Schriever Sentinel May 16, 2019

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Colorado S prings M ilitary Newspaper Group

Thursday, May 16, 2019

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Vol. 13 No. 19

Schriever AFB honors fallen

RUNNING TRAIL REPAIRS HHHHH

The running trail, located north of the fitness center (Building 120,) will undergo repair May 21 – June 28. The 50th Civil Engineer Squadron will conduct the repairs due to damage caused by erosion. During these repairs, portions of the running trail will be closed for safety purposes. Areas to be closed will be identified with cones and signs. We ask all users comply with these closures to help ensure personal safety. Questions can be directed to Mike Rosseau at 719-567-5092.

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ON BASE Staff and Family Tour

Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, personnel and their family members are invited on a Staff and Family Tour from 11:45 a.m. — 4 p.m. June 14. All tour stops are inside the Restricted Area, and will start with lunch at the DISH. Space is limited, so it’s first come, first served. Children are welcome, however, most of the tour may be too technical to keep the attention of small children, and the tour will include stairs and standing with limited room, so strollers cannot be accommodated. The deadline to sign up is June 10. If interested, RSVP to 50SWPA. WORKFLOW@us.af.mil (Subject: Staff and Family Tour) or call the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs office at 719-5675040. Please be prepared to provide the following information for all guests 18 or older: 1.) Name (as it appears on their drivers license), 2.) Date of Birth, 3.) DL # and 4.) State of Issue. For those 17 and younger, we need first and last name, along with their age. More Briefs page 16

U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers

Aaron Harris with the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron starts one of 100 pull-ups during the annual Murph fitness challenge at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 10, 2019. Seventeen Airmen participated in the challenge in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy, a U.S. Navy SEAL, who was killed in action June 28, 2005 while serving in Afghanistan.

More photos on page 14

Support agreements strengthen Team Schriever

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U.S. Air Force photo by Kathryn Calvert

Schriever Fire Department firefighters converse with flight crew members with UCHealth and Rocky Mountain Mobile Medical Unit at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 30, 2018. Firefighters had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with landing zones, equipment and procedures.

By Halle Thornton 50th Space Wing Public Affairs

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, has more than 90 support agreements, either currently signed or in differing stages of development. Of those 90 plus

agreements, about half are with 16 different sites around the world, the other half are at Schriever AFB. “We have many agreements with local agencies both here at Schriever AFB and at many of our geographically separated units,” said Steven Hargrove, 50th Space

Wing support agreements manager. “In many cases, the agreements provide for mutual or reciprocal support for such things as wildland fire management, protection of natural resources and fish and See Strengthen page 5


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