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Show AIR FORCE NEWS Hilltop Times November 3, 2005 Return to war zone AROUND THE AIR FORCE • Career job quotas RANDOLPH AFB, Texas —The Air Force announced the fiscal 2006 quotas for the career job reservation program recently, adding three Air Force Specialty Codes to the constrained list, while releasing 13 others. Reenlistment eligible first term Airmen who apply for a CJR in the constrained AFSCs will be added to a waiting list and compete for monthly quotas based on a rank order process. All first-term Airmen must be selected for reenlistment by their commander under the Selective Reenlistment Program to apply for a CJR and must have a CJR to reenlist. Airmen serving in any of the constrained career fields will not be allowed to reenlist without a CJR unless they are approved for a special duty or retrain into another specialty. Those who applied for retraining but were not selected, and do not receive a CJR in their current AFSC at the end of their CJR window may reapply for retraining or a special duty no later than 30 days after the end of their CJR window. Otherwise, they will be projected for separation. Quotas for constrained AFSCs will be posted monthly and updated as required on the Air Force Personnel Center's reenlistment Web site. For more information, contact base military personnel flight reenlistment offices or visit the AFPC Web site at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/enlskills/Reenlistments/CJR.htm. • Overseas assignment listing U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Capt. Mark Ferstl (left) explains an unmanned aerial vehicle's ground control station to Tuskegee Airmen retired Lt. Col. Lee Archer (sitting) retired Lt. Col Robert Ashby (back right) and retired Col. Dick Toliver (leaning on the chair). The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit In 1941. Tuskegee Airmen show support for Airmen fighting war on terror — BY TECH SGT. PAMELA ANDERSON Public Affairs- AJLR?ASE, (AFPN) — the Tuskegee Airmen knowaboutwar. They battled the Nazis abroad and racism at home. Now they've made their way back to the front lines to show their support for Airmen fighting the war on terror. Five members arrived here Oct. 25 to interacting with military members, sharing their stories and offering words of encouragement. "We're here to lend support to the troops," said retired Tuskegee pilot Lt. Col. Bob Ashby. "It's a rare opportunity for us to show them that their hometown, their home state supports them — and that their fellow Tuskegee Airmen wish them well." Airman 1st Class Charles Hernandez said he's glad the famous Airmen made the visit. They've helped give him a better understanding of his mission. "It gave me a newer perspeo tive on what we're doing here; not just at Balad, but as an Airman in today's air force," said Airman Hernandez an electrical power production troop with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron. "They fought a battle both overseas and one in the states because they were black," the Airman said. "Yet they did what they needed to do for the greatness of our country and our freedom." Airman Hernandez said, "They reminded me that we're here for a good reason and there are people back home who believe in what we're doing — and believe in our cause. The Tuskegee Airmen are heroes and patriots and I was honored to sit and eat with them." The Tuskegee Airmen formed in 1941 when the Army Air Force began a program to train black Americans as military pilots at TAiskegee Institute in Alabama. "It was an experimental program and we were expected tlsajare opportunity Jot. to show them that their hometown, their home state supports them../' Lt Col. Bob Ashby to fail. But our primary objective was to finish the program and prove them wrong," said Colonel Ashby, an original Tuskegee Airman. Lt. Col. Lee Archer, also an original Tuskegee Airman — and the only documented African-American ace — said the men wanted to do more than that. "All we wanted was to fly for our service," he said. "We wanted to do it for our country." Colonels Archer and Ashby and many others did just that, and so was born the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. It continues to thrive in today's Air Force, especially at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, home of the Tuskegee Airmen's alma mater, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group. "The Tuskegee Airmen paved the way for future generations/' said Col. Dick Toliver. He is a secondgeneration Airmen who joined the Air Force and the Tuskegee Airmen after the Korean War. "The legacy is right here, but it doesn't look like the original group. It's a collection of people of color and different nationalities. It's what it's always been, a reflection of America." Just by being in the military, Airmen are part of the legacy, he said. And they have a responsibility to live up to. "The challenge is to continue to improve because when you become complacent it opens the door to regress," Colonel Toliver said. "Don't assume racism is dead and the challenges are gone. Racism is about more than color so the challenge is to improve relations and build upon what's already been done." During their Balad visit, the Tuskegee Airmen will see today's Airmen are following in the footsteps that have been left for them, wing command- er Brig. Gen. Frank Gorenc said. "(The Tuskegee Airmen's) work, their accomplishments, their collective experiences laid the very foundation of our wing," he said. "They should be proud of what they see because the Tuskegee Airmen of today are writing another chapter in the already distinguished history. "For the Tuskegee Airmen," the general said, "the legacy continues in the air and on the ground." RANDOLPH AFB, Texas — The Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing for overseas requirements for July through September 2006 became available Tuesday. Individuals need to work through their military personnel flight or their commander's support staff to update their preferences. Deployed Airmen should work with their personnel support for contingency operations representative to update assignment preferences. Assignment preferences need to be updated by Nov. 17. Airmen will be notified of their selection before Dec. 15. EQUAL advertises upcoming assignment requirements, by Air Force Specialty Code and rank. Airmen should review, prioritize and update their assignment preferences based on the EQUAL list. Airmen can view the lists on the AFPC home page at https:// afas.afpc.randolph.af.mil/amsweb/master.cfm or at local MPFs. • Podcasting EDWARDS AFB, Calif. (AFMCNS) — An Air Force Materiel Command base became the first to offer news updates through podcasting on the public Web site Oct. 14. At Edwards, podcasting, a method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet, allows users to subscribe to a feed of MP3 files. These feeds deliver audio broadcasts to a computer desktop, and the public can listen to these files on their computer or load them onto a portable MP3 player. Second Lt. Brad Kimberly, 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs chief of community relations, said he came up with the idea to offer podcasts while he was downloading a commentary podcast of a TV show he enjoys watching. He said he thought it would be a good idea to use the same technology to bring Edwards newscasts to a wider audience. To take advantage of podcasts, people must first obtain an application that can manage podcast subscriptions. Some of the more widely available podcast application software can be found by going to the Web site www.edwards.af.mil/news/ and clicking on the "podcasts" button. A list of software is located on the bottom right-hand-side of the page. Once the podcast software is installed, the user can subscribe to podcasts of their choosing. To subscribe to the Edwards newscasts, users should type the Web site URL www.edwards. af.mil/archive/podcasts/podcast.xml into the podcasting software of their choosing. The software will then automatically check the podcast for updates and download any new content. READY FOR THE NEXT PREMIUM SNOW STORM? GREAT PRICES ON GREAT BRANDS! 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