March 15, 2013 A-1 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID ANCHORAGE, AK PERMIT NO. 220 ARCTIC W ARRIOR JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON’S SOURCE FOR NEWS March 15, 2013 Volume 4, No. 10 www.jber.af.mil Services cancel tuition assistance: A-2 Inside Mission success through good nutrition ................. A-2 JAG releases latest justice proceedings .................. A-2 Chaplains’ contributions to Alaska history ..............B-2 Spartan earns spot on All-Army boxing team ..........B-4 Computer assisted surgery is cutting edge ...............B-4 477th Fighter Group’s new squadron Roller Rage Air Force Reservist with the 477th Fighter Group is roller derby jammer Personality, B-1 The fighter group’s security forces flight becomes the 477th Security Forces Squadron and prepares to deploy as a unit by 2015, A-3 Alaska National Guardsmen conduct aviation maintenance exchange in MONGOLIA Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Joyce gives Alaska Air National Guard unit patches to Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force aircraft maintenance personnel while touring facilities and viewing aircraft at Chinggis Khaan Air Base, Mongolia. Joyce and three other Alaska Air National Guardsmen were in Ulaanbaatar last week for an aviation maintenance exchange to educate Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules. (Alaska National Guard photo/Air National Guard Maj. Guy Hayes) China Kazakhstan Mongolia Russia Ulaanbaatar Beijing 0 1,000 Kilometers 0 750 Miles Located between Russia and China, Mongolia has a varied geography, with the Gobi Desert in the south and cold and mountainous regions in the north and west. Mon- golia’s defense spending last year was $69.5 million, accounding for 1.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. By Air National Guard Maj. Guy Hayes Alaska National Guard PAO ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Four Alaska National Guardsmen were in Ulaan- baatar, Mongolia, March 4 to 7 for an avia- tion maintenance exchange to educate Mon- golian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules aircraft. In conjunction with the National Guard State Partnership Program, the exchange is focused on providing guidance on the required maintenance and operation of the C-130 Hercules, an aircraft the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force hopes to purchase to provide much needed airlift capability to their armed forces. “We are so happy you are here,” said Maj. Enkhzorgol Baatarkhuu, staff officer for the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force. “We hope this exchange expands our mutual understanding, strengthening mili- tary cooperation between our two countries. We are very interested in transport aircraft for Pacific region operations, and our hope is we can purchase the C-130J because it will be very useful for our future.” As the first exchange between the two countries to discuss C-130 capabilities and maintenance requirements, the Alaska Guardsmen traveled to Mongolia to share their knowledge and bolster the National Guard State Partnership Program that has partnered the state of Alaska and Mongolia since 2003. “This exchange is really important be- cause the people here have been trying to re- build their Air Force since the decline of the Soviet era,” said Air National Guard Lt. Col. David McPhetres, director of operations, Alaska Air National Guard. “This exchange will help the Mongolians build a proposal that they can take through their government, so that in the next five to 10 years, they’ll hopefully be able to build a program that allows them to have their own transportation in and out of the country, while utilizing our expertise to staff, train and have a safe and capable program.” In a country as vast and open as Alaska, the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force is tasked with transporting Mongolian Armed See MONGOLIA, A-3 FACT FILE The Mongolian Air and Air De- fense Force is exploring the prospect of purchasing three C-130J Super Hercules, the lat- est version of the venerable four-engine cargo aircraft the U.S. Air Force has operated since 1959. With new engines, scimitar propeller blades and a digital “glass” cockpit, the J-model can climb faster and higher, enjoys a longer range and has a higher cruise speed compared to its predecessors. Currently operated by the Mon- golian Air and Air Defense Force, the Soviet-era Mi-24 Hind gun- ship and attack helicopter is capable of delivering a squad of infantry to the battlefield. Despite its cargo-carrying ca- pabilities, the armored Hind had a top speed in excess of 200 mph and is armed with a deadly combination of .50-caliber gatling gun, rockets and anti- tank guided missiles capable of destroying armor at a range up to five kilometers. 1 Geronimos earn Valorous Unit Award By Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith 4-25th ABCT Public Affairs The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st In- fantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, received recognition with a Valorous Unit Award to honor its service for a 12-month deployment which began in February, 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. The VUA is the second highest unit decoration that can be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit, and it is awarded to units which display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States. During the deployment, the 1-501st Inf. was named Task Force 1 Geronimo, and it was assigned to Regional Command-East as part of the International Security Assistance Force. Its mission was to conduct counter- insurgency operations while supervising governance, development and agriculture projects in coordination with Afghanistan’s government. The Geronimo Battalion earned the VUA in a vast and rugged region of Afghanistan which was fortified with insurgents and Taliban enemy forces. The unit engaged in combat with the enemy hundreds of times during their deployment. Seldom a day passed without troops in contact. Several paratroopers who were with the unit then are still at JBER. One such Soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Theus, a fire support noncommissioned officer at 4-25 ABCT’s headquarters has served three combat tours See VUA, A-3 Arctic cavalry scouts win Gainey Cup By Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith 4-25th ABCT Public Affairs The 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cav- alry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, now lays claim to having best cavalry scouts in the Army after winning the Army’s first Gainey Cup competition hosted the first week of March 2013 at Fort Benning, Ga. The 1-40th Cav’s team members were Army Staff Sgt. Justin Miller, Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Adkins, Spc. Mitchell Sander- son, Spc. Alexander Berlin and Pfc. Joseph Calderon. The five-day competition fielded a total of 19 teams from cavalry units around the Army as well as one team from the U.S. Marine Corps. The events tested each team’s knowledge and proficiency in fundamental cavalry scout tasks. There were nine graded events which included a test of physical fitness, vehicle identification, live-fire operations, weapons knowledge and handling, area reconnais- sance, establishing an observation point, a written examination, a foot march, and an obstacle course. The Gainey Cup event is named after the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Command See CAVALRY, A-3
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Services cancel tuition assistance: A-2insideMission success through good nutrition ................. A-2JAG releases latest justice proceedings .................. A-2Chaplains’ contributions to Alaska history ..............B-2Spartan earns spot on All-Army boxing team ..........B-4Computer assisted surgery is cutting edge ...............B-4
477th Fighter group’s new squadron
RollerRageAir Force Reservist with the 477th Fighter Group is roller derby jammerPersonality, B-1
The fi ghter group’s security forces fl ight becomes the 477th Security Forces Squadron and prepares to deploy as a unit by 2015,A-3
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Alaska National Guardsmen conduct aviation maintenance exchange in
MONGOLIA
Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Joyce gives Alaska Air National Guard unit patches to Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force aircraft maintenance personnel while touring facilities and viewing aircraft at Chinggis Khaan Air Base, Mongolia. Joyce and three other Alaska Air National Guardsmen were in Ulaanbaatar last week for an aviation maintenance exchange to educate Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules. (Alaska National Guard photo/Air National Guard Maj. Guy Hayes)
China
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Russia
Ulaanbaatar
Beijing
0 1,000 Kilometers
0 750 Miles
Located between Russia and China, Mongolia has a varied geography, with the Gobi Desert in the south and cold and mountainous regions in the north and west. Mon-golia’s defense spending last year was $69.5 million, accounding for 1.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product.
By Air National Guard Maj. Guy HayesAlaska National Guard PAO
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Four Alaska National Guardsmen were in Ulaan-baatar, Mongolia, March 4 to 7 for an avia-tion maintenance exchange to educate Mon-golian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules aircraft.
In conjunction with the National Guard State Partnership Program, the exchange is focused on providing guidance on the required maintenance and operation of the C-130 Hercules, an aircraft the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force hopes to purchase to provide much needed airlift capability to their armed forces.
“We are so happy you are here,” said Maj. Enkhzorgol Baatarkhuu, staff offi cer for the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force. “We hope this exchange expands our mutual understanding, strengthening mili-tary cooperation between our two countries. We are very interested in transport aircraft for Pacifi c region operations, and our hope is we can purchase the C-130J because it will be very useful for our future.”
As the fi rst exchange between the two countries to discuss C-130 capabilities and maintenance requirements, the Alaska Guardsmen traveled to Mongolia to share their knowledge and bolster the National Guard State Partnership Program that has partnered the state of Alaska and Mongolia since 2003.
“This exchange is really important be-cause the people here have been trying to re-build their Air Force since the decline of the Soviet era,” said Air National Guard Lt. Col. David McPhetres, director of operations, Alaska Air National Guard. “This exchange will help the Mongolians build a proposal that they can take through their government, so that in the next fi ve to 10 years, they’ll hopefully be able to build a program that allows them to have their own transportation in and out of the country, while utilizing our expertise to staff, train and have a safe and capable program.”
In a country as vast and open as Alaska, the Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force is tasked with transporting Mongolian Armed
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FACT FILE
The Mongolian Air and Air De-fense Force is exploring the prospect of purchasing three C-130J Super Hercules, the lat-est version of the venerable four-engine cargo aircraft the U.S. Air Force has operated since 1959. With new engines, scimitar propeller blades and a digital “glass” cockpit, the J-model can climb faster and higher, enjoys a longer range and has a higher cruise speed compared to its predecessors.
Currently operated by the Mon-golian Air and Air Defense Force, the Soviet-era Mi-24 Hind gun-ship and attack helicopter is capable of delivering a squad of infantry to the battlefi eld. Despite its cargo-carrying ca-pabilities, the armored Hind had a top speed in excess of 200 mph and is armed with a deadly combination of .50-caliber gatling gun, rockets and anti-tank guided missiles capable of destroying armor at a range up to fi ve kilometers.
1 Geronimos earn Valorous Unit AwardBy Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith4-25th ABCT Public Affairs
The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st In-fantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, received recognition with a Valorous Unit Award to honor its service for a 12-month deployment which began in February, 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Paktika province of Afghanistan.
The VUA is the second highest unit decoration that can be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit, and it is awarded to units which display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States.
During the deployment, the 1-501st Inf. was named Task Force 1 Geronimo, and it was assigned to Regional Command-East as part of the International Security Assistance Force. Its mission was to conduct counter-insurgency operations while supervising governance, development and agriculture projects in coordination with Afghanistan’s government.
The Geronimo Battalion earned the VUA in a vast and rugged region of Afghanistan which was fortified with insurgents and Taliban enemy forces. The unit engaged in combat with the enemy hundreds of times during their deployment. Seldom a day passed without troops in contact.
Several paratroopers who were with the unit then are still at JBER. One such Soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Theus, a fi re support noncommissioned offi cer at 4-25 ABCT’s headquarters has served three combat tours
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Arctic cavalry scouts win Gainey CupBy Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith4-25th ABCT Public Affairs
The 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cav-alry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, now lays claim to having best cavalry scouts in the Army after winning the Army’s fi rst Gainey Cup competition hosted the fi rst week of March 2013 at Fort Benning, Ga.
The 1-40th Cav’s team members were Army Staff Sgt. Justin Miller, Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Adkins, Spc. Mitchell Sander-son, Spc. Alexander Berlin and Pfc. Joseph Calderon.
The fi ve-day competition fi elded a total of 19 teams from cavalry units around the Army as well as one team from the U.S. Marine Corps.
The events tested each team’s knowledge and profi ciency in fundamental cavalry scout tasks. There were nine graded events which included a test of physical fi tness, vehicle identifi cation, live-fi re operations, weapons knowledge and handling, area reconnais-sance, establishing an observation point, a written examination, a foot march, and an obstacle course.
The Gainey Cup event is named after the fi rst senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Command
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A senior airman received non-judicial punishment for dereliction of duty, violation of Article 92. As a result of his actions, he received a suspended reduction to airman basic, 30 days extra duty with 15 days suspended, 30 days’ restriction with 15 days suspended, and a reprimand.
A senior airman received non-judicial punishment for violating a general order, violation of Article 92. As a result of his actions, he received a reduction to airman basic and a reprimand.
A senior airman received nonjudicial punishment for failure to go, violation of Article 86. As a result of his actions, he received forfeitures of $300 pay per month for two months and a reprimand.
A senior airman received non-judicial punishment for drunken driving, violation of Article 111. As a result of his actions, he re-ceived a reduction to airman first class, 30 days extra duty with 15 days suspended, suspended forfeitures of $1,007 pay, and a reprimand.
A senior airman received non-judicial punishment for dereliction of duty, violation of Article 92, and making a false official statement, violation of Article 107. As a result of his actions, he received a reduc-tion to airman first class, forfeitures of $1,007 pay, 30 days extra duty, and a reprimand.
An airman first class re-ceived nonjudicial punishment for disobeying and disrespecting a senior noncommissioned officer violation of Article 91, assault, violation of Article 128, drunk and disorderly conduct, violation of Article 134. As a result of his actions, he received a reduction to airman, 14 days extra duty, and a reprimand.
An airman first class received nonjudicial punishment for drunk-en driving, violation of Article 111. As a result of his actions, he received a suspended reduction to airman, 15 days’ extra duty, forfei-tures of $849 pay, and a reprimand.
An airman received nonju-dicial punishment for violating a general order, violation of Article 92. As a result of his actions, he received a reduction to airman basic and a reprimand.
Drunk drivingOn Feb. 1 a private first class
was found guilty in state court of driving under the influence of al-cohol in Anchorage with a breath alcohol content of .154 percent. The Soldier was sentenced to a $1,500 fine, four days confine-ment, a driver’s license suspen-sion for 90 days, Alcohol Safety Action Program, and three years’ probation.
On Feb. 7, a private E-2 re-ceived an Article 15 for driving under the influence of alcohol and drinking while underage on JBER with a BrAC of .191 percent in violation of Article 111 and 134. As a result of his actions, the Soldier received a reduction to private E-1, suspended forfeitures of $758 (one month), 45 days’ extra duty, and 45 days restriction to the company area, dining/medical facility, place of worship, and a reprimand.
On Feb. 22, a specialist re-ceived an Article 15 for driving under the influence of alcohol on JBER with a BrAC of .162 percent in violation of Article 111. As a result of his actions, the Soldier received a reduction to private E-1, suspended forfeitures of $758 (one month), 45 days extra duty, and 45 days restriction to the company area, dining/medical facility, and his place of worship for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
On Feb. 26, a specialist re-ceived an Article 15 for driving under the influence of alcohol on JBER with a BrAC of .073 percent in violation of Article 111. As a result of his actions, the Soldier received a reduction to private E-1, forfeitures of $758 (two months), 45 days’ extra duty, and 45 days’ restriction to the company area, dining/medical facility, and place of worship.
Editorial by Joseph O’NeilChief education and training 673d Force Support Squadron
As you have undoubtedly heard, military tuition assistance has been suspended. As one of our most cherished benefits, we understand how dishearten-ing this news must be for the thousands of troops who have relied on this benefit for both their personal and professional development.
However, the continued pur-suit of these educational endeav-ors does not have to stop with the suspension of this program. Our service members have other means available to them to meet these goals and our office is committed to educating your folks on these available options.
We will be holding mass pre-sentations Friday at the JBER-
Elmendorf theatre to present valuable information on utilizing the GI Bill, federal financial aid and grants, CLEP/DANTES, and/or scholarships to cover the cost of school.
To accommodate work schedules, Airmen can choose from a 9 a.m., noon, or 3 p.m. session. Soldiers are also wel-come to attend, as the informa-tion presented will be applicable to all. We appreciate your help in getting this info out to your folks and allowing them an op-portunity to attend.
It is no coincidence the best military in the world is also the most educated. As we work through these trying econom-ic times, we appreciate your continued support and efforts toward maintaining the great-est, most educated force in the world.
By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON — Budget problems have forced the Army, the Marine Corps and the Air Force to cancel the tuition assistance program, service officials said last week.
Navy officials said they are studying the way forward with the program and expect a decision this week.
Thousands of service members take advantage of the tuition assis-tance program, which allows them to take college courses that prepare them for their jobs in the military or as they transition to the civilian workforce.
However, the current fiscal situation forced service officials to make difficult choices, said Navy Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, a Pentagon spokeswoman. “Each service is responsible for funding and admin-istering tuition assistance funding,” she said.
The Defense Department’s comptroller issued guidance “in-dicating that the services should
consider significant reductions in funding new tuition assistance ap-plicants, effective immediately and for the duration of the current fiscal situation,” Hull-Ryde added.
Army officials announced March 8 Soldiers will not be permitted to submit new requests for tuition as-sistance. Soldiers currently enrolled in courses approved for tuition as-sistance are not affected, and will be allowed to complete those courses, said Army Lt. Col. Tom Alexander, spokesman for the Army’s person-nel chief.
The Army is taking this step because of the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration.
“The Army understands the im-pacts of this action and will re-eval-uate should the budgetary situation improve,” Alexander said. Soldiers with questions can get answers at their local education centers.
The Marine Corps cancelled its program when across-the-board spending cuts under a “sequestra-tion” mechanism in budget law took effect. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus ordered the Marine Corps to cease
new enrollments in the voluntary education tuition assistance pro-gram. The Marine Corps falls under the Navy Department.
Mabus said in an all-Navy or-der that the actions are needed “to preserve support for those forces stationed overseas and currently forward-deployed. Reductions in lower-priority forward operations, and significant reductions in all other operations, training and maintenance are a result of this selection process.”
The Air Force announced the suspension of tuition assistance Tuesday.
“The Air Force has reached a turning point after a decade of war and substantial growth in its opera-tions and resources,” Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said, adding that the Air Force has had to make difficult choices to preserve readiness, to include: deep cuts to flying hour programs, cancellation of Air Force training and education programs and civilian furloughs. “This is an additional step the Air Force unfortunately had to take to operate within mandated budget limitations.”
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The Army marks March as National Nutrition MonthMission success through nutritionCommentary by Maj. Gen. Michael Garrett U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General
More than 80 million Americans are obese, and the numbers are climbing. Cur-rent projections show that by 2030, half of all American adults will be obese.
Though the obesity rate in the Army is significantly lower than our civilian coun-terparts, there are still overweight troops in our ranks.
The core of my trade is readiness. I work hard every day to make our units as prepared as possible to defend this nation and fight America’s wars. Making sure our Soldiers are physically capable is a big part of my responsibilities.
One of the most important things we can each do to get and stay healthy is to eat a balanced diet high in nutrition. Eating right provides us with energy, endurance and helps us to perform our best.
Good nutrition also improves concen-tration, facilitates clear thinking and will help you stay confident and motivated. Not eating a healthy, nutritious diet can result in feeling tired or light-headed, cause weight and health problems and prevent you from performing your best as a Soldier. Being overweight increases the risk of injury to your feet, knees, hips and lower back.
I expect everyone knows by now physi-cal training is my number one priority for our Soldiers. It is vital to our mission readiness for Arctic Warriors to be physically, mentally and spiritually fit.
Some of this I can directly effect, but the ultimate responsibility for keeping fit is up to each of you individually. I can mandate physical training hours, require your atten-dance and provide energetic and vigorous noncommissioned officers and officers to lead you, but it is up to you to push yourself
problem. That must stop. We all need to represent and enforce
the standard. I don’t walk by overweight Soldiers. If I see a Soldier who doesn’t meet the standard, I’ll stop and talk to them about it. I don’t do this to embarrass them or scare them, though usually they are pretty frightened to be stopped by the command-ing general. I do it because I don’t want to lose them.
I want them to push themselves hard and meet the standard. I want them to have the choice to continue serving in our Army. The nation has invested a lot of money in training and developing every Soldier in our ranks. We are each obligated to keep ourselves fit and ready to fight.
Our Army is changing. Standards that have not been consistently enforced over the
past decade are now being reemphasized and will play a large part in determining who is still among us in the next few years.
As of right now, the Army will be reducing the number of Soldiers serving. Many will retire or get out voluntarily. Oth-ers won’t be given the choice, at least not directly. Some Soldiers may be denied the opportunity to reenlist and others will be chaptered for not meeting the standard.
Every leader must be familiar with the resources available online and at their in-stallation. The Health and Wellness Center is available for those Soldiers on JBER. There are also resources available through Army Knowledge Online and the Hooah 4 Health program.
Many Soldiers never learned about nutri-tion growing up and may need their leader-ship’s help to understand why eating healthy is important and how it can help them reach their goals. Leaders must also emphasize the dangers of abusing supplements and energy products. Supplements are just that, a supple-ment to a nutritious diet and healthy lifestyle.
Break-up is upon us and I look forward to summer in Alaska and all the opportuni-ties it will provide us to train, exercise and be active outdoors. We are blessed to serve in this magnificent state and I for one am grateful for the privilege to live and work in such patriotic communities.
I encourage each of you to start plan-ning now for what you will do this summer. Alaska is the largest state in the union and yet many Soldiers spend their entire tour in one small part of it.
I appreciate the hard work each of you are doing every single day. All I ask is that you continue to give your best to your fellow Soldiers and our Army and I will endeavor to do the same.
Arctic Warrior! Arctic Tough!
and get the most out of your workouts.Some other things I have very little con-
trol over. What Soldiers choose to eat is a decision I can’t make for you. I can provide you with training, resources including nutri-tionists and dieticians along with a variety of healthy foods in the dining facilities, but ultimately you will eat whatever and how-ever you want.
Your individual nutrition habits affect your personal readiness and that in turn af-fects unit readiness. So I am very invested in our Soldiers eating the right foods in the right amounts and keeping themselves fit and primed for combat.
Leaders often walk by Soldiers who don’t meet the standard because they have their own issues and problems in life and they figure that person is someone else’s
Paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, celebrate Christmas 2011 at Forward Operation Base Salerno. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Eric-James Estrada)
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Forces but – with only Soviet-era helicopters that include the MI-24B (NATO reporting name Hind), MI-8T (NATO reporting name Hip) and MI-171E (an advanced Hip variant) – they lack the capacity to transport large numbers of personnel, making it impossible to meet all their mission requirements.
“This is a great professional exchange for us,” said 1st Lt. Bayasgalan Baljinnyam, pla-toon commander, Unit 337 Nalaikh Air Base, Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force. “Our national air force needs a C-130 because we need to participate in every mission and right now we have to call on civilian aircraft to transport our troops. We need to have our own C-130 so we can manage ourselves and transport our own troops to other countries.”
With a current request to obtain three C-130J aircraft, the aircraft maintenance
exchange has provided an engaging oppor-tunity for Mongolian enlisted personnel and officers to pick the brain of two Alaska Air National Guard crew chiefs on the ins and outs of C-130 maintenance and performance.
“We’ve been flying the C-130 in the Alaska Air National Guard for a long time, and we’ve learned a lot of lessons in main-tenance that we can teach the Mongolians,” said Senior Master Sgt. Ken Joyce, 176th Wing C-130 maintenance supervisor, Alaska Air National Guard. “We can help them, so they don’t have to repeat things we’ve already been through.”
“Nobody really does it better than the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, and they are really going to benefit working with us because we have some of the best main-tainers in the Air Force,” said Air National Guard Master Sgt. Pat McGrain, C-130 crew chief, Alaska Air National Guard.
“They’ve worked on a lot of Soviet-era equipment, but they still have a lot of the same set up that we do as far as maintenance and standards. I think the C-130 will do very well here because everyone we’ve met has been an outstanding mechanic and officer.”
Capable of operating from rough dirt strips and short runways, the C-130 is the prime transport for airlifting troops and equipment into remote areas while operating in extremely harsh weather conditions. This makes the C-130 the perfect fit for Mongolia because it has already proven itself in similar conditions in Alaska.
“The landscape and mission are very similar in Mongolia compared to Alaska,” McGrain said. “They perform search-and-rescue and airlift like we do, and the austere conditions, weather and terrain are very similar to Alaska. So I think the things that make the C-130 successful in Alaska will
make it successful here.”Meeting Mongolian people who are
incredibly friendly and hospitable, the ex-change has been a rewarding experience for everyone involved and has laid the ground-work for future communication through the National Guard State Partnership Program.
“I think this exchange is a great op-portunity to build relationships with their maintenance personnel,” Joyce said. “We’ll have constant communication back and forth and if they have questions on C-130s, we’re only a phone call or email away.”
“It’s really great you visited our country,” said Lt. Col. Bolor Ganbold, senior signal officer, Mongolia Air and Air Defense Force. “This is a great experience learning about the C-130 and a nice partnership. Thank you very much for visiting and sharing your experience about the C-130; we welcome you back again.”
with the 1-501st Inf. during the last 10 years while assigned in Alaska.
“When the brigade stood up, the 501st was really the backbone of the brigade,” Theus said. “If you were in the 501st, you always thought you were in the best bat-talion.
“The 2009 deployment was a tough deployment,” he continued. “I was with Delaware Company at Combat Outpost Narizah, and our company was split up into just two platoons there. We were extremely undermanned for a COP, and we had to run daily patrols. On top of that, we did a lot of air assault missions that would take us away for like a month at a time. It was an extremely stressful deployment.
“I couldn’t imagine any other company and any other battalion dealing with it quite as well as Delaware and the 501st, just be-cause of the history of adversity the unit has endured,” Theus said. “It was really tough. We did a couple missions that were the most intense I’ve seen during my deployments.
“The battalion definitely de-served the award. It was a chal-lenging deployment. We lost a lot of people. It was an extremely high-tempo deployment, especially in the summer. Everyone was al-
ways outside of the wire doing something, somewhere.”
“The quality of the training and the leadership of the people in the battalion and the company really showed. It was a good place to be if something bad was going to happen,” Theus said.
Army Lt. Col. Clint Baker, now assigned to Headquarters Detach-ment, U.S. Army Alaska, was the 1-501st Inf. battalion commander during the 2009 to 2010 deploy-ment.
“In retrospect, the mission
Sgt. Maj. William Gainey.Gainey, a decorated, accom-
plished, and well known cavalry scout in the Army was at the com-petition to cheer on and support the teams as they competed.
Berlin said of Gainey, “He is a colorful character, you know. He’s been in it seems like every unit in the Army!”
Berlin said the competition was challenging both physically and mentally and the other teams kept him and his team pushing forward.
“We had to work really hard. Otherwise we were not going to come away with the win. We were fighting for every point,” Berlin said. “The win felt great. I hate losing, so it was very nice to win. I didn’t want to leave that trophy down there.”
Berlin said his wife and parents are very happy about his team’s accomplishment.
“My mom has posted me on Facebook like 10,000 times,”
Berlin said. “Every picture she has found me in seems to be up on Facebook now.”
The 1-40th Cav. fielded a team of two noncommissioned officers and three junior enlisted paratroop-ers.
Miller said the junior enlisted guys on his team were great to work with.
“Two specialists and one pri-vate first class, these guys oper-ated at an NCO level the entire time, and pretty much made it a really easy job for me and Staff Sgt. Adkins to do what we had to do,” he said.
“These guys were just lifting each other up!” said the 1-40th‘s team coach, Sgt. 1st Class Jamie-son Barnes.
“Specialist Berlin is an out-standing test taker.,” Barnes said. “He can just blink at something and he remembers it. Calderon, he doesn’t know how to climb a rope with his legs, but he doesn’t even care, he’ll just do it with his upper body ... Sanderson had the [M240B Machine Gun] the whole
time, and he wanted it … Sergeant Miller and Sergeant Adkins are both great leaders. I’ve worked with both of them since they came to the unit and there is nothing but great things. Their leadership and their mental abilities really carried
the team along in this event … It has been an absolute honor to work with these guys and bring home the hardware back to Alaska.”
The guys from the 1-40th Cav. said the 19-team field was very competitive and tough to beat.
Adkins said his team prevailed by being consistently at or near the top in every event in the competi-tion.
“Each team was the best of the best within their respective orga-nizations, so none of them were to be counted out from the start to the finish,” Adkins said. “I think all in all we were the most well-rounded team by having high physical fit-ness and a high wealth of knowl-edge in our [military occupational specialty] and our skills.”
“Going down there, we just got into it,” he said. “Losing was not an option. We left everything out there on the field. We gave our all on everything. We were happy to bring it home.”
For their efforts, the cavalry scouts from the 1-40th Cav. were awarded many accolades.
Each teammate received an Army Commendation Medal, The Order of Saint George me-dallion, a cavalry saber, a black-powder .44-caliber replica Colt Army Model 1860 and the coveted Gainey Cup.
Gainey Cup champions with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, receive congratulatory handshakes from their comrades during a ceremony to honor their achievement Saturday at JBER. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith)
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was daunting to put it mildly,” the officer said. “We took over a long-neglected province that U.S. forces had not been in for several fighting seasons. District level gov-ernance was almost non-existent. The provincial level was not much better.
“We had three companies to defeat a growing insurgency in an area half the size of Connecticut,” Baker continued. “Many of the districts we took over had already been lost to the insurgency.
“Paratroopers had a very tall
order to say the least,” he said. “In my mind, this Valorous Unit Award is recognition for the paratroopers who really made a difference in Afghanistan. The troops at com-pany level and below who, day in and day out, did the hard, danger-ous and often thankless work that was required … who faced deadly [improvised explosive devices] and contact with the enemy on a daily basis.
“This is also for our wounded,” Baker said. “Many of them seri-ously wounded, who will never be whole again. This Valorous Unit Award is for our heroes who didn’t make it back with us … 1st Lt. Brian Bradshaw, Staff Sgt. Clay Bowen, Spc. Morris Walker, Staff Sgt. Kurt Curtiss, Spc. Matthew Martinek, 2nd Lt. Darryn Andrews, and Staff Sgt. Michael Murphrey.”
The 1-501st Inf. adds the Val-orous Unit Award to an extensive history of valor and service to the U.S. Army.
The 501st Inf. regimental hon-ors include citations from four U.S. wars.
For exceptional service in World War II, the unit has two Presidential Unit Citations for campaigns in Normandy and Bastogne, a French Croix de Guerre with Palm, a Netherlands Orange Lanyard, a Belgian Croix
de Guerre 1940 with Palm and a Belgian Fourragere.
Vietnam awards include three Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gal-lantry with Palm for deployments in 1968, 1968-1969, and 1971, and a Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class 1968-1970.
A Valorous Unit Award was bestowed upon the 501st for a dif-ficult deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006 to 2008.
The 1-501st Inf. has deployed three times to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for which it earned an OEF streamer for its deployment in 2003 to 2004, and this most recent award, the Valorous Unit Award, for its service in 2009 to 2010 in the Paktika province.
The 1-501st Inf. recently re-deployed from Afghanistan in October 2012 from a 10-month long deployment. This deploy-ment was another challenging and difficult combat tour to which another Valorous Unit Award has been submitted.
Among all of its history and achievements, the 501st Inf. was formed from the U.S. Army’s para-chute test platoon, and it lays claim as the U.S. Army’s first Airborne Infantry unit.
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A 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Soldier walks a joint patrol through Sabari, Afghanistan Jan. 17, 2010. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander)
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Security forces squadron joins 477th Fighter Group ranksBy Air Force Reserve Capt. Ashley Conner477th Fighter Group PAO
The 477th Security Forces Flight reached a new milestone when it transitioned to a squadron under the 477th Fighter Group here March 1.
Once the squadron reaches fully-operational ca-pability in 2015, the squadron will deploy as a unit. Until then, they will be supporting their active-duty counterparts on JBER.
“We are currently working on implementing a plan for the 477th Security Forces to augment the 673rd Security Forces,” said Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Hiram Gunter, 477th Security Forces Squadron. “It is important for the Total Force Integra-tion relationship that the Reserve unit is able to send highly qualified security forces members to step in and share the burden of securing this installation.”
During this phase when the squadron is tran-sitioning from initial operating capability to full operational, their main objectives are recruiting, training and preparing.
“At the end of last year we ran our Airmen through simulated use-of-force scenarios in the Engagement Skill Trainer, conducting field opera-tions such as land navigation. All of these training opportunities will hone our skills and keep them sharp when we are called upon for real-world mis-sions,” Gunter said.
Currently the squadron has 19 of its 54 positions manned and all are traditional reservists, meaning their military obligation would be one weekend a month and two weeks a year.
“The establishment of any military unit is an im-portant event, but perhaps more so for a Reserve unit as we provide opportunities for Alaskans to serve our Nation and remain in Alaska,” said Air Force Reserve Col. Tyler Otten, 477th FG commander. “Anyone who is separating from active duty, graduating high school or simply looking for a way to serve part-time as a Security Forces Specialist, we now have a security forces squadron added to our organization allowing you to serve where you live.”
Tech. Sgt. Kelley Lasiewicz, 477th Security Forces Squadron, gets sprayed in the face with pepper spray during a 477th Fighter Group unit training assembly Wednesday. The 477th SFS activated as a squadron under the 477th FG March 1. Members of the Air Force Reserve 477th Security Forces Squadron conducted a training session testing their skills after being hit with pepper spray technically known as oleoresin capsicum, during the UTA. The 477th SFS recently stood up as a part of the 477th Fighter Group, Alaska’s only Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)
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Any person or persons having claims for or against the estate of the deceased should contact Gam-ache at 551-0563.
MilPDS upgradeThe Air Force is upgrading
and transferring Military Person-nel Data System to the Defense Information Systems Agency until March 27.
During the upgrade, MilPDS will not be available. Officers and enlisted Airmen promoted in March will experience pay delays because of the upgrade.
Airmen are authorized to sew on their new rank on their respec-tive promotion dates, but will not receive an increase in pay until their promotion is updated in Mil-PDS and processed by Defense Finance and Accounting Services.
For more information about personnel services and programs, visit the myPers website at mypers.af.mil or call Military Personnel at 384-0338.
Scholarship opportunityThe Richardson Spouses’ Club
is now accepting applications for scholarships.
To be eligible applicants must attend high school within the Anchorage School or Mat-Su Dis-tricts, attend an Alaska accredited home-school program, or attend any accredited college.
Application deadline is Feb. 28.For more information and to
download the application to apply, visit http://frsc.shutterfly.com.
Arctic Valley Gate closureThe Arctic Valley Gate (JBER-
Richardson exit only gate) is closed until April 30 due to construction projects outside the gate.
AER scholarshipsArmy Emergency Relief an-
nually provides scholarships for Soldier family members.
With an average award of more
Gen. Henry H. Arnold Education Grant for the academic year 2012 to 2013 until March 9.
Eligible spouses will have an opportunity to receive up to $2,000 to fund their college education. To apply, please visit www.afas.org/Education/ArnoldEdGrant.cfm.
Brain injury classesEvery Tuesday from 5:15 to
6:15 p.m., the JBER hospital Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic will host education and peer-coping strategies class for spouses and partners of service members af-fected by TBI.
For more information, call 580-0014.
Pharmacy volunteersThe 673d Medical Group Phar-
macy needs volunteers to provide the best possible customer service to beneficiaries.
Pharmacy volunteers can help perform such critical tasks as bag-ging, shelving and handing out medication.
For more information on how to volunteer, call 580-6807 or email [email protected].
Public Health hoursPublic Health closes the first
Thursday of the month from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and the third Thursday of the month from noon to 4:30 p.m. every month. For more informa-tion, call 580-4014.
Find housingVisit the Automated Housing
Referral Network at www.ahrn.com, or www.ahrn.org/mobile if using a mobile device, to find hous-ing before packing up.
Sponsored by the Department of Defense, the website listings in-clude available community rentals, military housing, shared rentals, temporary lodging and military for sale by owner listings.
Listings include property de-scriptions, pictures, maps, links to local schools, and contact in-formation.
Service members who would like to rent their homes, sell their homes, or are looking for another service member as a roommate in their current homes, may post an ad free of charge on the site.
than $2,400, these scholarships relieve some the financial burden associated with pursuing higher education.
Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year scholarships will be available until May 1 at www.aerhq.org.
For more information, call 384-7478.
JBER tax centers openVolunteers are on hand to help
with forms 1040EZ and 1040 tax returns; complex filing may be best taken to a professional. However, volunteers’ training does include how to deal with the Alaska Per-manent Fund.
Customers will have to gather the following documents before visiting a center:• Proof of identification (mili-tary ID)• Social security cards and birth dates for taxpayer and all depen-dents• Last year’s federal income tax return• Wage and earning statements from W-2’s, W-2G’s and 1099-R’s• Interest and dividend state-ments• Bank routing and account num-bers for direct deposit• Amounts paid to daycare pro-viders and day care providers’ tax identification numbers.
JBER tax centers are open until April 17.
The JBER-Elmendorf tax cen-ter is located at building 8517, the People Center.
They will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-day, Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Walk-ins are welcome (ap-pointments take precedence) or you can call 552-3912 to make an appointment.
The JBER-Richardson tax center is located in building 600 on the third floor. Their appointment line is 384-1040, and walk-ins are also welcome.
The tax center will be open Monday through Wednesday as well as Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 1 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
Scholarship opportunityThe Air Force Aid Society will
be accepting applications for the
Briefs & AnnouncementsFor more information, call the
673d Civil Engineer Squadron Capital Asset Management Office at either 552-4439 for JBER-Elmendorf or 384-3088 for JBER-Richardson.
Giant Voice testingGiant Voice mass notifica-
tion system testing occurs every Wednesday at noon. If the an-nouncement is difficult to hear or understand, please call 552-3000.
If the announcement is difficult to hear or understand in any base housing area, please contact JBER at Facebook.com/JBERAK.
Utility allowance changesStarting last month, the utility
allowance will be adjusted for all Phase I (Sunflower- those units on Fairchild Avenue, Dallas, Silver Run and Chugach housing areas) and Phase II (Moose Crossing, Denver, Houston, general officer housing and Dayton housing areas) metered housing units to reflect decreases or increases in electric-ity and natural gas rates Aurora pays to the government and a local provider, respectively.
The Phase I and II utility allow-ance is a portion of the basic allow-ance for housing that Aurora sets aside to cover the gas and electric utility costs for each house. Aurora pays for each resident’s water and sewer costs regardless of the usage. The utility allowance encourages energy conservation.
In accordance with the agree-ments between Aurora and the Air Force, Aurora is required to annu-ally adjust the utility allowances based upon actual metered usage data and current utility rates.
Aurora will continue to read utility meters monthly and pro-vide a statement reflecting actual consumption, quarterly allowance amount and the resulting balance of the account.
As is currently the case, when the credit balance of an account exceeds $250, Aurora will issue a refund check.
Conversely, if an account re-flects a debit balance in excess of $250, residents are required to make payment to Aurora in the amount of the account balance.
In addition, each account is annually reconciled and adjusted
to zero at the end of June. This means during July, resi-
dents will either be refunded any accumulated credit, or invoiced for any amount owed regardless of the dollar amount.
For more information about the utility program, please contact the Aurora Utility Staff at 375-0508 or Aurora Office at 753-1023.
Rental PartnershipThe Rental Partnership Pro-
gram at JBER is available to all eligible active-duty members and consists of two options.
The first option, RPP Plus, includes utilities and sometimes cable costs providing an easier budget with a set rental payment year round.
The other option, RPP 5 Per-cent below market, saves the member five percent off the rental fee that other tenants pay how-ever utilities are paid for by the tenant.
Both options are made avail-able with no deposits or fees to the member with the exclusion of pet fees as applicable.
This program is designed to provide active-duty military personnel, enlisted and officers, accompanied and unaccompa-nied with affordable off-base housing.
An allotment must be executed under either option of the RPP for the rental payments which is made directly to the landlord resulting in a more trouble free transactions.
JBER-Elmendorf can see RPP officials at the Capital Asset Man-agement Office, Building 6346, Arctic Warrior Drive, or call at 552-4328 or 552-4374 for further information and assistance regard-ing this program.
At JBER-Richardson, visit the Housing Management Of-fice, Building 600, Richardson Drive, or call at 384-3088 or 384-7632.
Dining facility surveyARAMARK is conducting a
survey to evaluate how the contrac-tor can better offer dining service to JBER.
The 17-question survey can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/bm5koz6.
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Four of those skaters belonged to Nielsen’s team and were focused on helping her through.
The other four belonged to the opposing team, and they would do everything in their power to break the Airman – to stop her dead in her tracks.
Many might shrink at the idea of partici-pating in a full-contact sport bound on roller skates, but Nielsen – an Air Force Reserve bio-environmental engineering specialist with the 477th Fighter Group – said she joined Anchorage’s roller derby league, Rage City, for a change of attitude.
“I needed something to give me confi -dence,” the Medford, Ore., native said. “I have always had this mentality of being very stubborn, doing things on my own, ‘I don’t need any help.’ I’m number fi ve of seven in a big family, so growing up, I never really had friends. I had my family.”
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Roller derby seemed to provide the perfect answer.
“I have three older brothers,” Nielsen recalled. “I grew up playing football, getting knocked out of trees and stuff like that, so roller derby came naturally to me.
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“I needed to feel accomplished, so I tentatively tested the waters of roller derby and was like, ‘Yeah, this is legit.’”
Nielsen said, to understand what she does as a jammer, it is important to understand how the sport works.
Roller derby games are called bouts and normally consist of two 30-minute periods.
The periods are further divided into jams, which are two minutes unless called off.
Teams may consist of up to 16 skaters, fi ve of which are on the track at one time.
The team is divided into jammers (one per team) and blockers (four per team).
Jammers are the only skaters who can score points.
A jam begins when an offi cial blows the whistle, releasing the pack and the jammers around the oval track.
The first jammer to work her way through the pack without penalties is desig-nated lead jammer, which carries with it the tactical advantage of being able to call off the jam before two minutes have elapsed.
Jammers only begin to score points on their second pass through the pack, scoring one point for each opposing skater (including the other jammer) passed.
Because the jammer is the only skater who can score, Nielsen said the position is
especially challenging, because everyone is gunning to take her down.
“Competition is fi erce,” she said. “It’s very challenging and stressful when you don’t know what you’re going up against. It’s nerve racking.
“Every jam, I have to hit the reset but-ton,” Nielsen explained. “Otherwise, if I have a good jam, I might get cocky, and then I look the fool. Or I might have a terrible jam, and if I don’t hit the reset button in my head, I can’t play the game.”
Through all of the harrowing practices and the bruising hits she has received during bouts, Nielsen said roller derby provided what she was looking for in a sport.
“They’re women that I wouldn’t have been able to meet, had I not played roller derby,” she said. “There are no demograph-ics to derby, and I love that. It’s enriched my world greatly.”
The Airman said she experienced another very similar positive change when she joined the 477th FG.
“I have met people in the fi ghter group I would not have met if it weren’t for the [Air Force] Reserve,” she said.
Nielsen said she was infl uenced to join the Reserve by another Rage City skater, Air Force Maj. Lisa Ray, former 477th FG public affairs offi cer.
Despite Ray’s assurances, Nielsen said
she was initially apprehen-sive at being exposed to yet another way of life.
“I didn’t un-derstand the tra-ditions, I didn’t understand the cul-ture,” she recalled. “My bro the r, w h o w a s a M a r i n e , A r m y a n d n o w A r m y [ N a t i o n a l ] Guard, says you learn how to become a pa-triot. The culture was more of a transition than doing the physical stuff.”
Nielsen said she adapted to military life quickly enough during Basic Military Train-ing and technical school.
“I was 28 when I went to basic,” she said. “I was in a [training] fl ight of 60, and I believe there was maybe two or three gals who were older than me. That was an odd situation.”
Despite initial feelings of being out of place, Nielsen earned top female physical fi tness honors for her training cycle and missed honor graduate by one point.
The Airman said years of building speed as a jammer through extensive practice helped her with the physical rigors of mili-tary service.
“I don’t ever have to worry about my PT test, because of roller derby and because I’m a jammer,”
Nielsen explained. “It’s one thing to be on the track and be a blocker, but as a jammer, you’re just going.”
To qualify for the Rage City league’s all-star team, Nielsen said she is required to skate 25 laps in fi ve minutes.
Her record is 32. The Airman said she is studying bio-
logical sciences at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Previously relying on student loans, a Pell Grant and a part-time job, Nielsen said she is grateful the Air Force Reserve is help-ing to pay for college.
“It’s one weekend a month, two weeks a year – a very small commitment for a huge gain: to help me pay for school, to allow me not to have to work,” she said. “The Reserve gives me what I need.”
Nielsen said whether she is jamming on the fl at track or ensuring a good
seal on a fellow Airman’s gas mask, it always helps to have a healthy
sense of determination. “You have to have some
grit to begin with,” she said. “You have to have perseverance. If you have that personality – as long as you’re open to constructive criticism and willing to grit it out, you’re going to be legit.”
Senior Airman Kendall Nielsen, 477th Fighter Group, poses for a portrait with her roller skates and by a Tuskegee Airmen photo mural at the fi ghter group’s headquarters March 10. The 477th FG and the group’s 302nd Fighter Squadron both have Tuskegee heritage. (U.S. Air Force photos/David Bedard)
Senior Airman Kendall Nielsen, 477th Fighter Group, takes a jammer stance during a photo shoot under a Spenard Road bridge July 7, 2012. Jammers are the only skaters who can score in roller derby.
Senior Airman Kendall Nielsen, 477th Fighter Group, takes a break in the penalty box during roller derby practice in Anchorage Feb. 7. Jammers are identifi ed by the star they wear on their helmet covers.
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Commentary by Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ted McGovern Alaska Army National Guard
After the Japanese raid on Dutch Harbor and the subsequent occupation of the Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu in June 1942, enough pressure mounted upon the Alaska Defense Command and the Alaska Territorial Government to form a force which could defend the state from further attacks.
This force was the Alaska Ter-ritorial Guard.
You may ask, “Where was the National Guard?” Formed in 1939, the Alaska National Guard had been mobilized and deployed to bolster the defense of the state of Washington.
This left Alaska without ad-
equate defense of its homeland. Territorial Governor Ernest
Gruening had travelled to Wash-ington, D.C. to advocate for mili-tary help to defend Alaska, but left the visit feeling that the Great Land was considered expendable.
However, the events of June 1942 were an impetus for change.
Army Brig. Gen. Simon Bo-livar Buckner, the commander of Alaska Defense Command, ap-proved the formation of the ATG and it was placed under the author-ity of Gruening.
Gruening’s right hand man for the formation of this unit be-came U.S. Army Air Corps Major Marvin “Muktuk” Marston (who later authored the book Men of the Tundra: Alaska Eskimos at War) who was the driving force behind
the recruitment of the 6,000-strong ATG throughout wartime Alaska.
The ATG, like the National Guard of today, was organized around its communities.
ATG scouts were not paid, but received a rifl e and very little other Army gear.
They received their support from their families and communi-ties, including religious support.
Because of the early Russian infl uence in Alaska’s history, many ATG members were of the Ortho-dox Christian Faith.
This impact continues today as Orthodox Christians in Alaska compose 13 percent of the state’s population, while nationwide there are less than one percent.
There were, of course, ATG members from other Christian denominations, and when able they attended services and events at their local churches.
Reverend Percy Ipalook was ordained as a minister in the Pres-byterian Church in 1941, and as such he became the fi rst full-blooded Inupiaq to be ordained.
He went on to serve the mission churches at Wales, Gambell and Wainwright.
In late 1942, he volunteered to be the ATG chaplain, serving in this capacity for fi ve years.
He ministered to the needs of his Soldiers and presented the word of God in worship services and Bible studies during his tenure.
Following his military service, he was elected to the Alaska Ter-ritorial House of Representatives.
Ipalook continued to serve as a legislator and was one of the eleven members of the Alaska Statehood Committee in 1958 (three of the 11 were former ATG members).
After Alaska gained statehood, he continued to serve as a state House member.
Like Ipalook, our military chaplains today serve as leaders
in our communities. The Alaska National Guard
currently has chaplains in Juneau, Glenallen, Delta Junction, Fair-banks, Palmer and Anchorage, while the Army and Air Force have robust chaplain presence at JBER, Fort Wainwright, and Eielson Air Force Base.
We serve the religious needs of our military members and their families, continuing the proud heritage of our military in Alaska.
Lt. William S. Pusey, an Alaska Territorial Guard member, poses for a photo outside the Orthodox Church at St. Paul in 1943. (Courtesy photo/Alaska State Library)
Rev. Percy Ipalook, the fi rst Inupiaq Presbyterian minister, went on to serve in the Alaska House for many years. (Courtesy photo)
Theatre Artists United is back for it’s spring production – Jesus Christ Superstar.
The rock opera plays at 2:30 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
For information call 263-2787.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAYAlaska Aces games
The hometown Alaska Aces take on the Idaho Steelheads in hot hockey action at the Sullivan Arena starting at 7:15 both nights.
For information, visit www.alaskaaces.com
SATURDAYLadysmith Black Mambazo
For 45 years, this South African group has blended the harmonies of their native country with the sound and sentiments of American gospel music.
Check them out at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.
For information call 263-2787.
Illusions of Eric GilliamAlaska’s own magician pres-
ents this high-energy show for all ages.
Gilliam became fascinated by magic and illusions in 2005 and performs at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts at 3 and 7:30 p.m.
For information call 263-2787. THURSDAY
Women’s History MonthJane Arliess Sturgulewski
headlines the annual Women’s Hitoyr Month observance at the JBER-Richardson Theater starting at 1:30 p.m.
Celebrate the contributions of women in the service. For informa-tion, call 552-2056.
MARCH 22San Jose Taiko
Experience the spiritual es-sence of Japan with the propulsive sounds of the taiko drums.
This group, formed in 1973, has even been one of the first American ensembles asked to drum in Japan.
The heart-pounding drumming starts at the Alaska Center For the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.
For information, call 263-2787.
MARCH 28 THROUGH 31The Great Alaska Sportsman Show
Alaska’s biggest sports and outdoors show, this gala at the Sullivan and Ben Boeke arenas has gear for hunting, fi shing, camping and so much more. Visit March 28 from 4 to 9 p.m., March 29 from noon to 8 p.m., March 30 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and March 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For information, call 562-9642.
APRIL 5 THROUGH 7Pirates of Penzance
The Anchorage Opera brings this Gilbert and Sullivan classic to the stage at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
The show is in lieu of My Fair Lady, and tickets for that show will be honored at the corresponding Pirates show.
For information, call 263-2787.
APRIL 6 AND 7Whole Life Festival
Alaska’s premier holistic spiri-tual festival happens at the Coast International Inn from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Spiritual con-sultants, handwriting analysis, licensed bodywork and more are on offer.
For information visit www.drglennkey.com.
APRIL 13 AND 14Mosaic Workshop
Learn to create beautiful func-tional mosaics using a variety of materials and techniques.
Create a 12-inch by 16-inch work of art at the Anchorage Mu-seum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 13 or noon to 2 p.m. April 14.
For information call 929-9200.
APRIL 19 THROUGH 21Alyeska Slush Cup
This spring festival celebrates the last of winter with a blast of chilly fun.
The signature event is the Slush Cup – in which costumed competi-tors try to make their way across two ice-cold ponds of water.
For information call 754-1111 or visit www.alyeskaresort.com.
APRIL 20
Kids’ Day at the ZooCelebrate spring with the Alas-
ka Zoo. Visitors will get special presentations, keeper talks, games
and more, and the petting zoo will be open. A fun run for little tykes is planned. Good times start at 11 a.m. and last until 4 p.m.
For information, call 346-2133 or visit alaskazoo.org.Anchorage Symphony
The symphony’s season fi nale wraps the season with a bang. Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, brings Goethe’s iconic tale to life with assitance from the Alaska Chamber Singers, Anchorage Concert Chorus and more.
The event starts at 8 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
For information, call 263-2787. APRIL 25 THROUGH 27
NYO GamesMore than 500 athletes from
around Alaska demonstrate strength, agility and skill in tra-ditional games like the high kick, seal hop, and more.
Events are open to the public at the Dena’ina Center, and run April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 26 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For information, visit citci.com.
ONGOINGAER scholarships
Army Emergency Relief is tak-ing applications for scholarships.
Scholarships are available for dependent children or spouses of active duty, retired and deceas-ed Soldiers.
Applications are available at aerhq.org along with instructions and other information.
for all ages, from elementary school through adults, Wednesday evenings.
A free meal begins at 5:45 p.m.; classes last from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Nursery care is provided.For information, call 384-1461
or 552-4422.
Protestant Women of the Chapel
Christian women are invited to meet with Protestant Women of the Chapel, who meet Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Soldiers’ Chapel. Child care will be available.
7076 Fighter Dr., between Polaris and Yukla dormitories.
The cafe has wireless Internet and programs throughout the week for single Airmen living in the dorms. There are free homestyle meals Fridays at 6 p.m. at the cafe.
For information, call 552-4422.
Model railroadingThe Military Society of Mod-
el Railroad Engineers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Sat-urdays in basement Room 35 o f M a t a n u s k a H a l l , 7 1 5 3 Fighter Drive. Anyone interested in model railroading is invited.
For information about meet-ings, work days, and shows, call 952-4353, visit their site at www.trainweb.org/msmrre or email [email protected].
Wildlife WednesdaysThis science lecture series
takes place at 7 p.m. the sec-ond Wednesday of each month at the Alaska Zoo Gateway Lecture Hall. Through April, learn about different wildlife topics and enjoy coffee or tea. This series is aimed at older audiences, not children – university students and scientists especially.
For more information, call 341-6463 or visit alaskazoo.org.
Borealis ToastmastersConquer your fear of public
speaking with Toastmasters. This safe, friendly club helps
build confi dence through presen-tations, feedback and listening. Meetings are every Thursday in Room 146 of the BP building from 7 to 8 p.m.
For information, call 575-7470.
Experience the AuroraIt’s the next best thing to the
winter sky – and more comfortable than being out in a parka.
Stay warm and enjoy the An-chorage Museum’s planetarium which provides an immersive show that explains the science behind the Northern Lights.
For more information, call 929-9200 or visit anchoragemu-seum.org.
Sing-along at the zooPre-school-aged children
can explore the world of the Alas-ka Zoo’s animals through inter-active music. Children can sing along or play with the rhythm instru-ments for kids. Sing-alongs are at 10:30 a.m. Mondays at the coffee shop greenhouse. For information, email [email protected].
Night at the FightsThe Egan Center hosts boxing
every Thursday night with several fi ghts each night. Doors open at 6:30; fi ghts start at 7. For informa-tion, visit thursdaynightfi ghts.com.
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By Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith4-25th ABCT Public Affairs
Spc. Jeremy Durgin, a human resources specialist with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, was selected to represent the Spartan Brigade and JBER as a boxer in the beginning of March at the All-Army Boxing team’s camp in Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
On March 9, he defeated Spc. Michael Mendez of Fort Bragg, N.C., to cement his spot.
Registered at the All-Army Boxing camp as a number-one seed in the Featherweight Class, Durgin earned a spot on the All-Army team by excelling in boxing throughout his life, and he has several trophies from previous competitions.
As a prerequisite, boxers at-tending the camp have to be regis-tered with USA Boxing as an ama-teur with at least three sanctioned bouts on their official record.
Durgin is both driven and well rounded according to Sgt. Wil-
liam R. Allen, Durgin’s first-line supervisor.
“Durgin has potential, not just
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Spartan Soldier snags spot on All-Army team
is young and has lots to learn, but he is on the right track.”
If he is good enough, Durgin
may have the chance to represent the U.S. in the Olympics, but it will be a hard-fought battle to the top.
Coaches at the camp choose the best fighter in each weight class to compete in the Armed Forces Championships.
At the championships, the fighters compete for a gold medal against the best of the best from each of the nation’s Armed Ser-vices.
Winning gold at the Armed Forces Championships earns a boxer a spot at Nationals and the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, international military games competition.
The national competition is very competitive.
Only the top-tiered boxers reach the coveted level of World Class Athlete Program.
If a Soldier reaches WCAP status he will go on special orders and his mission will be to prepare for Olympic Trials. Winning at the Olympic Trials puts an athlete into the Olympics.
The national competition will be in Spokane, Wash.
Spc. Jeremy Durgin, a human resources specialist with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, gets suited up for boxing at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Durgin, an accomplished boxer, claimed a spot on the All-Army Boxing Team. (Courtesy Photo)
Airman 1st Class Omari BernardJBER Public Affairs
The sharp whine of a saw fills the room as a surgeon prepares to do his job.
The surgeon prepares to make an inci-sion, yet instead of looking at the patient, he looks to the computer screen next to the operating table.
He plans the procedure by what he sees on the screen.
“The 673d Surgical Operations Squadron on JBER prides itself on providing cutting-edge surgical care to our base population and beneficiaries here in Alaska,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Benjamin Kam, commander of the 673d Surgical Operations Squadron.
An orthopedic surgeon is a surgeon who deals with musculoskeletal concerns.
Acute fracture care, injuries to ligaments, and some chronic musculoskeletal condi-tions can be treated by joint replacement.
“Joint replacement is performed for end-stage arthritis that can no longer be treated by addressing the severe daily pain,” Kam said. “Other procedures may be performed that can be life-altering when the arthritis is less severe.”
Air Force Maj. Tom Paynter, an or-thopedic surgeon with the 673d Surgical Operations Squadron, performed the first computer-assisted total hip replacement in the state of Alaska using the Stryker Naviga-tion System. He was able to free his patient from the shackles of pain and give him a new lease on life.
“A joint replacement involves putting in a combination of metal and polyethylene, which is a fancy plastic,” explained Paynter. “It can replace a damaged or arthritic joint.
“The joints that are inserted have to last many years, decades hopefully,” Paynter
explained. “The goal with computer-assisted surgery is to aid the surgeon in making sure that the implants for the joint replace-ment line up ideally so they have minimum wear, function better and last longer.”
With computer-assisted surgery the sur-geons use computers to help guide where the components should be or where the implant
should line up. Paynter mentioned that over the last five
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“The surgeon is still making the incision and doing all the hands-on work,” Paynter said. “We just have the computer sensors assist us in making the cuts in the bone and
the cuts in the skin, in order to hope-fully have a better functioning device and a patient with an implant that lasts longer.”
Patients are informed beforehand if computer assistance will be used.
“I tell my patients that I will be using a navigation device or com-puters to assist with the surgery,” Paynter said. “They seem open to the idea. People feel it’s a benefit.”
According to Paynter, studies have shown there are fewer outliers with computer-assisted surgery – which means that implants are closer to their ideal location.
That adds up to fewer complica-tions. There are still many studies that are ongoing to determine the benefits.
Computer-assisted surgery is not a shortcut, however.
Paynter explained surgery time is extended anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes based upon the studies.
“Those of us who do the surgery think it is worth the extra time to do the implants in the proper location to have a good functioning implant for 20 to 30 years down the road,” he continued.
Orthopedic surgeons like Paynter take pride and are gratified by what they can do for others.
“Its an extremely rewarding job,” Paynter said. “Especially dealing with a lot of young active-duty patients.
“To get them back to the same level of activity following an injury and allow-ing them to return to duty and perform the athletic activities that they like to do is extremely gratifying.”
Computer-assisted surgery a cutting-edge technology
Medical technicians, patients and surgeons all benefit from computer-aided surgery, which allows very precise joint replacement. (Courtesy photo)
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emer-gency Management Agency continues to coordinate federal government assistance – including Department of Defense-provided aid – to support states in response and re-covery of Hurricane Sandy, according to a FEMA news release issued today.
FEMA Administrator William Craig Fugate continues to ensure federal partners bring all available resources to bear to sup-port state, local, territorial and tribal com-munities in Hurricane Sandy-affected areas, the release said.
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Sgt. Brent Steven Barnett-Lamothe, 25, of Highland, Calif., who was a signal NCO with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cav-alry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, at JBER, was found dead at the scene by the Anchor-�������������������������������
The incident is under investigation by the Anchorage Police Department.
Barnett-Lamothe joined the Army in 2005 and was stationed at JBER since May 2011. He recently returned from a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Spartan Battalion marks deployment to Afghanistan
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Frank DeRosa, a World War II 793d Military Police Battalion veteran, delivers re-marks before the battalion cases its colors. Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 793d MP, marked an impending nine-month deploy-ment to Afghanistan during an Oct. 12 deployment ceremony at JBER’s Buckner Physical Fitness Cen-ter. HHD will function as the headquarters for other companies from other states, and the consolidated unit will be known as Task Force Spartan. (U.S. Air Force photos/David Bedard)
Army Lt. Col. Stephen Gabavics, 793d Military Police Battalion commander, from Oshkosh, Wis., and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Lynch, 793d MP command sergeant major, from Mineola, N.Y., case the battalion colors held by Spc. Rick Flowers of Hat-tiesburg, Miss.
By David BedardJBER Public Affairs
Deployed to the other side of the world with the 793d Mili-tary Police Battalion, Army Staff Sgt. Frank DeRosa found himself in a place wholly dif-
ferent than his native Chicago. It had been a few years since a surprise
attack on U.S. soil spurred military action on two major fronts to ensure American security and prosperity. But DeRosa wasn’t called to action in response to the 9/11 attacks. He was called because the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
DeRosa didn’t deploy to the rugged, mountainous semi-arid eastern region of Afghanistan like his modern counterparts are scheduled to in the coming weeks. The retired Soldier deployed to the pastoral expanse of World War II France, where he helped secure the Allied supply route known as the Red Ball Express.
Nearly 67 years after completing his wartime service with the 793d MP, DeRosa
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A team of Airmen from the 3rd Wing and the 673d Air Base Wing here helped JBER become ���� ������ ����� ��� �������� ������ ���successfully rekey all of their F-22 Raptors for the next year.
The effort of maintainers from the 3rd Maintenance Group and the ����������������������������������the 673d ABW directly contributed to this accomplishment. As a direct ����������������������������������nually rekey all their F-22s, not once, not twice, but three years in a row – setting the pace and stan-dard for other bases operating the Raptor.
“Every year we meet up with the maintainers and discuss the challenges,” said Eric Coleman, the 673d ABW COMSEC Security ������������������������������������grounded so it was simple to do. �����������������������������������ing, we have to work around their schedules. Basically, we worked around the clock (shift work) with our maintainers in order to get our ���������������
The rekey of the F-22 is the communications security portion of the aircraft maintenance. Like the keys to a car, the rekey is vital to the operations of the F-22.
“We don’t actually key the jets ourselves,” Coleman said. “We work hand-in-hand with the maintainers. The actual maintain-ers are the ones that go out and touch the jet.”
The rekey itself is a change made to the encryption key and
to be changed out,” he said. “The ��������������������������������nually.”
“I can’t stress enough the im-portance of the teamwork portion ������������������������������the maintainers that were out in the cold doing the work,” said Tech. Sgt. Samuel Cogburn, COMSEC
assistant manager.“They have a good understand-
ing of what our job is,” Coleman said. “We have a good understand-ing of what their job is. With that kind of understanding, we know what to expect – look for ways to help them out and make the process easier.”
The planning for the rekey begins six months out. Members of COMSEC communicate with the maintainers four months out.
“We would never be able to accomplish this without the Air-men working around the clock,” Cogburn said. “They are all profes-sionals and individually want to complete the mission. Sometimes, you have to pry them off the ma-chine.”
“Over the years, just the re-lationship we have – the level of respect that they have for us and we have for them and our ability with communication,” he said.
Rekeying the jets this year was a challenge, Coleman said. “If that material is not in that jet, then that jet is considered broken.”
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Four members were recognized and coined by Air Force Col. Brian Duffy Commander of the 673d ABW, and Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, commander of the 3rd Wing, for their accomplishments that represented the synchroniza-tion of the team and the foundation of this accomplishment.
“Today we recognize four in-dividuals for their excellence and leadership,” Smith said during the coin ceremony. “But you really are standing on the shoulders of many others that worked as a team, with your leadership, to accomplish this achievement. We know there are scores of additional Airmen and civilians that deserve a piece of this recognition as well.”
helps to establish a secure line of communication.
“It is not strictly between aircraft,” Coleman said. “It is De-partment of Defense wide, since it involves everyone, it is important that we are all communicating correctly.”
“Every year the material needs
An F-22 Raptor of the 3rd Wing’s 90th Fighter Squadron taxis, Sept. 17. The F-22 was deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Theater Security Package. Despite having a sizeable �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������were able rekey their F-22s before any other Raptor base was able to accomplish the same feat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)
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