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ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, OTHER TOP USMC LEADERS LOOK AT USSPACECOM CAPABILITIES BY U.S. SPACE COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE S TO R Y O N PA G E 02 Air Force Maj. Gen. William Holt II (right), U.S. Space Command director of operations and training, escorts Gen. Gary Thomas, assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, to a space threat briefing Dec. 11, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Respective organization leaders also briefed the National Space Defense Center and 527th Space Aggressors Squadron missions during the general’s visit to the installation.

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By U.S. Space Command Public Affairs Office PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Gary Thomas, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, visited Peterson Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, on Dec. 1011. During the stop, Thomas and a group of leaders from organizations across the Marine Corps visited with the U.S. Space Command command team, U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson and Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, and leaders of Joint Task Force-Space Defense, the National Space Defense Center and 527th Space Aggressors Squadron. Other visitors included Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, Marine Corps Forces Space and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace commands commander; Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, Deputy Commandant for Information; Brig. Gen. Arthur Pasagian, Marine Corps Systems Command commander; Brig. Gen. Jay Bargeron, Marine Corps Education Command commander; and Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, Marine Corps Manpower Management director. MARFORSPACE was activated in October as the Marine Corps forces command subordinate to USSPACECOM. MARFORSPACE, created from the existing space expertise in Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command, will focus on providing space operational support to the Fleet Marine Force while building a convergence capability to increase warfighter lethality.

Gen. Gary Thomas (fourth from left), assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, talks with Marines of U.S. Space Command, including Brig. Gen. Joseph Matos (far left) and Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker (fifth from left) on Dec. 11, 2020, at the combatant command’s headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

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Members of the Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain Spouses’ Club collect and box up cookies, candy canes and chocolates during the Holiday Cookie Drive on Peterson Air Force Base, Dec. 11. More than 3,600 cookies were donated and distributed to the base dormitory residents and 24-hour operation centers on Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.

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More than 3,600 cookies, candy canes and chocolates were donated and distributed base dormitory residents and 24-hour operation centers on Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Dec. 11. Each year, members of Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain Spouses’ Club dedicate their time to box up goodies for members on all three bases.

Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager dies By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7. He was 97. In 1945, after earning ace status for downing 13 German warplanes in World War II, including five Me-109 fighters in one day, Yeager was posted as a maintenance officer at the Air Force’s Flight Test Division at Wright Field, Ohio. He soon came to the attention of the division chief, Col. Albert Boyd, the father of Air Force flight test, who assigned him as an experimental test pilot. Probably his most notable achievement was piloting the Bell X-1 experimental rocket plane, in which he became the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947, shortly after the founding of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service. Yeager also aided in pioneering modern aircraft development during his nine-year assignment as an experimental test pilot by test flying numerous experimental, production and foreign aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. This included taking the X-1A to Mach 2.44 in straight and level flight on Dec. 12, 1953. Before becoming a test pilot, he served as a P-51 Mustang pilot in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He was shot down on his eighth combat mission over German-occupied France on March 5, 1944, and only evaded capture with the help of the French Maquis. Unlike most downed pilots, required by military policy to return stateside, Yeager successfully lobbied his commander for relief from this policy from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and returned

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The nation's first vaccines for the deadly COVID-19 virus that has plagued most of 2020 will be distributed Monday, following yesterday's emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna said in a press briefing today. Perna is the chief operating officer for Operation Warp Speed - an effort led by several U.S. government components and public partnerships to move the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, holds a news breifing about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Dec. 12, 2020. "Make no mistake - distribution has begun," Perna said, adding that right now, boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccines, with emphasis on quality control. "We expect 145 sites across all the states to receive the vaccine on Monday," the general specified, "another 425 sites on Tuesday and the final 66 sites on Wednesday, which will complete the initial delivery of the Pfizer orders for the vaccine." Within the next 24 hours, vaccines will begin moving from the Pfizer manufacturing facility to the United Parcel Service and FedEx hubs and then will go out to the 636 locations nationwide. Those sites were previously identified by U.S. states and territories. Dr. Moncef Slaoui, left, chief advisor to Operation Warp Speed, and Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of OWS, visit a UPS freezer farm in Louisville, Kentucy, Dec. 3, 2020. "The massive logistical planning our military has contributed to Operation Warp Speed gives me even more pride in the talent and dedication of our service members," Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller said in a statement yesterday. "They have been crucial in bringing a safe and effective vaccine to the American people and in restoring the health of our country." The Army general said work remains to be done to distribute the vaccine to the nation. Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, monitors a simulation exercise in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2020. Operation Warp Speed is an effort by several U.S. government components and public partnerships to facilitate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. See Vaccine page 9

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From space traffic monitoring to human space flight rescue, Vandenberg units provide integral support to NASA missions By Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison | COMBINED FORCE SPACE COMPONENT COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Since 1958, the Department of Defense has provided human space flight support to NASA. This legacy of partnership and support continues today, and has grown to include a wide joint and international military presence. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and its subunit the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) provide a variety of support to NASA missions, while also exemplifying how partnering with other military services and allies can benefit all. “This is an exciting and historic time to be in the space operations business,” said Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, the CFSCC commander. “Just last month we assisted NASA in its second successful human space flight mission to take place from U.S. soil in 11 years, and on the 20th of this month we will mark the first anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Space Force.” The main areas the California-based CFSCC and CSpOC crews assist with during NASA human space flight missions include: recovery trajectory tracking, rapidly deployable global personnel recovery capabilities, space surveillance sensor coverage, and collision-avoidance screening. “Our team at the CSpOC is intensely monitoring the data feeds tracking human space flight missions during the launch and recovery phases,” said Maj. Kyle Wamser, CFSCC’s chief of human space flight support. “Once the CFSCC commander makes the call, our rescue teams stationed around the world are ready and will deploy that moment to come to the aid of the astronauts.”

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Multinational and joint military space operators in the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg AFB, California, after the safe return of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Demonstration Mission 2, which took place Aug. 1-2, 2020. For both this and the later Dragon Crew-1 ‘Resilience” Capsule mission that took place on Nov. 16, 2020, the team coordinated with a global network of space and military operations centers to support the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with recovery trajectory tracking, collision avoidance screening and warnings, and rapidly deployable global personnel recovery capabilities. The rescue team, formally known as Task Force 45 Assigned Contingency Rescue Support, is actually comprised of several smaller active-duty and Air National Guard teams based in different locations such as Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina and Texas. Together, the aircrew and pararescue professionals remain on alert during any NASA human space flight launch or landing, prepared to fly out in HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, as well as HC-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, to rescue the astronauts.

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“There’s a lot of coordination that must go into a rescue mission so, once initiated, we at the CFSCC work hand-inhand with the Support Operations Center at Patrick Air Force base, Fla., to provide General Burt with the highest level of situational awareness to effectively command assigned forces,” said Wamser, who is himself an HH-60 Pave Hawk pilot and Air Force reservist. “These assets are further tied into the Air Force Rescue Coordination

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mandant of what was later called the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB in 1961. Yeager’s last official Air Force assignment was as the director of the Air Force Safety and Inspection Center at Norton AFB, California, to which he was appointed in June 1973. Yeager was born at Myra, West Virginia in 1923. He en-

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"We remain agile and adaptive to what the situation brings to us," he said. "As we work through many time zones [and] many areas of concern, we will manage the distribution on a day-to-day process." It is only through the foundation established by the "incredible experts" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the capability and capacity of commercial industry - including Pfizer, McKesson, FedEx, UPS, Walgreens, CVS and … most importantly, the governors' public health officers and health-care communities — that this plan will be successful," Perna said. "Because of the sheer energy and the whole-of-America approach, I am absolutely 100% confident that we are going to distribute safely this precious commodity … [which is] needed to defeat the enemy COVID." A Department of Health and Human Services employee holds a COVID-19 vaccine record card in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2020. The cards will be sent out as part of vaccination kits from Operation Warp Speed, which is an effort by

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Center and Joint Personnel Recovery Centers at U.S. combatant commands worldwide.” In addition to the recovery trajectory tracking and rescue mission support, the CFSCC and CSpOC also provide space surveillance sensor coverage and collision-avoidance screening to NASA missions. “The multinational team located at the CSpOC work handin-hand with civil, commercial and allied partners to provide the most comprehensive understanding of the space environment as possible,” said Royal Canadian Air Force Officer Maj. Michael Lang, the CSpOC lead for the Nov. 16, 2020, SpaceX Dragon Crew-1 ‘Resilience’ Capsule mission, where a crew of three Americans and one Japanese astronaut launched to the International Space Station (ISS). “Together, we provided Space Domain Awareness to Dragon Resilience and the ISS to avoid potential collisions with other space objects and communicated that data between NASA Johnson Space Center and other mission partners.” “We also tracked Dragon Resilience’s trajectories as it maneuvered to the ISS, actively disseminated this information to partner sites, and communicated with the 18th Space Control Squadron, also based at Vandenberg AFB, for tracking real-time milestones such as maneuver times, docking, and status of the capsule,” added Lang. About 20 personnel from the 18th Space Control Squadron (SPCS) supported the Dragon Resilience launch through Space Domain Awareness mission planning and execution from two sites, Vandenberg AFB and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, VA. First Lt. Morgan McCune, 18 SPCS crew commander, was also the mission planning cell chief for the Dragon Resilience mission. In that role, he created and briefed the Space Domain Awareness mission plan for the event and led operations for launch and on-orbit custody to docking, using the experience

listed in the U.S. Army Air Corps in September 1941 as an aircraft mechanic. His career as a pilot commenced in July 1942, when he was chosen for enlisted pilot training, and graduated in March 1943 as a flight officer. He retired from the Air Force in 1975. He was a command pilot and flew more than 10,000 hours in 155 different types of military aircraft. He was also awarded the MacKay Trophy in 1948, the Collier Trophy in 1948 and the Harmon International Trophy in 1954. Yeager was promoted to the grade of brigadier general effective Aug. 1, 1969, with a date of rank of June 22, 1969.

several U.S. government components and public partnerships to facilitate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. The general emphasized nearly 100,000 Americans have already rolled up their sleeves and participated in clinical trials across America. "They were the true first recipients of the vaccine," he said of the vaccine volunteers. "They deserve our utmost respect and appreciation. Without them, we could not be here today. They're true American heroes. This is a monumental week for us all, as we distribute the first millions of doses of vaccines to the American people. But each week that follows, we will have more doses ready for allocation and distribution." Of the work that remains to be done, he noted, OWS' mission is not complete until every American has access to the vaccine, of those who want it and receive it. "This is our only goal. We work every day to achieve it," Perna said. Starting Monday morning, as OWS goes through an update on where it stands operationally, the general says he has 100% confidence that OWS will get the vaccines to the American people, and that it will be safe and it will be secure when it arrives. "I want to say thanks to everybody for getting us here today," he said.

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Rates vary, call for details. Prepayment is required. 3 line minimum. Please check your ad the first week of publication and call by noon the following Tuesday with changes or corrections. This paper is not liable for errors after the first publication of an ad. Colorado Publishing Company is not liable for the content of advertisements. All real estate advertising is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. We do not endorse any product or service and we reserve the right to refuse any advertising we deem inappropriate. C.5.3.5. Real Estate Advertising. Advertising for off-post housing available for rent, sale or lease by an owner, manager, rental agency, agent or individual, shall include only those available on a nondiscriminatory basis for all personnel. No facilities shall be advertised without the Colorado Publishing Company having been notified, in writing, that the owner, manager, rental agency, agent or individual enforces open-housing practices.

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Free ads in accordance with military regulations must be non-commercial and for personal property offered by local base or unit personnel without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex or religious origin. FREE ADS are limited to one ad per household at 3 lines max. The editor and publisher reserve the right to edit ads, and/or not publish ads. NO DUTY PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE PRINTED. DEADLINE: Noon Tuesday

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Employment EDUCATION ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

Pikes Peak Community College is accepting applications for an Accounting Specialist. Apply on-line at http:// careers.ppcc.edu. AA/EEO

FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTANT

Pikes Peak Community College is accepting applications for a Fixed Asset Accountant. Apply on-line at http:// careers.ppcc.edu. AA/EEO

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Pikes Peak Community College is accepting applications for a Mental Health Counselor. Apply on-line at http:// careers.ppcc.edu. AA/EEO

PROCUREMENT AGENT

Pikes Peak Community College is accepting applications for a Procurement Agent. Apply on-line at http:// careers.ppcc.edu. AA/EEO

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