# # # # # # Eglin# Flyer# (850) 678-1080 # # [email protected] The hometown paper for friday, March 11, 2016 Annual Eglin F-35s conduct bomb run award First test of its kind for 33rd FW by Capt. Hope Cronin units ensures we can provide our 33rd Fighter student pilots the most compre- winners Two F-35A Lightning IIs hensive training available before assigned to the 33rd Fighter they go out to support a combat- Wing dropped two inert laser- coded F-35A unit.” named guided bombs March 2 at a test The 33rd FW aircraft Team Eglin Public Affairs range, advancing the Air Force’s required a series of physical and This month, the three F-35A training syllabus ahead of software modifications to enable wings of Team Eglin named the plane's Initial Operational weapon employment as the their annual award winners Capability. majority of aircraft here were for 2015. The training mission was the produced during earlier produc- Congratulations to those first time the Eglin-based fifth- tion phases. The weapons drop who were chosen from the generation fighters used actual was originally scheduled for late , 53rd munitions instead of simulated spring of this year, but innova- Wing and . ones. The mission follows on the tion and persistence from 33rd Airman of the Year heels of the recent employment FW pilots and maintainers Staff Sgt. Jeremy C. of weapons by combat-coded F- allowed for an earlier launch of McKague, 33rd FW 35A aircraft from the 388th the munitions. Senior Airman Elizabeth Fighter Wing at the Utah Test “We’re reaching the end of Lanoue, 53rd WG and Training Range Feb. 25. our development phase,” said Lt. Senior Airman Juan P. Capt. Brian Burgoon, 58th Navarro, 96th TW Col. Scott Gunn, 58th FS NCO of the Year Fighter Squadron weapons Director of Operations, in refer- chief, was one of two pilots who Tech. Sgt. Travis D. Yeager, ence to the USAF’s IOC goal in 33rd FW employed the GBU-12s last late 2016. “As the F-35A pro- Tech. Sgt. David week at Shelby Range Complex, gram gains further momentum Wierzchowski, 53rd WG near Gulfport, Miss. we need to be ready to provide Tech. Sgt. Kristi N. Koch, “Things are moving swiftly combat-capable students. 96th TW for all aspects of the F-35 pro- Dropping bombs is part of that SNCO of the Year gram at this point,” said An Eglin Air force Base f-35A lightning ii refueled from a KC- combat requirement.” Senior Master Sgt. Ryan M. Burgoon. “This mission verified For Gunn, a former F-15C Edwards, 33rd FW 135 stratotanker assigned to Macdill AfB 100 miles off the Gulf a critical component of our syl- Coast March 2, following the 58th fighter squadron's bomb Eagle pilot, the occasion was a drop on a test range in Mississippi. labus. Being able to employ Please see AwArd, page 2 Please see f-35A, page 7 Air Force photo/Capt. Hope R. Cronin weapons within our training Windows 10 Airman's act of kindness in the offing goes viral Department of Defense By dan neely The Defense Department will 919th SOW deploy Windows 10 departmen- DUKE FIELD—An Air twide by January 2017 to Force reservist’s simple helping- strengthen cybersecurity and hand efforts after a tornado were streamline the information tech- recognized recently on a viral nology operating environment, level through social and local according to a Feb. 26 memo by media. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Work. through discussions with the our cybersecurity posture while Thoner remembers vividly the Work addressed the memo to DoD chief information officer, I concurrently streamlining the IT kindness of a of complete senior Master sgt. Timothy secretaries of the military am directing the department to operating environment.” strangers. Thoner complete a rapid deployment Strengthening Cybersecurity departments, the chairman of Two years ago, while he was homes close to his neighborhood and transition to The secure the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defense out of state, dozens of strangers and Thoner saw the opportunity M i c r o s o f t host baseline undersecretaries, defense helped his family recover after a to pay those acts of kindness Windows 10 approach to the agency directors, DoD field thunderstorm severely flooded back -- literally by the ton. Secure Host Baseline,” Work transition was developed in part- activity directors and other sen- their Pensacola, Florida home Thoner, a 919th Special wrote. nership with the military depart- ior leaders. and neighborhood. Operations Communications “After consultation with “This decision,” he added, “is ments and other DoD compo- On February 24, a powerful department leadership and based on the need to strengthen Please see windows, page 5 tornado demolished hundreds of Please see virAl page 7 # # # # # # page 2 E # g l i n F # l y e r Friday, march 11, 2016 23 for senior master sergeant Team Eglin Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Supervisory Loren Cossette Affordable Congratulations to all of Examination average score was William Garrick Climate Control Team Eglin's Airmen on their 78.42; and the average board Nakia Shy Mini Storage selection for promotion score was 400.23. to senior master sergeant. 96th Test Wing Johnnie Bork CliMAte CoNtrol SpeCiAl The 1,467 selected Alexis Adorno-Nunez Barry Hamilton receive (Air Force wide) repre- Harold Baine Jeffrey Henson 1/2 oFF sent a 12.32 percent Joel Banks Jayly Jackson First Month or oNe selection rate, with an Freda Dey William Parker Month Free! average selectee overall Becky Hale Air Force Life Cycle score of 533.18. Eric Rethage Management Center Call for Details Selectees' average time- Antone Scott Darryl Villiard (850) 897-3314 $ 00 in-grade was 4.30 years Jill Shackleford Air Force Operational Test 88 and time-in-service was 18.46 Troy Small and Evaluation Center Rental Available years. Justin Suddeth Wayne Fultz *Storage Supplies/Boxes SpeCial (NoN-Climate) Average enlisted performance Martha Wells 6th Special Operations 1466 Cedar St., Niceville report score was 132.95; average 33rd Fighter Wing Squadron decorations score was 20.48; Analdo Bodden Kevin Cozad 29 Citizen Commandos promoted 919th SOW Jeremy Marlin Staff Sergeant DUKE FIELD—The follow- Shawn Ordway Natalie Beal ing 919th Special Operations Joshua Sadler Nathan Decker Wing enlisted reservists were Robert Woodring Kristopher Golden promoted in March: Technical Sergeant Alyson Hill Chief Master Sergeant Nathan Dowling Christopher Knittel Cindy Tankersley Cristen Field David LaRoue Senior Master Sergeant Shannon Gore Martin Lilland Jr. William Dunn Cory Hennessey Michael Swapp Tiffany Prophet Molly Holzem Senior Airman Master Sergeant Melissa Nehiley Candace Anderson Jennifer Cole Justin Spencer Airman 1st Class Andrew Collins William Steenland LeAndrew Armstead Raymond Durban Michael Ward Tomorrow’s airmen arrive Team Eglin Public Affairs Caine Alexander, born Jan. 22 Erick and Tech. Sgt. Carin Congratulations to the follow- to Chase Grant and Caitlyn Harrison ing parents who welcomed their Brandenburg Hadlee McKenna, born Jan. 21 new arrivals while stationed here: Kameron James Alexander, to Senior Airman Jonathan and It's a boy born Feb. 13 to Capt. Aaron and Shayna Atstupenas William Ross, born Jan. 15 to Samantha Jenkins Zarina Makaleigh, born Feb. Senior Airman Sean and Susan It's a girl 15 to Senior Airman Kenyatta Russell Mia Marie, born Jan. 19 to and Brittany Turner Maj. Richard J. Turner, 96th Brian Amos, 33rd FW award TW Instructor of the Year, From page 1 Key Spouse of the Year officer Master Sgt. Michael Rayno, 53rd Sonya N. Indra, 96th TW Capt. Gregory Farrell, 53rd WG Honor Guardsman of the WG Senior Master Sgt. Joshua S. Paul, 96th TW Year Instructor of the Year, First Sgt. of the Year Senior Airman Kirsten N. enlisted Master Sgt. Loren T. Anders, 96th TW Master Sgt. Tyler Fritz, 53rd Cossette, 33rd FW Civ Cat I of the Year WG Master Sgt. John Luterman, Amanda Moore, 53rd WG Flight Commander of the 53rd WG Nancy N. Smith, 96th TW Year Master Sgt. Freda D. Dey, Civ Cat II of the Year Capt. Michael Conrad, 53rd 96th TW Kristina L. Campana, 33rd WG

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Jumping-off point

Members of the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) practice parachute landing falls during safety training before a jump Feb. 23. Later, they para- chuted from Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters onto an Eglin Air Force Base drop zone to maintain airborne proficiency. (Army photo/Sgt. Sara Wakai)

Area lauded as military-friendly by Jasmine Porterfield sonnel and their families. "None of this would be possible Team Eglin Public Affairs "This prestigious award is a without the amazing support from Eglin's surrounding communi- true testament to the many dedi- the tri-county Defense Support ty was recognized as a Great cated organizations and individu- Initiatives committee, military American Defense Community by als who work every day to support affairs committees, County the Association of Defense and sustain our military members Commissions, municipalities, eco- Communities at a forum held Feb. and their families," said Nathan nomic development organizations, 29. Sparks, Okaloosa County and multiple community and civic Okaloosa County, home to Economic Development Council organizations." Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt executive director. The other honorees were: Field, Duke Field, the Army 7th Areas such as education, job - Colorado Springs, Colo. Special Forces Group (Airborne), opportunities, housing, family - Dayton, Ohio the Naval Explosive Ordnance support during deployments, and - Ft. Leonard Wood Region, Disposal School, and the Army community appreciation were Mo. 6th Ranger Training Battalion, taken into consideration for the - Goldsboro, N.C. was named amongst nine other award. - Grand Forks, N.D. communities in the ADC's inaugu- "Spanning more than 80 years, - Lawton, Okla. ral award. Eglin Air Force Base has played a - Manhattan, Kan. "It's a distinct honor to have the prominent role in America's air- - Monterey, Calif. Eglin community recognized by power history," said Azzano. - South Puget Sound, Wash. the Association of Defense Communities for the Great American Defense Community Award," said Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, 96th Test Wing commander. The Great American Defense Communities program acknowl- edges the unique contributions cities, counties and regions that host military installations make to improve quality of life for service members, veterans and their fami- lies. According to the ADC, the communities recognized were selected by a panel of defense community advocates and experts from dozens of nominees based on the broad range of efforts they carry out on behalf of military per- # # # # # # Page 4 E # g l i n F # l y e r Friday, March 11, 2016 Responses tested in recent mass casualty exercise

Base first responders conducted rescue operations dur- ing a mass casualty exercise Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base. Base medical emergency personnel, firefighters and defenders practiced rescue and safety skills during the simulated two-vehicle accident that caused 19 injuries and one death. U.S. Air Force photos Ilka Cole

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New cover set for space radar by sara Francis point. It is one of a few different Team Eglin Public Affairs layers used to protect the radar The 20th Space Control equipment." Squadron began a four-month- The length of project's duration long renovation project to replace directly relates to the size of the the protective cover on the site's undertaking. The cover is made up radar on Eglin's site C-6 March 1. of three parts with a combined The Teflon-like radar cover weight of over 26,000 pounds. needs 10 stories replaced on one More than 60 contractors will side and seven stories on an oppos- remove the old cover by slicing the ing side. Due to the location of the old one into layers, clean and radar, the construction repair the radar's surface, will not affect any activity and eventually place the on Eglin, but any air traf- new cover on. fic near the site will cer- While this project may tainly notice that major only be noticeable from upgrades are underway. the air, there will be plenty The squadron's com- to see for anyone flying mander, Lt. Col. Mafwa overhead. Kuvibidila, described the "They may see people project as a necessity to protect the rappelling off of the face as they radar equipment and the people make necessary repairs or clean inside from the elements. accordingly," said the commander. "The cover that surrounds both After the project is complete, sides of the radar face has a lifes- the equipment will continue its pan of about 10-15 years depend- Strategic Command ing on weather conditions." said mission of tracking and identifying Kuvibidila. "It is at the 14-year over 23,000 objects in space. benefits. windows “Transitioning to a single oper- From page 1 ating system across the department nents, including the DoD Chief will improve our cybersecurity Information Office, National posture by establishing a common Security Agency and Defense baseline,” the CIO said, adding that Information Systems Agency. deploying Windows 10 also will The deputy secretary directed help lower the cost of DoD IT. U.S. Cyber Command, through Pass the Hash U.S. Strategic Command, and in DoD will transition more than 3 consultation with the CJCS and million Windows-based desktops, DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen, to lead laptops and tablets to Windows 10, the directive’s implementation. a cross-platform release that does “Because cyber technology and not include mobile phones, David threats evolve rapidly, we recog- Cotton, deputy CIO for informa- nize a critical need for accelerated tion enterprise said. acquisition and deployment of new New security features in tools and capabilities,” said Navy Windows 10 will help the depart- Adm. Mike Rogers, Cybercom’s ment enable faster software patch- commander. “The rapid deploy- ing, he said, and counter a major ment of the Windows 10 Secure cyber-intrusion technique called Host Baseline throughout the DOD “pass the hash.” will be a demonstration of such In this hack, an attacker access- agility.” es a remote server by using a stored Halvorsen said the DoD-wide hash, or a one-way transformation, shift to a single operating system is of a user’s password rather than the unprecedented and offers several standard plain-text password. # # # # # # Page 6 E # g l i n F # l y e r Friday, March 11, 2016 Business: 2-Day Session Begins: Tue., March 22 Instruction by an SBA represen- Banquet to honor Williamses 8 a.m., Career Technical tative. 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his disaster-stricken neighbors. fixtures.” lines that had left a tall geyser of governments and the media. viral But that meant first having to Thoner spent a short time leaking water. Before Thoner knew it, he from page 1 work out a no-notice day of driving through the neighbor- His volunteerism did not go was telling his story on a news Squadron cyber systems super- leave from his civil service job hood to assess the overall situa- unnoticed, however. Not by a broadcast throughout the intendent, recalled the anxious as a project manager for the 53rd tion. long shot. Emerald Coast region. moments as the Feb. 24, 2016, Computer Systems Squadron at “I was really just trying to John Ransom, a nephew of Thoner downplayed the twister approached while his Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. look around in hopes of finding Mike and Patricia, posted a attention and his motivations for family hunkered down inside Once that was approved, the greatest areas of need,” he photo on Facebook of Thoner as responding as he did in the wake their closets. He occasionally Thoner jumped back in his truck said. he labored in their front yard. of the disaster. peered out to catch local storm and drove back toward the hard- After checking on numerous “This man is a saint,” the post “I may have been one of the position updates on his living est-hit neighborhoods and was displaced homeowners, he even- read. “I truly believe Tim's deeds first to respond there, but I defi- room TV. pleased to find a newly opened tually settled on the decimated have brought hope and happi- nitely wasn’t the only one,” he “Right after I heard a report route to the ground-zero loca- home of residents he could only ness to thousands, highlighting said. “I feel like (the coverage) that the tornado had crossed I- tion. Arriving to the site of the recall were named Mike and the strength of community and was a little out of proportion, 10, I got a call from a friend … tornado-blasted remnants of the Patricia. the resounding good nature of because a lot of people were about an apartment building that apartment complex, the Airman For the remainder of the day, humanity in times of tragedy.” doing much more. Having been had completely collapsed and I was awestruck. he helped them gain access to That post, went viral notching through this myself, it definitely knew exactly where he was talk- “I could not believe it. I was their heavily damaged home’s more than 15,000 likes and puts it all in a different perspec- ing about,” Thoner said. “So completely amazed when I heard remaining belongings, clearing 6,600 shares. It gained the atten- tive.” another friend of mine and I the reports that no one was killed thousands of pounds of storm tion of military bloggers, local jumped in my truck and drove there,” Thoner said. “There were debris – large tree limbs, blown- over that way to see if we could so many homes with roofs blown away roof remnants, privacy off and walls gone, and I’d heard fence sections, and much more. Immanuel Anglican Church help.” Sunday Morning Worship Services with Holy Communion As they neared the stricken that many of the survivors were Thoner even made a special found (by first responders) liter- trip to a hardware store, using 7:45am and 10:00am area, they saw countless trees 10:00am Nursery and Sunday School (6wks-12yrs) and utility lines down in residen- ally laying down, holding onto his own money to buy plumbing bathroom and other plumbing parts and replace broken water HOLY WEEK tial areas. Both men proceeded Palm Sunday, March 20 ~ 7:45am and 10am Worship until they approached the hard- Maundy Thursday, March 24 ~ Footwashing Service, 7pm est-hit area, where they met with Good Friday, March 25 ~ Good Friday Service, Noon a virtual cordon of first respon- Easter Sunday, March 27 ~ Sunrise Service, 5:30am der vehicles and soon realized ~ Easter Worship, 10am further access would be impossi- “POinTinG THE WaY TO JESuS” ble. www.iacdestin.org • 250 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin • 850-837-6324 A short time later, Thoner spotted a city transit bus that appeared to be shuttling dozens of people to a Methodist church being used as a shelter with an adjacent American Red Cross center. Realizing it was his best opportunity to assist nearest the disaster scene, he joined other volunteers until 3 a.m. the next morning. “I found out there were about 25 people from that destroyed apartment complex sheltering inside, so I just basically set up military field cots and distrib- uted food and water for the vic- tims there.” After just three hours of sleep, Thoner woke up feeling even more determined to help # # # # # # Page 8 E # g l i n F # l y e r Friday, March 11, 2016 Fly, fight and win Air Force week in photos

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Johnis, the 374th Operations Support Squadron’s survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations NCO in charge, jumps out of a C-130 Hercules while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2. During the high-alti- Wheelchair racing participants prepare to race during the 2016 Air Force Trials at tude, low-opening airdrop, Johnis jumped from 10,000 feet in the air and para- , March 1. The Air Force Trials are an adaptive sports event chuted to the base. designed to promote the mental and physical well-being of seriously wounded, ill U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka and injured military members and veterans. More than 100 service men and women from around the country competed for a spot on the Air Force team for the 2016 Warrior Games, which will take place in June at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry

Overhead view of a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A multirole tanker connecting with a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 418th Flight Test Squadron at , Feb. 10. U.S. Air Force photo/Christian Turner

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at , S.D., takes off on the first day of Red Flag 16-2 Feb. 29, at Nellis AFB. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Keven Tanenbaum