JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPHJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH66th Year • No. 42 • OCTOBER 19, 2012

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By Master Sgt. Bruce Harrison502nd Air Base Wing command chief executive assistant

“The only real reason to be a leader is to add value to people, add value to yourself and know what those around you value,” John Max-well, a leadership expert, speaker and author, said. These words also express my personal philosophy on effective leadership in the United States Air Force.

Twelve years ago, I began my mis-sion to fl y, fi ght and win. Thus far, I have been stationed at six differ-ent bases and deployed three times. During these years, I witnessed the loss of coworkers, some leaving the service and others their lives on Earth. At one point, I too considered separating from the service, but my drive, competitiveness and persever-ance would not allow me to.

My fi ght within wouldn’t let me walk away from my career as a leader who would infl uence our new Airmen, eager to learn and serve our great country. Most importantly, I couldn’t walk away from the best camaraderie in the world.

I’ve learned leadership is a way of life. For example, during my study of leadership, I stumbled across a very interesting article. It shared the king of Thailand’s beliefs in the inverted pyramid. The king said most leaders consider themselves on top of the pyr-amid and people at the bottom of it, below them. But he felt real success is shown in an inverted pyramid, where people are on top and he is below, do-ing his best to hold up the pyramid. In other words, a great leader constantly

serves the needs of others.Another demonstration, one I re-

gard as leadership at its best, comes from a story about Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. He would place string on a table and say, “Pull the string and it will follow wherever you wish, push it and it will go nowhere at all; it’s just that way when it comes to lead-ing people.”

As a leader, it’s important to also add value to yourself. For me, adding value and growing as an NCO meant reading more books, taking more college classes, spending more time with my family, running more miles, eating healthier and doing all the right things in order for me to be a better leader.

I fi nd the third purpose of leader-ship to be best described by Colin Powell. “Leadership is solving prob-lems; the day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them,” he said, “They have either lost confi dence that you can help or concluded you do not care; either case is a failure of leadership.”

Great Air Force leaders must understand what their Airmen value. Some things to help you understand

what people value are to be a great listener, learner and leader. I myself am learning to walk slowly through the crowd to be able to learn and understand who my Airmen are and what’s important to them.

It’s said that people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. This refl ects one of the best lessons I’ve learned – invest in people. To be a mentor and affect someone’s life, you must get to a per-sonal level. It can and must happen without showing favoritism or cross-ing a line. It must happen because our future leaders need us to help them recognize and decide which of the three types of people in the Air Force they will ultimately be – the people who watch things happen, the people who make things happen or the people who ask what happened.

A great leader – a “fl y, fi ght and win” leader is the kind of person who makes things happen.

My fight within to be a better leader is exactly what I plan on accomplishing throughout my remain-ing years in the Air Force.

Joint Base San Antonio-RandolphEditorial Staff

Brig. Gen. Theresa C. CarterJBSA/502nd Air Base Wing Commander

Todd G. WhiteJBSA/502nd ABW Public Affairs Director

Marilyn C. HollidayJBSA-Randolph Public Affairs ChiefAirman 1st Class Lincoln Korver

EditorRobert GoetzAlex SalinasStaff Writers

Maggie ArmstrongGraphic Designer

COMMENTARYSERVICE BEFORE SELF

Great leaders serve needs of others“It’s said that people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. This refl ects one of

the best lessons I’ve learned – invest in people.”

Nathan Hascall, a pre-school student at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Child Development Center, dons fi re fi ghters’ personal protective equipment Oct. 9 during Fire Prevention Week at Randolph. For more coverage of the week-long observance, see page 6.Photo by Benjamin Faske

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By Tech. Sgt. Kelly WhiteJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

In today’s culture of cost-consciousness, the onus for frugal spending of taxpayer dol-lars must be the priority for every uniformed and civil-ian member of Air Education and Training Command, throughout the Air Force, all the way to the top of the Department of Defense.

At Joint Base San Antonio, there’s an energy team committed to reducing energy consumption and oper-ating costs – and doing so in ways that result in zero perceived impact on its mission or personnel.

“Our long-term JBSA energy plan includes a blend of technologies that will lower monthly utility bills and increase our maintenance budget for energy-related equipment,” Ruben Ramos, 902nd Civil Engineer Squad-ron energy manager, said.

The plan is called demand side management.“Large electric utility customers such as JBSA pay

a unit cost for each kilowatt-hour consumed, and a demand charge which is the rate (kw) at which those kwh are consumed,” Ramos explained. “Utility compa-nies must meet the total peak demand of all customers at all times. If they can’t meet customer demand, they either buy additional capacity or curtail customers’ use via rolling blackouts.”

JBSA’s electricity provider, CPS Energy, offers its De-mand Response Program.

“Under this program, if JBSA can reduce the rate

at which it uses energy during critical periods, specifically noon-7 p.m. daily, June through September, the utility pays JBSA,” he said. “It’s cheaper for the utility to reward its own customers than to activate an additional gener-ating plant or buy supplementary capacity on the open market.

“Air conditioning is the most ex-pensive electrical load at Randolph, as well as the other JBSA locations,” he continued. “The 902nd CES has systematically cycled air-conditioning system components on and off to reduce the total demand during cooling seasons. Since 2010, these ‘events’ have occurred at Ran-dolph up to 25 times, providing CPS with 200-400 kilowatts, lasting 3-6 p.m. as needed.”

Randolph’s reward has totaled about $73,000 over the last three years, and the JBSA energy team intends to expand this strategy across all its locations, turning the 300kw from Randolph alone into 10-12 megawatts collectively.

To achieve this, the JBSA energy team and CPS will seek financial means to put thermal energy stor-age tanks at major chiller plants on each installation that will store cold water needed for air condition-ing, while allowing the machines that produce the cold water to be dropped off-line during peak de-mand periods, Ramos explained.

“The chiller plants will be turned back on to ‘charge’ depleted storage

tanks with cold water during off-peak or evening hours,” he added. “By shift-ing the load and leveling generating profiles, CPS generating plants will

run more efficiently, ultimately keep-ing customer rates more stable.”

But the JBSA energy team isn’t stopping there.

“The second highest load is light-ing,” Ramos said. “When thermal en-

ergy tanks are added to JBSA and chiller plants run at night, the base load will un-derstandably increase.

“To counter this, we’ll improve the efficiency of night-time exterior lighting through solid state lighting, more commonly known as light-emitting diodes, and related controls, across JBSA to low-

er energy consumption and also become a key tool in demand side management,” Ramos said.

This technology cuts energy requirements by consid-erably more than half and is a light source that can be dimmed or started instantaneously to illuminate road-ways, parking lots and building exteriors across the loca-tions nightly, he said. Adding timing devices will result in JBSA’s utility bills being significantly cheaper.

For more information about energy conserva-tion, call the JBSA energy manager, Anthony Mar-tinez, at 808-0180.

NEWS

By Mike Joseph Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Public Affairs

This year’s annual Combined Federal Campaign has found Joint Base San Antonio and the city of San Antonio contributors to be in a giving mood.

Five weeks into the 2012 campaign, the three JBSA locations combined have reached almost 40 percent of their $4.6 million total goal. City-wide, contributions from San Antonio federal employees are running $251,000 ahead of last year’s pace toward its $5.5 million goal.

“The JBSA campaign is going very well,” 1st Lt. Anthony Anderson, JBSA campaign project officer, said. “We have seen donations coming in at a faster pace than last year, and we ex-pect this to continue.

“I had high expectations when we kicked off the campaign (Sept. 1), and those expectations have been exceeded,” he said about the campaign, which continues

through Dec. 15.The CFC was created to shield federal

employees from constant year-round solicitation in the work place. It affords them the opportunity to decide and do-nate without leaving their work center.

The 2012 campaign guidebook for po-tential contributors lists more than 2,700 different charities, local to international. Donors can make one-time contributions or payroll deductions; donations can also be distributed among the charities in ac-cordance with the donor’s wishes.

JBSA has raised more than $1.8 million, one-third of the way into the fundraising. By location, JBSA-Randolph has reached

more than 55 percent of its $1.1 million goal, JBSA-Lackland is at 39 percent of its $2.1 million target and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston has collected 27 percent toward its $1.4 million objective.

This year’s theme, “iGive,” comprises four parts: “I’m informed, I’m involved, I’m inspired and I’m invested.” It aug-ments an “effective communications” approach to the campaign, and Ander-son said it has been one of the keys to a successful start.

“We have seen marked improvement this year in receptiveness to the cam-paign simply by ensuring we use effec-tive communication,” he said. “Our key workers have made sure not to just drop the brochure on an individual’s desk, but rather take the time to explain CFC so they can make an informed decision.”

Dave Carletti, senior vice president,

public sector campaigns, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, who is responsible for the San Antonio CFC, also said helping potential contribu-tors understand the campaign’s sig-nificance is paying off.

“Our primary focus this year was to provide meaningful information so donors could make informed decisions and really understand the impact their investments make,” Carletti said. “We look to be on track for a successful campaign to meet and exceed our $5.5 million goal.

“I believe most people are willing to give if given the opportunity and pro-vided a good reason to be involved,” he said. “The No. 1 reason people don’t give is they are not asked. Through our efforts to create more meaningful

CFC donors get informed, involved, inspired, invested

Engineers to save bigger bucks on AC, lighting

See CFC P5

OCTOBER 19, 2012PAGE 4 WINGSPREAD

By Tech. Sgt. Andy StephensAir Force Recruiting Service Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. John P. Horner succeeded Brig. Gen. Balan R. Ayyar as commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, in a change of command ceremony at the Kendrick Club at Joint Base San Anto-nio-Randolph Oct. 11. The new commander expressed enthusiasm for his new assignment and credited the hard work and resourcefulness of Air Force recruiters worldwide for continuing to recruit quality Airmen for the world’s greatest Air Force.

“I’m both excited and humbled to be entrusted with command of the Air Force Recruiting Service,” Horner said. “This is a wonderful organization where leader-ship is absolutely dependent on teamwork and empow-ering our recruiters -- some of the most gifted, most inspired people in America’s Air Force.”

Horner cited the active-duty and civil-service work-force at San Antonio for their role in supporting more than 1,200 recruiting offi ces worldwide. He stated his commitment to upholding the tradition of AFRS – to be the most agile, effective and professional recruiting force in the world.

Horner described the drive for recruiters to balance the innovations of marketing with the steadfast, tradi-tional values of the Air Force that remain appealing to not just the next generation of Airmen, but their families. The pressure on recruiters to fi nd the right skill set for

these future Airmen requires balancing the needs of the service with the attributes of the recruit in a challenging new era of national service.

“Whether you are recruiters or support staff, we have all been entrusted to fi nd America’s best and brightest and inspire them into service,” the gen-eral said. “We’re going to face many of the same challenges we have before, but this command will always be supportive of its personnel because of the demands that are asked of them. For us, people are our mission. Any new challenges will be met with that trademark dedication and perseverance that motivates tomorrow’s Airmen to service today.”

While AFRS has traditionally focused on recruit-ing the “best and brightest” enlisted applicants who have no prior military service, into more than 150 enlisted career fi elds, AFRS also recruits offi cer can-didates in a variety of unique skills sets such as chaplains and physicians. The command is respon-sible for accessioning 100 percent of the enlisted force, 90 percent of the Air Force’s health profession offi cers, approximately 16 percent of today’s overall offi cer corps and 100 percent of Air Force chaplains. These numbers represent an annual accession av-erage of more than 27,000 enlisted members and 1,000 offi cers every year.

Horner’s previous assignment was at the Pen-tagon as the director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capabilities, Headquarters U.S.

Air Force in Washington, D.C. Among his duties in that assignment, he directed and managed Air Force remotely piloted aircraft and their associated air, space and cyberspace systems.

New commander takes charge of AF Recruiting Service

Photo by Rich McFaddenGeneral Edward A. Rice Jr. (left), Air Education and Train-ing Command commander, presides over the Air Force Recruiting Service change of command ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Kendrick Club Oct. 11. Brig. Gen. John Horner (right) succeeded Brig. Gen. Balan R. Ayyar as AFRS commander. Chief Master Sgt. William Cavenaugh (middle), AFRS command chief, presented the guidon during the ceremony.

42nd Celebrate America’s Military Schedule of Events 42nd Celebrate America’s Military Schedule of Events 42nd Celebrate America’s Military Schedule of Events Nov. 1• Celebrate America’s Military Kickoff Luncheon – 11:30 a.m. registration, noon lunch. Guest speaker is Robin Lineberger, CEO, Deloitte Federal Government Services chief executive of-fi cer; San Antonio Exposition Hall at Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. Members, $40 per individual or $450 for table of eight; non-members $50 per individual or $550 for table of eight. Registration is required.• Senior NCO Salute – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Chamber reception at San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place. Free public performance by the 323rd Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own.”Nov. 2• Association of the U.S. Army Luncheon – 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker is Texas Military Preparedness Commissioner Arthur Emerson, Sam Houston Community Center. Nov. 3• Saluting America’s Heroes – 2:30-8:30 p.m., Texas A&M University-San Antonio Main Campus, 1 University Way. Displays, exhibits, military enlistment ceremony, benefi ts fair and more.• San Antonio Spurs CAM Game Night – 7:30 p.m. at AT&T Center, One AT&T Center Parkway. Opponent is the Utah Jazz. Ticket for game required. Nov. 4• “Listen” Tops in Blue Concert – 4 p.m. at Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, 715 Stadium Drive. Free and open to the public. • Concert at the Quadrangle – 5 p.m. at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle, 1400 E. Grayson St., with the 323rd

Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own.” The Grayson Street pedestrian gate will be open at 3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.• SeaWorld San Antonio Military Family Day – During regular park hours.Nov. 5• CAM Birdies for the Brave Golf Tournament – 9:30 a.m. registration and noon shotgun start at TPC San Antonio, JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa, 23808 Resort Parkway.Nov. 6

• Employer Support for the Guard & Reserve “Salute to Employ-ers Awards Luncheon” – Noon at Doubletree Hotel Downtown, 502 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. Guest speaker is Brig. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, Mission and Installation Contracting Command commander.Nov. 7• Air Force Association Combat Breakfast – 7 a.m. at JBSA-Randolph Kendrick Club. Guest speaker is Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, 24th Air Force commander.• Welcome Home, Vietnam Veterans – 4 p.m. at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Staff Post Parade Field with Vietnam Veteran reception follow-ing at the Quadrangle. Open to the public.Nov. 8• Spirit of America Dinner – 6:15 p.m. cocktails and 7 p.m. dinner at Grand Hyatt Hotel, 600 E. Market St. Guest speaker is Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander. By invitation only. Registration is required and available at http://www.CelebrateAmericasMilitary.com or call 229-2119.

Nov. 9• JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa presents a Salute to Fisher House Gala – 6 p.m. cocktails and 7:30 p.m. dinner and program at the resort, 23808 Resort Parkway. Registration is required. Call (240) 559-2470 for information.Nov. 10• Veterans parade and wreath-laying ceremony – 10:30 a.m. cer-emony and parade at noon at Alamo Plaza. Open to the public.• UTSA Military Day Football Game – 4 p.m. at Alamodome, 100 Montana St. Game features UTSA Roadrunners hosting the McNeese State Cowboys. Ticket purchase required at http://www.ticketmaster.com.Nov. 11• San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, Half-Marathon and Mini-Mar-athon – 7:30 a.m. start in downtown San Antonio near South Alamo Street and East Market Street. $15 registration discount for military members with code MILITARY2012. See http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-antonio for more information. • Veterans Day Ceremonies – 9:30 a.m. musical prelude, 10 a.m. pro-gram at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road. Open to the public.• Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Commemorative Ceremony – 1:30 p.m. at San Antonio National Cemetery, 517 Paso Hondo St. Open to the public

• Veterans Day Concert “Salute to Service” – 7 p.m. at Majestic Theater, 224 E. Houston Street, with the San Antonio Symphony and Air Force Band of the West. Open to the public

WINGSPREADOCTOBER 19, 2012 PAGE 5

contact, we hope to educate all CFC donors so they see the value in participating.”

The JBSA campaign project offi cer said the CFC provides choice, convenience and confi dence for con-tributors.

“Federal employees can choose from more than 2,700 agencies, donate conveniently through payroll deduction and be confi dent the organization they are donating to has been screened to ensure their money is being used as the agency advertises,” he said.

Carletti added the military and civilian federal work-force has always shown the capacity and willingness to help others.

“Albert Schweitzer once wrote, ‘You don’t live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here, too,’” he said. “Participating in the CFC allows us to help others who are in need of a helping hand … to make a difference in someone’s life. You never know when that someone might be you, a family member or a friend.”

CFC from P3

NOW SHOWING at theJBSA-Randolph Theater

"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" (PG)Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams

Today at 7 p.m.

$5 for adults, $2.50 for children 11 and under

"Paranorman" (PG)Voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affl eckSaturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

Free Tops in Blue ticketsA free Tops in Blue show takes place 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at

the Laurie Auditorium. Seating is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis and patrons must have a ticket to get in. Tickets can be picked up at the Randolph Community Services Mall, Bldg. 895; Sam Houston Community Center; and Lackland Information, Tickets and Travel, Bldg. 5506. Doors open 45 minutes prior to show time.

Energy fairJBSA’s fourth annual Energy Fair is scheduled for

Thursday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fort Sam Houston Com-munity Center, Bldg. 1395, Chaffee Road.

‘Boo-fest’“Boo-fest,” for children is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Thursday at the JBSA Library. Games, crafts and light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 652-2617.

By Airman 1st Class Lincoln KorverJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

“Congratulations!” Michael Gillette, Hu-manities Texas executive director, said in an email to Deborah Magnon-Nolting, Randolph High School humanities teacher. “Humanities Texas has selected you to receive a 2012 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.”

Along with the honor of ranking her among the best humanities teachers in the state, Humanities Tex-as gave Magnon-Nolting $5,000 to complement her achievement, as well as $500 to benefi t the Randolph humanities department in whatever way she sees most fi tting.

Of the 300 teachers nominated in Texas, 13 re-ceived the statewide award.

Once notifi ed, Magnon-Nolting selected the date she would be presented her award by Congressman Lamar Smith.

“I requested Sept. 17 specifi cally because it was the Constitution’s 225th birthday,” she said.

In support of Magnon-Nolting, the Randolph High School student body and faculty assembled as she received the award. Along with represen-

tatives from Humanities Texas, including Gillette, the Randolph marching band performed, and two Randolph seniors, Aliyah Encarnacion and Dan-ielle Derlein, presented a speech on the American Constitution.

“This award recognizes not only Ms. Magnon-Nolting’s skill and talent as a teacher, but also her dedication to the educational excellence of her students,” Smith said. “As any parent knows, it is not always easy to teach our children lessons they need to know for their future. As a society, we entrust much of that work to our teachers. Ms. Magnon-Nolting deserves our appreciation and gratitude for her extraordinary efforts on behalf of our children.”

Her plan for the award money she received is to continue her own professional development.

“I’m always going to be going to school,” she said. “I’m a lifelong learner.”

Of her 35 years teaching, 19 have been at Ran-dolph.

“I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was about 4 years old,” Magnon-Nolting said. “I’m a social stud-ies teacher; that’s all I’ve ever wanted to teach and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”

JBSA-Randolph teacher earns statewide award

Billy Walker (left), Randolph Field Independent School District super-intendent, and Miles Cabra (right), Randolph High School principal, congratulate Deborah Magnon-Nolting, Randolph High School teacher Oct. 17 after she received the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Hu-manities Award and a $5,000 prize. Photo by Sylvia Kuwamura

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Fire Emergency Services at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph teamed

with the National Fire Protection Asso-ciation, Oct. 7-Saturday, to present Fire Prevention Week’s 2012 theme, “Have 2 Ways Out.” This year’s fi re prevention fo-cus was the importance of planning and

practicing fi re escapes. While promoting Fire Prevention Week, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fi refi ghters visited various Randolph facilities, including the child develop-

ment center, and the elementary school, where children learned about fi re safety and evacuation procedures. Completing this year’s Fire Prevention Week, Randolph Fire Emergency Services had an open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur-day. Families who attended saw vehicle displays from both military and non-military fi re departments, vehicle extri-cation and confi ned space rescue demon-strations, and participated in interactive educational stations.

Students from Randolph Elementary School demonstrate the proper house fi re exit procedure during a Fire Prevention Week demonstration Oct. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Fire Emergency Services at Joint ment center, and the elementary school,

JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fi re prevention

Staff Sgt. Garcia Tarver, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Service B shift crew chief, demonstrates fi refi ghters’ personal protective equipment to a class of students from Randolph Elementary School at the annual Fire Preven-

tion Week demonstration Oct 10. at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Photos by Josh Rodriguez

Fire Emergency Services at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph teamed

with the National Fire Protection Asso-ciation, Oct. 7-Saturday, to present Fire Prevention Week’s 2012 theme, “Have 2 Ways Out.” This year’s fi re prevention fo-cus was the importance of planning and

practicing fi re escapes. While promoting Fire Prevention Week, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fi refi ghters visited various Randolph facilities, including the child develop-

Fire Emergency Services at Joint

Kenny Shepard, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fi refi ghter and emergency medical technician, over-sees a Randolph Elementa-ry School student demon-strating the proper stop, drop and roll procedure dur-ing the annual Fire Preven-tion Week demonstration Oct. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Aaron Wholly, the son of Master Sgt. Arthur Wholly, assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, simulates extinguishing a fi re while Airman 1st Class Brett Olsen, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fi refi ghter, assists him at a Fire Prevention Week observance Oct. 13 at Randolph.

OCTOBER 19, 2012PAGE 8 WINGSPREAD

Duty Title902nd CONS secretary HometownSan Antonio, TexasHobbiesCrafts, fi shing and cookingGreatest AccomplishmentRaising my four kids (three girls and one boy) as a single parentPersonal InspirationMy father, who came to the United States from Mexico and never asked for a helping hand. He worked hard, learned the English language and educated himself to become a great chef.GoalsTo have a success-fi lled career

Personal Motto“Adversity is another way to measure the great-ness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn’t make me stronger.” Pet PeevePeople who chew their food loudlySupervisor's Comments “Noelia has a big heart and is very personable. She strives to learn more and more every day and is always willing to help others with work. She does many things for me, as the fi rst ser-geant, especially when I get behind. She is defi -nitely one of those “unsung heroes” in my book. She is a very valuable asset to our team.”

Senior Master Sgt. Chip Coleman902nd CONS first sergeant

Noelia Sacriste902nd Contracting Squadron

HalloweenPumpkinPatrol6-8 p.m. Oct. 31902nd Security Forces Squadron members will patrol all Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph mili-tary family housing areas and hand out goody bags to trick-or-treaters.

Photo by Josh Rodriguez

• Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120 degrees: Water heaters some-times come from the factory with higher temperature settings than are necessary.

• If any of your appliances come with energy-saving features, be sure to use them.

• Replace any incandescent bulbs with energy-saving compact fl uorescents light bulbs. CFLs can last up to 10 times longer and use one-fourth to one-third the energy compared to incandescent bulbs.

• Install water-saving showerheads and faucet aerators as needed.

• Clean the lint fi lter after every load of laundry to improve air circulation and don’t over-dry clothes.

• Use the cool-down cycle to allow clothes to fi nish drying with residual heat.

• In natural gas appliances, look for blue fl ames; yellow fl ames indicate the gas is burning ineffi ciently and an adjustment may be needed.

• Don’t over-dry your clothes. If your machine has a moisture sensor, use it.

• Dry towels and heavier cottons in a separate load from lighter-weight clothes.

Energy-Saving Tips

Courtesy of the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Energy Offi ce

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By Robert GoetzJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

In his proclamation an-nouncing October as Nation-al Breast Cancer Awareness Month, President Barack Obama called early detec-tion one of the keys in the fi ght against the deadly dis-ease that claims the lives of tens of thousands of women each year.

At Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, 359th Medical Group health care professionals, in ac-cordance with the American Cancer Society, stress the importance of early detec-tion by encouraging yearly mammograms for wom-en starting at age 40 and monthly breast self-exams as early as age 18. They also rec-ommend clinical breast exams by a health care professional at least every three years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and older.

“It’s important to get a mammogram ev-ery year and to do self-exams monthly,” Senior Airman Leona Rodriguez, 59th Ra-diology Squadron X-ray mammography technician, said. “If you’re doing these things, you have a lot more options if some-thing is discovered.”

Rodriguez, who handles about 200 mam-mograms per month at Randolph, said the clinic is observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an informational table set up in the lobby.

In addition, mammography locations at Randolph, San Antonio Military Medical Cen-ter and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Cen-ter will offer walk-in screenings 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 26 with no appointment required. Partici-pation is limited to patients at least 40 years of age who also meet other criteria.

Annual mammograms and regular breast

exams are important because they can detect breast cancer before it causes any symptoms – and before

it has time to spread. Lt. Col. (Dr.) Brian York,

359th MDG chief of medical staff, said annual wellness

visits with mammography and screening for cervical cancer with a Pap smear are a TRICARE benefi t.

“We strongly encour-age all benefi ciaries to take

advantage of this benefi t,” he said.Although the Randolph clinic

recommends a baseline mammo-gram at age 35 or 36 and annual screenings starting at age 40 for patients at average risk of developing a breast cancer, family history and other factors may dictate screenings at a younger age if a relative was diagnosed in her 20s.

“There are patients with a higher risk of cancer or whose concern for cancer may prompt an earlier discussion with their health care provider about the risks and benefi ts of early screening for breast cancer,” York said. “Breast cancer is a devastating disease for the patient and the people who care for them.”

Family history is just one of breast cancer’s risk factors, according to the American Cancer Society. Others include gender, age, genetics, personal history, race and ethnicity.

The disease is 100 times more common among women than men, the risk of devel-oping breast cancer increases as people age

and about 5 to 10 percent of cases are believed to be hereditary, ac-cording to the ACS. In addition, white women are slightly more likely to develop the disease than African-American women, but African-Amer-ican women are more likely to die of breast cancer.

Although women whose close blood rela-tives have breast cancer are at greater risk of developing the disease, Rodriguez said women without a family history should still get a mammogram annually and do self-exams monthly.

“Just because you don‘t have women in your family who have had breast cancer doesn’t mean you won’t get it,” she said. “Most women who get breast cancer do not have a family history.”

The ACS estimates more than 85 percent of women who get breast cancer do not have a family history of the disease.

York said some lifestyle changes in patients at average risk of developing breast cancer “have been shown to limit their chance of de-veloping breast cancer.

“Brisk walking for 1.25 to 2.5 hours a day was shown to reduce the risk of breast can-cer by 18 percent,” he said. “Obesity has been linked to an increase in risk of breast cancer, so maintaining normal weight, especially fol-lowing menopause may decrease a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer.”

York also said alcohol intake is linked to developing breast cancer.

“The risk appears to increase as you drink more alcohol,” he said.

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Free fi tness classesRambler Fitness Center

is offering the following free classes to participants wearing something pink to class, in observation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month: cycling, 6 p.m. Monday; yoga, 9 a.m. Oct. 27; and kickboxing, 6 p.m. Oct. 30. For more informa-tion, call 652-7263.

Football FrenzyRandolph Kendrick Club

hosts Football Frenzy every Sunday and Monday during the NFL season, with lots of food specials and prizes. The event is open to all Department of Defense ID card holders, but partici-pants must be a Randolph Club member to win.

‘Monster Dash’ 5KThe fi rst JBSA-Randolph

First Sergeant Council “Monster Dash” 5K is scheduled for Oct. 26. at Eberle Park. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Partici-pants are highly encour-aged to run in Halloween costumes. The fi rst 50 to register get a free T-shirt and there will be treats and mystery prizes. Com-bined Federal Campaign donations will be accepted.

Halloween bowlingThe Randolph Bowling

Center offers Halloween Thunder Alley 8 p.m.-mid-night Oct. 27. There will be a disc jockey, bowling games, prizes and Spare Time Grille specials. The cost is $10 per person for ages 17 and older, and $5 for ages 16 and younger, plus $2 per game, which includes shoes.

NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

“Obesity has been linked to an increase in risk of breast cancer, so maintaining normal weight, especially following menopause may

decrease a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer.”

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Brian York359th Medical Group chief of medical staff