# # # # # # Eglin# Flyer# (850) 678-1080 # # [email protected] The hometown paper for Eglin Air Force Base 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 Wing 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 33rd Fighter Wing, 53rd munitions instead of simulated spring of this year, but innova- Wing and 96th Test Wing. 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 group 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. 53rd Wing 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. 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