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7OV[VI`:[HMM:N[>PPSSPHT6IYPLU Z[3[7H\S The KC-135 Stratotanker has fueled missions around the globe for more than 60 years. Its long track record is a direct reflection of the tremendous work aircraft maintainers put into the jets, especially MacDill’s 6th Main- tenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, who push their pedal to the metal anytime a part requires fixing. “Our main mission is to enable successful sorties by generating aircraft parts, ultimately maintaining our full spectrum readiness,” said 2nd Lt. Danilo Navo, the Fabrication Flight commander. “Our team encounters new repairs that force changes in direction and orders, but they all adapt and constantly find ways to make sure the job gets done.” 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ4HYPL[[L(KHTZ Maintaining aging aircraft can be challenging, as some parts are no lon- (PYTLUMYVT[OLMHIYPJH[PVUMSPNO[HZZPNULK[V[OL [OHUK [O4HPU[L ger commercially produced and the Fabrication Flight must collaborate UHUJL:X\HKYVUMHIYPJH[LWHY[Z4HYJO H[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL and innovate to construct parts. :[Y\J[\YHSTHPU[LUHUJL(PYTLUHYLYLZWVUZPISLMVYMHIYPJH[PUNWHY[ZHUK “We all need each other in order to complete a task and make sure oper- YLWHPYPUNHPYJYHM[[VRLLW[OL2* :[YH[V[HURLYTPZZPVUYLHK` ations are done correctly,” said Staff Sgt. Kurtis Geiger, a 6th MXS aircraft structural maintenance craftsman. “Everything revolves in a circle – sheet “The metal sits in the oven at the maximum temperature for 30 min- metals technicians hand over parts to metals technicians who follow their utes to loosen the grain before being placed in a separate oven for 24 to 72 technical order before sending to nondestructive inspection to make sure hours” said Flanagan. “On our side we handle breaking the metal down the piece is good for use on an aircraft.” and then crafting it to match the technical order for the specific part.” To display the teamwork necessary, Geiger and Staff Sgt. Andrew Flana- When completed, Flanagan hauls the piece over to nondestructive in- gan, a 6th MXS aircraft metals technician, walked through the Fabrication spection where Tech. Sgt. Stanley Mays, a nondestructive inspection crafts- Flight process. man, conducts tests to ensure the part is compositionally sound and safe Sheet metals technicians, like Geiger, kick off operations by receiving for use on a KC-135. technical orders for KC-135 repairs. Geiger analyzes his technical order “With the resources we have here, from X-rays to currents tests, we are and pulls a thin, malleable sheet from their collection. The sheet is then the final stop on a part’s journey to an aircraft,” said Mays. “If anything is cut to the specific measurements and handed off to a metals technician like wrong with the part, it’s flagged and sent back to the workshop to either Flanagan to be heat treated in a large oven. correct the issue, or start the operations all over again.” See FAB, Page 11 -VYPUMVYTH[PVUHIV\[IHZLVWLYH[PVUZK\YPUNLTLYNLUJPLZVYUH[\YHSKPZHZ[LYZJHSS[OL:[YHPNO[;HSR3PULH[ COMMANDER’S ACTION LINE 4HJ+PSSVU[OL^LI Website: www.macdill.af.mil The Action Line provides two-way communication between the Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 6th Air Mobility Wing commander and the MacDill community. Per- sonnel may submit questions, concerns or comments via email to MacDillAirForceBase [email protected] or Facebook @6thAirMobilityWing- Instagram: macdill_afb CommandTeam Twitter: @macdill_afb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·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´$VVRFLDWHG3UHVV6W\OHERRN DUHQRWQHFHVVDULO\WKHRIILFLDOYLHZVRIRUHQGRUVHGE\WKH SK\VLFDOKDQGLFDSSROLWLFDODIILOLDWLRQRUDQ\RWKHUQRQPHULW DQG/LEHO0DQXDOµDQG$LU)RUFH,QVWUXFWLRQ 2 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT NEWS/FEATURES (PY-VYJLWYV]LZTL[[SLH[MPYZ[ PU[LYZLY]PJL(SWOH>HYYPVYIH[[SL I`(UNLSPUH*HZHYLa "'*.4$1VCMJD"GGBJST SELMA, Texas (AFNS)—A team of six Air Force men and women bested the Army and Navy to capture the first-ever Inter-Service Alpha Warrior Final Battle held at Retama Park on the outskirts of San Antonio Nov. 17. Capt. Mark Bishop of Air Mobility Command, Capt. Noah Palicia of Pacific Air Forces, Capt. Jennifer Wendland of Air Force Global Strike Command, 1st Lt. Stephanie Frye of PACAF, 1st Lt. John Novotny of AMC, and Senior Airman Stephanie Williams of U.S. Air Forces in Europe completed the course in 2:17:33 to win the championship, a 110-lb trophy and armed forces bragging rights for the next year. Fashioned after the popular American Ninja Warrior TV competitions, 7OV[VI`:HYH`\[O7PU[OVUN Alpha Warrior tested the competitors’ strength, coordination and endur- ;OLMPYZ[0U[LY:LY]PJL(SWOH>HYYPVY)H[[SL[VVRWSHJL5V] H[[OL ance through more than 20 obstacles. (SWOH >HYYPVY 7YV]PUN .YV\UKZ 9L[HTH 7HYR PU :LSTH ;L_HZ ;OL (PY The two-day event featured Air Force finals on Nov. 16 and the inter- -VYJL[VVROVTL[OL[P[SLPU[LYZLY]PJLJOHTWPVUZ^P[OH[LHTMPUPZO[PTL service finals the next day. Air Force Installation and Mission Support VM! ! Center and the Air Force Services Activity hosted the event. In kicking off the finals Nov. 17, Maj. Gen. Brad Spacy, AFIMSC com- teammates are going to get them through it. In the end, someone will be mander, talked about how teammates would pull each other through. the winner, but they’re all going to win together,” he said. “These young Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen are going to push through It wasn’t too surprising the previous day’s Air Force Final Battle first this course and they’re going to get to a point somewhere where they place male and female athletes, Palicia from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and think they can’t make it, and they’re going to get through it and their See ALPHA WARRIOR Page 11 4HJ+PSSYLTLTILYZ[OL*\IHU4PZZPSL*YPZPZ 4HJ+PSS(-)/PZ[VY`6MMPJL Joint Chiefs tasked the U.S. Air Force and Navy’s tactical reconnaissance crews to use their fast-moving, low-flying aircraft to penetrate Cuban air- On Oct. 14, 1962, Maj. Richard “Steve” Heyser, reconnaissance aircraft space and capture photographs of progress at the missile sites. The 363rd pilot, had just completed an arduous mission over Cuban airspace and Tactical Reconnaissance Wing deployed two RF-101C Voodoo squadrons returned his U-2 Dragon Lady to McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Flor- to MacDill AFB, which executed 83 low-level reconnaissance missions ida. Aboard was proof that the Soviet Union deployed nuclear missiles under Operation BLUE MOON. At MacDill, Airmen established a recon- to Cuba, capable of targeting all of the southeastern U.S., including the naissance center, vastly expanded the base photo lab and initiated an air nation’s capital. As the Cuban Missile Crisis escalated over the next 13 bridge shuttling film via RB-66s from MacDill directly to Washington days, President John F. Kennedy was in dire need of timely photographic D.C. intelligence in his effort to prevent the Cold War from turning red hot. The crisis reached its peak on Oct. 27 when a Soviet missile downed Airmen in Central Florida delivered. Anderson’s U-2 as he returned to Orlando. Col. Wayne Whitten (USMC The Air Force quickly established a U-2 operating location for the ret.), then a student at the University of Florida in Gainesville was him- 4080th Strategic Wing at McCoy. There, Maj. Rudolph Anderson Jr. and self swept up in concern as many Floridians were, being so close to the nine other pilots joined Heyser in flying a total of 82 U-2 missions over crisis. From his own career as a military reconnaissance pilot, he re- Cuba under Operation BRASS KNOB. From the upper reaches of the at- mained sensitive to the importance of the local reconnaissance effort, mosphere, Air Force U-2 crews detected more medium and intermediate- and of Anderson’s sacrifice in particular. Col. Whitten devoted himself to range ballistic missiles guarded by another network of advanced Surface- dispelling “recent conspiracy theories and personal accounts” to the con- to-Air Missile (SAM) sites. trary. Anderson was posthumously awarded the first Air Force Cross for For seven days, President Kennedy mulled his options in secret. Al- his brave effort over six missions to end the Crisis, and remains today its though his advisors pressed for preemptive airstrikes and invasion, Ken- only combat casualty. nedy pursued diplomacy. On October 22, he informed the nation, estab- Air Force RF-101 crews continued to fly missions from Tampa until lished a naval quarantine around Cuba and demanded the Soviet Union Nov. 15, and U-2 crews from Orlando, until Dec. 6, when the president remove its missiles immediately. was informed that the Soviet Union had removed its missiles from Cuba. While dispatching fighter, bomber and air defense units to MacDill and Unquestionably, Airmen in central Florida played a key role in resolving McCoy, the U.S. expanded the reconnaissance mission to MacDill. The the highest stakes crisis in modern history. MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 3 WEEK IN PHOTOS 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ:JV[[>HYULY <:(PY-VYJL(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ2LUU`*HYYH [O*P]PS,UNPULLY:X\HKYVU*,:MPYLMPNO[LYWYHJ[PJLZ\ZPUNHMPYLOVZLH[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL5V] *HYYHSVUN^P[O[OYLLV[OLY [O*,:(PYTLUWHY[PJPWH[LKPUHI\URLYKYPSSHUKSHKKLYJSPTIPUNL_LYJPZLK\YPUN[YHPUPUN 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ9`HU*.YVZZRSHN 7OV[VI`:LUPVY(PYTHU/LH[OLY-LQLYHUN <: (PY -VYJL (PYTHU Z[ *SHZZ *H`SVY 1VULZ H [O (PYJYHM[ 4HPU[LUHUJL <:(PY-VYJL(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ9HJOHLS7\NOH [O6WLYH[PVUZ:\W :X\HKYVUJVTT\UPJH[PVUZHUKUH]PNH[PVUHWWYLU[PJLWYLWHYLZ[VJSVZLH WVY[:X\HKYVUHPYJYL^MSPNO[LX\PWTLU[[LJOUPJPHUPUZWLJ[ZLX\PW JV^SPUNVUH2* :[YH[V[HURLYHPYJYHM[H[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL5V] TLU[VUH2* :[YH[V[HURLYH[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL5V] 7\NO ;OLZLHPYJYHM[HYLJSLHULKHUKPUZWLJ[LKYLN\SHYS`LUZ\YPUN[OL [O(PY4V WLYMVYTLKHKH`PUZWLJ[PVUI`JOLJRPUN[OL]VS[HNLVUMSPNO[LX\PW IPSP[`>PUN»ZHIPSP[`[VZ\WWVY[H[HTVTLU[ZUV[PJL TLU[PU[OL2* [VLUZ\YLLSLJ[YPJHSP[LTZYLTHPUJOHYNLK 4 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 5 6 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 7 1)*OHYSLZ[VUKPZWSH`Z M\SSZWLJ[Y\TYLHKPULZZ Z[VY`HUKWOV[VZI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ1VZO\H94H\UK +PJOU#BTF$IBSMFTUPO1VCMJD"GGBJST pproximately 600 Airmen from the 628th Air Base Wing, 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing Ateamed up for a total force rapid mobility exercise Nov. 13-17. The exercise focused on total force readiness, mobiliza- tion, base defense and quick-response airlift capabilities, according to Col. Rockie Wilson, 628th Mission Support Group commander and leader of one of the exercise’s sim- ulated air expeditionary groups. “Based upon today’s global climate, we have to be able to prepare, mobilize and deploy our forces on a large scale to respond anywhere in the world,” said Wilson. “Instead of deploying individually to support counterinsurgency op- erations as we have done for the past 15-20 years, this is a large scale, full-spectrum readiness response exercise.” To keep the training as realistic as possible, partici- pants from across JB Charleston received the equipment, weapons and specialty uniform items they would use in real-world situations. The simulated scenarios enabled se- nior base leaders and subject matter experts to ensure the readiness of JB Charleston’s quick response capabilities and analyze ways to maximize their effectiveness. “Practicing these types of plans is extremely important to make sure we are constantly trained and ready to go,” said Tech. Sgt. John Christopher, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron structural NCO in charge and exercise partici- pant. “It has also given us an opportunity to logistically (NYV\WVM(PYTLUWYLWHYLMVYHTVJRKLWSV`TLU[K\YPUNHUVWLYH[PVUHSYLHKPULZZL_LYJPZL5V]H[1VPU[)HZL*OHYSLZ[VU:* see how long it would take us to mobilize and gives us a chance see how our plans and processes can become more efficient. “As NCOs, the more knowledge we can pass down to our younger Airmen, the better prepared we will be as a fight- ing force for the future,” he added. Conducting exercises with the incorporation of the re- serve element helps ensure continuity between compo- nents. The result is an effective total force that is able de- liver mobility in a timely manner with minimal setbacks. “Being able to test and demonstrate our abilities as a total force is definitely a step in the right direction,” said Col. Steve Lanier, 315th Operations Group commander and exercise air expeditionary group commander. “This al- lowed us to sharpen our abilities and strengthen our confi- dence in order to complete any mission.” After the long week of planning and execution, the base and its leaders learned a lot about their force. Many units pulled 12-hour shifts in order to complete their missions. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished during the training,” said Wilson. “The fact that all three wings came together and performed at the level that they have is a ;OL(PY4VIPSP[`*VTTHUKWH[JOVU[OLZOV\SKLYVMHU(PYTHUK\YPUNHYLHKPULZZL_LYJPZL5V] (PYTHUZ[*SHZZ(UKYL^)YL^LY [O3VNPZ[PJZ9LHKPULZZ:X\HKYVUHWWYLU *HW[*OYPZ[VWOLY3VUN [O(PYSPM[>PUNVMMPJLYPUJOHYNLVMHJ win in and of itself. The Airmen in all three wings did a H[1VPU[)HZL*OHYSLZ[VU:*;VRLLW[OL[YHPUPUNHZYLHSPZ[PJHZWVZZPISLWHY[PJPWHU[ZMYVT [PJLPZZ\LZHU4 K\YPUNHUVWLYH[PVUHSYLHKPULZZL_LYJPZL5V]H[1VPU[ JLZZVYPLZSPZ[LUZ[VHYHKPV[YHUZTPZZPVUK\YPUNHYLHKPULZZL_LY great job executing the duties that they were tasked with HJYVZZ1)*OHYSLZ[VUYLJLP]LK[OLLX\PWTLU[^LHWVUZHUKZWLJPHS[`\UPMVYTP[LTZ[OL`^V\SK )HZL*OHYSLZ[VU:* JPZL5V] H[1VPU[)HZL*OHYSLZ[VU:* and I look forward to more opportunities like this in the \ZLPUYLHS^VYSKZP[\H[PVUZ;OLZPT\SH[LKZJLUHYPVZLUHISLKZLUPVYIHZLSLHKLYZHUKZ\IQLJ[ future.” TH[[LYL_WLY[Z[VLUZ\YL[OLYLHKPULZZVM1)*OHYSLZ[VU»ZX\PJRYLZWVUZLJHWHIPSP[PLZ 8 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 9 10 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT (37/(>(99069 -YVT7HNL Williams from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, came out on top again in the individual category. Palicia finished with the overall fastest time at 16:57.9. Williams finished at 24:03.2. “The competition was really tough but I’m really pumped that the Air Force is able to do this,” Palicia said. “It feels incredible to be part of the first inter-service battle.” He said the team walkthroughs and understanding proper technique really helped them complete the obstacles. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Bareng, who is no stranger to fitness programs, said the atmo- sphere motivated him. “I wasn’t only getting motivated by my teammates but actually had Air Force and Ar- my guys rooting me on,” he said. “It’s been one team-one fight mentality this whole time and it’s been inspiring to be alongside our sister services.” The finals provided an opportunity for friendly competition while building camarade- rie and esprit de corps among the competitors, said Army Sgt. Cameron Edwards. “The event was challenging,” Edwards said. “It was the first event that I’ve been around Navy and Air Force together. It was a very unique time together. We competed not only against -- but with -- each other through the end.” The program expanded from an Air Force-only event in 2017 to include Army and Navy competitors in its second season. “This event has been a year in the making,” said Col. Donna Turner, AFSVA command- er. “Airmen had to compete at the installation-level and regionals where the top two male and females were selected to compete in the Air Force Final Battle. The top six male and females moved on to our first inter-service battle. “We have a phenomenal partnership with Alpha Warrior, to be able to bring this type of training and tactical fitness to our armed forces,” she said. “This is the new way to train. This is functional fitness put into a complex environ- ment where Airmen have to think, as well as be fit and strong. We call it the revolution in fitness and this is the way of the future,” Spacy said. For more information about Air Force Alpha Warrior, visit https://www.afimsc.af.mil/ Units/Air-Force-Services-Activity/Air-Force-Alpha-Warrior/ and http://www.myairfor- celife.com/Fitness/alpha-warrior.aspx. -() -YVT7HNL Accuracy in fabrication is essential in getting aircraft back up flying. When the part has completed all processes and is cleared for use, it is installed onto the aircraft, restoring the jet as a ready and capable refueler. Fabrication flight Airmen gain a sense of accomplishment by witnessing their work come to fruition each time a KC-135 takes off. “Having combatant commands and other mission partners on base only adds to the importance of mission success,” said Geiger. “I take pride in the work of the flight, seeing the aircraft out there completing missions thanks to the maintenance here is an amazing feeling.” MacDill’s KC-135’s are on continuous, rotating deployments to provide mobility around the world and around the clock. With 24 KC-135s assigned to MacDill, maintaining these aircraft is vital to the warfighter. MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 11 4VYLJHKL[ZNL[JOHUJL[VMS` JUDGVVODWHGIRUSLORWWUDLQLQJ I`1LUUPMLY:WYHKSPU 64"JS'PSDF"DBEFNZ1VCMJD"GGBJST U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) —More than 530 U.S. Air Force Acad- emy cadets from the 2019 graduat- ing class have been matched to attend pilot training pend- ing final qualifica- tions and commis- sioning. This is a 26 percent increase over the 2018 class. 7OV[VI`:[HMM:N[*OHYSPL9P]LaaV “Airmanship is a large part of the 4VYL[OHU <:(PY-VYJL(JHKL Academy experi- T`JHKL[ZMYVT[OL NYHK\H[PUN ence, and a core part JSHZZOH]LILLUTH[JOLK[VH[[LUK of our identity as a WPSV[[YHPUPUNWLUKPUNMPUHSX\HSPMPJH service, and we are [PVUZHUKJVTTPZZPVUPUN proud as an institution to offer more flying opportunities to our cadets,” said Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, Air Force Acad- emy superintendent. See PILOTS, Page 13 12 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, November 29, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT 7036;: -YVT7HNL Cadets are exposed to academic, virtual and hands-on training at the ing closely with Air Education and Training Command to produce a Academy, with approximately 70 percent participating in gliding, soaring, percentage of advanced candidates capable of bypassing Initial Flight or powered flight programs at the Academy airfield. Training. Additionally, these candidates could move through a truncated “The Academy is uniquely situated to produce high quality candidates version of Undergraduate Pilot Training, further reducing the timeframe for pilot training,” said Lt. Col. William Hartman, 306th Flying Train- for getting new pilots into their specific airframes. ing Group deputy commander. “With the leadership growth from cadets The Academy is planning to add flight-related courses to the sopho- teaching other cadets, and running cadet airmanship squadrons, and the more and senior year to help mature pilot training candidates as well. mentorship from a broad range of military pilots in multiple fields.” “The Academy made the case that we could play a role in starting to The Academy is also focused on its part in solving the Air Force’s ongo- solve this critical Air Force issue,” Silveria said. “We will continue to work ing pilot shortage. with other major commands and Air Force leaders to do our part in solv- The Air Force Academy’s Operations and Analysis Directorate is work- ing this national defense challenge.” MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, November 29, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 13 COMMUNITY &7&/54 )ULGD\ Outdoor Recreation Christmas Craft Bazaar from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. This homemade crafts bazaar will be held in Bldg. 2017 by FamCamp. Come one, come all to see all the beautiful items you can purchase as gifts for you, your friends and loved ones. Just in time for Christmas. For more informa- tion call (813) 515-3704. 6XQGD\ Base Theater Free movie: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (PG). Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Movie starts at 2 p.m. Overflow parking available in the SOCOM parking garage. :HGQHVGD\ Trees for Troops Bldg 72 Parking Lot (Across 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ9`HU*.YVZZRSHN from the golf course). Everyone 7KDQNV JLYLQJ =VS\U[LLYZMYVT3HRL^VVK9HUJO-SHHUK [O(PY4VIPSP[`>PUNMPYZ[ZLYNLHU[ZWH\ZLMVYHWOV[VH[4HJ with base access is Invited to pick +PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL5V] ;OL]VS\U[LLYZKVUH[LKUVUWLYPZOHISLMVVKHUKNPM[JHYKZ[VW\[[VNL[OLY up a free, fresh-cut Christmas tree IV_LZMVY [O(4>(PYTLUHUKMHTPSPLZPUWYLWHYH[PVUMVY;OHURZNP]PUN courtesy of *FedEx and the Christ- mas Spirit Foundation 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (for active duty military/their families) 1-3 p.m. (everyone else). 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