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Briefs Annual orientation trains new key spouses

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cheon! The guest speaker is Juliana de
Beers, owner of J.B. Whitney & Asso- The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted an annual Key Each participating commander designates a key spouse to rep-
ciates, who also teaches communication Spouse Program Orientation Aug. 18 for newly appointed and re- resent him in caring for the unit’s families. According to Lesley
courses at Edwards. Additionally, Jon turning key spouses. Smith, Airman and Family Services Flight chief, the commander’s
Ghent from Lockheed Martin will pres- spouse is often available to the key spouse in a supporting, men-
ent a short speech on “Women in STEM.” 7KH.H\6SRXVH3URJUDPLVDQRI¿FLDOXQLWIDPLO\SURJUDPGH- torship role.
signed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of Air Force
$XJKDVEHHQGHVLJQDWHGDV:RP- community. As a commander’s program, its aim is to promote At the orientation, new and returning key spouses learn about
en’s Equality Day, which commemorates partnerships with unit leadership, other key spouses, families and important topics like resiliency and suicide. After that, the spouses
American women achieving full voting the A&FRC, and other community and helping agencies. The key are required to do quarterly training sessions. The A&FRC how-
rights under the U.S. Constitution by pas- spouses are highly encouraged to check in regularly with families ever, offers monthly gatherings for the purpose of discussion and
VDJHRIWKHWK$PHQGPHQWLQ,Q of deployed service members. guest lectures.
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R.S.V.P. to Master Sgt. Shalyon Fluellen Lt. Col. Ryan Hollman assumed com- and a graduate of Iowa State University. resources decisions.
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Evaluation Center Detachment 5 at Ed- KRXUVRIÀLJKWWLPHDERDUGWKH%7 AFOTEC Det. 5 was first activated
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Lunch, learn mentorship K H O G D W & O X E 0 X U R F D Q G Z D V R I ¿ F L D W H G
by Maj. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy, AFO- combat missions. He is scheduled to be 5’s missioned has focused on testing
The Edwards Top 3 will host a Lunch TEC commander. AFOTEC is headquar-
and Learn Mentorship Session noon, Aug. tered at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., promoted to colonel Aug. 31. mobility and bomber aircraft. Recent de-
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discussion will be military cross training AFOTEC tests and evaluates new velopments in remotely piloted aircraft
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you or any of your subordinates are in- warfighting capabilities in opera- added this new aircraft category to the
terested about cross training, then come
out and gather some information! We are tionally-realistic environments, in- detachment’s portfolio. Recent high-pri-
limited to 30 seats, so please R.S.V.P.
to Master Sgt. Joshua Mullen at joshua. fluencing and informing national ority test programs at Det. 5 include the
mullen@us.af.mil or Master Sgt. Cesar .&$3HJDVXVDHULDOUHIXHOLQJWDQNHU
Ramos at cesar.ramos@us.af.mil. These
mentorship sessions are designed to al- JSF, from 1 7RUHDFKWKLVVLJQL¿FDQWDFKLHYHPHQW/HLGHOPHQWLRQHGWKDWPXO-
low attendees to bring their lunch, sit
and enjoy an informal opportunity to get WKHÀ\LQJKRXUVLVDUHVXOWRIWKLVSROLF\´ tiple factors and people were what ultimately led up to this point.
their “learn on.” We are always looking
for new ideas to brief on. Top 3 is here Leidel noted that these sorties can cover a range of tests from “There is a massive amount of coordination that is involved.
to mentor and develop our future leaders,
both civilian and military, so if you have avionics and radar to testing how aggressively the aircraft can ma- There are multiple different, military services, contractors and on-
a suggestion on potential future topics,
please let us know and submit your ideas. neuver. and off-base organizations that must be coordinated with in order
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Run with History “The nature of test is that we are attempting to safely fly as
represents a wing-wide effort to coordinate.”
Calling all runners! Come out and take many of the F-35 test points, as swiftly as we can, while covering
on a half marathon around the world’s The planned date for Air Force Initial Operational Capability of
largest compass rose! This compass rose, everything the F-35 can do during each test mission. If things go LWV)$VLV$XJXVW
on our very own dry lakebed, has been a ZHOODQGZHÀ\PRUHZHPRYHRQWRRWKHUSRLQWVDQGJHWDKHDG
landmark of Edwards AFB for more than
three decades. Runners will have the op- of schedule.”
portunity to see this historic landmark
while they run around the diameter. Not
yet ready for a half marathon? Runners

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