Members of flight 3-12 participated in one of their last graded measures this week, the LRC or Leadership Readiness Course. The Tigers from squadron 3, as well as all Class 11-05 members, took part in this exercise over a three-day period from May 4th through May 7th. The event consisted of a number of different obstacles members were challenged to complete.

Each obstacle started the same way, with a designated leader, time

keeper, safety leader and safeties. Once the horn blared time began and the leader was given their task. The leader then had to read their card, verify that everyone understood task, assign roles to the team and finally get the task completed. Each leader was graded on a number of different criteria to judge their ability.

Each member of the Flight 3-12 was given the chance to take on an obstacle, and each member passed

the graded measure. While the exact details of the each obstacle can’t be described, the one thing that can be said is that some of the obstacles contained water, and some of the members of Flight 3-12 did get wet. Overall the flight enjoyed themselves and were happy to get out of the classroom. The flight will be demonstrating additional leadership ability during the upcoming week-long Aerospace Expeditionary Force exercise.

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Class 11-05 members head to their first exercise of LRC at the Project X course.

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by OT Capt. David Murphy

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Superman Competition Final PFAby OT William Meisenzahl by Maj. John Kupka

On Friday night May 6, BOT 11-05 and 11-06 participated in a Wing Superman Contest. The first round of competition was between members of 11-05. Contestants included the Goldhawk’s own OT Lt. Col. Snurbush, OT Lt. Col. Allen, and OT Maj. Eckard. While the competition was close OT Lt. Col. Snurbush pulled away with the victory with a time of 2 min. 42 sec. Competing in the second round was the sole Goldhawk representative from the lower class, OT Jones. He

was able to pull out the victory of lower class contestants with a time of 2 min. 2 sec. With the Goldhawks taking the victory from the Upper Class and

Lower Class respectively, the only question was who would be the overall champ. After much back and forth the competition kicked off for the final round only to see OT Lt. Col.

Snurbush set himself apart as the fastest OT of the Wing in the Superman competition with an impressive 1 min. 46 sec. performance.

This week class 11-05 was presented with the challenge known as the PFA. A physical fitness assessment would normally scare any normal human being but not this class. Our class took on the challenge of the PFA and proved without a doubt that we have some of the most fit individuals in the Air Force here at OTS. With numerous individuals maxing out the PFA, we’ve come a long way as a class and have truly displayed the Air Force quality of excellence in all we do.

However, in every competition there has to be a winner. Through this assessment Flight 1-10, lead fearlessly by Hawk 1’s 100%, paved the way for physical fitness excellence. The flight as a whole scored a whopping average of 97.75% followed closely by Flight 1-12’s 97.73%. This is quite the enigma as Squadron 1 is the only squadron that doesn’t consistently do spirit runs. With a proper plan and dedication to pushing themselves when the challenge arrives we’ve seen what individuals can do when presented with a challenge.

OT Focus: Nathan Raubenolt

I was born and raised in Ashland

Ohio, a small rural town in the

north central part of the state.

I attended Ashland University

where I majored in Environmental

Science and Geology with a minor

in Biology. After graduation I

started working at WIL Research

Laboratories. I was an inhalation

biologist for about 1.5 years, a

toxicology biologist for about 6

months and a validation specialist

for over 3 years. In August of

2007 I married my beautiful wife

Heather, who is about 6 months

pregnant with our first child. She

has worked for the past couple of

years as a social worker dealing

with abused and troubled children.

We have a one year old black lab,

border collie mix named Bandit,

who is a loyal but hyper puppy.

After graduation from OTS we

will be moving to Tyndall AFB in

Panama City FL where I will start

training as an ABM.

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”- Paul J. Meyer, Motivational Speaker

Monday - Safety Briefing

Mobility Line ProcessingENJPT Board

Transfer to VWBase Defense Exercise II

Tuesday - Wakeup/Prep/Breakfast

AEF Exercise ELPSLunch MRE

Base Defense Field Exercise II

WednesdayWakeup/Prep/Breakfast

AEF Exercise ELPSLunch MRE

Base Defense Field Exercise II

ThursdayWakeup/Prep/Breakfast

AEF Exercise ELPSLunch MRE

Base Defense Field Exercise II

FridayWakeup/Prep/Breakfast

VW Assault CourseSite Cleanup VW/Redeployment

LunchTrans to building to 1487

Flt/CC Time

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Events this Week

Birthdays

OT Erwin’s Wife - 24 May

Personal Events

The Intel Brief: Navy ship dedicated to fallen SEAL

By From Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt, CNN

Bath, Maine (CNN) -- Under clear, blue skies, a ship dedicated to fallen Medal of Honor recipient and Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy was christened Saturday by his mother, Maureen, at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine.

“I feel not only Michael’s presence, but that ship embodies the spirits of Michael and his teammates,” Murphy’s father, Daniel, told CNN.

Following tradition, Murphy’s mother cracked a bottle of champagne against the hull of the USS Michael Murphy.

“Happy Birthday, son!” Murphy’s mom said on what would have been her son’s 35th birthday. His life was cut short in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2005.

Dr. Josh Appel, an Air Force Reserve f light surgeon, helped retrieve Murphy’s body after a firefight that claimed the lives of 18 other troops, including 2 SEALs from Murphy’s team.

Appel called the christening “a symbolic gesture that brings Michael’s spirit into the ship.”

Murphy’s team -- on a mission to go after a Taliban leader -- was ambushed when the troops were outnumbered by Taliban fighters. Murphy was honored

for his courage by running into a clearing to call for help despite exposing himself to enemy fire. He was hit with two bullets in his back, but continued to seek help on the call. His final words to his command belied the deadly attack under way: “Thank you,” he said.

“We can never repay, but must never ever forget,” said Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, in front of more than 2,000 people at the shipyard.

The ship’s dedication comes during a week of honors for Navy SEALs. Members of the elite special ops force killed Osama bin Laden during a 38-minute operation early Monday in Pakistan.

“You’re going to have good days. You’re going to have bad days,” Rear Adm. Garry Bonelli told CNN. “What we’re trying to do is defend freedom and follow out the president’s orders. That’s what we’re all about.”

The destroyer will be moved to a dry dock for several months while workers put the final touches on it. The lettering on the stern of the ship doesn’t need any more work. It says, “Michael Murphy,” but among its admirers, it’s already being called “the Murph.”

Page 4 Tigers Lead the Way Volume 1 Issue 10OT 1st Lt. Michael Orr tells the hawks and rocks that they should post when he walks by.Lt. Col. Ted Welch got a early morning wake up call as part of the spirit run.

Capt. Michael Manning motivates Class 11-05. OT Lt. Col. Chris Pair runs with members of the Hoyas and Goldhawks.

Page 5May 9-15 The Tiger Strike - Flight 3-12OT Maj. Canaan Barger runs with the rest of the group during the spirit run.

OT Col. Joseph Camp lead the spirit run.

OT 1st Lt. Michael Orr tells the hawks and rocks that they should post when he walks by.

Story and photos by OT Capt.. David Murphy

Both upper and lower classes from the Basic Officer Training program at the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base took part in a motivating spirit run on May 7, 2011. Tigers, Hoyas and Goldhawks all came out for the four-mile run which included an early morning wake-up call for 24th Training Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Ted E. Welch. After arriving at home of Lt. Col. Welch the squadron gave a rousing

rendition of the Air Force song followed by each squadron yelling their own squadron chant.

Lt. Col. Welch then joined the group as they made their way back to the OTS Complex. OT Col. Joseph Camp, the student Wing Commander, led the group during the run and said that he received quite a bit of praise from the OTS staff about how well the event turned out.

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Crossing Bridges

ABOVE: OT Capt. Joshua Geyer enjoys removing old wood.BELOW: OT 1st Lt. John Russell tends over a burn pile.

Members of Class 11-05 and Class 11-06 took par t in a volunteer event at Br idgeStone in Bi l l ingsly, Ala . On May 7 , 2011. The event was for an organizat ion ca l led the Br idges of Faith Internat ional which is an outreach group which br ing orphans f rom the Ukraine back to America in hope of sett ing them up with adopt ive parents . B OT members helped out the organizat ion by ass ist ing them in moving furniture, paint ing bui ldings , removing old wood and genera l c lean up.

The clean up and organizat ion event was necessar y because Br idges of Faith wi l l soon be host ing ten orphans , aged seven to 14, and wi l l need to have a safe c lean space ready. Rev. Tom B enz, founder of the organizat ion, was especia l ly appreciat ive of the help that the B OT class members were able to g ive.

The organizat ion wi l l be host ing 10 orphans for 30 days beginning on May 13. The chi ldren wi l l most l ikely have a weak grasp of Engl ish , but interpreters wi l l be with the chi ldren dur ing their t ime at Br idges of Faith . Af ter their month of fun the orphans wi l l be sent back to the Ukraine unt i l they are adopted. Rev. B enz said that their last group was completely adopted. Rev. B enz a lso said that the organizat ion hopes to host at least four to s ix groups a year.

Story and photos by OT Capt.. David Murphy

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Crossing Bridges

OT Bollinger paints the trim of a roof.

OTs work to remove a stubborn post.

OTs take a short break from the work to have a little fun.

OT Col. Camp hands a piece of furniture to OT Lt. Col. Chris Pair.