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Vol. 12 No. 48
Pearl Harbor’s impact still significant 77 years later
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Chief Master Sergeant release party to begin
All are cordially invited to attend the 2018 Chief Master Sergeant release party 4 p.m. today in the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Club. For more information, contact Chief Master Sgt. R. Wayne Kindrix at 719-834-3745.
Visit Schriever - Staff and Family Tour: Dec. 20
Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, personnel and their family members are invited on a Staff and Family Tour at an undetermined time Dec. 20. Space is limited, first come, first served. Children are welcome, however, the tour will include lots of stairs, so strollers cannot be accommodated. The deadline to sign up is Dec. 10. If interested, call the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs office at 719-567-5040.
Chapel team hosts Angel Trees
The 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s Office is coordinating this year’s Angel Tree program. Airmen are encouraged to pick one angel, candy cane, or bell hanging on a tree and give back to the local community. Trees will be in the Building 210 atrium, Satellite Dish Dining Facility and Tierra Vista Community Center until Saturday. The chapel team suggests gifts are at least $30, in total, per child. Gifts can be dropped at the 50th SW Chaplain’s Office in Building 300, Room 149, or the satellite chapel office in Building 210, Room 270, 8 a.m. — 3 p.m. Dec. 10 — 14. For further information, contact the 50th SW Chaplain’s Office at 719-567-3705 or 719-567-5473. More Briefs page 10 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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U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock
A framed flag sits on display inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, December 7, 2016. The flag was flown on the USS St. Louis at Pearl Harbor the day of the attacks nearly 77 years ago. It was later flown on the USS Iowa at the time of the Japanese surrender in 1945.
By Senior Airman William Tracy 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Former president Franklin D. Roosevelt quoted the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, as “a day which will live in infamy.” As the 77th anniversary of the attacks approaches, the day remains a turning point in U.S. history. “The World War that resulted from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor literally rearranged the map of the world,” said Rick Sturdevant, Air Force Space Command deputy command historian. “It resulted in the collapse of all the great empires of the 19th century and left the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers.” According to the Smithsonian Institution’s Smithsonian Magazine, Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in more than
2,000 deaths, including 238 Airmen. The attack stunned the American people who favored an approach of isolationism and indirect assistance to their European and Asian allies. The attacks led the U.S. to formally declare war on the Axis powers - The Empire of Japan, Nazi Germany and fascist Italy entering World War II. Jim Mesco, 50th Space Wing historian, said the attacks left contemporary military leadership scratching their heads on how an attack force could so boldly assault American soil practically undetected (a large grouping of Japanese planes was detected but were mistaken for American bombers coming back from a sortie, and Japanese submarines were detected shortly before to little consequence). In a time of tangible warfare, where airplanes were seen more as a reconnais-
sance and complementary asset to ground forces, and where the power of radar and effective application of communications were just emerging, the attacks shed light on the value of military technology. “This attack revealed the necessity of the need for higher quality, more effective technology and communications,” Mesco said. “Airpower coupled with communications became a cornerstone of military strategies then and is still vital to this day. The idea of moving technology forward was an aspect many key leaders began embracing.” Mesco said the Japanese awakened a sleeping giant, and throughout the U.S., units were activated to assist in the war effort at full force - including a medium sized training group based in rural Michigan — the 50th Fighter See Pearl Harbor page 11
iWAR panel releases results By Tech. Sgt. Wes Wright 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space Wing commander, released the results of the inaugural Innovative Warfighters Advancing Readiness panel at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 29. The panel approved three innovative ideas: a 50th SW radio frequency fundamental and advanced course, an idea to bolster suicide prevention efforts on base and creation of a Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System lab. Four other ideas were referred for more information and research. The panel is held biannually to give Airmen an opportunity to
present innovative ideas directly to wing leadership. The iWAR panel also selected the top three innovators for 2018, which rewarded innovators with an opportunity to attend the 2019 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, to observe the Air Force’s Spark Tank competition. The top three innovators are: • 50th Operations Support Squadron 1st Lt. Joel Boxberger and Staff Sgt. John Sutherland • 50th Mission Support Group 1st Lt. Jonathan Sampson • 1st Space Operations Squadron 1st Lt. Patrick Boyle The next panel is tentatively scheduled for May 2019.
U.S. Air Force graphic by 1st Lt. Scarlett Rodriguez
Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space Wing commander, released the results of the inaugural Innovative Warfighters Advancing Readiness panel at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 29. The panel is held biannually to give Airmen an opportunity to present innovative ideas directly to wing leadership.