COMMANDER’S CORNER: #NOTJUSTAPRIL - PAGE 2 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Vol. 62 No. 15 Thule AB hosts annual North gate changes Armed Forces Day Since April 9, 2018, the north gate hours at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, have changed. The new hours went into effect after a review of the installation security and entry procedures was completed. Areas for improvement were identified and are currently being addressed. See page 5 for more information. Bringing innovation to the mission
By Robb Lingley 21st Space Wing Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 21st Space
(U.S. Air Force photo) Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, has seven mis- THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Thule Air Base, Greenland, hosted Armed Forces Day activities, March 30-April 1, 2018, an annual sile warning radars located strategically around the world tradition between the United States, Denmark, Greenland and Canada. The weekend's highlight was the dog sled team race where local that are constantly looking for ballistic missiles inbound to hunters competed for fastest sled honors. This year's winner completed a six-mile trek over the sea ice in just over 30 minutes. "It was a the North American continent. Their mission is to execute once in a lifetime event," said Master Sgt. Herman Brown, 821st Support Squadron. combined global capabilities, to defend the homeland, and enable space combat operations. The Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division, or Sentinels, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, provides maintenance for the radars to help the 21st SW by develop- ing and sustaining missile warning, missile defense, space situational awareness, and command and control capabil- ities as promised to the warfighter, all while being effective stewards of resources. “We continue to team with the 21st SW and look for ways that we can help them improve their operations,” said Col. Todd Wiest, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Senior Materiel Leader for the SW&SS division. “Our main focus now is taking the long view by being innovative in providing See Innovation page 9
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THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — March 30-April 1, 2018 is when Thule Air Base, Greenland, hosted Armed Forces Day activities, an annual (Courtesy photo) tradition between the United States, Denmark, Greenland and Canada. At this event, more than 60 Greenlanders from local communities FYLINGDALES AIR FORCE STATION, England — A Ballistic Missile Early visited Thule AB. Some took a dog sled team for a three-day trip across the Greenlandic Ice Cap through -40 degree Fahrenheit windchills Warning System sits at Flyindales Air Force Station, England. The radar to the base. is capable of detecting ballistic missile attacks and conducting general space surveillance and satellite tracking.
INSIDE News 1-14 Briefs 4 Classifieds 15 AFSPC Vice Shared AF Week Crossword 15 Commander Mission in Photos Page 3 Page 8 Pages 10-11 SPACE OBSERVER 2 Thursday, April 12, 2018 www.peterson.af.mil 21ST SPACE WING COMMANDER’S CORNER Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: #NotJustApril
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — April is practice, an overwhelming focus is placed on the vic- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The Lorinda Pirrie tim’s behavior and not the perpetrator’s, where it goal of SAAPM is to raise public awareness regarding belongs. Each of us, however, has a role to play in sexual violence and to educate individuals and com- prevention where we have opportunities to step in munities on prevention. While any form of unwanted Peterson Air or make a difference if you see someone at risk. It sexual behavior can be uncomfortable or difficult to Force Base Sexual could be as simple as giving someone a safe ride home discuss, it is an issue that exists in every community from a party or diverting a person who is engaging throughout the country and all over the world. Assault Response in uncomfortable or inappropriate behavior. Rarely On awareness: According RAINN, on average there Coordinator is a bystander present when a sexual assault occurs, are over 293,000 victims of sexual assault each year but often there is a potential witness to multiple cir- in the U.S. To bring it closer to home, the most recent cumstances leading up to the crime. You don’t have release of the Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the tles and jokes about these issues. If you or someone you to be a hero or even stand out from the crowd to be Military, the Department of Defense received 6,172 know would like more information about reporting able to make a big difference in someone’s life. reports of sexual assault in FY16. Additionally, the options or types of available services, please call one results of the anonymous Workplace and Gender Your actions matter! Whether or not you were able of our Sexual Assault Prevention and Response staff to change the outcome of a situation, when you step Relations Survey of Active Duty Members indicates members at 719-554-7272, 719-556-7840, 719-556- that approximately 14,900 service members experi- in, you are helping change the way people think about 6972 or the 24/7 hotline at 719-556-7272. Assistance enced some form of unwanted sexual contact. We can- their roles in preventing sexual assault. I challenge not simply hope that the issue of sexual violence will is available for all military members, their dependents you to make a commitment to educate yourself about go away — each of us needs to be actively engaged in over the age of 18, GS and NAF civilians, regardless sexual violence in all its forms, to understand the cul- preventing it. It is not simply the trauma that stays with of when or where the assault occurred. ture surrounding sexual assault, become an engaged a survivor for so long after the assault. It is also the On prevention: One of the most common tech- bystander, and promote healthy and safe relationships. response of those around them — the people they told niques of sexual assault prevention education has Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission… and the society that often blames survivors, that belit- been a focus on risk reduction. Albeit, always a good #NotJustApril