Dining facilitylimits service

Photos by 1st Lt John Ross

Fired upAbove: Cadet 1st Class James Lee, FalconLAUNCHproject director, inspects FalconLAUNCH V after test fir-ing its rocket motor in Jacks Valley. Right: Cadets andfaculty test fired the FalconLAUNCH V rocket motor inJacks Valley, March 2. Held earthbound by a devicecalled a test stand, the static firing initially appeared tobe a success. Team members will analyze data collect-ed during the test before reaching final conclusions.FalconLAUNCH V is scheduled to launch from NASA’sWallops Flight Facility, Va., in April.

Capt. Matthew McLean10th Services Squadron

Beginning April 16, the AcademyHigh Country Inn dining facility willreduce service.

The preparatory school cadetcandidates, preparatory school super-visory staff and emergency responsepersonnel (fire department and secu-rity forces) will be provided service.All active-duty enlisted personnelresiding in the dorms will receivebasic allowance for subsistence effec-tive April 16. Retirees will not beauthorized dining facility privilegeswith the exception of specific holidays,such as Christmas and Thanksgiving,and special authorized celebrationmeals as advertised.

By limiting service at the HighCountry Inn to only those authorizedabove and closing the dining facilityfrom May 15 to July 11 each year, thegovernment will save hundreds ofthousands of dollars annually.

This was a very difficult decisionto make; however, tough financialchoices must be made to reinvest in theessential needs of the Air Force. TheAir Force has been forced to reducecosts in all areas to help pay for newrequirements necessary to fight theGlobal War on Terrorism, and mustcontinue to invest in the future needsof the Air Force, said base officials.

Non-profit organizations andsummer programs supported by theAcademy and preparatory school canreceive dining support from the baseclub system. Although termination ofthis service may be inconvenient, thisaction is necessary to ensure essentialsupport to the Airmen in service to ourcountry.

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By Academy Spirit staff

A World War II TuskegeeAirman was laid to rest at theAcademy cemetery on Saturday.

Retired Lt. Col. ClarenceLaudric Shivers was one the firstblack fighter pilots called intoaction for the U.S. with the famedunit.

“They rose from adversitythrough competence, courage,commitment and capacity toserve America on silver wingsand to set a standard few willtranscend,” reads a plaque on theTuskegee Airman statue on the

Academy’s terrazzo.Colonel Shivers, who died

Feb. 17 at 83, sculpted that statue. He started winning art

awards in 1948, doing oil paint-ings or having his work judgedat universities in Missouri,Illinois, Mississippi, WashingtonD.C., and around the world. Hewas also a music composer andsinger.

The colonel was called backto active duty as an instructorpilot during the Korean War. Heretired from the Air Force in 1969.

His wife, Mrs. Peggy Shivers,resides in Colorado Springs.

Tuskegee Airman buried at Academy

Spring Ahead March 11th

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By Maj. Gen. Tony PrzybyslawskiAir Force Personnel Center commander

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –Because change is the one thing you can count on, taketime now to review your personnel records to ensurethey are ready for whatever is around the next corner.

The Air Force Personnel Center is establishing anannual campaign to encourage Airmen to review theirrecords at the beginning of each year to make sure theyremain complete, current and accurate. The Center willcontinue to provide tremendous service and take careof all Airmen. However, that service requires eachAirman to do their part.

Consider what could happen if you fail to updateyour virtual Record of Emergency Data and become acasualty. Rather than receiving notification through AirForce channels, your next of kin may learn of the situa-tion through the news media or another unofficialsource. Even worse, what if your parent is ill and is notable to deal with the stress of your injury?Documenting these types of details on your vRED

enables the Air Force to correctly follow your instruc-tions in the event you become a casualty.

Equally distressing would be if you failed toupdate your Servicemembers Group Life Insurancebeneficiary information. An oversight like this couldlead to your family members not receiving insurancebenefits from the Air Force.

Keeping your records current is not only appli-cable for a deployment. Unfortunately, accidents on-and off-duty occur all too frequently…vehicle, motor-cycle and recreational sporting accidents occur almostdaily.

Personnel records also need to be reviewed as theydirectly impact your promotion potential. Look at yourrecords and understand what is documented and whatshould be documented. Individual performancecounts! It’s critical that your records accurately reflectyour performance. When your records meet a promo-tion board, we need your help to ensure the boardviews your complete and accurate record of perform-ance.

Airmen should review their records and physically

account for their decorations and performance reports.Just because this information appears in your elec-tronic personnel record or SURF, doesn’t mean theinformation is also in your hard copy record. It neverhurts to check.

Also, consider the impact on career developmentfor an officer who fails to keep a Transitional OfficerDevelopment Plan current. Development teams canonly conclude that the last entry in the record is whatmatters. If we don’t know what your career goals are,they won’t be a factor as we’ll match you to the needsof the Air Force.

Many portions of your personnel record can bereviewed or updated at a time and place of yourchoosing through AFPC’s virtual Military PersonnelFlight or by contacting the Air Force Contact Center.

When we are all ready as Airmen, we become anAir Force ready to complete the mission our Countrycalls upon us to accomplish, while ensuring our fami-lies have the best care possible. I encourage you to takecharge of your career, review your personnel informa-tion and keep it accurate.

Personnel Records Readiness: Are you ready?

Character Development

Character CornerCharacter Corner

Cadet Sight PictureColorado Leadership Alliance (CLA)

To enhance the Academy’s leadership and character efforts and to further interaction between outstanding stu-dent-leaders and cadets, the superintendent and the Center for Character Development commenced theAcademy’s membership in the Colorado Leadership Alliance in 2006. The 40-plus cadets involved have alreadyhad numerous opportunities for hands-on leadership. Last fall the cadets planned, executed, and hosted theeight other CLA Universities (CU-Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver; CSU-Fort Collins, Pueblo; DenverUniversity, University of Norhern Colorado; Johnson and Wales) for a much-heralded leadership weekend here.Additionally, CLA cadets are an integral part of running other Center programs such as Falcon Heritage Forumand the National Character and Leadership Symposium. In just the Academy’s first year in the ColoradoLeadership Alliance it took home the coveted “Summit Cup” for best attendance and participation among cam-puses at the 2007 El Pomar Foundation’s Leadership Summit conducted at the Broadmoor Hotel in February.Contact Maj. Sheilagh Carpenter at 333-8527 for more information about CLA.

Tune into KAFA 97.7 for Character Counts, 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays!

This month in Air Force historyMarch 1, 1951 — The U.S. Air Force estab-lished its northernmost operational base,Thule AB, Greenland, 690 miles north of theArctic Circle.

March 2, 1949 — Lucky Lady II landed atCarswell AFB, Texas. The B-50 Superfortresscompleted the first nonstop, around-the-world flight in history, covering 23,452 miles in94 hours and one minute.

March 10, 1966 — Maj. Bernard F. Fisher, anA-1E pilot, landed on the A Shau airstrip afterit was overrun by North Vietnamese regularsto rescue downed A-1E pilot Maj. Dafford W.Myers. He was later awarded the Medal ofHonor for his heroic act and was the firstAirman to be so honored in the Vietnam War.

March 10, 1967 – F-105s and F-4Cs bombedthe Thai Nguyen steel plant in North Vietnamfor the first time. During this attack, Capt.Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen earned the Medal ofHonor for silencing enemy defenses with hisseverely damaged F-105.

March 10, 1977 — The first women naviga-tor candidates reported to Mather AFB, Calif.,to begin undergraduate navigator training.

March 17, 1971 — Jane Leslie Holleybecame the first woman commissionedthrough the Air Force Reserve Officer TrainingCorps program. She graduated from AuburnUniversity in Alabama.

March 17, 1981 — Douglas Aircraft Co.

delivered the first KC-10A Extendertanker/cargo aircraft to Strategic AirCommand.

March 18, 1971 — Capt. Marcelite C. Jordonbecame the first woman aircraft maintenanceofficer after completing the AircraftMaintenance Officer School.

March 21, 1962 — A black bear became thefirst living creature ejected from a supersonicaircraft when the U.S. Air Force tested the B-58’s escape capsule. Ejecting at 35,000 feetand flying 870 mph, the bear landed unharmed7 minutes and 49 seconds later.

March 23, 1978 — Capt. Sandra M. Scott, aKC-135 Stratotanker pilot, became the first

woman tanker commander to perform alertduty for Strategic Air Command.

March 24, 1992 — The last U.S. Air Forcefighter aircraft to be stationed in Spain depart-ed, ending a 26-year span of service in thatcountry.

March 25, 1975 – The U.S. Air Force organ-ized an airlift to evacuate 10,000 people a dayfrom Da Nang, South Vietnam. Communistforces had surrounded and cutoff the city.

March 25, 1986 — For the first time, an all-woman crew, assigned to the 351st StrategicMissile Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo., standsMinuteman missile alert under the gender-specific crew policy.

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Top Chinese science award presentedto Academy senior researcher

By Butch WehryAcademy Spirit staff

An Academy senior researcher accepted the ChineseNational Natural Science Award in Beijing from thePeoples Republic of China President Hu Jintao Feb. 27.

The Chinese call fate joss. It was the joss of the Nantong City native from

Jiangsu Province, Dr. Yalin Lu, to distinguish himselfas a 43-year-old researcher and Academy Physics 499instructor which took him back to the Middle Kingdom.

He was presented the award for his work with nanomaterials and super lattice structures.

“Nanomaterials are nanosize and embeddednanoscale structures,” said the professor. “A superlat-tice indicates an orderly layered structure in whichmany unique polaritons may exist due to coupling.”

By choosing proper material, composition andstructural design, many unique physical enhancementare achieved, including nonlinear optical effects, dielec-tric, nonlinear dielectric, negative index and spin-tronics.

For non-physics buffs, suffice to say their appli-cations toward photonics, optoelectronics and informa-tion will be enormous, especially for militaryapplications.

His work goes back prior to his joining the physicsdepartment’s laser optics research center in 2003.

He graduated from Nanjing University with adoctorate’s degree in solid state physics in 1991 andjoined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and theUniversity of California at Berkeley Chemistry

Department in 1996 as a visiting professor, then TuftsUniversity in 1997 as a research assistant professor inthe Electro-Optics Technology Center.

Dr. Lu joined Corning Inc. as senior staff scientistand project manager in 2000 because of a successfulcompany merger, and was recruited to Thermo ElectronCorporation as senior scientist and research and devel-opment director in the photonics division in 2001.

The late Air Force Gen. John Larkin helped himwith immigration restrictions and the general and AirForce scientists helped him come to the Academy.

He describes himself as a new immigrant to theUnited States.

“In the last 10 years, I have had to fight for survival,”said the senior researcher. “Meantime, I have beenadjusting my career to scientific researches.

“I have had the opportunity to pursue such advancedresearch,” said the professor. “Opportunity plus talentwill make things happen.”

China’s top scientific award was presented in theGreat Hall of the people.

“It is very exciting to feel that what you did in thepast is recognized,” said the Academy researcher andprofessor. “Persistence is significant for achievingsuccesses.”

Joss is shared with the Academy.“My current research still relates to the superlat-

tice concept,” said Dr. Lu. “For the award itself, Ibelieve that it shows the Academy’s research strengthand our focus on strengthening the scientific educa-tion for our cadets and military faculties.”

He returned from China Sunday night.

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A Peoples’ Republic of China official (left) withAcademy senior researcher and instructor Dr.Yalin Lu following the Feb. 27 award of China’s topNational Natural Science Award.

On thin iceSenior Airman Joe Honsberger,Academy fire department fire-fighter, pretends to be a victimduring an ice rescue training ses-sion Wednesday as fellow fire-fighter David Caulfield rolls intoposition to perform the rescue.The training is conducted twiceannually to keep firefighters pro-ficient in those rescue skills.

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Academy works onnext-generationspace vehicle

By John Van WinkleAcademy Public Affairs

Cadet research is underway to putAmericans back on the moon and sendthem to Mars.

In the Department of AeronauticalEngineering here, several cadets areresearching various aspects of NASA’snewest spacecraft design, which willreplace the space shuttles.

NASA plans to retire the venerablespace shuttle fleet by 2010 and extend ourcountry’s reach in manned space explo-ration with Lockheed Martin’s OrionCrew Exploration Vehicle. Paired with thenew Ares V rocket, Orion’s missionsinclude resupplying the InternationalSpace Station, taking American astro-nauts back to the moon and eventuallylanding astronauts on Mars.

Orion consists of four functionalmodules: a crew module similar to the oldApollo capsule; a service module forpropulsion, electrical power and fuelsstorage; a spacecraft adapter to attachthe Orion to the Ares V rocket; and alaunch abort system for emergency crew

escape during launch.The Academy started work on Orion

in the spring semester of 2006.“We are working on the Crew Module

right now and, in addition, will probablybe involved with the launch abort systemnext year,” said Dr. Tom Yechout,professor in the Department ofAeronautical Engineering and NASAResearch Advisor.

Two major wind tunnel researchefforts are underway this year. Cadet 1stClass Chris Campbell is investigatingthe baseline performance and stabilitycharacteristics of the Orion Crew Moduleand as well as investigating the aerody-namic effects of degraded heat shieldgeometry.

“I am defining and characterizingthe aerodynamic forces on the crewmodule right before parachute deploy-ment,” explained Cadet Campbell. “This will help NASA engineers keepthe module stable and under control,plus help them orient the vehiclecorrectly before releasing the para-chutes. In other words, I am modelingthe crew vehicle’s flight performance

right before it hits the ground.” “More recently, I have been investi-

gating the aerodynamic effects of differentheat shield shapes. Because of the hightemperatures during reentry, parts of theheat shield ablate and deform. I am tryingto determine how much these changes ingeometry affect the vehicle’s flight,” headded.

Meanwhile, Cadet 1st Class ChrisOravetz is investigating the wake char-acteristics behind the Orion crew module,the data from which is being directly

inputted into the design and develop-ment of the Orion parachute recoverysystem – both for the drogue and mainparachute system.

Last semester, Cadet 1st Class JohnWooten did wake definition research onOrion’s Crew Exploration Vehicle.

Included in the research work isperhaps the most daunting task of eachsemester’s work — briefing NASA engi-neers on the resulting data.

“From what I hear, undergraduate Continued next page

Photo by John Van Winkle

Cadet 1st Class Chris Campbell adjusts a model of the Orion CrewExploration Vehicle in a wind tunnel in the Department of AeronauticalEngineering’s laboratories. Cadet Campbell is one of three firsties research-ing Orion this academic year. Orion is the next-generation piloted space-craft, which will replace the space shuttle fleet in a few years, and take astro-nauts into orbit, to the moon and eventually Mars.

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students almost never get the opportunity to work ona project so important to NASA,” said Cadet Campbell.“USAFA is even more unique in that cadets completelydesign their own research plan: from the initial plansthrough the final briefings and reports.”

Cadets Campbell and Oravetz traveled to JohnsonSpace Center in Houston to brief their research resultslast June, this past January and will brief again this May.

“This is an amazing opportunity for me to getresearch experience before heading to England forgraduate school! I’ve enjoyed working independentlyon this project, since I had the chance to think throughand solve my own problems. I felt overwhelminglysatisfied when my research results gave NASA theinformation they needed to continue design for theOrion,” said Cadet Campbell.

NASA has been leveraging the unique assets of theAcademy’s Department of Aeronautical Engineering forthe past 10 years. These projects have included doingaerodynamic analysis on the X-38 Crew RecoveryVehicle, a variety of configurations of the Orbital SpacePlane, Space Shuttle wing leading edge damage, andnow the Orion.

“We bring new ideas and needed analysis to theirprograms in a very cost-effective way,” said Dr. Yechout.“We have excellent wind tunnel facilities and tech-nical staff, great faculty and outstanding cadets. Inaddition, many of our cadets who work on these programsmay be part of organizations like NASA in their futurecareers so this research is laying a foundation for thefuture and we and our sponsors know this.”

More than 40 cadets have been involved in theseNASA research programs over the years.

Orion is targeted for a manned launch to theInternational Space Station by 2014 and manned

missions to the moon no later than 2020. Orion willinitially handle logistics flights to the InternationalSpace Station, but will be a key component for futuremissions to the moon and Mars after 2015.

NASA Completes KeyReview of Orion Spacecraft

WASHINGTON - NASA has established a requirementsbaseline for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, bringingAmerica’s next human spacecraft a step closer to construc-tion.

The Orion Project completed its system requirementsreview in cooperation with its prime contractor, LockheedMartin, March 1.

The review marked the first major milestone in the Orionengineering process and provided the foundation for design,development,construction and safe operation of the space-craft that will carry explorers to Earth orbit, to the moonand eventually to Mars.The detailed requirements establishedin this review will serve as the basis for ongoing design analysiswork and systems testing.

“This is a significant step in the development of a spacetransportation system that will expand our horizons toinclude other worlds,” said Skip Hatfield, Orion Projectmanager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The Orion review followed an overall review of require-ments for the Constellation Program that was completedin November.

Similar reviews are planned later this spring for groundand mission operations systems that will support Constellationlaunch systems and space flight operations ground infrastruc-ture.

“We have now completed program-wide launch vehicleand human spacecraft system requirements reviews,” saidConstellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley. “These areimportant pieces of a management and engineering puzzlethat will allow us to accomplish the goal of putting humansback on the moon.”

The Orion requirements data set was reviewed byagency and contractor scientists and engineers from acrossthe country.More than 1,700 topics covering all aspects ofvehicle performance,design and qualification were discussedduring the course of the formal review.

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The history of National Women’s History Month Editor’s note: Submitted by the Academy Women’sHistory Month planning committee with information fromthe Women’s History Project.

As recently as the 1970’s, women’s history wasvirtually an unknown topic in the public schoolcurriculum or in general public consciousness.

To address this situation, the Education Task Forceof the Sonoma County (California) Commission on theStatus of Women initiated a “Women’s History Week”celebration for 1978. The week of March 8 was chosento make International Women’s Day the focal point ofthe observance. The activities that were held met withenthusiastic response, and within a few years, dozensof schools planned special programs for Women’sHistory Week. More than 100 community womenparticipated in the Community Resource Women Project,an annual “Real Woman” Essay Contest and the organ-ization was staging an annual parade and program indowntown Santa Rosa, Calif.

In 1979, a member of the commission was invitedto participate in Women’s History Institutes at SarahLawrence College, attended by the national leaders oforganizations for women and girls. When the institutelearned about the commission’s county-wide women’shistory week celebration, they decided to initiate similarcelebrations within their own organizations and schooldistricts. They also agreed to support efforts to securea congressional resolution declaring a “National Women’sHistory Week.” In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) andRep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored the firstjoint congressional resolution.

As word spread rapidly across the nation, statedepartments of education encouraged celebrations ofNational Women’s History Week as an effective means

to achieving equity goals within classrooms. Maryland,Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon, Alaska and otherstates developed and distributed curriculum materialsto all of their public schools. Organizations sponsoredessay contests and other special programs in their localareas. Within a few years, thousands of schools andcommunities were celebrating National Women’s HistoryWeek, supported and encouraged by resolutions fromgovernors, city councils, school boards and the U.S.Congress.

In 1987, the National Women’s History Projectpetitioned Congress to expand the national celebra-tion to the entire month of March. Since then, theNational Women’s History Month Resolution has beenapproved with bipartisan support in both the House andSenate. Each year, programs and activities in schools,workplaces and communities have become more exten-sive as information and program ideas have been devel-oped and shared.

The popularity of women’s history celebrationshas sparked a new interest in uncovering women’sforgotten heritage. A President’s Commission on theCelebration of Women in History in America recentlysponsored hearings in many sections of the country. Ittook reports about effective activities and institutionsthat are promoting women’s history awareness andheard recommendations for programs still needed. TheWomen’s Progress Commission will soon begin hear-ings to ascertain appropriate methods for identifyingand then preserving sites of importance to Americanwomen’s history. In many areas, state historical soci-eties, women’s organizations and groups such as the GirlScouts of the United States of America have workedtogether to develop joint programs.

Women’s HistoryMonth activities

— A free 5-kilometer fun run/walk begins alongthe Santa Fe Trail north of the civil engineer pavilionat 3:30 p.m. today.

— Douglass Valley and Pine Valley elementary schoolshave book reading at various times Monday throughMarch 16.Attendance is restricted.

— Julia Roberts stars in “Erin Brockovich” in thecommunity center theater’s free showing with abring-your-own lunch,11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Wednesday.

— A guest speaker will talkin the officers’ club from 11a.m.to 1 p.m.,March 22 abouta generation of womenmoving history forwardtickets are $10. For moreinformation, call Tech. Sgt.Linda Sanderson, 333-9516.

— A free “bring-your-ownlunch“ showing of 2002’s Rrated “Frida” staring SalmaHayek is at the Arnold Hallballroom from 11 a.m. to 1p.m., March 23.

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Verifying records, personalinformation may effect

promotionsBy Air Force News Service

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Theone constant among all Airmen is the desire to bepromoted.

There are many things Airmen can do to affecttheir chances for promotion, but perhaps the mostimportant is ensuring their personal information iscorrect. Missing or inaccurate enlisted or officerperformance reports, decorations, awards and cita-tions can affect promotion scores for senior airmenthrough general officers.

While some decorations may earn points towardscoring for enlisted Airmen, winning quarterlyawards or an academic award from a professionalmilitary education school can help strengthen recordsfor both officer and enlisted members.

Fortunately, the Air Force makes it easy forAirmen of all ranks to check their records onlinethrough the virtual Military Personnel Flight.

“Every Airman is responsible for his or hercareer and should review his or her record on aroutine basis or prior to any board where the recordmay be reviewed,” said Maj. Gen. TonyPrzybyslawski, Air Force Personnel Centercommander. “Each and every one of us takes the timeto prepare our vehicle prior to taking a long trip or inpreparation for winter temperatures…that’s whatwe’re looking for…each and every Airman taking the

time to be proactive in taking control of his or hercareer.”

Airmen receive e-mail notifications around theirbirthday each year advising them to review their elec-tronic personnel records maintained within theMilitary Personnel Data System.

Officials suggest after Airmen log in to vMPFand accomplish a records review; a hard copy shouldbe printed for personal safekeeping. If all recordinformation is correct, no further action is requireduntil the next annual review.

If errors are discovered and individuals can makethe needed changes to those parts of the record whereupdate links are provided, they should do so. Othererrors should be directed to the commander’s supportstaff or Air Force Contact Center for resolution.

AFPC’s Promotion Board Records Branch isresponsible for providing Airman a copy of the selec-tion record within 30 duty days of receipt of a validrequest. This timeframe actually stretches to about45 calendar days when you add in non-duty days.Each request is accomplished in a “date precedenceorder” from the time it’s received at the PBR branch.

There are two categories of requests: “As Is” and“As Met.” Officers and senior NCOs may request one“As Is” copy and one “As Met” copy of their selec-tion record within a consecutive 12-month period pereach request. The “As Is” request provides a copy ofthe record “as it is” when requested. To request an

“As Met” copy, the record must have met a selectionor evaluation board within the past 12 months. “AsMet” copies cannot be requested until after promo-tion results have been publicly released. “As Met”copies will reflect the selection record “as it met” theselection or evaluation board the person is requestingit for.

Officers and senior NCOs can request a copy oftheir personnel records by completing a SelectionRecord Request Worksheet by visiting the AFPC Website and typing “selection record” into the searchengine.

The completed worksheet should be e-mailed toRecords.Review@randolph.af.mil, or faxed to eitherDSN 665-2693 or commercial (210) 565-2693.Selection records will only be forwarded to anauthorized military e-mail account.

Finally, AFI 36-3003 grants everyone the oppor-tunity to request permissive TDY to review theirrecord in person here at AFPC.

For more information, Airmen should visit theircommander’s support staff or call the Air ForceContact Center at (800) 616-3775, commercial (210)565-5000 or DSN 665-5000.

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Gates to speak atAcademy graduation

Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is sched-uled be the guest speaker for this year’s graduationceremony.

This will be Dr. Gates’ first graduation speech atthe Air Force Academy.

Graduation for the Academy’s Class of 2007 isMay 30 in Falcon Stadium.

New survey aims to improveinformation delivery to Airmen

The Secretary of the Air Force Office ofCommunication at the Pentagon has launched a studyto find out how Airmen want to get information aboutthe Air Force. A randomly selected group of Airmenand Air Force civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation from Brig. Gen. Erv Lessel, Air ForceDirector of Communication, asking them to completean online questionnaire to share their views on severalinformation sources, products, and technologies.

“This is a very important project for the Air Force,because we’re working hard to improve our Air Forceinformation delivery channels and products so Airmenget the information they want and need, when and howthey want it,” General Lessel said. “If we hear fromAirmen that some of the information channels areworking well while others are broken, we’ll know whereto focus our attention. If Airmen tell us they flat-outcan’t get some of the information they really want orneed, we’ll look hard at ways to fix that.”

Researchers anticipate the results of this “WhereAirmen Get Information” survey will be used to focusAir Force Public Affairs attention on the productsAirmen use and value most, permitting the Air Force

to cease publishing less desired products or stop oper-ating less used channels.

“It’s been almost three years since we last surveyedAirmen about their information wants and needs. Ifyou think about how the information environment haschanged during that time, with new media and new tech-nologies coming on line, you see why this study isboth essential and overdue,” General Lessel added.

According to Dr. Steve Everett, principle researcherin the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairsassessment division, the survey relies on hearing fromall invited participants. Dr. Everett explained, “If we hear

back from only the Airmen who have computers on theirdesks, we won’t have anywhere near an accurate,complete understanding of Airmen’s information pref-erences. The Air Force is going to extra lengths to getthe word out about this survey so invited Airmen willknow it’s the ‘real deal’and their supervisors might givethem fifteen minutes of computer time to completethe survey if Airmen don’t have computer access of theirown. Otherwise we risk getting input only from Airmenwith easy computer access, to the exclusion of peoplein career fields who don’t have easy access to theInternet at work.”

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Fight ing the Good F ight !T h e “ B a t t l e o f t h e B u l g e ”

Capt. James Weinstein10th Medical Group dietician

Almost everyone, including ourchildren, has seen the popular mediaimages of incredibly thin and impos-sibly beautiful models.

Many of you have probably triedseveral diets to achieve a more desir-able appearance, but have theyworked? Does “Atkins,” “SouthBeach,” “Trim Spa,” or “Optifast”ring a bell?

It’s time to rethink your strategyfor maintaining a healthy weight, andthere’s no better time to start thannow — the beginning of a new year!

Losing weight is a monumentaltask and if there was a pill, drink,potion or cream that worked, we’d allbe using it! The first step to losingweight is to stop thinking aboutlosing weight. This may soundcounter-intuitive, but just try sayingthe following statement, “I want to behealthier, I want to have a healthierfamily, and I want to teach my kids tobe healthy.”

Besides, isn’t that really what thegoal is? You should think of “diet” asjust a four- letter word, not a solution.Saying, “I am going on a diet,” auto-matically means at some point youwill have to go off your diet. Whathappens then? What I recommend isfocusing on a path to being“healthier,” and if you lose someweight in the process (which youmost likely will) — GREAT! Onceyou have convinced yourself thatweight loss is only part of the solutionand that the real goal is beinghealthier, you’re ready for the nextstep.

If I asked you what you did todayfor exercise, how would you respond?All too often, I hear people say theywalked a lot at work, went shoppingor watched the kids. Don’t get mewrong — all of this is great, but stop

thinking of it as exercise. Exerciseand activity are two completelydifferent things! All those activities Imentioned above are just that —activities; they keep you moving andhelp to keep you healthy, but mostlikely you need to do more. Exerciseis more formal and requires that youget your heart rate up. A good rule ofthumb is that if you cannot have acomfortable conversation with theperson next to you, then it is exercise!So what is the overall goal? Theanswer is that you need more of both!

One helpful step to increaseactivity is to get a pedometer, whichis a small device that measures howmany steps you take. If you put it onfirst thing in the morning and wear it

all day, you can periodically see howmany steps you’ve taken. A goodstarting goal is 5,000 steps per day,but the real prize is realized if youcan walk 10,000 steps EVERY DAY!Another key is to get your familyinvolved. You can have a challengeand give out prizes for the person whowalks the most … so long as the prizeis not dessert. Don’t get discouragedif you can only walk 1,000 steps perday at first. Instead just work towardyour goal; over time, as an example,1,000 steps per day this week, 2,000steps per day next week, and so on.

As for exercise, you need toengage in that as well. I know it’s coldoutside, but the base gym is free, oryou can purchase a local gym

membership. If you have any ongoingmedical issues, be sure to ask yourdoctor if it’s okay to start an exerciseprogram. Go to the gym three to fourdays per week and use the aerobicequipment such as the bike, treadmill,elliptical machine or stairmaster ortake some aerobic classes like spin,step or swimming.

Lastly, be sure to have fun! Byfinding an aerobic activity that youenjoy, you will be more likely to stickwith it.

Once you’ve taken all these steps— made the decision to be healthier,increased your activity, and begun anexercise program — it’s time to talkabout the food you eat. Many bookshave been written on how to eathealthy, but it is impossible to giveyou all the information you need in aparagraph. However, the followingare some simple tips you can try.

First, you need to eat more oftenbut eat less food at each sitting. Youshould be eating three small mealsand two to three small snacks everyday. Next, find ways to cut out theexcess simple carbohydrates in yourdiet. Use sugar substitute in yourcoffee and limit candy, cakes, piesand sweets to special occasions.Remember when dessert was a treat?Try eating dessert two or three timesper week instead of every day. Finally,make sure you have a vegetable and alow fat protein source such as leanmeat, chicken, fish, beans or soy atevery meal. Enjoy your food, butremember that you need to “eat tolive,” not “live to eat”.

For more information on nutritionand weight control, contact the baseHealth and Wellness Center at 333-3733 or the hospital dietician at 333-5305. If you have an overweight childand are interested in joining our“Healthy Kids, Healthy Families”program, call 333-5305 for moreinformation.

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battle forlife

By Tech. Sgt. Steve GermanAir Force News Agency

The boxer keeps his hands up as his feet dancearound a heavy bag. He jabs and strikes the bag withhis gloved fists, but when this boxer steps into thering with an opponent, it isn’t the only battle he’sfighting.

Cadet 1st Class Colin LaFavor is a member ofthe Academy’s boxing team and trains to win thenext fight, but he recently helped a completestranger in the fight of life.

During a blood drive visit at the academy, the185-pound senior decided to sign up for the registryfor the bone marrow as well.

Shortly thereafter, the bone marrow donor centercontacted Cadet LaFavor.

“They just gave me a call one day and said I wasa match for someone who needed it,” the cadet said.

“It was pretty painful afterward for the mostpart, but the reward I got out of it far outweighs thepain. Just the feeling knowing that you could help

someone in the most ultimate way, I mean, helpingsomeone carry on their life,” he said.

Cadet LaFavor has not been in contact with therecipient of his gift, though he knows he helpedsave a life. Current procedures do not allow thosewho donate bone marrow to know who the recip-ient is, unless both parties authorize it in writing.Cadet LaFavor did find out the patient made a full

recovery. “I don’t know if the guy has a family, kids, but if

he even gets to spend another week or month withhis kids or family, the happiness that it gives me isone of the greatest feelings in the world,” he said.

This lifesaver, eventually won his next fight, andheads on to the next round. But he also helped acomplete stranger win the fight for life.

Photo by 1st Lt. John Ross

Cadet 1st Class Colin LaFavor squares off with a sparring partner at the Academy’s boxing gym. CadetLaFavor recently answered the call to be a bone marrow donor. Current procedures do not allow thosewho donate bone marrow to know who the recipient is, unless both parties authorize it in writing.LaFavor went on to win his next fight.

By Academy Spirit staff

The Academy has seen an increased number ofinfluenza-like illnesses in recent weeks that has mirrorsthe activity in off-base areas.

“Typically there are two flu illness spikes duringflu season, one in November and one in February orMarch,” Lt. Col. Meletious Fotinos, Academy hospitaldeputy chief of medical staff and preventive medicinechief said Tuesday.

The Academy participates in the DefenseDepartment’s Influenza Surveillance Program andconducts rapid flu tests to help providers identify

potential flu cases. This year, close to 200 specimenswere collected with close to half being positive forinfluenza. The flu season typically lasts from Octoberuntil May with the greatest activity in November andFebruary.

“Flu season varies slightly from year to year butit is never too late to get the flu shot if you have nothad the flu,” Colonel Fotinos said.

The flu shot has been effective in preventinginfluenza this year with preliminary reports suggestingprotection for eight out of 10 people who received theshot or nasal spray.

Flu is a self limited illness lasting three to seven

days. The primary treatment is to avoid exposing otherpeople, stay home, rest, drink fluids and to treat thesymptoms with over the counter cold medications.

“If you have severe flu symptoms like a highfever, not responding to medications, inability to keepfluids down or worsening of underlying medical prob-lems like asthma or diabetes, you should be seen,” saidColonel Fotinos. “While there are medications that canreduce the duration of symptoms by one day they areonly effective if used within 48 hours of symptomonset.”

Influenza vaccine is still available at the Academyhospital and highly recommended for anyone whohas not had the flu this year. People can go to the immu-nization and allergy clinic Monday through Fridayfrom 7:30 -11 a.m., or 1 to 4 p.m. for a flu shot.

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Academy Muslim chaplain’sspiritual journey, quest

By Butch WehryAcademy Spirit staff

Ask him and the Academy’sMuslim chaplain will talk about themost popular misconceptions of theIslamic community.

“That we are terrorists!” saidChaplain (Capt.) Abdullah Al-Mubarak, one of two Muslim chap-lains in the Air Force. “All Muslimssupport terrorism against the UnitedStates, and Muslims oppress women,”he continued.

The Academy has Islamic cadetsfrom the United States and interna-tional cadets from Qatar, Algeria,Tunisia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman andPakistan.

“The numbers vary,” Chaplain Al-Mubarak said. “We provide everycadet the opportunity to worship andsometimes the cadets choose to go off-base to the local area mosque but wehave faculty, active duty and depend-ents attend.”

Daily and weekly Muslim worshipis conducted in the lower level of thecadet chapel. The daily worship is apredetermined time in which it isordained for them to pray five times aday, and the weekly worship, calledSalaat-ul-Jummah (congregationalFriday prayers), held from 12:30 -1:30p.m.

During services, Chaplain Al-

Mubarak wears traditional Islamicclothing.

He is no scowling mullah. Thischaplain answers his phone with“Chaplain Al.”

He’s come so far from El Paso,Texas, where he was born and raised.The holy man’s professional storybegan before the deployments to Qatar,Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan,Uzbekistan, Kuwait and GuantanamoBay, Cuba.

He enlisted as an Airman in 1992.“It was during basic that I sought

to attend Islamic worship,” said thechaplain. “I asked a chaplain assistantabout Islamic worship. He led medown the hallway to an empty roomand I asked ‘Where is everyone?’ Hereplied and told me that he didn’tknow and to ‘have at it and do whatMuslims do.’”

He was told that there were notany Muslim chaplains, period.

At his first duty assignment atEglin Air Force Base, Fla., there was asmall but active Muslim communityon base. He became a Muslim layleader for military members, volun-teered as a chaplain at a maximumsecurity prison and established the firstMosque in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

“I declined recruiting efforts tobecome a Muslim chaplain and sepa-rated from the Air Force, choosing tocontinue my education by pursuing a

graduate degree in counseling,” thechaplain said.

He was approached again andbecame the Air Force’s first Muslimchaplain.

“I have devoted my efforts tobridge the chasm of misconceptionsabout Islam by teaching blocks of themiddle eastern orientation course atthe Air Force Special OperationsCommand University at HurlburtField, training OSI agents aboutterrorism in Islam, training more than1,500 deployed Airman about Islam,deviant sects in Islam and cross-cultural communication, and just beingaccessible to everyone who asks or iswilling to learn about Islam one at atime,” he said.

By now, he is inured to thecommon questions non-Muslims poseto him.

“What is a Jihad?” said theMuslim spiritual leader. “Why don’tthe leaders of Islam speak out againstOsama bin Laden or Al-Qa’aeda?Why do Muslims oppress the women?Why do you force women to cover? Issuicide permissible in Islam? Why doyou worship Muhammad? Is Allah adifferent God than the Christian orJewish God?”

Better rapport between Westernreligions and Islam can be establishedthrough continued dialogue “by estab-lishing a cultural and religious diver-

sity center for those who are interestedin learning about such differences,” hesaid.

That’s his dream and his hope.“My personal hopes are that things

get better in this world for my chil-dren’s sake,” said Chaplain Al-Mubarak. “That people regain thecompassion, understanding andforgiveness that helped build thisnation and to understand Islam andbecome tolerant of differences so thatpeople can once again agree todisagree.”

He is pursuing another masters ininternational relations and a bachelorsin Arabic, striving to complete bothdegrees within the next three years.

“My overall goal is to teach eitherat the high school or the collegiatelevel,” the Muslim cleric said. “I wantto establish a non-profit center for reli-gious and cultural diversity in hopes ofcreating a greater sense of under-standing and tolerance.”

Flu like illnesses increase

Chaplain (Capt.) Abdullah Al-Mubarak

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Commissary studentemployment

The commissary is accepting appli-cations for the Student TemporaryEmployment Program. Information onhow to apply can be picked up at thecommissary.

Appreciation BBQ March 15The AFSA Airman Appreciation

barbeque in the Milazzo Club isThursday at 3:30 p.m. Featured isbrisket, sausage, two sides, rolls andbutter for $8. Airmen E-4 and below arefree. RSVP by today tokaren.bryerton@usafa.af.mil.

Distinguished Service Awardnominees sought

The Academy is seeking nomina-tions for the 2007 Air Force Academy

Distinguished Service Award. Establishedin February 1999, it’s presented annuallyby the superintendent to a militaryperson, civilian or group, whose unof-ficial contributions had a distinct impacton the morale or well-being of theAcademy. Any individual or group whohas contributed significantly and directlyto the morale or well-being of theAcademy through the generous donationof time, resources or influence is eligible.

Nominations must be submitted nolater than April 1 to:

HQ USAFA/CMA2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3200USAF Academy CO 80840-5002All packages should include: a single

page with biographical data to includename, rank (if military), organizationor company, telephone number andmailing address, plus a typed narrativejustification, not to exceed one page,describing the nominee’s accomplish-ments.

Last year’s winner was the AcademyTop 3.

For more information, call Mr. SteveSimon at 333-8827.

Commissary toursThe health and wellness center will

provide tours at the Academy CommissaryMonday from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. to helpcustomers shop healthy. To sign up or formore information, call 333-3733.

Support groupProstate cancer support group meet-

ings are held the first Monday of everymonth at 5:30 p.m. at the MemorialAdministrative Center (previouslyMontgomery Wards), 2420 E. Pikes PeakAve.

Enter the southwest doors beneath the2420 sign. The meetings are in ClassroomB.

All meetings in Classroom B areopen to all prostate cancer survivors,regardless of treatment location, and theirspouses or partners. No registrationneeded.

Speaker is Dr. Jon Derksen, urologist.Discussion groups are held after thespeaker. Refreshments will be served. Ifyou would like to talk with a prostatecancer survivor or get more information,contact the American Cancer Society at636-5101 (option 3) or the 24 hour cancerinfo line at 1-800-ACS-2345.

Learn Internet safetyThe Academy and Peterson Air Force

Base Family Readiness centers present

an Internet safety seminar Thursdayfrom 3-4 p.m. at the Peterson AirmanFamily Readiness Center, 1350 Dover St.Learn seven ways to protect your familyfrom the Internet. For more informa-tion and to register, call 556-6141 or333-2213. No childcare will be available.

Fitness run setThe Health and Wellness Center

will host a fitness run March 22 at 4 p.m.on the Falcon Stadium track, weatherpermitting. The event is open to all.Prizes will be awarded to the first twomale and female finishers. Registrationis not necessary. For more informa-tion, call 333-3733

Associate AOC/AMTswanted

There are immediate vacancies forAssociate Air Officer Commanding andAssociate Academy Military Trainers.They assist Cadet Squadron AOC andAMTs in developing leaders of char-acter. Common duties include teachingCadet Professional Military Education,coaching and mentoring cadets, attendingcadet squadron training and social eventsand filling in for AOCs and AMTs whenneeded. Time commitments vary basedon duties. Since associates bring oper-ational experiences to their interactionswith cadets, AAMTs are tech sergeantsand above while AAOCs are captains orprior-enlisted lieutenants and above. Allvolunteers must have their supervisor’sapproval and forward their requestthrough their chain of command. Formore information and to volunteer, callMaster Sgt. Rob Nolen at 333-8499

Banquet tickets on sale Tickets for the 2006 Academy

Annual Awards Banquet are on salefrom unit first sergeants. The April 5event starts at 6 p.m. with a social hourat the Off icers’ Club. The theme is“Honoring Heritage … Forging NewHorizons.” The meal will featureLondon broil, herb roasted chicken ora vegetarian plate and dessert. The pricefor club members is $23.45 and fornonmembers $25.45. Attire is mess dressor semi-formal for military and theformal equivalent for civilians.

Attic volunteers sought Volunteers are needed to keep the

Academy Airman’s Attic open. It helpsjunior ranking Airmen with free clothing,furniture, appliances and more. Paidchildcare is available for volunteers.

The attic is open Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom noon to 4 p.m. To volunteer, callCassie Nordin at 472-7923 and leave amessage.

Cultural programs needsupport

Academy special observancecommittees need project officers andmembers for Holocaust: “Days ofRemembrance” April 15 and AsianPacific Islander Heritage Month in May.To help, call the military equal oppor-tunity office at 333-4258.

On line tax help availableMilitary OneSource provides income

tax preparation help with H&R Block’sTax Cut Basic Online live. Additionalphones are manned to walk callersthrough the process. Call anytime at 1-800-342-9647 or access www.militaryonesource.com.

Chorale turns 50The 140-voice Colorado Springs

Chorale, with a 63-piece orchestra,performs the Choral Gold 50thAnniversary concert, March 24 at 8 p.m.at the Pikes Peak Center for thePerforming Arts. Tickets are $16 to $45with $2 discounts for military, seniors,students and accompanied children. Fortickets, call 520-7469 or any TicketsWestoutlet.

Museum workshopThe Western Museum of Mining

and Industry Events, 225 N. Gate Blvd.,presents an earth science and natureworkshop with Professor Steven WadeVeatch Saturday at 10 a.m. The museumis open Mondays through Saturdays, 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 488-0880 or visitwww.wmmi.org for reservations.

Nicking the NeverColorado College’s Worner Campus

Center features Nicking the Never byMarina Zurkow until April 14. The seniorstudio art majors exhibits are April 24to May 14. The center is at 902 N.Cascade Ave. For more informationcall 389-6607.

CADET CHAPELNo services Mar. 25 or Apr. 1 – Spring Break

Catholic Masses:

SundayReconciliation 9:15-9:45 a.m.(or by appointment)Mass - 10 a.m.WeekdayMon., Tues., Thurs. - 6:45 a.m.WednesdayCatholic Adoration - 6 p.m.Mass - 7 p.m.

Protestant Services:

SundayTraditional - 9 a.m.Contemporary - 10:30 a.m.Inspirational Worship* - Noon

Jewish ServicesFridays - 7 p.m.

Buddhist Worship - 6:30 p.m. Wed (All Faiths Room)

Muslim PrayerFridays - Noon - Muslim Prayer Room(Chapel Basement)

COMMUNITY CENTER CHAPEL

Catholic Masses:

SaturdayMass - 5 p.m.SundayMass - 9:30 a.m.Religious Formation - 10:45 a.m.Monday-FridayCatholic Mass - 11:30 a.m.

Protestant Services:

SaturdayContemporary - 7 p.m.SundayTraditional - 8 a.m.Gospel - 11 a.m.Religious formation - 9:30 a.m.

WednesdayLiturgical - 5:30 p.m.

For more information, call 333-3300.

COMMUNITY CENTER CHAPELWednesdays, Feb. 28 – March 28 11:30 a.m. - Catholic Mass & ProtestantDevotionsNoon - Ecumenical Lenten Luncheons

March 21 7 p.m. - Catholic Rite of Reconciliation

March 25 & April 1No Religious Education – Spring Break

April 1, Palm SundaySaturday - 5 p.m. - Catholic Mass Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Catholic MassRegular Protestant Worship Schedule

HOLY WEEKApril 5 7 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper7 p.m. - Protestant Maundy Thursday Service

April 6, Good Friday 5 p.m. - Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion(Catholic)5 p.m. - Ecumenical Tenebrae Service

April 7 5 p.m. - Protestant Contemporary Service8 p.m. - Catholic Easter Vigil

April 8, Easter6 a.m. - Protestant Sunrise ServiceEisenhower Room, Golf Course8 a.m. - Protestant Traditional Service9:30 a.m. - Easter Sunday Catholic Mass andBrunch11 a.m. - Protestant Gospel ServiceNo Religious Education

CADET CHAPELApril 2, Passover6-9 p.m. - Passover Seder

HOLY WEEKApril 56 p.m. - Maundy Thursday Protestant Service6 p.m. - Holy Thursday Mass

April 6 6 p.m. - Good Friday Catholic Service6 p.m. - Good Friday Protestant Service

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Eight repeat -champs

highlight wing open

championships

Willie Lloyd and Joe Conrad

share Outstanding Boxer honors

Photo by Joel Strayer

January 5, 2007 15TURE

By Valerie PerkinAthletic Media Relations

Under the lights of Clune Arena, the Air Forceboxing team hosted 11 intense bouts in the 49th-annual Wing Open Championships March 2, at theAcademy. Eight former champions returned to thewinner’s circle, including senior Willie Lloyd, whobecame just the 11th boxer in Academy history toclaim four consecutive Wing Open titles.

Lloyd defeated sophomore Dean Chuva in thefirst bout of the night at 112 pounds. Lloyd escapedhis younger foe in a hard-hitting affair, to win hisfourth title in as many years. With the win, Lloydjoins James Ingram (1961-64), Gary Vasek (1965-68), “Buzz” Dyre (1966-69), Charlie Stallworth(1970-73), Alex Cline (1977-80), Ricky Graham(1980-83), Joseph Dunn (1990-93), Mike Benza(1997-2000), Joel Rivera (1998-01) and DarrenSmith (2002-05) as the program’s only four-timechampions.

Senior Ezekiel Ignaco regained his Wing Opentitle, claiming the 119-pound bout in a referee-stopped contest. Ignaco, a Wing Open champion as afreshman and sophomore, took back the title afterdefeating sophomore Jesse Horton. Using a flurry ofhard shots, Ignaco caused the referee to call the boutin the first round.

The next two bouts featured four newcomers tothe ring at Clune. Sophomore Harvey White took asplit decision from freshman Matthew McPhail at125 pounds, while freshman Alexander Shin pickedup a unanimous decision from sophomore DavidSimon.

Sophomore Nicholas Goc, who won last year’stitle at 132 pounds, took the honor this year at 139pounds. Facing a freshman in Seth Gunn, Goc usedsome powerful shots to earn a victory by referee-stopped contest.

The 147-pound bout also saw another repeatchampion, as senior Jahmil Edwards claimed hissecond straight title with a unanimous decision overjunior Ryan Price. It was the second straight season

that these two contenders hadmet in the ring for finals. JuniorClifford Moore picked up hissecond consecutive Wing Opentitle, as he earned a tough, hard-fought split decision victory oversenior Mark Ruther in the 156-pound bout.

Senior Joe Conrad success-fully defended his Wing Opentitle, as he earned the victoryover junior James Dunn in the165-pound contest. Usingseveral strong body shots,Conrad caused the referee to callthe bout in the second round.

At 175 pounds, senior EvinNegron won his second- straightWing Open championship bypicking up a split decision from junior BruceJamison. Like the 112- and 147-pound bouts, thiswas a rematch of last year’s final bout.

Competing in just his fourth bout ever, sopho-more Boyce Loomis took a unanimous decision fromsenior Colin LaFavor in the night’s hard-hitting 185-pound bout.

In the final contested boutof the night, junior John Quinnearned his first Wing Open title,as he defeated senior EricGarcia in the 195-pound contest.Using relentless pressure onGarcia, Quinn caused thereferee to stop the bout in thethird round.

Senior Ian Tuznik earned histhird straight Wing Open title ashe won by walkover in theheavyweight division.

For just the second time inthe 28-year history of the CluneOutstanding Boxer Award, a pairof Falcons earned the honor. The

coaching staff and judges deemed Lloyd and Conradas the night’s top boxers. The duo joined Jeff Mooreand Russ Balka as the only co-winners in Academyhistory.

Action for the new “Dirty Dozen” continuesMarch 29-31 when the Falcons travel to the NationalCollegiate Boxing Association Western RegionalChampionships in Las Vegas, Nev.

RESULTS FROM WING OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

112-lbs.:Willie Lloyd (CS-32) dec. Dean Chuva (CS-24)119-lbs.: Ezekiel Ignaco (CS-12) rsc-1 Jesse Horton (CS-11)125-lbs.: Harvey White (CS-20) dec. Matthew McPhail (CS-10)132-lbs.:Alexander Shin (CS-06) dec. David Simon (CS-40)139-lbs.: Nicholas Goc (CS-31) rsc-3 Seth Gunn (CS-27)147-lbs.: Jahmil Edwards (CS-37) dec. Ryan Price (CS-24)156-lbs.: Clifford Moore (CS-19) dec. Mark Ruther (CS-15) 165-lbs.: Joe Conrad (CS-36) rsc-2 James Dunn (CS-33)175-lbs.: Evin Negron (CS-33) dec. Bruce Jamison (CS-25)185-lbs.: Boyce Loomis (CS-08) dec. Colin LaFavor (CS-07)195-lbs.: John Quinn (CS-06) rsc-3 Eric Garcia (CS-16)Hywt.: Ian Tuznik (CS-07) (unopposed)

Photo by Meggen Burghardt

Colin LaFavor, blue, lands a right on Boyce Loomis in the 185-poundclass.

Photo by Meggen Burghardt

Eric Garcia, silver, and John Quinn exchange blows in the 195-poundbout.

Photo by Joel Strayer

Dean Chuva reflects between rounds as corner man Jacob Lambachlends a hand in the 112-pound bout.

Photo by Joel Strayer

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Stine named Co-MPSFGymnast of the Week

Air Force junior Greg Stinewas named the Mountain PacificSports Federation Gymnast ofthe Week, the league officeannounced Tuesday. It is the firstsuch honor for Stine who, in justhis second week back in theFalcons’rotation after an injury,had a pair of stellar competitionsin back-to-back meets at the PeterVidmar Invitational and theSouthwest Cup.

Leading the team on thefloor exercise (8.700), still rings(8.800) and vault (8.700) at thePeter Vidmar Invitational in LosAngeles, he guided the squad toits best team finish in more thantwo years (192.300). The verynext night in Tempe, Stinefinished second on the floor exer-cise with a score of 9.000,becoming just the second Falconto reach the nine-point plateauthis year. In addition, he placedthird on the vault (8.600) andtied for fourth on the high bar(8.200).

Stine shared the weeklyhonor with Stanford’s BryantHadden. In the eighth week of theseason, the duo became the firstgymnasts from a program otherthan Oklahoma or Nebraska toclaim MPSF Gymnast of theWeek honors.

For the second straightweekend, the Falcons willcompete in a pair of meets. AirForce traveled to Chicago forcompetitions with the UICFlames today and Sunday.

Walsh selected toNCAA championships

Senior Brian Walsh wasselected to participate in theheptathlon at the 2007 NCAAIndoor Track and FieldChampionships, the NCAAselection committee announcedMonday. This will be the secondstraight season that Walshadvanced to the national meet.

Walsh set a NCAA provi-sional qualifying score aftertotaling an Academy record scoreof 5531 at the recent MountainWest Conference Champion-ships. That total is currentlyranked 13th in the nation. He isone of two Mountain WestConference multi-event athletesthat will compete at the nationalmeet, joining Colorado State’sKevin Johnson.

Action begins today at theRandal Tyson Indoor TrackCenter in Fayetteville, Ark.

Covington added tofootball staff

Patrick Covington has beenadded to the Air Force footballcoaching staff, announced today

Arena AF falls at the Pioneer Face-Off ClassicBy Melissa McKeownAthletic Media Relations

Wrapping up its weekend at the PioneerFace-Off Classic, hosted by Denver, the AirForce lacrosse team dropped a close 9-8contest to Villanova Sunday afternoon atBarton Lacrosse Stadium. With the loss,the Falcons fall to 1-2 on the year, whileVillanova improves to 2-2 on the season.

Air Force was first to get on the boardagainst Villanova with an unassisted goal bysophomore Griffin Nevitt at the 11:28 markin the opening period. Another score by theFalcons just over 30 seconds later gave AirForce the 2-0 lead. However, the Wildcatsscored two unanswered goals to end theperiod, tying the game at 2-2.

The Falcons regained the lead early inthe second quarter with an assist from Nevittto Justin Kuchta, while senior Will Meisterscored another goal to give Air Force the 4-2 lead. Again, Villanova closed out theperiod with two unanswered goals, includinga tally with just 28 seconds remaining, tobring the score to 4-4 at the half.

Villanova grabbed its first lead of thegame with a score at the 6:42 mark in thethird period, but the Falcons came back to

tie it up four minutes later, as Meister scoredoff the assist from Conrad Lochocki.

Nevitt was able to break the third tie ofthe game with a score just under two minutesinto the final period, but with both teamsdown a man, the Wildcats responded againto tie the game at 6-6. Kuchta and Meisterconnected to give the Falcons another advan-tage, but Villanova scored three unansweredgoals in the next three and a half minutes,two coming on the power play.

Although Air Force cut their deficit to9-8 on a man-up goal with just 24 secondsremaining, it could not get another tyingscore, dropping the one-goal contest.

The Wildcats outshot the Falcons 44-30for the game and dominated on face-offs,winning 15-of-21 for the game, including6-of-8 in the decisive final quarter.

Meister had a team-high five pointswith two goals and three assists, while Nevittadded three goals and an assist for theFalcons. Leading the way for the Wildcatswas Tim Atkins with three goals and anassist, all in the second half.

Nevitt, who finished the weekend witheight points (five goals, three assists),represented Air Force on the all-tournamentteam, along with long-stick midfielder

Dan Gnazzo. The Falcons return to action Saturday

when they head to San Diego, Calif., totake part in the third-annual First 4. AirForce will face off against Yale in the openinggame of the doubleheader, while Duke andLoyola match up in the second game.

Air Forcedowned atBanana BeltTournament

By Nick ArseniakAthletic Media Relations

Air Force dropped a 7-3 baseball gameto Utah Valley State at the S.P.O.R.T. BananaBelt Tournament Saturday at Harris Field.The loss drops the Falcons to 4-11 on theseason.

A four run fourth inning was the differ-ence as UTVS improved to 3-8 on the season.Wolverine starter pitched a complete gameto earn the win, scattering six hits whilestriking out six. Falcon starter Mitch Brown(1-3) took the loss, allowing five runs on threehits, five walks in 3 2/3 innings pitched.

Trailing 5-0, Air Force got on the score-board in the fifth as Chay Derbigny tripledoff the fence in center field and came aroundto score on Erol Kelter’s ground out.

UTVS rebounded with a run in thebottom of the fifth. Air Force then tacked ontwo runs in the sixth inning on MattAlexander’s pinch hit two-run homer to rightto make it a 6-3 game. The Wolverines addeda run in the bottom of the sixth to round outthe scoring.

On March 2, like the weather in theNorthwest, the Air Force bats continued tostay cold, as the Falcons lost both games ofa double-site doubleheader tournament. TheFalcons lost 16-1 at Lewis-Clark State (11-0) and 3-0 at Washington State (6-3) to fallto 4-10 on the season.

In the first game against Lewis-ClarkState, the Falon bats went silent again, as theteam was held to a season-low two hits in a16-1 loss. LCSC capitalized on stellar

pitching and a pair of big innings for the win.After allowing a run in the first, Air

Force scored its lone run of the game in thethird inning off a solo home run to center fieldfrom Geno Salazar. LCSC scored a run inthe bottom of the third to go back ahead 2-1.

The Warriors then blew the game wideopen by scoring four runs in the fourth andseven in the fifth. LCSC tacked on one runin the sixth and two more in the eighth toround out the scoring.

Lewis-Clark St. had 16 hits in the game.Leadoff hitter Mark Thompson just missedhitting for the cycle by a single, going 3-for-4 with five runs and four RBI. BradSchwarzenbach earned the win in the startfor the Warriors, striking out 11 and allowingone run on two hits in six innings pitched.Brian Bird did not allow a hit in three inningsof relief for the save.

Air Force’s second hit was by SpencerTate on a check-swing. Falcon starter GaryWhiteman took the loss (1-3), allowing sixruns on six hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched.Casey Allen, Daniel Richardson and AdamTeach combined to toss the final 4 1/3

innings of relief.In game two, the Falcons failed to take

advantage of another stellar pitching perform-ance from sophomore Jake Petro. Petro (2-2) went six innings, allowing two runs, oneearned, off of just four hits in the loss.

The Falcons were held to two hits for thesecond-consecutive game.

Washington State scored the first run inthe third inning as Cody Bartlett manufac-tered a walk into a run. Bartlett walked tolead off the inning, stole second and then gotto third on a ground out. Travis Coulter thenreached on an fielding error and Bartlettscored.

The Cougars added insurance runs in theseventh and eighth innings to make it a 3-0game.

Washington State starting pitcher ConnorLambert also turned in a stellar pitchingeffort, striking out 10 Falcons in eight inningspitched. Cougar closer Ross Humes closedthe door on the Falcons in the ninth bystriking out all three batters faced for the save.

The Falcons return to action Saturdaymorning taking on Utah Valley State inLewiston at 10 a.m.

Photo by Joel Strayer

Senior Justin Kutcha from Ridgefield,Conn., scored two goals during a con-test with Villanova Sunday

Photo by Mike Kaplan

Freshman outfielder Matt Alexander hit his third home run of the season.

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by head coach Troy Calhoun.Covington will be an assistantcoach working with the Falconoffense.

Covington comes to theAcademy from Coastal CarolinaUniversity, where he was anassistant strength and condi-tioning coach for the 2006season. At Coastal Carolina,Covington was part of a coachingstaff that led the Chanticleers tothe Big South Conference cham-pionship with a 9-3 record.

Covington is a 2006 grad-uate of Furman University. Hewas a three-year starter and four-year letter winner for the Paladinsfrom 2002-05. He was a two-time All-Southern Conferenceselection and rated as the No. 6guard in NCAA I-AA football byThe Sports Network. Covingtonwas also a team captain his senioryear and was a 2006 NationalStrength and Conditioning All-American.

Covington is a native ofCharlotte, N.C. He attendedMyers Park high school inCharlotte where he was a three-year starter, serving as a teamcaptain.

INTERCOLLEGIATEBaseballMarch 1 Banana Belt TournamentGonzaga 3 Falcons 1

March 2 Banana Belt TournamentLewis-Clark State 16 Falcons 1Washington State 3 Falcons 0

March 3 Banana Belt TournamentUtah Valley State 7 Falcons 3

Men’s TennisMarch 3 at AFAFalcons 5 Montana 2Falcons 4 UMKC 0

Women’s TennisMarch 3 at USAFAFalcons 6 Weber State 1 Falcons 7 Mesa State 0

INTRAMURALBowlingThru March 5Team W L PinsAFA Pool #2 145 55 76138DFC 126 74 73570DFMS 115 85 73313Retirees 114 86 74253DFBL 110 90 73716Services 107 93 73567MDSS 106 94 72815Cadets 105 95 73059Comm 104 96 72620MSG/LGR #2 102 98 73338NSSI 93 107 69862Prep School 92 108 71729MSG/LGC 89 111 72671CES/CEJ 89 111 72598DF 89 111 71340DRU 86 114 72738SFS 86 114 71452AFA Pool #1 84 116 72552HQ USAFA 80 120 60215MSG/LGR #1 78 122 72304

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Med Group takes Over-30 titleBy Dave Castilla10th Services Squadron

The Medical Over-30 basket-ball team added another plaqueto their inventory by defeatingthe Prep School Instructors in achampionship match that wascloser than the score indicated54-46.

The score was tied at halftime 24-24 with no team havingmore than a three-point advan-tage. During halftime, hospital’sfirst-year head coach ClevelandWiltz reminded his guys to keepup the tempo and push the ball.Medical’s Stephen Baker startedgetting hot hitting three out of fourthree-pointers and five for sixfor the game and shared teamscoring honors with GregSchneringer with 17 points.

Down the stretch, PrepSchool coach Vern Colemanscored five points, two on ajumper with :57 left in game,leaving the Hospital clinging toa 48-46 lead. The Prep School,playing in their fourth game of theweek, started fouling andSchneringer hit two free throws.After a prep school time out and:31 on the clock, Mike Davisstole an inbound pass and wentcoast to coast. Then Prep Schoolmissed a three-pointer and GregSchneringer was fouled con-

verting the two final free throwsthat completed the scoring.

Schneringer converted 8 of10 free throws in the second halfafter missing his first two sand-wiched around a three pointer.Prep School was led by RalphStreet with 14 points, nine comingon three three-pointers and CraigBeal who chipped in nine points.

Wiltz stated the champi-onship was won because the teamplayed true team ball. Mike Davis,a key component was on leave thefirst two days of the tournamentand his return was felt more onthe defensive and reboundingside even though he contributednine points.

“He was our go to guythroughout the regular season,”said Coach Coleman.

He also relayed this was theirthird consecutive trip to the Over30 finals and that the team is justa few plays away from being thebase champions.

The USAFA Over-30 allstars competed against PetersonAFB Over-30 champions Thurs-day after press time. ToddGarland, a member of theHospital team, coached the teamof players from Hospital, CadetWing, Prep School and NSSI.The Intramural game followedwith Medical Group’s TrevorHudson coaching.

Photo by Meggen Burghardt

Mike Davis, 45, goes for the rebound during the Over 30Intramural Basketball Championships held March 1 at thecommunity center gym.

Photos by 1st Lt. John Ross

Zoomies defeat GlendaleLeft, Mark Cerni, hooker, tries to protect the ball in a tack-le so the Zoomies can maintain possession and continuetheir drive against the Glendale Rugby Football Club fromGlendale, Colo. The Zoomies defeated Glendale 29-19 inSaturday’s contest. Above, Greg Roberts, flanker, breaksaway from one Glendale defender as he keeps his eyesupfield looking for daylight. Roberts’ sure tackling andaggressive running helped the Zoomies defeat Glendale29-19

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