COMMANDER’S CORNER: INTRODUCING SPACE TO THE NEXT GENERATION - PAGE 2 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, June 21, 2018 Vol. 62 No. 25 US Airmen teach aircraft recovery to Chilean Air Force partners By Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (AFNS) — Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) sent a Mobile Training Team to Chile to con- duct training with the Chilean Air Force on Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery, May 13 to June 8, 2018. The CDDAR Mobile Training Team consisted of four seasoned crew chiefs who have experienced being an aircraft crash team chief. The crew chiefs hailed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Hill AFB, Utah and Peterson AFB, Colorado. The team traveled from the U.S. to the 3rd Aviation Group at Los Condores Air Force Base in Iquique, Chile and then to the 5th Air Brigade Maintenance Group at Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile. “I view the MTTs as a key tool in our Security Cooperation apparatus,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hector L. Gonzalez, Embassy Santiago, Chile, Theater Security Cooperation Air Force section chief. Gonzalez explained that the MTTs are requested and funded by the Chilean Air Force. “By us being able to provide assistance in an area that they feel a need to improve, we’re building that partnership, that relationship.” U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Powell, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Mobile Training Team member, ex- plained that the MTT taught the basic principles of how to (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz) preserve the area surrounding an aircraft mishap for an inves- ANTOFAGASTA, Chile — Chilean Airman Cristian Fuenzalida installs an aircraft sling to a Chilean F-16 Fighting Falcon during an aircraft lift tigation and recover a damaged or disabled aircraft. objective for Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery course at Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile, June 7, 2018. The aircraft lift was the final objective for the CDDAR course that mirrors the U.S. Air Force CDDAR course. See Recovery page 1 Falcons at Storytime (U.S. Air Force photoss by Robb Lingley) PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Zeus, an American kestrel falcon is petted by children outside the library at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 4, 2018. This small rescue falcon is PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A child pets Oblio, a United States Air Force Academy peregrine falcon, the United States Air Force Academy mascot. In the wild, American kestrels feed on insects, outside the library at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 4, 2018. Peregrine falcons are among the world’s most mice, lizards and snakes. What the smallest but most numerous of the North American falcons common birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. lack in speed, they make up for in their ability to hover over small prey while flying. INSIDE News 1-14 Improving lives the Briefs 4 norm for Classifieds 18 nurse case Rafting for AF week Crossword 19 manager resilience in photos Page 5 Page 9 Page 10 SPACE OBSERVER 2 Thursday, June 21, 2018 www.peterson.af.mil 21ST SPACE WING COMMANDER’S CORNER Introducing space to the next generation PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Operating see and touch the 10,000 pound GEODSS telescope. 20 in the space domain requires significant technical ex- SPCS Det 3 also provided a telescope demonstration pertise and education. Part of ensuring our dominance allowing the students to see how the telescope moves in the space domain is maintaining a talent pool of Maj. Erin Salinas throughout the night. Students were able to further technical experts. satisfy their curiosity through a question and answer One way of maintaining this talent pool is by motivat- 20 Space Control session. ing the next generation to pursue Science, Technology, Squadron Det 3 Questions ranged from how many objects are in Engineering, and Math degrees and careers. Without space to what kind of camera does GEODSS use. Many upcoming scientist, technicians and engineers, our of the students had no idea such an important mission military’s future superiority will be compromised. was being conducted just up the hill from them on the In support of this effort, the Maui Economic experience, and a tour of AFRL Det 15 and 20 SPCS island of Maui. Development Board, Air Force Research Lab Det 15 Det 3. Together with the MEDB and AFRL Det 15, we were and 20th Space Control Squadron Det 3 hosted the During the 20 SPCS Det 3 tour, the students were able to inform these young ladies of STEM oppor- 3rd Annual “Introduce a Girl to Astronomy Day” on able to get up close to a Ground-based Electro-Optical tunities in astronomy and space operations and its May 10, 2018 at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. Deep Space Surveillance telescope. The 20 SPCS Det importance to the defense of our nation. We hope we The event was designed to expose and educate ap- 3 team provided an overview of our Space Situational inspired a number of them to consider or pursue a proximately 80 Maui middle school students on oppor- Awareness mission. We demonstrated how we support STEM career in the future. If one student was moved tunities in the field of astronomy and space operations. the protection of the space capabilities they use on a or inspired to pursue a career in the astronomy, space The students participated in a variety of activities to daily basis, such as GPS and satellite TV. operations, or any STEM career field, our efforts were include a hands-on laser experiment, a planetarium At the same time, these young ladies were able to a success. Family Owned and Operated for Over 47 years. 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Lee Youth Center at Peterson AFB. “Arbor Day reminds people of the importance of the environment they’re living in, and making the community a nicer place to live,” said Schlosberg. Peterson AFB was awarded the Annual Growth Award under the Tree City USA program by the Colorado State Forest Service, an award it has won every year since 1994. The Tree City USA program began in 1976, and is a nationwide program that provides guidance for communities to manage and expand its public tree populations. (U.S. Air Force photos by 2nd Lt. Justin Beebe) Arbor Day started in 1872, when J. Sterling Morton worked with the Nebraska Board of Agriculture to (Top) PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Col. Todd Moore (left), 21st plant over a million trees in Nebraska on a single day. Space Wing commander, Dan Rodriguez (center) 21st Space Wing Civil Engineer “To preserve beauty on the earth, beauty herself Squadron deputy base civil engineer, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons beseeches us to plant trees, and renew dead landscapes (right), 21 SW command chief, shovel dirt onto a newly planted tree with children with the shadow and light of plant life flitting through from the R.P. Lee Youth Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 15, the pendant limbs, the willowy boughs and the waving 2018. Peterson AFB members planted 101 trees in 2017. foliage of sturdy, yet graceful woods. Our ancestors (Left) PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Col. Todd Moore (left), 21st planted orchards to fruit for us, and homes to give us Space Wing commander, receives the Tree City USA Annual Growth Award from shelter,” Morton said in 1885.