouses’ Club offers

scholarships for graduating high school seniorswho are Air Force dependents. Applications areavailable from the student’s high school coun-selor or call Marilyn Lewis at 317-4987.

The OSC is hosting its annual Arts and CraftsBazaar Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the LiveOak Civic Center. Proceeds from the bazaar willhelp fund scholarships.

For more information on the bazaar, callMarilyn Lewis at 317-4987.

Enlisted spouses welcome coffeeThe Enlisted Spouses (active or retired) Club

offers a welcome coffee on the first Tuesday ofevery month. This month’s meeting is Tuesday at9:30 a.m. at the Kendrick Club. All branches ofservice are invited.

For details, call Lona Moore at 659-4896.

Base BRIEFS

“Lottery Ticket” (PG-13)Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Nanny McPhee Returns” (PG-13)Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes

Saturday @ 6 p.m.

“Vampires Suck” (PG-13)Matt Lanter, Jenn Proske

Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWINGat the

Randolph Theater

$4.50 for adults$2.25 for children 11 and under

Absentee Voters Weekbegan Monday. The week hasbeen set aside by Departmentof Defense officials for votersto recognize the military’sfocus on preserving the rightto vote and encouragingabsentee voters to do so.

The goals of AbsenteeVoters Week are to empha-size and encourage votersto register and requestabsentee ballots if they havenot yet done so, and toencourage those who havealready registered andreceived their ballots tocomplete their absenteeballots and return them totheir local election officials.

DoD officials have taken steps to make absentee voting easier for servicemembers,their families and federal employees working overseas. What used to be a complicatedprocess of having to check the Voting Assistance Guide for state-specific requirementsand deadlines for absentee voting has now been automated.

Voters can visit https://www.fvap.gov/r3/fpca/home to fill in the federal post cardapplication using a wizard that assists absentee voters with filling in the form based ontheir particular state or county of residence.

Voters who have not received theirballot by Saturday are encouraged to usethe federal write-in absentee ballot as aback-up ballot.

Similar to the FPCA wizard, votersvisit https://www.fvap.gov/r3/fwab/hometo fill in the FWAB using a wizard thatassists with filling in the form, againbased on voters’ particular state andcounty of residence.

Once completed, voters print out theform, sign and return it to their localelection official.

The wizards produce a PDF packagethat includes a postage-paid envelope tem-plate, a security envelope template,instructions to election officials, state-spe-cific information and submission instruc-tions, a voter’s declaration/affirmation anda write-in ballot pre-populated with the

information and candidates the voter entered in the FWAB wizard. If the stateallows faxed returns, the wizard will also prepare a fax cover sheet with thefax number to the local election official.

If voters receive their state ballot after submitting the FWAB, they should vote andreturn the state ballot as well. State officials will only count the FWAB if the stateballot is not received by the deadline.

(Courtesy of AF.mil)

Options available for absentee voters FEATURE

By Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The days of the witty banter punctuated by televi-sion news and the whirr of hair clippers are in theirautumn in the small, two-person barber shop in theKendrick Club.

Moses “Mo” Urquiza and Rudy Alvarado arehanging up their barber’s jackets and retiring at theend of September, after collectively working foralmost a century at Randolph.

The Kendrick Club barber shop is more than a placeto get a haircut. The room itself is rather bland withmuted yellow walls and worn gray, heavy rubber matssurrounding the chrome-plated circular base of thechairs. Mo and Rudy, the names by which their cus-tomers know the barbers, are part of the conversation,the inside jokes and friendship which makes their shopwelcoming.

Mr. Urquiza drapes a cutting cape across the shoul-ders of a customer, closing it in the back at the top as thetwo have idle, friendly conversation. The man sits in theworn brown and chrome-plated barber chair as theytalk about sports and the usual small talk – sometimes inSpanish and sometimes in English. Mr. Urquiza doesn’tneed to ask much about the haircut he’s about to give.

The occasional lull in conversation is filled in by localnews and other programming from the small televisionon an ornate table on one side of the room, below a win-dow with closed aluminum blinds.

Mr. Urquiza said he started working as a barberbecause he needed a job 48 years ago.

“I had no intention of being a barber,” he said. Mr. Urquiza said he was able to use the G.I. Bill to

pay for school after he was discharged honorablyfrom the military – something he doesn’t like to talkabout. He spent five years after finishing schoolworking at a gas station washing cars and pumpinggas. He didn’t like it very much.

In 1962 he started working at the Kendrick Club as abarber, when it was the Randolph NCO Club.

When he is standing next to the barber chair, Mr.Urquiza is his own boss. Neither he nor Mr.Alvarado work in the evenings or weekends, Mr.Urquiza takes walk-in customers and Mr. Alvaradotakes appointments.

“When I started barbering, a haircut was 85 cents,”Mr. Urquiza said. It’s now $8 in their shop and $7.50 inthe Base Exchange.

“Our business is mostly retirees these days, “Mr.Alvarado said, looking down at the head of hair hewas trimming.

“There aren’t as many GIs,” Mr. Urquiza addedabout their clientele.

Although their business is mostly their old friends,loyal customers and retirees, they also have manyyounger customers. Many of the younger ones are sec-ond-and third-generation customers.

A young boy sat in Mr. Alvarado’s chair for a haircut.He is one of many third-generation customers who comein to get a haircut.

“That’s my grandson,” said Georgia LeBlanc, pointingto Taylor LeBlanc, the boy in Mr. Alvarado’s chair.

Mr. Alvarado began the usual preparatory work whileasking Taylor how he wanted his hair cut.

“I get a lot of third generations,” Mr. Alvarado said ashis attention turned to cutting Taylor’s hair, which wasshort and cut to Air Force standards.

For a moment the room was quiet while the televisionnews filled the silence between scissor snips and thedrone of the hair clippers and vacuum. Mr. Alvaradouses a straight razor to trim the edges of the boy’s hairas he does with other customers.

Marty Roth, a retired command chief master sergeant,sat down for a haircut in Mr. Urquiza’s chair.

“I’ve been coming here since 1995,” he said asMr. Urquiza started cutting his hair. “I was activeduty here then I retired.”

“I’ve been trying to get him to style my hair likeRudy’s,” he said, looking briefly at Mr. Alvarado.

“I’ve always worn my long sideburns because it’s mytrademark,” Mr. Alvarado replied without looking. Hisattention was on the haircut he was giving. His hairstylereminds one of Elvis Presley to a lesser degree.

Mr. Roth said people come back to the same placebecause they know Mr. Urquiza and Mr. Alvarado andwhat to expect, like seeing old friends. It’s not imperson-al like a mall hair stylist can be.

“I can start BS-ing about the weather, I don’t

need to worry about the haircut,” Mr. Roth said. “Icome in every other Friday. I don’t remember oncewhen [Mr. Urquiza] wasn’t here.”

Mr. Urquiza laughed a little and turned to pointto the corner of the counter where a cash registersits idle and incomplete.

“I’m always here and they stole the register,” Mr.Urquiza joked about the missing equipment.

He said it wasn’t really stolen; the computer part wasbeing repaired and will be back. The cash drawer stillworks and since the shop doesn’t take credit cards, it’snot much of a difference whether the register is there ornot. They don’t have any of the trappings of a retail busi-ness, don’t worry about credit cards and don’t have acorporate structure, managers or employees.

Tito Castaneda sat down in Rudy’s chair while Mr.Roth was speaking.

“I’ve been coming here for 17 years,” he said as Mr.Alvarado began some preparatory work before Mr.Castaneda’s haircut.

“He stayed with him from hair down to nothing,”Mr. Roth said about Mr. Castaneda’s bald scalp, hishairstyle of choice. In addition to removing scrufffrom Mr. Castaneda’s head, Mr. Alvarado used scis-sors to trim his eyebrows and a straight razor to cleanup around his ears and neck.

“With this kind of haircut, the barber can’t go wrong,”Mr. Alvarado said as he finished Mr. Castaneda’s haircut.

Everyone in the room laughed. The barber shopseems to be more of a social gathering where certain

Era of straight razors, scissors comes to end

See END OF ERA P9

Rudy Alvarado, a barber on Randolph 39 years, cuts retiredSenior Master Sgt. Alvin Bible's hair.

Moses Urquiza, a barber on Randolph since 1962, givesretired Chief Master Sgt.Emilio Serrano a haircut.

Photos by Steve Thurow

PAGE 7WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 6 OCTOBER 1, 2010

RetirementsCongratulations to Col. Scott Lockard and Col.

Kristan Wolf, Air Education and TrainingCommand, and Frank Gonzales, 12th OperationsSupport Squadron, on their retirement.

National Night OutThe Randolph Air Force Base community is

invited to attend National Night Out Oct. 5 from6-8 p.m. at North Park Street.

Meet neighbors and visit with McGruff andSparky. Activities for children, child fingerprint-ing, hot dogs and hamburgers will be offeredalong with displays, demonstrations and infor-mation booths.

AETC Additional Duty First SergeantSymposium

The Air Education and Training CommandAdditional Duty First Sergeant Symposium takesplace Nov. 15-19 from 7:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. atthe Inter-American Air Forces AcademyAuditorium, Bldg 7356, on Joint Base SanAntonio, Lackland.

For more information, contact Senior MasterSgt. John Turner at 473-3897.

Randolph PTO Fall FestivalThe Randolph Field Independent School

District Parent Teacher Organization hosts itsfall festival Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. atAir Heritage Park.

The festival is open to all Randolph fami-lies. Admission wristbands can be preorderednow through Oct. 8 for $10. The wristbandswill be $12 at the gate.

There will also be dinner plates and rafflebasket tickets available at an extra cost.

Order forms are available atwww.RandolphPTO.org.

For more information, contact ReneePalumbo at 843-276-3861 or 617-7439.

Band of the West chorus auditionsThe Band of the West is holding auditions for

the chorus. There will be one audition atLackland Air Force Base Oct. 21 at the SkylarkCommunity Center Fiesta Room. There will be asecond audition at Randolph AFB Oct. 22 at theArts & Crafts Center classroom.

For more information on the auditions, callStaff Sgt. John Marsh at 671-3934.

Active shooter briefingThe next active shooter briefing takes place

Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the basetheater.

Thrift ShopThe Randolph Thrift Shop will be opened

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weather permit-ting, a “Bring Your Own Big Stuff” sale in theparking lot will be offered.

For more information, contact Barbara Bryantat 254-8949.

OSC scholarships and craft bazaarThe Randolph Officers’ Spouses’ Club offers

scholarships for graduating high school seniorswho are Air Force dependents. Applications areavailable from the student’s high school coun-selor or call Marilyn Lewis at 317-4987.

The OSC is hosting its annual Arts and CraftsBazaar Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the LiveOak Civic Center. Proceeds from the bazaar willhelp fund scholarships.

For more information on the bazaar, callMarilyn Lewis at 317-4987.

Enlisted spouses welcome coffeeThe Enlisted Spouses (active or retired) Club

offers a welcome coffee on the first Tuesday ofevery month. This month’s meeting is Tuesday at9:30 a.m. at the Kendrick Club. All branches ofservice are invited.

For details, call Lona Moore at 659-4896.

Base BRIEFS

“Lottery Ticket” (PG-13)Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson

Today @ 7 p.m.

“Nanny McPhee Returns” (PG-13)Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes

Saturday @ 6 p.m.

“Vampires Suck” (PG-13)Matt Lanter, Jenn Proske

Sunday @ 3 p.m.

NOW SHOWINGat the

Randolph Theater

$4.50 for adults$2.25 for children 11 and under

Absentee Voters Weekbegan Monday. The week hasbeen set aside by Departmentof Defense officials for votersto recognize the military’sfocus on preserving the rightto vote and encouragingabsentee voters to do so.

The goals of AbsenteeVoters Week are to empha-size and encourage votersto register and requestabsentee ballots if they havenot yet done so, and toencourage those who havealready registered andreceived their ballots tocomplete their absenteeballots and return them totheir local election officials.

DoD officials have taken steps to make absentee voting easier for servicemembers,their families and federal employees working overseas. What used to be a complicatedprocess of having to check the Voting Assistance Guide for state-specific requirementsand deadlines for absentee voting has now been automated.

Voters can visit https://www.fvap.gov/r3/fpca/home to fill in the federal post cardapplication using a wizard that assists absentee voters with filling in the form based ontheir particular state or county of residence.

Voters who have not received theirballot by Saturday are encouraged to usethe federal write-in absentee ballot as aback-up ballot.

Similar to the FPCA wizard, votersvisit https://www.fvap.gov/r3/fwab/hometo fill in the FWAB using a wizard thatassists with filling in the form, againbased on voters’ particular state andcounty of residence.

Once completed, voters print out theform, sign and return it to their localelection official.

The wizards produce a PDF packagethat includes a postage-paid envelope tem-plate, a security envelope template,instructions to election officials, state-spe-cific information and submission instruc-tions, a voter’s declaration/affirmation anda write-in ballot pre-populated with the

information and candidates the voter entered in the FWAB wizard. If the stateallows faxed returns, the wizard will also prepare a fax cover sheet with thefax number to the local election official.

If voters receive their state ballot after submitting the FWAB, they should vote andreturn the state ballot as well. State officials will only count the FWAB if the stateballot is not received by the deadline.

(Courtesy of AF.mil)

Options available for absentee voters FEATURE

By Brian McGloin502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

The days of the witty banter punctuated by televi-sion news and the whirr of hair clippers are in theirautumn in the small, two-person barber shop in theKendrick Club.

Moses “Mo” Urquiza and Rudy Alvarado arehanging up their barber’s jackets and retiring at theend of September, after collectively working foralmost a century at Randolph.

The Kendrick Club barber shop is more than a placeto get a haircut. The room itself is rather bland withmuted yellow walls and worn gray, heavy rubber matssurrounding the chrome-plated circular base of thechairs. Mo and Rudy, the names by which their cus-tomers know the barbers, are part of the conversation,the inside jokes and friendship which makes their shopwelcoming.

Mr. Urquiza drapes a cutting cape across the shoul-ders of a customer, closing it in the back at the top as thetwo have idle, friendly conversation. The man sits in theworn brown and chrome-plated barber chair as theytalk about sports and the usual small talk – sometimes inSpanish and sometimes in English. Mr. Urquiza doesn’tneed to ask much about the haircut he’s about to give.

The occasional lull in conversation is filled in by localnews and other programming from the small televisionon an ornate table on one side of the room, below a win-dow with closed aluminum blinds.

Mr. Urquiza said he started working as a barberbecause he needed a job 48 years ago.

“I had no intention of being a barber,” he said. Mr. Urquiza said he was able to use the G.I. Bill to

pay for school after he was discharged honorablyfrom the military – something he doesn’t like to talkabout. He spent five years after finishing schoolworking at a gas station washing cars and pumpinggas. He didn’t like it very much.

In 1962 he started working at the Kendrick Club as abarber, when it was the Randolph NCO Club.

When he is standing next to the barber chair, Mr.Urquiza is his own boss. Neither he nor Mr.Alvarado work in the evenings or weekends, Mr.Urquiza takes walk-in customers and Mr. Alvaradotakes appointments.

“When I started barbering, a haircut was 85 cents,”Mr. Urquiza said. It’s now $8 in their shop and $7.50 inthe Base Exchange.

“Our business is mostly retirees these days, “Mr.Alvarado said, looking down at the head of hair hewas trimming.

“There aren’t as many GIs,” Mr. Urquiza addedabout their clientele.

Although their business is mostly their old friends,loyal customers and retirees, they also have manyyounger customers. Many of the younger ones are sec-ond-and third-generation customers.

A young boy sat in Mr. Alvarado’s chair for a haircut.He is one of many third-generation customers who comein to get a haircut.

“That’s my grandson,” said Georgia LeBlanc, pointingto Taylor LeBlanc, the boy in Mr. Alvarado’s chair.

Mr. Alvarado began the usual preparatory work whileasking Taylor how he wanted his hair cut.

“I get a lot of third generations,” Mr. Alvarado said ashis attention turned to cutting Taylor’s hair, which wasshort and cut to Air Force standards.

For a moment the room was quiet while the televisionnews filled the silence between scissor snips and thedrone of the hair clippers and vacuum. Mr. Alvaradouses a straight razor to trim the edges of the boy’s hairas he does with other customers.

Marty Roth, a retired command chief master sergeant,sat down for a haircut in Mr. Urquiza’s chair.

“I’ve been coming here since 1995,” he said asMr. Urquiza started cutting his hair. “I was activeduty here then I retired.”

“I’ve been trying to get him to style my hair likeRudy’s,” he said, looking briefly at Mr. Alvarado.

“I’ve always worn my long sideburns because it’s mytrademark,” Mr. Alvarado replied without looking. Hisattention was on the haircut he was giving. His hairstylereminds one of Elvis Presley to a lesser degree.

Mr. Roth said people come back to the same placebecause they know Mr. Urquiza and Mr. Alvarado andwhat to expect, like seeing old friends. It’s not imperson-al like a mall hair stylist can be.

“I can start BS-ing about the weather, I don’t

need to worry about the haircut,” Mr. Roth said. “Icome in every other Friday. I don’t remember oncewhen [Mr. Urquiza] wasn’t here.”

Mr. Urquiza laughed a little and turned to pointto the corner of the counter where a cash registersits idle and incomplete.

“I’m always here and they stole the register,” Mr.Urquiza joked about the missing equipment.

He said it wasn’t really stolen; the computer part wasbeing repaired and will be back. The cash drawer stillworks and since the shop doesn’t take credit cards, it’snot much of a difference whether the register is there ornot. They don’t have any of the trappings of a retail busi-ness, don’t worry about credit cards and don’t have acorporate structure, managers or employees.

Tito Castaneda sat down in Rudy’s chair while Mr.Roth was speaking.

“I’ve been coming here for 17 years,” he said as Mr.Alvarado began some preparatory work before Mr.Castaneda’s haircut.

“He stayed with him from hair down to nothing,”Mr. Roth said about Mr. Castaneda’s bald scalp, hishairstyle of choice. In addition to removing scrufffrom Mr. Castaneda’s head, Mr. Alvarado used scis-sors to trim his eyebrows and a straight razor to cleanup around his ears and neck.

“With this kind of haircut, the barber can’t go wrong,”Mr. Alvarado said as he finished Mr. Castaneda’s haircut.

Everyone in the room laughed. The barber shopseems to be more of a social gathering where certain

Era of straight razors, scissors comes to end

See END OF ERA P9

Rudy Alvarado, a barber on Randolph 39 years, cuts retiredSenior Master Sgt. Alvin Bible's hair.

Moses Urquiza, a barber on Randolph since 1962, givesretired Chief Master Sgt.Emilio Serrano a haircut.

Photos by Steve Thurow

PAGE 9WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 8 OCTOBER 1, 2010

What are thebiggest lessonsyou have learnedfrom your trainingso far?

The biggest lessonI’ve learned in CSOtraining has beenthe crew mentality,that in an effectivecrew everyone is prepared for the mission.This means helping othersduring mission preparation,ensuring each member hasthe same information andbeing an active memberthrough the entire flight.

What has been the most challenging aspect of thecourse? Why?

The most challengingaspect of the course was getting some of the best andbrightest young men andwomen in the CSO programto work effectively and efficiently with one another. As with any organizationwhere you have a group ofhighly intelligent, capable and creative individuals working together, it can be difficult at times to get everyone working onthe same sheet of music. As such, a group ofleaders working on the same project can beas much of a detriment as an asset. The challenging nature of the CSO programbrought our group together and ensured thatit was in fact an asset for 10-15.

Twenty-two Air Force aviatorswill receive their wings during a

combat systems officer graduation today at 10 a.m.

in the base theater.

During the combat systems officercourse, students learn

fundamental, system and intermediate navigation.

Students spend about 12 monthsin training, including an

Introductory Flight School.

AF aviators complete CSO training

2nd Lt. Jestin BoelmanRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Josh BenferB-52 (EWO)

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Alex BensonB-52 (EWO)

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Ryan ClausenEC-130 (EWO)

Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

2nd Lt. Christopher CrevelingC-130

Little Rock AFB, Ark.

2nd Lt. Brian BiacanB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Matthew HaasEC-130 (EWO)

Pennsylvania ANG

2nd Lt. Timothy DonlanC-130

Yokota AB, Japan

2nd Lt. Conan DoughertyEC-130 (EWO)

Pennsylvania ANG

2nd Lt. Brice HaydenC-130

Georgia ANG

2nd Lt. David HorngC-130

Little Rock AFB, Ark.

2nd Lt. Daniel DuckAC-130U

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Christopher RoyalU-28

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Daniel HoweRC-135

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. David SleasmanU-28 (EWO)

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Elizabeth ThigpenE-3

Tinker AFB, Okla.

2nd Lt. Gregory LepperB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Conrad RuizC-130

Peterson AFB, Colo.

2nd Lt. Michael SimpsonRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Francisco Navarrete-SilvaE-3

Tinker AFB, Okla.

2nd Lt. Robert DurhamRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Timothy HumpalB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

Breast cancer awareness observance emphasizes regular examsBy Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Every year the National Breast CancerAwareness Month organization sets asideOctober to remind women of the impor-tance of taking care of their breast healththroughout the year.

It is a message that health carepractitioners at the Randolph MedicalClinic deliver to their patients on aregular basis.

Regular breast examinations – bothself-exams and mammograms –should be among women’s top healthcare priorities.

“Most women should have their firstmammogram at age 36 and begin regu-lar annual screenings when they’re 40,”said Nadia Regis, 359th MedicalOperations Squadron women’s healthcare nurse practitioner. “If they have afamily history of breast cancer, theyshould start sooner. They should do self-exams once a month. They should knowwhat feels normal for them if they do itevery month.”

Breast cancer, which forms in the tis-sues of the breast, is one of the most com-mon forms of cancer that affect women,

with more than 192,000 new cases esti-mated last year. The highest risk factor isbeing female, since the disease is about100 times more common among women.Among other risk factors, according tothe NBCAM organization, are age, withthe risk increasing as a woman growsolder; personal history; family history;having an early first period; having a firstpregnancy after the age of 25 or 35; hav-ing no children; and undergoing hormonereplacement therapy, which is used bymenopausal or post-menopausal womento replace the estrogen hormone the nat-ural aging process takes away.

Maj. Michelle Gonzales, also a 359thMDOS women’s health care nursepractitioner, said women who come tothe clinic thinking about hormonereplacement therapy are worriedabout getting breast cancer, but astudy conducted in 2000 indicatedonly a slightly greater risk.

“If a woman is on hormone replace-ment therapy for 10 years, it increas-es her risk for breast cancer 1 per-cent,” she said. “But if you’re worriedabout breast cancer and you have afamily history, you should not havehormone replacement therapy.”

Ms. Regis said women who have alreadyhad breast cancer also should not havehormone therapy.

“If you’re concerned about that risk,come in and let’s talk about it so you canmake an informed decision,” MajorGonzales said.

Lifestyle changes can possiblyreduce breast cancer risk. Theseinclude decreasing daily fat intake,increasing fiber in the diet, eatingfresh fruits and vegetables, limitingalcohol, staying active and not smok-ing. Breast-feeding can also reducethe risk.

Regular breast examinations areimportant because early detection isthe key to successful treatment. If awoman feels or sees an abnormalityduring a self-exam, she should see ahealth care professional immediately,Major Gonzales and Ms. Regis advise.In addition to lumps in or near thebreasts, an inverted nipple and abloody discharge are red flags.

“If you notice a change during aself-exam, you should come in,”Major Gonzales said. “The sooneryou come in, the more options youhave if you need treatment.”

Major Gonzales and Ms. Regis saidthey can show women how to per-form a self-exam.

Eighty percent of all breast tumorsare benign, according to the NBCAMorganization. They can usually be sur-gically removed, don’t spread to otherparts of the body and generally don’tcome back. In malignant tumors, can-cer cells grow and divide and canspread, a process called metastasis, butthese tumors can also be successfullyremoved if detected early.

In addition to surgery, which is alsoperformed to allow for diagnostic test-ing of tumor tissue, other forms oftreatment are radiation therapy,chemotherapy, hormonal therapy andbiologically targeted therapy.

Despite the advantages of an annualmammogram, which is still consideredthe best tool to detect breast cancer, somewomen are still reluctant to be screenedfor a variety of reasons.

“Some women complain that having amammogram done is uncomfortable, butthe machines are different than theywere five years ago,” Major Gonzalessaid. “I would encourage all women tohave this screening done.”

people happen to leave with shorter or neater hair. Theconversation stops momentarily as the television newstells the room about weather, local sports and other newsincluding the two recent tornadoes which tore up parts ofBrooklyn, N.Y., and Tropical Storm Hermine, which leftdebris all over Randolph.

The barbershop banter continued, including voicesfrom the television which were being ignored in favor ofsports scores, weekend plans and the rapidly-approach-ing storm outside.

After Mr. Alvarado finished Mr. Castaneda’s haircut,the two walked over to the cash drawer in the corner.

“I’m going to put up a sign that says ‘pay for two, thenext month is free.’” Mr. Alvarado said in reference to hisretirement at the end of September.

The people waiting laughed.Mr. Alvarado finished the transaction as the two men

spoke quietly. The banter continued elsewhere in thesmall room as people glanced at the darkening gray sky,moving the blinds a little to do so. Raindrops on the win-dow started to distort the view.

After his retirement Mr. Urquiza said he’ll keep himselfbusy working around his house, inside and out.

“I have a lot to do outside, things I’ll never finish,”he said.

END OF ERA from P7

Barbers NeededThe 902nd Force Support Squadron needs

barbers for the barber shop located in theKendrick Club. Barber chairs, mirrors anda TV must be supplied by the barbers.There is a $760 monthly flat rate for thespace, which includes utilities, phone andcable. For details, call 652-2740.

PAGE 9WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 8 OCTOBER 1, 2010

What are thebiggest lessonsyou have learnedfrom your trainingso far?

The biggest lessonI’ve learned in CSOtraining has beenthe crew mentality,that in an effectivecrew everyone is prepared for the mission.This means helping othersduring mission preparation,ensuring each member hasthe same information andbeing an active memberthrough the entire flight.

What has been the most challenging aspect of thecourse? Why?

The most challengingaspect of the course was getting some of the best andbrightest young men andwomen in the CSO programto work effectively and efficiently with one another. As with any organizationwhere you have a group ofhighly intelligent, capable and creative individuals working together, it can be difficult at times to get everyone working onthe same sheet of music. As such, a group ofleaders working on the same project can beas much of a detriment as an asset. The challenging nature of the CSO programbrought our group together and ensured thatit was in fact an asset for 10-15.

Twenty-two Air Force aviatorswill receive their wings during a

combat systems officer graduation today at 10 a.m.

in the base theater.

During the combat systems officercourse, students learn

fundamental, system and intermediate navigation.

Students spend about 12 monthsin training, including an

Introductory Flight School.

AF aviators complete CSO training

2nd Lt. Jestin BoelmanRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Josh BenferB-52 (EWO)

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Alex BensonB-52 (EWO)

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Ryan ClausenEC-130 (EWO)

Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

2nd Lt. Christopher CrevelingC-130

Little Rock AFB, Ark.

2nd Lt. Brian BiacanB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Matthew HaasEC-130 (EWO)

Pennsylvania ANG

2nd Lt. Timothy DonlanC-130

Yokota AB, Japan

2nd Lt. Conan DoughertyEC-130 (EWO)

Pennsylvania ANG

2nd Lt. Brice HaydenC-130

Georgia ANG

2nd Lt. David HorngC-130

Little Rock AFB, Ark.

2nd Lt. Daniel DuckAC-130U

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Christopher RoyalU-28

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Daniel HoweRC-135

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. David SleasmanU-28 (EWO)

Hurlburt Field, Fla.

2nd Lt. Elizabeth ThigpenE-3

Tinker AFB, Okla.

2nd Lt. Gregory LepperB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

2nd Lt. Conrad RuizC-130

Peterson AFB, Colo.

2nd Lt. Michael SimpsonRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Francisco Navarrete-SilvaE-3

Tinker AFB, Okla.

2nd Lt. Robert DurhamRC-135 (EWO)

Offutt AFB, Neb.

2nd Lt. Timothy HumpalB-52

Barksdale AFB, La.

Breast cancer awareness observance emphasizes regular examsBy Robert Goetz502nd Air Base Wing OL-B Public Affairs

Every year the National Breast CancerAwareness Month organization sets asideOctober to remind women of the impor-tance of taking care of their breast healththroughout the year.

It is a message that health carepractitioners at the Randolph MedicalClinic deliver to their patients on aregular basis.

Regular breast examinations – bothself-exams and mammograms –should be among women’s top healthcare priorities.

“Most women should have their firstmammogram at age 36 and begin regu-lar annual screenings when they’re 40,”said Nadia Regis, 359th MedicalOperations Squadron women’s healthcare nurse practitioner. “If they have afamily history of breast cancer, theyshould start sooner. They should do self-exams once a month. They should knowwhat feels normal for them if they do itevery month.”

Breast cancer, which forms in the tis-sues of the breast, is one of the most com-mon forms of cancer that affect women,

with more than 192,000 new cases esti-mated last year. The highest risk factor isbeing female, since the disease is about100 times more common among women.Among other risk factors, according tothe NBCAM organization, are age, withthe risk increasing as a woman growsolder; personal history; family history;having an early first period; having a firstpregnancy after the age of 25 or 35; hav-ing no children; and undergoing hormonereplacement therapy, which is used bymenopausal or post-menopausal womento replace the estrogen hormone the nat-ural aging process takes away.

Maj. Michelle Gonzales, also a 359thMDOS women’s health care nursepractitioner, said women who come tothe clinic thinking about hormonereplacement therapy are worriedabout getting breast cancer, but astudy conducted in 2000 indicatedonly a slightly greater risk.

“If a woman is on hormone replace-ment therapy for 10 years, it increas-es her risk for breast cancer 1 per-cent,” she said. “But if you’re worriedabout breast cancer and you have afamily history, you should not havehormone replacement therapy.”

Ms. Regis said women who have alreadyhad breast cancer also should not havehormone therapy.

“If you’re concerned about that risk,come in and let’s talk about it so you canmake an informed decision,” MajorGonzales said.

Lifestyle changes can possiblyreduce breast cancer risk. Theseinclude decreasing daily fat intake,increasing fiber in the diet, eatingfresh fruits and vegetables, limitingalcohol, staying active and not smok-ing. Breast-feeding can also reducethe risk.

Regular breast examinations areimportant because early detection isthe key to successful treatment. If awoman feels or sees an abnormalityduring a self-exam, she should see ahealth care professional immediately,Major Gonzales and Ms. Regis advise.In addition to lumps in or near thebreasts, an inverted nipple and abloody discharge are red flags.

“If you notice a change during aself-exam, you should come in,”Major Gonzales said. “The sooneryou come in, the more options youhave if you need treatment.”

Major Gonzales and Ms. Regis saidthey can show women how to per-form a self-exam.

Eighty percent of all breast tumorsare benign, according to the NBCAMorganization. They can usually be sur-gically removed, don’t spread to otherparts of the body and generally don’tcome back. In malignant tumors, can-cer cells grow and divide and canspread, a process called metastasis, butthese tumors can also be successfullyremoved if detected early.

In addition to surgery, which is alsoperformed to allow for diagnostic test-ing of tumor tissue, other forms oftreatment are radiation therapy,chemotherapy, hormonal therapy andbiologically targeted therapy.

Despite the advantages of an annualmammogram, which is still consideredthe best tool to detect breast cancer, somewomen are still reluctant to be screenedfor a variety of reasons.

“Some women complain that having amammogram done is uncomfortable, butthe machines are different than theywere five years ago,” Major Gonzalessaid. “I would encourage all women tohave this screening done.”

people happen to leave with shorter or neater hair. Theconversation stops momentarily as the television newstells the room about weather, local sports and other newsincluding the two recent tornadoes which tore up parts ofBrooklyn, N.Y., and Tropical Storm Hermine, which leftdebris all over Randolph.

The barbershop banter continued, including voicesfrom the television which were being ignored in favor ofsports scores, weekend plans and the rapidly-approach-ing storm outside.

After Mr. Alvarado finished Mr. Castaneda’s haircut,the two walked over to the cash drawer in the corner.

“I’m going to put up a sign that says ‘pay for two, thenext month is free.’” Mr. Alvarado said in reference to hisretirement at the end of September.

The people waiting laughed.Mr. Alvarado finished the transaction as the two men

spoke quietly. The banter continued elsewhere in thesmall room as people glanced at the darkening gray sky,moving the blinds a little to do so. Raindrops on the win-dow started to distort the view.

After his retirement Mr. Urquiza said he’ll keep himselfbusy working around his house, inside and out.

“I have a lot to do outside, things I’ll never finish,”he said.

END OF ERA from P7

Barbers NeededThe 902nd Force Support Squadron needs

barbers for the barber shop located in theKendrick Club. Barber chairs, mirrors anda TV must be supplied by the barbers.There is a $760 monthly flat rate for thespace, which includes utilities, phone andcable. For details, call 652-2740.

PAGE 11WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 10 OCTOBER 1, 2010

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902nd Force Support Squadron Briefs

SPORTS – HEALTH – FITNESS

Rambler 120The fifth annual Rambler

120 Team Challenge takesplace Oct. 16 at RandolphRecreation Park at CanyonLake. The deadline to signup is Sept. 27. For details,e-mail stephen.knechtel@randolph.af.mil. or call652-6508

Tee timesGolfers should sign up for

weekday tee times at theRandolph Oaks Golf Coursetwo days in advance.

Drawings are held everyThursday for weekend teetimes. Groups must have atleast two active-duty mem-bers to qualify for a prioritytee time.

To sign up for weekendtee times, e-mailtee.time@randolph.af.mil .E-mails must be receivedby 10 a.m. Thursday to beincluded in the drawing.

Learn to play golfThe cost for five days of

lessons plus time on thecourse is $99 (clubs fur-nished).

Call Charles Bishop, PGAGolf Professional, at 244-3415 for details.

Twilight golf hoursThe Randolph Oaks Golf

Course offers the followingTwilight and Super Twilighthours and prices:• Twilight Hours normallystart at 1 p.m.• Twilight Mon-Fri: $11 towalk and $20 to ride •Twilight Weekends andHolidays: $12 to walk and$21 to ride•Super Twilight Mon-Fri:start at 5 p.m. with $6 towalk and $12 to ride.

SportsBRIEFS

By John Van WinkleU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Junior defensive backJonathan Davis sealed a 20-14 Air Forcewin over Wyoming with a first-quarter inter-ception in the end zone and a fourth-quarterfumble recovery.

Davis’ first takeaway occurred duringWyoming’s first drive, when Cowboys quar-terback Austyn Carta-Samuels led hisreceiver too much, and Davis grabbed theerrant pass in the end zone. With a littleblocking, he returned the ball 23 yards.

“That was absolutely gigantic,” saidFalcons head football coach Troy Calhoun.“I thought on the first drive, to come up withthat, that was a nail. In close games some-times I’ve seen, even at our school, some-times you get set on your heels. I really feltlike, even when they made a play and start-ed with that initial drive, our guys didn’t getset on their heels.”

Wyoming and Air Force kept the gameclose well into the fourth quarter, with scoreof 14-all, until a clock-devouring Air Forcedrive and some Falcon defense proved theturning point.

The game’s decisive drive happened earlyin the fourth quarter, Falcons quarterbackTim Jefferson said.

“We got the ball on our 20 with 10 min-utes left, and it was just a typical Air Forcedrive,” he said. “We drilled the ball downthe field, punched it in and took a lot of timeoff the clock.”

But the drive was not that simple. TheFalcons drove 26 yards and causedWyoming to burn all three of their timeouts,but wound up facing a fourth-and-one at theWyoming 46 yard-line. Instead of punting,Coach Calhoun called for another run.

“You would’ve like to have thought thatthere could’ve been some conversions onthird down prior to getting to fourth. Wekind of forced our own hand a bit,” thecoach said.

Regardless of how they got to fourth-and-one, the call to go for it was exactly what theFalcon football players wanted to do.

“We want to be out there on fourth andshort,” Jefferson said. “We live for that. It’sthe money down.”

He handed off to fullback Jared Tew, whotook the ball five yards for a first down.

“The offensive line said, ‘Put the gameon our backs,’ and it made my job easy,”said Tew, who rushed for a season-high136 yards.

Air Force continued the drive, taking the

ball down to the 6 and grinding away at theclock. Taking the snap, Jefferson looked topass, but saw a hole up the middle. Hetucked the ball away and ran it into the endzone to give Air Force the lead.

The extra kick was blocked, leaving thescore at 20-14 with 3:41 left to play.

Wyoming took over at their own 28-yard line, but their drive was short-lived.On second and 7, Carta-Samuels passedto senior wide receiver David Leonard atthe Wyoming 43-yard line. But Falcondefensive back Reggie Rembert knockedthe ball loose. At the bottom of the ensu-ing mad scrum was Davis.

“I grabbed the ball and rolled awaywith it,” he said.

For Davis, it was a matter of backing uphis words to his football brothers.

“We needed those type of plays and I saidthat right before the game that we neededto create those turnovers.”

And so Davis grabbed both ofWyoming’s turnovers.

With zero timeouts, Wyoming couldn’tstop the clock as the Falcons’ trademarkrunning game ground up the remainingtime.

“Nothing beautiful about it,” Coach

Calhoun said. “My hat’s off to Wyoming. Ithought physically they popped us a littlebit today, and yet the resiliency of our guys– that’s something we can work with.We’ve got so many darn mistakes and cor-rections to make, but we’ve got guts.We’ve got some heart, and when you’vegot that, you press forward.”

The victory raises Air Force’s record to3-1, and 2-0 in the Mountain WestConference. Wyoming falls to 1-3 and 0-1in the conference. But the Cowboys’ recordis not an indication of the team’s strength:Wyoming’s losses have come to No. 3 BoiseState, No. 7 Texas and now Air Force,which was one vote shy of No. 25 in theSept. 19 Associated Press Top 25 after los-ing by a field goal to No. 7 Oklahoma.

Air Force’s focus now shifts to Navy.The Falcons host their service academyrival Saturday at Falcon Stadium, withhopes of taking the Commander-in-Chieftrophy from the Midshipmen for the firsttime since 2003.

Kickoff for the Air Force-Navy game is12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Thegame will be televised regionally on theVersus Network. The game will also bebroadcast online at www.kvor.com.

Turnovers carry Air Force to win over Wyoming

Photo by Dave AhlschwedeFalcons defensive back Jon Davis (left) returns an interception 23 yards during the Air Force-Wyomingmatch in Laramie, Wyo., Sept. 25.

PAGE 11WINGSPREADOCTOBER 1, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 10 OCTOBER 1, 2010

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902nd Force Support Squadron Briefs

SPORTS – HEALTH – FITNESS

Rambler 120The fifth annual Rambler

120 Team Challenge takesplace Oct. 16 at RandolphRecreation Park at CanyonLake. The deadline to signup is Sept. 27. For details,e-mail stephen.knechtel@randolph.af.mil. or call652-6508

Tee timesGolfers should sign up for

weekday tee times at theRandolph Oaks Golf Coursetwo days in advance.

Drawings are held everyThursday for weekend teetimes. Groups must have atleast two active-duty mem-bers to qualify for a prioritytee time.

To sign up for weekendtee times, e-mailtee.time@randolph.af.mil .E-mails must be receivedby 10 a.m. Thursday to beincluded in the drawing.

Learn to play golfThe cost for five days of

lessons plus time on thecourse is $99 (clubs fur-nished).

Call Charles Bishop, PGAGolf Professional, at 244-3415 for details.

Twilight golf hoursThe Randolph Oaks Golf

Course offers the followingTwilight and Super Twilighthours and prices:• Twilight Hours normallystart at 1 p.m.• Twilight Mon-Fri: $11 towalk and $20 to ride •Twilight Weekends andHolidays: $12 to walk and$21 to ride•Super Twilight Mon-Fri:start at 5 p.m. with $6 towalk and $12 to ride.

SportsBRIEFS

By John Van WinkleU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Junior defensive backJonathan Davis sealed a 20-14 Air Forcewin over Wyoming with a first-quarter inter-ception in the end zone and a fourth-quarterfumble recovery.

Davis’ first takeaway occurred duringWyoming’s first drive, when Cowboys quar-terback Austyn Carta-Samuels led hisreceiver too much, and Davis grabbed theerrant pass in the end zone. With a littleblocking, he returned the ball 23 yards.

“That was absolutely gigantic,” saidFalcons head football coach Troy Calhoun.“I thought on the first drive, to come up withthat, that was a nail. In close games some-times I’ve seen, even at our school, some-times you get set on your heels. I really feltlike, even when they made a play and start-ed with that initial drive, our guys didn’t getset on their heels.”

Wyoming and Air Force kept the gameclose well into the fourth quarter, with scoreof 14-all, until a clock-devouring Air Forcedrive and some Falcon defense proved theturning point.

The game’s decisive drive happened earlyin the fourth quarter, Falcons quarterbackTim Jefferson said.

“We got the ball on our 20 with 10 min-utes left, and it was just a typical Air Forcedrive,” he said. “We drilled the ball downthe field, punched it in and took a lot of timeoff the clock.”

But the drive was not that simple. TheFalcons drove 26 yards and causedWyoming to burn all three of their timeouts,but wound up facing a fourth-and-one at theWyoming 46 yard-line. Instead of punting,Coach Calhoun called for another run.

“You would’ve like to have thought thatthere could’ve been some conversions onthird down prior to getting to fourth. Wekind of forced our own hand a bit,” thecoach said.

Regardless of how they got to fourth-and-one, the call to go for it was exactly what theFalcon football players wanted to do.

“We want to be out there on fourth andshort,” Jefferson said. “We live for that. It’sthe money down.”

He handed off to fullback Jared Tew, whotook the ball five yards for a first down.

“The offensive line said, ‘Put the gameon our backs,’ and it made my job easy,”said Tew, who rushed for a season-high136 yards.

Air Force continued the drive, taking the

ball down to the 6 and grinding away at theclock. Taking the snap, Jefferson looked topass, but saw a hole up the middle. Hetucked the ball away and ran it into the endzone to give Air Force the lead.

The extra kick was blocked, leaving thescore at 20-14 with 3:41 left to play.

Wyoming took over at their own 28-yard line, but their drive was short-lived.On second and 7, Carta-Samuels passedto senior wide receiver David Leonard atthe Wyoming 43-yard line. But Falcondefensive back Reggie Rembert knockedthe ball loose. At the bottom of the ensu-ing mad scrum was Davis.

“I grabbed the ball and rolled awaywith it,” he said.

For Davis, it was a matter of backing uphis words to his football brothers.

“We needed those type of plays and I saidthat right before the game that we neededto create those turnovers.”

And so Davis grabbed both ofWyoming’s turnovers.

With zero timeouts, Wyoming couldn’tstop the clock as the Falcons’ trademarkrunning game ground up the remainingtime.

“Nothing beautiful about it,” Coach

Calhoun said. “My hat’s off to Wyoming. Ithought physically they popped us a littlebit today, and yet the resiliency of our guys– that’s something we can work with.We’ve got so many darn mistakes and cor-rections to make, but we’ve got guts.We’ve got some heart, and when you’vegot that, you press forward.”

The victory raises Air Force’s record to3-1, and 2-0 in the Mountain WestConference. Wyoming falls to 1-3 and 0-1in the conference. But the Cowboys’ recordis not an indication of the team’s strength:Wyoming’s losses have come to No. 3 BoiseState, No. 7 Texas and now Air Force,which was one vote shy of No. 25 in theSept. 19 Associated Press Top 25 after los-ing by a field goal to No. 7 Oklahoma.

Air Force’s focus now shifts to Navy.The Falcons host their service academyrival Saturday at Falcon Stadium, withhopes of taking the Commander-in-Chieftrophy from the Midshipmen for the firsttime since 2003.

Kickoff for the Air Force-Navy game is12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Thegame will be televised regionally on theVersus Network. The game will also bebroadcast online at www.kvor.com.

Turnovers carry Air Force to win over Wyoming

Photo by Dave AhlschwedeFalcons defensive back Jon Davis (left) returns an interception 23 yards during the Air Force-Wyomingmatch in Laramie, Wyo., Sept. 25.