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For example, if your taxable income is $50,000 in 2018, you will the tax code will impact your income and taxes throughout the remainder pay 10% on the first $9,525 ($952.50), 12% on the next $29,175 ($3,501), of this year and are likely to impact the amount of your refund when you and 22% on the remaining $11,300 ($2,486). Your total tax burden will be file your 2018 tax return. Properly adjusting to the new tax code is essen- $6,939.50. You are not taxed at the 22% rate on the entire $50,000. tial to ensure that you get the most out of your money this year. Changes were also made to the Standard Deduction. Standard Deduc- Based on your annual income, you are subject to a defined tax rate. tion allows you to deduct a portion of your total income, which reduces The new tax brackets reduce the tax burden for most service members. the amount that is ultimately taxed.The lower your income, the less tax As shown in the charts below, the new tax rates for most service members you will pay. A higher Standard Deduction, in addition to reduced tax fall from 15-12 percent, 25-22 percent, or 28-24 percent. The Internal Rev- rates, means you will get to keep more of the money you earn. However, enue Service takes a little money out of each paycheck to cover your tax this increase in the standard deduction coincides with the elimination of burden over the course of the year. The reduction of the tax rates means the personal and dependent exemptions that less money will be taken out of each paycheck. When you hear people saying, “Americans will have more money in their pockets,” this is what Standard Deduction Single Married they are referring to. Tax Year 2018 $12,000 $24,000 Tax Year 2017 $6,350 $12,700 Service members with children will benefit from the Child Tax Credit, which doubled under the latest tax law from $1,000 to $2,000. The re- fundable portion of that credit is increased to $1,400. See the chart below for the new income limits. There is also a $500 credit available for depen- dent children and adults over the age of 17. Single Married Tax Year 2018 $200,000 $400,000 Tax Year 2017 $75,000 $110,000 Another important deduction for service members is moving expenses. This deduction was eliminated for most Americans, but not for service members. Moving expenses reimbursed by the military will not need to be reported as income, and expenses not reimbursed by the military will be \ -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]. 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An ADM performs as the sniper and spotter on a two-person team. They must protect flightlines, act as over-watch, and render special weapons and tactics duties for other Security Forces op- erations, such as Emergency Services Teams. “Tillis hit the ground running as soon as he in-processed to MacDill,” said Tech. Sgt. James Terry, 6th SFS Flight Sergeant. “He was deter- mined to be part of the Emergency Services Team as soon as he completed his career development courses, of which he earned a 90 percent on.” To become part of the EST, an additional duty 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ(ZOSL`7LYK\L for SFS troops, Tillis had to pass rigorous physi- <:(PY-VYJL(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ+HTVU;PSSPZHULU[Y`JVU[YVSSLY^P[O[OL[O:LJ\YP[`-VYJLZ cal and mental tests to prove himself out of his :X\HKYVUWYV]PKLZV]LY^H[JOK\YPUN;HTWH)H`(PY-LZ[H[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL4H` 400-member squadron. Once earning his role (SVUN^P[OILPUNHULU[Y`JVU[YVSSLY;PSSPZPZHTLTILYVM[OL,TLYNLUJ`:LY]PJLZ;LHTHUK on the 11-member EST, he pushed himself even YLJLU[S`NYHK\H[LKMYVT[OLKH`(K]HUJLK+LZPNUH[LK4HYRZTHU*V\YZLPU-VY[)SPZZ,S7HZV further by applying for the Advanced Designat- ;L_HZ ed Marksmanship course in Fort Bliss, El Paso, about a month to prepare.” “Tillis is a great asset to the team; the skills he Texas. Tillis is one of only three ADM’s on MacDill’s brings from the ADM course is vital to our suc- “I found out that I was going to ADM in Febru- EST; he is the Airman the team relies on for ex- cess,” said Tech. Sgt. Trevor Griffith, 6th SFS/ ary and left in April,” said Tillis. “That gave me pert special weapons and tactics actions. See SHOOT, Page 13 4HJ+PSSMSPLZJSHZZYVVTMVY96;*<:(-(JHKL[Z I`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ:JV[[>HYULY UI"JS.PCJMJUZ8JOH1VCMJD"GGBJST Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and U.S. Air Force Academy cadets flew aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operations Air Force, June 14 at MacDill Air Force Base. For the first time during Operations AF, Team MacDill enabled cadets to experience a flying classroom to gain leadership lessons while over 35,000 feet above ground. Operations AF is a development program hosted by more than 60 AF bases around the world. It provides cadets from all over the nation an opportunity to shadow military members and receive mentorship. Three groups of cadets will experience Operations AF at MacDill over the sum- mer. “This is a great opportunity to give these cadets a firsthand experience of what it is like to be in the Air Force,” said Capt. Christopher Flaute, the 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ:JV[[>HYULY MacDill Operations AF director assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squad- <:(PY-VYJL(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ+LQHOUH`-VY[HIVVTVWLYH[VYHZZPNULK ron. “It is also an innovative opportunity to cultivate an educational envi- [V[OL Z[(PY9LM\LSPUN:X\HKYVUIYPLMZ9LZLY]L6MMPJLY;YHPUPUN*VYWZ ronment conducive to inspiring these future leaders while answering any 96;*JHKL[ZVU^OH[[VL_WLJ[K\YPUNH2*:[YH[V[HURLYHPYJYHM[ questions they may have.” YLM\LSPUNMSPNO[H[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL1\UL;OL96;*JHKL[Z At MacDill the cadets had the unique opportunity to not only see the VIZLY]LK OV^ H IVVT VWLYH[VY ^VYRZ HUK L_WLYPLUJLK [OL IVVT See CLASSROOM, Page 14 VWLYH[VYWVKK\YPUNHYLM\LSPUNTPZZPVU MACDILL THUNDERBOLT Thursday, June 21, 2018 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM 3 WEEK IN PHOTOS 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ*HSLI5\ULa <:(PY-VYJL*VS(WYPS=VNLSJVTTHUKLYVM[OL[O(PY4VIPSP[`>PUNZWLHRZK\YPUNOLYMPUHSJVTTHUKLY»ZJHSSH[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL1\UL =VNLSZWVRL^P[O;LHT4HJ+PSSHIV\[[OL\WJVTPUNJOHUNLZPUJVTTHUKHZZOLWYLWHYLZ[VYLSPUX\PZOJVTTHUK1\UL 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ(ZOSL`7LYK\L <: (PY -VYJL *VS 7H[YPJR 4PSSLY JVTTHUKLY VM [OL [O 4PZZPVU 7OV[VI`(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ:JV[[>HYULY :\WWVY[.YV\WWHZZLZ[OLN\PKLVU[V4HQ2PTILYS`3PJO[L[OL[O <:(PY-VYJL(PYTHUZ[*SHZZ5PJOVSHZ4J5LLS`HUPUZ[HSSH[PVULU[Y` -VYJL:\WWVY[:X\HKYVUPUJVTPUNJVTTHUKLYK\YPUNHJOHUNLVM JVU[YVSSLYHZZPNULK[V[OL[O:LJ\YP[`-VYJLZ:X\HKYVU:-:^H[JOLZ JVTTHUKJLYLTVU`H[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL1\UL;OPZ[`WL V]LY)H`ZOVYL.H[LH[4HJ+PSS(PY-VYJL)HZL1\UL;OL[O:-:ZJHUZ VM JLYLTVU` KH[LZ IHJR [V [OL [O JLU[\Y` HUK YLWYLZLU[Z [OL HWWYV_PTH[LS` HWWYV]LK JVTTVU HJJLZZ JHYKZ HUK ]PZP[H[PVU HZZ\TW[PVUVMYLZWVUZPIPSP[`HUK[Y\Z[VM[OL\UP[I`[OLPUKP]PK\HS WHWLYZLHJOKH`HZ4HJ+PSS»ZMPYZ[SPULVMKLMLUZL HZZ\TPUNJVTTHUK 4 WWW.MACDILLTHUNDERBOLT.COM Thursday, June 21, 2018 MACDILL THUNDERBOLT NEWS/FEATURES º>L*HYL.\PKL»UV^H]HPSHISLMVYHSS(PYTLU [O(PY4VIPSP[`>PUN7\ISPJ(MMHPYZ Air Mobility Command launched a new online resource called the “We Care Guide” that connects Airmen to a list of resources that can meet their needs.
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