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FSS SHOOTS AND SCORES CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY —Page 3

FORT EUSTIS UNITS PREPARE TO DEPLOY Family members gather for send off —Page 6

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Army News

FSS HOSTS IRON ATHLETE COMPETITION —Page 9

71st FTS trains over Atlantic Ocean

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Military Saves Week: Are your finances ready?

By Airman 1st Class Alexandra Singer

633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

With events such as a broken down car, a leaky roof or a government shutdown almost unexpectedly occurring, a good financial plan is crucial to keeping a person’s bank account above zero.

A good budget, a debt payoff plan and an emergency fund on hand can make unexpected events seem like almost nothing and give someone complete control of their money.

“It’s not a matter of if, but when an emergency will come up,” said Anna Bennett, Airman and Family Readiness community readiness consultant and accredited financial counselor.

The recommended amount of emergency funds to have is three to six months of living expenses. With the fluctuating economy in the past years, that fund could even be on the six to eight month spectrum.

Part of contributing to an emergency fund is creating a budget. A budget will give someone an idea of where their money is going so they can better understand what changes they need to make.

“Your budget is your financial foundation,” said Bennett. “It includes your normal everyday expenses, but also includes your 10

percent to 15 percent that goes into savings and retirement.”

Langley Air Force Base has resources for Airmen to use in a financial crisis such as the Air Force Aid Society.

AFAS is the official charity of the Air Force, they assist Airmen with big ticket items such as car repairs, rent, utilities and a death in the family with no interest loans.

Another resource for members with questions about starting a budget or helping set up for a great financial future is the personal financial counselor at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

The Army Community Service at Fort Eustis also has PFC’s available to assist any JBLE members, in answering basic financial questions and address a broad range of issues.

“It is better to be proactive than reactive when it comes to your personal finances,” said Darlene Morgan, ACS PFC. “This also helps service members and their families have a peace of mind during difficult times and allow the service members to carry out their duties and responsibilities without worrying about how they are going to pay the bills. A ready family equals a ready soldier.”

Starting February 26, 2018, Military Saves Week will focus on encouraging individuals to save and will

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MILITARY SAVES 26 FEBRUARY- 2 MARCH Kick Off & Proclamation Signing – 823 Kells Drive, Ft. Eustis Friday, 23 Feb 1130 - 1200 3 Key Savings – ACS Conference Rm, Bldg. 650, Ft. Eustis Monday, 26 Feb 1000 - 1100 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Prepare for the Future – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Tuesday, 27 Feb 1200 - 1300 Understanding Blended Retirement System (BRS) – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Tuesday, 27 Feb 1300 - 1400 TSP Lunch and Learn – ACS Conference Rm, Bldg. 650, Ft. Eustis Wednesday, 28 Feb 1130 - 1300 (Lunch provided by 1st ADV CU) Consumer Awareness – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Wednesday, 28 February 1200 - 1330 Special Needs Trust – ACS Conference Rm, Bldg. 650, Ft. Eustis Thursday, 1 March 1130 - 1300 Basic Training on Saving & Investing – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Thursday, 1 March 0800 - 1000 College Bound – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Thursday, 1 March 1730 - 1930 (Light snacks provided) Cooking on a Budget – ACS Kitchen, Bldg. 650, Ft. Eustis Thurdsay, 1 March 1700 - 1900 Couponing 101 – Bateman Library, JBLE-Langley Friday, 2 March 1200 - 1330 Army Community Service: www.facebook.com/forteustisacs | 757-878-3638 Airman & Family Readiness Center: www.facebook.com/afrclangley | 757-764-3990

promote good financial behavior. MSW will last until March 3, 2018. During this time the AFRC and ACS will host a variety of classes ranging from investing, to creating a budget, and paying off debt.

Now is the time for service members to start diagnosing their financial burdens and take necessary steps to ensure success for their family’s future during the curve-

balls that will be thrown their way.

To make an appointment with a personal financial counselor on Langley, call the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 7643990 or the Army Community Service on Fort Eustis at 878-3638. For more information on creating a budget and saving for the future visit www.militarysaves.org.

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FSS shoots and scores championship trophy

By Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese 633 AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Tolson, 633 Medical Group NCO in charge of the MRI department, dunks a basketball during the intermural basketball championship game at the Shellbank Fitness Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 25, 2018. The game featured both the 633 Medical Group team and the 633rd Force Support Squadron team.

The members of the 633rd Force Support Squadron intermural basketball team were crowned champions against the 633rd Medical Group during the Intermural Basketball Championship game at the Shellbank Fitness Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 25, 2017.

The 633rd FSS team won with a

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DoD Studying Implications of Wearable Devices Giving Too Much Info

By Jim Garamone

DOD NEWS, DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY WASHINGTON

DoD photo by Jim Garamone

The Defense Department urges service members and DoD civilians with wearable electronic devices to use the strictest privacy setting. Officials made the suggestion after publication of a “heat map” showing concentration of U.S military personnel overseas.

Defense Department officials are studying security issues raised by physical conditioning trackers that also can be used to track service members’ whereabouts, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters today.

The concern comes from a “heat map” posted by Strava — the makers of a fitness tracking application that shows the routes service members run or cycle in their daily exercises. These maps can show military bases and

may be used to target individuals.

“We take these matters seriously, and we are reviewing the situation to determine if any additional training or guidance is required, and if any additional policy must be developed to ensure the continued safety of DoD personnel at home and abroad,” Army Col. Robert Manning III said during a morning news conference at the Pentagon.

Wearable electronic fitness trackers upload data to Strava, which then publishes a heat map of the activity so people can download the

maps to find good running or cycling routes.

Use Privacy Settings “The rapid development of technology requires the rapid refinement of policy and procedures to enhance force protection and operational security,” Manning said.

“DoD personnel are advised to place strict privacy settings on wireless technologies and applications.”

Service members are prohibited from wearing such wireless technologies in some areas and during some operations, Manning said.

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Langley Air Force Base dining options during Crossbow Dining Facility remodel.

DFAC to close beginning February

By Amn Steven Sechler 633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

The Crossbow Dining Facility is scheduled to close for infrastructure repairs beginning Feb. 1, 2018 and is expected to reopen Aug. 1, 2018 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Affected Airmen and other meal card holders will receive Basic Allowance for Subsistence entitlements throughout the duration of the dining facilities renovations to help cover food costs. The pay increase will begin the mid-month paycheck in February.

The renovations include adding all new appliances in the kitchen to increase

efficiency of serving Airmen in the DFAC. Another change that will be completed is developing a new training area for the Airmen working in the DFAC. According to U.S. Air Force Capt. Christina Kane, 633d Force Support Squadron sustainment services flight commander, the new training room will create a better working environment for the team, include more computers, as well as make them more proficient in their careers.

“Training is very important for all of our Airmen,” said Kane. “We only have two computers for the 40 to 50 Airmen that work at the DFAC.” During the six month

closure, other food amenities will still be open, such as the BX, Raptor Café, Golf Course and Bowling Center. There will also be food trucks open at different hours and locations on base.

Airmen are able to contact their first sergeant if any hardships are brought on by the dining facility closure.

For questions or concerns about the BAS entitlements, contact Mr. Louis Moore in the finance office at 225-2520 or louis. moore.3@us.af.mil.

For questions related to the DFAC closure, contact Capt. Kane at 225-2969 or christina.kane@us.af.mil.

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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Juraj Bedi, 612th Movement Control Team, 53rd Movement Control Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) movements control officer, spends time with his family after a deployment ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 26, 2018. The ceremony was held for family members to wish their Soldiers well as they prepare for their deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Photos by Airman 1st Class Monica Royba

Fort Eustis units prepare to deploy

By Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal

633RD AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA.

Two units from Joint Base Langley-Eustis were recognized during deployment ceremonies conducted at McClellan Fitness Center at Fort Eustis, Virginia, the week of Jan. 22-26, 2018.

Family members and senior leaders gathered at the ceremonies to send off their loved ones and fellow Soldiers.

The 612th Movement Control Team, 53rd Movement Control Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) is scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The team has spent the last six months focused

on pre-deployment training and has traveled the nation to hone key skills required to complete their mission.

“Our unit’s mission is to coordinate transportation support for brigade combat teams and friendly forces throughout the area of operations,” said Capt.

Michael Weidner, commander, 612th MCT, 53rd MCB, 7th Trans.

Bde. (Ex.). “We are very proud of our soldiers, most of whom have already been gone from home for two out of the last six months preparing for our mission.”

Operation Atlantic Resolve is the United States’ response to ongoing concerns regarding Russia’s presence in Ukraine. The U.S. is displaying sustained com-

mitment to security and stability alongside NATO and allied partners through this operation.

The 74th Dive Detachment, 92nd Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade has also been working hard on refi ning skills to ensure unit mission readiness in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Beginning in 2011, Operation Spartan Shield has established efforts in the Middle East to secure and maintain land-ready operational forces and hinder aggression in the region.

“The deployment preparation has extended over the previous six months,” said Capt. Barrett LeHardy, commander, 74th Dive Det., 92nd Engineer. Bn., 20th Engineer Bde. “We conducted multiple ranges, several field training exercises and small diving missions to prepare our soldiers for what’s to come.”

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Miller, 612th Movement Control Team, 53rd Movement Control Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) detachment sergeant, hugs his son Mason, age four, after a deployment ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 26, 2018.

The ceremony was held to send off the unit in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

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Air Force Prepares Heritage Flyover for Super Bowl

By Air Force Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier 355TH FIGHTER WING

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ.

The Air Force’s Heritage Flight is scheduled to visit Minnesota to represent the Air Force Feb. 4 at the Super Bowl.

For the first time in the unit’s history, the Heritage Flight will perform an aircraft flyover — consisting of two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, an F-16 Fighting Falcon and a P-51 Mustang — over U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during the Super Bowl’s opening ceremonies.

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Program presents the evolution of Air Force air power by flying state-of-the-art fighter aircraft in close formation with vintage aircraft to display Air Force history to support Air Force recruiting and retention efforts.

REPRESENTING THE AIR FORCE “We are fortunate enough to be able to represent the professionalism and dedication of our Air Force to millions of spectators across the globe,” said Air Force Maj. John Waters, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander. “I think everyone is excited to see flyovers.

To be flying in formation with a P-51 and two A-10s across the biggest game in football is hard to top, in my opinion.”

The F-16 Viper Demo

Team, from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, based here; and a P-51 Mustang from the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation in California, will represent the Air Force in the Heritage Flight.

For one of the A-10 pilots, this flyover will be his last official Heritage Flight.

“It is bittersweet knowing that this will likely be the last time I am able to fly in formation with such historic airframes,” said Air Force Maj. Chad Rudolph.

“However, knowing that this will be my last time to fly with such skilled aviators in the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation will make this flight more sentimental.”

In addition to the event being the last flight for one team member, this will be the first event for the F-16 Viper Demo Team superintendent, who is returning to his home state for the event.

Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Schneider was born near Minneapolis and grew up two hours northwest of the city in Alexandria, where he lived until age 6. Although he moved, he visited almost every summer, eventually relocating back to Alexandria at 14. He graduated from Jefferson High School and then joined the Air Force in 1998.

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Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Dittman, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team electrical and environmental systems journeyman, conducts an environmental control systems operations check at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 23, 2018. The A-10 Demo Team and A-10 Heritage Flight pilots are scheduled to support a Heritage Flight flyover during the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis.

to my home state, but I am absolutely ecstatic and humbled to be a part of this team that will going up to Minneapolis for this very unique flyover formation,” Schneider said.

As part of the Heritage Flight program, the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation honors the sacrifices of those who have served or are now serving in the Air Force through participation in flight displays.

“This flyover flight is more than just a simple high-speed pass over a professional sports stadium,” Rudolph said. “This flight is a representation of the Air Force’s dedication to preserving the past of those that have executed the same missions long before us. For the A-10, this flight is especially symbolic of the men and women who have stood by the world’s only dedicated close air support airframe PART OF THE TEAM in order to continue its “It is an amazing feeling legacy.” any time I get to go back

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71st FTS trains over Atlantic Ocean

Photos by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie

By Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie

633D AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Pilots assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron and the 192nd Fighter Wing fly T-38 Talons over the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 24, 2018. The two-seat jet has a top speed of 858 miles per hour. As the world’s first supersonic trainer, the T-38 first flew in 1959 and continues to be used to this day.

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Pilots assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron, and the 192nd Fighter Wing fly T-38 Talons, during a Red Air mission over the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 24, 2018.

The 71st FTS, also referred to as the Ironmen, is one of three flying squadrons assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The squadron’s mission is to provide professional adversary air support to enhance the 1st Fighter Wing’s F-22 combat capability.

The 71st FTS flies the T-38 Talon, the world’s first supersonic trainer. The two-seat jet has a top speed of 858 miles per hour. The T-38 first flew in 1959 and continues to be used to this day.

A pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron prepares to do a low pass in a T-38 Talon over the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 24, 2018. The two-seat jet has a top speed of 858 miles per hour. As the world’s first supersonic trainer, the T-38 first flew in 1959 and continues to be used to this day.

A pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron flies a T-38 Talon over the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 24, 2018. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude supersonic pilot trainer aircraft.

A pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron flies a T-38 Talon over the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 24, 2018. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude supersonic pilot trainer aircraft. As the world’s first supersonic trainer, the T-38 first flew in 1959 and continues to be used to this day.

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9 U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Feysel Abdulkaf, 497th Operations Support Squadron chief of training, does push-ups in Fort Eustis’ Anderson Field House at Joint Base LangleyEustis, Va., Jan. 27, 2018. This portion of the event required competitors to complete as many rounds of push-ups, pull-ups and squats as they could in eight minutes.

Photos by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal

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

The 733rd Force Support Squadron hosted the Iron Athlete Competition held in Fort Eustis’ Anderson Field House at Joint Base Langley-Eustis Va., Jan. 27, 2018. The multi-course competition focused on functional fitness and resistance training.

The fitness challenge was open to any personnel in the Fort Eustis community with installation access in an effort to boost morale.

Participants competed in timed events that included racing to execute multiple deadlifts, pedaling distance on stationary bicycles, rowing distance, and performing rounds of push-ups, pull-ups, medicine-ball throws and squats.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Christina Buonomo, avionics mechanic, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, competes in a deadlift challenge held in Fort Eustis’ Anderson Field House at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 27, 2018. Competitors were timed while they raced to complete multiple deadlifts at varying weights.

The 733rd Force Support Squadron hosted the Iron Athlete Competition held in Fort Eustis’ Anderson Field House at Joint Base Langley-Eustis Va., Jan. 27, 2018. The multi-course competition focused on functional fitness and resistance training.

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MAFFS Activate Airmen fight to save their homes

By Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson Staff Sgt. Timothy Dawson was trying to get some rest before work the next day. The phone rang twice before he answered it. His neighbor, who lives just above his apartment complex on the hill, told him the fire was really close and they were evacuating.

That neighbor was 1st Lt. Mike Constable, a pilot with the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, California. Dawson said he could see Constable and his roommates packing things into their cars.

The Thomas Fire started on Dec. 4, 2017 in Santa Paula, near Thomas Aquinas College. Driven by Santa Ana winds gusting up to 70 mph, the flames screamed across the hillsides toward Ojai and Ventura.

Numerous fires leapfrogged across Ventura and Los Angeles Counties the following day.

“I looked out my window, and could see the sky above the ridge by my home was glowing really orange and red already. My wife and I decided at that point to just grab what we could get and go somewhere safe,” Dawson said.

Dawson’s three-level, 52-unit apartment complex burned to the ground a few hours later.

Ironically, Dawson is a C-130J Hercules crew chief for the 146th AW, one of five wings in the Air Force equipped with the module airborne firefighting system, or MAFFS. This system is loaded onto C-130s and is designed to fight the very thing that took his home, wildfires.

The 146th AW was activated Dec. 5 to fight what became the largest California wildfire by size in the state’s recorded history, covering 281,893 acres. The Thomas Fire is now 100 percent contained.

“We got the word and everybody sprung into action. Our maintenance folk got the airplane ready for us, our aerial port guys went and got the MAFFS units pulled out and loadmasters got the airplanes ready.

It was really a well-oiled machine on that

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Tanner Renz, Kern County Fire Department, looks on as a C-130J Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, sprays fire retardant ahead of the leading edge of the Thomas Fire, Dec. 13, 2017. The 146th was activated to support CAL FIRE with wildfire suppression efforts within the state. The C-130s from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station are capable of spraying fire retardant from a modular airborne firefighting systems loaded in the cargo bay.

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Some of these guys are crazy. I mean dipping down into some of these canyons, flying through smoke, buzzing treetops. They have a talent that most people don’t have.”

Tenner Renz, Kern Country Fire Department day. We got things done really quickly,” said Senior Master Sgt. Phil Poulsen, a loadmaster with the 146th AW. Most of the Airmen stationed at Channel Islands ANGS are from Ventura County or the surrounding area. Approximately 50 people from the 146th AW evacuated their homes during the fire and five Airmen lost their homes.

“I can see the smoke from my house and we know people who live there,” Poulson

said. “My daughter went to day care up there and I think I flew over that house.

I think it’s gone. So it really hits close to home when you are this close to home.”

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE, requested MAFFS aircraft and personnel support through the state’s governor and the Adjutant General of the state’s National Guard. Once activated, CAL FIRE incident commanders assigned to the Thomas Fire, and based at the Ventura Fairgrounds, generate the launch orders for the MAFFS. The aircraft sit ready at Tanker Base Operations, a few miles south of the fairgrounds at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station.

Once requested, the C-130s would join the fight at a designated altitude in the protected flight area, typically 1,500 feet above ground. An aerial supervisor, or air attack, would fly at about 2,000 feet, directing and controlling the aircraft. Lead planes, at 1,000 feet, guide the tankers to their drop points, approximately 150 feet above the ground.

“Once we enter the fire traffic area, we join on the lead plane. He’ll typically give us a show me [puff of smoke] which shows us where he’s intending us to drop,” said Lt. Col. Scott Pemberton, a C-130J pilot with the 146th AW. “We try to be very precise with that because you know it’s a high value asset and you get one shot at it.”

The mission requires the crews to fly the C-130s very close to the fires.

“You’re taking the fight directly to the ground,” Pemberton said. “We are 150 feet above the ground at 120 knots, at the edge of the airplane’s envelope. You’re demanding a lot of yourself and your fellow crewmembers. So that’s why you are typically very highly trained and are very prepared to do this mission.”

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The Army and the Air Force are working together to flesh out how to fight a multidomain battle, a senior Air Force commander said today during a presentation at the Brookings Institution here.

Air Force Gen. James M. Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, said he is working closely with Gen. David G. Perkins, commander of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, to develop the concept.

Holmes started his talk at the think tank with a history lesson, recalling that 27 years ago, the U.S. military was nine days into Operation Desert Storm. That battle to get Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait was a test of the AirLand Battle Doctrine.

It was an overwhelming success.

Fast-forward to Iraq in 2003, and American and allied forces went from the berm to Baghdad using all aspects of AirLand to cut through the Iraqi military, dominate the air and end the active phase of the conflict quickly.

NEAR-PEER COMPETITORS TOOK NOTE American conventional power was never more

evident, Holmes said, and near-peer competitors took note. “That drove the world to start looking for new options to try to counter what U.S. forces could bring to the battlefield,” he said.

Over the next decade, the U.S. military had to deal with counterinsurgency warfare and counterterrorism operations.

“Our adversaries kept thinking and kept working,” Holmes said. “Now we face an environment with a rising China [and] with a resurgent Russia that bring integrated, multidomain approaches to try to counter that conventional might that they saw us display.”

Adversaries are using a mix of conventional forces, special operations forces, cyber tools, space tools and sophisticated electronic warfare tools “in place of conventional forces and alongside conventional forces,” the general said.

To an extent, the general said, this is also dictated by the complexity of threats today. He used Syria as an example, noting that U.S. forces are in Syria advising a primarily Arab and Kurdish force going after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. U.S. airmen share the skies with Syrian and Russian aircraft.

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Air Force Gen. James M. Holmes, left, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks with the Brookings Institution’s Michael E. O’Hanlon about the challenges of developing doctrine to fight the multidomain battle, Jan. 25, 2018.

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ADAPTING TO CHANGE The whole thing requires a flexibility to understand the rules, understand what to do when the rules or adversaries change and how to adapt, Holmes said.

Weapons married to technical assets and the ability to communicate quickly means there are “no hiding places from that unblinking eye of unblinking multidomain awareness,” Holmes said.

“There are no sanctuaries where we can unload our forces, get them ready for a battle and then move into a battle area,” he added.

The question becomes how the United States can counter this, he said. “The lesson from history is our armed forces cooperate and work together best when we can at least contemplate defeat,” Holmes said. “I think we are still the most powerful conventional force in the world.

We still bring advantages that no one else can bring to the battlefield. But when we square off and think about the peer adversaries of a rising China and a resurgent Russia, … there’s no birthright that we have to win.

We have to think, ‘We have to fight. We have to work hard at it.’”

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By Crystal Marshall ARMY.MIL

The U.S. Army’s uniforms are ubiquitous around the globe for what they represent: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and professional courage.

Whether a Soldier is wearing the Operational Camouflage Pattern combat uniform, the formal Service Uniform, or the physical fitness uniform, he or she knows the power of the image that the uniform conveys.

As the Chief of Public Affairs for the Army, Brig. Gen. Omar J. Jones deeply understands the image that the uniform presents. “Our uniform represents all Americans who have served in our great Army since 1775 and those serving around the world today,” he said. “It represents our commitment to this Nation and to the American people to protect and defend our Constitution and its ideals.

And, it is a symbol of the discipline, values, and heritage of the US Army.”

His words were echoed by 1st Lt. Emily O’Neill, public affairs officer with the 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, describing her thoughts when she wears the combat uniform. “When I put on the uniform, I’m reminded of my commitment to selfless service for the American public, my duty to defend this country from all enemies foreign and domestic, and my unwavering loyalty to the U.S. Constitution,” she said.

In 2015, the Army announced a change in the combat uniform from the Universal Camouflage Pattern to the Operational Camouflage Pattern. The mandatory date for possession for the OCP is Oct. 1, 2019.

For Soldiers — and civilians — who are curious about the new look and various components of the OCP, Army.mil has launched a newly redesigned, interactive Uniforms site at www.army.mil/uniforms. The site also features full-body photos

and information on the Service Uniform and Physical Fitness Uniform, various combat badges, and a helpful FAQ page for the most commonly asked uniform questions.

The new OCP pattern design includes several functional changes. It removes several hook and loop closures, replacing them with button and zipper closures to enable quicker access to pockets. While internal knee pads were removed, double reinforcement of the fabric still occurs at the knee and elbow. And extra pen pockets were removed, while upper sleeve pocket length was increased to allow for greater utility.

Soldiers who have not yet purchased new uniform may do so at their local Army and Air Force Exchange Service, using their yearly clothing stipend.

Even with the uniform guidance released by the Army over the past few years, Anthony Moore, sergeant major of the Uniform Policy Branch within the Deputy Chief of Staff’s G-1 office, highlighted a few of the most common questions that Soldiers approach him with regarding the proper use of their uniforms and gear.

With cold weather now embracing many parts of the U.S. during the winter months, Moore pointed out that Soldiers are still authorized to wear the UCP Cold Weather Gear with the OCP uniform, including the Black and Foliage Green fleece.

Moore also noted that many Soldiers erroneously believe they are allowed to cuff their Army Combat Uniform Sleeves while in garrison. However, this is only authorized during deployment or in field environment.

And when headed to the gym for physical fitness, Soldiers are not authorized to drape a gym bag across their body. The bag must be either hand-carried, or carried using both shoulders.

Soldiers can take a further look at commonly asked uniform questions on the new website.

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CONTINUED FROM 4 the department will do about the issue. “We have confidence in commanders to employ tactics, techniques and procedures that enhance force protection and operational security with the least impact to individuals,” the colonel said.

All DoD personnel go through annual training on information security. The training urges service members and DoD civilians to limit profiles on the internet, including personal social media accounts, Manning said.

“Furthermore, operational security requirements provide further guidance for military personnel supporting operations around the world,” he said. The heat map incident re-emphasizes the need for service members to be cautious about what data to share via wearable electronic devices, he added.

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DoD personnel are advised to place strict privacy settings on wireless technologies and applications.”

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together to fight a multidomain battle CONTINUED FROM 11 together in a way to put pressure on adversaries, the Navy and Air Force worked together to form Air-Sea Battle, Holmes said. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he noted, has talked about multidomain, multiregional conflict and using U.S. forces and their ability to be all over the world to put pressure on adversaries anywhere. “We will continue to work forward and refine it,” Holmes said.

TABLETOP EXERCISES Over the next year, Training and Doctrine Command and Air Combat Command will host a series of tabletop exercises to see how the services can work together “and turn that into a doctrine and concept that we can agree on,”

Holmes said.

“We have developed 13 initiatives … that the Air Force and Army can work together on, and … our goal is to try to find a way that the joint force, working together, can hold the initiative — because in this world where both sides can see everything and know everything, both sides have longrange fires … the side that wins will be the side that can command the initiative by driving an optempo that the other side can’t keep up with.”

This will require multidomain awareness and advanced battle management to gather forces and concentrate them precisely where and when they are needed, the general said.

“It will take agile, resilient comms to be able to communicate across that force,” he said.

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Lt. Col. Scott Pemberton, a C-130J pilot with the 146th Airlift Wing, has been with the 146th for 30 years and has lived in the Ventura/ Santa Barbara, California community for about 48. He has been flying the modular airborne fire fighting system for approximately 20 years.

FIRE | fighting to save their homes CONTINUED FROM 10 Fire, 10 more to join the lead plane and drop and then another 15 minutes to return to base.

With 10 hours of daylight and two planes, the 146th AW drops an average of 60,000 gallons of retardant each day.

“Many times if you are close to a fire line and you’re doing direct attack you’ll see the guys standing down there,” Pemberton said. “On the second, third or fourth drop you’ll come by and you will see that you have gotten close enough to where they are a different color. But I’ve also seen the whites of their eyes where they’re diving behind their bulldozer because you’re that close, and they know that the retardant is coming.”

Still, the dangers of this mission are not lost on Pemberton.

On July 1, 2012, MAFFS 7, which belonged to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing based at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, crashed while fighting the White Draw Fire in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Four of the six crewmembers aboard died.

“There was a thunderstorm approaching from the north and as they were waiting for the lead to coordinate and get his bearings… The thunderstorm

moved closer and closer,” Pemberton said. “They made a first run and I think they got off half of their retardant.”

As they made their second run, they had a wind shear event and a microburst took away their lift and forced them to fly straight ahead into the terrain.

“As a result of that incident we completely changed our training.

We incorporated a lot of the wind shear escape maneuvers, and we built new seats for the loadmasters in the back and made crashworthy seats for those crewmembers,” Pemberton said.

This training and the 146th AW’s capabilities benefit everyone involved in the wildfire fighting community, too.

The 146th AW plays a big role in extinguishing fires, said Tenner Renz a dozer swamper with the Kern County Fire Department, but it’s something he sees on almost every fire.

Whether a 100-acre or a 250,000acre fire, the guard shows up.

“Some of these guys are crazy.

I mean dipping down into some of these canyons, flying through smoke, buzzing treetops,” Renz said. “They have a talent that most people don’t have.”

Having the MAFFS capability means the 146th AW can be fed-

erally activated to support firefighting operations around the United States by the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. An Air Force liaison group, led on a rotating basis by one of the five MAFFS unit commanders, staffs the center.

This wide-ranging operational experience and capability gives CAL FIRE an extra capability when things are at their worst.

“We currently have low humidity, Santa Ana winds, we haven’t had rain in a number of days and we’re in areas that haven’t burned in 50-60 years,” said Dan Sendek, MAFFS liaison officer for CAL FIRE. “You can never have enough equipment for every eventuality.

What the guard brings to us is that surge capacity when we’re in a situation where we need everything we can get.”

Six days after he lost his home, Dawson was back at work.

“The routine of going about the mission and getting things done is probably better,” Dawson said. “I needed to get back and get involved in the fire mission. The show must go on. The world doesn’t stop spinning and the guard doesn’t stop flying missions.”

For Dawson, it’s also a chance to combat the fire that took his home and save some of his neighbor’s property.

Dawson and his wife were able to return to their apartment a few days after the fire destroyed it, however, they were not able to search for personal items because the fire was still smoldering.

“Every single tenant in the 52 units was able to get out ahead of the fire. When we went back for the first time it was it was pretty emotionally taxing,” he said. “There were two stories worth of apartments that collapsed into a carport. There’s nothing left that we could really find.

“To me, then and even now, it still feels a little surreal. I know it’s happening to me, but it feels like it’s happening to someone else.”

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AirPower Over Hampton Roads May 18-20, 2018 JBLE traffic update

The overhead traffic light at Lee Rd and Sweeney Blvd heading outbound is still out and has been temporarily replaced with a traffic light to the right side of the intersection. JBLE motorists should remain aware of the temporary placement of the traffic light, expected to be in place in approximately 12-14 weeks.

King Street and Armistead Gates under construction

The 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron will renovate the guard houses at the King Street and Armistead Gates.

The construction will be phased to minimize traffic impact. The first phase of construction will affect two of the four inbound lanes and one of the two outbound lanes at the Armistead gate. This phase will also affect one inbound and one outbound lane of the King Street gate. Phase one of construction will last up to 60 days and begin on Nov. 27, 2017, at 9 a.m. Phase two of construction will last up to 57 days and is expected to begin Jan. 26, 2018, at 9 a.m. Phase two will affect the remaining two inbound lanes and one outbound lane at the Armistead gate, and the remaining inbound and outbound lane at the King Street gate. For more information, call 764-7766.

LaSalle Gate Traffic Impact

LaSalle Gate and Elm Street near the intersection of Nealy Avenue will be closed for Force Protection upgrades to the active vehicle barriers on select dates starting Jan. 31, 2018, through Feb. 25, 2018. LaSalle Gate will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic on weekends.

There will be no through traffic on Elm Street, south of Rickenbacker Road to Nealy Avenue on Jan. 31, 2018.

Ryan Center (bldg. 10) occupants will still be able to use both entrances to south parking lot. There will be partial road closures Feb. 1 and 2. There will be complete gate closure Feb. 3,4,10,17,18,24 and 25. For more information, contact the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron service call desk, 764-5343.

REAL ID Act

The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, officially went into effect June 6, 2017; however, DHS issued a grace period for enforcing the act for states not currently in compliance with the REAL ID Act. All non-compliant states/territories that do not have an extension will be subject to REAL ID enforcement at TSA checkpoints as of February 5, 2018. Currently, every state is either compliant or has an extension. America Samoa is the only state/territory not compliant at this time.

A current list of state compliance and extension statuses is available at www.dhs.gov/real-id. Visitors com-

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Submit Eustis Community announcements to pw@militarynews.com ing to JBLE from any noncompliant state should be selectee, must possess all appropriate state licenses.

Registration of firearms with 733 Security Forces aware of what is required to access JBLE . A complete list of requirements and additional information can be Squadron is mandatory prior to entry onto the installation.

2018 Spring Turkey Season lottery tickets go on sale 5-30 found at www.jble.af.mil/REAL-ID-Act. March 2018, M-F/0900-1600 hrs at bldg. 1407 or 1409.

The lottery drawing occurs 2 April 2018. The 733 CED Tax Center 2018 Natural Resources staff will notify lottery winners beThe Tax Center will have very limited services and tween 2-3 April 2018; winning hunters will choose their very few appointments available for volunteers to area and dates to hunt at that time. prepare tax returns. Therefore, clients should take adThe Natural Resources staff anticipates allotting 6 vantage of alternative VITA sites in the area as well as bearded turkeys for this harvest, but this number may Military OneSource as a do-it-yourself resource for your change based on March 2018 wildlife survey results. tax preparation. Military OneSource provides service For more information please contact James Dolan at members and their dependents with access to free and james.d.dolan.civ@mail.mil or 757-878-4152. secure online tax preparation and filing. Military OneSource suggests that before starting on your tax return, gather all necessary tax documents and additional infor- 2018 Late Urban Archery Deer Season The Fort Eustis Late Urban Archery Deer season is manmation such as the following: 1) Social Security numbers and dates of birth for you, aged and administered by Natural Resources staff of the 733 Civil Engineer Division. This is a deer management your spouse and dependents hunt program implemented under restricted conditions, 2) Child care, education and adoption costs 3) W-2 forms for all employers for you and your spouse and will run 29 January 2018 through 24 March 2018.

Participants must have purchased a 2017 Fort Eustis 4) Investment income forms Hunting Permit prior to 6 January 2018, and passed the 5) Alimony information Fort Eustis Recreational Hunting Program Archery Qual6) Social Security benefits ification within 2 years, or pass a qualification test ad7) Miscellaneous income ministered by the 733 CED Natural Resource Staff. Par8) Form 1098-E for student loan interest ticipants must also purchase a 2018 Late Urban Archery 9) Form 1098 for home mortgage interest Deer Hunting Permit at a cost of $20, and may do so the 10) Charitable donations day of any hunt. (Checks or Money Order Only) 11) Medical and dental expenses The Late Urban Archery Deer Season is operated 12) Real estate taxes For more information contact Melissa Hudgins, at from bldg. 1409. Only archery tackle/equipment is authorized for this restricted hunt. Hunting will occur a (757) 764-3277 or melissa.hudgins@us.af.mil. minimum of 2 days per work week and two Saturdays per month, afternoons only. Sign-in will be from 1200 – Tax Center Opening The Fort Eustis Tax Assistance Center will operate 1600 hrs. Only antlerless deer may be taken during this from Jan. 29 to April 20, 2018, at Building 2733 on Late Urban Archery Deer Season.

For more information please contact James Dolan at Madison Avenue. Tax filing preparation, electronic filing james.d.dolan.civ@mail.mil or 757-878-4152. capability, and general tax advice will be available to eligible clients. For more information, contact the Langley Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Philip T. McCollum, JBLE, National Prayer Breakfast Joint Base Langley-Eustis, National Prayer Breakfast 757-878-3031, Ext. 227, philip.t.mccollum.civ@mail.mil. will be held from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Feb. 7, 2018, at the Fort Eustis Club, 2123 Pershing Avenue, Fort Eustis, Va. 2018 Spring Turkey Season The Fort Eustis Spring Turkey Season is managed and The guest speaker is David Barton, founder and president administered by the Natural Resources staff within 733 of WallBuilders. Tickets are available at no-cost from your Religious Support Team; however donations may be given Civil Engineer Division.

Hunting opportunities for the Spring Turkey Season are at the door. For more information, call the Fort Eustis Rebased on a lottery system. Lottery tickets cost $25 with a ligious Support Office at (757) 878-1316 or Sgt. 1st Class one lottery ticket per person limit. Tickets are non-refund- Lopez, (757) 878-6052 or e-mail: dale.lopez.mil@mail.mil. able, but transferrable. (Checks or Money Order Only) Hunt selectees have two (2) half days (from 30 min- The Exchange is now offering storage units utes before sunrise until noon) to harvest one bearded for rent on Fort Eustis turkey. Hunters unsuccessful with harvesting a turkey The Exchange is now offering storage units for rent during their allotted times may be afforded additional on Fort Eustis. Units range between 4 x 4 x 8 closet days if their assigned area is available, after all other and 4 x 8 x 8 motorcycle sizes and are located on Pershselectees have been afforded their days. However, we ing Ave., behind General Smalls Inn. For pricing informacannot guaranteed additional days. tion or to make an appointment call (757) 887-3488, ext.

Hunt selectees may elect one (1) person to accom- 127. The rental office is in Exchange Services, bldg. 1527. pany them during their hunt, but this person may not » See JBLE | 14 handle firearms at any time, and if calling for the hunter

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Submit Eustis Community announcements to pw@militarynews.com Feb. 7 – BTRAC, R1, R2, R3: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 8 – BTRAC, R1, R2, R3: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

SMALL GAME HUNTING R5, R6: 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 9 – BTRAC, R1, R2, R3, R6: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 10 - SMALL GAME HUNTING R1, R5, R6: 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 11 - SMALL GAME HUNTING R1, R5, R6: 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 12 – BTRAC, R1: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Joint Base Langley-Eustis will host the Community Event Council from 10 to 11 a.m., Jan. 25, 2018, at the Bayview Commonwealth Center. The CEC serves as a valuable communication link to increase awareness levels of the community, concerning initiatives, programs, activities and facilities for JBLE-Langley and provides U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni formalized means for installation leadership to facilitate the flow of command and community information to Association 2018 reunion The U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Assomilitary members, spouses and civilians. For more inciation will host a reunion from March 25-29, 2018, at the formation, call (757) 764-3990.

Columbus Marriott Hotel, 800 Front Avenue, Columbus, Ga. 31901. The association represents all Army officers Chapel Annex under renovation commissioned through any Officer Candidate School, reFrom January to June 2018, the Langley Chapel Angardless of previous locations or branch affiliation. The nex Auditorium, kitchen and classroom four will underevent will include a Hall of Fame induction ceremony, rego renovation and are unavailable for the duration. For ception, and formal dinner, including the presentation of more information, contact the Chapel at 764-7847. the Patterson Award. There will also be demonstrations and briefings at Fort Benning highlighting developments Summary Court Officer related to the OCS program and OCS candidate interac2nd Lt. Patrick Prior, USAFORSCOM Fort Eustis, is tions. Registration information and the reunion itinerary detailed as the Summary Court Officer to secure and to follow. For more information, visit www.ocsalumni.org make proper disposition of the personal effects of Lt. or call Nancy Ionoff at (813) 917-4309.

Col. Kevin Kittrell. Anyone having knowledge of money due to deceased or has claims against the deceased Air Force Reserve Technician recruiting estate, contact 2nd Lt. Prior at (907) 223-6721.

If you are looking to join the Air Force Reserve or to fill a General Schedule job, both can be done as an Air Marriage Enrichment Program Reserve Technician. For information, contact Tech. Sgt. The Fort Eustis Regimental Memorial Chapel is host- Erin Debourg, regional ART recruiter, at erin.debourg@ ing a Joint Base Langley-Eustis community-wide Mar- us.af.mil or (910) 237-8848. riage Enrichment Program. Sessions meet Thursday evenings, from 6 to 8 p.m., Sept 14, 2017 through Wylie Theater hosts Chapel Next Sunday services May 17, 2018, in the RMC Lounge, 923 Lee Boulevard, Join Chapel Next at the Wylie Theater from 10 a.m. to Ft. Eustis. The Marriage Enrichment sessions are on 11:30 a.m., on Sundays for contemporary Christian wor“Making Your Marriage Your Priority! Love, Honor, and ship. For more information, call 878-2257.

Cherish.” The Marriage Enrichment program is for married and engaged couples, spouses of deployed, Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Retirees. The cha- Old Point Comfort Toastmasters Club Do you want to improve your public speaking and pel provides free child care for children up to 11 years communication skills? The Old Point Comfort Toastold. For more information, call (757) 218-1034 or call the masters Club meets at 11:40 a.m., the first and third RMC at (757) 878-1316/1317.

Wednesday of each month, at 650 Monroe Ave. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, visit www.

Weekly Live Fire Schedule district66.org or call 878-3124 or 878-2204.

Ranges, training areas, and associated facilities are Off Limits to personnel not engaged in scheduled firing, operations, or inspections/recons unless clearance is Transportation Museum change to hours of obtained in person from Range Control Fire Desk (Bldg. operation The United States Army Transportation Museum on 2432 Mulberry Island Road) or a designated Range Fort Eustis hours of operation has changed. The previControl Technician. All personnel are required to check ous hours of Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to in and out with range control before going into or de4:30 p.m., has changed to Tuesday through Saturday parting any Range or Training area. Range schedule until from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

February 12: Feb. 2 – BTRAC, R1: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb. 3 – R2, R3: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Company Grade Officer Council welcomes Feb. 4 – R2, R3, R5: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. members Feb. 5 – BTRAC, R1, R2, R3, R6: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Company Grade Officer Council will meet at 4:45 Feb. 6 – BTRAC, R1, R2, R3: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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.

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 Catholic and Protestant services Bethel Chapel: Saturday Catholic Reconciliation at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday Catholic Mass at 5 p.m.

Sunday Protestant Community Service at 9 a.m.

Sunday Catholic Mass at 11 a.m.

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

Sunday Protestant Gospel Service at 11 a.m.

Catholic Daily Mass (Mon-Thurs) at 12 p.m.

For more information call 764-7847

Family Meal Night

The Langley Base Chapel will host a Family Meal Night every Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Bethel Chapel. The event will include free food and fellowship.

For more information, contact the Chapel at 764-7847.

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 1-800-TRICARE or 1-800-874-2273.

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5 8 3 1 6 4 7

3 7 6 5 8 9 1

1 3 4 9 7 6 2

Puzzle 13 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.73)

9 1 2 8 3 5 4

ANSWER:

7

6

1

5

6

4

5

2

5

9

9

3

8

3

(Hard, difficulty rating 0.75)

7

4

1

9

7

3

8

2

1

5

7

2

8

9

2

1

Puzzle 13 9

2

3

1

4

6

6

3

9

3

5

Sudoku

2

5

7

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