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WMD Exercise Introduces New Terminology, Procedures Remember Wingmen Remember your Wingmen during the Thanksgiving holiday. If you know someone who will spend the holiday alone this year, make them VOL. 8, NO. 47 NOVEMBER 22, 2006 Colorado Springs, Colo. www.schriever.af.mil part of your expanded family. News Briefs Holiday tickets on sale Tickets for the 50th Space Wing’s annual holiday party are on sale through Monday. The party will be held Dec. 2 at the Peterson Air Force Base Officers Club with cock- tails beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Air Force Academy Band’s Blue Steel will provide entertainment. Volunteers will offer free on-site child care. Dress is casual. Prices begin at $5 for Airmen in E-1 and E-2 pay grades. For more information, contact your squadron ticket representative or contact 2nd Lt. Andrew Powell, 50th Space Communi- cations Squadron, at 567-4057. NSPS training revised National Security Personnel Service phase three, Perform- ance Management, has been revised. Due to logistical problems, all classes at the Secure Area photo by Mark Captain Logistics Facility have been canceled. Anyone who regis- Wingmen lead the way! tered for classes there must re- Guidon bearers run in a formation as part of a 50th Space Wing fun run Friday. The fun run was part of 50th SW Wingman Day activities. register. Airmen sang jodies as they ran, and guidon bearers took turns sprinting around the formation. For story and more photos, see Page 8. Employee training currently has open classes scheduled for Tuesday; Dec. 1, 4, 14, 18 and 21; and Jan. 5, 8 and 11. Supervisor training classes will be Dec. 8, 15, 18 and 21; WMD exercise introduces and Jan. 8, 12, 15, 16, 19, 23 and 26. Anyone who registered for classes at Building 780 must new terminology, procedures re-register. For more informa- Staff Sgt. Don Branum really getting active with what the president is tion, contact Frank Villagrana, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs telling us to do.” “My two highest priorities Schriever Civilian Personnel Under current emergency response proce- Flight, at 567-5769. are our mission and our Schriever Airmen who participated in a dures, Air Force bases uses terms such as bat- people: we cannot have our weapons of mass destruction exercise here tle staff and disaster control group. The prob- Volunteers needed alongside first responders from Colorado lem, Mr. Guyne said, is that these terms are mission here stop, and we Volunteers are needed for Springs Thursday learned a new language. unique to the military. have to take care of our this year’s Children’s Holiday Airmen who were at first uncertain about “When we talk to our civilian counter- Festival Dec. 9. To volunteer what new terms, such as “Emergency parts, they don’t know what we’re talking people.” or request more information, Operations Center” and “Emergency Support about,” Mr. Guyne said. “So instead of chang- — Col. John Hyten call the 50th Services Division Function,” would mean ended the day with a ing the entire United States, we’re changing 50th Space Wing commander at 567-4746. new understanding of how the new terms— our emergency management system to match and new processes—would make talking to what’s downtown.” the current battle staff and DCG systems. 50th SCS offers classes civilian emergency responders much easier. The Pentagon is drafting changes to Air Representatives will meet in one place and The 50th Space Communi- The new language is part of the National Force Instruction 10-2501, “Full Spectrum provide support to the incident commander as cations Squadron will offer Incident Management System, or NIMS. The Threat Response Planning and Operations” needed, either on scene or from their meeting introductory and intermediate Air Force will adopt the system as the Air and is expected to release the revisions in location. classes on Microsoft Office Force Incident Management System. Michael December or January. “The battle staff is still focused on the base tools in November and Guyne, an observer from the Air Force Civil Perhaps the most substantial change is that mission. The EOC and incident commanders December. Engineer Support Agency at Tyndall Air the incident commander will retain tactical are focused on taking care of an emergency or Classes are open on a first- Force Base, Fla., explained why the Air Force control of the situation from start to finish. incident so the mission can continue,” Mr. come, first-served basis. is adopting the new language and procedures. “It’ll be much the same as the present sce- Guyne said. “The EOC’s new goal in life is to For more information, con- “What’s driving the whole thing is nario, but I won’t be coming in and saying, provide the incident commander with every tact Schriever Training Ser- Presidential Directive 5, which states that all ‘I’m in command now,’” said Lt. Col. Gary resource he could possibly want in order to do vices at 567-7887. first responders will talk the same language,” Henry, 50th Mission Support Group deputy his job.” Mr. Guyne said. “The Air Force is the first commander. branch of the Department of Defense that’s The EOC will combine some aspects of See WMD, Page 5 Weekend Friday Saturday Sunday INSIDE Commentary . .2 Features . .7-9 Outlook High 49 High 54 High 51 News . .3-5 Sports . .13-15 Low 30 Low 31 Low 28 NOVEMBER 22, 2006 2 SATELLITE FLYER COMMENTARY www.schriever.af.mil Reveille, retreat require respect Master Sgt. Audra D. Willis 88th Air Base Wing Top Three What are When we participate in the two You probably have heard the music coming over the honored traditions—Reveille and you thankful for? base giant voice system. In the morning, you hear a Retreat—not only do we recog- bugle rendition of “To the Colors,” and, as the duty day closes, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” nize military tradition, but we also Observation during these periods, known respectively recognize who we are. as Reveille and Retreat, should resemble a picture-per- Senior Airman fect scene—not one person moving within hearing dis- Marquita Finley tance. Imagine, as you listen to the music play, in the Someone not in uniform must stand at attention with 50th Operations parking lot several uniformed military members stand his right hand over his heart; anyone wearing a hat Support Squadron sharply at attention and salute. On the street corner, a should remove it and place it over his heart. “My son and being civilian, seemingly frozen, stands with his hand across Those who are in their cars must stop their vehicles able to live to see his heart. and sit quietly in observance until they hear the final each and every day.” It is feasible that some people on base are unaware of note play. the significance of reveille and retreat, but it does not When we participate in the two honored traditions— negate the responsibility that everyone has to honor this Reveille and Retreat—not only do we recognize military military tradition. tradition, but we also recognize who we are. The adherence to military tradition should come as no The American flag is an enduring and timeless sym- surprise to anyone with military roots, but our structure bol. It conveys to the world what we stand for as has broadened and includes civilian employees and con- Americans and tells a story of humble beginnings and Staff Sgt. tractors. how our nation has grown. It speaks of relationships Stephannie Fletcher The expectations behind Reveille and Retreat are between the flag and those who swore to protect and 50th Operations worth revisiting. defend it. It serves as a lasting memory for loved ones Support Squadron “To be blessed with At the first sound, people on base who are outdoors and friends lost in war over the ideals that the flag repre- each and every day must stop and face the direction that the music is coming sents. and my beautiful from and stand at attention during the playing of Reveille Our flag boasts with every confident flip in the wind daughter.” or Retreat. that the United States is indeed a superpower, never to be On the first note of “To the Colors” and the national taken lightly. Whether you are civilian or military, the anthem, uniformed military members must salute until flag represents all of us and deserves our respect. Do the music ends. Military members wearing the physical your part to honor what it stands for; and if you know of training uniform do not have to salute but are encouraged others new to military lifestyle, make them aware of the to do so. expectations, too. Joe Garcia 50th Mission Cyber Command: the new frontier Support Group Col. David Thompson “Healthy, good work- 45th Operations Group ing environment, fami- commander ly and God.” The secretary of the Air Force announced Nov. 2 that 8th Air Force would become the Air Force’s lead command for cyberspace. Command officials are now responsible for organizing, training and equipping the Air Force for Capt. Shuan Pringle cyberspace operations. This is an 50th Operations important next step in securing a Support Squadron new frontier, something at which the “Family, health and my Air Force has always excelled. relationship with God.” Seventy years ago, Airmen devel- oped doctrine that allowed us to delivers space effects that are an efficient and effective fighting fight and win the nation’s wars in the unmatched on the battlefield. Space force, a tool we can’t afford to lose. air. Those Airmen of the 1930s pre- also provides vital civil services as It has forced us to change some of pared for a future they knew was well.
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