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Air Force announces Spark Tank 2020 selectees

Spark Tank is an annual competition where Airmen pitch innovative ideas to top Air Force leadership and a panel of industry experts. Key project themes include improved task management, commercial best practices for healthcare, workforce development, automation, suicide prevention and detection, and maintenance and airfield assessment innovation. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)

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Scobee speaks

Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of Air Force Reserve, speaks at a Full Warfighting Capability Ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Scobee speaks

Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, speaks at a Full Warfighting Capability Ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Three-star lunch

Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, talks with reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing during his visit to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Lt. Col. Ramstack

Lieutenant Colonel Mathew W. Ramstack is the commander, 422nd Air Base Squadron.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kathleen A. Myhre, 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, meditates outside the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 12, 2020. Myhre traveled to India in 2016 to study to become an internationally-certified yoga instructor. She now shares her holistic training with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 446th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kathleen A. Myhre, 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, meditates outside the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 12, 2020. Myhre traveled to India in 2016 to study to become an internationally-certified yoga instructor. She now shares her holistic training with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 446th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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Practice makes perfect: 446th maintainers rehearse Spark Tank pitch

Maintainers from the 446th Airlift Wing pitched their innovative battery cell extraction tool here to local Air Force Association members, community leaders and colleagues Tuesday, Feb. 11, as they prepare for the Air Force's Spark Tank 2020 competition in Orlando, Fla., later this month. Master Sgt. Robert Tingle and Master Sgt. Roy Puchalski teamed up to create a new tool that could revolutionize how maintainers around the world complete a routine task: battery cell removal for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Edzel Butac)

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Practice makes perfect: 446th maintainers rehearse Spark Tank pitch

Andy Ryder, 446th Airlift Wing honorary commander and mayor of Lacey, Wash., holds a battery cell extraction tool replica during a rehearsal Feb. 11 here. Maintainers from the wing pitched their innovative tool to local community members as they prepare for the Air Force's Spark Tank 2020 competition in Orlando, Fla., later this month. Master Sgt. Robert Tingle and Master Sgt. Roy Puchalski teamed up to create a new tool that could revolutionize how maintainers around the world complete a routine task - battery cell removal for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Edzel Butac)

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Our history, our community

(Courtesy photo by Senior Master Sgt. Phillip Peterkins)

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Both senior officer and enlisted members will be part of panels designed to shed light on the keys to career success beginning Feb. 9, 2020. The sessions, titled ‘Do you want to be promoted?’ will combine presentations with question and answer sessions. (U.S. Air Force graphic/MSgt. Ben Mota)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, left, and Master Sgt. Andrew Reilly, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, review loadmaster Air Force Instructions (AFIs) aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in flight Dec. 18, 2019. Loadmasters don’t have career development courses (CDCs) like some Air Force career fields, instead, they rely primarily on the guidelines laid out in the AFIs and flight manuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlft Squadron loadmaster, marshalls a K-loader up to the back of a C-17 Globemaster III to offload cargo in Iraq, Dec. 20, 2019. A C-17 loadmaster is responsible for the on-load and off-load of cargo from the aircraft, and for securing it while in transit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Master Sgt. Andrew Reilly, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, observes Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, attach and tighten an additional strap onto a piece of cargo aboard a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 18, 2019. The metal piece at the end of an existing strap had started to deteriorate, so as an added security measure the loadmasters attached one of their straps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

An additional strap is attached to cargo netting on a piece of cargo aboard a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 18, 2019. The metal piece at the end of an existing strap had started to deteriorate, so as an added security measure the loadmasters attached one of their straps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, off-loads a piece of cargo off of a C-17 Globemaster III onto a K-loader in Kuwait, Dec. 18, 2019. The aircraft has multi-directional rollers towards the back of the cargo bay that make it easier to push and maneuver cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Classes Ryan Nelson and Kam Watt, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, complete their pre-flight checklists aboard a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 18, 2019. The loadmaster pre-flight checklist includes things like making sure the oxygen masks are functional and that any cargo is safely secured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks over a pre-flight checklist inside a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off from Iraq, Dec. 20, 2019. Loadmasters communicate with pilots upstairs in the flight deck via radio communications headsets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on a flight line in Iraq, Dec. 20, 2019. The C-17 Globemaster III provides worldwide combat and humanitarian airlift every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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The Rise of a Loadmaster: An A1C Watt Story

Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo inside a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 22, 2019. After a seven-day mission, Watt and the rest of the aircrew were headed back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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