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Friday, May 30, 2014
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 Brave Defender
to consolidate.
See story Page 2
Gate to Gate
page 6
 ‘Critical Days’ safety
campaign begins.
See story Page 3
 53rd Wing rated
effective on latest
compliance inspection.
See story Page 4
 69 selected for
promotion to Master.
See story Page 5
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Classifieds...................... Page 12
Philpott........................... Page 8
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Brave Defender to consolidate
By Lois Walsh
Team Eglin Public Affairs
The 96th Ground Combat
Training Squadron here will
deactivate June 6 as the training mission moves to Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Currently, security forces
conducts training at six U.S.
regional training locations:
Creech AFB, Nev; Ft. Bliss; Ft.
Wolters, Texas; Camp Guernsey,
Wyo; Joint Base McGuire Dix
Lakehurst, NJ; and Eglin. All
will consolidate at Fort Bliss this
year with the exception of Camp
Guernsey which specializes in
security forces nuclear training.
Consolidating Security Forces Regional Training Centers is
part of the Air Force efficiencies
initiative. In 2010, the Headquarters, Air Force Security Forces
Center, conducted a study to determine a more efficient method
of conducting security forces
training. The study concluded
consolidation of existing training
locations would improve quality of training and provide cost
savings by reducing manpower
and equipment, increasing
economies of scale and further
improving consistency.
“The consolidation is not a
reaction to recent budget cuts,”
said Maj. James Habeck, GCTS
commander. “This is something
the career field wanted to do
to standardize not just the curriculum, but also the training
defenders get before they go
downrange,” Habeck said. “They
want to put it all under one
roof.”
GCTS opened its doors to its
inaugural class in September
2002. It was a new concept in
the early years, putting all the
security forces personnel in
Air Force Materiel Command
through a two-week readiness
training program to keep skills
current. Other major commands
also formed their own training
centers.
In 2008-09, Security Forces
curriculum oversight/development transferred to Headquarters Air Force Security Forces
Samuel King Jr. | USAF
Staff Sgt.s Matthew Krause and Sterling Wynn, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, move
through the cover of smoke during a high value target capture demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base. The
squadron is responsible for “Brave Defender” deployment training for approximately 1,500 Air Force security forces Airmen per year. The squadron is scheduled for deactivation this summer.
Center, a field operating agency
of Headquarters Air Force.
The focus shifted to providing
consistent pre-deployment
training for one of the most
heavily tasked career fields in
the AF.
GCTS trained approximately
1,500 students each year with a
cadre of 30, seven of whom will
transfer to Fort Bliss. The others will either retire or take on
other assignments within the
Air Force. The footprint of GCTS
grew from a few tents in 2002 to
a realistic Middle East village at
Base Tango, located behind the
West Gate Shopette. The layout
afforded students a realistic exercise environment to prepare
them for deployment.
Some of the current instructors will be on temporary duty to
Bliss next month to smooth the
transition. They will export with
them some of the best practices
GCTS has been recognized for
during the last 12 years.
One of the instructors, Staff
Sgt. Ryan Carpenter, said the
general feeling of the cadre
making the transition is excitement, even though there are still
some unknowns with resources
such as manpower and equipment at this time.
“This move presents a
unique opportunity to really
make an impact on the future
of security forces pre-deployment training,” said Carpenter.
“The biggest difference between
training as it is now and how
it will be after consolidation is
having one centralized location
for all training.”
Habeck said besides the obvious benefits of cost savings and
curriculum standardization,
there are other advantages to
the move, including a worldclass live fire range.
“Students who are deploying
at the same time will be in training at the same time; and while
perhaps not assigned to the
same base down range, going
to the same school is a chance
to start networking, which can
benefit the mission. There’s a lot
of training value.”
Habeck acknowledged that
from a business perspective
closing GCTS makes sense. But
he admits it’s heartbreaking
from the tactical level.
“Being the last commander,
too, is profoundly an honor, but I
wish I wasn’t the last commander,” he said with a smile.
Although the official deactivation ceremony is scheduled, the
training squadron will host its
last Brave Defender class from
July 5 to July 24.
Friday, May 30, 2014 | THE EGLIN DISPATCH | Page ‘Critical Days’ safety campaign begins
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The 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign began
May 21 at the enlisted hall with safety briefings on drinking and driving, swimming, traffic and boating. Among the
topics were the consequences alcohol abuse and driving
under the influence can have on an Airman’s career. The
‘0-0-1-3’ concept of zero drinks if underage, zero drinks if
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When reporting a drowning over the phone to emergency personnel, Cook said
it’s important for a caller
to give an exact location of
the drowning, not a general
location.
Senior Airman Devyn
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Program and Treatment
program office, encouraged
the ‘0-0-1-3’ concept of zero
drinks if underage, zero
drinks if driving, one drink
per hour and no more than
three drinks in an evening.
The last speaker was
Maj. Barry Wells, the 96th
Test Wing chaplain. He
asked the audience to be
smart and be safe.
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“As you’re going about
your spring and summer
activities, think about the
risks and plan accordingly,
through the ACT concept assess the hazard, consider
your options and take appropriate action,” he said.
Next, Ashley Bailey,
with the Okaloosa County’s
sheriff department’s crime
prevention unit, offered
traffic safety tips, spoke
about the dangers of texting and driving, covered
some Florida traffic laws
and gave a sobering.
“The fines for a driving under the influence or
boating under the influence
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The 101 Critical Days
of Summer safety campaign began May 21 at the
enlisted hall with safety
briefings on drinking and
driving, swimming, traffic
and boating.
Col. Monte Cannon, the
96th Test Wing vice commander, gave opening remarks. He said the period
between Memorial Day
and Labor Day is the most
dangerous time for safety
incidents.
“That’s when we have
the most vehicle accidents,
water sports injuries and
fatalities,” he said. “The
statistics also tell us many
of you Airmen required to
be here are among the most
at-risk.”
Cannon told the packed
hall the briefings are held
to manage risk and raise
awareness.
“We want to get you
thinking in terms of safety,”
he said. “We want you to
have fun and stay healthy
during spring and summer
months. If you’re traveling,
we want you to come back
safe.”
Brad Bien, a member
of Eglin’s ground safety office, said the Department of
Defense is taking steps to
integrate risk management
into every aspect of the way
all Air Force personnel conducts business, on and off
duty.
driving, or drinking and
boating.”
Joseph Reichal, a member of U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary Destin - Fort Walton Beach, gave boating
safety advice.
“If you own a boat, plan
on being on a boat, or plan
on swimming in the gulf
this summer, we don’t want
you to become a statistic,”
he said.
Reichal encouraged attendees who practice boating to attend the auxiliary’s
boating safety classes. He
also urged them have their
boats examined; and insure their boats have the
proper identification and
documentation and are
properly equipped with life
jackets, fire extinguishers, flares and other safety
equipment.
Justin Cook, senior lifeguard with Destin Beach
Rescue, warned the audience about drinking alcohol
and swimming; stressed
observing beach signs and
warning flags; and encouraged seeking shelter when
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53rd Wing rated effective on
latest compliance inspection
By Samuel King Jr.
Team Eglin Public Affairs
The 53rd Wing completed
a major command-directed
unit effectiveness inspection
April 27- May 3.
The results of the inspection reported the wing
rated “effective” overall, and
“highly effective” in mission
accomplishment.
The inspection process
changed significantly from
the last UEI with more emphasis on self-inspections.
The ACC inspector general
teams evaluated self-assessments, corrective action
plans and overall mission
effectiveness.
The wing was evaluated
simultaneously here, and at
one of their geographically
separated units at Tyndall
AFB.
“Our major command
just confirmed what I knew
to be true, when it comes
to test and evaluation this
wing achieves success. Our
Airmen make a difference
for our Air Force each and
every day,” said Col. Alexus
Grynkewich, the 53rd WG
commander. “The inspections highlighted our many
strengths and also provided
great feedback on where we
can continue to improve. We
will take those findings and
use them to make the 53rd
WG even more effective as
we go forward.”
The highlights of ACC’s
findings are:
 Eight of eight personal
evaluations passed
 15 unit strengths
 Four superior team
performers
 24 superior performers
Staff Sgt. Charlisa Swain,
of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, received an
IG coin for her efforts.
“I am extremely proud
not just of our outstanding performers but the entire 53rd Wing team,” said
Grynkewich. “Their dedication and hard work leads to
the fielding of combat capabilities that make a difference for the warfighter.”
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The 40th Flight Test
Squadron, along with the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and
STEM-ED, an education collaboration non-profit, recently supported a Florida State
University initiative to make
state classrooms come alive
through virtual technology.
The squadron hosted a
video team from CPALMS,
Florida’s teachers’ platform
and the state’s official source
for K-12 standards and course
descriptions. CPALMS was
created by the Florida Center for Research in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (FCR-STEM)
at FSU. Through the Perspectives video series filmed here
and across Florida, CPALMS
is providing educators with
resources to help them effectively implement STEM
teaching standards.
The team spent two
days interviewing Eglin
Airmen about their jobs to
Master Sgt. Justin Sudderth | USAF
Dr. Betta Jerome explains to Dr. Adam Santone, CPALMS
science specialist,how a sled track works for a video on
forces, motion, and energy conversion.
highlight real-world examples of applied science and
mathematics.
Maj. Tucker Hamilton, a
pilot with the 40th, and Master Sgt. Justin Suddeth, the
squadron’s superintendent,
got involved early, setting up
interviews with Airmen from
life support, radar approach
control and the weather
squadron, to name a few. The
major said he supported the
project, which seeks to educate teachers and students by
bringing STEM knowledge,
ideas, and experiences into
the classroom. He believes
the video approach is a positive way to go.
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Friday, May 30, 2014 | THE EGLIN DISPATCH | Page 69 selected for promotion to Master
Team Eglin Public Affairs
AF Lifecycle Management
Jessica White
Congratulations to all
AF Operations Test and
of Team Eglin’s Airmen on
their selection for promotion Evaluation Center
to master sergeant.
John Combs
The 4,073 selected (Air
Force wide) represent a 17.96
33rd Fighter Wing
percent selection rate, with
Shawn Anderson
an average selectee overall
Andre Baskin
score of 352.55. Selectees’
Nicholas Bateman
average time in grade was
Michael Greenlund
4.41 years and time in serJavin Guile
vice was 15.16 years. AverDustin Ossman
age enlisted performance
Lizardo Santiago Otero
report score was 133.98;
Karl Stenske
average decorations score
was 11.66 promotion fitness
53rd Wing
examination average score
James Archer
was 69.13 and the average
Scott Clark
skills knowledge test score
Coby Hill
was 71.49.
Daniel Ippolito
Ty Lantta
Maurico Lopez
Michael Novack
Mark Richards
Candace Ruth
Chrystal Stuckey
Jerome Young
96th Test Wing
Newton Ace
Eduardo Aguilera
Peter Antcliff
Garrell Armstrong
Joshua Baxley
Micaela Blain
Joanna Blocker
Nathan Bradford
Joseph Burke
Nathan Burks
Jeanie Campbell
Aaron Chalmers
Seung Chong
Anthony Conley
Matthew Crowell
Rachel Dellapietro
Lucas Dorosky
Heather Fonk
Joseph Fournier
Monica Gonzales
Jennie Gorrell
Jessica Guile
Rulia Harris
Patrick Hunt
Morgan Iorio
Todd Jobst
Raul Lopez
Kevin McCaslin
Damien Moody
Joshua Noel
Teodoro Nunez
Linda Ochs
Deanna Passman
Samuel Pruett
Ferdinand Ramierez
Doreen Sibbald
Charles Stratton
Lakiesha Toney
Eduardo Torres
Kenneth Townsend
Billy Watkins
Andrew Willis
366th Training Squadron
Bradley Kline
Layne Mayerstein
Aurelio Ramirez
William Senecal
372nd Training Squadron
Joseph Saunders
Ramos Alvarado
Selectees will be promoted in order of promotion
sequence number.
Selections are tentative
until the data verification
process is complete, which
is normally within 10 days
of the promotion release
date. Personnel officials will
notify Airmen, via military
personnel sections, if their
selection is in question.
For more information
about promotion and other
personnel issues, visit the
myPers website at https://
mypers.af.mil.
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Element)
ers and make them more
comfortable talking about
STEM,” Hamilton said. “Students want to learn about
it, but it can be intimidating
because some of the subject
matter can be difficult.”
Dr. Adam Santone, a science specialist with CPALMS,
said the video series will help
teachers expand their content knowledge, generate
new classroom ideas, and
gain exposure to real-world
examples from both professionals and enthusiasts.
Another interview dealt
with kinetic energy when Dr.
Betta Jerome, the technical
advisor for the AF Test Center, Armament and Weapons Test and Evaluation,
explained how a sled track
works.
“It’s important for students to understand the
content and skills contained
in the education standards,
and these videos put that
knowledge in context, such
as with forces, motion, and
energy conversion with the
sled track,” Santone said.
Hamilton takes a personal interest in reaching
out to students, especially
females, because “there’s a
misconception on their part
that women can’t do STEM
subjects.” He recounted a
time when his daughter was
6 years old and told him she
wanted to be a man.
“‘I want to be an astronaut
and only men can do that,’
she said, Hamilton remembered. “I have no idea where
she got that notion, but I had
to convince her that was a
misconception, she could
do something very science
intensive.”
Educating teachers to
educate students is part of
the CPALMS program.
“It brings the outside world
into the classroom,” Santone
said. “Teachers can choose
what resources they want in
the classroom. The Perspectives video series serves to introduce career paths in many
fields, including those with
the Air Force.”
That’s another plus for
Hamilton. “We need to try to
bring women STEM professionals into the fold to have
an influence on students and
young women.”
CPALMS is funded
through the Florida Department of Education, National Science Foundation,
Florida Legislature, and
FCR-STEM.
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James Taylor covers his heart
during the National Anthem.
The 96th Test Wing honor guard stands ready to present the colors
at the 29th annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 24 at Eglin.
Runners ‘gear up’ prior to the 29th annual Gate-to-Gate Run May
24 at Eglin.
gate-to-gate on the enormous
airbase.
And thus was born the Gateto-Gate run.
It’s a bit of a misnomer now;
the race, a 4.4-mile course which
had 1,210 runners this year, is no
longer run from gate-to-gate. For
simplicity’s sake, the finish line
was moved closer to the starting
line a few years ago so runners
didn’t need to be bussed back to
the start where the post-race festivities take place.
The remaining traditions
have held fast: Runners pick up
a carnation at the starting line to
drop at the All Veterans Memo-
a member of RWB, has been a
marine for the past six years.
He’s been deployed to Sangin,
a town that The Guardian once
described as the “deadliest area
in Afghanistan.”
He doesn’t need a stopwatch
to tell him the meaning of races
like Gate-to-Gate.
rial within the first mile of the
run and all benefits still go to the
Force Support Squadron.
“For me, it’s always just running the race,” Falk, a member
of team Red, White, and Blue
(RWB), said. “I never go out and
intent to win necessarily.”
A reserve now, Bennett, also
Driftwood Estates,
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Runners toss carnations onto the All Veterans Memorial during the
29th annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 24.
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hris Bennett reached into
his back pocket with his
free hand, the one not
clutching the American flag
he had just run 4.4 miles holding high, and pulled out a camo
strip of name tape with SHORES
stitched in black lettering.
It was a poignant reminder of
what he was running for during
Saturday morning’s Gate-to-Gate
run at Eglin Air Force Base, a
5-inch or so embodiment of what
the Memorial Day race and holiday represents.
“I run for him,” Bennett said
of his fallen comrade. “I take
his name tape whenever I run.
That’s the reason I do this every
year or for the past three years.”
Times are what runners invariably seek: personal records,
new milestones, top finishes. And
yet, Vince Molosky and Liane
Falk, winners of the men’s and
women’s overall running division,
respectively, did nothing short of
shrug them off.
Their first place trophies — a
golden eagle clutching an American flag in its talons — will make
for fabulous mantle pieces and
all, but that’s not what they came
for. Falk didn’t even bother to
check her time at the finish line;
Molosky was indifferent towards
his.
“I don’t really get too hung
up on times,” Molosky said. “I’m
way past my PR days. I’ll take
it, it’s fine, it’s a great race, it’s
always a great race out here. For
something like this it’s just about
running the race, supporting the
causes and obviously the armed
forces, we wouldn’t be here without them.”
The race was formed 29 years
ago by a man named Gordon
Fornell. As the story goes, some
Airmen were in a tough spot on
Memorial Day weekend 1985
and, to keep the minds of those
stationed at Eglin off of their
comrades’ precarious situation,
the general created a race from
“Getting to give back to the
guys who have given it all because veterans — everybody
thanks us on Memorial Day
— and it’s not about us,” he said.
“It’s about the guys that are buried in Barrancas and Arlington
National Cemetery. That’s why
I run.”
A runner checks his time as he strides toward the finish line.
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Vets should be wary of CVA pitchforks and torches
Veterans for America
(CVA).
So far one major veterans’ organization, The
American Legion, has
called on VA Secretary
Eric Shinseki to resign, following a CNN report that
40 veterans might have
died awaiting VA health
care in Phoenix where appointment dates perhaps
were fudged to make wait
times look shorter.
I can’t claim to have
covered VA medical appointments and wait times
with enough depth or regularity to know if there’s
gross mismanagement
and deceptive bookkeeping
at some or
many VA
facilities.
That will be
verified, or
not, by independent
audits and
criminal
investigations now
underway.
Most veterans’ groups
continue to support Shinseki. They say they know
him well enough to believe
he’ll address any abuses
uncovered and will work
to protect more veterans
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ic claim backlogs and
care delays should rule.
Instead, there’s heated
rhetoric that stirs dissent
and attempts to turns the
public against a department the CVA routinely
portrays always as too
costly and too ineffective.
Joseph Violante, national legislative director
for Disabled American
Veterans, a well-informed
and thoughtful advocate
for vets over decades, recalls being invited to react
to Herseth’s critique of VA
on a talk radio program in
Wisconsin. He was upset
to hear Herseth contend
VA budgets continue to
climb despite “four million
fewer veterans” than a decade ago.
“I said, ‘Yea, there are
probably four million fewer. But they are not all in
VA health care’ ” Violante
said. “If you look at health
care numbers on unique
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is the use of select facts
about VA and its programs
to reinforce fears rather
than give reliable information. Last week a CVA
press release hit a new low
in purporting to document
“lies” Shinseki told in congressional testimony, dropping any veil of respect for
a decorated, combat-disabled soldier with a long
and stellar career.
It is no coincidence only
Republicans, including
Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.) and
Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.),
participate in CVA events.
They should reconsider.
Though CVA sponsors an
occasional informative
forum in Washington D.C.,
it produces no careful
analyses of what ails VA.
The goal seems to be to
attack, relentlessly, while a
Democrat holds the White
House.
Traditional vet groups
are alarmed by the rising
profile CVA has on cable
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be to shake trust in government generally rather
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needs.
In the thick of this is
Concerned Veterans for
America, posing as a vet
advocacy group and being rewarded for it. CVA
press releases usually
are partisan attacks. Its
spokesman, Pete Hegseth,
an Iraq war vet and Republican who ran for a U.S.
Senate in 2012, is quoted
often by major news outlets without mention of
press reports associating
CVA with the Koch brothers, libertarian billionaires
who create public interest groups to oppose big
government. That’s fine.
That’s protected speech.
A CVA spokesman told me
last year it don’t reveal donor information.
What should upset vets
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month before it happened.
This week I do so
again to shed light on a
disturbing new force that
is confusing veterans and
darkening attacks on the
Department of Veterans
Affairs during the current
health appointments scandal. I refer to a well-funded
group called Concerned
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launched an aggressive
outreach to explain to
vets potential disabilities.
That’s why the typical
claim today has a dozen
compensable conditions to
be reviewed versus three
to four in past wars.
Congress must be aggressive in its oversight
of VA health care delays
and abuses. But politicians
also need to take a hard
look at why VA claims and
health care have been
overwhelmed, and avoid
the bitter sound bite wars
that give a group like CVA
an equal voice with truly
pro-vet advocates.
Tom Philpott is a syndicated
columnist. You may write to
him at Military Update, P.O.
Box 231111, Centreville, VA
20120-1111; or at milupdate@
aol.com.
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your medical needs, isn’t
it best to get care from the
private sector?
DAV, American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars
want the VA preserved
for its expertise and resources in caring for vets.
They fear bills to supplement the VA care by sending vets into the private
sector for care nearer to
home is a first step toward
watering down VA quality
of care.
Shinseki concedes his
controversial decisions to
make ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease
and B-cell leukemia service-related conditions for
anyone who stepped foot
in Vietnam helped to create the tsunami of claims
and health care obligations
that has overwhelmed VA,
even as hundreds of thousands of vets came home
from long, recent wars.
On his watch VA also
simplified the process
for filing post-traumatic
stress disorder claims
from veterans of all wars,
made compensable more
illnesses for 1990-91 Gulf
War veterans exposed
to in-theater toxins, and
5221988
ing treated]. Enrollment
has gone up to about nine
million.
“But to throw stuff out
like that shows they don’t
understand what the hell
they are talking about.
They mix the claims process with the healthcare
process and the backlog
and wait lists like they are
one thing. Every time I see
[CVA on TV or in print]
the hair on the back of my
neck just stands up.”
Long-time advocates
like Violante worry that
CVA’s arguments, over
time, will give politicians
cover to cut VA funding severely or even to dismantle
much of the VA health care
system.
“They have these people out there saying, ‘We’re
giving VA too much. We’re
giving the Defense Department too much.’ Their
whole purpose is to give
support to anyone who
wants to cut government,
particularly for veterans.”
The theme that VA is
too costly and ineffective
is critical to a message
of doubt in government
programs. If the vast VA
bureaucracy can’t satisfy
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must have strong grant writing experience, excellent oral and
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