Schriever Sentinel May 23, 2019

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Colorado S prings M ilitary Newspaper Group

Thursday, May 23, 2019

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Vol. 13 No. 20

Biannual Wingman Day encourages sport, fun

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GREEN BELT CLASS HHHHHHHHHH Schriever Air Force Base will host a Continuous Process Improvement Green Belt class June 3-7 in Building 210 Room 310A from 8 a.m. — 4 p.m. The medical simulation exercise will only allow 17 people to participate. Go to the 50th Space Wing Share-point Manpower site to sign up under the Green Belt class sign-up tab. Contact Brandon Schirm at 719-567-2274 or Shana Allen at 719-567-2780 with questions.

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THIS WEEK Health Promotion Activities

The Health Promotion office is scheduled to host several special activities during the next few weeks. To register, call 719-567-4292. Today: Exercise Physiology by appointment May 28 at 3:30 p.m.: Weight management class in FTAC classroom. Bodpod walk-in hours are changed to 7:30 — 8:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays Note June 10-21, HP will be closed due to training. Peterson HP can be reached at 719-556-4292.

ON BASE

U.S. Air Force photo by Kathryn Calvert

Senior Airman Tyrelle Shepherd, 4th Space Operations Squadron, spikes a volleyball during the biannual Wingman Day at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 17, 2019. Wingman Day is a multi-session event structured for members of the installation to enhance resilience and sense of community.

By Halle Thornton 50th Space Wing Public Affairs

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Airmen enjoyed fun in the sun, and played various sports and games to unite the installation during the biannual Wingman Day at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 17. Mary Devitt, 50th Space Wing community support coordinator, began planning for the event in February. “Everybody should be outside, in the sun, having some fun and meeting new friends,”

she said. “We wanted everyone who could participate to participate.” Tech. Sgt. Marquis Williams, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of construction management, said Wingman Day supports resiliency across the installation. “The wing held a sports day so military and civilian members of the base were able to let loose, be outside (and inside) and play some games or do activities that were physically focused,” he said. “This sports day was able

to serve as a multifaceted way to increase morale, promote mental health and boost resiliency as a whole.” Williams added physical fitness is a great way to increase an individual’s mood. “There are several reasons, the first and probably most commonly known is endorphins,” he said. “Endorphins are neurochemicals produced primarily within the pituitary gland and hypothalamus in response to stress See Wingman page 4

50th SFS antiterrorism flight: Keeping Schriever fighting

Civilian Personnel Flight changes hours

The Civilian Personnel Flight has changed customer service hours. The new hours are 7:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The offices will remain closed until 1 p.m. on Wednesdays to allow for training in an effort to improve the service being provided. More Briefs page 18 Sign up for weekly Schriever announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click “Public Affairs” under featured links.

Public Affairs

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The four ships of great leaders......... 3 Staying active with sports................ 6 Why I wear the Uniform................... 9

U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers

50th Security Forces Squadron members respond to a simulated threat scenario during the Front Range Expeditionary Exercise in Building 210 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, April 25, 2019. Actions carried out by 50th SFS members in exercise and in real time are supported by the efforts of the 50th SFS antiterrorism flight, which is responsible for maintaining the force protection measures for all of Schriever AFB as well as off-site facilities within the Front Range and geographically separated units around the world.

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Coleman-Foster 50th Space Wing Public Affairs

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 50th Security Forces Squadron antiterrorism flight embodies Air Force leadership’s “Year of the Defender” campaign by combating hostile actions or activities through force protection measures.

The flight conducts risk and vulnerability assessments on assets, the base and for special events. “I think Year of the Defender brings light to some of the things Security Forces members do,” said Master Sgt. Jason Smith, 50th SFS antiterrorism program manager. “Sometimes, people don’t exactly understand what we do or why we do it.”

“They may see us running down the hallways toward a security incident or inspecting bags at the portals. What they don’t see is the person we stopped who was trying to remove top secret information from the restricted area to sell to foreign entities, or the person’s life we saved by quickly assessing a trauma See Antiterrorism page 9


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