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AFROTC DETACHMENT 825—THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN The Longhorn Airman 12 March 2012 Volume IV Issue 2 & 3 the LONGHORN AIRMAN AETC Symposium January 12 – 13, a few lucky Longhorn Airmen got the opportunity to participate in an extraordinary event relevant to their college careers and professional development: the AETC Symposium. Although officially labeled as “volunteers,” the Detachment 825 cadets who attended took full advantage of the many events and key figures at the symposium and learned a great deal about the Air Force, all while having a great time in downtown San Antonio. The highlights of the trip were the career exposition, the keynote luncheons, and the advance screening of the new release Red Tails. The expo included an impressive array of flight simulators ranging from F-16s to trainers to KC-135 fuel boom operators. As Cadet Prague said, the simulators really “gave her a sense of what she wanted to do” in the Air Force. The keynote luncheons were also a spectacular experience. General Raymond E. Johns, Commander Air Mobility Command, gave a heart-warming and adrenaline-pumping dialogue about the accomplishments of the Air Force personnel within his command in the past year, and Maj Gen (ret) Joe Robles, CEO of USAA, gave rousing advice for how to be successful in life. Overall, the sheer presence of notable figures gave us the opportunity to “meet half of our chain of command” and get to know them in the flesh (Cadet Deitschel). The symposium closed with the premiere of Red Tails. Although watching Red Tails was somewhat reminiscent of Star Wars, the amazing part was getting to watch it in a room with thousands of airmen, General Rice, a star of the movie, and several original Tuskegee airmen. As the room erupted in thousands of voices bellowing out “we fight!” there was no doubt in our minds that the AETC symposium was truly an “inspirational” experience (Cadet Pollack). ~C/4c Ruifei Wang, Contributions from C/4c Holly Pollack, C/4c Hannah Prague, and C/3c James Deitschel Cadets Attend Leadership Conference From 23-26 February four POC attended 2012 Hatton W. Sumners Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Cadets Cepeda, Guerrero, Hale, and Nguyen heard from many distinguished speakers uncluding Medal of Honor recipient SSgt Salvatore Giunta, retired Army Brigadier General Dr. Howard Prince, John Bul Dau, and Ginger Kerrick, the first Hispanic to lead NASA’s Mission Control . The cadets participated in leadership strength-building workshops led by UT graduate students. The four AS 300 cadets gained an increased awareness of current and emerging leadership challenges and developed a network of students from colleges all around the nation, United States Military Academy, and universities in Mexico. The conference provided insightful leadership concepts and inspired young leaders to seek and excel in their responsibilities to their organizations and society. ~Maykei Nguyen Thoughts on FTP As an AS 100, Field Training Preparation (FTP) seemed to be a cloudy mist where demons would lurk. Cadets couldn’t see what was coming, but they kept focused and pushed through. Now that I am a 200 and going through this process for myself, my perception of FTP has had some fundamental changes. Physical training (PT) may look scary (being at attention most of the time can be uncomfortable) and we are usually in a stressful environment. However, at the end of the day, everything has a purpose. PT has created a warrior ethos in each of us, and these stressful environments cause us to be prepared,—yet ready to adapt—at all times. Every single cadet came into FTP this semester thinking about how they were going to make this flight the best that it could be. To our surprise, the flight is bringing out the best in ourselves. ~Brad Jones Cadet Wang plays with an in-flight refueling KC-135 simulator at the AETC exposition. We (almost) always win! The Detachment 825 intramural soccer team, the Longhorn Airmen, successfully completed an undefeated regular season, earning a number one playoff ranking along the way. Long time soccer enthusiasts and first time players contributed to each of the four solid victories. Unfortunately, the team lost in the playoffs after a first round bye. Following a hard fought but scoreless period of regular time, the Longhorn Airmen lost on penalty kicks. However, it was an improvement after the team failed to make the playoffs last season. Congratulations to the members of the team for a job well done. ~David Lindner Endurance. Cadets see how long they can last during Warrior Week. See page 8
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The Longhorn Airman 12 March 2012 Volume IV Issue 2 & 3
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AETC Symposium January 12 – 13, a few lucky Longhorn Airmen got the opportunity to participate in an extraordinary event relevant to their college careers and professional development: the AETC Symposium. Although officially labeled as “volunteers,” the Detachment 825 cadets who attended took full advantage of the many events and key figures at the symposium and learned a great deal about the Air Force, all while having a great time in downtown San Antonio. The highlights of the trip were the career exposition, the keynote luncheons, and the advance screening of the new release Red Tails. The expo included an impressive array of flight simulators ranging from F-16s to trainers to KC-135 fuel boom operators. As Cadet Prague said, the simulators really “gave her a sense of what she wanted to do” in the Air Force. The keynote luncheons were also a spectacular experience. General Raymond E. Johns, Commander Air Mobility Command, gave a heart-warming and adrenaline-pumping dialogue about the accomplishments of the Air Force personnel within his command in the past year, and Maj Gen (ret) Joe Robles, CEO of USAA, gave rousing advice for how to be successful in life. Overall, the sheer presence of notable figures gave us the opportunity to “meet half of our chain of command” and get to know them in the flesh (Cadet Deitschel). The symposium closed with the premiere of Red Tails. Although watching Red Tails was somewhat reminiscent of Star Wars, the amazing part was getting to watch it in a room with thousands of airmen, General Rice, a star of the movie, and several original Tuskegee airmen. As the room erupted in thousands of voices bellowing out “we fight!” there was no doubt in our minds that the AETC symposium was truly an “inspirational” experience (Cadet Pollack).
~C/4c Ruifei Wang, Contributions from C/4c Holly Pollack, C/4c Hannah Prague, and C/3c James Deitschel
Cadets Attend Leadership Conference From 23-26 February four POC attended 2012 Hatton W. Sumners Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Cadets Cepeda, Guerrero, Hale, and Nguyen heard from many distinguished speakers uncluding Medal of Honor recipient SSgt Salvatore Giunta, retired Army Brigadier General Dr. Howard Prince, John Bul Dau, and Ginger Kerrick, the first Hispanic to lead NASA’s Mission Control . The cadets participated in leadership strength-building workshops led by UT graduate students. The four AS 300 cadets gained an increased awareness of current and emerging leadership challenges and developed a network of students from colleges all around the nation, United States Military Academy, and universities in Mexico. The conference provided insightful leadership concepts and inspired young leaders to seek and excel in their responsibilities to their organizations and society. ~Maykei Nguyen
Thoughts on FTP As an AS 100, Field Training Preparation (FTP) seemed to be a cloudy mist where demons would lurk. Cadets couldn’t see what was coming, but they kept focused and pushed through. Now that I am a 200 and going through this process for myself, my perception of FTP has had some fundamental changes. Physical training (PT) may look scary (being at attention most of the time can be uncomfortable) and we are usually in a stressful environment. However, at the end of the day, everything has a purpose. PT has created a warrior ethos in each of us, and these stressful environments cause us to be prepared,—yet ready to adapt—at all times. Every single cadet came into FTP this semester thinking about how they were going to make this flight the best that it could be. To our surprise, the flight is bringing out the best in ourselves. ~Brad Jones
Cadet Wang plays with an in-flight refueling KC-135 simulator at the AETC exposition.
We (almost) always win! The Detachment 825 intramural soccer team, the Longhorn Airmen, successfully completed an undefeated regular season, earning a number one playoff ranking along the way. Long time soccer enthusiasts and first time players contributed to each of the four solid victories. Unfortunately, the team lost in the playoffs after a first round bye. Following a hard fought but scoreless period of regular time, the Longhorn Airmen lost on penalty kicks. However, it was an improvement after the team failed to make the playoffs last season. Congratulations to the members of the team for a job well done.
~David LindnerEndurance. Cadets see how long they can last during Warrior Week. See page 8
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Cadet Lenoir demonstrates what he’s thankful for.
Giving thanks at Det 825! I’m thankful for…
“Coffee!” ~C/Carrillo“For the new twilight movie!” ~C/Retana
“The opportunity to go to college, technology, and good health.” ~C/Howard
“I’m gifted with a mind that can do extraordinary things.” ~C/Anderson
“I finally might get 8 hours of sleep.” ~C/Rosales
“Wolfram Alpha and Jack in the Box!” ~C/Wawrzyniak
“Friends, family, and all of our veterans who have served our country.” ~C/Chang
“Gobble, gobble, gobble!” ~C/Lenoir
Five generations of Wing Kings. Left to right James Forkner, Brandon Stout, 2Lt Winston Bull, Amela Kamencic, and Kevin Stout (now 2Lt).
Free chicken!Incentive flights are just one of the many
amazing things cadets can do in ROTC. Above, Det 825 alum Maj Kyle Goldstein (1998)
prepares to give Cadet Caleb Ingels the ride of his life in a T-38 Talon. Below, Cadet Hannah
Prague climbs aboard for her flight.
Like a rock. Cadet Taylor Hale decides riding out the “wet down” after categorization is the best approach. After all, silly string and getting
wet are inevitable.
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CRUD Night Send or Receive? – Send! – CRUD! Thomas Burchett and Bradley Jones anxiously await their opponents, David Lindner and Carlos Garcia, to send the shooter ball in the championship match. Bam! The collision of the cue ball and the eight-ball begins the battle of running frantically around the billiard table and aggressively defending each other until the eight-ball sinks. After sweat stains have grown in full, bruises emerged, and an abundance of quibbling, Burchett and Jones reign supreme in the Arnold Air Society Crud Tournament. Crud is the game of pilots, an Air Force tradition, and a Detachment 825 tradition hosted by the John H. Payne Arnold Air Society squadron every semester during a Thank Goodness It’s Friday (TGIF). It is competitive, quick, and full of FUN for the cadets. Crud – It’s not science fiction, It’s what we do…every semester.
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Lt Gen Kenneth Eickmann, left, presents the Eickmann Sword to Distinguished Graduate Kevin Stout at the Senior Send-Off. Col Jeff Staha, right, hosted the event.
Career Day The United States Air Force is an organization ripe with opportunities for everyone, no matter what their interests. This is because there is a smorgasbord of careers for officers to pursue ranging from fighter pilots to pharmacists. With this immense variety of options comes the monumental task or finding exactly which role you want to fill in the USAF. With a little research on the internet you can find out tidbits of information about these careers but it can’t compare to the opportunity to talk one on one with someone in your desired career field. This is where Detachment 825’s career day comes into the equation. In attendance at this event were 36 officers from over 18 different career fields, each taking time out of their day to talk candidly to cadets about just what they do every-day. This straightforward talk was a fresh take on the “Air Force Commercial” atmosphere we as cadets are normally exposed to when looking at future careers. My fellow cadets and I found it very exciting to see the end goal of our ROTC careers, standing right in front of us, answering the questions we specifically wanted answered. Throughout our time at Detachment 825’s career day we found out things about our prospective career fields that would help shape our expectations of life as Air Force officers. These officers helped give us the inspiration and information that will let us make informed decisions about our exciting and rewarding careers in the United States Air Force. ~Justin Gallenstein
Col Staha swears in Cadet Rebecca Kim as part of her scholarship activation.
Forkner and Stout: We’re too sexy for our green jammies.
The Cool Factor
Cheech and El Viejo: there are no words for the coolness.
Categorization Day! Left to right: Sean Zarsky, pilot; Amela Kamencic, RPA; Michael Thomas, pilot; Melany Shearrer, medical; Taylor Hale,
Air Battle Manager; Maykei Nguyen, RPA; Gabriela Guerrero, RPA; not shown Caleb
Ingels, pilot.
Keeping Austin Weird. Cadets Guerrero, Chapman, Thomas, Sutten, Bates, Paige,
and Garcia getting silly in practice for Field Training. Military training at its finest.
