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Train the world’s greatest F-35 and F-16 fighter pilots Jan. 15, 2016
Vol. 16, No. 2
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STORIES
F-35 joins competition, 3
Need for speed, 4
Protect your credit
while deployed, 6
Training for 5k, 6
No-shows hurt mission, 7
FEATURE
Senior Airman Grace Lee Tech. Sgt. Timothy Boyer
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INDEX
Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force
Action line ............................. 2
Briefs..................................... 3 WASHINGTON — Airmen will take the violence, but also domestic violence, dating prevent interpersonal violence in our Air
Spotlight ................................ 4 first step of a five-year strategy to decrease violence, stalking, child abuse, elder abuse Force,” said Air Force CAIB chair, Brig. Gen.
Diversions ........................... 20 interpersonal violence across the service in and bullying. Lenny Richoux. “There are more good Air-
Sports.................................. 23 January when 1,500 Airman implementers men out there who want to take care of their
attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions “Green Dot is the Air Force’s first step in wingmen than there are predators seeking
QUOTE OF THE WEEK worldwide. arming Airmen for violence prevention us- to inflict acts of violence inside our family,
ing an evidence-based public health model,” and I have confidence our Airmen won’t let
“Lack of adequate staffing, funding The Air Force contracted the nonprofit said Dr. Andra Tharp, Air Force prevention me or each other stand-alone against this
and equipment needed to do the job Green Dot organization to provide these expert. “Although that sounds complicated, criminal behavior.”
provides fertile ground for burnout and violence prevention tools to the total Air really what it means is that we know Air-
frustration. Keeping them encouraged Force over the next three years. men are a vital part of the solution, and we The 1,500 Airman implementers will
and inspired is more challenging than will use methods like this that have been complete training by March 2016. They will
ever, but when they know your efforts “As a service, our number one prior- subjected to rigorous scientific testing and return to their units to train peer leader
are focused on improving the work en- ity has and will continue to be response. were proven to be effective in reducing Airmen at each base followed by training
vironment, it will go a long way.” However, in order to stop violence before violence.” for all Airmen.
it occurs we must dedicate time to preven-
Col. Ida McDonald tion,” said Chief Master Sgt. Melanie Noel, Reflective of Green Dot’s wider scope, “Taking care of one another requires an
56th Medical Group Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and command-designated Airmen at each integrated approach using the expertise of
Response senior enlisted advisor. “Helping installation will conduct 50-minute long the medical community, sexual assault pre-
WEATHER our Airmen understand what they can do sessions across the Air Force. Installa- vention and the Profession of Arms Center
to prevent violence and how they can do it tion leadership will also have oversight of of Excellence,” Richoux said. “Old-school
Today is the first step.” Green Dot through the Community Action analog leadership from commanders and
Information Board and Integrated Delivery supervisors and between Airmen is the key
66°/35° Green Dot prepares organizations to System, and track completion through the to our success.”
implement a strategy of violence prevention Advanced Distributed Learning System.
Sunny that reduces power-based interpersonal Courtesy of af.mil
violence, which includes not only sexual “It’s on all of us to take responsibility to
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