June 15, 2007Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaVol. 58, No. 23

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Brig. Gen. Tony Hart, the 176th Wing commander, and Col. Tom Tinsley, the 3rd Wingcommander, unveil the name of Elmendorf’s ﬁrst C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremonyhere Monday. The airlifter replaces the C-130 mission at Elmendorf and is a new platformfor the Alaska Air National Guard.

PHOTO BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS TINESE TREADWELL

Globemaster touchs down

Promotion list

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Inside

Arctic Warriorscompeteduring olympics

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TAPShelpswithgrief

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Up Front

June 15, 2007Sourdough Sentinel

Action Line

Karen “Beth” Nelson

, 3rd MedicalGroup, as the training manager for the 3rdWing Emergency Medical Technicians, Beth Nelson created an EMT-III expanded scopecourse. She received 100 percent certiﬁca-tion for 20 multi-level EMT courses she sentto the state. Mrs. Nelson also ensured 10deploying Soldiers and Coast Guardsmanwere trained in essential trauma skills.

Tech. Sgt. Ryan McNeel,

3rd AerospaceMedicine Squadron, Health PromotionsFlight, is the lead for the Elmendorf TobaccoCessation Program, benchmarked throughoutthe Air Force. The only Mayo Clinic-certi-ﬁed Tobacco Treatment Specialist in thestate, Sergeant McNeel’s highly sought after program leads Paciﬁc Air Forces and the Air Force in participation and also in those whoremain tobacco free at six and 12 months.These efforts brought the base tobacco usagefrom 31 percent to 24 percent.

Staff Sgt. Clifford Cox and Senior Air-man Daniel Roberts

, 3rd Component Main-tenance Squadron, Propulsion Flight. Duringoperational checks on a jet fuel starter, theturbine unexpectedly exploded and caughtfire. The Airmen calmly implemented emer-gency shutdown procedures, extinguishingthe fire before it could spread to the fueltank. Their quick response prevented dam-age to the $505,000 test stand and stopped a potentially dangerous fire.

Col. Tom Tinsley3rd Wing commander

552-2224actionline@elmendorf.af.mil

Do you have a problem you can’t seem to getsolved? Would you like to recognize someone for a job well done?The commander’s action line is your avenueto communicate your questions, comments andconcerns directly to the commander, Col. Tom Tin-sley. Your calls will get the commander’s personalattention and be answered in a timely manner.If you have a question, call or e-mail the actionline at:

The following commandersstand ready to help you and cananswer the majority of your ques-tions. If they can’t help, then pleasecall the Action Line.

Key phone numbers:

Lt. Col. James Hodges, 3rd CES/CC552-3007Lt. Col. Michael Borgert, 3rd SVS/CC552-2468Lt. Col. Paul Story, 3rd SFS/CC552-4304

Col. Tom Tinsley, 3rd Wingcommander, speaks to the14 volunteers during AirmenAgainst Drunk Driving at theKashim Club Saturday. ColonelTinsley also made pizza for thevolunteers and brainstormedwith the AADD ofﬁcers to im- prove the system and establishnew ideas for the program.

CC visits AADDvolunteers

PHOTO BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS LAURA TURNER

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3rd Wing Moment in History

PresidentDwight Eisen-hower became theﬁrst President of the United Statesto visit Alaskaafter the territoryachieved statehoodin January 1959.

June 12, 1960:

By Master Sgt. Thomas McGowan

17th Airlift Squadron First Sergeant

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.(AFPN)

-- Are you physically ready to meet thechallenges of the Air Force?For some, this is a very easy question to an-swer. For others, it is not.We are now in the third year of the currentfitness standards. When this program was in-troduced, I was not ready. Thankfully, we had aone-year grace period to get ready. The Air Forcechief of staff directed new standards and gave allAirmen time to get in shape for their first official physical fitness test.Even with a year to prepare, I only scored a 76on my first test. I realized this was unacceptable,and I challenged myself to do something aboutit. I made a significant lifestyle change and as a re-sult, my most recent test resulted in a score of 95.If I can do it, you can too. Looking back, I realizeI have had to survive several variations of fitnesstesting.When I first entered active duty in 1991, theAir Force PT test was a mile-and-a-half run thatwe reluctantly did once a year. The time to com- plete the run was some crazy amount of time likefifteen minutes. Most Airmen could have walkedand still passed the test. It gave us no accuratemeasurement of our true fitness level.Even with that being said, we had a high rateof heart attacks and other serious medical issues.Air Force officials decided to change the way theyevaluated fitness. The change was to go to a cycleergometry or “bike test.” At first, the test onlymeasured your VO2 max, which, very simply, isthe amount of oxygen you use during vigorousexercise. Push-ups or crunches were not incorpo-rated until about seven years into the test. Becausethis test did not accurately reflect one’s fitnesslevel, the Air Force decided to make a drasticchange.The bike method of fitness evaluation wasdeemed obsolete. Higher operations tempo as a re-sult of the war on terrorism led to the new fitnesstest requirements.Air Force officials needed a mobile method of evaluating fitness levels to produce battle-readyAirmen. This new process had to be availableat deployed locations. Since no equipment wasrequired, they reverted back to a mile-and-a-half run. However, this time they added push-ups,crunches and a waist measurement.Simply walking the mile and a half was notgoing to cut it. In addition, you needed to ensureyour core strength was effectively conditioned aswell. With a year to prepare, most Airmen took thechallenge to heart and prepared themselves.As noted during the first “freebie” test, some preparation for the test was required. To em- phasize the importance of fitness, new guidancemandated that commanders establish a unit PT program. A side benefit of this program includedgiving all assigned Airmen duty time to conductPT.With the PT program fully integrated into Air Force culture, we now must challenge ourselves tomaintain an exceptionally fit level.First, take advantage of the time your com-mander gives you for PT. In my opinion, thisdoesn’t always mean just playing basketball.Second, we must train for the test. Practicemakes perfect. I feel an effective cardiovascular and core fitness workout produces the best results.Finally, a well-balanced diet is essential andeffective. Fad diets generally only give you quick,short term results. As I have found, there is noneed to deny yourself your favorite snacks; justlearn to have them in moderation.As a result of our emphasis on fitness, I feel weAirmen are in the best shape we have ever been.We are ready to meet every challenge our highoperations tempo can produce. And as I have per-sonally learned, we are much better equipped toconduct joint operations with our sister services.Capitalize on the fitness opportunities you haveand stay fit to fight.

Are you ﬁt to ﬁght in today’s Air Force?

3News

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218 staff sergeants selected for technical sergeant

150 technical sergeants selected for master sergeant

The Air Force selected6,002 of 24,115 eligibletechnical sergeants for promotion to master ser-geant for a promotion rateof 24.89 percent.The following ArcticWarriors were amongthose selected for promo-tion to master sergeant:

3rd Wing

Christopher DineenChristopher JimenezRobert NavarroRhonda Perry Nathalie QueenRoger Scott Jr.Anita ThompsonCheryl Williams

3rd Operations Group

Shintel Moss

3rd Operations SupportSquadron

Matthew FoxChristopher RandelTina StottAnthony Walswick Brian Wheeler

517th Airlift Squadron

Mark BirchardRobert FloriJolly Tangog

962nd AirborneAir Control Squadron

William Carr Victor ChretinRobert DavisJoseph Vavosa

90th Fighter Squadron

Ronnie Busha

3rd Maintenance Group

Daniel BryantJason PedoneSonya RoodWarren Waters

3rd AircraftMaintenance Squadron

Bryan AveyJason BjorkquistJames CassadayJason DanielChristopher GayettyMark JonesRalph RodriguezKenneth Roy Jr.Christopher Taylor Matthew Makela

3rd ComponentMaintenance Squadron

Brian BergMichael CoatesTroy CunninghamKarijean HallDarnell HamblinChristopher JohnstonDouglas MeyersJoseph SaelensGary Sirois Jr.

3rd EquipmentMaintenance Squadron

Dale AkiKeith BoswellDarin CloudBessie DixonJohn JensenWilliam JerniganSheila MileyJames Murphy Jr.James RegelMark SimmonsTracy TryBrian ThompsonRobert Woodland

3rd MaintenanceOperations Squadron

Frank ChutMichael Kesler Bruce KmiecClayton Powell

703rd AircraftMaintenance Squadron

Allen Harber Chad HiestandTerry HootenSherri KingDanielle KociabaJoseph MontalvoMichelle OatesGary Simonton Neill SingletaryRaymond ThompsonRoberto Zapata

3rd MissionsSupport Group

Michael Billingslea

3rd CivilEngineer Squadron

Michael DrennanJoseph ForroThomas GervaisEthan GildersleeveJeffrey HeinzDouglas Hoffmaster David Kledzik Duane PatinHoward SmithRonald YoungloveKenneth Way

3rd Security ForcesSquadron

Brent JohnsonChristopher TitusFrederic Wetzel

3rd ServicesSquadron

Cesar Reyes

3rd ContractingSquadron

Wilton GarciaJeanetta Roberson

3rd Mission SupportSquadron

Richard CollinsJennifer Howell

3rd CommunicationsSquadron

April BrittainKeith BrownIsaac NewberryDonald PurgasonWilliam RemacleLance StoneRenee WickmanJames Zimmer

3rd Logistics ReadinessSquadron

Michael BoyMarco DegoisTeresa FishSean HislopAngela Marshall

3rd Aerospace MedicineSquadron

Nicole BradleyAmy Swanger

3rd Medical OperationsSquadron

Vincent DuckettTammy Shy Nathaniel Perry

3rd Mission SupportSquadron

Michael BarksdaleRosalind Crook-DuckettMichael DeleonDoris Yanashouse

3rd AirOperations Group

John Howe

11th OperationalWeather Squadron

Anibal Lopez

611th Air IntelligenceSquadron

Wayne Nelson

611th Air SupportSquadron

Kelvin MackeyRandy MaubachMichell WashingtonRebecca WilliamsJames Woodman

611th Civil EngineerSquadron

Rocky BuchananBradley LawrenceJose Salazar

732nd AircraftMaintenance Squadron

Stephen AltersJason BradfordBrandi DahlFrancisca GutierrezEric HadsallSelma HamiltonMichael HorvatinArthur Hurt Jr.Raymon MadridJoseph McBrideEric MiddaughDavid Miller Clinton Stapleton

Det. 14, 372ndTraining Squadron

Bobby ChittomIrene Sharp

381st IntelligenceSquadron

Christopher GaylardTimothy GoynesJeanne HawthorneEdgar JonesMichael PerryRichard StanleyCarl SweeneyCheryl VoesteKurt Woodward

The Air Force selected7,314 of 39,797 eligiblestaff sergeants for promo-tion to technical sergeantfor a promotion rate of 18.38 percent.The following ArcticWarriors were amongthose selected for promo-tion to technical sergeant:

3rd Wing

Jennifer EckholdtOlenda Peña-PerezFrancesca PoppMelissa Rohloff Corey Taylor Richard Watson Jr.

3rd ComptrollerSquadron

Marie HartleMichael Zambrana

3rd OperationalSupport Squadron

Rachel Bader Michael BushaBryan FewellHenry JamesChristopher Obrien

517th Airlift Squadron

Ryan EadsCharles HallJustin Mulder

962nd AirborneAir Control Squadron

Timothy BrightbillJonathan HolemanMikal Sommerdorf

3rdMaintenance Group

Shaun ComleyKevin CrawfordTodd DelongJoshua LopezJoel ManningAdam ReayFred Williams

3rd AircraftMaintenance Squadron

Austin AtkinsonRodger BolesMichael CampbellJerrod CaneCalyn CoffeeJohn Costa IIIMark CurtisJacob Decker Timothy FrantzAaron GradeSean GreenJoshua HaskinsPatrick MeriganKevin MillsDavid ModlinskiMatthew NagelCory RileyDarin SandersAaron Sholar Lawrence StantonRyan VeithPhillip Worth

3rd ComponentMaintenance Squadron

Andrew Abdinor Scotty BellBreanna BowldsAaron Cassar David HammonLawrence HenryChristopher KernPaul LanoueStephen Miller Brett SmithAdam Surovick

3rd EquipmentMaintenance Squadron

James AuschwitzTimothy BennettWilliam ByrdStacey CassadayStephen Fletcher William FloydDealous Fowler Benjamin HaynesCory JacksonRuben Kappler Johnathon LarsonRobert LundBrian LeeMickey McAlister Mark Parmenter Robert PiggJoseph Schmeisser Matthew SmithScot Tardiff Nicole VereenBrian WadeJason WoodMichelle Woodland

3rd MaintenanceOperations Squadron

Kelly Callender Jonathan CoxJason Lingenfelter Michael Mariner John MeloSylvetris RufusJeremy SmithCynthia Vetter

703rd AircraftMaintenance Squadron

Jason ApauAaron CarsrudMishal CraneRory Fisher Sean ForneyScott GageBrent GreenSean Hedrick Ashley PomeroyJames SchwickertGregory WaltersMatthew Wheeler Ryan Wilson

3rd ContractingSquadron

Christine GundermanFrancis Puangco Nathaniel OglesbyChristopher Slater

3rd Civil EngineerSquadron

Thomas AndersonChristopher CranﬁllChristopher DowningShawn HelgersonPhil HillKelly Kaiser Nathan McNeilChristopher SiemsTrevor SzuchMichael TeetsRusty ThomasonWilliam HooksDaniel Trevino

3rd CommunicationsSquadron

Tito BonillaChristopher BorslienMichael CarteeHeidi FandlMelvin Lark Jr Jose NarvaezScott ObergJames SmithEtienne TousignantMark TrevinoDavid Morehead

3rd Logistics ReadinessSquadron

Karl AndrescavageEric BirdDouglas BowersJonathan BueschJason CantuRichard DoudStanleigh HipolitoRobert MccordDouglas MclachlanAdrian NigrilaStephen Schleicher Stanley SeegarsCharles StevensJohn Tristan

3rd Mission SupportSquadron

Joei Gallo

3rd Security ForcesSquadron

Joseph BaliLisa HodgdenChristopher KnabeSam Shafer Matthew Taylor Cesar VillarrealChristopher WilsonMichael LambRobert Newsome

3rd Services Squadron

Nadia Lozano

3rd AerospaceMedicine Squadron

Kristin BlouinEbony Williams

3rd Dental Squadron

Aisha AbellWilma Williams

3rd Medical OperationsSquadron

Rebecca AndersonSteven AronsonKelly Draper Paulinda FarleyTobie ForneretteAngelique FrenchMichael GreenwoodRandall HayesAmy Kubiak Rebecca MarrsDaniel McDonaldAmy Miller Phillip NissenGreg OtillioRosio PizMatthew PringAyanna SantiagoCrystal SeibelCrystal ShepherdDorothy ThomasCatina Williams

3rd Medical SupportSquadron

Shawn Gallagher Nagenia McBeanHenry Myers Jr Frank OlaughlinMichele Parker Michael Taylor Angela TijerinaTimothy VickerieJamekia WardTeresa PetroskyImmanuel Richardson

611th AirCommunications Flight

Thomas Cromer

611th Air IntelligenceSquadron

Toyia Hatcher

611th Air SupportSquadron

Roger DavilaMichael Metcalf Andrew Straw

611th Civil EngineerSquadron

Kory Kaiser Laurie Saam

U.S. Air ForceBand of the Paciﬁc

Patrick Heseltine

Det. 1, 353rd CombatTraining Squadron

Anthony Szekeres