10 march 9, 2006 - Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group

March is
National Save
Your Vision
Month
MARCH 9, 2006
VOL. 8, NO.10
Colorado Springs, Colo.
www.schriever.af.mil
What’s in a name?
SWC becomes SIDC Wednesday
GPS celebration
Base personnel are
invited to
celebrate 50
cumulative
years of Global Positioning
System Block IIR satellite
operations Monday from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the
Building 300 Auditorium
here.
For more information,
contact 2nd Lt. Brandon
Ostry, 2nd Space
Operations Squadron at
567-2744.
Gen. Jimmey Morrell
dining-out scheduled
for March 31
Interested parties should
make reservations before
Wednesday to attend the
Maj. Gen. Jimmey Morrell
Award Dinner and DiningOut at the Antlers Hilton in
Colorado Springs March
31, with social hour beginning at 6 p.m.
Dress is mess dress or
modified mess dress for
servicemembers and semiformal for civil servants
and contractors.
To make reservations,
contact Capt. Cynthia
Gunderson, 50th
Operations Group executive officer, at 567-3002.
Pikes Peak CC
seeks students
Pikes Peak Community
College still needs students
to apply for its introduction
to political science class in
order to hold the course at
the DeKok Building’s
Columbia Center here
starting March 20.
The class will take place
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15
p.m., Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays
from March 20 to May 13
and may be applied toward
a Community College of
the Air Force degree.
For more information,
contact Master Sgt.
Richard Longacre, 50th
Space Wing career assistance adviser, at 567-5927.
Weekend
Outlook
Staff Sgt. Don Branum
50th Space Wing Public Affairs
The Space Warfare Center
became the Space Innovation and
Development Center in a formal
ceremony here Wednesday at 2
p.m.
The name has changed, but the
organization’s mission remains the
same, the SIDC commander said.
“One of the things I want people to understand is that there’s no
change in our mission,” Col. Larry
Chodzko said. “What’s changed is
the new focus General Lord and
now General Klotz have given us
to concentrate on.” Gen. Lance
Lord was Air Force Space
Command commander prior to his
retirement ceremony March 3; Lt.
Gen. Frank Klotz is current
AFSPC commander.
“We’re not losing mission
areas—we’re gaining a couple in
how to better serve the civilian
population,” Colonel Chodzko
said.
In one of the more significant
changes,
the
3rd
Space
Experimentation Squadron will be
activated Friday. The 3rd SES is
the only Air Force organization
with a mission to develop operational concepts for space systems,
said Brig. Gen. Robert Worley II,
AFSPC director of strategic plans,
programs, analysis, assessment
and lessons learned.
“The key to 3rd SES is the ‘E,’”
Colonel Chodzko said. “If you
draw a thread back to (the Global
Positioning System), it allows us to
do what air platforms already do,
which is develop new applications
for existing systems. Part of the
vision we have for the command is
to do that through 3rd SES.”
In addition, the 26th and 527th
Space Aggressor Squadrons will
realign under Air Combat
Command but will still be physically located at Schriever.
“We’ll still look out for them,”
the colonel said. “We have to
maintain our close relationship.
But overall, the organization and
the command will be richer. The
aggressor squadrons will bring in
information from the operational
side of the house, and they can
take things (from the SIDC) to
information warriors.
See SIDC, Page 9
AFSPC commander retires after 37 years
Capt. Karim Ratey
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.—
After a 37-year career, Gen. Lance Lord, commander of Air Force Space Command, retired
in a ceremony here Friday.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael
Moseley presided over the event. More than
700 current and former defense leaders, active
and retired military members and civic leaders
attended the ceremony.
Vice commander Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz will
temporarily assume command until Congress
names General Lord’s successor.
General Lord has led AFSPC and its nearly
40,000 space and missile professionals around
the globe since April 19, 2002.
During the ceremony, General Moseley presented General Lord with the Distinguished
Service Medal, first oak leaf cluster, for his
service.
General Lord—fond of saying, “If you’re
not in space, you’re not in the race”—spoke
about two highlights he was most proud of during his last command. First, he thanked the Air
Force enlisted professionals who bestowed him
with their highest honor, The Order of the
Sword.
Second, he described the High Frontier
Adventures program, which involves school
children.
“Most recently, I had a chance to teach a
math and science class with 27 young sixthgraders at the Discovery Canyon Campus north
of here in Colorado Springs,” General Lord
said. “Our whole idea was to get the word out
from us to participate with young people to
help drive their interest in science and mathematics.”
Colorado Governor Bill Owens declared
March 3, 2006, Gen. Lance Lord Day in the
state.
The general had a long list of accomplishments during his tenure. Among them: enabling
photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore
Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Col. Jay Santee, Col. John Hyten, and Col. Jimmy McMillian hose down
General Lance Lord, Air Force Space Command commander, after his “Fini Flight” at Peterson Air
Force Base Feb. 27. The Fini Flight is an Air Force tradition of dousing an Airman after his final
flight with the unit. General Klotz is AFSPC vice commander, Colonel Santee is the 21st Space
Wing commander at Peterson Air Force Base, Colonel Hyten is the 50th Space Wing commander
at Schriever, and Colonel McMillian is the AFSPC commander’s executive officer.
the command to provide combat forces and
capabilities to North American Aerospace
Defense Command and U.S. Strategic
Command; supporting combat operations
around the world to include Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; establishment of the National Security Space
Institute; the last Titan IV launch; and the
Peacekeeper ICBM weapon system deactivation.
General Moseley expanded on General
Lord’s leadership.
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“Lance, this current generation of space
leaders and leaders across our entire Air Force
looked to General Bennie (Bernard) Schriever
as the pioneer and father of space and missiles,”
he said. “However, I think there’s another leader
among us that future leaders will look up to.
“The lieutenants and captains of today, and
the Airmen and cadets of today will grow up
looking at you.
“They’ll look at Lance Lord as that next generation of space leader because of what you’ve
done,” he said.
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Features . . . .14-15
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MARCH 9, 2006
COMMENTARY
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Commander’s Hotline —
Who do you feel was
the most influential
woman?
Airman Frey
McGovern
21st Medical Group
“Rosa Parks. She got
the ball rolling on civil
rights.”
Master Sgt.
Vinnie Cannady
21st Medical Group
“Virgin Mary. She is
the mother of
Christianity and a
worldwide example of
how to live.”
Good suggestions benefit all
Col. John Hyten
50th Space Wing commander
One of my goals here as commander is to hear what you have to
say. As the base grows, the best way
for me to face our ever-changing
world is to listen carefully to your
thoughts and concerns. It is up to
me then to act upon them, if possible, the best way I know how.
The Commander’s Hotline is one
of the ways I get to hear your ideas.
And lately, this column has been
getting increased activity.
This is a good thing. But what
really pleases me is getting questions like the first two listed below.
I salute the folks who
are involved enough
and aware enough to
help us build a better
base.
Both of these questions present
problems, of course, but then they
go on to present excellent suggestions to fix the problems. These are
suggestions that we will be able to
do something about. In the case of
the first one, it’s already initiated,
and in the case of the second ques-
The Commander’s Hotline is your direct link to Col.
John Hyten, 50th Space Wing commander. It provides a
way for people to obtain information and assistance in
making Schriever a better place to work. Before e-mailing a Commander’s Hotline question or comment, check
with the list of agencies at the bottom of this page to
resolve any problems. If this fails, send an e-mail to:
Commander’s Gram Hotline, commgramhl@schriever
.af.mil. Please include your name, rank, duty section
and phone number. As appropriate, the issue will be
published in a future issue of the Satellite Flyer.
Portal
Q: Problem: In the mornings, the west portals are
not synchronized with the flow of people into the
base. For instance, starting at 5:30 a.m., we have a
steady flow of people entering the base. We open the
West Entry Control Facility, add personnel to expedite the flow of people into the base but often only
have one west access portal open for entry.
This means there is often a line of people, sometimes up to ten, waiting to enter through the one
portal.
Now some weeks this is not true; there may be
Maj. Kim Eagan
21st Medical Group
“Florence Nightingale.
She was the founder
of modern nursing.”
Staff Sgt.
Robert Magarrell
50th Civil Engineering
Squadron
“Besides my mother, I’d
say Eve because she’s
the mother of all people.”
Elva Kason
50th Space Wing
Command section
“Norma McCorvey.
She challenged the
constitutionality of
state law and won.”
tion, the fix will take a while, but it
is in the works.
Both of the questions present
problems affecting many people, so
fixing these problems is a major
plus for all of us. My hat’s off to
these two people. Through their fine
suggestions, they were able to help
build a better place for all of us to
work, play and live.
As the base grows, I salute the
folks who are involved enough and
aware enough to help us build a better base. Please continue to share
your thoughts—through this column
or otherwise—and most importantly, keep those good suggestions
coming!
five or six portals operating. Or, as for the last two
weeks, there may be just one portal open.
Suggestion: Set a policy whereby starting at 5:30
a.m., sufficient portals are opened for normal day
operations.
A: You are right—having worked through the west
portals for nearly a year in my previous job here in the
Space Innovation and Development Center, I should
have fixed this problem sooner.
To assist in the smooth flow of pedestrian traffic in
and out of the restricted area, the peak traffic period
hours have been adjusted.
New peak hours are 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 to
5:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. All but five portals will be configured inbound for the morning hours
and vise versa for the evening hours.
This applies for both the North and West portals.
During the day, the security controllers monitor the
pedestrian traffic and if there is a backlog of people trying to enter or exit, the portals are configured for the
direction of traffic as needed.
We regret any inconveniences this may have caused
and will continue to monitor this issue and adjust as
necessary.
Four-way stop
Q: If 98 to 99 percent of the traffic from the
Irwin Road Gate is east-west, going into and out of
the West Parking Lot, why is the intersection of
Irwin and Enoch roads a four-way stop sign?
Wouldn’t it be better served by a two-way stop sign
from the North and
South directions? It
would also save manpower by preventing a security guard to man the
intersection to provide
better traffic management during peak periods. It would save daily
annoyance to hundreds,
maybe thousands, of
drivers. Coming out to
Schriever is already a
tough commute; shouldn’t we put our “best foot forward” when coming onto the base where possible?
A: Our traffic engineer and traffic studies agree with
your assessment that Irwin Road should be made the
through lane of a two-way
stop intersection at the
Irwin and Enoch intersection. A major configuration
change to the intersection is
required prior to making the
suggested signage change.
The 50th Civil Engineer
Squadron is developing a
project, which is identified
in our future out-year program, to make these
photo by Skip Grubelnik changes.
See Hotline, next page
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Schriever’s Commander’s
Hotline is brought to the base by
Col. John Hyten, 50th Space Wing
commander.
It provides a communication tool
for people to obtain information and
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Colonel Hyten asks that, before
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Do we have plans for long term parking?
More parking needed
Q1: I have a concern for the long term plan for parking
on base. Recently, the temporary parking on the ground
near the west gate has been rescinded. Prior to this, a good
60 to 70 cars parked there. On almost any given day there
is not a single available parking space in the west parking
lot. The construction of the package facility near the west
parking lot not only took part of the west parking lot, but it
also added employees to that lot who were not previously
there. We with the Joint Functional Command Component
added 100 more spaces, but those are merely a drop in the
bucket.
Where are our people to park? The street? Is there a
plan for further expansion? Why can’t we dump gravel for
a temporary parking lot that would prevent most of the
problems of cars getting stuck even in rainy weather? What
about a satellite lot with bus service?
Soon I will send our people to the north parking lot
because many of the people that should park there are
parking in the west parking lot and when the north lot fills
there will only be more complaints.
This problem is much more serious than I believe the
staff currently considers it.
Any assistance, plan, short and long term relief to the
issue would be very much appreciated.
Safety hazard
Q2: I am perplexed as to why people are allowed to
park out on the prairie near the intersection of Enoch Road
and Irwin Road now that the west parking lot has been
expanded. The vehicles present a safety hazard at that
intersection because it is more difficult to see approaching
traffic when your vision is obstructed by those vehicles.
A: Let me make it clear that the temporary parking area
was never intended to be a permanent overflow parking
area.
There are several things that prevent us from throwing
photo by Skip Grubelnik
down gravel and calling it a permanent parking area.
First, in order to designate it as a permanent parking
area, we would need to accomplish an environmental
impact study, which has not been accomplished.
Second, there are several communication and utility
cables and pipes that are buried below the temporary lot.
Therefore, continue parking in this area could eventually
cause damage to the base infrastructure.
Third, the location of the temporary parking area presented a safety hazard to vehicles exiting and entering the
lot because of its close proximity to the intersection of
Hahn and Irwin.
I realize the importance of parking for our team members. We have added 50 additional parallel parking spaces
on the west side of Hahn and have taken steps to limit the
number of empty reserved slots in the North Entry Control
Facility parking area. Neither of these areas is being used
at their maximum capacity. In short, we do not have a
shortage of parking at Schriever—we have a shortage of
convenient parking. Unfortunately, we were forced to terminate the external shuttle due to budgetary constraints,
making the other parking areas even less convenient.
With the current emphasis on trimming our budget and
the current uncertainty about future construction at
Schriever, it would be irresponsible to add another lot near
the west portals that may become unneeded in a couple
years. We will continue to look for innovative ways to alleviate some of the inconvenience caused by the limited
amount of parking in some areas at Schriever and are certainly open to your suggestions for low cost ways of maximizing the assets we have.
After completion of the extension of the West Entry
Control Facility parking area, we allowed sufficient time to
“get the word out” and coordinate the closure of the temporary parking area. Per a memorandum I signed Feb. 23,
this parking area is permanently closed as of March 1. The
signs marking this area are being removed; vehicles parking in this area will now be ticketed.
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Look, Ma, no hands!
Skip Grudelnik, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs, uses a
hands-free headset while driving near the Schriever
Medical Clinic. Anyone driving on a Department of
Defense installation or operating a DOD vehicle is prohibited from using a cell phone without a hands-free
device while the vehicle is moving. A hands-free device
is defined as a wired ear piece or microphone unit that
plugs into the phone or a wireless device. Using the
speakerphone while holding the phone does not qualify.
For questions related to the policy, contact the 50th
Security Forces Operations Section at 567-5657.
photo by Staff Sgt. Olenda Pena-Perez
Bus route, maintenance first to go with new budget
Staff Sgt. Don Branum
50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Termination of a bus route and decreases in facility and
grounds maintenance here are the first casualties of a leaner
50th Space Wing budget, the 50th SW vice commander said.
The cuts are aimed to keep mission capabilities balanced
with quality-of-life and people programs at Schriever, Col.
Cal Hutto said.
“It all came down to fiscal realities,” he said. “We don’t
have as much money to keep the same level of services that
we’ve become accustomed to.”
The bus route that runs outside the restricted area was cut
because it offered little benefit for the cost, he said.
“(Not having the route) is inconvenient for some, but
based on the number of people using the bus everyday, it
was not getting enough use,” Colonel Hutto said.
Ridership on buses outside the restricted area was only
25 percent of the ridership of buses inside the fence, said
Alan Blumhagen, 50th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics
manager.
“People working outside the restricted area have access to
their (privately owned vehicles) to reach other locations,”
Mr. Blumhagen said. Access to POVs was one factor in cutting the bus route.
“This is the one base I can recall that has a bus to take
people to different parts of the base—and it’s a rather small
base, which is another factor we considered in being fiscally responsible for taxpayer money,” Colonel Hutto said.
In addition to reducing or terminating contract services,
the wing is also looking at areas where procedural changes
will free up manpower, Colonel Hutto said.
However, not all changes are cuts in service. The contractor that currently operates the bus route from Schriever to
Peterson Air Force Base will offer a stop at the Schriever
Visitors Center mornings at 6:40 a.m. for people who do not
have on-base driving privileges, Mr. Blumhagen said.
As wing leaders continue to look for areas to save money,
balancing the mission and its people will continue to be the
primary consideration, Colonel Hutto said.
“Mission first—to a degree. There are some things we
think are just as important as people-wise and quality-oflife-wise that we need to maintain, sometimes at the expense
of assuming more risk in operations.
“This is just the beginning. The next few years are going
to be very challenging for the Air Force, for Air Force Space
Command, for the 50th (SW)—for all of us. We have to continue to find innovative ways to continue to do business,” he
said.
Colonel Hutto encouraged Schriever employees to look
for and forward their own suggestions on how their unit or
the wing can save money. “If you know better ways to do
business, bring it up your leadership chain or send us a
Commander’s Hotline,” he said.
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Commit to care:
Week 4 of 6
Amount collected
toward
AFAF campaign
2006 goal:
Give to AFAF
Capt. Earl Chang
22nd Space Operations Squadron
Schriever employees can help one another
through the Air Force Assistance Fund, which
began Feb. 13 and runs through March 24.
This
year’s
campaign
theme
is
“Commitment to Caring” and focuses on collecting contributions in support of four programs.
The Air Force Enlisted Villages in Fort
Walton Beach and Shalimar, Fla., provide rent
subsidy and other support to impoverished widows and widowers of retired enlisted people
ages 55 and older. More information is available at www.afenlistedwidows.org.
The Air Force Village Indigent Widow’s
Fund in San Antonio is a life-care community
for retired officers, spouses, widows or widowers and family members. The Air Force Village
Web site is www.airforcevillages.com.
The General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay
Foundation provides rent and financial assistance to impoverished widows and widowers of
officers and enlisted people in their own homes
and communities. The LeMay Foundation Web
site is www.lemayfoundation.org.
The Air Force Aid Society has been the official charity of the U.S. Air Force for 64 years. It
promotes the Air Force mission by providing
worldwide emergency assistance to Air Force
members and their families, sponsoring educational assistance programs and offering a variety of base community enhancement programs
that impact members’ and their families’ wel-
fare. The AFAS Web site is www.afas.org.
The Air Force Aid Society helped more than
30,000 Air Force members and their families
with more than $21.6 million in assistance in
2005. The majority of this assistance was in
interest-free loans and grants for short-term or
one-time emergencies such as food, rent, utilities, car repair and emergency travel requirements, including those who needed help in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
With your help, Schriever can help more
people in need, as the base did last year.
Schriever surpassed last year’s AFAF goal by
raising 125 percent of its goal and in turn
received nearly $105,000 through AFAS. Of
this return, $80,089 was handed out for emergency assistance, $21,000 for education grants,
and approximately $3,800 in communityenhancement programs such as Bundles for
Babies, Heart Link and phone cards.
While each fund has its own Web site
through which people may contribute, only
contributions accepted through unit key workers count toward Schriever’s annual goal.
Military members may make a one-time
cash or check donation or use payroll deduction
to contribute. Civilians may contribute through
cash or check. Payroll deductions require a
form available through unit key workers.
For more information, contact Schriever’s
project officers. You can reach me at 567-6919
or 1st Lt. Duong Hang, 1st Space Operations
Squadron at 567-2747. You may also contact
your unit key worker. The AFAF Web site is
www.afassistancefund.org.
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60
percent
AFAS loan gets Schriever
Airman ‘back on the road’
Tech. Sgt. Joel Gahimer
392nd Training Squadron
Detachment 1
I moved to Cheyenne Mountain Air
Force Station from Missouri in 1997 as
a senior airman with my wife and four
children. At the time, I owned two older
vehicles: one was 11 years old, and the
other was 15.
When I arrived, the housing office
told me it would be 12 to 24 months
before a big enough house became available, so I purchased a mobile home and
rented a lot in Ellicott. On senior airman
pay, a long commute to work and other
bills, my finances were pretty tight.
In January 1998, both my vehicles
broke down. The transmission went out
on one vehicle, and the engine went out
on the other. It would cost $1,700 to fix
the transmission and $1,400 to fix the
motor.
I did not have any extra money to
cover these unexpected costs. My supervisor recommended I go to the Air Force
Aid Society from the base family support center and get a loan to fix them
both. I did, and AFAS gave me an interest-free loan for approximately $4,100. I
paid this back over the years; it was a
much better alternative then going out
and attempting to buy a vehicle with little or no credit. The AFAS, through the
Air Force Assistance Fund, helped me in
my time of need.
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PKI requirement will increase computer security
Staff Sgt. Don Branum
50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Nearly 40 percent of the base population
has less than three weeks to comply with an
order mandating participation in the LEAP
system.
LEAP, short for “Login Electronic Data
Exchange-Personal Identifier Attribute
Population,” is a crucial step in transitioning
Schriever logins from a username-password
combination to a more secure method of
authentication known as Public Key
Infrastructure, said Karl Schmidt, 50th
Space Communications Squadron Web
administrator.
If a user needs to update his account
information through LEAP, a script will
begin the process automatically, according
to the PKI Web page on the Schriever
intranet. The script will prompt users for
their PIN and then ask for them to choose a
certificate.
At this point, the user selects the identity
certificate, not the e-mail certificate, on the
smart card.
Common Access Card login is based on
fundamental principles of security, Mr.
Schmidt said.
“It’s something you know and something
you have. A username and password is only
something you know ... and it’s something
anyone else can know as well. As long as
you control access to the card, you’ll have
better security,” he said.
The CAC, or “smart card,” will carry PKI
certificates that can be used for on-base and
Air Force-wide applications, Mr. Schmidt
said. PKI provides an additional means to
secure an Air Force network from unauthorized access, which is an increasing problem
for Air Force networks.
An intruder broke into the Air Force
Assignment Management System in 2005
using a username-password combination
and may have viewed the personal information of 33,000 Airmen, Air Force Personnel
Command reported Aug. 19. The process of
moving to PKI began here about two years
ago.
“We got the workgroup managers
involved and installed card readers and software for all the workstations on the base,”
Mr. Schmidt said.
The project was placed on hold until,
about eight months ago, work on the PKI
project resumed.
The Department of Defense cutoff date
for everything to be complete is July 31, but
50th SCS is on track to be complete before
that deadline, Mr. Schmidt said.
“As everything works out, the process
will accelerate. PKI-capable Web service is
due July 1, and we’ve already accomplished
that for the intranet. We’re well on our way
to meeting the deadline,” he said.
The biggest hurdle is lack of user participation, he said. People who need to have
their smart cards’ personal identification
numbers reset can visit the Schriever
helpdesk from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends.
Other hurdles are more technical, such as
making CAC login compatible with Outlook
Web Access and logins for laptop users.
Solutions for both issues are currently in the
testing phase, Mr. Schmidt said.
On Schriever, computer security
enhancements will include digital signatures
and encryption for e-mail. Digital signatures
will be required once PKI rollout is complete; encryption is encouraged for e-mail
messages within an organization, Mr.
Schmidt said.
CAC readers must be installed on all
PCs, including all laptop computers,
attached to the Schriever network, Mr.
Schmidt said.
Computers without CAC readers should
be referred to workgroup managers as soon
as possible to prevent the computer from
being inaccessible.
Air Force-wide implementations of CAC
login notably include the Air Force Portal,
https://www.my.af.mil, which allows users
to connect with Web sites such as the virtual Military Personal Flight and myPay without requiring separate username-password
combinations.
Web sites you should know
“Phishing” and other forms of online identity theft are becoming more common. Here
are some URLs should you keep in mind for conducting your personal business.
• Air Force Portal: https://www.my.af.mil
• MyPay: https://mypay.dfas.mil
• Virtual MPF: https://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afpcsecure
• Assignment Management System: https://afas.afpc.randolph.af.mil/amsweb
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GPS enables Army to track insurgents
When United States forces get to Iraq
and Afghanistan, they find dry, featureless
terrain with no real landmarks or points of
reference to use while traveling across
wide-open and often dangerous landscapes.
In the past, maps and a compass were the
decisive tools used by servicemembers to
track down the enemy and find their exact
location in theater.
That’s no longer the case.
War fighters are now turning to a 12channel device known as the Defense
Advanced Global Positioning System
Receiver to get vital information. A screen
about the size of a square adhesive note
transmits invaluable maps, satellite sky
view information and situation awareness
so fielded forces can determine their position and then plot on another map where the
enemy sits, said Army Col. Philip
LoSchiavo, program manager for GPS user
equipment at Los Angeles Air Force Base.
“GPS has become a vital part of what the
military does today and its use will increase
over time,” said Dave Williamson, deputy
product manager for GPS at Los Angeles
Air Force Base. “All units that are currently
going over to Iraq are equipped with DAGR
before they get there.”
The GPS Joint Program Office at Los
Angeles AFB developed and continually
enhances this device, which replaced the
last generation of equipment known as
Precision Lightweight GPS Receivers.
“The DAGR is a vital tool for our military users,” said Lt. Col. Stephen Hamilton,
2nd Space Operations Squadron commander here.“ The active-duty, reserve, civil
service and contractor personnel assigned
to 2nd SOPS are committed to and understand the importance of ensuring our
deployed war fighters have the best GPS
service possible to help them win the
Global War on Terrorism.”
Since 2004, more than 33,000 DAGRs
have been fielded to the Air Force, Army,
Marine Corps, Navy and foreign military
forces, said Army Capt. Kurt Threat, program manager for GPS user equipment
here.
The Air Force has tested 941 units, and
the Army has fielded 31,000 devices.
The initial $490 million contract for the
DAGR will run for eight years with two
versions continually being updated with
new software and hardware.
The DAGR weighs less than a pound
and is small enough to fit easily into the
palm of a hand, but packs a huge punch.
Forces can stand in a desolate location and
receive real-time position, velocity, navigation and timing info, Captain Threat said.
“We get rave reviews from the soldier,”
Mr. Williamson said. “It is a quantum
improvement over the previous GPS receiver, the PLGR, because it’s lighter, smaller,
uses fewer batteries, picks up the satellites
more quickly, and it’s more user-friendly.”
The DAGR, which costs $1,832 per unit,
U.S. Air Force photo
is also less vulnerable to jamming and
“spoofing” by the enemy, Captain Threat
said. It is much more difficult for unfriendly forces to jam signals and transmit false
information or “spoof ” war fighters
because the device is Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module-based.
(Information compiled from Space and
Missile Systems Center Public Affairs and
staff reports.)
PECI gives offices options for new equipment
Units can trade manpower for money to buy software,
facilities or other needs under the Productivity Enhancing
Capital Investment program, the Schriever PECI manager
said Feb. 27.
“Our office equipment was in poor shape,” said Deborah
Freeman, 50th Mission Support Squadron, whose own
office recently took advantage of the program. “Our shredder ate one page per pass; not one of our flights had the same
computer equipment or capabilities.”
Air Force Space Command gave the office more than
$134,000 in exchange for two unfilled positions. The office
used the money to buy conference room furniture, required
SIDC, from Page 1
“This is a great synergy. Given time, I
think we’re going to ask ourselves why we
didn’t do this years ago,” Colonel Chodzko
said.
The SIDC’s focus will expand as well,
allowing and even requiring the organization to think “outside the box.” However,
support and capability for the war fighter
will remain the primary focus.
“Part of our charter all along is the use
of what we already know in a different
light for states and the federal government,” he said. “We’re going to get every
dollar and penny the taxpayers invest in us
and give it back every way we can.”
Web Warn is one example: the program,
computer equipment and software for 50th MSS, Ms.
Freeman said.
The PECI program allows units to trade funding from
manpower authorizations, documented civilian overtime or
operations and support cost avoidance, Ms. Freeman said.
Air Force Instruction 38-301, “Productivity Enhancing
Capital Investment Program,” provides more detailed information.
“In a nutshell,” Ms. Freeman said, “a unit identifies a
valid need for new equipment, software or facilities. The
unit decides how they will generate sufficient savings to pay
for the new items. Once approved, the funds are transferred,
originally intended for military use, is
being expanded and renamed State Warn.
The expanded program will offer weather
warnings to counties and municipalities
via the Internet and give them the opportunity to warn their citizenry, Colonel
Chodzko said.
“In some ways, we may be the vanguard
of what’s happening (in space systems
development),” he said. “In fact, if we’re
not on the leading edge of innovation and
development, we’re not doing our job and
giving the taxpayers what they expect from
us.”
“We’re not here to solve world hunger,
but we might be able to give people french
fries,” he said with a smile. “We’re going to
continue in areas we’re working today and
expand efforts into areas we haven’t previ-
and the unit purchases the required items.”
Under the Fast Payback Capital Investment Program, a
unit may borrow up to $200,000 for commercially available
off-the-shelf items and pay the money back within two
years. Under the Productivity Investment Fund, units have
four years to pay back the $200,000.
Items purchased must perform valid mission functions
that existing items cannot perform as economically or effectively. The unit must pay for recurring operating and support
costs.
For more information, call Deborah Freeman at 5672274.
ously looked into. Our job is to try to
enhance the security of our nation, to make
life better.”
The possibility of discovering new
applications brings with it increased
responsibility, however.
“It is incumbent upon us to do data mining,” he said. “We will spend a lot of time
looking into programs to see what we can
offer.”
The name change is also not without
personal impact for the colonel.
“It’s sad for me,” he said. “I’ve been
associated with some missions and products of the SWC since before it was officially named. There are a lot of emotional
ties. But at the same time, I’m really excited about the future of this thing. I look forward to coming to work because we’re
building the future of this organization. We
may fail occasionally, but that will make
the successes richer.
“I’m humble and grateful that the leadership has entrusted us with this. It’s a
great responsibility to make sure we’re still
moving forward,” he said.
The data-mining process carries two
essential questions. The first is, what if.
The second is, how much. The desired
result of the SIDC’s process is new procedures, techniques and tactics that will benefit war fighters.
“If all we accomplish is to bring back
just one extra Soldier or Airman, it will be
worth it,” Colonel Chodzko said. “That’s
why, to me, this is inspirational—because
the things we work on here have the chance
to do that.”
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Spotlight
on
Justice
The following courts-martial closed in the month of
February:
Integrity First?
A staff sergeant with the 50th Security Forces Squadron
was convicted under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice at a special court-martial for having an
unprofessional relationship with a direct subordinate and
making a sexually inappropriate comment to a direct subordinate. A military judge sentenced the staff sergeant to a
bad-conduct discharge, confinement for four months and
reduction to airman basic.
A Bitter Pill
An airman 1st class with the 1st Space Operations
Squadron was convicted under Article 112a of the UCMJ
at a special court-martial for illegally using ecstasy. A military judge sentenced the Airman to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 45 days and reduction to airman
basic.
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50th SCS NCO repeats as Schriever’s chess champion
Staff Sgt. Don Branum
50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Two years has meant two Schriever chess tournament
championships for an NCO with the 50th Space
Communications Squadron here.
In three games—two of which required fewer than 15
moves—Staff Sgt. Robert Bucholtz defeated his opponents
to repeat as Schriever’s best chess player.
Sergeant Bucholtz’s first match was against Roy Heath,
the U.S. Chess Federation official present at the tournament.
“I won a pawn early, and he made a slight positional
mistake,” Sergeant Bucholtz said. “With poor position and
being down a pawn, he chose to resign.”
The second game resulted in a victory for Sergeant
Bucholtz when his opponent, second-place participant
Capt. Adin Umana, 3rd Space Operations Squadron here,
ran out of time. Sergeant Bucholtz had eight seconds left
of his 60-minute time limit.
“I had a good position about 30 moves in,” Sergeant
Bucholtz said. “I won his queen for a rook and a piece. The
position was decisive.”
He won his final game against Maj. Bret Kugler, 10th
Mission Support Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy,
in 11 moves.
“He dropped his queen about 10 moves in,” Sergeant
Bucholtz said. The major had given Sergeant Bucholtz a
stiff challenge during the 2005 Schriever tournament.
Sergeant Bucholtz began tournament play in December
1996 when he and three other chess players from Buffalo,
N.Y., went to Baltimore to play in a tournament. The U.S.
Chess Foundation gave him a provisional chess rating of
1,487 based upon his play in that tournament. Between
1997 and 2000, his rating progressed—and so did his
string of tournament victories.
“My current chess rating is 2,012, which is actually low
for me,” Sergeant Bucholtz said. “I’m ‘floored’ at 2,000,
which means my chess rating cannot go below 2,000.”
He was originally floored at 1,800 in 2000 after winning
nearly $4,000 in chess tournaments in Philadelphia and
photo by Staff Sgt. Don Branum
Staff Sgt. Robert Bucholtz, 50th Space Communications Squadron here, won his second straight Schriever Chess
Tournament at the Peterson Air Force Base Chapel Saturday. Sergeant Bucholtz and Capt. Adin Umana, 3rd Space
Operations Squadron here, will compete at the AFSPC chess tournament at Los Angeles Air Force Base in April.
Chicago. In 2001, the USCF floored him at 2,000 after he
tied for first place and won $1,400 at the Atlantic Open
chess tournament in Washington, D.C., in 2001. Sergeant
Bucholtz’s rating of 2,012 grants him the title of expert
according to the USCF’s ratings system.
Sergeant Bucholtz offers his expertise in the form of
chess lessons. He gave lessons to the Air Force Academy’s
Chess Club in early February.
Sergeant Bucholtz and Captain Umana will compete at
the Air Force Space Command chess competition at Los
Angeles Air Force Base in April. Sergeant Bucholtz also
won 2005’s AFSPC competition.
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March is National Save Your Vision Month
Through your eyes, your eye doctor can gain insight into your overall health as well as
determine eye health and vision during a comprehensive eye exam. In fact, some systemic
and chronic diseases can be detected with an eye exam. And some diseases, like diabetes,
can seriously affect your vision in addition to your overall health. Other eye diseases, like
glaucoma, may cause vision damage and eventually blindness without you ever experiencing any symptoms.
Your eyesight and eye health deserve to be protected and monitored. Symptoms of
vision problems aren’t always apparent. Regular, comprehensive eye exams by a doctor of
optometry can help you be certain that your eyes are functioning properly and are healthy.
The American Optometric Association recommends visiting your optometrist on the following schedule (more often, if specific problems or risk factors exist.) People who currently wear contacts or glasses should have their eyes checked once a year.
Eye exam schedule:
6 months, 3 years old and before starting school
5 – 18 years
every 2 years
18 – 40 years
every 2-3 years
41 – 60 years
every 2 years
60 years or older
every year
The Schriever Optometry Clinic is open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Active
duty, dependents and retired members on Tricare Prime are allowed to use the clinic. To
make an appointment, call the appointment line at 457-2273.
photos by Staff Sgt. Olenda Pena-Perez
(Left) Staff Sgt. Bryan Spradley, 21st ADOS, fits a pair of glasses on
Staff Sgt. Gregory Murphy, 21st ADOS.
Tech. Sgt. Eileen Hendee, Combatant Commanders Command and Control Systems Group at Peterson Air Force Base, has a slit lamp exam done by Capt. (Dr.) Jennifer Owen, 21st Aerospace
Medicine Squadron. The slit lamp magnifies the cornea and allows the doctor to easily check the health of the eye. Check-ups are important because vision problems are not always apparent.
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, or you have not seen your optometrist in
more than a year, be sure to schedule an appointment for a comprehensive eye examination.
Capt. Burnett Isenberg, Air Force Space Command, waits while a small puff of air is blown into his eye
with the non-contact tonometer. The NCT checks for an accurate reading of pressure on the eye.
Are you:
• Someone with diabetes, hypertension or any other systemic or chronic disease?
• At risk for certain systemic or eye diseases because of family history or
other factors?
• Having more difficulty reading smaller type such as books and newspapers?
• Experiencing frequent headaches after working on a computer?
• A student doing a great deal of reading and other close work?
• Rubbing your eyes frequently or having tired or burning eyes?
• Losing track of a person or objects in your peripheral (side) vision?
• Avoiding close work?
• Having difficulty driving at night?
• Experiencing frequent near misses, accidents or difficulty parking when
driving?
• Handling or using chemicals, power tools or lawn and garden equipment?
• Playing eye-hazardous sports like racquetball, softball or tennis?
• Experiencing difficulty with eye-hand-body coordination?
• Playing sports and having trouble judging distances between you, the ball
or other objects?
Information provided by Peterson Air Force Base Optometry clinic.
Sergeant Spradley performs an auto refraction on Joseph
Krizon, 21st ADOS. An auto-refraction is used to determine a starting point for a patient’s prescription.
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FYI
Schriever clinic to close
March 23
The Schriever and Peterson medical
clinics will be closed March 23 for a
21st Medical Group warrior day.
* Menu subject to change
without notice based on
availability.
Friday
Roast Turkey, Beef and Corn Pie, Fried Fish
Saturday
Savory Baked Chicken, Spaghetti
Sunday
Veal Parmesan, Hamburger Parmesan
Monday
Meat Loaf, Baked Fish, Chicken Cordon Bleu
Tuesday
Teriyaki Chicken, Salmon Cakes, Veal Parmesan
Wednesday
Baked Turkey and Noodles, Beef Ball Stroganoff, Baked Ham
Thursday
Potato Soup, Beef Stew, Country Chicken, Corn Beef and Cabbage
Other Eats & Treats:
High Plains Café
Outdoor Recreation Office
AAFES Shopette
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AFCEA luncheon to
feature A4A6 director
Anyone interested in attending an
Armed Forces Communications and
Electronics Association luncheon featuring the director of logistics and warfighting integration for Air Force Space
Command A4A6 must make reservations by Tuesday.
The luncheon will take place at the
Peterson Air Force Base Officers Club
March 16, with social hour beginning at
11:30 a.m. Brig. Gen. Stephen Lanning
will cover discussions within his logistics and communications organization.
Admission is $5 for enlisted servicemembers; $10 for company-grade officers and $13 for other industry and military representatives.
Dress is business attire or uniform of
the day.
Call Judy Arnold at 277-4028 or
Judee Albert at 277-4007 to make a
reservation.
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TriCareOnline.com allows servicemembers and their families to access
healthcare services, resources and information through a secure Internet environment anytime and anywhere.
TriCareOnline.com also provides a
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including the ability to schedule
appointments at any time; view directions, maps, contact information and
clinic hours; view TriCare programs
such as dental and pharmacy services;
create personal health journals and
access health information and management tools and helpdesk numbers.
For more information, contact the
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