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These members of the Warner Robins Rotary Club were recently presented with fel
lowships. (From left) Bill Pitts and Jackie Dußose have been named Will Watt Fellows,
and Doug Hayes has been named a Paul Harris Fellow.
WR Rotarians named
fellows, benefactors
From staff reports
WARNER ROBINS - The
following members of the
Warner Robins Rotary Club
were honored in the Nov. 30
meeting.
Those who have earned
the Paul Harris Fellowship
are Pat Bartness, Art
Christie, Doug Hayes,
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Members of the Warner Robins Rotary Club who have earned Will Watt Fellowships are
Tom K. Szakal, Warren Williams, Michael McNeal and Ronnie Sanders. Not pictured:
Chet Lowe.
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Members of the Warner Robins Rotary Club who have earned the Paul Harris
Fellowship are (from left) Pat Bartness, Art Christie, Gary Tolbert, Michael McNeal,
Ronnie Sanders and Jim Whitaker. Not pictured: Bob Dubiel and Richard Pope.
KINNAS
From page 64
- When created, your
assets will “detour” past
your surviving spouse’s tax
able estate - so you may pro
tect up to $3 million in
assets ($1.5 million each in
estate tax exclusions) from
estate taxes. This figure will
rise as the exclusion increas
es.
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Michael McNeal, Ronnie
Sanders, Gary Tolbert, Bob
Dubiel and Richard Pope.
New Will Watt Fellows are
Jackie Dußose, Michael
McNeal, Bill Pitts, Ronnie
Sanders, Warren Williams,
Tom K. Szakal and Chet
Lowe.
Recognized for being
cies into an irrevocable
trust, you can avoid estate
taxes on the proceeds -
which could be a consider
able part of your taxable
estate.
- Appoint a qualified indi
vidual or professional to
manage your estate.
You’ll need to choose
someone who will have the
experience, knowledge, time
and desire to carry out your
Multiple Paul Harris
Fellows were Bill Freeman,
who earned a one stone sap
phire, and Jim Whitaker,
who earned a two stone sap
phire.
Named Benefactors were
Michael Chaloult Jr. and
Bob Sharp.
wishes and handle your
financial affairs.
Get Started Soon
In a real sense, your estate
plan sums up the most
important chapters in your
life - and you’ll want this
story to have a happy end
ing. So start the estate
planning process soon.
Chris Kinnas is an invest
ment representative with
Edward Jones in Perry.
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Lynn Morley, Air Force Association Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter president, recent
ly accepted the Donald W. Steele Sr. Memorial “Unit of the Year" award at the AFA
national convention. She was presented both a plaque and a banner. She is shown
with then-Chairman of the Board John Politi (left) and then-National President Pat
Condon at the convention which was held in the fall in Washington, D.C. The Unit of
the Year award is the AFA’s highest honor and is given to the chapter that distin
guishes itself in all fields of the AFA mission - new member procurement, communi
ty relations, aerospace education, overall programming, best single program, veter
an’s support and communications.
New Year, new missions
for Air Force Reserve
By Staff Sgt.
JENNIFER GREGOIRE
Air Force Reserve
Command Public Affairs
ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE - In the New Year,
Citizen Airmen will see
some new missions headed
their way as they continue
their efforts to fight and
support the Global War on
Terrorism.
Responding to the active
duty Air Force’s needs,
reservists will take part in
Future Total Force initia
tives which will test new
organizational constructs
to integrate air reserve
component personnel and
active duty in virtually
every facet of Air Force
operations.
“In order to make the
Future Total Force a realty,
the Air Force will conduct a
number of test cases to
serve as proofs of concept.
Initially the program
involves six initiatives that
are designed to improve our
nation’s combat capability,”
said Lt. Gen. John Bradley,
commander of Air Force
Reserve Command. “Three
of the initiatives directly
affect AFRC and will hope
fully lead to less involun
tary mobilizations in the
future and more opportuni
ties to retain our Air,
Force’s seasoned profes
sionals in the Reserve.”
One test initiative will
integrate reservists into all
mission areas of the Air
Warfare Center, Nellis
AFB, Nev. Growing rapidly,
the Air Warfare Center is
starting new operations
that require a new way of
doing business. Using full
time reservists, called
Active Guard and Reserve,
the' initiative is expected to
alleviate the center’s high
training loads, high opera
tions tempo, limited surge
capability and low experi
ence levels. On Dec. 17, the
center took its first step
into the Future Total Force
when Lt. Col. John Breeden
assumed command of the
center’s 11th
Reconnaissance Squadron.
As the first reservist to
command a permanent
active-duty squadron, he is
responsible for Predator
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
operations.
Another test initiative
will incorporate reserve
component Airmen into
Predator operations along
the southern border states.
Texas and Arizona Air
National Guard units will
also take on Predator mis
sions, and the Air Force
Reserve will become fur
ther involved at stateside
locations to be determined
in the near future. The low
turnover rate of the Guard
Local AFA Chapter honored
at national convention
and Reserve will signifi
cantly reduce the Air
Force’s training costs asso
ciated with this mission. Dr.
James Roche, Secretary of
the Air Force, calls the new
operations the “crown jewel
of tomorrow’s* Air Force.”
The last test initiative
impacting AFRC will part
ner the active duty’s 388th
Fighter Wing with the
Reserve’s 419th Fighter
Wing. Both units fly the F
-16 and are located at Hill
AFB, Utah. The goal is to
accommodate peacetime
training and wartime oper
ations. Consolidating the F
-16 resources will put the
reservists into a position to
help train the less-experi
enced active-duty members
and increase their opera
tional capability. For this
initiative, planners will use
the associate unit structure
where both wings have
their own commander and
separate chains of com
mand.
“For decades we’ve had
Reserve associate unit suc
cesses with our mobility
units, but we’ve never done
it for the combat world,”
said Col. Gregory Vitalis,
chief, Programs Division,
AFRC Plans and Programs
Directorate. “Looking
ahead we will be a smaller,
more capable force, and our
long-term goal is for the
Reserve, Guard and active
duty to better integrate
their efforts as single enti
ty.”
Successes with Reserve
associate urjits, a generally
more experienced force
than their active-duty
counterparts, and the abili
ty to provide nearly 20 per
cent of the Air Force’s capa
bility with approximately 4
percent of the Air Force’s
budget are just some
strengths AFRC brings to
Future Total Force.
“Integrating Reserve and
active-duty units makes
sense and is being reviewed
for every weapon system*
and every major command
that AFRC is a joint part
ner in,” said Brig. Gen.
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Martin Mazick, director,
AFRC Operations
Directorate. “Future Total
Force is just another step to
keep us relevant and
ready.”
As technology and new
weapon systems increase
the capability of the Total
Force, less weapons sys
tems are needed to provide
today’s level of combat and
airlift power. Officials at
the headquarters say that
what becomes more vital
than the hardware is the
pool of experienced profes
sionals who train, mentor
and provide a surge capabil
ity when needed.
This means having the
right people at the right
place at the right time, said
Maj. Gen. Charles Stenner,
director, AFRC Plans and
Programs Directorate.
“If we have to mobilize
during a steady state of
operations, we know our
force is not balanced,”
Stenner said. “Future Total
Force will help us find that
balance. It will help us get
into the right missions and
keep us relevant to the
active-duty Air Force.”
Also, officials say the goal
of the Future Total Force
initiatives is to test new
ways to balance the advan
tages and costs of each com
ponent - and see how each
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“We know our Air Force
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