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NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 1 FREE | VOL. 57 • ISSUE 14 | WWW.NORTHERNSENTRY.COM | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, visits Airmen at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2019. During his visit, Wilson toured a Missile Alert Facility, a Launch Facility and the Weapons Storage Area. He talked about the essentialness of Airmen and rewarded some with a commanders coin. General U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO | SENIOR AIRMAN DILLON J. AUDIT Wilson visit 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 NORTHERN SENTRY RAF partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline DAN HAWKINS | AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND AUSTIN, Texas (AFNS) -- at PTN into the curriculum at t’s been said that “seeing the same time we are standing is believing” and after a up vice incorporating them visit last May to the Pilot in later on,” said RAF Wing ITraining Next facility Commander Christopher Pote, in Austin and facing a pilot Headquarters 22 Group. “We are shortage, the United Kingdom’s looking at what we can do with Royal Air Force is taking the resources we have and use innovation to the next level with lessons from PTN to fi ll in the the inclusion of a student and gaps that allow us to accomplish an instructor pilot in the second milestones like earlier solo iteration of the class. fl ights, or fewer sorties to Pilot Training Next 2.0 is achieve competencies, while at the continuation of the Air the same time maintaining our Force’s experimental training standards and quality.” environment that integrates Another aspect of the PTN various technologies to produce program that has stood out to the aviators in an accelerated, cost RAF is the human performance Virginia ANG effi cient and learning-focused element. manner. “The integrated approach to “The RAF needs to reduce sleep, fi tness, health, and diet Airmen recognized the time it takes to train a pilot, together is what we should as well as increase our overall be doing,” Logan said. “We pilot numbers because we are treating them like high- for saving lives have pilots leaving faster than end athletes, which shows our STAFF SGT. JOHNISA B. ROBERTS | 192ND WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS we can produce them,” said Airmen how much we value British Army Col. Paddy Logan, what they are doing and in turn JOINT BASE LANGLEY- Tech. Sgt. Keona Newsom, 192nd Operations Group Commander’s Support assistant director for fl ying can help with retention.” EUSTIS, Va.(AFNS) -- Staff noncommissioned offi cer in charge, poses for a portrait in front of a han- training of the Headquarters For the PTN 2.0 team, gar, March 26, 2019, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. She received recognition 22 Group. “Our (RAF) chief the opportunity to have an arch is Women’s from Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Amburn, 192nd Wing Com- History Month, a mand Chief, for providing lifesaving care in a situation that occurred while she of the air staff has given us the international student and time when many was off duty. go–ahead to push the envelope instructor pilot in the class aim to highlight Senior Airman Noel Cullen is promoted to staff sergeant on October 13th, and innovate our pilot-training has opened the aperture on M 2018, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Her new rank was “sewed” on by her and recognize women who have pipeline. We don’t have the learning even further as both made signifi cant contributions son and mother. U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD PHOTO | SENIOR AIRMAN BRYAN MYHR capacity to experiment this way, countries face some of the same at various points in time. The so having this partnership and challenges in terms of pilot 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National could not deny that her military waters when his raft fl ipped over. having people here to learn what production and retention. Guard, is not an exception when background also played a factor in Without a second thought, the (U.S. Air Force) is doing is “We’re excited to have RAF it comes to service and excellence knowing what to do in a crisis. Cullen rushed to the boy and invaluable.” participation in this class,” among female leaders and service “My military background pulled him out of the water by his As the RAF transitions from said Lt. Col. Paul Vicars, PTN members. Women in the Virginia helped a lot with the (Self-Aid and feet, hit his back a couple of times the A-29 Super Tucano to the director. “This strengthens the ANG work hard with their teams Buddy Care) training we receive,” until he coughed up water, and T-6 Texan II as their primary partnership with one of our to fulfi ll their missions and Newsom said. “I was able to tied him to a rope she had in order trainer aircraft, their goal is closest allies by continuing to understand that they are Airmen utilize those principles in the to take him safely to his father. to incorporate PTN lessons share best practices, and tackling both on and off duty. situation as well as (remaining) “My decision to go into the Tech. Sgt. Keona Newsom, learned into their undergraduate diffi cult problems together.” calm under that pressure. The water was more of a maternal pilot training program almost 192nd Operations Group training that we get when we instinct, but coming from a commander’s support staff , immediately as they transition deploy, mobilize, everything like military standpoint, I just couldn’t this fall. did not hesitate to react while that - it really played a role and leave anybody behind,” Cullen shopping at a Target with her “We are just now about to was crucial to us helping that said. “If it were my kids, I would introduce the Texan II into our noncommissioned offi cer woman in Target.” want somebody to do [the same].” academy classmates in Maryville, fl ying training program, so this According to Air Force Newsom and Cullen received is the ideal opportunity to begin Tennessee. She heard the panicked Instruction 36-2644, “Self- recognition Jan. 9, 2019, during a cries of a child coming from one Aid and Buddy Care training ceremony at Joint Base Langley- weaving things learned here of the public restrooms in the fulfi lls an Expeditionary Skills Eustis, Virginia, for their eff orts. store and immediately sprang into Training requirement to produce There are many sacrifi ces that &57.1Ȱ | Ȯȉȉ52 | SEATS START AT $ȶȍ action. deployment-ready Airman; it all Airmen perform day to day, on “We heard a little girl scream provides knowledge and skills and off duty. Newsom and Cullen from the bathroom, and at fi rst we BOXING NIGHT to minimize injury and prevent were both surprised to receive didn’t know what was going on... death or disability in deployed recognition for the incredible Ring in for LIVE men’s professional boxing action in our event center. so we dropped everything and ran environments or home station deeds they accomplished in World Combat Federation main and co-main fights to the bathroom,” said Newsom. emergencies.” rescuing the injured woman and and multiple under card fights. “When we got there, we saw a “When something happens off the boy in danger. woman lying on the ground.” duty and you realize you have to “I was very appreciative of the Newsom and her classmates take action and put your military award, [although] the woman’s stumbled on to a scene they did skills to work, that’s when it hits safety and well-being was my not expect. The woman on the home,” said Newsom. “You’re main concern,” Newsom said. “I APRIL 11-14 ground was bleeding from her on duty 24/7, and you’re here to was very shocked to receive an head. Thinking quickly, they protect people and do everything award because I felt we did what 2828thh AnnualAnnual worked together to clear out and you can, so that’s our job.” any decent (person) should do; secure the bathroom, call 911 and In addition to human instinct if a little girl is screaming and a administer fi rst aid for the woman and utilizing military training, woman is in trouble, you go help.” 8-Ball Classic until paramedics arrived. Staff Sgt. Noel Cullen, 192nd “The award was completely “When we arrived, there was so Support Squadron Base Services, unexpected (for me),” Cullen much blood that there was really said it was also her maternal said. “It was a great feeling to be nothing else we could use but instinct that ensured she did not recognized by people you don’t our jackets, so we took them off hesitate when she rescued a young even think always necessarily see WIN A and put them under her head and boy while white-water rafting you. It was really nice to have my secured them,” Newsom said. “We during the summer of 2018. The peers know that it’s more than kept her stable until paramedics young boy had found himself just the uniform every day, the arrived.” trapped upside-down in rough mission, and then go home.” Newsom said that although it was mostly instinct that compelled her and her classmates to react and intervene in the situation, she Ɖ~)X¢Ɖb%Ɖ)bIj¤Ɖ%F%ƉX))ƉIjb)Ɖz~FXƉăƉ»ƉƆƉƉzjU)Ɖ)ƉXjb:) OUR SLOTS HIRING!!! 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