September UTA News and Notes Published Sept. 3, 2009 MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. -- This is a compiliation of news bits Airmen and families can use to prepare for the upcoming UTA weekend. Welcome new 129th members! Maj. George Dona Staff Sgt. Abdiel Tugaff Senior Airman Brendan Baker Senior Airman Bebedict Chan Senior Airman Gabriel Nascimento Airman 1st Class Danielle Dunker Airman 1st Class Leonard Jackson Airman 1st Class Samantha Llewellyn Airman 1st Class Luis Sanabia Airman 1st Class Rachael Stults Airman 1st Class Niko Wallat The following members were recently promoted to their current rank. Congratulations! Tech. Sgt. Franklin Clay Tech. Sgt. Adam Crockett Tech. Sgt. Ernesto Godinez, Jr. Tech. Sgt. Jeannie Lam Tech. Sgt. Alfonso Martinez Tech. Sgt. Brandon Sheldon Staff Sgt. Albert Fouchy Staff Sgt. Jessie Swift The following members have retired, separated, or transferred to another unit. We wish them well and thank them for their service. Col. Cheryl Speer Chief Master Sgt. John DeCasto Tech. Sgt. Leah Price Tech. Sgt. Tihesha Smith Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Bohn Senior Airman Lawrence Anderson Senior Airman Josephine Vaca-Corral Congratulations, graduates! Airman Leadership School Senior Airman Lance Zhang Squadron Officer School Capt. Roshan Jessani Capt. Natalie Rowell Capt. Clayton Smith Academy of Military Science 2nd Lieutenant Marcos Berrios 2nd Lieutenant Michael Foust Wait at least 15 days before you inquire about travel claims All personnel who submit travel claims/vouchers to finance for processing must wait at least 10 business days (Monday-Thursday are considered business days for 129 RQW/FM) or 15 calendar days, before you inquire on the status of your travel claim. NOTE: Put your email account (work or home) on your travel voucher and you will automatically be notified of your processed travel voucher. Religious Services Schedule Services take place every Sunday morning of UTA drill weekend in Building 650. Catholic Mass: 10:15-10:45 Non-denominational services: 11:00 -11:30 The 129th is on the Web! YouTube: www.youtube.com/129thRescueWing Twitter: www.twitter.com/129RQW Delicious: www.delicious.com/129RQWPA Moffett Field Museum free for military and dependents The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is located in Building 126 next to Hangar One. Admission is free for military and accompanied dependents. To learn more, go to www.moffettfieldmuseum.org or call 650-964-4024. Volunteer as a Victim Advocate Victim Advocates provide essential support, liaison services and care to a sexual assault victim. They are military personnel selected by the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and who have completed a 40-hour training course. Victim Advocates are volunteers who must possess the maturity and experience to assist in very sensitive situations. Responsibilities include: * Crisis intervention, referral and on-going, non-professional support * Providing information on available options and resources to assist the victim * Services will continue until the victim states support is no longer needed * May accompany the victim, at the victim's request, during investigative interviews and medical examinations * Does NOT provide counseling or other professional services For more information on becoming a Victim Advocate, please contact Capt. Alyson Teeter at 603-9152. Home Community Care Program The Home Community Care Program is a free UTA child care service open to military members who participate in a UTA weekend. For more information and access to the required forms, please go to the 129th Services CoP on the Air Force Portal or call Services at 603-9291.