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Show AIR FORCE NEWS HdII Alriman helps BY STAFF SGT. KEVIN NICHOLS Central Command Air Forces Public Affairs Hilltop Tunes March 2, 2006 Dira's syir . high-volta- ing whether they are insurgent attacks, is it Mother Nature, poor construction, things BY TECH. SGT. SCOTT MOORMAN to them," Ms. Browning said. The Days said they have always been big fans of the show. "We love the show," Mrs. Day said. "We've watched it for years." A camera crew met the Days at 9:30 a.m. and filmed them as they met a realtor and Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AFB, Ala. (AFPN) One Maxwell family got the opportunity to see what it is like to be in front of the camera, as a television producer and crew documented their search for a residence ;in the Montgomery area for ,the Home and Garden Television network's "House Hunters" series. ...Senior Master Sgt. Greg Pay,, Air. Force First Sergeant, codepiy instructor,, him wife,-- , ,Diane, and their two children, tylary Jo and Jacob, were visited by Pie Town Productions ;F,eb. 9 at their temporary living facility in Maxwell-Gunte- r lleting. The show follows home buy-:- s all over the world to see hat real estate is like in other areas, said Susan Browning, show producer. V.The Days came to Maxwell-hunte- r from Monterey, Calif., In a permanent change of station move. Before the move, d ; Sergeant Day's wife him to send an applica-:1$o- n to the cable TV show. 5?Mrs. Day said she didn't think they stood a chance to selected for the show, but e learned in January that ey had been chosen for the - con-;3nce- t: ifality series. "People want to know more Jfbout our military and how hey live and what is offered . toured three houses. They also made stops at the base library, air park and commissary and had lunch at the base The crew wrapped exchange. shoot at 4:30 p.m. the one-da- y Having the camera crew follow them around was a little g and surreal, but fun, Mrs. Day said. Show producers plan to revisit the Days in the next few months to follow up on the purchase of their new home. Until then, the Days say they have some painting and other nerve-rackin- home improvements to do when the camera crews are back to finish filming. "House Hunters" does not assist people cast in the show with the purchase of their home, according to Ms. Browning. "We are here to observe and document," she said. The "House Hunters" episode featuring the Days is scheduled to air sometime this fall. Courtesy of Air Education and Training Command News Service like that," Chief Kaplan said. "We spend a lot of time doing that." GijD?s "00 BY SUSAN GRIGGS 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AFB, Miss. (AFPN) - Art is the . key that unlocked the thoughts, fears and memories of some Keesler preschoolers after Hurricane Katrina. r ' -- The hallways the of child development center and some doorways at the Keesler Medical Center now serve as galleries for d artwork by storm-inspire- 3- - to The scribbles, scrawls, figures and images tell Katrina's story through children's eyes. The pictures show the hurricane's fury, demolished homes, evacuation and family losses. "Children often express their emotions through behavior and play," said Maj. Wood, a (Dr.) Sher-aly- n pediatrician here. "The drawings offer them a way to express themselves." The youngest' of Major Wood's three children, Ashley, is cared for at the base child development center, or CDC. Her husband, Maj. (Dr.) o Photos by Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons Brantly Shows, 4, and Damlan Dixon, 3, draw pictures of devastation from Hurricane Katrina at the Keesler AFB, Miss, child development center Feb. 21. The children's drawings are displayed throughout the center as a means for them to express their feelings about the hurricane. Brantly's father is Staff Sgt. Alexander Shows of the 85th Engineer Squadron and Damlan's mother is Tech. Sgt. Carmaneta Dixon of the mission support .squadron. , David Wood, is a neuroradiologist. He transferred to Wilford Hall Medical Center, Texas, shortly af- ter Katrina. - - Jr. ;( 'I 1 ..-- U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Moorman 'house Hunters" cameraman Spencer Cooper films the Day family, Dl- fine, Sarah Jo, Jacob and Senior Master Sgt. Greg Day, In front of their temporary living facility at Maxwell AFB, Ala. The "House Hunters" profile of the Days Is scheduled to air this fall on Home and Garden 'Television. n "Seeing these pictures makes you stop and think how must all of this seem to a child?" she said. "While many of our " V children were evacuated from this area during the storm, they still saw picture after picture on TV and quietly watched their parents' responses." "Talking to the children about their drawings helped our sjaff to understand and help them more,"; said Rosina Lewis, a program development technician. "We hear much of what we know about the family's situation from the kids, because their parents are i ... -usually in a big hurry to Yvonte Larosier, 3, draws a picture of flying debris from Hurricane Katrina for Sandra Markland at the Keesget to work in the morn- ler AFB, Miss, child development center Feb. 21. Yvonte's mother la Staff Sgt. LaKelsha Larosier of the 81st ings and to get home in Dental Squadron. the afternoons." 7 to clean and paint. The center reopened Sept. 14 with four Major Woods said she was impressed with the CDC staff's response to this disas- children. The demand for child care increased as return orders were issued for Keesler families. ter. "They put the children first and addressed their emo"Once again, we're filled to capacity, with about 240 chiltions from the very beginning," she said. The CDC had relatively little damage from Katrina, and dren enrolled and 100 on the waiting list," Mrs. Ochoa director Maria Ochoa and her staff returned to work Sept. said. . :i ge forward without coalition help. "Our ultimate goal is to give the Iraqis the capability to produce their own power, distribute their own power," Chief Kaplan said. "And more importantly, secure all the towers, electrical distribution and facilities so we can make a graceful exit, shake their hands and congratulate them on the great job they're doing, and they can run the country by themselves without our assistance." The capabilities and impact the team provides today in Iraq may likely lead to the foundation of a nation in the future. Photos by Master Sgt Lance Cheung U. Col. Thomas Brown (center) and Tech. Sgt. Billy Tramel (right) speak to Iraqi pipeline protection officers at a canal crossing in Kirkuk, Iraq recently. They talked about recent damage to the pipeline and security challenges. Colonel Brown is commander of the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Sergeant Tramel is deployed from Hill and is a member of the deployed squadron's petroleum oil and infrastructure team, or POInT. Military family featured on HGTV's -- House Hunters' " DifeDoim lines from these The downed towers severely limit power to Baghdad, which consumes 23 to 26 percent of Iraq's total electrical power. "With these towers down, it limits how we can help Baghdad," he said. The fully loaded Army convoy they ride in is vital to the team's success: Without them protecting the POInT throughout the Kirkuk region, the team wouldn't be able to interact with the Iraqi people, who they talk with almost daily keeping up relations and helping with the technical aspects of running oil and power on their own. "(Local nationals) have a lot of great. ideas and it's our job to help them funnel those great ideas into a reality," Sergeant Tramel said, feeling positive about helping Iraq move SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) Fortyper-cen- t of Iraq's oil and 14 percent of the world's oil supply comes from Kirkuk, Iraq. Since oil is the lifeline of Iraq, it's important to secure the country's pipelines from danger and help make the oil run as efficiently as possible. That's where the three-ma- n POInT team comes in. Tech. Sgt. BillyTramel, deployed from Hill's 75th Civil Engineer Squadron, is one part of the Power and Oil Infrastructure Team. Part of his mission as the oil infrastructure liaison is to look for leaks in Iraq's oil pipes and work with Iraqis to secure those pipes so vital to the country's existence. The team is small, but its impact is felt across the world. ultimate goal is to have Iraqis operatwithout coalition forces' independently, ing support or help, securing the pipelines as. well as producing product," Sergeant Tramel said. Along with his partner, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Kaplan, an electrical infrastructure liaison deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., they venture out on Army-le- d convoys to also check some of Iraq's electrical towers. Finding the probable cause of these failures puts them into the role of investigators. "Tracking events and attacks and decid- - C .jr ,. " X) a- |
