Thunderbolt 10/27/2022

Vol. 50, No. 43

Thursday, October 27, 2022

News/Features: page 3 Academy Day

News/Features: page 5 Enlisted Summit

Week in photos: page 4 Images from the week

Photo by John Onuoha

Community: page 14 Events, Chapel, more...

Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, presents Sgt. Mickey Reeve with a medal for his contest-winning idea in a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 14. Reeve received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his idea of building a simulator to help soldiers train on defending against drones while deployed.

COMMENTARY

DAF senior leaders amplify SecDef directives for reproductive health care Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)—Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the Department of Defense will take appropriate actions to ensure service members and their families can access reproductive health care within its authority and consistent with applicable federal law, in addition to clear guidance for health care providers to operate effectively.

These actions will establish travel and transportation allowances for service members and their families to access reproductive health care, establish additional privacy protections and conduct a comprehensive contraception education campaign.

Austin stated the actions outlined in the memo, Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care, should be executed no later than the end of the year to the maximum extent possible.

“Reproductive health care impacts readiness, recruiting, retention and quality of life.

Our policies and programs will empower families to make appropriate decisions based on their needs,” said Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall.

Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones also stressed the importance of taking care of Airmen, Guardians and their families.

“Secretary Austin’s directive to update DoD reproductive health policies is critical to protecting Airmen and Guardians’ access to reproductive health care services, as well as their privacy,” Jones said. “This is about taking care of our people and about being mission ready. DAF leaders will continue to communicate with the Force as new policies are implemented to ensure awareness of available reproductive health care services and support.”

In his memo, Austin directed the DoD to accomplish certain actions to give service members and their families the time to make pri-

vate health care decisions: · Establish travel and transportation allowances for service members and dependents to travel to access non-covered reproductive health care that is not available within the local area of a service member’s permanent duty station, consistent with operational requirements and applicable federal law. · Establish additional privacy protections for reproductive health care information, including standardizing and extending the time service members have to fulfill their obligation to notify commanders of a pregnancy to no later than 20 weeks unless specific requirements to report sooner, such as those necessitated by occupational health hazards, are set forth in policy. · Conduct a comprehensive contraception education campaign to enhance service members’ awareness of the resources available to them and their families, including emergency See DAF, Page 12

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NEWS/FEATURES Army sergeant wins CENTCOM’s first Innovation Oasis Competition CENTCOM awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal to U.S. Army Sgt. Mickey Reeve for winning the inaugural Innovation Oasis, an innovation contest held yesterday at the CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa.

Reeve developed a counter-Unmanned Aerial System (c-UAS) training software that simulates every c-UAS system in the US military inventory and involves scenarios for any location on the globe and any UAS system available. Reeve, an infantryman assigned to the Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, coded the software in his spare time on weekends. Reeve flew from Saudi Arabia to Tampa one day prior to compete in CENTCOM Innovation Oasis.

A panel of ten tech industry leaders and senior military officials, including Bob Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Origin; Jim Reuter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Associate Administrator; General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command; and senior executives

from Google and Microsoft, selected the champion. The other four finalists who pitched their ideas in the Shark Tank-style program on Friday were U.S. Army Capt. Matt Goyette, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Larsen, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ferdinand Bacomo, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Kendra Kirkland. These four finalists were recognized with the Joint Service Achievement Medal for their exceptional respective ideas that were also presented within the competition. The presentations ranged from policy-based solutions to high-tech innovations to a new organization for combat medics. The five Innovation Oasis finalists chosen to present their innovation were selected from more than 160 submissions that represented every U.S. sister service within every component of the command.

“For us, this program is about building a culture of innovation across all of CENTCOM,” said Kurilla. “It’s about finding those great ideas hidden from view inside a squad,

trapped inside of a ship, locked down in a cubicle in one of our bases, or tucked away in an aircraft hangar. We want to unlock, embrace, and then uplift those ideas and then implement them across the entire organization.”

Each finalist had ten minutes to present their innovation, followed by 20 minutes of questions and answers from the panel. Each presenter was evaluated along a set of criteria that included originality of idea, scalability of concept, and the overall presentation. In addition to receiving the Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal, the winner of the first CENTCOM Innovation Oasis, was granted a four-day pass and will attend the military school of his choice during this calendar year and he will go on a media tour in New York City and Washington, DC next month.

“It was amazing just to come here to Tampa to represent my unit and present my idea,” Reeve said. “The unmanned aerial system is the improvised explosive device of today’s See WIN, Page 9

Congresswoman Castor, MacDill Leadership host Academy Day

by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs For the first time in eight years, Academy Day was hosted at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct 15, 2022.

Kathy Castor, the Congresswoman representing Florida’s 14th congressional district, served as the keynote speaker at the event where she discussed the value a new generation holds on the future of America.

“Thank you for your interest in service to your country,” said Castor. “America needs you.

We need talented, smart, young people to serve our Nation to help bring us together and to help support the values that we all share.”

Academy day provided an opportunity for See ACADEMY DAY, Page 8

Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster

U.S. Navy Midshipman Chi Vu, a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman, speaks during Academy Day at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 15. Vu discussed his experiences as a current Naval Academy midshipman.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Cook

Students from the Brandon Bears Youth Football team pose for a photo during a KC-135 Stratotanker tour at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 16. More than 50 students and faculty members from Brandon Middle School received a KC-135 tour as part of the Aviation Inspiration Mentorship Program. AIM supports Air Force outreach and engagement activities with a mission to inform, influence and inspire the next generation of aviators.

Photo by Airman 1st class Zachary Foster

Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian

Dave O’Neil, left, an Occupational Safety specialist assigned to the 6th Civil Engineering Squadron, and Jason McLeod, a Weapons Safety specialist assigned to the 6th CES, selects food during the “Tour Around the Hispanic Countries” event at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 14.

Members of “Team Diamond Sharp” carry a mannequin during the Fire Muster race at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 14. The obstacle course was designed to simulate fireground tasks such as rolling the hose, opening a door with an axe and carrying victims to safety.

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NEWS/FEATURES MacDill provides resilience ed at enlisted summit

by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

For the first time in MacDill’s history, the 6th Air Refueling Wing held an enlisted summit, Oct. 18, 2022.

The summit provided enlisted members across the installation with resiliency training centered around promoting a healthy work environment.

The event included a variety of guest speakers including Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Joanne S. Bass who attended the event virtuPhoto by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster ally. The speakers provided insight on maintaining a healthy work-life balance for enlisted A group of airmen, assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, participate in an enlisted summit at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 18,. The event encouraged open discussion on topics being preSee SUMMIT, Page 13 sented. Some of the topics included national defense strategy, information warfare and resiliency.

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MacDill firefighter artist bringing wall to life

by Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

What are you doing at 7 p.m. after a long day of work?

For Jay Scott, he’s heating up dinner in the office microwave, writing reports, preparing his painting supplies and turning on some Led Zeppelin.

Scott, a fire inspector assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base is no stranger to the sacrifices firefighters make to serve and protect at all hours of the day.

Firefighters assigned to the squadron frequently call the station a second home and Scott has made it his mission to bring the walls to life, boasting a proud heritage of fire prevention.

A 20-year Air Force veteran with over 30 years of experience in fire prevention, Scott saw an opportunity to pay tribute to those who came before him and share those stories with new Airmen through art.

“For me, it’s about pride,” said Scott. “Taking pride in your work and what you do is so important.”

Recently, he has completed two large-scale murals at Fire Station 1 along with a number of detailed sketches he has gifted to coworkers.

“We all come from somewhere,” said Scott. “These work as great conversation pieces; they bring up stories and good times about what happened back in the day.”

Scott shared that finding time to work on these sizable projects can be difficult, but has been a great way to interact with others during downtimes on shift.

At the station, Firefighters work 60-hour work weeks, a cumulation of four nine-hour shifts and one 24-hour shift. On the 24-hour shifts, most of the station will gather around to watch as soon as they hear his music start to play.

He humbly shares that his work is a team effort. Each night, he

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Jay Scott, a fire inspector assigned to the 6th Civil engineering Squadron, poses with a mural he painted at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 13. looks forward to hearing the interesting ideas and input from those on shift with him.

“I had to inject a little fun into it, of course,” he said. “I had to add the armadillos, the birds and the black snakes because we know those guys are everywhere in Florida.”

Giving the walls life takes time, it’s tedious work.

“There are so many little details that I had to improvise and use markers on,” he said. “But you do a lot of that in this job. If you can’t find a way to do something you need to improvise and find a way to make it work.”

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ACADEMY DAY From Page 3

high school students to gather information on the different paths towards commissioning as an officer in the United States military.

“I’m looking forward to receiving more information on the Naval and Air Force Academys,” said Adrian Salazar, a candidate attending the event. “I want to study aeronautical engineering and the academics provide a great opportunity to do that.”

Included in the event were speakers from the Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, Coast Guard Academy, College Reserves Officer Training Corp and the Marion Military Academy.

Academy advisors attending the event recommend students start planning their applications prior to their senior year.

Congressional recommendations are available for students annually but the selection process is rigorous.

Col. Adam Bingham, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, summarized the event by recognizing the valuable education each academy graduate receives.

“U.S. Service Academies are renowned for molding students into the winners and leaders our Nation needs,” said Bingham.

“These candidates are eligible to receive world-class education and mentorship, ultimately making an incredible contribution to our armed forces.”

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Kathy Castor, congresswoman for Florida’s 14th Congressional District, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. Adam Bingham, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, during Academy Day at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 15. Nominations from U.S. congressional representatives hold significant weight in candidate acceptance to any of the U.S. service academies.

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William Merlin, academy admissions advisor, provides information to candidates and parents during Academy Day at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 15.

The event featured representatives from the Air Force Academy, Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, Coast Guard Academy, College Reserves Officer Training Corp, and the Marion Military Academy.

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WIN

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fight. The winning innovation will support our troops in harm’s way. Unmanned aerial systems are the primary threat to our forces and partners in the Middle East. The c-UAS Trainer will serve as a universal training system that will train our troops on shooting Unmanned Aerial Systems out of the sky before they harm our troops. “Sergeant Reeve identified a real need on the battlefield and developed a solution,” said Colonel Joe Buccino, CENTCOM spokesman. “Now, we’re going to look to urgently implement this system across all our subordinate units.”

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The 6th Air Refueling Wing poses for a group photo at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 21. The 6th ARW is composed of five-unique groups to carry out global aerial refueling.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster

DAF

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contraception. That education campaign will also highlight that the DoD has eliminated TRICARE co-pays for medical contraceptive services, including intrauterine devices.

Austin also directed DoD officials to develop guidance to protect health care providers, who should not be held personally liable for performing their official duties.

Additionally, Austin reiterated the DoD will not change comprehensive access to contraception and family planning services for service members and their families.

He directed military medical treatment facilities with the appropriate clinical capacity to expand their services, to include dedicated hours for walk-in contraceptive care for service members, and on a space available basis, for all other eligible beneficiaries. Some MTFs currently offer walk-in contraceptive services, and all MTFs will have walk-in contraceptive services by January 2023.

TRICARE beneficiaries also no longer have to pay cost-shares or co-payments for all TRICARE-covered contraceptives. These include IUDs, hormonal shots and slowrelease hormonal rods, which go under the skin. This change went into effect July 28.

If you paid for services on or after July 28, you can submit a claim to your TRICARE contractor after Nov. 1 to receive reimbursement.

Department of the Air Force leaders sent a letter titled Total Force Airmen and Guardians on Reproductive Health Care Services on Aug. 17, 2022, listing resources and information about access to care, including a contraception chart, covered abortions, privacy,leave policies and DoD FAQs. These DAF-specific resources and policies remain in place as the DoD works to meet Austin’s outlined directives.

For additional information on reproductive health care, visit Air Force Medical Services.

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members, noting the value of dividing up duties and tasks appropriately.

“I cannot be every player in every situation,” said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Demetrius Booth, 14th Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted advisor. “I tell them, ‘here’s what the acceptable culture is.’ Read and understand, take notes, and be able to communicate and articulate that.”

The Air Force has devoted it’s resilience training initiative to creating a community that thrives in the face of adversity.

Keynote speaker Anthony Brinkley, Air Force retiree and resilience trainer, focused on the influence that personal stability can have on the workplace. Brinkley insisted improving work-life balance can have profound effects on daily workplace activities.

“Work hard to improve, not to prove,” said Brinkley. “Better yourself for yourself, not to prove your worth to anyone else.”

Air Force Col. Adam Bingham, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, concluded the event with a challenge for all enlisted leadership.

“Look back on your career,” Bingham said.

“Whether it’s been five, ten, fifteen years, if we’re being honest with each other, we’d all realize that someone made all the difference for us. So go out and be all the difference for someone else.”

The enlisted summit reflects the 6th ARW’s commitment towards empowering enlisted members and providing them with the tools to succeed.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 6th Medical Group specialty services flight chief, participates in an enlisted summit at MacDill Air Force Base Oct. 18. The event included an icebreaker activity involving the game rock-paper-scissors. The objective was to teach the crowd that personal defeat should not affect overall force support.

Anthony Brinkley, keynote speaker for an enlisted summit, gives a speech at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. The summit equipped enlisted leaders with the resiliency training necessary to provide a healthy work environment.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster

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Run for your life obstacle course Run is at the Short Fitness Center Friday, 6:30 a.m. Bring the entire family dressed in your best costumes to the Short Fitness Center south track for a bootacular fun time.

Haunted trail and fall festival Event is at the Bay Palms Golf Course, Friday at 5 p.m. This event is free and open to all with base access. Events include a haunted trail, face painters, kids crafting area, bounce houses, sponsor booths, pumpkin and candy stations, DJ, fire department static display, food trucks and beverage garden with food and drinks available for purchase. Find more info at macdillfss.com/macthrillville/.

Teen night out Happening is at the youth center Friday from 6 – 9 p.m. This event is free and open to ages 1318.

SAC fall festival Event is Friday from 4 – 5 p.m.

It’s is free and open to new and existing parents and youth to experience the school-age care program.

There will be food, fun and games.

Hollywood horror Fun at the Arts and Crafts Center Monday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Join the team for thrills, chills, free food and fun. May not be suitable for small children.

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Distinguished service!

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Former Command senior enlisted leader retired Command Master Sgt. Greg Smith was presented the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal from USSOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton, Oct. 18 at MacDill Air Force Base.

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