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AFMC wingmen continue to take action
by Kim Bowden a counselor. The concerned behavior of the wingman and resourcefulness of the friend and security forces, the
Air Force Materiel Command male dependent received the care he needed.
prevented a potentially tragic outcome.
Air Force Materiel Command’s culture of respect and ,QDQRWKHUVLWXDWLRQDGHSXW\ÀLJKWFRPPDQGHUUH- In yet another circumstance, while TDY two wingmen
resiliency is still going strong, and Airmen across the provided physical and emotional support to a classmate
command continue to prove their dedication to that cul- ceived a call from one of his Airmen who was on leave who had a serious allergic reaction to food. The wing-
ture through their actions as wingmen. PHQ¿UVWWULHGWRDVVLVWZLWKRYHUWKHFRXQWHUPHGLFDWLRQ
and also enrolled in the ADAPT program. The Airman but as the reaction worsened they called 911 for direc-
“In AFMC, and across the Air Force, we accomplish ZDVFOHDUO\XQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHVRWKHZLQJPDQGURYH tions to the emergency room, taking the classmate im-
our mission as a dedicated team committed to our mediately. The doctor explained that without the medi-
core values and to each other,” said Jennifer Treat, to the Airman’s house and found him in a vehicle with cation the wingmen initially provided, the victim would
AFMC Community Support coordinator. “Every Air have died within minutes. The attentive and determined
)RUFHRI¿FHUHQOLVWHGPHPEHUDQGFLYLOLDQLVDQ$LU- nine empty beer cans. The wingman took the Airman to attitudes of the wingmen ensured medical treatment to
man. The term wingman stems from a time-honored avert the life-threatening event.
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essentially says a wingman will always stay with and AFMC has been consciously building the concept of
protect the lead pilot, watching his or her back. It the Airman received in-patient care for addiction. By wingman intervention since 2013. The goals are to raise
is a promise, a pledge, a commitment between Air- awareness of helping behaviors, increase the motivation
men. We’re proud to have so many true wingmen in creating a rapport with his Airmen that made them com- WRKHOSGHYHORSWKHVNLOOVDQGFRQ¿GHQFHWRLQWHUYHQH
our command who look out for the welfare of their IRUWDEOHLQUHDFKLQJRXWIRUKHOSWKHGHSXW\ÀLJKWFRP- safely and assist when necessary, and ensure the safety
colleagues and community.” and well-being of self and others.
mander was able to stay engaged, prevent the Airman
In one example of successful wingman intervention, IURPGULYLQJXQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHDQGOLPLWWKHVHYHULW\ If you become aware of situations in which person-
an employee displayed increasing distress over a period nel have recognized at-risk behaviors and proactively
of three days and mentioned to a co-worker that she was of the Airman’s relapse. intervened, please contact your local Community Sup-
considering suicide. The co-worker called the Employee port Coordinator.
Assistance Program and escorted the employee to meet In a third example, a male active duty dependent text-
ed his friend, another dependent, with threats of suicide.
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to reach the male dependent, security forces traced the
signals from his cell phone and contacted police in his
O R F D W L R Q ² P L O H V D Z D \ / R F D O H P H U J H Q F \ V H U Y L F H V
got in touch with the male dependent and his parent and
took the dependent to get help. Thanks to the vigilance
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