www.barksdale.af.milVol. 59, No. 46Nov. 17, 2006 Serving Barksdale Air Force Base, La., since 1932

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Dorm rooms ‘of the future’ open for local AirmenWatchingthe skiesvigilantly

Happy Thanksgiving, Barksdale

Weekend Weather

TodayMostlysunnyHi: 69Low: 40SaturdayMostlysunnyHi: 67Low: 44SundayPartlycloudyHi: 61Low: 44

2d Bomb Wing monthly flying goals

As of Nov. 15DepictedinsortiesGoal:Flown:Remaining:Above/below:882761- 4622537+ 1592237+ 3

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Chief Master Sgt. Tim Cooleyhas been selected as the new 2dBomb Wing command chief.Col. Daniel Charchian, 2d BWcommander, selected Chief Cooley, who was previously as-signed as the 2d OperationsGroup superintendent. ColonelCharchian made the announce-ment Nov. 9 during an awardsluncheon.“Although each candidate washighly qualified to become thenext command chief, Chief Cooley was the clear choice,”Colonel Charchian said. “I amconfident that Chief Cooley is the best fit for the 2d BW.”Chief Cooley said that his 2dOG assignment allowed him tosee how the wing’s operationswork on a daily basis. However,he believes his role as 2d MissionSupport Group superintendent ismore like his new position.“I was fortunate enough to fillin as the command chief atKeesler AFB and here whenChief Master Sgt. Duane Mohrwas on leave and on temporaryduty,” Chief Cooley said. “I be-lieve I have learned a little some-thing from all my previous as-signments that I can use in mycurrent job to succeed.”Colonel Charchian agrees thatChief Cooley will apply what helearned as a member of the 2dBWin this position.“Chief Cooley has a wealth of experience from his time as thesenior enlisted advisor to the 2dOG commander,” the wing com-mander said. “On behalf of thewing staff, I want to welcomeChief Cooley to the wing staff.”As the new command chief,Chief Cooley is looking forwardto visiting all the 2d BWsquadrons and learning their chal-lenges and helping unit leader-ship overcome these challenges.He will also work to ensureeveryone is aware of Col.Charchian’s vector and ensure theconcerns of the enlisted force are presented to the wing leadership.Chief Cooley believes the biggest challenge at any wing ismaking sure the facts on upcom-ing mission changes, personnelcuts and new Air Force initiativesget to all Airmen.“When we don’t communicatethese issues, rumors can start to be circulated and can grow andimpact mission accomplish-ment,” the command chief said.“I plan on working closely withthe chiefs and first sergeants to put out timely and accurate infor-mation. I also plan on passing onthe information when I speak toAirman Leadership School stu-dents, at professional develop-ment seminars and to the Airmenin the squadrons I visit.”Besides his most recent localassignments, Chief Cooley wasalso assigned as a document con-trol clerk here for his first assign-ment in the 2d Supply Squadronfrom November 1982 to July1984 and from July 1985-September 1986.

New 2d BW/CCC:

2d OG superintendent chosen for position

Singapore AF visits Barksdale

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Barksdale’s Green Flag East formerlyknown as Air Warrior II, is growing into amajor training opportunity for the AirForce and collation partners.Members of the Royal Singapore AirForce took part in a two-week exercisewhich tested their skills in a challengingenvironment.The Singapore Airmen are assigned tothe 425th Fighter Squadron from LukeAFB, Ariz.The 425th FS is composed of aviatorsfrom the Royal Singapore Air Force withU.S. Air Force officers providing the lead-ership and oversight. These Airmen are as-signed to Luke AFB for two years to gaintraining not available back home.This unique arrangement allowsAirmen to also exchange cultures.“It’s great, it seems we are always cele- brating some type of holiday, either aHindu, Buddhist, or American holiday.”Lt. Col Scheel, 425th FS commander said.“The best part is there’s always great foodin my squadron.”Colonel Scheel is very proud of hisSingapore Airmen.“They are hardworking and meticulous.Their attention to detail is top notch.”The Airmen gained valuable experi-ences that normally wouldn’t be availablein their home land. Due to the small size of their country, the Singapore Airmen do nothave the airspace necessary to conductelaborate exercises.The two-week exercise primarily fo-cused on urban combat air support. TheAirmen were in contact with joint tacticalair controllers on the ground. JTACs helpdirect aircrews during the mission and en-sure the weapons are safely delivered.Each training scenario was a replica of events that have happened in combatzones overseas.“It’s great to train here, because it is thefirst time we have been here,” Lt. Col. TanAn Khen, senior ranking officer of the452nd Figher Squadron. “This way we areunfamiliar with theterrain just like it will be in combat.”Barksdale’s archi-tecture left an impres-sion on the visitors.“We liked the historyon this base, the buildings and also theamount of B-52’s onthe flightline.” Col-onel Khen said.The squadron en- joyed their stay in theShreveport-Bossierarea. They were ableto take in some of thesouthern hospitalityduring their down-time.“Shreveport is a mini Las Vegas.”Colonel Khen said.According to Lt. Col. Jim Hardin, 548CTS commander, GFE is rapidly growingand providing war fighters with great opportunities to learn how to operate.“Even from six months ago, this unit is becoming a serious training facility.”As the unit continues to develop therewill be great emphasis on integrating air- power into every facet of a ground war.“We work hard to be good hosts to our

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Amember of the 425th FS, left, reviews his notes during apre-flight briefing at Barksdale Nov. 7 while a member of the Royal Singapore Air Force takes notes.

What is the service life forthe C2A1 canisterin a cold, humid orwarm moderate climatesuch as Barksdale.

The service life for the C2A1 canister is 52weeks or about one year.

Commander’s Corner

Nov. 17, 2006The Bombardier

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One minute, it’s summertime and we’re busily preparing for the upcoming Nuclear Surety andUnit Compliance Inspections. The next minute,the leaves are falling and we’re looking ahead tothe next challenge of deploying our 96th BombSquadron and 96th Aircraft Maintenance UnitAviation Package to the Pacific Command area of responsibility. Next week we celebrateThanksgiving … a time to give thanks for whatwe have and to enjoy the company of our familyand friends.It is a time for family, but some are spendingthese holidays separated from their loved ones.Duty calls them far from home. As we join thehustle and bustle of the holiday season, let’s notforget those who are deployed and their familieshere at home. If you know a deployed Airman,reach out and lend a hand. Give their family a call,check up on them, invite them over for dinner or prepare them a dish and spend Thanksgiving withthem. It’s important that we take care of one an-other during the holidays; we are an Air Forcefamily, bound by common bonds of service to thisgreat nation and its defense. Taking care of eachother is just what family members do for each oth-er.It’s important to stop, take a moment and reflecton what we’re thankful for, especially in a time of war and uncertainty. It takes determination to setaside potential worries over manning and forcestructure cuts and maintain our mission focus, andthis determined effort can take a toll on a person.Let’s look beyond our day-to-day routines and re-flect on what we can be thankful for.The United States of America, this great coun-try we serve, offers a wealth that can’t be meas-ured in dollars. Freedom … you can’t truly valuefreedom until you have lived without it. There arecountries that still exist where dissent is silenced by the barrel of a gun and people are banished for practicing their faith. Here you are free to speakyour mind and worship, or not worship. Our dem-ocratic process also ensures the right to vote, thisright is granted to every citizen regardless of gen-der or ethnicity.The opportunity to excel and succeed is price-less, look no further than our own Air Force forinstance. Airmen can further their education withtuition assistance at virtually no cost. Pursuing aneducation means more opportunity for those whoseek it; usually greater pay and increased responsibility. These benefits are open to all who serve not just privileged groups. It doesn’t matter where youcame from or what your last name is, in this coun-try and in this Air Force, hard work is rewarded.The freedom defined by our founders, built theframework for this nation to become truly great.Chances are your ancestors took great risks to re-alize freedom and our veterans sacrificed bravelyto defend it. We are the benefactors of their com-mitments to this country. Freedom is the preciouselement that sets our country apart, it’s what drovemen and women to defend our country and still in-spires us today, and is what I am most thankfulfor. Best wishes to you this Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving time to reflect on pastyear, support those not with family

This week in history – Nov. 15, 1968

The Air Force launched Commando Hunt, an extensive interdiction campaign in Laos, to par-tially offset the bombing halt imposed on Nov. 1. Concentrated in the “Barrel Roll” and “SteelTiger” areas, Commando Hunt drastically increased the sorties flown in Southeast Asia from4,764 tactical and 273 B-52 sorties in October to 12,821 tactical and 661 B-52 sorties inNovember.

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– The Secretary of theAir Force announced Nov. 2 that8th Air Force would become theAir Force’s lead command for cyberspace.Command officials are now re-sponsible for organizing, trainingand equipping the Air Force for cyberspace operations. This is an important next step in securing a newfrontier, something at which the Air Force has always excelled.Seventy years ago, Airmen de-veloped doctrine that allowed us tofight and win the nation’s wars inthe air. Those Airmen of the 1930s prepared for a future they knewwas coming, so they had the toolsthey needed when that moment ar-rived. It was the same 8th Air Forcethat led the way in the strategic bombing offensive in Europe, paving the way to victory in World War II.Fifty years ago, the Air Force led the nation into space, developingthe medium – and long-range mis-siles that protected the nationthroughout the Cold War and al-lowed our country to lay claim tothe “high ground” of space. Eventoday the Air Force delivers spaceeffects that are unmatched on the battlefield. Space also provides vi-tal civil services as well. Now Air Force leaders are tak-ing steps to exploit cyberspace, tosecure it for our country’s use and when directed, deny our enemiesthe same capability. Every Air Force member is on the front lineof that war.As much as we might complainabout certain initiatives that limitone’s ability to exploit our net-works, these initiatives are steps wehave to take to secure cyberspace.Even the administrative local areanetwork has become a vital part of an efficient and effective fightingforce, a tool we can’t afford to lose.It has forced us to change some of our habits and the ways we’ve used computer systems in the past, butit’s necessary to meet the threat.“Air Force Cyber Command”will join the fight as we learn to ful-ly secure and exploit the electro-magnetic spectrum. It is a sign thatthe Air Force is still on the leadingedge of technology.These are important steps, be-cause the threat is real, and as closeas your desktop. Welcome to yetanother battlefield of the twenty-first century.

Air Force still on leading edge of technology

Commentary

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I recently came across an interesting phe-nomenon in our Air Force culture which has bugged me for years but stands out morestarkly since assuming command earlier thisyear.This scenario occurs when first-line supervi-sors implement as their guiding principle theconcept of “taking care of our people.”Sounds good, right? It shows concern and car-ing. Except many times in practice the super-visor then shields unit members from every-thing “bad” or “unpleasant.”I have even heard it expressed in terms of amother hen protecting her chicks. I don’t knowabout you, but the Air Force environmentdoesn’t remind me of a barnyard. Instead I seeit as a high-paced and demanding arena requir-ing best efforts from every team member toachieve mission success, often with our junior members making that critical difference indecision or deed.Since we are a collection of individuals withvarying life experiences we organize as teamsto make the whole stronger. But at times anunpleasant event in an individual’s life occurs.Do you shelter the person or do you let theevent turn into a good life lesson? Certainlyconcerned parents and experienced supervisorsknow what I mean; sometimes it is the “toughlove” that is needed—not overprotecting.One example of unpleasantness is when issu-ing a reprimand or conducting formal feed- back. Honest, frank assessments of misconductor of duty performance can be uncomfortable,for the member receiving it and for the supervi-sor administering it. It is sometimes easier togive a verbal reprimand and move on. Exceptthat the purpose of that formal session is to cor-rect misbehavior, to point out a bad choice or to raise substandard performance to an accept-able level. What happens when none of theseoccur? We don’t get “excellence in all we do,”for one thing. For another, we do not grow our Airmen to be successful leaders later.I came across an interesting case recently.An airman was allowed to slide by, not meet-ing standards for years. As a result, he settled into a comfort zone well below the excellentlevel. Verbal counseling occurred on severaloccasions, but nothing ever seemed importantenough to document. Besides, we were doing“more with less” then, so no one had the timeto devote to formal counseling.Finally, one day he was standing before mydesk. Not good. His lax attitude had led him tomake a bad decision which impacted several base agencies and halted his PCS. Suffice it tosay, he received a wake up call. Before he leftthe base (PCS, not a discharge), he came byand thanked me. I was somewhat surprised, but what he said next drove home the point Iam sharing now. He said, “I should have got-ten this a lot earlier; then I would have under-stood the importance of meeting standards.”In other words, all those “nice” supervisors,wanting to take care of him, stunted his devel-opment as an Airman.If you are selected to supervise another Airman, embrace the responsibility and makethe effort to do that job of developing him or her to your utmost ability. Establish immediate-ly that you expect excellence. Follow up withaction every time. Demonstrate it yourself when making the hard call, even if it is uncom-fortable or difficult for you, and see what youget in the end.We owe it to our first-term Airmen to teachthem the right way—don’t shirk your duty,supervisors. I forecast a changing wind if everyAir Force supervisor teamed together for the betterment of the entire force. And futuresupervisors will know how to conduct them-selves for tomorrow’s Airmen.

Supervisors must lead by example for tomorrow’s Airmen