Thunderbolt 2/16/2023

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Spy balloonshotdown

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Honorarycommander’s tour

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Imagesfromthe week

Operation Vespuccidemonstratesglobal reach -page8

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Events,Chapel,more...

Servicemembersfromthe50thAir RefuelingSquadron,MacDillAirForceBase,andthe92ndAirRefuelingSquadron, FairchildAFB, Washington,posewithalithograph in Perth,Australia,Jan.27.DuringeachstopofOperation Vespucci, localcommunitymemberswerepresentedwithlithographsasawaytothankthecountriesandenhancepartnershipsintheSouthern Hemisphere.

COMMENTARY

U.S.Aids Turkeyafterdevastatingearthquakes

byC. ToddLopez DODNews

The U.S.—includingtheDefenseDepartment—hasmultipleeffortsunderway toprovideassistanceto Turkeyfollowingdevastatingearthquakes,PentagonPressSecretaryAir ForceBrig. Gen. PatRydersaidtoday.

“IncoordinationwithUSAID[U.S Agency forInternationalDevelopment],theStateDepartmentandtheinteragency, theDepartment ofDefensehasrespondedtothegovernment ofTurkey’srequestforearthquakereliefsupportandwillcontinuetoprovidesupportas requestedbytheTurkishgovernment,” Ryder said.

Spotlight:HelpingHands

Two massiveearthquakes have hitTurkey nearitssouthernborderwithSyriasinceMonday. Themagnitude7.7and7.6quakeswere centeredinthe PazarcikandElbistandistricts ofKahramanmaras, accordingtoaTurkish governmentwebsite. Somereportshavesaid thedeathtollinTurkeyandSyriaisapproaching12,000.

OnMonday, Secretaryof DefenseLloyd J. AustinIIIofferedcondolencestoTurkishDe-

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PhotobySr.AirmanJoshua T. Crossman MembersoftheUnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment’sDisasterAssistance Response TeamwaittodeplaneatIncirlikAirBase, Turkey,Feb.8.TheDARTisassignedto leadtheU.S.governmenthumanitarian responsefollowingaseriesofearthquakesthatstruck central-southern TurkeyonFeb.6,2023.TheDARTincludesurbansearchand rescueteams fromtheFairfax, Va.,andLosAngelesCountyfiredepartments.Theteamsaretravelingwith 159people,12 rescuedogs,and170,000poundsofspecializedequipment.

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F-22safelyshootsdownChinese spyballoonoffSouthCarolina

byJimGaramone DODNews

A U.S. Air ForcefightersafelyshotdownaChinesehigh-altitude surveillanceballoon Feb. 4,Secretary ofDefenseLloyd J. AustinIII saidinawrittenstatement.

President JoeBidenorderedtheactionon Wednesday, butit was delayeduntilthe balloon wasover wateroffthecoastofSouthCarolinatoensurenoAmericansonthegroundwere harmed

“Theballoon,which wasbeingusedbythePRCinan attemptto surveilstrategicsitesinthecontinentalUnitedStates, wasbrought downabove U.S. territorial waters,” Austinsaid.

Theaction wastakenincoordinationandsupportoftheCanadian government.“WethankCanadaforitscontributiontotrackingand analysisoftheballoonthrough[NorthAmericanAerospaceDefense Command]asittransitedNorthAmerica,” Austinsaid. “Today’sdeliberateandlawfulactiondemonstratesthatPresidentBidenand his nationalsecurityteamwillalwaysputthesafetyandsecurityofthe AmericanpeoplefirstwhilerespondingeffectivelytothePRC’sunac-

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MacDillhostshonorarycommanders’tour

byStaffSgt.AlexisSuarez

The6thand927thOperationsGroupshostedanimmersiontourfor thenewlyinductedhonorarycommandersfrombothwingshere, Feb. 3.Thehonorarycommanderstooktheopportunitytospendpartofthe daytouringandlearningmoreabouthow TeamMacDillutilizesthetotalforce toprojectairpowerandmaintainreadiness.

Thetourbeganwithamissionbriefprovidedby U.S. Air ForceCol. AdamBingham, 6thARWcommanderand U.S. Air ForceCol. Kurt Matthews, 927thARWcommander, bothwelcomingthehonorarycommanders.

“Ittakesteamworktomakegreatthingshappen,” saidBingham. “Partneredwithyourrespectivecommanders, weareexcitedtoseeall thatcomesfromtheteamworkbeingcreatedthroughoutthenexttwo yearsduringyourhonorarycommanderservice.”

TeamMacDillsetupaKC-135Stratotankerstaticaircraftdisplay forthehonorarycommanderstoviewup-close, grantedthemguidedaccessintotheairtrafficcontroltowertoviewtake-offsandlandings, look acrosstheinstallationfromthecatwalkandobserveairtrafficcontrol Airmenperformingtheirduties. Survival,evasion,resistanceandes-

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Honorarycommandersfromthe6th AirRefuelingWingand927thAir RefuelingWingposeforagroupphotoduringatourofMacDillAirForce BaseFeb.3.Thehonorarycommanderstouredtheairtrafficcontrol tower andexploredaKC-135Stratotankeraircraftstaticdisplay.

PhotobyStaffSgt.MarcusM.Bullock AnF-22Raptorperformsanaerialmaneuverduringaflightat Joint BaseLangley-Eustis, Va.,Dec 9,2022.

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WEEKINPHOTOS

U.S.AirForceAirman1stClassDelaneyE. Smith,left,andStaff Sgt.AndrewSquadrito,bothaircraftmaintenancecrewchiefsassignedtothe 122ndFighterWing,IndianaAirNationalGuardperformapost-flightinspectionon anA-10C ThunderboltIIaircraftduringGuardianBlitzat MacDillAirForceBaseFeb.2.DuringthefinalexercisewiththeA-10CbeforeconvertingtotheF-16FightingFalconaircraft,the122ndFWtrainedon maneuversand logistics in adeployedenvironmentwiththemainforcepositionedatMacDillAirForceBaseandacontingencyforceatMoodyAir ForceBase.

AnA-10CThunderboltIIaircraftassignedtothe23rdWing,MoodyAir ForceBase,Georgia, receivesfuelfrom aKC-135Stratotankeraircraft assignedtothe6thAirRefuelingWingoverFlorida,Feb.7.TheA-10is a twin-engine jet aircraftdesignedforcloseair supportofgroundforces.

USSOCOMhostedDeputySecretaryofDefenseDr. KathleenHicksFeb. 3todiscussUSSOCOMsupporttotheNationalDefenseStrategy, USSCOMpersonnelandhowitinnovatesandtransformsSpecialOperations Forcesforthe future.

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PhotobyAirman1stClassDerrickBole

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MacDillOlympianearnsAMC’sAthleteof the Year

byAirman1stClassMichael Killian 6thAir RefuelingWing

AirMobilityCommandannouncedarecent Ms. Olympiacompetitor,U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt.Evon Pennington,apublichealthtechnicianassignedtothe6thMedicalGroup, is AMC’s femaleAthleteof the Year.

“AttheageoftenIremember watchingthe Olympicsfor track andfield,” said Pennington. “Fromthenon,IknewinternallythatI was meanttobeanOlympian. I wasn’tsurehow I wasgoingtogetthere, butItrulybelieved thatthis wasmorethanjustanaspirationor a dream.”

Penningtoncompetedintwobodybuilding showsbeforemakingittoMs. Olympia,the femaleversionofMr Olympia.Mr andMs Olympiaarethelargestbodybuildingcompeti-

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U.S.AirForce Tech.Sgt.EvonPennington,apublichealthtechnicianassignedtothe6thMedical Group,posesforaphotoatMacDillAirForceBaseJan.31.Penningtonhasbeenabodybuilderfor nineyearsand hasknownsinceshe wasyoungthatshe wasmeanttobeanOlympian.

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DAF announcesoverseas spouse direct-hireauthoritypilotprogram

SecretaryoftheAirForcePublicAffairs

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)—Civilianspousesofservicemembers assignedoutsidethe U.S. maynowhaveaneasiertimefindingemployment.

TheDepartmentoftheAir Forcehasimplementedadirect-hireauthoritypilotprogramforlocationsoutsidethe U.S. authorizedbythe National DefenseAuthorizationActofFY22. Thisauthorityenables officialstoquicklyhirequalifyingspousesforcertainpositionson a temporarybasis Thepilotprogramis availableforoverseaspositions asdeterminedbythehiringofficials;previously, military spousescould onlybeselectedfromcompetitivehiringprocedures.

Direct-hireauthorityenablesanagencytohireanyqualifiedapplicant throughanexpeditedhiringprocessthateliminatesmanyofthetraditionalsteps, includingconsiderationofcompetitiverankingsandratings.

“Werecognizethatspouseemploymentis a fundamentalqualityof lifeissueforourAirmenandGuardians, especiallyforfamilies inoverseaslocations,” said John Carbone, directorofcivilian forcemanagement, Air ForceManpower,PersonnelandServices. “We’rehopinghavingaccesstothisnewhiring authoritywillopenupgreateremployment

opportunitiesforspouses, whichinturnwillpositivelyimpactmilitary retention, thefinancialwellbeingofthefamily, andDepartmentofthe Air Forcereadiness.”

The positionsmustbepermanentlylocatedoverseas, underthegeneralscheduleor federal wagesystem, and GS-15and below andequivalent.

Additionally, spousesmustbe ontheservicemember’s permanent changeofdutystationordersatgovernmentexpense, withinthelocal communityareaofthe dutylocationandresidewiththeservicemember.

Theinitialemploymentappointmentwillnotexceedtwoyearsand canbeextendedintwo-yearincrementsfornomorethanatotalofsix years. Theappointments willendwhentheservicemembertransfers backtothe U.S. ortoanother overseas assignment.Theymay also end duetodivorce, deathofthesponsororuponthesponsor’s retirementor separationfromactiveduty.

Spouses interestedinapplyingforcivilserviceemploymentcanvisit theAir Force CivilianServicesitetosearchforjobsbeingfilledusing the direct-hireauthorityprocess. Additionally, localcivilianpersonnel officescanprovideassistanceandinformation.

Operation Vespuccidemonstratesglobal reachduringSouthern

storyandphotosby 2ndLt. Kristin Nielsen 6thAirRefuelingWingPublicAffairs

AKC-135Stratotankeraircraftfromthe6thAirRefueling WingatMacDillAir ForceBaseand the92ndAirRefueling Wing, FairchildAir ForceBase, Wash.,successfullycircumnavigated theSouthernHemisphereinanendurancemissioncoveringmorethan23,000nautica l miles Jan.23-30.

Thismission wasthefirst-timeaerialrefuelingaircraftfromtwodifferentairrefuelingsquadronsacrossthecontinentalUnitedStates flewsuchanincredibleendurancemission, showcasing thestrength and globalreachcapabilitiesoftheKC-135Stratotankeraircraft.

Thetotaltrip was168hoursindurationwith49.5hoursintheairfortheMacDill crewand 53.5 hoursfor Fairchild.

“This wasauniquemission, onethatspeaksvolumesonhowcapableourtankerfleetis,” said U.S. Air ForceLt.Col. Taylor Johnston, aircraftcommanderforOperation Vespucci.“Wewereable totruly prove ourmissionstatement,‘anytime, anywhere.’”

ThecrewsmadetheirfirststopinRioDe Janeiro, Brazil,thenCape Town,SouthAfrica, Perth, Australia,andChristchurch,NewZealand,beforemakingtheirfinalstopin Tahiti, French Polynesia.

Afterlandingineachcountry, theaircrewmetwithlocalrepresentativesandgovernmentoffi-

cialstostrengthenrelationshipsbetweenthecountriesandthankthemfortheirhospitality workedwitheachnationtocoordinatewithlocalcustom ensurethesmoothtransitionbetweeneachcountry.

“Thesupportofourinternationalpartnersiscrucialtomaintainingglobalreachandgloba power,” said Johnston.

Theaircrewandmaintainerswentthroughnumeroustimezones dateline, butthatdidn’tslowthemdown.

Operationscontinuedonscheduleasthe6thARW’smaintainers’ effortsensured eachaircraft’son-timearrivalateach

“It wasanamazingexperiencetowitnesssomanyculturesinsuchashortamountoftim Capt.Andres Velez,aKC-135pilotassignedtothe50thAirRefuelingSquadron.“Itreallyputint perspective howimportanttheserelationshipswithourinternationalpartnersare

TheKC-135Stratotankerprovidesthecoreaerialrefuelingcapabilityforthe has excelled in thisrole formore than60years. Thi itytoaccomplishitsprimarymissionofglobalreach.ItalsoprovidesaerialrefuelingsupporttoAir Force, Navy, MarineCorpsandalliednationaircraft terandambulatorypatientsusingpatientsupport

AirMobilityCommandprovidesunrivaledairlift airmobilitysupportandGlobalMobilityMissionCommandtoproject,connect,maneuverandsustainthe Joint Forcetoachievenational objectives.

KC-135Stratotankerassignedtothe6thAirRefuelingWing, MacDill AirForceBase,fliesover Tahiti,Jan.28.TheFrenchPolynesian islandwasthefinalstopofOperation

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cialstostrengthenrelationshipsbetweenthecountriesandthankthemfortheirhospitality. They workedwitheachnationtocoordinatewithlocalcustoms, immigration,supportvehiclesandfuelto ensurethesmoothtransitionbetweeneachcountry.

“Thesupportofourinternationalpartnersiscrucialtomaintainingglobalreachandgloba l

Theaircrewandmaintainerswentthroughnumeroustimezones, in cludingtheinternational Operationscontinuedonscheduleasthe6thARW’smaineachaircraft’son-timearrivalateach newdestination.

sanamazingexperiencetowitnesssomanyculturesinsuchashortamountoftime,” said lez,aKC-135pilotassignedtothe50thAirRefuelingSquadron.“Itreallyputinto wimportanttheserelationshipswithourinternationalpartnersare.”

TheKC-135Stratotankerprovidesthecoreaerialrefuelingcapabilityforthe U.S. Air Forceand Thisunique assetenhancestheAir Force’scapabilitytoaccomplishitsprimarymissionofglobalreach.ItalsoprovidesaerialrefuelingsupporttoAir MarineCorpsandalliednationaircraft. TheKC-135isalsocapableoftransportinglitterandambulatorypatientsusingpatientsupport palletsduringaeromedicalevacuations.

AirMobilityCommandprovidesunrivaledairlift, airrefueling, aeromedicalevacuation,global airmobilitysupportandGlobalMobilityMissionCommandtoproject,connect,maneuverandsusives.

TheislandofMooreaispicturedfromadistance, Tahiti,FrenchPolynesia,Jan.28.Service membersfromthe50thAirRefuelingSquadron,MacDillAirForceBase,andthe92ndAirRefuelingSquadron,FairchildAFB, Washington,visitedFrenchPolynesiaontheirfinalstopofOperation Vespucci.

landwasthefinalstopofOperation Vespucci.

fenseMinisterHulusiAkar. During thecall, Austinoffered U.S. support toTurkishreliefeffortsandpledged ongoingassistanceasTurkey’sneeds evolve.

Yesterday, U.S. rotary wingassets basedat IncirlikAirbaseinTurkey begantransportingfirstresponders tothe mostimpactedpopulations affected by theearthquakes, Ryder said.

“Inaddition, DODtransported twocivilianurbansearchandrescueteamsfromtheUnitedStatesto Turkey,” hesaid.“U.S Transportation Commandsupportedthismovement TuesdayviaC-17fromDoverAir ForceBaseandMarchAir ForceBase toIncirlikAirBaseinTurkey. Those teamsarrived Feb. 8andwillsoonbeginaidingthereliefeffortsthere.”

U.S. EuropeanCommand, Ryder said,isalsodeployingateamtoIncirlik AirBase toassisttheUSAID DisasterAssistanceResponse Team, andtheexpectationisthattheteam willbeinplacetomorrow. Eucomis alsoworkingtopre-positionadditionalassetstosupportreliefefforts andrespondtonewrequestsfromthe Turkish government,headded.

“Weofferoursincerecondolences, andwe’llstandwithourallyTurkey astheyworktosavelivesandrecover fromthishorrificdisaster,” Rydersaid.

MembersoftheUnited StatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment’s Disaster AssistanceResponse TeamwaittodeplaneatIncirlikAirBase, Turkey, Feb.8.TheDARTisassignedtoleadtheU.S.government humanitarian responsefollowingaseriesofearthquakesthatstruckcentral-southern TurkeyonFeb.6, 2023.TheDARTincludesurbansearchand rescueteamsfrom theFairfax, Va.,andLos Angeles County firedepartments.Theteamsare travelingwith159people, 12 rescuedogs,and 170,000poundsofspecializedequipment.Asafellow NATOally, theU.S.Governmentmobilizedpersonneltoassistin Turkeyintheir response efforts.

PhotobySr.AirmanJoshua T. Crossman

ceptableviolationofoursovereignty,” Austinsaid,referringtothe People’s Republic of China.

U.S. officialsfirstdetectedtheballoonanditspayloadon January28whenitentered U.S. airspaceneartheAleutianIslands. TheballoontraversedAlaska, Canada andre-entered U.S. airspaceoverIdaho. “PresidentBidenaskedthemilitaryto presentoptions, and on Wednesday, PresidentBidengavehisauthorizationtotake downtheChinesesurveillanceballoonassoonasthemissioncouldbeaccomplished withoutunduerisktousciviliansunderthe balloon’spath,” saidaseniordefense officialspeakingonbackground. “Militarycommandersdeterminedthatthere was [an]undueriskofdebris causingharmtocivilianswhiletheballoon wasoverland.”

AnF-22Raptorfighterfromthe1st Fighter WingatLangleyAir ForceBase, Virginia,firedoneAIM-9XSidewinder missileattheballoon.

Theballoonfellapproximatelysixmilesoffthecoastinabout47feetof water. No one washurt.

Longbeforetheshoot down, U.S. officialstookstepstoprotectagainsttheballoon’scollectionofsensitiveinformation,mitigatingitsintelligencevaluetothe Chinese. Theseniordefenseofficialsaidtherecoveryoftheballoonwouldenable U.S. analyststoexaminesensitiveChineseequipment “Iwouldalsonotethat while wetookallnecessarystepstoprotectagainstthePRCsurveillanceballoon’scollectionofsensitiveinformation,thesurveillanceballoon’s overflightof U.S. territory wasofintelligencevaluetous,” theofficialsaid.“Ican’tgointomore detail, but we wereabletostudyandscrutinizetheballoonanditsequipment,whichhasbeen valuable.”

Theballoondidnotposeamilitaryorphysicalthreat.Still,itsintrusioninto Americanairspaceoverseveral days wasanunacceptableviolationof U.S. sovereignty. TheofficialsaidChineseballoonsbrieflytransitedthecontinentalUnited Statesat least threetimesduring the prioradministration.

WhileChineseofficialsadmittedthattheballoon wastheirs, theysaidit was a runawayweatherballoon.“ThePRC has claimedpublicly thatthe high-altitude balloonoperatingabovetheUnitedStatesisaweatherballoonthat wasblownoff course. Thisisfalse,” theofficialsaid. “This wasaPRCsurveillanceballoon.This surveillanceballoonpurposelytraversedtheUnitedStatesandCanada,andweare confidentit wasseekingto monitorsensitivemilitarysites.”

Themissionnowtransitionstooneofrecovery. Thereare a numberof U.S. Navy andCoastGuardvesselsestablishingasecurityperimeteraroundtheareawhere theballooncametoEarth.Theyaresearchingfordebris, saidaseniormilitaryofficialalsospeakingon background.

Thereisnoestimateforhowlongtherecoverymissionwilltake, themilitary officialsaid, butthefactthatitcamedowninsuchashallowareashouldmake a recovery“fairlyeasy.”

Themilitaryofficialgavesomedetailabouttheengagement TheF-22firedthe Sidewinderattheballoonfromanaltitudeof58,000feet.Theballoonatthetime wasbetween60,000and65,000feet.

F-15EaglesflyingfromBarnesAirNationalGuardBase, Massachusetts, supportedtheF-22,asdidtankersfrommultiplestates, includingOregon, Montana, SouthCarolinaandNorthCarolina.Canadianforcesalsohelpedtracktheoverflightoftheballoon.

TheNavyhasdeployedthedestroyerUSSOscar Austin,thecruiserUSSPhilippine SeaandtheUSSCarterHall,anamphibiouslandingshipinsupportofthe effort.

cape specialistsfromthe6th Operations SupportSquadrondemonstratedthetrainingand tacticsthatprepare aircrewfor missionsovercontestedenvironments.

“Thisismyfirstyearasanhonorarycommander,” saidEricCorliss, honorary927thARWcommand chief. “IpreviouslyservedintheArmyandIamexcitedto work closely withtheAir Forceinthisaspectandtogive back.”

Overthenexttwoyears, thesehonorarycommanderswillbeworking withtheircommandersandassigned units—learning, growingandfosteringasupportive relationshipbetweenthecommunityanditsmilitary members.

tionsintheworldandiswheremanyfamousbodybuildersincludingArnoldSchwarzenegger have completed.

She’sbeenanathletemostofherlife, startingfirstwithtrack andfieldandthentransitioningtobodybuildingin2014whenshe cross-trainedinhercurrentjobinpublichealth.

“Winningthis awardhitshomebecausemyjourneystartedwhen Ihadasupervisorwhoenforcedthestandardofsettinganattainablepersonalgoal,” she said.

Thejourneyhasn’tbeeneasyfor Pennington.Beingaprofessional bodybuilderisa24/7commitment. Maintainingthislevelofphysicalactivityconsistently is amonumentalachievement.

“Thebiggeststrugglefor thissportistheinability to seeyour progressandgoingafteragoalyoudon’tbelieveyoucanreach,” she said. “I gotaddictedtoseeingmyselfgrow;Ilovedthejourneyand theroutineofholdingmyselfaccountableandstrivingformygoals.”

To prepareforupcoming competitions,Penningtonfollowsthe dailygrindofadheringtoastrictdietandtrainingschedule, where everymealandsecondarecalculated.

“Youhavetostart withhonesty. Youhavetobehonestaboutwhat youeat,howmuchyouweighandbeingabletomakesacrifices,” she said.“Ifyou’repreparingforashow, thatmightmeanyoucan’tgo outwithyourfriendsonaweekend…that’sjustthesacrificeyou makeifyou wanttobegreat.”

Hergoalsdonotendhere.PenningtonhasexpressedgoalsofwinningAir ForceathleteoftheyearandgoingbacktoMs. Olympia andplacinghigherorevenwinningthetitle.

“Aimingforthestarsandlandingonthe cloudsisagoodmindset tohavebecauseyou’llalwaysbeproudofyourjourneynomatter whereyouland,” sheadded.

Penningtonhopesthat theexampleshesets inspiresothers to chaseaftertheirgoalsandconquertheirfears.

“ThemessageI’dliketosendtoallAirmenistogetoutofyour comfortzoneand challengeyourselftosetsmall, measurablegoals,” shesaid.“Beingwellroundedishowyoubecomeabetterprofessional.”

PhotobyAirman1stClassMichaelKillian U.S.AirForce Tech.Sgt.EvonPennington,apublichealthtechnicianassignedtothe6thMedicalGroup,performsadipexerciseatMacDillAir Force BaseJan.31. Pennington’sgoalsforthefutureincludewinningAir ForceathleteoftheyearandwinninginMs.Olympia:thelargestprofessional bodybuilding competitionintheworld.

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YourMacDillBaseLibrary will beofferingfreemoviesattheBase Theater.Moviesareopentoanyone withbaseaccesstoMacDill.Fora completemovieschedule,logonto macdillfss.com/library.

SoftballAll-NighterFeb.24

TheShortFitnessCenteris hostinga SoftballAll-Nighteron Feb. 24. Itstartsat6p.m.andrunsuntilawinnerisdeclared.Eachteam consistsof10players,fourteams neededtohostevent.Registeryour teamtodayat828-4993or6fss.fsvs.intramuralsports@us.af.mil.

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Lookingforasweetheartofa careerworkingwithmilitaryfamilies? Positionsare open forteens ages14andup,dependents,retireesandactivedutylookingtowork fullorpart-time.Nopriorbaseaccessrequired.Visitmacdillfss.com/ open-jobs/toseecurrentjobopeningsandapplytoday.

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WingmanDay

Airmenassignedtothe6th AirRefuelingWingparticipateinaformationrunduringWingman DayatMacDillAirForceBaseFeb.10.Theeventbroughtunitsfromacrosstheinstallationtogethertocompeteinvariouseventsincludingaformationrun,golf,basketball,volleyball,softball,tugo’war, football,cornhole, kickballand dodgeball.

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Formoredetailsandinformation,visittheChapel Facebookpage at http://www.facebook/6amwhc/or MacDill’sChapel website is: https://www.macdill.af.mil/chapel

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