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innovAtion (from Page 1) According to Dylewski, the cell is Looking back: Medical operations during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm
already working on changing the way
der to bring the service more rapid and low-observable coating is applied to
affordable capability.” aircraft to help create a more consis-
Luke AFB is no stranger to innova- tent curing process, bringing more 3D by Medical personnel air transportable hospitals, with help from
tive ideas after winning the 2020 Air printing resources to the base, address- AiR FoRCe meDiCAL SeRViCe respond to a mass a 250-bed contingency hospital staffed by
Force Spark Tank competition, an ing sporadic power cart reliability, sur- casualty event the Military Airlift Command, supplied
annual event hosted at the Air Force face tablets to facilitate smooth remote History Office during Operation most of the in-theater hospital beds and
Association’s Air Warfare Symposium work, and more. FALLS ChuRCh, Va. — Just six days Desert Storm. staff for the Air Force in Desert Storm.
in Orlando, Florida, where Airmen “The Thunderbolt Spark Cell is going after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Aug. 8, 1990, First-stage medical First-stage medical care and evaluation
pitch innovative ideas to a panel of to be able to take those ideas and make the Air Force Medical Service began its larg- care and evalua- was available at 31 deployed air transport-
top Air Force leadership and industry est deployment since the Vietnam War. tion was available able clinics. The Air Force eventually pro-
experts. The 56th FW is also a finalist them a reality,” said Dylewski. “Inno- In August and September 1990, the Air at 31 deployed vided 925 beds in Southwest Asia staffed by
in the 2021 competition with the Next- vation that drives us to live and work Force placed the first in-theater U.S. medi- air transportable 4,900 medics, almost one out of every 10 Air
Gen Debrief innovation, a concept that better here at Thunderbolt Nation is cal facilities capable of both surgery and clinics. The Air Force people who deployed. The Air Force
utilizes augmented reality headsets to so important because what we do is so chemical decontamination. The first Air Force eventually also deployed 6,900 medics to staff 3,740
project a three-dimensional scene into important. What makes the Thunder- Force medical teams arrived in the Arabian provided 925 beds beds in the Air Force fixed and contingency
a debrief room, allowing pilots to view bolt Spark Cell and innovation here at Peninsula two days after the combat units. in Southwest Asia hospitals in Europe. By the end of the Gulf
scenarios from any angle. Luke so critical is that it will help us These teams were the main source of medical staffed by 4,900 War, the active-duty AFMS was larger than
“Luke already has people with great all build the world’s greatest fighter support to all American military forces until medics, almost ever, with 14,500 officers, 30,000 enlisted
ideas to make Luke work better,” said pilots and combat-ready Airmen. With- the second week in September 1990. one out of every 10 medics and about 9,500 civilians.
Dylewski. “That’s obvious when a Luke out both of those groups, the Air Force The overall Desert Shield medical de- Air Force people The reserve mobilization and deploy-
team makes the finals of an Air Force- simply cannot accomplish its mission.” ployment was much faster than during the U.s. Air force photo who deployed. ment was also essential to the medical
wide competition for the second year For more information about join- Airman 1st Class Caleb Butler Vietnam War, even though 175 more hospital deployment. Half of Air Force medics who
in a row. We can also tell by the fact ing the Spark Cell Board or submit- A Microsoft HoloLens 2 displays an augmented reality simulation during a demonstration, beds were deployed during Desert Shield to deploy by sealift or airlift several days system. The staff at Air Force contingency went to Europe and Southwest Asia by
that a few days after announcing the ting ideas, contact Capt. Christopher Oct. 12, 2020, at Arizona State University in Phoenix. The smartglasses project information in (925 versus 750). Air transportable clinics after their lead combat elements. By late hospitals in Europe, like many of their coun- February 1991 were members of the Air
Thunderbolt Spark Cell (via email to Dylewski at christopher.dylewski.1@ 3D allowing individuals to interact with their surroundings and each other. Luke AFB Airmen and hospitals were the key to rapid mobility. August, the air transportable hospitals terparts in the Arabian Peninsula, practiced National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
the base), I have a huge list of ideas us.af.mil or access the Ideascale web- and an ASU student are bringing an innovative idea to strengthen Air Force culture and capa- The clinics deployed immediately with their began arriving about two weeks after their very little combat medicine because casu- Reservists accounted for almost 97% of the
from folks about ways to make Luke site at https://usaf.ideascalegov.com/a/ bilities with their submission of the “Next-Gen Debrief” project, which uses augmented reality flying squadrons. The first squadron medical combat squadrons. By late October, most of alties were so low. From August 1990 to aeromedical evacuation cadre.
better.” ideas/recent/campaigns/210. during the debrief process, in the Air Force Material Command Spark Tank competition. elements and air transportable clinics left the air transportable medical facilities were March 1991, disease and non-battle injuries Although by historical standards the de-
the U.S. Aug. 8, 1990, just one day after the committed to the operation. In November, accounted for most of the medical evacua- ployment was extremely rapid and success-
first fighter aircraft deployments. The first the Persian Gulf deployment expanded to tions from Southwest Asia to Europe. Ag- ful, the medical service was fortunate that
finALists (from Page 1) board in information technology, healthcare, in which mission participants debrief in a operating in loud or Mission Oriented air transportable hospitals departed Aug. 11 include hospitals from 10 contiguous United gressive, preventive medicine was effective hostilities did not start until 163 days after
and maintenance,” Gautier said. “Seeing the virtual scene, projected into their current Protective Posture, or MOPP, conditions
Tank 2021 semi-finals board to be shared results of previous competitions, we noticed environment. This projection provides a by allowing augmented sound through from Shaw, MacDill and Langley Air Force States air bases. in minimizing losses to disease. Orthopedic the initial mobilization. Since there was no
virtually with senior leaders at this year’s a spike in ideas about distributed comput- truly three-dimensional representation of external microphones to allow the wearer Bases. Desert Storm, January-February 1991 injuries alone accounted for about 43% of guarantee that this lead time would be avail-
Air Force Association Virtual Aerospace ing, automation, unmanned systems, ad- events, while also displaying key data and the ability to hear surrounding noise. This In mid-August, because of a shortage of Most Air Force planners did not antici- the evacuees from the theaters. able in a future war, the AFMS immediately
Warfare Symposium. ditive manufacturing, and sustainability, flight parameters. Ultimately, this exercise improves situational awareness while airlift capability, U.S. Central Command pate that the air and ground fighting during Final statistics on the size of the Air Force began to ensure that its next response would
Spark Tank — the Department’s capstone as well as cultural, diversity and inclusion improves identification and internalization wearing noise cancelling hearing protec- directed less-essential support elements Desert Storm would hardly tax the medical medical deployment are impressive. The 15 be even more timely and efficient.
innovation campaign co-produced by Rich ideas.” lessons learned when analyzing complex tion. In addition, using this device im-
Lombardi, Air Force deputy chief manage- In his 2020 strategic approach entitled flight events. The information gathered can proves radio communications while wear-
ment officer, and AFWERX — unleashes the “Accelerate Change or Lose,” Air Force Chief be shared across multiple locations. ing respirators, masks, and/ or other voice
innovative capacity of Airmen and Guard- of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., asserts, (Video at DVIDS: https://www.dvidshub. obstructing devices. Hearing protection
ians, reflecting leadership’s continued ef- “Our Airmen need us to integrate and ac- net/video/769748/next-gen-debrief-spark- offers inner ear hearing protection higher
forts to empower intrepreneurs, celebrate celerate the changes necessary to explore tank-2021) than current over-the-ear headsets.
their problem-solving skills and give them new operational concepts and bring more • Col. Thomas K. Swoveland, 2nd. Lt. (Video at DVIDS: https://www.dvidshub.
a stage to share their projects with fellow rapidly the capabilities that will help them mark Seay, Tech. Sgt. Ananias Ross, net/video/763599/bone-conduction-spark-
service members and the world. in the future fights. To do this, we must . . . mr. Anthony Apodaca, ms. Crystal tank)
“Spark Tank is a fantastic opportunity to place capability in warfighters’ hands faster Kelley, mr. Bryan Gilbrech • Master Sgt. Jason Yunker, Master
showcase and celebrate Airmen and Guard- — through innovation, experimentation United States Air Force Academy Sgt. Timothy Peters
ian risk-takers, idea makers and intrepre- and rapid prototyping, and a collaborative Colorado Springs, Colorado 52nd Fighter Wing
neurs who refuse to accept the status quo, approach with our service and industry Improving Commander’s Support Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany,
develop solutions that improve how our teammates.” Staff Workflow with Office 365 United States Air Forces Europe/Air
jobs are done,” said Brou Gautier, Spark Spark Tank 2021 finalists: A team from the United States Air Force Forces Africa
Tank director. • Master Sgt. Justin Bauer Academy developed a ticketing system Viper Hot Refuel Kit
Board members reviewed 15 submissions 355th Fighter Wing to manage submissions, track status up- The VIPER Hot Refuel Kit takes exist-
competing for the stage. The selection pro- Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, dates, monitor communication and ensure ing petroleum oil and lubricant compo-
cess looked at the need for specific capabili- Air Combat Command resolution. Office 365 provided the tools to nents and uniquely configures them into
ties as well as concerns of safety, policy, Air Innovative Approach to C-130 Wheel design and deploy the system on comput- a small, hot pit ready package, completely
Force and Space Force-wide implementa- Repair ers, tablets and mobile devices. One Power eliminating need to transport refueling
tion, technical feasibility and scalability. To address the shortage of C-130 wheels, Apps app allows users to submit requests trucks. A custom “sled” built to carry the
Spark Tank offers the opportunity for Master Sgt. Justin Bauer designed a heat- and track status, while another allows CSS components doubles as secondary contain-
participants to get their ideas in front of key ing element that fits the wheel, heating only members to assign, add notes/attachments, ment to eliminate environmental impact.
enabling agencies that can share expertise the portion required by applicable technical and mark actions as complete. SharePoint This equipment will utilize host nation
and resources such as funding or personnel data. This heating element only requires stores the data while Power BI produces or civilian airport refueling equipment
for the projects being presented and demon- 120 volts of electricity, making it accessible live dashboards for status and flagging to support fifth generation fighters, as
strate pathways for intrepreneurs to make to every DOD facility. It weighs just three overdue actions. well as any USAF airframe, anywhere
their initiatives successful. to five pounds, and reduces the repair time. (Video at: https://static.dvidshub. in the world. The VIPER kit eliminates a
Although only five ideas will be pitched on (Video at DVIDS: https://www.dvidshub. net/media/video/2010/DOD_108013618/ $6,000 per-truck, per-shipment (one-way)
the virtual stage at this year’s Spark Tank, net/video/753668/dms-wheel-and-tire-shop) DOD_108013618.mp4) cost by allowing the USAF fuels person-
more than 300 Airmen and Guardians took • Maj. Kevin Hawkins, 1st Lt. Daniel • Maj. David Steward, Col. John nel to utilize host nation/installation
the plunge and submitted ideas during the Treece, mr. Dylan Kerr of Arizona Tran, master Sgt. Chris Pettingill, infrastructure.
campaign on the Airmen Powered by In- State university master Sgt. Anthony Taylor, master. (Video at DVIDS: https://www.dvidshub.
novation ideation management platform, 56th Fighter Wing Sgt. Charles morrison, Tech. Sgt. net/video/768818/viper-kit-project)
which spurred multiple mini-events at the Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Air Chris Anderson Spark Tank finalists will present during
major and field command level connecting Education and Training Command 100th Air Refueling Wing the 2021 Air Force Association’s Virtual
Airmen and Guardians with local resources Next Gen Debrief – Augmented RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, Aerospace Warfare Symposium. Voting
such as public affairs, finance, contracting Reality Debrief Environment United States Air Forces Europe/Air will be open on February 12 at 12 p.m.,
and legal. A team from Luke AFB, in partnership Forces Africa and will close 60 seconds after the last 6.5” AD SPACE
“Key themes included process and policy with Arizona State University’s Luminos- Inner Ear Bone Conduction presentation is completed. To vote on
change recommendations in addition to ity Lab, developed the Next Gen Debrief, Communication finalists’ ideas, visit: https://PollEv.com/
development of new products or applying a concept that utilizes augmented reality Bone conduction technology removes ranking_polls/TfwLKPDbObfFIhAQt5Q-
existing products in new ways across the systems to create a shared environment ambient noise and voice constraint when Id/respond.