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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Capt. Ray Reeves, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron flight commander, and Capt. Melanie Reeves, 21st Space Wing Public Affairs chief, hold their newly arrived son at their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 3, 2018. Prior to the birth of their son, Champ, the Reeves family suffered a miscarriage four weeks after finding out they were pregnant. Reeves hopes by sharing her story, she can reach other women who have or are going through the pain and loss of a miscarriage.
By Capt. Melanie Reeves | 21ST SPACE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — One of Rihanna’s 2011 hits blared throughout the room as I lay on a cold, hardened steel surgical table. An anxious nurse looked down upon me. “What type of music do you like?” she asked eagerly. “Well …,” I forced out as if as a sudden urge to sleep fell over me. Trying not to be rude, I continued, “I like a lot of different types of …,” I muttered before slipping into darkness. I woke up to another nurse in the recovery room. I had just undergone a cervical dilation and curettage; aka a D&C. A medical procedure designed to remove all remaining content from my uterus after the miscarriage. Four weeks prior, I discovered I was pregnant with my first child. At the time, my husband (who is also active duty) and I were stationed apart. He was attending pre-deployment
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courses and we were unable to share the joys and fears of prospective parenthood in person. Like many first-time mothers, I was nervous as I waited in the Obstetrics and Gynecology lobby. The nerves turned to excitement once I saw a small sac on the large screen in front of me. “Your baby is in this sac right here,” the nurse said as she circled the image with the electronic cursor. “Let’s see if we can hear a heartbeat,” she said. She made small talk as she clicked more buttons on the machine. But the chatter stopped when she realized something was wrong. There wasn’t a heartbeat. As my fear intensified and maternal emotions grew exponentially, the doctor assured me this happens sometimes if the gestational week is wrong. He recommended a blood
test to check my hormone levels and scheduled another appointment the following week. My heart raced as they drew blood. I definitely felt pregnant. Nausea, extreme hunger and sleep deprivation were in full force. I was suffering from all the misery that comes along with becoming a mom-to-be. The test results were good. My hormone levels had doubled -- a good sign my baby was growing. Since my husband was on temporary duty, my superintendent accompanied me to my next OBGYN appointment. After receiving my blood test results, I was naively optimistic the week leading up to the follow-on appointment. This time the doctor took the lead and looked for signs See You’re not alone page 9
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By Jonathan Sedmak | 21ST FORCE SUPPORT SQUADRON PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Nearing the end of the canyon, while one of my boat mates slowly rowed our raft through the calming water of the Green River, I wrote in my journal about our week-long expedition that was coming to an end. Looking back on those words forces memories to surface, like rising bubbles of a creature hidden below. Stories shared around campfires beneath the stars, songs sung to make flat water more interesting, being shocked by the beauty of the enormous canyon walls surrounding our little rafts and intense moments of heart-pounding rapids. Writing these stories on our raft, I look back on how I ended up where I was, and how none of this would have ever happened if I took life more comfortably. Years before, with only a single day of rafting underneath my belt and not knowing exactly what I was getting myself into, I started my training to become a river guide. Standing along the Arkansas River in Colorado, we studied the rapids we were setting out to conquer. At first, the rapids seemed confusing and impossible to navigate, and each obstacle turned our raft in unpredictable directions making the rapids even harder to maneuver our way through. With careful and patient guidance, our instructor gave us the expertise to become skillful boatmen. Each day the river changed water flows, creating an entirely new set of obstacles that once were memorized but now presented fresh challenges we were eager to defy. With this, our skills grew and we learned to negotiate the ever changing rapids with finesse. However, a skilled boatman is not defined by how cleanly they can run a rapid, they are defined by how they
react when things start to go wrong. Handling situations of stress with a calm, collect attitude shows true proficiency. With each day, the river grew larger and faster, forcing us to bring out bigger boats to handle the ever growing waves. As the river rose, so did our fear and respect for the dangers we were confronting. One day, a complacent trainee guiding our boat flipped our raft over in the middle of one of our most technical rapids, dumping us all in the river for a brutal swim. Ice cold water rushed around us and we glanced off rocks and boulders like pinballs in an arcade. Afterward, battered and bruised, adrenaline slowly subsiding, we shivered in our soaked outfits along the shore and gained a respectful mind toward the dangers the river presents. Now, with calming waves lapping at the side of the boat, pen in hand and a gentle breeze pushing us toward our destination, I thanked my past self for not giving up that day. Although the challenges are many and often seem overwhelming, the rewards and experiences gained through the journey that started years before have been well worth the effort. With another successful trip coming to a close, we pushed on to gain the take-out, and soon we would be back at our daily lives with more stories to tell and more memories to be shared. Peterson’s Outdoor Recreation is offering a River Guide Information Meeting from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Outdoor Recreation, Bldg. 640, 830 Tinker St., Peterson AFB. It’s free and anyone who wants to become a river guide is encouraged to attend. To sign up, call John at 719-556-4867, Option #1, or send an email to Peterson.outdoor.rec@us.af.mil.
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JENSEN, UTAH — Jonathan Sedmak, 21st Force Support Squadron, rafts down the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah during the Spring of 2017. As a river guide, Sedmak helps to provide safe passage for Airmen through whitewater rapids.
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16th TRS puts control of learning in students' hands By Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs | 49TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) — Ensuring Airmen are ready to meet the joint-warfighting needs of today’s dynamic security environment in a way that moves with 21st century speed is a challenge faced in every training environment in Air Education and Training Command. Innovating through inspiration from AETC’s beta-testing of a new cloud-based learning services ecosystem, the 16th Training Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base is diversifying how they train MQ-9 Reaper student pilots and sensor operators—by putting the power of learning into students’ hands with tablets. “Our current senior leaders, from Gen. Goldfein down to Lt. Gen. Kwast, have communicated the need to change and how critical innovation is to lethality and readiness,” said Maj. Nikita Wetherbee, 16th TRS chief of training. “The MQ-9 training team identified discernable gaps in training and recognized a need to improve. We believe a ‘family of systems’ that leverages, analytics, artificial intelligence, feedback and content on demand ‘anytime, anywhere,’ will transform the way we teach and train.” Previously, Airmen have been limited with when they learn and where they access their study materials. “In the past in the industrial age, when you come into the service, Airmen have been told what to learn, when to learn and how to learn it,” said Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, AETC commander. “This is one of the paradigms we have to break.” The MQ-9 Formal Training Unit Innovation project will supplement bulky laptops with tablets that can be used in the classroom and in a student’s dorm, eliminating the long-held paradigm that the Air Force controls learning and putting that control directly in the learner’s hands. By day, Airmen can follow along with their instructors and provide real-time feedback via interactive learning software. By night, Airmen can review the day’s lessons and access additional training materials that appeal to the many different learning styles, at their own pace and in a way that meets specific needs for that topic. “The MQ-9 was born from an innovative idea to control aircraft from a remote location,” said Wetherbee. “When students arrive at the FTU, it is imperative that they train the way that they will fight; that includes leveraging the most innovative learning solutions to improve the quality of future MQ-9 warfighters.”
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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) — A MQ-9 Reaper is displayed on a 16th Training Squadron Electronic Training Device prototype at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 8, 2019. The 16th TRS at Holloman AFB is conducting a MQ-9 Formal Training Unit Innovation project, with the goal of supplementing bulky laptops with tablets that can be used by students in the classroom and in their dorm. Currently, the 16th TRS is testing out training software with the hopes of testing the platform on students in April. “Our students are excited about innovation and by adapting to current and future technology instructors can connect with their students in a more targeted way to tailor and improve student’s knowledge base,” Wetherbee said. “A greater baseline strengthens the FTU’s ability to improve airmanship and produce agile and more proficient Airmen ready to lead in dynamic and challenging operational environments.” While students will be able to learn on their own outside of the classroom, the intent of this learning platform is not to eliminate the face-to-face aspect of upgrade training. “(The students) need a professional officer and noncommissioned officer to help guide, develop and mentor them,” said Col. Joseph Campo, 49th Wing commander. “The course here is not just about the ‘ones and zeros.’ We are teaching them how to be professional Airmen and professional lieutenants, and what it means to carry yourself and wear the uniform.”
In addition to the MQ-9 FTU Innovation project, the 16th TRS recently upgraded their MQ-9 cockpit simulators from the Block 30 to Block 50 as part of their Simulation Heavy Experiment. Part of the MQ-9 pilot and sensor operator course is conducted in a MQ-9 cockpit simulator, before this experiment instructors were unable to playback previous training missions to highlight learning objectives. The SIM Heavy Experiment will increase the SIM portion of training from 63 percent to 84 percent and will allow instructors to record, play back and review audio and video from their student’s SIM lessons. The SIM Heavy Experiment is currently underway, and is expected to last until June. “Our students are at the forefront of history and their role is pivotal to both aviation and national lethality,” said Wetherbee. “MQ-9s will continue to shape the way that our nation fights future and current conflicts.”
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The Chapel will be having Stations of the Cross and Lenten soup suppers every Friday at 6 p.m. from March 8 — April 12. Attendees are encouraged to bring a meatless soup and/or bread to share.
PETERSON AFB ANNUAL STORYTELLERS EVENT - 17 May 2019
Every Airmen has a story, what’s yours? We are currently looking for individuals who would like to share their unique stories of struggle, resiliency and the strength it took to overcome these personal challenges at the Peterson AFB Annual Storytellers Event. Anyone with DoD access is welcome to audition. If you would like more information on how to be a part of this life changing event contact the POC listed. Submission Deadline 13 March 2019. POCs: SSgt Folarin Akinwale folarin.akinwale.mil@mail.mil and SSgt Robin Winston robin.l.winston4.mil@mail.mil
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Perfecting human weapon system with healthy fueling By Debbie Aragon | AIR FORCE INSTALLATION AND MISSION SUPPORT CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — In today’s military environment, the Air Force isn’t just focused on aircraft being in top shape and powered by the right fuel to defend our nation. The Air Force Services Activity, through its comprehensive healthy food initiative, or HFI, continues zeroing in on the human weapons system – our nation’s Airmen – and providing them “with the right nutrition to increase lethality; ensuring a more ready force to meet mission requirements,” said Bill Spencer, AFSVA’s Food and Beverage Division chief. “Our customers continue to seek performance ‘fueling’ menu items,” Spencer said. “And through our HFI approach, we’re delivering that.” Central to HFI is the continued implementation of the Go For Green, or G4G, 2.0 program in dining facilities across the Air Force. Every Air Force dining facility uses the initial G4G program since it’s part of a Department of Defense joint service performance-nutrition initiative that began in 2012. However, AFSVA, with the help of industry partners like the Culinary Institute of America, is upping its game to help Airmen better fuel for body and brain health by rolling out new recipes, and new coding and training standards to revitalize and revamp the Air Force’s program, said Tech. Sgt. Shantavis Hightower, an AFSVA Food and Beverage manager. Key to G4G 2.0 is a recent initiative where three CIA certified master chefs and a registered dietician conducted regional hands-on training and culinary demonstrations at six installations – Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio; Luke AFB, Arizona; Robins AFB, Georgia; Yokota Air Base, Japan; and Spangdahlem AB, Germany. “Key personnel from surrounding bases attended the regional training,” Hightower added. “So they could then go back to their home stations to train others how to prepare and serve healthier, tastier food items.” The comprehensive hands-on culinary training, conducted at centralized locations, used new products and cooking methods, Spencer said. Additionally, AFSVA rolled out 90 new recipes, created by the culinary institute, that include more whole, fresh foods and healthy fats and less saturated fats. “I love the new changes and knowing exactly what I put into my body,” said Airman 1st Class Cassandra St. Germaine, a customer service apprentice at Schriever AFB, Colorado. “With our jobs, it’s important to fuel our bodies with the right nutrition and that’s exactly what I can get (with Go For Green 2.0). I know all of the ingredients in my meal and can customize it the way I want.” With G4G 2.0, Airmen can look forward to more roasted
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — An Airman builds her meal using fresh, health options on the Pure Bar at the Aragon Dining Facility on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Feb. 28, 2019. Pure Bars, packed with whole grains, fresh fruits and other nutritional offerings, are part of the Air Force's Go For Green program designed to provide healthy, power fueling for Airmen. nuts, vegetables and sweet potatoes, and plant-based proteins like tofu and quinoa on menus. For example, instead of rice pilaf, barley pilaf will be served. Instead of white pasta, Airmen will see a move toward whole grain and wheat pasta. In place of pasta salad, quinoa salad with beans will be available. “Of course, our customers still want some of those comfort, often less healthy, foods,” Hightower said. “So they will still be able to enjoy those but we want to focus more on moderation when selecting those items. It’s making sure we have a balance on our menus and on the plates our customers build for themselves.” Part of selecting healthier food options is helping customers know how and where to find them. With G4G, Airmen and their families can, at a glance, tell which menu items are better fuel for their bodies with simple stoplight signage.
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“The stoplight method has been in place since 2012 and it’s easy to follow and really helps our customers make healthier food choices,” Spencer said. Choice architecture – product placement, lighting and merchandising – is also used to help customers. The stoplight system is based on green, yellow and red color schemes. Items coded as green mean they are good for your body and should be eaten often. Yellow is eat occasionally as they’re moderate-performance foods and red is eat rarely because they’re low-performance foods that are processed and low in nutrients. Airmen can look for the G4G Eat Well, Perform Well signage in their dining facilities now to identify and choose foods that enhance performance and overall well-being, Hightower said. The AFSVA food and beverage team hopes to have all installations operating with G4G 2.0 by the end of this fiscal year.
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Peterson wraps up Black History Month with play By Erinn Callahan | 21ST SPACE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Black History Month Committee wrapped up February’s celebration by recognizing an often overlooked subset of the population. “Today’s program pays homage to an often undervalued, underrated, yet one of the most tenacious groups in the world,” Capt. David Robinson, the emcee for the celebration, said Feb. 27, 2019, at The Club on Peterson Air Force Base. This year’s theme, “The Phenomenal Black Women – Leading the Charge,” was fitting as February transitions to March, which is Women’s History Month. The ballroom stage in The Club transformed into a barbershop as actors chatted about influential black women throughout history – although they never seemed to remember their names. Fortunately, more actors were waiting in the audience to correct them. The first was Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician whose calculations made possible America’s first manned trip to space. Johnson’s story was the focus of the 2016 film “Hidden Figures.” Next came Patricia Bath, the first black female doctor to receive a patent for medical purposes. Bath broke many other barriers as an ophthalmologist, including becoming the first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology and the first black person to serve as an ophthalmology resident at New York University. Bath was followed by Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968 as the first black woman to ever serve in the U.S. Congress. Four years later, she became the first black candidate seeking nomination from a major political party for President of the U.S., as well as the first woman to run as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The final historical figure was Cathay Williams, an exslave who disguised herself as a man to join the U.S. Army in 1866. Williams is the only documented female Buffalo Soldier in history. “Got ‘em,” the actor said, winking and pointing her index finger at the laughing audience. Black history is critical to both American and world history, Robinson said, adding he hoped the audience continued to celebrate each year. “All of us are surrounded by phenomenal women,” Robinson said. “They could be sitting right next to you.” The program ended with closing remarks by Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, and a buffet of Southern-style comfort food. “We don’t just take a minute to think about history just to say that it’s history,” Moore said. “It’s culture, it’s tradition, it’s legacy, it’s identity. “It’s all of the things that we bring together as Americans that make us special – not suppressing the fact that we’re not the same.”
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Staff Sgt. Eboni Glenn, 21st Force Support Squadron readiness and personnel programs non-commissioned officer in charge, portrays NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in “The Phenomenal Black Women – Leading the Charge” at The Club on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 27, 2019. Actors portrayed various black female historical figures to wrap up Black History Month celebrations on Peterson AFB.
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Emil Reich, a 99-year-old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, shakes the hand of French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho, Feb. 22, 2019. Reich received France’s highest award, the French Legion d’Honneur, for his efforts on the shores of Normandy during D-Day.
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of life. No heartbeat. Again. The doctor’s prognosis: The pregnancy wasn’t viable and I was to be scheduled for surgery. The days leading up to surgery were difficult. I still felt all the side effects of being pregnant. All senses prompted the impulse to throw up. I would sleep for 12 hours and upon waking feel like I hadn’t slept in days. As if knowing my baby wasn’t alive wasn’t painful enough. I just wanted it all to be over. One of the most confusing thoughts was ‘why had I never heard of this from others?’ Statistically, my pregnancy was one of 500,000 annually that ends in a miscarriage and yet no one talks about it. Not my medical practitioners during my entire feminine development process. Not my network of friends, colleagues, church, nor family. Not my mom, aunts, and other extended family. No one warned me that miscarriages are extremely common and I would feel the loneliest I have ever felt. No one mentions the grieving process for someone I’d never touched or seen with my own eyes. No one mentions that you feel like less of a woman. I don’t share my story for sympathy. In actuality, this is the first time in the seven
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIOLACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force Security Forces Center, in partnership with the Air Force Small Arms Program Office, has begun fielding the new M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System to security forces units as part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative and its effort to modernize weapon systems and increase warfighter lethality. The M18 replaces the M9 Beretta, which has been in use for more than 30 years. This new weapons system is also projected to replace the M11-A1 Compact used by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the U.S. Army M15 General Officer pistol used for military working dog training. The modular design of the M18 provides improved ergonomics, target acquisition, reliability and durability to increase shooter lethality. A key benefit of the M18 is that it can be customized to individual shooters with small, medium or large handgrips. “This is going to help shooters with smaller hands. It also has a much smoother trigger pull, leading to a more accurate, lethal shooter,” said Staff Sgt. Richard Maner, 37th Training Support Squadron armory noncommissioned officer in charge at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, who had an opportunity to test the weapon. “The M18 is a smaller platform weapon, but it gives the shooter more capabilities over the bulkier, larger M9 pistol.”
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Wilson’s glide path for a more lethal, ready Air Force of the future
By Charles Pope | SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) — Emphasizing priorities that will largely define the year ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson stressed the need to modernize and grow the force. She also highlighted how streamlining acquisitions will inject innovative ideas and tools faster and more reliably into every corner of the organization. “Our Air Force is too small for what the nation is asking of us,” Wilson said during a 26-minute keynote address at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 28, foreshadowing one of the major conclusions in an Air Force analysis that will be delivered soon to Congress. The goal, she said, is to increase the force from 312 squadrons to 386. The response reflects shifting geopolitics focusing on near-peer competition as identified in the National Defense Strategy. While the increase to 386 squadrons is not new – Wilson first announced the number in September – she provided additional details about the factors driving the decision and how that fits into other efforts and initiatives across the Air Force. “For the first time in 30 years, Russia has resumed fighter patrols over the North Pole and built a ring of anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to the eastern Arctic Circle threatening U.S. airpower,” Wilson said. “The Chinese air force, navy and missile units just finished a month of unannounced live-fire exercises in the South China Sea. We have returned to an era of great-power competition.” The imperative for improving performance, efficiency and even attitudes across the Air Force is rooted in the findings of an independent National Defense Strategy Commission, Wilson said. “Regardless of where the next conflict occurs or which adversary it features, the Air Force will be at the forefront,” Wilson said, quoting the commission. There has already been measurable progress. “We are more ready for major combat operations today than we were two years ago. And more than 90 percent of our pacing squadrons … are ready to fight tonight,” she said. Wilson noted, however, that there is more to do. Getting there, she said, demands a new outlook. “It’s not just what we are doing to improve readiness; it’s what we’re trying to stop doing, including wasting time on stupid stuff.” “Seventeen months ago, (Air Force Chief of Staff) Gen. Goldfein and I told the air staff to review Air Force instructions and to rescind ones that are out of date or out of touch. We have rescinded 302 Air Force instructions as of today,” she said.
“We know these things are annoying and time consuming. What we’re trying to do here has much larger purpose. In a high-end conflict, you will not be able to rely on exquisite command and control to be told what to do,” she said. “You’re going to have to rely on mission orders and adapt and get the job done. If we expect you to fight that way in wartime, we must treat you that way in peacetime.” Wilson also highlighted the reform on how the Air Force purchases weapons and technology, software, services and thousands of other items for the warfighter. “We cannot win a contest of great power competition with an acquisition system from the Cold War,” she said. The Air Force’s Kessel Run Experimentation Laboratory in Boston has achieved tangible results in developing software by teaming coders and operators together from the beginning to spawn ideas and bring them into reality with speed and precision. There have been hardware upgrades too. “In the last six months, we have … awarded contracts for our newest trainer, the T-X, and a replacement for the UH-1 helicopter,” she said. “The B-21 bomber is on schedule.” The Air Force is also changing the way it does business to be faster and more compatible for entrepreneurs, she said. On March 7, the Air Force is conducting its inaugural Pitch Day for small business with ideas and products that show promise for unique Air Force needs. Winners, she said, will be able to close the deal that same day by signing a single-page contract. Payment will be immediate too through the swipe of an Air Force credit card. The effort is geared toward attracting small businesses that previously hesitated to do business with the Air Force. Wilson said $40 million is earmarked to identify those companies, evaluate their products and, when appropriate, approve contracts. “America’s small businesses and startups are engines of innovation, and we are developing creative ways to employ their talents,” she said. The innovative changes are arriving at a time when readiness and the size of the force are improving. Overall strength has increased by 8,900 active-duty Airmen, she said. A shortage two years ago of 4,000 active-duty maintainers has been closed.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson gives remarks during the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2019. “Last year, we produced more than 1,200 new pilots – 146 more than originally expected – and our ‘Pilot Training Next’ program is leveraging virtual reality and more simulators to train pilots better and faster,” she said. Wilson pointed out as well a critical cultural change, citing an aggressive embrace of multi-domain operations. “The way we fight … will also change. Everything will connect. Any sensor, any shooter.” In broad strokes, she suggested that whatever challenge arises, the Air Force’s past informs its ability to confront issues today and in the future. “We face a new era of warfare with hypersonic weapons, offensive space capabilities, artificial intelligence, directed-energy weapons, electronic warfare and robotics,” she said. “We’ve been here before and Airmen rose to the occasion. “You are the pioneers of our time who will earn air and space superiority, enable military supremacy and underpin our nation’s security.”
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE. Colo. — Airmen with questions concerning career progression and personal growth can seek the aid of the 21st Space Wing Career Assistance Advisor. CAAs are special duty assignment personnel that cater to Airmen. CAAs also give advice for developmental courses for dependents, contractors, Department of Defense civilians and foreign military tenant allied service members assigned to Peterson Air Force Base, said Master Sgt. Mindi Hudson, 21st Force Support Squadron incoming CAA. CAAs provide information and assistance for retraining, commissioning, assignments and professional development courses, said Hudson. “One of the most rewarding things for me to do is to positively impact Airmen; which was what drew me to this career field due to conversations with my predecessor, Master Sgt. Matthew Heenan,” said Hudson. “I worked with him previously on a professional development course where he showed how much freedom and autonomy he had to connect and help Airmen.” Hudson was previously assigned to the 544th Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group. “What I bring to this career field is my training expertise and a strategic vision to help Airmen develop and formulate their pathways for advancement and career enhancement,” said Hudson. Recently, the Peterson CAA team went on a seven day trip to Thule Air Base, Greenland as part of an outreach initiative to connect with the forward deployed Airmen stationed in remote locations. “We also travel to Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota to provide assistance there as well,” said Heenan. “The visits are part of a semi-annual initiative providing one-on-one career counseling to Airmen and a two day John Maxwell 360-degree leadership training course. On that trip Airmen were also offered the opportunity to call-in questions at the Thule AB radio station.” Heenan is the outgoing CAA and has been the CAA at Peterson AFB for the past three years. Previously a defender, he was chosen for the CAA special duty assignment by his Security Forces supervision because of his special gift for helping Airmen. “The CAA career field allows you to be a dog-off-a-leash in the realm of autonomy in carrying out your CAA mission; it enables you to be able to help Airmen in your own way,” said Heenan. “The knowledge I’m bringing back to the security forces community is unmatched; this was definitely a great choice for me.” For more information to plan future career opportunities and develop your career progression assessment review, call 556-9226 to schedule an appointment with your command CAA.
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(top) PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Master Sgt. Matthew Heenan and Master Sgt. Mindi Hudson, Peterson Air Force Base Career Assistance Advisors review their training schedule for the upcoming John Maxwell 360-degree leadership training session, Feb. 12, 2019 at Peterson AFB, Colorado. CAAs provide information for Air Force programs and special assignment packages such as isolated tours, retraining and Officer Training School. (Courtesy Photo)
(left) THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Master Sgt. Matthew Heenan, 21st Force Support Squadron outgoing Career Assistance Advisor, Master Sgt. Mindi Hudson, 21st Force Support Squadron incoming Career Assistance Advisor and Colonel Mafwa Kuvibidila, 821st Air Base Group Commander, mentor Airmen regarding their career options at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Feb. 12, 2019. The CAAs recently took a week-long trip to Thule to connect with and mentor Airmen about career progression opportunities.
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350 Longhorn Cattle Drive – Ellicott - $199,900 Multi-use Building on 5 acres. 2266 sq. ft. rancher with finished walkout basement & zoned PUD. 5 acre lot located just south of southeast corner of Hwy 94 & Ellicott Hwy. There is legal access to property off Ellicott Hwy. Multiple rooms, bathroom, laundry, & tons of storage. Commercial well. Cattle loading shoot & fenced paddocks. Bring your imagination for the many uses possible. MLS# 1688812
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10216 Antler Creek Drive – Meridian Ranch - $425,000 Former model home backing to golf course. Classy 3814 sq. ft. 5 bed, 3 bath traditional 2-story with finished & heated 3-car garage on professionally landscaped lot backing to Antler Creek Golf Course. Unobstructed sweeping mountain & Pikes Peak views. A/C. Security. Surround sound. Custom window coverings. Stucco exterior. New roof & driveway. Still shows like a model. MLS# 8635362
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65 Woodmen Court – Woodmen Mesa - $675,000 Over 7400 sq. ft. on 1 acre in town. Hidden away & totally private naturally landscaped lot with only pines, scrub oak, & wildlife as your rear neighbors. Huge versatile 2-story floor plan with main level master suite. 5 beds on upper level & 7th bed in basement with separate outside entrance. 5 ½ baths. 4-car garage. Slab granite island kitchen. 3 family rooms. 2nd kitchen or wet bar. Perfect for extended family. Office & exercise room. 2 fireplaces. Tons of storage & built-ins. D-20 schools. Easy access to I-25. MLS# 2311556
8470 Aspenglow Lane – Pikes Peak Mountain Estates - $799,900 One owner custom on 2.5 acres. Towering pines, privacy, & quality throughout on this gorgeous 4930 sq. ft. 4 bed, 4 bath walkout rancher hidden away in an upscale gated community only 15 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs or Woodland Park. Gourmet kitchen with huge island & butler pantry. Wonderful workshop. Sitting room or office off master suite. Professionally landscaped. Fire resistant cement & stone siding. True mountain living without the commute. MLS# 6492411
MORE GREAT LISTINGS 7482 Little Chief Court Fountain Valley • $39,500 Land 20282 Lansent Court Fountain Valley • $39,500 Land 14655 Irwin Drive Park Ridge • $44,000 Land 1710 Aldrin Place Park Ridge • $45,000 Land 124 Neeper Valley Road Crystal Park • $48,000 Land 0 Upper Sun Valley Road Crystal Park • $50,000 Land 14705 Irwin Drive Park Ridge • $55,000 Land 1655 Aldrin Place Park Ridge • $65,000 Land 1715 Aldrin Place Park Ridge • $65,000 Land 1740 Aldrin Place Park Ridge • $65,000 Land 6055 Big Horn Road Crystal Park • $70,000 Land
0000 Waterfall Loop Crystal Park • $75,000 Land 545 Sunrise Peak Drive Crystal Park • $85,000 Land Steep Road Crystal Park • $105,000 Land 3816 Smoke Tree Drive Briargate • $159,900 Town Home/Under Contract 1535 Monterey Road #230 Spring Creek • $185,000 Condo 1535 Monterey Road #110 Spring Creek • $185,900 Condo/Under Contract 350 Longhorn Cattle Drive Ellicott • $199,900 Commercial 710 Hathaway Drive Powers • $225,000 Commercial Land 5373 Prominence Point Stetson Hills • $248,900 Town Home 225 Turf Trail Place Fountain • $255,000 Under Contract 606 Leta Drive Security • $279,500 Under Contract
7566 Indian Village Heights Sandcreek Preserve • $299,900 Under Contract 7304 Evening Moon Court Sandcreek Preserve • $299,900 7245 Cotton Drive Cottonwood • $315,000 Under Contract 14420 Club Villa Drive #D Gleneagle • $329,900 Town Home 10216 Antler Creek Drive Meridian Ranch • $425,000 14395 Westchester Dr Gleneagle • $444,900 15805 Teak Place Woodlake • $599,900 15590 Castelgate Court Kingswood • $609,900 Under Contract 1545 Blueberry Hills Road Woodmoor • $650,000 Under Contract 65 Woodmen Court Woodmen Mesa • $675,000 8470 Aspenglow Lane Cascade • $799,900 2515 Constellation Skyway • $885,000 6 Las Piedras Escondidas Garden of the Gods • $1,275,000
Stagecoach Ranch on the Range $150,000-$167,000 Twenty 35 acre ranch parcels available priced from $150,000-$167,000 in this brand new upscale equestrian subdivision near Peyton Hwy & Hwy 94. Mountain views.
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