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COMMANDER’S CORNER: FAREWELL TO A GREAT WING - PAGE 3 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, August 20, 2009 Vol. 53 No. 33 Preventing flu in school, child care facilities by Capt. Brenda Dehn who exhibit symptoms will be asked to stay staying home when sick. When these good · Get H1N1 vaccine — Monitor infor- Public Health flight commander home to prevent exposing others. Health hygiene steps are taken, the spread of illness mation from all sources to learn when the As school districts and child care provid- Department officials explained that even if is prevented. vaccine will become available in the com- ers prepare for the new school year, it’s a a child has the flu, but not H1N1, the recom- · Maintain health — Healthy eating, munity. It is likely that the H1N1 vaccine good time to plan for preventing the spread mendation would be the same — keep the physical activity, getting enough sleep, and will not be available for children through of flu and other illnesses in school and child child home until they have been symptom using medications as prescribed are some military clinics. care settings. free for 48 hours. The Health Department of the many steps one can take to maintain Remember, the best way to prevent expo- The El Paso County Department of Health does not recommend that children be tested health. Individuals with underlying medical sure and spread of H1N1 flu, which is infect- and Environment and Peterson Air Force to confirm the H1N1 virus because the treat- conditions, including respiratory illnesses ing the youngest members of our population, Base are asking all Team Peterson members ment and recommendations to stay home and severe obesity, may be at an increased is to wash hands often and keep sick children to help minimize children’s exposure to these remain the same. risk of severe illness. Follow guidelines for home. illnesses as school resumes. According to the Simple steps can keep children healthy: healthy living. Peterson health officials are committed health department, the best way to prevent · Prevent the spread of flu — Good hygiene · Get seasonal flu shots — Flu can vary to upholding suggestions made by the El exposure and spread of H1N1 flu during the prevents contact with droplets that are often from mild to severe. The single best way to Paso County Health Department to keep upcoming flu season is to keep sick children the reason the disease spreads. Good hygiene prevent seasonal flu is to get a flu vaccination its school community as healthy as possible at home. steps include covering coughs and sneezes, each year. The Center for Disease Control during the traditional flu season and during In July, Health Department officials gave washing hands often with soap and water, recommends all children ages 6 months to the remainder of the year. all school districts guidelines to help identify avoiding touching the eyes, nose or mouth, 18 years receive vaccinations against seasonal For more information, contact Public flu symptoms. Students and staff members avoiding close contact with sick people, and flu as early as possible. Health at 556-1225. Congressional staffers and U.S. Air Force Fellows from 11 states across the nation were given the 21st Space Wing mission brief by Jeff Bohn, 21st Space Wing Public Affairs chief, during their visit to Colorado Springs Aug. 12. During their trip they visited AFSPC, the Academy, Schriever AFB and SMDC/ARSTRAT to learn about the military mis- sions and their role in the na- tion’s defense. (Air Force photo by Roberta McDonald) 24th Air Force activated and two units realign in joint ceremony today The Air Force activated its newest num- The 688th IOW will continue to perform bered Air Force and realigned two units un- the mission the AFIOC previously conducted der its command in a joint ceremony here as the USAF’s information operations center today. of excellence while also integrating engi- The 24th Air Force activation under Air neering and installation expertise. The wing Force Space Command is a major milestone will synergistically create an information in the combination of space and cyberspace operations advantage for combatant forces operations within one command. through exploring, developing, applying and Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air transitioning counter information technol- Force Space Command, presided over the ogy, strategy, tactics and data to control the ceremony to activate the numbered Air information battle space and providing the Force. world’s best IO leaders. Additionally, the Maj. Gen. Richard Webber is the first wing will deliver a survivable and resilient commander of the numbered Air Force infrastructure through fix-based and rapidly dedicated to cyberspace. The 24th Air Force deployable C4I system engineering and in- will provide combat-ready forces trained and stallation services. equipped to conduct sustained cyber opera- The 67th NWW’s mission is to operate, tions, fully integrated within air and space manage, and defend global Air Force net- From l-r: Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander Air Force Space Command, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small, AFSPC operations. works. The wing also trains and readies command chief, and Maj. Gen. Richard Webber, stand at attention during the 24th activation ceremony held at After the 24th AF was activated, General Airmen to execute computer network ex- Lackland AFB, TX. General Kehler presided over the ceremony to activate the NAF, handing the command to Webber, presided over two additional ploitation and attack. Additionally, the 67th General Webber, as the first commander of the 24 AF dedicated to cyberspace. The 24th Air Force activation events, the redesignation of the Air Force NWW performs electronic systems security under Air Force Space Command is a major milestone in the combination of space and cyberspace operations Information Operations Center as the 688th assessments for the Air Force and Joint com- within one command. (Courtesy photo) Information Operations Wing and the re- munity. The 67th NWW is the implemen- alignment of the 67th Network Warfare Wing tation element for the Air Force Network tion of space and cyberspace capabilities at global awareness and data connectivity ca- under the 24th AF. Operations Command and provides network the speed of need. This unique capacity and pabilities crucial to the Joint Forces and key Col. Robert Skinner assumed command of warfare capabilities to Air Force, joint task perspective, fielded by a battle-ready, respon- to the future US military advantage. the 688th IOW, while Col. Bradford J. Shwedo force, and combatant commanders. sive and forward-thinking team of America’s For more information, contact Air Force remained the 67th NWW commander. AFSPC provides an integrated constella- best, is the engine behind precision strike, Space Command at (719) 554-3731. INSIDE News 4 The 21st Space Wing Commentary 3 100th Peterson change of command is 10 Briefs 9 MDB teen a.m. Aug. 20 at the parade First Knight 7 field. Col. Stephen Whiting softball wins takes command from Sports 2 Page 2 Page 4 Brig.Gen. Jay Raymond. Space ObServer 2 Thursday, august 20, 2009 www.peterson.af.mil 100th MDB softball team takes championship trophy ship game. Winning the championship wasn’t the only feat these nation-defending Soldiers accomplished on that dusky evening. They also rounded off a perfect season, playing 17 games total in which they annihilated opponents on a weekly basis. The PAFB intramural softball league has three levels... bronze, silver and gold. Last year the team won only one game in the bronze league, leading to vows for better prepa- ration and recruitment of players from their major com- mand, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Forces Strategic Command located here. This move was an obvious payoff and landed the 100th MDB perfect retribution for their previous year’s performance. “We started in the bronze league this year and after a couple of huge wins we were moved to silver league,” said Maj. Chad Witt, Current Operations Officer/ 1st baseman, 100th MDB (GMD). “This year we wanted to go undefeated and show the Air Force that the Army is just as good — and we did just that,” Major Witt said. Although the credit for such an achievement goes to the entire team, Major Witt went on to explain how it all came together. “All of the credit belongs to the team but the trophy should go to the coaches. Master Sgt. Daniel Cardoza, Senior Supply Noncommisioned Officer, 100th MDB (GMD) and Staff Sgt. Bryan Ginnetti, Readiness Officer 100th MDB (GMD) both deserve most of the credit. It was they who did all the coordination, scheduled prac- tices and made sure the rotations and starting lineups set us up for success to remain undefeated throughout 1st Lt. Michael Tatz, Current Operations Officer, 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense), swings at a pitch that will end the season,” he said. up getting him on base and advancing runners already on during the Peterson silver intramural softball league championship game Aug. 11. (Army “We will be back next year and plan to go undefeated photo by Sgt. Michael Cost) once again,” Major Witt added. After shaking hands with their defeated opponents, the by Sgt. Michael Cost This time it wasn’t “hitting a bullet with a bullet” in the coaches of the 100th MDB (GMD) team gathered their 100th Missile Defense Brigade public affairs exo-atmosphere, it was hitting a softball out of the park, players on the pitcher’s mound to congratulate them for a through the legs of opponents and making remarkable season well played. After approximately a minute of “pep The 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based plays on hits by the opposition during the Peterson Air talk” the team put their hands in the middle of their circle Midcourse Defense) made history once again Aug.