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Pikes Peak Red Cross Vital to Military Members Lic Appearance; the Very Next Day, Dr COLORADO SPRING S MILITARY NEW S PAPER GROUP Thursday, January 12, 2012 www.csmng.com Vol. 6 No. 2 Did you know? Youth put to the test It is now, Did you know there will be two ci- vilian calls today at 1 and 2:30 p.m. in the fitness center. Members of the 50th Space Wing staff, 50th Mission Support Group and Mission Partners are requested to attend session one and members of the 50th Network Operations Group and 50th Operations Group attend session two, due to limited seating and facility capacity. Base Briefs Credit from A to Z This course, offered today from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Bldg. T-65, will provide a comprehensive look into the credit industry. Individuals will learn what makes up their credit score, interpret reports and learn how to build and repair their credit. All the U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrice Clarke credit essentials will be discussed at Rachel Shaw, 15, rests in the up position while performing pushups, as her father, Col. John Shaw, 50th Operations Group commander, counts her repetitions during the this interactive workshop. Call Heidi Schriever Youth Fitness Challenge Jan. 7 here. Schriever youth participated in five events which included the sit and reach test, pushups and a distance run. Tintle at the A&FRC at 567-3920 to sign up. By Staff Sgt. Patrice Clarke had completed 18 pushups within the time age) to judge participants’ cardiovascular Schriever celebrates Rev. 50th Space Wing Public Affairs limit; she is 6. endurance. Mikayla Gangadeen couldn’t wait to start More than 20 children participated in the The idea originated from the 1st Space Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. her pushups, even before the monitor began Schriever Fitness Challenge at the fitness Operations Squadron Commander, Lt. Come and honor the life and contri- the time. Once started, she steadily contin- center here Jan. 7. The challenge consisted Col. Mike Manor, who noticed his children butions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ued through the exercise, executing them of five events: the sit and reach test, which showing interest in his fitness assessment King, Jr., Friday at 11 a.m. in the Bldg. with military precision. One minute later, measures flexibility; pushups and curl ups, preparation. 300 auditorium. We will watch a video as time was called she, along with all the which measure muscular strength; the shuttle “They wanted to know more about why I run to test agility and then anywhere from of Dr. King giving his “I’ve Been to the other participants, collapsed on the mat and See page 2 a quarter to a one-mile run (depending on Youth Mountaintop” speech where he elo- anxiously awaited her final tally. Mikayla quently details some of the Civil Rights struggles and prophetically speaks of his own demise. This speech is one of his most famous and it was his last pub- Pikes Peak Red Cross vital to military members lic appearance; the very next day, Dr. By Scott Prater 18 southeastern Colorado counties: services to armed forces, disaster King was assassinated. Please contact Schriever Sentinel services, health and safety training and international tracing. the Chapel at 567-3705 for more details If Jim Griffith is not a familiar face to people on base yet, he will “In this part of the country the top three take precedence,” Gonzales or information. be to anyone who deploys from Schriever in the near future. said. “With five military bases in El Paso County our service to Since November of last year Griffith has briefed deploying person- armed forces has a special interest for us.” CAF kicks off nel for the Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross is steeped in military history. Clara Barton The goal of the Comprehensive As the service to armed forces outreach coordina- founded the service during the mid-1800s, tend- Airman Fitness is to help Airmen and tor for the PPARC he informs and counsels military ing to wounded Soldiers on Civil War battlefields. DoD civilians develop a healthier life- members and their families about the services the American Red Cross volunteers have provided first style by becoming more resilient. The Red Cross offers. aid on the front lines, nursing care, medical supplies command’s intent is to enhance exist- The list is an extensive one and Griffith knows how food and other necessities to service members in ing initiatives and develop new ones vital they become because he’s been on the other side every conflict since. that focus on the Four Pillars of Fitness as U.S. Army chaplain. Griffith said the ARC also takes pride in provid- (physical, social, mental and spiritu- “While I was deployed to Bosnia in 1994 my father ing care and support to local veterans, while also al), around the five C’s (care, commit, suffered a heart attack and I was the recipient of an training volunteers to enter veterans and military connect, communicate and celebrate). emergency message. That message allowed me to medical facilities. Squadrons or individuals may sign up go on emergency leave and the Red Cross helped “We host the Veterans Stand Down every year,” American he said. “This event combines local community sup- for one of our many CAF initiatives. To financially to get me back to the U.S.,” he said. “Of port agencies into one place to provide information, see the initiatives visit www.schriever. course, commanders are the only people who can Red Cross skills, training and health services in an effort to pull af.mil and click on Schriever CAF ini- grant leave, but the Red Cross functions as an hon- Pikes Peak Chapter est broker between families, doctors and such and veterans in need back into a support network.” tiatives under the CAF tab. For details, military unit commanders down to Airmen, Sailors, Events like the Veterans Standown highlights the contact Chap (Capt.) Amber Kiesel at Soldiers and Marines. It’s an invaluable function, agency’s vast network, which allows it to serve mili- 567-3705. because without it, commanders would be operating on much less tary members and families in a resource-finding capacity. More Briefs page 12 information.” “I think one of the best things the Red Cross does is seek out Locally, PPCARC deployment briefings are structured in a get- resources and help people solve problems,” said Christina Stump, to-know-us-before-you-need-us type of style and cover topics such community readiness consultant for Schriever’s Airman and Family as how a person (family member, emergency personnel) would go Readiness Center. “If a spouse or family member needs help, the Inside about initiating an emergency message request. local Red Cross folks know where to start and who to talk to help Is it about you? .............................. 3 But Griffith made it clear, the Red Cross provides many more solve a military family member’s problem, whether it be financial, Wing honors tradition .................... 4 services to military members and their families. logistical or emergency oriented.” Third straight win for MDIOC ....... 8 Tom Gonzales, American Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter chief exec- Griffith indicated the PPARC regularly recruits volunteers. To find utive officer, said the agency performs four primary roles throughout out more information about volunteering visit www.pparc.org. 2 January 12, 2012 Schriever Sentinel Mikayla Gangadeen, 6, performs a Youth sit and reach test which measures From page 1 flexibility, during the Schriever Youth Fitness Challenge Jan. 7 here. The was preparing for the fitness test,” he said. “They challenge allowed Schriever youth would see me running and doing the pushups to experience what their parents go and wanted to participate.” through during an Air Force fitness Manor went to Seth Cannello and Korey assessment. Mikayla is the daugh- Kuykendall, the fitness center director and youth ter of Staff Sgt. Ryan Gangadeen, sports director respectively and proposed having 1st Space Operations Squadron a youth fitness assessment. respectively. What started then, led to more than 20 youths experiencing the AF fitness assessment first hand including Mikayla, who has larger aspirations than the fitness challenge. “I really liked doing this and I like working out with my parents,” said Mikayla. “My dad taught me how to do pushups but I want to have muscles like my mommy.” Master Sgt. Melinda Fletcher, Air Force Space Command, and her sons Colin, 9, and Brian ,14, also participated in the challenge. “We live on Schriever and heard about this event from an email sent by the housing of- fice,” said Fletcher. “I really thought it would be good to bring our children out here to see what their mommies and daddies do at least once a year.” Rachel Shaw, 15, daughter of Col. John Shaw, 50th Operations Group commander, was sur- prised by some aspects of the challenge. “The situps were good but I did not like doing the pushups and was surprised many of them didn’t count,” said Rachel. “While I was doing them, my dad was counting and telling me if I was doing them wrong, if I wasn’t going down Master Sgt. Melinda Fletcher, far enough or my back wasn’t flat.” Air Force Space Command, At the end of the event, parents and children runs with her son Brian, 14, participated in a no-holds barred game of dodge- as he completes his final lap ball before all the children received medals for during the Schriever Youth participating in the challenge. Fitness Challenge here Jan.
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