Fairchild briefs Published July 17, 2007 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Former Air Force Chief of Staff to visit Fairchild Former CSAF, Gen. Ronald Fogleman, is scheduled to visit Fairchild July 24-25 as part of Fairchild's commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force. Property Claims Team Fairchild lost a valuable member of its force. Staff Sgt. Joshua Farnsworth, 92nd Security Forces Squadron explosives detector dog handler, passed away July 3. In order to resolve any property matters, anyone with a claim for or against the estate may contact Capt. Gordon Swain, Summary Court Officer at 247-4899. Air Force looking for family members of deceased Airmen Air Force officials are seeking families of Americans buried in Libya. Officials recently returned from the country with the remains of 72 deceased Americans, 70 infants and two adults. They believe the Americans are family members of Airmen once stationed at Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya. Officials are now trying to locate family members to see if they would like the remains returned to them. If you know someone who has family who may have buried at Wheelus, call the Air Force Mortuary Office at (800) 531-5803. 336th Training Support Squadron change of command Command of the 336th TRSS will change hands from Lt. Col. Gregory Coykendall to Lt. Col. Waldemar Barnes July 23 at 10:30 a.m. The change-of-command ceremony will take place outside the 336th Training Group headquarters building. Test Center Inspector needed It is an annual requirement for the Base Education Testing Office to be inspected by an objective inspector official. The volunteer needs to be either a civilian, GS-11 or higher, or a commissioned officer, O-1 or higher. If interested contact Mr. Ottmar at 247-4209 or email at dennis.ottmar@fairchild.af.mil for more information. Flightline restricted area realignment in effect The flightline restricted area realignment is now in effect. Primary entry is through Flightline Vehicle Gate FV-9 located between the Snow Barn and the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. As a reminder, when aircraft are present in temporary restricted areas and for the permanent restricted area, individuals need a restricted area badge with the open area 4, be under escort, or have a home station restricted area badge with an authenticated entry authority list. All vehicles and individuals will enter through the designated entry control points unless a known emergency, Klaxon, aircraft taxiing, or pre-approved clearance is granted. Unit security managers will have maps indicating the realignment. Questions can be directed to the Staff Sgt. William Brown, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, at 247-5998. As always, security is everyone's duty. You can call the Helping Hand hotline 247-7777 to report unusual incidents affecting protection level resources. Attention...Sharp, proud Airman! Fairchild needs you to serve in the Honor Guard. Initial training is July 16-20, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Honor Guard training room in building 2447. Call Tech. Sgt. Miranda McKenzie at 247-4713 for more information. ALS looking for instructors Fairchild's Airman Leadership School flight chief is accepting applications for two staff sergeant instructor positions. For information on how to apply, refer to the Air Force Personnel Center SPECAT guide. For information on the positions, contact Master Sgt. Craig Johnson at 247-2499 or craig.johnson@fairchild.af.mil. Youth Center summer camp The Youth Center School Age Program has openings for its Summer Camp Program for youth ages 6 - 12. The program provides safe, supervised activities planned around weekly themes, as well as swimming, roller skating, bowling and more. Prices are based on total family income and include meals and field trips. Call the Youth Center at 247-5601. Clear Lake Triathlon Calling all athletes and fitness enthusiasts... It's not too late to sign up for the 3rd Annual Clear Lake Triathlon. The triathlon is open to all Fairchild employees and their dependants, age 16 or older. Registration is $5 for individuals and $10 for teams of three through July 18. Located at Fairchild's Clear Lake Resort at, the triathlon includes a 600 meter swim, 15 mile bike ride, and 5 kilometer run. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the race begins at 8 a.m. For registration and more information, contact the fitness center at 247-2791. Eagle Eyes The Fairchild Office of Special Investigations would like to remind Fairchild personnel and family members to remain vigilant, notice things that are out of place and report any suspicious activities to OSI, 247-2591, or the law enforcement desk, 247-5555. Keep an eye out for the following behaviors: surveillance, elicitation, security tests, acquiring supplies, suspicious or out-of-place persons, dry-run attempts and deploying assets. Undergraduate Flying Training The next Undergraduate Flying Training selection board will convene at the Air Force Personnel Center Jan. 8. This selection board will review active duty applications for selection to pilot, CSO and air battle manager training. Those officers with a date of birth after April 1, 1978, and a TFCSD after April 1, 2003, who meet all other eligibility criteria, will be eligible to apply for UFT. Applicants must send the completed application postmarked by Nov. 26 to: HQ AFPC/DPAOT3 550 C Street West Suite 31 Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4733 Applicants are responsible for advising commanders and supervisors providing AF Form 215 comments of the application deadline. Applications with incomplete or missing data may not be processed. All applicants need to complete the Air Force Officer Qualification Test. In addition, pilot applicants must complete the Test of Basic Aviation Skills. For more information on application procedures, see AFI 36-2205 or contact the base formal training element at the education center at 247-8303. Motor Carrier Compliance Enhancement U.S. Transportation Command, in partnership with the Defense Logistics Agency, has completed the first of three planned product improvement releases for the Global Transportation Network, designed to fulfill a long-standing requirement for a Department of Defense-wide distribution data warehouse - a repository of DOD's distribution-related historical data. The Motor Carrier Compliance capability, released June 29, provides the data warehousing capability. The enhancement improves tracking of contract carrier performance against contractual standards. The MCC capability allows USTRANSCOM's ground component, the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, and other users of GTN to determine exactly which Tailored Transportation Contract II commercial truck carriers are complying with requirements to submit electronic statuses of movement. TTC II contracts are for the movement of high volume, repetitive shipments of all kinds of freight from the 19 stateside DLA depots and some of the major military service shipping activities. This new ability allows the government to take corrective action with noncompliant carriers, leading to improved surface distribution results, better data quality, and elimination of serious gaps in the end-to-end distribution common operating picture for warfighters. This release is also significant because it uses data services from the DLA's Integrated Data Environment program, a key step toward the IDE and GTN Convergence program which will begin in fiscal year 2008. IDE/GTN Convergence, or IGC, is a DLA/USTRANSCOM partnership initiative that will provide a single point of access to decision support-related data and information within DLA and USTRANSCOM, and between DLA/USTRANSCOM and external systems. The convergence will enable supply chain, logistics, transportation and distribution-related visibility, and consistent access to common authoritative data. For additional information, contact the USTRANSCOM public affairs office at 618-229-4828.