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From BRIEFS page 1 Command 2015 Print and Broadcast MARCH FIELD AIRFEST ON munication with the wing commander.
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA Command Post personnel are key facil-
hours of their time weekly to help fel- Media Awards: Capt. Perry Covington, itators in ensuring optimal Command
low retirees and their families. To vol- 452nd Air Mobility Wing chief of pub- The March Field AirFest Website and Control (C2) operations and com-
unteer or for more information, call lic affairs – Best Commentary; Tech. is now live at http://marchﬁeldairfest. munications. Speciﬁc tasks depend
marchfss.com. Also, like us on Face- on the mission and aircraft assigned
951-655-4077/4079. Sgt. Efren Lopez, former 4th Combat book, and follow us on Twitter and In- to that base, which could range from
stagram for AirFest updates. Find us cargo transport to space systems and
Camera Squadron photojournalist – on Facebook at March Field AirFest; nuclear operations. If interested please
on Instagram @MarchFieldAirFest; contact Senior Master Sgt. Frank Go-
DOD-WIDE CHANGES TO Best Pictorial Photography; former on Twitter @MarchAirFest. Join the mez at frank.gomez.2@us.af.mil.
conversations!!
MATERNITY LEAVE 4th Combat Camera Squadron – Best

The Defense Secretary has approved Video Documentary.

a change to Air Force policy authoriz-

ing an additional six (6) weeks of Ma- JOINT OFFICER

ternity Leave for Air Force Active Duty PROFESSIONAL 452 AMW SCAVENGER
HUNT RACE MARCH 5
Airmen as well as Reserve and Guard DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR The 452nd AMW is hosting a EDUCATION & TRAINING
scavenger hunt race tomorrow, Sat- OFFICE TO PROVIDE
Airmen on active duty orders (pursu- The Defense Education Forum urday, March 5, 2016. Start time is MASS BRIEFINGS
3 p.m. at the Education and Train-
ant to AFI 36-2619, Military Person- (DEF) in conjunction with the Reserve ing (Bldg 441) parking lot. Registra- Beginning in December, during the
tion is filling fast so register soon! Unit Training Assemblies, the March
nel Appropriation (MPA) Man-Day Ofﬁcers Association Department of Squadrons must have 10-15 Airmen Education and Training ofﬁce will
(no more, no less) per team. Choose conduct ongoing, mass brieﬁngs for
Program and AFI 36-2254, Volume the Golden West with host a Joint Of- your fastest Airmen and carry your any Tuition Assistance, GI Bill and
squadron guidon. Distance is 3.2 Community College of the Air Force
1, Reserve Personnel Participation) ﬁcer Professional Development Semi- miles and participating teams must (CCAF) inquiries. Their schedule is as
wear squadron morale shirts (AF PT follows:
who give birth, effective Feb. 5, 2016. nar (JOPDS) April 22-24, 2016 at the shirts if no morale shirts available)
and Air Force PT shorts. Donations CCAF brieﬁng:
This leave is non-chargeable and the Holiday Inn Bayside, San Diego. The are $10 per person or $100 per team. UTA Sundays from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
All proceeds will benefit the First in Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
12-week period must be taken con- Department Convention is being held Sergeant’s Airman’s Relief Fund. Tuition Assistance brieﬁng:
R.S.V.P. by 4 March 2016 to darryl. UTA Sundays from 1 to 1:45 p.m. in
tinuously. For those who are already concurrently. willingham@us.af.mil, 951-858- Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
3246, or marinewithwings@gmail.com, GI Bill brieﬁng:
on maternity leave effective Feb. 5, The JOPDS is one of the premier 951-858-3246. UTA Sundays from 2 to 22:45 p.m.
2016, they will be granted a 6-week professional development opportuni- in Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
extension. Additionally, Airmen who ties available to our younger ofﬁcers DESERVING AIRMAN In-processing (technical school):
extended their current 42-day mater- and is one of the only professional de- COMMISSIONING BOARD Monday – Friday from 2 – 3 p.m. in
nity leave and are currently on ordinary velopment seminars to emphasize joint Bldg. 441, main ofﬁce
leave may convert the chargeable ordi- service participation. To date, more TO CONVENE For more information, contact Mas-
nary leave to the new non-chargeable than a thousand young ofﬁcers from Great News! If you are interested ter Sgt. Brown at 951-655-4442.
Maternity Leave. In the case of dual- all services have beneﬁted from these in becoming an Air Force Reserve of-
military couples, Maternity Leave may ROA DEF events. ﬁcer at Team March, the next Deserv- SARC HOSTS FREE MIND
not be transferred to create any kind of ing Airman Commissioning Board will BODY RESILIENCY CLASSES
shared beneﬁt, and in all cases, unused The ROA Chapter #57, at March convene on May 21-22, 2016. If you
Maternity Leave will be forfeited if not ARB, is part of The San Diego Chapter are interested, and meet the qualiﬁca- Are you interested in learning more
used. Commanders will grant Materni- which is made up of Reserve Ofﬁcers tions located on the wing INFO drive about the Mind and Body connection
ty Leave in all cases where Airmen are of the United States Armed Services. - X:\MarchBaseInfo, in the DACB and how this can promote better overall
eligible. Furthermore, no Airmen shall Their geographical area encompasses pamphlet, please have your completed health? Then come join the interactive
be disadvantaged in her career, includ- the greater San Diego area from the commissioning packages submitted to and informational series of one-hour
ing limitations to assignments, evalua- Mexican border north to the Orange the 452 FSS/FSMPD (Career Devel- classes based on the Benson-Henry In-
tions, or selection for PME because she County and Riverside County areas, opment) ofﬁce not later than close of stitute for Mind Body Medicine’s Re-
has taken Maternity Leave. and from the Paciﬁc Ocean east to in- business, Monday, May 2, 2016. If you silient Warrior. Classes are scheduled
clude Imperial County. Membership is have any questions or concerns, please on the A and B Unit Training Assem-
feel free to call career development at blies through September 2016. Topics
ATTENTION ALL 3AS open to any federally commissioned 951-655-3113. for the six-part series include
(3A1X1S) ofﬁcer, warrant ofﬁcer, of the National
Guard, Reserve, Active Component, COMMAND POST - Stress Reactions and Relaxation
Senior Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa Former ofﬁcers or Retired ofﬁcers and NEEDS AIRMEN Response
has been selected by wing leadership their spouses and recently includes The 452nd Air Mobility Wing
to serve as the 3A Functional Manag- non-commissioned ofﬁcers. The March Command Post is in need of new - Getting Good Sleep
er. She is very excited for this oppor- ROA chapter Junior Ofﬁcer Liaison is Airmen. They have several full-time - Mindfulness and a Positive State
tunity and is ready to go to work! In Capt. Lombardo at 951-655-5722. Air Reserve Technician positions of Mind
an effort to get to meet every 3A per- and several Traditional Reserve po- - Yin and Yang of Resiliency
sonally, Villa will hold a 3A All Call Find The ROA Department of the sitions available. - Yoga & Journaling
on Sunday, March 6 and March 20 at 1 Golden West, which covers California Command Post brief job descrip- - Social Connections & Communi-
p.m. in the Cultural Resource Center. and Nevada, at roa.org/ca. tion: The base command post is the cation
central control point for base mission Time and Location:
This will give each of you the oppor- ENLISTED DEVELOPMENTAL operations and often is in direct com- UTA Sundays, 11 a.m. - noon
tunity to meet her and have a two-way EDUCATION BOARD Bldg. 470, room 205
discussion regarding the wing’s cur- Contact frank.pavone@us.af.mil or
rent 3A situation, to include personnel Air Reserve Personnel Center of- 655-4551 for more information. No
moves, loss of positions, other perti- ficials will release the Invitation to reservation required.
nent information, or anything else you Apply and open the application cy-
may want to discuss as a 3A. Maxi- cle for the annual Enlisted Develop- See BRIEFS page 4
mum participation of all 3As is highly mental Education Board Friday, Feb.
encouraged. It’s a team effort. 5. The EDEB will convene May 16
at HQ ARPC. All applications are

AFRC PRINT & BROADCAST due to ARPC no later than April 15,

MEDIA AWARDS 4:30 p.m. MT. Call the Total Force

ANNOUNCED Service Center at DSN 665-0102 or

Congratulations to Team March 210-565-0102 for questions or fur-

for the following Air Force Reserve ther information.

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