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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Vol. 12 No. 16
AF opens space training to allies
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RESTRICTIONS Stage two fire restrictions are in effect. Smoking is restricted on the installation except for in personal vehicles. Dispose of cigarettes appropriately.
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THIS WEEK Peterson North Gate changes hours The Peterson Air Force Base North Gate will is now under new hours: Weekdays it will be open 6 — 9 a.m. with outbound lanes reopening from 2:30 — 6 p.m. to facilitate traffic leaving the base. The East and West Gate hours will remain the same.
Building 300 auditorium closure The Building 300 auditorium will not be available due to equipment installations. Completion date is to be determined. To reserve other conference rooms, call multimedia customer service at 567-5090. When scheduling an event, call one week in advance.
Physical Therapist Clinic open Schriever Air Force Base’s physical therapist clinic is open. Clinic hours are 7:30 — 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In order to be seen by the clinic, you must have a referral from your primary care manager. For more information, contact the Peterson Air Force Base physical therapy clinic at 556-1075. More Briefs page 4 Sign up for weekly Schriever announcements, news and more. Visit www.schriever.af.mil and click “Public Affairs” under featured links.
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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson delivers the key note address at the 34th Annual Space Symposium April 17, 2018, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During her speech Wilson announced new ways in which the Air Force will be more lethal, resilient and agile in space. Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Citing the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced that beginning in 2019 the Air Force is opening its space training to allies during her keynote speech at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. April 17. “It’s time to build on years of collaboration to deepen our relationships with our allies and partners in space,” Wilson said. “We will strengthen our alliances and attract new partners not just by sharing data from monitoring, but by training and working closely with each other in space operations.” The Air Force will add two new courses to
its National Security Space Institute located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, including one on space situational awareness, for U.S. partners and allies to learn more about collision avoidance, de-orbits and reentries. The service will also open more of its advanced courses on national security space to military members of allied countries. Accelerating Defendable Space
Wilson also announced the Air Force will establish an office that will report directly to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition to change acquisition rules and speed things up. The office will work with program managers to identify areas for streamlining and improvement, and drive
forward change in the way the Air Force does business. “Their job will not be to buy things, but to change the Pentagon rules and processes through which we buy things so that speed is a priority, and an expectation,” Wilson said. “It’s time to stop circumventing the bureaucracy and start rewiring it.” Space and Missiles System Center redesigned for speed
Since last December, Space and Missiles System Center Commander Lt. Gen. J.T. Thompson has been evaluating how the Air Force designs and builds space systems and See Space acquisition page 9
Green Dot focuses on
prevention, culture change By Senior Airman Arielle Vasquez 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 2018 Green Dot Program courses kicked off at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, April 3. The course aims to effectively teach Airmen how to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and suicide. Those who have not received any prior Green Dot training will be required to take a 90-minute class, which will cover all the subject material of both the previous suicide prevention training and Green Dot, while a second, 60-minute “refresher” class will be available for those who completed last year’s training. Classes will take place every Tuesday from 2 – 3 p.m. and every Friday from 8 – 9 a.m. in the Building 300 auditorium. “This year’s focus will be on culture change and proactive behavior to strengthen protective factors and relationships,” said Ken Robinson, Specialist for the Primary Prevention of Violence from the 50th Space Wing. “The Green Dot message is that everyone can make a difference. It’s a positive choice someone makes to intervene, which makes it less likely for bad behavior to occur.” While the core of the curriculum has remained the same, there are several changes to the presentation, such as the addition of more activities and videos. See Green Dot page 9
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Now in its third year, Schriever Air Force Base’s Green Dot program leaders rely on the program’s familiarity to move it forward and continue its success in the future. This year’s focus will be on culture change and proactive behavior that will strengthen protective factors and relationships.