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nVol. X No.3507th Tactical Fighter Group,r
Page 2March, 1990On-finalMarch, 1990Tenth AF Commander lists goals for 1990by Brig. Gen. Robert A. Mdotosb,l0AF/CCOnly a few weeks into the newdecade, we can't help but be awed bythe powerful winds or change sweep-ing the globe. Time seems 10 com pressed. Fundamental changes 10 nations that once took decades now seem10 happen o.:rnight. Reacting 10 thatchange, our national priorities areEmphasize Sarety Awareness and Reduce Alrcran, Ground, and ExplosiveMishaps"Reduce o.:rall aircraft mishap rate below 2.0 with no command-controlledaccidents."Reduce ground and explosive mishaps by 10%.Ensure Combat Readiness Through Increased Emphasis oo SORTS RatingCriteria"Ensure SORTS reports for bolh flying and non-Dying units accuratelyreflect combat readiness, limiting factors, and get-well dales."Allain C-1 ratings for all flying units and al least C-2 ratings forall non-flying units.'Ensure converting units achieve post-conversion C-3 status in minimumtime.Increase Combat CapabUity Through Realistic Training, Improved Maiotenanct, and Retention of a Quality Work Force'Mainlain100% Manning85% Retention RateI00% Recruiting Goal'Ensure 50% of RPI 1/2 fighter aircrew achieve GCC level B IJlliningstatus.'Ensure tanker units complCIC mission ready continuation flying !rainingat Combat Capable Rate.'Obrain no less than "SATISFACTORY" ratings on all inspections with "NOREPEAT" write-ups.'Mainlllin effective communications via regular Commander's Calls andpublish at least 9 newspapers per year.'Mainrain a physically-fil fighting force.Emphaslu Security Awareness and Improve Security of Reserve Resources"Pursue an aggressive security education and training program.'Es1nblish "Priority c restrictod area security for reserve aircraft1990s?To meet the challenges or the '90s,we are introducing Total QualityManagement into our Tenth Air Forceculture. TQM !raining will begin at allour units this fall . Through the !rainingwe'll learn to do things right the firsttime, avoiding the cost or mistakes,rechecking or redoing our work, andwasting resources.Although TQM will vastly improveour efficiency and effectiveness, it willrequire change. Change is sometimespainful; but it is the only way we canimprove with limited resources.In Tenth Air Foree, our people arethe bedrock upon which we build ourplans for the future. Nothing gets accomplished without people - well-led,well-trained, motivated people. Ourrecruiters and personnel managers aredoing a superb job in bringing us theprofessionals we need to get the job,DlRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRL . IST LT RICHARD CURRYNCOIC, PUBLIC AFFAIRS.-·-··-·SSGT STAN PAREGJBN'On-final is an aulhori7.Cd Air Force Reserve publication for merobe of the507th Tactical Fighter Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK73145-5000 . Conr.ent1 or On-final are not necessarily the official views, orendorsed b)' the U.S. sovcrnmcni. the Dep.uunem of Defense, or theDcpanment of the Air Force. 11ie editorial con1cn1 is prepared and editedby 1he 507th TFG J; ublic Affairs Office. Copy deadline in Sunday aftcnioonof the UTA we kend for n ,n month's issue. The office number is 43078.JlSo, you didn't make a will.EiU1er yo u didn't want 10 lake the"final"' step of acknowledging dcalh oryou just never got around to it. Well,after you die, it's too lale 10 make yourwishes known, unless you al ready havea will your choice of what you wantdone with your personal properly andAnd, since you didn't leave a will IOspecify, stale law determines whatAunt Jennie gets and how your estaleis divided among your immediatefamily.So, 10 make sure your properly andgoods will be given lo whom you wish,make a will. II doesn't lake very longand the peace of mind that you andyour family will gel from your gelling awill be worth itDeath is not an easy time for thesurvivors. Don '1 make ii harder forthem than it will be anyway.Call the legal office at 734-5103 formore information on making a will.in some cases, your minor children.If you wanted Au nt Jennie to gel thefamily heirloom vase, you belier give ii10 her now, before you die. Afterwards, with no will, whoever lakes con·uol of your properly will make thedecision for you, pursuant 10 state law,and Aunt Jennie may find herself withnol.hing but memories.The same goes for your spouse andother family members. Ir you die "in1estate" (legal term for 'without a will'),statu1es of your stale of legal residencewill determi ne how you r estate is dis1ribu1ed. These statutes vary fromstale 10 state. In Oklahoma, the descent and distribution sta1u1e is in Title84 of the Oklahoman Statutes, Section213.Your spouse and children will belaken care of according IO the statute.But, it mig ht not be the way youwanted.----.TSgl. Paul E. Tucker, 403rd Comba t Supp ort Logistic Squadron, SSgt.Cathy Robinson, 507th paralegal technician, and Capl. Tim Forrest, a newlegal officer review Sergeant Tucker's will. (U.S. Air Force photo)done.Last year we welcomed over 4,700new people to Tenth, some J 11 per·cent of the goal. And overall manningIOppcd our 98 percent goal. This yearwe're shooting for JOO perce nt.Despite these successes, we fell shorlRetention Is a top priority507thTACTICALFIGHTER GROUPON-FINAL EDITORIAL STAFFCOMMANDfR CQL. JAMES L TIJRNERwe ready for thePage 3Wills can give reservists a final choiceshifting. For the military, budget adjustments, base closures, and forcerealignments challenge our management skills as never before.Are10th Air Force 1990 GoalsOn-finalin one critical area. We Jost almosl aquarter of our new enlisted peoplewhen they failed to reenlist.Our investment in training waswasted and productive manhours lostas we searched for replacements andbrought them up IO speed. For 1990,(Co ntinued oo page 9)Technician jobs benefit Reserve, reservistsWhen a reservist becomes an air reserve techn ician theAir Force Reserve and the reservist benefit.'"II secures a civi lian job for the person wi th the rederalgovernment and at the same 1ime gives the Reserve addedstrength and continui ty in the unit program," said DonniePowell, ART officer program manager at AFRES headquarters.The ART program began in January 1958 and today hasmore than 9,200 technicians, Mr. Powell said. "We offerofficer and enlisted tcchnician jobs in approximately 100specialties. We are particularly interested in highly-skilledpilots," he added.ART jobs span a broad specLrUm, including numberedair force commanders, aircraft maintenance managers,aircraft jct engine mechanics and military personnelspecialists."A t present, the aircraft maintenance career fieldemploys about 70 percent of the ART work force, " Mr.Powell said. "They have an average of 14 years experience."AR Ts are full-time civilian employees who ser.: astrainers, administrators and managers during the week andmilitary members of th eir Reserve units during trainingperiods, said Jackie Cooper, office manager at the ARTSpecial Examining Unit in Macon, Ga. ARTs provide continuity 10 their units during transition to full-Lime active dutystatus.More information about the ART program is available bycalling the ART Special Examining Unit at AUTOVON468-6328 or commercial (912) 926-6328 or by writing 10 theunit at 451 College Strce P.O. Box 9060, Macon, Ga.31213-6899. (AFRNS)
Page4March, 1990On-finalMarch, 1990On-finalPage 5NAS Miramar:\Pulling together for asuccessful deploymenteven a "lucky shot" from an OKIE Falcon would indicate a seriousproble m."When our Navy is o ut to sea, they have only themselves to dependon . They have to be able to take out any ag ressor before they caneven take lucky shot," he said. The colonel srud the pilots know whe the Navy has it's radar "locked on" to them and sho uld be finng !heirmissiles. They also review !heir gun camera I.apes when they get backfor a play-by-play analyze of the mission .In each case against a ship, it was no contest--the Navy won.Air-to-air agai nst Navy pilots proved to be a more evenly contest;"We really got some good 1raining. Because of our convers1o n, 1t sbeen awhile since we've deployed like this. We needed lh1s experience," he said.From !he maintenance perspective, CMSgt Rohen Brewer, 5071hCAMS , agreed.k"We had a heallhy fl ying schedule. The airframe 1s stanmg to warwell now and is relatively easy to keep goi ng," he said. Chief Brewersaid !he maintenance crew had a few minor maintenance problemsbut we handled them."We used ingenui ty to accomplish the mission and we got !he Jobdone," he said.by I st Lt Richard Curry507th Public Affairs OfficeMSgt Gary Sorrells, or the 507th Weapons Branchstrelches oul a power able prior to running a systemscheck,SSgt Danny Fischer ,507thWeapons Branch,gets bis aircraftready for anolherm ion.What are OKIE Falcons doing laldng onthe U.S. Navy? Practicing their maritimetraining mission, of course.One aspect of the 507th's wartime training tasks the land - loc ked outfit withmaritime suppon operations. And sinceit's impossible to bring a Navy battleshipgroup Lo the Oklahoma prairies, there wasonly one thing to do . go to the coast.From January 19 to February 9, approximately 100 507th members and IO F16 Fighting Falcons deplo yed to NASMiramar near Sa n Diego, Californiaduring an exercise named Patriot Okie '90.While there, they engaged in training exercises against Naval fleet and F-14 Tomcats.Covering almost 24,000 acres, Naval AirStation Miramar employs approxjmately10,000 military and 2,000 civilian workers.Miramar is home to 5 active-duty Wings,20 flying squadrons and four Reserve fl yingsquadrons. NAS Miramar conducts anaverage of 265,000 takeoffs and landingsper year. It is also home to the Navy'sTOPGUN school."We chose Miramar because of its location. Here, we ha ve access to engage theNavy fleet and practice dissimilar air combat training ( DA CT) with a variety ofaircraft," said LL Col. James Feighny.When talking about engaging battleshipgroups, Colonel Feighny's response at firstappears surprising."We really hope that they get us beforewe get them, " he said. He explained thatU.S. Air Force photos bySSgt Lee Clark and1st Lt Rich CurryfPilot and crew chief beadout for another mission .SSgt Roger Koenig, aircraft mechanic and !Sgt R ertCleveland, fuels specialist, talk about tbe day s activities.
March, 1990March, 1990On-finalPage 6"Speed ldlls."During the late 1960s, drug-clinicworkers spread that message aboutmethamphetamines. Now the drug ismalting a comeback, and ii still ldlls.PclCr Brock, dim:IOI' of akoholismand menial health programs, OIUce ofthe Assistant Sccrewy of Defense(Health AITalrs), said DoD is concerned about smokable methamphClallline crys181s, or "ice."DoD is 1101 the only organizationconcerned that ice will become amajor problem in the United SlalCS. ----Federal and swc drug abuse prevention officials arc also uying 10 preventthe drug from becoming a problem byeducating the public about its dangers.Testifying before the House SelectCommittee on Narcotics and DrugAbuse, Dr. Jerome Jaffe, seniorscience adviser al the National lnstiwu: on Drug Abuse, said. "Ice maypose even more of a social danger thanClllclc. Because of the anxiety crcaled by thedrug, addicts lypicaUy use alcohol orother depressants lO sleep, creatingthe potential for addiction lo morethan one drug at the same time.Most users reported intense depression when !hey came down from an icehigh, which led 10 a craving for moreof the drug. SymplOms of regular iceuse include rapid weigh! loss due lOthe increased use of energy and loss ofappetile."Halluclnatlons and psychoticbreakdowns are common."aircrnnon time management and communicaLions.Te nth Air Force officials predictth a t each of numbered air force'sJ0,000 staff and technical sergeantswill soon le arn the te chn iq ues ofleadership through classroom !rainingand round- !able scenarios in the newprogram.The goal of th e project is to givemid-level management at the NCOrank some knowledge of th emechanics and fundamental s ofleadership, manage ment and communications.In addition, most people who smokeice experience paranoia or intensefeelings of being perseculed and pursued. Hallucinations and psychoticbreakdowns are common and in somecases have been reported after the firstuse.Travelers need border clearances(AFRNS) - People who arc not U.S. citil.Cns who plan 10travel abroad on miliwynocd 10 have the properborder clear ance, according lO Air Force Reserve officials.Some foreign immigration procedures require passports,visas and proper clearance inlO the counuy.Two recent incidents in England illUS1JB1e th is point Aservice member en roule 10 his duty assignment arrived withhis spouse. Her passport, issued in the Philippines, did nOlhave a visa for England. The nex1 day both were deported10 th e Uniled S1a1es.The first 507th class in the Air ForceReserve Noncommissioned OfficerLeadership Development Programgrad uat ed in a ce r e m o n y h el dFebruary 9 in the operations briefingroom.In all there were 26 staff and technical sergeants participating in !he 10day leadership training program.The next class is scheduled lO beginJul y 30.The first three days of phase oneconsist of training on !he principles ofleadership and manageme nt, ta ughtby an ins1ruc1or from a local college.Classroom sessions in phase two focusaccording 10 the National Institu1e onDrug Abuse.Hawaiian law enforcement andpublic health officials asked the institute 10 investigate an epidemic ofmelhamphetamine smoking in 1ha1stale. According 10 its report, comeusers became addict ed afier their firstuse. They smoked ice continuously forsever al days, slOpping only for one ortwo days 10 sleep.In fact, researchers bel ieve thatsooner or lau:r, anyone who uses thedrug long enough will d evelop apsychosis r ese mbling parano idschizophreniaIn anOlher inciden dependents of a service member whowas already on lemporary duly in England n ew space available lO that base. The spouse was traveling on a Pakistanipassport with no visa for England. The child did not have apassport: only a birth certificate. The sponsor shortened hisduly assignment, and the entire family was deported 10 theUnited Slates. These ypes of incidents can strain relations with foreign1mm1grauon officials.Page 7First NCO Leadership class graduatesICE makes PCP look like a"Sunday picnic"And a stale drug abuse preventionchief has been telling audiences thatice makes PCP, a drug known for causing users 10 become extremelyviolent, "look like a Sunday picnic."Brock said DoD is sending warningsto milil8ry emergency rooms aboutthis and the other dangers of ice. Icecan cause some people become extremely violent Like PCP, ice sometimes gives users inordinate strengthfor a short period of time."Makes PCP look likea Sunday picnic."While high on ice, users becomeinsensitive 10 pain. An overdose canresult in conwlsions and rupturedblood vessels in the brain, leading lObrain damage or death. The drug alsoincreases body temperature. This,combined with the decrcascd ability 10use good judgment, puts ice users althe risk of death from heal stroke ifthey work outside on warm days.Why do people us., ice? Some usersreport that ii helps them work. Womenwill clean house for hours on end, menwill take apart and rebuild mechanicaliiems, students can study all night, andlruckers can drive long hours withoutstopping. Olhers use it for a feeling ofeuphoria and lO increase their sense ofpower, enerxy, and sexuality.Most ice users range in age from Jaieteens lO early 30s, but can be as youngas IO and as old as 60. Ice users comefrom all social classes, but most areblue collar workers. Slightly morewomen than men are using the drug,On-finalEach of the program. s IWO phasescombines college-level work with amilitary seminar that puts classroomlearning inlO practice.Teachers encourage students 10 joinin discussions and voice their opinions.Each phase has a lesl, with a passinggrade of 70 percent Successful completion leads lO two college credits.In the two military segments, aleader or "facili1a10r" helps studentsput their training to the lesl throughscenarios of situations a supervisormay weU face in the "real world."-The leader then guides the studentsas they come up with possible solutions lO the problems presented. Thetopics stressed, manageme nt, timemanagement, leadership-come intoplay in a lot of civilian jobs, too. So this!raining can benefit both the Reservistand the civilian supervisor.Olher than grade, no qualificationsexist for the program . To sign up, contact your squadron commander or firstsergeant or go lO your local !rainingoffice.]TSgt Phyllis Billy, jet engine mechanic for the 403rd Combat LogisticSupport Squadron, receives her diploma as one of the graduates of the firstNCO Leadership class held last month . (U.S. Air Force photo)On-final story deadline policy outlined.,IHow do I get a siory in the On-final?When is th e d ead line? I'm not awriter. J've just GOT lO get this inTOMORROW 'S paper.Questions concerni ng getting information in th e On -final fre qu entlycome up, so the following infonnationis provided to help set the gu ideli nes.On-final is the monthly Air ForceReserve newspaper published for themembers of the 507th Tactical FighterGroup , th e 403 rd Combat SupportLogistic Squadron and the 72nd AerialPon Squadron.On-final strives lO presenl a mix ofnews about Air Force and Reservepolicy and iss ues that affect reservemembers as well as local unit news andfea1ures.The On-final staff consis1 of one fulltime air reserve techni cian and onereservist Articles are prepared by thestaff as well as submissions forwardedby Squadron Unit Public Affairs Represenlatives and other individuals. In avery real sense On-final belongs toeach and every member of the unit andyou have a say in it's contenLArticles should be submi11ed 10 thePublic Affairs office by close of business of the lITA for the next month'sissue. Submissions and s1ory suggestions may be hand delivered 10 the507th Public Affairs Office Room 7,basement, of Building 1043, or mailedin a distribution envelope.We ask that anyone submi1ting astory, at lease try to write it. Don '1worry if ii 's nOI a Pulitzer prize winningarticle, it's )OUr thoughts and ideasw'ere af1er, not style. We'll fix ii andgive you a byline for your effort. IT youabsolutely can ' t write, then make sureprovide us enough information,Who, What, When, Where, Why andHow.When mailing in siories or suggestions, please uy 10 ensure !hat yourname and a contact phone number isprovided so we can call you during themonth if we need more infonnation.Since \VC are reservists, possibles1ory ideas may come from a person'scivilian life. A rule of lhumb for slOryideas would be, "If you think !his ideawould be inleresting to others, itprobably would make a good siory.")OUTo gel pho1os of 1imely articlesduring the UTA, contact yoursquadron PA representative or callPublic Affairs al extension 43078.
March, 1990On-finalPage 8Hotline addresses "urgent" questionQ, I am a member ortbe 507th Communications Squadron. I'd like to askwby,arterpuUlngourUTA on Decem ber 2-3 with the rest or the unit, wedidn't see our pay unlil December 22?Isn't there suppOlied to be some kindor new, f1151er pa7 program going onhere?A. - You're right, !here is a new,fasicr pay program in the unit Unfortunately your problem wss humanerror. The Comm Sq properly wmedIn lhcir Dcc:cmberA clocumcnis ina timely lll8IUICI' and lhcy were submitted, along widl everyone else's, onurMonday anu lhc December GroupurA. Errors in submission willtln ourbudget office caused a sysrem rejectfor dlls unit and a lack or a promplfollow-up and c:omctive action causedthe delay. While not c:ondoning dliscnor, I have obaved about a 100 Improvement In receivingA pay ina miller of days. II wssn '1 that long agowhen the above "problem" was the wayor life. The military pay folks arc committed ro having as rcw or lhcsc typcSor cm,rs as poss,1 1c.urUPDATE: Since dlis complaint wasbrought up, a similar problem oc-Ruth Davidson, a civilianemployee in the 507th military paysection, is one ormany people working hard to speed up your paycheck.Recent improvements a llow pay toarrive "ithin five "orking da)5.(U.S. Air Force photo)curred with the January UT A document. The latest problem, howc\\lr,was caused by a bad sector in a computer disk that caused all SSANSabove a CCltain number IO reject Mypoint in bringing this up is IO show thatthere are human and mechanicalproblems in such a complex system.We arc working hard ID make this panor our reserve system "error free." Wehave a way IO go yCLQ, I am a member or the Civil Engineering Squadron and am not clearon why the Base BiUeting canceled mycontract quarters assignment Canyou please lnrorm me?A.- The way your orders were written, lhc biUcting olrace was correct indenying you housing arrangements.However, if your unit wiU amend theorders and show you reporting toTinkcr AFB to await IIllnsportalion,lhc biUcting office should have noclaim for nonauthoriz.cd housing.Q, Can you please tell me why thewater supply in the men's bathroom,In bldg 1030, hangar noor, north side,bas been out or service ror severalmonths? I TIOuld think it sh ould havebeen r"'ed by now. Wbat is the holdup?A.- lnspcction of the bathroom arearevealed that the water supply is currently on and that all urinals andlavatories are gelling water. II wasnoted that both hand lavarories are notputting out much water pressure. Weeasily corrected this prob lem by contacting the building custodian. Although she was not aware of any problem in the men's restroom, she cont.acted Base CE IO schedule the flX. Iwill moniror the status of repair untilcompleted. Problems like this one caneasily be corrected by lallcing IO theappropriate person (the building custodian)Q.-J work in the CES Squadron andthought it might be a good idea to ha,,elighting arrangements made in theparking areas prior to our next groupexercise. Could this idea be possible?A.· During the last exercise, the parking arrangemenlS were changed at thelast minute . Although it shouldn'tha"1, this change pre\\lnted properplanning and coordination. The suggeslion 10 use portable lighting has meritand if necessary (i.e., time of morning)this suggestion will be considered forfuture exercises. Portable lighting(light-alls) arc available for use fromCAMS/MA. However, the placementof lighlS require careful considerationand planning since they also preventcertain prob lems. Thanks for bringingit up.Q.- Can't the drug testing programbe expedited by speeding up the ad-ministrative actions and having amore efficient method to managethose awaiting the actual urinalysisprocess?A.· There is an egregious chain ofcustody !hat must be followed IO ensure the integrity of the system oncethe urinalysis specimen has been collected. Since this protects the interestof the individual and is very specificprocedurally, there's not much we cando IO circumvent lhis bottleneck. However, we can and will task thesquadrons that are randomly selectedIO participate in a particular month'surinalysis testing IO provide additionalobservers. This will prove IO be themost unpopular duty ever performedby those chosen IO be observers and Ihope that the spirit of cooperation willbe commensurate with what the mission is intended IO accomplish. Thisitem is closed unlil the above solutionproves IO be inadequate.Worth Repeating"RetreatHell!We'vejustgothere!"-Col. Frederic M. Wise, USMCMarch, 1990On-finalPage 9For reservists, ethics are a public trustWhen we became members of theU.S. Air Force Reserves, we accepteda public trust. We agreed to placeloyalty to country, ethical principles,and the law above private gain andperson intereslS. In shon, we volunteered IO abide by a high standard ofethi cs and service to o ur country.Some are unaware of the code ofethics that applies IO every person ingovernment service. According IO thecode all of us should:(1) Put loyalty IO the highest moralprinciples and to country above loyaltyto persons, party or governmentdepartment(2) Uphold the Constitution, laws,and regulations of the United Statesand of all government therein.(3) Give a full day's labor for a fullday's pay.(4) Seek to find and use more efficie nt and econ omical ways to getthings done.(5) Never dispense or accept specialfavo rs or privileges.(6) Make no private promises of anykind binding on our govern ment position.(7) Engage in no business with thegovernment, wither directly or indirectly, which is inconsistent with ourgovernment duties.(8) Never use information gainedco n fidentia ll y in performance ofReserve unitssupport operationsin Panamagovernment duties IO make a privateour Code of Ethics, we have set ourprofit.selves as the example for others IO fol(9) Expose corrupt.ion.low. Now Iha! we are the example, it is(10) Always remember that publicimperative that all of us strictly adhereservice is a public trust.to the ethical principles we haveAs Air Force reservislS, we haveagreed IO follow.stepped forward and asked to be heldto stringent standards of ethical conIf you have any questions concerningduct. The foregoing code of ethics is athe Code of Ethics and conflict of intestam e nt to our commitment totercs ask your commander or call theprofessionally serve our countryr. W i-;th--le g, al of fi ,ce a te x 1 4 5 1 02. ,,,- Chaplain (B rig. Gen.) Gerald R . Chancellor, MA to tbe deputy chief or AirForce Chaplains, USAF Headquarters, visited the 507th last month. Here beis talking with SMSgt. Paul Wilson, 507 CSS first sergeant. (U.S. Air Forcephoto)( AFRNS) · Several Air ForceReserve airlift, aeromedical and suppon uni lS took pan in U.S. operationsin PanamaDubbed Operation Just Cause,Reserve C-5 and C-141 strategic airlifters were called on Dec. 19 to carryU.S. armed forces to Panama toprotect American resources and intereslS.Through Dec. 28, airlift unilS hadnown more than 900 hours and carriedsome 3,000 passengers and nearly2,000 tons of cargo to the canal. AnAC-130A gunship also new nearly 90hours in sup pon of the operation.UnilS participating were: the 32ndAeromedical Group and 32ndAeromedica l Evacuation Squadron ,Kelly AFB, Texas; 31st Aeromcdi calSquadron, Charleston AFB , S .C .; andthe 919th Special Opera lions Group,Eglin AFB, Fla., Auxiliary Field 3.Airlift units included : the 349thMilitary Airlift Wing, Travis AFB,Calif.; 459th MAW, Andrews AFB ,Md .; 514th MAW, McGuire AFB ,NJ.; 512th MAW, Dover AFB, Del.;433rd MAW, Kelly AFB,439th MAW,Westover AFB, Mass.; 446th MAW,McChord AFB, Wash.; 315th MAW,Charleston AFB; and the445th MAW,Norron AFB , Calif.Three KC-10 associate units alsosupponed the operation. They were:th e 77th Air Refueling Squadron ,Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; 78thAREFS, Barksdale AFB, La.; and the79th AREFS, March AFB, Calif.
March, 1990Page 10On-finalby TSgt Vincent Molzahnthose meas- Don't take lhings for granted. Don'tassume !hat something has been fi.xed.Look for yourself and gel the faclS.Make them show you.--Don't tolerate incompetence .When people demonstrate they arelazy, disinterested, unwilling or unableto get the job done, you owe it to theAir Force to call their hands and terminate their assignmenlS.-Don't make CJ cuses. Nolhing canbe pe,fect and everyone will make mistakes. Recognize lhe problem and gelit fixed.-Don't procrastinate. Don't put offtough decisions just be cause you aren'twilling to make !hem today.--Be honest Don't quibble. Tell il likeit is and insist that your people levelwith you.Page 11Paper provides early chemical alertNine steps for good leadersThere are nine steps to being a goodleader.--Be tough. Have the courage to correct a subordinate if he fails to follow astrict policy of high standards.--Get OUl from behind your desk andsee what's going on. Leave yourfootprints throughout the organi7.ation. Let the people know you're inieres1Cd in them and their problems, theirworking conditions and their wclfmc.--Search our your problems. Don'tinhibit your people by making themthink that you don't 1iJcc to be botheredby their problems That type of atmosphcrc fOSICrS f'ailwc.--Dctaminc you duty section's makeor break points. F'and what the criticalpath is and let your weight be felt inOn-finalMarch, 1990Meet TSgL Patrick Titus , newFirst Sergeant for the 403rd Combat Logistic Support Squadron.(U.S. Air Force photo)M -9/M -8 PAPER WARNING !These papers are subject to fal se positive indications caused by many subSUUlCCS. When lhese papers indicatepositive results, they sho uld be treatedas contaminated.When th is happens, put on yourproLCCtivc mask, repon th e positiveindi cations immediately. Thesepapers detect the presence of Liquidne rve a nd blis te r age nts only. Thepapers will function in snow, rain , andsleet However, should they becomesaturated with water, replace wilh drypaper. M-8/M-9 papers responses arenonnall y immediate. At temperaturesbelow 32 degrees Fahrenheit, allowseveral minu tes for response to occ ur.Never use lhe test results from eitherpaper as the sole indicator for nerve orblister agenlS. The chemical monitoring team will detennine that infonnation by running olher testi ng devices.The M-8/M-9 chemical detectorpapers contain propenies Iha! havebeen detcnnined lO be carcinogenic.Therefore, use of this item, olher lhanduring wartime and technical training,is not authorized . Instead, two -inchmasking tape will be used to simulateiLable. When using the paper, place it onthe outer surfaces of driver's side orwindshields, vehicle bumpers and inside wheel wells.Procedure for windshields: Use theM-9 tape to affix M-8 paper to lhelower comer so the driver can view lhetape/paper from the inside of thevehicle lo detennine if and what kindof agent (b y obse rving ta pe/paperchang in g colo r) he/she may ha vedriven lhrough since many chemicalagenlS cannot be seen.When the masking tape is used onchemical gear, it's not necessary to indicate it is simulating the
Cathy Robinson, 507th paralegal technician, and Capl. Tim Forrest, a new legal officer review Sergeant Tucker's will. (U.S. Air Force photo) Technician jobs benefit Reserve, reservists When a reservist becomes an air reserve technician the Air Force Reserve and the reservist benefit. ' "II secures a civilian job for the person with the rederal
