Vol. 31, No. 5

Air Force Reserve Command: Proud Partner in the Total Force

NEWS BRIEFSNEWS BRIEFSNEWS BRIEFSNEWS BRIEFSNEWS BRIEFS

No yellow braceletwhen in uniformKnow when to stopIJOLDS sign updeadline nearsCAC resets available

While colors are beingraised in the morning or low-ered in the evening, everyonewill come to a stop, turn to-ward the nearest flag and ren-der honors. If you are in a ve-hicle, come to a completestop.The Network ControlCenter, help desk can now resetCommon Access Card (CAC)pins. This service is availablebetween 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4p.m. in Bldg. 1730, Room 123.For service at alternate times,call 817.782.718.

Show me the way to go home

Tech. Sgt. Angel takes a moment to express his personal wishes recently while on guard duty. He comments, “Hadfun doing traffic control points on the freeway this morning. Other than that all is well.”

He is a deployed 301stSecurity Forces Squadron member assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.

(Courtesy Photo)

“Hooha!”, echoed through-out the school gymnasium.The 336 sixth-graders fromCarpenter Middle School inPlano responded to MasterSgt. Sean Gouge and his de-ployment stories from Iraq.Sergeant Gouge, 301stMOF first sergeant, and my-self, delivered a personal‘thank you’ to the sixth-grad-ers. The stories, lasting half anhour, gave us a chance to in-teract with the kids and answertheir many curious questions.Sergeant Gouge and myself went to the school to present asmall token of their appreciationfor organizing a care package,a framed F-16 photo. The carepackage had been full of cardspersonally written by the Car-penter students and included abanner addressed to the men andwoman deployed to Iraq duringlast year’s holiday season.

Capt. Dan Dickey

301st Military OperationsFlight Commander

Anna Hensley, Carpenter’ssixth-grade language artsteacher, is also wife to SeniorAirman Scott Hensley, 301stMOF Information Managementtechnician. Ms. Hensley coordi-nated the activity with her stu-dents to create a huge moralebooster for the deployed troopsin Iraq at just the right time.“You came to expect carepackages from your family, but

Caring comes in all sizes, packages

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The Lance Armstrongbracelet cannot be worn whenin uniform. The yellow brace-let supporting his cancerfoundation is a noble cause,however the bracelet does notmeet the conservative criteriaoutlined in AFI 36-2903,Dress and Personal Appear-ance of Air Force Personnel.The 2005 International Jun-ior Officer Leadership Develop-ment Seminar at WoensdrechtAFB, the Netherlands, will runJuly 1-8, 2005. Apply beforeMay 10, 2005. Call MickeyCrawford, DSN 497.0933 or800.223.1784, ext. 70933 formore info.

May 7, 2005

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Fighter Line is an Air Force Reserve fundedpublication for members of the U.S. militaryservices.Contents of the Fighter Line are not necessar-ily the official view of, or endorsed by, the U.S.Government, the Department of Defense or theDepartment of the Air Force.Editorial content is edited, prepared andprovided by the 301st Fighter Wing public affairsoffice, NASFort Worth JRB Carswell Field Texas.

Editorial Staff

Brig. Gen. Neil A. Rohan...............CommanderCapt. Richard C. Sanford...............Chief, Public AffairsTech. Sgt. Julie A. Briden-Garcia.....................EditorLaura Dermarderosian-Smith.....Public Affairs SpecialistTech. Sgt. Stephen C. Bailey....................Staff WriterStaff Sgt. Kristin E. Mack..........................Staff WriterMrs. Mary Beth Ritchie......................ProofreaderAll photographs in the Fighter Line are Air Forcephotographs unless otherwise indicated.Deadline for unsolicited submissions is closeDeadline for unsolicited submissions is closeDeadline for unsolicited submissions is closeDeadline for unsolicited submissions is closeDeadline for unsolicited submissions is closeof business Monday after the "A" schedule unitof business Monday after the "A" schedule unitof business Monday after the "A" schedule unitof business Monday after the "A" schedule unitof business Monday after the "A" schedule unittraining assemblytraining assemblytraining assemblytraining assemblytraining assembly.....Articles should be typed, single-spaced, and, ifpossible, submitted via email to the public affairsoffice at301fw301fw301fw301fw301fw.pa@carswell.af.mil.pa@carswell.af.mil.pa@carswell.af.mil.pa@carswell.af.mil.pa@carswell.af.mil..... For moreinformation, call the 301st Fighter Wing publicaffairs office at 817.782.7170.

Fighter Line

Command News

Air Force Reserve: Proud Partner in the Total Force

Col. “Max” Mendoza

301st Mission Support GroupCommander

Memorial Day Weekendsignals the start of summer,traditionally a time of fun andsun.During the 101 Critical Daysof Summer, we sometimes try todo too much because of the ex-tra sunlight. Most mishaps in-volve one or more of the follow-ing factors: alcohol, fatigue,

101 Critical Days of Summer

My deployment experienceto the Central Command(CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) beganwith a short phone call inNovember 2004: “Max, thisis the AFRC AEF Cell. I’vebeen told to call and ask youwhether you can deploywithin 72 hours. There aresome things happening at theCombined Air OperationsCenter (CAOC), Al Udeid AirBase, Qatar, and we need youthere soon.” After receivingapproval from Brig. Gen. NeilRohan, 301st Fighter Wingcommander, as well approvalfrom my spouse, the rush wason to prepare for this shortnotice deployment.The deployment startedwith a trip to the Air NationalGuard at Andrews AFB Md.;Headquarters Central AirForces (HQ CENTAF) atShaw AFB S.C.; andHeadquarters Air ForceReserve Command (HQAFRC) at Robins AFB Ga.; toreceive numerous CENTAFAOR situational briefings.Invariably, the job stood asSenior Air ReserveComponent (ARC) Advisor tothe Combined Forces AirComponent Commander(CFACC), HQ CENTAF-Forward, Al Udeid AB.Primary responsibilitieswere to advise the DeputyCFACC, USCENTAF DeputyCommander Air Force Forces(COMAFFOR), and theDeputy Commander, 9th Airand Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF), and his staff of all issues involving the over5,000 Guard and Reservepersonnel serving in theCENTAF AOR.Many deployed wing, groupand squadron commandersworked very closely withCOMAFFOR staff directorates.After reading all these fancywords, the job description boilsdown to working issues for ourARC personnel.We arrived in Al Udeidduring the Battle of Fallujahaftermath. Of course, theCAOC was extremely busymanaging the air campaign andevacuation of casualties.Although my primary base wasAl Udeid AB, half the time wasspent visiting our ARCpersonnel throughout the AOR.The visits were meant tointerface with wing and unitcommanders, resolve issueswith wing PERSCOs, and toconduct town hall meetingswith our ARC personnel. Avisit with our Reserve andGuard personnel took us outto the field in Baghdad andBalad, Iraq; Ali Al Salem,Kuwait; Al Dhafra, UnitedArab Emirates; Kharshi-

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During his deploymentCol. Max Mendoza(right) met up with Gen.Richard Myers,Chairman, Joint Chiefsof Staff, at Al Udeid AB,Qatar, during a USOShow.

Support in the sands

Deployments mesh Reserveand Guard into total force

Col. Max Mendoza, 301st MissionSupport Group commander, pausesfor a mementos photo for thescrapbook after arriving in the Area ofResponsibility.

(Official AF Photo)

darkness, bad weather, poor judgment, inappropriate risk-taking.Let’s use common sense,plan ahead and be prepared,says Lt. Gen. John A. Brad-ley, AFRC commander. Heurges everyone to enjoy themonths of summer but to doso responsibly.Khanabad (K2), Uzbekistan;and Bagram, Afghanistan.Visits to our allied forcesranged from such places asThumrait, Oman and Bahrain.During lunch with a bunchof US Army Soldiers inBaghdad and Bagram, it wassurprising to learn half of theSoldiers, deployed to Iraq andAfghanistan, were alsoReserve and Guard personnel.Among many issues handledin the AOR, were Contingency,Exercise and Deployment(CED) and Title 10 ordermismatches; tour extensionsand gaps; accountability of ARC personnel in the theater;

May 2005

Air Force Reserve: Proud Partner in the Total Force

Wing Awards

Master Sgt. JimmyCamargo

810th Civil Engineer Flight

To deployed family mem-bers:

ost of you can tell,communications are verylimited at this time. I knowthat everyone is extremelybusy and therefore, I hopeeveryone has already heard from their loved ones. Belowis an email about some of theexperiences from thisdeployment.

Just an update for you. Weare still in the process of moving to our new location.The captain and myself havestayed behind at CampVictory to attend a four-dayforce protection designcourse and wrap up someoutstanding administrativeissues such as setting up ourunit Field Ordering Officerand Class-A Paying Officeraccounts.We are also coordinatingthe departure of our 20-footby eight-foot conex (storagebox) that’s loaded with ouroffice equipment. I anticipatewe’ll be joining the rest of our team at our new locationthe middle of next week.Most of my time is spenttrying to do what in thestates would be simple tasks.Our building doesn’t have aphone, computer access lines,heat, air conditioner, or forthe last two days, electricity.(We ran an extension cord toa generator next door).I needed to use a phone afew days ago and walked six

Letters from the sandLetters from the sandLetters from the sandLetters from the sandLetters from the sand

301st Fighter Wing

Airman of the QuarterJan. to Mar. 2005

Senior Airman Lindsay S. Estell

Medical Service Journeyman

301st Aerospace MedicineSquadron

Senior Airman Estell’s accomplishments:

Senior Airman Estell’s expertise develops quickly in every arena from primary care clinic, medical records, hearing conservation and immuniza- tions; he’s a Self-Aid and Buddy Care instructor who volunteers many off duty hours with program management and is a major asset for the team; Airman Estell brought order to medical records section by revising over 500 records to meet new requirements; his help in the hearing conservation program helped him attain his cer- tification in record time; he’s also a member of the Honor Guard Squadron and is involved in a church youth organization; he raises spirits in shelters ministering to the homeless.

301st Fighter Wing

NCO of the QuarterJan. to Mar. 2005

Tech. Sgt.Nathan J. Robin

F-16 Aircraft Crew Chief

301st Aircraft MaintenanceSquadron

Tech. Sgt. Robin’s accomplishments:

Tech. Sgt. Robin was selected as an ‘Superior Performer’ during the 2004 Operational Readi- ness Inspection; “stood” alert for all Homeland Defense unit commitments from 2002 to present ensuring aircraft were fully mission capable, personnel were trained and assests were in place; he was hand-picked to perform duties as night shift expeditor during a deployment to Luke AFB,Ariz. earlier this year; he completed the Senior NCO Academy as a Staff Sgt.; he’s a staff member of Helping Inner-city Kids in Danger also serving as their bus driver for “Super Saturday Min- istry.” He volunteers as assistant basketball coach for Crowley Youth Association.

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Two 301st Security Forces Squadron members take time out of a very serioussituation to joke with some members of the local community. Various 301stFighter Wing members continue to be deployed overseas in support ofOperations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM as well asOperation NOBLE EAGLE in the continental United States.

(Courtesy Photo)