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Base Briefs60th Air Force Birthday Bash

The Peterson Consolidated Club will hold the 60th Air Force Birthday Bash Sept. 21.

Social hour starts at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for club members and $23 for non-mem-bers and can be purchased through your unit’s first sergeant.

For more information, contact Master Sgt. Michael Joseph at 556-7522 or at [email protected]

Lieutenants Professional Development Program

The Company Grade Officer’s Committee will be conducting a Lieutenants Professional Development Program, which is a mandatory course for second lieutenants assigned at Schriever.

The course will take place Sept. 24-25 and will cover such topics as commander’s panel, SNCO panel, professional relationships, volunteer and education opportunities as well as others. For more information, contact Lt. Porter at 567-6017 or at [email protected]

Ultimate frisbee club to meet every Wednesday

Ultimate frisbee games are going to be held every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the soccer field.

All skill levels are encouraged to participate.

For more information, contact Ryan Laughton at 567-4875 or at [email protected]

Contractors required to see security manager for new CAC

Contractors working at Schriever who have a CAC card expiring in September must see their security manager in order to be entered in the Contractor Verification System.

This must be done in order to obtain a new CAC card.

For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Stewart at 567-5900/5901 or at [email protected]

MPF customer service hoursThe Military Personnel Flights hours

are Monday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Tech Sgt. Stewart at 567-5900/5901 or at [email protected].

Free tickets The Air Force Academy athletic

department offers free tickets for ac-tive duty military (enlisted only) to all sporting events. Tickets are available the week of the event only (limit two per person, per event), and must be picked up at least 48 hours before the event. For information, call 333-3951; or call 472-1895 to reserve tickets (week of event only).

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Schriever SentinelThursday, September 13, 2007 www.csmng.com Vol. 1 No. 10

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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs

When the command chief master sergeant of 14th Air Force visited Schriever Sept. 5-6, the Airman’s Creed was in his heart and on his mind.

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Narofsky shared the creed’s words and meaning with Airmen he saw during his two-day visit, which in-cluded a discussion with the Schriever Senior NCO Induction class, lunch with profes-sional organizations leaders, tours of the 50th Network Operations Group and 50th Operations Group, and finally running the monthly warrior 5k with the wing.

One of the attendees in the senior NCO induction class asked Chief Narofsky about

changes taking place at Basic Military Training and how they will impact opera-tional bases. The core values and the warrior ethos are the foundation of Basic Military Training as the training time changes to eight and a half weeks: trainees will learn warrior skills such as combat lifesaving and proficiency with both the M-16A rifle and M-9 pistol.

“How do you adapt to the new Airmen coming out of BMT? How will you still be rel-evant when your Airmen have deployed three and four times and you have deployed once or maybe not at all? Know and understand the Airman’s Creed, be prepared and ready to deploy at a moments notice, and keep build-ing and honing your warrior skills,” Chief Narofsky said. “If the opportunity presents

itself go and visit BMT. The Airman that we’re breeding is the warrior of the 21st and 22nd century and our future.”

Every Airman, regardless of Air Force spe-cialty, will need the warrior skills that basic training is teaching during its transforma-tion, Chief Narofsky said. NCOs and senior NCOs need to stay relevant in order to be the leader of these warrior Airmen.

“I am an American Airman. I am a war-rior. I have answered my nation’s call,” he said. “I will defend my country with my life – Microsoft doesn’t ask you to do that. Neither does UPS. Remember what Service before Self in the Air Force means. It is not about you; it is about the Air Force and the

14th AF command chief visits SchrieverSgt. Narofsky highlights Airman’s Creed

Chief Master Sgts. Thomas Narofsky, Clarence Moore and Valise Godley share lunch and mentorship with Schriever Airmen during Chief Narofsky’s visit to Schriever Sept. 6. Chief Narofsky focused his discussion with Airmen on the Airmen’s Creed and on planning their careers with long-term goals in mind. Chief Narofsky is the 14th Air Force command chief master sergeant; Chief Moore is 50th Space Wing command chief, and Chief Godley is the 50th Mission Support Group superintendent.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Don Branum

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By Trisha SchmalzAir Force Space Command Public Affairs

The U.S. Air Force Weapons School is not just for aircrew and intelligence officers.

Since 1996, officers from Air Force Space Command have been attending the weap-ons school at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and make up about 10 percent of the overall class, said Capt. Phillip Verroco, AFSPC chief of tactics.

According to the 328th Weapons Squadron fact sheet, the squadron “inte-grates, trains and enhances space capabili-ties in support of combat operations at the operational level of war, specifically space force enhancement and counterspace plan-ning and execution.”

For Maj. Frank Zane, AFSPC chief of the Counterspace Range Operations Branch, attending weapons school was an oppor-tunity he couldn’t pass up.

“Coming from a pure missile back-ground, I wanted to learn what the air side of the house does for a living and how to integrate space effects into the bigger pic-ture,” he said.

The goal for AFSPC is to send space pro-

fessionals to the weapons school and have them come back and lead AFSPC weapons and tactics shops, as well as provide support for space integration efforts at non-AFSPC organizations, Captain Verroco said.

“The 328th WS develops Airmen through advanced instructor training in the em-ployment of select weapon systems and tactics, techniques and procedures fun-damental to space superiority,” he said. “Weapons school graduates are awarded the W-prefix to their Air Force Specialty Code and are collectively known as ‘patches’ or ‘whiskeys.’“

Officers are required to serve time in W-billets throughout the Air Force.

“The five-year payback is specified in Air Force Instruction 11-415,” said Captain Verroco. “The requirement is three years continuous, five years total.”

General Chilton, commander of Air Force Space Command understands the importance of having a weapons school graduate on his staff.

“I want a ‘W’ in every squadron on my

Space officers can add “W” to specialty code

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By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel

The second-annual Operation Hope/America Supports You Freedom Walk at Fort Carson on Sept. 8 commemorated the events of Sept. 11, 2001, honored veterans and civil servants and expressed support for servicemembers fighting the Global War on Terrorism.

Sponsored by the Beacon of Hope Outreach Center, the day was full of special guests, enter-tainment and activities.

With 1,500 walkers registered, Fort Carson was filled with people carrying flags in support of the country and its troops.

The Freedom Walk was one of 230 such events taking place throughout the country but the only

one in Colorado.“It’s important to remember those who lost

their lives, the veterans of past wars and to sup-port the troops,” said Leo Pacheco, president and executive director of the Beacon of Hope Outreach Center, who motivated the walkers with a thankful statement from President George W. Bush before the walk.

Individuals, families and various groups showed their support. Beverly Morgan, one of 15 Circle Drive Baptist Church members at the event, said she came because of the many mili-tary families and deployed in her congregation. Merry Gollasch, who drove down from Aurora, has two boys in the military.

“I’m doing the one thing I can do – showing support,” she said.

Fort Carson made watering stations and rest-rooms available throughout the 3.5-mile walk. Representatives from the Pentagon were on hand to capture footage from the event and send it to troops in Iraq.

After the walk, those who turned out for the event got to listen to special guest speakers Cheryl McGuinness, whose husband Tom was the pilot on a plane that crashed into the World Trade Center. Also speaking at the event was Ken Davis, a best selling author, motivational speaker, radio host and comedian, and Stephen Mansfield, a New York Times best-selling au-thor, motivational speaker, former pastor and statesman. Country musical artists Aaron Lines, Tammy Cochran and the Kory Brunson Band also performed.

2nd-annual Freedom Walk honors veterans

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group lead a group of walkers dur-ing Colorado’s second annual Freedom

Walk. Approximately 1,500 people turned out for the event, which also featured guest speakers and entertainment.

Photo by Lorna Gutierrez

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By Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez50th Space Wing Public Affairs

An unpleasant experience occurred when Army Staff Sgt. Luke Blum accidently left his cell phone at a restaurant one night after going out to dine with friends.

“I called my cell phone and some guy an-swered it,” the Soldier assigned to the 53rd Signal Battalion here recollected. “He said that I could meet him but I would have to pay to get my cell phone back.”

The man on the other line was trying to extort $50 from Sergeant Blum, who ulti-mately decided to cancel the service and buy a new cell phone.

“It’s partially my fault,” Sergeant Blum said. “I could have gotten it back, but the guy was trying to get money from me in-stead of giving it back out of the kindness of his heart.”

As unfortunate as Sergeant Blum’s experi-ence was, it isn’t the worst that could have happened. Criminals who steal cell phones can run the bill to an exorbitant amount, leaving the victim with an expensive phone bill and the headaches of having to deal with the situation.

This year alone, approximately 600,000 cell phones will be reported lost or stolen. However, a cell phone does not need to be lost or stolen for it to become a target for criminal or terrorist activity.

Because cell phones transmit calls using radio waves, criminals can easily monitor these calls with the right equipment. Another less-known tactic involves programming a cell phone to be used as a microphone. This could allow criminals or adversary forces to listen in on conversations in the area where the phone is.

Sensitive information could be leaked to the enemy, which could possibly give them

insight into how to plan an attack and exploit security measures.

Criminals can also intercept the signal to a cell phone by monitoring its radio fre-quency while it’s being registered with a cell site. From there, calls can be placed as if the actual cell phone owner were mak-ing the calls.

Despite these vulnerabilities, cell phone owners can take steps to avoid becoming a victim to cell phone fraud:n Protect your cell phone as if it were your

wallet.n Use a PIN or password to access your

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purchasing insurance for your cell phone. Insurance will usually protect the actual de-vice from damage but may not insure you against unauthorized calls.n Call your provider and let them know

that your phone has been lost or stolen as soon as you find out. File a police report if your phone is lost or stolen so it’s on record.n Have your carrier do an investigation

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official use only” information on a regular cell phone.

Sergeant Blum may have gotten off easy, but he offers some advice for people with cell phones.

“Make sure you keep an eye on it because nowadays there are pictures, phone numbers, just about anything on it- a lot of personal information”, he said.

(Information from the 50th Space Wing security manager’s office was used in this report.)

Be aware of different cell phone vulnerabilities

By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel

4th SOPS Airmen were test-ing their skills at Jack’s Valley at the Air Force Academy where they were tested on possible sce-narios, provided with weapon training and given pertinent information.

The training, which took place Sept. 4-7, was to prepare the Airmen for different combat related situations.

“The purpose is realistic convoy training to give the Airmen an actual experience and knowledge base to draw from,” said Capt. Chris Bendig.

Approximately 20 Airmen soaked in the information.

Senior Airman Joseph Freeman was excited because he got to qualify with an M9 semiauto-matic pistol.

“I got to use different weapons I haven’t used before,” Airman Freeman said. “This is the first time I’ve done any real field training.”

It was the first time for many of the Airmen.

In addition, the Airmen did a mock set up for a deployed loca-tion and acted out different sce-narios, including road blocks and aggressor attacks. They also par-ticipated in portable MILSTAR training.

4th SOPS gets down and dirty at Jack’s Valley

Staff Sgt. Jon Moentmann plays the part of an aggressor during a scenerio at Jack’s Valley.

Photo by Lorna Gutierrez

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Understanding sexual as-sault reporting guidelines and options can help victims receive essential medical care, counseling and confidence while ensuring their rights are respected.

“Sexual assault is a crime that goes against the core values of the Air Force,” said Nancy Pike, 4th Fighter Wing sexual assault re-sponse coordinator. “It really tears at the fabric and the morale of an organization.”

Airmen have two options when re-porting sexual assaults – restricted and unrestricted.

Unrestricted reporting occurs when any report of sexual assault is made through normal reporting channels, including the victim’s chain of command, law enforcement and the Office of Special Investigations.

Unrestricted reporting will spark a full criminal investigation, and details of an allegation will be provided to those with a legitimate need to know. Unrestricted report-ing will allow law enforcement officials to

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The sexual assault response coordinator will be notified, and a victim’s advocate will be assigned to help the victim through the legal investigation and medical treatment and counseling.

In contrast, restricted reporting will not elicit a criminal investigation. A restricted report occurs when a victim reports a sexual assault to medical personnel, a chaplain or the sexual assault response coordinator.

Restricted reporting ensures victims will get the medical counseling and treatment they need while respecting their preferences regarding the pursuit of an investigation.

Statistics show that less than 20 percent of sexual assaults involving military victims are reported, Mrs. Pike said.

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sibility their actions will lead to misconduct punishments under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Mrs. Pike said.

“Restricted reporting allows the victim additional time to process all that has hap-pened and gives them increased control over the release and management of their personal information,” she said. “This also empowers the victim to seek out relevant information and support to make more informed deci-sions about participating in the criminal investigation.”

Regardless of the reporting option, the sexual assault prevention and response office will assign a victim advocate to support and assist all sexual assault victims. A victim ad-vocate provides support to the victim while she struggles to manage the crisis of a sexual assault, Mrs. Pike said.

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watch,” he said during an office call here with the Air, Space and Information Operations Office in January 2007. “I want our people to aspire, compete and come back and run a weapons and tactics shop.”

Maj. Allen Reeves, AFSPC deputy chief of the Weapons and Tactics Branch attended the weapons school in 2001.

“I’ve always said I learned more in the six months at WS than I did in my undergradu-ate and graduate degrees combined,” he said. “It is a great education, and you get a lot of hands-on experience that prepares a space officer very well for theater operations and weapons and tactics.”

Of the officers who qualify for the Air Force Weapons School, less than 5 percent of them will be selected to attend, according to the schools’ Web site.

The course is very difficult and those offi-cers who are selected to attend must be highly motivated, said Major Reeves.

“I definitely recommend the school to other space professionals, however, it’s not for everybody,” said Major Zane. “The envi-ronment and culture are vastly different from space command and careful consideration

and understanding must be applied when weighing whether or not weapons school is a good fit for an individual.”

The Air Force Weapons School is an intense five-and-a-half month academic program where space officers have the opportunity in a classroom setting to receive hands-on training with actual equipment, states the weapons school fact sheet.

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Airmen you serve, and finally but most im-portantly, It is about America and the mil-lions of Americans who are counting on you to keep our nation free.

“Twelve Airmen died in the Global War on Terrorism this year; they died for your freedom,” he added.

Chief Narofsky stressed to Schriever’s new-est senior NCOs that that they must know their Airmen.

“If you want to inspire and lead your Airmen you need to know your Airman, because you never know when they are going to become your hero and sacrifice their life for your freedom,” the chief said.

Chief Narofsky related the story of Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes from the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Airman Barnes, a na-tive of Lorain, Ohio, was a battle-hardened and combat-tested convoy warrior on his second deployment to the 424th Medium Truck Detachment, the “Centurions,” Chief Narofsky said. He died June 10 when an

improvised explosive device detonated while he was providing lead vehicle con-voy duties.

“We received the call around at 0400 that Sunday morning that one of our convoys was hit by an IED and we had lost an Airman,” Chief Narofsky recalled. “The next day I flew up to Baghdad on one of our C-130s to bring our fallen warrior back to our base. My responsibility as a deployed command chief was to make sure all my Airman came home. That was the hardest mission I’ve ever had to do.”

For his service to the United States, Airman Barnes was presented the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Force Combat Action Medals posthumously.

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This week marks National Suicide Prevention Week, coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10 and hosted by the International Association for Suicide and Prevention.

Promoting awareness is the goal of this national observance in the hopes that pre-vention will prevail to ensure victims, fami-lies and friends will not have to endure the emotional strains suicide can bring to their lives.

Just how common is suicide? It is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S., averag-ing one suicide every 16 minutes. It is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds.

Approximately 811,000 Americans attempt suicide each year; and suicide is known to people of all ages and ethnic, economic and social backgrounds, according to the American Association of Suicidology.

The factors involved in attempted and completed suicides are many, as are the fac-tors in suicide prevention.

“Depression, seclusion, feeling as if there is no hope for the future, talking about sui-cide and actually having a suicide plan”

are a few common signs of suicide,” said Senior Airman Jaren Davis, a mental health technician with the 92nd Medical Operations Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.

Other factors include substance abuse, mental instability, previous suicide attempts or family history of suicide, recent loss and unemployment.

On the other hand, a close-support sys-tem of family and friends, involvement in regular social activities, and an ability to cope are factors that can reduce those help-less feelings.

You, like many others, may say to your self that something must be done to thwart this rising plague of despair. Prevention is

reliant on knowledge of understanding, and in return, a knowledge and under-standing of available resources may be the tools that aid you in assisting someone in need.

There are ways of aiding someone who confides that they are thinking of or are act-ing on their plans to commit suicide.

“Be a good wingman,” Airman Davis said. “If someone starts talking about committing suicide, listen to them, ask open-ended ques-tions and try not to judge them. Be direct and stay on subject. Things you should not do are take the person out drinking, or try to use reverse psychology, or avoid or deny the problem.”

And if someone is acting on their plan to commit suicide, “contact professional help such as security forces, the Mental Health Clinic, or the emergency room if it’s after hours,” he said. “Don’t leave the person alone, and if you’re on the phone, keep talking.”

Officials at the Suicide Prevention Resource Center recommend other ways of being help-ful to someone who may be thinking of or is threatening to commit suicide.

Keep your eyes and ears open for warning signs, such as talking about suicide or death, making statements about not wanting to be alive or less straightforward statements,

isolation, expressing feelings of meaning-less, giving away possessions, and neglect of appearance and hygiene

SPRA officials also recommend becom-ing involved in suicide prevention activities, learning about and implementing suicide prevention programs, and supporting pre-vention policies and funding.

Schriever has various resources readily available to Airmen and their families for many problems that may lead to suicide. The 21st Medical Group’s Mental Health Clinic operates an annex here with pro-fessional psychologists and social workers and a psychiatrist who is on duty one day a week.

The Airman and Family Readiness Center provides family support and financial ad-vice. The Family Advocacy Clinic at Peterson AFB offers programs to assist with family issues.

It all comes down to the reasoning that there are ways of preventing and acting upon suicide, to hinder attempts, and find help for those in a bind. Observe National Suicide Prevention Week by finding out what you can do to help.

(Information compiled from the American Association of Suicidology, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Air Force Link and staff reports.)

National week of observance promotes suicide prevention“Things you should not do are take the person out drinking, or try to use reverse psychology, or avoid or deny the problem.”

Senior Airman Jaren Davis, mental health technician

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Schriever Air Force Base’s all-star softball team used an outstanding offense and great defense to capture the 2007 Rocky Mountain Softball cham-pionship at Peterson Air Force Base Sept. 8.

The Schriever team was the only team to go through the round-robin tournament undefeated. Fort Carson finished sec-ond with two victories, Peterson was third with one victory and the Air force Academy was the only team to go through the tournament without winning a game.

Mike Coats, Peterson intramural sports direc-tor, said the tournament was a continuation of the military challenge series that began a little more than a year ago when Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and the Air Force Academy softball champions met at Peterson.

The competition continued this year with a volleyball challenge game at Schriever in June that was won by Peterson.

The idea is to have each of the core sports played by the installations in Colorado Springs to determine the overall champion of that sport for the local area.

Schriever came into the tournament with one of the top teams in the state and the path to the title saw it looking across the field at a Fort Carson team that many, including Schriever coach Joey Quiorz, also feel is one of the best military teams in the state. After the first inning, the game was a two run affair with Schriever holding a 5-3 lead.

In the top half of the second inning, Schriever put the game out of reach by scor-ing 12 runs to take a 17-3 lead. Fort Carson scored five runs in the bottom of the sec-ond inning to close the gap to 17-8, but then Schriever scored 23 runs over the next three innings to pull out a 40-14 victory.

Quiorz said the ability to defeat the Fort Carson team was a shot in the arm his team rode to the championship.

“The first game we played against Fort Carson was out key game because they are one of the best teams in the state,” Quiorz said. “When we were able to come out and put 40 runs on them it just set us up for the rest of the day. We felt like we were going to have a good day after that and we did.”

While Schriever was defeating Fort Carson, Peterson was defeating the Air Force Academy 35-17 and there was talk that the championship would come down to Peterson and Schriever. Peterson coach Billy McCoy said his team played well in the first game, but he also knew it would have a tough game to play against Fort Carson in its next game.

A victory by Schriever and Peterson would

set up a match-up of the two teams that blast-ed its first round opponents for the champi-onship. Schriever did its part by defeating the Air Force Academy 32-26. Peterson, however, could not hold up its end as the potent of-fensive attack it showed in its first game all but died in the second game as Fort Carson defeated Peterson 23-6.

The Carson victory was even more impres-sive when you take into account it had 17 runs on the board before the Peterson team scored its first run.

The victory by Schriever in its second game pretty much wrapped up the championship, but there was the matter of the third game of the day against Peterson. If Fort Carson would defeat the Air Force Academy, which it did, and Peterson defeated Schriever there could have been a tie for the championship. Also, the game had some intrigue to it be-cause both teams have strong offenses and good defenses according to coach McCoy, who said although his team was disappointed by dropping its game to Fort Carson it looked forward to the match-up with Schriever.

“I think we are going to see two teams do some serious hitting,” McCoy said. “We have two teams that can hit the ball well with fairly good defenses. I think it’s going to be a fabulous game.”

McCoy’s words proved to be prophetic as Schriever and Peterson played as close a game as you could imagine. Schriever held on to earn a 22-20 victory and wrap up the softball version of the military challenge series.

After the game, Quiorz said the tourna-ment was an indication of why the military sports community plays such a vital role in the morale of servicemembers.

“A tournament like this is just a lot of fun and it lets us come out and play the game and forget about work for a little while,” he said. “It builds camaraderie and lets you see all the friends you have at the other bases. It turns into a funfest and you can’t beat that.”

Schriever wins military challenge

A runner for the Air Force Academy softball team, right, is forced out second base during action against Peterson’s team Saturday morning at the Peterson sports and fitness center.

Photo by Walt Johnson

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