Peterson Space Observer Aug. 16, 2018

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Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Vol. 62 No. 33

MAFFS: Colorado reservists activated to support fire suppression efforts in Western U.S. 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.

(AFNS) — Air Force reservists and one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to California August 8.

The reservists join the Department of Defense MAFFS Air Expeditionary Group replacing one of the four currently activated DoD MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews conducting fire suppression missions on record-setting fires in California.

According Col. James DeVere, MAFFS Air Expeditionary Group and 302nd AW commander, the MAFFS-equipped C-130s have flown more than 150 fire suppression sorties including support to California’s Carr and Mendocino fires since beginning MAFFS operations at McClellan Airtanker base in northern California, July 26.

This is the second time the 302nd AW C-130s and Reserve aircrews have been activated to support aerial fire suppression missions using the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service MAFFS this year. The first activation See MAFFS page 13

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — Loadmasters assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing conduct a wet fire test of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System installed onto one of the Reserve wing’s C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Aug. 8, 2018. The MAFFS-equipped C-130 and its aircrew are deploying to California, today, to support aerial fire suppression missions there.

Revitalizing squadrons, Air Force outlines progress

By Tech. Sgt. Robert Barnett Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Since Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein announced his initiative to revitalize squadrons, the assigned task force produced many visible changes and is moving forward with addi-

tional changes in an implementation plan.

“The squadron is the beating heart of the United States Air Force; our most essential team,” Goldfein said in a letter to Airmen. “Our vision demands that ‘squadrons be highly capable, expeditionary teams who can successfully defend our nation's interests in both today's and tomorrow's See Revitalizing squardrons page 13

President Signs Fiscal 2019 Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum Ceremony

By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump today signed the $717 billion Fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at a ceremony at Fort Drum, New York.

The act – named for Arizona Sen. John S. McCain – authorizes a 2.6 percent military pay raise and increases the active duty forces by 15,600 service members.

“With this new authorization, we will increase the size and strength of our military by adding thousands of new recruits to active duty, Reserve and National Guard units, including 4,000 new active duty soldiers,” Trump told members of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division and their families. “And we will replace aging tanks, aging planes and ships with the most advanced and lethal technology ever developed. And hopefully, we’ll be so strong, we’ll never have to use it, but if we ever did, nobody has a chance.”

Services’ End Strength Set The act sets active duty end strength for the Army at 487,500 in fiscal 2019, which begins Oct. 1, 2018.

The Navy’s end strength is set at 335,400, the Marine Corps’ at 186,100 and the Air Force’s at 329,100.

On the acquisition side, the act funds 77 F-35 joint strike fighters at $7.6 billion. It also funds F-35 spares, modifications and depot repair capability. The budget See Defense Authorization Act page 7

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COMMANDER’S CORNER Thule Air Base, Greenland: It will surprise you THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND — Before my arrival at Thule Air Base, Greenland, I received three reactions when I told people where I was going.

Feedback ranged from, “I didn’t know the base existed,” or “I thought it was shut down a long time ago,” to “… that’s pretty cool.”

Cool (no pun intended), doesn’t even begin to describe a place that looks like another world. This is not my first time here. I was TDY here about five years ago as a member of the 21st Operations Group. What I failed to appreciate then — and what I’m slowly learning today — is the diversity and strategic importance of the variety of missions the base performs. Part of its mission endures from the base’s creation in 1951 while others started a few years ago.

Thule’s missions cross all levels — tactical, operational and strategic. The base enables force projection, space superiority, and scientific research while supporting allies, coalition partners and local communities. It’s incredibly dynamic and busy for a place over 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle; it’s so far north the Northern Lights are south of us!

The most well-known mission is the space mission, supporting the 12th Space Warning Squadron, part of 21 OG at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, in missile warning, missile defense, and space situational awareness. The unit provides invaluable forewarning of what may come over the poles while watching the ever-increasing number of objects in space.

In addition, 23rd Space Operations Squadron Det. 1, which is part of the 50th Network Operations Group at Schriever AFB, Colorado, provides space command and control by linking ground stations and their satellites — this is crucial to ensuring that multiple Department

By Col. Mawfa Kavibidila 821st Air Base Group of Defense agencies and other organizations like NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration can accomplish their respective missions.

Thule’s location empowers American, Danish, and Canadian forces to extend their air and maritime reach to posture for a variety of scenarios, whether Arctic search and rescue exercises or supporting resupply missions. The base has one of the longest runways this far north and the northernmost deep-water port in the world with the Air Force’s only tugboat. Thule’s mission not only focuses on military enablers but also scientific research.

There are an incredible number of scientific organizations on base, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Smithsonian, the Danish Technological Institute, Danish Meteorological Institute and the Arctic Institute, just to name a few.

They explore climate change, wildlife migration patterns, black holes, and so much more.

The last part of our mission supports five local Greenlandic villages by providing the nearest hospital facilities within a 100km radius. People arrive by

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None of the above can be accomplished without the amazingly talented people who directly support it.

Team Thule has an amazing melting pot of Americans, Danes, Greenlanders, Canadians, and people from as far away as Ukraine and Taiwan.

The Airmen are essential in ensuring all of Thule’s missions are accomplished. Defenders safeguard the largest Air Force base overseas; logisticians coordinate a variety of airlift and supply movements; personnelists, medical technicians and services ensure we’re taken care of here and when we’re back in the U.S. They work side by side with their Danish and Greenlandic co-workers, some who have lived at Thule for decades, to get the job done.

So what lessons do I expect the Thule Airmen to learn? It is challenging at times, the same place where we see muskox, seals, arctic foxes, hares, and the occasional polar bear is where people hunker down in -40 degree weather to make sure the 24/7 missions never stop.

Thule reminds me innovation takes multiple and seemingly disparate missions and promotes new ways of thinking. The teamwork embodied every day definitely demonstrates our motto: “Proud To Be.” The diversity of people reminds us of how much we have in common and what we can learn from each other; the diversity of the mission reminds us of global integration and shared national objectives; and the unique location reminds us to stop and admire a new place and culture and how much it has to offer.

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21 CES continues hailstorm repairs

By Robb Lingley

21st Space Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — At Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 28, 2018, marks the second anniversary of the sixth-most damaging event in the history of Colorado, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. To this day, the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron is making repairs.

On the evening of July 28, 2016, a major hail storm hit Peterson AFB, resulting in significant base-wide damage to facilities, privatized housing and vehicles.

“On Peterson AFB 200 facilities sustained some type of exterior damage, including 100 hail-damaged roofs and 600 broken windows,” said Aaron Duggan, 21 CES chief of

program management. “In privatized housing, 504 roofs were damaged and nearly 1,000 windows were broken.”

21 CES also suffered hail damage to 40 vehicles and specialized equipment.

Additionally, on Jan. 9, 2017, a wind storm with gusts exceeding 90 mph hit Peterson AFB, resulting in isolated damage to roofs and exposed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment at several hangars.

“Immediately following both storms, 21 CES mobilized teams to assess damage and accomplish quick repairs,” said Duggan. “We cleared 43 miles of base roads, 200 storm drains and removed over 30 tons of debris in four hours the morning after the hail storms.”

21 CES was allocated funds to make the following repairs: • $375,000 contract to replace nearly 400 broken windows

completed in April.

• $175,000 for a damage assessment survey for 200 buildings including costs and repairs completed in March.

• $30,000 for modification to an existing roof survey contract to add more buildings and ensure a final report highlighting the hail damage completed in April.

• $3M in skylight repairs for buildings one, two, and three and the fitness center.

Today, Peterson AFB is still under repair. Reconstruction to 41 roofs base-wide has an estimated completion date of October 2018.

“21 CES continues to improve and fix our facilities and we will not stop until the project is complete,” said Duggan.

“Peterson AFB is in much better shape now than it was two years ago.”

(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Robb Lingley) (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Robb Lingley)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A window was broken at building 980 (left) outside the Peterson Air and Space Museum after a hailstorm at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 28, 2016. The photo on the right shows the repairs to the window made by the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron since the storm in 2016.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The green on the ninth hole had damage at the Silver Spruce Golf Course (left) on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, after a hailstorm July 28, 2016. The course is now playable after repairs were made by the Silver Spruce maintenance crew. The hail storm was the sixth-most damaging event in Colorado history.

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Construction at the north gate will be completed on Aug. 20. Inbound traffic will continue to close at 9 a.m., however outbound traffic will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pedestrian traffic will be able to enter and exit the base from the north gate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

CHANGES TO TDY PER DIEM RATES

Effective Aug. 13, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 includes an immediate repeal of the authority to prescribe a reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty travel. Flat rate per diem for long term TDY (+30 days) shall only apply for travel through midnight on Aug. 12, 2018. More information is available at: https://www.peterson.af.mil/News/Article/1601541/ flat-rate-per-diem-policy-terminated/

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AFAS to award more than $6 million in annual grants, scholarships Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force Aid Society will award more than $6 million in Gen. Henry Hap Arnold education grants and AFAS merit scholarships to the dependents of active duty and retired Airmen.

A total of 2,556 college and university students will receive the education grants and merit-based scholarships, ranging from $500 to $5,000, during the 2018-2019 academic year.

“Providing ongoing educational support to the families of Airmen is the generational impact that our founders General Henry Hap and Mrs. Bee Arnold envisioned when AFAS was established over 76 years ago,” said retired Maj. Gen. and AFAS board president Judge William A. Moorman. “We are excited to continue their legacy in recognizing the academic excellence of these students with these awards.”

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grants are awarded based on financial need and take into consideration a family’s income and the student’s educational costs. Each year, named grants are awarded to students in honor of individuals or organizations that have exemplified extraordinary service to the U.S. Air Force. For a full listing, visit named General Hap Arnold education grants.

A select group of incoming college and university freshmen who completed the Gen. Henry Hap Arnold education grant application with a 4.0 GPA were invited to apply for the AFAS merit-based, achievement scholarships. Applications were evaluated based on cumulative GPA scores, high school transcripts and written essays. Each year, topics focus on issues that adversely affect school and college campuses. This year, students were asked to submit essays on sexual assault, bullying and school shootings.

“Our Airmen and their families rely on the financial support we provide each year through

the educational grants and scholarships,” said AFAS CEO and retired Lt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. “Thank you to our generous donors, who make what we do possible. It means a great deal that we are able to provide financial relief to help offset rising college tuition costs for so many Air Force families.”

Students who applied for the Henry Hap Arnold education grants are also eligible to receive an additional $1,000, no-interest AFAS supplemental education loan for the upcoming academic year to cover incidental college expenses.

Since launching the education program, AFAS has awarded over $167 million in Henry Hap Arnold education grants to 109,499 students, and 229 merit scholarships totaling nearly $1 million.

Henry Hap Arnold education grant applications for the 2019-2020 academic year will be available beginning January 2019. For more information and eligibility requirements, visit www.afas.org.

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EAP gives civilian employees free resources, guidance to work-life balance

By Audrey Jensen 21st Space Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Air Force makes sure its men, women and children are taken care of.

Its civilian employees are no exception.

In October 2017, the Employee Assistance Program was first offered to Air Force civilians through Federal Occupational Health and Worklife4you. The EAP provides Air Force civilian employees and their families at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, with free resources, benefits and services to help them in their jobs and everyday lives.

“The EAP was a resource that was needed for our Air Force civilians,” said Beverly Barnish, Installation Resilience Operations director. “Military members have a 24/7 service (Military One Source), but our civilian employees aren’t authorized to use those services. The Air Force determined there was a need and filled that void by contracting with a federal health agency.”

Voluntary services provided through EAP include legal counsel, financial advice, mental health resources, college kits and anything else regarding work-life balance such as counseling for crisis management, substance abuse and relationships.

“EAP provides licensed professional counselors — if you need someone to talk to when suffering from different stressors, there are 24/7 resources for that,” Barnish said. “There’s financial advice, like how to do a budget, and there’s a legal assistance aspect, so you can call and speak to a lawyer — you can get a one-hour consultation for free. There are a range of services for everything from birth to death.”

After she was in a car accident and needed legal advice, Barnish used the services herself. After calling the EAP, she was put in touch with a local lawyer who she met with to get the advice she needed for free.

“To minimize stressors, civilians need folks to talk to, too,” Barnish said. “The EAP is even a great aspect for civilian’s family members. If a civilian employee’s family member is stressed out, any family member in the household can use the resource too.”

If a civilian employee or their family member had an issue they needed to speak with a counselor about, EAP would put

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Federal Occupational Health’s Employment Assistance Program is a free service available to all Air Force civilian employees. The program aims to improve the health, safety, and productivity of the federal workplace by providing a myriad of services to its users. them in contact with a counselor face-to-face, depending on the civilian’s insurance, “but they do get free sessions through the EAP,” said Barnish.

The EAP is also available for supervisors of civilian employees, whether the supervisor is an Airman or civilian, Barnish added.

To help improve work-life balance for civilians, Barnish said the EAP also offers free online webinars.

“This month’s focus is on sleep, so there’s a sleep webinar you can watch from your computer and engage with,” Barnish said. “There’s different focuses every month. It’s all about work-life balance — the intent is to minimize stress for the civilian workforce.”

Civilian employees can call the EAP’s toll-free number 1-800-222-0364 to reach an EAP employee or go online to www.foh4you.com for more information and resources.

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Air Force announces photo contest winners

By Angelina Casarez Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Congratulations to this year’s Air Force photo contest winners in the adult and youth categories.

This year’s theme “Freedom,” managed by the Air Force Services Activity, received more than 1,200 photo submissions.

First place winners in each category are Sally Maddocks of Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado (adult accomplished); Robert Smith of Ramstein Air Base, Germany (adult novice); Monique Wilson of Yokota AB, Japan (youth 13-17);

Kallen Krieman of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (youth 9-12); Lucas Cotten of Eglin AFB, Florida (youth 6-8).

“I couldn’t be more impressed with the creativity and quality of this year’s submissions to our annual Air Force photo contest,” said Col. Donna Turner, AFSVA commander. “Three years ago we transitioned to an electronic contest to allow every Air Force Services customer the opportunity to participate. Looking at the number of submissions – we had more than 1,200 – our customers appreciated the change. I’m already looking forward to the 2019 competition.”

“It was so amazing to see how each photo translated the photographer’s view of freedom, through the lens of

a camera,” said Darlene Johnson, AFSVA Community Programs Branch chief. “We have incredible talent at our Air Force installations.”

A panel of photography experts used several factors in determining the winners, such as impact, creativity and technicality of photos.

“Overall, the entries were a breathtaking body of work to enjoy and judge. It was not easy to decide between winners and almost-winners,” said Billy Calzada, a professional photographer for the San Antonio Express-News and panel judge.

The top three winners in each category received Amazon gift cards.

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Defense Authorization Act From page 1

also fully funds development of the B-21 bomber.

The act authorizes $24.1 billion for shipbuilding to fully fund 13 new battle force ships and accelerate funding for several future ships. This includes three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and two Virginia-class submarines. There is also $1.6 billion for three littoral combat ships.

In addition, the act authorizes 24 F/A-18 Super Hornets, 10 P-8A Poseidons, two KC-130J Hercules, 25 AH-1Z Cobras, seven MV-22/CMV-22B Ospreys and three MQ-4 Tritons.

Afghanistan, Iraq There is $5.2 billion in the budget for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, and another $850 million to train and equip Iraqi security forces to counter Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists.

The budget accelerates research on hyperspace technology and defense against hyperspace missiles. It also funds development of artificial intelligence capabilities.

“In order to maintain America’s military supremacy, we must always be on the cutting edge,” the president said. “That is why we are also proudly reasserting America’s legacy of leadership in space. Our foreign competitors and adversaries have already begun weaponizing space.”

The president said adversaries seek to negate America’s advantage in space, and they have made progress. “We’ll be catching them very shortly,” he added. “They want to jam transmissions, which threaten our battlefield operations and so many other things.

We will be so far ahead of them in a very short period of time, your head will spin.”

He said the Chinese military has launched a new military division to oversee its warfighting programs in space. “Just like the air, the land, the sea, space has become a warfighting domain,” Trump said. “It is not enough to merely have an American presence in space; we must have American dominance in space, and that is why just a few days ago, the vice president outlined my administration’s plan to create a sixth branch of the United States military called the United States Space Force.”

The 2019 Authorization Act does not fund the military. Rather, it authorizes the policies under which funding will be set by the appropriations committees and then voted on by Congress. That bill is still under consideration.

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SMDC leader shines spotlight on workforce

By Dottie White Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command

HUNTSVILLE, Als. — The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s leader focused on the command’s workforce during the 21st annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Aug. 7.

Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, USASMDC/ARSTRAT commanding general, spoke to 12 of the command’s team members who are located from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean to Germany during his presentation.

He said the command’s strength lies in the agile, adaptive and ready space and missile defense workforce - consisting of about 3,000 Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and civilians who pull watch 24/7/365 around the globe - executing the mission daily with passion and dedication.

“They are a team of highly skilled individuals,” said Dickinson. “They are a multi-component team meaning that they belong to the active Army, United States Army Reserve and Army National Guard. We are a globally dispersed command. We span across 11 different time zones in 23 different locations around the world.

“This morning, I will introduce the service members and civilians who contribute to the Army and joint force space and missile defense enterprise in a series of short videos and live question and answer,” Dickinson continued. “They’ll describe their mission areas and how they contribute to the joint force. We will look at how the command develops concepts and technologies, trains forces, innovates and experiments, and accomplishes the wide-ranging space and global missile defense missions for the nation today.”

Dickinson spoke to members in Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, Virginia, Kuwait, Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Germany.

“A critical factor in keeping our overseas forces safe, is the ability to provide early warning from ballistic missile attack,” said Dickinson. “The Joint Tactical Ground Stations, or JTAGS, provide this timely and potentially lifesaving capability.”

Staff Sgt. Corey Cooper, engagement control team leader for 1st Space Company in Stuttgart, Germany, explained the JTAGS mission in a video message. “(At JTAGS), we receive and process data in order to disseminate warning, alerting and cueing information on ballistic missiles and other events of interest throughout the theater,” Cooper said. “We run operations out of independent forward locations in Germany, Qatar, South Korea and Japan providing 24-hour theater missile warning for combatant commanders worldwide.

“Every JTAGS operator, regardless of rank, must progress through a rigorous, multi-level certification process and spend a specific amount of time on live mission in each position,” said Cooper.

JTAGS operators receive their training through the Space and Missile Defense School located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just one of many courses they offer.

Daryl Brietbach, school director, explained their responsibilities, which are developing and executing training and education for the operational forces within SMDC – the 1st Space Brigade and the 100th Missile Defense Brigade; integrating space and missile defense education in training venues across the entire Army training enterprise; and developing Army space and missile defense doctrine.

“Here at the Space and Missile Defense School, we train over 10,000 Soldiers annually,”

(Photo credit: Carrie Campbell)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, commanding general, focuses on the command's workforce during the 21st annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 7.

Brietbach said. “Well before a Soldier first steps into training on a new capability, the school and the community work closely with the capability developer and the technology communities in preparing to bring new and enhanced capabilities into the operational force.

“The new capability and methods of employment must be defined and written into doctrine. Doctrine is what defines and guides the Army’s use of capabilities in support of operations and delineates the techniques, tactics and procedures for operating current capabilities in the current force,” Brietbach said. “Our Soldier and leader education, training and doctrine are essential aspects of the Army’s reliance on and employment of space and missile defense capabilities.”

Dickinson said the school plays a critical role in educating and training U.S. forces, who, in turn, educate the Army on how space and missile defense can make them more lethal in combat and more effective in any operational environment.

“Today you heard directly from the trained and ready space and missile defense forces who are conducting operations around the world, and from the developers of innovative doctrine and concepts, and from the scientists and engineers conducting our leap-ahead research and development,” Dickinson said. “I hope that this quick look … provided you a greater understanding of how we provide space, missile defense and high altitude capabilities so combatant commanders have the competitive military edge … the lethality they need to fight and win today.”

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Building healthy, fit, resilient Airmen

By Robb Lingley 21st Space Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In order to perform at maximum capacity, Airmen need to be in top mental and physical condition.

Dietitians at the Fitness and Sports Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, provide personal help to their patients to make positive lifestyle changes by implementing personal nutrition plans.

Two of the programs offered are the Group Lifestyle Balance program and the 5-2-1-0 (eat, reduce, play, limit) class for children.

Laura Moore, 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron health promotion dietition, conducts personal assessments for Airmen and their families so they can make proper decisions, allowing them to stay healthy, focused and active.

“5-2-1-0 is a children’s healthier lifestyle campaign,” said Moore. “If you would like your children to be more active, eat better and learn healthier lifestyle habits, make an appointment with us. We’re going to be going out to the Youth Center, the Child Development Centers, Tierra Vista, and hopefully the library to help promote

healthy lifestyles for kids.”

Moore said she’s always been interested in science and nutrition and how she can use it as a preventative treatment in medicine. Her plan is to get out and teach kids how to eat better and learn healthier lifestyle habits.

Moore also aims to expand the Group Lifestyle Balance program, a progressive 12-week weight loss class that educates clients on fitness, nutrition and lifestyle modifications.

“It’s for adults and it helps teach healthy behavior with lifestyle changes,” said Moore. “It’s a 12-week course and we follow up with them over the course of a year to see how they are doing. We’ll be expanding that to have evening classes and more classes throughout the week.”

After working in the private sector Moore is enjoying her time at Peterson AFB. “I like working here,” said Moore. “I feel like I can make a difference because what I provide goes to more than just one person. It can go to a whole organization and that helps protect us all.”

These programs are provided year-round for Airmen and their families. For more information go to the Fitness Center and make an appointment or call the appointment line at 719-524-2273.

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Laura Moore (left), 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron health promotion dietitian, tests the resting metabolic rate of a patient at the Fitness and Sports Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 8, 2018. The RMR represents the amount of calories you need to maintain essential functions at rest like heartbeat and breathing.

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AF week in photos

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) — This week’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

A KC-10 Extender, crewed by Reserve Airmen with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, creates vapor contrails during a training mission over the East Coast Aug. 4, 2018. The 76th ARS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson)

Staff Sgt. Cody Nickell, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, works with Topa, 374th SFS MWD, to get him accustomed to being inside a UH-1N helicopter during a 459th Airlift Squadron MWD familiarization flight July 26, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Flying in a helicopter can be hard for the MWD’s due to the noise and vibrations, but once the MWDs become comfortable with the aircraft, they can be transported quickly and efficiently to wherever needed.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

A 452nd Air Mobility Wing C-17 Globemaster III receives fuel from a 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Arizona, July 24, 2018. The 912th ARS is responsible for providing essential mission extending capabilities through refueling services.

(U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, tearfully says a few words to well-wishers, Aug. 7, 2018, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, following her fini flight. Pawlikowski relinquished command Aug. 8, prior to her retirement in September.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker)

A C-17 Globemaster III, carrying dignified transfer cases containing fallen service members, takes off from Osan Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 1, 2018, en route to Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii, where members of the Defense POW Accounting Agency will attempt to identify the remains. The remains of 55 service members were repatriated from North Korea.

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Delano Scott)

Senior Airman William Leuzinger, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services firefighter, pulls a firehose toward a simulated aircraft fire during a training exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 9, 2018. During the training, firefighters were split into three teams of two, with two teams extinguishing fires and the remaining team on standby.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany A. Emery)

An F-15E Strike Eagle with the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., flies near a rainbow over the southeastern U.S. Aug. 8, 2018. The Strike Eagle had just been refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing out of Ohio.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)

Tech. Sgt. Amy McDermott, Ohio Air National Guard 200th RED HORSE Squadron structural journeyman, mans a M240B in a Humvee as the squadron conducts a multi-day field training exercise at Camp Perry, Ohio, incorporating construction and civil engineering elements while simulating hostile conditions, Aug. 2, 2018. About 400 Airmen participated in this year's training in support of the RED HORSE mission to provide a dedicated, mobile, flexible, self-sufficient heavy construction engineering force for airfield, base infrastructure and special capabilities supporting worldwide contingency operations.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany A. Emery)

Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, work on a KC-135 Stratotanker in thick fog at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2018. Airmen stayed visible during the inclement weather by wearing their reflective belts.

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Chief's Choice Award Tech. Sgt. Carmen Mena-Flores is an Air Force Wounded Warrior and volunteer Mentor under AFW2’s Recovering Airman Mentorship Program (RAMP), where she Mentors other USAF wounded warriors (those still serving or separated/medically retired) who are afflicted with various wounds, illnesses and injuries. She graciously assists them during their medical treatment, recovery, and transition back to duty or civilian status. She is currently a RAMP Mentor for nine active duty and retired junior enlisted,

Revitalizing squardrons From page 1 complex operating environments.’"

The task force conducted an Air Force-wide review, driven by Airmen in the field, to promote best practices and identify improvements. Consisting of Total Force Airmen from diverse backgrounds, they reviewed survey data and gathered inputs from across the Air Force through on-line crowd sourcing and face-to-face discussions with nearly 4,000 individuals, including spouses, from 25 different bases representing all major commands, Reserve and National Guard.

Along the way, the Air Force implemented improvements to include authorizations to rebuild the command support staffs, while addressing the manning for superintendents. Additionally, enlisted professional military education has been improved, performance report requirements have been removed for the rank of airman first class, computer-based and ancillary training requirements have been reduced, all based on the feedback from Airmen.

“This is incredibly humbling and exciting to be a part of because if we can get this right, we can hopefully impact the lethality and effectiveness of the entire Air Force,” said Col. Russell Williford, current director of the revitalizing squadrons task force. “We can also make Airmen’s lives better and more fulfilled.”

The team further analyzed the feedback to develop a comprehensive model for squadron vitality.

According to the findings indicated in the implementation plan, Williford said there are three key attributes to a successful squadron: verifiable mission success, purposeful leadership and esprit de corps.

These key attributes are being implemented through

SNCO, and officer wounded warrior “Mentorees” ranging in rank from Airman first class to lieutenant colonel. No surprise, she currently has the largest caseload amongst all 297 AFW2 RAMP Mentors worldwide. Mena-Flores has been so inspirational/motivating to her RAMP Mentorees’ lives, that at least three Mentorees have personally asked me for permission to become RAMP Mentors themselves!

For these reasons and more, she has been selected as the Chief’s Choice for July 2018.

three lines of effort: focus on the mission, strengthen leadership and culture, and taking care of Airmen and Families.

Focus on the mission Verifiable mission success means aligning a clearly stated mission purpose from the command-level down to each task an Airman performs. Highly successful squadrons clearly define, understand, and communicate their purpose, asking every member of the squadron, “why?” until the purpose behind every task is aligned to mission success.

While this may appear rather easy, the team found that many units struggled with clearly defining and communicating their purpose.

Verifiable mission success drives a culture described as “mission command” in which members of the unit clearly understand why their unit exists; therefore, their efforts are directly in-line with mission outcomes, which enables empowerment throughout the unit.

The plan also calls for better enabling squadron leaders to focus on their missions. For example, support staffs will work with commanders to push daily decision authority to the lowest practical level while scrubbing overly restrictive Air Force Instructions and updating organization models to align with the new National Defense Strategy.

This helps every Airman gain a clarity of purpose to understand how they contribute, add value and are valued.

Strengthening squadron leadership and culture Purposeful leadership means valuing mission outcomes, investing time in Airmen development, and creating an environment where taking smart risks is rewarded to find better ways of getting the mission done, seizing the opportunity to learn from mistakes.

Starting in the fall an Air University squadron commander foundational course will be launched to better prepare officers (and civilians for squadron-like units)

MAFFS From page 1

took place early in July supporting fire suppression efforts in Colorado.

On July 27, the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group raised the National Preparedness Level to the highest level on its 1 to 5 scale due to growth of existing and new fires in California, the Great Basin and Northwest geographic areas.

The DoD MAFFS-equipped C-130s are operated by four military airlift wings: The California Air National Guard’s 146th AW; the Nevada ANG’s 152nd AW; the Wyoming

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“The first time an Airman leads a large team is as a flight chief or a flight commander,” Williford said. “So flight commander and flight chief courses will be developed at the wing-level to help enable leaders to focus on the key skills to succeed in this first essential level of leadership.”

In addition, boosting mental and physical fitness is a key ingredient of the leadership and culture line of effort. While there will be no changes to physical fitness standards and tests, squadron leadership gains authority for administering physical fitness tests, and wing commanders will build incentive programs to reward innovative unit-level fitness programs that increase Airmen readiness.

Taking care of Airmen and their families Williford said the third, esprit de corps, may happen naturally when the previous two are in place.

“It means belonging to a group that’s respected, and they are accomplishing something that’s larger than themselves,” he said. “They are warfighters who belong to a valued team doing meaningful work. That alignment of purpose to the respective unit, to being a member of this group is what we found creates a high level of esprit de corps.”

The plan includes helping squadrons better support Airmen and families by building on their resilience, strengthening family support programs and community connections.

“We tangibly discovered that focusing on supporting families gave the Airmen more focus at work,” Williford said. “An Airman who is fulfilled and has a good worklife balance comes to work more focused.”

“The process of being able to achieve that long-term vision that the CSAF and the Secretary of the Air Force have, that’s incredibly exciting,” the director of the task force said. “We know it’s a long process to get there, but we’re excited to be a part of it.”

ANG’s 153rd AW; and the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd AW. The MAFFS units are owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and, when installed in a C-130, can discharge up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Once the load is discharged, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes.

The DoD, through U.S. Northern Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado, provides unique military support to firefighting efforts when requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense. These diverse mission assets are prepared to respond quickly and effectively to protect lives, property, critical infrastructure and natural resources, and can include, but are not limited to, MAFFS, military helicopters and ground forces capable of supporting firefighting efforts.

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Defense audit provides improved accounting for spending, inventories

By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department audit that is underway will allow leaders in the White House, the Pentagon and Congress to find better ways to account for taxpayers’ dollars, DoD’s chief financial officer said yesterday.

In an interview with WGAN radio in Portland, Maine, Pentagon Comptroller David L. Norquist said the audit’s results should be available in the fall.

“We normally have audits of individual programs, but this one is the entire department, so it verifies account, location, condition of our inventory, all the equipment, test for security vulnerabilities and validating personnel records and payments,” he said.

Next year’s fiscal year defense budget, for example, is set at $717 billion. The audit looks at all property, all equipment and all personnel, and it ensures accountability and provides transparency for the American taxpayer, the chief financial officer said.

Annual Audit Thousands of DoD auditors worldwide are involved in the process, Norquist said, and the department will do this every year. He said the audit invariably will find faults that will need to be corrected. Having an audit allows leaders to make changes and then ensure those changes are doing what is intended, Norquist said.

“One of the things that often happens with audits is the public goes, ‘Well, what became of it?’” he said. “‘What did people do?’” Each year, he said, the public will see what the findings were, what was fixed and what remains to be done. “So it’ll be an annual process, and as I like to say to the workforce, it will go on as long as we both shall live,” Norquist said.

Audits are valuable in that they find challenges, he said.

“Often, those are areas where people are doing things manually or the data is not compatible,” he added, “and when you streamline them, you get more efficiencies [and] you get more savings.”

Navy Savings Already, he said, the Navy saved $65 million by transmitting things in a more automated and complete format.

(DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

WASHINGTON — Pentagon Comptroller David L. Norquist, the Defense Department’s chief financial officer, briefs reporters on the President Donald J. Trump’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget at the Pentagon, Feb. 12, 2018.

“We expect to see more of that across the organization,” Norquist said.

Another result, he said, is the organization gets better data quality for decision making.

“When getting ready for the audit, the Army identified 39 Black Hawk helicopters that were not properly in its property system,” Norquist said. “Now, the person who had them knew they were there, but if the department was looking across

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“And so, you’ll see a series of investments that followed in that,” Norquist said, “and this received a great deal of bipartisan support.”

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