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L. Col. Mahew Brown Commander, 181 IW/DGS COMMANDER S COMMENTS I have recenly been rying o read more since I have finally reached a poin in my life where I can read for pleasure versus required reading for a class, course, or he dreaded PME reading! Wha I have discovered is I am a fan of Winson S. Churchill who was Prime Miniser of Grea Briain during World War II. Depending on wha you read he was eiher a grea saesman wih incredible wi or a canankerous cigar smoker who sruggled wih drinking a lile oo much. I believe he laer helped shape he former. Regardless, his houghs are well published, and for me, relevan o much of wha life (family, friends, careers, ec.) requires of us. As I approach ye anoher birhday, I am comfored in he belief ha I am coninuing o grow each day. No, unforunaely, I am no geing any aller bu raher growing in my undersanding of how o measure success and wha is imporan in life. I can finally concede life is no a sprin. As Mr. Churchill is credied for saying, Coninuous effor no srengh or inelligence is he key o unlocking our poenial. I hink for many of us guardsmen we can credi our careers o his philosophy. Those who are successful, however you choose o measure i, can probably aribue i o deerminaion, perseverance, and giving hemselves fully o he ask a hand. So wha is he secre? Wha is he formula for success? Success is sumbling from failure o failure wih no loss of enhusiasm. (Winson S. Churchill). I hink his one is perfec o describe mos of our effors. Wheher i is susained physical finess, quiing smoking, compleing a degree, or finally finishing ha PME, success requires passion. Posiive people surround hemselves wih posiive people who have posiive energy. Those ha succeed in life and a whaever hey se ou o accomplish do so because hey have a passion. They have such a belief in hemselves ha nobody and nohing ges in heir way. For hose who can say posiive and opimisic when i is hardes are he ones who come ou on he oher side winners. Aiude is a lile hing ha makes a big difference. (Yes, Winson again). Someimes when leading meeings remember; Courage is wha i akes o sand up and speak; courage is also wha i akes o si down and lisen. Or, jus as imporan, when you are aending meeings remember; If you have an imporan poin o make, don ry o be suble or clever. Use a pile driver. Hi he poin once. Then come back and hi i again. Then hi i a hird ime a remendous whack. (Winson S. Churchill) My mos favorie Churchill quoe; To each here comes in heir lifeime a special momen when hey are figuraively apped on he shoulder and offered he chance o do a very special hing, unique o hem and fied o heir alens. Wha a ragedy if ha momen finds hem unprepared or unqualified for ha which could have been heir fines hour. We are using his in our squadron o explain why we menor, why we aggressively pursue professional developmen opporuniies, why we care abou our readiness requiremens, and why we serve. So back o my opening commen, maybe here is always somehing I should be pursuing o beer myself. I beer ge sared on some PME readings! For me, oher noable quoes from Mr. Churchill include - You have enemies? Good. Tha means you've sood up for somehing, someime in your life. - We make a living by wha we ge, bu we make a life by wha we give. - Success is no final, failure is no faal: i is he courage o coninue ha couns. - Never, never, never give up. - My mos brillian achievemen was my abiliy o be able o persuade my wife o marry me. W n n p b I A y W h m m N Sep/Oc 2013 Vol 41, No. 5 The Racer Flyer is he official newsleer published by, and for, he members of he Indiana Air Naional Guard, Hulman Field, Terre Haue, Indiana. The conens of The Racer Flyer are no necessarily he official views of, or endorsed by, he US Governmen, DoD, Deparmen of he Air Force, he Naional Guard Bureau, or he Indiana Air Guard. Vision Saemen of he 181s Inelligence Wing: Recognized as a world-class Wing ready o serve Sae and Naion anyime... anywhere The Racer Flyer maerial: Aricles and phoographs are welcome and should be submied prior o deadline (he Nov/Dec deadline is Nov 2, 2013). Send submissions by E-Mail o Senior Maser Sg. John Chapman (john.chapman.1@ang.af.mil). Comm: 812-877-5471 FAX: 812-877-5371 DSN: 873-5471 DSN FAX: 873-5371 Col. Donald Bone, Jr. 1s L. Brandy Fulz Maj. Francis Howard Senior Maser Sg. John Chapman Commander, 181 IW Chief, Public Affairs Wing Execuive Saff Officer PA Superinenden/Racer Flyer Coordinaor COVER PHOTO: U.S. Air Force Saff Sg. Kevin Arne, wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, looks hrough an Infrared Camera (IR) a burn piles in Clay Couny while on board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk from Shelbyville, Ind., Sep. 4, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) 181 Inelligence Wing 2 Sep/Oc 2013 w
CHIEF S COMMENTS When Is I Time To Go? My firs wo Chiefs Commens were eniled Why am I here? and Wha do I do now? In Why am I here? we reviewed he benefis of membership and some saisfacions a person could receive as a member of our Profession of Arms. In Wha do I do now? we looked a The Enlised Force Srucure s mandae o mainain he highes level of personal readiness o mee mission requiremens by being echnically, physically, menally, and spiriually ready o accomplish he mission. Wih hose quesions answered, and my own reiremen soon approaching, my las quesion o you is When is i ime o go? Tha quesion will be answered differenly by many, for some airmen, i will be afer heir firs enlismen, wheher hey joined for ravel, raining opporuniies, or educaional benefis, heir ime in he miliary is over. Tha is a choice available o all who join, and I hope heir ime as a member of he Armed Forces was rewarding o hem and heir uni. Always ake pride in he fac ha you were ONE of he ONE PERCENT! Chief Maser Sg. Sco Winegar, 181 IW/CF For ohers, wo or hree enlismens may pass before hey decide i is ime o go. Life happens, plans change, and you mus make he bes decision for you and your family. Remember, here may be opporuniies laer o join back up. We have members on base who have had a break in service and reurned o finish heir careers. Word o he wise do a good job while you re here, rea everyone wih respec, and don burn any bridges you never know, he saff sergean of oday could be he wing commander of omorrow. Some deermined few make i o he end. Wheher radiional, acive guard reserve (AGR), or echnician, he rewards of making i o reiremen canno be undervalued. Sacrifices are many over a 20 plus year career; deploymens, missed holidays, no being here for life evens (my daugher was born while I was in basic and graduaed high school while I was in Baghdad, I was able o be here for her wedding his year, bu my broher wasn, he s an acive duy Chief on deploymen, funny sory - he me some of our Civil Engineering guys over here, imagine heir surprise running ino anoher Chief Winegar halfway across he world, kudos o hem for aking care of his issue - Racer Pride a is fines.) Despie he sacrifices, when you reach he end mos will say i was worh i. So, when is i ime o go? For me, i s when I can answer Why am I here? and Wha do I do now? he way I should anymore. I has been my privilege and honor o be ONE of ha ONE PERCENT who served, as acive, radiional, echnician, and lasly AGR, for 27 years. Thank you o all I have served wih and bes wishes o hose ha will coninue o serve our grea Sae and Naion. Go Racers! Family Readiness Group Airman & Family Readiness Program Manager Margare L. Amos hopes ha you will ake advanage of resources available o suppor your families and friends when or if he needs are here. She is also exending an inviaion o again serve as a voluneer and welcomes you o join an FRG meeing or even. Learn abou your FRG and how you can become involved and offer your skills o our miliary members and heir families. If you would like more informaion, or need resources, conac Margare a 812-877-5545, cell: 812-249-1662 or email: margare.amos@ang.af.mil. There are many resources available for our miliary members and heir families o ake advanage of, here are jus a few: Moving Forward: www.sarmovingforward.orgl USA4 Miliary Families: www.usa4miliaryfamilies. Miliary OneSource: www.miliaryonesource.mil dod.mil Naional Resource Direcory (NRD): www.nrd.gov Veerans Affairs: www.va.gov ebenefis: www.ebenefis.va.gov www.181iw.ang.af.mil 3 Racer Flyer
U.S. Air Force Saff Sg. Kevin Arne, wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, looks hrough an Infrared Camera a burn piles in Clay Couny while on board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk from Shelbyville, Ind., Sep. 4, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Air Force Saff Sg. Brad Simon, 113h Weaher Fligh forecaser on duy analyzes weaher condiions during annual raining July 16, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) We have a weaher fl igh? 1s L. Brandy Fulz, 181s PAO ( J ( m 181s Inelligence Wing rains wih infrared camera By L. Col. Frank Howard, 181s IW Execuive Saff Offi cer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Airmen from he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard conduced muliple raining missions over he pas year o provide coninuaion raining producs and o rain and es he capabiliy o provide Inciden Awareness and Assessmen o civilian disaser firs responders. In Sepember airmen flew wih an Shelbyville Indiana Army Guard UH-60 Blackhawk on a raining sorie o Clay Couny o es an Infrared Camera during a conrolled burn wih Cory and Posey Township fire deparmens. Ou wes, here are housands of acres on fire, said Saff Sg. Kevin Arne. If we are dropping fire reardan from an aircraf and he area is smoke covered, we don know if i s hiing he righ spo. So he poin is o pinpoin where o drop i. The mission imaged he fire a 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500 f. The images were uilized o keep airmen curren on heir analysis raining requiremens. In addiion, images were downloaded afer landing for delivery o he noional fire eam in a noional Wesern sae. The raining and esing will allow airmen in he 181s Inelligence Wing o mainain heir currency and o begin assessing how capable he camera will be in providing Inciden Analysis and Assessmen o local firs responders and inciden commanders in he even of a disaser in Indiana. ALPENA, Mich. Are we flying? Is he evening sofball game sill on? Can we golf his weekend? Many may no be aware, bu he 181s Inelligence Wing has a alened group of airmen, he 113h Weaher Fligh, who play a crucial role in predicing he weaher and is oucome on he mission, morale and oher aciviies. During annual field raining wih he 181s IW in Alpena, Mich., members of he weaher fligh provided vial forecas informaion o he Michigan Civil Air Parol, and inelligence wing members conducing domesic operaions, inciden awareness and assessmen raining. The annual raining focused on providing analysis and imagery o civilian firs responders in he even of a naural disaser or caasrophe. We are providing weaher briefings o he pilos as hey do heir missions, and also we are doing resource proecion for he enire base, said Tech. Sg. Eric Moore, 113h Weaher Fligh meeorological echnician. We will issue observed waches, warnings, and advisories for lighning, ornadoes, and severe weaher ha may roll hrough. People may no be aware, bu we are primarily an Army suppor uni on he base, so his raining gives us he opporuniy o really come ou wih he Air Force and do some Air Force unique raining wih he aviaion asses we normally would no have wih an Army infanry brigade uni, said Moore. Uilizing highly-echnical equipmen similar o wha is ypically seen in movies or sorm chasing videos, he weaher fligh has several ools o aid in forecasing weaher. The forecaser on duy is able o wach a sorm develop, predic where severe weaher will hi he ground, and dissec a sorm, o include he capabiliy of viewing he sorm in 3-D. 181 Inelligence Wing 4 Sep/Oc 2013 w A i f o c M s a f f A n w S l r o S ( e a M b S
(op and boom phoos) U.S. Airmen wih he Force Suppor Squadron ake one sep a a ime during a faaliy search and rescue exercise July 16, 2013, a he Comba Readiness Training Cener, Alpena, Mich. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) Services: Serving more han chow 1s L. Brandy Fulz, 181s PAO ALPENA, Mich. There is no quesion he imporan role he 181s Inelligence Wing Services Fligh plays in ensuring airmen say well fed, bu heir duies include more han food services. The 181s Services Fligh recenly had an opporuniy o rain on hose addiional duies wihin heir career field, during annual field raining in July a Alpena, Mich. In addiion o managing food faciliies, services is responsible for: lodging; moruary affairs; finess programs and faciliies; morale, welfare and recreaion programs and faciliies; and search and recovery operaions. In he pas, all we have done when we have come up for our annual raining is food service, said Maser Sg. Amberlee. Well, on a drill weekend, food service is our raining. The grea hing abou his annual raining is we are no cooking, we are no doing food services. The res of he base is seeing us do MWR, we are doing ournamens, we are sponsoring he Racer Rerea, we are puing up he SPEK, so we are doing hings ha are no normally highlighed, said Helm. During annual field raining, service fligh members received raining in moruary affairs, search and recovery operaions, finess and recreaion, Fuel Fired Equipmen, ServSafe, and Single Palleized Expediionary Kichen (SPEK) raining. ServSafe is a food and beverage safey course mandaed by Naional Guard Bureau for anyone in food services, and adminisered by he Naional Resauran Associaion. Maser Sg. Helm and Senior Maser Sg. Jay McKee are boh cerified insrucors and procors for he course. During annual raining, he services fligh augh a ServSafe course o he 181s Services Fligh, as well as members of he Vermon Air Naional Guard 158h Figher Wing, Alpena Comba Readiness Training Cener, and he Army and Air Force Exchange Service. By becoming a cerified insrucor and procor, we are able o cu he cos of members aending he course by approximaely half, said Helm. The SPEK raining allowed members he opporuniy o rain on a kichen used in a bare base siuaion or domesic operaion. I has he capabiliy o serve up o 550 people, hree ho meals per day, wih raions known as Uniized Group Raions. When we deploy, i is a package ha goes on a single palle, so we can se-up a meal and feed up o 550 people from he SPEK, said Helm The morale, welfare and recreaions aciviies provided by he services fligh included sponsoring he Racer Rerea. A faciliy open o Racers only, he Racer Rerea served as a place o visi afer work o socialize, play games, and mee new Racers. Addiionally, he services fligh hosed many ournamens, o include, sofball, Eucre, baskeball, golf, corn hole and a volleyball ournamen. A lo of he ( services fligh members) were really nervous abou coming o Alpena because hey have never been on a TDY, or hey have never been o Alpena and hey didn know wha o expec, so we spen a couple monhs geing hem jazzed so hey would be excied abou i, said Helm. They are having a grea ime, hey are geing a lo of raining, hey are all doing an excellen job, and I am jus proud of hem, said Helm. I is nice o see hem growing and becoming beer airmen for he Guard. Airman 1s Class Dalon Hacher is a radiional guardsman wihin he services fligh. Annual field raining was his firs deploymen, and he was impressed wih he raining and leadership. We have grea leadership wih Sg. McKee and Sergean Helm. They did a grea job geing everyhing ogeher, said Hacher. Hacher feels becoming a member of he Air Naional Guard has provided him valuable skills beyond he echnical raining received for his posiion in he services fligh. I m more disciplined, I can do more, and I m a beer leader, said Hacher. www.181iw.ang.af.mil 5 Racer Flyer
Members of he 113h Air Suppor Operaions Squadron deployed in suppor of Norhern Srike Augus 13, 2013. A porion of he raining accomplished during Norhern Srike was qualificaion on numerous weapons sysems o include he M240B, M249, M2, MK-19, and M320. (LoR): 1s L. Edward Shulman acs as a spoer for Maser Sg. Damon Giron as he qualifi es wih he M240B, 7.62mm Crew Served Weapon. 181s Inelligence Wing paricipaes in Exercise Norhern Srike By L. Col. Frank Howard, 181s IW Execuive Saff Offi cer HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. Three members of he Indiana Air Naional Guard, 181s Inelligence Wing, 113h Air Suppor Operaions Squadron reurned in early Sepember from Exercise Norhern Srike a he Alpena Comba Readiness Training Cener and a he Camp Grayling Join Maneuver Training Cener, Mich. I is rare o have a Close Air Suppor specific join combined live fire exercise wih muliple coaliion allies and represenaion from all five branches of service like hose ha were available a Norhern Srike, said Maser Sg. Damon Giron, 113h ASOS Tacical Air Conrol Pary member. We can accomplish more in 11 days a an exercise like Norhern Srike han during a ypical quarerly raining cycle due o he acical level focus and suppor of all agencies involved. 113h ASOS TACP members conrolled CAS missions employing live weapons from boh fixed wing and roary wing aircraf, live surface-o-surface morar Call-For-Fire missions wih 60mm and 120mm sysems and had he rare opporuniy o qualify on mos of he crew-served weapons in he US Army invenory. We were able o inegrae wih fire suppor specialiss and JTACs from oher ANG ASOS, Army Naional Guard, acive duy Army, and acive duy Marine Corps organizaions o share acics, echniques and procedures as we formed ino muliple small-uni comba eams, said Giron. This raining venue is an opporuniy o see how he res of he ANG ASOS do business and share raining lessons as well as inegrae direcly wih Fire Suppor elemens o produce combined effecs on he balefield. The exercise also feaured an inernaional flavor wih a half-dozen Join Terminal Aack Conrollers from Lihuania and Canada paricipaing in he exercise. In all, 29 differen unis from 16 saes, plus he wo inernaional parners, paricipaed in he exercise. We planned and execued war ime missions ha resuled in air-assauls ino arge areas from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopers o conrol air srikes, said Giron. We were also able o cross-rain wih he U.S. Coas Guard on Lake Huron and discuss ineroperabiliy of capabiliies o suppor search and rescue operaions in he U.S. As compuer based simulaion becomes a larger porion of miliary raining each year, exercises like Norhern Srike provide he real world, face-oface ineracion and realisic acical level scenarios and sress necessary o coninue o ensure effecive Join/Combined comba operaions in he fuure. said LT Ed Shulman, 113h ASOS Tacical Air Conrol Pary member. The value and necessiy of live fire-suppor raining in dynamic venues canno be oversaed. Norhern Srike 2013 is an Air Naional Guard sponsored, wo week long raining exercise emphasizing join and coaliion air-o-ground missions, preparing personnel o conduc direc comba operaions. The exercise allowed he various unis o rain on join operaions beween air, land and sea organizaions. A c T H G b 1 r c F o n i s g g c s o P 181 Inelligence Wing 6 Sep/Oc 2013 w
A Black Hawk helicoper prepares for ake off on Aug. 19, 2013 during Red Flag Alaska a Eielson AFB. Red Flag Alaska is join base air comba exercise where paricipaing U.S. and coaliion forces refi ne comba skills in a realisic hrea environmen. (U.S. Air Force Phoo by Tech. Sg. Robera A. Thompson/Released) 181s Inelligence Wing paricipaes in Exercise Red Flag Alaska By L. Col. Frank Howard, 181s IW Execuive Saff Offi cer HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. Foureen members of he 181s Inelligence Wing s 113h Air Suppor Operaions Squadron recenly reurned from a en-day exercise, Red Flag Alaska 13-3, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Aug. 1, 2013. Exposing our airmen o he amoun of planning and siuaional awareness needed o conduc close air suppor during major comba operaions was grea, said Maj. Ryan Harvey, 113 ASOS Brigade Air Liaison Officer. Mos of our guys have only had experience in he couner-insurgency arena and he exposure o a high hrea scenario was eyeopening. The mission of a Tacical Air Conrol Pary airman is o call in air srikes on he enemy in suppor of friendly forces. These air srikes are done in close proximiy o friendly forces wih he TACP ofen under enemy fire. Red Flag provided me a real-world experience o inegrae wih he Army and each he Army wha he Air Force and TACPs bring o he figh, said Saff Sg. Karl Ackerman 113h ASOS Tacical Air Conrol Pary member. Red Flag Alaska provides field raining exercises for U.S. and allied forces, o conduc air-o-air comba raining, bomb dropping and large force employmen raining in a simulaed comba environmen. We had he opporuniy o conrol hree missions wih he F. Wayne A-10s and conduc inegraed ground movemens wih he Army, said Ackerman. We were forced o build plans on he fly and I was able o rain and inegrae wih he Army for he firs ime. Our airmen were able o adap o a number of facors beyond heir conrol and sill showcase heir echnical skills, said Harvey. Their flexibiliy resuled in some grea airborne jump raining, army maneuver raining, and opposed close air suppor raining. While here he uni ook par in exercises conaining a oal of 60 aircraf and 2,600 personnel, including Air Force, Air Naional Guard, Navy and Marines as well as forces from Ausralia and he Republics of Souh Korea and Japan. Saes represened from he U.S. miliary included Alaska, California, Washingon, Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana and Oklahoma. www.181iw.ang.af.mil 7 Racer Flyer
U I G G M S Images from Alpena, Mich. July 2013 U.S. Airmen wih he Securiy Forces Squadron, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, perform clearing and exi raining a Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Air Force Maser Sg. Amberlee D. Helm, NCOIC of Services Fligh, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, eaches a class on Servesafe o oher members of he 181s and Alpena CRTC workers, Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 17, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sg. Mark A. Ford, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, checks for blown fuses and makes sure relays are working correcly on a Ford F150 ruck, Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 16, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) I F A R 181 Inelligence Wing 8 Sep/Oc 2013 w
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sg. Bobby J. Horon, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, performs railer mainenance on a muniions railer, Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 17, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Airmen wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, unload baggage from a KC-135 Sraoanker a Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 14, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Airmen wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, perform a search and recovery exercise a Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 16, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Air Force Saff Sg. Lenny D. Wheeler, Services Fligh, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, handles food pouch for he Single Palle Expediionary Kichen, Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 18, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sg. Jonahan Schlak, Tech. Sg. Branden J. Criss, Tech. Sg. Rober S. Snow and Maser Sg. Jason E. Jackson, 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, eam up in he Annual Field Training/MWR scramble, Alpena, Mich., July 17, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/ Released) U.S. Airmen wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, compee in a 3-on-3 baskeball ournamen pu on by he 181s MWR, Alpena CRTC, Mich., July 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Senior Maser Sg. John S. Chapman/Released) www.181iw.ang.af.mil 9 Racer Flyer
NEW RECRUITS WING PROMOTIONS LT. COL. BRYAN S. DEBSHAW RONALD A. PADGETT BRYAN D. YATES CAPT. JAMIES L. ABBOTT Alek Schafer Audrey Fisher Dillon Dunn 1ST LT. NICOLE S. HALL 2ND LT. LANDONE E. HINMAN Eric Kasberg Jacob Sradling James Braye MASTER SGT. PATRICK L. GREEN FRANKLIN E. JOHNSON ERIC P. MOORE KEITH P. WHITE TECH. SGT. KEVIN A. FELTNER BRAD D. GATES DAVID W. TACKETT James Cervone James Wrigh Jeffrey Puka STAFF SGT. CHELSEA J. BRACKALL RICHARD A. SCHWEYER ANJULI H. SMITH Jennifer Baron Kyle Reeves Madison Thompson SENIOR AIRMAN DAKOTA R. BRATTAIN JORDAN P. CHATMAN GARY A. GIRTON BRODY T. JONES JACKI R. LEE VICTORIA L. PUCKETT KYLE D. ROONEY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS TYLER J. CRAIG JOSHUA N. HUDSPETH JUSTIN A. MCCULLOUGH KOLTER R. SOKELAND Nahan Bowers Rober Osborn Zabrina Ping AIRMAN DUSTIN G. ABNEY 181 Inelligence Wing 10 Sep/Oc 2013 w
RACER UNIT REVIEW Air Suppor Operaions Squadron Greeings from he ASOS. I hope you all had an enjoyable and safe summer. As usual we have been exremely busy, a fully loaded schedule ha we could no have execued wihou a lo of help from our fellow Racers. The ASOS was forunae o piggy back on he 122 FW s rip o Alaska o paricipae in a Red Flag Exercise. Our airmen deployed o he field in suppor of he CAS porion of he exercise. This exercise was a fanasic opporuniy o do wha we do. I was loaded wih live ordnance CAS conrols, helicoper assaul missions, and even some airborne jump missions. We were also able o work wih some of our coaliion parners, in paricular he Japanese Air Force and heir C-130s. Maser Sg. 113h Weaher Fligh Members of he 113h Weaher Fligh aended Annual Training in Alpena, Mich. They provided suppor o Civil Air Parol, 181s DOM Ops, and Base Resource Proecion. Members were paricularly excied o use he GR2 radar program, allowing hem o view secors of a sorm in 3-D. This new abiliy allowed hem o see hail spikes in a sorm, visually see he level a which lighning is produced, and also allows he user a 3-D view of a ornado as i forms. Saff Sg. Brad Simon demonsraed he program during Augus AT for members of he uni ha were unable o aend AT in Alpena. The 113h Weaher Fligh welcomes wo new members of he Pario Fligh: Rebecca Phillips and Mahew Dunn. The Weaher Fligh is excied o have fresh faces in he uni. Welcome o he uni Rebecca & Mahew! Members received refresher raining on puing up he DRASH en. (See 2 aached picures) Members picured are Tech. Sg. Michael Wilkins and Senior Airman Tyler Crumpacker. Saff Sg. Brad Simon graduaed Cum Laude wih a Bachelor of Science and Aeronauics degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronauical Universiy on June 8, 2013. He is also excied o currenly be working on his Masers in Aeronauics. Congraulaions on your achievemen Saff Sg. Simon! McPhee and his crew did a grea job coordinaing his mission which provided invaluable raining o he uni. Los of new faces on he horizon, i seems like he secre is ou and recruis are banging down he door (hanks o he hard work of John Mehringer and his crew). We would like o welcome home our 1s Sergean Chrisine David-Wood. She finished up her our as he 504h EASOG 1s Shir, and is home from deploymen. She did an excellen job in a high visibiliy posiion overseeing all TACP deployed ISO OEF. Nice work Maser Sg. David-Wood! Well ha s enough for now, see you around he base! L. Col. Charlie FRAM Iracondo Members of he 113h Weaher Fligh aended he Racer Family Day evens in July. All members of he uni enjoyed he delicious BBQ lunch ha was provided and gained useful informaion from he informaion boohs in he hangar. Saff Sg. Tiffany Barley brough her wo daughers, Emma (19 monhs) and Lilly (3 monhs). Saff Sg. Barley said ha Emma enjoyed peing he goas, sheep, miniaure donkeys and camel. Saff Sg. Barley said ha Emma s favorie aciviy was riding he ponies and ha afer each urn she would immediaely poin and ask o go again. Her younges daugher, Lilly, slep hrough mos of he social even, only waking up o laugh, giggle and alk o friends of her mom. Congraulaions also go o Saff Sg. Barley on her new job a Firs Financial Bank. Saff Sg. Barley is a Pos-Closing Audior in he Commercial Loan Deparmen. Saff Sg. Barley says ha she enjoys her new job because i keeps her buys hroughou he day. Congraulaions are in order for Meeorological Technician Eric Moore on his promoion o Maser Sergean! Please join us in congraulaing Maser Sg. Moore when you see him around base! Saff Sg. Tiffany Barley Mission Suppor Group Congraulaions Maser Sg. Keih Whie on your recen selecion o he 181s MSG Firs Sergean posiion and on your recen promoion o Maser Sg. Maser Sg. Whie comes o us from he Inelligence Squadron. Le's all welcome Keih o he suppor side of he house. Maser Sg. Julie Vanlandingham www.181iw.ang.af.mil 11 Racer Flyer
RACER UNIT REVIEW Communicaions Fligh Well, he Comm Fligh has a lo of aciviy over he summer! We wish o welcome back Tech. Sg. Dave Foy from deploymen o Afghanisan. He reurned o echnician duy in Augus. The boys in he NCC are glad o see him - especially Tech. Sg. James Moore and Saff Sg. Nick Rudder, who covered Tech. Sg. Foy's posiion while he was gone. Dave is very graeful, guys! Thank you for sepping up o he plae. Tech. Sg. James Moore has big news! He and girlfriend, Crysal, are expecing a child! We're hoping o see he new lile Comm roop come Spring 2014. We are very excied o welcome Senior Airman Anjuli Smih o Comm! We are so glad ha you have crossed he fence! I know you will enjoy working wih us. Congraulaions also go o Saff Sg. Curis Peerson on his upcoming reiremen! We will miss you, Pee! Praise and Congraulaions also go o Tech. Sg. Darryl Yancy, Saff Sg. Jonahon Bose, and Saff Sg. Jonahon Ellinger on passing your 7 level courses his summer. Good job! I am sure I speak for all he golfers when I say a huge hank you o Tech. Sg. Jake Layer for organizing his year's Lyle Skaggs' Golf Tournamen. From all accouns i wen very well, even hough a few people meled in he hea. I have heard a rumor ha my husband, soon-oreire-from Comm Chief Maser Sg. Sco Winegar, Chief Maser Sg. Sco Kasmer (JFHQ), Senior Maser Sg. Bill Baker (MSG), and our very own Tech. Sg. James Moore were spoed in full on Duck Dynasy regalia; I have ye o see he phoographic evidence, bu I'm sure i will be a rea. I also mus menion ha a Comm guy won he Longes Drive Compeiion, way o go Tech. Sg. Dave "Long Ball" Foy! Maser Sg. Teri Winegar Inelligence Wing Force Suppor Squadron Hello from he 181s IW Force Suppor Squadron. We would like o sar by saying hank you o all hose who paricipaed in he MWR evens in Alpena Michigan. I was a firs for us o organize such elaborae and enjoyable evens for everyone, and due o much posiive feedback, we look forward o providing hose services o he base nex ime. Special hanks o Maser Sg. Amberlee Helm, wih he help of our fellow services members, for aking he reins on hose asks and ensuring our TDY members had eneraining downime available. Thank you o wo individuals who have been a par of our work effors here in MPF. To Tech. Sg. Megan Tabler, Shayla Dunigan jus joined he uni and will be headed down o Inel afer she complees her raining. Shayla is a senior in high school his year and is a special member of he Perusich family. Congraulaions, Shayla and welcome aboard! Public Affairs secion had hree individuals graduae from Defense Informaion School a F. George Meade, Md. In mid-augus Maj. Francis Howard compleed he 10 week Public Affairs Qualificaion Course. Then on Augus 23, 2013 Airman 1s Class Madeleine Richards scored a 94.4% afer 16 weeks in he Basic Sill Phoography course which earned her he Honor Graduae cerificae. Also on Augus 23, 2013 Senior Maser Sg. John Chapman compleed his 26 weeks Public Affairs Qualificaion Course, his course was made up of 24 weeks in non-residen saus and wo weeks of final raining. Congraulaions o all hree of you for doing an ousanding job a school. Airman Basic Lonnie Wiram will be leaving soon, as well. Airman Basic Wiram will aend Basic Training and hen off o Defense Informaion School a F. George Meade, Md. for Basic Comba Corresponden. Good luck Lonnie, we wish you well. Maser Sg. Jami Perusich who is assising in cusomer service, and Senior Airman Rebecca Marindale and her assisance in Recruiing, we say hank you boh for your suppor and hard work. Anoher special hanks o Tech. Sg. Chris Gresham for his ime and service as a recruier. Tech. Sg. Gresham has reurned o he Securiy Forces Squadron and we are happy o announce his recen employmen as an Assisan Professor of Law Enforcemen a Vincennes Universiy. Everyone wishes him well in all of his new endeavors. Las bu no leas, FSS will be saying goodbye o one our mos illusrious and sough afer members. We are saddened o announce ha Maser Sg. Craig 181 Inelligence Wing 12 Sep/Oc 2013 w
RACER UNIT REVIEW Rudisel will be reiring in Ocober of 2013. He came o he 181s by way of he Unied Saes Marine Corps afer serving eigh years. Afer a hiaus of almos 2 years, he hen dedicaed he nex 15 plus years o he Indiana Air 137h Inelligence Squadron (In accordance wih curren Air Force guidance, he las name of 137h IS members have been omied due o operaional securiy) Greeings from he 137h Inelligence Squadron! We hope everyone had a grea summer. The squadron wans o hank everyone for heir paricipaion and making our firs summer camp (as an Inelligence Wing) o Alpena, Mich. a grea success! During he deploymen our squadron won firs place in he euchre ournamen, baskeball, sofball ournamen and he volleyball ournamen. The 137h welcomes he following airmen back from echnical school: Airman 1s Class Jonahan, Airman 1s Class Carla, Airman 1s Class Brian, Airman 1s Civil Engineer Squadron Fall is upon us, which means many area fesivals, weddings, fooball paries, and change of color. Wih all his change, he 181 Civil Engineer Squadron is forever changing as well. One posiive change we have seen in he las monh was wo new promoions. Two airmen were promoed o he rank of Senior Airman: Gary Giron and Jordan Chaman. Awesome job and keep up he good work! Speaking of an awesome job, congraulaions goes ou o Saff Sg. Jason Large and Senior Airman. Waler Corales on being par of he winning eam. These deployed members were par of he 386h ECES baskeball eam ha won he overall championship for base Naional Guard. The 181s MPF hanks him for all of his hard work and expresses he fac ha he will be missed. Tech. Sg. Michael Hawkins Class Jacob and Airman 1s Class Micah. Grea Job! Congraulaions 2nd L. Joe and Saff Sg. Dalon on heir new wedded bliss. Congraulaions Firs Sergean Brandy, Airman 1s Class Jessica, 1s L. Larry and Airman 1s Class Brian wih he new babies in heir families. The following individuals were promoed in July, Maser Sg. Pa and Tech. Sg. Kevin; grea job guys! Finally, congraulaions o Tech. Sg. Mahew and Saff Sg. Meagan and heir new posiions in he squadron. Senior Maser Sg. Kelly level eams a heir deployed locaion. On anoher noe, we would like o welcome Chief Maser Sg. Darrell Newman o he squadron. He is now in he Faciliy Manager posiion and will be a vial asse o he base. We are excied as o he many years of experience ha you have and will conribue o us. We all wish you he bes and look forward o working wih you! Finally, we don wan anyone o forge our CE deployed members. Please keep all of hem in your houghs and prayers regularly. We hope all of you a safe TDY and reurn!!! Maser Sg. Larry Ice Man McBride 207h Weaher Fligh The 207h ended he summer wih a flurry of aciviy. Having jus compleed a vigorous spli AT a Aerbury and a he Shelbyville Armory in June, he uni spli again in order o provide weaher suppor o he Comba Aviaion Brigade in Shelbyville 12-14 July. Maser Sg s. Bri King and Todd Bock provided forecass for personnel drops on 12 July. Maser Sg. Bock, Senior Airman s Alex Nyirendah and Riley Fizparick provided weaher on he 13h and 14h supporing check rides and surveillance missions across he sae. Kudos o Tech. Sg. Brian Roell who voluneered o provide weaher suppor o Couner-drug aviaion hrough he monh of Augus. Uni srengh moved in a very posiive direcion in Sepember as he 207h gained weaher echnicians Saff Sg. Jennifer Baron from F Wayne and Senior Airman Alek Schaffer from Bloomingon. Boh were prior acive duy and bring valuable weaher experience o he uni. Baron has served a he Sco Operaional Weaher Squadron and for fixed wing figher jes a Hill AFB. Schaffer has also served a an OWS (Sembach, Germany), Bagram AB in Afghanisan, as well as an Army suppor in F Campbell. Has off o Senior Airman Alex Nyirendah who recenly acceped a sales posiion a Saks Fifh Avenue. Senior Airman Alexander S. Nyirendah www.181iw.ang.af.mil 13 Racer Flyer
Local guardsmen suppor Pario Exercise a Volk Field, Wisconsin U.S. Air Force Maser Sg. Gregory Dunham, wih he 181s Inelligence Wing, Indiana Air Naional Guard, ges down o business refueling a C-5 Galaxy aircraf on he ramp a Volk Field, Comba Readiness Training Cener, Wis. July 16, 2013. (U.S. Air Naional Guard phoo by Maser Sg. Joe Garber, 193rd SOW Harrisburg, Pa./Released) Maser Sg. Gregory Dunham, Indiana Air Naional Guard, 181s Inelligence Wing, provided fuel suppor as he Non-Comissioned Officer In Charge of Peroleum, Oil and Lubrican (POL) during he 2013 Pario Exercise held a Volk Field, Wis. July 2013. Maser Sg. Dunham and his eam of individuals successfully suppored C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaser III, KC-135 Sraoanker, C-130 Hercules, A-10 Thunderbol II, F-16 Falcon, C-38 Gulfsream and C-21's Learje during deploymen, susainmen and redeploymen operaions. Their suppor enabled he movemen of 1,134 passengers and 763.5 shor ons of cargo and allowed flying unis o accomplish 167 sories and 455.9 flying hours. They also provided 24-hour ground fuel operaions o suppor generaors and ligh cars used for medical faciliies, search and rescue operaions, mobile kichens, and he qualiy of life for exercise paricipans. 181 Inelligence Wing 14 Sep/Oc 2013 w
AIRMAN SPOTLIGHT Tech. Sg. Sara Peersen How has being a member of he Air Naional Guard enriched your civilian life? Being a member of he miliary has given me a sense of pride ha no many oher people in my life have experienced. My children admire i, and i has helped me begin a career in law enforcemen wih my local police deparmen. Fac or Ficion: Provide wo hings abou yourself ha are rue and one ha is false. (Find ou which iem is fi cion a he boom of he page.) A) I have wo children. B) I live in Tennessee. C) I have never been overseas. How would you describe your job in he Air Naional Guard and/ or being a member of he Air Naional Guard o a sranger? As a weaher forecaser/observer in he Air Naional Guard, I provide weaher suppor for Army and Air Force missions. I provide deailed forecass for fligh and ground operaions. Also, I coninue o monior he curren weaher in case of any hazardous weaher ha may impac he safey of asses. In he case of hazardous weaher approaching, I would issue he appropriae wach, warning, or advisory. If you were on he cover of a magazine, which one would i be and why? People, because I wan o be famous! Senior Airman Riley Fizparick III How has being a member of he Air Naional Guard enriched your civilian life? Being a member of he INANG has brough an enhanced level of discipline and srucure o my life, and i has helped me view my life as a civilian differenly. The experience I ve gained hrough he Air Naional Guard has prepared me for a career as a Parol Officer for he Ciy of Charlesown. Fac or Ficion: Provide wo hings abou yourself ha are rue and one ha is false. (Find ou which iem is fi cion a he boom of he page.) A) I was Senior Class Presiden. B) I enjoy running mini marahons. C) I fly airplanes. How would you describe your job in he Air Naional Guard and/ or being a member of he Air Naional Guard o a sranger? As a Bale Field Weaher Forecaser, I work hand in hand wih Army Aviaors and I am responsible for mission success and asse proecion by providing deailed and accurae weaher forecass. If you were on he cover of a magazine, which one would i be and why? Time - The world s mos influenial people have been on he cover of Time, and as a Charlesown Police Officer, I like o hink of myself as a posiive influence o my communiy and o hose around me. (Peersen: C; Fizparick: B) www.181iw.ang.af.mil 15 Racer Flyer
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