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COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP Thursday, June 8, 2017 www.csmng.com Vol. 11 No. 23 Did you know? Schriever event center opens By Airman 1st Class Real ID William Tracy 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Act The 50th Force Support Squadron and Schriever Airmen celebrated the opening of the new Schriever event Did you know that according to center with a ribbon cutting ceremo- the Real ID Act, as of June 7, certain ny and free concert June 2. driver’s licenses will no longer be During the ceremony, Col. accepted as a sole source of identi- Anthony Mastalir, 50th Space Wing fication for the Schriever Installation vice commander and event host, em- or for Restricted Area access? Any phasized its importance. questions can be directed to Security “When I first got here at Schriever Forces Visitor Control Center at 719- there really wasn’t much here; there 567-5620 or visit https://www.dhs.gov/ was a double fence, barbed wire at real-id-public-faqs to see the full list. the top, a few buildings in the re- stricted area and not much else,” said Mastalir. “We’ve grown slowly, and Base Briefs built piece by piece — but this piece Spouses are invited to has been missing for a long time. An events marked with opportunity to kick our boots off, have a cold beverage of our choice THIS WEEK and enjoy the company of people we work with, live with and serve with.” North Gate closes for The center, located in Building maintenance 20, will serve as an area of support The North gate (Enoch) will be for Schriever Airmen to host events, closed 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday for bar- engage in recreational activities rier maintenance and repair. All traf- and rent equipment, among other fic will need to utilize the West gate services. (Irwin) at this time. For more informa- During the event, Airmen had a tion, contact Master Sgt. Paul Gingras chance to try-out the facility’s vari- U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Tracy or Master Sgt. Aldero Stevenson at ous services for free, including table The new Schriever event center advances the 50th Space Wing priority of investing in a culture of exceptional service 567-5622. See Event Center page 5 and community for Team Schriever and their families by adding a new facility which will provide recreational, rental and event services unify to Airmen and boost morale. EPMA self-study groups start Group self-study for senior NCO 50th Space Wing Vision Distance Learning Course 15 is now offered in Building 210, Room 310 Evolving the force, driving innovation, mastering space Wednesdays and Fridays. Sign up through Share Point. For more infor- mation, contact Master Sgt. Janelle Amador at 567-5927. 50 OG hosts 13th Morrell awards banquet Dietician at Schriever HAWC A registered dietician is available at the Schriever Health and Wellness Center Thursday afternoons. She has three appointments available per week to discuss nutritional concerns and can see most TriCare beneficiaries. The -di etician will be in Building 500 across from the Security Forces Squadron. To schedule an appointment, call the HAWC at 567-4292. More Briefs page 13 Sign up for weekly Schriever announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click “Public Affairs” under featured links. Public Affairs Inside End of the beginning .......................3 U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt A&FRC supports Team Schriever ...4 Maj. Gen. Jimmey R. Morrell Awards banquet award winners gather for a photo at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Thursday, June 1, 2017. The event highlighted Ignorance is not bliss .......................6 members of the 50 OG who best epitomize the values and characteristics Morrell displayed during his career. By Senior Airman Arielle Vasquez During Morrell’s tenure, the unit earned 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron and the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs its first Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 50th Operations Group Standardization and The 50th Operations Group hosted the and was responsible for the initial operational Evaluation Division led the effort. Planning 13th annual Maj. Gen. Jimmey R. Morrell test and evaluation of nine major space sys- began November of last year. awards banquet in the fitness center’s indoor tems. Following his long, fulfilling life and “I am the advertising point of contact; running track June 1. career, Morrell passed away Feb. 8, 2006, my job focused on getting the word out to Every year, the banquet is held in honor of after a lengthy battle with cancer. the 50 OG,” said 2nd Lt. Jordon Huff, 50th Morrell, former 2nd Space Wing commander The Morrell banquet and events planning Operations Support Squadron. However, this at Falcon (now Schriever) Air Force Base from responsibility passes from squadron to squad- See Awards page 8 1988 to 1990. ron within the OG every year. This year, the 2 June 8, 2017 Schriever Sentinel FINANCING AVAILABLE STUFFED ANIMAL! 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You STAFF WRITER Wing, should expect more awareness of activity in Halle Thornton .... [email protected] My latest tour at the Schreiver comes to an space and to interact with a wider joint team CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP ADVERTISINGCSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP end in a few days. It has been a great honor of space warfighters. The success of this union Advertising Director for me to serve with you at the beginning of is instrumental to the mastery of space. Jeff Moore [email protected] incredible change in the wing, Air Force Space From the beginning to the end of my Richard Flanders [email protected] Command and the Department. time here at Schriever, I have seen great and Tammy Fogall ...... [email protected] I first arrived at Schriever in 2003 at the end enormously talented people making amazing Royce Gomez .......... [email protected] of mainframe computing, and now depart changes to our systems, to the way we think Advertising/Event Coordinator Heather McPeak [email protected] at the beginning of automated satellite op- and train, and to how we operate and integrate erations, mission defense and cloud comput- as a space warfighting team. Reflecting on ART DEPARTMENT ing. Your future will be assisted by machine the end of this assignment, at the beginning Production Director................................Ryan Hannigan learning and data analytics that anticipates of such an incredibly important time for this Graphic Designer.............................. Melissa Edwards mission requirements, schedules missions au- wing fills me with tremendous pride to have Graphic Designer.............................. Rowdy Tompkins tomatically and reports successful completion, been privileged to work with all of you. COLORADO PUBLISHING HOUSE thereby freeing you to defend our constella- At the beginning of the Space Age, sixty Chairman of the Board ..................................John Weiss tions and ground systems from threats to the years ago, General Bernard Schriever said, Executive Editor ........................................Ralph Routon space effects our fellow warfighters depend Lt. Col. Gregory G Karahalis “In the long haul, our safety as a nation may Circulation Coordinator .....................................Tim Kranz 50th Operations Group vice commander Accounts Payable ................................Kathy MacLeish upon down range. depend upon our achieving space superior- Accounts Receivable ...........