03-08-2013 The Patriot (Joint Base Charleston)

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Vol. 4, No. 9

Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!

Friday, March 8, 2013

437th AMXS Airmen keep aircraft operational

U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman George Goslin

Airman 1st Class Damien Goodman, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-17A Globemaster III before a flight Feb. 28, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The 437th AMXS inspects, services and maintains assigned C-17 aircraft to enable the aircraft to perform assigned global airlift missions ranging from combat support operations and humanitarian relief to aeromedical evacuations.

14th Airlift Squadron returns home to family members, co-workers

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More than 100 Airmen from the 14th Airlift Squadron returned home from a 120-day deployment to Southwest Asia, March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Family members and co-workers gathered on the flightline in the chilly March weather to be reunited with their loved ones and fellow Airmen.

While deployed, the 14th AS Airmen served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supporting overseas contingency operations.

"The Pelicans have done it again," said Lt. Col. Joseph Meyer, 14th AS commander, who served as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander. "'Safe mission execution' was the watchword and the professional Airmen of the 14th AS performed superbly during our deployment."

Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 2,500 sorties, logged approximately 7,174 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 125 million pounds of cargo and 11,000 personnel throughout Southwest Asia.

Additionally, the 14th AS executed 118 airdrops which resupplied service members serving in the regions with 4.7 million pounds of supplies.

"Air-land, air-drop and aeromedical evacuation - the men and women of the 14th AS successfully made rapid global mobility a reality," said Meyer. "Along with accomplishing the mission, the Pelicans used this opportunity for professional development. From furthering their expertise in the C-17 weapons system to improving physical fitness to advancing professional military education - we made the most of our time."

The deployment would not be successful without the dedication of the family members back home.

"Our robust spouse network ensured communication flowed freely through many venues and Pelican spouses were supported with a varied array of activities," said Meyer. "Now, it is time for us to enjoy some much deserved downtime with our families."

The 14th AS is one of four squadrons within the 437th Airlift Wing who share responsibility for the 816th EAS. The airlift squadrons rotate to operate the 816th EAS on a continuing basis. Operation of the 816th EAS allows Air Mobility Command to consistently provide coverage to the AOR.

437th AMXS Airman earns green belt, enables AF to save

By Airman 1st Class Tom Brading Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

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Returning members of the 14th Airlift Squadron exit the commercial plane which flew them home during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 14th AS returned home from a 120-day deployment to Southwest Asia. See more photos on Page 6.

When people hear the term "green belt," it's common to think of martial arts. However, a 437th Airlift Wing master sergeant didn't break any boards to obtain his green belt qualification.

In fact, the qualification itself has nothing to do with karate.

Master Sgt. Gregory Butler, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Air Force Special Operations of the 21st Century program manager, continues improving mission capabilities after being recognized as a qualified AFSO21 Green Belt Facilitator March 5, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. As a qualified green belt, Butler has a skilled understanding on where costs can be cut, processes streamlined and his squadron's service improved. He is also able to organize and man-

age teams when needed as a facilitator and oversee the process.

Before obtaining his AFSO21 Green Belt Facilitator Qualification, Butler completed a series of requirements designed to ensure the most qualified individuals are properly trained and are able to facilitate any event properly.

The first requirement was completion of Lean Awareness training, creating a solid foundation for Lean Processes, which help individuals understand the overall impact of how to improve a business. The course is taught within the civilian sector and has been adopted by the Department of Defense.

After grasping a solid understanding of Lean Processes, Butler became a certified Lean Awareness instructor, mastering the ability to competently provide training during an improvement initiative.

Other requirements include a five-day train-

ing course over green belt facilitating, observing an improvement initiative facilitated by an AFSO21 Green or Black Belt qualified facilitator, followed by co-facilitating with a qualified individual. The final step is facilitating a situation without assistance from a co-facilitator and being evaluated by an AFSO21 Black Belt qualified facilitator.

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COMMENTARY

Commentary by Lt. Col. Andy Dawson 841st Transportation Battalion commander

It seems like every week the headlines on the front of Air Force, Navy or Army Times, or the major news outlets brings more bad news about the coming budget cuts, force reductions or other issues that will impact our units.

Just last week, the most recent budget debate known as sequestration culminated with yet to be determined impacts to us all in the days and weeks to come.

Regardless of your duty title, or the role in the unit you serve in, how will you respond? Will you accept these new distractions with indifference?

Or, will you see the opportunities that these challenging times bring as a chance to refocus your unit's mission, essential functions, or perhaps, implement that new business process, or lessons learned from more than 11 years of combat?

As leaders, now is the time to leverage these financial, manpower and other challenges into opportunities to improve your organization. You can do that by focusing on what's best for your unit and by focusing on your employees.

What is your unit/organization's core mission? Is that the most important reason everyone comes to work every day? Or have distractions taken over causing the units to lose focus of its primary mission?

When was the last time your organization reviewed its' mission statement, vision and key tasks? These may seem like simple questions, but every organization, even military ones, lose perspective and focus from time to time. There are many influences on your organization, but what is important for leaders today is to recognize forced change can allow you to refocus the direction of your unit.

Every issue that our military faces today will personally impact us as leaders, but also as unit members, either directly, or indirectly. As leaders, it is important to remember our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and civilians are the unit. Yes, we are all part of a military service, but it's truly your unit of assignment that you most readily identify yourself as a member. So as a leader facing the challenges ahead, how will you communicate with your unit? Will you solve problems collectively? Will you retain the perspective that we are still at war?

As a leader and member of Joint Base Charleston there are things you can do to influence how the current challenges impact your unit. But by focusing on the right things, we will all succeed.

Diamond Tip: The first sergeant creed

Commentary by Master Sgt. Steven Hart 628th Air Base Wing Security Forces first sergeant

ny's enlisted personnel. During the American Revolution, Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben, set forth the duties of the first In the next couple of sergeant: to be intimately familiar with weeks, we'll see two of the the character of every Soldier, and best first sergeants I've impress upon their minds the indispenever had the privilege to sible necessity of the strictest obediserve with retire. They ence. epitomize what all shirts Throughout American history, milistand for and they will tary leaders have viewed the first seralways bleed Air Force geant as the key to the development of blue. So, for this Diamond a good company. The good order and Tip, I would like to convey discipline of the troops, their care and the history and code of all well-being, have always been the focal first sergeants in honor of points of the first sergeant's job.

Master Sgt. Steven Hart the retirements of Chief The first sergeant is easily distinMaster Sgt. James guishable from other enlisted ranks by Sammons, 437th Aircraft Maintenance the diamond in the center of the chevron, but in Squadron first sergeant and Senior Master Sgt. the 1830s, first sergeants wore a red sash Jeffrey Tynan, 628th Air Base Wing Logistics around their waists. In 1847, Army regulations Readiness Squadron first sergeant. authorized the wear of the chevrons on the The 17th century Prussian Army Feldwebel, fatigues of noncommissioned officers, and the or company sergeant, was most likely the earlilozenge, or French diamond, to designate the est introduction of the first sergeant. Standing at first sergeant. Indications are that this was the the top of the noncommissioned hierarchy of first appearance of the diamond as an insignia rank, they were the overseer of all the compadevice.

The chevrons have changed over the years, from their beginnings in the Army Air Corp, to the look of today's Air Force, but the one constant has been the distinguishable diamond, denoting the position of the first sergeant.

The First Sergeant creed reads...

I am a First Sergeant.

My job is people - Every One is my business.

I dedicate my time and energy to their needs; Their health, morale, discipline and welfare.

I grow in strength by strengthening my people.

My job is done in faith; My people build my faith.

The Air Force is my life; I share it with my people.

I believe in the Air Force goal "We take care of our own."

My job is people - EVERY ONE IS MY BUSINESS!

No two Airmen have answered to this history or creed better than our two retired brothers.

From all the JB Charleston Diamonds, enjoy some time for yourselves and your families.

You've earned it!

Troop financial readiness important to force, official says

Commentary by Nick Simeone Amercian Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON – "It's never too early to start saving for retirement no matter how young you are," said a top Pentagon official, reminding those in uniform of how important it is to act now to ensure long-term financial readiness.

The message from Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon's office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, is part of the year-long "Military Saves Campaign," a nationwide effort to encourage service members to build wealth and avoid debt. The financial health of members of the military is of top concern to the Defense Department because officials say service members who have financial problems may be distracted from mission readiness. DOD offers a range of tools that provide financial advice to service personnel including the website saveandinvest.org.

Thompson told AFPS and the Pentagon Channel that members of the military, perhaps more than those in other professions, face greater financial stress because of the nature of their jobs.

"The complexity of today's financial environment combined with the realities of the military life, including frequent moves and deployment, present

special financial challenges," Thompson said.

But they are challenges, she said, that can be easily managed.

"Financial stability means you can pay your bills on time, and have a little bit in reserve to take care of those unexpected emergencies," Thompson said. She suggests starting by examining monthly expenses.

"Look at your credit card, look at your APR [annual percentage rate]," Thompson said.

"Reduce the number of credit cards you have, making sure you pay off as much as you can every month because that interest is causing a huge drain on your financial well being."

DOD studies have found that junior enlisted service members are at an increased risk of experiencing financial problems. Pentagon data obtained through surveys and supplied to AFPS

by Thompson's office suggests an increase last year in those who experienced one or more problems in paying bills.

Having an overall financial strategy with achievable, identifiable goals, she said, is a key to successful money management.

"I think what's important is that we know what our goals are and how comfortable we feel (about) the risk involved with not having savings

and not having money in the bank," Thompson said.

And that leads to knowing the difference between short- and long-term financial goals.

Thompson identified near-term goals as those that include everything from having enough cash to cover living expenses, building an emergency fund, paying down debt, saving for a vacation or buying a car -- generally expenses anticipated to occur within five years.

"Long term is really thinking about your future, thinking about your children's future, thinking about college education for your children, thinking about buying a home, thinking about retirement," she said.

And no matter how far-off retirement might seem, Thompson stressed the importance of developing spending habits that will ensure financial stability into later life, especially at a time when the nation is going through a period of budget and economic uncertainty.

"Even though it seems so far away and so out of the picture, it's important in today's world that you start saving," she said, "because we're not really sure what the picture is going to be in the next 50 years, or what our social security is and what our benefits are going to be."

First AF female general paves way for military women Commentary by Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Jeanne M. Holm was the first woman in the armed forces to be promoted to the rank of major general in 1973, and is credited as single driving force in achieving parity for military women and making them a viable part of the mainstream military.

Holm was born in 1921, in Portland, Ore., and enlisted in the Army in July 1942, soon after the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established

by Congress. She attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and in January 1943 received a commission as a "third officer," the WAAC equivalent to second lieutenant.

During World War II, Holm was assigned to the Women's Army Corps Training Center at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., where she first commanded a basic training company and then a training regiment.

At the end of the war, she commanded the 106th WAC Hospital Company at Newton D. Baker General Hospital, W.Va. She then left active military duty in 1946 and attended Lewis and Clark College for two years, returning in 1956 for her Bachelor of Arts degree.

In October 1948 during the Berlin crisis, she was recalled to active duty with the Army and went to Camp Lee, Va., as a company command-

er. The following year she transferred to the Air Force, when a new law integrated women in the regular armed forces, and was sent to Erding Air Depot, Germany.

Holm served in a variety of personnel assignments, including Director of Women in the Air Force from 1965-1973. She played a significant role in eliminating restrictions on numbers of women serving in all ranks, expanding job and duty station assignments for women, opening ROTC and service academies to women, and changing the policies on the status of women in the armed forces. For her exceptionally meritorious service in this assignment; she was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.

On March 1, 1973, Holm was appointed director of the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council.

She was promoted to the grade of brigadier general July 16, 1971, the first woman to be appointed in this grade in the Air Force. She was promoted to the grade of major general effective June 1, 1973, with date of rank July 1, 1970.

The general retired in 1975. She served three presidential administrations: special assistant on women for President Gerald Ford, policy consultant for President James Carter and first chairperson of the Veterans Administration's Committee on Women Veterans for President Ronald Reagan.

In recognition of General Holm's pioneering career, Air Force officials renamed the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., the Jeanne M. Holm Officer Accession and Citizen Development Center in June 2008. Its mission is Air Force officer recruitment and training within the Air University.

Holm authored two books about women in the military. "Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution" came out in 1982 and was updated in 1994. Four years later she wrote "In Defense of a Nation: Servicewomen in World War II." Holm died Feb. 15, 2010.

(Sources compiled from Air Force History Support Office and Air Force News Service)

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Airman earns green belt Continued from Page 1

AFSO21 focuses on generating efficiencies and improving combat capability across the Air Force. In addition, it is applied to every process associated with the Air Force mission, from the flight line to mission support.

The program is organized and governed by AFSO21 facilitators, like Butler, and the improvement techniques' primary goal is to significantly increase combat capabilities, generate savings and maintain safety. The capabilities enable Airmen to change their day-to-day operating style to integrate continuous improvement into the full spectrum of the Air Force operations.

According to Butler, even good processes can be made better and some of the most innovative ideas come from the youngest Airmen.

"Airmen enter the military with fresh ideas," said Butler. "Their ability to find solutions to problems has been proven. My job is to take their ideas, manage teams and implement the ideas."

AFSO21 has five primary goals that contribute toward improving the Air Force. Airmen generating ideas should know the goals when generating efficiency and money saving ideas.

The AFSO21 Five Desired Effects include: 1. Increase productivity of our people - doing more of the right things with the same or less effort.

2. Increase critical equipment availability rates - all assets available at a greater rate from aircraft, to information technology, to range space, etc.

3. Improve response time and agility - quicker response time to the warfighter.

4. Sustain safe and reliable operations - reduce injury rates, increase safety and safe use of material assets.

5. Improve energy efficiency - make energy conservation a consideration in everything we do.

"The smallest idea, from the youngest Airmen can still make the biggest impact across the Air Force," said Butler. "Airmen with innovative ideas should bring them to their leadership's attention. Eliminating aspects of Airmen's jobs they don't have to do will help gain process efficiencies with fewer resources and increase our mission effectiveness."

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Air Force's first female chief

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – In 1960, Chief Master Sgt. Grace Peterson became the first female chief master sergeant.

She was not only the first female chief master sergeant; she was part of the original group of senior non-commissioned officers to be selected for the rank of E-9.

At the time of promotion, Peterson was the first sergeant of a 400-person Women in the Air Force, or Graphic by Sylvia Saab WAF, squadron at McGuire Grace Peterson: AF first female chief master sergeant.

Air Force Base, N.J. Chief Peterson entered military service in New York City soon after After experiencing the rigors of basic training the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that thrust America and a tight academic schedule - first as a pupil into the World War II and joined what was and later as an instructor- the precedent estabthen called the Women's Army Auxiliary lishing experience of the veteran of six Corps in 1942. months was considered too valuable to relinDuring an interview at Joint Base McGuire- quish.

Dix-Lakehurst in 2010, Peterson said, "I joined She had, so to speak, found her niche in the because of the horrors of Pearl Harbor and I Army...to greet and train the women volunfelt I had to do something about it." teers who had followed her in steadily Peterson recalled the first momentous day increasing numbers. she entered WAAC as a boot trainee. She was At this point in her career, Peterson said, "I sent to the first WAAC training center, which was not only proud of my personal good forshe called hastily established, at Fort Des tune, but I felt an immense pride of my sex.

Moines, Iowa.

Many of the volunteers we received - some a The "genius" who prepared these facilities great deal older than myself- were college to receive the first females into the military graduates and had established civilian careers will forever command her admiration, she but chose, instead, to serve with the armed said. forces. And I think the record points out the "Male OD coats were issued and trailed in caliber of service women performed during the snow for the shorter girls. None of us the war." needed mittens for the sleeves completely Throughout the war years, Peterson enveloped our arms," she said. remained in the United States except for a Four weeks later, she was assigned as com- period of duty at Ladd Field, Alaska. pany clerk to the second WAAC training cenShe served during both Victory over ter at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and in less than Europe (May, 7 1945) and Victory over Japan one year the "boot trainee" had risen to the (Aug. 14, 1945) days. rank of first sergeant.

To this date, Peterson maintains the "boot" (Courtesy of the Air Force Enlisted expression derived from the heavy brogan Heritage Research Institute. Staff Sgt. shoes she had her charges wore in those days. Zachary Wilson contributed to this article.)

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Resiliency programs count your blessings

By Andre Garceau 628th Air Base Wing Community Support coordinator

The Air Force defines resiliency as, "the ability to withstand, recover and/or grow in the face of stressors and changing demands."

But how do you become resilient? Most people probably think that it's just something you either become or don't become through a series of hard tests or trials. Those who are fit, win ... those who aren't, may end up littering the road to survival.

Rocky Balboa inspired his son with the following words about resiliency, "The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place. It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and keep moving forward!"

Resiliency fits into Comprehensive Airman Fitness. CAF is no longer defined as fitness or simply by what can be done in the gym or on a track, but has been expanded to include not only physical fitness but mental, social and spiritual fitness as well. The Air Force is also taking the position that resiliency can be taught and learned and even grown.

I have spent two weeks at Joint Base McGuire-Dix - Lakehurst, N.J., learning the tenets of resiliency as it relates to CAF and will

now be able to share these skills with others.

When you teach these skills to others, it really does help change the way you think.

You think more positively.

I had a pretty negative mindset before I attended this training, but it has really helped me to stay positive and think about what good can come out of stuff that happens versus 'this is awful and I hate my life.'

Some of the most powerful coping skills I learned included how to count your blessings, learning how to have gratitude, goal setting, interpersonal problem solving, social resiliency, spiritual resiliency, good active listening skills and active constructive response, to just mention a few.

The biggest challenge to the program is making believers out of people.

Unless people know about the program, learn the skills and implement them into their lives, they won't help anyone. To that end, I'll be posting a series of resiliency articles covering each of these potent skills as well as challenging readers to try the skill personally in their own lives.

Together we can improve our ability to bounce back, and when practiced, ensure a more positive outcome and help those around us to better face day-to-day challenges.

For more information on the Master Resiliency Training Course or how to become a Resiliency Training Assistant, please call me at 963-5476 or contact your unit's MRT/RTA.

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Major General A.J. Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, pushes the button to shut down the Military Personnel Data System and initiate a full upgrade. MilPDS is expected to be unaccessible for up to 23 days.

MilPDS upgrade begins

By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Editor's note: This one of a series of articles to inform total force Airmen about personnel programs affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.

The Military Personnel Data System will be offline for 23 days, as of March 4, to allow the Air Force Personnel Operations Agency to upgrade and transfer military personnel data to the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Enterprise Computing Center, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.

MilPDS is the primary records database for personnel data and actions that occur throughout every total force Airman's career. The system is also used to initiate Airman pay actions, maintain Air Force accountability and strength data and support a host of interactions with other Air Force processes and systems that rely on personnel data.

Planning and preparation for the upgrade have been ongoing for over a year as systems specialists worked to develop an implementation plan and test transfer actions before beginning the full-transfer, said Anthony Delgado, AFPOA MilPDS functional Manager.

"MilPDS is an old platform that has not kept up with the times," he said. "Because systems changes over the years have been so significant, trying to maintain MilPDS in its

current state is very risky - we could lose some irreplaceable data. The only viable solution is to bring the entire system down, fully upgrade everything so that it's compatible with current technologies, and stand it all back up."

But, that option came with a host of potential problems as well, he said.

"Clearly, we couldn't just pull down the system and tell people to 'make do,' so the R12 team - with total force representatives from every affected function - developed a comprehensive plan to address how personnel actions will be accomplished during the upgrade, how those actions will be loaded after the upgrade, and more," Delgado explained. "We then provided the total force personnel community with extensive guidance to help them manage actions without MilPDS." Critical personnel and pay processes related to accessions, reenlistments, Guard and Reserve unit training assemblies, mobilization/activation, casualty and immediate separations will continue to function during the system downtime, Delgado said.

AFPC will notify Airmen once the upgrade is complete and MilPDS is accessible. During the upgrade, Airmen who need assistance can review information on the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil, or contact their servicing military personnel section. Information is also available on the Air Reserve Personnel Center public website at www.arpc.afrc.af.mil.

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Anderer, a machinist’s mate assigned to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, signs a “Savers Pledge” card at the Naval Weapons Station galley, Feb 28, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Military Saves is a joint force initiative that encourages Sailors and Airmen to begin saving for their futures early in their careers.

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CAPT Thomas Bailey, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and Navy CAPT John "Jay" Fahs, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command commanding officer, met with NNPTC students to launch the Military Saves initiative at the NNPTC galley, Feb. 26, 2013. Fahs read the proclamation announcing the "Saver's Pledge," encouraging students to help themselves take charge of their financial future and explained why the program is so valuable to the command.

"Financial security achieved through saving and budgeting will significantly improve quality of life," said Fahs. "It reduces stress and provides more opportunity for one's future."

Sailors come into the Navy with various levels of knowledge when it comes to personal finances so the Fleet and Family Support Centers sponsor programs like Military Saves to highlight its importance.

"I'm hoping for a better future for myself and my family," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Davis, a machinist's mate who took the pledge during her lunch break. "My mom worked at a bank and taught me everything I know about money, but she may still never be able to retire. I don't want to be in that situation."

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"Military Saves is a social marketing campaign to persuade military families to save money and reduce debt," said Suerjee Lee, FFSC financial specialist. "For this audience, it is especially important to learn good habits now, because it is their first time earning significant amounts of money."

Military Saves is completely voluntary for all participants, but the benefits are twofold. First, the campaign brings attention to the service member's finances, and Sailors are able to discover the services offered at the Fleet and Family Support Center. They can meet with any of the FFSC financial specialists to evaluate their financial status and visualize where their money is going on a regular basis. If needed, FFSC will help Sailors build a budget and create financial goals.

Second, Military Saves is also a pledge drive competition between military services. The FFSC team hopes to lead JB Charleston - Weapons Station to victory over JB Charleston - Air Base in a friendly competition, while bettering the lives of all involved.

"Our goal is to get them thinking about saving so they start saving early in life," said Lee. "So often Sailors end up with a large amount of money in hand and spend it on flashy, new cars when they should be preparing for the future."

CAPT Thomas Bailey, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and CAPT John “Jay” Fahs, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command commanding officer, joined the Naval Weapons Station Charleston Fleet and Family Support Center Team to launch the “Military Saves” initiative Feb. 26, 2013.

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14th Airlift Squadron returns home to family members, co-workers

Airman 1st Class Vince Denisi, 14th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, hugs his mother during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. A welcomehome balloon floats in the passenger terminal during the 14th Airlift Squadron redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston Air Base, S.C.

Kristin Pete, wife of Capt. Joshua Pete, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot, draws welcome home messages with her children during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 14th AS returned home from a 120day deployment to Southwest Asia.

A commercial plane carrying members of the 14th Airlift Squadron taxis towards the passenger terminal during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.

The family of Airman 1st Class Vince Denisi, 14th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits for him to exit the plane during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston Air Base, S.C.

Emily Crane and Capt. Daniel Crane, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot, take part in an interview with local media during the 14th AS redeployment March 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.

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560th RED HORSE honors Brig. Gen. Tom Meredith

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Lt. Col. Joseph Swaim, 560th Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operational Repair Squadron commander, along with other Airmen salute as Taps plays during a memorial ceremony in honor of Brig. Gen. Tom Meredith Feb. 27, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Meredith founded the RED HORSE unit, and was the first commander of the active-duty RED HORSE unit when it was established to train RED HORSE Airmen for service in Vietnam in 1967.

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Forest City Communities announce March Yard of the Month winners

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Forest City Communities recently announced their March Yard of the Month winners at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. This yard belongs to Tech. Sgt. Michael Bradford, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. Yard of the Month winners receive a gift card from a local home improvement store.

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Forest City Communities recently announced their March Yard of the Month winners at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. This yard belongs to Staff Sgt. Kennard Mallicote, 437th Aerial Port Squadron.

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MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Navy is looking for recipes that are easy, healthy and created with Sailors living in bachelor quarters in mind.

To inspire a little "healthy" competition, Navy Nutrition is holding a recipe contest to compile an online barracks cookbook officials said March 6.

"This cookbook contest is meant to be a fun way to encourage Sailors to showcase the creative ways they eat well with limited resources," said Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Wallinger, a dietitian with the Navy Physical Readiness Office. "Many Sailors are finding ways to make easy and tasty meals, without a full size kitchen and pantry. We want you to share these ideas."

The goal of the contest is to compile a collection of recipes that are compatible with barracks life. A recipe may consist of cooking foods in a microwave or as simple as assembling ingredients. If you are making it and it is healthful, we want it in the cookbook. Each recipe may only be submitted once, but you may enter as many recipes as you like.

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ingredients, pieces of equipment and recipe steps. "If you live in the barracks, you have limited storage space, limited utensils and, in compliance with housing rules, a microwave for a heating element." explained Wallinger.

With the recipe contest running in conjunction with Navy Nutrition Month, there is also focus on nutritional value. "The number of ingredients will be limited, but there is no limit to the flavor, herbs and spices are encouraged" Wallinger continued. "We are just limiting added components such as sodium, which affects many prone to high blood pressure, and fat to keep in line with dietary guidelines. We have included an explanation on how to determine the amount of sodium and fat for each recipe in the rules."

Entries to the contest will be accepted in seven categories, which are broken down by when you are likely to eat them, for instance; breakfast, sandwich/wrap, snack, vegetables, starchy side, main course (entré) and sweet treat.

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Team Charleston gains 12 new senior master sergeant selects Courtesy of Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Twelve members of Team Charleston were selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant Feb. 28, 2013.

The master sergeants selected are:

U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading

Twelve members of Team Charleston were selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant Feb. 28, 2013. (Front row) Senior master sergeant (selects) are Christopher Wilson, Kurt McNeely, Michael Stone, Shawn Brugh, Tina Friday, Ricky Smith, (back row) Jamey Elms, John Lipsey, Steven Hart, Scott Levesque, Justus Hanks. Not pictured is Earl Ragland. More than 1,360 master sergeants were selected Air Force-wide out of 12,834 eligible, for promotion.

• Shawn Brugh, 437th Maintenance Group • Jamey Elms, 437th MXG • Tina Friday, 628th Medical Operations Squadron • Justus Hanks, 437th Operations Support Squadron • Steven Hart, 628th Security Forces Squadron • Scott Levesque, 628th Communications Squadron • John Lipsey, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron • Kurt McNeely, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron • Earl Ragland, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron • Ricky Smith, 628th Force Support Squadron • Michael Stone, 437th MXG • Christopher Wilson, 437th MXG

More than 1,360 master sergeants were selected Air Force-wide out of 12,834 eligible for promotion. The average overall score for those selected is 673.11. Average time-in-grade is 4.02 years and time-in-service is 18.89 years. Other score averages included 135 for enlisted performance reports, 20.63 for decorations and 71.73 for the Promotion Fitness Exam.

Selectees will be able to access their scores in the virtual MPF via the secure applications page.

Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete - no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Personnel officials will notify Airmen, via military personnel sections, if their selection is in question.

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Colonel Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Gerard Komen, 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron superintendent (right), recognize March's Diamond Sharp winners March 5, 2013, at the Charleston Club at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Diamond Sharp recipients are (third and fourth from left) Airman 1st Class Gregory Foster, 437th Aerial Port Squadron passenger services agent and Senior Airman Joseph Shewmaker, 437th Operations Group knowledge operations manager. Pictured with the Diamond Sharp winners are Master Sgt. Jeremy Klemme, 437th APS first sergeant and Master Sgt. Brett Hopkins, 437th OG first sergeant. Diamond Sharp awardees are Airmen chosen by their first sergeants for their excellent performance. Not pictured here but also a recipient of this month's Diamond Sharp award are Airman 1st Class Cole Lane, 14th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Staff Sgt. Lee Vearrier, 16th AS loadmaster evaluator special operations level II.

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JB CHS hosts Commander's Challenge Dodgeball Airmen watch from the sidelines as Dodgeball teams from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron and 628th Comptroller Squadron face off during the Commander's Fitness Challenge dodgeball game March 1, 2013, at the Fitness Center on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The 628th CES won the tournament.

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Airmen from the 628th Comptroller Squadron aim for 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen during the Commander's Fitness Challenge Dodgeball game March 1, 2013, at the Fitness Center on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C.

Airmen from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron gather with Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, after defeating the 628th Comptroller Squadron in the final game of the Commander's Fitness Challenge dodge ball tournament March 1, 2013, at the Fitness Center on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The Commander's Challenge is held every quarter to provide friendly competition as well raise esprit de corps.

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40th Anniversary of women in military chaplaincy

By Christianne Witten Chief of Navy Chaplains Public Affairs

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WASHINGTON – The Navy, Army and Air Force Chiefs of Chaplains hosted a ceremony to mark the 40th Anniversary of women in military chaplaincy at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, March 4, 2013.

Rear Admiral Mark Tidd, Chief of Navy chaplains; Maj. Gen. Donald Rutherford, Army Chief of Chaplains; and Maj. Gen. Howard Stendahl, Air Force Chief of Chaplains, honored female pioneer chaplains from their respective services and identified the importance of their mentorship.

The Navy was the first service in the Department of Defense to commission a female chaplain, Lt. j.g. Dianna Pohlman, in July 1973. The Air Force and Army followed suit later that same year.

Rev. Dianna Pohlman Bell delivered an invocation and reflection to several hundred chaplains, past and present, in attendance asking, "Even as we serve those who are prepared to go to war, may we never shrink from praying for peace."

When asked how she felt about being recognized and honored as a pioneer for female chaplains, she responded, "Every woman that goes into military chaplaincy is a pioneer in her own right to choose to enter into and serve within a male-dominated profession and organization."

She also commented on the overall sense of "camaraderie, recognition, and sisterhood" that marked the event.

The ceremony was followed by a ribboncutting and dedication of a year-long exhibit at the Women's Memorial entitled, "A Courageous Journey of Faith and Service,"

featuring the impact of women in military chaplaincy over the past 40 years.

Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben, deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains and 18th chaplain of the Marine Corps, performed the dedication and blessing at the exhibit's ribbon-cutting.

"In celebrating the gifts of our heritage, may we also share the stories of the sacrificial ministry all chaplains-counting women equally among them-have provided at sea, in the air, with boots on the ground, in hospitals, training centers, and at home," Kibben remarked.

Kibben was among the female chaplains recognized, as the first female promoted to rear admiral in the Chaplain Corps and the first female chaplain of the Marine Corps.

Reflecting on the large turnout, Kibben was particularly impressed with the "remarkable number of men and women who came back from retirement to celebrate the event with their fellow chaplains."

Every five years, the Navy Chaplain Corps has held some type of event for all active-duty chaplains to celebrate "who we are and from where we come," according to Kibben.

This year, a concerted effort was made to include and transcend the generations of chaplains who have served over the past 40 years. "Their presence, today, gave testimony to the impact of the Chaplain Corps on them and on us, and reaffirms that the opportunity to serve doesn't go away when we take off the uniform," Kibben said.

Lieutenant Jessica Bell, a Navy chaplain currently assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Support Group, travelled all the way from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to attend the celebration. She came to "explore the history and legacy of the Chaplain Corps," and left, "inspired and renewed" by the connections made with her fellow chaplains and mentors.

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She headed up the Navy Chaplain Corps committee for the event which was a 10month long, collaborative effort across the services.

"It was an event, which not only honored women in military chaplaincy, but also showed the significant progress the Navy has made to embrace diversity. It also nourished the soul of who we are as a chaplain corps, as we collectively honored and recognized those who navigated unchartered waters and continue to inspire us," Malana said.

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March 8 / A Workshop for Department of Veteran Affairs Disability Claims will be held from 8 a.m. to noon the VA representative will cover the VA claims and filing process. "VA One-on-One Disability Claims Assistance" will be provided from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Members (who do not have a copy of their medical records) must sign an authorization letter (authorizing the VA representative to obtain your medical records) at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Clinic's Family Practice section. This letter is already prepared, but must be signed no later than the Monday prior to that week's Friday VA One-on-One Assistance with Disability Claims that you plan to attend.

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March 11-12 / "STOMP Training" will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. This specialized training of military parents is a two day event for families with children with special needs.

BASE BRIEFS

March 13 / A Workforce (Job referral) Specialist will be available for half-hour appointments from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet one-on-one for 30 minutes with a specialist that will provide job referrals, resume and interview assistance. This service is available to active-duty, retirees and their dependents and Department of Defense civilians. / A Red Cross blood drive will be held at the fitness center March 13 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

March 15 / 2013 Joint Base Charleston Motorcycle Rodeo and Pre-Season Motorcycle Riders brief is scheduled for 8 a.m., March 15, 2013 at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Theater. The PreSeason Motorcycle Riders brief is mandatory for all active-duty personnel assigned to JB Charleston. For more information, call 843-7647664. / A "Troops to Teachers" class will be held from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Receive counseling and assistance to help eligible veterans and their spouses transition into a new teaching career.

April 18 / The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will host its 60th South Atlantic Regional Conference at 8 p.m. on April 18, 2013 at the North Charleston Convention Center. RSVP by March 28. For additional information, call Jacqueline SingletonBrown at 843-297-2404 or Janetha Priolau at 843209-0950.

See more briefs at www.charleston.af.mil To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to patriot@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.

March 14 / A Conflict Resolution class is scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 14, 2013. Are you experiencing conflict in the work place or at home? If so, join this class to learn how to identify ways to effectively resolve conflict.

March 19 / An Understanding Credit Reports class is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. March 19, 2013.

Events

All classes or workshops will be held at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Building 755, at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station unless otherwise specified. For more information, call 764-7480.

March 9 / An Operations Clip and Save class is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 9, 2013. Learn how a penny-pinching shopper can save hundreds of dollars each month using coupons.

March 11 / A Post TAP/Mini Job Fair is scheduled for 9 to 10 a.m. March 11, 2013. What can TSP do for you? Learn the different funds available, what they consist of, and how to invest in them.

March 12 / A Navigating Change class is scheduled for 10 to 11 a.m. March 12, 2013. Learn how to accept and overcome the challenges of change.

March 13 / A Tax Prep class is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m., March 13, 2013. Learn the basics of tax preparation and how to prepare your taxes for a possible refund.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nickolas Alarcon observes a drop zone from the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after deploying a light payload above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Alarcon, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. The C130 aircrews demonstrated their airlift capabilities during a readiness week.

Special Announcements

/ Free on-line tutoring service: Tutor.com for Military Families is the Defense Department's official, online, on-demand tutoring and homework help service for military members and their families. The site, http://www.tutor.com/military offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, proofreading and more. Tutor.com's network includes more than 2,500 professional tutors who have delivered more than six million, one-on-one tutoring sessions since 2001. Each tutor is certified through the site, and all sessions are recorded for quality control. The program can also be accessed through a free app for the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. / Join the Redbank Plantation Golf Association: The Redbank Plantation Golf Association invites you to become a member at a cost of only $20 per year. Benefits of the Golf Association membership include: USGA Handicap, participation in monthly tournaments, participation in Association Club Championship and participation in the Association Blitz.

Membership is open to all military and civilian golf patrons. For more information, contact Tournament Chairman Tina Bohannon at tinab@sc.rr.com or call the Pro Shop at 764-7802.

See more briefs at www.charleston.af.mil

U.S. Navy photo / Seaman Andrew Schneider

U.S. Air Force photo / Osakabe Yasuo

Navy Sailors move an E-2C Hawkeye off of an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, under way in the Atlantic Ocean, March 1, 2013.

THE WARRIOR RIDE South Carolina Tour

March 14 – Cycle from Patriot’s Point/Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston, with stops for a ceremony at the Citadel and the VA. Then bicycling back for a guided tour of Patriot’s Point. Ending at the VFW on Isle of Palms.

March 15 – Cycle Moncks Corner and surrounding areas.

March 16 – Cycle Myrtle Beach, SC The Warrior is a nonͲprofit 501(c)3 with the mission to recreate and rehabilitate combat injured service members, by implementing multiͲday bicycling events.

Founders Bob & Debra Racine 910Ͳ278Ͳ4612/910Ͳ616Ͳ6977 teamracine@thewarriorride.org Web Site: www.thewarriorride.org

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MISC ITEMS FOR SALE

MARKETPLACE Military: Want To Place A Free Ad? Go To www.CharlestonMilitary.com

MISC NOTICES

Miller-Motte Technical College appreciates YOU! Please Join us 3/13 from 10-2 for FREE spa services. Call 843-266-1920 for info.

Veterans, Families and Friends Combat PTSD Group. Free, anonymous, self-help and support for the above. Veterans and Active Duty welcome.

843.637.6463

FLAG DISPOSAL CEREMONY American Legion Post 166, Goose Creek will be hosting an FLAG DISPOSAL CEREMONY on Saturday March 16, 2013. The Flag Disposal Ceremony starts at 5:PM and the public is invited to attend. The Flag Disposal Ceremony is a very dignified program that disposes of torn, soiled and worn out AMERICAN FLAGS. If you have a flag at home or work in this condition, please bring them to the American Legion Post 166 located at 116 Howe Hall Road, Goose Creek for proper disposal.

American Legion Post 166 cordially invites all Boys Scouts, Girls Scouts, Cub Scouts Brownie Troops and Active Duty Military personnel to attend and take part in this moving ceremony. For more information please call the Post at 553-5454 or check out our web site at www.americanlegion post166sc.com

SERVICES

Home Day Care 6wks-4yrs full/part time/wkends/eves/hol. off Ashley Phos. Rd. call 568-8609 / 364-4140 REMODEL & REPAIR A&E Construction, LLC Specialty Tile, Backsplash, Floors, Counters, Bathroom Showers, Etc. Licensed & Insured. Warranties Call Eric or Andrea.

843-224-9164

HOMES/APTS FOR RENT

2BR renovated town home on marsh in W Ashley.

Rent to Own $1095 per mo. New flooring, paint, SS appliances and more! Curt 843-278-5454 CROWFIELD PLANTATION (Goose Creek) 4 Br. 2.5 Bath, 2,160 sq. ft. Short drive to Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base Charleston and Boeing. Ready to move in. Open foyer, formal living with hardwood floors. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet. Nice size backyard, quiet street.

Community pool, tennis, golf, walking trails.

Military appreciation discount.

For inquiries: escobargomezm@gmail.com

HOMES FOR SALE

Free Military Homeowner Guide Sue Davis, REALTOR®, Veteran & Mil. Spouse Keller Williams Realty – 843.810.0100 Search entire MLS at www.suedavishomes.com

MOTORCYCLES

2006 KTM 250SXF - $2900. Bike is in great condition. Just dont ride anymore. Riding gear and ramp included. If interested please call: 619-438-8567

AUTOMOTIVE

Excellent cond. chrome HD Staggered rims with tires. Bolt pattern 5x114.3 Front:20x8 (w/ 2"lip) Rear: 20x10.5 (w/4" lip). Feel free to contact me.

843-718-5614

2006 Chevorlet Silverado.88K miles.4.8 v8 vortec.Brand new terrain tires. Excellent Condition.

Please call 706-977-6560.

Craftsman Riding Mower 30" 12.5 HP - Looks & runs great! New battery, belt, blade, & filters. $320 call/text Jason @ 315-405-1427

Washer dryer sets $250/$350, stacker wash/dryer $400; kitchen dining sets $50/$200; dressers/chest drawers $50/$250. Call 452-2229

7 ft. prelit Christmas tree. Used once. With original box. Very nice tree but have no space for it anymore. $20 cash. Please call 843-553-4305.

KITCHEN CABINETS Beautiful. Never Installed.

Cost $4800, Sell $1650. Call 843-856-4680.

Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set w/ warranty. $150! King for $225. Can Deliver $150 843-696-5712

6 Pc. Cherry Bedroom Set with Mattress set, Still in the Box! $350! Delivery Available 843-696-5212

$395 Sofa & Love Seat, New in Plastic. Delivery Available, must Sell! 843-696-5712 5 Pc Dinette $148, New in Box. Coffee & End Tables $99, All New! Can Deliver if needed, 843-696-5212

The Patriot • March 8, 2013

TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD

www.charlestonmilitary.com • 843-412-5861 fax 843-628-3454 Diggle Publishing, PO Box 2016, Mt. Pleasant SC 29465

Diggle Publishing accepts free three-line personal* classified ads from active duty, reserve and retired military personnel and their dependents. Each line is roughly approximately 45-55 letters and spaces. The amount depends upon the number of capitals, punctuation, etc. Three lines is roughly 150-160 total letters and spaces.

One ad per military family per issue. Military may re-submit ad each week. Only personal ads qualify to run for free (ie: garage sales, home rentals, pets, autos, furniture, etc.) Business-related ads (even if a home business) do not qualify to run for free and must be paid. (See information below.*) We DO NOT accept “work at home” or “multi-level-marketing” ads. Ads which do not adhere to submission guidelines may be rejected without notice.

The Best Way To Submit A Free Classified Ad Is With Our Online Form At www.CharlestonMilitary.com We do not take ads by phone.

Please do not call us to confirm receipt of your free ad.

* Ads from non-military or business-related ads (even home businesses) cost $4 per line (45-55 letters and spaces per line). Additional lines (over the 3 free) for personal ads may be purchased for $4 per line as well. To pay for an ad or additional lines, please submit your credit card number and expiration date - as well as the name of the cardholder - with your ad via fax, email, or by phone.

Deadline to submit an ad is 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. Ads printed on a first come-first serve, space available basis.

Crossword of the Week

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Maple genus 5. Not what it seems 9. Overly masculine 14. X2 = Vaitape’s island 15. Source of the Blue Nile 16. A way to dislike intensely 17. Copyread 18. Goidelic language of Ireland 19. TV advertising awards 20. Out of stock: purchase later 23. Ribbon belts 24. They __ 25. Winged goddess of the dawn 26. OK to go out with 31. Symposiums 35. Bewail 36. The den of wild animals 37. Go inside of 38. Result or consequence 41. Lolium temulentum 43. Wrote a short composition 45. Occupy a seat 46. Grand __, vintage 47. Paved outdoor spaces 51. 1954 Milland/Hitchcock movie

56. South American racoon 57. Cold (Spanish) 58. About aviation 59. Deliberate destructive burning 60. Any place of bliss or delight 61. Largest river in Transcaucasia 62. Binding 63. A man of high rank 64. Islamic leader CLUES DOWN 1. Urge and help on 2. Musical endings 3. Writer Jong 4. Places in rank order 5. 2 photos = 3D 6. Annoy persistently 7. Am. Natl. Standards Inst.

8. Female Dionysus cult members 9. Panga knife 10. Having sufficient skill 11. Currently fashionable 12. Fishing barb 13. Many not ands 21. Polite interruption sound

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22. Grouch 27. Arabian chieftain (var. sp.)

28. W. German capital 1949-90 29. Having died recently 30. Organic compound 31. Take to one’s heels 32. Klutzes 33. Jazz ostinato 34. Carbamide 39. Bike transportation 40. Length of office 41. April’s birthstone 42. Tip of Aleutian Islands 44. Army luggage bag 45. More nimble 48. A citizen of Iraq (alt. sp.)

49. Greek or Roman performance hall 50. Junipero __, Spanish priest 51. Walleye 52. Moldavian capital 1565-1859 53. Egyptian sun god 54. Latin word for order 55. Wander 56. Whip with 9 knotted cords

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