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From BRIEFS page 1 her career, including limitations to assign- open the application cycle for the annual Assistance, GI Bill and Community Col-
Enlisted Developmental Education Board lege of the Air Force (CCAF) inquiries.
of the clock is also a good time to change ments, evaluations, or selection for PME Friday, Feb. 5. The EDEB will convene Their schedule is as follows:
May 16 at HQ ARPC. All applications
the batteries in smoke alarms carbon mon- because she has taken Maternity Leave. are due to ARPC no later than April 15, CCAF briefing:
4:30 p.m. MT. Call the Total Force Ser- UTA Sundays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. in
oxide detectors. vice Center at DSN 665-0102 or 210-565- Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
0102 for questions or further information. Tuition Assistance briefing:
ATTENTION ALL UTA Sundays from 1 to 1:45 p.m. in
MARCH FIELD AIRFEST ON Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
APRIL MONTH OF 3AS (3A1X1S) WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA GI Bill briefing:
UTA Sundays from 2 to 22:45 p.m. in
MILITARY CHILD EVENT Senior Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa has The March Field AirFest Website Bldg. 441, Rm. 12
is now live at http://marchfieldairfest. In-processing (technical school):
Announcing the 3rd Annual April, been selected by wing leadership to serve marchfss.com. Also, like us on Facebook, Monday – Friday from 2 – 3 p.m. in
and follow us on Twitter and Instagram Bldg. 441, main office
Month of the Military Child event in Los as the 3A Functional Manager. She is very for AirFest updates. Find us on Face- For more information, contact Master
book at March Field AirFest; on Insta- Sgt. Brown at 951-655-4442.
Angeles on Sunday, April 17 from 1:30 - excited for this opportunity and is ready to gram @MarchFieldAirFest; on Twitter @
MarchAirFest. Join the conversations!! SARC HOSTS FREE MIND
4:00 p.m. This event held at the Los Ange- go to work! In an effort to get to meet ev- BODY RESILIENCY CLASSES
DESERVING AIRMAN
les Public Library - Downtown, is a col- ery 3A personally, Villa will hold a 3A All COMMISSIONING BOARD Are you interested in learning more
about the Mind and Body connection
laborative effort by members of the Los Call on Sunday, March 6 and March 20 TO CONVENE and how this can promote better overall
Great News! If you are interested in health? Then come join the interactive and
Angeles Veterans Collaborative - Families at 1 p.m. in the Cultural Resource Center. becoming an Air Force Reserve officer at informational series of one-hour classes
Team March, the next Deserving Airman based on the Benson-Henry Institute for
& Children Working Group. There will This will give each of you the opportunity Commissioning Board will convene on Mind Body Medicine’s Resilient Warrior.
May 21-22, 2016. If you are interested, Classes are scheduled on the A and B Unit
be activities and goodies for children up to meet her and have a two-way discussion and meet the qualifications located on the Training Assemblies through September
wing INFO drive - X:\MarchBaseInfo, in 2016. Topics for the six-part series include
to age 12 years, but all are welcome to regarding the wing’s current 3A situation, the DACB pamphlet, please have your
completed commissioning packages sub- - Stress Reactions and Relaxation Re-
attend. Share this invitation with your to include personnel moves, loss of posi- mitted to the 452 FSS/FSMPD (Career sponse
Development) office not later than close
military-connected families. Last year tions, other pertinent information, or any- of business, Monday, May 2, 2016. If you - Getting Good Sleep
have any questions or concerns, please - Mindfulness and a Positive State of
they hosted children from throughout thing else you may want to discuss as a feel free to call career development at Mind
951-655-3113. - Yin and Yang of Resiliency
the Southern California area. Complete 3A. Maximum participation of all 3As is - Yoga & Journaling
COMMAND POST - Social Connections & Communica-
the online registration to assist with plan- highly encouraged. It’s a team effort. NEEDS AIRMEN tion
The 452nd Air Mobility Wing Com- Time and Location:
ning for this event. Children registered by JOINT OFFICER mand Post is in need of new Airmen. They UTA Sundays, 11 a.m. - noon
March 4 will receive a certificate from the PROFESSIONAL have several full-time Air Reserve Techni- Bldg. 470, room 205
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Registra- DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR cian positions and several Traditional Re- Contact frank.pavone@us.af.mil or
tion closes on April 10th. For more infor- serve positions available. 655-4551 for more information. No reser-
Command Post brief job description: vation required.
mation or to register, contact Deborah J. The Defense Education Forum (DEF) The base command post is the central
control point for base mission operations REGISTER FOR YELLOW
Hayes, dejhayesconsulting@gmail.com. in conjunction with the Reserve Officers and often is in direct communication with RIBBON EVENTS
the wing commander. Command Post
You may also donate items in support of Association Department of the Golden personnel are key facilitators in ensur- Upcoming dates for Yellow Ribbon
ing optimal Command and Control (C2) events are Mar 18-20, Apr. 22-24, May 20-
this event, (children’s books, gift cards, West with host a Joint Officer Profession- operations and communications. Specific 22, Jun 17-19. For more formation, contact
tasks depend on the mission and aircraft 1st Lt. Shelley Lawrence, your 452nd Air
small toys, etc al Development Seminar (JOPDS) April assigned to that base, which could range Mobility Wing Yellow Ribbon representa-
from cargo transport to space systems and tive, for details at 951-655-4615.
22-24, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Bayside, nuclear operations. If interested please
contact Senior Master Sgt. Frank Gomez BACK STREET GRILL HOURS
RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE San Diego. The Department Convention at frank.gomez.2@us.af.mil. Hours of operation for the newly

NEEDS VOLUNTEERS is being held concurrently. EDUCATION & TRAINING renovated Back Street Grill are Mon-
OFFICE TO PROVIDE day – Friday for breakfast from 6:30 to
The March Retiree Activities Office is in The JOPDS is one of the premier MASS BRIEFINGS 10 a.m., for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.; UTA weekends for breakfast (Sat
need of volunteers who can donate just three professional development opportunities Beginning in December, during the & Sun) from 5:30 to 9 a.m., for lunch
Unit Training Assemblies, the March Ed- (Sat & Sun) from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
hours of their time weekly to help fellow re- available to our younger officers and is ucation and Training office will conduct for dinner (Sat only) from 4 to 8 p.m.
ongoing, mass briefings for any Tuition Additionally, the Back Street Grill
tirees and their families. To volunteer or for one of the only professional development proudly serves Starbucks Monday – Fri-
day from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and UTAs
more information, call 951-655-4077/4079. seminars to emphasize joint service par-
See BRIEFS page 4
ticipation. To date, more than a thousand

DOD-WIDE CHANGES TO young officers from all services have ben-

MATERNITY LEAVE efited from these ROA DEF events.

The Defense Secretary has approved a The ROA Chapter #57, at March

change to Air Force policy authorizing an ARB, is part of The San Diego Chapter

additional six (6) weeks of Maternity Leave which is made up of Reserve Officers

for Air Force Active Duty Airmen as well as of the United States Armed Services.

Reserve and Guard Airmen on active duty Their geographical area encompasses the

orders (pursuant to AFI 36-2619, Military greater San Diego area from the Mexi-

Personnel Appropriation (MPA) Man-Day can border north to the Orange County

Program and AFI 36-2254, Volume 1, Re- and Riverside County areas, and from

serve Personnel Participation) who give the Pacific Ocean east to include Impe-

birth, effective Feb. 5, 2016. This leave is rial County. Membership is open to any

non-chargeable and the 12-week period federally commissioned officer, warrant

must be taken continuously. For those who officer, of the National Guard, Reserve,

are already on maternity leave effective Feb. Active Component, Former officers or

5, 2016, they will be granted a 6-week ex- Retired officers and their spouses and

tension. Additionally, Airmen who extended recently includes non-commissioned of-

their current 42-day maternity leave and are ficers. The March ROA chapter Junior

currently on ordinary leave may convert the Officer Liaison is Capt. Lombardo at

chargeable ordinary leave to the new non- 951-655-5722.

chargeable Maternity Leave. In the case Find The ROA Department of the

of dual-military couples, Maternity Leave Golden West, which covers California and

may not be transferred to create any kind of Nevada, at roa.org/ca.

shared benefit, and in all cases, unused Ma-

ternity Leave will be forfeited if not used. ENLISTED DEVELOPMENTAL

Commanders will grant Maternity Leave in EDUCATION BOARD

all cases where Airmen are eligible. Further- Air Reserve Personnel Center officials

more, no Airmen shall be disadvantaged in will release the Invitation to Apply and