Schriever Sentinel 2 May 15, 2008
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COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP SCCHRIEVERHRIEVER SEENTINELNTINEL Th ursday, May 15, 2008 www.csmng.com Vol. 2 No. 20 Base Briefs TTheh e GamesG a m e s BBegine g i n Speakers wanted Do you like to speak in public? Are Guardian Challenge competition kicks off you looking to support your commu- nity in a special way? Th e Speakers By Ed White Bureau can be a great way to do both! Air Force Space Command Public Affairs Th e 50th Space Wing Public Aff airs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Offi ce is recruiting civilian and mili- Guardian Challenge is 17 years old and going tary volunteers to speak at local schools, strong. About 500 participants, supporters colleges, veterans meeting and more. and local dignitaries came together amidst Topic of speech can extend beyond ear-thundering hooting and hollering at the your career fi eld, and can also include base theater for the kickoff ceremony for this your life, military experiences and trav- year’s competition. el. Speakers will also have the chance to speak at events such as Veteran’s Guardian Challenge results Day, Memorial Day and Independence Page 7 Day. For more information, contact the 50th PA offi ce at 567-5044. While there was an immense amount of spirit displayed by all the represented wings in Air Force Space Command, the competi- Maj. Gen. Morrell Golf tion underlies the very serious mission that Tournament, banquet set America’s space warriors perform every single Th e Maj. Gen. Jimmy R. Morrell Golf day, keeping America, warfi ghters, Allies and Tournament will be held at 1:30 p.m. friends safe in an unsafe world. Guardian May 29 at the U.S. Air Force Academy Challenge is the showcase of the skills that as- and the awards banquet will be held at sure mission accomplishment for AFSPC. “You all can be very, very proud of the peo- 6:30 p.m. May 30 at the Peterson AFB U.S. Air Force photo/Larry Hulst Consolidate Club. ple you are representing here today,” said Gen. Brig. Gen. Ted Kresge, Air Force Space Command A-3 director, speaks to Guardian Challenge team members For more information about the golf C. Robert Kehler, commander, AFSPC. May 8 during the Guardian Challenge 2008 opening ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The GC teams tournament, contact 2nd Lt. Justin Colorado Springs Mayor, the Honorable descended on Peterson May 7 as they prepared for three days of GC events, including a golf tournament, Roque of the 4th Space Operations Lionel Rivera, dubbed during the ceremony space and missile forum and awards and dinner banquet May 9. The Guardian Challenge competition pits the Squadron at 567-4903. For more in- command’s several space wings against each other to see whose the “best of the best” in areas of expertise, formation about the awards banquet, See Challenge page 7 including security forces, communications, missile combat or satellite operations. contact Capt. April Wimmer of the 50th Operations Group at 567-7582. DASH volunteers wanted AFSPC Commander: 50th Space Wing impressive Drive a Servicemember Home needs volunteers from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. May General C. Robert Kehler, commander of 16 and 17. Air Force Space Command, visited the 50th One weekend dispatcher and 14 driv- Space Wing May 13, with his wife Marjorie Kehler, touring mission and community areas ers, 8 males and 6 females, are needed. throughout Schriever. For more information, contact Staff General Kehler became the AFSPC com- Sgt. Adrian Fernandez of the 1st Space mander in October 2007 and is stationed at Operations Squadron at 567-2747. Headquarters AFSPC at Peterson Air Force For more information, contact Base. Tech Sgt. Leah Wilson at 567-7329, or Th e general said he was impressed with Barbara Fitz at 531-5501. wing personnel. “Th ings done here at the 50th Space Wing Elementary school needs have become a part of and have shaped the military volunteers American way of life,” he said. “I cannot over- Ellicott Elementary School needs 12 emphasize the importance of what happens volunteers, six in the morning and six here and the professionalism and pride I see in the aft ernoon, for a 4th-grade bike in the people doing it.” General Kehler opened his commander’s safety event May 19. call by noting that this was a “terrifi c year” Th e morning bike safety session will for 50th Space Wing. begin at 9 a.m. and the aft ernoon ses- “I had the great pleasure of presenting the sion will start at 12:30 p.m. Volunteers wing with the Aldridge Award last Friday will provide the fourth graders with (May 9),” the general said referring to the bike and helmet inspections, safety top AFSPC award presented during the 2008 tips, and guide children through six Guardian Challenge. diff erent stations on a bicycle course. General Kehler said a white paper produced For more information, contact late last year by the Air Force Chief of Staff , Denise Curtis of the 50th Space Wing discusses the 21st Century Air Force. Th e paper Public Aff airs Offi ce at 567-5044. says we are to fl y, fi ght and win in the three interdependent domains of air, space and cy- Blood drive volunteers needed berspace, and if we lose control in any one of Volunteers and donors are needed for the three, we lose control in all three. a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May “Th at’s a phenomenal statement, I believe, 21 in the Bldg. 300 auditorium. for our Air Force to make as an institution. It For more information, contact says something diff erent about what you do, Master Sgt. Michael Primo of the Space and what all of us do in Air Force Command,” U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Martie Moore Innovation and Development Center he said. “It says something about recognition at 721-9882. at the highest levels of our Air Force ... and at the highest level of joint war-fi ghting today More Briefs page 8 about the importance of space and what space brings to the fi ght.” General Kehler told the audience that this recognition comes not only from our friends Inside but also our adversaries. As a result, Airmen Commentary ......................... 3 in the space business must recognize their Morrell Awards ....................... 4 changing roles. Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, received a demonstration of the GPS Readily Housing ................................... 5 Available Navigation Datalink, or GRAND, a program that transfers GPS performance information through See Impressive page 8 Milstar. The general toured Schriever May 13. Schriever Sentinel 2 May 15, 2008 QUALITY. It’s the way our HONESTY. homes are built. 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Patrick Steen only could the Romans outmaneuver their op- rear areas wreaking havoc upon the enemy’s 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron [email protected] ponents, they could send and receive information rear unprotected areas. Th ese invariably forced commander more effi ciently. Th is relatively fast means of them to withdrawal and re-establish their lines Editorial SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Innovation communication was a distinct advantage both or surrender. Editor is at the very heart of every known successful militarily and commercially. Th is innovative tactic combined with armored Mike Boyd military and our Air Force is no exception. Genghis Khan had a fresh view on mobility tanks such as the Panzer and the powerful [email protected] Th roughout history, innovative designs, and went about it from a diff erent angle. Th e German Luft waff e air force proved too much Staff Reporter thoughts and deeds consistently have proven Mongolians by their nature were masters of the for Poland, Britain, France and other coun- Joan Johnson their worth.