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   D-M spouse wins 2021 Joan Orr Award for ACC                                                                                                                       D-M rescue units forward stage to Alaska





                       by                          Within a few months and in spite of the global                                                                                by Senior Airman
              CARoLYN heRRiCk                    pandemic, she’s been able to plan and implement                                                                             CheYeNNe A. poWeRS
                                                 an entirely new spouse resiliency program. This                                                                                  355th Wing Public Affairs
                355th Wing Public Affairs
                                                 included developing curriculum and marshalling a                                                                     The 48th and 79th Rescue Squadrons forward
     Jayme Killoren’s face lights up when she talks   cadre of facilitators whose goal is to bring military                                                         staged from Davis-Monthan to Joint Base Elmen-
   about the work she does for Davis-Monthan’s Airmen   spouses together, educate them about the “whys” of                                                          dorf-Richardson,  Alaska, to conduct total force
   and their families — work which has been noticed   the military mission and policies, promote services                                                           integration cold weather operations training from
   and praised by top Air Force leadership and earned   the base offers, and make them feel they have Air                                                           Feb. 7-20.
   her the 2021 Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award for   Force family they can rely on.                                                                                Davis-Monthan’s rescue units integrated with the
   Air Combat Command.                             “Jayme leveraged her 10 years of experience as a                                                                 210th, 211th and 212th Alaskan Air National Guard
     Though naturally quiet, her actions as the Key   Key Spouse across four bases and three major com-                                                             Rescue Squadrons for: de-icing operations; low-level
   Spouse for the 355th Operations Support Squadron   mands to identify resiliency needs for our wing’s                                                             mountainous flying; cold weather procedures; skiing
   make a loud statement about the level of passion   spouses and  partner  with our  community sup-                                                                and snow machine travel; glacier travel and rescue;
   she has for making sure other military spouses are   port coordinator to develop an ACC benchmarked                                                              cold weather weapons and tactics; and cold weather
   well cared for as they navigate the ups and downs   spouse resiliency program,” said Lt. Col. Charles
   of life attached to an active-duty Airman.    Stretch, Jr., 355th OSS commander, who  nomi-
     “My own experience really influences the drive of   nated her for the award. “Her immediate injection
   what I do,” said Killoren, a work-life specialist at the   of energy into the Key Spouse Program enabled it
   Airman and Family Readiness Center, who has been   to pivot with social distancing requirements while
   volunteering in Key Spouse roles for more than a   maintaining critical connections with unit spouses
   decade. Her husband, Master Sgt. Kevin Killoren, is   throughout a uniquely challenging year.”
   an air traffic controller whose career has taken him   The program is garnering attention from top Air
   overseas multiple times, sometimes for long periods   Force leadership who wish to duplicate her initia-
   of separation from her and their two young sons.  tives service-wide, including the ACC commander;
     Because of their many moves, Jayme could not fin-  Chief of Staff of the Air Force and his wife; Secre-
   ish her nursing degree clinicals and had to entirely   tary of the Air Force, and former Second Lady of                                                                                                                                                                           Photos by Capt. Timothy w. Smith
   change the trajectory of her own career. At times she   the United States, to whom Jayme presented her                                                                                                                                                       Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron
   was stressed, and she relied on her faith, family and   innovative program initially.                                                                                                                                                                        were airdropped skis from the 79th RQS to train on
   community to lift her spirits and provide practical   “It’s getting noticed by the people I have always                                                                                                                                                      glacier travel and rescue at Joint Base Elmendorf-
   help when needed.                             dreamed of it being noticed by,” said Jayme. “I                                                                                                                                                                Richardson, Alaska, from Feb. 7-20.
     “I turned my resentment into resilience,” said   could see all the spouses across the Air Force hav-
   Jayme, who now uses that phrase as a slogan for the   ing a program that could highly benefit them and                                                                                                                                                       medicine. They finished their training with a full
   new spouse resiliency program she initiated here.  strengthen marriages and relationships.”                                                                                                                                                                  mission profile exercise.
     Their family arrived in Tucson, Arizona, in Octo-  Despite the numerous accolades she’s received,                                                                                                                                                             “The original plan to airdrop the pararescue
   ber 2019, after a five-year tour in Germany, where   Jayme remains humble and gives credit to her                                                                                                                                                            team onto a remote drop zone was canceled due
   she had been volunteering tirelessly to build com-  community center team, who helped  shape  the                                                                                                                                                            to a storm, an important lesson on the impact of
   munity and connections with spouses across the   program.                                                                                                        The 48th Rescue Squadron and 79th RQS conducted low-                                        bad weather on operations,” said Capt. Timothy   SPOTLIGHT
   installation, as well as the host nation. Immediately,   “I could not do it without the team that we have                                                        level mountainous flying at Joint Base Elmendorf-Rich-  Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squad-  Smith, 48th RQS combat rescue officer. “Flexing
   Jayme volunteered not only as the Key Spouse for   built here,” she said. “It’s not just me — I am lucky                         Courtesy of Jayme Killoren      ardson, Alaska, from Feb. 7-20. The 48th RQS and 79th   ron conducted cold weather weapons and   the plan, the HC-130 (J Combat King II)s from the
   the 355th OSS, but also for the 355th Wing Resil-  that I have people on my side, and I feel blessed.”  Jayme Killoren and her family pose in front of the Grand Can-  RQS from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, integrated with   tactics training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Rich-  79th airdropped a bundle of skis to the 48th RQS
   ience Center — in addition to working part time and   Her ACC award nomination will now compete   yon, Arizona, in March 2020. She is the 2021 Joan Orr Spouse of   Alaska Air National Guard units, 210th RQS, 211th RQS   ardson, Alaska, from Feb. 7-20.   PJ team. The team skied overland to link up with
   raising a family.                             at the Air Force-level.                       the Year for Air Combat Command.                                     and 212 RQS, for cold weather operations.                                                   a downed pilot, remained overnight camping in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                snow, provided medical treatment to the patient and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                coordinated with the 210th HH-60 (G Pave Hawk
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