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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — On March 16, 2020, Peterson Air Force Base officials elevated its health protection condition to HPCON-Bravo as a matter of prudent prevention to safeguard service members, community, and the national defense missions supported here. Peterson Air Force Base officials today elevated its health protection condition to HPCON-Bravo as a matter of prudent prevention to safeguard service members, community, and the national defense missions supported here. The 21st Space Wing and Peterson AFB Commander, Col. Thomas Falzarano, made this decision based on expert counsel and coordination with medical officials, operations, and mission support units across Peterson AFB, and in conjunction with the appropriate guidance from local, state and national health agencies resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report from the Peterson community, nor its 27 worldwide operating locations. Precautionary measures base officials are enacting: •• Child development center and youth services have been limited to mission essential personnel’s children registered in the CDC program. •• Dental clinic services will be reduced to urgent cases. •• The bowling alley, aquatic center and library are closed. •• Chapel services have been suspended through March 29. •• The base museum is not open to the public. •• On-base gatherings of more than 50 people are curtailed. •• Self-service food options are no longer available at The HUB or dining facility. •• The AAFES food court is take-out only. •• The gym remains open and is being cleaned hourly using appropriate disinfectants. These actions will impact many in the community who live, work, and receive services from Peterson AFB, but are essential to helping maintain the overall health of our members and ensure mission readiness. We have communicated additional social distancing measures with unit leadership to limit communicable spread. The base leadership team stands ready to assist with special or unique circumstances, and will adjust additional services based on continuous health risk assessments. Base
leadership asks for patience and flexibility from all facets of the community as we all navigating through this viral pandemic. The entire base leadership team takes this situation seriously and is continuously evaluating steps to further protect our team, our community, and our national defense mission. Peterson’s COVID-19 response team members are actively engaged with the El Paso County Public Health
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those who are at higher risk given recent travel or exposure history, and are taking the appropriate actions if necessary. To help with the prevention of the spread of disease, and in consultation with our medical group’s COVID-19 team, please continue to monitor Peterson AFB’s social media outlets as well as the Centers for Disease Control website for more information.
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By Matthew Schniper | Colorado Springs Independent We saw it coming with the limited capacities and closures of restaurants and bars in major cities, and on Marcy 17, Governor Jared Polis announced the ending of on-site restaurant/bar service for 30 days, state-wide. I’ve already been contacted by restaurant employees who’re reporting wide layoffs — I don’t want to name businesses because it’s undoubtedly a tough decision for them and they shouldn’t receive flack for trying to stay afloat in the face of major revenue loss while following state and federal guidelines. Many places are doing what they can to quickly pivot into pickup and delivery models — some are already contracting with Grubhub and Uber Eats or providing their own delivery service, but others will soon get in the game, which might mean turning service staff into delivery drivers, for example. Change is happening fast and nobody in our town wants to see our local businesses shutter or be taken out by COVID-19 economic fallout. As a community, we can clearly support them by ordering food from them in the coming days/weeks to keep money flowing and jobs intact. We’re aware of many wonder-
ful efforts underway by neighborhood and business groups and city and county agencies, and applaud everyone’s hard work and concern. All that in mind, I created an open Facebook group — everyone welcome — called Culinary Distancing: Take-out, Cook-in quarantine survival guide (facebook.com/groups/culinarydistancingCOS), with the goal of creating a platform for restaurants to post their takeout and delivery deals and other timely info for the community to easily find. As well, we’re encouraging chefs or anyone to post recipes to inspire folks at home. (Drink establishments like coffee shop and breweries are welcome too.) Several eateries (and a couple cooking class institutions) have already posted, as well as agencies like the Small Business Development Center (who has shared a Disaster Recovery and Continuity Guide), and membership has grown to more than 530 people inside the first 24 hours. We invite you to join us and participate, share info on specials you see around town, or post a favorite recipe. We’ll all get through this together, and hopefully we can maintain some normalcy and eat pretty well along the way.
Mathew Schniper Side Dish is Matthew Schniper’s weekly food news column, which also runs in the Colorado Springs Independent, a sister paper to the Peterson Space Observer. The full edition of his column and his food reviews can be found at csindy.com.
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To the Men and Women of the Air and Space Force: The ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic is moving at a fast pace. Focus across the Nation remains on the actions we must all take to minimize possible exposure to this virus. Each of us has a personal responsibility to take these actions seriously by exercising the personal hygiene and health protection measures outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Please go to the website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html for details. We are a global service that delivers Global Vigilance, Reach, and Power. While many of these missions must and will continue, our actions will continue to emphasize the safety and security of our Airmen, Space Professionals, and Families while continuing the Air and Space missions in support of the Nation. MAJCOM Commanders are adjusting daily operations to minimize potential impacts to personnel while continuing the mission. Wing and Group Commanders are making needed adjustments to operations at home to safeguard you and your families to include Child Development Center impacts and other support agency changes. Squadron Commanders are maintaining 100% contact across the force to ensure you have the latest information available to protect yourself, your teammates, and your families. This is especially important in our Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve Units where Airmen and Families are not co-located with a main operating base with access to support agencies. This is a time when we must all work together to weather this storm. Over-communication is a key to success and this begins with our Squadron Commander (and civilian equivalent) cadre. To succeed as an Air and Space Force, we must arm them with information so they can arm those entrusted to their care. Please continue to follow COVID-19 related information at https://www.af.mil and click the COVID-19 link where we will post continuous updates. Every challenge we are handed in life has an embedded opportunity. We have a chance to strengthen our Air and Space Force team as we work together to support our Squadron Commanders to get the mission done safely while taking care of ourselves and our teammates. Every one of us has an important role to play as we apply disciplined urgency to our response actions. Lean on your Command Teams, they have our highest trust and full support. Barbara Barrett Secretary of the Air Force David L. Goldfein General, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff John W. Raymond General, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations
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Women’s History Month leadership panel keynote speaker Jill Tietjen speaks to the audience on March 11, 2020 at Building 1 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote in the United States.
By Erica Blanton | STAFF WRITER, U.S. SPACE FORCE PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, prohibiting that U.S. citizens be denied the right to vote on the basis of gender. To celebrate Women’s History Month, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado held a leadership panel on March 11, 2020 with local military and civilian women leaders to talk progress, values, and the future. Keynote speaker Jill Tietjen, electrical engineer, women’s advocate and Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, highlighted important women throughout history and barriers in the fight to obtain equal rights.
“When English colonists arrived in North America in 1620, they brought the concept of common law with them,” said Tietjen. “Property laws dictated that a woman was a man’s property, particularly a married woman. They had no rights and lived in a condition called ‘civil death’.” Since that time, the women’s suffrage movement has brought about many changes in the United States. These changes include women entering the military as well as acknowledging their ability to rise to numerous levels of leadership. Speaking on the joys and challenges of being leaders, the four-woman panel answered questions submitted by the
audience that ranged from what values are most important to them, to how they make their vote heard in their military and civilian career fields. “It’s so important that we have events like this,” said Col. Debra Lovette, U.S. Space Command director of human capital. “We need these conversations so we can learn from one another and work toward the same goal: bringing out the best talent to complete the mission. No matter where that comes from.” Look for more Women’s History Month, and other special observance coverage, at https://www.peterson.af.mil/.
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By Erica Blanton | STAFF WRITER, 13TH AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Fitness test requirements for special warfare units, like tactical air control party specialists, are changing military-wide and members of the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, recently took this test for the first time after six weeks of dedicated training. “The focus is to streamline with other special warfare units so that we all have a similar test,” said Rob Schwartz, 13th ASOS director of human performance. “This one is more like a mission, and it would be a heck of a mission. Prepare for the worst type of thing.” The idea behind the new test is to evaluate an operator’s overall power, strength, endurance and agility. The assessment starts with a ruck march, which simulates the start of a mission, to build up some fatigue. “If you’re out in the field you have to prepare to carry massive loads of gear,” said Staff Sgt. Charles Gage, 13th ASOS TACP modernization lead. “It’s not unrealistic to say that guys could carry up to 100 lbs. for pretty long movements.” This three-mile component is done in uniform, carrying a 60 lb. rucksack, and has a time require-
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Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, and with multiple members of the base populace being monitored, the U.S. Air Force Academy made the conservative decision to begin an orderly dismissal of a large segment of its cadet population.
By Staff Report | U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS — Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, and with multiple members of our base populace being monitored, we have made the conservative decision to begin an orderly dismissal of a large segment of our Cadet population. The goal of this action is to maximize the chances of graduating our senior class on time for our Air and Space Forces while
ensuring the best possible care for the entire base populace. We did not make this decision lightly; we consulted with our medical professionals, sister service academies and local civic leaders, among others. Ultimately, the deciding factor was recommendations from our public health officials and the inability to execute social distancing over 4,000 cadets here on campus.
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Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command senior leaders visit Thule Air Base
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Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command (left), and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlisted Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC (right), pose for a photo with defenders from the 821st Security Forces Squadron during a visit to Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit Shaw and Bentivegna met with personnel at the 821st Air Base Group, 821st Support Squadron, 821st SFS, 12th Space Warning Squadron and 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1. Additionally, Shaw and Bentivegna conducted a U.S. Space Force Road Show with Thule personnel to highlight opportunities to join the Space Force, and address questions.
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Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command, receives a force protection briefing from Senior Airman Jacob Vernon, 821st Security Forces Squadron base defense controller, during a visit to Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit, Shaw and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlisted Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC, met with personnel at the 821st Air Base Group, 821st Support Squadron, 821st SFS, 12th Space Warning Squadron and 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1. Additionally, Shaw and Bentivegna conducted a U.S. Space Force Road Show with Thule personnel to highlight opportunities to join the Space Force and address questions.
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Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command (right), receives a space operations briefing from Capt. Jason Laboy (left), 12th Space Warning Squadron operations flight commander, during a visit to Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit Shaw and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlisted Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC, met with personnel at the 821st Air Base Group, 821st Support Squadron, 821st Security Forces Squadron, 12th SWS and 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1. Additionally, Shaw and Bentivegna conducted a U.S. Space Force Road Show with Thule personnel to highlight opportunities to join the Space Force and address questions.
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Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command (right), and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlisted Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC, conduct a U.S. Space Force Road Show to highlight opportunities to join the Space Force, and address questions, during a visit to Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit Shaw and Bentivegna also met with personnel at the 821st Air Base Group, 821st Support Squadron, 821st Security Forces Squadron, 12th Space Warning Squadron and 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1.
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By Jim Garamone | DOD NEWS WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Defense officials announced restrictions on domestic travel for service members, Defense Department employees and family members in response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19. Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist signed a memorandum halting all domestic travel, to include permanent changes of station and temporary duty travel. The ban is in effect from March 16 to May 11. Officials speaking on background said the new memo said that service members will only be authorized local leave only. The ban is in addition to restrictions on all DoD military and civilian personnel and their families traveling to, from, or through areas for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice. That policy also stops PCS and TDY travel through May. There are exceptions for hardship, mission essential and humanitarian travel, but those exceptions must be approved. Domestic travel for medical treatment is excluded from the ban. There are 10 service members who have tested positive for COVID-19. One DoD civilian and two DoD contractors have the virus, as do eight family members, officials said. There are 13 DoD laboratories that can test samples for the virus. The officials said the new policy is aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. Each day tens of thousands of service members and DoD civilians are traveling. This ''strategic pause'' is ''the best and safest route'' to
slowing the spread of the virus, they said. The Pentagon reservation is also taking actions and raised the health protection condition in the building and associated properties to Bravo. This means all tours of the building are cancelled. Starting March 16, offices in the building will go on minimum manning, with vast numbers of employees teleworking. Offices in the building will have rotating staffs and ''red and blue'' teams. Those employees who require access to classified information to do their mission-essential tasks will work from the building, officials said. The Pentagon will restrict access to employees with swipe card access, and will restrict international visitors. ''We are also restricting access of Pentagon officials who have been overseas in one of the CDCdefined Level 3 or 2 countries,'' officials said. As of today, the Level 3 countries are: China, Iran, South Korea, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. Personnel who return from these countries will be required to self-isolate for 14 days before being allowed back to work, officials said. Pentagon officials are also closing employee fitness centers and said they are looking at other measures to lessen the chances of transmission.
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Airmen from the 354th Security Forces Squadron carry a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The SFS personnel simulated taking small-arms fire and evacuating casualties to a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the Army 1-52D General Support Aviation Battalion.
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Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett speaks with base leadership at the commissary at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 5, 2020. While visiting Minot AFB, Barrett toured downtown Minot and took the opportunity to answer questions from military families while hosting focus groups at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters.
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Tech. Sgt. Thomas Buckley, 118th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is checked for contamination on his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system equipment during a large-scale readiness exercise at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., March 5, 2020. The exercise tested the 103rd Airlift Wing’s ability to deploy to and sustain in a contested environment.
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A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., at the beginning of Red Flag 20-2, March 9, 2020. The exercise is conducted over the 2.9 million square acres of Nevada Test and Training Range that allows combat air forces to prepare for future threats in realistic combat scenarios.
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New decade heralds new era for SMC’s Launch Enterprise By Linda Strine (with contributions from Layla Bryant, Toby Cavallari, and Jane Sobota) | SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER LAUNCH ENTERPRISE
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE – EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise capped off another decade of tremendous success for the nation’s premier launch acquirer in 2019. “Our National Security Space Launch program successfully launched four National Security Space missions last year and maintained its perfect mission success record, which now stands at 78 of 78 successful launches. Additionally, the Rocket Systems Launch Program saw four successful launches and awarded four contracts, one in only 12 days,” said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of SMC’s Launch Enterprise. “We also achieved two big “firsts” in 2019: The first launch deploying a secondary payload prior to the primary payload, and the first use of previously flown boosters.” According to Bongiovi, SMC’s Launch Enterprise saved taxpayers over five billion dollars over the past decade, re-introduced competition to the National Security Space Launch program, provided assured access to space for our nation’s most critical space assets, and re-invigorated the small launch market. Notwithstanding the tremendous successes through the 2010s, Bongiovi is even more excited about the prospects the new decade holds in store for the space launch industry. This year will be the pacesetter for the new decade. “We have nearly 20 launches on the manifest for 2020. We also expect to award our Phase 2 launch contracts, heralding the next generation of launch vehicles effectively ending our nation’s reliance on Russian propulsion systems,” said Bongiovi. “Finally, we plan to demonstrate rapid, responsive, and resilient small space launch. Launching this number of missions takes some creative planning and efficient acquisition activities – and we are ready to do just that.” Bongiovi emphasized SMC’s Launch Enterprise can launch any payload to any orbit using multiple, flexible contracts.
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Sporting two, previously used side boosters, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle stands tall on Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of June 24, 2019. The four-hour launch window opens tonight at 11:30 p.m. Eastern, 8:30 p.m. Pacific. The largest launch vehicles are contracted through the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL program, and the Rocket Systems Launch Program, or RSLP, generally uses some of the smaller launch vehicles available in our industry partners’ fleets. “We pride ourselves on being able to meet all the launch service needs of the national defense satellite market,” said Bongiovi. “We have consistently demonstrated the ability to safely place payloads, from the smallest
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scientific, experimental and operational satellites, to the heaviest, most valuable payloads, into any orbit.” Bongiovi explained Launch Enterprise will have plenty of opportunities this year to demonstrate SMC’s continuous drive for innovation, partnering, and responsiveness that will bring value to the taxpayer and warfighter. For example, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 launch will dispense a secondary payload before the primary. For the GPS III SV03 launch, SpaceX intends to fly back and recover the Falcon 9 booster for the first time on a National Security Space mission. Later this year, the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-44 will be the first NSS mission using SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. “We have ten NSSL missions on the docket this year, so we must continue to execute with laser focus and remain steadfast on maintaining over 18 years of 100 percent mission success,” said Bongiovi. For the first time since 2005, SMC will competitively award two launch service procurement contracts this summer to commercial launch service providers that will be capable of meeting all NSSL needs. These providers will bring the next generation of launch vehicles to the Launch Enterprise, delivering additional capabilities benefitting our warfighters and nation. Virtual · “This transition to new launch vehicles builds on 22 years of program successes,” said Bongiovi. “With the new generation of launch vehicles, the Launch Enterprise will be able to transition off the RD-180 engine, increase affordability, and drive com-
petition for both current and future NSS requirements.” SMC’s Rocket Systems Launch Program has also put the speed back into space acquisition. “Last year, my team awarded a contract in only 12 days and executed a national mission from start to finish in less than nine months,” said Lt. Col. Ryan Rose, RLSP program manager. “This year we’re shooting to demonstrate rapid, responsive and resilient tactical space launch before the end of 2020.” According to Rose, RSLP has the opportunity to work with some of the newest, leading-edge entrants to the commercial launch market and is quite busy with at least 10 launches this year and several contract awards. In fact, the RSLP team plans to award the first Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 task order to one of eight launch providers who secured a position on this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity or IDIQ contract. The Space Test Program (STP)-S28 mission will launch up to 45 diverse payloads from a variety of government agencies, international affiliations, and academia, demonstrating the increasingly diverse partnerships being developed within SMC’s Launch Enterprise. “By working with non-traditional innovative defense entities, RSLP is broadening Donations the industrial base,accepted meeting evolving mission requirements, and working national priorities. All of this must be done amidst evolving development schedules and budget fluctuations. The industry is moving faster and smarter these days and so is our Small Launch team,” said Bongiovi.
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Air Force committed to supporting benefits of Tenant Bill of Rights By Zoe Schlott | AIR FORCE INSTALLATION AND MISSION SUPPORT CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — Air Force privatized housing residents who want to exercise the rights outlined in the recently-signed Tenant Bill of Rights will have several options to raise concerns and resolve issues. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and the service secretaries signed the Tenant Bill of Rights Feb. 25, empowering residents with processes to receive information, assistance, advocacy and insight into the housing maintenance work order processes. “The Air Force is committed to providing the full benefit of the 15 rights in the Bill by May 1,” said John W. Henderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy. “Three crucial rights are still in coordination to ensure formal, standardized processes including access to maintenance history of a unit prior to the signing of leasing documents, a standard dispute resolution process and a mechanism for withholding rent until disputes are resolved.” In recent months, Air Force housing officials have worked with residents, Air Force leadership and policymakers to develop programs and tools to improve the housing program’s effectiveness. “Those processes strengthen the Tenant Bill of Rights and give residents a pathway to resolving issues,” Henderson said. “The Air Force is taking steps to give residents the mechanisms they need to use those rights for their benefit, and the benefit of their families.” “Air Force residents have four main channels to resolve concerns,” said Col. Michael Beach, Air Force housing program chief, “the project owner, military housing offices, their chain of command and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.” “Each entity has a role in ensuring residents have safe, healthy housing options,” he said. “Most problems can be resolved at the project owner level, but we have installed a full-spectrum approach to ensure everyone from leadership to residents are empowered to take action.” Project owners Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the project owner to maintain the housing units and communities. Residents should start with the project owner. But when the project owner fails to meet standards, residents can reach out to their installation’s military housing office for assistance “Problem solving begins with the project owners,” Beach said. The Tenant Bill of Rights captures residents’ basic rights
to housing that meets community health and environmental standards, and has working fixtures, appliances and utilities. Project owners are responsible for meeting this requirement, and the Air Force is working to ensure residents can better track work orders. Military housing offices Under the Tenant Bill of Rights, residents can request a plain-language review of the lease before signing and up to 30 days after move-in from a military housing officer at their installation. The housing office is the liaison between the resident and the project owner when needed, and represents resident concerns to installation leadership. The military housing office also connects residents to other forms of advocacy, such as the military attorney assistance and in the near future, the resident advocate. “We want residents to start with the project owner. But residents are encouraged to reach out to their installation’s military housing office for assistance without fear of reprisal if efforts to resolve issues directly with the project owner are unsuccessful,” Beach said. Chain of command For Airmen who have been unable to find resolution for their housing concerns by working with the project owner, their chain of command can assist in resolving issues. A resident can bring their housing concerns to their chain of command for advice and guidance on how to best reach a resolution. The chain of command may also connect the Airmen with other means of on-base support, such as the military housing office, military attorney assistance and the resident advocate. “Military legal assistance attorneys are available, and soon so will resident advocates, at the installation level to provide support and advice to our Airmen,” he said. “This support can range from tenant responsibilities during the moveout process to assistance on navigating the tenant-landlord dispute resolution process.” Air Force Civil Engineer Center The Air Force Civil Engineer Center stood up the toll-free housing helpline in May 2019, as a direct line to the program directors to assist privatized housing residents in resolving their housing concerns. They are currently working with the Department of Defense to ensure the common forms, documents and processes are established across the enterprise
and are working to create the vehicles for resident’s rent to be held in escrow during the dispute resolution process, and processes for rent reduction/refund based on the decision rendered in the dispute resolution process. “The residents’ right to advocacy is a key element in the bill. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is standardizing the dispute resolution program so residents with persistent issues can use the formal processes after having tried to work with project owners without success,” Beach said. As the program managers, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center plays a central role in ensuring residents are able to execute the rights spelled out in the Bill. If housing concerns are unable to be addressed at the base level, residents can utilize the toll-free housing helpline by calling (800)-4826431. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center will record and investigate the resident’s concern ensuring that a resolution between the tenant and landlord is reached. The Air Force is continually working to improve the privatized housing program. Current initiatives include restructuring project owners’ performance incentive fees to better reflect a projects health and resident satisfaction; reworking the annual resident satisfaction survey to provide clear data of where the problems are and what needs to be sustained at the projects; and a manpower plus-up at the military housing offices to better assist residents in the privatized housing program. “Residents should begin by working with their project owner when seeking assistance to resolve housing issues. For additional support with unresolved concerns, residents can reach out to their military housing office,” said Carol-Ann Beda, acting assistant deputy secretary for Air Force installation. “For persistent, unaddressed housing concerns, Airmen are encouraged to utilize their chain of command and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s toll-free housing helpline.” Beda encourages residents to make their voices count by filling out the work order and annual site surveys, and by participating in their installation’s Resident Council. “The results of these surveys and councils help the Air Force ensure the project owners are delivering safe and healthy homes and contribute significantly to the performance incentive fee earned by project owners,” Beda said. To view the Defense Department’s Tenant Bill of Rights in its entirety please click here.
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Airmen from the 4th Space Control Squadron take a picture in front of the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 on March 12 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 4th SPCS received the B10.2 from the Space and Missile Systems Center on Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., making it the first offensive weapon system assigned to the United States Space Force. SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The first offensive weapon system in the United States Space Force, the Counter Communications System Block 10.2, achieved Initial Operating Capability on March 9, providing quick reaction capability with direct operational support to the warfighter.
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Lt. Col William Sanders, left, 4th Space Control Squadron commander, receives the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 from Lt. Col. Stephen Brogan, right, combat systems branch materiel leader at the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., on March 12 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Once handed over, the B10.2 became the first offensive weapon system assigned to the United States Space Force.
Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Counter Communications System, first introduced in 2004, is a transportable space electronic warfare system that reversibly denies adversary satellite communications developed in partnership with L3Harris.Col. Stephen Purdy, SMC Special Programs director, said the benefits of CCS to deployed forces and warfighters cannot be overstated. “CCS B10.2 represents the end of the traditional way of development,” Purdy said. “Future upgrades and enhancements will make use of SMC’s Agile DevSecOps (Development, Security and Operations) approach adapting to the evolving battlefield while delivering capabilities to the warfighter faster and better than our opponents.” Working with Total Force Airmen, the CCS team’s efforts resulted in an effective certified training program for the space control operators and satellite communications maintenance personnel. Air National Guard units in California, Colorado and Florida and Air Force active duty units like the 4th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, use the CCS. Members of the Air National Guard, including some who are also civilian employees of L3Harris, worked alongside active duty counterparts at SMC and the 721st Operations Group to test and deliver a cutting-edge space electronic warfare system since January. “The advantage of the National Guard’s unique relationship of citizen-Airmen
working full-time in industry with mission partners like L3Harris, allows us to create a continuous feedback loop between system operators and contractors providing the best counter communications system,” said Lt. Col. Warren Riner, Pentagon division chief, National Guard Bureau-space operations. “We look forward to continued success operationally with the new weapon system, and working with SMC and industry partners to support the United States Space Force.” Additionally, SMC went through a rigorous year-long test campaign that included both developmental and operational test events. “Overall, the test campaign was extremely successful in demonstrating that CCS is operationally effective,” Maj. Seth Horner, SMC program manager, said. “We could not have been successful if not for a highly integrated and skilled team from across the CCS enterprise.” “IOC signifies the start of CCS personnel and equipment support to USSPACECOM warfighting requirements for world-wide operations,” said Lt. Col. Steve Brogan, materiel leader of the SMC Special Programs directorate. “Achieving IOC for this upgrade puts the ‘force’ in Space Force and is critical to Space as a warfighting domain.” With incremental software upgrades occurring since the early 2000s, SMC, along with its partner L3Harris, incorporated new techniques, frequency bands, technology refreshes and other lessons learned from its previous CCS block upgrades into CCS B10.2.
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