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COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP SCHRIEVER SENTINEL Thursday July 5th, 2007 www.csmng.com Vol. 1 No. 1 Base Briefs First edition of the Schriever Sentinel lands Catch a shuttle to new BX Staff Report Matejczyk, Colorado Publishing Company Airmen who live in dormitories on Schriever Sentinel “Schriever is an essential publisher. “Schriever is an essential compo- Peterson Air Force Base can receive The Schriever Sentinel is replacing the component to the Colorado nent to the Colorado Springs community. The a pass to ride the Peterson shuttle Satellite Flyer as the print source for local new Schriever Sentinel will seamlessly serve bus from the dorms to the new Base and Air Force-wide news for the Airmen of Springs community. The the fine people of the base by supplying stories Exchange. the 50th Space Wing. new Schriever Sentinel and information that affects their lives. To receive a pass, individuals must The Sentinel will be delivered to Schriever will seamlessly serve the The new Schriever Sentinel will continue fill out an application form with the Air Force Base at the same locations as the fine people of the base to publish the same articles, features, an- print edition of the Satellite Flyer, which can 50th Logistics Readiness Flight located by supplying stories and nouncements and group meetings that were in Building 300, Room 333. now only be found online at www.schriever. available in the Satellite Flyer. af.mil. Bus passes are issued Tuesdays information that affects their This new cooperation between Schriever The Schriever Sentinel will be a weekly lives.” AFB and CPC, publisher of three other local through Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m. newspaper published by the Colorado and from noon to 2 p.m. Publishing Company, the same company that military newspapers, is the result of a move by For more information, contact Lon Matejczyk, the Air Force to centralize its news online. was under contract with Schriever AFB to Colorado Publishing Company publisher Staff Sgt. Jesse Roberge of 50th LRF print the Satellite Flyer. The Schriever Sentinel will be delivered to at 567-3365. It’s a new paper, but it will have all the the base every Thursday. Free classified adver- same news. personnel informed about base issues, events tising will also still be available for active duty Wild cow milkers needed The Sentinel will continue to provide a local and services. personnel, retired military members, their news source dedicated to keeping Schriever “Not much will change,” said Lon dependents and civil service employees. The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is looking for individuals to compete in its annual wild cow milking contest. Schriever volunteers help U.S. Air Force photo Teams may include active-duty or retired servicemembers, government civilians and contractors. beautify neighborhood park For more information, contact the By Lorna Gutierrez The Sertoma Club in Ellicott runs Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo office at Schriever Sentinel the park. However, as most mem- The 25th Space Control Squadron flew S.E.5s when 635-3547. A little community park was get- bers of the club are elderly, they it first activated as the 25th ting a lot of tender love and care needed help in returning the park Aero Squadron at Camp Kelly, Texas, June 22, 1917. Update your vRED June 27 as Schriever volunteers set to its glory in time for a Fourth of Airmen who have not already done their sites on beautifying nearby July celebration there. The Sertoma Club provided so must update their virtual Records of Ellicott Park. most of the paint and wood for Emergency Data at the virtual Military The park was in need of that 25th SCTS celebrates the more than 20 volunteers who Personnel Flight, www.afpc.randolph. care – chipped paint, overgrown bushes and other in-need-of-re- signed up. af.mil, as soon as possible. Tech Sgt. Stephanie Soltysik, an their 90-year history A vRED allows an Airman real- pair items. Paint brushes, weed trimmers, shovels and other tools Ellicott resident assigned to the 2nd Staff Report time access to his emergency data. It were used in the beautification of Space Operations Squadron here, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs provides his unit with names and ad- the park. helped organize the effort. The 25th Space Control Tactics Squadron celebrated dresses of anyone he desires to notify The overcast skies provided the “Ellicott is going to be servic- its 90-year heritage with a picnic at the U.S. Air Force in the event of death, injury or emer- volunteers with relief from the sun ing Schriever once base housing Academy’s FamCamp June 15. gency. It also directs the Air Force to as they tackled their projects. comes in,” Sergeant Soltysik said. The unit first activated as the Army Air Service’s 25th remit unpaid pay and allowances to “The park definitely needs “We want to build ties with the Aero Squadron June 22, 1917, at Camp Kelly, Texas. beneficiaries listed on the form. to be improved,” said Tech Sgt. community.” “This truly is a special day for the unit,” said 25th Sean Landing, who works in the Sergeant Soltysik was ambi- SCTS commander Lt. Col. Chris Moss to an audience Chaplains offer skydiving trip Schriever Military Personnel Flight. tious when deciding to take on of more than 150 Airmen and family members at the event. “From its first years, the 25th has been called upon Airmen in E-4 and lower pay grades “We need to help out the commu- See Park page nity, so here we are.” to conduct operations, provide training and develop may attend a skydiving adventure July tactics in times of conflict.” 7 courtesy of the 50th Space Wing Although the squadron’s mission and systems have Chaplain Service Team here. changed since the 25th AS flew Royal Aircraft Factory The day includes a tandem jump, Scout Experimental 5 aircraft over the skies of France transportation and a core values con- and Germany in World War I, 25th SCTS’ mission is ditioning session. no less important today, Colonel Moss said. The suggested donation for the trip The 25th SCTS has two primary missions: operat- is $20. For more information or to ing the Air Force’s Space Test and Training Range at register, contact Staff Sgt. Ammon Schriever and developing counterspace tactics. It has Hickman of the Chaplain Service Team supported more than 10,000 hours of live-fire counter- at 567-3705. space activity on the nation’s only space range, providing Department of Defense customers a safe and secure environment for space systems testing, training and MPF extends service hours exercise activities. It has also developed multiple cut- The Schriever Military Personnel ting-edge techniques for the Counter Communications Flight will open earlier and remain System, a mobile ground-based system designed to dis- open later to renew contractors’ com- rupt adversaries’ satellite communications. mon access cards. “We’re proud of the role we play supporting today’s The extended hours, from 7 to 8:30 (space) operations, just as we’re proud of our unit’s long heritage,” Colonel Moss said. a.m. and from 3:30 to 5 p.m., are pri- In the 90 years since 25th AS’ activation, the unit has oritized toward contractor services. been a bombardment squadron, a strategic training Servicemembers and government civil- squadron, a training squadron and a flying tactics train- ians should continue to visit the MPF ing squadron. Its aircraft arsenal has included the S.E.5, during its normal operating hours of NBS-1 night bombardment short-range aircraft, the 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress For more information, contact the and B-1 Lancer. MPF at 567-5900. The squadron has moved several times in its history, residing in several locations in the United States as well as the United Kingdom, France, Panama, Ecuador and India. Now stationed at Schriever, the 25th SCTS is Inside Photo by Lorna Gutierrez part of the Space Innovation and Development Center’s News ................................. 595th Space Group. 3-5 Staff Sgts. Joshua Avera and Daniel Bisel from the 50th Space Communications Squadron at Change of Command ............ 6 (The 25th SCTS’ Michele Ingraham and Colonel Moss Schriever get out their shovels as they pitch in to aid in an Ellicott Park beautification project provided the information for this report.) 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