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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Volunteers from the Colorado Springs military community assisted with the an-nual hot air balloon launch Dec. 17 at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy.

Part of the school’s curriculum includes a lesson about balloon flight as it relates to the periodic table and density. This lesson culminates with a real-life hot air balloon demonstration and the launching of the students’ hand-made hot air balloons.

Swigert Academy is a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math school, meaning it focuses its core classes around those subjects. As a STEAM school (also known as STEM), Swigert Academy prepares future leaders through an aca-demically challenging environment while fostering creativity and teamwork.

“I enjoy working with kids from all walks of life. They bring life and joy to my heart,” said 1st Lt. Kevin Slaughter, a volunteer from the 21st Force Support Squadron. “Dedicating my time to them is just as important as the job I do each and every day.”

This year’s hot air balloon launch in-cluded civilian and active duty military volunteers from the 21st Space Wing and other local units, who constructed and inflated a hot air balloon under the watch-ful eye of seasoned balloonist, Stephen

Volunteers take part in uplifting school project

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Staff Sgt. Aaron Leitzel, 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron satellite communication manager, helps hold the opening of the balloon while being inflated Dec. 17, 2012, at Swigert Academy. As a STEAM school, Swigert Academy emphasizes the importance of math and science to its students while preparing them for the future through an academically challenging environment while fostering creativity and teamwork.

By Lea Johnson21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Colorado Springs is a little bit better thanks to a group of teens from Peterson Air Force Base.

The teens are members of the Keystone Club, a character and leadership program for the Boys & Girls Club of America for members age 14 to 18, at the R.P. Lee Youth Center here.

According to Emily Wanderscheid, one of the teens participating in the program, this year’s national Keystone project is Hope for the Homeless. The teens dubbed their program Holidays for the Homeless, serving their meal just before Christmas, she said.

As part of the project, the Keystone Club has been preparing meals once a month since March to take downtown for area homeless individuals, and it’s been an eye opening experi-ence for the teens.

“The first time I went, I started crying because I couldn’t believe what they were going through. It was the coldest night and they were just covered with a sweatshirt. Some had no gloves. It made me so sad,” Wanderscheid said.

Each month, about 40 homeless adults, children and teens find the Keystone teens at Antlers Park, behind the Antlers Hilton Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs.

On Dec. 22, the teens served about 250 people a dinner of turkey, ham, stuffing, corn, green beans, lemonade, and water.

Teens deliver hope to the homeless

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Teens from the Keystone Club at the R.P. Lee Youth Center package hygiene products to pass out during the Holidays for the Homeless dinner Dec. 22. The teens served 250 meals to the homeless downtown and passed out 213 hygiene packets, as well as coats, scarves, gloves, hats, shoes and toys. The dinner was part of the teens project Hope for the Homeless which runs through August.

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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. — Discipline is a funda-mental attribute of the military and is a critical requirement for us to accomplish our mission. Gen. George Patton summed up the importance of discipline for the military when he said, “If you can’t get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?”

From Patton’s perspective, if a leader can-not instill in his people the need to do the little things correctly, the unit would not be able to accomplish the critical tasks required to execute its mission that could potentially require them to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Wing leadership recognized the importance of discipline within the 21st Space Wing when we established “Innovation and Discipline” as one of our four priorities and stressed the need to execute critical tasks “precisely, predictably and correctly.” Like Patton, we knew the foundation for discipline began with executing fundamental tasks without fail, but we felt it was also impor-tant to highlight the need to accomplish critical tasks with discipline. To identify those tasks the wing felt are absolutely critical to execute our complex mission, we embarked on our “What Not to Do” effort where we methodically evalu-

ated every task and requirement levied upon us by the Department of Defense, the Air Force, higher headquarters, other authorities and our own instructions. We assessed the criticality and complexity of each of these tasks to determine those tasks that were critical to accomplishing our mission of “operating and sustaining global missile warning and space control capabilities and installations to dominate the high ground for America and its allies.” This detailed analy-sis identified our critical, must-do tasks, while also identifying those less critical requirements where we could comfortably assume some risk without impacting our mission. Our analysis allowed us to prioritize mission tasks and de-termine where the wing should focus limited time and resources.

After determining our critical tasks, we needed to ensure we were executing these tasks precisely and correctly to produce predictable

outcomes that would lead to mission success. We established regular unit compliance and focus days to consistently review our critical tasks and evaluate our performance against established instructions and procedures. These days ensured we dedicated ourselves to instilling discipline in our wing culture by practicing our critical tasks to hone our skills during exercises and focused scenarios and evaluating our processes against required checklists. This afforded us the opportunity to assess our progress and make adjustments to our processes and procedures. As our preparation for the Consolidated Unit Inspection intensifies, we should clearly see the results of our efforts. We should have no dis-crepancies in the performance of those tasks we identified as critical to our mission since we have focused our efforts and have instilled discipline in our processes.

Sometime this spring, the Air Force Space Command Inspector General will conduct a CUI for the wing to determine how well we are complying with instructions and procedures. Due to our efforts, we will not only demonstrate to the IG that we are compliant with required instructions, we will validate to ourselves that we have used leadership and innovation to instill discipline in our critical tasks and strategically executed our vital mission.

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — It does not take very long after arriving at Peterson AFB to realize this is a great place to work, live and visit. This, of course, is due in large part to the tireless efforts of the men and women of the 21st Force Support Squadron and the other helping agencies on-base. While these dedicated professionals get their satisfaction from a job well done, it is always nice to add another trophy to the shelf and several 21st Space Wing Airmen and organizations are going to have to make a little more room on the mantle.

Four Airmen from the 21st Space Wing were named Air Force Space Command A1 Individual Award Winners, six 21st SW programs took top AFSPC honors, and the 21st Force Support Squadron won the General Curtis E. LeMay Award for AFSPC’s best Large Installation Force Support Squadron.

“Air Force Space Command has a strong tradition of innovative pro-gramming and top-notch support for our members and their families, so the competition is intense every year,” said Lt. Col. Ann Igl, 21st FSS com-mander, reflecting on her squadron’s accomplishments. “The fact that so many of our members and programs were recognized is a real testament to the quality of the hard-working individuals we have in this wing. I know everyone is so proud of our winners and the whole squadron knows it was a team effort for us to come out on top in so many areas.”

Individual Awards:General Billy J. Boles Mentorship award: Master Sgt. Daniel Stellabotte,

21st FSSRoger M. Blanchard Memorial award: Sharon Bowman, 21st FSSInstallation Level NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Kristine Macasaquit, 821st

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By Lea Johnson21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The first commander’s call of 2013, held Jan. 8, provided Airmen and government civilians with a wrap-up of 2012 and a peek into what is coming this year.

To start the briefing, Master Sgt. Staci Funk, 21st Security Forces Squadron, instructed the audience on how security is everyone’s respon-sibility. “We can’t do our daily job without in-put and help from everybody. Everyone must be aware of their surroundings and they must notify appropriate personnel if they notice anything unusual or if they notice unauthorized personnel in the area,” she said.

Funk also discussed how to respond in the event of an active shooter. You have two choices, she said, run or hide. “Seek cover if you can’t get out of the area. Use whatever is available to put as much distance and protection between you and the shooter. Use things such as furniture, doors, brick walls, or a car block of an engine,” she said.

Active shooter scenarios are practiced regu-larly as part of the wing’s initiative for ongoing preparedness. It is important for everyone to take these exercises seriously and participate as though it is a real event, she said.

Just as physical security on base is everyone’s responsibility, so is online security.

Walberto Lugo, 21st Space Wing anti-terrorism office, informed the audience about the risks social media presents to operational security. “Social networking is a good way to share in-formation but it’s not a secure means. It’s not designed to be. My caution to you is be very careful what you post online because once it’s there, it does not go away,” he said.

If Airmen have any concerns or see something suspicious, they can make an Eagle Eyes report

by calling 556-4000.Social media, when used correctly, can be an

effective means of communication. Capt. Holly Hess, 21st SW public affairs office, briefed about several new social media tools the commander is using to communicate with Airmen.

First is the commander’s Facebook fanpage. “It’s managed directly by the 21st Space Wing commander,” Hess said. “It’s a way to share thoughts and feedback direct to leadership and get feedback from him.”

Additionally, Hess said, because it is a fanpage, the commander cannot see the pages of those who “like” his page. The page can be found by searching “21st Space Wing commander” on Facebook.

The second new social media tool is the My Military Communities application. The smart-phone application is available for free on Apple and Android devices. The app includes a base calendar, phone directory, and direct pushbut-tons to the operator and Airmen Against Drunk Driving.

Peterson is one of 33 bases currently active on the app.

The environment was another subject of the briefings.

Bob Fant, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, re-minded the audience of the importance of be-ing a good steward to the environment, both on base and off. “We’re to keep the environment in good working order. Being good stewards of the environment keeps us dominating the high ground,” he said.

Recycling is a piece of that process and the 21st CES is making it easier for everyone to partici-pate. Single-stream recycling bins were installed at Buildings 1, 3, 1876 and 2025 last April. This spring, more bins will be put at Buildings 350, 893, 895 and 2012.

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By Senior Airman Jacob Morgan21st Space Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Every service member took an oath to support and defend the U.S. consti-tution against all enemies foreign and domestic. To uphold this oath, members may have to put their life on the line.

Some service members may put their lives in danger on behalf of their sworn oath, while others may never have to face this situation at all. However, for most explosive ordnance disposal technicians, the time to uphold this oath comes soon after enlistment and must be made at the drop of a hat.

“I will never forget searching around in the dirt and put-ting my hand on a mine for the first time,” said Staff Sgt. Mathew Kimberling, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician. “It takes a certain mindset not to panic knowing at that moment the lives of my team, myself or whoever may come across this mine, may be at stake.”

EOD technicians have to be prepared to face situations like this and be prepared to do whatever it takes to protect their fellow service members. These decisions do not come easily, and require extensive training and leadership.

According to Master Sgt. Paul Horton, 21st CES EOD flight chief, the EOD career field has changed in recent years. Team leads were once all technical sergeants; now, overseas operations are demanding more of junior NCOs.

At about 3 a.m. Jan. 10, on only a few hours of sleep, five members of 302nd CES EOD team and six members of the 21st CES EOD team began a ruck march in 20 degree weather carrying 75 pound loads at Fort Carson, Colo.

The goal of the day was to march 10 miles, simulating long, unpredictable days during a deployment, as well as train new NCOs to deal with unknown situations as team leads.

This goal was especially clear for the 21st CES EOD who recently responded to Aurora, Colo., for a K-941 gas kit found in an area known as the Jeep Demolition Range Dec. 11, 2012. The gas kit was buried under a rattlesnake nest and was believed to have gas in it.

“You can’t make this stuff up,” said Horton. “When some-thing kicks off, you’re all of the sudden right there. You have to know how to think around difficult situations. The train-ing we do 100 percent connects to our state-side mission.”

Horton likened the physical stresses of the 10-mile ruck march to moving 2,000 pounds of dirt while wearing a fully encompassed bomb suit, similar to what EOD members experienced in Aurora.

The gas kit in Aurora, X-rayed by the 21st CES EOD team, ended up being empty, but the physical and mental stress is something the EOD team trains for by incorporating real-world experiences to prepare their new members.

After the ruck march ended at 7:30 a.m., multiple scenarios, or “problems,” were set up at different locations. Two new NCOs, Staff Sgt. John Medina and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Redfern, with very little team lead experience, were put in charge of three-man teams with limited information.

“We began so early, with so little sleep for shock factor, to give the young guys a little taste of what it’s like over there,” said Kimberling. “We continued to go (without vehicles) to be realistic of how hard you would have to push yourself overseas.”

Kimberling, who was on Medina’s team, has four deploy-ments under his belt, three to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, and team-lead experience in his last deployment. His goal was

to share those experiences with the new up-and-coming ju-nior NCOs of the 21st CES EOD, but not to lead the scenario.

“(Kimberling) is becoming more settled with the respon-sibility of a whole group of guys rather than just himself,” said Horton. “It’s interesting watching him transition.”

After a change of socks and some food, the teams started a simulated mission. The team walked another mile until Medina was faced with making decisions as a team lead for only the second time in his career.

Medina had to lead his team to investigate and render safe a possible explosive that was left on a local’s doorstep. The scenario, put together by Master Sgt. Ross Kurashima, 302nd CES EOD technician, mirrored real-world tactics, techniques and procedures used by the enemy Kurashima experienced in the past.

Two and a half hours later, after rendering safe the ex-plosives, Medina and his team headed back another mile to take a break.

“A good team lead has to rely on their entire team,” said Kimberling. “Medina was faced with new concepts. He stumbled a little with decision making, however asserting himself as the EOD team lead he assessed the situation, didn’t get hung up on his mistakes and showed great capability.”

The training ended at about 3 p.m. with explosives practice — the team detonated roughly 15 pounds of C4 plastic explo-sive — and two new NCOs with vital team lead experience.

“In a response, you can make decisions that might kill someone, but you still have to make more decisions. We need to toughen our members up mentally,” said Horton. “We need to shake their confidence, so they know what it feels like and they can respond with the right mindset.”

EOD: Service before self

(U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Morgan)

Senior Airman Terry Smith, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ord-nance disposal technician, places a simulated disruption charge next to a simulated suspicious package during training Jan. 8, 2013. Training in their bomb suit in tight quarters allows EOD technicians to practice maneuvering in small spaces with a heavy suit.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Morgan )

A computer system designed to operate the TALON robot, the robot used by Air Force explosive ordnance disposal while deployed in contingency operations overseas. The 21st Civil Engineer Squadron EOD team used the robot for training Jan. 8, 2013, here.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Morgan)

FORT CARSON, Colo. — The 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team detonates about 15 pounds of C4 plastic explo-sive during a training exercise with the 302nd CES EOD team Jan. 10 at Fort Carson. C4 has a detonation velocity of 26,550 feet per second.


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The team cooperated to support Operation Vigilant Shield, a NORAD/NORTHCOM readiness exercise held at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo. During the button-up exercise within the mountain, the team provided contingency billeting, food service, and medical support for the nearly 500 joint service participants, as well as supporting daily operations.

The group constructed four tents and issued hundreds of cots and linens in less than four hours, served 700 meals, often hand-delivering the meals to high-security work stations, and mobilized and exercised the 721st Mission Support Group clinic augmen-tation plan from 21st Medical Group.

Team members include Lt. Col. Craig Nuezil (NORAD/NORTHCOM), Chief Master Sgt. Pat Fry, Susan Ruby, Mark Onken, Master Sgt. Chuck Phillips (N/NC), Master Sgts. Dewaine Olson and Porter Gee, Tech. Sgt. Marie Mindach-Putnam, Staff Sgt. Joshua Pallardy, Senior Airmen Andrew Ho, Alexandria Molony and Candace Philippo, Airmen 1st Class Nathan Bowman and Bridget Sargent, and from Fort Carson Sgt. 1st Class Willie Poole, and Sgts. Mark Vickery, Alecia Riley and Shelvin Jackson.

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For information call Master Sgt. Dan Stellabotte at 556-9226.

Brewfest The 21st Force Support Squadron hosts its

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After a full day of balloon-wrangling, the volunteers were thanked by the students on behalf of the school, reinforcing the fact that this day was about giving back to the community and serving its children.

“I truly believe that we are all here to serve,” said Slaughter. “Regardless of where we serve, or who we serve, we have an obligation to serve in the communities we live in, to include this great nation of ours.”

For information volunteering at local area schools, contact Cindrity at 556-6141.

As part of the Holidays for the Homeless portion of the project, the teens also collected 121 coats from donations on base and delivered them with the meal. In addition to the coat drive, the teens also gave out 213 hygiene packages, 75 scarves, hats and gloves, 12 pairs of shoes, 24 propane bottles, 30 toys and three bikes.

Allan Ramsey, one of the teens participating in the program, said the homeless individuals who come for meals are very appreciative and some share the stories of how they became homeless with the teens. The teens said they are often told drugs or alcohol are the reason people are living on the street.

“It impacts us for later in life. We know not to make those mistakes and we know we can help whoever we want at any time,” Ramsey said.

According to Ramsey, the teens met with Lt. Col. Ann Igl, 21st Force Support Services commander, to tell her about their plans for the project.

“Meeting the teens and having them present their vision for this project made me feel so proud,” Igl said. “Their dedication and organizational skills inspired me and reminded me of the importance that the youth center plays in so many young lives here on Peterson.”

“I personally want to do something that can better not only myself, but other people too so they can have a better future,” said Amir Nickson, another

teen helping with the program.The monthly meals have been such a success with

the community that the teens are preparing to make the meals a weekly event.

According to Kelley Wanderscheid, assistant youth center director, the teens have formed a partnership with the First Church of the Nazarene which provides the meat for the meals. The teens then prepare and package the meals at the youth center and deliver them downtown.

Additionally, the coat drive will continue through March. Donation boxes are located in the R.P. Lee Youth Center, building 350, The Exchange, and the chapel.

“We chose to have a coat drive and provide a healthy meal to the homeless as the focus of our campaign, not only because our efforts will help make a difference in our community, but also be-cause this type of activity can involve everyone and show that you can never be too young to give back,” the elder Wanderscheid said.

The teens agreed that many people are surprised at what they’ve been able to do at such a young age.

“My teachers are blown away with what I’m doing for the homeless,” the younger Wanderscheid said.

“We’re teens now. We’re getting ready for adult-hood so we need to take responsibility,” Nickson said. “So many people just walk by (the homeless) everyday and don’t care. It’s fortunate there are people like us, so we can help them better their future.”

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“If it’s an aluminum can, if it’s paper, if it’s a plastic bottle, you can put it in this one recyclable container and we’ll take care of the rest of it,” Fant said.

When it was Col. Chris Crawford’s, 21st SW commander, turn to take the stage, he applauded the audience for their outstanding work in 2012. “We have phenomenal accom-plishments across the board in every area of the wing. We are clearly dominating our personal high ground,” he said.

Those accomplishments include 47 individual awards at

the Air Force Space Command level or higher, $8 million a year of energy savings at Thule Air Base, a new child develop-ment center at Pete East and a perfect score during the 21st Medical Group Personnel Reliability Program inspection.

Looking ahead at the year 2013, Crawford said Airmen have many challenges and uncertainties facing them.

In the next few months, the 21st SW will participate in their Consolidated Unit Inspection. Crawford said the CUI will happen sometime between April and June and could last up to two weeks.

“We’ll have a phase zero inspection,” he said. “Fundamentally, it’s a compliance based inspection. We’ve already begun to prepare for it, we’ve performed multiple reviews and many of you have done fantastic work.”

According to Crawford, the inspector general will be grad-

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event. Airmen can expect more exercise scenarios in the coming weeks to prepare for the inspection.

The 21st SW will celebrate its 21st birthday in May. Crawford said more details are coming, but Airmen can expect many activities and visits from senior leaders honor-ing the legacy of the wing.

This summer, the wing will see many changes in leadership and will say goodbye to Crawford, Col. Jeffrey Flewelling, 21st SW vice commander, and several other senior leaders.

“I ask you to be involved, help out, and be patient during the leadership transition. Do what you did when I came in and show us your professionalism,” Crawford said.

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