“2003 AFSPC Best Large Wing PA Office”

Thursday, June 17, 2004 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Vol. 48 No. 24

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Photo by Larry Hulst Photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares Inside This Issue: Blotter ... 11 At Your Service ... 14 Straight Talk Line 556-9154 SPACE OBSERVER 2 Thursday, June 17, 2004 From the top

Photos by Larry Hulst Base says farewell ABOVE: As President Ronald Reagan is laid to rest in California, members of the High Frontier Honor Guard pay tribute during a dedication ceremony at the base flag pole June 11. LEFT: A member of the High Frontier Honor Guard presents Brig. Gen. Richard E. Webber, the 21st Space Wing commander, with the flag previously flown at half-staff in honor of for- mer President Ronald Reagan while Chief Master Sgt. Vance Clarke, the 21st SW command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Barron, 21st Maintenance Group look on. Action Line Submitting Action Lines was scheduled to be completed Nov. 15, 2003. who helps run the on-base summer baseball camp, The Action Line is your direct link to the 21st Space Unfortunately, there were differing site conditions and use of these batting cages would be a powerful Wing Commander. We suggest you first try to resolve prob- the asphalt layout had to be reconfigured, which learning tool. I spoke with the people at the gym, lems at the lowest level possible with the person or activ- delayed the project nearly four weeks. Once cold but they have no knowledge that the batting cages ity, and then follow the chain of command. weather set in, the contract had to be put on winter were ever purchased. My question is this: How can Though it s not required, we ask that you leave your exclusion until conditions became acceptable for con- I verify that these batting cages were purchased, name and phone number so we can get back to you for clar- tinuing work. The contractor did a good job with the and how can I ascertain the status of these they for ifications, or if your response isn t printed. If you can t get completion of the first set of garages. But when the future availability. Rumor has it that these batting satisfactory results, call 556-7777. Or you can fax your walk-through inspection was accomplished March 30, cages are currently sitting outside somewhere near question to 556-7848. there were some items that needed to be addressed the Outdoor Recreation Center getting rusty. Question on new garage use before ownership could be turned over to the Housing Answer: Thank you for your inquiry. Id love to Question: Why can t we use the new garages Office. These items have recently been resolved. make the batting cages available for our children to that were built about six weeks ago? I feel we are Construction of the remaining garages is expected to use. The batting cages will eventually be installed and receiving unsatisfactory and unclear answers from be completed by Aug. 1. Thank for your patience. If made available for adult and youth activities. howev- the Base Housing Office. The garages are complet- you have further questions, call 1st Lt. Scott Sinclair at er, the 21st Services Squadron has to compete for the ed and there are 16 families without garages or 556-6190. funding to install them. The project has been sited adequate parking that are causing other parking Batting cage inquiry and installation/construction will take place when issues. Thank you. funds become available. 21st SVS will continue to Question: I heard that in approximately 1995, Answer: Thank you for the opportunity to shed carry this project on their end-of-year unfunded prior- the Peterson Complex purchased four batting some light on this subject. You should have received ity list and they remain optimistic for funding this cages (frames, net, balls, pitching machines, etc.). the keys to your garages by May 28. Construction of year. For more information, call Sharon Duell at As a youth baseball coach and one of the people the first two garage units began in October 2003, and 556-8069. A Moment in Time ! June 17, 1993 Lt. Col. Patricia

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June 18, 1965 Strategic Air advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, reli- Editorial Staff Command B-52s are used for the first gion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of Editor the purchaser, user or patron. time in Vietnam when 28 aircraft, flying Staff Sgt. Susan Mrowiec Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the 21st Space Wing Public Affairs Office, 775 Loring from Guam, strike Viet Cong targets Ave., Suite 218, Peterson AFB, Colo., 80914-1294. All photographs are Air Force photographs unless otherwise indi- Assistant Editor cated. Senior Airman near Saigon. The Space Observer is published every Thursday. For advertising inquiries, call Gowdy Printcraft, (719) 634- Shawn Clements ! June 18, 1981 – First flight of the 1593. Employees of Peterson Air Force Base who want to place a free classified advertisement should call 556-5241. Staff Writer F-117A Nighthawk at Edwards AFB, Articles for the Space Observer should be submitted to the 21st SW/PAI, Attn: Space Observer, 775 Loring Airman Mandy Weightman Ave., Ste. 218, Peterson AFB, Colo., 80914-1294 or e-mail [email protected]. Deadline for submission Calif. is 4:30 p.m. the Thursday one week before publication. All articles, copy and announcements submitted will be edited Layout and Design to conform to AFI Series 35 and the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. For details, call the editor at (719) Kara Magana ! June 19, 1970 Minuteman III 556-4351 or DSN 834-4351. missiles become operational. SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 3 www.peterson.af.mil News 544th IOG holds change of command By Tech. Sgt. Rickey L. Johnson systems to bear on the problems of the tac- 544th Information Operations Group tical warfighters, the person in the trenches p r ovided support directly to the Col. George V. Eichelberger assumed warfighter they will never do without again command of the 544th Information established a mechanism for cross-flow- Operations Group from Col. Lance Schultz ing information between two national during a change of command ceremony agencies to avoid duplication of effort. held June 7 here. Colonel Eichelberger comes to the Col. Bruce Bingle, 67th Information 544th and Team Pete from Offutt Air Force Operations Wing commander, presided Base, Neb., where he was the 55th over the ceremony. Operations Group deputy commander. Under Colonel Schultzs watch, the In his remarks, Colonel Eichelberger 544th has become a leader in the reaffirmed the importance of the bond Information Operations business, Colonel between the 544th and AFSPC. Bingle said. The group has achieved ever Today, we can no longer afford to do closer collaboration with the Air Force business the old way, we can no longer Space Command, has a greater involvement afford to limit the sharing of expertise to in space operational planning and has within our own tribe, the Colonel said. become a key player in National Agencies Today we can look beyond traditional discussions of space-related issues. boundaries and realize the term warfight- Before performing the change of er has taken on new meanings. For this command, Colonel Bingle praised the 544th group, that has meant partnering with for helping the wing win the Air Force AFSPC and the warfighting capabilities of Outstanding Unit Award with Valor saying, 14th Air Force. Breaking down old barriers 544th members deployed to Iraq and to find new and improved ways to better Photo by Dennis Plummer support the Space Control Team. Greece and fought from reachback posi- Col. George V. Eichelberger accepts the guidon from Col. Bruce Bingle, tions around the world leveraging National the 67th information Operations Wing commander and the ceremony’s The group will keep a mindset that and Tactical intelligence opportunities to presiding officer, as he accepts command of the 544th Information says I m ready for the fight and have done further the war effort. Operations Group in a ceremony June 7. everything in my power to ensure my skills Colonel Shultz, who is retiring after are honed and I m ready to do what it takes 35 years of honorable and dedicated serv- The group took systems engineered and previ- to get the right information to the right cus- ice, took the podium to say his good-byes and express ously employed to support science and technology tomer in the most timely manner possible. I look for- his thanks. activities, rewrote the books and took them to war ward to the next two years as together we continue to After welcoming the seventh commander in the without additional resources and under extreme time build on the proud traditions of the past, and look to 544ths history, Colonel Schultz praised the group for constraints. And you (the group) performed beyond the bright promise of the future, Col. Eichelberger its accomplishments during his tenure as commander. expectation. You figured out a way to bring national said. Squadron announces change of command By Tech. Sgt. Operations Desert Shield and Robert Burnett Desert Storm. 12th Space Warning Squadron In 1995 he cross-trained into the Space Career field and , since that time has served in a Greenland In a change of com- variety of space operation and mand ceremony held May 27, Lt. staff assignments associated with Col. Thomas A. Doyne relin- early warning and space surveil- quished command of the 12th lance systems. Space Warning Squadron to Lt. While assigned as the direc- Col. Franklin J. Hinson. Lt. Col. tor of operations at the 20th Space Robert D. Gibson, 21st Surveillance Squadron, Eglin Air Operations Group deputy com- Force Base, Fla., Colonel Hinson mander, presided over the cere- was responsible for the day-to- mony. day operations of the unique Colonel Doyne, previous AN/FPS85 phased array radar, Commander of the 12th Space which is the largest contributor to Warning Squadron, is bid a fond the space surveillance network of farewell on his journey to global sensors. Geneva, Switzerland, where he In his most recent assign- will attend the Geneva Center for ment, Colonel Hinson served as Photo by Camilla Smith Security Policy training courses. an air planner and executive offi- 21st CPTS welcomes new leader Colonel Hinson was previ- cer at NATO Headquarters Brig. Gen. Richard E. Webber, the 21st Space Wing commander, presents Lt. Col. ously assigned to the North AIRNORTH at Ramstein AB, Brian D. Schimel, the 21st Comptroller Squadron commander, with the guidon during Atlantic Treaty Organization . a change of command ceremony at the Mission Support Center June 11. AIRNORTH, Ramstein Air Base, As the 12th SWS command- Germany. er, he is responsible for providing He entered the Air Force in the and Canada 1987 upon graduation from The with tactical warning of ballistic Do you have an interesting Citadel Military College of South missile attacks. The secondary Carolina with a commission from mission is to provide radar data the ROTC program. Colonel on man-made objects in space to or important job? Hinson started his Air Force the Space Surveillance Center at Everyone on Peterson Air Force Base has a unique mission. career as a weather officer and Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, We would like to feature your office or shop in the “A Day in the Life” series, served as a detachment com- Colo. in support of U.S. Strategic so people can learn more about how you contribute to Team Pete. mander at King Fahd Air Base, Commands space control mis- To nominate your workplace, call the editor at 556-4351 or e-mail the Saudi Arabia, in support of sion. Space Observer at [email protected]. SPACE OBSERVER 4 Thursday, June 17, 2004 News Briefs PHONE MAINTENANCE TO 1 p.m. June 24 in the Mission Support Wednesdays in the Enlisted Club. The group CAUSE SERVICE Center Atrium. To register for the session, welcomes boys ages 11-17. For more infor- call the FSC at 556-6141. mation, call Scoutmaster Alex Welton at Chapel INTERRUPTION 21st MDG SEEKS 574-8970. Base telephone extensions that start Cub Scout Pack 99 meets at 6:30 p.m. Schedule with DSN prefixes 554 and 556 will experi- CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Tuesdays in the Base Chapel. The group is ence service interruptions for between five The 21st Medical Group needs patients for boys ages 7-10. For more information, to 30 minutes on June 16 and 17 respective- to use an Opinionmeter device to record their call Cubmaster Wendy Jendrick at 637-0397. ly. During the interruption, customers will views regarding medical care, interactions Girl Scout Troop 422 meets at 6 p.m. not be able to receive incoming off-base with medical staff and specific issues regard- Mondays at the Base Chapel. The group is commercial calls. Outbound local and ing the 21st MDG. The Opinionmeters are for girls ages 11-17. For more information, long distance commercial calls, as well as located next to the main doors across from call Laura Pitcher at 392-1102. Protestant Worship all DSN calls, inbound and outbound, will the pharmacy and in the laboratory waiting still work. To reduce mission impact and area. The medical group will use survey SPACE WARFARE Services: down-time, blocks of 500 numbers will be responses to improve target areas and recog- SYMPOSIUM TO HIGHLIGHT 50 Liturgical Service, transferred beginning at 5 a.m. During the nize outstanding service. For more informa- YEARS OF SPACE, MISSILES 6:30 p.m. Sat. short time that extensions are being trans- tion, call Capt. David Schatz at 556-1109. The Lance P. Sijan chapter of the Air Traditional Worship Service, ferred, incoming calls from commercial Force Association sponsors the first Space 8 a.m. Sun. numbers will receive a busy signal. For more BUILDING RENOVATION Warfare Symposium, Commanding the Sunday School information, call the 21 Space Communi- CONTINUES Future, June 28-30 at the Keystone Resort The renovation at the front entrance of 9:35 a.m. Sun. cations Squadron Help Desk at 554-COMM and Conference Center, Keystone, Colo. the Mission Support Center should last until (554-2666). The symposium showcases Air Force Space Contemporary/ Aug. 3. A temporary sidewalk built around Commands continuing transformation from Inspirational Service, TOP THREE COUNCIL MEETS the construction area allows access to the space support to space combat and high- 11 a.m. Sun. The Pikes Peak Top 3 meets at 11:30 front entrance to the building. For more lights 50 years of Air Force space and mis- a.m. July 1 in the Enlisted Club. information, call Ernie Branch at 556-1422. siles. For more information, go to their web- Membership is open to all master sergeant Catholic selects through chief master sergeants who FITNESS CENTER site at www.spacewarfare.org. Weekday Mass, 11:35 a.m. are assigned here. Retirees who are spon- CONSTRUCTION SET HIGHWAY 24 CONSTRUCTION (except Monday) sored by an active-duty top three member are A second level is being buildt over the NEARS END OF ROAD also welcome to join as associate members. dumbbell room at the Fitness Center for stor- Saturdays, 5 p.m. All traffic lanes on Highway 24 from Pikes Peak Top 3 actively supports enlisted age and to reinforce the floor of the Health Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Peterson Boulevard to Constitution Avenue causes and professional development and Wellness Center unit above the free Reconciliation Saturdays, are now open with limited shutdowns for through a variety of activities. For more weight room. Construction should be com- signal, landscaping, striping and shouldering 4 p.m. information, call Senior Master Sgt. Leyda pleted July 19. During that time, the dumb- operations. The project should be completed Pendergrass at 556-9022. bell room will be collocated with the by Friday. Rocky Mountain Asphalt, Inc. **For more information - Spinning Room. FSC HOLDS ADOPTION extends its thanks for base members coop- Call the chapel at INFORMATION FAIR SCOUT GROUPS eration throughout the project. For more 556-4442 for information, call Doug Coffee at 473-3100, The Family Support Center will host MEET ON BASE available chapel programs. Ext. 121. an Adoption Information Fair from 9 a.m. to Boy Scout Troop 199 meets at 7 p.m. SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 5 www.peterson.af.mil News Retirees gather, share experiences Hundreds of people from the retired military community attend Retiree Appreciation Day at the U.S. Air Force Academy June 12. An Information Fair was held in the Arnold Hall Ballroom, where retirees and their families had the opportuni- ty to visit with local, state and national organizations with an inter- est in retiree affairs.

Photo by Charley Starr Positive attitude helps Airman garner award Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thibault charge of dental logistics and supervi- It s considered a privilege to be lenges that I ve had so far, Airman 21st Space Wing Public Affairs sor. Since she arrived here, shes been selected to man the clinic at Schriever. Livingston said. ready to go and involved in everything. Our techs out there have to be extreme- Most Airmen arrive at their first Her positive attitude has impressed ly versatile and interchangeable, duty station fairly blue, while others me the most, Sergeant Johnson said. Sergeant Johnson said. Normally the arrive blue to the bone. It doesn t matter what shes dealing chosen ones are higher in rank, but Former native, Airman with, she always manages to turn it into Sergeant Johnson said Airman 1st Class Jennifer Livingston, has a positive. Shes always willing to help Livingstons keen time management already impressed her peers and supervi- whoever, with whatever. skills and independence allowed them to sors with the blue pumping through her Although Airman Livingston falls reward her skills and experience by veins. Airman Livingston is a dental under the 21st Aeromedical Dental sending her to the clinic. tech who was recently named Air Force Squadron, she spends the majority of Airman Livingston still gets Outstanding Dental Airman of the Year. her duty days at Schriever Air Force choked up and embarrassed by all of the She s an outstanding individual, a Base. attention shes gotten as of late but said true go-getter with lots of initiative, The clinic offers a fast-paced it has fueled her drive to achieve her said Airman Livingstons supervisor, environment with more additional goals. Staff Sgt. Leticia Johnson, 21st duties and hands on work, Airman I love the Air Force. I enjoy Aeromedical Dental Squadron NCO in Livingston said. working with new people and the chal- SPACE OBSERVER 6 Thursday, June 17, 2004 History 1964, 1965 are substantial years in air, space history 1964 manned flight. Aboard this capsule were Maj. April 21, the number of ICBMs equals the Virgil I. Grissom, the first man to go into space a number of bombers on second time, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John W. ground alert for the first time. Afterward, he num- Young. This was the first spaceflight during which ber of missiles surpasses the number of bombers in the orbit was deliberately changed. the nuclear-deterrent force. April 20, Strategic Air Command shipped its July 28, the National Aeronautics and Space last Atlas missile to storage facilities to be used as a Administration launches its Ranger VII spacecraft launch vehicle in various research and development from Cape Kennedy on a flight to the Moon. programs. This completed the first phase-out of Ranger VII completes its mission of taking and the first generation of intercontinental ballistic mis- relaying 4,316 high-quality close-up pictures of the siles, all of which were liquid-fueled. lunar surface before crashing into an area northwest June 3-7, James A. McDivitt and Maj. of the Sea of Clouds July 31. Edward H. White set a U.S. space-endurance record 1965 of 97 hours, 30 seconds. They complete 63 orbits March 18, Alexei Leonov of the Union of the around the Earth. During this orbit, Major White Soviet Socialist Republics becomes the first man to becomes the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space. walk in space, performing the extravehicular activi- June 30, the last of 800 Minuteman I missiles ty from the Voskhod 2. becomes operational at Francis E. Warren AFB March 23, NASA launches the first Gemini when Strategic Air Command accepted the fifth Minuteman wing from Air Force Systems Command. July 8, the NASA transfers its Syncom II and Syncom III satel- lites to the Department of Defense. The Air Force Satellite Control Facility and its remote tracking stations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans become responsible for their orbital control. July 14, NASAs Mariner 4, which had been launched on Nov. 28, 1964, reaches the vicinity of Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to send close photographs of the Red Planet back to Earth. October 31, Strategic Air Command accepts its first 10 Minuteman II missiles, assigning them to the 447th Strategic Missile Squadron at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The Minuteman II is larger and more advanced than the Minuteman I, but can be fired from the same silos. SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 7 www.peterson.af.mil News Bioenvironmental engineering reports water quality By Mike Puleo tive on Dec. 16 and 17. As water travels over the surface of the land and 21st Medical Group In April 2003, we performed annual lead sam- through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring pling at both Child Development Centers and Youth minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material and Base employees can get the facts about the water Center to ensure our water met all state and federal other substances. they drink from recently released Colorado Springs standards. Our samples reported lead well below the The presence of contaminants does not neces- Utilities 2004 Water Quality Report. Environmental Protection Agency action level of 15 sarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. For This report is designed to inform the public parts per billion. more information about the contaminants and poten- about the water quality and services CSU delivers to Local surface water sources are from the north tial health effects, call the EPAs Safe Drinking Water the citys population. and south slope of Pikes Peak, North and South Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or visit www.epa.gov/safe- According to CSU, the drinking water continual- Cheyenne Creeks, Fountain Creek, and the Northfield water. ly meets or surpasses state and federal standards. Watershed. Local ground water sources are three Some people may be more vulnerable to con- CSU, as well as the 21st Medical Groups Woodmen wells pumped from the Arapahoe aquifer taminants in drinking water than the general public. Bioenvironmental Engineer, tests the water con- and four Pinello Wells that are pumped from the These people should seek advice about drinking water sumed. Widefield aquifer. All water is treated at six Colorado from their health care providers. The EPA/Center for We test water at 13 different sampling locations Springs water treatment plants using widely accepted, Disease Control guidelines on appropriate means to including the child development centers, the dining standard technology. lessen the risk of infection by facility and the housing area for microbiological con- Throughout the process of collection, treatment Cryptosporidium and microbiological contami- taminants. and distribution, certified water treatment plant oper- nants are available from the Safe Drinking Water All but one bacteriological water sample report- ators and laboratory staff, monitor the water quality Hotline. ed negative for the presence of bacteria. One sample for its chemical and biological content. Some of these For more information about Peterson Air Force collected from the second floor of Building 122 on analyses are required to meet federal and state stan- Base water quality, call me or Christopher Caswell at Dec. 15, 2003, tested positive for Total Coliform bac- dards, while others are part of ongoing testing to 556-7721. (Water quality information courtesy of teria. Follow-up samples from that location and from assure a continual supply of high quality drinking Colorado Springs Utilities and Bioenvironmental sites located upstream and downstream tested nega- water. Engineering) Personnel corner Change made to E-8 test cycle: Air Force is seeking 32 high-caliber applications to the Air Force Personnel later date. Beginning in December, all master individuals to support the 55th Center/DPAPP1 by July 12. For more If the medal is not updated, sergeants competing for promotion to Presidential Inauguration period from information and applications, call members should fax documentation to senior master sergeant will test on the Jan. 15-24. The TDY is unit-funded in your Commander Support Staff. the Air Force Contact Center so they U.S. Air Force supervisory examina- Washington, D.C., and must be Global War on Terrorism may determine eligibility and make tion between Dec. 6-17. The testing approved by individual unit command- Medal authorized: Eligibility the update in the system. Individuals cycle will no longer be conducted in ers. The unit will pay all TDY expens- requirements have been released, but may contact their Commander January. es. Various Air Force Specialty Codes criteria and procedures to award the Support Staff or the Air Force Contact Volunteers needed for Armed are required for this opportunity. GWOT Service Medal are still being Center at DSN 665-5000 or 1-800- Forces Inaugural Committee: The Interested applicants must submit finalized and will be announced at a 616-3775. SPACE OBSERVER 8 Thursday, June 17, 2004 News Heartlink helps spouses By Airman ness consultant for the Family Mandy Weightman Support Center. We want to Peak Performer 21st Space Wing Public Affairs show them that they are the heart of the Air Force. Name: Senior Airman Not many people know The role of a military Jason Sheppard spouse isn t always an easy one, about the Heart Link program, st but its a very important one. The Mrs. Gutierrez said. Most Organization: 21 Air Force Community Action times, spouses don t become Logistics Readiness Information Board and the acquainted with helping agents, Squadron Integrated Delivery System got such as the FSC, until a crisis Duty Title: Deployment together in 2001 and created the occurs. This is what we are hop- Training Inspector Heart Link workshop. Peterson ing to prevent through this pro- Time in Service: 3 years, gram. picked up the program in May 10 months 2002. Its offered by the Family Petersons Heartlink work- Home Town: Pueblo, Support Center and is available shop is planned to be interactive to inform spouses on services and enjoyable for the partici- Colo. accessible to them and show pants. The day consists of activ- Off-duty interests, hob- them how important they are to ities such as: bies: I enjoy NASCAR, the Air Force mission. You and the Air Force motorcycle and drag rac- Sheppard According to the program s where you fit in ing, and basically all types guidelines, it also familiarizes Mission Briefing of motor sports. I really like to camp. I want to accomplish something good, them on what that mission is, the Tool Kit for Preparedness love to spend time with my family. and become someone. different customs, traditions and Introduction to the Air Why did you join the Air Force? My Favorite part of your job? I like to protocol so they have more Force Family grandfather was in the Air Force and I teach what I do for a living to others, Communicating within the understanding of the military s want to see the country. and I really enjoy performing joint way of life. Air Force What inspires you to do what you inspections. The words on the Spouse The workshop is held quar- What goals have you set? I would like Coin, which is handed out to terly, the next one is scheduled do? I support my family, which is every spouse who attends a pro- for Aug. 18. Childcare options inspiring. My son has inspired me to to make staff sergeant this year and gram, are The Air Force Spouse, are available. Call Jane Gutierrez live life to the fullest and accomplish as prepare for a potential career in the Heart of the Team, said Jane at 834-6141 to register or for much as I can, because life is short. I Air Force. Gutierrez, a community readi- more information. SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 9 www.peterson.af.mil Ops Center Convoy course prepares Airmen for duty in Iraq By James Coburn We are honored to even be considered to pro- ing procedures. All aspects of the training are encased 37th Training Wing Public Affairs vide combat training for them, Sergeant Coolberth in combat convoy operations. said. If there are people out there searching for the LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas Air Gen. Donald G. Cook, AETC commander, and perfect battlefield Airman, it doesn t necessarily have Education and Training Command leaders saw the Maj. Gen. John F. Regni, 2nd Air Force commander, to be a special operator on a horse calling in a B-52 need for the Basic Combat Convoy Course for Airmen went to Iraq and visited with these Air Force truck [Stratofortress] strike, said Sergeant Coolberth, who during a visit to Iraq in March, and 37th Training companies, Sergeant Coolberth said. They identi- just returned from a month-long trip to Iraq along Wing experts here assembled the course in record fied the need to train (transportation) battlefield with two other instructors. (The transportation time. Airmen, and they thought there was no better place to Airmen) are involved in combat every single day, and The first platoon of Airmen began the course do that than where battlefield Airmen are trained, and they were former dispatchers and shuttle bus drivers June 7, training to relieve transportation Airmen cur- thats here at Lackland. on any Air Force base you can name. rently in Iraq, said Master Sgt. Phil Coolberth, opera- Before the course began here, transportation (The Airmen) are extremely disciplined with tions superintendent of the 342nd Training Squadron. Airmen went through basic convoy training at several focused awareness, he said. These are combat-hard- He designed the three-week course and is its top Army posts, then additional training in Kuwait, ened troops who have a rough job. enlisted leader. Sergeant Coolberth said. Airmen A second platoon began its first week of training completing the course here also June 14. The goal is to have multiple three-platoon will receive advanced training in truck companies trained over a 13-week period, offi- Kuwait. cials said. The first week of the The seven-days-a-week training actually lasts course is here, where the Airmen five weeks here. The Airmen get about two weeks of receive intelligence briefings integration and onward-movement training as they go and live-fire training on the M-4 through the course, Sergeant Coolberth said. carbine, Lieutenant Martin said. Forty-one subject-matter experts from here, F.E. They also receive combat simu- Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Altus AFB, Okla.; and lator training and some initial Air Force medical detachments nationwide serve as vehicle training before going to instructors. They are scheduled to work seven days a nearby Camp Bullis for two week, 18 hours a day during the course, said 1st Lt. weeks of weapons tactics and Leo Martin, course commander from the 342nd TRS. maneuver training. The instructors will return to their regular jobs after- Instruction includes multi- ward. ple weapons systems and quali- But it s not about us, Sergeant Coolberth said. fications, specific Army com- He said the true heroes are the current battlefield munications systems, Global Courtesy photo Positioning System navigation Staff Sgt. Scott Grant (foreground) and Tech. Sgt. Richard Conrad Airmen who are supporting Soldiers as they drive observe as students begin firing their M-4 carbines during a Basic trucks and man .50-caliber machine guns and M-249 tools, combat lifesaver skills, Combat Convoy Course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The 342nd automatic weapons mounted on either 5-ton cargo tactical-vehicle qualifications Training Squadron instructors will be working seven days a week, 18 trucks or Humvees to run supply convoys down and heavy emphasis in small hours a day for 13 weeks as several hundred students go through the mean streets, highways and byways of Iraq. unit leadership and troop-lead- course. SPACE OBSERVER 10 Thursday, June 17, 2004 News Deployed Peterson AFB member helps children in Iraq SOUTHWEST ASIA A volunteer for Win The Peace, a humani- support of Operation Enduring Freedom goal. The love and support we show deployed master sergeant from Peterson tarian project to deliver school supplies and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant children now will always be with them, Air Force Base, Colo., is helping bring to Iraqi children. Weissgarber is the 380th AEW Chief of they will always remember what we did stability and peace to Iraq through some The Win The Peace program is Manpower. and see it as a truly positive moment in grassroots generosity. conducted by Air Force members from Members of the wing have made their very turbulent lives, Sergeant Master Sgt. Richard Weissgarber, a the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in three deliveries to schools in Iraq since Weissgarber said. manpower and organization analyst, is a Southwest Asia. They are deployed in 2003, affecting more than 700 children. Sergeant Weissgarber worked with Each child receives a backpack his mother, Joanne Tew, to coordinate a full of supplies such as paper, donation from her employer, in the pens, hygiene products and Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reserva- other useful items. The supplies tion in Mashantucket, Conn. The busi- are bought with donations or ness contributed backpacks, calculators contributions from the wing and and assorted items. organizations from the United This is a generous offer by the States. American force to give these gifts for All children should have students, said Jassem Mohmed Hasson, the opportunity to get a quality an Iraqi education development special- education and have the tools ist about a Win The Peace delivery made necessary to accomplish that to Qurtabah Elementary School and a nearby facility near An Nasiriyah, Iraq. These gifts will help the students in their studies and encourage them to do their best. He said the donations will make the relationship between the Iraqi people and the Americans very strong, and also, that (they) will give students hope to study because the students were suffer- ing during the previous regime of Saddam Hussein. The next Win The Peace delivery of supplies is set for late Photo by Capt. Angela Smith ABOVE: Master Sgt. Richard Weissgarber (right) assembles backpacks that will be May. Five hundred backpacks will given to Iraqi children. Sergeant Weissgarber is deployed to Southwest Asia from be delivered to schools and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. orphanages in An Nasiriyah. LEFT: An Iraqi boy accepts a Win The Peace backpack during a delivery made to a (Courtesy of 380th Air school near An Nasiriyah. The school supplies are sent to children by the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Photo by Tech Sgt. Bob Oldham Affairs) SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 11 www.peterson.af.mil News another person’s car and drive off. He also said the pool without telling the two people that were that the car cruncher got out of her car, assessed already in the lane. One of the members became the damage and left the scene. Security forces irritated and confronted the person and said that stopped the vehicle and detained the person he should’ve have given them the courtesy of responsible. They issued her several citations announcing that he was also going to use the including Improper Backing and Leaving the lane. The two men then exchanged words. The scene of an accident. altercation instigator then threw his swimming YOU CAN’T COME IN – June 7 buoy at the other person and walked away. The following real-life events with real individu- A security forces member asked the securi- BETTER PAY FOR THAT – June 9 als from around Peterson are to inform you of crimes, ty forces control center to run a check on a per- A Shoppette employee called security forces accidents and events occurring on base. These entries son who was requesting entry onto base. The and stated that a person had come in a day ear- are from hundreds recorded in the Peterson Police check revealed that the nincompoop had a war- lier to pay for gas and a drink and the individual’s Blotter: rant out for failure to appear. The CSPD respond- check would not clear. The employee instructed **Editor s note: Although the Space Observer ed and took the criminal into custody. the man to come in the next day and pay for it. staff may make light of blotter entries, the intent is to EAGLE EYES – June 7 When the employee arrived the next evening he call attention to our security and law enforcement con- A military member called security forces and found that the man hadn’t paid yet. Security cerns. However, rest assured, our professional securi- stated that there was a person taking photo- forces got in touch absent-minded individual and ty forces treat each incident seriously. graphs outside the base perimeter. The El Paso told him to go pay the bill. BARRIER BASHER – June 3 County Sheriff’s Department was contacted and PLAY NICE – June 9 Security forces responded to the West gate, conducted a sweep of the area. Security forces responded to a base housing where a truck got into a fight with a barrier and VEHICLE ACCIDENT – June 8 park, where it was reported that a verbal alterca- lost. There was no damage done to the barrier, Security forces responded to the intersection tion had taken place between two children. A con- but the truck came out with a 5-inch gash on it’s of Stewart Avenue and Paine Street, where a cerned mother stated that there was another child rear outer wall. vehicle accident was reported. The CSPD deter- harassing her son and using profanity. Security THAT STUFF ISN’T FREE – June 4 mined that a vehicle traveling west on Stewart forces responded and diffused the situation. Security forces responded to the Base Avenue ran a red light and hit the car traveling ALARMING TRENDS CONTINUE: Exchange, where a store detective caught an south on Paine St. They issued the person a sum- In addition to these entries, there continue to individual trying to leave with full pockets. The mons for failure to stop for a red light. be too many false alarm activations on base. Colorado Springs Police Department issued the ANYONE NEED A SWIMMING BUOY? – June 9 Among those noted this week were four activa- sticky-fingered fiend a summons for shoplifting. Security forces responded to the Aquatics tions due to human error. HIT AND RUN – June 6 Center, where a verbal altercation was reported. ** If you have any information on a crime or any Security forces received a call from a person A witness stated that the altercation started of these blotter entries, report it to security forces at who stated that he just witnessed someone hit because a person entered a swimming lane at 556-4000. WELCOME TO THE AIR FORCE

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By Staff Sgt. Sue Mrowiec Members from 32 units celebrated bowling in the air-conditioned Bowling event manager. 21st Space Wing Public Affairs fitness by participating in events like Center. Mary Gregor, a recreation assistant volleyball, softball, tennis and soccer. It was a well-planned and well- at Outdoor Recreation who helped plan Team Pete sprinted, dove, leapt and Competitors wishing to beat the executed, morale building event, said the events, also said she thought the day swung into action during the bases heat opted to partake in activities like lap Staff Sgt. Bill Wagner, a 21st Space was successful. annual Sports and Field Day June 9. swimming at the Aquatics Center or Wing manpower analyst and Sports Day It went really smooth, she said. We had a great turnout for Sports and Field Day. It was a lot of fun. The day s events extended beyond sports and athletic competition. Volunteers served a free barbecue picnic lunch at Eagle Park, where guests could also visit promotional tents and collect Around the World in Ninety Days game pieces. An award ceremony was also included in the festivities. The Fitness Center recognized Ring of Fame inductee, Staff Sgt. Jacob Hey, 21st Security Forces Squadron. The award acknowledges athletic achievement above and beyond. Athletic achievement, healthy competition and love of sport were themes embodied by Team Pete mem- bers at Sports and Field Day.

Photos by Camilla Smith The 21st Space Communications Squadron team digs in their heels during a tug of war challenge against the 21st Medical Group. The 21st MDG pulled Riders take to the streets during the 10K bike race. David Anderson, from the 10th Dental Squadron, placed first in the their way to victory. competition.

ABOVE: Hundreds participated in morning 5K run and 5K walk events. Gordon Birdsall, from Air Force Space Command Headquarters, and Antonio Eppolito, from the 21st Medical Dental Operations Squadron, were winners in the run.

Large competition category teams from the 21st Medical Group and the 302nd Airlift Wing shoot hoops.

Swimming enthusiasts dive into competition at the Aquatics Center June 9. Events included the 50 Meter, 100 Meter and 200 Meter Freestyle Swim. SPACE OBSERVER 14 Thursday, June 17, 2004 News

This Week Team Pete bowls for the Stars & Strikes By Margie Arnold bowled or each large Today 21st Services Squadron fountain beverage pur- chased at the Bowling ! Family Swim Night, 6 p.m. Bowl often for a Center s Strike Zone at the Aquatics Center. ATWIND chance to win cash Cafe now through Aug. event. and prizes with Bowl 31. Participants will for the Stars & also get a coupon good Friday Strikes, an Air Force for a free medium bever- age and two free games ! Social Hour, 5 to 7 p.m. at Services-wide pro- gram. It may sound of bowling for every the Enlisted Club. similar to Around the card completed. Saturday World In Ninety Days No additional pur- in some respects, but chase is necessary to ! Thunder Alley, 8:30 p.m. at it s a separate ball of enter to win monthly the Bowling Center aTWIND wax. and grand prizes. For complete contest event. All sum- mer long, cus- rules and an entry Sunday tomers at the form, stop in the Bowling Center, or ! Use Automotive Skills Bowling Center will get punch- call 556-4607. Center and get an ATWIND game ed, sort of. Each Bowling piece. customer will Center Makes get a Bowl for Lunches a Monday the Stars & Wrap ! Water aerobics class, 6 p.m. Strikes punch The Bowling at the Aquatics Center. ATWIND card and have a Center offers a chance to earn event. healthy lunch rewards by col- alternative for the Tuesday lecting punches carb conscious. Its on the three dif- called a wrap ! Family Swim Night, 6 p.m. ferent levels of Photo by Camilla Smith Bowlers roll for free games and beverages during Bowl for the Stars & Strikes. healthy foods pre- at the Aquatics Center. ATWIND punch card: red, Players are given punches on a card for every game bowled or for each large pared in a calorie- white and blue. event. fountain beverage purchased at the Strike Zone Café June 1 through Aug. 31. light fashion and For every Completed punch cards are good toward a free soft drink and two free games wrapped in a fla- Wednesday 15 punches, of bowling. vorful tortilla. bowlers and ! Eat the weekly ethnic meal Wraps come in non-bowlers will card becomes an entry for monthly three different varieties: Caesar chick- at the Aragon Dining Facility and receive the corresponding reward for prizes. Blue-level cards can enter for a en, Southwestern beef and tuna and are earn an ATWIND game piece. that level, while supplies last. Rewards chance to win a $500 cash grand prize available at the Bowling Centers main include items such as a bowling pin or the second prize, a Pride of Our ! Take an aerobics class at desk. No waiting at the snack bar. A key chain, bowling ball bank or a T- Nation Viz-A-Ball bowling ball. perfect lunch thats Fit-to-Go. Try one 12:05 or 5:10 p.m. and earn an shirt. Plus, every completed punch Punches are given for every game after your next workout. ATWIND game piece. June 24 ARAGON DINING FACILITY MENU ! Play Group, 10:30 a.m. to Today Friday Saturday Sunday noon at the Youth Center. Lunch: Lunch: Dinner: Brunch: Brunch: Helpful Numbers Orange-Spiced Chops Baked Fish Simmered Corn Beef Baked Fish Stir Fry Beef with Broccoli Liver with Onions Beef & Corn Pie Pineapple Chicken Hungarian Goulash Turkey Nuggets ! Family Advocacy 556-8943 Roast Turkey Yankee Pot Roast Barbecue Chicken Strip Loin Steak Tempura Fried Fish Franconia Potatoes Crispy Potato Wedges Parsley Buttered Potatoes Mushrooms & Onions ! Education Center 556-4064 Rissole Potatoes Pea & Pepper Rice Simmered Potatoes Steamed Rice Baked Potatoes Rice Steamed Corn on the Cob Fried Cabbage Vegetable Stir Fry Rice Pilaf ! Library 556-7462 Broccoli Stewed Tomatoes Carrots Boston Baked Beans Corn on the Cob Peas & Carrots Mustard Greens Black-Eye Peas Cream Corn Green Beans ! Community Center 556-7671 Wax Beans ! Aquatics Center 556-4608 ! Fitness Center 556-4462 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Dinner: ! Officers Club 556-4181 Mr. Z 's Baked Lunch: Dinner: Lunch: Dinner: Lunch: Dinner: ! Enlisted Club 556-4194 Chicken Pot Roast Chili Mac Teriyaki Chicken Country Chicken Lasagna Lemon-Herb Pepper Steak Baked Stuff Fish Beef Cannelloni Veal Parmesan Meat Loaf Chicken Parmesan Chicken ! Youth Center 556-7220 Pasta Primavera Roast Loin of Pork Southern Fried Salmon Cakes Turkey a La King Hot Italian Barbecue Oven Brown Chicken Filipino Rice Steamed Rice Sausage Spareribs Mashed Potatoes ! Family Support 556-6141 Potatoes Cottage Fried Parsley Buttered Mashed Potatoes Green Peppers & Stuffed Pork Chops Rice Steamed Steamed Rice Potatoes Potatoes Harvard Beets Onions Scalloped Potatoes ! Red Cross 556-9201 Mixed Vegetables Cauliflower Combo Mashed Potatoes Fried Cabbage Mustard Greens Jefferson Noodles Steamed Rice ! Outdoor Recreation 556-4487 Fried Okra Succotash Squash Succotash Okra Tomato Potatoes Au Gratin Cauliflower Combo Greenbeans Green Beans with Glazed Carrots Mixed Vegetable Gumbo Stewed Tomatoes Mexican Corn ! Golf Course 556-7810 Mushrooms Peas Broccoli Tempura Vegetables SPACE OBSERVER 16 Thursday, June 17, 2004 Commentary One man thinks outside the box By Chaplain (Capt.) Tim Wilson cheapest company product he could serving their clients all the wonderful kind of thinking faith. The New 302nd Airlift Wing find. It was easy. Cleaning out the pudding they wanted with their meals. Testament sums it up, Faith is the firm inventory of most local stores, he filled Dave even got a tax deduction for his foundation under everything that makes David Phillips is the master at his garage with 12,500 cups of pudding. pudding contribution! life worth living. Its our handle on what thinking outside of the box. He He and his family went to work With the bar codes turned in and we can t see, Hebrews 11:1-2, The dreamed of traveling and exploring eating pudding and collecting bar codes. the flight vouchers in hand, the Phillips Message. Faith lets us live beyond the Europe with his family. When he ran Unfortunately, it wasn t long before family wasted no time in seeing the box of our circumstances, outside of across a promotional offer made by a pudding for breakfast, lunch and supper world. To start, Mr. Phillips took his that which we cannot fully understand, food company, the wheels in his head lost its pizzazz and the end of the year wife, daughters and some family friends to an unseen powerful reality. The jour- started turning. He started thinking out- deadline was fast approaching. This to Cancun, Mexico, for Thanksgiving, ney of faith is rewarding. side the box. You won t believe what he called for some major thinking outside Sweden for Christmas and, , Spain Oh, by the way, you might be won- came up with. the box. Dave filled up the car to the and London for Easter. When all was dering what the cost was for the The advertisement promised 500 ceiling with pudding packs and headed said and done the Phillips family had Phillips international adventures? Years airline miles for every barcode sent to down to the inner city shelter for the earned more that 1.2 million frequent of worldwide enjoyment and discovery the company before the end of the year. homeless. He made the staff an offer flyer miles. were theirs for a grand total investment What to do? Dave went shopping that was hard to refuse. The volunteers Thinking outside the box can bring of just $3,140. Not a bad investment in scouring discount grocery stores for the eagerly saved the lids bar codes while remarkable results. The Bible calls this the pudding market. Safety shares tips on how to mow like a pro It s finally summer. It didn t seem like it would Power mowers can also hurl objects out from the evening after a long period and looked at the ever get here after being buried under all that snow. under the mower at speeds of 200 mph and distances muffler, you ve noticed it had a nice cherry glow to With summer comes the fun of keeping the yard of up to 50 feet. A word to the wise take the extra it. It doesn t take a rocket scientist to figure out that looking nice. With that, of course, comes the fun of time to pick up debris in the path of the mower so as it s not only hot, but very hot. A tenth-of-a-second cutting the grass. not to hurl an object through a window or at an inno- touch would prove to be at least a second-degree Cutting grass with a power mower can be cent child playing off in the distance. This can also burn, if not worse. A child touching a hot muffler extremely dangerous if its not used properly. The damage your mower. could fair much worse. biggest cause of mishaps and injuries is complacen- Gasoline has a habit of catching fire or explod- When actually cutting grass, its always best to cy on the part of the operator. It s easy to leave the ing when exposed to a heat source. When filling a push the mower and not pull it because its very easy engine running when you empty the grass catcher, mower s fuel tank with gas, always do it outside, to slide under the mower when pulling it. When cut- it s also a way to loose a finger or a hand. never overfill the tank (gasoline on a hot engine is ting grass on a hill (and we do have a hill or two here Another common practice is to remove guards bad) and never smoke around gasoline due to the in Colorado) or slope its always best to cut across a from the mower such as the grass chute and the foot large concentrated amounts of vapors given off. If a hill and not up and down the hill. The likelihood guard on the rear of the mower so you don t step on spill does occur, move some distance from the spill that you will slip and get hurt by the mower is it. Well, thats what the guard is for, to keep you before attempting to start the engine. reduced when using the mower in this fashion. from placing your foot under the mower and slicing Another point of interest is the muffler on the (Courtesy of the 21st Space Wing Safety off toes and feet. engine of the mower. If you ve ever been mowing in Office) SPACE OBSERVER Thursday, June 17, 2004 17 www.peterson.af.mil Sports Editor s note: Team Pete units are finding cre- ative and unique ways to stay fit together. Below are a few photographs featuring some of their recent adventures.

Courtesy photo 21st MOF trains together Members of the 21st Maintenance Operations Flight finish up a four-hour, 25-mile bike ride during a recent unit Fit to Fight session. The group stopped at Pic Ice Lake, Colorado Springs, Colo., for a group photo opportunity. 21st SW runs the gauntlet

Courtesy photo Members of the 21st Mike Guthrie helps Detachment 11 teammate Mission Support Capt. Michelle Villavaso navigate the obstacle Group run the fit- course at the U.S. Air Force Academy. ness trail through Eagle Park during the 21st Space Wing’s first Fit to Fight session.

Photo by Joe Fischer