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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Airmen share the Spark Tank trophy after Air Force and industry leaders declared a two-way tie at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The three-day event is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)200228-F-GO452-0255
                        
                        
                        Airmen share the Spark Tank trophy after Air Force and industry leaders declared a two-way tie at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The three-day event is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)
                
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        Master Sgt. Roy E. Puchalski pitches the Battery Cell Extraction Tool to Air Force and industry leaders listened to pitches during the Spark Tank 2020 at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The Battery Cell Extraction Tool aids in the removal of battery cells from a C-17 storage battery. The three-day symposium is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)200228-F-GO452-0167
                        
                        
                        Master Sgt. Roy E. Puchalski pitches the Battery Cell Extraction Tool to Air Force and industry leaders listened to pitches during the Spark Tank 2020 at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The Battery Cell Extraction Tool aids in the removal of battery cells from a C-17 storage battery. The three-day symposium is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)
                
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        Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, provides closing remarks during Spark Tank 2020 at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The three-day event is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)200228-F-GO452-0247
                        
                        
                        Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, provides closing remarks during Spark Tank 2020 at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The three-day event is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)
                
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        Capt. David Coyle and 1st Lt. Daniel A. Treece pitch the Low-Cost Threat Emitter Replication to Air Force and industry leaders during Spark Tank 2020 judging at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The Low-Cost Threat Emitter enhances 5th generation fighter kill chain training using a low-cost, highly mobile software-defined radio-based emitter capable of replicating multiple surface threat systems. The three-day symposium is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)200228-F-GO452-0128
                        
                        
                        Capt. David Coyle and 1st Lt. Daniel A. Treece pitch the Low-Cost Threat Emitter Replication to Air Force and industry leaders during Spark Tank 2020 judging at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium, in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2020. The Low-Cost Threat Emitter enhances 5th generation fighter kill chain training using a low-cost, highly mobile software-defined radio-based emitter capable of replicating multiple surface threat systems. The three-day symposium is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)
                
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Two teams tie to win Spark Tank 2020Published Feb. 28, 2020
                    
                    
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            **ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --**For the first time, two teams tied to as winners of the Spark Tank 2020 competition at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Feb. 28.The winning ideas were the Low Cost Threat Emitter Replication submitted by 1st Lt. Daniel A. Treece, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Weapons Loading Smart Checklist submitted by Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel L. Flagg, Master Sgt. Gabrial A. Valenzuela and Tech. Sgt. Benjamin E. Angley, assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.**Low Cost Threat Emitter Replication**1st Lt. Daniel A. TreeceLuke Air Force Base, Arizona - Air Education and Training Command  **Weapons Loading Smart Checklist**Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel L. Flagg, Master Sgt. Gabrial A. Valenzuela and Tech. Sgt. Benjamin E. AngleySpangdahlem AB, Germany - U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa  Spark Tank, which began in 2017, is an annual competition in which Airmen are encouraged to submit their innovative ideas to improve Air Force processes and products. The program is part of the Air Force’s effort to build and further its culture of innovation and intrepreneurship. Airmen submit their ideas through the Ideascale website, and finalists are chosen to present their ideas to Air Force senior leaders at the Air Warfare Symposium. The finalists compete for the funding, personnel or other necessary resources to implement their ideas.Each team had three minutes to present their ideas to the judging panel, which included Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright, Toni Townes-Whitley, president, U.S. Regulated Industries, Microsoft, and Gene Kim, Tripwire founder and author of "The Unicorn Project." The judges had four minutes to ask questions about each idea after it was presented.The audience had access to a live poll to cast their votes during the event. Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, was brought up to the stage to serve as the tie breaker, but he determined that both teams had winning ideas.“I am so energized by the creativity you bring,” Roper said. “I truly believe innovation is a battlefield and you guys are winning it. You crushed it today.”Though only six finalists were chosen to present their ideas at Spark Tank, more than 200 ideas were submitted. Major commands host competitions throughout the year for those ideas that aren’t chosen but may still be appropriate for development.Air Force 



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