BY JENNY GORDONjenny.gordon.ctr@us.af.mil

TT he 2015 Robins Combined Federal Campaign sea-son ends next Friday. As of Nov. 10, the totalpledge was at $130,623. The goal is $1 million.

“With just days left to participate in this season’sactive three-week campaign, I encourage each member ofour community to reach out, support and change the livesof those around us who need help throughout the year,”Bobby Munda, Robins 2015 CFC chair. “This is a greatway to give back when we’ve been given so much.”Carolyn Edwards, a DLAAviation inventory manage-

ment specialist and demand planner, has been giving to

the annual campaign for the last 20 years.“I give because it’s for a good cause,” said Edwards.

“There are so many different organizations out there thatwe can contribute to. Eventually all our families experi-ence some kind of need, whether it’s due to illness,hunger or other things.“Being that I’m blessed, I want to be a blessing to oth-

ers. Families go through different experiences, and we needeach other,” She added. “Any way we can help – no matterhow small or large – it’s just a willingness from the heart.”Contributing for more than 20 years, Karen Vernon,

a co-worker, agreed and said she contributes forreligious reasons.

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BY JENNY GORDONjenny.gordon.ctr@us.af.mil

Team Robins’ reach is world-wide. And, the Royal AustralianAir Force welcoming its eighthand final C-17 Globemaster IIINov. 4 at its base in Amberley isfurther proof of that.According to the RAAF, the

acquisition of two additional air-craft this year – along with associ-ated equipment and facilities – is a$1 billion investment in the coun-try’s ability to provide vital heavyairlift across global missions. The C-17’s lift and range has

become an integral part of theAustralian Defence Force’s airliftcapability, said Mal Brough,Minister for Defence Materiel andScience. “It allows Australia to rapidly

deploy troops, combat equipment,tanks, helicopters and humanitari-an resources worldwide,” he said.“The C-17 has played a centralrole in the ADF’s activities,including supporting the interna-tional effort to combat (ISIL) inIraq and Syria, recovering the vic-tims of the MH-17 tragedy in theUkraine, and delivering disasterrelief to victims of the Vanuatucyclone and Queensland floods.” Robins Air Force Base is home

to the C-17 System ProgramOffice, which is responsible forthe sustainment, modernization,modification, maintenance andoverall service of the C-17 fleet. Its offices house not only

Boeing employees, but also repre-sentatives from partner nationssuch as the United Kingdom,Canada, Qatar, and Australia,which received its first C-17 in2006.Wing Commander David

Zemel with the C-17 LogisticsManagement Unit said, “The C-17has allowed rapid responses tonational and global activities, andhas extended Australia’s airliftcapability well beyond what waspreviously possible. It’s the back-bone of Australian airlift capabili-ty and provides unprecedentedglobal reach.” Since Boeing’s announcement

that it would complete productionand close its C-17 assembly facili-ty in Long Beach, Calif., in 2013,the focus will now be on fleet sus-tainment. That includes modern-ization and modification.

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Friday Flyby: Team Robins Awards Ceremony today at 1 p.m., base theater

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Sunday61/42 “Stay Resilient – this too shall pass.”

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Lighter Fare Local schools Celebrate

Veterans DayPage B1

Emergency Preparedness App AvailableThe Red Cross developed an application

dedicated to providing alerts for more than35 different types of severe weather andemergency alerts.

The app allows you to monitor multiplelocations across the country for any alerts.

One of the app’s features is called“Family Safe,” and it allows you to checkand see if your loved ones are safe in anarea that has an alert by notifying themthrough the app.

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Celebrating Native American Heritage Winona LaDuke is an activist, author and

former vice-presidential candidate. She is ofthe Mississippi Band of the Anishinabeg ofthe White Earth Reservation located inMinnesota. A Harvard graduate, she wasnamed by “Time Magazine” as one ofAmerica’s 50 most promising leaders under40 in 1994. She has authored several books,received the Reebok Human Rights Award in1988, and ran for Vice President in 2000 withRalph Nader under the Green Party ticket.

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BY JENNY GORDONjenny.gordon.ctr@us.af.mil

Writing a resume for federalemployment consideration doesn’thave to be daunting. In fact, it’s about providing an

applicant’s best qualities when itcomes to showcasing workplaceresponsibilities, education and careeraccomplishments.Keeping a current resume has a

purpose and several benefits, frombeing able to respond and apply foran immediate job posting, to stayingabreast of job duties and highlight-ing ongoing significant activities. “A resume is relevant information

to give an employer an understand-

ing of your duties and experiencegained over a number of years. It’s very important that an appli-

cant be clear and precise with infor-mation provided on a resume,” saidAngelia Solomon, Staffing Sectionchief for the Air Force PersonnelCenter’s operating location atRobins.

When writing a resume, there areseveral key pieces of informationthat should be included whendescribing work experience and edu-cation. There’s not a particulardesired layout. Personal information should

detail your full name, mailingaddress and day and evening tele-phone numbers with area codes. Social security numbers aren’t

required, however when completingyour total application package, anoccupational questionnaire will askfor it (It’s used for verification pur-poses only). On work experience, detailed

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Second Front

team robins awardsThe Team RobinsAwards Ceremony will be conducted today at 1 p.m. in the

Base Theater. Please come out and support your winners.

Put Your Hands togetherThe next “Put your hands together for ...” will run in the Nov. 27 edition of the

Rev-Up. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 20 at 4:30 p.m.To have an award included in the feature, submit a brief write up of the award

and the people who have earned it. Photos may be submitted, but space is limited.Submissions should be sent as a word document; photos should be .jpegs.For more information, contact Lanorris Askew at lanorris.askew.ctr@us.af.mil

or Geoff Janes at vance.janes@us.af.mil. Either can be reached by phone at DSN468-6386.

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Are you missing out on business?Robins Air Force Base and its units

spend more than $4.6 million onGovernment Purchase Card purchasesusing homegrown businesses and pro-pelling the local economy. If you have a local business which

could service Robins, but you’re notgiven a fair opportunity due to fraudu-lent activities, we want to help.To report fraudulent Government Purchase Card activities please contact

Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 105, Robins AirForce Base at 478-926-2141.

U.S. Air Force photos by RAY CRAYTON

November 13, 2015 �The Robins Rev-Up �A3

Robins military justice actionsThe following airman was

court-martialed for violating theUniform Code of Military Justice:�A 78th Medical Operations

Squadron airman first class wasfound guilty of using cocaine, in vio-lation of Article 112(a) of the UCMJ,at a special court-martial convenedon Robins. The member was sen-tenced to reduction to E-2, confine-ment for two months, and a bad con-duct discharge.

The following airmen receivednonjudicial punishment in accor-dance with Article 15, UCMJ, andAFI 51-202:�A 12th Airborne Command and

Control Squadron senior airmanreceived an Article 15 for violatingArticle 86 of the UCMJ, failure togo, and Article 107 of the UCMJ,making a false official statement.The member received a reduction tothe rank of airman, forfeiture of $867pay per month for two months anda reprimand.�A 12th Airborne Command

and Control Squadron airmanreceived an Article 15 for violatingArticle 112a of the UCMJ, usingmarijuana. The member received areduction to the rank of airmanbasic and a reprimand.�A 461st Aircraft Maintenance

Squadron airman first class receivedan Article 15 for violating Article 86of the UCMJ, failure to go. Themember received a suspended reduc-tion to airman, 14 days extra duty,and a reprimand.�A 461st Maintenance Squadron

senior airman received an Article 15for violating Article 86 of the UCMJ,failure to go. The member received asuspended reduction to airman firstclass, forfeiture of $156 per monthfor two months, and a reprimand.�A 78th Civil Engineer Group

airman first class received an Article15 for violating Article 92 of theUCMJ, willful dereliction of duty.The member received a reduction toairman, a suspended reduction to air-man basic, suspended forfeiture of$773 pay per month for two months,and a reprimand.�A 78th Comptroller Squadron

second lieutenant received an Article15 for violating Article 92 of theUCMJ, failure to obey a lawfulorder. The member received forfei-ture of $1,527 pay per month fortwo months and a reprimand.�A 78th Force Support Squadron

airman first class received an Article15 for violating Article 86 of theUCMJ, absence without leave, andArticle 107 of the UCMJ, making afalse official statement. The memberreceived a suspended reduction toairman, restriction to Robins for 47days with 30 days suspended, and a

reprimand.�A 78th Operations Support

Squadron staff sergeant received anArticle 15 for violating Article 86 ofthe UCMJ, failure to go. The mem-ber received forfeiture of $300 payand a reprimand.�A 78th Operations Support

Squadron staff sergeant received anArticle 15 for violating Article 86 ofthe UCMJ, failure to go, and Article107 of the UCMJ, making a falseofficial statement. The memberreceived a suspended reduction tosenior airman, forfeiture of $300 payper month for two months with onemonth suspended and a reprimand.�A 78th Security Forces

Squadron senior airman received anArticle 15 for violating Article 89 ofthe UCMJ, disrespect toward a supe-rior commissioned officer, andArticle 134 of the UCMJ, disorderlyconduct. The member received areduction to airman, 11 days extraduty and a reprimand.�A 78th Security Forces

Squadron staff sergeant received anArticle 15 for violating Article 81 ofthe UCMJ, conspired to have anoth-er airman make a false official state-ment, and Article 134 of the UCMJ,obstruction of justice. The memberreceived a reduction to senior air-man and a reprimand.�A 78th Security Forces

Squadron airman first classreceived an Article 15 for violatingArticle 107 of the UCMJ, making afalse official statement, and Article134 of the UCMJ, leaving the sceneof an accident. The memberreceived a reduction to airman, sus-pended reduction to airman basic,14 days extra duty, and a repri-mand.�A 78th Security Forces

Squadron senior airman received anArticle 15 for violating Article 86 ofthe UCMJ, failure to go, and Article92 of the UCMJ, negligent derelic-tion of duty. The member receivedforfeiture of $1,175 pay per monthfor two months with one month sus-pended and a reprimand.

Editor’s Note: See next week’sRobins Rev-Up for more militaryjustice actions courtesy 78th AirBase Wing Legal Office.

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Global broadcast service: themilitary's 'direct Tv', now avail-able in a rucksackHANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE,MASS. (AFNS) – U.S. servicemembers will soon be able toreceive secure data and cable-qualityvideo in near real-time, even in themost remote parts of the world,using smaller, lighter-weight equip-ment.On Sept. 28 a contract was award-

ed toAQYR Technologies, a smallbusiness located in Hollis, NewHampshire, for the production ofrucksack-portable receive suites,also known as RPRS. The suites arepart of the Global Broadcast Service,also known as GBS, a joint programbased out of Hanscom that delivers afull spectrum of communications toU.S. warfighters.The 150-unit RPRS order is val-

ued at just under $14 million and ispart of a larger, five-year indefinitedelivery, indefinite quantity produc-tion contract that has a ceiling of$100 million.

AF earns dod best militarydepartment disability awardWASHINGTON (AFNS) – TheAir

Force received the Secretary ofDefense trophy for the best disabilityprogram among large military com-ponents for the fourth year in a row.TwoAirmen were recognized fortheir work during a ceremony at thePentagon Oct. 29.For the past 35 years, the Office of

Diversity Management and EqualOpportunity has recognized out-standing service members andDefense Department civilian person-nel with disabilities at an annualawards ceremony.

The ceremony recognizes recipi-ents for outstanding achievement inthe hiring, retention and advance-ment of individuals with disabilities.This year’s theme, “My Disability isOne Part of Who IAm,” was a con-stant reminder for members of theDOD to maintain the commitmentto employ disabled civilians andwounded veterans.

Guardsmen deliver rescuecapabilities across PacificWASHINGTON (AFNS) –AlaskaAir National Guardsmenfrom the 176th Wing, Joint BaseElmendorf-Richardson, conductedlong range search and rescue drillsOct. 31 near the coast of WhiteBeach Naval Base.A 212th Rescue Squadron

guardian angel rescue team wasdelivered across the Pacific Oceanon a nearly 12-hour, nonstop flightaboard a C-17 Globemaster from the249thAirlift Squadron along withtwo rescue craft.“In this situation, if there was a

distressed vessel in the Pacific thatno one could reach,” said Maj.Aaron Zamora, the 212th RQS com-bat rescue officer team commander,

U.S. Air Force photo by SENIORAIRMAN CHRISTINE HALAN

Fill it upAC-130 Hercules receives fuel from a KC-135Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean. The two aircraft,assigned to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, weretraining in Trident Juncture, an exercise designed tohelp militaries respond more effectively to regionalcrises with NATO allies and partners.

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) – It’s time foropen enrollment; the time of year when people canenroll in or change their health insurance plan. Theopen enrollment period for HealthCare.gov is Nov. 1to Jan. 31 for 2016 coverage.

Most TRICARE beneficiaries don’t need to worryabout open enrollment. However, for beneficiarieswho are not eligible for TRICARE coverage, have lostor are losing coverage, or may qualify to purchase aTRICARE premium-based health plan, you can utilizethis open enrollment period to see if there are otherhealth coverage options that work best for you andyour family.

To explore your local coverage options outside ofTRICARE, go to HealthCare.gov. You can find out ifyou qualify for financial assistance and review cover-age plans offered in your area without having to sub-mit an application. Just indicate that you don’t current-ly have coverage when using the portal.

When using the portal, go to the “Individual andFamilies” tab on HealthCare.gov, and click the “GetCoverage” tab. From there, click the “$ Will You

Save?” section near the middle of the Web page. Afterselecting your initial options, use “Get Ready toApply” where you can enter family size, income andyour state and/or zip code of residence to get an esti-mate of available coverage and costs, including avail-able plans, premiums, and cost shares. If you are under30, you can get personalized health coverage optionson HealthCare.gov.

After exploring the Health Insurance Marketplaceoptions, you can use TRICARE.mil to compare TRI-CARE premium based coverage and costs to the mar-ketplace plans. You can also compare TRICARE plansonline with our “Compare Plans” tool. If you needadditional help, call the HealthCare.gov toll free line at1-800-318-2596, or for the hearing and speechimpaired dial 1-855-889-4324, or contact a local per-son or group in your area for assistance. Visit their“Contact Us” page to enter a zip code to find contactinformation for individuals and organizations in yourarea.

If you are currently enrolled in a premium basedTRICARE plan and decide to use a non-TRICAREoption, you need to submit a disenrollment request toyour TRICARE regional contractor. Be sure not to dis-

enroll from your current TRICARE coverage until youconfirm the start date of your new coverage so thatthere is no gap in coverage and you aren’t penalized orpay a tax penalty for each month that you and theother individuals listed on your tax form do not havecoverage. Once the Defense Enrollment EligibilityReporting System records your disenrollment date, theDefense Manpower Data Center responds to queriesfrom the Federal Hub that you do not have minimumessential coverage from the Department of Defense.

Beneficiaries losing TRICARE coverage due toseparation or discharge, divorce, aging out, etc., mayqualify to enroll for alternate coverage during a specialenrollment period. They must apply for marketplacecoverage within 60 day of losing their TRICARE cov-erage. You can find more information online atHealthCare.gov.

Don’t forget that the Affordable Care Act requiresmost Americans, including TRICARE beneficiariesand DOD employees, have minimum essential cover-age. Most TRICARE plans meet this requirement, butif you want to explore health care options outside ofTRICARE, make sure to visit HealthCare.gov duringopen enrollment.

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vides program management and depot mainte-nance on the C-17 Globemaster III.

BY AN ANONYMOUS AIRMANAir Force Materiel Command

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE,Ohio – I’ve worked for the federal government for 13years, and every year I’ve been through suicideawareness and prevention training. I’ve completed theResiliency Training Assistant course and have eventaught resiliency at Wingman Days.

Now for the dark truth: I’ve attempted suicidetwice, have battled suicidal ideation for years andhave a long history of depression and anxiety.

I understand everyone has ups and downs in life.But despite my history, I knew I was in the darkestplace I’d ever been. The internal battle of part of mewanting to live and part of me wanting to die wasbecoming unbearable.

Still, I went to work every day. It was easy to puton a happy face and act like everything was OK whileI was around people. I even kept up the act at homearound my spouse and children. No one knew.

For months I wrestled with my feelings. I wasgrasping at everything to find a reason to live. Whenmy spouse and I got into a fight one evening, I blurtedout, “All of our problems would be solved and lifewould be much better if I were dead!” Afterwards Isaid I was just upset and didn’t mean it.

I started to think more about death, and I developeda plan on how to do it. One day, I made sure my co-workers knew where things were located for someupcoming events. I left a few select papers and folderson my desk, and I left my desk unlocked.

I said my usual goodbyes and left with no intentionof being alive to see them in the morning.

As I walked into the house, one of my children,who is young and doesn’t say very many words, ranup yelling to me with his arms wide open and gaveme the biggest hug I’ve ever received in my life.

That was the turning point. I needed help, and I needed it now. I told my

spouse how I was truly feeling. The realization thatthere was a definite possibility of me not being hereanymore was suddenly very real and extremely terri-fying. I called the National Suicide PreventionLifeline and talked to a very nice, soft-spoken woman.

She asked how I was feeling, if I had a plan andabout my life situation. As nice as she was, it wasn’tproviding the help I needed. I called my primary carephysician and explained my need for help. She toldme to go to the emergency room right away.

I packed up my family and headed out to the ER,trying to keep myself together.

The thoughts of, “I don’t really need help” and, “Ijust had a bad day, I will get over it” started rushingthrough my mind.

I fought the urge to leave. I was there for severalhours and released with a follow-up appointment atthe mental health clinic early the next morning.

My spouse called my supervisor to let her knowwhat was going on and that I would not be in to work.She was supportive and offered to help in any wayshe could.

I arrived at my appointment after a long night ofthinking. I had a long talk with a counselor. She wrote

me a safety plan and suggested I have my medicationsadjusted. The next day I went back to the clinic withmy spouse and explained that I needed more intensivehelp and wanted to be admitted. I was taken to aninpatient facility.

I’ve been told for years and by every mental healthprofessional I have seen that “I am not alone.” Until Iexperienced it first hand, I never believed them. I wasnot and am not alone. Through the group meetings, Ifound that a lot of people are suffering and battling thesame dark, overwhelming sadness I was and still amto an extent. Their life situations weren’t the same asmine, but it didn’t matter. We were all there for thesame reason – to get help.

I was in the inpatient facility for five days. When Ireturned home, the darkness had lifted some. I was byno means cured, but I felt a lot better.

I knew that I had done the right thing. I found hopewhen I thought I had none. I found reasons to livewhen I felt they were all gone.

I found support from my supervisor, which less-ened my work-related stress. For the first time inyears, I felt some level of happiness. I was proud ofmyself for choosing to live.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Active-duty personnel cancontact their local mental health clinic for services,or they can contact Military OneSource by calling(800) 342-9647 or visiting militaryonesource.mil.Civilian employees can contact the EmployeeAssistance Program for free, confidential counselingservices by calling (800) 222-0364 or by visitingFOH4You.com.

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employer’s name and address,employment dates, and job title.

This area should include thor-ough descriptions of all paid andnon-paid positions related to the jobfor which an applicant is applyingas well as descriptions of all dutiesperformed. Copies of job descrip-tions should not be included.

Other information to include:salary, number of hours worked perweek, supervisor’s name and phonenumber, series and pay plan orgrade if for a federal position, andother accomplishments and relatedskills.

Education information shouldinclude the school or program nameand address, type of degree or levelattained, completion date withmonth and year, major field ofstudy, total credits earned in semes-ter or quarter hours, honors, rele-vant coursework, licensures and cer-tifications. Copies of transcripts willbe requested as needed.

Other information: job-relatedtraining courses with title and year;job-related skills such as languages,computer software and hardwareknown, tools, machinery, typingspeed, etc.; job-related certificatesand licenses; and job honors,awards and special accomplish-ments, to include publications, pro-fessional memberships, leadership

activities and performance awards.If applicable, include other lan-

guages known, and volunteer expe-rience. References are optional.

Unlike in the private sector, whenwriting a resume for a federal job,there’s no limit to the number ofpages you can include. There’salso no limit when includingwork experience.

“There’s no one resume,” saidSolomon. “People may think there’sone generic resume when there’snot. Each job is different with spe-cialized duties, so you may have toalter your resume just to includewhat’s needed.”

All federal positions are postedon www.usajobs.gov, the federalgovernment’s official, web-basedjob board. You can store up to fiveresumes and 10 candidate docu-ments on the site so they’re ready tosubmit.

It’s free and available to every-one. There’s also a helpful resumebuilder to take you through eachstep of the process.

One benefit to adding a currentresume to the site is that recruiterscan use it to help determine if thereare qualified candidates for a job.

Always double check if a resumehas been attached to specific jobpackages.

Remember – keep it simple, andfocus on delivering the most cur-rent, best representation of yourselfto prospective employers.

RESUMEContinued from A1

“The CFC has already providedmuch of the legwork, making it veryconvenient for us to give,” she said.

Virginia Schneider, unit safety repand VPP Steering Committee memberwith the 561st Aircraft MaintenanceSquadron, has been giving for threeyears.

“I believe in giving to those whohaven’t had life as easy as I have, andit makes me feel good knowing I’mable to do that,” she said. “My child-hood was full of happy Christmases… I think every employee at Robinsshould follow their hearts and give toa charity that means something tothem.”

For more information, call 478-327-8670. The campaign’s total solici-tation period ends Dec. 15.

CFC Unit Super MonitorsFirst Lt. Desiree Patterson, 116th Air Control

Wing; Master Sgt. Trenekia Johnson, 448th SupplyChain Management Wing; Master Sgt. MorrisCraven, 461st Air Control Wing; Staff Sgt. DezareHolden, 5th Combat Communications Group; 2ndLt. Dominique Lewis, 78th Air Base Wing; DawnDixon, Air Force Audit Agency; 1st Lt. AndrewBettinger, JoAnn Boyd, 2nd Lt. Kyle Campbell;Patricia Carter, Capt. Clayton C. Grace, 1st Lt. EvanGlowiak, Master Sgt. John Herrin, Master Sgt. BradHouchins, Margaret MacMackin, 1st Lt. JohnMcKinney, Santina Printup, Robert Rutherford, 2ndLt. Ian Verzoni, 2nd Lt. Tyler Wallis, Air Force LifeCycle Management Center; 2nd Lt. Trevor Pass, AirForce Sustainment Center – Engineering; HeidiAvant, Financial Management; 1st Lt. JamesAfricano, Contracting; Gina Fudge, DefenseLogistics Agency; Senior Master Sgt. SackSounakhene, Air Force Reserve Command; andCayatana Palumbo, Warner Robins Air LogisticsComplex.

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What’s inside

The Robins Rev-Up �November 13, 2015

Robins Commits to Quit, B2

Holiday travel safety tips, B4

78th FSS events, B5

Lighter FareThe place to Live, Learn, Work and Play

Thought for the Day

BY ANGELA WOOLENangela.woolen.ctr@us.af.mil

Several Middle Georgia schoolshad representatives fromRobins attend Veterans Day

programs this week.Tuesday morning at Huntington

Middle School, veterans were honoredduring a school-wide assembly.

“We definitely appreciate all that youdo and the sacrifices you make,” saidHuntington principal, GwendolynTaylor.

The school band and choir performeda number of songs including the “StarSpangled Banner” and a medley con-sisting of each of the five militarybranches’ songs.

The Warner RobinsHigh School JuniorROTC Honor Guardpresented the colorsduring the event.

“I’ve been in a mili-tary family all my life,”said eighth-graderAlexis Gonzalez duringthe service. She alsoplayed the flute in theband.

Both of her parents serve in the mili-tary, and she understands the sacrificesher family has had to make.

The biggest challenge for Alexis isthe constant moving. She said it’s hardto move away from friends, althoughshe was able to do her part to pay trib-ute to her parents and all veterans byspeaking at her school’s Veterans Dayprogram.

“It’s a great honor for me. I get toshow the school how much I appreciatemy parents and veterans,” she said.

Bill Munn, who retired from the AirForce in 1993, played “taps” after amoment of silence. He said it was oneof the hardest songs toplay but hoped the stu-dents understood itsmessage.

“Freedom is notfree,” he said.

James Christiansen,band director, spokeabout the “Greenlight AVet” program whichcalls for people tochange one light bulb,on a porch or window,to green.

The purpose is to show veterans whodrive by a green light that they areappreciated and valued.

Guest speaker Col. Dawn Lancaster,78th Air Base Wing vice commander,asked students who knew a militarymember to raise their hands. Almost allof the students did so.

“There are people who want to takeaway all the wonderful opportunities wehave,” Lancaster said. “It’s my honor toprotect the freedoms we have.”

Veterans Day

U.S. Air Force photos by RAY CRAYTONAbove, William (Bill) Munn, 78th Civil Engineer Squadronengineering technician, plays taps.

Above left, The Huntington Middle School choir performsa military medley accompanied by the school’s band.

Members of the Warner Robins High School JROTC Honor Guard present the colors during a salute to veterans atHuntington Middle School Tuesday.

Lancaster

Gonzalez

How it all beganVeterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I,which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated tothe cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holidayhonored World War I veterans.In 1954, after the country had been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress – at the urg-ing of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting theword "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veteransof all wars.Also in 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four nationalholidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, VeteransDay was moved to the fourth Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebratethe holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25,1971.On September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Dayto its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.

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A Better YouB2 �The Robins Rev-Up �November 13, 2015

Robins joins Great American SmokeoutBY STUART BAPTIES

Health and Wellness Center

The Great American Smokeout,sponsored by theAmerican CancerSociety, is an annual event held onthe third Thursday of everyNovember encouragingAmericansto stop smoking for 24 hours.

The first Great AmericanSmokeout was held in SanFrancisco’s Union Square in 1977when the California Division oftheAmerican Cancer Society suc-cessfully encouraged nearly onemillion smokers to quit for the day.

This year, Robins will continuethe tradition of encouraging andsupporting tobacco users to quit.

Tobacco users can pick up afree quit kit and take the pledge ofbeing Tobacco Free Thursday bystopping by the Health andWellness Center in Bldg. 827, orby visiting the Civilian HealthPromotions staff at theOccupational Medicine Clinic inBldg. 207, or as the group travelsaround the base between today andThursday. If you have a friend,family member, or coworkers youwish to encourage and support inbeing tobacco free, we alsoencourage you to take the pledgeto support.

Why support The GreatAmerican Smokeout by notusing tobacco for just one day?

Tobacco use is the single mostpreventable cause of disease, dis-ability and death in the United

States. More than 440,000Americans die prematurely fromsmoking or the exposure to sec-ondhand smoke and another 8.6million have a serious illnesscaused by smoking. The harmfuleffects don’t end with the smoker;more than 126 million nonsmok-ingAmericans are regularlyexposed to secondhand smokewhich has been proven – evenwith brief exposure – can be dan-gerous due to inhaling the samecarcinogens and toxins as smokers.

Secondhand smoke exposurecauses serious disease and death,including heart disease and lungcancer in nonsmoking adults andsudden infant death syndrome,acute respiratory infections, earproblems, and more frequent andsevere asthma attacks. Each year,primarily because of exposure tosecondhand smoke, an estimated3,000 nonsmokingAmericans dieof lung cancer, more than 46,000die of heart disease, and between150,000 and 300,000 childrenyounger than 18 months have

lower respiratory tract infections.Coupled with this enormous healthtoll is the significant economicburden of tobacco use – more than$193 billion per year in medicalexpenditures and lost productivity.This is the reason that smoking isprohibited on Robins except inareas that have a sign designatingit as a Tobacco UseArea. If thereis no sign, there is no authorizedsmoking including parking lotsand sidewalks.

Employees and dependents atRobins using TRICARE or any ofthe existing Federal EmployeeHealth Benefits Plans are 100 per-cent covered for TobaccoCessation Programs to include theuse of medications at no cost.Employees and family members ofRobins employees can also taketobacco cessation classes throughthe Health andWellness Center.Tobacco users who enroll fortobacco cessation classes with theHAWC during the Month ofNovember and December willreceive a gift package.

For moreinformation onhow to quit,call StuartBapties at 478-222-6907 orDSN 472-6907or JoleneDougherty atCivilian HealthPromotions at478-327-8030or DSN 497-8030.

Flu vaccine now availableRobins has partnered with the Houston County

Health Department to offer flu shots onsite.Vaccinations will also be offeredWednesday from

8:30 to 10 a.m. in Bldg. 91; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theBase Restaurant; and from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at theFitness Annex.

The following insurances are not accepted by theHouston County Health Department: Tricare,Humana, Secure Health and United Healthcare(unless state benefit).

For information about the type of vaccine or shotrecord questions, contact the Houston County HealthDepartment at 478-218-2000.

NOVEMBER 13, 2015 �Robins Rev-Up �B3

U.S. Air Force photo illustration by CLAUDE LAZZARAUnit: 78th Air Base Wing Command Post

Job title: Emergency Actions Controller

time in seRvice: 4 years

HometoWn: Akron, Ohio

Getting to Know You

What does your work involve at Robins? “Keeping the installation commander andbase leadership abreast of important information occurring globally, but most importantly atRobins Air Force Base. I’m responsible for receiving and disseminating emergency action mes-sages; notifying base personnel of critical information occurring on base (weather conditions,recalls, etc.), and being knowledgeable of situations on and off of the installation and worldwideso that the ability to disseminate information properly is not diminished.”

What do you enjoy most about your work? “I enjoy being able to alert individuals ofoccurring situations and keeping them informed so there’s always 100 percent situationalawareness.”

How does your work contribute to the Robins mission? “We’re part of ensuringpersonnel awareness, safety and mission success. When situations happen, it’s up to the com-mand post to ensure the correct information and personnel are notified. We’re the central nerv-ous system of the base, and that holds a lot of weight.”

What prompted your interest in your current career field? “I like helping people,and this job gives me the greatest forum to do so while not having to be in the public eye.”

Who has been the biggest influence in your life? “I don’t have one particular per-son who has been a huge influence in my life. My reasoning for this has been that no one per-son is perfect. Everyone is different, and you can learn something from each person you comein contact with, just as they could learn something from you.”

What is an accomplishment of which you’re most proud? “I am equally proud ofall of my accomplishments because they have made me the person I am today.”

Good to GoB4 �Robins Rev-Up �November 13, 2015

BY HOLLY LOGAN-ARRINGTONholly.logan-arrington@us.af.mil

As the holiday season draws near, work cen-ters across the base will be buzzing with talk ofhow people can stay safe, and for good reason.According to the Federal Highway

Administration, motor vehicle crashes are theleading cause of death among Americans 1through 34 years old.Taking a few precautions can help people

reach their destinations safely.Ben Howard, an Occupational Safety specialist

in the 78th Air Base Wing Installation SafetyOffice, said getting your vehicle serviced before atrip is always a good idea.“Be proactive and be prepared,” he said. “Get

rest and have an alternate plan of action. Tacklethe fatal five: buckle up, never drive impaired,reduce distractions, drive for conditions andknow the risks, weather conditions, and limita-tions.”Howard said whether traveling across town or

across the country, it’s always essential to wear aseat belt.“Buckling up gives you the best defense

against injury or death in a crash,” he said.“Secondly, plan your route and give yourselfplenty of time to get to your destination. A goodresource to use is Travel Risk Planning System(TRiPS) found at http://trips.safety.army.mil.”Additionally, Howard said people should

check the weather; especially when it comes towinter driving.“Driving in ice and snow is very different

from driving on dry roads,” he said.Howard said drivers should adjust their speed

to road conditions and get plenty of rest before

getting on the road.Keeping a shovel, chains, jumper cables, and

first aid and survival kits in one’s vehicle is asmart move as well, Howard said.“An emergency situation on the road can arise

any time,” he added. “Be prepared.”When an emergency arises, Howard said peo-

ple should call a family member or their immedi-

ate supervisor or commander. Other resourcesinclude the American Red Cross and for qualify-ing military members, the Air Force Aid Society.“Remember to be a good wingman and con-

stantly inform someone of your whereabouts,” hesaid.For more information on travel safety, call the

Robins’ Safety Office at 478-926-6271.

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will take to the skies, railsor highways to visit theirloved ones over theupcoming holiday season.The American Red Crossoffers these travel tips tohelp holiday travelersarrive safely at their desti-nation:

PLANES, TRAINS�It’s flu season. If you’ve been

sick or been in contact withsomeone who is sick, considerpostponing your trip. You couldbe contagious for a week beforesymptoms appear.

�Remember that everythingyou touch has to be touched bysomeone else – luggage han-dlers, etc. Handle your ownbelongings as much as possi-ble. Wash your hands often withsoap and water.

�Carry hand sanitizer andanti-bacterial wipes with you.You can use them to wash yourhands or wipe down surfacessuch as armrests.

�Bring your own pillows andblankets – they can act as ashield against the seat itself.

�Avoid touching your face oreyes. If you have to cough orsneeze, do so into a tissue oryour sleeve.

AUTOMOBILES�Make sure your vehi-

cle is in good workingorder. Fill your gas tank,check the air pressurein your tires and makesure you have wind-shield fluid.

�Buckle up, slow down,don’t drink and drive.

�Avoid distractions such ascell phones – don’t text anddrive.

�Make frequent stops on longtrips. If you’re too tired to drive,stop and rest.

�If you have car trouble, pulloff the road as far as possible.

During the month of September the Emergency Management Flight set out ona mission to spread the word about National Preparedness Month. During thatmonth we were able to have:1.77 Million individuals reached through Twitter800 individuals participated in Shelter-In-Place exercises throughout the base.600 individuals participated in the Be Ready events that were held in different

locations around the base.

Here are a few tips on preparing that were taught during NationalPreparedness Month:� Have an emergency kit readily available filled with all the essential itemsfor any disaster. Find out what to include by visiting http://www.ready.gov/kit.

� Have and practice a plan with your children in order to prevent confusion.Find out how to put one together by visiting http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan.

� Stay connected with your local emergency notifications to be informed ofany disasters happening in your neighborhood.

� Know how to prepare your homes and vehicles for whatever type of dis-aster may come your way. Find out how to prepare by visitinghttp://www.ready.gov/car.Spread the word about preparing your families for natural or man-made dis-asters. Lives can and will be saved with more individuals being informed onhow to prepare.

National Preparedness Month Recap

B5 �The Robins Rev-Up �November 13, 2015

On TapFamily Movie Night‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’Today6:30 p.m.Base TheaterFor details, call DSN 468-2001.

UFC Fight 192Rousey vs HolmSaturday8 p.m.Heritage Club LoungeFor details, call DSN 472-7899.

Membership Dinnera traditional Thanksgiving mealMonday5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Heritage Club BallroomTurkey, Ham, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy,Vegetable, Dressing and DessertFor details, call DSN 472-7899.

Tips from the ProTuesday4 to 5 p.m.Pine Oaks Golf CourseAll the balls you canhit for $5For details,call DSN 468-4103.

Beginner Framing ClassTuesday and Thursday6 to 9 p.m.Arts & Crafts Center$20For details, call DSN 468-5282.

UpcOmingBoss N BuddyNov. 204 to 5 p.m.Heritage Club LoungeFor details, call DSN 468-2001.

Turkey Trot 5KNov. 207:30 a.m.Open to all Robins personnelFor details, call DSN 468-2128.

Turkey Bowl Flag FootballNov. 218:30 a.m.Fitness CenterOpen to all Robins personnelFor details, call DSN 468-2128.

Kids Bowl FREENov. 23Bowling CenterAges 17 and under bowl up to two gamesfree (rental shoes not included)For details, call DSN 468-2112.

Thanksgiving Bingo Bash!Nov. 246:15 p.m.Heritage Club Bingo RoomFor details, call DSN 468-4515.

Bowling Movie DayNov. 252 p.m.Bowling Center$6 per personIncludes up to three games of bowling,rental shoes, movie showing and popcorn.For details, call DSN 468-2112.

OngOingAfterburnerNovember SpecialMondays through Fridays5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Base Restaurant, Bldg.166White MochaFor details, call DSN 472-7827.

Atlanta Falcons TicketsTickets at ITT$55 Upper Level$90 Lower LevelFor details, call DSN 468-2945.

Twilight Special Twilight RatesEvery dayAfter 6:30 p.m.Pine Oaks Golf CoursePlay as much as you can with cart.$15 per person.For details, call DSN 468-4103.

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