Peninsula Warrior Army Edition: 12.08.17

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Warrior December 8, 2017 Vol. 7, No. 49

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Flying Safe

Flying safe with smaller aircraft —Page 5

Honoring History Soldiers help uncover, honor African-American history —Pages 8-9

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Air Force News

‘Trees for Troops’ delivers holiday cheer to JBLE Commander Visit

ACC commander visits JBLE Airmen, Soldiers —Page 2

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ACC commander visits JBLE Airmen, Soldiers JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS EDITORIAL STAFF Joint Base Langley-Eustis Commander Col. Sean Tyler Joint Base Langley-Eustis Public Affairs Officer Alton Dunham III • alton.dunham@us.af.mil Joint Base Langley-Eustis Editor Areca Bell • areca.bell@us.af.mil Per Air Force Instruction 35-101/Army Regulation 360-1, only stories and photos submitted by members of the Department of Defense community and DOD news services may be printed in The Peninsula Warrior.

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ABOVE, TOP: U.S. Army Col. Ralph Clayton III, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, talks to U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, left, commander of Air Combat Command, about the joint land use study during a tour of Third Port at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Clayton explained the importance the study has on lessening the impact of urban encroachment on the installation and Fort Eustis’ operational effectiveness.

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ABOVE, TOP: Sara Holmes, wife of U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command (left) is shown an example of a book kit on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. The book kits are for school-aged kids to add more interaction during book reading.

ABOVE: Sara Holmes, wife of U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command is given a tour of the Child Development Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Holmes was introduced to the different classrooms at the center and learned about the different curriculums that are taught.

ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, meets Airmen assigned to the 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Holmes received briefings outlining the 633rd LRS’ mission accomplishments during the last year in regards to deployments and humanitarian support.

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‘Trees for Troops’ delivers holiday cheer to JBLE

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WE’RE THE KEY TO YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE

By Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland

633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, FedEx Corporation and 18 tree farmers worked together to bring holiday cheer to military families by delivering 350 free, live trees to Joint Base Langley-Eustis for active-duty families, Dec. 1.

Due to a nationwide tree shortage this year, live tree prices have increased significantly. In years past, the program has been open to active duty, Reserve and National Guard service members, as well as Department of Defense civilian employees; however, this year ’s limited supply meant trees were only available to active-duty members and spouses.

Fort Eustis has participated in the Trees for Troops program for 10 years, receiving up to 600 trees each year to help service members and families save during the holiday season.

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Maverick Jimenez, age nine, son of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Angel Jimenez, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), picks a tree for his family during the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation’s Trees for Troops program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. In less than 30 minutes, all 175 delivered to Fort Eustis had been given to active duty members and their families.

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Holiday tree lights up the night

By Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois

633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Children and adults alike gathered at Seay Plaza for the 62nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017.

Hosted each year at the beginning of December, the celebration brings U.S. service members and their families together to welcome the holiday season.

To help the crowd feel the holiday spirit, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band filled the air with carols as holiday lights covered a helicopter, cargo truck and locomotive

engine car.

AudreeAna Johns, age seven, daughter of U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Johns, 221st Military Police Detachment military police officer, assisted Maj. Gen. Paul Benenati, TRADOC deputy chief of staff, and Col. Ralph Clayton III, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, to light up the holiday tree.

Johns said lighting the tree was her favorite part of the celebration and she “wishes everyone a merry Christmas.”

“We want to thank the Fort Eustis community for giving her the opportunity because this is just above and beyond special,” said Nikki Johns,

Center, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Benenati, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command deputy chief of staff, Col. Ralph Clayton III, right, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, assist AudreeAna Johns, age seven, daughter of U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Johns, 221st Military Police Detachment military police officer, light up the holiday tree during the 62nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration.

Photos by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois

The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Band performs carols during the 62nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Along with the band, Woodside High School choral students and the Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast sang carols during the celebration.

AudreeAna’s mother. “It’s just such a wonderful opportunity for her.”

The celebration also included a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, crafts and caroling by the Woodside High School choral students and the Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast.

“As we approach the holiday season, this is the perfect time to stop, reflect on what you have and redirect your life,” said Benenati. “It’s time for family and friends. It’s time to give someone a call

you haven’t talked to in a while. It’s time to give back and help others.”

This event was just the start of the series of holiday celebrations throughout the month of December for JBLE. For those unable to attend the tree lighting ceremony at Fort Eustis, Langley’s Holiday Tree lighting celebration will be hosted at Dodd Circle at 6 p.m., Dec. 8.

For more information about holiday events on JBLE, visit www.new. jbleforcesupport.com.

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Fort Eustis has participated in the Trees for Troops for 10 years CONTINUED FROM 4 “My wife and I have two small kids and it helps so we can spend that money on Christmas presents, or on gas to get home to our families,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Bettac, Air Combat Command Headquarters cybersystem operations supervisor.

“It’s a huge morale booster to see this support for the military community, and we appreciate everybody who donates trees to the program.”

According to Michael Farist, 633rd Force Support Squadron warehouse manager, families are encouraged to arrive early because trees go fast. This year was no exception, as the line had already stretched around the parking lot before the event even started.

In less than 30 minutes, 175 farmgrown Christmas trees were loaded onto vehicles by U.S. Army Soldiers from the 10th and 53rd Transportation Battalions, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at Fort Eustis’ Schultz Plaza. Another 175 were delivered to Bethel Park, where only 50 remained after the first 30 minutes.

“We start at nine o’clock, but if you get here at nine, you’re probably not going to get a tree,” said Farist. “We request as many trees as we can, but we didn’t get a lot this year because of the tree shortage; we just wish we could get more trees so we could help more military families.”

For more information about the Trees for Troops program, visit www.christmasspiritfoundation.org

Photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Moncada, 567th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) cargo specialist, carries a live Christmas tree during the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation’s Trees for Troops program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Soldiers volunteered to help participants move their trees, which were donated to the program by multiple tree farms.

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Flying safe with smaller aircraft

By Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese 633 AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

While the pilots of Joint Base Langley-Eustis are ying helicopters and jets daily in support of the mission, some individuals y aircraft on a much smaller scale such as unmanned aerial systems, better known as recreational drones.

While ying UASs it is important to be safe, know your surroundings and follow the rules, especially on or near a military installation. “It’s important that someone operating a piece of equipment like this (UASs) does it with responsibility and part of that responsibility is operating within the rules and the authorized parameters,â€? said John Musser, Felker Army AirďŹ eld airďŹ eld manager.

According to the JBLE Integrated Defense Plan, all UASs must be registered with the Federal Aviation

Administration at www.faa.gov before ight and all operators must be at least 13 years of age.

The JBLE IDP also stated in that UASs are permitted to y at any time between 30 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes before sunset.

While ying on JBLE, operators are only allowed to y at the Bethel Family Camp and Murphy Field and are not permitted to y higher than 100 feet, and must y below surrounding features like agpoles, trees, etc. “As the operator you must maintain your (UAS) within your line of sight,â€? said U.S. Air Force Capt.

Gene Walker, 1st Operation Support Squadron airďŹ eld operations ight commander. “You cannot y it if you lose sight of it and if you do, you must call AirďŹ eld Management to say that you lost sight of your drone and where the last known location was.â€?

If an operator wishes to y outside or within ďŹ ve miles of JBLE or an airport, that individual must contact the locations air trafďŹ c control tower to ensure they are disrupting any operations. However, if a UAS is being own at the two authorized locations on JBLE, that individual does not need to contact the control tower. “Unauthorized use of a UAS can have multiple negative consequences,â€? said Musser. “The safety of maned aircraft operations conducted at Felker AirďŹ eld or at the Langley AirďŹ eld is very important. If you have an unauthorized ight in our airspace or a ight not following the rules, you can risk manned aircraft operations and lives.â€?

For more information or to speak with someone about ying at Langley Air Force Base, call 757-764-2508 or Fort Eustis, call 757-878-2865.

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A Drone hovers in the sky during an introductory drone course at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 30, 2017. While ying unmanned aerial systems or drones on or off of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., it is important to be safe, know your surroundings and follow the rules.

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JBLE Fire Department makes leap in technology

By By Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie

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Fire suppression on Langley Air Force Base has taken a step up in technology with the newest fire truck, which joined the 11 “big truck” vehicle fleet at the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, during Fall 2017.

The Striker 3000, a 39 and half foot, 3,000-gallon high performance fire truck, brings new and improved technology to the flightline and community.

“Having the new fire truck online and in action, brings capabilities that we have never had on Langley, allowing the fire department to be ready for any type of call we receive, “said U.S. Air Force Tech.

Sgt. Michael Tellish, 633rd CES station captain. “The water flow alone can do four times more than our previous vehicles, making a tank of water last upwards of nine minutes.”

The first noticeable difference of the truck is the front bumper that is equipped

with a high-pressure nozzle. Controlled by an electronic joystick, this nozzle produces a smaller droplet size of water.

The smaller droplets absorb the heat of the fire faster and suppress it with less water, said Antonio Blackwell, 633rd CES fire department driver operator.

“Everything is tailored as you walk in to the cab, so the driver can reach everything, allowing him to solely drive it if necessary,” said Blackwell. “This is probably the best crash truck we have in our fleet and it goes above and beyond.”

Attached to that high-pressure nozzle is the gray scale infrared camera, giving the driver and crew chief the ability to find hot spots inside an aircraft or structural fire.

The camera also identifies human beings with a yellow box ensure firefighters are aware of the location’s surroundings.

Additional capabilities the truck provides: Tighter turning diameter, 78 feet to be exact

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The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron showcases the new Striker 3000 at the Langley Fire Department on Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va., Nov. 22, 2017. The Striker is a 39 and half foot, 3,000-gallon, high performance fire truck that brings new and improved technology to the flightline and community.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Anna Myers, age three, and Finnigan Myers, age six, children of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Vince Myers, McDonald Army Health Center commander, use a log as a seesaw during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017. Those interested in volunteering for the next restoration date should contact Spc. Victoria Porter, Better Options for Single Soldiers president.

HAMPTON, Va. — Members of the Better Options for Single Soldiers program at Joint Base LangleyEustis helped restore the oldest and largest AfricanAmerican cemetery in Hampton Roads, Dec. 2.

Pleasant Shade Cemetery, located on the border of downtown Hampton and Newport News, dates back to 1888 as the final resting place for more than 15,000 African-Americans. The owner abandoned Pleasant Shade several years ago, leaving many gravesites to now be overrun by grass and brush.

Artisine Mears-Lang, who has family buried at Pleasant Shade, created the East End Neighborhood Association in 2011 to preserve the cemetery. Small community organizations and churches have since helped the restoration project, but much more work is yet to be done.

In hopes of complete the restoration sooner, the association turned to local military units to find volunteers.

“We serve the people--of our communities in both peacetime and wartime,” said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Vidal, 733rd Mission Support Group command sergeant major. “Knowing the historical value of this place and the foundation these people laid for their community, it’s vital that we do our part to help restore the beauty of this cemetery to honor those buried here.”

More than 60 gravesites have been uncovered since BOSS and other military and civilian volunteers began working with the restoration project during two visits, but more help is needed.

“There are a lot of graves still covered by trees and brush, and the more help and maintenance equipment we can get, the more we can bring to light to honor the deceased and their families,” said Spc. Victoria Porter, JBLE BOSS president. “We basically have our own museum right here, and we at BOSS want to do everything we can to help this organization restore something beautiful.”

BOSS and other military volunteers plan to host

another restoration day at the cemetery in late February or early March 2018. They will be in need of manpower, chainsaws, protective gear, trucks to haul debris and other lawn equipment.

For more information about volunteering for the Pleasant Shades Restoration Project, contact Porter at 878-3285 or visit www.pleasantshadecemetery.org.

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ABOVE: U.S. military and civilian community volunteers remove a tree limb during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017. BOSS and other military volunteers plan to host another restoration day at the cemetery in late February or early March 2018.

FAR LEFT: U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Vidal, 733rd Mission Support Group command sergeant major, clears grass from a grave during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017. The East End Neighborhood Association was created in 2011 to preserve the cemetery, and reached out to military organizations in 2017 for support.

MIDDLE LEFT: U.S. Army Soldiers from the Better Options for Single Soldiers program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., pull vines from a tree during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017. More than 60 graves have been uncovered since BOSS and other military and civilian volunteers began working with the restoration project.

LEFT: U.S. Army Soldiers from the Better Options for Single Soldiers program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., pull vines from a tree during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017. More than 60 graves have been uncovered since BOSS and other military and civilian volunteers began working with the restoration project.

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exercise was to identify communication friction points and look for possible solutions.

Staff from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, were among the Air Force participants in the exercise.

“Our participation in GridEx provided a great forum to work with our key mission partners and utility service provider,” said Dan Porter, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron base energy manager. “It helped to improve our lines of communication, increased our collaborative efforts and elevated the importance of JBLE’s energy assurance plans.”

“We are stronger when we put our capabilities together,” added Correll.

“Sharing information and coordinating resources among public and private efforts will increase the readiness of our installations now and will improve their resiliency in the future.”

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America and the sponsoring organization for GridEx IV, is currently working on a public report of recommendations and lessons learned.

The report is scheduled for release in early 2018.

For more information on how the Air Force is improving resiliency, visit the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy’s website at: http://www.safie.hq.af.mil/ Programs/Energy.

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Recently, 32 Air Force installations and representatives from Headquarters Air Force took part in the two-day national Grid Security Exercise IV, or GridEx IV, to simulate a coordinated response to cyber and physical security threats to North America’s electricity grid and other critical infrastructure.

GridEx IV, the largest exercise of its kind, brought together more than 6,500 participants from 450 government agencies and private industry from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. During the exercise, participants from the Department of Defense, civilian federal agencies, state and local entities, banking and telecommunication sectors and utilities simulated how they would respond to, recover from and facilitate the restoration of damaged grid infrastructure.

“The Air Force recognizes the resiliency of the energy grid, but also understands both nature and adversaries could separate our missions from the electrons they need,” said Mark Correll, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure.

“Participating in exercises like GridEx IV, allows us to test our preparedness plans and ensure the Air Force has resilient energy capabilities to assure our critical defense missions continue during a reallife crisis.”

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SecArmy commits to building a more lethal, agile force during visit to National Training Center

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FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper underscored his commitment to building an even more agile, lethal and technologically advanced combat force during a visit to the National Training Center Dec. 1.

Just two weeks after his confirmation as the Army’s top Civilian leader, Esper traveled to NTC to observe firsthand how units prepare for battle. Enhancing Army readiness is a top priority for the secretary, and NTC is a key component of that effort. The training center is the proving ground for the Army’s Brigade Combat Teams, where units face the toughest, most realistic combat scenarios at a scale unparalleled by any other environment.

“It’s a privilege for me to come and spend time out here at NTC,” Esper told infantry Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, which was finishing a training rotation at NTC. “There’s a high-end fight out their waiting for us. This is where we’re going to learn.”

During his visit, the secretary met with commanders and Soldiers to discuss initiatives to grow the mission

capability and combat power of Army forces.

One area of focus, he said, is streamlining training tasks so units can dedicate all their time and energy to honing mission-essential skills and maneuvers. That includes eliminating extraneous, irrelevant training and transitioning classroom instruction, as much as possible, into missionoriented exercises.

Another line of effort is ensuring units receive the resources necessary to widen the United States’ advantage over its adversaries. That effort starts with high-quality personnel, and Esper reiterated that the Army will continue to enforce the most rigorous standards for recruits. He also emphasized the need to get modernized equipment and the latest technology into the hands of Soldiers more quickly, and to ensure that Soldiers have the training and experience to be able to operate and maintain that equipment at the highest level.

The end goal is building a force that can deploy anywhere in the world and win the toughest fights against the most advanced adversaries. That’s where the complex scenarios replicated at NTC come into play.

Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper speaks with Col. Wilson R. Rutherford IV, commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division about the unit’s experience at the National Training Center, Dec. 1.

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for the secretary and NTC is a key component of that effort CONTINUED FROM 11 While its mountainous Mojave Desert landscape evokes the battlefields of Central Asia, NTC is constantly innovating to simulate the latest emerging threats across the globe — from drone attacks, to contested air superiority, to cyber and electronic warfare that disrupts communications.

Those threats are added on top of all the other challenges units must confront. Each NTC rotation is designed to encompass the entire spectrum of combat. Among the obstacles units face are a free-thinking, peer-level opposing force, chemical weapon attacks, insurgent and criminal forces, logistical problems, and a suite of ethical dilemmas and distractions presented by civilian role players.

“If you really want a unit to be ready, you have to train at this level and this tempo,” said Brig. Gen. Jeff Broadwater, commander of NTC and Fort Irwin.

The strain of an NTC rotation reveals

valuable lessons about which tactics, and which technologies, work under real-world combat conditions. Esper discussed these insights with NTC leadership, as well as with commanders and Soldiers from the current rotational unit. He reaffirmed his dedication to modernizing the Army’s technology to give U.S. forces an edge over the most sophisticated opponents.

Yet even with technological advances, Esper said the Army must remain committed to the mastery of basic warfighting skills, such as reading terrain and navigating without the aid of electronic systems. His sentiment was echoed by NTC leaders, who said the ability to think creatively and implement Photo by John Martinez (Senior Leadership of the Army) simple solutions to problems remains the Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper engages with Soldiers of the 1st Armored Brigade strength of the most successful Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during their training rotation at the National Combat Teams.

Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 1.

“We always tell units, there’s no secret sauce, no secret recipe,” said Col. Christopher Norrie, commander of Operations Group. “It’s all about getting the fundamentals right.”

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By Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Intelligence competition Kaleth O. Wright WASHINGTON (AFNS) — If I had to pick just one thing I’m most passionate about as the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, without a doubt it would be taking care of our Airmen and their families professionally, physically, spiritually and financially. I’m a firm believer that these four things go hand in hand. In order to be the best, most resilient Airman possible, you have to balance your professional, physical, spiritual and financial wellness.

This is why I’m always looking to arm our Airmen with knowledge to help them grow and make the best decisions possible in their lives.

Part of arming our Airmen with knowledge means providing them the tools necessary to understand and smartly plan their long-range financial goals. But this planning isn’t just for Airmen with families; it’s vital for all Airmen.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, the Department of Defense will transition to the Blended Retirement System. If you haven’t heard about BRS, you need to get up to speed now and learn all you can. I need each of you to take an active interest in your financial planning by using every resource we’ve made available to learn about the BRS. The BRS gives Airmen an opportunity to save their money in a portable Thrift Savings Plan while receiving matching government funds at the same time. This is the most basic layman’s description of the program, which is why I need you to arm yourselves with all of the research and information available. To help you, our Air Force leaders have put together a team of experts ready to provide extensive training. Certified personal financial counselors are available at your Airman and Family Readiness Center. These experts cannot decide for you, but they can help you evaluate which retirement plan is best for you. Every Airman’s situation is different, financial goals are unique to each Airman and there is no “one size fits all” decision.

Airmen who enter the Air Force on or after Jan. 1, 2018, are automatically covered by the BRS. Active component Airmen serving now and those who enter the Air Force on or before Dec. 31, 2017,

will be grandfathered under the current retirement system. Airmen with fewer than 12 years of active service on Dec. 31, 2017, or Reserve Component Airmen with fewer than 4,320 retirement points as of Dec. 31, 2017, have the choice to opt into the BRS. Reserve Component members’ “retirement points” and retirement eligibility for the defined benefit are the same under the BRS as under the current retirement systems. The opt-in window for BRS will run from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Make your decision knowing only you can determine which system is best for you, and understand that if you opt into BRS, it is irrevocable. You only have one chance to make this choice, so it’s imperative you and those involved in making financial decisions for your family fully understand the pros and cons of both retirement systems.

I encourage each of you to take all of the training available on ADLS and utilize the BRS comparison calculator on the Military Compensation website (http:// militarypay.defense.gov/Calculators/) before making an appointment with your base financial counselor. The calculator provides a comparison between the current retirement system and the BRS. Doing your homework and preparing your questions ahead of time will help you get the most from your financial counseling appointment. I would like to see all eligible Airmen trained as soon as possible to give everyone time to really think about their options and be fully prepared before making this lifeimpacting decision.

There are pros and cons to every major decision we make, and this holds true for both retirement plans. I can’t tell you what to do. I can’t tell you what’s best for your family. All I can tell you is that you need to arm yourself with knowledge. Check out the training, talk to people who can provide you with objective advice, talk to those who will be most impacted by your decision and execute your plan knowing you made the best decision for you and your family.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — As part of an increased commitment to autonomy research, a team from the Air Force Research Laboratory at WrightPatterson Air Force Base recently entered and won the Large-Scale Movie Description Challenge at the 2017 International Conference on Computer Vision in Venice, Italy.

“International open competitions such as the LSMDC provide an objective assessment of the latest stateof-the-art in cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technology,” said Dr. Vincent Velten, AFRL’s Multi-Domain Sensing Autonomy Division Decision Science Branch Technical advisor.

The goal of the LSMDC was to automatically generate a simple one sentence description of the actions or activities that occur in a 4-5 second video clip from a movie. Participants were given access to a training data set of clips and associated human generated sentences and were required to provide an algorithm for independent human evaluation against a blind test set of movie clips.

The AFRL team, comprised of Dr. Scott Clouse, senior research engineer at the Decision Science Branch; Oliver Nina, a PhD student from Ohio State University and also a research intern on a Defense Department Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation, or SMART, Scholarship for Service fellowship at AFRL; and Nina’s advisor, Dr. Alper Yilmaz, also from OSU, were victorious over world leaders in Artificial Intelligence research such as Facebook AI research, the University of Toronto and Ecole Polytechnic de Montreal.

“This result prominently places the AFRL team in the AI research field and demonstrates an advanced technology that is a key enabling component of Air Force autonomy goals,” said Velten. “This technique can eventually be used to automate the screening of video streams to alert operators to

operationally important events for systems such as Predator/Reaper and Global Hawk.”

Nina said humans, in the form of a three-judge panel, evaluated the submitted algorithms rather than computers as in previous years.

For people who are hearing or visually impaired, enjoying a commercial film sometimes requires additional support beyond the traditional format. That may be provided by some kind of accessibility to that media. One of the means of doing that are audio descriptive services that provide sort of an audio book version of the film so people can enjoy it, explained Clouse.

The goal of the LSMDC challenge was to produce a system that can turn such a film into this audio description format.

“Currently, they’re produced in kind of a theatrical way, just like the film is, where you have writers converting a script or a screenplay into more of a prose format,” said Clouse.

“The reader then has to be skilled enough to convey the information in a more theatrical type of way. Then the movie dialogue plays along as it would normally, so they kind of have to interject as they go with the film.

In addition to the dialogue, you want to describe what’s going on. That’s the point of descriptive services for people, who in particular, are visually impaired.”

The point is to generate these services in an automated way to cut down on the cost of generating the capability, explained Clouse.

“Because of the cost and time required to produce these kinds of descriptions, it is not easy to access them for a lot of different films and television shows,” said Clouse. “There are a very limited number of these available. It’s a very human intensive process to generate these materials so it’s the fundamental limitation of the throughput of people.

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AFRL TEAM | The goal of the LSMDC challege was to produce a system that could turn a film into an audio description format CONTINUED FROM 13 The Air Force would like to similarly produce descriptions of video sequences that are captured from surveillance platforms or any kind of data feed, according to Clouse.

“Video is very popular with the sharp end of the Air Force because people very naturally deal with watching video and understanding what’s going on there,” added Velten. “However, there is a lot of it and not that many people to do the equivalent of this sort of function for a military application.”

Analysts may have to watch 50 hours of video to find 5 minutes of something interesting that’s militarily pertinent and matters for intelligence purposes or even for doing a special operations mission rehearsal, said Velten.

“This sort of technology would allow us to index clips, like you would in a library, and just show us the interesting parts. The nice thing is that there’s a civilian analogue to it and so there is a lot of great civilian research and the AFRL team showed they are at the forefront of that. The real motivation for the military is to be able to sort through enormous amounts of video and describe actions that are going on,” said Velten.

The team worked with 101,000 short video clips that were provided for this year ’s competition. The algorithm they developed takes the video clips and produces a sort of abstract summary that is then translated into human-readable phrases.

“A great deal of computer crunching was required to do this and the team was able to use the super computer called Thunder at AFRL’s Defense Department Supercomputing Resource Center,” said Velten.

Thunder is part of the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. Velten added that without Thunder, the research would not have been possible.

“We’re trying to mimic what the brain is doing,” said Nina. “We can help the blind, or the visually impaired.

Together we can reach great goals to help humanity and to help the Air Force defend our country.”

Clouse indicated there are many significant improvements yet to be made, but with being able to take advantage of all the data and compute they have now, there’s a path to making leaps and bounds in improvements in a lot of different facets of life not yet achieved.

“The whole point is to produce systems that can have more human-like qualities in terms of their ability to not only produce output from fairly limited input, but also to produce output that human beings can trust. This is a very difficult problem.

“Obviously, this has enormous defense applications, but even larger societal and commercial applications.

There are some potentially very impressive things right around the corner,” said Velten.

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Dr. Scott Clouse, Air Force Research Laboratory Decision Science Branch, Multi-Domain Sensing Autonomy Division, Sensors Directorate senior research engineer, said although there are significant improvements yet to be made on their work, with being able to take advantage of all the data and compute they have now, they’re on a path to making leaps and bounds in improvements in a lot of different facets of life not yet achieved.

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AirPower Over Hampton Roads May 18-20, 2018 Shellbank Track Closure

Beginning Nov. 27, 2017, the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron will remove and replace the surface of the Shellbank Fitness Center outdoor track. The construction is expected to be completed by Jan. 15, 2018. Construction activities will have minimal traffic impact. For more information, call 764-7766.

King Street and Armistead Gates under construction

The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron will renovate the guard houses at the King Street and Armistead Gates. The construction will be phased to minimize traffic impact. The first phase of construction will affect two of the four inbound lanes and one of the two outbound lanes at the Armistead gate. This phase will also affect one inbound and one outbound lane of the King Street gate. Phase one of construction will last up to 60 days and begin on Nov. 27, 2017, at 9 a.m. Phase two of construction will last up to 57 days and is expected to begin Jan. 26, 2018, at 9 a.m.

Phase two will affect the remaining two inbound lanes and one outbound lane at the Armistead gate, and the remaining inbound and outbound lane at the King Street gate. For more information, call 764-7766.

TRADOC Band concert series

Enjoy the magic of the Holiday Season with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band at 3 p.m., Dec. 9, 2017, at the Regent University Chapel, 1000 Regent University Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/ tradocband.

Free Holiday Concert

The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band is proud to present “Holiday Memories in Blue,” a concert event highlighting 70 years of Air Force holiday memories at 7 p.m., Dec. 9, 2017, at Warhill High School, Williamsburg, Va. They will perform traditional and new music. Several of the Heritage of America Band’s ensembles will feature holiday selections from each decade of Air Force history.

For tickets visit http://HOABHoliday2017. eventbrite.com. For more information, call 764-2931.

Langley AFB Technology Expo

The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing will host a Technology Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 12, 2017, at the Fort Eustis Club, to learn about mission-centric solutions and network with industry partners. They will also host a senior leadership tour from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

For more information, call 225-5618 or visit www. federalevents.com/langley.

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Tactical and Technology Day at Fort Eustis

The 93rd Signal Brigade will host a Tactical and Technology day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 13, 2017, at the Bayview Commonwealth Center, to learn about mission-centric solutions and network with industry partners. They will also host a senior leadership tour from 9:30 to 10 a.m. For more information, call 8781893 or visit www.federalevents.com/forteustis.

Blood Drive

The U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley atrium will host the Armed Services Blood Program’s blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 13, 2017. For more information, email ralph.k.peters.civ@mail.mil or call (757) 953-1686.

Holiday Card Lane Contest

The Army Community Service Program is hosting the 19th Annual Fort Eustis Holiday Card Lane (HCL) contest until Jan. 3, 2018. The contest will be at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum’s fence on Washington Boulevard. Judging will be conducted Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. The HCL ceremony will be held in the Transportation Museum Auditorium, Dec.14, at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners. All Joint Base LangleyEustis units, agencies and private organizations are invited to submit entry forms until Dec. 1. Card display will start on Nov. 24. For more information, contact Liezel Bambao and Merlin Choice at 878-3638.

Summary Court Martial Officer

Second Lt. Adam Gabriel, 53rd Transportation Battalion movement control, Fort Eustis, is detailed as the Summary Court Martial Officer to secure and make proper disposition of the personal effects of Staff Sgt. Maurice N. Harris. Any person having knowledge of money or property due to the deceased or has claims against the deceased’s estate, contact Gabriel at (630) 441-8808.

Marriage Enrichment Program

The Fort Eustis Regimental Memorial Chapel is hosting a Joint Base Langley-Eustis communitywide Marriage Enrichment Program. Sessions meet Thursday evenings, from 6 to 8 p.m., Sept 14, 2017 through May 17, 2018, in the RMC Lounge, 923 Lee Boulevard, Ft. Eustis. The Marriage Enrichment sessions are on “Making Your Marriage Your Priority!

Love, Honor, and Cherish.” The Marriage Enrichment program is for married and engaged couples, spouses of deployed, Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Retirees. The chapel provides free child care for children up to 11 years old. For more information, call (757) 218-1034 or call the RMC at (757) 8781316/1317.

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are Off Limits to personnel not engaged in scheduled firing, operations, or inspections/recons unless clearance is obtained in person from Range Control Fire Desk (Bldg. 2432 Mulberry Island Road) or a designated Range Control Technician. All personnel are required to check in and out with range control before going into or departing any Range or Training area. Range schedule until December 18: Dec. 8 — BTRAC R1 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

HUNTING R5, R6 from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Dec. 9 — POF R3 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT HUNT R2, R3, R4 from 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Dec. 11 — BTRAC, R1, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Dec. 12 — BTRAC, R1, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Dec. 13 — BTRAC, R1, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association 2018 reunion

The U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association will host a reunion from March 25-29, 2018, at the Columbus Marriott Hotel, 800 Front Avenue, Columbus, Ga. 31901. The association represents all Army officers commissioned through any Officer Candidate School, regardless of previous locations or branch affiliation. The event will include a Hall of Fame induction ceremony, reception, and formal dinner, including the presentation of the Patterson Award.

There will also be demonstrations and briefings at Fort Benning highlighting developments related to the OCS program and OCS candidate interactions.

Registration information and the reunion itinerary to follow. For more information, visit www.ocsalumni. org or call Nancy Ionoff at (813) 917-4309.

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*HOW TO QUALIFY: 1.BE IN CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY STATUS IN THE U.S. MILITARY (NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, NATIONAL GUARD, COAST GUARD AND ACTIVE RESERVE) OR A U.S. MILITARY INACTIVE RESERVE (I.E., READY RESERVE) THAT IS PART OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE, SELECTED RESERVE AND INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD. RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE NOT ELIGIBLE EXCEPT FOR RETIREES OR VETERANS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF ELIGIBLE QUALIFYING MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE. 2.PROVIDE VERIFIABLE PROOF OF MILITARY STATUS OR ACTIVE SERVICE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE: LEAVE AND EARNING STATEMENT, MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD OR VETERANS/RETIREE DD FORM -214. 3.RECEIVE A SALARY SUFFICIENT TO COVER ORDINARY LIVING EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS FOR YOUR TOYOTA. 4.RECEIVE CREDIT APPROVAL THROUGH A TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. INCENTIVE OFFERED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. ON LEASE CONTRACTS INCENTIVE MUST BE APPLIED TOWARD THE AMOUNT DUE AT LEASE SIGNING OR DELIVERY WITH ANY REMAINDER APPLIED TOWARD THE CAPITALIZED COST REDUCTION. ON FINANCE CONTRACTS, INCENTIVE MUST BE APPLIED TOWARD THE DOWN PAYMENT. ONE INCENTIVE PER FINANCE OR LEASE TRANSACTION. NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TOYOTA COLLEGE GRADUATE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. FINANCE OR LEASE CONTRACT MUST BE DATED BY JAN 2, 2018 FOR INCENTIVE OFFER. THE MILITARY INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR TERMINATION AT ANY TIME. OFFERS ON APPROVED CREDIT TO QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS THROUGH A PARTICIPATING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TERMS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY, INCLUDING A MAXIMUM TERM OF 72 MONTHS ON RETAIL AND 48 MONTHS ON LEASE FINANCE CONTRACTS. PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT PARTICIPATING DEALERS IN MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE; AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES. NOT ALL APPLICANTS WILL QUALIFY. SEE PARTICIPATING DEALER FOR DETAILS. **0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, TITLE, LICENSE AND DEALER FEES. 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY. ***PURCHASERS CAN RECEIVE $1000 CASH BACK FROM TOYOTA ON RAV4 AND HIGHLANDER (EXCLUDES HYBRIDS), UP TO $1250 CASH BACK FROM TOYOTA ON TUNDRA CREW MAX (EXCLUDES TRD PRO), $1500 CASH BACK FROM TOYOTA ON C-HR AND $2500 CASH BACK FROM TOYOTA ON SIENNA OR CAN APPLY CASH BACK TO DOWN PAYMENT. †BUYERS CAN RECEIVE A $1000 FINANCE CASH INCENTIVE ON CAMRY FROM TOYOTA IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL APR FINANCING IF VEHICLE IS PURCHASED AND FINANCED THROUGH TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. INCENTIVE WILL BE APPLIED FIRST TO THE DOWN PAYMENT. ONE INCENTIVE PER FINANCE TRANSACTION. FINANCE INCENTIVE IS AVAILABLE ON APPROVED CREDIT TO QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS THROUGH TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS. ††COROLLA DUE AT SIGNING INCLUDES $2,530 DOWN (AFTER APPLICATION OF $500 TOYOTA LEASE CASH INCENTIVE FROM TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES), FIRST PAYMENT OF $169 AND NO SECURITY DEPOSIT. DOES NOT INCLUDE $350 DISPOSITION FEE DUE AT LEASE END. EXAMPLE BASED ON 2018 COROLLA 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC MODEL 1852, MSRP $19,880 AND CAPITALIZED COST, WHICH MAY VARY BY DEALER, OF $19,141. CAPITALIZED COST IN EXAMPLE INCLUDES $650 ACQUISITION FEE AND ASSUMES DEALER PARTICIPATION. YOUR PAYMENT TERMS MAY VARY BASED ON FINAL NEGOTIATED PRICE. OFFER AVAILABLE ON APPROVED CREDIT TO QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS FROM TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND EXCESS MILEAGE CHARGES OF $.15 PER MILE IN EXCESS OF 36,000 MILES. NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL QUALIFY. ALL OFFERS: VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN FROM DEALER STOCK BY 1/2/18 AND IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS. OFFERS MAY NOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER OFFERS UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE. SEE PARTICIPATING CENTRAL ATLANTIC TOYOTA DEALER FOR DETAILS. DEALER FEES ARE EXTRA. VEHICLE SHOWN MAY BE PROTOTYPE AND/OR SHOWN WITH OPTIONS. ACTUAL MODEL MAY VARY. ALL OFFERS END 1/2/18. †††TOYOTACARE COVERS NORMAL FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR 2 YEARS OR 25,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 24-HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IS ALSO INCLUDED FOR 2 YEARS AND UNLIMITED MILES. THE NEW VEHICLE CANNOT BE PART OF A RENTAL OR COMMERCIAL FLEET, OR A LIVERY/TAXI VEHICLE. SEE TOYOTA DEALER FOR DETAILS AND EXCLUSIONS. VALID ONLY IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. AND ALASKA. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE PARTS AND FLUIDS, EXCEPT EMERGENCY FUEL DELIVERY.