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Base Briefs9/11 Memorial Service to be held

On Sept. 11 the 50th Space Wing Chapel will be hosting a 9/11 Memorial Service in the auditorium in building 300 from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

For more information, con-tact Chaplain, (Capt.) Christopher Underwood II of the 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s Offi ce at 567-3705

CFC Testimonials neededHave you or a family member ben-

efi ted from a charity that is a part of the Combined Federal Campaign? If so, we are looking for individuals who would be willing to give testimonials at our key events this year for the CFC as well as possible articles for the base paper.

For more information, contact ei-ther of the Wing CFC Project offi cers: Tech. Sgt. Leah Wilson of the 50th Force Support Squadron at 567-7329 or Tech. Sgt. Johnathon Johnson of the 50th Space Wing Inspector General offi ce at 567-3417.

Pre-separation Briefi ng held monthly

Th is briefi ng is mandatory for all separating or retiring service members to insure they have an opportunity to hear about the benefi ts available to them before leaving active duty. Th e briefi ng is conducted every Tuesday, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Center and must be attended no less than 90 before separating.

For more information, contact Jenny Dillingham of the 50th Force Support Squadron at 567-3920

50th Space Wing Holiday Party Fundraising Volunteer Opportunities

Th is year’s 50th Space Wing Holiday Party is in need volunteers. In order to show your support for this event there are several upcoming opportunities to volunteer at this season’s U.S. Air Force Academy football games.

Here is a listing of the games:Sept. 20: 2 p.m. kick-off Oct. 4: 2 p.m. kick-off (AF-Navy

game)Oct. 23: 6 p.m. kick-off (weekday)Nov. 8: 4 p.m. kick-off Nov. 15: 1:30 p.m. kick-off .For more information, contact

2nd Lt. Kelly Lehman or Airman 1st Class Matthew Th ompson of the 50th Space Communications Squadron at 567-4962 or 567-3050.

Baggage Charge UpdateBoth American Airlines and United

Airlines adjusted their baggage policy last week. Active military personnel are now allowed to check three pieces of baggage free of charge. Members must present military ID and be on offi cial orders.

For more information, contact Senior Airman Billie Barnard of the 50th Comptroller Squadron at 567-5855.

InsideCommentary ......................... 3Wing History .......................... 5Falcon Football ..................... 10

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SCHRIEVERCHRIEVER SENTINELENTINELTh ursday, September 4, 2008 www.csmng.com Vol. 2 No. 36

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By Staff Sgt. Stacy D. Foster50th Space Wing Public Affairs

LONGMONT, Colo. — Her heart was pounding, almost drown-ing out the sound of the engine of the perfectly good aircraft she was about to jump out of. She looked around and realized she wasn’t alone. Th e other Airmen in the plane had many diff erent looks of emotion, but all shared one in common: fear.

Staff Sgt. Claudia Puentes, along with 51 other Airmen from Schriever, were facing their fears and taking a leap of faith together as they attended a skydiving trip Aug. 23 to Longmont, Colo., spon-sored by the Base Chaplain’s offi ce here.

“What on earth am I doing?” she said. “I was nervous, scared, excited, and thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest.”

Sergeant Puentes wasn’t the only one to overcome her fears and jump that day. For many on the trip, they were realizing a long-time goal.

“Skydiving has been something I’ve always wanted to do, but never really able to make happen,” said Staff Sgt. Ami Harris, from the 50th Space Wing Legal Offi ce.

Staff Sgt. Scott Devine, 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s offi ce, said that this is an annual event, along with an annual raft ing trip as part of their Airman Adventure Outings.

“Since we don’t have a chapel out here at Schriever, we have to be creative about how we spend our funds and support the mission,” Sergeant Devine said. “Th ese outings help us accomplish so much in

Schriever Airmen take leap of faith

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Senior Airman Roy Yeomans tandem jumps with jump instructor, “Nate”, during a skydive trip Aug. 23. Fifty-two Airmen from Schriever attended the trip, which included a mentoring session with the 50th Space Wing Chaplain following the jumps. Airman Yeomans is with the 50th Mission Support Group.

Staff Sgt. Scott Devine tandem jumps with jump instructor, “David”, during a skydive trip Aug. 23. Fifty-two Airmen from Schriever attended the trip, which included a mentoring session with the 50th Space Wing Chaplain following the jumps. Sergeant Devine is with the 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s offi ce.

See Airmen page 11

By 2nd Lt. Kelly Lehman50th Space Communications Squadron

The 50th Space Communications Squadron was recognized by the Defense Information Systems Agency for their op-erational services and expertise for fi scal year 2007.

50th SCS was awarded the CONUS Category-6 Defense Switched Network Facility of the Year, and was runner-up for the CONUS Category-5 Global Information Grid Transmission Facility of the Year and the CONUS Category-12 Defense Red Switch Network Facility of the Year.

Th e DSN support team exceeded DISA’s 99.9 percent reliability standard with an average of 100 percent reliability on all telephone lines by consistently maintain-ing circuits and switch equipment, exceed-ing the standard. Th e team kept fi ve major facility upgrades, improvements and re-pairs on time and on schedule, and directly supported Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom through morale and

50th SCS recognized by DISA for expertise

U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Rankin

Col. Cary Chun, 50th Space Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Donald Fielden, 50th Space Communications Squadron commander, congratulate Mike Wilson, Andrae Farr and Dennis Daniels of 50th SCS.

See Recognized page 11

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) — As noted well outside our confi nes here, in less than a year, the 18th Aggressor Squadron transformed from a go-to-war mission to a team dedicated to providing the best adversary train-ing in the Air Force, and indeed the world!

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Making the best better

Commentary by Airman Deborah Young

366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Offi ce

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFPN) — Her name was Paige Renee Villers. She was fun-loving, full of life. She wanted to take on the world and wouldn’t let anything get in her way. She was a good person who didn’t always have the best of luck. She didn’t always agree with her mother, and she was never a straight-A student. But she knew how to work hard and she was strong enough to overcome any obstacle or road block put in front of her.

High school graduation came and went, and unlike most of us who went off to college, Paige stayed in town and worked odd jobs to pay bills. Aft er about a year, she decided she had enough of living paycheck to paycheck and started look-ing into a career in the Air Force. Th rough her research, she discovered what all it had to off er: great benefi ts, college assistance, travel, respect and most important, honor. Paige wanted to serve her country and prove to her family she could do more than just waitress, that she could be all that she could be. She signed up and left for basic training.

Trainee Villers struggled the fi rst week of

basic training, as all new trainees do, but she was determined to do well and worked as hard as she could even when her fl ight didn’t. She loved the Air Force, even though she just started. Th e training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, were all she had experienced. Her goal was to get that Airman’s Coin and march down the bomb run on graduation day. With every phone call home to her mother, she’d tell her how hard basic training was, but she always had something positive to say as well.

The meaning of being a fi rst-term Airman

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Capt. Laurel Gammon appreciates Colorado’s beauty as much as any other Rocky Mountain athlete, but you won’t fi nd the wing executive offi cer shredding down a single-track trail, or charging up the Manitou Incline on weekends.

She can show you the best places to enjoy a special kind of serenity though — on the water — right here in Colorado.

Gammon is a rower.She enjoys the sounds of oars swishing

through cool, clear mountain water, inhal-ing the crisp air and feeling the rhythmical motions of the boat and her fellow rowers as they all glide in synchronized harmony.

“I really do it more for fun and recreation,” she said “It’s a good workout and I like the team aspect.”

Hooked by her fi rst rowing experience, Gammon can’t think of any better way to get a good workout and enjoy the outdoors.

Growing up in a military family, she moved quite oft en growing up, but her family settled in Virginia during her high school years, where she rowed for the fi rst time... and continued to row competitively.

From there she moved on to college at the Ohio State University. Following the 1997

NCAA Rowing Championships, in which she rowed on OSU’s Women’s Varsity Fours squad, Gammon hardly saw another boat.

She joined the Air Force and began her career.

Aft er moving to Schriever AFB in 2005, she felt the need to rekindle her rowing pas-sion, so she searched for opportunities near Colorado Springs.

Her search took her to Aurora, Colo., a suburb east of Denver.

Th ere, she found the Rocky Mountain Rowing Club, an organization dedicated to promoting rowing, sponsoring competition and teaching.

Gammon and her fellow Rocky Mountain Rowing friends hit Cherry Creek Reservoir, the club’s home, most weekends.

Most oft en she “Sculls,” where participants hold an oar in each hand and row with the oars extending to both sides of the boat. She works in synchronization with a partner or a team of four or eight. Rowers can also row in a fashion called “Sweep” rowing, where participants hold one oar in both hands and work in teams of two, four and eight.

Gammon competed in women’s four in college, but this past August she rowed doubles as well, when she represented the Rocky Mountain Rowing Club at the 2008

US Rowing Masters National Championship in Long Beach Calif. She took home a bronze medal in Lightweight doubles and a silver medal in Lightweight fours.

She contends she’s not in it for competi-tion though.

With competition mostly behind her, Gammon feels compelled to pass on her love for rowing to anyone who will listen.

“It’s really peaceful and it’s nice to be outside in the water,” she said. “It’s pretty and relaxing and a good workout at the same time.”

If people are interested in pursuing row-ing they can fi nd learn-to-row programs through Rocky Mountain Rowing Club in Aurora. Log on to rockymountainrowing.org for more information about competitions, styles and types of boats.

Executive offi cer doubles as weekend rower

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Capt. Laurel Gammon practices rowing in a “single” here in 2007. Captain Gammon has been rowing since high school, has competed at the collegiate level, and recently won a bronze and silver medal in the 2008 U.S. Rowing Masters National Championship in Long Beach Calif. Captain Gammon is the 50th Space Wing executive offi cer.

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By Tech. Sgt. Scott Bailey50th Space Wing Historian

Th e lineage of the 50th Space Wing, like most U.S. Air Force units currently active, derived its roots from former Army units created for the buildup of American military forces to fi ght in World War II.

Most of these numbered forces including wing’s, group’s, and many squadron units were organizationally created out of the need for greater quantities of manpower, material, aircraft , and equipment for of-fensive and defensive operations in support of missions against Axis forces during the war. Most aerial units started as training units stateside, but later forward deployed in off ensive fi ghter, bomber, reconnaissance, transport and support units based through-out the European and the Pacifi c theaters of operation.

Th e 50th Space Wing’s lineage traces back to the 50th Interceptor Pursuit Group which started as a fi ghter and interceptor training unit. Th e group originally was based at what is now Selfridge Field in Detroit in January 1940, but moved to Orlando Army Airfi eld in 1942.

Forward deploying in 1943 with three fi ghter squadrons to Europe aft er ending training operations stateside, the 50th Fighter Group became involved in many of the vari-ous off ensive campaigns against Axis forces in Central Europe.

Th e 50th Fighter Group earned several campaign awards for its roll in support of the advancing Allied forces in World War II including the Ardennes, Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe campaign operations. Th e wing was deactivated for a brief period aft er the cessation of military operations when the war ended in 1945, but would be remembered for its distinguished combat heritage and reactivated as an aircraft fi ghter wing in 1949.

With the growing political, economic, and

military threats from communism against the United States and Western Europe, along with the Soviet Union’s creation of an atomic bomb made from stolen American blueprints, the wing would be given an-other role to play in defense of American interests. Th e recently deactivated the 50th Fighter Group was again activated in 1949 as the 50th Fighter Wing, this time as a reserve unit, in the newly created U.S. Air Force. Th e Wing would be based briefl y at Otis AFB, Mass., but was again demobi-lized and immediately activated the next day as an active-duty wing and moved to Clovis AFB, N.M. Th is was done as part of a larger American military buildup to counter the numerically superior Soviet Air Forces. During this time at Clovis AFB, the wing was tasked for training fi ghter bomber air-crews and maintenance personnel to be assigned to combat air wings.

In 1953, the wing found its new home. It would become one of the many U.S. Air Force units’ forward deployed as a tacti-cal fi ghter wing under the control of U.S. Air Forces Europe at Hahn Air Base, West Germany. Th is transitional move was im-portant for the U.S. and Western European NATO allies in deterring communist ag-gression during tense periods throughout the Cold War. During this transitional period in Europe, Lt. Col. Chuck Yeager, a celebrity in the U.S. Air Force and fi rst man to break the sound barrier (Mach one), commanded the 417th Fighter Squadron, a unit under the 50th FW, for a short period at Hahn AB.

Th e fi nal campaign the 50th Fighter Wing served in as a fl ying unit was Operation’s Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Th e wing’s F-16 fi ghter aircraft conducted numerous attacks against Iraqi targets in both Kuwait and Southern Iraq during the Gulf War. Soon aft er returning from South-West Asia aft er the cessation of large scale off ensive military operations against Iraq, the 50th

Fighter Wing was deactivated September 30th, 1991 as a draw-down of American forces came with the end of the Cold War. In order to fulfi ll an ever-changing vital national mission, the numerical designa-tion of the 50th Fighter Wing would be re-designated as the 50th Space Wing on January 30th, 1992. Th e 50th SW assumed control of most Air Force space operations and the Air Force Satellite Control Network at Falcon Air Force Station from its prede-cessor, the 2nd Space Wing. Th e 50th Wing would again be at the forefront of America’s defensive and off ensive operations against the nation’s enemies.

Th e current units of the U.S. Air Force, though fewer in number now than during World War II, continue to support the same vital principles in the missions executed for

the nation and America’s allies as threats constantly emerge. Over time, since the 50th Fighter Group supported war fi ghting campaigns, from the Normandy invasion, to Operation Desert Storm, to the current War on Terror, the 50th Wing has been able to adapt and overcome challenges presented to it in thanks to the ingenuity and fl exibility of its dedicated professionals. Th e historical lineage, from the 50th Fighter Group to the 50th SW, contributes to the culture of space operators wearing fl ight suits, scarves, and the wing patch. Th e current “Master of Space” motto of the 50th SW is derived from the old motto, “Master of the Sky” of the 50th FW. Th e wing patch symbolizes the wing’s mis-sion and legacy, inspired by the leadership of Colonel Yeager, and other leaders in Air Force heritage.

The roots of the 50th Space Wing

U.S. Air Force photo

The 1956 U.S. Air Forces in Europe (50th Fighter-Bomber Wing) representatives to the Air Force Fighter Weapons Meet at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., included (left to right) Capt. Coleman Baker, Lt. Col. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, Col. Fred Ascani, Maj. James Gasser and Capt. Robert Pasqualicchio.

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WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning.

“Th e summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters aff ecting the entire Air Force,” Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said.

Th e group — including Mr. Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, assistant secretaries, ma-jor command commanders and Headquarters Air Force staff — discussed near-term issues facing the Air Force. Decisions coming out of the summit include a new mission statement for the Air Force.

Th e new mission statement returns the Air Force to fa-miliar ground. “Th e mission of the United States Air Force is to fl y, fi ght and win...in air, space and cyberspace.”

While it borrows from the previous statement, this one is shorter, “simple and easy to understand,” General Schwartz said. “Th is is who we are. It’s what motivates us and drives us to serve.”

Th e group also decided to halt the initiative to reorganize maintenance functions into operations groups.

Previous global wing reorganization plans included aligning fi ghter and combat search and rescue maintenance units with their fl ying squadrons, and forming materiel groups that would encompass maintenance, logistics and aerial port squadrons.

Today’s decision means maintenance groups will re-main as is.

“Th is will reduce organizational turmoil as we focus on winning today’s fi ght,” General Schwartz said. He went on to say the goal is mission eff ective combat support and Airmen are accomplishing just that.

“Independent maintenance groups produce profession-als with the highest levels of maintenance and logistics competency,” he said, “and that translates to mission eff ectiveness.”

Leaders reached consensus that the focus should be on fi xing problems Airmen are having with the current uni-forms before moving on to new uniforms. Th e staff will fi eld near-term solutions to correct issues with the Airman Battle

Uniform, All Purpose Environmental Clothing System jacket, and physical training gear.

“We will consider all other uniform initiatives aft er we fi x the issues we have now with the uniforms we work in every day,” General Schwartz said.

While the strategic summit yielded these decisions, se-nior leaders focused their discussion on winning today’s fi ght and addressing the priorities laid out by the acting secretary and the chief in past weeks.

“Th e priorities — reinvigorating the nuclear enterprise, prevailing in the Global War on Terror, strengthening joint warfi ghting capabilities, focusing on people and achieving acquisition excellence — are advanced by the decisions reached today,” Mr. Donley said.

Senior leaders received an update on nuclear enterprise matters at the event.

An additional nuclear summit will be held in mid-Sep-tember to discuss the nuclear enterprise roadmap. Th at discussion will include more dialogue on the Air Force’s cyber mission.

“Cyber operations remain a critical and growing mission area,” Mr. Donley said. “We will continue to develop our cyber capabilities while examining various organizational options.”

Leaders also heard progress reports on other mid-term agenda items including Unmanned Aircraft Systems man-ning initiatives, personnel end strength and Common Battlefi eld Airman Training.

By the end of the year, the service expects to complete an unmanned aircraft system roadmap and a review of the acquisition enterprise. Senior leaders will meet for Corona Fall in October, where they expect to make more decisions on key subjects.

Underlying all of these issues, said Mr. Donley, is how to ensure the right mix of Airmen remain in uniform. Previous force-shaping initiatives planned for the active-duty force to eventually decrease to 316,000, but in June Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the service had been cut too deeply and called for the decrease in Air Force end-strength to stop at 330,000 people.

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Th e third week came, and Trainee Villers started to catch a cold. But there was no way that was going to slow her down. Warrior Week, the major fi eld training exercise, was just around the corner, and she was that much closer to her Airman’s Coin.

During Warrior Week, the unexpected happened. Trainee Villers caught the adenovirus. Once her fl ight got back from Warrior Week, she was sent to the Willford Hall Hospital at Lackland. Th ere, Paige began a battle for her life. Th e adenovirus attacks a person’s immune system, and hers was already weak from lack of sleep and a cold.

At fi rst, the question was if Paige would graduate on time. But aft er a turn for the worse, Paige slipped into a coma. Th e Villers family fl ew to Texas to be by her side. Th is time, Paige was lucky. She woke up from her coma about a week later, and the fi rst words out of her mouth were, “Am I still in the Air Force?”, “Am I still going to be an Airman?”, and “Do I still get my Airman’s Coin?”

Th at, to me, sums up everything about being an Airman. Not only was she fi ghting for her life, she was fi ghting for a chance at being in the Air Force and becoming an Airman.

Th e answer was yes, she was still in the Air Force. Once she heard the good news, it was like everything was fi ne and she went back to trying to recover. Her fl ight graduated, and even though she was weak, Paige was allowed to go out to the bomb run to receive her Airman’s Coin. Airman Villers graduated from basic training in July 2007.

Shortly aft er, her immune system went under another attack from the adenovirus.

On Aug. 7, 2007, she passed away.Airman Paige Villers was a huge inspiration to me. Even

though she never made it off Lackland Air Force Base, she knew what it meant to be an Airman. I know she would’ve succeeded in everything the Air Force had to off er. She was an amazing person from whom we all can learn a lot.

For me at least, I learned a lot from Paige, and I know how much of an honor it is to be a fi rst-term Airman. I’ve learned so much discipline and gained so much confi dence in myself since I joined. Being a fi rst-term Airman is such an amazing feeling. I am now part of the Air Force family, a tight-knit group of people who always watch out for each other and who are always there to lend a helping hand.

When becoming an Airman, you not only gain the title, you also gain responsibility, not only for yourself, but for the mission, for your country and for every American citizen’s well-being.

First-term Airmen also gain many opportunities. I gained the opportunity to travel, continue my education, have good benefi ts and meet people from all over the world. I plan on taking college classes as soon as I can, and I plan on competing for senior airman below the zone. I really want to do well in the Air Force, and I want to help the Air Force mission succeed.

I truly believe joining the Air Force was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It’s given me a whole new sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in myself. It’s given me so many experiences in such a short amount of time that I can’t wait to see what is waiting around the corner for me.

Looking back at everything I’ve done, there’s one moment from technical school that stands out as a defi ning moment in my career so far.

I went to technical school at Fort Meade, Md. While there, we had a volunteer trip to assist veterans around Washington D.C. It was my fi rst time there, and I was in uniform un-loading wheel chairs when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned around to see an old Air Force major holding out his hand for mine.

As I shook his hand, he said, “Th ank you, young lady.” I just smiled back and said, “Th ank me? I haven’t done anything yet, so thank you.” He replied, “You signed the dotted line. You are here, you’re serving your country and not everyone can say that. You’ve done a lot, so thank you.” Th at right there was a moment I will never forget.

It was a moment I wish Paige could’ve had. It was a mo-ment she deserved.

I have come to realize how much the military is appreciated and how much respect is given to those who serve. I now have an overwhelming sense of pride. Every Airman should take pride in what they do. Th ey should also realize being an Airman is completely diff erent than being a civilian.

First-term Airmen and all Airmen in general are held to a high standard. One that embodies the core values of integrity fi rst, service before self, and excellence in all we do. I will strive to do my best in the Air Force, I will live by the core values, and I will always be thankful for every door the Air Force has opened.

Th at is what being a fi rst-term Airman means. It means having courage, pride, responsibility, dedication, and a drive to do well, to make a diff erence. I am so proud to put on my uniform every day. I am proud to stand at attention and salute our fl ag. I am proud of everything I’ve accomplished so far in my career. I am proud to call myself a fi rst-term Airman.

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By Ed WhiteAir Force Space Command

Capt. Lindsey Hahn is deployed to Iraq. Her deployment is no diff erent than those of tens of thousands of other Airmen. Th at is what makes it special.

In today’s military, it is completely com-monplace for women to deploy in harm’s way. Th ese women, just like their male counter-parts, are tough, proud of their service, and very good at what they do. Th ey are contribu-tors, stepping up and going to war, following in the footsteps and traditions of generations of service members before them. Captain Hahn is simply one of them.

“Air Force women are deployed in almost every capacity, in almost every area of opera-tion in support of the Global War on Terror,” said Maj. Catie Hague, a colleague of Captain Hahn during their time here at Air Force Space Command.

“We are daughters, mothers, sisters, wives, working thousands of miles from family and friends because, just like our brothers in arms, we believe in what we do; we be-lieve in our nation; and we believe in service. Captain Hahn has joined the many men and women who have come before, and she lays the ground work for those who will follow,” she said.

“It’s Captain Hahn’s ability to excel at her job in a high-pressure environment that sets her apart,” Major Hague added.

Major Hague is currently serving a year-long deployment in Baghdad, Iraq.

Deployment is both a process and an event. Th e process begins with notifi cation through offi cial channels and the event ends the process as the Airman arrives at her new duty station. Captain Hahn began the offi cial side of the process, aft er notifi cation, as she started to go through required training.

“Th e Air Force is becoming much more effi cient,” she said, “when it comes to pre-paring their Airmen to deploy. It has been smooth sailing so far.”

While this is her fi rst tour in the war zone, she has participated in humanitarian opera-tions and deployment exercises before.

“When I was stationed at Travis AFB, (Calif.), with the 615th Contingency Response Wing we went to Exercise Eagle Flag, a bare-base exercise where you go in and build something from the ground up. I also deployed with them to Gulfport, Miss. in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,” Captain Hahn said. “I was an attachment and did public aff airs, working with embedded media. I also did community relations and internal information.

Th is experience has given me a certain comfort level about deploying to Iraq because I have had a similar experience. I know the process and what I need. Th is has eased the fear of the unknown.”

What will her contribution be when she gets in-country?

“I believe communications is one of the major lines of operation we have available to us,” she said. “If you look at our current enemies’ operations you will notice they have a very robust communications network. As public aff airs professionals, we are charged with rebutting the enemy’s communications techniques, by providing accurate and timely information to the people who have a stake in the current wars, thus minimizing the eff ects of our enemies’ eff orts. I am excited to take on that challenge and do what the Air Force trained me to do.”

Until recently she really did not want to deploy.

“For the fi rst three-and-a-half years of my service I did not want to deploy. I was scared of it. I didn’t want to leave my life behind for six months. Now it is diff erent. I feel obli-gated to do it — and I want to do it because I think public aff airs makes an important contribution. We all have to contribute as best we can.”

In Iraq she will not be among strangers either. Public aff airs is a small community.

“Th e outgoing PAO at my new duty station is a former supervisor, and the deputy I will replace graduated college with me,” she said. “I will be going into a close-knit team trained and ready to pick up each other’s slack and work as a well-oiled machine. I am ready to do whatever comes my way to ensure the success of the mission.”

As to the personal side, Captain Hahn said just prior to her departure, that she was get-ting her personal aff airs in order. She owns a house so she had to prepare it for an extended absence. She also prepared by visiting her family and friends before her departure.

She said, “I know they will miss me, and I will miss them, but there are so many ways to stay in contact now that I feel confi dent I can reassure my family and friends that I am OK and doing my part there.”

Her fi nal thoughts just before deploying were what most Airmen having to deploy feel in their hearts.

“Th ousands of Airmen, Soldiers, Marines, and Sailors have deployed and successfully carried out the mission before me,” Captain Hahn said. “I just hope I can help maintain what they have already accomplished. I just want to do my part and come home.”

Profi le in service: Capt. Lindsey Hahn

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By Ed WhiteAir Force Space Command Public Affairs

When you combine a sniper pod with the awesome loi-tering capabilities, weapons selection and accuracy of a B1 bomber, you get an enhanced ability for the Air Force to directly support ground troops — with bombers.

“Th e Sniper is a sensor pod that is attached to the aircraft . It allows the air crew and the JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) on the ground to see the same picture and ac-curately target enemy operators, structures and vehicles.”

Captain Wright and his JTACs, all recent combat veterans with experience on the system, trained the bomber crew on how to work with JTACs over a period of several week. Th e JTACs belong to Air Combat Command and are stationed with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.

“All our administrative support comes from Peterson(AFB) for this eff ort,” said Captain Wright. “We live and work and hang out with the Army, but when we need something from the Air Force side, we go to Peterson to get it.”

Why put this equipment on a bomber?“With their extended range,” said Staff Sgt John Campbell,

“bombers can hang out on station for much more time than a fi ghter. Th e bomber has a bigger payload and can carry a wide variety of munitions.

(Th e Sniper pod) gives us a great advantage any time we have troops in contact situations. We can “cover down” protecting our troops on the ground, and with the Sniper pod we can mitigate collateral damage,” he said.

Captain Wright added, “What they are looking at is a picture that can zoom in from twenty thousand feet and can identify buildings, vehicles — and to a limited extent

What happens when you put a sniper on a bomber?— people.

Th ey can also put highly accurate coordinates on a target for our GPS-based weapons.”

Sniper works like this. Th e bomber has the capability to loiter on station and cover troops on the ground with a variety of very accurate weapons. Th e pilots and the JTAC on the ground use a system that allows them both to see the target, although from two very diff erent views.

Th e key is they have a common operating picture. Once they agree on the target, the pilots can get exact coordinates either from the JTAC or the system itself and put a muni-tion on it.

Why is this an advantage?Sergeant Campbell explained. “Th ese aircraft have always

been dependent on the information we provided them (from the ground) to drop their weapons. Essentially they were fl ying blind. Before this program, bombers simply bombed coordinates that the aircraft was given. Th ey were completely dependent on the JTAC to provide accurate coordinates.”

Th e JTACs see things in two dimensions because they are on the ground and sometimes, particularly in the middle of a fi refi ght, their coordinates can be less accurate because of the fi ght going on around them, or just from their limited view. From 20,000, feet the bomber can look down and see the bigger, three-dimensional picture. When the two capa-bilities are married up, the product is extremely accurate target identifi cation and placement of weapons on them to support warfi ghters on the ground.

“Th is is really creating a new mission and a new way to in-tegrate the bomber and the JTAC,” said Captain Wright.

Captain Wright and his team have participated in the training of the fi rst bomber crew to have the Sniper mounted on their aircraft . It will be the fi rst of many. Th e JTAC team

trained the crews in day and night operations and a variety of diff erent scenarios.

“We used what we did on the last deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom,” said Staff Sgt. James Elkins. “We tried to make it as realistic as possible. We went through troops in contact scenarios, HVI (High Value Individual) raids, to a full blown, complex attack. With the bombers, and using the sniper pod, they gave more fl exibility. Th is is due to the simple fact that fi ghters don’t have that many munitions, and the bombers have a bunch.”

A second and equally important capability of the Sniper is to provide reconnaissance for those on the ground.

“We can put them (the bomber) in an area where maybe we don’t have enough forces to cover,” Sergeant Campbell added. “We can have them focus on that area and if there is any activity, they can alert us and we can approve an attack, go for an arrest, or maybe just do a quick reconnaissance of that particular movement.”

Th e Sniper will give warfi ghters on the ground a highly capable tool they did not have before. It is a tool to reduce collateral damage, provide extremely accurate air support and provide a reconnaissance capability that puts extra sets of eyes on areas not usually covered on the ground. Air Force fi ghter aircraft have used this system for several years.

Will bombers replace fi ghters supporting troops on the ground? No way says Captain Wright.

“This is a one-team, one-fight effort,” said Captain Wright. “Our fighters are saturated supporting the ground troops and having bombers on station gives them a bit of relief. The bombers and fighters enhance each other and, most importantly, this program gives the Air Force a much more robust capability to support the troops on the ground.”

By Staff Sgt. Sanjay Allen460th Space Wing Public Affairs

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Th e commander of Air Force Space Command toured work centers here Aug. 19 and 20 to get an up close feel of what Buckley brings to the fi ght.

He recognized the hard work that the members of Buckley have put in to make the base what it is today. General Kehler was the 21st Space Wing commander when Buckley fell under his command as the 821st Space Group as it transitioned into an active duty base in 2000.

“I’m very proud of what the wing is doing,” he said. “I watched the wing evolve here ... I love it when a plan comes together.

“I’m also very impressed by what I’ve seen here at Buckley in terms of the tran-sition that continues here, the transition to one of the showcase active duty bases,” the general added. “I really think that we’re doing that with the appropriate balance. I’m very pleased with what I’ve seen. I think that the execution of this much construc-tion activity has gone very well.”

In the time since the stand up, the mission of the Air Force has been the same. However, it has expanded to space and cyberspace along with air.

“It’s about three interdependent warfi ghting domains where if you lose control in any one of them you lose con-trol of all three,” the AFSPC commander said. “And if you lose control of all three — you lose.”

What Buckley does in this equation is phenomenally im-portant to the joint force. Th e way the Air Force uses space, shapes the way it fi ghts.

Th e general said it allows the Air Force to be more precise, to deploy fewer people, to control casualties and to have global situational awareness.

He went on to say that adversaries have noticed that as well. And so space has become a contested domain. The evidence is with the Chinese test of an anti-satellite missile, when Saddam Hussein tried to jam the Global Positioning System, and information on the internet detailing how people are out there trying to take space capabilities away.

He also said the possibility is there to take away these capabilities by taking away the places on the ground that makes them work.

“Th at changes the way we need to do business here,” he said. “We have to be mindful of those things as we’re build-ing Buckley. We have to be mindful of those kinds of things as we’re securing Buckley. We have to be mindful of those kinds of things as we go about our daily operations.”

From what the general observed during his visit, he was very proud of the way Buckley accomplishes its mission.

“We’re executing a plan that’s deliberate,” General Kehler said. “We know where we want to go. We know how we want to get there. I’ve been very impressed ... seeing things that

we have done here. We’ve been deploying people forward, bringing them back, using the talents that we have here to prepare the next group to go forward. Th ese are dynamic times in our Air Force.”

Th e past and the present state of the Air Force in space have been good and General Kehler thinks that the future is even brighter.

“Th e mission of the Air Force is to fl y, fi ght and win in air, space and cyberspace,” he said. “I think that says something about the importance of space as we look to the future. It’s really about three interdependent domains — air space and cyberspace — and it’s about the relationship between those three recognizing that there is not one of those more important than the others. I really see as I look to the future, continued use of our military space assets, continued im-portance for the space mission here, continued importance for the space missions in terms of joint warfi ghting and certainly an increased recognition by the rest of the joint warfi ghting team of the importance of the space mission, in particular things that go on here at Buckley. As I look at the future I see a very, very bright future for the Air Force and space an increase in our capabilities regarding the Air Force in space.”

Overall, General Kehler was pleased with Team Buckley. He was impressed with where the base is now and where it is headed.

“It’s good to come back and now see the plans as they have progressed,” he said. “It’s very impressive to me to drive around on the base and see what’s happening here and its very impressive to see aft er all of the investment and time and energy we have put into the Space Based Infrared System that is now coming to fruition. We anticipate the next set of launches hopefully within the next year. When that happens, the criticality of Buckley just continues to go up.”

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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Czyz

Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, visits with some of the base’s enlisted professional performers and senior noncommissioned offi cers during a breakfast get-together to discuss enlisted leadership. General Kehler spent Aug. 19 and 20 on the base visiting work centers for the fi rst time since taking command of AFSPC in October 2007.


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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFPN) — Th e commander of the Air Force Personnel Center discussed how her agency continues to improve its support of deployed Airmen during a visit here Aug. 27.

AFPC is streamlining how it tracks deployments and re-examining how it balances deployments with assignments and training, said Maj. Gen. K. C. McClain, who toured Camp Bucca, Iraq, and two other locations in Southwest Asia prior to arriving at Joint Base Balad.

A major step in this evolution came through moving the Air and Space Expeditionary Force Center, formerly at Langley Air Force Base, Va., to AFPC, which is headquartered at Randolph AFB, Texas.

“We’re just fi nishing the merger of the AEF Center with AFPC, and I think that’s going to pay dividends for all of our deployed Airmen,” she said. “What we had before the merger was two diff erent organizations taking actions in stovepipes. Th e AEF Center may have been working a deployment, and AFPC may have been working an assignment, and the in-dividual got hit with both of them. Now, by having the two together, we can incorporate the AEF cycle into day-to-day personnel actions.”

Under the merger, the AEF Center became the Directorate of AEF Operations. Th e merger allows for better visibility on Airmen availability by synchronizing deployment cycles with permanent change of station moves and training re-quirements, General McClain said.

“For instance, the NCO Retraining Program release will be vetted through the AEF cycle in the future to ensure Airmen aren’t in retraining during their assigned AEF ro-tation,” she said.

AFPC will also begin tracking deployments by fi rst move-ment rather than required delivery dates.

“We had an individual who, because of a series of reclama actions, received one week’s notice to go to three months of training before a deployment,” General McClain said. “Our old metrics showed 90 days’ notice because he didn’t have to be in the (U.S. Central Command area of responsibility) until 90 days later ... when, in fact, he had one week’s notice to get to training.”

Tracking deployments by fi rst movement will create a more accurate picture of how much notice a person receives before he deploys, allowing AFPC to notify Airmen and their families sooner, said Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, AFPC’s command chief.

“We have a relentless pursuit of perfection,” Chief Kaiser said. “If we have one short-notice tasking ... that’s one too many. We’re passionate about meeting our goal of reducing short-notice taskings to zero.”

Airmen will still receive short-notice taskings when some-one who is matched against a tasking injures himself and can no longer deploy, General McClain said, “but we want to make sure our processes in working these taskings isn’t responsible for the delay in notifi cation.”

AFPC has also empowered Airmen to manage their own personnel data through services like the virtual MPF and the Air Force Contact Center.

“Anytime that you put something on the Web, it obviously helps deployed Airmen, because they can then get access to their records at any time,” the general said. “We’re trying to give individuals control of their personnel business, just like many banking companies are giving us control over our fi nances. You can go online and check out your bank account ... you can access it any day and at any hour of the day. Th at’s what we’re doing with the personnel services. One of our goals is to give Airmen more control of their personnel actions.”

Th e AFCC can walk Airmen through Web-based applications as well as answer many of their personnel-related questions.

“Th e AFCC is open 24/7, so you can call and ask questions,” General McClain said. “If they can’t answer it, they will get you to the subject matter experts who can.”

Th e Web-based promotion release system has also proven useful to deployed warfi ghters, Chief Kaiser said.

“With the Web-based system, Airmen don’t have to wonder if the commander will come around,” he said. “Everyone knows at the same time whether they’ve been selected for promotion, and commanders still congratulate their people.” Th e 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing recognized its staff ser-geant selectees during a ceremony at Town Hall here Aug. 21, the day aft er the staff sergeant results were released.

General McClain said she seeks feedback on the Web-based systems and any other ideas from Airmen that can improve personnel processes.

“You put the programs out there, and you think you’ve got them worked and that they make sense ... and then your customers start using them and say that it doesn’t work, or it doesn’t make sense,” she said. “So we’re always soliciting feedback, and that’s one of the reasons I’m on this trip.”

Airmen who spoke with General McClain during her visits here and to other bases in the AOR have given her points that she intends to address when she returns to AFPC, she said. One issue she will examine is special experience identifi ers, or SEIs, which the Air Force uses to identify people with critical skill sets within certain career fi elds. Another is short tour credit, which Airmen currently receive for serving 181

consecutive days or more in locations identifi ed as hostile fi re or imminent danger pay areas.

A third issue involves receiving personnel information from home station that PERSCO offi ces need in the AOR. AFPC is working with U.S. Air Forces Central’s Directorate of Manpower and Personnel to create a solution, General McClain said.

“We’ve got a great A1 staff (in the AOR) led by Lt. Col. Paul Valenzuela, and a great AFCENT/A1 staff (at Shaw AFB, S.C.,) led by Col. Ron Barnes,” she said. “We are all joined together as a team to work the issues. Our goal is always to let the home team work it, and if they can’t, they know to push it up to AFPC. We’re all committed to making all personnel processes better.

“It’s been a very productive trip,” she added. “A lot of people are saying complimentary things, so now, let’s move it to the next level. No one out there is saying that the system’s egregiously broken — I think there are some out there who feel it can be better, but I think on the whole, our customers are saying, ‘It’s working; now let’s make some refi nements.’ I’ve been pleased about that, and I’m learning about oppor-tunities to refi ne how we get the right people in the right place with the right skills at the right time.”

Th e general thanked her home-station unit deployment managers, Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Melville and Tech. Sgt. Shauna Walker, for setting up her fi rst trip to the AOR since she became AFPC commander in January.

AFPC commander discusses support for deployed Airmen

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard Lisum

Maj. Gen. K. C. McClain (left) speaks with Lt. Gen. Gary North (right) and Col. John Dolan about their tour of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Management Flight at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Aug. 27. General McClain accompanied General North on a tour of the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. This is General McClain’s fi rst visit to the Middle East since assuming command of the Air Force Personnel Center in January. General North is the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central and the Combined Forces Air Component commander. Colonel Dolan is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander.


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9/11 Memorial Observance for the victims of Sept. 11.

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behalf of Colonel Cary Chun, 50th Space Wing Commander, invites all Schriever personnel to attend the 9/11 Memorial Observance Thursday, Sept. 11th, at 10 a.m. in the base Auditorium, Bldg 300.

By Capt. Uriah OrlandU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) — Two defensive scores by one of the youngest teams in school his-tory led the Air Force Falcons to a 41-7 rout over Southern Utah University in the season opener here Aug. 30.

Returning only eight starters from last year, the Falcons looked to an experienced defensive line to control the game.

Leading the fi ght were senior defensive ends Jake Paulson and Ryan Kemp, who combined for a safety, a forced and recovered fumble, three sacks, and eight tackles, four for a loss, as the Falcon defense held SUU to 130 yards of of-fense and only seven yards rushing. Senior inside linebacker Brandon Reese also recorded a safety; marking the fi rst time in school history the Falcons recorded two safeties.

In the Falcon’s opening drive, second year Head Coach Troy Calhoun pushed for a fourth-and-goal conversion from the 1-yard line, however, the off ense was unable to punch it in. Th e defense knew points were only inches away and stuff ed the Th underbirds for no gain on fi rst down. On second down, Reese powered through and tackled running back Kenny Apilli for the game’s fi rst safety.

Air Force fumbled the free kick, but the defense forced another three and out to give the Falcons the ball on their own 45. Quarterback Shea Smith led the Falcons down the

fi eld and scored his fi rst rushing touchdown, a 1-yard strike to put the Falcons up 9-0.

Despite pre-game chatter of Coach Calhoun using two quarterbacks, Smith was clearly the choice of the day.

“I felt like there was some good continuity when Shea was out there and with a young team I felt we needed that,” the coach said. “I think (he) played solid. He did some things where he got the play and he looked over the sideline and checked the call. Th at part is what you want as a quarter-back. Th e thing he does is make good decisions and he’s got to do that.”

Each side was forced to punt and the Th underbirds were backed up on their own 6-yard line. Paulson broke through and wrapped up SUU quarterback Cody Stone in the end

Falcons record two safeties in 41-7 rout

U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan

Quarterback Shea Smith battles for extra yards against Southern Utah University. Air Force dominated the game, winning 41-7.

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the way of bringing our people together.”Chaplain, (Capt.) Christopher Underwood,

led a mentoring session shortly aft er the last jumps were completed. He asked everyone about the change in perception they expe-rienced before and aft er they jumped. He brought out how their initial fear could have kept them from the awesome experience but, when they left the comfort zone of the plane, they overcame those fears.

Chaplain Underwood challenged everyone not to allow the fear of perception hinder them and asked, “When faced with everyday challenges, do we jump, or do we sit back and watch things happen without getting involved?”

He then shared some insights about how they could apply this thinking to their lives and careers and concluded the session with this quote by Th ucydides, “Th e bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.”

On a sunny day over Colorado, 52 Airmen answered the challenge, and jumped.

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welfare programs. On average, over 128,000 calls were processed per month with approxi-mately 41,000 supporting OIF and OEF.

The secure voice operators for the DRSN, which provides secure command and control communications, established over 46,000 quality satellite voice supports. Maintenance personnel responded to over 1,600 unscheduled actions, clearing ap-proximately 80 percent of them on the spot. Attention to detail and preventive mainte-nance inspections minimized major equip-ment failures and resulted in a successful satellite communications contact rating of 100 percent. The team directly supported OIF and OEF by establishing conference nets and providing secure voice commu-nications to hundreds of Department of Defense agencies.

Schriever’s system’s control facility laid the foundation and provided engineering

solutions and technical support for a wide array of major communications projects.

During fi scal year 2007, the SCF pro-vided communications support which en-abled satellite operations missions to exceed AFSPC’s mandated 99.5 percent critical reli-ability rate. Additionally, the SCF ensured continuous access to the Jam Resistant Secure Communications Network; Global Positioning System, MILSTAR, Space-Based Infrared Radar System, and AFSCN connec-tivity to eight worldwide Remote Tracking Stations.

Schriever’s DSN, DRSN and SCF provide 24-hour support which enables commu-nications and connectivity for the DOD and AFSCN users. Th eir support includes command and control communications for the president, secretary of defense, and critical national defense missions for North American Aerospace Defense Command, Northern Command, Strategic Command, Air Force Space Command, Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Space Innovation and Development Center, Missile Defense Agency, 21st Space Wing, and the 50th Space Wing community.

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zone to put Air Force up 11-0.Smith again charged the Falcons down

the fi eld, throwing the fi rst touchdown pass of his career, a 14-yard strike to sophomore tight end Keith Madsen.

To close out the half, Smith led a 12-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard fi eld goal by Ryan Harrison as time expired and gave the Falcons a 21-0 lead.

Air Force continued to run over the Th underbirds to start the third quarter. Z-wide receiver, Kyle Halderman, capped the drive with the fi rst touchdown of his Falcons career, a 48-yard run, making it 28-0. He also recovered a Falcon fumble the play before to keep the drive alive.

Th e Falcon defense continued to pressure SUU and recorded two fumble recoveries by linebacker Ken Lamendola and defensive end Ryan Kemp. Harrison capped each turnover

with two fi eld goals from 42 and 32 yards to make the score 34-0.

At eight minutes into the third quarter the Falcon defense had allowed a total of 28 yards by the SUU off ense. However, SUU came alive and drove 80 yards, scoring on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Stone to Nick Miller.

Th at was the only life seen by SUU as the Falcons shut down any further drives and added seven more points as Jonathan Warzeka scored his fi rst touchdown as a Falcon on a 14-yard run.

Next week the Air Force Falcons travel to Laramie, Wyo., to battle the Wyoming Cowboys in their conference opener, Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. MST.

Air Force is 8-1 all-time in Mountain West Conference openers dating back to 1999. Th e Air Force-Wyoming series is the oldest and one of the closest series in school history. Th e Falcons hold a 23-20-3 series edge, including a 14-13 mark in conference games. Air Force has won the last two games in the series, including a 31-24 victory the last time the two played in Laramie.

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CSU Continuing Education on Schriever AFBTh e Colorado State University representative is on site

every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bldg 210, room 311. Check out opportunities for a BA in Sociology, Social Work, Social Science, and more, or Masters programs in Business Management, Social Work, and Education.

For more information, contact Master Sgt. Scott Dillingham of the 50th Force Support Squadron at 567-5927.

Leave carryover extended to 75 daysServicemembers may now carry forward up to 75 days

of leave for Fiscal Year 2008, according to the Secretary of Defense General Counsel offi ce.

For more information, contact Staff Sgt. David Allen of the 50th Comptroller Squadron at 567-5101.

Reunion & Reintegration RetreatTh e 50th Space Wing Chapel will be hosting its annual

Reunion and Reintegration Retreat Sept. 5th through Sept. 7th at Horn Creek Camp near Westcliff e, Colo.

Th e purpose of the retreat is to assist in a smooth transi-tion from the deployed environment back to the home life. It is also meant to assist families who have been home in welcoming back their loved ones and reintegrate each other’s lives smoothly. Also off ered and encouraged to families of members currently deployed.

Points of Contact are:50th Network Operations Group: Master Sgt. James George

at 567-4182Space Innovation and Development Center: Senior Master

Sgt. Michael Primo at 721-988250th Mission Support Group: Staff Sgt. Stephanie Fletcher

at 567-229350th Operations Group: Master Sgt. John Richardson at

567-3080For more information, contact Chaplain, Capt. Christopher

Underwood II of 50 Space Wing Chaplain’s Offi ce at 567-3705

Spouses club expo slated for Sept. 16Th e Peterson Spouses Club, which services Schriever families

as well, presents the Welcome Expo 2008 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Peterson Air Force Base Club. Visitors can browse local vendors, meet other military spouses, win door prizes, or join the Spouses club, just for starters.

Th e event is stroller friendly. Admission is free, no reserva-tion required. For more information visit the site below.

For more information, see their Web site: www.peterson-spousesclub.com.

Single Parent Network meeting held monthly

Th e Single Parent’s Network meetings are held the fi rst and third Tuesday of every month at the Airman & Family Readiness Center from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Th e purpose of the Schriever SPN is to provide an op-portunity for single parents to network, identify common concerns, share ideas, learn new information and skills on various parenting issues and for parents and children to socialize. Th e next meeting will be held Sep. 16 .

For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Martie Moore of 50th Space Wing Public Aff airs at 567-5042.

Military & Family Life Consultant now available

Th e Military & Family Life Consultant is now available

at Schriever.Services available include short term counseling, normal

response to military lifestyle stressors, presentations for groups and more. Th e MFLC can be reached at 651-3379. Th e MFLC is available to anyone with access to Schriever, and is located in the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

For more information, contact Jenny Dillingham of 50th Mission Support Group at 567-3920.

Education offi ce open at SchrieverTh e Peterson Air Force Base Education Offi ce has repre-

sentatives here each Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. in the DeKok Building, Room 363.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact the education offi ce at 556-4064.

Rocky Mountain Military Softball Tournament scheduled for Sep. 6

Th e annual Rocky Mountain Military Soft ball Tournament will be played on Sep. 6 at Peterson AFB. Teams representing Schriever AFB, the U.S. Air Force Academy, F.E. Warren AFB, and Peterson AFB will be competing, with possible participation by teams from Buckley AFB and Fort Carson Army Post.

For more information, contact Mark Schuette of the 50th Force Support Squadron at 567-6672

MPE Operating hours to changeEff ective Sept. 8, the Military Personnel Element will be

open from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Mondays, and 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday each week.

Th e Civilian Personnel and NAF Human Resources of-fi ces will operate 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, call 567-5900 or contact Lynn Sleeth of the 50th Force Support Squadron at 567-4740

Outdoor Recreation Seeks entries for 2008 Air Force Arts and Crafts Gallery

Visit Outdoor Recreation in Bldg 300 to drop off your 3 ½ inch fl oppy disc containing a jpeg format photo of your artwork. Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 31 in the following categories: 1) Artist-Craft sman and 2) Photography. Each category includes three age divisions: 12 years and below, 13-17 years, and 18 years and up. Participants may provide up to three entries per person per category, for a maximum of six entries.

Take a look at last year’s entries at: www.af-artscraft s.com.

For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 567-6050.

Sports Advisory Council Meeting Sept. 10Squadron and Unit Sports Representatives are asked to

attend the 3rd quarter Sports Advisory Council Meeting Sept. 10 in bldg 300, room 122A from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

For more information, contact the main Fitness Center at 567-6628.

“The Murph” fi tness challenge slated for Sept. 19

Register now to participate in “Th e Murph,” which will be held 9 a.m. Sept. 19 at the Main Fitness Center. Participants will run one mile, perform 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 body squats followed by another one-mile run. Th e exercises can be performed in any order until the total rep-etitions for each is reached. Participants who complete the challenge in under 90 minutes will receive a T-shirt.

For more information or to register, contact the Main Fitness Center at 567-6628.

TAP Workshop scheduled for Sep. 16-19Th e Transition Assistance Program Workshop, slated for

Sep. 16 through Sep. 19 provides an overview of the job search process and addresses job-hunting skills, work values, goals, resume preparation, interviewing, salary negotiation, and a variety of other topics involved in transitioning from

Military to the civilian workforce.Th e TAP Workshop is a Department of Labor sponsored

and facilitated program. It is recommended that you attend a minimum of 2 years from your retirement date. If you are separating, you should attend a year from separation.

For more information, contact the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 567-3920.

Global Volksmarch to be held Sept. 20Th e annual Global Volksmarch will be held at Paint Mines

Interpretive Park on Sept. 20. Th e event is free, and open to all. In addition, the course is sanctioned by the American Volksport Association, and commemorative pins will be awarded to participants.

Th e Paint Mines Interpretive park is one of El Paso County’s newest park, located near Calhan CO. Th e mines have evidence of human life as far back as 9,000 years ago, and the colorful clays were used by American Indians for making pottery and ceremonial paints.

Strollers and dogs are not permitted.For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at

567-6050.

Mother/Son Fun Night slated for Sept. 20Come for an evening of food, fun, “fl ick -n- fl oat”, bounce

house, games, climbing wall and photos on Sept. 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Armed Services YMCA. Th e cost is $15 for E-6 and above, and $10 for E-5 and below (per mother/son couple).

For information, location and to register call 719-622-9622, or contact Liz Archuleta of the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 567-7347

Education grants offered to eligible military spouses

Eligible military spouses may be awarded grants of up to $3000 per year for education, training, certifi cation/licensing necessary to have a viable career.

Th e Colorado Military Spouse Advancement Accounts are fl exible, education funding accounts that will enable military spouses to gain skills needed to successfully enter, navigate, and advance portable careers. Th e person must be married to an active duty member stationed at Peterson, Schriever, U.S. Air Force Academy or Fort Carson. Th e active duty member must have at least one year left on station.

Sign up at the Peterson AFB Education Offi ces or call 556-7392 or 556-7734 for more information.

Pre-separation counseling offered weeklyTh e pre-separation counseling briefi ng is now being of-

fered every Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

For more information, contact the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 567-3920.

Speakers wantedDo you like to speak in public? Are you looking to support

your community in a special way? Th e Speakers Bureau can be a great way to do both. Th e 50th Space Wing Public Aff airs Offi ce is recruiting civilian and military volunteers to speak at local schools, colleges, veterans meetings and more.

Topic of speech can extend beyond your career fi eld, and can also include your life, military experiences and travel. Speakers will also have the chance to speak at events such as Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day.

For more information, contact the 50th Space Wing Public Aff airs at 567-5044.

Construction areas off-limitsAreas north of the Main Fitness Center and Child

Development Center here are now off -limits.Th e paved running path will stay open except for the

southeast loop. Th e closures are due to heavy equipment traffi c and base housing construction.

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