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PHONE NUMBERS An outbreak of COVID-Kindness? Am I symptomatic? Rising up to fight through COVID-19 … together

Airman and Family Readiness Center .................... 623-856-6550 by Chaplain (Col.) Second, is your breathing deeper? your goal to be kind and thoughtful of
Airman’s Attic ......................................................... 623-856-6415 DAN BRANTINGHAM Are you managing your frustrations others. Post the reminder in your office,
Armed Forces Bank ................................................ 623-535-9766 with your fellow human beings and in your car, in your bathroom, on your by Lt. Gen.
Base Exchange main store ...................................... 623-935-2671 Air Mobility Command BRAD WEBB
Base taxi .................................................................. 623-856-6866 technology by remembering to breathe refrigerator.
Beauty shop ............................................................. 623-536-1897 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — In deep breaths? Hold it, hold it … 4-3-2-1. The third way to catch COVID- Air Education and Training Command
Chapel ..................................................................... 623-856-6211 the midst of this global pandemic, there The third symptom is are you quick Kindness is to read about acts of kind- The Airmen of AETC don’t back down to a chal-
Chapel (after duty hours) ........................................ 623-856-5600 is little-known outbreak of kindness, to remember that not everyone thinks ness. Search for acts of kindness on lenge; we rise up.
Child development center ....................................... 623-856-6338 “COVID-Kindness,” happening around or acts the way you do? the Internet and read at lest one story While I believed this to be true, even before the
Clothing sales .......................................................... 623-856-6310 the world simultaneously. A neighbor Fourth, is your compassion active? every day.
Club Five Six .......................................................... 623-856-6446 wanting to honor physical distancing and Are you willing to climb in the hole with Fourth, actively make an effort to First Command was faced with overcoming chal-
Command post ........................................................ 623-856-5600 lenges related to COVID-19, I can now point to
Commissary ............................................................ 623-935-3821 still help her neighbors created an “I can someone, while maintaining a six-foot remember every day that we are in examples across our command to prove it without
Community center ................................................... 623-856-7152 help” postcard to drop in mailboxes. The distance, and assist them in getting out this together. We are one team with a doubt. I have never been more proud to lead the
Computer IT service desk ..................................... DSN 945-2900 card lists her contact information and of the hole? a shared purpose and mission. Look exceptional Airmen of AETC, and I want to thank
Crime Stop .............................................................. 623-856-6666 ways she can help - all for free. The fifth and final symptom is are around on your Brady Bunch Squares, each of you for fighting through COVID-19 together
Dental clinic ............................................................ 623-856-2273 Disneyland donated their food stores you practicing humane risk man- brought to you by video teleconference and continuing to support the AETC mission during
Dermatology ........................................................... 623-856-2273 to local food banks shortly after closing agement? Are you practicing social technology. This is our team and for one
Dining hall .............................................................. 623-856-6396 for COVID-19. Two young cello players, distancing while staying connected; another we will fight this threat. In this these difficult times.
Dorm management .................................................. 623-856-7841 9 and 6, held a 30-minute outdoor front listening for and acting on ways to war against a germ, we are not fighting As the fight against COVID-19 has evolved over
Education center ...................................................... 623-856-7722 the past several weeks, the stakes have been high.
EMERGENCY ONLY ............................................................. 911 porch concert for a 78-year-old widow bless your neighbor? If you have each other, our fight is for each other. You have been faced with unprecedented challenges
Equal opportunity .................................................... 623-856-7711 who was self-isolating at her children’s three or four of these symptoms, you The fifth way to catch a case of in an environment changing day-by-day and some-
Eye clinic ................................................................ 623-856-7965 insistence. more than likely will test positive for COVID-Kindness is to find an account- times hour-by-hour. Yet every day, you, your loved
Falcon Dunes Golf Course ...................................... 623-535-9334 Lastly, a 20-something answered COVID-Kindness. ability buddy – a sounding board, a ones, and members of the AETC community have
Family health clinic ................................................. 623-856-2273 a yell for help in a local supermarket You may ask, “If I don’t have the confidant, a co-conspirator to plot acts
Family housing ........................................................ 623-388-3515 parking lot. The yell came from a couple symptoms, how do I catch COVID- of kindness together. Exposure to one risen to face new challenges and overcome them in
Fire station .............................................................. 623-856-6641 in their 70s who were waiting for the Kindness?” There are five ways to catch or more of these risk factors will more extraordinary ways.
Firestone Car Care .................................................. 623-271-8104 As guidance emerged, you adapted by teleworking,
Fitness center .......................................................... 623-856-6241 right person to come along to ask for a case of COVID-Kindness. than likely ensure you become a carrier implementing physical distancing as much as pos-
Flight medicine ....................................................... 623-856-2273 help by doing their shopping while they First, review your daily habits, your of COVID-Kindness. This is not to say sible in your workspaces and across mission essential
Food court ............................................................... 623-935-2671 remained safe in their car. daily calendar. Do you have protected you’ll be a perfect carrier every minute training, and incorporating innovative teaching and
Fort Tuthill .............................................................. 623-856-3401 Are you contagious with COVID- time to entertain kindness, to be kind of every day. You will, however; make learning measures in forums ranging from the Inter-
Fraud, waste and abuse hotline ............................... 623-856-6149 Kindness? Will someone pick you out in to others? COVID-Kindness needs the a difference in your neighbor’s life and
Hobby shop ............................................................. 623-856-6722 a crowd and yell to you for help? fresh air of time to be caught and con- add some oil and peace to a fellow hu- American Air Forces Academy to Officer Training
Housing assistance section ...................................... 623-856-7643 What are the symptoms of COVID- tagious. Don’t fear, COVID-Kindness man’s soul as well as our own souls. School, Reserve Officer Training Corps, technical
Housing facilities section ........................................ 623-856-3007 Kindness? There are five predominant does not need an extravagant amount Is there a vaccine for COVID-Kind- training and pilot training.
Housing maintenance .............................................. 623-935-2676 As our children’s schools began closing or going vir-
Identification cards .................................................. 623-856-7832 symptoms. of time. A kind or encouraging word ness? Dear Holy Creator of all things tual, you shared homeschooling tips with your fellow
Information, tickets and travel ................................ 623-856-6000 First is a case of “proper pacing.” Basi- in passing can bring healing oil to the macro and micro, creatures big and AETC community members across the country and
Law enforcement desk ............................................ 623-856-5970 cally, does your “get the mission done” soul. What’s important is that you’ve small, I pray not. May we all be con- never once wavered in your support of the mission.
Legal assistance ...................................................... 623-856-6901 pace allow you to still see the need of made a commitment to think about tagious carriers of COVID-Kindness. Your resilience and determination to keep mission
Library ..................................................................... 623-856-7191 another and to adjust course to assist ways to go about being kind. When we are, we protect and regener-
Lodging office/switchboard .................................... 623-856-3941 them? Second, post a visible reminder of ate our souls and the souls of others. essential training moving forward, while protecting Courtesy graphic
Maintenance control center ..................................... 623-856-5469 both our members on base and communities as we all Air Education and Training Command is promoting participation in its #RiseUpAETC campaign to highlight posi-
Marine Corps .......................................................... 623-856-2417 adjusted to our new “normal,” has been phenomenal. tive stories of Airmen, their loved ones and other members of the community stepping up in the current fight
Marine Corps 24-hour duty desk ............................ 602-421-5806 As guidance was relayed on the wear of face cover- against COVID-19 to support one-another and the AETC mission.
Marketing ................................................................ 623-856-3245 ‘Spooky 41’ gunship team in action: ings, you were already lining up volunteers to step
Medical appointments ............................................. 623-856-2273 forward and sew masks and use tools available in
Military equal opportunity ...................................... 623-856-7711 your units to create pieces of personal protective the COVID-19 pandemic, and your service is essential the fight against COVID-19, AETC has launched the
Military pay ............................................................. 623-856-7028 Precision strike turned battle tide against ‘ISIS-K Pentagon’
Navy Operations Support Center ............................ 602-353-3008 equipment. Several of you reached out to your com- to AETC, the Air Force, and the security of our nation #RiseUpAETC campaign. I encourage you to partici-
OB/GYN clinic ....................................................... 623-856-2273 munities for help and you worked together to make as a whole. pate and share what the fight against COVID-19 has
Office of Special Investigations .............................. 623-856-6821 by Maj. I served as the lead joint terminal attack controller things happen. Throughout this fight, the First Command has em- looked like for you. Share your story by posting to Face-
Optometrist ............................................................. 623-856-2273 JEFFREY WRIGHT and fire support coordinator for a major assault against And as the Air Force has continued to require braced the mantra, “Calm is Contagious.” I appreciate book or Instagram with the hashtag #RiseUpAETC or
Orthopedic clinic ..................................................... 623-856-2273 a notorious Islamic State group – Khorisan (ISIS-K) ready and lethal Airmen, each of you have demon- Airmen trusting in their leaders and addressing issues by sending an email to aetccommandteam@gmail.com.
Outdoor recreation .................................................. 623-856-6267 24th Special Operations Wing stronghold in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This operation strated tremendous dedication – whether as medical through their chains of command, and I’m grateful for As we look toward the future, we can’t know for
Pass and registration ............................................... 623-856-4880 Editor’s note: The aircrew of Spooky 41, an AC-130U took place from April 1-6, 2019, and the events below personnel, maintainers, dining facility employees, the commanders at all levels making tough decisions certain what our new normal will look like. Even so,
Patient advocate ...................................................... 623-856-8968 “Spooky” gunship from the 4th Special Operations took place on the night of April 3-4. instructors, security forces, commissary employees, in an environment where there are no easy answers. I know that our mission remains the same: to recruit,
Pediatric clinic ........................................................ 623-856-2273
Pharmacy refill call-in ............................................. 623-856-3969 Squadron, were awarded medals March 2, for their It would be inaccurate to describe this target as a trainees and countless other vital roles. I want to This matter-of-fact approach is a key element of our train and educate exceptional Airmen to fuel the Air
Photo services ......................................................... 623-856-6168 role in a nine-hour mission over Nangarhar, Afghani- village. Rather, this was a military installation literally say thank you to all of you. You are the heart of fight against COVID-19 and enables us all to keep and Space Force. I appreciate the continued dedica-
Post Office ............................................................... 623-935-1343 stan. These medals included two Distinguished Fly- dug into the side of the mountains, with a single path the Air Force, and I couldn’t be more proud to be a calm, fight through and train on. tion and hard work of every AETC team member as we
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Public affairs ........................................................... 623-856-6011 ing Crosses and 12 Air Medals. Wright, an Air Force through which friendly forces could assault. The enemy member of this team. To ensure we continue to recognize the incredible continue rising up, fighting COVID-19, and executing
Recycling information ............................................ 623-856-4749 special tactics officer, led a seven-man special tactics consolidated their forces here in a warren of intercon- The demand for airpower has continued, despite stories of individuals across AETC stepping up in our mission … together.
Retiree Activities office .............................................623-856-3923 team in support of the Army special forces company nected command and control nodes, operations centers,
Rodgers Travel ........................................................ 623-856-6894 conducting the operation on the ground. The follow- staging areas, and ‘on-base housing’ for ISIS-K leaders. May at Luke Air Force Base
Safety ...................................................................... 623-856-6941
Security forces .........................................................623-856-5970 ing is an account of the mission from his perspective THUNDERBOLT ALMANAC — TrENDiNG wEATHEr —
Security incidents .................................................... 623-856-7777 on the ground. See STrikE, Page 6
Service calls CE maintenance ................................. 623-856-7232 May at Luke Air force Base
Sexual Assault Prevention/Response ...................... 623-856-4878 Fiscal 2020 graduates
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