Schriever Sentinel November 2, 2017

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Colorado S prings M ilitary Newspaper Group

Thursday, November 2, 2017

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Vol. 11 No. 44

Schriever shares super powers for Wingman Day

Nov. 17 • 3 p.m. Did you know the fitness center will host the Turkey Trot Friday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.? Participants do not need to register, but should show up no later than 2:45 p.m. near the batting cages. The route is approximately two and a half miles around the base perimeter. There will be T-shirts for the first 100 participants and gift cards for the top three male and three female participants.

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THIS WEEK Legal Office will change operating hours

The Legal Office will close daily from 11:45 a.m. — 12:45 p.m. Additionally, the office will temporarily close Thursdays until further notice. If you have a deployment related issue or need to contact a member of the staff, call 567-5050 for assistance.

U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher DeWitt

Bethany Bushhouse, 50th Operations Support Squadron resource adviser, removes a stencil used to create a glass etching at the “Power of Creativity: Glass Etching,” class during Wingman Day at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 27, 2017. The glass-etching course was one of 27 classes Airmen participated in throughout the morning.

ON-BASE Monthly promotion ceremony

This month’s promotion ceremony will be 3 p.m. Nov. 29 in the base fitness center. Contact 1st Lt. Johnny Pak at 567-4105 for additional information.

Open Season Health Fair

Open Season for federal employee health and benefits and dental/vision insurance will run Nov. 13 — Dec. 11. In preparation, Schriever will host the Open Season Health Fair 12:30-1:30 p.m. For additional information, contact Maggie Wander at 567-4351. 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.

Public Affairs

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By Airman 1st Class William Tracy 50th Space Wing Public Affairs

Schriever Airmen spent the day “unleashing their super powers,” through learning and team building during Wingman Day Oct. 27. “The purpose of Wingman Day is to take a pause from our daily operations and our day-to-day routine to focus on the resiliency skills we need to build to handle stress better and deal with adversity when it comes,” said Jessica Schroeder, Schriever community support coordinator and Wingman Day director. “By building our resiliency skills, or

superpowers, it gives us a chance to withstand those stressors and grow in the face of adversity.” Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space Wing commander, opened the event emphasizing Schriever Airmen’s power during an all-call in the base fitness center. “This is a great opportunity to connect and spend time thinking about how we make our team here stronger,” Grant said. “We have a whole installation full of super people that are making things happen every day. Each of us has something to offer, some skill set,

some aspect of our personality, that when we unplug and unleash we help to make each other stronger.” The event featured guest speaker Lt. Col. Rena Nicholas, 460th Medical Group, director of psychological health. As one of only two board certified sleep specialists in the Air Force, Nicholas detailed the physical and mental effects of sleep and spoke to the importance of maintaining a proper sleep cycle. See Wingman Day page 4

Heart Link to unite, inform spouses By Halle Thornton 50th Space Wing Public Affairs

Heart Link is an Air Force-wide program to unite and inform spouses of resources around their base and community. The program invites Air Force spouses married for five years or less who may not be familiar with programs or helping agencies within their respective bases. Schriever will host its second Heart Link this year beginning in Building 20, the event center, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ruth Moore, Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness consultant and Heart Link facilitator, said the purpose of the event is to give spouses a sense of where they fit into the wing’s mission. “I’m excited to be planning and organizing Schriever’s Heart Link presentation,” she said. “We know this program is very helpful to our Air Force spouses and want the day See Unite page 6

U.S. Air Force graphic by Halle Thornton

Schriever will host Heart Link in the event center from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 14. Heart Link provides military spouses the opportunity to learn about their base and the helping agencies available to them, as well as introduce them to the community. The deadline for registration is Tuesday. To register, call the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 567-3920.


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