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COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP Thursday, August 21, 2014 www.csmng.com Vol. 8 No. 33 Did you know? 4 SOPS trains mobile capability Did you know good stewardship of resources is a major graded area in the 50th Space Wing Commander’s Inspection Program? The 50th Force Support Squadron is managing the improvement of the Satellite Dish dining facility. Read more on page 4. Base Briefs Schriever celebrates Diversity Day Schriever Diversity Day is a day to celebrate and embrace our differences, no mater what race, religion, gender, age, nationality or disability. It is a day to reflect on and learn about different cultures and ideologies. Please join us Friday at the Schriever Fitness Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the unique cultures that make our Air Force great. For any questions, please contact Edward Vaughn at 567-7096. RecOn trip set to Pikes U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt Personnel with 4th Space Operations Squadron, 439th Airlift Control Flight and 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron load the advanced ground mobile into a C-5 Galaxy Peak Friday at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. This was part of a training-mission exercise designed for 4 SOPS to demonstrate its ability to conduct mobile operations. The Outdoor Recreation will be hav- ing a RecOn trip Sept. 13. Cost is only Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes and post-attack phases of nuclear war. commander. “It was a great opportunity for $5 and includes lunch, transportation 50th Space Wing Public Affairs During the exercise, participants success- everyone.” and all the equipment you will need. The 4th Space Operations Squadron dem- fully trained loading and unloading 4 SOPS’s Airmen with 4 SOPS partnered with the We will meet at 7 a.m. in town; ride onstrated its ability to conduct mobile op- advanced ground mobile and antenna onto 439th Airlift Control Flight and 21st Logistics the Cog Railroad up to the top of Pikes erations during a training mission exercise a C-5 Galaxy and ensure its full operational Readiness Squadron to ensure the exercise Peak where bikes will meet us for our Friday at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. capability. was as realistic as possible. guided trip down on the road. We will Through its mobile operations, 4 SOPS has “The training mission was not only for “The reason we were able to conduct this then ride to the Wines of Colorado and the capability to provide survivable, enduring us to train loading for our mission but also exercise was because the 439th commander have lunch, and expect to be back by and secure communications and constella- to give the aircraft unit an opportunity to invited us,” said Stiles. “It was a mutual ex- 2 p.m. Space is limited, so register by train as well,” said 1st Lt. Tyler Stiles, 4 SOPS tion command and control throughout the See Mobile page 7 Sept. 5. For more information, contact entire spectrum of conflict including trans- Protected SATCOM Maintenance Flight Korey at 567-6050. More Briefs page 11 Sign up for weekly Schriever 3 SOPS bids farewell to oldest DSCS satellite announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click By Scott Prater “Public Affairs” under featured links. Schriever Sentinel As a cadre of 3rd Space Operations Squadron members Public Affairs looked on, 3 SOPS Commander, Lt. Col. Chris Todd, shut down the final remaining components of a Inside Defense Satellite Communications System satellite here July 30. Celebrate diversity ........................ 3 With those final commands, the UCMJ actions .................................... 5 vehicle known as DSCS B12 was Be proactive ...................................... 6 officially deactivated after serving for more than 22 years. “As with many Department of Defense satellites, DSCS B12 served the joint warfighter well beyond its 10-year projected lifes- pan,” Todd said. “In its 8,064 days in service, this satellite supported multiple missions on multiple con- tinents during multiple wartime and peacetime contingencies.” Launched in July 1992, DSCS B12 reached geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above the Earth’s surface on schedule. The satellite provided national U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers command authorities, combatant Col. Dennis Bythewood, 50th Operations Group commander (left), Lt. Col. Christopher Todd, 3rd Space Operations Squadron commander (center), and members of 3 SOPS were on hand for the deactivation of the Defense Satellite Communications System B12 satellite here July 30, 2014. Todd delivered the final shut-down commands to the satellite during the maneuver. See Satellite page 7 The DSCS B12 satellite provided wideband communications to U.S. Strategic Command and other users for more than 20 years. 2 August 21, 2014 Schriever Sentinel Paget claims second base archery title By Scott Prater Schriever Sentinel Tim Paget battled through three rounds of intense com- petition to defend his title in the second annual Schriever Archery Competition Tuesday. He faced his bow-hunting partner Andy Rowland in the final round at the Schriever Archery Range and much like last year’s competition, he needed a near-perfect shot to pull off a victory. After Rowland missed the target low, Paget buried his arrow into a 10-inch square target from 65 yards out. “The best thing about this competition is it emulates the pressure of the hunting experience,” Paget said. “You can come out and practice at the range as much as you want on your own, but you can’t create the pressure and anxiety that you feel when you’re hunting.” Event organizer, Seth Cannello, agreed. “Shooting targets when no one is around, well, I’m not go- ing to say that’s easy,” he said. “But, when you’re competing and people are watching... its nerve wracking.” In all, 16 competitors started the competition, including many of last year’s 12 competitors. The competition was split into three rounds. In the first round, archers shot three arrows each at targets ranging from 10 to 40 yards. They earned points for every arrow that hit their intended target. The top eight archers then advanced to the second round. The second round was organized in a knock-out format, which meant that each archer had to hit a called shot to stay in the competition. During this round, competitors chose to shoot from multiple distances at multiple targets. Archer Dave Duhe even called a shot from his knees, which knocked U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers out a few competitors, including himself. Tim Paget takes aim at the Schriever Archery Range Tuesday. Paget hit a 10-inch target from 65 yards out in the final round to win the second annual Schriever Archery Competition and repeat as a champion. Monte Munoz, who was competing for the first time at Schriever, was knocked out late in the second round and ended up taking third place. more than 60 yards was inspiring.” shot to win it.” “I had a blast,” he said. “There are some amazing shooters Paget and Rowland hit every called shot to qualify for the Cannello was pleased that this year’s competition drew a out here. The top archers here taught us that we all need to final round, a do-or-die face off against each other. It was larger field and said it helps to highlight the base’s archery expand our horizons as far as the types of shots we practice. Rowland’s chance to call and he briefly studied the landscape range. They were kings of long-distance shooting and I think that before deciding on something from more than 60 yards out. The Schriever Archery Range is open to anyone who has was the difference for them. I’ve been shooting for about four “I was confident in my choice, but I made a mental mis- access to the base. Contact the Schriever Fitness Center at years now and I practiced for this event, but nothing from take on my shot and Tim ended up drilling his,” Rowland 567-6628 for information on the archery range rules and more than 35 yards. To see the final two archers shooting said. “For the second year in a row, he made an excellent hours of operation. #1 Largest Subaru Dealer in America! 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