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Building chemistry during CBRN exercise

By Senior Airman Anthony Nin Leclerec 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducted an active chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response training at Joint Base LangleyEustis, Virginia, March 29, 2018.

“The motivation to do this is that we’re constantly integrating with our on-base partners and response agencies,” said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Fredrick, 633rd CES NCO in charge of readiness emergency management. “We want to build these partnerships so when there is a real-world response it’s not the first time we’re meeting each other and we understand our response protocols.”

For this training, the 633rd CES Fire Department arrived on the scene and established incident command in response to a simulated chemical munition. While securing the scene, they called the 633rd CES explosive ordnance disposal, the 192nd Wing emergency management flight and the 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight.

While waiting for their mission partners to arrive on scene, firefighters set up a special zone to decontaminate the victims of the simulated blister agent. This allowed the

now decontaminated victims to receive medical attention.

When EOD arrives on the scene, their job is to set up a safe entry area as well as a way to decontaminate themselves within said area if they come in contact with the blister agent. The focus is getting to the ordnance item and taking the proper actions to make the zone safe from the ordnance.

“Operations like these are huge for EOD mission readiness, especially in the state or base side aspect of it,” said Staff Sgt. Richard Emery, 633rd CES EOD team leader. “It’s incredibly valuable to work

with our mission partners on the scene. We do a lot of in house training ourselves for these sort of things, but when you put them on a bigger scale like this, working with everybody adds a few more hiccups.”

According to Emery, the exercise gives mission partners the opportunity to coordinate with realtime response protocols and see where deficiencies in communication lie.

This makes them ready and more proficient while responding to a realworld scenario.

“After EOD has saved the ordnance, the emergency management and bioenvironmental engineering flights will go out and do what we call pre-

sumptive identification of the substance,” Fredrick said. “For the training, we just want to see that they can go through the procedures like using the detection equipment properly, do air monitoring, sampling and things like that.”

According to Fredrick, hazards must be identified accurately in order to give senior leaders situational awareness for proper decision making while mitigating the hazards on the scene.

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The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducted an active chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) response training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2018.

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Diversity and inclusion: keys to shifting a culture

By Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

Throughout U.S. military history, women have contributed to America’s combat missions from their veiled roles in the Revolutionary War to today’s dynamic roles with frontline troops. The month of March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month to honor the women who have served their country in the face of adversity and fought to better the lives of future female service members.

This year ’s theme, Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence, was celebrated with interactive tours, lectures and a discussion panel at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

A group of JBLE members were given the opportunity to tour the NASA Langley Research Center and observe researchers working at the

Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility, the Integrated Structural Assembly for Advanced Composites robotic platform, the landing and impact research facility and the inflatable space structures.

“Some of the key briefers were women, so it validated that we can fulfill those science, technology, engineering and math roles,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Monique Wright, 633rd Communications Squadron section chief client services support.

“These intelligent women are able to be successful in these fields, and it was impactful for us to actually gain insight and understand their roles.”

As the designated Women’s History Month action officer, Wright also assembled a discussion panel featuring Col. Erin Cluff, 633rd Mission Support Group commander, Col. Iris

Reedom, 633rd Inpatient Squadron commander, Chief Master Sgt. Shane Wagner, 633rd Air Base Wing command chief, and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alisha Hamel, U.S. Army Transportation Museum director, at Quesada Hall on Langley Air Force Base.

Panelists addressed the importance of diminishing real or perceived barriers that prohibit career or personal progress through diversity and inclusion.

“I think there is a notion that everything involving Women’s History Month is for women, and I’m trying to change that perspective,” Wright said. “I wanted the panel to convey that there is progress and I think having a male panelist brought a new perspective for us. It also showed that we really do want to focus on inclusivity for everyone.”

Featured panelist Hamel spoke of the value female service members bear when it comes to influencing and inspiring children in our local communities.

“When units go out into the community and a young girl sees a woman who is part of that unit, I think it can be a powerful image for them,”

3 Hamel said. “It shows them that the military is an option for them. I [enlisted] during a generation where women were still the secretaries and the nurse, but I can see with this generation we are shifting to where it makes no difference that your boss may be a female.”

The observance month came to a close with “Leading a Legacy,” featuring retired Lt. Col. Dr. Françoise B. Bonnell, U.S. Army Women’s Museum director. The event highlighted women’s permanent presence after World War II, rescinding gender-specific policies and the elimination of racial segregation and women’s inequality.

“I think everyone has a good story and if you’re able to tell your story then it reminds other people that they’re not alone,” Hamel said. “They can see that it happened to others and learn how they have overcome and perhaps apply it to themselves so that women have better roles in today’s [military]. If we learn from what happened in the past, then we can be better with who we are today.”

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New Army vehicles being developed to counter modern threats

By Staff Sgt. Samuel Northrup JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH.

Soldiers work tirelessly in their tactical operations center (TOC) - giving the needed oversight to their subordinate units. Maps are hanging from partitions with computers and radios manned by Soldiers who monitor the situation on the battlefield. They are part of a task force deployed to provide support to an allied nation at war.

Unbeknownst to them, an enemy unmanned aerial system (UAS) flies overhead - recording their position. A Soldier on the ground spots the UAS and rushes to alert members of his unit. Command makes a snap decision to tear down and move the TOC.

Soldiers scramble to unplug equipment and pull up tent stakes while noncommissioned officers yell instructions to load up the trucks. It is too late; enemy artillery shells rain down on them before they are able to successfully begin their convoy away from their site.

It is a catastrophic kill.

The problem that befell the Soldiers in this hypothetical scenario was the lack of speed and mobility against a near-peer enemy. Near-peer enemy threats can detect and target mission command nodes using modern assets such as UAS. These command posts are especially vulnerable due to their physical and electromagnetic signature, in addition to the lack of speed and mobility.

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This M1087 Expandable Van Shelter was used during 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team's command post exercise March 18-21, 2019, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. These expando vans are being integrating into units such as the 1-2 SBCT to assess different configurations.

The environment those Soldiers will operate in will be “highly lethal,” and “unlike anything our Army has experienced, at least since World War II,” said Gen. Mark Milley, the Chief of Staff of the Army. With sensors everywhere, Soldiers in the future will have to operate with the understanding that, “the probability of being seen is very high. In a future battlefield, if you stay in one place for longer than two or three hours, you’ll be dead. That obviously places demands on human endurance ... [and] on equipment.”

To counter this problem, the Army is currently experimenting with mobile mission command platforms, such as the M1087 Expandable Van Shelter, under the Command Post Directed Requirement Pilot Program and is integrating it into units such as the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team to assess different configurations. The units will then provide feedback on operational suitability and functionality.

“The general purpose of the command post directive requirement was to provide units with expandable vehicles and shelters in an effort to allow them to transition command post capabilities from the currently tentbased command post into vehicles and shelters,” said Jim Bell, who works with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM).

“This would give us a rapidly moveable and potentially more survivable option for our command posts,” said Col. Leo Wyszynski, commander of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team. “It takes us about 30 minutes to tear down the new command posts, which is significantly less than what it takes us to tear down a tent.

Our hope is to be able to jump and move in under 30 minutes as we practice and train with it.”

The purpose of the program is to develop equipment that will be more survivable, more mobile in order to protect the unit in the future battlefield and enable them to fight more effectively, Wyszynski said.

“We have two expando vans with us as our tactical command post in the Philippines and we had them in Thailand as part of Pacific Pathways,” he added. “We had several significant storms in Thailand and the expando vans provided a notable advantage over the other command posts that were setup next to us. We were able to continue our mission command functions flawlessly while their operations were degraded.”

The 1-2 SBCT recently held a design workshop with DEVCOM March 1215, 2019, immediately followed by a command post exercise to assist in the platform’s implementation and provide feedback on optimal configurations.

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Spc. Quayshaun Denson, an allied trade specialist with 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, installs a bracket in an M1087 Expandable Van Shelter March 14, 2019, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

tude in determining what the specific requirements would be for inside the vehicles and how they would meet those requirements,” Bell said. “The vans are empty shells when they arrive to a unit; there is nothing really inside them except lighting and power distribution. The idea is to have the units work through a Soldier-led integration process of mission command capabilities into these vehicles and shelters.”

Each shop has specific details of what they want their command truck to do, said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Carlos Enciso, the officer in charge of the vehicle modifications for 1-2 SBCT. His team takes those plans and tries to incorporate them the best they can into the vehicles. The DEVCOM team is there to look over those modifications.

The subject matter experts from DEVCOM are specialists in mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as integration, Bell said. They are there to show the units best practices and help troubleshoot their designs to make them more effective.

“There are challenges,” according to Bell. “Such as figuring out how to maximize workspace in order to have multiple items such as maps and monitors located in the same area.”

They have been manufacturing tables that fit in the center of the expando van and are incorporating side tables that fold down when the van is collapsed to maximize space, said En-

ciso. They are also mounting brackets so they can install monitors on the walls of different stations. This allows the expando van to collapse at a moment’s notice.

“Part of what I think the Army is trying to do with this program is to speed up the current acquisition process,” said Bell. “It may take us three or more years to engineer something that was close to perfect if we try to design the vehicles and shelters from a set of requirements in a lab. We may not have any idea if it truly met Soldier requirements until we got it in the field.”

This approach of involving Soldiers early and often in the development process really holds the potential of decreasing the amount of development time and improving the quality of the product Soldiers get, Bell added.

As this the development process continues, developers are collecting surveys from the units testing the equipment to ensure the platform can accomplish its intended task of making command posts more mobile.

“Our ability to quickly setup, move and to transfer control functions from one command post to the next is going to be vital for mission success,” said Wyszynski. “These vehicles will not only allow higher echelons to continue to help our units in contact but also allow us to continue to employ multiple assets against the enemy.”

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A day pinned in remembrance

By Senior Airman Tristan Biese 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

In honor of the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration, the Defense Commissary Agency and Army and Air Force Exchange Service hosted a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin presentation ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2019.

The pins were presented to U.S. Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time between November 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975.

“We must forever remember the men and women who served during the Vietnam War,” said U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander.

“Many did not come home to parades or the hero welcome they rightly deserved, so we have an obligation to continue to tell their heroic stories and let them and their families know we recognize and honor their sacrifices.”

On Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, U.S. President Barack

Obama officially inaugurated this commemoration at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. By Presidential Proclamation, the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration will continue through Veterans Day, November 11, 2025.

“During this commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, we embrace our responsibility to help our Vietnam Veterans and their families heal from the heavy toll of war,” said U.S. President Donald Trump during his 2019 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War proclamation. “We remember the more than 58,000 whose names are memorialized on the black granite wall in our nation’s capital for having borne the heaviest cost of war. We also pay tribute to the brave patriots who suffered as prisoners of war, and we stand steadfast in our commitment not to rest until we account for the 1,253 heroes who have not yet returned to American soil.”

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Derrick Durham, U.S. Army Reserves Directorate, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training senior enlisted advisor, pins a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin on a U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2019. On Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama officially inaugurated this commemoration at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. By Presidential Proclamation, the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration will continue through Veterans Day, November 11, 2025.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Derrick Durham, U.S. Army Reserves Directorate, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training senior enlisted advisor, pins a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin on a U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran.

U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, consoles a U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration event attendee at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2019. Pins were presented to U.S. Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time between November 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975.

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DOD official: maintaining space dominance ‘pivotal’ for U.S. warfighters

By C. Todd Lopez

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The United States was the first — and still the only — nation to put a man on the moon. Nobody will forget that. But come July, that first manned lunar landing will have been exactly 50 years ago.

A lot has changed in space in the last half century, including the number of countries that are capable of putting things on the moon, launching rockets with complex satellites, or building space stations. The United States still has a lead in space, but that might not last long.

Russia and China, for instance, “are looking to asymmetrically undermine our space-based capabilities,” Kenneth P. Rapuano, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security, said at a March 27 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee.

“Space is a vital national interest,” Rapuano said. “It underpins our economy and way of life, supporting our academia, agricultural, banking and travel sectors, among others.

Moreover, the rapidly growing commercial space sector offers enormous promise for the prosperity of Americans and our global partners.”

But space also offers the U.S. military an advantage that Rapuano said America must fight to maintain. Just how important is space to uniformed gunslingers on the battlefield?

“It’s pivotal,” Rapuano said. “Our targeting. Our communications. Positioning, timing, location for GPS. And all of the ... capabilities in terms of surveillance and reconnaissance that we get from space. Real-time situational awareness of adversaries’ locations and activities. To lose those ca-

pabilities would be very significant, and that is why we are so focused on defending and protecting them.”

U.S. Edge at Risk Rapuano let senators know the U.S. has got to step up its game or risk losing its edge to the Chinese or Russians, both of whom are vying for the top spot in the space race for the strategic advantage it provides.

“China has expanded by orders of magnitude,” Rapuano said. “The Russians have grabbed back. They have newly invested in space and developed some relatively exquisite capabilities. But the scale of the Chinese investment is the lead in terms of everyone else out there, including Russia. They have more rocket launches this year than the United States. They are the lead rocket-launch nation in the world.”

Rapuano said China and Russia are developing military capabilities, doctrine and organizations intended to place U.S. space systems at risk, including anti-satellite weapons, ground-launch missiles and directed energy weapons. Additionally, he said, they continue to launch experimental satellites that conduct sophisticated on-orbit activities to advance counter-space capabilities.

“The department must do more to accelerate its response to the changing dynamics of space by adapting our organizations, policies, doctrine, capabilities and joint force employment to more effectively deter aggression, protect our interests and enhance our lethality,” Rapuano said.

The DOD’s proposal for U.S. Space Force, establishment of U.S. Space Command as a unified command, and establishment of a Space Development Agency are all part of DOD’s efforts to move forward, Rapuano said.

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ACTIVE SHOOTER EXERCISE TESTS JBLE READINESS

By Airman 1st Class Alexandra Singer 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS,VA.

Recently, active shooter events have taken over headlines in news outlets not only in the United States, but globally. Military bases are no exception to these tragedies.

Joint Base Langley-Eustis conducted active shooter exercises on Fort Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2019 and Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019.

The purpose of both exercises was to execute plans, checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

All units participating in the exercise were evaluated on incident reporting processes, installation command notifications, employment of emergency responses, execution of the base-wide lockdown and the Emergency Mass Notification System that communicates the emergency information base-wide.

“Each unit is responsible for having lockdown procedures in place in the event of an active shooter for their facilities that are under their command,” said U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Justin Rush, 633rd Security Forces Squadron, NCO in charge of Standardization and Evaluations. “This is a continuing threat. Each year there’s an active shooter incident, not even just across the United States, globally.”

All five wings participated in the exercise on Langley AFB. Mission partners participated on the Fort Eustis side, including the 733rd Mission Support Group.

The exercise began with the “Giant Voice” making a base-wide notification, along with AtHoc notifications being sent out to JBLE personnel. All participating per-

sonnel then went on “lockdown” for the duration of the exercise.

Rush said being complacent can lead to disaster in a situation like an active shooter.

“People need to be aware that this could be a strong possibility,” Rush said. “Unfortunately, we live in a day and age where we may actually be involved in some type of volatile situation involving an active shooter.”

According to Rush, in the future months, the 633rd SFS will be conducting more internal training to prepare for proper response and reaction during an active shooter event.

Senior Airman Hudson Aldrich, 633rd SFS response force leader, was part of the team that had to eliminate the threat and help the hostages once that was done. The four-man team responded to the active shooter call within seconds, and within minutes had eliminated the threat and cleared the area. Once the scene was safe, Aldrich and his team provided Self Aid Buddy Care to wounded people and carried out the hostages.

“We were ready to rock and roll,” said Aldrich. “Everybody did their part, everyone from the flight chiefs down to [the] law enforcement desk.”

The big take-away from the exercise is to make sure every unit has a solid lockdown plan, according to Rush. This includes knowing building layouts, accountability procedures and making sure all personnel know their roles.

Lockdown procedures should be practiced frequently.

If any unit needs assistance developing a lockdown plan, they should contact the 633rd SFS on Langley or the 733rd SFS on Fort Eustis.

Role-players simulate running hostages during an active shooter exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to execute plans, checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron respond to an active shooter exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to execute plans,checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

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Emergency medical services personnel transport a role-player with simulated wounds during an active shooter exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2019.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 733rd Security Forces Squadron respond to an active shooter exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2019.

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 633rd Medical Group tends to simulated wounds on a role-player’s leg during an active shooter exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to execute plans, checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

Photos by Senior Airman Anthony Nin Leclerec

A role-player displays simulated wounds during an active shooter exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to execute plans, checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hudson Aldrich, 633rd Security Forces Squadron response force leader, carries a role-player with a simulated leg wound during an active shooter exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, March 27, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to execute plans, checklists, standard operating procedures and agreements with local external organizations in the event of an active shooter.

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WILSON, GOLDFEIN OUTLINE AIR FORCE PROGRESS, NEED FOR LARGER FORCE

By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein told lawmakers on two House committees Tuesday that the Air Force must get bigger and funding must be predictable to meet – and defeat – security threats at home, globally and in space in an era of great power competition.

“In Fiscal Year 2020, we will continue to build a more lethal and ready Air Force, while fielding tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter,” Wilson and Goldfein said in a joint statement highlighting the themes presented first to the House Armed Services Committee and later in day to the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

In both appearances, they cited findings from the independent and bipartisan National Defense Strategy Commission to explain the stakes.

“Regardless of where the next conflict occurs or which adversary it features, the Air Force will be at the forefront,” the Commission said.

Increasing the number of operational squadrons to 386 from the current 312 is required, they said, to meet requirements in the National Defense Strategy and to “prevail over our highest priority competitors.” The analysis from which 386 was derived included thousands of simulations and war games “produced an unmistakable conclusion: the Air Force is too small for what our nation needs.”

“It’s no surprise that the

Air Force we have is the smaller than the Air Force we need,” Wilson told the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

Wilson and Goldfein at both hearings also urged Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill that would include funds to repair Tyndall Air Force Base that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael in October and Offutt Air Force Base that was submerged last month by 7 feet of water in some places when the Missouri River flooded.

Building a more lethal and ready force While Wilson and Goldfein dealt with issues ranging from the impact of climate change on operations to the development of hypersonic weapons, the use of artificial intelligence and the Air Force’s role in cyber warfare, among others, they highlighted a core set of issues.

Ensuring readiness was one. When fiscal year 2020 ends, they said, the Air Force will increase by 4,400 Airmen and 5,143 civilians. That growth follows 2019 in which the Air Force increased pilot production by graduating 1,211 pilots with production expected to hit 1,480 in 2020.

“We are more ready for major combat operations today than we were two years ago.

More than 90 percent of our pacing squadrons are ready to ‘fight tonight’ with their lead force packages,” Wilson and Goldfein said in their Fiscal Year 2020 Posture Statement to Congress.

The Service’s space budget

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington D.C., April 2, 2019. The committee convened to discuss fiscal year 2020 budget requests with the Air Force and Army senior leaders.

also increases in fiscal 2020 with a 17 percent increase over the 2019 budget, building on advances and further accelerating efforts to protect and defend the nation’s ability to operate in space.

The top service leaders also affirmed the importance of a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent. The Air Force provides two-thirds of the nation’s nuclear triad and 75 percent of the nuclear command, control and communications capability, they told the Armed Services Committee.

“Since the end of the Second World War over 70 years ago, every President and every Congress has supported the nuclear triad as a vital element of our national defense. We must continue to do so,” they said.

Fielding tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter In this era of great power competition, Wilson and Goldfein said, “We cannot win this contest with an acquisition system from the Cold War. We must move fast

to stay competitive, and we are fundamentally transforming what we buy, how we buy it, and from whom we buy it.”

They also noted the advances the Air Force has realized in speeding up and streamlining the acquisition process. To date, the service has eliminated 78 years of “acquisition schedule time” and saved $15 billion in the last nine months. There is heightened focus – and results – from using prototypes, tailored acquisition strategies and agile software development, they said.

The service, in the fiscal year 2020 budget, is set to continue the development and purchase of key weapon systems to include the KC-46, B-21 and F-35 while also investing in modernized F-15EX’s to replace the aging F-15Cs. “We remain committed to the F-35 and its game-changing capabilities, and will continue purchasing 48 aircraft each year,” they said.

The Importance of Consis-

tent, Predictable Funding While the fiscal year 2020 lays the foundation for building “the Air Force We Need,” additional topline funding is required in future budgets to grow to 386 operational squadrons.

And central to meeting Air Force goals, Wilson and Goldfein said, is the necessity of predictable, consistent funding.

“No enemy in the field has done as much to harm the readiness of the Air Force than the combined impact of artificial spending restrictions, worsened by operating for 10 of the last 11 years under continuing resolutions of varied and unpredictable duration,” the joint statement says.

“Let’s be clear. We cannot fully implement the National Defense Strategy to protect America’s vital national interests with unpredictable and constrained budgets.

We must come together to find a way forward,” they said.

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Top Sustainment Official: Housing Privatization ‘Right Thing to Do’

By C. Todd Lopez DEFENSE.GOV WASHINGTON

Despite reports of poor conditions in some privatized military family housing across the continental United States — about 200,000 homes in all — the Military Housing Privatization Initiative was a good idea, the assistant secretary of defense for sustainment told lawmakers yesterday.

Robert McMahon said the initiative was focused on “improving the quality of on-base housing and providing the necessary long-term investment our personnel deserve.”

He spoke during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on military construction, veterans’ affairs and related agencies.

McMahon acknowledged that deficiencies in military family housing must be addressed and told lawmakers that the Defense Department will work with both housing privatization partners and Congress to “provide the best housing possible” to service members and their families.

Mitigation Efforts Underway In submitted testimony to the committee, McMahon said efforts are already being made to ameliorate the issues that have been raised.

“I am increasing the oversight my office provides to ensure the military departments fully and effectively exercise their responsibilities to ensure that privatized housing is managed in a manner protective of human health and the environment,” he said.

“This includes establishing new reporting requirements and programmatic reviews regarding military department monitoring of potential hazards in privatized housing, such as reporting on the number of child falls from windows in both privatized and military-operated housing,” McMahon said.

A “Resident Bill of Rights,” is the start of an increased effort by DOD and housing privatization partners to ensure military families have a positive experience in privatized housing, he said.

“Through increased engagement, we will better educate military families about their roles and responsibilities to help identify any issues with housing conditions, and the roles and responsibilities of the privatized partner and the installation housing teams,” McMahon said.

About 99 percent of military family housing in the United States has been privatized, he said, and the effort to do so has “dramatically improved the quality of on-base housing and has facilitated the long-term investment necessary to maintain high quality housing.”

New Housing McMahon was on the Hill as part of a series of hearings on the fiscal year 2020 defense budget request.

Within that request is about $1.3 billion targeted toward DOD’s worldwide family housing inventory — which includes 34,000 governmentowned and 7,100 leased family housing units.

About $293 million of that total is targeted towards construction of new housing, and about $1 billion is targeted at operation and maintenance of DOD’s government-owned and -leased family housing units and oversight of privatized housing on U.S. installations.

Additionally, DOD requested about $674 million to support construction and renovation projects to support unaccompanied service members, including nine such projects that are expected to improve the living conditions of more than 3,900 trainees and permanent party individuals.

Major projects include $73 million for the second phase of a training barracks at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; $164 million for a barracks complex at Navy Base Guam; $110 million for recruit barracks at Joint Base San Antonio; and $134 million for a barracks project at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Honolulu.

“Our modernization effort includes a focus on improving privacy and access to amenities that are important to our unaccompanied personnel,” McMahon said.

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Soldier Center developing new performance testing platform

By Jane Benson CCDC SC

NATICK, MASS.

Researchers at the Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Soldier Center, part of the Army Futures Command, are developing an integrated mobility, lethality, and survivability Soldier performance testing platform.

The platform consists of a series of obstacles and mission-relevant tasks/activities that resemble challenges that warfighters face in current combat situations.

Researchers will use the platform to investigate the impact of Soldier clothing and individual equipment on mobility, marksmanship performance, survivability, and overall lethality. The new platform is called the Load Effects Assessment Program -- Mobility, Lethality and Survivability, or LEAP-MLS. The CCDC Soldier Center is collaborating with the Pro-

gram Executive Office Soldier, or PEO Soldier. PEO Soldier sought out researchers from the CCDC Soldier Center to modify the existing Load Effects Assessment Program-Army, or LEAP-A, an important tool in acquisition product assessment, in order to develop the LEAP-MLS. Blake Mitchell, an engineering psychologist and team leader for the Human Factors Team in the CCDC Soldier Center ’s Soldier Performance Optimization Directorate, explained that PEO Soldier was seeking an integrated or holistic objective tool to measure Soldier performance with increased emphasis on lethality. The resultant LEAPMLS is aligned with the goals of Army Modernization Priorities and the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team.

This novel test platform integrates multiple Soldier Lethality CFT components, including Lethality, Mobility

and Survivability. Furthermore, it touches upon the Situational Awareness and Training/Human Performance lines of effort, with the potential to be leveraged by other CFTs (e.g., Synthetic Training Environment).

The CCDC Soldier Center’s Human Factors Team is leading the LEAP-MLS program, including Stephanie Brown who developed the integrated marksmanship tasks and led the data collection and analysis for the initial study of the LEAP-MLS in 2018. Brown had support from the center’s Cognitive Science Team and Biomechanics Team, including Clifford Hancock, who is developing a novel video processing method for measuring Soldier survivability during target engagement.

Aberdeen Test Center assisted with the data collection.

This initial study using the LEAP-MLS was executed as a proof of concept. Researchers leveraged the existing

Aberdeen Test Center

Researchers at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or CCDC SC, part of the Army Futures Command, are leading the effort to develop an integrated mobility, lethality, and survivability Soldier performance testing platform.

Aberdeen Test Center

Researchers at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or CCDC SC, part of the Army Futures Command, are leading the effort to develop an integrated mobility, lethality, and survivability Soldier performance testing platform. Researchers will use the platform to investigate the impact of Soldier clothing and individual equipment on mobility, marksmanship performance, survivability, and overall lethality. A Soldier (pictured here) performs a mission-related task.

LEAP-A obstacle course, which consists of numerous physical tasks/challenges and provides a reliable method to measure the impact of clothing and individual equipment, or CIE, on Soldier mobility performance.

The LEAP-MLS includes the obstacles that are part of the LEAP-A course, as well as additional marksmanship, decision-making tasks and survivability assessments. LEAPA’s primary metric of performance was speed, however the new LEAP-MLS methodology also incorporates measures of tactical and lethality performance.

The measures of tactical and lethality performance include shooting accuracy, marksmanship, acquisition/ engagement times and weapon stability -- in addition to mobility/effectiveness of movement and quantification of body exposure and exposure to threat time. There is an increased emphasis on tactical performance, but participants are still expected to complete the course as quickly as possible.

Mitchell explained that LEAP-MLS is the first step in

developing a methodology that includes objective measures of lethality performance that are sensitive to changes in Soldier-system equipment.

The CCDC Soldier Centerled effort has focused on garnering an improved understanding of how to execute the course, as well as adding additional test metrics and obtaining a better understanding of the results and outcomes from using the course.

Mitchell explained that in the future, after further methodology development and validation, LEAP-MLS may be used as a reliable tool in measuring the effects of novel equipment on human performance. Examples of novel equipment include exoskeletons, weapons systems, and night-vision and heads-up displays.

Lessons learned from the 2018 study will allow for improvements to the test platform as it is developed.

Moreover, expanding the capabilities of the current LEAP-A tool will not only benefit the U.S. military but also its international partners.

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JBLE Community King Street gate and bridge closure

The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron will execute a project to repair a King Street water main and install a new gate from April 1-30. The King Street gate and the King Street bridge will be closed for the duration of the project.

Traffic will be rerouted through the Armistead (West) and LaSalle gates. For more information, call (757) 660-4403.

Celebration of the Military Child free event

The Military Newspaper of Virginia, the Peninsula Warrior and the Military Affairs Committee will host the Little Heroes at Home from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 6, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. The event is free for all service members and their families. Guests of all ages can participate in family activities, entertainment, games, face painting and giveaways. A military I.D. is required. For more information, visit LittleHeroesAtHome.com.

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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Chaplain Corps will host two Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) classes on April 15-16 and April 22-23. For more information, call Senior Master Sgt. Devine at (757) 764-7847. To sign-up for April 15-16, visit https://einvitations.afit.edu/ inv/anim.cfm?i=443640&k=0665410F7F57. To sign up for April 22-23, visit https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/ anim.cfm?i=443871&k=066541017C56.

MWD K9 Max N553 retirement ceremony

Joint Base Langley-Eustis will host various events during the month of April in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month.

The 633rd Security Forces Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for military working dog Max N553 at 1 p.m., April 23, at the Langley Air Force Base Memorial Park Pavilion (Building 475). All Joint Base Langley-Eustis members are invited to honor Max N553’s ten-year career and bear witness as he transitions from service member to family pet. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the Community Commons gym (Building 61). For more information, call (757) 764-3466.

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes event

Recruiting Family Child Care providers

Sexual Assault Awareness And Prevention Month

The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors will host a “Walk A Mile In Their Shoes” at 9:30 a.m., April 6, at the Peninsula Town Center, Hampton VA. Take steps to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Pre-registration is currently available online or attendees can register at 8 a.m. on the event day. For more information, visit www.visitthecenter.org or to pre-register visit https:// www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/walkintheirshoes2019.

Clear Challenge (Resiliency Obstacle Course) at 9 a.m., April 26, at Memorial Park, Langley Air Force Base. Preregistration is required. To register call SAPR at 764-3359.

Deadline is April 12.

Standing Together Against Rape Motorcycle Rally at 8:30 a.m., April 26, at Memorial Park, Langley Air Force Base. Pre-registration is required. To register call SAPR at 764-3359. Deadline is April 12, 2019.

Langley Chapel Free Market

The Langley AFB Chapel will host the Annual Free Market from 8 a.m. to noon, April 13, at Bethel Manor Chapel, 1793 1st Street, Hampton, Virginia (located in off base family housing). The Free Market is like a yard sale, but everything is free. Come shop with us and find some treasures, you can’t beat the price! For more information, call the Chapel Annex at 764-7847.

Langley Chapel Easter Jubilee

The Langley Protestant Chapel will host its first Easter Jubilee from 10 a.m. to noon, April 13, at Bethel Manor Chapel. The event will include Easter games, bounce houses, food, treats and a magician. Come join us for family fun! For more information contact, Elizabeth

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The JBLE FCC Programs are recruiting individuals to provide licensed child care in their homes for infants, children with special needs and children up to 12 years of age.

Interested applicants must be available during regular business hours, swing shifts, night shifts and weekends.

Requirements include, background checks, orientation training, home inspections and family interviews. For more information, call (757) 764-3585 or (757) 878-5584.

Alpha Warrior fitness class

The 633rd Force Support Squadron gym staff will host a free “at your own pace” Alpha Warrior class from 11:3012:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, at the ACC gym Alpha Warrior rig. The class will teach attendees to exercise the entire body in full body circuit training by hitting every component of fitness for all levels of athletes and to also teach and encourage fitness. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Earl White at earl.white.3@us.af.mil or Tony Arroyo at victor.arroyo@us.af.mil.

JBLE Tax Assistance Centers

The Langley Tax Assistance Center will operate from Jan. 28 to April 15, at 450 Weyland Road (Building 1027).

Tax filing preparation, electronic filing capability and general tax advice will be available to active duty members, dependents and retirees. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call (757) 778-0045.

The Fort Eustis Tax Assistance Center will operate from Jan. 28 to April 15, at Bldg. 2733 on Madison Avenue. Tax filing preparation, electronic filing capability and general tax advice will be available to active duty members, dependents and retirees. Walk-in consultations are available on a first come, first serve basis. Priority services will be given to E-4 ranks and below from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. For

more information, call (757) 878-2478 or (757) 878-2343.

New Tax Law changes

Previously, only spouses of service members who are residents of the same state could avoid being taxed in the state of the service member’s duty station. Example: A Florida-domiciled Airman and his Florida-domiciled spouse move to Virginia due to PCS, where the spouse starts working. In this case, the wages from the spouse’s new job in Virginia is sourced to Florida, their original state of domicile. Their income is not subject to Virginia income tax or withholding.

With the new tax amendment to Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018, spouses of a service member are able to choose the same state of residence as the service member for state and local tax purposes. Example: A Florida-domiciled Airman and his California-domiciled spouse move to Virginia due to PCS, where the spouse starts working. In this case, the spouse elects to have the same residence of the Airman (Florida) for tax purposes. Now the wages from the spouse’s new job in Virginia is not taxable by Virginia.

As there is no guidance from the IRS for volunteers, filing returns for spouses who would like to elect to use the same state of residence as the service member for the state and local taxes is out of scope for the Tax Center volunteers. If you have any questions, please call the Tax Center at (757) 778-0045.

New community health clinic in Williamsburg The McDonald Army Health Clinic is scheduled to open a community-based medical clinic in Spring of 2019, in Williamsburg, Virginia. The clinic will provide family practice, laboratory, pediatrics, physical therapy and pharmacy services to TRICARE beneficiaries that reside in Williamsburg and the surrounding communities. For more information or to be placed on the enrollment waiting list, call (757) 314-7777 or (757) 314-7748.

JBLE Retiree Council

The JBLE Retiree council will meet every third Wednesday each month in the Army Community Service conference room, building 650, on Fort Eustis. Retirees and those who are approaching retirement from all military branches are invited to attend the free meetings.

Members can stay connected with their community and local events, as well as learn more about investments, benefits and other military-related information. For more information or to join, contact (757) 878-5884, (757) 2187118, or torrence0512@gmail.com.

Marquee requests

The 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office marquees located at the Armistead Gate and the Lasalle Gate are under repair. New requests for advertisements will not be accepted at this time due to the nature of the repairs. An update will be posted when the marquee services are resumed. 

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Free Guitar Lessons

United States Air Force Heritage of America Band guitarist Tech. Sgt. Daniel Santos is conducting free beginner and intermediate guitar lessons. Lessons are open to military members, civilian personnel, veterans and retirees.

Members must bring their own guitar and smartphone.

Space is limited. To sign up, go to https://www.milsuite.mil/book/people/daniel.b.santos2/blog/2018/08/13/ free-guitar-lesson. For more information, call (757) 7596405.

Electronics Recycling Drive

The 192nd Medical Group is hosting an on-going electronics recycling drive to help raise funds for moral events. Items such as empty inkjet cartridges, cell phones & accessories, GPS devices, calculators, ebook readers, iPods/MP3 players, digital & video cameras, PDAs, iPads/tablets and video game consoles can be dropped at 159 Sweeney Blvd, Bldg. 764, Room 109. The following items cannot be accepted: printers, computers, laptops, laserjet cartridges, keyboards, monitors and cords or cables without their respective devices. For more information, call (757) 764-0127.

633 ABW/EO Hours

The Fort Eustis and Langley Equal Opportunity Offices will operate under normal customer service hours from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The offices will close daily from 11 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (757) 764-5877/5878 or (757) 878-4797/0022.

710th Combat Operations Squadron vacancies

The 710th Combat Operations Squadron at JBLE and 710 COS Det 1, Shaw AFB are recruiting for the following officer Air Force Specialty Codes: 11F, 11B, 11M, 12F, 12B, 13B and 14N. These AFSCs will fill positions within Air Operations Center Master Air Attack Plan teams and other AOC planning cells. Enlisted vacancies include Intel, Air Traffic Control Command and Control Battle Management. These AFSCs are eligible to receive up to $500 travel stipends for monthly Unit Training Assembly weekends. For inquiries email 710cos.workflow@us.af.mil or call 757-225-1955.

Weekly Live Fire Schedule

Ranges, training areas, and associated facilities are Off Limits to personnel not engaged in scheduled firing, operations, or inspections/recons unless clearance is obtained in person from Range Control Fire Desk (Bldg.

2432 Mulberry Island Road) or a designated Range Control Technician. All personnel are required to check in and out with range control before going into or departing any Range or Training area. Range schedule until March 29: DATE... RANGES... TIMES...

April 5, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R2, R3, R4 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

April 6, 2019 R2, R3, R4 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

April 7, 2019 R2, R3, R4 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Submit Eustis Community announcements to pw@militarynews.com April 8, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R5, R6 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

April 9, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

April 10, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R3, R4, R5 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

April 11, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R4 7 a.m. -10 p.m.

April 12, 2019 BTRAC, R1, R2, R3, R4 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Pharmacist Cough and Cold Clinic

The Langley Hospital will provide a Pharmacist Cough and Cold Clinic starting Feb. 12, 2018. Patients who cannot get an appointment with their provider right away and do not want to wait at the ER can check in at the Family Health front desk to be seen by a clinical pharmacist on a walk-in basis, Monday through Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Service is available to all active duty and Department of Defense beneficiaries 18 to 70 years of age who are enrolled to Langley Hospital. Patients who are on flying status or Personal Reliability Program, are immunocompromised or have symptoms over 10 days cannot be seen at the Cough and Cold clinic. For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Ashely Dixson at 7648995.

Durand Entry Control Facility (NASA gate) changes

Security Forces personnel will no longer man the Durand Entry Control Facility (NASA Gate). Personnel will still have their credentials checked by guards at the main NASA gate, however, their credentials will not be checked again at the Durand Entry Control Facility. NASA guards will still man their side of the Durand Entry Control Facility and will only allow CAC holders (no dependent ID cards) to enter NASA property. Additionally, no commercial vehicles are allowed access to NASA property. The Durand Entry Control Facility hours are from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Worship hours for JBLE services

Langley services Main Chapel: Sunday Catholic Mass at 9 a.m.

Sunday Protestant Gospel Service at 11 a.m.

Monday-Thursday Catholic Mass at 12 p.m.

Bethel Chapel: Sunday Protestant Community Service at 9 a.m.

Sunday Catholic Mass at 11 a.m.

Saturday Catholic Reconciliation at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday Catholic Mass at 5 p.m.

Additional/special services call 757-764-7847 or visit https://www.facebook.com/JBLELangleyChapel.

Fort Eustis services Regimental Memorial Chapel: Sunday Catholic Reconciliation at 8:15 a.m.

Sunday Roman Catholic Mass at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Traditional Protestant Christian Service at 11 a.m.

Sunday Latter Day Saints Worship at 10 a.m. (RMC Annex) Monday-Friday Roman Catholic Mass at 11:45 a.m.

Chapel NeXt, Wylie Theater, Bldg. 705 (entrance closes to Express Mart): Sunday Contemporary Christian Service at 10 a.m.

Cultural Center, Bldg. 2751: Islamic Daily Prayer, Monday - Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

JUM'AH Prayer, Fridays at 12:30 p.m. (Islamic Prayer Room) Ramadan Worship services at Ft. Eustis Cultural Center 6 April 6 p.m. Ramadan Orientation 6 May – 4 June 5:00 a.m. Daily Faijr Prayer 6 May – 3 June 9:30 – 11 p.m. Daily Isha/Taraweeh Prayer 11 May Sunset Iftar Meal 18 May Sunset Iftar Meal 25 May Sunset Iftar Meal 1 June Sunset Iftar Meal Additional/Special services, call 757-878-1450/1316 or visit www.facebook.com/RegimentalMemorialChapel or https://www.facebook.com/ChapelNextFortEustis.

Manpower shortage impacts 633rd Medical Group services The 633rd Medical Group strives to provide Trusted Care to all they serve, while supporting many deployed and home-station missions. Due to contract vacancies and multiple provider deployments/permanent changes of station during the coming months, it will take longer to receive appointments and have messages returned. In light of these staffing concerns, TRICARE will temporarily enroll only Active Duty service members and their family members. This action is being taken to ensure patients receive the care they deserve within the established standards. There will be no enrollment changes or action taken to any patients who are already enrolled at the 633rd Medical Group, regardless of category. For questions regarding TRICARE benefits, or for enrollment assistance to locate the best medical facility to meet healthcare needs, contact the TRICARE Information line at 1800-TRICARE or 1-800-874-2273.

JBLE Family Child Care Program

The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Family Child Care Program is looking for child care providers interested in a professional, portable career that will allow them to stay at home and run a home-based business. The program is available for children ages two weeks to 12 years old.

Child care providers must be at least 18 years old, be able to read and speak English, be in good health, and willing to undergo a background check. The FCC will provide training and materials to get your business started. For more information, call Fort Eustis at 878-5584/5726 or Langley Air Force Base 764-3585/2835

Life lessons over lunch workplace study

Join the new Life Lessons over Lunch the first and third Thursdays of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the 633rd Mission Support Group Conference Room. The Langley Chapel offers this marketplace initiative where participants meet on a regular basis to view a DVD message over lunch, providing a unique opportunity for participants to enter an environment in the workplace where they can consider relevant insights around personal and

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JBLE Community professional challenges. The principles are presented from a biblical perspective but are non-denominational and open to all active-duty service members and lunch provided is free. For more information, contact the Langley Chapel at 633abw.hc@us.af.mil.

Submit Eustis Community announcements to pw@militarynews.com Bayview Commonwealth Center every second Wednesday of every month. A guest speaker will visit the club every month to discuss various topics. Along with being a networking tool, the group meets to brainstorm fundraising opportunities and membership drives. For more information, call 764-0507.

Air Force Reserve hosts Palace Front-Palace Air Force Reserve Technician recruiting Chase informational sessions The Air Force Reserve will host Palace Front-Palace Chase informational sessions the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m., in the 633rd Force Support Squadron auditorium, building 15 in Wing B, room 203.

Palace Front is available to Airmen within 180 days of their projected separation date. Palace Chase is reserved for Airmen over 180 days from separation who are interested in separating from Active Duty early. For more information, call 751-4825 or 846-7532.

Fort Eustis’ Groninger Library encourages reading

Fort Eustis’ Groninger Library has implemented an ongoing Reading Program entitled "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" and "1000 Books from 1st -5th grades." For every 100 books read, children can take their reading log to the library to receive a prize. After reading 1000 books, children will receive a free t-shirt. For more information, contact the library at 878-5017 or visit www.groningerlibrary.com.

Army Emergency Relief available online

The JBLE-Eustis Army Emergency Relief (AER) campaign will run through May 15, 2019. This year's slogan is, "It's What We Do." AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to helping the Army take care of its own. Soldiers, military retirees and family members can now request financial assistance through AER’s redesigned website at https:// www.aerhq.org. Applications can be submitted 24 hours a day via desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. The redesigned site allows for easier navigation and authorized patrons can access their accounts, apply for scholarships, donate and utilize the new loan calculator. For additional information, contact Debra Stancil at debra.stancil.civ@mail.mil, Beverly Wyche Reid at beverly.d.wychereid,civ@mail.mil or call 757-878-2137.

Company Grade Officer Council welcomes members

The Company Grade Officer Council will meet at 4:45 p.m., at the Bayview Commonwealth Center every third Thursday of the month and is open to all Company Grade Officers. The council has an opening for a U.S. Army officer on the council board. Join the council for professional development, social events and fun. For more information, call 764-9954.

Langley 5/6 club hosts monthly meetings

The Langley 5/6 club will meet at 11:30 a.m., at the

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If you are looking to join the Air Force Reserve or to fill a General Schedule job, both can be done as an Air Reserve Technician. For information, contact Tech. Sgt. Erin Debourg, regional ART recruiter, at erin.debourg@us.af.mil or (910) 237-8848.

Wylie Theater hosts Chapel Next Sunday services Join Chapel Next at the Wylie Theater from 10-11:30 a.m., on Sundays for contemporary Christian worship. For more information, call 878-2257.

Trespass Notice

The Langley small arms firing range, adjacent area and the bullet impact area to the rear of the range are off-limits to all personnel. The firing range maintains 24-hour operations, seven days a week and is not open for the use of privately owned weapons. Due to gunfire, trespassing in this area is illegal and dangerous. For more information, contact Combat Arms at 764-4785 or 574-4785.

633rd Force Support Squadron RAPIDS/DEERS location information Langley Air Force Base 45 Nealy Ave, Wing A, Suite 114 Hampton, VA 23665 757-764-2270 Customer Service Office's customer service hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CAC priority from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.) and Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are accepted until 3 p.m.

The Awards and Decorations Office's customer service hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requests and documents can be e-mailed to 633 FSS/ FSMPS Decorations Support at 633mss.dpmpe.decsupport@us.af.mil.

The Official Passport Office is by appointment only.

Walk-ins are accepted from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., for Passport pickups and cancellations only.

Fort Eustis 650 Monroe Ave, Room 123 Ft Eustis, VA 23604 757-878-0948 Customer Service Office's customer service hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CAC priority from 8 to 9:30 a.m.). Walk-ins are accepted until 3 p.m.

All appointments are made online only. Please visit https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil/appointment/ default.aspx to make an appointment.

Please visit http://www.cac.mil/Portals/53/Documents/ required_docs.pdf for information on identification and documentation requirements for ID card Issuance/Renewal and DEERS enrollments.

Other RAPIDS/DEERS Locations: Please visit https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/ for locations and information on other RAPIDS/DEERS sites in the area. For service capability and hours of operation call ahead.

JBLE CAC/ID Customer Service Hours:

LANGLEY - Walk-in Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

- Appointments: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 3:40 p.m.

- CAC Only Hours: Monday – Tuesday, Thursday – Friday: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Commercial: 765-2270 Fax: 764-4683 45 Nealy Ave, Bldg. 15 Wing A, Suite 114, Hampton, VA 23665 EUSTIS - Walk-in Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

- Appointments: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

- CAC Only Hours: Monday – Tuesday, Thursday – Friday: 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Commercial: 878-0948 Fax: 878-0942 650 Monroe Ave, Room 123, Fort Eustis, VA 23604 Anyone interested in scheduling an appointment can do so by accessing the RAPIDS Site Locator at the following links: Langley: https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil/ appointment/building.aspx?BuildingId=573.

Eustis: https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil/appointment/building.aspx?BuildingId=228.

Additionally, there are several ID Card Issuance Offices located across the Hampton Roads Region. Use the following link to search for locations nearest you. https://rapidsppointments.dmdc.osd.mil/appointment/default.aspx.

Sponsors who need dependent ID cards reissued may complete in advance the DD Form 1172-2 and have it available for family members to be seen at an appointment or during walk-in hours.

Do you know your Special Victims’ Counsel at JBLE? The Special Victims’ Counsel at Joint Base Langley Eustis provides confidential legal advice and assistance, advocates the voice and choice for sexual assault victims and protects the rights and privacy interests of SAV, among other services. For more information or to reach the SVU, contact them at 225-1629.

Langley Toastmasters meeting

The Langley Toastmasters meet at the Commu¬nity Commons every sec¬ond and fourth Wednesday of the month at noon. For additional information, call at 2255610, or 225-7377.

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