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NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 1 FREE | WWW.NORTHERNSENTRY.COM | VOL. 56 • ISSUE 39 | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 Team Minot hosts Military Retiree Appreciation day at MAFB U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO | SENIOR AIRMAN LEILANI BOSTER 2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 NORTHERN SENTRY Air Force hosts EFMP summit for exceptional family members RICHARD SALOMON | AIR FORCE’S PERSONNEL CENTER JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- eing the parent of a child with asthma, cancer, autism or any Bother life-threatening or chronic condition is often a diffi cult journey that requires patience and sacrifi ce. Fortunately, thousands of active-duty members have found support through the Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program, which allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat family members with special needs. In an eff ort to communicate directly with Airmen and families, the Air Force hosted an EFMP summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 28-29 to address concerns, help identify solutions and share resources for exceptional family members from each major command. The summit was also broadcast live on the EFMP- Assignments Facebook page. An Exceptional Family Member is a family member The Air Force hosted an Exceptional Family Member Program summit Aug. 28-29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. EFMP allows Airmen to pro- enrolled in the Defense ceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat special needs family members. Enrollment Eligibility Reporting U.S. AIR FORCE COURTESY PHOTO System who has a diagnosed physical, in EFMP. Special assists with school-related event and look for additional intellectual, needs coordinators at issues, fi nance questions, crisis opportunities to improve the or emotional- THE AIR FORCE EXCEPTIONAL base medical treatment situations, and provides outreach program going forward. As psychological FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM, WHICH facilities screen family and educational briefi ngs to a result of the 2017 event, condition that members so service installation leadership and the more than 40 full-time EFMP requires ongoing ALLOWS AIRMEN TO PROCEED TO members can obtain the community. Lastly, family employees were added Air specialized medical ASSIGNMENT LOCATIONS WHERE necessary assignment support personnel help connect Force-wide, processes were or educational limitation code, “Q,” families with each part of the improved for the more timely services. SUITABLE MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL which identifi es them as EFMP. transfer of military health “Our EFMP having a family member “EFMP combines the expertise records and training was added professionals AND OTHER RESOURCES ARE with special needs. of the assignments, medical and for customers using TRICARE communicated AVAILABLE TO TREAT FAMILY The family support family support professionals,” Online. directly with component provides Schuler said. “All three “There was a lot of good families to answer MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. referral information, components work together to information sharing this year,” questions and support services, respite eff ectively care for the concerns Schuler said, “so we have some create awareness care and relocation of special needs families.” positive things to build on for of the network of EFMP components that work services, as well as contacts One of the summit’s goals the coming months and the next resources available to them,” collectively for Airmen and their with government resources was to gauge the impact of summit.” said Kimberly Schuler, AFPC’s families. and civilian agencies. The recommendations from last policy chief for Humanitarian, The assignment component family support function also year’s EFMP rapid improvement Continued on page 11 EFMP and Expedited Transfers ensures adequate special needs assignments. “The Air Force care is available at the Airman’s continues to listen to feedback projected accompanied location. from EFMP families so it can It also reassigns Airmen and evolve the program to meet their families if care cannot be present and future needs.” provided for a new diagnosis The summit included through the medical treatment discussions on legal assistance, facility, the supporting TRICARE TRICARE, respite care, network or a combination thereof. resources for adults/caregivers, The medical component special needs initiatives, as well oversees medical clearances as new information on the three and enrolls the service member NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 3 CONTACTUS We’re getting Beth Duchsherer Manager | Advertising Director [email protected] or [email protected] MINOT AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS Personal Chief of Public Affairs with you! Maj. Natassia Cherne Public Affairs Offi cer Let everyone Lt. Danielle Lucero at the Lt. Gabriel Cushing Superintendent Minot AFB Master Sgt. Jeremy Larlee Civic Outreach and surrounding Mr. Gregory Boster areas know Staff Photojournalists your news! Tech. Sgt. Jarad Denton “Memphis Belle” exhibit Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Chavez Staff Sgt. Benjamin Smith The opens at National Staff Sgt. Michael Kantack Staff Sgt. Steven Adkins Northern Museum of the USAF Senior Airman Jessica Weissman Senior Airman Jonathan McElderry J.M. EDDINS JR. | AIRMAN MAGAZINE Senior Airman Ashley Boster Sentry Senior Airman Alyssa Akers FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. bomber trapping the crew in a death The crew of the Boeing B-17 (AFNS) -- spiral culminating in a fi ery crash. “Memphis Belle” is pictured at Airman 1st Class Dillon Audit would like to hrough the cockpit A moment later, Quinlan reported an air base in England after com- windscreen, Capt. Robert that the fi re in the tail had gone out. pleting 25 missions over enemy share what’s Morgan saw fl ashes of The “Memphis Belle” and its crew territory. The crew, left to right: COMMANDERS light from the wings and would survive the mission; the crew’s Tech. Sgt. Harold P. Loch, Staff 5th Bomb Wing Commander: T Sgt. Cecil H. Scott, Tech. Sgt. engine cowling of a German Focke- eighth and the bomber’s ninth. important news Robert J. Hanson, Capt. James Col. Bradley Cochran Wulf Fw 190 at his 12 o’clock and They would have to survive 17 5th Bomb Wing Vice Commander: closing at an incredible rate. Each more missions to complete the A. Verinis, Capt. Robert K. Mor- to you. gan, Capt. Charles B. Leighton, Col. Sloan Hollis wink of light from the fi ghter’s wing required 25 to rotate home. All would Staff Sgt. John P. Quinlan, Staff root meant another 20mm cannon be fl own during a period of World Sgt. Casimer A. Nastal, Capt. 91st Missile Wing Commander: shell was heading directly at his War II when the Luftwaff e was at the Vincent B. Evans and Staff Sgt. Col. Glenn Harris Call B-17F Flying Fortress at over 2,300 height of its destructive powers. Clarence B. Winchell. 91st Missile Wing Vice Commander: feet per second. Against all odds, the “Memphis Col. Craig Ramsey 701.839.0946 Having no room to dive in the Belle” crew fl ew those missions, their U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES PHOTO crowded formation of B-17 bombers last to once again bomb the U-boat NEWSSUBMISSIONS or email of the 91st Bomb Group, he pitched pens at Lorient on May 17, 1943, fi rst Americans to take the fi ght Northern Sentry Offi ce up. The Luftwaff e fi ghter’s shells before returning safely to England for to the Nazis in WWII, when [email protected] impacted the tail of the aircraft the fi nal time. Bottles of Champagne they unveil for public display the [email protected] | 701.839.0946 instead of coming straight through the were uncorked and radio operator largely restored B-17F, Serial No. for more info! windscreen. Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Hanson collapsed 41-24485, “Memphis Belle” as Over the intercom Morgan heard onto the fl ightline and kissed the part of a three-day celebration, MAFB Public Affairs Offi ce his tail gunner, Sgt. John Quinlan, ground. May 17-19, 2018. [email protected] yelling that the aircraft’s tail was shot For the “Belle” itself, it was only According to the museum 701.723.6212 • Engagements to pieces and what was left was in curator in charge of fl ames. “HOW DOES ONE CLIMB the “Memphis Belle” It was January 23, 1943. Morgan exhibit, Jeff Duford, the MAIL&FAX • Weddings and his nine crewmen aboard the INSIDE OF THIS AIRCRAFT weekend will include 315 South Main Street, Suite 202 “Memphis Belle” had just fought their more than 160 WWII PO Box 2183 way through a swarm of Luftwaff e KNOWING THAT THEY ARE re-enactors showcasing Minot, ND 58701 | 701.839.1867 • Babies fi ghters, dropped their bombs on a PROBABLY NOT GOING TO their memorabilia, Nazi submarine base in the coastal WWII-era music and city of Lorient in occupied France and COME HOME? AND THEY vehicles, static displays VIEWONLINE • Anniversaries were fi ghting to survive the return DON’T DO THAT ONE TIME; of other B-17s, fl yovers www.northernsentry.com trip to the Eighth Air Force base in of WWII-era aircraft • Birthday Ads Bassingbourn, England. Morgan TWO TIMES; THREE TIMES; and presentations www.minot.af.mil began calculating if the crew should of rare archival FACEBOOK • Obituaries bail out and become prisoners of war 10 TIMES – THEY HAVE TO fi lm footage. The before the tail tore completely off the DO IT 25 TIMES,” “Memphis Belle” will Minot Air Force Base - Northern be the centerpiece of Sentry. The Northern Sentry is pub- -JEFF DUFORD an exhibit documenting lished by BAG, LLC., a private fi rm the strategic bombing operating independently of the U.S. mission 24 and the plane had to fl y campaign over Europe. Air Force. Contents of the Northern once more with an alternate crew on “The ‘Memphis Belle’ is an Sentry are not necessarily the offi cial May 19.