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Vol. 80, No. 36
NEWS BRIEFS
EARLY-MORNING 9-11
CEREMONY AT MARCH
FIRE DEPT.
The March Field Fire and
Emergency Services Depart-
ment will be honoring those
lives lost on September 11, 2001
at an early-morning ceremony
Friday, Sept. 11, 6:45 a.m. at the March, Airmen-authors.
9-11 Memorial outside the sta-
tion, Bldg. 1290 on base. All are
welcomed to join them.
COMMISSARY CASE
LOT SALE SEP 17-20
The March Commissary’s
next case lot sale is scheduled
for September 17 - 20. Sale
hours will be Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. In
addition to the case lot sale out- brary. It was only half a block away,” Rog-
side, there will be extra savings
on items in the meat and pro-
duce departments inside! Save
the dates.
MILITARY OPEN
HOUSE
Sam’s Club at 6378 Valley
Spring Pkwy, Riverside, will be
hosting an open house in honor
of the U.S. military on September
19, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. No member-
ship is required. Join them for
some fun, games, free gift bag,
snacks and refreshments.
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VOTING ASSISTANCE
OFFICER
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to consider your right to vote.
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March Air Reserve Base, California
March Airmen are published authors
by Linda Welz
452 AMW public affairs
Some Airmen at March Air Reserve
Base have taken Air Force leadership’s
encouragement to tell his or her story one
step further by writing and publishing their
own books. A recent book signing near the
reserve base revealed several such Team
Chief Master Sgt. Jerry J.K. Rogers, 163rd
Communications Flight, California Air Na-
tional Guard (CAANG), has served in the
military for 35 years, and has a passion for
writing that began in high school, although
he didn’t pursue it seriously until four or five
years ago, he said. That’s when he said he
knew he was really meant to write.
“I used to dart off and my mom was like,
‘Where’s Jerry?’ and I would be at the li-
ers said.
It’s there that his love of reading let to his
passion for writing.
“I had some high school teachers who
encouraged me over the years. I had some
ideas (for stories) and I still have the notes,”
Rogers said.
His first novel, “The Fallen and The
Elect,”was self-published about three and
a half years ago and falls into the fantasy/
science fiction category. Since then, Rog-
ers has penned “The Legend of the Salad
Traveler,” a short, light-hearted story remi-
niscent of the best-seller, “The Hitchiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy,” as well as his third
book, a religious/suspense novel, which is
currently in the final stages of editing.
Rogers said he has seen the details
change since he started this journey.
“You want to make sure you get a quality
product out there for everyone,” Rogers said.
“Book cover, back cover, epilogue, grammar,
proofing, formatting.”
He credits the changes to trial and er-
ror, as well as to Think Kings Publishing,
the brainchild of Capt. Perry Covington,
452nd Air Mobility Wing; Michael Quibi-
loy (formerly CAANG), and Kat Lang.
Current members include Rogers as well as
Master Sgt. Monika Ros and Senior Master
Sgt. Michael Leocadio, both also with the
CAANG at March.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Courtesy photo
(L-R) Michael “Q” Quiboloy, (former 163rd Reconnaissance Wing); Chief Master Sgt.
Rogers, 163rd Communications Squadron; MSgt. Monika Ros, 163rd Communica-
tions Squadron; Kat Lange (military spouse); Senior Master Sgt. Michael Leocadio,
163 CS; and Capt. Perry Covington, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, display their company
banner at a book signing in Moreno Valley, California. Think Kings Publishing was
created as a way to help one another self-publish books they were writing.
Think Kings was started in 2013 as a way the third, “Child of Atlantis-Catalyst,” will
to help themselves, and other up-and-com- be out the end of October.
ing writers and illustrators, work through
the challenges of writing, illustrating, pub- Covington credits his daughters for
lishing, marketing, etc., Rogers said. helping write his first book.
Joining Rogers at the book signing, Story-share was something he started
Covington, spoke about how he became in- with my daughters, Jennavieve, 6, and
terested in writing in high school because Lilyana, 4, a few years back, he said.
of an English teacher he had who high-
lighted his writings to other classes which “One of them begins a story and then at
bolstered his confidence. any given point they say someone else’s name
and that person has to continue the story,”
“From that point on I started taking writ- Covington said. “That’s basically how the
ing more seriously, writing short stories and idea for Child of Atlantis came about.”
novellas, culminating to the point where I got
to write an entire book.” As Story-share continues, so do the
ideas for the rest of the series.
Covington said his military career has
enhanced his writing through journalism “I’m trying to do two books each year,
training and the exposure he gets to daily so my goal is to be done with this series by
writing in the public affairs career field. 2017,” he said.
“It has brought my own personal writing Covington is also authoring a teen, ac-
to another level. The history that I’ve been tion, fantasy series called “The Caster
able to learn about the world from traveling Wars” about two sisters who are born
in the military is something I would have into a world of witches and hunters; and
never gotten from a book,” Covington said. has written one children’s book, “The
“It’s invaluable.” Littlest Ninja,” for which he is in search
of an illustrator.
His first book, “Child of Atlantis-Ascen-
sion,” is first in a seven-book series target- As for the future of Think Kings Pub-
ed for pre-teens. The second book, “Child lishing, Covington said they’d eventually
of Atlantis-Destiny,” is also published, and like to open it up to other authors and make
it a fully functioning publishing house to
give more control to the writers.