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Thursday, July 13, 2017
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Vol. 11 No. 28
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Oakhanger GSU, UK military support AFSCN
HHHHHH Did you know the Shred Truck will be in front of Building 210 July 18 from 9-11 a.m? Please bring items from your office or home for shredding. If you have any questions, contact Dawn Sharkey at 567-5136.
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THIS WEEK EPMA self-study groups available
Group self-study for senior NCO Distance Learning Course 15 is now offered in Building 210, Room 310 Wednesdays and Fridays. Sign up through Share Point. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Janelle Amador at 567-5927.
Military Retirees Activities Office holds council meeting
The Military Retiree Activities office will hold a council meeting the second Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in Building 350, Room 1206 at Peterson Air Force Base. The guest speaker for Thursday is Victor Villarreal to provide an overview of the new military retirement system. For more information, call Randall Barrett at 556-7153.
Dietician at Schriever HAWC
A registered dietician is available at the Schriever Health and Wellness Center Thursday afternoons. She has three appointments available per week to discuss nutritional concerns and can see most TriCare beneficiaries. The dietician will be in Building 500 across from the Security Forces Squadron. To schedule an appointment, call the HAWC at 567-4292. 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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We belong.........................................3 Airmen earn AFVB gold..................6 USAF to host Warrior Games.......... 8
Copyright/Colin Smith
A satellite dish and dome jut out along the fence line of Royal Air Force Station Oakhanger, February 2007. A small detachment of the 23rd Space Operations Squadron is located at the station which has three antennas that allow AFSCN users to command, control and track space vehicles.
By Airman 1st Class William Tracy 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Nestled in a rural English farm village, far from the mountains of Colorado, is a 23rd Space Operations Squadron detachment which serves as a testament to the 50th Space Wing’s global reach. The only Schriever Geographically Separated Unit and Air Force Satellite
Control Network site operated by non-U.S. personnel, 23 SOPS’s representation at Royal Air Force Station Oakhanger may be small, but their mission is essential to upholding support to the AFSCN and the U.S. military space mission. “Oakhanger supports virtually all DoD space vehicles,” said Master Sgt. Eric Reagan, NCO in charge — one of only two active duty
Air Force personnel at Oakhanger. “We also support selected NASA and foreign allied nation’s space vehicles.” The site has three antennas to be utilized for command, control and tracking of space vehicles by AFSCN users. Under the call sign “LION;” the site, on top See Oakhanger page 11
Chaplain’s Office cares for Team Schriever By Senior Airman Arielle Vasquez 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Military members may come across various challenges in life; however, it doesn’t mean they have to face them alone. Maintaining and strengthening individual spirituality is one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness and is also a primary component for one’s overall well-being. Regardless of one’s religious background and beliefs, the 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s Office provides a number of services to keep Airmen spiritually resilient and fit to fight. They provide support to all, unit visitations and confidential counseling. “I would say the spiritual pillar is the most forgotten out of the four pillars, which are physical, social, mental and spiritual,” said Chaplain (Capt.) Portmann Werner, 50th Space Wing chaplain. “This is why I feel like our presence is so important. According to the Air Force Instruction, the spiritual pillar consists of sense of purpose in life, pride in what you do and the Air Force core values. The Chaplain’s Office is the only group that owns the spiritual pillar. I feel like it’s a big See Chaplain’s Office page 5
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Arielle Vasquez
Chaplain (Capt.) Portmann Werner, 50th Space Wing chaplain, Staff Sgt. Marcela Parker, NCO in charge of chapel administration and Chaplain (Maj.) David Hager, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Wing Chaplain, gather for a photo at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Regardless of one’s religious background and beliefs, the Chaplain’s Office is here to provide a number of services to keep Airmen spiritually resilient and fit to fight.