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Base Briefs April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Col. Terry Djuric, 50th Space Wing commander, will read a proclamation for Child Abuse Prevention Month at 2 p.m. in the wing conference room in the DeKok Building. For more information, contact Martina Porter of Family Advocacy at 556-8943.
Speakers wanted Do 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 meet- ing 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, Courtesy photo Memorial Day and Independence Day. Meetings will be held to give tips on speaking in public, practice sessions, as Master Sgt. Sara Dozier of the 50th Network Operations Group and Gordon Burlison of the 4th Space Operations Squadron both received 14th Air Force level awards well as briefi ngs on upcoming events. in a March 21 ceremony at Vandendberg AFB. Sergeant Dozier received 14th AF First Sergeant of the Year and Mr. Burlison received 14th AF Category II Civilian of the For more information, contact the Year. Left to right: 50th Space Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Clarence Moore, 50th Space Wing commander Col. Terry Djuric, Sergeant Dozier, Mr. Burlison, 50th 50th PA offi ce at 567-5044. NOG commander Col. Robert Skinner, Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Whetsell of 50th NOG, and Capt. Heidi Dexter of 4th SOPS. Fitness center offers new class th Th e Main Fitness Center will hold a circuit training class every Friday at 14 AF recognizes Schriever’s best 9:30 a.m. By Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez Strategic Command, at Vandenberg AFB, and Arizona Senator John McCain. Th e class will be one hour and uses 50th Space Wing Public Affairs presented the awards to the winners. “Getting the award was a great opportu- light resistance, bands, balls and bars Two members from Schriever were hon- “It just seems kind of surreal,” Sergeant nity,” Mr. Burlison said. “It was great going to enhance overall fi tness. ored with a 14th Air Force level awards March Dozier said. “I never would have expected all the way to 14th Air Force to meet General For more information, contact the 21 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. to win this high of an award.” Shelton and 14th Air Force leadership.” Main Fitness Center at 567-6628. Master Sgt. Sara Dozier of the 50th Network Sergeant Dozier, as a group level shirt for the Mr. Burlison is an electronics engineer for Operations Group received the 14th Air wing, supports four diff erent squadrons. She 4th SOPS. Based on his job knowledge and DASH volunteers wanted Force First Sergeant of the Year award, and served as the Air Force Space Command lead experience, he was requested by United States th Drive A Servicemember Home needs Gordon Burlison of the 4 Space Operations for a worldwide fi rst sergeants conference and European Command to train 10 Army per- th volunteers from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. April Squadron received the 14 Air Force Category was the 506th Air Expeditionary Group fi rst sonnel on advanced Milstar network optimi- 4 and 5. II Civilian of the Year award. sergeant while deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, zation. He also helped mastermind a weather One weekend dispatcher and 14 drivers, Lt. Gen. William Shelton, commander of Iraq. While deployed to Iraq, she led 10 other monitoring system, predicting rain-related th 8 males and 6 females, are needed. 14 Air Force and of the Joint Functional fi rst sergeants as council president and oversaw signal loss from Milstar satellites, cutting For more information, contact Staff Component Command for Space, U.S. distinguished visitors including six generals satellite commanding outages in half. Sgt. Adrian Fernandez of the 1st Space Operations Squadron at 567-2747.
Finance expert to hold free 50th Operations Group claims Chennault Trophy seminar By Staff Sgt. Don Branum system a reality. Th e LADO system allows Financial expert Dave Ramsey will 50th Space Wing Public Affairs 2nd SOPS and 19 SOPS operators to control hold a free seminar from 9 a.m. to noon Th e 50th Operations Group here has won a GPS satellite from cradle to grave — from April 4 in the Special Events Center at the Lieutenant General Claire Chennault minutes aft er launch until the satellite is Fort Carson. Trophy for the fi rst time since 2003 for its retired into an out-of-the-way orbit. It per- Mr. Ramsey’s “Total Money Makeover” eff orts in modernizing its space systems and formed so strongly during a GPS launch in seminar will cover getting out of debt, improving the combat eff ects it delivers for October that Lt. Gen. William Shelton, the spending money purposefully, and keys warfi ghters. commander of 14th Air Force, decommis- sioned the previous Command and Control to saving and investing. Th e trophy, which recognizes the best op- System only 60 days later. For more information, contact Fort erations group in 14th Air Force, is named “Th rough all this, the same group in Carson’s Army Community Service at aft er Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault, who orga- many cases was still fl ying the active GPS 526-4590. nized volunteer pilots into a fi ghting force constellation and providing the best navi- in East Asia before and aft er World War II gation signal the world has seen,” Colonel and who later became the fi rst commander North parking lot under Crosier said. of 14th Air Force. construction Th e other space operations squadrons “It’s extraordinary that our Airmen have vide the world’s most accurate timing and have been similarly busy with moderniza- Construction at the North Portal been so successful during historic modern- navigation signal, Colonel Crosier said. parking lot will continue until June 24. tion. Th e fi rst Wideband Global SATCOM ization and operations tempos,” said 50th “Just imagine the international conse- satellite launched in October 2007, and 3rd Parking will not be available in the fi rst OG commander Col. Clinton Crosier. quences if that eight-hour (transition) pe- four rows throughout the construction SOPS took control of the satellite in January. “Not only did our people persevere, they riod had not gone right,” he said. “We had WGS represents the fi rst new satellite system period. excelled, and I’m very proud of all of them plans in place so that we could fall back to For more information, contact Senior in the 50th Space Wing in more than 10 for that.” the legacy system gracefully, but once we years. Fourth SOPS continues its prepara- Airman Nancy Hubbard of the 50th Several eff orts were keystones in 50th transitioned, we never had to go back. Civil Engineer Squadron at 567-4693. tion for the fi rst Advanced Extremely High OG’s recent modernization eff orts, but the “Th e people who worked on the transition Frequency satellite, and 1st SOPS is pre- More Briefs page 11 eff ort that had the least impact was lauded have a mantra: ‘We changed the world, and paring for the launch of the Space Based as the most successful. In October, the nobody noticed.’ We changed the way we Surveillance System. Both are scheduled to Inside 2nd and 19th Space Operations Squadrons employ GPS, culminating a seven-year tran- launch later this year or early 2009. and the Space and Missile Systems Center sition in a day, and no one noticed. Th at’s “Four of Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael migrated command and control of GPS extraordinary.” Commentary ...... 5 Moseley’s top fi ve space modernization pri- from a 22-year-old legacy system to a new Many of the same people who worked on Get Out and Go ...... 7 the AEP transition also made 2nd SOPS’ Around the Air Force ...... 10 Architecture Evolution Plan. Th e new system See Chennault page 11 will allow space operators to continue to pro- Launch, Anomaly and Disposal Operations Schriever Sentinel 2 April 3, 2008
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WWWPPUNITEDWAYORGDONATE Schriever Sentinel April 3, 2008 3 COMMENTARY Widow of Schriever NCO: Thank you for giving to Air Force Aid PUBLISHER Commentary by Debbie Evert as bacterial pneumonia. Aft er a two-day stay at Lon P. Matejczyk Special to the Satellite Flyer Online the U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital, Mike was [email protected] Editor’s Note: In February 2006, the Satellite transferred to Memorial Hospital in downtown Editorial Flyer published a commentary by Master Sgt. Colorado Springs. He had surgery Jan. 13 and was Editor Michael Evert, who credited the Air Force facing minor surgery every 48 hours to irrigate Mike Boyd Assistance Fund and the Air Force Aid Society and hopefully rid his body of bacteria. When I discovered the hospital stay could be [email protected] with helping him and his family through several diffi cult situations. Sergeant Evert died Jan. 18 long-term, I asked his commander, Lt. Col. David ADVERTISING from complications from a brain hemorrhage. Arnold, for assistance. Th e following day I signed two forms that gave me funds for lodging and Advertising Director/GM What follows is a message of gratitude and encour- agement from Sergeant Evert’s widow, Debbie. meals; I moved temporarily to a hotel downtown. Tex Stuart Less than three months aft er his commen- Aft er Mike’s stroke on Wednesday, his parents, [email protected] tary was published, Mike returned to Latter Day siblings, and two daughters arrived and AFAF Rob Carrigan Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City for his third gave us funds for a rental car, meals, and lodging [email protected] open-heart surgery. Again, AFAS helped us. I through Jan. 24. was on medical orders to accompany him, and Without the time and skills of the staff of the Tammy Fogall the doctor required us to stay in town an addi- Schriever Airman and Family Readiness Center, [email protected] tional week to ensure rest and a more eff ective we would not have had the funds from AFAF to be Kathleen Gannon recovery. We hadn’t budgeted for this trip and Master Sgt. Michael Evert together during this trying time. And without the [email protected] the funds from AFAF allowed us to have a rental Several co-workers contributed because of his support from men and women throughout the Air car while in Salt Lake City almost three weeks. experience. Force, funds would not be available through sources Linda Stuart Aft er returning to work, Mike told his story, es- In January 2008, Mike’s family received fi nan- such as the AFAF and AFAS. Although we don’t [email protected] pecially as he championed the annual AFAF cam- cial support for what would be the last time. What plan to be a recipient, we can plan to be a giver. Classifi ed Ad Manager paign for the 22nd Space Operations Squadron. began as a fever Jan. 5 was eventually diagnosed Th ank you, Air Force family, for giving. Heidi Witherington [email protected] ART DEPARTMENT Duty, honor and country listen to diff erent music. Th ey see the world from back to Baghdad to be honored and interred. I Art Director Commentary by Maj. Brett L. Mers diff erent vantage points and communication was privileged to be present for part of those Rowdy Tompkins Iraqi air force operations center across that cultural divide can sometimes be ceremonies. [email protected] CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (AFPN) — “Duty, challenging at best. But like fl ying high over a We arrived at New Al Muthana Air Base Assistant Production honor, country: Th ose three hallowed words rev- mountain range, some days present a perspective about an hour prior to the scheduled arrival and Manager erently dictate what you ought to be, what you by which it becomes easier to see the connec- watched the Iraqi air force members prepar- can be, what you will be,” Army Gen. Douglas tions that comprise the unity that is obscured ing for the ceremony. Th e Iraqi air force airmen Jeff Adcox were practicing their marching and drill for the MacArthur said during an acceptance speech by the detail. [email protected] receipt of the remains. Due to the numerically at West Point in 1962. “Th ey are your rallying One of those days recently made it all clear. small size of the Iraqi air force, several of the An Iraqi air force MI-17 Helicopter went down point to build courage when courage seems to personnel there knew one or more of the casual- in northern Iraq recently with eight patriots on fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little ties and you could sense an “air of restraint” in cause for faith, to create hope when hope be- board — one American Airman and seven Iraqis. their demeanor. comes forlorn.” Th e remains of the Air Force NCO were fl own When the notice of arrival was given, the Iraqi People from American and Iraqi cultures are home to his family for a funeral with military very diff erent in many measures. Th ey speak honors. Our condolences and prayers went with See Commentary page 9 diff erent languages, wear diff erent clothes and him. 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As commander, she is responsible for approximately 3,100 military, Department of Defense civilian and contractor personnel serving at locations worldwide in support of more than 170 communications, navigation and warning satellites with their associated systems valued at more than $66 billion. Th e 50th SW’s mission is to defend the United States of America by executing combat eff ects from space and conducting U.S. Air Force photo/Amber Whittington expeditionary operations. Lt. Col. Brent McArthur explains the orbital positions of Defense Satellite Communications Systems satellites to Maj. Gen. Wendell Griffi n, who Colonel Djuric is also the installation commander for recently visited Schriever to personally present Air Force Space Safety Plaques to the 3rd Space Operations Squadron and the 50th Space Wing Schriever Air Force Base, which has more than 6,000 per- Orbital Safety Offi ce. General Griffi n is the Air Force Chief of Safety and commander of the Air Force Safety Center. Colonel McArthur is the com- mander of 3rd SOPS. sonnel, counting employees of tenant organizations such as the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and the Space Innovation and Development Center. Safety general presents awards to 3rd SOPS Th e 50th SW and Schriever are part of Air Force By Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez orbital collisions by 98 percent, and eliminating collision Space Command, headquartered at Peterson Air Force 50th Space Wing Public Affairs avoidance maneuvers which increased the operational life Base, Colo. Two other space and missile colonels — Th e 3rd Space Operations Squadron and 50th Space Wing of each satellite by three months. Col. Mike Carey, director of U.S. Strategic Command’s Orbital Safety Offi ce both received Air Force Space Safety Th e safety offi ce earned the award for ensuring adher- Combat and Information Operations Global Operations Plaques for the 2007 Safety Awards. ence to safety guidelines involved during satellite opera- Directorate at Off utt AFB, Neb. and a former 50th SW Maj. Gen. Wendell Griffi n, Air Force Chief of Safety, U.S. tions, which includes collision avoidance, safety training vice commander, and Col. Samuel Graves, commander Air Force Headquarters Washington, D.C. and commander for personnel and debris minimization. If an orbital mishap of the Launch and Range Systems Wing at Los Angeles of the Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, did occur, orbital safety would investigate and document AFB, Calif., — were nominated by the president for N.M., recently visited Schriever to personally present the the mishap to ensure it would not happen again in future brigadier general. awards and congratulate the recipients. satellite operations. “It feels pretty darn good to have General Griffi n person- “Space is becoming more crowded and it’s important to Previous 50th SW commanders promoted to ally recognize the hard work, dedication, and innovative maintain constant situational awareness of our multi-billion spirit of 3rd SOPS’ orbital analysts, operators, engineers and dollar satellite constellations,” said Capt. Justin White of the general offi cer ranks: contractors,” said Lt. Col. Brent McArthur, commander of 50th Space Wing Orbital Safety Offi ce. Brig. Gen. (ret.) Lester Weber 3rd SOPS. “We’ll display this award proudly, and we hope it General Griffi n toured 2nd and 3rd SOPS. Staff Sgt. Michael Maj. Gen. (ret.) Jimmey Morrell will inspire others within the squadron to catch the vision Greenwood, an orbital analyst for 3rd SOPS, briefed the gen- Lt. Gen. (ret.) Roger DeKok of smarter and safer operations.” eral on how the squadron processes a collision avoidance no- Brig. Gen. (ret.) Simon Worden 3rd SOPS earned the award for their work in “half-box tifi cation, from the initial alert to emergency maneuvers. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Glen Moorhead operations” — collision avoidance while keeping their own “It was good to see our troops get some well-deserved Maj. Gen. Richard Webber Defense Satellite Communications Systems satellites within recognition for the eff orts they put into making half-box Maj. Gen. Larry James their designated operational areas. Half-box operations were operations work,” said Capt. Gunnar Hankins, chief of 3rd Brig. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot implemented for three DSCS III satellites, reducing potential SOPS’ orbital analysis section. Brig. Gen. John Hyten.
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View our publications online at www.csmng.com. Schriever Sentinel 6 April 3, 2008 Gen. Kehler: Acquisition critical to command’s future By Capt. Lori Hodge and Capt. Angelic Dolan assigned wings responsible for military space acquisition. help win the Global War on Terror, the general said. Space and Missile Systems Center Public Affairs “Th e experts here are helping to ensure we deliver the right “Space is growing in importance worldwide and is a LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — “We have capabilities to the theater commanders and warfi ghters as contested environment,” General Kehler said. “Like air- no limit to what we can do; above all, we lead in military soon as possible,” said General Kehler. “SMC’s mission is to power in the 20th century, space capabilities have shaped space,” said Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Commander of Air Force develop, demonstrate, acquire, fi eld and sustain the world’s the American way of warfare in the late 20th and the early Space Command, during his visit here March 20. best space and missile capabilities for the joint warfi ghter. 21st centuries.” “Initiative, expertise and professionalism are evident ev- With 58 consecutive successful launches, that only happens Th e general stressed that space is one of three Air Force erywhere I’ve been today. Th e men and women assigned to with professionals dedicated to the mission.” warfi ghting domains. He also stressed the importance of the the Space and Missile Systems Center, to include the Airmen, General Kehler assumed command of AFSPC in a cer- men and women of Air Force Space Command to maintain- government employees and contractors, take pride in their emony at Peterson AFB, Colo., Oct. 24, 2007; presided over ing the Air Force’s competitive space advantage. work,” said General Kehler. by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan McNabb. General Kehler concluded his visit as the guest speaker at Th e general’s day-long tour of the center included briefi ngs His vision will remain strongly focused on the warfi ghter, the National Defense Industrial Association’s 58th Annual by SMC Commander Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel and all of the as the space mission is critically important for the future to West Coast Dinner. Researchers explore materials degradation in space By Molly Lachance space. Each container houses small samples Air Force Offi ce of Scientifi c Research Public of hundreds of new materials. On March 22, an astronaut from Affairs Some of the materials selected for MISSE-6 the Space Shuttle Endeavor ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) — When include an extremely hard, ceramic-like ma- carried two small, passive ex- Space Shuttle Endeavor launched March 11, terial developed at the University of North periment containers fi lled with more than 1,000 new materials were onboard Dakota; enzymes and cells encapsulated in various materials outside the to be tested as a part of the sixth Materials silica prepared by UES, Inc.; and spider silk shuttle and mounted them to the International Space Station Experiment, or thread from Oxford University. International Space Station for MISSE-6. AFOSR and Th e Boeing Company as- the sixth Materials International Th e Air Force Offi ce of Scientifi c Research sembled and installed the materials into the Space Station Experiment. The initiated MISSE-6 to gain a theoretical un- sample containers before sending them to containers expose the new materi- derstanding of the mechanisms involved NASA’s Langley Research Center for tests. als to space. After approximately in materials degradation. In the low-Earth- Th e Boeing Company is the prime contractor one year, the samples will be re- orbit environment — 50-1,240 miles above used by NASA to design, develop, integrate, trieved and evaluated based on the Earth’s surface — materials erode more test and deliver the U.S.-built elements of the their reaction to atomic oxygen quickly because they are exposed to ultraviolet International Space Station. erosion, direct sunlight, radiation rays and atomic oxygen, an elemental form of On March 22, an astronaut carried the and extremes of heat and cold. oxygen not found in Earth’s atmosphere. sample containers outside the shuttle and NASA photo Results from MISSE-6 will provide a better mounted them to their designated locations understanding of the durability of various on the ISS. materials in a harsh environment. Knowing Aft er approximately one year of exposure, the harsh environment of space. data recording.” which materials truly can be used in space another team of astronauts will retrieve the “Making it unique, MISSE-6 is the fi rst of MISSE-6 also is the fi rst of its kind to con- will have important applications in the de- sample containers and bring the samples back these experiments to test biomaterials,” said nect to space station power, allowing astro- sign of future spacecraft . to Earth. Th ere, researchers will evaluate the Lt. Col. Robert Mantz, program manager nauts to respond more quickly, should the MISSE-6 consists of two sample contain- materials based on their reaction to atomic for the Mathematics, Information and Life experiments encounter any problems. Th e ers, much like suitcases, attached to the out- oxygen erosion, direct sunlight, radiation and Sciences directorate at AFOSR. “It will also work required to connect to space station side of the International Space Station that extremes of heat and cold. Th is will help them focus on active experiments to include shut- power has laid the groundwork for a data are used to test the eff ects of exposure to determine which materials can withstand ters, biases placed on samples and real-time link for MISSE-7.
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I was ing of more than 275 Afghan pilots, and He also said he feels training eff orts are coalition forces help rebuilding the Iraqi air watchful of every move, because sometimes helped teach classes on basic fl ight naviga- drastically benefi ted from the English- force, a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot they’d start doing things in those helicopters tion, weather, maintenance — and more speaking skills of the Iraqi student pilots. working at the Iraqi fl ight school here watch- that they weren’t supposed to. Th e enjoy- importantly — English. “All the Iraqi pilots have graduated col- es the process with a sense of familiarity. ment came when they started to mature as “Th e Taliban had closed many of the tra- lege and speak pretty good English by the Retired Army Lt. Col. Lott Lawson has pilots and could fl y up and back without any ditional schools, so the student pilots we re- time they get here,” Colonel Lawson said. “In helped foreign pilots earn their wings problems. It was enjoyable to know they pro- ceived from Kabul had very little education,” comparison to my previous experiences, this throughout his military and civilian career gressed to a point where they could be turned he said. “We had to start their training by seems to really help with the training.” loose by themselves.” instruction on English four days each week, through training programs in Vietnam, During the past year alone, the Iraqi air Aft er retiring from the military in 1983, which made for a challenging experience.” Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. force has greatly increased the amount of Colonel Lawson didn’t give up his passion for Soon aft er returning from his assignment Th e retired helicopter instructor pilot now weekly sorties fl own and has doubled its works as a U.S. contractor with the Coalition helping pilots earn their wings, as he traveled in Afghanistan, Colonel Lawson took his number of aircraft . Th e Iraqi air force cur- Air Force Training Team and oversees the to Saudi Arabia in 1985 to assist with a fl ight current job as a site manager for the main- rently carries out transportation, supply and maintenance of the Iraqi air force’s Beech training operation for their military. Out of tenance of Iraqi air force aircraft . Although 350, Cessna 208 Caravan and Cessna 172 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Colonel Lawson helped it takes him away from his typical instructor surveillance missions. Coalition leaders aim aircraft . train up to 85 students with the Kawasaki pilot roles, he said he still feels very much for Iraq to be able to defend their air sov- At the age of 65, Colonel Lawson is no 117 helicopter. involved in the process of training foreign ereignty by 2009, said Maj. Gen. Robert R. stranger to the combat zone. He said he still “We were pretty much taking the Saudi student pilots. Allardice, the CAFTT commander. feels obligated to lend his experience and a Arabian pilots right off the street and putting “Our maintenance eff orts, which includes Th e Iraqi Flying Training Wing here is helping hand to this fl edging new air force. them in a helicopter,” he said. “It was chal- work from U.S. Airmen and civilian contrac- expected to reach full operational capacity “My main goal for coming over here is to lenging job because most of them had never tors, is currently recording a 96.7 percent by July with an end goal of 130 Iraqis earning help these Iraqi pilots start fl ying their own driven a car, much less fl own an aircraft .” availability rate for the aircraft we maintain,” their wings each year. Upon graduation, Iraqi missions,” said Colonel Lawson, a resident of He then worked as an airfi eld manager at Colonel Lawson said. “When a problem arises pilots are assigned to a unit that conducts Panama City, Fla. “Once that happens, we can the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense with one of the planes, we fi x it promptly either an airlift mission with C-130 aircraft send our troops home safe and sound, and I Test Site Range in the Marshall Islands from so the Iraqi students get back up in the air. or a surveillance mission with King Air 350, hope I’m around to see that happen. 1987 to 1992 before retiring in 1993. He went Th e longest they’ve had to wait on us is an Cessna 208 and CH-2000 aircraft . “I’ve seen enough of my friends get killed back to work in 1996 and has held aviation- hour, so we feel our eff orts have been very According to CAFTT reports, Iraqi pilots during the Vietnam War and get a tight related positions ever since. successful.” have even earned some initial operational feeling in my stomach every time we lose a “As long as I’m in good health and the Th e opening of the helicopter school here successes, as an all-Iraqi crew fl ying on a servicemember,” he said. “What we are do- good Lord gives me time on this Earth, I later this year is also prompting Colonel recent reconnaissance mission spotted sev- ing here to build Iraq into a stable country feel like I need to be working,” said Colonel Lawson to consider extending his 365-day eral terrorists manufacturing improvised Lawson, who has more than 15,000 hours assignment to Kirkuk AB. Since he is still is a very important task, and I want to help explosive devices. Th e crewmembers alerted these eff orts so we can eventually get our of fl ight experience in 14 diff erent types of qualifi ed to fl y, he said he hopes to frequent Iraqi police who arrived on-scene soon aft er troops back home.” fi xed-wing and rotary aircraft . “I feel without the helicopter school to help train the Iraqi to impede the terrorist’s eff orts. Colonel Lawson’s fi rst experience train- work, I wouldn’t have a focus in life.” pilots on OH-58 and MI-17 aircraft . ing foreign pilots came during his second His return to pilot training occurred in Colonel Lawson said the program here is “We are defi nitely on the right path here. tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969. During the 2006 when he accepted a position as the avia- the best international fl ight school he’s seen Th e fl ight instruction almost mirrors what yearlong deployment, he was assigned to an tion advisor for the Afghan air corp. during his more than 40-year career as an we do in the states,” Colonel Lawson said. army base in Baghi, Vietnam, and taught “We were working with the MI-17 heli- instructor pilot. “I oft en sit outside and watch the takeoff s Vietnamese pilots to fl y UH-1 and OH-23 copters and it was a much diff erent expe- “Our instructor pilots are doing a great and landings every day, and there are big helicopters. rience than working in Iraq,” he said. “In job and have a great sense of responsibility diff erences from when they started. Th ese “Th ere were moments of stark terror fol- Afghanistan, we didn’t have any American to train these pilots, so the Iraqis can start Iraqi pilots have a great level of perfection lowed by great enjoyment,” Mr. Lawson said instructor pilots, so it was just old retired providing air support for their own country,” and skill, and are accepting all the challenges about training foreign pilots. “Th e language guys like me who were working with the he said. “On the other side of the coin, the that lie ahead.”
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Organized by the Academy’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Southwest Indian Foundation, one of this year’s spring break projects took the Academy volunteers to the home of Korean War veteran Hoskie Bitsilly, Sr. Mr. Bitsilly’s wife, Grace, suff ered a stroke recently and is now wheelchair-bound, but their home was not wheelchair- accessible. “Th e cadets are trying to renovate the deck, to extend out the deck so mama can move back in here,” said Mr. Bitsilly. “She’s staying at a friend’s house right now.” Cadets used tools and materials provided by the Southwest Indian Foundation, as well as salvageable lumber from the old deck. “Th e fi rst thing we had to do was demolish the fi rst deck. We had to clear that out so we could actually work here,” said Cadet 2nd Class Nicole Ramstein. “Once we got that cleared out enough, we put up the poles for the support and roof of the deck, then we started trying to frame it up.” While one group of volunteers worked on the new porch and wheelchair ramp, another group worked on installing a new door. “We replaced the existing door with a wider door and frame, so she can actually get into the house with her wheel- U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle chair,” said Maj. Dan Derby, one of the volunteers and an Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Ted Ornelas and Cadet 2nd Class Holly Bigelow excavate frozen soil from underneath an Academy-built Navajo Academy civil engineering instructor. Hogan March 26 in Navajo, N.M. The soil must be excavated before concrete and block can be set to fi nish the traditional eight-sided Navajo home’s Academy volunteers also installed handrails inside the foundation. The hogan will provide a home for a family on the Navajo reservation in northwest New Mexico. Cadets Bigelow and Ornelas are part house, and a railing around the heater so the residents would of a group of 20 cadets, civil engineering faculty and family members who volunteered during the Academy’s spring break to work on the Navajo have something to hold on to when near the heater and can reservation. maneuver safely around it. Two miles up the road, the other half of the Academy engineering instructor. get dirty and do stuff like that,” said Cadet 3rd Class Ted volunteers were learning an unscripted lesson on site condi- Th e home’s foundation is elevated four feet off the ground, Ornelas. “But when you’re leading your Airmen, they’re tions, putting their engineering experience and coursework requiring cadets to do some excavation work. going to be doing stuff like this and now I have a better to use. “Now what we’re doing is coming around and fi lling in understanding of what they’re going through. So when I For the past decade, Academy cadets working toward the sides underneath the building from the foundation to ask them ‘can you go dig up some frozen dirt,’ I’m not sit- environmental and civil engineering majors have built the base of the fl oor, and we’re just putting in a cinder- ting in my offi ce in my warm chair, I actually understand hogans as part of a summer core engineering course. block wall,” said Major Christ. “But before we can do that, what they’re going through. And I can actually get down Cadets have built almost 20 hogans over the past decade, we had to go down to the foundation, which required us and help them with it.” and got a chance to see their work on its final location to basically chisel out frozen ground so they could place Th e hogan built at the second job site will be dedicated this week. their block.” March 29, aft er which the family can then move into their “Th is site actually comes from the Navajo hogans that the Th at task resembled stonemasonry more than excavation, new, Air Force Academy-built home. cadets built in the summer of 2007,” said Maj. John Christ, but brought home some long-term lessons, said cadets. “Now that I know this is a lot of fun, I’m going to do this the offi cer-in charge of the group and an Academy civil “Th ere’s a lot of grunt work, and sometimes you’ve got to again next year,” said Cadet Ornelas.
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for fi nal repose. For the Americans, the language of the ceremony was Commentary: foreign, but the meaning was understood. Th e land of the ceremony was strange, but the danger was familiar. Th e style From page 3 of the ceremony was diff erent, but the grief was the same. Combat advising requires a diverse skill-set to bridge the air force members assembled in formation on the tarmac cultural barriers and successfully meet the challenges of a with the Iraqi fl ag proudly fl ying in the spring wind and dynamic tactical and operational situation. But that day, sunshine and the U.S. Air Force members assembled in a at that time, during that ceremony, there was no cultural formation next to them. Th e Iraqi C-130 landed and taxied gap. slowly to a stop in front of both formations; the whine of Th ere was one heart. It grieved for the loss brothers in arms. the engines making a poignant commentary on the gravity It mourned for the members of the families left behind. It and sadness of the proceedings. wept at the cost of freedom. Th e ramp door lowered and members of the Iraqi air force Th ere was one mind. It was to make sure that this didn’t came out slowly carrying six litters bearing the remains of happen again. It was determined, energized and looking to their fallen comrades. As the solemn procession passed the the future. It was ready for the challenges. U.S. Air Force formation, the command of “Present arms” Th ere was one goal. It was to make Iraq safe. It was to was given and in a tradition known to Soldiers, Sailors, make Iraq secure. It was to make Iraq free. Airmen and Marines from across history and around the When attempting to communicate across cultural bar- world a salute was given to those who had most recently riers, the best place to start is where you already agree on fallen for duty, honor and country. and with what you already have in common with the other Th e litters were carried to an open area and placed on the person. In our common grief, we are reminded of what links ground facing Mecca. Th e Iraqi air force members gathered us — our humanity, our ideals and our purpose. around and prayers were raised for the souls, families and We can clearly see the unity connecting the diversity. Th e peace of the fallen. Th e Americans stood next to their Iraqi events of the remembrance ceremony served to remind us brothers and mourned their losses with them. When the again of the foundational, grand and profound ideas and time of prayer was ended, the litters were loaded onto Iraqi values that bind us together — duty, honor and country. air force Huey helicopters and taken to the waiting families Th e words may be English, but the ideas are universal. Schriever Sentinel 10 April 3, 2008
as it doesn’t have to be fully laden with fuel because we’re right there. And we make the AROUND THE airlift er quicker on the ground as it doesn’t need to be completely fi lled, allowing us to refuel it en-route to the next destination.” Th e Airmen of the 908th EARS provide a signifi cant amount of the fuel to combat aircraft in the area of responsibility, said Master Sgt. Daniel Rando, 908th EARS superintendent and boom operator. Without fuel in the air, the coalition fi ghter and bomber fl ight times AIR FORCE would be greatly reduced, leaving ground forces vulnerable to enemy attack. With air refueling, an aircraft can theoretically stay airborne indefi nitely.
Ramstein Airmen participate in Exercise Thracian Spring Lakenheath Airmen support NATO summit BEZMER AVIATION BASE, Bulgaria (AFPN) — Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria (AFPN) — Th e 493rd Expeditionary Fighter and the 435th Air Base Wing at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, as well as master Squadron’s aircraft and jumpmasters from the 5th Quartermasters at Rhein Ordnance Barracks, Germany, joined Airmen currently are forces with Bulgarian military forces to conduct Exercise Th racian Spring here from March projecting airpower and 26 to April 6. establishing air superiority Th racian Spring, an annual bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgaria, from Bulgaria in support continues to provide training and interoperability between the two nations. of the NATO summit as Th e two-week event includes training and knowledge sharing for paratroopers, pilots, part of Operation Noble fi refi ghters, security forces, aircraft and equipment maintainers, air traffi c controllers, and Endeavor in Bucharest, medical, communications, and command and control personnel. Romania. Lt. Col. Mark August, the operations offi cer from the 37th Airlift Squadron, is deployed F-15 Eagles deployed mission commander for Th racian Spring and said there are three objectives he wants his from Royal Air Force unit to accomplish during their time at Bezmer aviation base. Lakenheath, England, are part of the NATO and U.S. forces providing military A-10 makes wheels-up landing aircraft and infrastructure U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) — An Air Force A-10 Th underbolt II to assist in the air policing An F-15 Eagle takes off on an air policing mission in support of Operation made an emergency land- mission for the Bucharest Noble Endeavor April 1 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. F-15s deployed ing here without its land- summit. from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, are projecting airpower in support ing gear March 25. “Most of NATO’s top of the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania. Th e aircraft was partici- leaders are gathering at the pating in a Green Flag sor- same place at the same time, and we have been charged to augment the forces to protect tie out of Nellis Air Force them,” said Lt. Col. Craig Wills, the 493rd EFS commander. Base, Nev. In this cooperation agreement, the U.S. Air Force will augment NATO’s air policing Th e plane, which had mission. Bulgaria, one of NATO’s newest members, is also providing key infrastructure one person aboard, is as- and logistical support to this eff ort. signed to the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. Governors involved in Cyber Command basing process Th e pilot safely exited WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Air Force offi cials are involving the governors and com- the aircraft unharmed U.S. Air Force photo/Brad White munities of 18 states interested in hosting the new Air Force Cyber Command in the and was evaluated by fl ight An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the runway after making an emergency landing basing process. surgeons here before being Bill Anderson, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and March 25 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The A-10 touched down with its released. landing gear in the up position after declaring an in-fl ight emergency. The pilot logistics, sent a letter to the governors outlining the basing process and notifying them “Edwards (AFB) is of an upcoming data call that will allow each community to highlight attributes they feel was not harmed. The aircraft, assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody uniquely suited to handle AFB, Ga., was participating in a Green Flag sortie out of Nellis AFB, Nev. will be good for the command. these kinds of in-fl ight In the letters, Mr. Anderson addresses the deliberate approach Air Force offi cials are emergencies,” said base offi cials. “Not only do we have fi rst responders who are well- taking in choosing the fi nal location for the command’s headquarters. prepared and equipped to work these incidents, (the base) has the benefi t of an enormous Th e data call information will be sent before May 15 with responses from the communi- lakebed, which can provide a soft landing for any aircraft in distress.” ties due by July 1. During the summer, each location will be visited by Air Force offi cials to Although a lakebed landing was an option, the A-10 performed a landing on the base’s discuss and verify collected data with community and installation offi cials. primary landing strip, Runway 22, offi cials said. Th e governors who received letters are from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, A board of offi cers will investigate the incident. Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Permanent Global Logistics Support Center stands up WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) — A new, permanent Airmen expand Air Force global reach with KC-10s headquarters overseeing Air Force global logistics support is now in operation at Scott SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Providing 1 million gallons of jet fuel weekly, the KC-10 Air Force Base, Ill. Extender and the Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing who support it give global General Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, formally stood up reach to U.S. and coalition the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center in ceremonies March 28 at Scott AFB. He aircraft supporting opera- also gave command of the now-permanent unit to Colonel Brent H. Baker, Sr., who had tions Enduring Freedom been commander of the provisional center since May last year. and Iraqi Freedom. Th e new center staff and its commander, who reports directly to Gen. Carlson at AFMC “Th e common theory headquarters at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, now operate as the hub for supply chain on tankers is that we are management, networking logistics experts from around the Air Force to link wholesale and a force multiplier; we retail logistics and to integrate and oversee all logistic processes, technology and resources. make one aircraft the Th eir goal is to deliver end-to-end warfi ghter support more rapidly and at reduced cost. equivalent of two,” said “As I’ve traveled around the Air Force, particularly to our air logistics centers, I’ve come Lt. Col. Tim White, the to understand the magnitude of the historical step the Air Force is taking today,” General 908th Expeditionary Carlson said. “While we’ve always been eff ective, getting supplies and parts where they Air Refueling Squadron need to be, we’ve not always been effi cient. In today’s environment, however, where dollars commander. are few and supply lines are long, becoming more effi cient is critical. “But, I would also ar- U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau “At a time when the Air Force is maintaining older and older aircraft , and fl ying them gue we’re a force magnifi er,” Senior Airman Douglas Martin marshals a KC-10 Extender from its parking at a higher rate than they were designed to fl y, management of our supply line as an entire he said. “We multiply the space in order to launch for a mission March 27 at a base in Southwest Asia. enterprise becomes a necessity,” Gen. Carlson added. aircraft eff ect, true, but we Providing 6.5 million pounds of jet fuel weekly, the KC-10 and the Airmen of AFGLSC specialists are now responsible for enterprise-wide planning of the Air Force make that fi ghter faster with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing who support it give global reach to U.S. supply chain, including planning for material, maintenance and distribution. Th ey will more burner time and quicker and coalition aircraft supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi maintain command and control, act as a single point of contact for customers to resolve turns back into the fi ght. We Freedom. Airman Martin is a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance immediate logistics issues at the point of execution and exercise authority for supply-chain make that bomber more agile Squadron crew chief. strategy and integration.
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nications user. Not once did we ask, ‘How can we better use our systems to better de- Chennault: liver combat eff ects to warfi ghters?’ We’re pushing the envelope of combat eff ects that From page 1 we provide.” Offi cials with AFSPC’s Directorate of Air, orities are right here in 50th OG,” Colonel Space and Information Operations lauded Crosier said. “But we’re not sitting still with 50th OG’s eff orts as “AFSPC’s number-one combat eff ects — we’re making our combat warfi ghter outreach program,” according eff ects better than ever before.” to the Chennault Trophy award package. Colonel Crosier cited Talon Namath as AFSPC/A3 also praised 50th OG’s Weapons an example. Th e system provides the most and Tactics Program, which has been an up-to-date GPS data available to F-15 Eagle integral part of the eff orts to extend combat pilots, increasing the navigational accuracy eff ects in new ways. of the Air Force’s new Small Diameter Bomb An Air Force Space Command Inspector by more than 80 percent. In addition, the General team also made note of 50th OG’s group created a new system to push GPS eff orts as it evaluated how the 50th OG data to isolated special operations forces does business. Th e group came out of the via 4th SOPS’ Milstar satellites. Th e group’s recent Operational Readiness Inspection eff orts even played a role in the success of with more strengths and professional teams Operation Burnt Frost, the U.S. operation than any space operations group since 2005, that shot down a failing reconnaissance Colonel Crosier said. satellite in February. “Out of 249 evaluations, we had a 99.6-per- Th e Midcourse Space Experiment, oper- cent pass rate — that’s as high as I’ve seen ated by 1st SOPS, has been a strategic as- anywhere,” he added. set, identifying space objects and feeding Th e group has also balanced its modern- that information back to the Joint Space izations and operations tempo with a sig- Operations Center,” Colonel Crosier ex- nifi cant number of deployments. Fift y-nine plained. Th e 1st SOPS Weapons and Tactics people deployed to nine countries in 2007, Flight got approval from the Joint Space contributing directly to the Air Force’s eff ort Operations Center to track the failing satel- to win the Global War on Terrorism. lite with MSX’s onboard optical telescope. “Every deployed person impacts our de- MSX was able to observe the failing sat- ployed-in-place mission,” Colonel Crosier ellite and measure its tumble rate so that said. “So every time we send someone for- the Joint Forces Component Command for ward, it’s a large contribution, and we’re Integrated Missile Defense could eff ectively proud of that.” Airmen deployed from 50th target its fuel tank. OG have provided space-based combat ef- Fourth SOPS improved its ability to fects to the Combined Air Operations Center support warfi ghters by redeploying four in Southwest Asia, have supported commu- of its fi ve Milstar satellites. Th e operation nication needs in U.S. Central Command required Airmen to deploy with the Ground and have even been part of convoy teams. Mobile-3 vehicle to Guam; the team found Colonel Crosier is scheduled to travel a way to deploy aboard a C-17 Globemaster to Washington, D.C., near the Memorial rather than a larger C-5 Galaxy, saving the Day weekend to receive the Chennault Air Force more than $700,000. Trophy. www.ellicottsprings.net “Th ose are just a few of the lean-forward “I look forward to taking possession of Model Open Wed. - Sun. 10-5 ways where we’ve asked how we can better the Chennault Trophy on behalf of all the or by appointment support users’ needs,” Colonel Crosier said. men and women of 50th OG and bring- (719) 683-6300 “When I spent 3½ years here as a captain in ing the trophy back to Schriever where it 2% Active Military Discount 3rd SOPS, not once did I talk to a commu- belongs,” he said.
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