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Tech. Sgt. Joel Alfaro-Salazar, 944th Fighter Wing aircrew egress systems technician, and Airman 1st Class Diamond Balock-White, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron egress systems technician, prepare to lift a seat from an F-16 Fighting Falcon using a new raise pin assembly at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2017. The raise pin assembly was tested against the current legacy raise bar method used to suspend the ejection seat in the maintenance position. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel)


Thunderbolts pursue F-16 seat raise initiative

Tech. Sgt. Joel Alfaro-Salazar, 944th Fighter Wing aircrew egress systems technician, and Airman 1st Class Diamond Balock-White, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron egress systems technician, prepare to lift a seat from an F-16 Fighting Falcon using a new raise pin assembly at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2017. The raise pin assembly was tested against the current legacy raise bar method used to suspend the ejection seat in the maintenance position. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, and Air Education and Training Command pilots, maintainers and flight surgeons, plus NASA personnel gather for a photograph during the command’s collection and analysis of operational flight test data at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The T-6 operational pause which began Feb. 1 was lifted Feb. 27. Following the incidents, a team including experts from the Air Force, Navy, NASA, and medical specialties, came together to aggressively capture and analyze data from the pilots who had experienced physiological events and the aircraft. Collaboration with Navy officials allowed 19th Air Force officials to gain insights and lessons learned from similar events in the T-45 Goshawk. (Courtesy Photo)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, and Air Education and Training Command pilots, maintainers and flight surgeons, plus NASA personnel gather for a photograph during the command’s collection and analysis of operational flight test data at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The T-6 operational pause which began Feb. 1 was lifted Feb. 27. Following the incidents, a team including experts from the Air Force, Navy, NASA, and medical specialties, came together to aggressively capture and analyze data from the pilots who had experienced physiological events and the aircraft. Collaboration with Navy officials allowed 19th Air Force officials to gain insights and lessons learned from similar events in the T-45 Goshawk. (Courtesy Photo)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, and Maj. Lincoln Olsen, T-6 instructor pilot, conduct a T-6 Texan II safety check before conducting an operational demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Feb. 21, 2018. Doherty was on the flightline getting test data first-hand during the command-wide T-6 operational pause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, and Maj. Lincoln Olsen, T-6 instructor pilot, conduct a T-6 Texan II safety check before conducting an operational demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Feb. 21, 2018. Doherty was on the flightline getting test data first-hand during the command-wide T-6 operational pause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
Brenda S. Sizemore, Director of Business Operations for the 17th Contracting Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, receives the 2017 Supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Sizemore earned Best AETC Contracting Civilian two years in a row, led AETC’s best base-level cost reduction program, saving the Air Force $13 million over six years, as well as managed the Contracting Officer Warrant Program, helping to alleviate squadron buy shortfall while also increasing contract award production by 27 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Ramiro Solis, Maintenance Program Supervisor assigned to the 97th Maintenance Group at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, receives the 2017 Supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet, Feb. 22, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. Solis executed $9.2 million KC-46 Pegasus support equipment, which processed 1,874 pieces and guaranteed the Wing’s new mission success, identified a critical KC-46 potable water shortfall with a solution that was implemented fleet-wide, and orchestrated a city-wide fundraiser to replace the youth softball and safety equipment, raising $3,500 and providing for 80 children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Paul Gentile, Assistant Chief for Fire Protection assigned to the 47th Civil Engineer Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, receives the 2017 Supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet, Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Gentile led the Wing fire prevention program, inspecting 61 facilities, identifying and correcting 46 safety violations and safe guarding 5,700 base personnel, provided vital Emergency Operations Command node during T-38 crash response, integrating with 11 agencies and hastened incident resolution, and oversaw the first-ever Junior Firefighter car show, leading 120 hours preparation and raising $2,500 enabling zero cost for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Dr. Andrew M. Akin, Professor of National Security Studies at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, receives the 2017 Non-supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Akin created and assisted seven academic courses, while teaching three courses, transforming Official Professional Military Education (OPME) content for 28,000 Air Force, civilian and joint service students winner of the Minerva Research Grant, as well as chaired an innovation team, producing the first-ever Facebook live and ADOBE Connect live webinars for OPME students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Joseph M. DiMisa, Instructor of Environmental Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, receives the 2017 Non-supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. DiMisa directed eight AFIT Civil Engineering courses, while teaching 130 instructional hours in 25 courses, educating 783 Department of Defense engineers, developed seven Air Force level on-demand environmental management mini-courses, which are used 8,000 times per month and saved the Air Force $400,000 annually, as well as authored and published “Ecological Restoration of the Midwest” a 296 page book and a first of its kind for the Midwest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Frances Santiago, Identification Card Section Lead assigned to the 802nd Force Support Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, receives the 2017 Non-supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Santiago won the prestigious Depart of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center High Flyer award, restructured two site operations reducing customer wait times by 50 percent and earning a top 10 rank for office Air Force wide, as well as vetted, educated and terminated 811 Common Access and Identification Cards saving Air Force $8.7 million in erroneous Tricare benefits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dear Beloved, 326th Training Squadron director of operations assigned to the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, receives the Air Education and Training Command Field Grade Officer of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Beloved codified operations in two AETC instructions, and two group and squadron operating instructions. He coordinated 28 teams during 1,500 hours of work on 47 projects and policy updated leading to the 37 TRW receiving the Brewer Trophy. Beloved deployed during a show-of-force exercise, and led a 110-person Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division during exercise Talon Saber 2017. He was also selected to lead a seven-member team that identified strategies to revitalize squadrons, briefing a 200-member board and the CSAF’s staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
Julio Cedillo, Fleet Management and Analysis Assistant assigned to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, receives the 2017 Non-supervisory Civilian of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Cedillo requisitioned five critical vehicles, coordinating transport from three bases and saving the Air Force $256,000 in replacement costs, scrutinized 4,000 repairs, completed 866 work orders and corrected 485 safety discrepancies, as well as won Wing Civilian of the Quarter as well as Flight Performer of the month for April and November 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
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