COMMANDER’S CORNER: TAKING CARE OF AIRMEN - PAGE 3 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, February 2, 2012 Vol. 56 No. 5 Altitude adjustment reinstated for fitness assessment By Lea Johnson 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Acclimating to the altitude in Colorado Springs can take several months, but even after the acclimation period fitness assessment scores can still suffer. Effective Jan. 1, Airmen taking a fitness assessment will have an altitude adjustment added to their run or walk time. “It applies to any of the bases that are over 5,000 feet,” said Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Brembah, Air Force Space Command’s command functional for food, fitness and lodging. The Air Force Academy’s Human Performance Laboratory initiated a study of the cardio-respiratory performance at sea level versus 7,200 feet, the altitude at the Academy. “Due to atmospheric pressure, there is a significant difference in oxygen content at sea level (26.5 percent) than there is at 7,200 feet (20.9 percent),” said A.L. Wile, director of the Human Performance Laboratory. “The (Colorado Altitude Tent) gives us the capability to simu- late 26.5 percent oxygen content at sea level and test our subjects in both environments.” The test was conducted with 55 non-smoking male and female participants who had lived in Colorado Springs for at least six weeks. The participants each ran 1.5 miles in the CAT, which can simulate both sea level and high- (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman) See Altitude page 11 The Air Force has reinstated an altitude adjustment for Airmen testing in high-altitude locations. By Lea Johnson RAIDRS space control facility 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The next step in establishing full Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection under construction at Pete and Reporting System capabilities is underway at Peterson Air Force Base. The 16th Space Control Squadron and 380th Space Control Squadron, a Reserve Associate Unit, formally broke ground near the east gate Jan. 17 for the new RAIDRS space control facility. “This has been an incredible feat, especially when you consider the very challenging fiscal and manpower age in which we live,” said Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander. The $14.3 million facility will be 47,427 square feet once completed and house personnel from the 16th and 380th SPCS. “With the birth of the new building we finally have the opportunity for the entire set of units to live together, to work together in one building,” Crawford said. The RAIDRS prototype, the Satellite Interference Response System, was initially deployed to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in July 2005 for a 120- day proof of concept. Out of this initial success, SIRS was redesignated as RAIDRS Deployable Ground Segment Zero and has been continually deployed to the AOR as Operation Silent Sentry. Airmen from the 16th and 380th SPCS have provided the preponderance of the required manpower for this deployed mission since January 2007. The new facility will be the central operating location for the RAIDRS system. The facility at Peterson, along with various suites of transportable antennas deployed around (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Bussard) the world, will be able to detect, characterize, geolocate The 16th Space Control Squadron and 380th Space Control Squadron, a Reserve Associate Unit, broke ground near the east gate Jan. 17 for a and report sources of radio frequency interference on new RAIDRS space control facility. Turning the first ceremonial shovel of earth is (left to right) Lt. Col. Roger Sherman, 16th SPCS commander; U.S. military and commercial satellites in direct support Col. Jennifer Moore, 21st Operations Group commander; Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander; Col. Jeff Mineo, 310th SW com- See RAIDRS page 11 mander; Lt. Col. Traci Keuker-Murphy, 310th OG commander; and Lt. Col. Robert Claude, 380th SPCS commander. INSIDE News 1-11 Commentary 5 Briefs 12 Purple BTZ SecAF Heart Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 Space ObServer 2 Thursday, February 2, 2012 www.peterson.af.mil 1201_KSMLP Game Day ® Savings! Pork Large Spareribs Moist & Tender Avocados $ 99 10 $ With for With Card1 lb Card10 Kroger or Wonderful Pistachios Private Selection 8 oz $ 99 Shrimp Ring With Frozen,,, Select Varieties, 9-40 oz 3 Card Wonderful 20% Vegetable Pistachios $ 99 With Trays $ 99 Card With OFF With 16 oz 40 oz 4 Card ShelfSh lfT TagT Refl ects Savings 7 Card Baked Fresh In Store! 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Holly Hess Editorial Staff Taking care of Airmen; Don’t miss an opportunity Chief of Internal Information Mr. Steve Brady THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — On NCO to identify an opportunity, develop Staff Writer Dec. 19, I was approached by a senior NCO Col. William a plan and drive it to completion. The key Lea Johnson who informed me that we may have a unique Uhlmeyer to making this happen was when a leader, opportunity to make a very positive impact understanding he is charged with looking Published by Colorado Springs Military Newspapers on two of our Airmen. out for the welfare of all Airmen, recognized Group, 31 E. Platte Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, They were both scheduled to PCS from 821st Air an opportunity and acted. This case is noth- 80903, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with the Thule Air Base on the weekly rotator flight Base Group ing new for this NCO as he is constantly 21st Space Wing. This commercial enterprise Air Force Dec. 30. The senior NCO excitedly described commander on watch for ways to positively impact newspaper is an authorized publication for members of how we could marshal the forces of the our Airmen. And that’s today’s message; the U.S. military services. Contents of the Space Observer are not necessarily the group, out-process both Airmen in hours Don’t miss an opportunity to take care of official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, instead of days and get them a seat on the our Airmen. the Department of Defense or the Department of the Air Force. Dec. 23 rotator flight so they could spend As anyone will quickly say, “Taking care The appearance of advertising in this publication, Christmas with their families. 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