COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP Thursday, July 11, 2013 www.csmng.com Vol. 7 No. 27 Did you know? Schriever members give children hope By Staff Sgt. Robert Cloys both of us; me and [the child I was 50th Space Wing Public Affairs paired with]. But by the end of it, he Tucked away to the west of was just a normal 10-year-old kid Denver is Rocky Mountain Village who was really optimistic about life Easter Seals Camp. Like many other and very determined.” children’s camps, there’s horseback The camp served dual purposes, riding, fishing, zip-lining, hiking, to give children an opportunity to crafts and campfires. But for some do things they never thought they of the children who come to this could do and give their parents camp, those things can be a little some time to themselves. Did you know Col. William Liquori will difficult; especially with neuro- “The main focus of the camp is assume command of the 50th Space muscular diseases. For that reason, to take away the feeling that kids Wing from Col. James Ross during the three Schriever members took an with disabilities are set up to fail,” wing change of command ceremony entire week out of their busy sched- said Howell. “At camp, they’re the 9 a.m. today at the wing headquarters ules to volunteer at the camp during center of attention; the world re- building? one of their Muscular Dystrophy volves around them. It not only weeks June 16-21. helps give their parents a break, but Senior Airman Luke Howell, it’s about the kids feeling invincible Base Briefs 50th Operations Group, along for a week; like they don’t have a with Airmen 1st Class Erica disability.” Hahn Avenue closes Doss and Zach Ray, 50th Space Throughout the week, the three Due to the construction of the fi- Communications Squadron, made Airmen stayed in the camp and nal traffic circle connection to Hahn the journey to Rocky Mountain helped children with basic tasks. Avenue, there will be no access in Village not entirely sure what to Muscle degeneration in some made or out of the west parking lot from expect, but ultimately walked away simple things like going to the re- Hahn Avenue. The projected closure with an experience they would stroom in the middle of the night is scheduled to begin July 29 and the never forget. or simply rolling over in their bed nearly impossible without help. road opens up again in Sept. 6. “When I first got there, I was re- ally nervous. I had never worked During the day, the children and 21 LRS adjusts shuttle with kids before,” said Ray. “As volunteers would swim, paint each a nursing student, I worked with other’s faces and even go hiking. service adults with mobility issues or au- One two-hour trek up a nearby Courtesy photo The 21st Logistics Readiness tism, but never with young kids. mountain even surprised Doss with Parker Lowry, a camp counselor for Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seals Squadron recently adjusted the I was really nervous going in and the amount of determination the Camp, Senior Airman Luke Howell, 50th Operations Group, and Jonah Berger, camp director, help Dylan, a boy with a neuromuscular disease, Schriever shuttle service. Due to hiring didn’t know how to act. The first See Children page 5 restrictions and civilian furloughs, the day I think it was awkward for the walk up the ramp to the camp’s dining facility. 21 LRS must scale back services across the Peterson complex and Schriever until relief to the restrictions and fur- 50 SFS deployer trains friendly forces lough is realized. The shuttle now op- erates within the Restricted Area only and there is no service outside of the RA. Additionally, there is no service from 8-9 a.m. daily to allow for the servicing of the bus at Peterson and again from 10-11 a.m. daily for driver lunch period. Questions concerning this change may be directed to 21 LRS, DSN 834-4307/4308/4863. More Briefs page 10 Sign up for weekly Schriever announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click “Public Affairs” under featured links. Public Affairs Inside Branding Schriever ....................... 2 Watch your speed ............................. 5 MDA hiking group enjoys views ... 9 Courtesy photo Senior Airman Darius Wallace, 50th Security Forces Squadron, right, is shown along with one of his host country trainees. During a recent deployment to Southwest Asia, Wallace helped train host-country military police in security forces tactics and techniques. By Scott Prater installation. He relished his hours at the told me to turn in my armaments and report Schriever Sentinel shooting range and the ease of movement to the installation gymnasium the next day.” Senior Airman Darius Wallace, 50th through the surrounding host country. Once he arrived, Wallace was greeted by Security Forces Squadron, had been en- He’s not sure why he was selected to his squadron’s NCO in charge of training joying his recent deployment to southwest provide training to host-country military and 30 to 40 local military police. Asia when Air Force NCOs informed him police, though. “That first day, I kept asking myself if I he was selected to perform a special duty. “While I was there, I earned the Mission really knew that much,” he said. “But, once As a M240B machine gunner with the Support Group Airman of the Quarter hon- we got into the training, things just came Quick Reaction Force, Wallace’s days were or, so maybe that had something to do with See Friendly page 7 normally spent patrolling his Air Force it,” he said. “All I know is my first sergeant 2 July 11, 2013 Schriever Sentinel Branding Schriever: U.S. Air Force Warfare Center By Staff Sgt. Robert Cloys 50th Space Wing Public Affairs With approximately 20 different mission partners and nu- merous other geographically separated units, Team Schriever hosts a large amount of people who help carry out the mis- sion. As part of the “Branding Schriever” campaign, the Schriever Air Force Base Public Affairs office wants everyone to know about the units that call Schriever home. Many who have been at Schriever long enough have heard of the Space Innovation and Development Center. Though the SIDC is gone, its more than 20-year legacy of bringing space to the fight live on the work continued by Air Force Space Command and Air Combat Command units, such as the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, continu- ing the mission. The USAFWC (SPACE) originally stood up in 1993 as the Space Warfare Center in response to the Air Force Space Blue Ribbon Panel on Space after Operation Desert Storm. U.S. Air Force graphic It was designated the Space Innovation and Development Center in 2006 to meet additional mission needs. needs in combat. prove, what lessons have been learned and apply those to Beginning in early 2012, AFSPC and ACC worked to Distributed Mission Operations Center — Space, also still future missions as well as ongoing missions.” realign the organizations assigned to the appropriate com- located at Schriever, continues modeling and simulation AFSPC retained the center’s Innovation Division (at mand and Air Force units but continue the key missions support to wargames and global exercises. Schriever) to continue situational awareness system devel- the SIDC provided. The 17th Test Squadron, here, carries out critical testing opment and other capabilities. This organization also directs In April, the center and the 595th Space Group inacti- of space weapon systems. the work for the Schriever Space Wargame. vated. The retained organizations transferred to AFSPC, the The 25th Space Rage Squadron, also here, operates the Those missions are carried out in part by the USAFWC USAFWC and its subordinate units, and the 50th Space Wing. Department of Defenses’ only space test and training range at Schriever, with the support of the 50th Space Wing and With roughly 300 military, 200 civilian employees and and continues to support DOD organizations as part of the Missile Defense Agency. more than 100 contractors, the USAFWC makes up a sig- Nellis Test and Training Range. “The critical work that was being done by some of the nificant portion of Team Schriever. The USAFWC (SPACE) is a part of the USAFWC at Nellis. Space Innovation Development Center will continue with The most prominent organizations to transfer, was the “The USAFWC at Nellis is the center [organization] for our new mission partner, the USAF Warfare Center,” said Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities developing tactics in areas that include air, space and cyber Col. James Ross, 50th Space Wing commander. “We are Office. AF TENCAP accomplishes rapid prototyping of for the warfighter,” said Jim Mesco, USAFWC historian. honored to have our ACC brothers and sisters as part of existing capabilities and applies them to the warfighter’s “[The USAFWC here] looks at ways the Air Force can im- Team Schriever.” The Schriever Straight Talk Line, 567-8255, is used 50th Space Wing Public Affairs will activate and to disseminate information about a disturbance, crisis maintain the Straight Talk Line, updating information or incident, exercise or real world, on or off base, which as received by the Crisis Action Team or on-scene might affect day-to-day activities of base personnel. Public Affairs representative. The Schriever The line will provide base personnel with accurate For more information regarding the Straight Talk information about the status of any disturbance or Line, please contact 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Straight Talk Line crisis situation and the actions taken or being taken.
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