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Vol. 52 No. 13

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Easter Egg Hunt

The Robins Chapel willhost its annual Easter EggHunt March 31 at RobinsElementary School from 11a.m to 1:30 p.m. There willalso be inflatables, games,face painting, food anddrinks. The Chapel will alsohave a Protestant GoodFriday Service on April 6 at4:30 p.m. in the ChapelSanctuary and a sunriseservice at the Chapel onApril 8, beginning at 6 a.m.followed by an Easter sun-rise breakfast. Both eventsare open to all who wish toattend.For more information callMarcia Little or Liz McCarthyat 926-2821.

78th Air Base WingCommander's Call Monday

Col. Theresa Carter, 78thAir Base Wing commander,will host a series ofCommander's Calls Mondayat the Base Theater.Attendance is mandatoryfor all wing employees.Available times are 7:30a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.

Handicap Parking

Repainting of handicapparking spaces at Robinswill begin Thursday, with theadministration area betweenFirst Street South andPeacekeeper Way. For moreinformation, contact TiffanyEvans, a civil engineer in the778th Civil EngineerSquadron, at 327-2927.

Warrior Run

In an effort to enhance78th Air Base Wing cohe-siveness, emphasize readi-ness and instill pride amandatory Warrior Airmenrun will be held Thursday.Organized in group andsquadron formations Airmenwill start with warm up exer-cises followed with a 1.5mile run in formation. Therequired uniform is the AirForce PTuniform in any offi-cial PTuniform combination.All 78th ABW membersshould meet at the RobinsFitness Center track prior tothe 6:45 a.m. startup time.

Kindergarten andpreschool registration

New kindergarten and pre-school student registrationwill be held April 11 atRobins Elementary from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents ofchildren who will be attend-ing kindergarten and thehalf-day four-year old pro-gram in the 2007-2008school year should plan toattend.All kindergarten studentsmust be five years old on orbefore Sept. 1. All pre-school students must be fouryears old on or before Sept.1. All children attendingRobins Elementary mustreside on federal property(main base) in permanentmilitary family housing.Temporary Lodging Facilitydoes not qualify.For both registrations, par-ents should bring theirchild's birth certificate, certifi-cate of immunization fromthe base hospital or localhealth department, GeorgiaDepartment of HumanResources Form 3231 (notthe yellow shot record), cer-tificate of ear, eye and dentalexamination from the basehospital and the child'ssocial security card.If the certificate of immu-nization or the certificate ofear, eye and dental exami-nation is not available, par-ents can register their chil-dren and present the docu-ments before school starts inAugust. All documents arerequired before schoolbegins.

116th ACW under new command

By SENIOR AIRMAN PAULROSS

116th Air Control Wing Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. Thomas Mooreassumed command of theNation’s only blended TotalForce wing in a ceremony heldhere, March 23.General Moore has heldvarious positions with the116th Air Control Wing priorto this assignment includingwing vice commander anddeputy operations group com-mander. He comes to the 116thACWfrom the 165th AirliftWing, Savannah, Ga. where hewas the wing commander.General Moore has morethan 26 years of service. Hehas previously commanded atthe flight, squadron and grouplevel. The general graduatedfrom the University of SouthCarolina and received hiscommission through theReserve Officer Training Corpprogram in 1981. GeneralMoore is a master navigatorwith over 3,500 total flyinghours in the F-37 Tweet, theKC-135 Stratotanker, the B-1B Lancer, the C-130Hercules and the E-8 JointSurveillance Target Attack Radar System.“It is an honor and a privi-lege to be back in the 116th AirControl Wing serving with thetremendous caliber of men andwomen within this greatorganization,” said GeneralMoore. “I am extremely proudof the work they have done insupport of the Georgia AirNational Guard’s state missionand their phenomenal pres-ence in the global war on ter-ror.”Generals Moore’s plan forthe future will ensure thetroops have all they need to getthe job done.“My plan is to support andprovide the members of thiswing with all the resourcesnecessary to accomplish themission in the manner they areaccustomed from previouswing commanders,” saidGeneral Moore. “I intend tocontinue leading one of themost demanding wings in thisUnited States Air Force toeven greater heights, whileensuring care and provisionfor the people and their fami-lies… People First…MissionAlways.”The general assumed com-mand from Col. James Jones,who had served as the com-mander since October 2005.Colonel Jones, who was alsowith the unit as OperationsGroup commander fromOctober 2002 to May 2004,has been selected to be thecommander of the 55th Wing,Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.“This has been an amazingassignment,” said ColonelJones. “I was convinced thatafter my Air ExpeditionaryWing command opportunity Iwould have a follow-onassignment to the Pentagon. Inever imagined I would havethe chance to return to thewing and continue to refine theTotal Force concept. I havegreat memories from everyassignment I’ve had — butthis one will always be specialto me due to the great peoplein the wing and the tremen-dous things they accomplishedduring our time together.”Colonel Jones has 24 yearsof service with the Air Force.He has previously commandedat the flight, squadron andgroup levels, as well as at anAir Expeditionary Wing insupport of OperationsEnduring Freedom and IraqiFreedom. Colonel Jones is acommand pilot with more than2,700 flying hours.Colonel Jones was the firstactive duty commander to leadthe unique wing which com-bines active duty and GuardAirmen, Soldiers and civiliansworking side-by-side.“Be very proud of who youare and what you bring to thefight,” said Colonel Jones.“Nobody else can fill yourrole, and no other organizationhas a better understanding of Total Force application.”The 116th is the only unitthat operates the E-8C JointSTARS. The E-8C JointSTARS is an airborne battlemanagement, command andcontrol intelligence, surveil-lance and reconnaissance plat-form. Its primary mission is toprovide theater commanders(ground and air) with groundsurveillance to support attack operations and targeting thatcontributes to the delay, dis-ruption and destruction of enemy forces.

Palace HART

By AMANDACREEL

amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil

No Air Force family wants tothink about the possibility of their Airman being injured orkilled, while serving their coun-try. However, the reality isAirmen have been injured andkilled as the United States con-tinues to fight the war on terror.That is why the Air Force hasa new initiative titled PalaceHelping Airmen RecoverTogether to help those who areill or injured claim their life back after leaving their uniformbehind.“Palace Helping AirmenRecover Together is the (AirForce’s) answer to the Secretaryof Defense’s instructions to serv-ices to take care of injured and illservice members,” said BillSherman, chief of the Airman,Family and CommunityOperations Branch.According to the PalaceHARTConcept of Operations,the Air Force will provide thesame level of loyalty and com-mitment in the care of thosecombat-related ill, injured orwounded in action as it doespreparing them for deploymentand combat.Palace HARTis overseen bythe Air Force Personnel Center’sAirman, Family andCommunity Operations Branchand partners with the Airmenand Family Readiness Centers,the Air Force SurvivorAssistance Program, civilianpersonnel, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the DisabilityEvaluation System and theDepartment of Labor in theireffort to take care of Airmen.“I love the program because Ibelieve in past years that dis-abled Veterans in the communitytended to just struggle and figureit out and some are better at thisthan others. As a result I believesome of the Veterans struggled,”said Christine Parker, chief of the A&FRC.Airmen will no longer be leftto struggle alone; each memberwill be assigned a case managerwho will be available for supportand direction as members of theprogram seek a new beginningafter their separation or retire-ment.“Whatever support they needthey can get it on a one-on-onebasis through this program,” Mr.Sherman said.The first priority of the AirForce is to retain any Airmanwho wants to continue servingtheir country on active duty saidKaye Mullis, a communityreadiness consultant at RobinsA&FRC.If an Airman is unable to con-tinue wearing the uniform forany reason then the PalaceHARTprogram can provideresources and assistance to helpthem transition back into thecivilian world, she said.“It’s really about providinginformation and resources forthe entire life cycle, not justmedical treatment,” Ms. Mullissaid. “The program provides notonly for the member, but for the

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Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore, assumed command of the 116th Air Control Wing from Col. James Jones during a change of commandceremony March 23.

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Peter and Michael Cartwright enjoy the warm weather with their dog Bailey. They are the sons of Maj. Michael and Tammi Cartwright.Major Cartwright is a member of the 78th Medical Group.

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402nd MXW earns 2006 Secretary of Defense Maintenance Effectiveness Award

BYHOLLYL. BIRCHFIELD

holly.birchfield@robins.af.mil

The 402nd MaintenanceWing has proven itself as aleader in the Air Force mainte-nance industry.The wing recently earned the2006 Secretary of DefenseMaintenance EffectivenessAward at Air Force-level by pro-viding superior mission supportto the warfighter with record pro-duction levels in all weapon sys-tems for global missions with95.6 percent on-time deliveryand 34 percent reduction in C-5flowdays.Col. Dennis Daley, 402ndElectronics Maintenance Groupcommander, said the award iden-tifies the best maintenance wingor squadron in a different catego-ry each year.“It’s an outstanding accom-plishment for the wing, and itreally is something that reflectsthe dedication and hard work of the people,” he said.The recent honor falls in linewith the wing’s award-winningrecord.The wing received anunprecedented nine major indus-try awards in fiscal 2006. The C-5 Depot Team earned the nation-ally-acclaimed Gold ShingoAward for Excellence inManufacturing for the secondconsecutive year, making thewing the first-ever Departmentof Defense organization to winthe award. The C-5 Depot Teamearned the Chief of Staff TeamExcellence Award, Air ForceBest Practice and the Gen.Ronald Yates Team ExcellenceAward for their innovative pro-duction practices.The F-15 Programmed DepotMaintenance and F-15 Avionicsteams each won coveted BronzeShingo awards. The awards con-tinued to roll in with the 653rdCombat Logistics SupportSquadron and the 402nd EMXGreceiving U.S. Air ForceOutstanding Unit awards; andthe C-5 Critical Chain ProjectManagement Team receivingDOD’s first Franz EdelmanAward for Achievement in OpsResearch.Cheryl Hull, a 402nd MXWmanagement analyst and awardsmonitor, said the prestigiousaward is something to be proudof.“It’s a great honor,” she said.“It just shows how great anddiverse the maintenance wing isand how well we produce.”entire family.”The program helps Airmenwho are injured or fall ill whileserving in Operation EnduringFreedom and Operation IraqiFreedom.Chief Master Sgt. of the AirForce Rodney J. McKinley,championed the program whileat Robins in late Februaryexplaining how developing andcaring for Airmen was one of histop priorities, which he saidcould not be accomplished with-out caring for wounded Airmenand their families.“We are at war, and with warwe have wounded warriors. Weare caring for our woundedAirmen, but need to remain evervigilant to ensure our Air Forcewarriors receive the quality carethey deserve. We already have agreat program in place to carefor our wounded Airmen — it’scalled Palace HART,” Chief McKinley said. “Palace HARTcares for our Airmen with com-bat-related injuries - from theirpoint of injury, into recovery andrehabilitation, and will even fol-low them into a post-separationperiod if need be. So whethertheir injuries are physical, oremotional, as with those of PTSD (post-traumatic stress dis-order), we are committed to tak-ing care of their needs. We willcontinue down this path of car-ing for our wounded and theirfamilies.”“We are here to make surethey (ill or injured Airmen)haven’t been forgotten,” Mr.Sherman said. “We want no lostpatrols.”In the beginning of the transi-tion, Mr. Sherman said dailyphone calls may be necessary tohelp members of the PalaceHARTprogram get connectedwith Veteran’s Affairs, locateemployment opportunities for

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DOD award goes to Robins Engineer

By DAMIAN HOUSMAN

WR-ALCPublic Affairs

Under Secretary of Defensefor Acquisition, Technology andLogistics Ken Krieg announcedthat Robins engineer MartySheppard has won the 2006Department of Defense ValueEngineering AchievementAward. According to Mr. Krieg,value engineering is a systematicprocess of function analysis,identifying actions that reducecost, increase quality, andimprove mission capabilities.Brig. Gen. Andy Busch, com-mander of the 402ndMaintenance Wing, mentionedthe award in a recent awardsmeeting. General Busch said hehad recently been to thePentagon, where there are largedisplays of value engineeringawards.Mr. Sheppard was surprisedwhen he heard about the award,but thanked the rest of his teamfor their great work. Though it isan individual award, he recog-nized the work of the entire print-ed wiring board facility.“This award is really for thewhole shop, not just me,” saidMr. Sheppard. “We’re a team.”The manufacturing engineeringteam includes Patty Causey,Brian Ledden, Charles Williams,Blake Ramey, Mike Wells andKen McKinley.Mr. Sheppard also thankedhis supervisor, Mr. Gus Spurlin,for putting together the nomina-tion package for the award.Mr. Sheppard is lead manu-facturing engineer for the facility.“Unfortunately, the number of manufacturers of military-certi-fied circuit boards is dwindling.Where there were once manythere are now few. And we arethe only certified circuit boardmanufacturing facility in the AirForce,” he said.The project that gained theDOD-level award is a set of interface test adapters. The man-ufacturing engineering teamworks directly with 569th manu-facturing shops, including circuitboard, machine, cable andassembly, from conceptualdesign to delivery of the ITAs tothe Robins software engineersrehosting their test programs tonew universal test stations.Enough interface test adaptershave been produced to save theAir Force thousands of dollars,and work is under way that willsave the service tens of thousandmore.

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Marty Sheppard holds a finished back plane used in a AN/ALR 56Msystem.

themselves and their spouses,meet financial hurdles from theirunexpected retirement or separa-tion and deal with other issuesrelated to the transition. The firstphone call serves as an initialassessment of the needs of theservice member and his or herfamily, Mr. Sherman said. Onceneeds are identified and themember is connected with theproper agencies and organiza-tions, calls are sometimes lessfrequent as members find theirplace in their post Air Forcelives. If there are problems thecase manager will jump in andmake phone calls and help themember make the best of theirresources, Mr. Sherman said.However, members don’thave to wait for a phone callfrom their case manager they areprovided a toll-free number tocall anytime assistance is need-ed.

Frontline Supervisor Training to preparesupervisors to support employees in crisis

By AMANDACREEL

amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil

Starting in April, TeamRobins supervisors will learn tosupport their employees throughwhatever life throws their waythrough Frontline SupervisorTraining.“What I like about theFrontline Supervisor Training isit isn’t the canned, dry, now youare a supervisor here’s what youhave to look like training,” saidChristine Parker, chief of theAirman and Family ReadinessflightThe training is designed tohelp supervisors feel confidantin their ability to handle any sit-uation affecting their employ-ees.“The term frontline is not amistake; we as supervisors areon the front line and we are thefirst line of defense and in somecases offense,” Ms. Parker said.“We are on the front line and weneed to be in tune with our peo-ple.”The goal of the course is tohelp supervisors feel competentin their ability to handle prob-lems that could arise, such asknowing where to send peoplefor support and how to be sup-portive, said Linda Towry, chairof the Integrated DeliverySystem“We want to prepare super-visors to meet any challenge orcrisis that could be presented bytheir employees,” Ms. Towrysaid.The course tries to keepsupervisors from being caughtoff-guard by their employees’circumstances.“The example I always use intraining is, ‘what if one of youremployees came into youroffice and said she was raped thenight before. What would yousay and do? Where would yougo for support? What would youdo to support them now, todayand in the long run,’” Ms.Towry said.She added the courseaddresses how to handle smallercrises too, such as employeesdealing with a parent who suf-fers from Alzheimer’s disease orthose coping with divorce.The course talks about how itis better to say something andrisk offending or embarrassingbecause it could save a life thanto keep quiet and jeopardizesomeone’s well-being, Ms.Parker said.The training is for all super-visors, but is targeted at lower-level supervisors who work sideby side with their employeesbecause the close proximity totheir employees allows them tonotice differences in demeanorthat could signal a problem.Ms. Parker said one of herfavorite things about the trainingsessions is they encouragesupervisors to take a holisticapproach to human wellnessand focus on the physical, emo-tional, social and spiritual well-being of their employees.“It is a chance to hear somegood things about taking care of people and yourself,” Ms.Parker said.Ms. Towry explained theprogram is important becausewhen members of Team Robinsare happy and healthy they’reable to better accomplish themission.Base-wide training sessionswill begin in April and TeamRobins members will be noti-fied by their training managersabout when and where theyshould report, Ms. Towry said.The Frontline SupervisorTraining program is anIntegrated Delivery System ini-tiative. IDS is a committee onresponsible for coordinating allthe prevention programs on basesuch as child abuse, obesity,underage drinking and suicideprevention, Ms. Towry said. AirForce Material Command isrequiring all of its supervisorsfrom all of its bases to receivethe training, Ms. Towry said.For more information visithttps:wwwmil.robins.af.mil/ and click on the FrontlineSupervisor Training link.

By DAMIAN HOUSMAN

WR-ALCPublic Affairs

Maj. Gen. Tom Owen,Warner Robins Air LogisticsCenter commander, signed amemorandum of understandingMarch 22, with a representativeof the Department of EnergyWashington Savannah Riversite, making that facility ourVPPmentor.Robins began its VoluntaryProtection Program journey lastAugust, while Savannah Riverbegan in 1994, and was award-ed VPPStar Site status after sixyears. VPPis a government-wide effort to create a positivesafety culture through manage-ment commitment and employ-ee involvement. It measuressuccess in safety and health pro-grams. Star Site status is award-ed with achievement of VPPgoals.“This is a great day. Thisagreement formalizes what’sactually been going on for sometime. Those close to our VPPefforts realize that we had seri-ous accidents here, and institut-ed Operation Risk Reduction,which in essence was a precur-sor to VPP,” said General Owen.Since then, we have expandedinto VPP.General Owen said VPPisnot something developed tomake senior officials happy.“What’s important is thehealth and safety of those out onthe floor,” he said. “VPPis not asingle event. It is a path. Thispartnership with WashingtonSavannah River will help usdown the path. It’s the rightthing to do as a Center, and theright thing to do for our work-force.”Barbara Smith, SavannahRiver VPPprogram co-chair-person, signed on their behalf.“We are excited about helpingWarner Robins to achieve StarSite status. It’s going to taketime. It’s a long journey, butwe’re looking forward to thetrip,” she said.She noted this is the first VPPpartnership between the DOEand the Department of Defense.Ms. Smith is also part of ateam which conducted a gapanalysis of the 78th Air BaseWing. It determined where thewing stands in terms of VPPcompliance, and how muchremains to be done.Another member of theSavannah River team was justas optimistic.“Everyone in the long runwill benefit from this. It’s worththe energy and it’s worth theinput,” said core team memberJimmy Hendricks.Brig. Gen. Brad Heithold,Center vice commander andchairman of the VPPsteeringgroup, knows it will take a longtime to get to where we want togo under VPP, but is certain wewill get there.“If we make incrementalimprovements every day, in fiveyears it will happen. Like any-thing else in the Air Force, youneed to empower the NCOs andline supervisors, and then it hap-pens. That’s the level we’reshooting for,” he said.Center workers, supervisorsand union representatives havealready conducted visits to theSavannah River site to learnhow best to implement the pro-gram here.“With the help of our mentorsite and the dedication of each of us who form the Robins team,VPPwill help us identify areasof safety that will bring us to‘People First, MissionAlways,’” said Lt. Col. Jeff Schwoob, Center chief of safety.

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Commanders and FirstSergeants, in concert with theOffice of the Staff JudgeAdvocate, are responsible forensuring good order anddiscipline on RobinsAir Force Base.There are manyavenues available tomeet this responsi-bility. Examplesinclude trials bycourts-martial, Article15s, Administrative Discharges,and the U.S. Magistrate’s Court.Actions recently reviewed bythe 78th Air Base Wing legaloffice include:

Article 15s:

Amaster sergeant was foundto be drunk on duty.Punishment was reduction totechnical sergeant and a repri-mand.Astaff sergeant willfully andwrongfully damaged a privatelyowned vehicle with a plastictrash receptacle during an argu-ment with a neighbor.Punishment was suspendedreduction to senior airman andsuspended forfeiture of $267pay per month for two months.Asenior airman willfullyfailed to refrain from using hisgovernment travel card forunauthorized purchases andcash advances. He also willfullyfailed to pay his governmenttravel card debt. Punishmentwas reduction to airman 1stclass.An airman 1st class willfullyfailed to refrain from consum-ing alcohol while under 21years of age. Punishment wassuspended reduction to airmanand a reprimand.An airman while under thelegal age of 21 years old, will-fully failed to refrain from driv-ing while drunk and arrived athis assigned duty location intox-icated. Punishment was reduc-tion to airman basic, 45 daysextra duty and a reprimand.

Military justice

Administrative Discharges

An airman 1st class receivedan honorable discharge for amental disorder. The airmanwas evaluated and diagnosed bya Life Skills Support Centerclinical psy-chologist withadult antiso-cial behav-iors, alcoholabuse, a personalitydisorder not otherwisespecified narcissistic andantisocial personality traits,and non-contributory occupa-tional problems. The psycholo-gist recommended the airmanbe administratively dischargedfrom the Air Force for a mentaldisorder of a severity that madethem unsuitable for continuedmilitary service.

U.S. Magistrates Court

Aformer civilian employeepled guilty to driving on a sus-pended license. This individual

By AMANDACREEL

amanda.creel.ctr@robins.af.mil

Team Robins members whowork in or around Bldg. 140will soon have a new optionwhen their tummies rumble.The building’s snack barwill hold its grand opening,after extensive renovationsboasting not only the prepack-aged plates and breakfasts itserved before, but now provid-ing a deli where made to ordersandwiches are prepared.“We went from a dump to apenthouse,” said Angie Ford,mobile snack bar supervisor.The deli will offer 10 differ-ent sandwiches such as BLT,chicken salad, tuna salad andcold cut sandwiches. Alongwith the deli, the snack bar willalso offer cappuccino for thefirst time.The building’s snack bardoubled in size, during the$375,000 construction project,said Gary Harrell, engineertechnician with the 402ndCommodities MaintenanceGroup.The group paid for the con-struction project and when thegroup committed to renovatingthe snack bar area, 78thServices committed to putmore than $50,000 in improve-ments into the facility such asmodern equipment to betterserve the snack bar customers,Ms. Ford said.“We just wanted to givepeople in this building a betterwork environment and a placeto get away,” Mr. Harrell said.The enhanced snack bar willopen April 2, but the grandopening including the debut of the deli will be April 9. Thesnack bar will be open from6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.Those who attend the grandopening will be eligible to winprizes, including a mountainbike, t-shirts and CDs, said JonKing, Base Restaurant manag-er.

Bldg. 140 getsnew, improvedsnack bar

had a prior record of multipledriving infractions, includingdriving under the influence.Sentence was 12 months impris-onment and a mandatory assess-ment fee of $25.

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