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SS April 6.Indd COLORADO SPRING S MILITARY NEW S PAPER GROUP Thursday, April 5, 2012 www.csmng.com Vol. 6 No. 14 Did you know? New commander leads cyber defense group Did you know the Wizard’s Brew Coffee Shop in Bldg 210 will have it’s ribbon cut- ting ceremony Friday at 9:45 a.m.? Base Briefs Ellicott holds pre-registration Ellicott Elementary is planning to hold a pre-registration at Schriever AFB for Pre-K thru Kindergarten students for the 2012-2013 school year Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, please contact Cindy Chambers at 683-2700. U. S. Air Force photo Ski for free Col. James Ross, 50th Space Wing commander, hands the 50th Network Operations Group guidon to Col. Jonathan Sutherland, the incoming 50 NOG commander, Steamboat Springs has provided during a change-of-command ceremony here April 4. a very limited number of vouchers will be assigned to a 365-day deployment to humility because not too many people can be good for free skiing Friday through By Staff Sgt. Robert Cloys Afghanistan. Hundreds of Airmen and civil- part of this awesome team,” reflected Finn. Sunday and April 13-15. Eligibility for 4th Space Operations Squadron ians were on hand to witness the ceremony Before handing the reigns off to the new the vouchers is limited to active duty The 50th Network Operations Group wel- and welcome the former chief of Enterprise commander, Finn had final words for the military, up to two per individual, and comed a new commander during the April 4 Services Division, Force Structure, Resources, group. will be distributed on a first come, first change-of-command ceremony in the main and Assessment Directorate at the Joint Staff, “You cannot do this job without having an serve basis at Outdoor Recreation/ITT fitness center. Pentagon. emotional attachment to the mission and the (Bldg. 300, Rm. 133). Additional tickets “I stand here before you with a tremendous Col. Jonathan Sutherland took command See Cyber page 5 may be purchased at steeply discounted of the 50 NOG from Col. Michael Finn, who sense of pride as well as a tremendous sense of prices. Vouchers and discounted tickets must be obtained at ITT, and are not available onsite at the resort. For more information, please contact Tamera Captain’s volunteer work a wild experience Mclean at 333-3348. By Scott Prater AFSA holds bowling Schriever Sentinel tournament Capt. Travis Moyer glanced over his shoulder only to notice Air Force Sergeants Association a sea turtle making a beeline straight for his head. A quick ma- Chapter 1182 will be holding a bowl- neuver to the side averted a collision and left Moyer smirking at ing tournament Tuesday, from 1 to 3 the creature as it swam by harmlessly. p.m., at the Peterson AFB bowling lanes. “The sea turtles like to harass you,” said Moyer, 1st Space Teams will consist of four to five people. Operations Squadron payload systems operator. “They’ll even If interested in signing up, please con- hang out at the edge of the tank and try to block you from get- tact Tech. Sgt. Brad Baker, 567-2238, or ting out. They kind of tease that way, but it’s all in good fun. Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cooper, 567-6849. They have their own personality, like pretty much every other animal in the sea.” Resource Fair focuses on Moyer would know. He volunteers at least one day a month as a scuba diver for Denver’s Downtown Aquarium, feeding everything Individuals with Disabilities from sharks to sea turtles to fluorescent green eels. The Schriever Airman and Family A native of San Diego, Calif., Moyer grew accustomed to the Readiness Center is hosting a table at water and sea creatures at an early age, learning to surf, boogie the annual Resource Fair for Individuals board and scuba dive from his father, who also held an affinity with Disabilities, along with the Peterson for lobster diving. and AF Academy Airman and Family It’s easy to understand how he could develop such an interest Readiness Centers. The event is April 19, based on his upbringing, except he’s not biased toward sea crea- 6 — 8 p.m. at the Citizens Service Center, tures. He also spends at least two days a month caring for grizzly 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road is bears, gray wolves, mountain lions, moose, porcupines and other sponsored by the Colorado Springs Pikes animals as a volunteer at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Peak Interagency Transition Team. More Most of his work at the zoo involves cleaning, which doesn’t than 90 agencies, businesses and provid- seem to bother the young captain because it also brings him ers offering service information pertain- face-to-face with exotic animals, albeit through the protection ing to all types of disabilities will be in of a cage. attendance. This is a great resource for “I sought out volunteer work at the zoo because I’ve always been any family members with disabilities. interested in wolves,” he said. “It seems the more I experience, the For more details, contact 567-3920. more I want to experience. These animals aren’t domesticated. More Briefs page 12 When you get within six inches of a mountain lion they’ll growl and hiss at you. It can be intimidating.” At the aquarium, there’s no cage separation and most of the Inside time none is needed, but three months ago, Moyer witnessed A tap on the shoulder .................... 3 first-hand just how intimidating a shark can be. Courtesy photo Living with PTSD ............................ 6 “I was feeding in a large tank when one of the five-foot-long Capt. Travis Moyer, 1st Space Operations Squadron, is shown feeding sea creatures at Denver’s Downtown Aquarium recently. Moyer volunteers at the aquarium and at Wrangling a good night’s sleep ...... 8 See Experience page 8 the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. 2 April 5, 2012 Schriever Sentinel Schriever Sentinel April 5, 2012 3 A LEADER ’S PERSPECTIVE PUBLISHER Kathleen Gobos [email protected] A tap on the shoulder EDITORIAL Commentary by job. We should encourage and enable them to Reporter Lt. Col. Arlene Collazo seek out and complete professional military Scott Prater 21st Space Operations Squadron, and academic education. We owe them a ro- [email protected] Det. 2 commander bust training and upgrade program in order As I was searching for a topic for this ar- ADVERTISING to help them on their road to excellence. And, ticle, I realized I needed to look no further once in a while, we owe them a tap on the Advertising Director than our Air Force Core Values: integrity shoulder, a challenge to keep them motivated Sue Hamilton fi rst, service before self and excellence in [email protected] in their pursuit of excellence. all we do. As our unit prepares for an in- Recently, a friend shared a picture that Tammy Fogall spection, I decided to focus on the third, but showed lots of math equations and the quote, [email protected] equally important, core value: excellence in “I am still waiting for the time when I actu- Stacy Brack all we do. ally have to use them.” At fi rst, I laughed and [email protected] Th ere is a quote from Sir Winston Churchill agreed with the quote, thinking, I’ve never that captures the core value of excellence used those equations in the real world. But Classifi eds then I stopped laughing. Th e more I looked Hyrum Choate very well. [email protected] “For every man there comes that special at the picture, the more I wondered how moment when he is physically tapped on the many times I had the opportunity to use ART DEPARTMENT shoulder and off ered the chance to do a very those equations in real life but I did not rec- special thing — unique to him and fi tted to ognize them. Rowdy Tompkins his talents. What a tragedy if that moment Math equations aside, how do we recog- [email protected] fi nds him unprepared or unqualifi ed for the nize we are being chosen to do something work which would be his fi nest hour.” unique and fi tted to our talents? Sometimes Sir Winston Churchill’s quote brings up the call is pretty obvious: our supervisor or two things that we should focus on. First, Lt. Col. Arlene Collazo commander calls us to the offi ce and gives us Published by Colorado Springs Military Newspaper 21st Space Operations Squadron, Det. 2 commander a challenge, unit AF Assistance Fund point Group, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. how do we avoid being caught unprepared Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Schriever and unqualifi ed for the work we are chosen of contact, distinguished visitor tour escort, Air Force Base and the 50th Space Wing. This civilian enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for to do? Second, how do we recognize the tap monthly recurring training with the attitude fl ight commander, etc. However, the majority members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the on the shoulder? and intent of becoming subject matter ex- of the time, there is no external calling or tap Schriever Sentinel are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department As Airmen, we avoid being caught unpre- perts, not just passing the test. Excellence, on our shoulder. Th at does not mean we are of Defense (DoD) or the Department of the Air Force.
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