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♦ TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2004
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Present at the WRALC staff meeting were (from left) Maj. Gen. (Select) Mike Collings,
Staff Sgt. Bruce Klima, Lt. Brian Bagget, Lt. Thomas Snyder, Lt. Shawn King, Lt. Sharon
Lisa Simpkins, Lynn Morley, Lt. Chris Ladrido and Capt. Sean Wade.
AFA Chapter concludes
successful membership drive
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WARNER ROBINS - The
Carl Vinson Memorial
Chapter 296 of the Air Force
Association (AFA) has con
cluded its official member
ship drive, which began in
February. The Chapter
recruited 157 new members,
exceeding its goal of 125 by
26 percent.
Over 50 key workers par
ticipated in the drive, but a
few recruiters were respon
sible for 30 percent of the
new members. The top
recruiters and drive co
chairman were recognized
during the Warner Robins
Air Logistics Center
(WRALC) staff meeting held
March 25 by Maj. Gen.
(select) Mike Collings, cen
ter commander.
The top recruiters who
each brought in 10 or more
members were:
• Staff Sgt. Bruce Klima,
19th Air Refueling Group;
• Lt. Brian Bagget, WR
ALC Combat Electronic
Directorate;
• Lt. Shawn King, WR
ALC Support Equipment
and Vehicles Directorate;
and
• Lt. Sharon Lisa
Simpkins, 78th Logistics
Readiness Squadron.
Co-chairmen of this years
drive were Lt. Thomas
ALBRITTON
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•Specialist in Educational
Leadership, Georgia College
& State University;
• Master’s in Educational
Leadership, Georgia College
& State University; and
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additional work without
taking the aircraft of service
additional time - a bonus for
Air Force Materiel
Command and the Air
Force, according to Larry
Hess, AFMC Logistics
Group process analysis divi
sion analyst.
“It benefits AFMC
because we’re always look
ing for ways to cut flow days
so we can get aircraft, back
to the warfighter in less
time because there aren’t
that many in the fleet to
start with," Hess said,
emphasizing that nearly
half the fleet was tied up in
PDM at Robins at one point
in time.
He said how the Robins
maintainers are working
now is “keeping more air
craft in service and putting
a better quality aircraft back
into the warfighter’s
hands.”
According to Henry Ware,
Warner Robins Air Logistics
Center supervisor industrial
production specialist, the
added workload is a vote of
confidence in the ALC
crews’ work.
“It shows the world that
we can do even more work
than what we’re scheduled
for,” Ware said. “And it ben
efits AFMC because they
know they can bring the air
craft in here and the work
Snyder of the WRALC
Combat Electronic
Directorate and Lt. Chris
Ladrido of the WR-ALC
Special Operations
Directorate. The top per
formers and co-chairmen
each received a chapter coin,
certificate of appreciation,
and a Museum of Aviation
membership.
The leader of the member
ship drive was Capt. Sean
Wade of the WR-ALC
Combat Electronic
Directorate. For his leader
ship. he was also presented
an autographed book “God
is My Co-Pilot” by Gen.
Robert L. Scott.
“The effort of these hard
workers is appreciated, and
puts the chapter in line for
possible national recogni
tion for membership growth
at the next AFA National
Convention. But member
ship goes beyond the drive,
and there is no better way to
support the Air Force and
the local community than
joining the AFA." said Lynn
Morley, chapter president.
Association membership
is always open to active duty
military, civil service work
ers and retired military or
civil service. Businesses are
also invited to join as a com
munity partner. Benefits of
membership include:
• Bachelor’s in Physical
Education, University of
Georgia
Albritton’s hobbies are
reading and jogging. He is a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Perry where he
will be done right the first
time and on time - it’s
cheaper.”
At the end of fiscal 2003 it
took 269 days, on average, to
put a C-5 through the top
to-bottom programmed
depot maintenance regi
ment. But thanks to produc
tion branch experts imple
menting Lean initiatives, C
-5 PDM now takes 226 days
and that number is falling
steadily, said Col. George
Ireland, production branch
chief.
He said the goal is to reach
180 days for B models and
220 days for A models by fis
cal 2005. Of the 18 aircraft
branch experts are sched
uled to complete PDM on
this year, seven have been
completed and delivered on
or ahead of schedule.
Ireland and Steve
Tomblin, production branch
deputy chief, have been
briefing the work force on
the C-s’s status, the success
es and the new workload
they’re receiving due to the
cut in flow days.
“We’re here to thank you
for the tremendous job
you’re doing day to day,” the
colonel said. “It’s been a
tremendous effort getting
those seven aircraft back to
the war fighter.”
He congratulated the
team for the “23 in ’O3” suc
• a monthly AFA maga
zine, yearly Air Force
Almanac, financial services,
group insurance, travel
services, and education and
career assistance.
More importantly, howev
er, is the support the local
chapter provides Robins Air
Force Base and the Houston
County community.
Initiatives of Chapter 296
include:
• sponsorship of at least
five SSOO scholarships to
young airman assigned to
the base;
• Family Science Nights in
local elementary schools in
support of the Georgia
Youth Science and
Technology Center
• USA Today Visions
classrooms in local Houston
County schools, providing
teachers newspaper und cur
riculum to encourage aero
space education
• hosting annuul and
quarterly awards programs
for base employees, local
teachers and Air Force
Junior ROTC cadets, and
• an annual “Thank a
Veteran" 5K run with rev
enues used to support a
POWMIA memorial ut the
Museum of Aviation
To learn more about the
chapter or join, visit the Web
site at www.cv-afa.org.
has taught adult Sunday
School for 10 years. Married
to Terri Albritton - a first
grade teacher at Perry
Primary School - they have
three children, Hillary,
Carson, and Olivia.
cess of last year and told
them the goal for this year is
“18 and more in ‘04.”
Tomblin shared with the
workers the successful sin
gle fly-and -buy of one air
craft and the customer com
ments received following
another aircraft’s return to
Stewart Air National Guard
Base home station in only
219 days. The inspection
supervisor’s comment was,
“The best I’ve seen. Great
product!”
The colonel told those
attending the briefing that
currently Air Mobility
Command - their No. 1 cus
tomer - is in the middle of
the largest air mobility
effort since World War 11.
Tomblin informed the
group that a total of five C-5
aircraft were returned to
AMC during February to
help the air mobility effort,
including a battle-damaged
aircraft worked by a team of
C-5 production, 653rd
Combat Logistics Support
Squadron and Strategic
Airlift Directorate engineer
ing personnel.
He and the colonel
encouraged the workers to
continue in their efforts in
cutting PDM flow days,
their efforts to Lean out the
branch’s processes, quality
improvement and foreign
object damage control.
LOCAL
Perry High School
FBLA wins big at state
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ATHENS - The Perry
High School FBLA chapter
participated in the unnual
FBLA State Conference held
March 12-13 in Athens. The
chapter received several
awards at the conference.
Individual Awards:
• Shartae Jackson, Whois
Who in FBLA for Region V
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PHS FBLA participants were (from left) Candy Wright, John Torres, Elizabeth Bullard,
Adam Burkett, Tara Ragin, Darius Rawls, Blair Brown, Idis Lester, John Rogers,
Kathryn Deal and Shartae Jackson.
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John Rogers (left) placed fourth in Business Law and Shartae Jackson was named to
Who’s Who in FBLA for Region V at the annual FBLA State Conference held recently in
Athens.
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obstacle course and others.
One judge for the activi
ties, Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-
Perry, said he was glad to be
a part of the event.
“This is for a good cause,”
he said.
For those who wanted to
participate but did not have
a “dawg" of their own, the
Perry Animal Shelter hud
some on hand for “rent.”
Tish Mims and Adrienne
Wilson painted faces for a
donation to the shelter and
others manned a table with
colorful Dawg Jawg T-shirts
for sale.
Wyatt said all the dogs got
• John Rogers, fourth
place, Business Law
Competitive Event
• Blair Brown, Elected
Region V Vice President and
will serve on the 2004-2005
FBLA State Executive
Council
Chupter Recognitions and
Awards:
• Silver Chapter of the
along and there were no
“cat-astrophes.”
“It was a phenomenal suc
cess!” she said.
Volunteer Davis Cosey’s
special Dawg Derby was a
hit, she noted.
Wyatt said she is ready to
start planning for next
year's event.
She is also excited about
raising funds for a new ani
mal shelter for Perry and
thanks everyone who gives
time and money to help
make that dream a reality.
Anyone who would like to
know how they can help can
contact Wyatt at the police
department at 988-2800.
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Year
• Participant in the
iGetting Down to Business!
State Project
• Sixth place in
Community Service Project
• Membership
Achievement Award for
maintaining an increase in
membership (total 91 mem
bers)
Blair Brown was
elected Region V
vice president at
the annual FBLA
State Conference
held recently in
Athens.
DOGWOOD
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Meanwhile, thousands
flocked to the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter for the Beltista
Club Home and Garden
show.
And, the first annual
Dawg Jawg for Perry was a
success with large numbers
of canines and their owners
turning out at Rozar Park
for fun and events.
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