— Air Force Magazine, 9 Apr 15, John A. Tirpak
Clarifying recent comments that he wants incoming Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen. Robin Rand to be another Curtis LeMay, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday the comparison he intended was in terms of Air Force leadership. "LeMay ... was an iconic leader," Welsh told reporters in Washington, D.C. "That's what I want the new commander" of AFGSC to be, he said. "I want him to lead this command in a way that is positive, is forceful, is clearly moving in a direction where the Air Force needs to take a stronger role in [the nuclear] debate in the country. And Curtis LeMay certainly did that." USAF, he said, has gradually "lost" its centrality to the nuclear discussion, and Welsh believes it should be back at the center of it. He emphasized his own "apolitical" bent and said LeMay's post-USAF political career and famous comments about nuclear warfare are of no interest to him. "I just don't care," he said. He wants Rand to be influential "on behalf of our Air Force in the missions and the debates that that command needs to be involved in. That's what I was trying to say." Welsh said he doesn't know if Rand is a cigar-smoker, but if he does, "that wouldn't have kept me from nominating him."
Photo: Gen. Curtis LeMay, shown here, served as the fifth Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Air Force file photo.
Eglin Airman Helps Rescue 4 From Burning Vehicle
By JENNIE McKEON | Daily News
Published: Monday, April 6, 2015 at 05:00 PM.
PANAMA CITY BEACH — As a first responder at Eglin Air Force Base, it’s in Rodney Dowell’s nature to stop and help others.
The staff sergeant was driving to work around 5:30 Monday morning from his girlfriend’s home in Panama City when he saw flames by Camp Helen State Park.
When he got to the source of the smoke, he found a flipped over Jeep Compass with a male driver and three female passengers piled in screaming for help.
“I pulled over, got out and started running over,” he said. “I saw the passengers in the back bunched on top of each other.”
Dowell was able to pull both passengers in the back, safely out of the vehicle. He handed one of them his phone to call 911 while he went to the front of the car.
They were both in shock, he said.
“In the front, the passenger was unconscious and the flames were picking up, but I couldn’t get her and the driver out,” Dowell said.
“I just wanted to save these people.”
He flagged down two other vehicles from the road. The drivers helped pull the front passenger and driver out of the Jeep.
The 27-year-old driver, Damian Cambell, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release.
Two of his passengers had minor injuries, while the third had none.
Cambell was driving east on U.S. Highway 98, when he traveled into the median and struck a culvert. He then crossed into the westbound lane, where the vehicle started to rotate clockwise and went onto the north shoulder.
The Jeep flipped on its right side on the shoulder and caught fire, the release said.
Dowell stayed on the scene until the fire was out and everyone was safe. He said he had never been in a situation like the crash before and called his heroic moment “one of the big milestones of my life.”
When he finally made it to work, he continued on with his day, but the event followed him.
“When I was talking to the police officers on the scene, they were telling me how the fire was melting the car...” he said. “It kinda hit me later on — what if the other guys didn’t stop and I couldn’t get them all out of the car?”
The first thing Dowell did when he left the scene was call his mom and sister.
“Honestly, I called to tell them I loved them,” he said. “Anything can happen in the blink of an eye and you never know when the last time you get that chance will be.”
CONGRATS to Best SF Units in the AF!!!!!
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL MAJCOM A7S
FROM: HQ USAF/A4S
1030 AIR FORCE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20330-1030
UNCLAS
(U) SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF THE 2014 AF OUTSTANDING SECURITY FORCES (SF) UNIT AWARD WINNERS
1. I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WINNERS OF THE 2014 SF UNIT AWARDS COMPETITION.
A. OUTSTANDING SF AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNIT: 161ST SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, COMMANDED BY LT COL DENISE K. SWEENEY
B. OUTSTANDING SF AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND UNIT: 452D SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIFORNIA, COMMANDED BY MAJ RYAN M. ROBIN
C. OUTSTANDING SF LARGE UNIT: 628TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, COMMANDED BY LT COL WARREN B. BRAINARD
D. OUTSTANDING SF MEDIUM UNIT: 423D SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, ALCONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM, COMMANDED BY MAJ KEVIN J. EBERHART
E. OUTSTANDING SF SMALL UNIT: 66TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, HANSCOM AFB, MASSACHUSETTS, COMMANDED BY MAJ MICHAEL J. MORALES
2. THESE AWARDS BRING MUCH DESERVED CREDIT TO THE UNITS, INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE APPLICABLE UNITS, INSTALLATIONS AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. I SEND SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL UNIT NOMINEES AND WINNERS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS.
UNCLAS
//SIGNED/XXX/XX XXX 15//
ALLEN J. JAMERSON, Brig Gen, USAF
Director of Security Forces
DCS/Logistics, Installations & Mission Support
By Rudy Purificato, AETC Command Curator
Photo courtesy of Ken Neal.
The Security Forces Museum at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas is now part of Air Education and Training Command’s (AETC) commitment to fostering Airman Character development. This action is part of Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh’s CAPSTONE initiative to inspire Airmen from all Air Force career fields by showcasing Air Force heritage and history.
Until the staff was in place, the museum was open only by appointment and for weekly technical training. The staff is now almost completely in place and the Security Forces collection is open four days a week. It is now open on Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. It is closed on Wednesday. The hours mirror those for the collection in the Airman Heritage Museum.
Key members of AETC’s new heritage and history leadership team met in January and again in March with the Security Forces Museum Foundation board to outline plans to continue transforming the only Air Force museum dedicated to a single AFSC. The Foundation board learned that the facility will remain the Security Forces collection, but as an integral part of AETC’s umbrella organization: The Airman Heritage Museum and Character Development Center.
Ultimately, AETC’s heritage and history leadership team, which includes the new command curator, want to significantly improve communications with the Security Forces Foundation board regarding strategic planning in various areas including promotion of the museum to the Air Force and public, interaction with the Airman Heritage Museum Foundation regarding future plans for a new Airman Heritage Museum, and the development of new interactive high-technology exhibits. The goal is to keep the museum relevant to its audience and help in all aspects of AETC’s mission and inspire the next generation of defenders.
An extremely high quality Security Forces commemorative badge is now available for order through AFSFA. The badge measures 3.25 inches high and has five fields for personalization i.e. name, rank, badge number, years of service, etc. and comes in either a curved uniform or a flat wallet version. All personalization is cast into the badge and filled with black cloisonné for standout, clear definition. A badge case or combined wallet and badge case are also available for order. Those interested can download the order form at the below listed landing page and mail the completed form to AFSFA. Current AFSFA members can purchase the badge for $120 while non-members pay $155. Due to the amount of personalization delivery takes 10-12 weeks from date the order is received by AFSFA. This is a one-of-a-kind item and would make a great presentation gift for retirements, promotions or other special occasions. http://www.symbolarts.com/forms/pdf/C-104627-Air-Force-SFS-Association-Badge-Order-Form.pdf
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