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Base Briefs60th Air Force Birthday Bash taking place Sept. 21
The Peterson Consolidated Club will hold the 60th Air Force Birthday Bash Sept. 21.
Social hour starts at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for club members and $23 for non-mem-bers and can be purchased through your unit’s first sergeant.
For more information, contact Master Sgt. Michael Joseph at 556-7522 or at [email protected].
‘Dish’ to change hours Oct. 1 The Satellite Dish Dining Facility’s
hours of operation will change Oct. 1. The dining facility will no longer be
open for midnight meals, and contrac-tors will no longer be able to eat break-fast at the Dish on weekdays.
On weekdays, the dining hall will serve breakfast from 5:30 to 8 a.m., lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. On week-ends, holidays and Air Force Space Command family days, the dining hall will serve breakfast from 6 to 8 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 4 to 6 p.m.
For more information, see the story titled “Satellite Dish to change hours, services” on the Satellite Flyer Online, www.schriever.af.mil.
Legal office to have limited hours, service Sept. 24-27
The Schriever Law Center will be closed Sept. 24 and 27 and will provide limited service from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25-26.
For more information, emergency or short-notice deployment assistance, powers-of-attorney, or to schedule an appointment, contact Master Sgt. Thompson at 567-5050 or at [email protected].
A&FRC offers resume class Schriever’s Airman and Family
Readiness Center is holding a resume class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20.
The class will cover basic formats, using resumes in job searches, cover letters and more.
For more information or to sign up, contact Nancy Seckman at 567-3920 or at [email protected].
Education Fair taking place Sept. 20
The semi-annual Education Fair is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20 outside the Satellite Dish Dining Facility.
Representatives from the following colleges will be available to answer questions about degree programs, costs, and campus locations: Webster, DeVry, Intellitec College, Regis, University of Phoenix, Westwood College, and Troops to Teachers.
For more information, contact Master Sgt. Longacre at 567-5927 or at [email protected].
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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Nearly 7,000 people at Schriever – service-members, government civilians and contrac-tors – answer their nation’s call on a daily basis. Some of those patriots gathered at a commemoration ceremony here Sept. 11 to remember the first casualties of a war on terrorism that the United States continues to fight today.
“The world experienced irreversible change as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist at-tacks on the United States,” 50th Space Wing commander Col. Terry Djuric said at the cer-emony. “We salute America’s servicemembers and coalition partners who continue to serve so magnificently to protect our freedoms and our liberties.”
Colonel Djuric recalled the words of Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, who a week before had spoken at the Pentagon Memorial in Washington, D.C. Secretary England had said that citizens of more than 60 nations had died in the attacks that day.
Three Schriever Airmen presented testimo-nials of a couple of the heroes of that day. Staff Sgt. Alicia Poteet of the 50th Security Forces Squadron offered a glimpse into the life of New York firefighter Ronald Bucca Sr.
“Whether it was rescuing people from burning buildings or giving them basic first aid, Mr. Bucca always put the well-being of others before his own safety,” Sergeant Poteet said.
Mr. Bucca had joined the Army during the Vietnam War, serving in such units as the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles and the 11th Special Forces Group. He retired as a warrant officer after 29 years of service in the Army and Army Reserve. As a firefighter, he served 14 years in vari-ous positions, including the Fire Department
Terrorist Task Force. He was promoted to Fire Marshall in 1992.
“It was in this position that he would fight his last fire and die a hero,” Sergeant Poteet said.
Mr. Bucca was one of the first responders to the first terrorist attack against the World Trade Center Feb. 26, 1993.
“He knew the terrorists would be back to complete the job,” Sergeant Poteet said. Mr. Bucca began studying the World Trade Center blueprints after the attack – that’s one of the reasons why he could climb as high as the 78th floor in WTC 2 after the Sept. 11 attack.
“On that fateful Tuesday morning, Mr. Bucca called his wife, Eve, to make sure she
and their children were okay,” Sergeant Poteet said. “Once done, he hit the stairs running. Using all his training and all his endur-ance, he took the stairs two at a time until he reached the 78th floor.”
Mr. Bucca joined the Ladder 15 firefight-ing crew in fighting fires and providing first aid. Their radio transmissions later provided solace for families who discovered their loved ones were not alone when the towers fell.
“Sadly, for Mr. Bucca’s own family, closure did not come until almost six weeks later,” Sergeant Poteet said. Mr. Bucca’s body was discovered Oct. 23 among the debris of the World Trade Center.
Schriever patriots commemorate Sept. 11
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The Schriever Choir performs “America the Beautiful” during a Patriot Day remembrance ceremony in the Building 300 Auditorium here Sept. 11. The choir members shown here are Capt. Tom Snyder and David Luplow from the 4th Space Operations Squadron and Neal Vickrey and 1st Lt. Lindsey Holmes from the Space Innovation and Development Center.
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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Space systems experts with the 2nd Space Operations Squadron reached a crucial milestone in deploying the $800-million Architecture Evolution Plan ground control system Sept. 14.
The transition from legacy to AEP was conducted seamlessly in real time with-out any data service interruption to users, said 2nd SOPS commander Lt. Col. Kurt Kuntzelman.
“That’s exactly what we were striving for ini-tially,” Colonel Kuntzelman said. “Now AEP will allow us to keep enhancing, modernizing and increasing our dominance in providing the best space-based positioning, navigation and timing services in the world.”
Col. Terry Djuric, the 50th Space Wing com-mander, declared all AEP transition activities complete at 11:23 a.m. after Airmen with the 2nd and 19th Space Operations Squadrons completed GPS navigation data uploads to the 31-satellite GPS constellation.
“What we’ve been doing is incrementally transitioning GPS operations from the legacy floor to the AEP operations floor,” said Maj. John Doucet, 19th SOPS’ modernization sup-port officer. “This was a phased transition where we synced up the databases and the navigation mission.”
AEP is the first step toward a modernized system that will make current and future GPS features available to users on the ground, Major Doucet said. An immediate benefit is the ability to tie the control system into the Air Force Satellite Control Network, comple-menting an existing array of GPS ground
control stations around the world.“We did testing early on to see if we could
connect to our satellites through AFSCN,” said Lt. Col. Janet Grondin, who is the GPS Operational Control Segment program man-ager for the GPS Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. “It’s a huge capability: we can now contact a satellite at any time.”
The software will be easier for space opera-tors to use, offering a graphical user interface
instead of the legacy system’s command-line interface. The system is also more modular and designed for modern hardware.
“Maintenance will be easier,” said Craig Alliett, chief of maintenance for 2nd SOPS. “It runs on a distributed server: if a hard drive dies, we pull it out and swap in a new one.” Existing mainframes become increasingly
Wing completes transition to new GPS control system
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Tech. Sgt. Dana Ammend, a space systems operator with the 19th Space Operations Squadron here, works alongside other Airmen with 2nd and 19th SOPS to upload navigation and timing data to GPS satellites using the Architecture Evolution Plan system Sept. 13. AEP, the first upgrade to GPS’ ground control segment in more than 20 years, was declared operational Sept. 14.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Don Branum
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By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel
Some people like to cook, some like to read. Others like to unicycle.
Though the first two hobbies are most likely more popular than the third, unicycling enthusiasts are out there – and they’re a lot closer than you may think.
Airman 1st Class Alvis Weatherly is one such enthusiast. The 23-year-old 4th SOPS space operator has three unicycles: one for off-roading, one for tricks and one for the street.
Ever since he received his first unicycle as a Christmas gift during his freshman year at Berry College in Georgia, unicycling has become Airman Weatherly’s favorite mode of transportation.
Airman Weatherly said unicycling works his stomach, back, abdominals and leg muscles. He said he rarely falls, and when he does, he usually lands on his feet.
A fast learner, it took him only three days to learn to ride. He soon followed up that knowledge by learning tricks, such as hopping, going up and down stairs and jumping over stationary objects.
Airman Weatherly enjoyed unicy-cling so much he started a unicycling club while at Berry College. He also entered a talent show where he per-formed on a three-step stair device his father made.
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show. The first place winner’s talent was proposing to his girlfriend.
“It’s unique, it’s fun, and it’s exer-cise,” Airman Weatherly said of his hobby.
Though unicycling may not be his main mode of transportation any-more, it’s still his favorite. He cur-rently rides when the mood strikes and whenever his friends want him to show off.
4th SOPS Airman enjoys ‘uni’-que talent
Airman 1st Class Alvis Weatherly hops around on his unicycle. Unicycling is his favorite form of exercise. Airman Weatherly is assigned to the 4th Space Operations Squadron.
“It’s unique, it’s fun, and it’s exercise”
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By Master Sgt. Kate RustAir Force Space Command Public Affairs
The space community will have to think differently and conduct its business dif-ferently to make operationally responsive space, or ORS, a success.
The goal of ORS is to provide joint force commanders space and space-related ca-pabilities on orbit, quickly to meet urgent operational needs.
“The key piece of the puzzle is that in order for ORS to be successful, you have to have a significant amount of common infrastructure across the space com-munity,” said Col. John Hyten, director of Air Force Space Command Plans and Requirements.
While ORS is not strictly an Air Force initiative, AFSPC stands to be heavily in-volved, leading the integration for stan-dards, Colonel Hyten said.
Commonality between space agencies has proven difficult. The space community must clearly define joint process for iden-tifying and developing ORS requirements and capabilities, how they are integrated and deconflicted, and ways to create, follow and use common standards.
“If we don’t have set standards that we can all sign up to,” said Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, AFSPC commander, “then we’ll wind up with unique satellites that require unique buses (subsystems) that require unique interfaces to unique boosters. It will take months and years to provide space effects to the warfighter as opposed to weeks.”
Congress mandated ORS with the passage of the Warner Act of 2007. Representatives from around the entire space community met Aug. 28 to discuss how the new, joint ORS office, at Kirtland AFB, N.M., will work to deliver timely and relevant combat effects to joint force commanders. Space community representatives will meet again
in the next few weeks to preserve momen-tum and ensure they start on the right foot for fiscal year 2008.
The ORS concept is not intended as a re-placement for larger satellite constellations. ORS solutions will supplement them.
“The satellite constellations we operate provide a global service,” Colonel Hyten said, “but they have some weaknesses that AFSPC would like to augment.
“For the most part, we know how to build small satellites (for ORS),” he said. “What we haven’t solved is the common infrastructure and the quick, cheap ac-cess-to-space problem for an operationally responsive launch. I know the ORS office will put a lot of its efforts into trying to solve these issues.”
AFSPC has a tremendous record of suc-cess – 51 consecutive successful operational launches to date. To do that, the space en-terprise has very rigorous policies, stan-dards, checks and balances, and those will not change.
“There is no guarantee of success as we forge ahead with this initiative,” Colonel Hyten said. “This is a very difficult endeavor that pushes the envelope. Eventually, we are going to have ORS capabilities. Is it going to be in the next two, the next five or the next 10 years? I don’t know, but eventually we will have the breakthrough in access to space. That will allow ORS to be a very effective way of doing business.”
General Chilton’s mandate is to do it right from the very beginning, Colonel Hyten said.
“Don’t just do experimentation for the sake of experimentation,” the colonel said. “Build it to deliver operational effectiveness to the joint force commanders.
“Congress has given us an opportunity,” he said, “but to succeed, we need to do busi-ness in a different way.”
Operationally responsive space will require new concepts, processes
By Peggy HodgeSMC Public Affairs
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A 9-foot bronze statue of Gen. Bernard Schriever will be unveiled and dedicated in the Schriever Space Complex Courtyard of the Space and Missile Systems Center here Nov. 15.
General Schriever is father of the U.S. Air Force’s space and missile program and archi-tect of the service’s ballistic missile and mili-tary space program. Falcon Air Force Base, Colo., was renamed in his honor in 1998; he died of natural causes June 20, 2005.
The Air Force Association’s Schriever Chapter 147 spearheaded the drive by spon-soring and commissioning the statue, which local San Pedro artist Eugene Daub crafted,
and donating the statue to the Space and Missile Systems Center.
“We’re happy to be able to present this memorial to SMC,” said Pat Devine, AFA Chapter 147 president. “It will be a very nice addition to the Schriever Space Complex.”
The dedication project includes a reflec-tive wall and associated landscaping paid for by SMC.
The statue will be placed near Building 272 at the opposite end of the courtyard from the Armillary Sphere. AFA donated the sphere in 1979 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Western Development Division’s creation. The division was the forerunner of SMC. General Schriever was its first commander.
SMC makes preparations for Schriever statue dedication
Seen here is the tentative design for the Schriever Space Courtyard of the Space and Missile Systems Center here once a bronze statue of Gen. Bernard Schriever is dedicated Nov. 15. General Schriever is considered the father of the U.S. Air Force’s space and missile program.
Image courtesy of SMC
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By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel
When Stan Williams of the 22nd Space Operations Squadron here was stationed in Germany years ago, he participated in Volksmarching for the beer. There wasn’t any beer at Fox Run Park on Sept. 15, but there was nice weather and plenty of scenery as Schriever personnel and their families and pets took part in Schriever’s second-annual
U.S. Air Force Global Volkssport.“I think this is great, I don’t know why I’ve
waited so long to do it,” Mr. Williams said.“All the years I’ve lived here, I haven’t
done a Volksmarch,” said Mr. Williams’ wife, Cathy.
Developed in Europe, Volksmarching – which means “peoples’ march” in German – is quite popular. In the United States, there are more than 350 Volkssport clubs.
Volksmarching has its own group of devout followers, but Volkssport also includes sports such as skiing, bicycling and swimming.
All Air Force bases may participate in Volksmarching. Twenty-five Schriever walkers partook in this year’s Volksmarch. All partici-pants received a pin for participation in the 5K or 10K walk, and Volksmarching devotees got a stamp in their distance books.
Volksmarcher Thea Wasche, 50th Services
Division director, hiked many, many miles in Volkmarches when she lived in Germany and enjoyed the atmosphere that came with the walks.
“It was the only thing to do on the week-ends,” said Ms. Wasche, who was glad to get back to an activity she once enjoyed.
For more information on Volkmarches, check out the American Volkssport Association Web site, www.ava.org.
Schriever partakes in European ‘Volksmarch’ tradition
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An occasional horse whinny echoes through the Wet Mountains near Westcliffe, Colo. Fifteen horses reside on the 160-acre Eagle Summit Ranch, which faces the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The ranch is otherwise se-rene – and the perfect location for someone to recoup from a physical or mental injury.
Soon, as many as 10 injured servicemem-bers and their families may also call the ranch home, thanks in part to the volunteerism of 30 Airmen from the 50th Space Communications Squadron here.
The ranch held its grand opening Sept. 11. The audience included volunteers from the 50th Space Communications Squadron here, 30 of whom helped make the ranch’s grand opening possible.
“It’s amazing how this has all come to-gether,” said Lt. Col. Donavan Routsis, 50th SCS commander. “This is a proud moment for the volunteers to see their work. It’s great that we can help pay back the folks who have given so much.”
Chief Master Sgt. Steve Alexander, the 50th
50th SCS volunteers key to Eagle Summit Ranch openingEagle Summit Ranch is complete, with the help of 30 Schriever volunteers. The ranch held a grand opening ceremony Sept. 11.
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difficult to maintain as fewer sources offer replacement parts.
Scheduled upgrades to AEP will include GPS II-F command capability in spring 2008, along with better signal integrity and a new security architecture in spring 2009. Future upgrades may also allow users to take ad-vantage of enhanced capabilities, such as the second civil L-band and strengthened M-code navigation signals available on GPS II-R(M) satellites.
“The main thing this transition does is move to a new baseline,” Colonel Grondin said. “Then we can work on improvements that will benefit the warfighter.”
The transition, from a legacy system using 1970s technology and mainframe comput-ers to a distributed computing architecture had to be seamless. For that to happen, the new baseline had to look exactly like the old baseline with regard to the navigation and timing data.
“The control segment is what develops the navigation signal and keeps the timing signal correct,” Colonel Grondin explained. “When we’re replacing that signal with a new one, you can’t get that wrong. That’s the real feat – the measure of success is that warfighters
and civil users can go about their business using GPS with the same great signal we’ve always produced.”
“Ideally, (the transition) won’t have any effect on our end users ... but we’re listening,” Major Doucet said. Support specialists in the GPS Operations Center regularly field calls from civil and military users, helping them troubleshoot issues with GPS signals.
Boeing Corporation won the $800-million AEP contract and began development several years ago. At one point in the fall of 2006, more than 400 employees from both Boeing and Lockheed-Martin were assigned to the project, said Jeff Dimick, the GPS Control Segment program manager for Boeing.
Developing the software was complex – and overdue. The legacy GPS control system ran on mainframes using software written in the 1970s. As systems age, they become more ex-pensive and difficult to maintain, until the cost of maintaining the old system becomes more expensive than developing a new system.
“The legacy system was the only system on which GPS had operated for 22 years,” said 50th Operations Group commander Col. Clinton Crosier. “This is the most significant upgrade to GPS in that 22 years.”
Getting the green light to deploy AEP was no less complex. Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel,
commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB and program executive officer for space, compared the transition to “changing out an engine in a car going 65 mph.” The scope of the project became clear to Colonel Grondin when she went to Washington, D.C., to sell federal agencies on the new system.
“When we went to the civil agencies – the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Agriculture – that really brought home to me how many people use GPS on a daily basis,” she said. Many of those agencies had a say in how, or whether, the transition to AEP would take place.
The key to making AEP a success, Mr. Dimick said, was teamwork among the di-verse entities involved: Boeing Corporation, Lockheed-Martin, Aerospace, Air Force Space Command, 14th Air Force, the 50th SW, 310th Space Group, GPS Wing, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland AFB, N.M., and the 746th Test Squadron at Holloman AFB, N.M.
“This is the best teaming arrangement I’ve ever experienced,” he said. “It’s really what helped us succeed.”
“This thing is bigger than all of us, and the only way to make it happen is to lead those teams under us and get them all moving in the same direction,” Colonel Grondin said. “That takes a lot of trust, and every com-mander involved stepped up and made it hap-pen. Everyone on the team felt respected and
felt like they could talk. At any point along the way, if we hit a problem, we stopped, and we addressed it.”
The sense of dedication and respect fil-tered throughout the Airmen in the AEP operations floor. Two 2nd SOPS schedule engineers, Senior Airmen Chris Johnson and Lauren Langley, worked 35 hours in three days – 27 of them voluntarily, and most of them in one 24-hour stretch.
“No one asked us to come in,” Airman Langley said. “Chris and I talked about it and decided we both needed to be here.”
This sense of ownership is not unique to Airmen at Schriever, but it does make AEP that much more likely to succeed.
“We’re proud of our team and our people, but it’s really the 50th SW and 310th SG that are going to make it work,” Colonel Grondin said. “The team here’s been the best I’ve worked with during my career.”
“The team that guided this operational transition from the legacy GPS ground seg-ment to AEP ... executed the mission in a disciplined and accountable manner to make sure GPS users worldwide were unaffected,” Colonel Djuric said. “Our Airmen continue to perform this mission flawlessly.”
That performance allows more than 1 bil-lion GPS users around the world – civilian pilots, farmers, stockbrokers, warfighters and many others – to trust that they’ll have access to precision navigation and timing whenever and wherever they need it.
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A fleet-footed quarterback and intercep-tions played a part in games Sept. 13.
Halfway through the intramural flag football season, 1st SOPS quarterback Mike Carroll was a double threat, scrambling when he couldn’t find an open receiver. His running gave his team yardage when it needed it and helped in a 12-0 victory over 4th SOPS.
The first score came from the hands of Seon Johnson after teammate Adam Marsh helped his team get close to the goal line.
The 1st SOPS defense came through on 4th SOPS’ next possession. Karl Kuykendall in-tercepted a 1st SOPS pass, ending 4th SOPS’ hope to score in the first half.
In the second half, Vernardo Washington added six more points for 1st SOPS. That was the last time 1st SOPS scored, though it had possession for a large part of the game.
The second game of the day was a test between CPTS and 2nd SOPS, two unde-feated teams. 2nd SOPS scored early and often to keep its record unbeaten with a 19-12 victory.
CPTS got off to a strong start, quickly moving the ball down the field. However, at 4th down near the goal line, 2nd SOPS’ Anthony Cotton intercepted the ball and ran across the field for a score, putting his team up 6-0.
Another interception in the second half
put 2nd SOPS in good field position and led to a Stallone Lockley touchdown and a 12-0 lead.
Down but not out, CPTS got back in the game after a score from Craig Armogida. Cotton answered once more for 2nd SOPS, putting his team up 18-6. Angelo Fernandez caught Jamie Richardi’s pass in the end zone for the point after.
CPTS went on a run once more, resulting in another Armogida touchdown, but it was not enough as the clock ran out.
“We’re trying to come back and dominate like we used to,” Lockley said.
NOPS faced 50th SCS in the final game of the day. With 50th SCS outnumbering NOPS 8-6 on the field and plenty of subs to spare, it posted an 18-0 victory.
Garrett Gardner led 50th SCS’ effort with three interceptions, but it was team-mate Jason Yarbrough who posted the first score, catching a touchdown pass from Jason Golaboski. John Davenport soon followed with a score of his own, putting his team up 12-0.
The undermanned NOPS squad was no match for 50th SCS, but its defense held for most of the remainder of the game. The last score came on a run from 50th SCS’ Coogan Vick ran in a touchdown.
Pete Heying and Don Hartlaub both had interceptions for NOPS in the effort.
Regular season action continues through Oct. 4.
2nd SOPS remains undefeated; 1st SOPS, 50th SCS post shutouts
1st SOPS quarterback Mike Carroll throws to teammate Adam Marsh during a match against 4th SOPS Sept. 13. 1st SOPS prevailed 12-0.
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The UFC uses interdisciplinary forms of fighting including jiu-jitsu, judo, ka-rate, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling in a supervised match. The fight includes a light heavyweight bout with the return-ing Iceman, Chuck Liddell, fighting it out with the Dean of Mean, Keith Jardine; a light heavyweight bout between Shogun, Mauricio Rua, and Forrest Griffin; and a lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Tyson Griffin.
Some of the anticipated spectators include the Peterson boxing team. While their fight style differs wildly from the UFC, the team has posted its share of success.
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nine matches total and included two exhibi-tion bouts of youth boxers ages 10 to 16.
In the first match, Staff Sgt. Laquion Rodriguez of the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron scored a second round technical knockout over Jeff Elliot, 30th AS, after the FE Warren coach threw in the towel.
The second match saw Airman Tony Jimenez, 21st Services Squadron, score a unanimous decision with scores of 92-22, 95-21 and 90-22 over Senior Airman Kevin Johnson of the 90th MSFS.
In the third match, Airman 1st Class Matt Smith of 50th CES fought a tough three rounds even after suffering a dislocated nose in the first round to majority draw with 2nd Lt. Derrick Burks, 90th MSFS.
The fourth match saw Staff Sgt. Travis Hoff, 21st CES, score a unanimous decision over Patrick Luma, 319th MS.
In the only loss of the night for Team Pete, Airman 1st Class Adam Stewart, 90th MDOS, took a split decision win over Airman 1st Class Jason Gillis, 21st SVS.
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Todd Beamer, one of the heroes aboard United Flight 93, was the focus of 1st Lt. Michelle Richards’ presentation. Mr. Beamer was an account manager and lived in Cranbury, N.J. After Flight 93 was hijacked, he and others attempted to contact people on the ground with airplane phones and cell phones.
“Mr. Beamer calmly reported specific de-tails to (GTE supervisor Lisa) Jefferson – how many hijackers, how many knives, how many passengers,” said Lieutenant Richards, who works in the 50th Operations Group’s Commanders Support Staff. “For a moment, Mr. Beamer’s composure cracked.”
Mr. Beamer confided to Ms. Jefferson that he didn’t believe he’d make it through the situation alive. Ms. Jefferson promised to call Mr. Beamer’s wife if he didn’t make it home. Next, Mr. Beamer told her they were going to try and regain control of the plane.
“Are you sure that’s what you want to do, Todd?” Ms. Jefferson asked.
“It’s what we have to do,” he responded, and the two prayed together. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ...”
His next words, spoken matter-of-factly on the line, would later become a battlecry for the American response to al-Qaida: “Are you guys ready? Let’s roll.”
“Beginning at 9:57 a.m., the cockpit voice recorder began to pick up sounds of a death struggle,” Lieutenant Richards recalled. “There’s a crash of galley dishes and trays being hurdled (and) a man’s voice scream-ing. The hijackers can be heard calling on one another to hold the door. One of the passengers cries out, ‘Let’s get them!’
“The end is near,” she continued. “The hi-jackers can be heard talking about finish-ing off the plane, which has begun to dive. The hijackers cry out, ‘God is great!’ In the hilly country of Somerset County, Penn., eyewitnesses see a plane rocking from side
to side like a seesaw as it plunges toward the Earth.
“Mr. Beamer had been afraid. They had all been deathly afraid,” Lieutenant Richards said. “But he, like many other passengers and crewmembers, overcame his fear. They did not wait to die. They went fighting, and by doing so they may have saved countless others and spared a symbol of democracy and freedom from destruction. In daring and dying, the passengers of Flight 93 found victory for all of us.”
Army Lt. Col. Marilyn Wills also felt fear, Staff Sgt. Lance Tressler said during his presentation. She was one of hundreds of servicemembers caught up in the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon. Unlike 184 of her co-workers, Colonel Wills survived the day, but she did not escape unscathed, and she did not escape alone.
Colonel Willis had found herself near a door that opened into the Pentagon’s E-Ring, but she had no memory of getting there, according to a special report in the Hampton Roads, Va., “Virginian-Pilot.” She had been in a meeting when American Airlines Flight 77 rammed the Pentagon, pitching everyone into the meeting into a terrorist-made hell of flames and thick, black smoke.
“The room, chilly just seconds before, was scorching, and the darkness was absolute,” Sergeant Tressler said, citing the article. “(Colonel) Wills grabbed for the doorknob, found it, gave it a turn and pulled, but the door stayed put. ... She felt a panic rise until it buzzed in her ears.”
Colonel Wills forced herself to calm down and take a deep breath. She’d begun crawling toward a door to the meeting room when another attendee at the meeting grabbed her belt.
“Hold onto me,” Colonel Wills said to Lois Stevens, whom the colonel could not see even from inches away. They and other survivors crawled through a labyrinth of cubicles and hallways as they searched for an exit.
“With each minute that passed, the smoke thickened,” Sergeant Tressler said, “until every breath (Colonel) Willis took felt as if it were shredding her throat. She soaked her sweater under a sprinkler, pressed the wet wool (against) her mouth” and inhaled through the fabric. “It was the first clean lungful she’d inhaled since the lights went out.”
Colonel Wills handed the sweater to Ms. Stevens, who was exhausted and also suf-fering from smoke inhalation. “You have to keep going,” the colonel said. “Get on my back if you can’t go any farther.”
Colonel Wills helped open an escape route for other survivors and waited – despite the heat and smoke that filled the entire room – until she and co-worker Army Col. Phil McNair got no more responses to their shouts into the room. “Now,” Colonel McNair said, “it’s time for you to go.”
She safely jumped from the second floor
but succumbed to the smoke and soot in her lungs minutes later. She has since made a full recovery.
“This is more than a heroic story but a testimony to the team spirit of our military, civilians and the United States,” Sergeant Tressler said. “May we all have the courage of this great woman – a hero of our time.”
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Norman Ellis con-cluded the ceremony.
“Today we remember the tens of thousands of heroes who have rushed toward the sound of greatest need,” Chaplain Ellis said. “We realize that the extraordinary people – three spoken of today, and thousands of others thought of – are ordinary people who sit at this moment to your right and to your left. They are ordinary people called upon by extraordinary circumstances to perform extraordinary acts of heroism. We call them heroes; and today, Sept. 11, 2007, we call them patriots.”
Patriots: Remembered
From left: Staff Sgt. Alicia Poteet of the 50th Security Forces Squadron, Staff Sgt. Lance Tressler of the 50th Space Wing Chaplain Support Team and 1st Lt. Michelle Richards of the 50th Operations Group each presented testimonials of ordinary people who answered their nation’s call after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 during a Patriot Day remembrance ceremony here. More than 150 people attended the ceremony, held on the sixth anniversary of the attacks.
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SCS superintendent, said he thinks the volunteers were not only doing good for the ranch.
“They were also encouraging Airmen to foster an appre-ciation for community service within their subordinates,” Chief Alexander said.
“It’s great to be able to do a good thing,” Colonel Routsis said. “Volunteerism is contagious.”
Among the speakers was former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who said he was impressed with the ranch believes its location is ideal for its mission.
“It’s an extraordinary environment,” he said. “This is a setting which promotes the capability of the individual to prepare for additional service.”
Mr. Ashcroft also expressed his gratitude to those who have
sacrificed to protect Americans’ freedoms and way of life.
“Their spirit of giving is very inspiring,” he said. “These in-dividuals suffered greatly. My gratitude is inexpressible.”
Mr. Roever sought a new life path after an injury he suffered in Vietnam. He said
he wants to provide the same opportunity to the servicemem-
bers staying at the ranch, along with the chance to mentally and physi-
cally regroup in a peaceful setting.In addition to being able to house 10 veterans and their
families, Eagle Summit Ranch offers veterans a chance to earn 12 transferable credit hours through the ranch’s affili-ation with Southwestern University.
The dedication ceremony doesn’t mean the end for vol-unteering at the ranch, as the Schriever volunteers hope to
keep coming out and doing work such as landscaping.Mr. Roever said he also has a lot of gratitude, both for
the injured and for those who helped turn Eagle Summit Ranch into a reality.
“We could not have opened in time without Schriever’s help,” Mr. Roever said. “Even the officers were weeding out here. I was blown away. I look forward to a continued relation-ship with Schriever – they have a place out here anytime.”
Ranch: Veterans
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I am an American Airman.“This is the single most important statement in the Airman’s
Creed because it shows that I am part of something greater than myself. I am an American by birth and an Airman by choice. I have chosen a life of service to the worlds greatest Air Force and country.”
— Staff Sgt. Ammon Hickman, 50th Space Wing Chaplain Service Team
I am a warrior.“When I think of a warrior, I think of someone who is mentally
and physically strong -- someone prepared to fight for what they be-lieve in. When I wear the uniform in public, or whenever a civilian notices my military affiliation, at least one person will thank me for my service. This always reminds me that if I have not done some-thing every day to earn their respect and admiration, then I haven’t done my job.”
— Staff Sgt. Quentin Manson, 50th Operations Support Squadron
What does
The Airman’s Creedmean to you?
I have answered my nation’s call.“We are fortunate to live in a country where military service is
100- percent voluntary. We are not forced or coerced. I continue to serve as a reservist. As country artist Toby Keith sings, by making this choice, this voluntary commitment to my nation, ‘I can’t call in sick on Mondays when the weekend’s been too strong’.
— Capt. Michelle Nunez, 19th Space Operation Squadron/Lockheed Martin
My mission is to fly, fight and win.“Zipping up my flight suit each morning causes me to look
forward to the day ahead. I can’t wait to get to work and fly -- satellites of course. As an operator in the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, our mission ultimately saves lives and delivers bombs on target. I’m proud to work with GPS and help this country win the war on terrorism. Cockpit or computer console, we’re all in this fight together.”
— 2nd Lt. Liz Cleveland, 2nd Space Operations Squadron
I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor and a legacy of valor.
“For me, our Creed is also personal as I am a third generation NCO. My proud heritage transcends three generations of military service. My honor comes from the tradition of being an NCO like my father and grandfather. But for valor, I can only hope to uphold my family legacy.”
— Staff Sgt. Matthew Royal, 19th Space Opeartions Squad-ron, GPS Launch, Anomaly Resolution and Disposal Opera-tions, Space Systems Operations
(I am a) Guardian of freedom and justice, my nation’s sword and shield, its sentry and avenger.
“It is our sworn duty to guard, watch over and protect this great country and those within this country who remain free. Doing so requires a great deal of defense. We stand watch, protecting our bor-ders by air, land and sea, always standing ready for what may come our way. Should anything break through, we must seek vengeance that is fair and just. We stay always prepared, ever watchful, never compromising.”
— Senior Airman Charity Estrada, 3rd Space Operations Squadron
I defend my country with my life.“This line in the Airman’s Creed is one of the most meaningful
and powerful in my mind. It exemplifies the very meaning of what we do as Airmen and especially as a security forces member, that we as Airmen will lay down our lives to defend and preserve our ethics, morals and way of life for our country. To lay down your life for your country -- there is no higher calling.”
— Airman 1st Class Chase Crow, 50th Security Forces Squadron
(I am a) Wingman, leader, warrior.“Words to live by – these are attributes that should be ingrained in
every Airman in the Air Force. To be a wingman is to lend a hand to other Airmen when needed. To be a leader is to set a standard for all other Airmen to follow. Finally, to be a warrior is to train how we fight and support deployed troops.”
— Senior Airman Natalie Pharr, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron
I will never leave an Airman behind…“When we go to war, we go with our friends, our military family.
We fight next to them in the trenches and we come home together whether we walk off the plane together or one is carried on the other’s shoulders, draped with the red, white and blue.”
— Airman 1st Class Jennifer Westhoff, 50th Space Communi-cations Squadron
I will never falter, and I will not fail.“I will never falter because I remember that the lives of men and
women depend on our steadfast success. I will not fail because those who came before me did not fail. They knew, as I know, that failure is not an option.”
— Staff Sgt. Benjamin Millspaugh, 26th Space Aggressor Squadron
I am an American Airman.
I am a warrior.
I have answered my nation’s call.
I am an American Airman.
My mission is to fly, fight, and win.
I am faithful to a proud heritage, a
tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor.
I am an American Airman,
Guardian of freedom and justice,
my nation’s sword and shield,
it’s sentry and avenger.
I defend my country with my life.
I am an American Airman:
Wingman, leader, warrior.
I will never leave an Airman behind,
I will never falter,
And I will not fail.
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