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2 Tailwind Commentaries May 18, 2018 May 18, 2018 Travis Tailwind 3
Four priorities guide officer’s life, service
6th ARS section recognized as Air Force’s best
A Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman
fter 22 years what you can’t. Final- Commander’s through and being mentally and work we’re doing and eliminate
60th Air Mobility Wing Public AffAirs
of service, I’ve ly, treat everybody with spiritually ready will enable you things that we do “just because
Commentary
learned a few les- dignity and respect. to handle whatever you need to. we’ve always done them” or oth-
Nearly three dozen Airmen of the
sons that help shape Work hard, but have Control what you can, but erwise don’t make sense. We
6th Air Refueling Squadron’s In-Flight
who I am, how I ap- fun. It sounds simple don’t waste time and ener- have an opportunity to identify
Refueling Section at Travis Air Force
proach life, work and enough and it really is. have fun while we knock it out. gy worrying about what you and eliminate added taskers and
Base, California, had quite a year in
what I fall back on If you find you’re hav- Laughter goes a long way. can’t. Have you ever worked duties and we need to take ad-
2017. The section was responsible for
when I need a lit- ing more bad days than Take care of yourself phys- with somebody who spent half vantage of it so we can focus on
offloading 50 million pounds of fuel to
tle help figuring out good ones, then you’re ically, mentally and spiritual- their day complaining about the real mission.
more than 4,000 receiver aircraft and
which way to go. We all probably in the wrong ly. This one is paramount. You how much they had on their Finally, treat everybody with
Commentary supporting missions around the globe.
learn and think differ- line of work. I’m not say- can’t take care of anybody else plate versus making any prog- dignity and respect. We’re a
by Maj. At the 39th annual Boom Opera-
ently, but what follows ing every day is going if you aren’t good to go your- ress on their workload? As stat- family and that’s how we need
Nate Hier tor’s Symposium at Altus AFB, Oklaho-
has served me well. to be a barrel of laughs, self. Whether you find yourself ed previously, we’re limited on to treat each other. We need ev-
ma, the section received the 2017 Senior
I have four basic 660th aircraft but all in all, the good tapped to run around outside the resources but still have a criti- ery single one of us every day
Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans Trophy.
rules: Work hard, but maintenance days should always out- wire in Afghanistan or just need cal mission to knock out. Invest- to get the job done. Make it a
The award is given to the most outstand-
have fun doing it; take squadron number the bad ones. a few more points to get an ex- ing time and energy being frus- point to get to know the men and
ing air refueling section in the Air Force
care of yourself phys- We work hard because cellent on your physical training trated only makes it worse. It’s a women you work with and build
each year. The 6th ARS received the
ically, mentally and spiritual- we have to. We’re limited on re- test, staying in good shape and far better idea to just dig in and a strong team. Everybody in
honor for the sixth time, more than any
ly so you can take care of your sources and have a critical mis- ready to deploy is vital. Mental work together to get things done. your unit raised their right hand
unit in the Air Force.
family and teammates; control sion that needs to happen each and spiritual fitness are equal- The chief of staff of the Air the same way you did. They’ve
“The Senior Master Sgt. Albert Ev-
what you can, but don’t waste and every day. There’s no rea- ly important. There will be Force has also given direc- earned the right to be treated
ans award is meaningful because it’s
time and energy worrying about son we can’t get it done and still stressful times you’ll have to get tion to take a hard look at the with dignity and respect.
tied specifically to the boom operator 1A
career field and it’s a memorial award
Life lesson: Don’t forget family focusing on career for a guy that embodied everything the
boom operators are about,” said Lt. Col.
Justin Longmire, 6th ARS commander.
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Evans was
L
ike many of you, I am a very Enlisted Commentary looking after my family more be- avoid the pain that he had felt. He well known and recognized in Strategic
proud American and Air- fore I ended up losing them. I dis- was heartbroken for me because Air Command due to his skill and ex-
man and have always done ex- regarded that wise advice from a he saw himself in me. He retired pertise as a boom operator. He held po-
actly what has been asked of me When I was notified that I made chief master sergeant who had been and moved back east to be close to sitions at the command and base levels
through my military career. master sergeant, I applied for first an incredible first sergeant and had his family or what family he had as an instructor, evaluator and program
The U.S. Air Force has given me sergeant duty and have taken care traveled down that same road. He left. manager. He was fatally injured during u.s. Air force photo/tech. sgt. James hodgman
Twelve members of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron pose with the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans Trophy at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,
so much over my 17 years of service of some amazing Airmen over the spent so much time taking care of This chief had such a profound a KC-135 Stratotanker mishap at Cas-
May 11, 2018. The 6th ARS In-Flight Refueling Section was presented the award during the 39th annual Boom Operator’s Symposium,
that I’ve felt that I owe a debt that I last five years. I became very re- his Airmen that he knew them far effect on me, but it was what he did tle AFB, California, in September 1979.
which took place April 27-29 at Altus AFB, Okla. The award is given annually to the most outstanding air refueling section in the Air Force.
must repay – sometimes blindly. ceptive to their needs and I wanted better than he knew his own wife in the end that made the biggest dif- The first award given out in his honor
The 6th ARS has been awarded the honor six times, more than any other Air Force unit.
First off, I was recruited for U.S. to spend more and more time help- and children. was presented in 1980 and the 6th ARS
Commentary ference in my life. Recently, my
Air Force Honor Guard duty and ing them, but I also started to no- That chief, who was such an first received the award in 1989.
by Senior earned the honor to be a pallbearer tice that my wife and son seemed amazing mentor, decided to retire current wife and children have had In 2017, 6th ARS boom operators sup- the past year enabling more than 1,000
Master Sgt. during President Ronald Reagan’s to get further away. Eventually, my the very day that I walked into his a string of medical problems that ported testing of the KC-46A Pegasus, strikes on enemy targets. To do all this,
Richard Hardin funeral. After the Honor Guard, I re- Airmen became my family and my office to tell him I lost my family. eventually forced me to make one special operations forces, the first de- Longmire said his boom operators must
of the hardest, most heart-wrench-
660th aircraft trained into the physical medicine family became strangers to me. He made that decision because he ployment of the F-35 Lightning II and be perfect.
maintenance career field, which is one of the best I was told many times that I felt that he failed me and that his ing decisions of my life, but this much more. “We hold our boom operators to an
squadron jobs that the Air Force has to offer. needed to throttle down and start counsel wasn’t enough to help me See HARDIN Page 24 “I’m very proud of the accomplish- exceptionally high standard,” he said.
ments of our booms,” said Longmire. “We tell them, ‘Everything behind the
One area the colonel said he’s proud cockpit door is yours. The cargo is all
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of is the unit’s combat record. yours and we can carry as much car-
Commentaries 2 “The KC-10 Extender is 37 years go as a C-17, so I need you to be an ex-
The Flip Side 15/18 old and we’ve been deployed continual- pert loadmaster and boom operator. I
Travis AFB, Calif. Daily Republic Government, the department of defense or vis afB, ca 94535-2150, faxed to 424-5936
Cover story 16-17 ly since Desert Storm for 27 years,” he need you to be able to go to the back of
60th Air Mobility Wing Nick DeCicco the department of the air force. or emailed to tailwind@ travis.af.mil. Worship services 20-21 said. “About a quarter of my squadron the airplane at night, in combat, in ter-
tailwind editor the appearance of advertising in the publica- deadline for copy is 4:30 p.m. friday for the Classifieds 26-29 has been deployed performing combat rible weather when everything is bounc-
Air Force tion, including inserts or supplements, does not following friday’s issue. swap ads must be Parting Shots 30 missions for nearly three decades.” ing around and have a receiver pilot that
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daily republic, of the products or services faxed swap ads are not accepted. Staff Sgt. Jessica Kindinger, “We can fly over Syria and stay there that’s bouncing around into a receptacle
Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman the tailwind is published by the daily re- advertised. those on base wishing to receive home de- 921st Contingency Response all day, refuel multiple aircraft and en- Senior Master Sgt. Lucero Stockett, left, 6th Air Refueling Squadron Boom Operator about the size of a basketball with per-
nco in charge of command information public, fairfield, california, a private firm in no everything advertised in the publication shall livery of the tailwind can call 427-6975 today. Squadron commander execu- sure those aircraft can provide close air superintendent, poses with Master Sgt. James Cain, 6th ARS Operations superintendent, fection. You can never miss and you can
way connected with the u.s. air force. be made available for purchase, use or patron- for information on paid advertising and on tive, marshalls an aircraft during support to our troops or coalition troops right, and the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans Trophy inside a KC-10 Extender May 11 at never screw that up.’”
Airman 1st Class While most of the editorial content of the tail- age without regard to race, color, religion, sex, base circulation, call 425-4646. correspon- exercise Cerberus Strike May 5 in contact and support any number of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of those boom operators who
Jonathon D. A. Carnell wind is prepared by the 60th air mobility Wing national origin, age, marital status, physical dence can be sent to: daily republic, 1250 tex- at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif. named or unnamed operations that are strives for that perfection is Senior Air-
command information staff writer Public affairs office for its Web-based product, handicap, political affiliation or any other non- as st., fairfield, ca 94533 or faxed to 425-5924. u.s. air force photo/staff sgt. robert hicks going on in that theater,” he said. listen to the radio and hear that maybe F-18s the fuel they need and get back man Nathaniel Forider. He’s accumu-
the content for the tailwind is edited and pre- merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. Visit the travis public web site at http:// “We also have the ability to main- F-18s didn’t get all the fuel they need- to where they need to be to refuel their lated 1,400 flying hours supporting mis-
Airman 1st Class pared for print by the daily republic staff. correspondence can be sent to the www.travis.af.mil. read the tailwind online at tain a heightened sense of situational ed before they left the boat. My guys can next aircraft.” sions from the United States to Japan
Christian Conrad content of the tailwind is not necessarily the 60th air mobility Wing Public affairs staff, http://tailwind.dailyrepublic.net or by access- awareness and be active participants hear that, rework things in the aircraft The 6th ARS refueling team sup- and the Middle East.
command information staff writer official view of, nor is it endorsed by the u.s. tailwind, 400 Brennan circle, Bldg. 51, tra- ing the travis sharePoint. in the battle space,” he said. “We can and come up with a solution to get those ported almost 500 combat missions in See 6TH ARS Page 25
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Air Force Travis using farm animals
You Served.
to control invasive plants
to move
Merrie Schilter-Lowe
“The sheep
to single 60th Air Mobility Wing Public AffAirs
and goats will
You Save.
With a b-l-e-e-e-a-t here and
trample much
b-a-a-a-a-a-a there, more than
combat
300 sheep and about a doz- of the grasses,
en goats arrived at Travis Air
Force Base, California, to be- breaking up the
uniform gin grazing duties in the Cas- spikey parts
tle Terrace Preserve area that
serves as a habitat for federally and underlying MITCHELL’S
listed endangered species.
thatch … ”
The animals will spend sever- HAULING, CLEANING, ORGANIZING,
Secretary of the
al weeks ridding the 20-acre par- — Lauren Wilson PACKING, & HOUSE CLEANING
Air Force Public Affairs
cel of land of barbed goatgrass
Suisun City,
and other non-native plants that
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Air cannot be managed by yearly worked under a cooperative CA 94585
Force leaders announced the mowing. agreement with the Solano Re- [phone]
service will move to a single “We are targeting barbed source Conservation District to Lic. #22444
combat utility uniform, adopt- goatgrass and tall non-native control barbed goatgrass and oth- Insured
ing the Operational Camou- grasses, many of which are not er invasive species in the Castle
flage Pattern already in use by palatable to grazing animals once Terrace area. The SRCD is also
the Army and Airmen in com- they have flowered because of providing oversight for the graz- Spring Medical Clinic Vacaville
bat zones and in certain jobs barbs and awns attached to the ing project.
across the Air Force. seeds,” said Lauren Wilson, re- Travis already manages about
Starting Oct. 1, Airmen who gional natural resource manag- 315 acres of land for cattle and 1671 E. Monte Vista
have serviceable OCPs may er and biological scientist with horse grazing on the base’s west- Suite #213
Courtesy photo wear the uniform and Airmen the Air Force Civil Engineer Cen- ern boundary, but this is the first Vacaville
Master Sgt. James Hoskins, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor, instructs basic fuels management principles and can purchase OCPs at Army ter Installation Support Section at time the base has relied on sheep 2499-C Martin Road, Fairfield
environmental safety precautions to Uganda People’s Defence Air Force personnel as part of a mobile training team mission Dec. 14, and Air Force Exchange Ser- Travis. “Targeted grazing allows and goats. [phone] [phone]
2017, in Entebbe, Uganda. vices at the following locations: us to achieve better control of in- “We chose sheep and goats
Aviano Air Base, Italy; Charles- vasive species by targeting a spe- for several reasons,” said Wilson. www.acmeglasscompany,com Lic# 274529 www.healthyweightlossvacaville.com
Air advisors strengthen capabilities ton Air Force Base, South Car- cific growth period of a plant, re- “First, they are smaller and more
olina; Shaw Air Force Base, ducing the likelihood that it will agile and will more readily utilize DIXON LANDSCAPE NORTH BAY TRUCK
South Carolina; and MacDill grow to produce seeds.” forage on the slopes and hillsides
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trample much of the grasses, flowers. Sheep prefer small flow-
ing Air Mobility Command’s “As an air advisor, I work ger for more expertise con- one mission at a time,” Santi- Uniform timeline breaking up the spikey parts and ering plants, like the California CAL ROOFING SYSTEMS
mobility partnerships with with other qualified person- tinues. Having the ability to ago said. “While I will always Air Force leaders decided to the underlying thatch that can in- poppy. DO YOU OFFER A
allied nations. nel to assess the capabili- link up with multiple air forc- love that part of my career, transition to the OCP following hibit the growth of preferred na- Also, goats and sheep pro-
Lt. Col. Angel Santiago, ties of our allies, advise them es in Latin America to assist I’ve learned that what an air- feedback from Airmen that it tive species,” said Wilson. vide different benefits than cattle. MILITARY DISCOUNT?
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ron at Travis Air Force them on preferred avenues to Santiago’s vision and lead- parison to what an air advisor eliminate the need to maintain rains. It matures between May paction and allow for contract Lic. #560708 $40/MONTH
Base, California, and Mas- get there,” he said. “Working ership as an air advisor re- team accomplishes.” two separate uniforms – one for and August, reaching a height of grazing over short periods of time
ter Sgt. James Hoskins, as- with partner-nation person- shaped Colombian air force He explained that while in-garrison and one for deploy- 8 to 20 inches. Barbed goatgrass with a large number of animals, CALL 707-425-4646
signed to the 818th MSAS nel and watching them take medical and airlift capabili- an airlift sortie can move in- ments – and it is a visible re- is native to Eastern and Mediter- said Wilson. www.calroofingsystems.com
based out of Joint Base Mc- what expertise we provide to ties, directly resulting in the valuable resources to support minder of the service’s identity ranean Europe and Western Asia The natural resources office
Guire-Dix-Lakehurst, New improve their capabilities is rescue and recovery of 254 a particular mission, a single as a joint warfighting force, Air and is believed to have been in- has used grazing as an effective Save with Military Discounts from these fine businesses!
Jersey, are advisors for exceptionally rewarding.” flood victims. He was the air advisor mission can rev- Force officials said. troduced on the West Coast in land management tool since 1977,
MSAS, which has air advi- Santiago clarified that first air advisor to fly with olutionize the capabilities of “We looked at all utility uni- the 1900s along with the import said Penn Craig, 60th Civil Engi-
sors ranging across 34 job their job is not to shape oth- the regional security system an entire partner-nation air forms currently in our inven- of cattle to El Dorado and Sacra- neer Squadron natural resource
specialties, enabling them to er international air forces in Barbados and validated force. tory to find the best-of-breed,” mento counties, according to the manager.
train, advise, and assist part- into the image of the U.S. Air air advisor ground training. “Make no mistake, both said Chief of Staff of the Air University of California Division “Grazing promotes native spe-
ner nations in developing Force. In Ecuador, Santiago made See STRENGTHEN Page 24 Force Gen. David L. Goldfein. of Agriculture and Natural Re- cies diversity and improves hab-
“We spoke to and listened to sources. itat for federally listed species by Follow Travis on TWITTER at @Travis60AMW
See UNIFORM Page 25 Since 2015, AFCEC has See ANIMALS Page 22
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Cyber
Base opens ‘The Inclusive Park’
Mission
Force teams
reach full
capability
Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann
Air ForceS cyBer PUBLic AFFAirS
JOINT BASE SAN ANTO-
NIO-LACKLAND, Texas —
Air Forces Cyber announced to-
day all Air Force Cyber Mission
Force teams achieved full opera-
tional capability May 11.
The 39 total force teams, com-
prising more than 1,700 Airmen,
civilians and contractors, were
deemed sufficiently manned,
trained and fully mission-ready
more than four months ahead
of the Sept. 30 U.S. Cyber Com-
mand deadline.
“We’ve reached an enormous
military cyber milestone and
we’re excited about what AF-
CYBER can deliver to our ser-
vice and the joint cyber fight,”
said Maj. Gen. Chris Weggeman,
AFCYBER commander. “Our
teams are integral in performing
and achieving the common-core
mission of cyberspace superiori-
ty shared across all Department
of Defense services.”
As the action arm of CYBER-
COM, the 133-team CMF exe-
cutes the command’s mission to
U.S. Air Force photo/Louis Briscese
Col. Matthew Leard, center, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander and Bendle Bell cut a ribbon for a new park May 11 at Travis Air direct, synchronize, and coordi-
Force Base, Calif. “The Inclusive Park” was an 18-month project and is designed for visitors with all abilities, with emphasis on military nate cyberspace operations in de-
families with special needs. fense of the nation’s interests.
The Air Force began build-
ing its contribution to the CMF
in 2013, along with the Army’s 41
teams, Navy’s 40 teams and Ma-
rine Corps’ 13 teams. The Air
Force build includes 15 Air Na-
tional Guard squadrons and one
Air Force Reserve squadron,
which provide both continuous-
ly mobilized forces as well as in-
creased surge capacity.
This FOC milestone com-
pletes the personnel and train-
ing aspects of the CMF build.
Now the respective service com-
manders can focus on mission
readiness of the force.
“I’m very proud of the to-
tal force team as this is an
Visit Travis at FACEBOOK.com/TravisAirForceBase
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Half-staff flags honor fallen Teams work to boost resiliency
DEFY
The American
flag flies at half-
program
staff outside
Alexi Worley and spiritual support teams into from Air Force installations, a deeper understanding of the
60th Air
Air CombAt CommAnd PubliC AffAirs the unit. such as ISR. daily challenges they face.
Mobility Wing
“The ART team is genuine, “I think for the Air Force “What we know is every unit
Headquarters
returns JOINT BASE LANGLEY- deeply passionate and invested culture the best way to under- has some bit of culture,” Mur-
May 11 at EUSTIS, Va. — For Airmen in the lives of the 363rd ISRW stand embedded care is to think phy said. “So when you live
Travis Air Force at the 363rd Intelligence, Sur- Airmen and it shows,” said Staff of our roots, and our roots real- with them you understand that
Base, Calif., in veillance and Reconnaissance Sgt. Opal Kocher363rd ISRW, ly came from flight medicine,” mission set and that’s where
honor of nine Drug Demand Wing, stress is an occupation- target system technical ana- said Brig. Gen. Sean Murphy, you learn how to relate to that
Airmen with the Reduction Program al hazard. Pressing deadlines, lyst. “They have an integrat- command surgeon for Air Com- culture and that’s when you
156th Airlift a heavy workload and constant ed, whole-person approach and bat Command. “Long, long ago can build preventative mecha-
Wing Puerto Travis Drug Demand Re- pressure are natural parts of seek to help every person in ev- there were flight surgeons and nisms.”
Rican National duction Program is sponsoring the mission. ery way possible.” those medics were embedded A key component of embed-
Guard who a Drug Education For Youth They are also one of a grow- Embedded care teams are into the squadrons, a part of the ded care initiatives is data col-
died in a WC- program. ing number of units combating primarily used for units that unit.” lection, which will enable med-
130 crash in The program has been dor- those stressors with an embed- have missions with special per- Integrating medical and ical staff to better understand
Georgia May 2. mant since 2013. Its hope is to ded care initiative, known as formance requirements or op- spiritual support staff with the the types of problems units
All bases across revitalize the program using an Airman Resiliency Team, erational health issues. This in- unit enables them to connect are facing and the resources
Air Mobility base’s resources. This is a year- which fully integrates medical cludes operations conducted more with the Airmen and gain See RESILIENCY Page 19
Command were long program for children ages
directed to 9-12, broken into two phases. It
fly their flags teaches children techniques to
at half-staff u.s. Air force photo/Airman 1st class Adam r. shanks resist drugs, gangs, and alco-
May 10-11 to Four Marine Patrol Airmen assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron patrol May 4 on the 7.2-mile coastline hol use.
honor the fallen of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. On April 7, these Airmen assisted five local and federal Tampa Bay agencies in The first phase of the pro-
Airmen. rescuing five people after their boat capsized near Davis Island. gram is a weeklong leader-
u.s. Air force photo/tech. ship program from July 16-20.
sgt. James hodgman MacDill Airmen help rescue 5 The children learn about lead-
ership, teamwork, substance
abuse prevention and self-con-
fidence. It also allows the chil-
Ask Four Seasons Airman 1st Class At approximately 2:08 p.m., providing aerial support to the dren to bond with the adult
About Our Adam R. Shanks Airman 1st Class Christian Hillsborough County Sheriff’s mentors to improve the effec-
MILITARY SELF STORAGE 6th Air Mobility Wing Public AffAirs Britton and Senior Airman Mi- Office dive team who were on tiveness during phase two. The
DISCOUNT chael Roper, 6th SFS marine scene. program relies on greatly on
Located off Hwy 12 @ Walters Road MACDILL AIR FORCE patrolmen, received a “PAN- “There were victims hold- volunteers to be good, strong
SIZES TO FIT EVERY NEED! BASE, Fla. — It was April 7 PAN” alert from U.S. Coast ing onto a buoy in the channel, mentors.
and for the 6th Security Forces Guard Sector St. Petersburg. and we were told to hold fast Phase two of the program,
Household • Commercial • Warehousing • Boat & RV
from September to May 2019, is
Squadron marine patrol unit, “The call we received said because HCSO’s rescue div-
a school-year mentoring phase.
• On Site Management it was like any other day. They there was a capsized vessel er was making his way to give
Also during this phase, chil-
were routinely conducting pa- with around four individuals in them floatation devices,” said
dren will meet with their men-
• Security Cameras trols around the 7.2-mile coast- the water near Davis Island,” Roper.
tors once a month.
line of MacDill Air Force Base, said Roper. “Britton and I im- At this point, the situation
In order to revitalize the
• Individually Alarmed Units Florida. mediately began heading over seemed to be under control.
program, DDRP is looking for
Every weekend, boaters to help and we spotted a heli- The diver assisted the individ-
volunteers in the roles of team
• Private Gate Codes make their way onto the wa- copter hovering over one spot uals in the water, and Tampa
leader, medics and administra-
ter to enjoy the mid-70 degree in the water, so we knew that Fire and Rescue was waiting
tive assistants. It’s seeking mil-
• Well Lit Wide Hallways weather. But on this day, wa- had to be it.” on the island to transport them
itary, retirees or Department of
ter conditions were rough; The helicopter, piloted by to Tampa General Hospital.
Defense civilians who are pa-
• Drive-Up Units Available swells reached heights of 6 to Todd Curabba, the chief pi- But then the helicopter pilot
tient with children and willing
7 feet and winds were around lot with Tampa Police De- stated over the VHF radio that
to share some of their personal
COUPON
30 knots. partment’s Aviation Unit, was they spotted another person in
experiences with them.
50% OFF the water. DDRP has 20 slots for the
“The HCSO boat had al-
DEFY Program. Selections are
ready left with the four res- on a first-come basis. Those not
1st MONTH cued, so our boat was the only selected will go on a waiting list
one in the immediate area,” in case someone is disqualified.
said Roper. “We headed over The age limit is 9-12. Chil-
ON MOST SIZES. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. to the location that Tampa PD dren must be available to finish
EXPIRES 5/31/18.
gave us.” the program and not PCS dur-
Moments later, the two pa- ing year and this is a yearlong
1600 Petersen Road • Suisun trolmen saw a man sprawled program. The program is open
out on the shore of one of the to all dependents of active duty
[phone]
spoil islands in the channel, not service members, retirees and
www.4sssonline.com moving. Britton told Roper that DOD employees.
See RESCUE Page 21 See DEFY Page 21
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10 Tailwind Travis/air Force May 18, 2018 May 18, 2018 Air Force Tailwind 11
EOD Airmen take on Warfighter Challenge
Exchange honors Teacher of the Year selections
1) Travis Air Force Base Exchange Samuel King Jr. pressure plates to a pipe-bomb
associates Jessica Jones, left, Eglin Air ForcE BAsE PuBlic AFFAirs around a victim’s neck, to ve-
and Amanda Greene, center, hicle-borne IEDs, road-side
present the Student’s Choice EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, bombs and a mock-electron-
2018 Teacher of the Year award to Fla. — Boom! ics store filled with so many
Kimberly Minahen, who teaches A three-person explosive ord- electrical parts that anything
fifth grade at Scandia Elementary nance disposal team approached could be an IED. There was
School. This is the first year the a bomb-laden vehicle with two also a scenario with a simu-
Travis AFB Exchange has held the hostages inside. As they reach lated-bomb strapped to a non-
awards, which invite students at the car, a hidden device ex- English speaking victim. In
Scandia and Travis elementary plodes, damaging the leg of one that situation, the victim would
schools to cast ballots for their of their own. What does the team franticly try, but could not pro-
favorite educator. 2) Jones and do next? vide the EOD technician any
Greene present the Student’s This was just one of many dif- information to help them.
Choice 2018 Teacher of the ficult scenarios EOD Airmen The mental and physical puz-
Year award to Scott Ziegler, who encountered during this year’s zles of the scenario training
EOD Warfighter Challenge at were only part of the Warfight-
teaches third grade at Travis
Eglin Air Force Base. er Challenge. The networking ef-
Elementary School.
The two-week, situation- fects of one of the largest gather-
Courtesy photos/Army & Air Force Exchange Service
based challenge was created last ings of EOD Airmen at once had
year by the 96th Civil Engineer rippling effects through the ca-
Group’s EOD flight Airmen. The reer field.
Airmen provided the unique op- Attendees passed along var-
School honors alumnus portunity for Air Force EOD ious personal and unit-related
DR. JEFFREY BROOKS units, outside of pre-deployment lessons learned, equipment ben-
training, to train and learn from efits and countless ways of mis-
during naming ceremony each other. The training preced- u.s. Air Force photo/samuel King Jr. sion improvement. That newly-
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ed then followed in two rotations, gained, know-how is taken back
the bomb inside a car trunk during the Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
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Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann blankets to catch a woman and emony at the Naval EOD School mented.
the Airmen’s EOD and problem- Sgt. Michael Bodner, 96th EOD Squadron, who acted as an EOD
Air ForCES CybEr PubliC AFFAirS her three children as they leapt May 5. At last year’s event for exam-
solving skills with new environ- flight. team lead for the first time dur-
from an apartment building More than 90 Airmen from ple, a piece of equipment for the
ments, setups, gear and situa- Another goal of the Warfight- ing the exercise.
VARICOSE VEINS? LEG ULCERS? JOINT BASE SAN ANTO- window. over 20 Air Force EOD units at- technicians’ night vision was
tions they may never see while er Challenge was to provide op- The teams encountered at
NIO-LACKLAND, Texas — According to reports, while tended during the two weeks. deemed a ‘must have’ by the ex-
The Joint Base San Antonio visiting a local beauty salon, The unit interest and success of training at their home station. portunities for upgrading Air- least three scenarios per day. ercise’s attendees. The request
LEG PAIN? LEG SWELLING? Airman Leadership School was Rogers smelled smoke and last year’s week-long event were Eglin AFB’s range area, formal- men to perform in lead positions There were multiple improvised was processed and with a few
named the “JBSA Rogers ALS” turned to see flames. Trapped greater than expected. ly used to train deploying secu- within the EOD team of three. explosive device problems with- months, the new gear was add-
LEG CRAMPS? LEG HEAVINESS? BURNING SENSATION? in honor of Staff Sgt. Cier- with a woman and her three “The response was so over- rity forces Airmen, was the site “You have to see the situa- in each scenario the Airmen ed to the standard equipment
ra Rogers during a ceremony children, Rogers kicked out a whelming we needed anoth- of the urban and village environ- tion differently and think about would solve along with human required for all Air Force EOD
SKIN COLOR CHANGES? RESTLESS LEGS? May 11. window to escape, suffering a er week to handle the demand,” ments of the scenarios. the whole team and what ac- elements and equipment limita- technicians.
Rogers was formerly as- laceration to her leg. Unfortu- said Master Sgt. Joseph Burke, “The more realistic and chal- tions are required to keep not tions. Each situation had numer- “This is larger for us than just
signed to the 67th and 688th nately, a safe escape proved im- EOD Warfighter Challenge cre- lenging we can make the situa- just yourself, but your team safe. ous ways to solve each problem. these exercises. There’s so much
Cyberspace Wings and gradu- possible as the alley was 37 feet ator with the 96th Civil Engineer tions, the more the Airmen will I hadn’t seen that side of it until It fell to the Airmen to determine more being accomplished,” said
ated from the JBSA ALS. Rog- below. Squadron. take away from it and remem- now,” said Senior Airman Aar- the best and safest solution. Capt. Cory McCart, Eglin AFB’s
ers died May 20, 2016, from in- Rogers discovered another The event’s goal was to hone ber when it is real,” said Staff on Parris, 633rd Civil Engineer The situations varied from EOD flight commander.
juries sustained after saving a window with an adjacent met-
family from a burning building al cable that led to the ground.
in the Songtan shopping dis- While descending, she lost her
trict April 29, 2016, while as- grip and fell 15 feet. She then
signed to Osan Air Base, South gathered volunteers and blan-
Korea. kets and pleaded with the wom-
“Rogers was a very eager an to drop her children onto
FREE CONSULTATION! WE CAN HELP! and personable member of my the blankets. Aside from shock,
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at the 688th CW. “She wanted incident.
to learn all aspects of her as- “She did what she thought
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12 Tailwind Air Force May 18, 2018 May 18, 2018 Air Force Tailwind 13
Hurricane Awareness Tour prepares five bases Air Force awards
first ESPC of 2018
Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo McAllen Miller International Hurricane Awareness Tour
403rd Wing Public AffAirs Airport, McAllen, Texas; Jack each year because it highlights
Brooks Regional Airport, Beau- the vital role the squadron has
KEESLER AIR FORCE mont, Texas; Baton Rouge Met- in gathering data for NHC fore- J. Brian Garmon Force Civil Engineer Center,
BASE, Miss. — Hurricane sea- ro Airport, Ryan Field, Baton casts,” said Col. Brian May, Air Force instAllAtion And Mission DLA, and Headquarters Air
son begins June 1 and now is the Rouge, Louisiana; Montgomery 403rd Operations Group com- support center public AFFAirs Force Material Command,”
time to prepare. Regional Airport, Montgomery, mander. “What the Hurricane said Les Martin, AFCEC En-
To promote this message, an Alabama; and Lakeland Linder
Hunters do strengthens rela- TYNDALL AIR FORCE ergy Directorate program
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Regional Airport, Lakeland,
tionships with our meteorolog- BASE, Fla. — Recently, the development division chief.
Hunter aircrew with their WC- Florida, is a joint effort between
ical services, civil protection Defense Logistics Agency “This project will modernize
130J Super Hercules and a team NOAA’s National Weather Ser-
agencies, elected officials, and awarded a $42 million ener- 255 buildings totaling more
of National Oceanic and Atmo- vice and National Hurricane
media partners that all work in gy savings performance con- than 9 million square feet, in-
spheric Administration hurri- Center and the 403rd Wing’s
a collaborative effort to enhance tract, or ESPC, to be execut- creasing energy resiliency, ef-
cane experts visited five Gulf 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
public awareness during hurri- ed and maintained by Energy ficiency, and reliability with
Coast cities May 7-11 as part of Squadron to promote awareness
cane season.” Systems Group, at Hill Air particular emphasis on indus-
u.s. Air force photo/Maj. Marnee A.c. losurdo this year’s Hurricane Aware- about the destructive forces of
Lt. Col. Ed Garcia, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot at ness Tour. hurricanes and how people can However, even with a perfect Force Base, Utah. This rep- trial infrastructure process
Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., talks about the Hurricane Hunter The Hurricane Awareness prepare. forecast, the storms still come, resents the Air Force’s first improvements.”
such awarded contract of An ESPC is a partner-
mission during a May 10 Facebook Live session with the National Tour, which stopped at the “We enjoy taking part in the See HURRICANE Page 20
2018. ship between federal agen-
“This joint (civil engineer) cies and energy service com-
Indiana University hosts
and (Air Logistics Complex) panies that provides energy
u.s. Air Force photo/Airman 1st class rachel Yates project was a team effort savings, resiliency, and facil-
An AC-130U Spooky gunship with the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies over a Distinguished Flying Cross among Hill (AFB), Ogden Air ity improvements to govern-
Air Force science forum
ceremony May 11 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Logistics Complex, the Air ment agencies.
Command, presented the crosses to four Spooky gunship aircrews for their heroic actions in Afghanistan.
Let My Experience, Make Your
Bryan Ripple Indiana campus May 10-11. Airmen honored at Hurlburt Field
Home Buying or Selling Experience,
88th Air bAse Wing Public AffAirs Indiana University is one of
six universities to host these Your Best Experience!
WRIGHT-PATTERSON types of listening forums as
AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — part of the S&T campaign, Staff Sgt. Ryan Conroy Three Airmen were unable to at- friendly forces while continu- Nancy Price-Branson
The Air Force Research Lab- which is scheduled to last 1st speciAl operAtions Wing tend. ously working through gun mal- REALTOR®
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today were earned in the dan- crew ran low on fuel, they co-
of the Air Force Science and is to help the Air Force review HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — gerous skies of Afghanistan,” ordinated the launch of anoth- Cellular [phone]
Technology 2030 initiative and its strategy in science and tech- There were 808 lives that Webb said. “Although dates er available gunship to provide [email protected]
joined with Indiana Universi- nology research. To do this, the hung in the balance as terror- and objectives differ, the gener- backfill, but upon arrival, en- 301 Dickson Hill Road, Fairfield, CA 94533
ty to host a listening forum at service has been reaching out ists launched coordinated at-
al mission remained the same emy forces began a new wave
Each Office is independently Owned and Operated
the university’s Bloomington, See SCIENCE Page 14 tacks against friendly forces.
… defend Americans and their of firing. Both gunships estab-
Joint special operations teams
partner forces, and decimate lished a formation and immedi-
were exposed and under du- the enemy.” ately began engaging with four Benicia Grill II
ress as AC-130U Spooky Gun-
The DFC is awarded to any guns simultaneously.
ship crews circled above, push-
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Scissorz Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, com- friendly forces with multiple for- of missions where Air Comman- 5/31/18 5/31/18.
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Science Force for 2030 and beyond.”
Indiana University officials shared
their optimism about AFRL’s efforts
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with regard to the Air Force Science
and Technology 2030 initiative.
to the scientific community, higher ed-
“The Air Force is forward-thinking.
ucation and business communities, as
They’re looking for visionary ideas and
well as the general public to ensure it re-
we’re thrilled to partner with them,”
mains at the leading edge of technologi-
said Fred H. Cate, IU’s vice president
cal advances.
for research, in an IU news release.
Those interested in sharing scientif-
“Every idea collected, either online
ic or technology-related ideas with the
by an individual or developed by ide-
Air Force don’t have to attend a listen-
ation teams at one of the public listen-
ing event in person in order to do so.
The lab has also created a website with ing forums will be reviewed and consid-
a standing invitation to submit ideas ered,” said Brian McJilton, Air Force
about basic and applied research, as 2030 S&T Program Manager.
well as innovative business practices AFRL has assembled a robust team
for Air Force Science and Technology. of reviewers to ensure that each idea re-
To provide your ideas, visit: www.afre- ceives multiple reviews from qualified
searchlab.com/2030. scientists and engineers. The ideas that
“In a world where far more innova- are well endorsed will be forwarded to
tion is happening outside the govern- an external panel of experts with rele-
ment than inside it, connecting to the vant technical expertise to evaluate and
broader scientific enterprise is vital,” Courtesy photo/Chris Meyer prioritize options, McJilton said.
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wil- Maj. Brook Bentley, Air Force Research Laboratory program manager, introduces the “The ideas with the greatest prom-
son said in a statement discussing the technical themes of the U.S. Air Force Science and Technology 2030 Forum took place ise for enabling the future Air Force
initiative early this year. “Our research May 10 at Indiana University. will be considered by a panel chaired by
strategy will look broadly and draw the chief scientist of the Air Force,” said
advancing technology faster than we American way of life depend on the Air
from the best of American research uni- McJilton.
are,” Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, Air Force’s ability to innovate quickly and
versities as well as Air Force and feder- A number of highly enabling oppor-
Force Research Laboratory command- be on the cutting-edge of science.
al laboratories.” tunities will be chosen to be featured
er, told those in attendance. “In the past, nuclear weapons,
The forum at Indiana University of- as new research priorities for the Air
“To stay ahead, we must continue to stealth technology and precision guid-
fered participants a variety of techni- Force. These will be documented in a
cal presentation tracks covering topical push the boundaries of what’s possible. ed munitions have enabled an advan- formal report to the Secretary of the Air
areas such as Artificial Intelligence for We must innovate smarter and faster. tage over our adversaries and secured Force in September and should shape
Mission Planning and Execution, Novel The U.S. Air Force is looking to you– our our dominance on the battlefield,” he Air Force research investments over the
Sensing and Data Fusion, Cyber Assur- country’s university scientific research- said. “Through this study, we hope to coming decade, he said.
ance, Human Performance and Human ers and industry partners to help us in- work with you and identify the next ma- The next public listening event is
Computer Interface, and Next Gener- vent the technologies that will keep all jor technological breakthrough that will scheduled for May 22 at the Universi-
ation Propulsion and Advanced Manu- of us safe in the future.” maintain our dominance on the battle- ty of Washington, to be followed by up-
facturing. Cooley told the audience that the field. Together, we will lay the ground- coming events at Texas A&M University
“The reality of today is that many stakes are too high to not work this work for the science and technology June 28-29, and the University of Utah
of the United States adversaries are way and that national security and the that will define the future of the U.S. Air July 11.
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821st CRG test ability to operate in austere locations
Story and photos by Response Squadron and the con- build upon what we learned here
1 Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks tingency response element com- and better our force.” 3
621st ContingenCy Response Wing mander. “The 921st CRS had an Contingency response forces
publiC AffAiRs exceptional opportunity to come are self-sufficient and can deploy
out here and test the skills they with all the personnel, equip-
AMEDEE ARMY AIR have been developing over the ment and supplies to execute the
FIELD, Calif. — Airmen as- past year. The team has exceed- mission, which makes them valu-
signed to the 821st Contingency ed our expectations working able to Air Mobility Command’s
Response Group exercised their in an austere environment and rapid global mobility mission.
ability to execute and sustain handling a different number of “The contingency response
rapid global mobility during ex- unique threats.” mission set is not only unique to
ercise Cerberus Strike April 26 The unit also used the ex- the Air Force, but the Depart-
through May 7 throughout Cal- ercise to test their knowledge ment of Defense as a whole,”
ifornia. in post-attack reconnaissance Grainer said. “We have the capa-
Cerberus Strike, also known sweeps, administering self-aid bility to go to an austere location
as C-Strike, is a contingency re- and buddy care and their ability and be self sufficient with a rel-
sponse-centric joint mobility ex- to react, defend and execute op- atively small foot print and that
ercise that takes place over 11 erations during simulated war- requires our personnel to be pro-
days. The exercise provided con- time events - such as hazard- ficient at there job as well as oth-
tingency response forces the op- ous material decontamination, ers.”
portunity to rehearse potential as well as missile and ground at- Exercises like C-Strike are
real-world situations in a joint tacks. important for contingency re-
environment by training in aer- “We planned our exercise sponse Airmen because they
ial port procedures, aircraft en- around possible real-world provide opportunities for them to
gine running off-loads, and cargo events and created scenari- work out any potential issues in a
uploading and downloading. os that our Airmen might face training environment.
“This has been an amaz- on deployments in the CRW,” u u u
ing experience,” said Maj. Granier said. “They did a real- Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford
Ian Granier, 921st Contingency ly good job. We will continue to contributed to the story.
3) An Airman assigned to the
4 821st Contingency Response
Group observes M8 tape during
exercise Cerberus Strike April
30 at Amedee Army Airfield,
Calif. 4) An Airman assigned to
the 821st CRG scans his sector
during exercise Cerberus
Strike. The contingency
response element exercised
their ability to execute and
1) Airmen assigned to the 821st sustain rapid global mobility
Contingency Response Group perform 2 throughout California.
a post attack reconnaissance sweep
during exercise Cerberus Strike April
30, 2018, at Amedee Army Airfield,
Calif. Cerberus Strike is a contingency
response-centric mobility exercise that
gives contingency response forces the
opportunity to rehearse potential real-
world situation. 2) Airmen assigned to the
821st CRG performs an engine running
offload during exercise Cerberus Strike at
Amedee Army Airfield, Calif.
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“Walter E. Scott” Chapter 1320. General 1-2 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at covered for active duty, reserves, some DOD
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Endive Experience. The Rio Vista Lions
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• Children’s Ministry is provided for determined in the following categories: Ages 6–8,
• Children’s Choir: 2 p.m. Sunday. more information, call 707-424-4342 or visit Saturday and closed Sunday. Protection Office. All requests are done on
6-month-olds through fifth grade. 9–12, 13–17, adult novice and adult accomplished.
• Adult Choir: 4 p.m. Sunday. the Facebook page “EFMP Travis AFB.” Montezuma Shrine Club. Meets every Thursdays and by appointment only. Schedule
• Protestant Men of the Chapel: 8 to 9 a.m., For more information, call 424-2929.
• Women’s Bible Study: 10 a.m. (at First Family Advocacy Parent/Child third Thursday of the month at the Masonic an appointment by calling 707-424-3114 or by
Retiree Corner Street Chapel). first Saturday of every month. News and notes playgroups. Toddlers to the Max Playgroup for Center, 412 Travis Blvd., Fairfield. For more emailing [email protected]. Fingerprinting is
• Catholic Women of the Chapel: 6 p.m. first Twin Peaks Chapel Dependent ID card renewal. Dependents children ages 1 to 3 meets from 9:30 to information, call Mike Michaelis at 707-427- only for federal employment and for agencies U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathon D. A. Carnell
Monday of every month, Annex. • Protestant Women of the Chapel: 9:30 to can now renew their ID cards online at http://bit. 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the First Street Chapel 2573 or Cal Gitsham at 707-425-0060. with a valid support agreement. For emergen- Congratulations to the latest Airmen to complete the First Term Airman Center
AAFES commits to hiring shull announced the hir- • Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: 6 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. ly/2C01q9e. Annex. The Rattles to Raspberries Playgroup for Motorcycle licensing and training. cies, call 707-424-3114. course. Alphabetically: Airman Basic Sakinah Abdurrahman, 60th Diagnostics and
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vice is reaffirming its com- co, texas. About 35,000 asso- • Mom’s Group: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday • The Peak is open from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Friday. NAF HRO also is closed on federal Peer Support Group. Meets from noon to weekends. Motorcycles and helmets provided. more information, email Staff Sgt. Mathew Class Mohamadi Guene, 60th MDTS; Airman 1st Class Alexis Haynes, 60th Medical
mitment to hiring 50,000 ciates work for the 122-year- and Friday. through Friday at Bldg. 1348. Home-cooked meal holidays. For more information, call 707-424-4749. 1 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Successful completion gives students a DL389 Clayton at [email protected]. Support Squadron; Airman 1st Class Hunter Jamison, 60th MXS; and Airman 1st
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change director/Ceo tom for soldiers, Airmen and mil- Sunday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 60th FSS • Anonymous employee, McConnell Air ron; Airman 1st Class Casy Ann Sawyer, 860th AMXS; Airman Basic Jeremy Schultz,
shull. “their commitment itary families. Saints Fairfield Stake Center, 2700 Camrose Air Force Office of Special Investiga- Saturday Force Base, Kansas. 21st Airlift Squadron; Airman 1st Class Derrik Siik, 921st CRS; Airman 1st Class
is our commitment. that’s the exchange has long Ave., Fairfield. Upcoming tions. To report a crime, get a foreign travel brief • 6:30 p.m. “I Feel Pretty” (PG-13) The VLTP allows an employee who has a Conan Smith, 60th OSS; Airman Akira Spurlock, 821st CRS; Airman 1st Class Scott
why the exchange will hire been considered a leader in DGMC Chapel or request information on joining AFOSI, report to • 9 p.m. “Super Troopers 2” (R) medical emergency or is affected by a medical Stevenson, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Airman 1st Class Karley White, 60th
an additional 16,000 veter- hiring veterans and mili- • Latter-day Saints Service: 4 to 4:30 p.m. MLB discount tickets. Get tickets to the Bldg. 380B, second floor. Send correspondence emergency of a family member and is without MXS; and Airman Basic Brianna Williams, 821st CRSS.
ans and military spouses tary spouses, said AAfes Sunday at DGMC Medical Center Chapel. upcoming games: Oakland Athletics at Giants on to AFOSI Detachment 303, 510 Airlift CR, Travis Sunday availability of paid leave to receive transferred
to hire 50,000 former ser- officials. • For all other enquires, call LDS July 14 and Atlanta Braves at Giants on Sept. 11. AFB, 94535. For more information, call • 2 p.m. “Sherlock Gnomes” (PG) annual leave directly from other employees. For
Military relations representatives at 707-535-6979 For more information, call 707-424-0969. 707-424-3115 or DSN: 837-3115. more information, call 707-424-1720.
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