Schriever Sentinel June 14, 2018

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Colorado S prings M ilitary Newspaper Group

Thursday, June 14, 2018

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Vol. 12 No. 24

Sun sets on USAFA-hosted 2018 Warrior Games

Falcon Parkway will be reduced to single lane access for repairs, traffic will not be allowed to pass from Hahn Avenue to Falcon Parkway. The traffic circle will be unaffected by construction. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Marquis Williams at 567-4323.

Base Briefs Spouses are invited to events marked with

50th OG Change of Command Col. Jennifer Grant cordially invites you to attend the 50th Operations Group Change of Command ceremony 8:30 a.m. Friday at Building 210. Col. Toby Doran will relinquish command to Col. Laurel Walsh. There will be a reception immediately following the ceremony. For additional details, contact Capt. Matthew Cork at 567-5798.

Free tickets available There are a limited amount of free tickets for Switchbacks’ upcoming soccer games June 23 and 30. Stop by the Outdoor Recreation office, the fitness center or marketing department to pick up tickets. For more information, contact Virginia Figueroa at 567-5362.

Military Retiree Assistance Office monthly meeting The Military Retiree Assistance Office holds its monthly meeting for all military retirees and their spouses on the second Thursday of every month at 11:30 am at The Club at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, followed by lunch at 12:45 pm. The guest speaker will be Caitlin Daberkow, who will talk about the Veteran’s Rehab Program offered by Habitat for Humanity. To sign up or for more information, call the Retiree Assistance Office at 556-7153.

DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Team Air Force veteran Senior Airman Brett Campfield competes in the visually impaired category for archery during the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 7, 2018. Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — As the sun sets behind the Colorado Springs mountaintops, the flame lit ceremoniously a week earlier to signify the official start of the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games is extinguished, bringing to close the eighth annual iteration of the Games, June 9. Wounded warrior athletes representing the

U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command, as well as athletes from the U.K. Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, and Canadian Armed Forces, listened as the Air Force’s Vice Chief of Staff addressed the crowd. “If we measure success by the lives saved, the steps forward you have taken, and the inspiration you’ve given to everyone here,

I’d say these Games have been absolutely, unbelievably successful,” Gen. Stephen W. Wilson told the athletes. Quoting President George Washington, Wilson continued, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be See Warrior Games page 12

Parents, kids bond at enrichment event

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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Wes Wright

Izabella Nuttall, 6, displays a plant she potted during the parent enrichment summer celebration at Tierra Vista Communities at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, June 8, 2018. Izabella’s family took advantage of the opportunity to strengthen their family bond. The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted the event, which included games, crafts and more.

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