Peterson Space Observer June 29, 2017

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COMMANDER’S CORNER: CHANGE OF COMMAND SEASON - PAGE 2 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Vol. 61 No. 26

Vice President visits front range for day with space

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, Air Force Space Command commander, greets Vice President Mike Pence alongside Karen Pence, second lady, and the Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 23, 2017. Pence traveled with Wilson as he visited Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, each falling under AFSPC. By 2nd Lt. Scarlett Rodriguez and Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman 50th Space Wing Public Affairs and 21st Space Wing Public Affairs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Vice President Mike Pence made history by being the first vice president to send a payload command to a Global Positioning System satellite, Friday, June 23, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The command is part of the care and feeding the 50th

Space Wing space professionals provide on a daily basis to ensure GPS remains the worlds premiere space-based position, navigation and timing system. Pence visited Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, along with Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Gen. Jay Raymond, Air Force Space Command commander, for a space orientation in support of the administrations relaunch of the National Space Council.

Upon his arrival at Schriever, Pence met with base leadership for a discussion on the importance of space, and how it has become a warfighting domain. Then he met with more than 120 service members at The Satellite Dish, the bases dining facility. You direct no fewer than 175 American satellites that are crucial to our national security every day — in weather, comSee Vice President page 12

One last time: Col. Schiess presents final Commander’s Call By Dave Smith 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer

(U.S. Air Force photo by Robb Lingley)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, and his wife, Debbie, are presented the 2017 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O’Malley Award during a 21st SW commanders call at the base auditorium, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 21, 2017. The award acknowledges their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and the communities during Schiess’s time leading the 21st SW.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — During his last commander’s call, June 21, Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, said he will miss being part of a wing environment most as he heads to his new assignment in the Pentagon. “What I will miss most is being at a wing and being at that level,” Schiess said. “I’ll miss talking to defenders at the gate who are working a 12-hour shift, I will miss the travel to all of our far flung locations. I’ll miss that

part of being in the wing the most.” Schiess took a brief look back at the two years since he took charge of the 21st SW. He mentioned the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence video called “Commitment”; and how it was fitting since he talked about commitment during his first commanders call two years earlier. “My commitment to you then was to get up every day and work toward helping you get the mission done and taking care of your families,” said Schiess. See Final page 4

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