COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP SCCHRIEVERHRIEVER SEENTINELNTINEL Th ursday, May 1, 2008 www.csmng.com Vol. 2 No. 17 Base Briefs Air Force receives last GPS IIR satellite AAPI Heritage Breakfast set By Staff Sgt. Don Branum for May 1 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Lockheed Martin employees prepare GPS IIR(M)-20 for Th e Asian American/Pacifi c Islander The Air Force received the last in a series of GPS IIR shipment to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., April Committee will hold a breakfast to satellites from Lockheed Martin during an April 1 fly-out 1. The satellite, scheduled to launch June 30, is the last kick off AAPI Heritage Month at 7:30 ceremony at the Lockheed Martin facility in Valley Forge, of the IIR-series GPS satellites the Air Force received a.m. May 1 at the Satellite Dish Dining Penn. from Lockheed Martin. Facility. Lt. Col. Doug Schiess, operations offi cer for the 2nd Space Th e breakfast will include guest Operations Squadron, represented the 50th Space Wing at the speaker Col. Cary Chun of Air Force ceremony. Space Command. Th is year’s AAPI “Th e IIR satellites have been great,” Colonel Schiess said. “One theme is “Leadership, Diversity, of the things they’ve done for us is allowed us to reduce our Harmony — Gateway to Success.” operations tempo. We used to have to do two supports per day For more information, contact Capt. on all GPS satellites, but the IIRs have allowed us to go down to Earl Chang of the Space Innovation and one support per day.” Development Center at 567-7895. Th e IIR satellites require less support because they have improved autonomous capabilities. Th e primary autonomous Gym closed today capability is a IIR redundancy management function, which tracks and manages the satellite’s subsystems. Internal tests are Th e Main Fitness Center gymnasium run regularly and components can be autonomously swapped will be closed from 1 p.m. April 29 until if a failure is detected. 5 a.m. May 1. Th e IIR series of satellites has also been more robust. Aft er For more information, contact the nearly 11 years since the fi rst IIR satellite was launched, all the Main Fitness Center at 567-6628. IIR satellites’ remain operational and are still on their primary clocks. Schriever Law Center closed “We have multiple clocks for redundancy on each satellite,” May 2 Colonel Schiess said. “Our older IIA satellites are on their second Th e Schriever AFB Law Center will or third clocks, but we haven’t had to change a clock yet for the be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. IIR satellites.” Th is robustness makes the satellites more likely May 2. Th e offi ce will resume normal to live beyond their projected design lifetimes — which means duty hours at 7:30 a.m. May 5. more utility for taxpayers’ dollars. For more information, contact Kaila When GPS IIR(M)-20 launches this summer, it will be the McDougle of the Judge Advocate Offi ce 19th IIR satellite in orbit. Of those 19 satellites, seven are the at 567-5050. newer IIR(M) models, which provide an additional signal called L2C for civilian use and additional military code, or M-code, signals. Weapons school briefi ng to be “Th e M-code is a modifi cation that the Air Force asked held Lockheed Martin to do aft er they had the GPS IIR contract,” A briefi ng will be held for space and See Satellite page 11 missile offi cers who are interested in Lockheed Martin photo/Stephenn B. Griffi being instructors for the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Space Instructor Course. Th e briefi ng will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 2 at the Bldg. 300 auditorium. Plans unveiled for Schriever homes Th e briefi ng will cover information re- Tierra Vista Communities, the hous- turing pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, will be built on base. garding the six month graduate level ing privatization project at Schriever Air lively community centers, attractive open “We know the many challenges our mili- space course, class content, follow-on Force Base, has unveiled plans for the 242 spaces and active hiking and biking trails. tary families face, and we want to make their assignment opportunities and the ap- new homes being built here in the next two Construction at Schriever will take place living experiences as carefree and positive plication process. years. during the next two years and include new as possible,” said Jim Mullen, Tierra Vista For more information, contact Capt. Homes at Schriever will range in size from homes for Airmen of all ranks, a community Communities Project Director. “We are anx- Jason Schramm of the 50th Operations 1,630 square feet to 4,000 square feet and will center with indoor pool, and a host of other ious for the fi rst homes to come online and Support Squadron at 567-5730. feature a minimum of three bedrooms. Th e amenities. off er our Airmen and their families another new homes will include a spacious master A groundbreaking ceremony at Schriever option for living.” suite and bathroom, energy effi cient appli- will take place May 16 to offi cially begin the As a result of the new construction, more DASH volunteers wanted ances and ample storage space and will be new home construction. Th is will be the fi rst families will be introduced into the commu- Drive A Servicemember Home needs situated within welcoming communities fea- time in Schriever’s 25 year history that homes nity, which in turn, will give rise to more chil- volunteers from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. May dren attending nearby Ellicott Elementary 2 and 3. Courtesy graphic School. A plan was put in place for Tierra One weekend dispatcher and 14 driv- Vista Communities to help address this need ers, 8 males and 6 females, are needed. by providing $2.08 million towards the con- For more information, contact Staff struction of a ten classroom addition. Sgt. Adrian Fernandez of the 1st Space Construction began in January and is Operations Squadron at 567-2747. scheduled for completion before the start For more information, contact of the new school year next fall. Tech Sgt. Leah Wilson at 567-7329, or “Th is is a perfect example of how two enti- Barbara Fitz at 531-5501. ties can work together to address a potential issue and resolve it in an extremely speedy NCOA to host job fair manner,” Mr. Mullen said. “Actus Lend Lease Th e Non-Commissioned Offi cers and the Ellicott School Board worked hand- Association will host a national job in-hand to get these new classrooms built fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 6 at which will ensure adequate space for the new the Doubletree Hotel in Colorado infl ux of students.” Springs. Tierra Vista Communities is a 50-year For more information, contact Tony partnership created between the Department White of the NCOA at 1-800-662-2620, of the Air Force and Actus Lend Lease extension 222. through the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 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