-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! 0093. Air Force Two recruiting new members LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. (AFPN) -- People from Andrews Air Force Base's 1st Airlift Squadron are recruiting new members to fill aircrew positions in the squadron. Pilots, flight attendants, communications systems operators and flying crew chiefs are needed to serve aboard the C-32A, the military version of the Boeing 757-200 known as Air Force Two when flying the vice president. Pilots must have a minimum of 2,500 hours. Radio operators are recruited from their career field, and servicemembers who want to be flight attendants can apply from any career field, but they must be second-term airmen. Crew chiefs must come from a crew chief career field. For more information, call these numbers: pilots, DSN 858-5833; flight attendants, DSN 858-5219; crew chiefs, DSN 858-6532; or communications systems operators, 858-6305. 0092. Sexual harassment hot line remains available RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Senior Air Force leaders want military and civilian employees to remain aware of the service's sexual harassment hot line. The Air Force Personnel Center here operates the hot line, which is set up to receive sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination inquiries. The numbers are toll-free 1-800-558-1404, DSN 665-2949 or commercial (210) 565-2949. "First, we expect our people to use their chain of command," said Maj. Gen. Richard E. Brown, AFPC's commander. "However, the hot line offers another channel of communication for those who have a question, concern or complaint about sexual harassment or discrimination. The Air Force has 'zero tolerance' for sexual harassment and discrimination and we take each call very seriously." An AFPC Call Center representative answers each call to the hot line. Callers with a sexual harassment or discrimination concern are forwarded to a military equal opportunity counselor. Counselors ensure callers understand the avenues available to them and complaints are channeled to the proper authority. Counselors are available to take calls during normal duty hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. After normal duty hours, voice mail is available for callers to leave messages. After-hours phone calls are returned the following duty day. Counselors are available 24 hours a day for emergencies, or when an immediate response is desired. The call center voice mail will instruct callers how to reach an after-hours counselor. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service.) 0094. 'Fightin Samurai', Republic of Singapore duke it out in Commando Sling SINGAPORE (AFPN) -- The 14th Fighter Squadron, from Misawa Air Base, Japan, deployed 12 F-16 Fighting Falcon's and about 200 people to Singapore, Jan. 5 to support exercise Commando Sling, which concluded Jan. 23. The "Fightin Samurai's" deployment to Paya Lebar AB, Singapore, marks the 52nd Commando Sling exercise and a record eighth visit for any one squadron participating in the exercise. Commando Sling, formalized more than 10 years ago, is designed to offer the United States Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force dissimilar air-to-air combat training and simulates potential adversaries. "Exercise Commando Sling continues to be a great opportunity for US fighter squadrons to regularly deploy to Paya Lebar to fly dissimilar air-to-air sorties," said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Lofgren, 14th FS commander. This exercise enables pilots to improve procedures for sustained operations at a non-United States base while providing United States presence in the Pacific region which demonstrates the Air Force's commitment to peace and stability, he said. The U.S. Air Forces' 497th Combat Training Squadron, located at Paya Lebar, continuously provided bilateral flying operations support, expertise and coordination between the US fighter squadrons and the RSAF. The 14th FS and the RSAF competed against each other over the warm waters of the South China Sea using defensive and offensive maneuvers and dissimilar aircraft to simulate potential adversaries. Pilots perform basic fighting maneuvers and dogfight one against the other over the period of the exercise. "All of our training is done in a sterile, canned environment," said Capt. Brian Carr, a pilot with the 14th FS. "Here, we're removed from what's familiar to us, and that adds to the realism. It also validates our training and let's us see which tactics work and which ones don't." The training follows a building-block approach, beginning with one on one dissimilar basic fight maneuvering, or BFM. In these scenarios, American pilots take on their Singaporean counterparts in relatively simple dog-fights. "This stepping-stone approach is very rewarding training," Carr said. It reinforces the basics. Flying against the different aircraft here really enhances our training. Normally, we fly against our own aircraft, so we can anticipate what's going to happen. We can't do that here." In the BFM sorties, pilots practice basic defensive and offensive maneuvering. The defenders must make hard turns and unpredictable maneuvers to defeat and attack. They also aim to eliminate the ability of the offender to shoot the defenders down. "Who to fire on? When to fire? Is it legal to fire? These decisions must be made while flying your own aircraft," Carr said. "This type of decision making can only be done with practice. This part of the training is very difficult and intense." (Contributions to this story were made by Lt. Col. Billy Songer, 487th Combat Training Squadron and 1st Lt. Tonya Summerall, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.) 0091. Air Force assists with survey on drug abuse RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking the Air Force's assistance in their preparation for the Congressionally mandated national household survey on drug abuse and mental health issues. This national study, based on geographic sampling, includes 35 Air Force bases in the United States. The first phase of the study involves the listing of about 800,000 residences in randomly selected geographic areas across the country. This will be followed by an interviewing process, began in January. The interview process involves a random sample of about 200,000 households from the compiled household listings. Representatives from the Research Triangle Institute, the administration's contractor conducting the study, will identify and solicit the voluntary participation of eligible family members living in selected households across the United States -- including those on military bases. Individual participation is voluntary. The 35 bases are: Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; Bolling AFB, DC.; Cannon AFB, N.M.; Charleston AFB, S.C.; Columbus AFB, Miss.; Dover AFB, Del.; Eielson AFB, Alaska; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; F.E. 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