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Crossroads
Vol. 11, No. 7 • Feb. 17, 2006 | Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal | In the Fight!
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Products Expo
Local businesses get opportunity to showcase products at TORC.Page 4
Saturday
Partly Cloudy,High 66 Low 54
Sunday
Mostly cloudy High 64 Low 55
Lajes Weather
Courtesy of the 65th OSS weather flight
OB Care
Expecting mothers have several delivery options Page 3
Lajes boxers ‘get ready to Rumble’
Dan Callens throws a right hand into a heavy bag during training for the “Rumble on the Rock” scheduled for March 11. Callens is one of several active duty boxers training for the event. See more on Pages 6 and 7. (Photo by 1st Lt. Mike Hyland)
‘Read to Succeed’
Lajes members read to local students for Black History Month Page 5
Ask Ed
Ed answers questions about Carnaval on Terceira Page 8 The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign runs Feb.27 - April 9.
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ERSPECTIVE
The 65th Air Base Wing Public Affairs staff prepares all editorial content in the Crossroads. The 65th ABW Public Affairs Office (Unit 7710, APO AE 09720), is located in Bldg. T-100, Room 240.This funded Air Force newspaper is an authorized weekly publicationfor members of the U.S. military services overseas.Contents of the
Crossroads
are not necessarily the official views of,or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Air Force.The
Crossroads
staff encourages its readers to call, fax or e-mail withideas or corrections. Call 535-3347 to speak to a
Crossroads
staff member, fax information to 535-6326, e-mail
news@lajes.af.mil.
Col. Robert Winston....................................
Commander
Capt. Melissa Waheibi.......................
Chief, Public Affairs
1st Lt. Michael Hyland............
Deputy Chief, Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Marcus McDonald............
NCOIC, Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Christin Michaud..................
Crossroads Editor
Eduardo Lima.......................
Community Relations Adviser
Lajes Field Editorial Staff
The Commander’s Line is yourdirect link to me for suggestions,kudos and as a way to work prob-lems or issues within the 65th AirBase Wing for which you can’t findanother solution.Your chain of command shouldalways be your first option for praiseor problems -- but when that’s notthe answer, call or e-mail the CCLine.
Col. Robert Winston65th Air Base Wingcommander
Commander’s Line:
Q
: I am concerned about thepeople here at Lajes. The reasonI say this is because I have spoken to thewoman who was hit by the truck onbase last year and the last I heard,nothing was done. Why is it taking solong? What needs to be done aroundhere before actions are taken? She toldme that she and her two children werewalking across the CROSSWALK andwere hit by a truck. First of all, whatconsequences has the driver gotten fromthis, if any? Is there any protection forthe people here at Lajes? Our houses arebeing broken into every day, our carsare being broken into on and off baseand people are getting hit by cars, andnothing is being done about it. What arewe as Military members and familymembers offered if there is no SOFA agreement to help us?
A
: I appreciate your concern and Iassure you we are taking theappropriate actions in regards tosafeguarding the security of Lajespersonnel. As guests in a foreigncountry, we use the Portuguese legalsystem to resolve issues involvingPortuguese citizens or property. In thecase of the accident you mentioned, itwas just that, an accident. Praia Policeresponded and conducted abreathalyzer test on the driver at thescene, determining alcohol was not afactor. A police report and insurancepaperwork were filed through thePortuguese judicial system and insur-ance companies, respectively. Thank-fully, all victims made a full recovery.All off-base accidents and crimes arehandled by local police agencies andprocessed through the local judicialsystem. We have taken steps recently tobring more attention to the larcenyproblem, including addressing protec-tive measures with landlords andopening a dialogue directly with thePortuguese police. Our role is tocontinue to report crime to the properauthorities and put away and secure ourvaluables to make Americans less of atarget for opportunity theft in our carsand outside our houses. Americansliving overseas face similar challengesaround the world. Put in perspective,Portugal is an extremely good host andwe face few security threats here.Lajes personnel and resources onbase are protected by a Portuguese AirForce-led, combined Portuguese AirForce/US security force.
Lajes members concerned about safety
Commander’sLine
Call
2-4240 or
e-mail
actionline@lajes.af.mil
.
Combat Focus
Combat Nighthawk is a profes-sional development programdesigned to hone leadership skillsand increase operational awarenessamong company grade officers andsenior noncomissioned officers.Combat Nighthawk pairs a CGOand SNCO together to function as ateam working directly for the wingor group commander, after normalduty hours. The team is exposed to abroader perspective of leadership,a myriad of decision-makingopportunities, and to the manyfacets of an operational air base.Some Combat Nighthawk goals include fostering well-rounded CGOs and SNCOs andproviding them the additionalopportunity to observe swing andmid shift base operations.
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Good to Know
New traffic law
Effective Feb. 27, base person-nel are not allowed to use cellphones while driving on a Depart-ment of Defense installation. Ve-hicle operators and operators ofgovernment-owned vehicles cannotuse cell phones unless the vehicle issafely parked or unless they are us-ing a hands-free device. Wearingportable headphones, earphones orother listening devices is not per-mitted. Noncompliance by anyU.S. Forces personnel results in is-suance of a DD Form 1408, ArmedForces Traffic Ticket.
Consular service
A member of the U.S. Consulatewill be on base Wednesday to assistwith U.S. citizenship and interna-tional adoptions. Contact CustomerService at 535-1366 to schedule anappointment.
MPF move
Renovations on building T-112beginning March 6 will cause Cus-tomer Service to move to the Mis-sion Support Squadron conferenceroom, Pass and ID to move to build-ing T-608 and access to CivilianPersonnel to move to the T-112 southentrance. Call Customer Service at535-1366 for details.
New shuttle service
A midday shuttle service runsfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. Its seven stops oc-cur in the following order: T-708(Fuels/Flight Kitchen), T-612 (pas-senger terminal/CommunicationsSquadron), T-166 (lodging), T-131(dorm), T-415 (clinic/dining hall),T-570 (Civil Engineer Squadron),and T-815 (Security Forces Squad-ron). After the last stop, the bus con-tinues in reverse order. The bus willmake four trips. For details, call Ve-hicle Operations at 535-3151.
Phone Service
To terminate off-base phone ser-vice at the Portugal Telecom Officelocated in the Portuguese Terminalbuilding, individuals must provide10-days notice prior to leaving theisland. The PT Office is open Mon-day through Friday from 8:30 a.m.to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
Senior USAFEleader visitsLajes Field
Brig. Gen. Michael Snodgrass,director, Plans and Programs,Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, speaks to the Lajes officer corps during a Project Connect session Friday. The general also toured Lajes Field, met with base commanders and spoke at the Airman Leadership School graduation Friday night. He departed Saturday for Ramstein Air Base. This was General Snodgrass’ first trip to Lajes as the director of Plans and Programs.(Photo by Capt. Melissa Waheibi)
Honor
Master Sgt. Daryl Fisher, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, holds a Medal of Honor plaque during the African American Heritage Committee’s ceremony honoring the first five African American Medal of Honor recipients Wednesday at the Top of the Rock Club. (Photo by 1st Lt. Mike Hyland)
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