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Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Vol. 53 No. 8
Condor Crest spreads wingspan, preps Airmen for ORI
By Thea Skinner
21st Space Wing Public Affairs
Condor Crest swooped through the 21st Space Wing
at Peterson Air Force Base, as Airmen replicated mock
emergency and situational awareness scenarios Feb. 9
— 12.
Condor Crest exercises increased to every other month
in the summer of 2008 to evaluate internal processes for
efficiency in preparation for the upcoming Operational
Readiness Inspection in March 2009.
“There are a lot of repercussions if you fail an inspection. We expect to conduct flawless missions,” said Staff
Sgt. Stacy Haga, exercise evaluator overseeing about ten
scenarios. “The purpose is to make sure we are keeping
shape on our operations.”
One-hundred and eighty-two scenarios occurred wing
wide including geographically-separated units (GSUs).
Military and civilian personnel, along with contractors,
participated in scenario activities throughout the 21st
SW.
The 21st SW commander-directed exercise evaluates
deployment operations and emergency management response, in accordance with Department of Defense, Air
Force, Air Force Space Command Headquarters, 21st SW
and other guidance.
Unit commanders, unit evaluators and squadrons
collaborate to establish the scenarios, such as a hostage
situation or a chemical attack. Unit commanders create
objectives and unit evaluators analyze them. Internal
scenarios involve processes that use checklists and in
other scenarios notifications are supplied to external
agencies.
The Family Practice section of the 21st Medical Group
Clinic acted out a Code Blue scenario reviving an unresponsive “patient,” a junior cardiopulmonary resuscitation
mannequin. The 21st MDG used a checklist to complete
the mock scenario.
The scenario tested the members of the 21st MDG
with their ability to respond to an unconscious patient
U.S. Air Force photo by Roberta McDonald

Emergency responders from the 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron
bioenvironmental flight responded to numerous scenarios during
Condor Crest Feb. 9 to 12. Here, the responders don respirators and
protective suits, designed to shield them against airborne contaminants. The exercise is designed to test how the Wing responds to
emergent situations, in order to sharpen installation protection and
hone Warrior skills.
U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Howk
 Airman 1st Class Achiel Pype, 21st Explosive Ordnance Disposal
flight, readies the flight’s robot during a response to a Condor Crest
exercise scenario. The exercise, held Feb. 9 to 12, is designed to test
how the Wing responds to emergent situations, in order to sharpen
installation protection and hone Warrior skills. Airman Pype is an EOD
apprentice with the detachment.
See Condor Crest page 13
Without followership, leaders are alone
By Master Sgt. Paul Nedrow
341st Missile Wing Command Post superintendent
Photo by 1st Lt. Lisa Meiman
A final performance
The Jelly Flickers, a Thule band made up of American and Danish employees, rock out at the Top of the
World Club Feb. 13 one more time before two of the band members leave Thule for another duty station.
The band members are (from left to right) Tech. Sgt. John Morrison, 12th Space Warning Squadron, on
guitar and backup vocals; Jakob Petersen, Greenland Contracting, on drums; Staff Sgt. Steve Rider, 821st
Security Forces Squadron, on lead vocals; Airman 1st Class Eric Fowler, 821st SFS, on bass guitar; and
Staff Sgt. Jim Selix, 12th SWS, on lead guitar.
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE,
Mont. — In the dictionary, followership is
defined as the act of following a leader or supervisor. By mere happenstance, all military
members have a part in followership from
their first days in military training. It’s more
likely that most Air Force members will be
followers more often than being a leader.
From my experience in taking orders,
implementing Air Force Instructions and
serving as an immediate supervisor, followership gets the mission done. Every member
in the military picks up qualities of follow-
ership in the operation of our day to day
business — whether it is decision making,
communication skills, commitment and
most importantly, integrity. These are but
a few of the qualities of followership that
apply to creating an environment necessary
to complete the Air Force mission.
The art of followership is not something
that can be done without the proper motivation or efforts from leaders. This can be as
simple as listening and responding to subordinate ideas that help complete tasks in your
work centers. Through these types of interactions, a mutual trust is forged. Leaders need
for their followers to trust that they will do as
they say they will do. People base this decision on the evidence that they perceive.
How does this apply to the everyday work
here or the Air Force? All Air Force personnel have tasks that are required to be accomplished in their squadrons — using
the proper tool, following the tech. orders,
checklists or procedures. Don’t try to shoot
from the hip and complete a task just to get
See Followership page 13
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C ommander’s C orner
21st S pace Wing
21st Space Wing Commander
Col. Jay Raymond
Chief of Public Affairs
Capt. Toni Tones
Improvements, activities create fast pace for Team Pete
Editorial Staff
Chief of Operations
2nd. Lt. Jonathan Simmons
Deputy Chief of Operations
Tech. Sgt Kimberley Harrison
Staff Reporter
Thea Skinner
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By Colonel Jay Raymond
21st Space Wing Commander
It’s been an exciting and busy week for
Peterson. Even though our calendars are quite
full, thankfully we haven’t had to contend
with too much cold or snow. The weather has
been fantastic over the last several days, so
hopefully you have been able to get out and
enjoy it. We have also hosted several great
events and ceremonies over the last week, my
thanks to all of you that were able to participate in them.
We held a ribbon cutting for our Child
Development Center Annex on Friday, which
unveiled some great improvements for our
families. Following six months of construction, the CDC Annex has a fresh new look
including modern bathrooms, bright walls,
soft-cushioned floor tiles and a state-of-the-art
closed circuit television system. The renovation makes for a welcoming environment for
families and the military community, and the
addition of the upgraded CCTV increases the
level of security and safety for all its customers.
This is a fantastic quality of life improvement
for our base.
The $220,000 of improvements increases its
functionality, safety, aesthetics, and enhances
the home-like environment that our military
families and children deserve. Parents can observe their children on monitors in the Center,
which will give them the peace of mind needed
to complete the mission, knowing their children are safe and well cared for.
Additionally, the 21st Space Wing
Communications and Information annual
award winners were recognized at a breakfast
ceremony Monday. A host of our finest communications professionals were recognized for
Col.
Jay Raymond
21st Space
Wing
commander
their outstanding skills. These professionals
have a vital role in providing flawless missile
warning and surveillance, as well as unsurpassed installation support and protection.
Congratulations to you all for your superior
performance. The following Airmen won in
their respective categories:
Communications and Electronics Airman
of the Year — Airman 1st Class Alex Weber,
21st Communications Squadron
Communications and Electronics
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year — Staff
Sgt. Nicholas Smith, 21st Communications
Squadron
Communications and Electronics
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the
Year — Master Sgt. Steven Bridges, 21st
Communications Squadron
Knowledge Operations Management
Airman of the Year — Senior Airman Ashley
Schoullis, 21st Communications Squadron
Knowledge Operations Management
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year — Staff
Sgt. Ian Jerla, 821st Air Base Group
Communications and Computer Systems
Airman of the Year — Senior Airman Robert
Henson, 21st Communications Squadron
Communications and Computer Systems
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year — Tech.
Sgt. Terence Brown, 21st Communications
Squadron
Communications and Computer Systems
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of
the Year –Master Sgt. Erik Allred, 721st
Communications Squadron
Communications Company Grade Officer
of the Year — 1st Lt. Mark Manglicmot 21st
Communications Squadron
33XX FGO of the Year — Maj. Joseph
Church, 21st Communications Squadron
Civilian Manager of the Year — Mr.
William Robertson, 721st Communications
Squadron
Civilian Specialist of the Year — Mr. Russell
Puls, 721st Communications Squadron
IA Program Manager of the Year — Tech.
Sgt. Derrick Wallace, 21st Communications
Squadron
Lt .Gen. Harold W. Grant Award — 721st
Communications Squadron
IA Element of the Year Award — 721st
Communications Squadron
Awesome job to the winner and nominees,
keep up the great work!
We also gathered this week for two important annual observances — the National
Prayer Luncheon and the African American/
Black History Month Luncheon.
On Tuesday we were honored to have with
us Chaplain Maj. Gen. Cecil Richardson,
Air Force Chief of Chaplains, as the keynote
speaker for our National Prayer Luncheon.
Chaplain Richardson’s topic for his address
was “God Shed His Grace on Thee.” His words
gave pause to us all, to recognize the blessings
we enjoy each and every day.
See Commander page 13
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First Knigh
PUBLISHER
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it will be in this that I journey forth. What
greater honor could come to an American,
and a soldier?”
Tech. Sgt.
Phil Miller
Editorial
Editor
Mike Boyd
Duty Title:
What is your favorite thing about
being in the Air Force?
NCOIC,
Space
Surveillance
Branch
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Sports Reporter
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Standardization
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Tech. Sgt. Phil
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Hometown:
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award. This award
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Last good movie:
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What is your favorite quote?
Douglas MacArthur, regarding his
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“I suppose, in a way, this has become
part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life.
Whatever I have done that really matters,
I’ve done wearing it. When the time comes,
I feel what we do in the United States
military makes a difference. It’s easy to
criticize, but it takes fortitude to make a
difference. I’m proud to be a part of the
military that makes that difference.
Why selected:
“Tech. Sgt. Miller brought a ton of much
needed experience when he arrived in the
division. His background in space surveillance, space control and missile warning,
coupled with his experience in training
and evaluation, are a perfect combination
for this job. He fits tightly in our organization and has already been on 4 inspections
throughout the 21st OG realm and stood
up a monthly recurring training program
for our GSUs. His positive attitude and
calm demeanor bolsters those around him.
He attends the University of Maryland
and is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in
Operations Management. Sergeant Miller
played a significant part in the effort for
Standardization and Evaluation’s Space
Information Seminar for school-age
children in the local community; it was a
successful, full day class informing over
70 kids on general space subjects and
AFSPC’s role in the U.S. Space Program.
His attributes embody the Air Force Core
Values and his efforts are an integral part
of 21st Space Wing mission accomplishment.” — Senior Master Sgt. Joel Brown,
21st OG Standardization/Evaluation
superintendent
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What’s covered, what’s not?
TRICARE’s maternity benefits include prenatal care,
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steps that will get you off to a running start:
Step 1: Visit Your Primary Care Manager
If you think you are pregnant, or you are expecting,
your primary care manager (PCM) is your first stop prior
to seeing a specialist such as an obstetrician, as you may
need a prior authorization or referral to ensure that your
care is covered by TRICARE or to avoid higher out-ofpocket costs.
• Treatments, procedures and technologies related to
artificial methods of reproduction including artificial
insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) or the reversal of a prior
surgical sterilization.
*NOTE: These lists are not all-inclusive. To determine if
a specific service is covered, visit www.tricare.mil>benefit
information>medical>covered services.
Step 2: Know Your Benefits
TRICARE covers*:
• An ultrasound or sonogram determined to be medically necessary. A maternal ultrasound is covered
only with diagnosis and management of conditions
that constitute a high-risk pregnancy.
• Services and supplies associated with prenatal care,
labor, delivery and postpartum care
• Anesthesia for pain management during delivery
• Emergency cesarean section
• Subscription to free weekly e-mail parenting newsletter, “eCareConnect” via www.theparentreview.com/
DoD
TRICARE does NOT cover*:
• Personal comfort items such as private rooms and
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• “Routine” ultrasounds, including ultrasounds to determine gender. You may choose to pay for a routine ultrasound separately from your TRICARE benefits.
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participants visit NORAD, USNORTHCOM
NORAD exercise planned Keystone
overlap almost on a daily basis with (the commands’).”
By Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai
“Too often, we focus on what ‘our service’ is,” Cmd. Sgt. Maj.
for Washington, D.C.
Senior enlisted leaders from all U.S. military services, the George Shine of the 4th Marine Division said. “(Keystone)
NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs
The North American Aerospace Defense Command
and its geographical component, the Continental United
States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day
exercise, Falcon Virgo 09-05, Feb. 26 in the National
Capital Region, Washington, D.C.
The exercise comprises a series of training flights
held in coordination with the Federal Aviation
Administration, the National Capital Region Command
Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, the
Continental U.S. NORAD Region, Civil Air Patrol,
U.S. Coast Guard and CONR’s Western Air Defense
Sector.
Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD’s
intercept and identification operations, as well as procedural tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil
Air Patrol aircraft and Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin
helicopters will participate in the exercise. Residents
in the area can expect flights to occur during the late
night and early morning hours beginning Thursday
at midnight and continuing through the scheduled
exercise hours.
In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will
push to the next day.
These exercises are carefully planned and closely
controlled to ensure NORAD’s rapid response capability. NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this
nature throughout the U.S. and Canada since the start
of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s response to
the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
As the Continental United States geographical component of the bi-national command NORAD, CONR
provides airspace surveillance and control, and directs
air sovereignty activities for the CONUS region. CONR
and its assigned Air Force and Army assets throughout the country ensure air safety and security against
potential air threats.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, NORAD fighters have responded
to more than 2,100 possible air threats in the United
States and have flown more than 51,000 sorties with
the support of Airborne Warning and Control System
and air-to-air-refueling aircraft.
U.S. Coast Guard and one member of the Canadian Forces
visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and
U.S. Northern Command on Feb. 10 as part of the Keystone
course.
Keystone is designed for Command Senior Enlisted Leaders
currently serving in, or slated to serve in, a joint or service
headquarters that could be assigned as a Joint Task Force.
KEYSTONE is focused on bringing “those that do” to
Combatant Commands, Joint Task Forces and senior leadership (both officer and enlisted) to explore the relationships and
challenges of operating in a joint environment. Specifically,
the course covers the relationship between the Command
Senior Enlisted Leader of a Joint Force Commander and the
enlisted personnel from all the services operating under the
commander.
According to Command Master Chief Wayne North of the
13th Coast Guard District, the NORAD and USNORTHCOM
visit provides a great opportunity for him to understand how
the Coast Guard interacts with the commands.
“I’ve got a better understanding of NORAD and NORTHCOM
and how they interrelate with each other,” said North. “More
importantly, [I learned], as a Coast Guardsman, how we relate
within NORAD and NORTHCOM and how our missions
gives us a broader picture of what we represent as the military
as a whole.”
The NORAD and USNORTHCOM portions of Keystone
allowed leaders to learn more about the commands, but also
to continue to build on relationships that could be useful later
in a service members’ career, according to Lt. Gen. H Steven
Blum, Deputy Commander of USNORTHCOM, who gave the
course introduction to the group.
Blum explained that the relationships built as these leaders
tour various commands during Keystone allows them to form
a network of leaders, giving them resources to draw upon outside the potentially narrow lanes of an individual command
or region.
“About three years from now, you’ll say, ‘that was invaluable,’” Blum said.
The Keystone course occurs twice a year and is designed to
give senior enlisted leadership from all services a broader picture
of joint and service-level operations throughout the world.
NORAD is the bi-national U.S. and Canadian command
responsible for aerospace warning and control as well as maritime warning for North America.
USNORTHCOM is the combatant command responsible
for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities
when requested and directed.
New post-government employment requirements
By Capt. Brant Whipple
21st Space Wing Legal Office
This article is intended to inform all Government employees
of certain requirements when leaving Government employment
to work for a Department of Defense contractor.
Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 requires certain DOD employees who have
left Federal service on or after Jan. 28, 2008, to request a written
ethics opinion from a DOD-ethics counselor prior to working
for a DOD contractor. The opinion must be requested within
two years after leaving DOD service and will address the limits
on their employment with DOD contractors.
DOD employees who must obtain the opinion include:
1. General Officers, Senior Executive Service, and Executive
Schedule positions who have participated personally and substantially in an acquisition with a value in excess of $10 million, OR
2. Any DOD employee who served, or currently serves, as
a program manager, deputy program manager, procuring
contracting officer, administrative contracting officer, source
selection authority, member of the source selection evaluation
board or chief of a financial or technical evaluation team for a
contract in an amount in excess of $10 million.
To obtain the ethics opinion, contact the 21st Space Wing
Legal Office. Opinions are provided to the individual within
30 days of the request. Failure to request the opinion by the
employee or failure by the contractor to ensure the opinion
was requested can result in a cancellation of a procurement,
rescission of a contract, or initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings.
Additional information on this requirement can be found at
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Section 847, The DOD Office of General Counsel Standards of
Conduct Office and the Federal Register (Jan. 15, 2009).
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TRICARE continues to improve ways to provide information to its 9.2 million beneficiaries. To care for this number
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USAF Manpower Personnel and Services News
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Air
Force added 20 openings for first term Airmen to retrain
into the Airborne Mission Systems (1A3XX) and Airborne
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First-term Airmen interested in retraining into the flight
engineer specialty will also find more than 30 positions available in the retraining advisory. Second term Airmen may find
openings in the in flight refueling, flight engineer, airborne
mission systems, and airborne operations specialties.
“I am delighted that we have these additional opportunities.
As career assistance advisors reach unprecedented numbers
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Kehler: Continuous
combat readiness is
Malmstrom’s mission
By Senior Airman Dillon White
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont.
— Reminding Malmstrom Airmen that combat readiness is their job and perfection is their
standard was the message delivered by the visiting commander of Air Force Space Command,
during an all-call here Feb. 17.
Gen. C. Robert Kehler said he came to congratulate the 341st Missile Wing for passing the recent
limited nuclear surety inspection, but warned
Team Malmstrom to make sure celebrations do
not carry on too long.
“You still have a lot of work to do,” General
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The general went on to emphasize the Air Force’s
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“Deterrence is the foundation of this nation’s
security,” General Kehler said. “Let there be no
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The general said the Air Force made nuclear
surety inspections harder, and they will continue
to become even more difficult in the future.
“If perfection is your standard, and it is in all
activities surrounding our nuclear weapons, you
have to have a test that tells you whether you are
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General Kehler said every 13 to 18 months,
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other two intercontinental ballistic missile wings
at Minot AFB, N.D., and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.),
to prove the command is meeting the standard
of perfection. The Air Force will also begin performing no-notice inspections on a larger scale
in the future.
He stressed that the 341st Missile Wing constrains, defines or prevents adversaries from
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U.S. Air Force photo/John Turner
Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, addresses the
members of the 341st Missile Wing during an all-call Feb. 17 in the 3-Bay Hangar.
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Back on Track, General Says
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Prioritization
and “incredible attention to detail” have restored “nuclear surety” in the Air Force, the general in charge of
the service’s nuclear program said here yesterday.
Nuclear surety is the equipment, people and processes aimed at ensuring the safety, security, reliability
and control of nuclear weapons.
After an erosion of the nuclear process that began
at the end of the Cold War, Maj. Gen. Roger Burg,
commander of the 20th Air Force, said he feels the
service is back on track, even though the required
standards to pass a nuclear surety inspection have
never changed. What is different, he said, is how the
service has applied the standards.
“I will say our application of those standards has
changed dramatically,” Burg said. “And our oversight of
any problems identified in the inspections has changed
dramatically.”
It wasn’t until a B-52 bomber from Minot Air Force
Base f lew nuclear-tipped missiles cross-country to
Barksdale Air Force Base, La., in October 2007 that nuclear surety became a newsworthy topic, Burg said.
“An equally well-publicized event that occurred several years earlier … involved the [intercontinental
ballistic missile] force [and] the fuses that were erroneously sent to Taiwan,” he said. “I think it rightly made
all of us question how could such a thing happen.”
The fuses were shipped to Taiwan from Utah in
August 2006.
These are the types of incidents nuclear surety is
designed to prevent.
A nuclear surety inspection for an ICBM or bomber
unit is a broad, intrusive type of inspection, Burg
said. Hundreds of areas might be inspected and each
area may have hundreds or even thousands of individual pieces of equipment, records, and activities to
be inspected.
After the Cold War, Air Force leaders decided to
shorten the inspection time frame and decrease the
size of its inspection team. Instead of inspecting everything, they began taking representative samples,
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“It wasn’t an intent to say, ‘Let’s not take care of this
business,’” he said. “It was an intent to say, ‘How can
we do this business more efficiently?”
The 2007 and 2008 incidents prompted the Air Force
to resume 100 percent inspections, Burg added. That
includes personnel medical records in addition to
equipment and activity logs.
“One of our key areas is looking at the Personnel
Reliability Program, which is how we maintain confidence in the people who are working around nuclear
weapons,” he said. “In the past, we might inspect 20
percent of the medical and personnel records of people
associated with a certain unit.
“You’ll have thousands of potential points [to inspect], any one of which, if found to be deficient in a
critical way, could lead to the finding of an unsatisfactory for the wing,” Burg added. Deficiencies receive
immediate attention, he said.
The process of maintaining nuclear surety has become the top Air Force priority, Navy Adm. Mike
Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff noted
during his visit this week here. The chairman toured
several sites including the weapons storage area and
a missile maintenance trainer.
The Air Force is reorganizing to better support the
nuclear enterprise, Burg said. But inspections will get
a unit only so far.
“You do not make an organization excellent by inspecting it,” he said. “You make it excellent by supporting it with priority, with resources, with people,
with experience. That’s what the Air Force is doing
with these nuclear units now.”
Burg added that he’s OK with inspections turning up
deficiencies despite the goal of achieving excellence.
“I’m never satisfied that … we’re getting better
because we’re not finding fewer problems,” he said.
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Chief of staff sees UAS role expanding
By Michael Briggs
12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) —
The Air Force chief of staff called the buildup of the
unmanned aircraft system program “profoundly important” Feb. 19 during a visit with instructor and student
aviators here.
In remarks during a question and answer session with
12th Operations Group instructors, students and staff,
Gen. Norton Schwartz said UAS capabilities play an important role in joint operations at a critical juncture in
Air Force history.
“This is one of those inf lection points, one of those
times when the whole path of history shifts,” General
Schwartz said. “That’s what’s happening, and the question is whether the United States Air Force wants to be
on that wave or left behind.”
As Air Force leaders build their roadmap for the future
of UAS operations, the highest-ranking Airman told the
group of about 50 aviators that UAS support of ground
forces has never been more important.
“We’ve got eyes 24/7 on bad guys,” he said of UAS capabilities. “We’re at the point now where (ground forces)
say, ‘I’m not going in that door or turning that corner if
I don’t have my top cover.’
“That is the reality,” he added. “That’s how important
what we’re doing has become, and I think this is going
to continue.”
The ability to field more UAS platforms depends on
having a cadre of qualified operators. The first step
toward that qualification takes place here at the 563rd
Flying Training Squadron in a UAS Fundamentals Course
launched in November.
The four-week course provides student aviators the
tactical foundation of UAS platforms and weapons employment before they head to Creech Air Force Base, Nev., and
eventually train with actual UA systems. Randolph AFB
is the temporary home for the course, which eventually
will be housed at Holloman AFB, N.M.
While technology allows Air Force warfighters to do
things that were not possible before, General Schwartz
said “the truth of the matter is what we’re able to do (with
UAS platforms) is a better approach to making sure the
joint team can succeed and accomplish the missions we’ve
been assigned.”
In reference to the issue of people in favor of manned
U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz observes as Capt. Tom Moore, a Unmanned Aircraft System Fundamentals Course flight commander,
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“There will always be a need for manned aviation, but
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The new generation of aviators who will operate unmanned aircraft may not have the in-cockpit skills of
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they will have the smarts and multi-tasking capabilities
to maximize UAS effectiveness.
“They will know about airspace, they will know about
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between hostile and non-hostile (threats), and they will
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our force mix will be vitally important as we go down the
road. The people who operate unmanned systems will have
a place in our Air Force as far as the eye can see.”
The current Air Force fleet of UAS platforms consists
of the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global
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Wing program helps Airmen get fit to fight
By Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco
380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) —
Officials in the 380th Air Expeditionary
Wing have developed a unique program
called the Body Mass Reduction Program
which is designed to aid Airmen in achieving a healthy lifestyle while improving their
mission capability and contributions to
the wing.
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney
McKinley said in a Letter to Airmen in
February 2008 that a healthy lifestyle is
essential to the Air Force’s war fighting
capability and very well could save an
Airman’s life one day.
The goal 380th AEW’s Body Mass
Reduction Program is to aid Airmen in
reducing their weight and maintaining a
professional appearance, mission readiness,
and improving their overall lifestyle.
The program is mandatory for any
Airman with a Body Mass Index above
30 upon their initial weigh-in at the 380th.
The program guidance outlines mandatory
requirements to aid participating Airmen
in adjusting their lifestyle to reflect healthy
nutrition and exercise habits.
Tech Sgts. Scott Day and Chad
Gibson, from the 380th Expeditionary
Civil Engineering Squadron and 380th
Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron respectively, began their deployments with
Body Mass Indexes greater than 30. Both
men have made a commitment to bringing that number down and changing their
lifestyles to include better nutrition and a
disciplined exercise regimen.
Sergeants Day and Gibson found themselves in a less than ideal physical condition
through a variety of circumstances.
“I was playing volleyball on Sep. 10, 2001
when my knee went ‘pop,’” Sergeant Day
said. “The next day I saw a doctor and
went through several years of off and on
pain before I was diagnosed with a torn
meniscus and had it surgically fixed in
May of 2004.”
During long periods of pain and physical therapy, Sergeant Day was limited in
his activity and gained approximately 30
pounds, he said.
Unlike Sergeant Day, who had a major
injury and convalescence that lead to his
fitness breakdown, Sergeant Gibson attributes it to a number of smaller things
that built up over time.
“It was a combination of things for me,”
he said. “Long work hours, old minor sports
injuries causing my body to break down
a little bit, and a production-focused Air
Force culture where work took a priority
over fitness for a number of years, led to
a long-term weight gain.”
Any member required to participate in
the BMR program receives education at
the nutrition and weight loss class offered
twice a week. Airmen on the program are
required to attend but anyone who would
like to learn more about nutrition and
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco
healthy habits can voluntarily attend.
Tech.
Sgt.
Chad
Gibson,
replacing
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transformer
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generator
battery
charging
system,
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A key component to improving wellness
380th
Air
Expeditionary
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Body
Mass
Reduction
Program
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and to measure progress.
“I try to keep one goal at a time,” said 205 pounds which would give him a BMI of 27.7. Sergeant Gibson is the aerospace ground equipment Shift 2
Sergeant Gibson. “It’s too easy to lose focus supervisor in the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron.
with too many goals.”
Creating an exercise plan and making
eating healthy a habit is a key to success
health specialists say. Both sergeants have maybe a small portion of rice. If I need a keep my calorie intake below 1500 per day
developed exercise and diet routines that snack, it will be a healthy one consisting by eating high-protein, low-fat foods like
they stick to in order to monitor their prog- of fruit, yogurt or some nuts. My goal is to tuna, chicken and steak and drinking a
lot of water.”
ress. Just like every person is different, lose up to 10 pounds per month.”
Sergeant Day will not include weight
Sergeant Gibson also cut out snacks but
every exercise and diet regimen should be
tailored to the individual based on his or training until several months in, as add- occasionally will have yogurt, fruit or tuna,
ing muscle can actually cause an increase he said.
her needs and goals.
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Sergeant Day so far has lost eight pounds, in weight.
Sergeant Gibson, on the other hand, uses by the first sergeant and any questions
he said. He runs three times per week and
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He has an old, “unflattering” driver’s li- from getting too bored with the routine or “shirt.”
allowing his body to adapt to it.
The BMR program is not a punishment,
cense photo that keeps him motivated.
“I perform cardio exercise six days a week but a program meant to reinforce good
“I’ve also changed my diet,” he said. “I
never used to eat breakfast and I would with a random day off to recover,” he said. habits and discipline, and both NCOs see it
have an extremely large dinner. Now, I will “Three times a week I perform low-weight, that way. They said they would be making
have a bowl of cereal with skim milk and high-repetition weight training because the changes without the program, but it almaybe some fruit for breakfast, a sandwich it helps burn additional calories without lows for another method of tracking their
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Team Pete members advance to Cross County world championship
By Thea Skinner
21st Space Wing Public Affairs
From across the country, Air Force men’s
and women’s teams earned top accolades
placing first at the 2009 Armed Forces
Cross Country Championship in Derwood,
Md., Feb. 7.
Three Peterson AFB Airmen: Capt. Jason
Schlarb, Space Logistics Group, Airman
1st Class Angela Martell, 21st Dental
Squadron, and Lt. Col. Mike Wasson, 21st
Operations Group deputy commander,
fared favorably at the national competition, placing themselves in the running
for world championships.
Captain Schlarb is also a participant
in the World Class Athlete Program that
provides Airmen athletes with support
and training to compete in national and
international competitions including the
Olympic Games.
“Captain Schlarb had the performance
of the day. In his amazing last lap, he overcame two Navy runners, overtaking one
at the finish tape and propelling the AF
team to the overall team title. Air Force
men impressively finished third, fourth,
fifth, and sixth, edging out Navy by one
point. This was the first AF men’s win since
2004, breaking the Navy’s three-year consecutive win streak,” said Colonel Wasson,
team leader.
“Our Peterson team performed very
well at the Armed Forces championships.
Airmen Martell was the Armed Forces
Bronze medal winner. She had a critical
contribution to the overall Air Force victory in the women’s race. The first Air
Force women’s win since results have been
recorded — back to 1987,” said Colonel
Wasson.
The competition was Airman Martell’s
first national competition, a goal she harbored for several years. Colonel Wasson
approached Airman Martell at November’s
5-kilometer race in support of the base’s
2008 Combined Federal Campaign.
“I never thought it would come this
quick,” she said of her goal. “I was competing with experienced runners and I
Photos courtesy of Stephen Brown, chief of Air Force Sports
Capt. Jason Schlarb, Space Logistics Group, takes the lead during the Men’s Masters 8-kilometer race during
the 2009 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship in Derwood, Md., Feb. 7.
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Wasson.”
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Operations Group runs
past Medical Group
By Walt Johnson
CSMNG
Sometimes all it takes for a team that
needs a few wins is to get enough bodies to
the Peterson Fitness Center. Sometimes not
having enough bodies will lead to defeat.
That was the case for the 21st Operations
Group, Feb. 5, as they raced past the 21st
Medical Group team, 45-37, in Over 30
league action. The Medical Group came
into the game with two wins in the season
and the Operations team came into the
contest with double that amount — four
wins.
In the first half of the game, the teams
were closer than the two win margin as
the Medical Group rode the hot shooting
of Larry Cantrell to a 20-19 halftime lead.
Cantrell scored nine of his game high 14
points in the first half to offset the balanced scoring of the Operations team.
The Operations team had six players who
scored at least two points in the half led by
Tom Clark who scored five points.
It appeared it would be a close game
throughout judging by the first half, but
lack of bodies caught up with the Medical
Group team, which was playing the game
with five players. The Operations team
knows first-hand what it is like to play a
game with only five players, because that
has been the case a lot for the team. Mission
requirements mean the team cannot always
count on having the nine players placed on
the floor Feb. 5, which proved to be the difference in the game in the second half.
Sensing the Medical Group team would
tire after spending so much energy in the
first half, the Operations team used its
bench strength in the second half to secure
a victory. The Operations team raced out to
a six point lead with just over 13 minutes
left in the game. The Medical Group team
called a time out to regroup, but it did not
help as the Operations team managed to
increase the lead to as many as 10 points
and cruised to an eight point win.
After the game, Operations team coach,
Scott Trinrud, explained how having the
extra players on his bench made a big difference for his team.
It felt better to be in a position to have
substitutes than it does when his team has
to play underhanded, he said.
“We finally had enough people we could
actually play well in the last five minutes
of the game. We were so well rested that
in the last five minutes of the game we
were able to sizzle and get this victory,”
Trinrud said.
Trinrud said when his team is at full
capacity it can cause a number of problems
for teams, because it can do the one thing
that increases a team’s chances to win.
“When we get our people here, we have
the kind of size that allows us to rebound
well, and when we rebound well, we play
well. One thing we know is, we will be a
dangerous team in the playoffs because
of our strength on the boards and teams
should know we will be a team to be reckoned with,” Trinrud said.
U.S. Air Force photos by Larry Hulst
21st Medical Group player Aaron Mosher shoots over the defense of 21st Operations Group player Scott Trinrud
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Calendar / Base Briefs
Friday, Feb 27
2009 Air Force Ball
The 2009 Air Force Ball, hosted by the
Lance P. Sijan Chapter of the AFA, will be
held at the Broadmoor International Center
and Colorado Hall.
To purchase tickets, contact:
AFSPC, 21 SW, 50 SW: Maj. Nick Lynch,
554-4490
NORAD/NORTHCOM: Maj. John Hardee,
554-9916
USAFA: Maj. Lisa Franz, 333-4408
302d AW: Chief Master Sgt. Joseph
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Dads: The Basics (bootcamp for
Dads)
ATTENTION: All expectant & new
Dads
Peterson’s Airmen & Family Readiness
Center is hosting an informational class in
Bldg. 350 from 11:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
The class will be taught by some of
Peterson’s own seasoned dads. Come hear
and learn about being a Dad. It’s not as easy
Condor Crest
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and follow procedures and advanced
Cardiac Life Support protocols, said Capt.
Catherine Ortega, AF Space Command,
21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron.
“Code Blue involves doctors, nurses,
physician’s assistants and medical technicians. Three different cardiac rhythms
were analyzed and treated, saving the patient,” she said.
A host of scenarios occurred at Peterson
AFB including: bag drags, recalls, mishap
reporting, building evacuations, suspicious packages, computer viruses, bomb
threats, deployment tasking and Self Aid
and Buddy Care.
GSUs also participated in scenarios
as such: recalls, Chemical Biological
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RSVPs with Martina, 556-8943, are required NLT Feb. 25, 2009.
Sunday, Mar 15
6th Annual Gospel Extravaganza
This year’s Gospel Extravangaza will be
held at 3:30 p.m. at the Peterson Chapel.
This event is made possible by combined
efforts of the Peterson Chapel Gospel Service
and BHC.
Thursday, Apr 2
The Peterson Ladies Golf
Association
Come out and enjoy a round of golf with
the Peterson Ladies Golf Association.
The group will play every Thursday morning, April through October.
Sign up coffee will be Thursday, April 2,
2009, 9:00 a.m. at the Silver Spruce Golf
Course Club House
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
For more information, call Bette 597-7260,
Betty 591-6516 or Linda 390-5101.
Radiological Nuclear High Yield Explosives,
also known as CBRNE, scenarios, no notice
evaluations and fire drills.
Although the exercise does not involve
real scenarios, the scenarios are potential
harms. To report real-world suspicious
activities or persons contact Eagle Eyes
through the Security Forces Control Center
at 556-4000.
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The tradition of the National Prayer
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that time, prayer groups were inaugurated by
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In 1953, members of the Senate and House
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