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America Soars on AF Wings — CSAF Leaders Dedicate Air Force Memorial Force shaping to affect enlisted The Air Force has announced new force-shaping tools to reduce the size of the active-duty force by 40,000 and ensure the right people are in the right jobs at the right time. For more, VOL. 8, NO. 42 OCTOBER 19, 2006 Colorado Springs, Colo. www.schriever.af.mil see story on Page 7. Self help project Friday The 50th Contracting Squadron here will hold a self- help project Friday at 8 a.m. in front of the DeKok Building to spread rock along medians on Falcon Parkway from Hahn Avenue to Hubble Avenue. A barbecue will be held at the picnic area adjacent to the base softball field after the project is finished. For more information or to volunteer, contact Jennifer Cole, 50th CONS, at 567- 5646. AFCOMAP will meet Oct. 26 at Pete chapel The Pikes Peak chapter of photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen Young the Air Force Cadet Officer On behalf of all American citizens, President George W. Bush accepts the Air Force Memorial from Air Force Memorial Foundation Chairman Mentor Action Program will Ross Perot, Jr. during a dedication ceremony in Arlington, Va. overlooking the Pentagon Saturday. Also present were, from left: Secretary of meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and Chief Master Sgt. of Peterson Air Force Base the Air Force Rodney McKinley. Designed by the late James Ingo Freed, the memorial with its three soaring spires inspired by the U.S. Air Chapel. Force Thunderbirds' bomb burst manuever, honors the men and women of the U.S. Air Force and its predeccessor organizations. AFCOMAP is a non-profit organization dedicated to pro- moting the professional and Leaders dedicate America soars on leadership development of Air Force officers and to retaining minority officers. Air Force Memorial AF wings — CSAF For more information, con- tact 2nd Lt. Isaac McCray, Air Staff Sgt. Julie Weckerlein Commentary by Gen. T. Michael Moseley Force Space Command, at Air Force Print News Air Force Chief of Staff 554-7001. WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of a grateful nation, WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States of America depends Club offers food, fun President George W. Bush accepted the Air Force Memorial on its Air Force to defend the population, deliver global effects and The Schriever Airman and Saturday in a dedication ceremony here attended by military lead- jointly accomplish national objectives to an extent unseen in the his- Family Readiness Center will ers of the past and present, political and business representatives tory of mankind. offer a day full of activities for and thousands of ordinary citizens and Airmen alike. In my 35 years of service, many things have changed. Yet, what spouses of active-duty and “A soldier can walk the battlefields where he once fought,” has remained constant is the extraordinary dedication, courage, and retired servicemembers Oct. President Bush said during an acceptance speech. “A Marine can skill of the men and women we call “Airmen” who deliver for the 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. walk the beaches he once stormed, but an Airman can never visit nation every minute of every day in air, on the surface, in space, and at the Peterson Enlisted Club. the patch of sky he raced across to defend freedom. And so it is fit- cyberspace. The day will include lunch ting that from this day forward, the men and women of the Air I am often asked: What does the Air Force contribute? What does and interactive workshops. Force will have this memorial.” our national investment in air, space and cyberspace power bring to The registration deadline is The ceremony was the highlight of a day-long open house event America? Let me share with you some observations of our Air Force Monday. Cost is $7 for club that attracted thousands of people from around the country to the that have inspired me since I was a new Second Lieutenant—fresh members and $8.75 for non- south parking lot of the Pentagon. Huge screens allowed visitors in from commissioning at Texas A&M University—and continue to fill members. the parking lot to view the dedication ceremony, which took place me with pride as the Eighteenth Chief of Staff of the United States Contact the A&FRC at 567- at the base of the memorial. Air Force. 3920 to make your reserva- That crowd included H. Ross Perot and his son, H. Ross Perot, I see Airmen (Active, Reserve, Air National Guard and tions. Jr., who is chairman of the Air Force Memorial foundation, and Civilians), vigilant at their post, who provide first warning of threats Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Former secretaries of the world-wide through space, air and cyber systems that never sleep Sponsor training Tues. Air Force, chiefs of staff of the Air Force, chief master sergeants of and never blink. the Air Force, Air Force Medal of Honor recipients and their fami- From satellites that provide early warning, to over-tasked The A&FRC will hold its lies also attended. unmanned aerial vehicles and surveillance and reconnaissance air- next sponsor training class Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley spoke at craft, Airmen operate the world’s most advanced sensor network. Tuesday from 8 to 9 a.m. the event, saying he was deeply honored to be a part of it. They watch the globe—to include North Korean preparations for Training is mandatory for Chief McKinley reflected on the Airmen who serve today, and missile launches, Iranian nuclear programs, and the dangerous bor- anyone who has not been a their connection to the dedicated Airmen who served through the ders between warring nations. Airmen are America’s global eyes and sponsor for more than a year past. ears, likely the first to tip off of an emerging threat to Americans or is sponsoring an Airman for “We have the most powerful air, space and cyberspace force in and America’s interests the first time. the world,” he said. “This is a long overdue tribute to all those who I see Airmen who provide the first response worldwide for natu- Call the A&FRC at 567- 3920 to sign up for training. See MEMORIAL, Page 3 See WINGS, Page 2 Weekend Friday Saturday Sunday INSIDE Commentary . .2 Sports . .16-21 Outlook High 58 High 42 High 44 News . .3-15 Low 33 Low 27 Low 26 OCTOBER 19, 2006 2 SATELLITE FLYER COMMENTARY www.schriever.af.mil ers and sisters on the ground, hunting ter- Airmen, serving as the most responsive rorists as part of our Special Ops teams, element of America’s “Triad, “ our nuclear driving convoys, guarding bases, conduct- deterrent backstop. These Airmen are also ing truly high risk combat search and res- “on watch” 24 hours a day, 7 days a cue missions, and providing medical serv- week—and again, they have never skipped ices in places the devil himself doesn’t a beat. dare to tread. I see Battlefield Airmen engaged in I see the daily mission reports from US surface combat alongside this country’s Central Command, documenting multiple finest Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. These examples of Airmen on the scene when special operators, combat controllers, PJs surface troops are in contact, who attack (combat search and rescue to bring back with both the aircraft-mounted gatling all downed Airmen, no matter their nation- guns and with the precision guided muni- ality or service), terminal attack con- tions, and whose actions set the conditions trollers, combat communicators, and com- for victory. This is the essence of the com- bat weathermen serve as the immediate batant spirit and the joint team. connection from the surface joint team to I see Airmen who quietly support the airborne Airmen—delivering the national objectives over the long term. desired kinetic and non-kinetic effects 24 When American ground troops returned hours a day, 7 days a week—and, they too, home after liberating Kuwait in 1991, have never skipped a beat. Airmen stayed in theater as the preponder- I see Airmen who represent America at photo by Airman 1st Class Rusti Caraker ance of the force deployed to not only its best: its honor, valor, courage, and enforce the United Nations’ Resolutions devotion, its mastery of science and tech- ARLINGTON, Va. — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley speaks during an but to defend the local populations from nology, its awesome military might, its enlistment ceremony for 90 young men and women at the Pentagon prior to the official tyranny. In fact, since that time, Airmen commitment to freedom, its flexibility and dedication of the Air Force Memorial Saturday. The recruits will carry on the Air Force's have been fighting in Iraq for 16 straight adaptability. It has always been this way: mission of flying, fighting and winning in the domains of air, space and cyberspace. years, including the 12 years of sacrifice from our humble beginnings since before WINGS, from Page 1 refueling aircraft, also on a truly intercon- and deployed operations in support of World War I, to a decisive military force tinental scale, daily delivering humanitari- Operation Northern Watch and Operation which ended World War II, to a truly glob- ral disasters—on scene for rescue and an relief supplies, other war fighters, Southern Watch—standing guard in the al force that manned the intercontinental delivering humanitarian supplies (to cargo, and the means to conduct theater desert as the major American military missiles, jet tankers and bombers of the include complete hospitals) that often war fighting on the scale required in this force engaged.
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