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IN BRIEF
Changes of command
607th Air Control Squadron — Lt. Col. Jerald Canny will relinquish command of the 607th Air Control Squadron to Lt. Col. Marion Wendall at 7:56 a.m. May 25 in Hangar 999.
56th Communications Squadron — Lt. Col. Lewis Sorvillo will relinquish command of the 56th Communications Squadron to Lt. Col. Nathaniel Edwards at 7:56 a.m. June 19 in Hangar 999. A reception will follow.
AFAF 5k fun run
The Air Force Assistance Fund committee is holding a 5k fun run for the Luke Air Force Base community at 6 a.m. May 19 at the 944th Fighter Wing headquarters parking lot. This is the last day to sign up to contribute to AFAF. Forms will be available at the run. For more information, call Tech. Sgt. Alberto Alcantar at 623-856-6337.
CCAF graduation
The Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony is 3 p.m. May 18 at Club Five Six. The Luke AFB community is welcome to attend.
FitFamilies fun night
The FitFamilies Sky Zone Family Fun Night is 6 to 8 p.m. May 18 at Sky Zone Trampoline Park-Peoria. The cost is $5 per person, ages 3 and up. Sign up by May 12. For more informa- tion, call the 56th Force Support Squadron Youth Center at 623-856-7471.
Half marathon
The 56th Force Support Squadron Bryant Fitness Center is featuring a half marathon at 5:30 a.m. May 6 beginning at the fitness center. There will be trophies, prizes T-shirts and re- freshments included. For more information, call 623-856-6502.
Steps for VETS
The U. S. VETS Initiative-Phoenix is featuring a 10-k, 5k, or one-mile run and walk event May 13 at Rose Mofford Sports Complex located at 9833 N. 25th Ave., Phoenix, 85021. There is also a virtual run for those who can’t run but want to partici- pate. Proceeds from this event will fund programs and services offered through U.S. VETS – Phoenix. To register or for more information, go to www.stepsforvetsaz.com.
Half marathon, warrior challenge
The 56th FSS Bryant Fitness Center is featuring a half marathon 5 to 11 a.m. May 6 and warrior challenge 5 to 11 a.m. May 13. For more information, call 623-856-6241.
Join a hockey team
Those interested in joining a hockey team can call Maj. John Beshai at 312-208-8087 or email beshai.john@gmail.com. To join, members must be active duty, Reserve, Guard or prior service from all branches.
Powerlifting competition
The 56th FSS Bryant Fitness Center is featuring a powerlift- ing competition 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at the gym. For more information, call 623-856-6241.
Comprehensive Airman Fitness training
Comprehensive Airman Fitness Training is May 16-18, Sept. 19-21 and Dec. 19-21. It is a three-day course for Air- men or Defense Department employees who endorse the resiliency program. Resilience training assistants provide awareness education and skill development techniques for Airmen and their families while enhancing individual re- silience across the four domains of CAF: mental, physical, social, and spiritual. For more information, or to schedule a particular skill training for your unit or squadron before the dates, call Sharon Kozak at 623-856-2716.
Toastmasters on base
Toastmasters meets noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays in Bldg. 1150, 3rd Floor Conference Room. Improve communication and lead- ership skills through friendly, constructive exercises involving prepared and impromptu speaking, and group leadership. Instructional materials are provided. The cost is $20 to join and $7 per month thereafter. For more information, call Lynne Nutter at 623-856-8711.
by
ED GULICK
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
SAN FRANCISCO — The Air Force is inviting vetted computer security specialists from across the U.S. and select partner nations to do their best to hack some of its key public websites.
The initiative is part of the Cyber Secure campaign sponsored by the Air Force’s Chief Information Officer as a measure to further operational- ize the domain and leverage talent from both within and outside the Defense Department.
The event expands on the DOD ‘Hack the Pentagon’ bug bounty program by broadening the participa- tion pool from U.S. citizens to include “white hat” hackers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
“This outside approach — drawing on the talent and expertise of our citizens and partner-nation citizens — in identifying our security vulner- abilities will help bolster our cyber- security. We already aggressively conduct exercises and ‘red team’ our public facing and critical websites. But this next step throws open the doors and brings additional talent
Wayne Clark
Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa Disbrow and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein discuss the importance of Defense Digital Service and what they bring to the fight with Chris Lynch, the team leader (right) and Paul Tagliamonte, a section member at the Penta- gon, April 12, 2017. The DDS section is a unique team of industry ex- perts assisting the Air Force.
onto our cyber team,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.
White hat hacking and crowd- sourced security concepts are indus- try standards that are used by small businesses and large corporations alike to better secure their networks against malicious attacks. Bug boun- ty programs offer paid bounties for all legitimate vulnerabilities reported.
“This is the first time the AF has opened up our networks to such a broad scrutiny,” said Peter Kim, the Air Force Chief Information Security Officer. “We have malicious hackers trying to get into our systems every day. It will be nice to have friendly hackers taking a shot and, most im-
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Upcoming changes of command
Unit
607th Air Control Squadron
56th Component Maintenance Squadron 56th Security Forces Squadron
62nd Fighter Squadron
61st Fighter Squadron
56th Maintenance Group
56th Communications Squadron
56th Force Support Squadron
56th Civil Engineer Squadron
21st Fighter Squadron
56th Logistics Readiness Squadron
56th Contracting Squadron
56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
56th Medical Operations Squadron
Date
May 25 June 8 June 9 June 9 June 12 June 14 June 19 June 29 June 30 July 7 July 7 July 10 July 24
Outgoing CC
Lt. Col. Jerald Canny Maj. Anthony Sutton Maj. Scott Haselden
Lt. Col. Gregory Frana Lt. Col. Michael Gette Col. Ricky Ainsworth
Lt. Col. Louis Sorvillo
Lt. Col. Tonya Mack
Lt. Col. Gregory Mayer Lt. Col. Javier Antuna Lt. Col. Gregory Boschert Lt. Col. Rochelle Smith Lt. Col. Scott Hall
Col. Robert Craig-Gray Col. Stephen Boden
Incoming CC
Lt. Col. Marion Wendall Lt. Col. Loveless
Col. Catherine Hutson Maj. Edwards
Maj. Maritzel Castrellon Lt. Col. Paul Fredin
Maj. Mata
Maj. Barbara Divine
THUNDERBOLT ALMANAC
Fiscal 2017 graduates
21st FS (calendar year).................................. 0 61st FS .......................................................... 29 62nd FS......................................................... 31 63rd FS ........................................................... 0 69th FS ........................................................... 0 309th FS ....................................................... 29 310th FS ....................................................... 37
311th FS ......................................................... 6 314th FS ...................................................... 12 425th FS (calendar year) ............................. 18 56th TRS...................................................... 30 607th ACS.................................................. 140 372nd TRS, Det. 12 ................................... 344 944th OG, Det. 2 .......................................... 30
Hours flown
F-35 5,765.2 F-16 8,939.0
Sorties flown
3,573 6,616
(As of April 28, 2017)
T-Bolts
Deployed around the world.
220 Luke Airmen are deployed to 15 locations