COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP Thursday, October 19, 2017 www.csmng.com Vol. 11 No. 42 Did you know? FD, wing leadership practice fire safety Did you know TEDxSchriever is this Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Event Center? Base Briefs Spouses are invited to events marked with THIS WEEK SF halts augmentee gate duty Beginning Monday, augmentees will no longer be serving on gate duty in the mornings. Members are encouraged to vary arrival times as well as utilize the West Gates to minimize traffic. Right Start orientation Courtesy photo rescheduled Col. Jacob Middleton, 50th Space Wing vice commander, Col. Jennifer Grant,50th SW commander, Brad Truver, Schriever Fire Department fire prevention assistant chief and Col. Royal Davis, Judge Advocate office commander, smile after successfully running through the fire department’s home fire simulator. Right Start orientation has been re- scheduled to Oct. 31. The location has GO TO PAGE 12 FOR MORE FIRE SAFETY WEEK also changed to Building 210, Room 310. Those scheduled to attend the Thursday date will automatically be rescheduled for the Oct. 31 briefing. CCIP, IG ensure Team Schriever stays ready The orientation starts at 8 a.m. For ad- ditional information, contact Cheryl Jensen at 567-3920. HPP has limited services The Health Promotion Program office will have limited services now until Oct. 26. For assistance or any questions, call 567-3948 in reference to classes or body fat analysis. Dietician appointments will still be conducted. Contact Tiffany Brunton at 556-5787 or 556-4292 to schedule an appoint- ment. For all other questions, contact 567-1835. More Briefs page 14 Sign up for weekly Schriever announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click “Public Affairs” under featured links. Public Affairs Inside U.S. Air Force graphic by 2nd Lt. Scarlett Rodriguez The purpose of CCIP is to effectively and efficiently provide commanders timely, relevant information to improve unit effectiveness. The theme for the 50th Space Wing’s Weathering seasons of change .........3 CCIP is “Stay ready in the off season.” Why Reservists are relevant ............4 ODR/ITT offers discounts ...............6 By Senior Airman Arielle Vasquez relevant information to improve unit ef- mission planners need to elevate it so it goes 50th Space Wing Public Affairs fectiveness. For Schriever, the 50th Space up through all the proper levels to ensure “Stay ready in the off season” is a not only Wing Inspector General office leads this mission success.” a motto intended for athletes, but something program. The IG inspects groups, squad- The CCIP initiative aims to help Airmen all Schriever members should strive for on rons and other functions within the wing build their knowledge of the program, chal- a daily basis. to maintain mission readiness. lenge Team Schriever to stay inspection This message is the theme for the Wing “This program is important,” said Staff ready and enable its continued effectiveness. Commander’s Inspection Program lead- Sgt. Theodore Barnaby, 50 SW IG evaluation “Stay ready in the off season” relates to the ing up to the Unit Effectiveness Inspection management system manager. “We need to success or failure of any sports team relying scheduled for Dec. 2018. know the status of programs. If a mission is See Inspection page 11 CCIP provides commanders timely and on the edge of failure or is degraded, then 2 October 19, 2017 Schriever Sentinel Schriever Sentinel October 19, 2017 3 A LEADER’S PERSPECTIVE CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP Weathering seasons of change (719) 634-5905 235 South Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-1246 Commentary by ment with where we are headed, or thinking EDITOR & COO Lt. Col. Armon Lansing it is not being done right, I encourage you 4th Space OperationsCOLORADO SPRINGSSquadron MILITARY NEWSPA PERcommander GROUP Amy Sweet [email protected] SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNG dig a little deeper and ask questions of your chain of command. EXECUTIVE EDITOR Fall is a season of change. Leaves become vibrant with color, the air becomes cooler and This may not only help you to understand Ralph Routon .......... [email protected] pumpkin spice flavor seems to be in every- why, but also help your leaders to think deeper STAFF WRITER thing. However, while some welcome change, and consider other things they had not yet Halle Thornton .... [email protected] CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITothersARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITA RY NEWSPwillAPERG GROUP try to resist it. realized. In the end, I encourage you to join CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP CSMNCOLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPERG GROUP The reasons for a person’s resistance seem to the team, bring your expertise and experi- ADVERTISING vary. In my experience, many involve a desire ence, and help make the program or process Advertising Director Jeff Moore [email protected] to remain comfortable in their current situ- even better. ations, while others may fear failure. People It should also not be forgotten, change ex- Account Executives Tammy Fogall ...... [email protected] may fear the amount of work it will take, feel pands well beyond just operations; it impacts Royce Gomez .......... [email protected] there is not time to make the change, or may and is greatly impacted by all parts of a team. Monty Hatch .............. [email protected] not prioritize change high enough on their All too often, I have seen the burdensome Vanessa Nagel [email protected] list to warrant effort. Ultimately, some may bureaucracy of the very processes designed to fundamentally disagree with the change. support operations grind necessary operation- ART DEPARTMENT In recognition of such a season of change, al change to a halt. In contrast, sometimes the Art Director ....................................... Melissa Edwards last month Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space operational community’s lack of understand- Digital Marketing & IT Manager .............Ryan Hannigan Lt. Col. Armon Lansing Wing commander, rolled out a new mission, 4th Space Operations Squadron commander ing of how to navigate that bureaucracy can Graphic Designer.............................. Rowdy Tompkins vision and priorities for the wing. Leadership be equally as detrimental. The community’s COLORADO PUBLISHING HOUSE recognized how we are no longer just force ter in the history of space warfighting — a support in understanding what is needed and Chairman of the Board ..................................John Weiss providers, but how we as a wing must evolve fundamental change. how to work the process can often make or Executive Editor Emeritus .........................Ralph Routon and learn to fight our weapon system through This requires hard work, and to face what break such efforts. Circulation Coordinator .....................................Tim Kranz adversity. makes us uncomfortable — the unknown. No matter where you are serving in this To do that we need to work as a team to Both can naturally drive a desire to resist; wing, we are at a historic point in space and harvest efficiencies from innovation and however, one can overcome this by recogniz- cyber operations. Each of you will decide to Published by Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group, integration to allow us to triumph over our be a part of that history or remain on the a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, ing not only the necessity and importance of under exclusive written contract with Schriever Air Force Base adversary’s best efforts to thwart us, with sys- what we are doing, but the vital role you play sidelines. I can tell you change is coming, and the 50th Space Wing. This civilian enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military tems not designed to do so. Grant has asked in making it happen. and I encourage you to grab a pumpkin spice services. 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