Space Observer Dec. 12, 2019

VOL. 63 NO. 50

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 1.5 million people are arrested in a given year for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. That means that one out of every 121 licensed drivers were arrested for drunk driving. On Nov. 16, 2018, Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow, 21st Space Wing public affairs photojournalist, was arrested for drunk driving on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. For the past year, she has been working hard to get her life back together.

One decision, terrible consequences and moving forward

By Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow | 21ST SPACE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Have you ever wished you could change something you did in your past?

If you had the ability to do so, what would it be and why?

Normally, I would have told you I wouldn’t want to change anything about my past, regardless of whether it was bad.

All of my mistakes and errors made me who I am today.

Sounds cliché, but it is the truth.

Then on November 16, 2018 at 7:33 p.m., I got a DUI. I wish I could start that day all over again. I would do things differently.

It was Friday, and I had a glass of bourbon calling my name. As I was drinking, I received a phone call from my Airman asking for help. She couldn’t get a hold of friend in the dorms and was scared for the Airman’s safety. Memories of my friend who attempted suicide flooded back. I got off the phone with my Airman, frantically calling the law enforcement desk and telling them the situation.

I got another call. It was my Airman again. She was nervous and asked if I could come be with her. Without a thought, I got up, grabbed my car keys and drove. The dorms were only two minutes away.

When I arrived on scene, the security forces members’ smelled alcohol on my breath. They asked if I had been drink-

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ing. I did what came naturally and answered with the truth.

I was nervous. I didn’t know what I had gotten myself into.

The security forces member had me step to the side while I could hear them talking about me. I called my ex-husband, who is a security forces member at a different base. I was on the verge of crying as I told him what was happening.

He consoled me and told me to remain calm and do what I was told to do.

I found myself handcuffed in the back of the squad car after failing the field sobriety test and breathalyzer.

It wasn’t an easy weekend. My mind was racing, I didn’t sleep, and when I did, it was restless. I felt alone and scared. Even when my co-workers and leadership called or messaged asking how I was doing and what they could do to help me, I was alone. I had only myself to blame. Sometimes, I felt there was no reason for me to try, and other times, I

thought I could get through it. My emotions and mood were all over the place. But I knew I needed to stay strong for what was to come. I had to get through this for myself and my family.

I received an Article 15 and was in jeopardy of losing my entire career as well. I was placed on an unfavorable information file. I was not promotion eligible, couldn’t reenlist and wasn’t allowed to be put in for any career field or Air Force level awards.

As an administrative consequence, I was also not allowed to drive on base for one year. My enlistment was up in just a few months after.

The time I feel most embarrassed about is when my ID is checked at the gate as a riding passenger in a vehicle. There is a split second of

It wasn’t an easy weekend. My mind was racing, I didn’t sleep, and when I did, it was restless. I felt alone and scared.

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Depression can offer opportunity for reconnection

By Alison R. Coelho | 355TH MEDICAL GROUP DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) — As a psychologist, I am frequently asked by my patients about the seriousness of their condition: “What does this mean?

Am I crazy to be feeling this way? Do I have mental issues?”

Medical terminology is sometimes applied to a pop culture definition that usually leaves one feeling lost and confused about what is actually happening. Mental issues, or what those in the mental health field call a psychiatric disorder, is the culmination of symptoms that when combined cause significant distress or impairment in nearly all life domains for a longer-than-expected period of time.

Depression, for example, happens when a set of symptoms connect and leave us feeling disinterested in the things we usually enjoy, sluggish, sad, hopeless, helpless, irritable and even fatigued or exhausted. This often includes changes in lifestyle behaviors such as sleeping or eating too little or too much, withdrawing from friends and family, or seeking vices such as alcohol or caffeine more regularly in order to temporarily boost mood.

When it comes to clinically significant depression, these changes or coping strategies can last for months or even years, and eventually get in the way of day-to-day functioning. You will not feel your best, nor perform your best.

For those who suffer from more severe or long standing depressive symptoms, there is a deep sense of sadness that

often accompanies a bone-deep exhaustion that goes beyond the physical sense. For them, ordinary tasks like getting out of bed, dropping the kids off at school, food preparation, tolerating traffic, or focusing on work may require extra effort and often includes little to no subjective experience of joy or purpose.

Depression can be spurred by a range of factors such as a change in life circumstances, a change in lifestyle behaviors, loss of a loved one, loss of a job, or even loss of hope. While grief is a natural and normal part of the human experience, prolonged and sometimes complicated grief can develop into a depressive episode that can require more focused and proactive measures.

So what’s the antidote to depression?

The antidote often begins with talking to people. I cannot tell you how many patients I’ve had over the years tell me, “I told a friend or family member I had depression, and they responded, ‘me too.’”

In our society, our perception of mental health conditions, like depression, have become almost like mental leprosy; “If you got it, don’t touch me.

I might get it too.” Yet, depression and clinically significant depression are experienced by nearly 17.3 million people in the U.S. alone, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

While it can feel isolating, depression is an opportunity for connection with friends, family, coworkers and perhaps even your medical team.

The Center for Disease Control also states that 1 out of 6 adults will experience depression in their lifetime. The World Health Organization’s statistics on depression show that at any given time about 300 million people are experiencing depression worldwide.

Let’s put these numbers into perspective. The current U.S. population is approximately 327.2 million. That is a staggering number of people who may be experiencing the same issue as you. For those willing to initiate a conversation about their own suffering, this condition is shared by many.

For those suffering, many will recover naturally, much like recovering from a brief illness like the flu. When those symptoms become complicated or worsen, people typically seek out their doctors for more specialized treatment.

People often find improvement in their symptoms when they utilize helpful methods, such as going for a run, playing with a pet, a brief cry or relaxing. Other times, the symptoms may be more severe and you need to see a professional who will likely recommend psychotherapy and/or medication, and then you recover and get better.

Yes, that’s right, most people recover. Depression is treatable, even when it feels debilitating. While it can feel isolating, depression is an opportunity for connection with friends, family, coworkers and perhaps even your medical team.

Additionally, if you are a veteran or concerned about a veteran, call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) to connect with the Veterans Crisis Line and reach a caring, qualified responder.

You may also text 838255 or visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or https://www.veteranscrisisline.net to chat. In the event of an emergency, please call 911.

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Transition Assistance Program changes to better prepare Airmen

By Griffin Swartzell | 21ST SPACE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Under the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the United States military has changed its policies with regards to the Transition Assistance Program for service members who are separating or retiring from service. Service members are now required to complete a pre-separation briefing and individualized initial counseling no later than 365 days out from their separation or retirement date.

This allows them more time to make crucial decisions about the next steps in their lives.

It also allows organizations like the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to offer Airmen more individualized support.

“Often, service members don’t know if they’re going to continue serving or reenlist, especially at a year out,” says Hugo Escobar, 21st Force Support Squadron transition assistance program lead. “We understand that, but they still have to complete these two requirements. If the service member completes the individual counseling and pre-separation and they decide they want to reenlist, they’ve met the requirement, and they’re good to go.”

Service members will now receive notice 18 months ahead of their scheduled separation/ retirement date. As part of their individual counseling, they will be assigned to one of three tiers based on their preparedness to transition.

Tier I service members are considered fully prepared. Tiers II and III —prepared and not prepared — have additional support mandates, including post-separation financial planning, career assistance and direction towards either higher education or technical training.

“Not everybody separates and stays here, so we have access to employment agencies nationwide,” says Escobar. “All I need is your zip code where you’re going. I plug it into

(U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

Separating service members participate in a group activity during an Air Force Transition Assistance Program class Sept. 13, 2019 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Service members are now required to complete a pre-separation briefing and individualized initial counseling no later than 365 days out from their separation or retirement date. my database, and I’ll tell you where to go.”

TAP also encompasses securing all earned benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. If that includes VA disability compensation, Escobar also connects service

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“Myself and my teammates here, we offer a lot of services,” says Escobar. “At my introduction at TAP, I say if you are uncertain,

stressed about the unknown, the future, you’re in the right place. All you have to do is ask a question, and we’re going to answer it, whether it’s us here, a local agency or a national agency.”

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BASE BRIEFS Peterson Air Force Base once again has its own dedicated commercial travel agents to support any temporary duty, deployment or permanent change of station-related commercial travel requirements.

Peterson’s Travel Management Company agents are located in Building 350, Room 1046 from 8 a.m. — 4 p.m. Monday — Friday and can be reached at 866-250-2346 or via e-mail at TA1ResRqsts@CWTSATO.com.

SAFETY 411

Staying safe in the winter months does not just mean avoiding slips, trips and falls or using sound risk management when clearing snow and ice. Having your car prepared for bad weather can be just as important for your safety as having a jacket and gloves. Here are a few things the Colorado Department of Transportation recommends having to be prepared to drive in winter weather: tires with tread depth greater than 3/16 of an inch and are adequate for the conditions, plenty of windshield wiper fluid, good wiper blades, plenty of fuel in the tank, a sturdy scraper/snowbrush, flares/ reflectors, and a first aid kit.

For the complete winter driving preparedness checklist from CDOT visit https://www.codot.gov/travel/winter-driving/winter-prepardness.html

EAP HAS NEW WEBSITE, PHONE NUMBER

The Employee Assistance Program has a new phone number and website.

They can now be reached at 1-866-580-9078, or www.AFPC.af.mil/EAP. The program will provide the same services and the same access to care provided in the past with continued access 24/7 via telephone, website or in-person.

All Air Force civilian personnel (APF, NAF, Guard and Reserve technicians) and family members will be able to use the program at no charge to the individual or family member. Army personnel stationed at Peterson

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MEDICAL GROUP RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY

On Dec. 9, the 21st Medical Group began a major renovation on the existing main clinic. The end result of this renovation will provide a more efficient and modern layout for patients and staff. As part of the project, some services will be relocated to a modular facility to accommodate construction requirements. As a result, the western parking lot will be closed until the beginning of March. During the parking lot closure, signs will direct traffic to temporary parking locations. Thank you in advance for your support and flexibility as we work to make the 21st Medical Group a better facility.

MILITARY RETIREE ASSISTANCE MEETING

The Military Retiree Assistance Office holds its monthly meeting for all military retirees and their spouses on the second Thursday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at the Peterson Air Force Base Club, followed by lunch at 12:45 p.m. for those interested.

PETERSON INTRODUCES AF CONNECT APP: GET ALL BASE INFO IN ONE PLACE

Peterson Air Force Base recently launched an app available now on smartphones. Just search for USAF Connect in your device’s app store, download, and add Peterson Air Force Base as your organization. Peterson’s new Air Force Connect app informs you about holiday hours, base events and inclement weather and connects you to the information you want to know.

The app is the first step in an effort to build strong connections at every level, and connects Airmen, their families, retirees, residents of the base in housing and dorms, and anyone with an interest in Peterson Air Force Base to the information that is important to them.

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Don’t die for the high: Fentanyl kills

Airman 1st Class Andrew Bertain | 21ST SPACE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid often prescribed to help with severe pain such as during surgical recovery. While it can be very helpful to those who need it, when used outside of the context of recovery, fentanyl can lead to negative consequences to an Airman’s health and career.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse states fentanyl works by binding to the body’s opioid receptors, which are found in the areas of the brain that control pain and emotion. What’s different is its strength. Fentanyl is up to 100 times stronger than morphine, which can lead to diminishing sensitivity and increased tolerance, which can lead to creating the feeling of needing more, or addiction.

“Opioid pain relievers are generally safe when taken for a short time and as prescribed by a doctor, but because they produce euphoria in addition to pain relief, they can be misused by taking it in a different way or in a larger quantity than prescribed, or taken without a doctor’s prescription,” said Lt. Col. Mark Ballesteros, 21st Medical Support Squadron diagnostics and therapeutics flight commander.

“Regular use, even when prescribed by a doctor, can lead to dependence and, when misused, opioid pain relievers can lead to addiction, overdose incidents and deaths.”

Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, are now the most common drugs in drug overdose deaths in the United States.

According to the El Paso County Coroner’s report, opioids claimed 78 out of the total 133 drug-related deaths in El Paso County in 2018. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that fentanyl may be made into pills that look like other prescription opioids, as well as mixed into other drugs.

NIDA reports that fentanyl has been found in heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA. Additionally, the Drug Enforcement Administration has seized “counterfeit” prescription drugs like oxycodone or alprazolam (the generic version of Xanax) containing fentanyl.

Due to the increasing relevance of the drug, the Department of Defense added fentanyl and it’s metabolite, norfentanyl to all service Drug Demand Reduction Program drug tests.

“Fentanyl and its metabolite, norfentanyl, have garnered national attention lately because of fentanyl’s growing popularity and potential lethality,” said U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr.

Katherine Dozier, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Special Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory chief.

“This, combined with the emergence of fentanyl and norfen-

tanyl in SFTDTL’s DoD surveillance testing, led the Office of Drug Demand Reduction to petition for fentanyl’s addition to the standard DDRP drug testing panel.”

While a drug addiction has a negative impact on anyone it effects, it has extra connotations for uniformed service members.

“Wrongful use of controlled substances (to include opioids and opioid derivatives — of which fentanyl is one) is prohibited

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by Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” said Maj. James Ferrell, 21st Space Wing judge advocate.” The offense of wrongful use of a controlled substance is punishable by up to five years in confinement and a Dishonorable Discharge.”

Anyone experiencing an addiction can contact the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Program at 719-556-7804.

Additional reporting by Griffin Swartzell, Space Observer staff writer

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Veterans with Veteran Health ID Card can shop at Military Exchange starting Jan. 1

By U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Defense Department has announced expanded commissary, Military Service Exchange and MWR access beginning Jan. 1, 2020, and established a standard for physical access to military installations.

Veterans and primary family caregivers who are eligible and want to take advantage of in-person benefits must have a Veterans Health Identification Card, or VHIC. Primary family caregivers must have an eligibility letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Community Care.

Veterans currently use VHICs for identification and checkin at VA appointments, but will also use them for base access under the new program.

Veterans eligible solely under this act who are eligible to obtain a VHIC must use this credential for in-person installation and privilege access. The card must display the veteran’s eligibility status (e.g., Purple Heart, former prisoner of war or military-service connected).

Veterans eligible solely under this act who are not enrolled in or are not eligible to enroll in VA health care, or who are enrolled in VA health care, but do not possess a VHIC will not have access to DoD and Coast Guard installations for in-person commissary, exchange and MWR retail privileges, but will have full access to online exchanges and American Forces Travel.

Medal of Honor recipients and veterans with 100% service-connected disability ratings are eligible for DoD credentials under DoD policy.

How to get a VHIC Veterans must be enrolled in the VA health care system to receive a VHIC. To enroll, complete an application for enrollment in VA health care by telephone without the need for a signed-paper application. Just call 877-222-VETS (8387) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. EST. Veterans can also apply for VA healthcare benefits online at www.va.gov/healthbenefits/enroll, or in person at a local VA medical facility. Once enrollment is verified, veterans can have their picture taken at their local VA medical center, and VA will mail the VHIC. ID needed to get a VHIC To ensure a veteran’s identity, enrollees must provide one form of primary identification when requesting a VHIC. Acceptable forms of primary identification are: State-issued driver’s license U.S. passport or passport card Other government ID This ID can be issued by federal, state or local government agencies provided it contains a photograph, name, date of birth and address. If the address is not on the proofing document, veterans can provide separate documentation to confirm their address. Acceptable address documents include: •• Electric bill •• Cable bill •• Other mailing document •• Voter Registration card

an acceptable credential along with their eligibility letter.

Acceptable credentials include: •• DoD common access card (when otherwise eligible) •• DoD uniformed services identification card (when otherwise eligible) •• REAL ID-compliant driver’s license issued by a state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia •• REAL ID-compliant non-driver’s identification card issued by a state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia •• Enhanced driver’s license issued by a state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia •• U.S. passport or passport card •• Foreign passport bearing an unexpired immigrant or non-immigrant visa or entry stamp •• Federal personal identity verification card (when otherwise eligible) •• VHIC •• Transportation Worker Identification Card First visit Upon the first visit to an installation, eligible veterans and caregivers must stop at the visitor control center. Depending

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Hogg’s testimony focused on modernizing the Air Force Medical Service to support the National Defense Strategy and emerging readiness requirements.

“The Air Force Medical Service is evolving in support of national defense objectives,” said Hogg. “Air Force medics continue to answer the call across a broad spectrum of operational, humanitarian, and disaster response missions.”

Hogg also spoke to progress implementing a variety of other military health reforms, highlighting the standup of the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, the launch of the Air Force Medical Reform Model, and the transition of authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities to the Defense Health Agency.

“Our charge is crystal clear,” said Hogg. “I am confident these reforms will maximize our ability to meet combatant commanders’ requirements.”

Hogg also discussed how the AFMS continues to grow critical training and partnership programs, improve its ability to save lives both on and off the battlefield, and assured the Subcommittee that Air Force medics are ready to meet the challenges ahead.

“As our nation faces new challenges, I strongly believe that preparing for an uncertain future requires boldness and innovative thinking,” said Hogg. “I have no doubt that we are moving in the right direction and that medics throughout the Military Health System will rise to the occasion.”

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By Matthew Schniper | Colorado Springs Independent Indy 2019 Best Of gold winner in the category of Cooking Class, The French Kitchen (who also won a bronze nod for Best French), just announced a new collaboration and partnership.

TFK owner and chef Blandine Mazéran will now host cooking classes from owner and executive pastry chef Julien Renaut of Denver’s La Belle French Bakery. Renaut has also begun providing dessert pastries for TFK’s retail market and cafe.

To begin, he’ll regularly teach Monday croissant classes, which Mazéran says have been requested by clients ever since she opened, though this is the first time TFK is offering: The first is Nov. 25, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., for $159, at TFK’s instruction kitchen attached to the two-and-ahalf-year-old cafe.

“His food is quality — and I’m very picky,” says Mazéran. “He brought me some sample cakes a while ago and I was like, ‘Holy cow!’ ... His design is simple, but modern; not everything has to be fancy pulled sugar.”

Renaut has 15 years experience in the industry, beginning with obtaining his pastry and chocolate master degree and doing culinary competitions in France; he’s from the northern city of Lille. He spent several years in the high-end hotel arena, also working closely with another chef who trained

under three-star Michelin-star chef Paul Bocuse.

He has also consulted and done product development for other businesses and done event-center work prior to launching La Belle three-and-a-half years ago. (La Belle doesn’t have a retail front; it’s a wholesale outfit that provides for coffee shops and other restaurants.)

“It’s exciting to be working in the same industry as Blandine but in a different area,” says Renaut.

“The drive for both our businesses is the same quality, authentic French culinary experience.

This partnership makes sense. I love to teach.

This is the perfect setup.”

Mazéran says that adding a new chef to her team and cooking class roster benefits clients because it offers more class variety. Her current lineup of teachers also includes Kristi Tutt and Anne Doan in addition to Renaut and herself.

Sebastien Mullebrouck is still TFK’s resident baker and pastry chef, making items like the true-toFrench-style baguettes and other flaky pastries.

From Renaut’s kitchen, look for items in the retail market now that include and an array of cakes like a triple chocolate mousse, yule logs, and the “Le Crunchy,” made with milk chocolate mousse atop a crunch layer, coated in more chocolate with nuts and a whipped cream cap.

Courtesy Dave + Sonya Side Dish is Matthew Schniper’s weekly food news column, which also runs in the Colorado Springs Independent, a sister paper to the Peterson Space Observer. The full edition of his column and his food reviews can be found at csindy.com.

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Academy UAS Center prepares cadets for future fight

By Jennifer Spradlin | U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy brought a cutting-edge, multi-drone light show to its campus last month to celebrate its storied rivalry with West Point.

As hundreds of drones moved in synchronization to delight the audience with messages like ‘Beat Army,’ the six-minute display showed how far unmanned aerial systems have come since Civil War-era balloons and what’s possible.

“We are really in the Wright Brothers era of unmanned aerial systems,” said Col. Eduardo Defendini, director of the Air Force Academy UAS Center. “New and exciting aircraft shapes, sensor technology and even artificial technology capabilities are emerging from industry that will play a big role in how we execute future multi-domain operations.”

Defendini has flown manned and unmanned aircraft in his decades-long career.

He said the role of UASs in providing a threat sight picture and putting effects into the battlespace is unparalleled. The new test will be how we employ UASs in contested environments as opposed to the anti-terrorism operations of the past 20 years, he said.

“I try not to shape the argument too much with my own opinion on where we should go [with UASs] because I know it’s the upcoming generation, like the cadets we have here, who will innovate and drive our response to the challenges different adversaries will pose to our defense,” he said.

Like other airmanship programs at the Academy, cadets in the remotely piloted aircraft squadron gain an understanding of what a career as a rated Air Force officer would entail from hands-on experience flying aircraft to mission planning and training junior cadets on complex tasks.

The UAS program is unique in part because of its air operations center immersion capstone and the horizontal integration of research programs underway in academic departments like computer engineering.

“We are exposing the cadets to these emerging technologies and challenging them to consider how they would be fielded in a dynamic setting,” he said.

Daniel Smith, a senior and the RPA squadron commander, is interested in flying C-17

Globemaster IIIs for the Air Force mobility mission but said exposure to the unmanned aerial mission has been invaluable to understanding what the ‘future fight’ might entail.

“I think as an Academy, and as cadets, really have to prepare ourselves for what’s com-

ing next and follow along with those larger conversations about where the Air Force is headed,” he said. “The more we dive into these concepts – like artificial intelligence or unmanned systems – the better prepared we will to meet those challenges going forward.”

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The Air Force Academy hosts multi-drone light show demonstration prior to the inter-service football game with West Point, Nov. 1, 2019. Cadets and onlookers were given a glimpse at the future of drone swarm capabilities

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By Ray Bowden | U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — A top commander at the Air Force Academy said the base couldn’t exist without the 10th Air Base Wing.

“The 10th ABW does its job as the Academy’s host wing so our mission partners can do theirs,” said Col. Brian Hartless, who has commanded the wing – “Team Ten,” as he and his staff call it – since June.

That might be a strong opinion, but it’s shared by the Academy’s superintendent, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria.

“When I consider the vast responsibilities the wing balances on a daily basis and how their efforts directly relate to cadets walking across that graduation stage with their diplomas, I can’t get around the fact that our Academy could not exist without the 10th ABW,” Silveria said.

Everything the 10th ABW does is to serve the Air Force’s only academy, Hartless said. He and the more-than 3,000 service members and civilians he commands are responsible for the base’s medical services, readiness, security, civil engineering, community service and more.

“The strategic importance of the Academy is to graduate about 1,000 cadets each year and we recognize that our mission helps shape the entire cadet experience,” he said.

“Team Ten’ is a cohesive team of teams, at the wing level and with our mission partners. Our day-to-day accomplishments have a strategic effect. What may seem small is a huge step in one cadet’s journey to graduation.”

Hartless is equally enthusiastic talking about the Academy’s off-base community.

“We’re very proud of our relationship with the Front Range community and constantly building on those relationships,” he said.

Whether teaming up with the City of Colorado Springs to inform the public that renovations on the Cadet Chapel – Colorado’s most-visited man made building – have closed the chapel through 2023, or working through the shared concern of encroachment, Hartless said the interests of the city are his interests.

Every base has challenges dealing with development,” he said. “The question is, ‘How do we help mitigate those

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Col. Brian Hartless, commander of the 10th Air Base Wing at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks at the commander's call he hosted Nov. 21, 2019. Hartless commands more than 3,000 Airmen and civilians responsible for the Academy's medical services, readiness, security, civil engineering, community service and more. concerns in a way that allows us to fulfill our mission?’ We have to be engaged. The key is working with city developers and arriving at a mutually beneficial resolution.”

Hartless said several large-scale construction projects are ongoing today or have been scheduled to better serve to cadets, staff and faculty, and the Academy’s more than 1 million annual visitors.

Those projects include the long-needed repairs to the Cadet Chapel and Clune Arena, and the renovation of the Academy’s Preparatory School.

Never Seems Like Work Hartless is an engineer by trade who came to the wing from the Pentagon, where he was the senior military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment. He’s a third-generation Air Force officer, born into a military family at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. His father, a retired lieutenant colonel, was a Vietnam era pilot and his grandfather, also a retired lieutenant colonel, was an enlisted Airmen at Wheeler Field, Hawaii, when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. Hartless received his commission in 1996 through the Virginia Military Institute’s ROTC program.

The colonel said his motivation to make the Air Force a career became solid after the 9/11 attack.

“I thought ‘There is no way I’m getting out now,’” he said.

Since then, the Air Force has become his home, he said.

“Nowhere else will you find the same quality of people,” he said. “Today’s Airmen are as good as it gets. Because of them, my military service has never seemed like work.”

Silveria may have selected Hartless for the job of 10th ABW commander, but Hartless also had the support of his previous boss, Brig. Gen. Richard Moore, Air Force Plans and Programs’ chief of staff.

“The Hartless family is a perfect fit for the complex and dynamic Academy environment,” Moore said. “Brian’s skills and aptitude for leadership are sure to shine brightly.”

As much as he treasures the Air Force, the service members and civilians he works with, Hartless said he owes his successful career to the sacrifice of his family – his wife of 16 years, Erin, son Ben, 14, and daughter Caroline, 9.

“I’m all about my family,” he said. “My family is as invested in this Air Force journey as I am. They’ve stuck with me through deployments, moves and tough times. Their support is the reason I’m able to do what I do. I get my resilience through my family.”

At the end of the day, Hartless said, he’s comfortable with much of the general public not being aware of the wing.

“I’m very comfortable with the wing being behind the scenes,” he said. “We know how our mission of ‘forging generations of leaders through world-class medical and mission support’ effects cadets and ultimately, the Air Force.”

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shock on the guards’ faces when the note pops up on the data system screen letting them know I am not permitted to enter the base by driving. Their face quickly becomes a smile and hands the IDs back to the driver.

Besides being embarrassing, restricted driving privileges pose a problem at work.

I am a public affairs specialist and travel on and off base to take photos, conduct interviews and work with community leaders. I rely heavily on my co-workers to drive me to jobs around base.

That decision also impacted me in ways I couldn’t expect, like being a mother.

From the moment I walked back in the door after being released that night, I told my children what I had done. They understand ‘mom drank and decided to drive, and that wasn’t a good choice’.

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I have learned to take a moment to think before making a decision that could impact my life, not just about the subject of alcohol. In spite of making my mistake, I have kept my spirits up so I can continue to be the Airman I was before the mistake took a hold of my reputation. I have persevered and continued to demonstrate I am not the Airman with the DUI but the Airman who wrote that good article or gave that commander good advice before speaking in front of a crowd.

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1 carport. Wood-burning stove. All appliances. 16x16 lattice covered deck plus over 50’ of wrap around decking that is freshly painted. 4 sheds.

Manual gated entrance. Security cameras. Gorgeous sloping 10 acre lot with dramatic rock formations, Aspen, & towering pines. MLS# 4729983

2457 Marston Heights – Cypress Ridge - $450,000

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Enjoy the beauty and peace of living mountainside in Colorado Springs!

District 20 schools 24/7 Emergency Maintenance On-site property management team focused on serving your family Resident focused events New community center opening!

Patio Home in Cypress Ridge. Immaculate 3256 sq. ft. 4 bed, 4 bath stucco rancher with tile roof in safe gated community that looks like a park.

A/C. 2 fireplaces. Walled-in patio that opens out to common area. 5-piece master bath. Arches, plant shelves, built-ins, & vaulted ceilings. Finished 2-car garage. District 20 schools. Shows like a model. MLS# 2127152

762 Sally Hill Court – Remington Hill - $599,900 Large rancher with no rear neighbors. Stunning stucco & stone 4644 sq. ft. 3 year old rancher on a quiet cul de sac backing to undeveloped land.

4 beds, 3 baths, & 3-car garage. Gorgeous quartz & stainless steel island kitchen. 9’ ceilings throughout. Lots of hardwood flooring. Office. 2 family rooms. Enclosed back porch. Waterfall & pond. Professionally landscaped & upgrades throughout. MLS# 9578550

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6925 Forestgate Drive – Black Forest - $825,000 Over 6000 sq. ft. 5 or 6 bed 2-story. Wonderful home for large or extended family on 2 ½ acres just outside of town. 5 beds but could be 7. 6 baths. Loft, library, & exercise room. 3rd bay of garage is heated shop. Slab granite, stainless steel, & knotty kickory kitchen. Walkout basement is oversized. Unobstructed Pikes Peak views from every level including walkout basement. MLS# 5578286

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