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Show AIIt FORCE nSSEEiVE Supplement to the Hltftop Timet donrVis r.1!::!ca cot bcnoClJs Recipients of Montgomery GI Bill benefits topped one million June 5. The benefits help pay for undergraduate credit. Check with the 4 19th Training Office for details about signing up. Cerd uco borons squadron plcns reunion 465th Tactical OZxio The Fighter Squadron, Tinker for all AFB, Okla., is planning a reunion Sept. officers and enlisted personnel who have served in the unit since 1972. A fly-i- n and informal social at the Officers' Club Friday, Sept. 8, will kick off the event. A full day of activities is scheduled the following day, ending with a coat and tie dinner. Registration costs, which include the Saturday night dinner, are $25 per person. The deadline for registration is Aug. 25 and reservations can be made by contacting Capt. Mark Wilson at AUTOVON 0 or commercial (405) or 1st Lt. 8 Rich Curry at AUTOVON or commercial 7-- 884-326- 734-326- 8 0, 884-307- 734-307- 'hunnish' on leadership in everyday leadership." The publisher goes on to say that the book outlines "...all the vital management principles that lead to success or failure." r Dr. Roberts lists and amplifies on Attila's leadership qualities, including "loyalty, courage, desire, emotional stamina, physical stamina, empathy, decisiveness, anticipation, timing, com- by Brig. Qen. Forrest S. Winebarger 419th Tactical Fighter Wing commander Air Force travelers began using the CITICORP Diners Club credit card June 30 to cover lodging, car rental and other major travel-relate- d expenses. The purpose of the card is to purchase services or items needed for official government travel. (405) Be 8. Leadership principles are fundamental to every successful military figure throughout history. A currently popular book about one of the more colorful of these figures is titled Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, written by Dr. Wess Roberts and published by Warner Books, Inc. Whenever I mention the title to someone who hasn't heard about it, I usually get a laugh or smile... it seems Atilla could have used a good P.R. person, because his image as a leader apparently has taken an unwarranted beating over the -- : petitiveness, responsibility, credibility, tenacity, dependability and stewardship." Attila's other essential elements of leadership include the importance of: wanting to be in charge, customs, morale and discipline, internal battles, paying and receiving tributes, appearance and image, picking enemies wisely, responsibilities of the chieftain, decisiveness, delegation, rewarding your Huns, the art of negotiation, surviving defeat, lessons learned and departing with nobility. The book ends with "Attilaisms: Selected thoughts of Attila." ages. The principles outlined in this book are time-- , less and are worthy of the close scrutiny of anyone who aspires to the demanding role of leader. As the publisher explains, the purpose of this book is to help its readers "...discover what thousands of CEOs and their staffs have already found out for themselves: that the man who centuries ago shaped an aimless collection of mercenary tribal nomads into the undisputed rulers of the ancient world today offers us stunning lessons ' . Although copyright restrictions won't allow me to quote at length, leadership lessons from 1.600 years ago still apply today. Froqscnt flyers cnay got boiler coding over Memorial Day Air Force Reserve travelers may now use airlines' Wing daploycd frequent flyer mileage credits to upgrade to business or first class seats while performing official duty. Under previous Department of Defense travel guidance, people could only use accrued mileage credits to pay for subsequent official travel. DOD policy still prohibits using credit for personal travel. MSgt. Troy Hill, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the comptroller's finance branch. Headquarters Air Force Reserve, said travelers must use government contract carriers, cannot refuse to use them to gain credits in their favorite programs,. nor use mileage credits unless the credits result in ' iplcayeirs an ihr5ioin) wiitflh) 419th Tactical Fighter Wing pilots from the 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB racked up an average of 10 flights a day during their recent Maple Flag exercises in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. The pilots flew a total of 96 softies and 11L1 hours travel. during the simulated combat exercises, which were , "Credits to go pay for future official travel before held at the Canadian Forces Base north of Edmonthey use credits for accommodation upgrades," he ton, Alberta, from May 26 to June 9. Maj. Mike Maquet, 466th TFS assistant deputy said. of operations, said the 419th pilots flew six on large scale strikes with friendly escorts against Rosorvo hes positions in Europe aggressor aircraft using Soviet tactics. Air Force Reservists who relocate to Europe may "We also simulated attacks on numerous ground find a Reserve job while overseas. Called the U.S. targets, including tanks, surface-to-ai- r missile sites Air Force in Europe "pool" concept, the Category and enemy airfields," Major Maquet said. B slots must be wartime skills in certain specialties. In all, seven American and three Canadian units D n 10- - UODO'3'5 participated in Maple Flag. The 419th TFW deployed 87 men and women to the exercise, including 11 officers and 76 enlisted personnel "We had great support from our 419th people," Major Maquet said. "The outstanding efforts of our maintenance crew enabled us to fly all but one sched- no-co- st F-1- accountability, self-confiden- uled sortie. "Support from the Canadian Maple Flag staff was outstanding, too. They controlled the exercise so players were able to fly realistic missions. It was then up to the players to determine detailed attack and escort plans." ' Major Maquet said he would like the 419th TFW to participate in future Maple Flag exercises on at least a biennial basis. 6s T7" ' sgOC D o A new computer education program called Interactive Video lets students set their own pace and participate directly in the learning process. SMSgt. Linda L. Riel, chief of on , management, 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, said there are several different computer courses available for reservists to learn. "Each course presents information on the computer screen and the student touches the screen to progress through each step in the course," she said. .. "You touch the screen to answer questions, to move back and forth through the course material, to retrieve information you may have GuH(3 forgotten, or to call up hew information." Reservists can study courses in PC, MS-DO- Enable Fundamentals, S, Enable Applications, Wordstar, DBase Basic Skills, Lotus Spreadsheets, Word Perfect and Using Word Perfect. ; "Other courses are available and can be ordered through a catalog we have in our office," Sergeant Riel said. "Students are tested at the completion of each course and if they get a score of 75 percent or better, they are awarded a certificate of completion." Anyone who wants to schedule classes for the Interactive Video instruction should contact their unit training monitor, she said. -3 1 ( - ...I y V i U.S. Air Fore Photo by ISgt. Bruce Hillt Tho right touch SMSgt. Ltnda Riel, standing, chief of information management, 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, helps SSgt. Nina Brown, 419th Headquarters Squadron, Use new Interactive Video program to Jearri computer techniques. L hcadoQp TF17 CTAF7 Editorial content it edited, prepared and provided by the 41 9th Tactical Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office. DEADLINE for submission ef articles is 10 working day before each scheduled wing line. on a unit training assembly. Article should be typed, double-space- d For more information, call the 419th Public Affairs Office, ter 777-271- 3. S. Winebarger Brig. Gen. Forrest a w- .1. ....... wwwwmn nun HVTima ...a....... . - rnl t f Bruce Hills t TSgt. SSgt. Anne Tldrmon .SSgt. Nina Brown.. . ' '' i..4t9th Commander ..uii. .....Public Affairs Officer TFW rki. ........ Editor, u.u NCOIC, Public Affairs ....Staff Writer ................... v..........,......A(iministrativ Spocia'ifl |