Base BriefsOfficers selected for colonel

Three lieutenant colonels here were among more than 550 line of the Air Force officers selected for promotion to colonel July 10.

Schriever’s selectees are Lt. Col. George Farfour, 595th Operations Support Squadron commander; Lt. Col. James Maestas, 50th Operationg Group deputy commander; and Lt. Col. Ernest Rodriguez, 595th Space Group deputy commander.

56 Council seeks cooks, servers

The Schriever 56 Council needs six additional volunteers to help cook and serve food at the Base Picnic July 20. For more information or to volunteer, contact Staff Sgt. Anastasia Moreno of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at 567-7468.

Catch a shuttle to new BX Airmen who live in dormitories on

Peterson Air Force Base can receive a pass to ride the Peterson shuttle bus from the dorms to the new Base Exchange. To receive a pass, individuals must fill out an application form with the 50th Logistics Readiness Flight lo-cated in Building 300, Room 333. Bus passes are issued Tuesdays through Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Jesse Roberge of 50th LRF at 567-3365.

MPF extends customer service hours

The Schriever Military Personnel Flight will open earlier and re-main open later to renew con-tractors’ common access cards. The extended hours, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 to 5 p.m., are pri-oritized toward contractor services. Servicemembers and government civilians should continue to visit the MPF during its normal operating hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact the MPF at 567-5900.

Operation Purple needs volunteers

The National Military Family Association seeks volunteers for Operation Purple, a camp for chil-dren of deployed parents at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Farish Recreation Area July 24-31.

The association is short on female counselors; permissive temporary duty is authorized for servicemembers, but anyone can volunteer.

For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Crist of the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 567-7392.

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Tech. Sgt. Kate RustAir Force Space Command Public Affairs

A marketing firm might be tempted to call it “HQ-too” or “Building 1.5,” much like a movie sequel or a “lighter” version, but they’d be seriously off target.

The Air Force Space Command 2nd Headquarters, located in the newly renovated Ent Building on Peterson Air Force Base, is AFSPC Headquarters itself, just in an addi-tional building. And that building officially opened for business here July 13.

AFSPC Commander Gen. Kevin P. Chilton presided over the ceremony and performed

the ribbon-cutting honors. “More than 300 Headquarters AFSPC

Airmen, civilians and contractors were once dispersed throughout the city,” said General Chilton. “So having them here is good, not only from a security and force-protection standpoint, but it’s (also more efficient) hav-ing these agencies on base.”

With the Hartinger Building (formerly known as Building 1) over its capacity, Headquarters AFSPC had hundreds of people working from multiple off-base locations that the command leased. Coupled with the real-ity that the Department of Defense recently

mandated extensive force-protection mea-sures be taken to protect its off-base locations, it was clear that a solution was needed.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters had moved out of the Ent Building and into its new headquarters build-ing, leaving the Ent location vacant by 2006. A military construction project was approved July 2005 to upgrade the building and make it a viable home for AFSPC’s use.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Gen. Kevin P. Chilton (center), commander, Air Force Space Command, officially opens the Ent Building for the AFSPC 2nd Headquarters, along with members of the team that made it happen. From the left: Tech. Sgt. Tina Doherty, 302nd Security Forces Squadron; Hector DeLaCruz, AMEC Earth and Environmental; General Chilton; Mariann Schofield, AFSPC interior designer; and Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Robinson, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Other primary contributors were Col. John Wilkinson and Chief Master Sgt. Cathy Redmond, who have both retired and were not present for the ceremony.

Space command expands headquarters

By Karen PettitAir Force Communications Agency

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) — Air Force Communications Agency officials are launching an initiative called E-Mail for Life, or E4L. The program is projected to save money, jumpstart the consolidation of the service’s multiple e-mail systems and provide senior leaders the capability to e-mail every Air Force member directly.

“The Air Force has wanted to pursue a single e-mail address scheme for some time,” said Capt. Jason Fields, E4L project officer. “E4L is the first step in eventually consolidat-ing the 14-plus e-mail and Active Directory systems into a streamlined architecture. Once that is done, it will reduce costs associated with running multiple implementations at the various locations. We’re also deploying an anti-spam solution with this initiative which is sized to protect the Air Force from the worldwide increase in e-mail spam.”

The first step in this multiple-phase con-solidation effort is to give everyone an e-mail address with a universal format. The new E4L addresses will not be base-specific, such as @scott.af.mil, but will have the extension of

@us.af.mil. This means that every Air Force user -- active-duty, Guard, Reserve, civilian or contractor -- will keep that address for as long as they’re associated with the Air Force.

For those working in joint billets or who are currently working at other .mil or .gov sites, an E4L address will be issued as well.

The change for the most part will be trans-parent to people who use the Global Address List since their name, rank and unit designa-tions will still show. This month users will receive an e-mail notifying them that their new E4L account has been issued.

While this new address will be active when they receive the notification e-mail, it will not affect their current e-mail address, and in fact, any items sent to the E4L ad-dress will automatically be forwarded to the current address. Also, the E4L address will not show up on the GAL until mid-summer when the initiative reaches full operating capability.

The e-mail will explain how people can access an online self-service portal page, and how they’ll be able to update their E4L information once fully operational. For most

people, updating their personal information will automatically adjust as they move from base to base, but for cases where it can’t, the self-service portal page can be used to for-ward the e-mails accordingly.

The actual e-mail address will appear as the person’s firstname.lastname, such as: john.smith@us.af.mil. The Air Force will issue users with the same name a numerical identifier based on seniority. For instance, if two people have the name John Smith, then the most senior person as of January 2007 will be assigned the address john.smith@us.af.mil; lower-ranking individuals named John Smith will be assigned a numerical identifier such as john.smith.2@us.af.mil, and so on. Another address identifier will be given for contractors who will have a .ctr after their names, such as john.smith.3.ctr@us.af.mil

Captain Fields said the effort has been the result of a successful partnership between the Air Force Communications Agency, Air Force Network Operations, software experts at the 754th Electronic Systems Group at Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex, Ala., and Microsoft.

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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs

Volunteers from Schriever helped the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo turn pink into green at the opening night July 11.

The first night of the rodeo was Breast Cancer Awareness Night, when the rodeo donates part of its proceeds to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for each person who wears a pink shirt to the rodeo.

The Schriever Choir kicked off the show with a rousing rendition of the national anthem, and throughout the evening, volunteers from the base worked as ushers and as security for the event.

Airman 1st Class Alexis Sellers of Schriever’s 50th Comptroller Squadron was one of about 10 Airmen’s Council members who volunteered. She and fellow 50th CPTS Airman 1st Class Kristina Robinson were the first Schriever faces rodeo fans saw as they entered the Norris-Penrose Event Center.

“I love rodeos, and I love smiling at people,” Airman Sellers said. “I pray my smiles will make a difference in people’s lives.”

Elsewhere in the arena, Rachel Blount guided guests to their seats. Helping her was Cody Dozier, son of Master Sgt. Sara Dozier, the 50th Network Operations Group first sergeant. Volunteers from the American Legion and Computer Sciences Corporation also wore usher’s coats.

“I’ve been here for nine years, and I’ve nev-er been to a rodeo,” said Ms. Blount, who is a contractor with the Space Innovation and Development Center.

The breast cancer cause held meaning for Ms. Blount as well.

“One of my co-workers has breast cancer,” she said. “We had another co-worker who passed away from breast cancer two years ago.” She volunteers with Partnership in Housing, the

Hillside Community Center and other organi-zations in the local area as well to give back to the local community.

Joan Schultz, president of the Colorado Springs Susan B. Komen Foundation chapter, praised the rodeo for its fund-raising efforts and the volunteers who assisted.

“It’s great of them (the volunteers) to be out here supporting the Rodeo,” she said. The rodeo do-nated about $500,000 to the Komen Foundation

in 2006, and more than 75 percent of that money stayed in the Colorado Springs area.

Bill Tutt, chairman of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo board, also expressed his gratitude to the volunteers.

“We’ve been doing the rodeo for 67 years for the benefit of military members and their fami-lies. Volunteers from Schriever and the other bases are what makes this a top-20 rodeo,” Mr. Tutt said. “We couldn’t do it without them.”

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Second Lt. Andrew Boykin saddles up on a rocket that was part of the float submitted by Schriever Airmen as part of this year’s Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade. Lieutenant Boykin is assigned to the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron. The float recieved the Theme Award for 2007.

No rain on this parade!U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez

West gate at Peterson AFB to close July 30

By Staff Report21st Space Wing Public Affairs

The West Gate at Peterson Air Force Base, located near Powers Boulevard and Airport Road, is scheduled to close July 30 through Nov. 4 for construction of a new gate and visitor center.

During the closure, the North Gate on Peterson Road near Platte Avenue will be open 24 hours everyday. The East Gate near Marksheffel Road will be open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends.

Traffic diverting from the West Gate, which averages 13,500 cars per day, to other gates may affect traffic flow on Platte Avenue and on Marksheffel, Galley and Peterson roads during heavy traffic times. In addition, Stewart Avenue west of Paine Street will be closed on base.

“We understand this is an inconvenience for our military and local community,” said Col. Scott Shepherd, 21st Space Wing vice commander. “Options other than closing the gate were considered; however, this was the most efficient and timely way to complete the project. We appreciate everyone’s patience while the new gate and visitor’s center is completed.”

The $12.7 million project is part of the Peterson Blueprint 2050 Plan, which addresses the future safety, security and encroachment of the base. The new West Gate entrance will become the main entry point for Peterson AFB.

Correction A headline on page 12 of last week’s Schriever Sentinel about intramural softball games played July 9 misidentified the 50th Space Command Squadron.

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El Paso County releases West Nile Virus advisory

By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs

West Nile Virus is present in mosquitoes recently tested in El Paso County, according to officials with the county Department of Health and Environment in a press release issued July 12.

The positive result originated with a sam-ple collected in the Fountain Valley area, but residents throughout El Paso County should be aware of the risk, said Lee Griffen, Vector Control Program director for the department.

“We’re seeing mosquito populations at the levels we saw in 2003 – which is a serious matter, considering 2003 was the year our county was hardest hit,” Mr. Griffen said. El Paso County reported 114 cases and one death from West Nile Virus in 2003, com-pared to 10 cases from 2004 to 2006.

The health department and the city of Fountain will increase their efforts to apply mosquito larvacide in areas likely to foster breeding, Mr. Griffen said. The department began the mosquito collection and testing process June 1 and will continue through August.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend people use mos-quito repellent containing 18- to 30-percent concentrations of DEET.

The state of Colorado has recorded two hu-man cases of West Nile Virus so far in 2007: one in Logan County and one in Cheyenne County. No fatalities have been reported. Mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in seven Colorado coun-ties, according to the health department release.

The incubation period for West Nile Virus ranges from three to 14 days. Symptoms in-clude fever, fatigue, headache, muscle weak-ness, rash, a stiff neck or changed mental state. The health department recommends

anyone suffering any of these symptoms to seek medical attention from a physician immediately.

The health department also advises people to remember the “Four Ds” of West Nile:

Dawn and dusk, which are the times when mosquitoes are most active; people should limit their outdoor activities during these times.

Dress in long-sleeve shirts, pants and other clothing to cover exposed skin during times mos-quitoes are most active.

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Do not apply over cuts, wounds or irritated skin.

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Expansion: Saving money

The Uni-Comm contractors present at the ceremony said they were ecstatic about moving onto the base.

“We’re finally working for the Air Force in their house,” said Paul Viera, Uni-Comm Project Management Office. He and mem-bers of his team said they were also delighted to be closer to AFSPC Headquarters.

AFSPC formed a transition team that secured the Ent Building (Bldg. 1470) and transformed it into a 21st-century facility. Considering the original structure opened for business in 1969, some upgrades were in order. The team eventually led a $2.2-mil-lion effort in top-to-bottom upgrades and construction including heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical, carpeting, ceilings, bathrooms, communications and security.

Careful planning and program stream-lining on behalf of the transition team kept the costs down with $1.4 million in savings. Even with the upgrades, moving the off-base components on base will continue to save money in mission cost and leasing -- about $1 million annually.

“When you consider the annual cost in leases and what we would have to do to pro-tect our people if they continued to work off base, the savings are considerable,” said Col. Alvin Kemmet, AFSPC director of staff. “That money will be directed back into other AFSPC funding priorities.”

The transition team that made it happen included Col. John Wilkinson, who recent-ly retired from the Air Force; Chief Master Sgt. Cathy Redmond, who retired in April; Mariann Schofield, the command interior de-signer; Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Robinson, Ent Building manager assigned to the 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Tina Doherty, 302nd Security Forces Squadron; and Hector DeLaCruz, AMEC Earth and Environmental contractor; and the 21st Space Wing support agencies.

Vincent Childress, AFSPC multimedia il-lustrator, also played a role in upgrading the look of the Ent Building. He created mod-ern, non-traditional displays throughout the building, featuring space professionals on the job – firefighters, security forces, satellite operators, and more.

“It’s exciting,” he said, “because every time people go into the building, the space mis-sion and those who carry it out are there for everyone to see.”

The Ent Building now serves as home to many AFSPC functions, but also to some Joint agencies and tenant units, which include:

• AFPSC Logistics and Warfighting Communications Uni-Comm Program Management Office;

• AFSPC Space Situational Awareness Integration Operations;

• AFSPC Missile Engineering Flight and several Engineering Branches

• AFSPC Space Analysis division; • HQ AFSPC Office of Special

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• 1st Space Transitional Space Analysis Staff;

• NORAD/USNORTHCOM’s Joint Maritime mission

• U.S. Strategic Command’s Global SATCOM Support Center (GCCS)

• Defense Information Systems Agency Field office

• GSSC Joint Mult i-Nat iona l Organization

• USSTRATCOM Joint Force Component Command / Future Operations Division

• USSTRATCOM System Center Policy and Programs (Command and Control Division)

To date the Ent Building has housed Headquarters Air Defense Command, HQ U.S. Space Command, HQ NORAD, U.S. Strategic Command-West and NORAD/USNORTHCOM.

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By Staff Sgt. Don Branum50th Space Wing Public Affairs

The vice commander of 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., will be-come the commander of the Space Innovation and Development Center here in a ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. July 18 at the Peterson Air Force Base Consolidated Club.

Col. Robert Wright Jr. will succeed Col. Larry Chodzko, who will become the director of space forces for U.S. Air Forces Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

As 14th Air Force vice commander, Colonel Wright was responsible for assisting the 14th Air Force commander in provid-ing ready space forces and command-and-control capabilities comprising 28 weapons systems with 12,000 personnel at 44 locations worldwide.

Colonel Wright received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1981. His first operational assignment was as an acquisition project officer and later as a plan-ning and operations manager for the Space Division’s Launch Vehicles Directorate at Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

His previous assignments also include commander of the 363rd Expeditionary Communications Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, commander of the 55th Communications Group at Offutt AFB, Neb., and commander of the Air Force Space Command Communications Support Squadron at Peterson AFB. He was chief of the Air Force Communications and Information Center’s Information Assurance Operations Branch at the Pentagon, aide-de-camp and executive officer to the commander of U.S. Central Command at MacDill AFB, Fla., and executive officer to the director of the National Reconnaissance Office at the Pentagon.

Colonel Wright’s decorations include a Defense Superior Service Medal, a Legion

of Merit, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Force Meritorious Service Medals, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, an Air Force Commendation Medal, an Air Force Achievement Medal and an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He wears a Master Space Badge and a Senior Communications Badge.

He holds a Master of Science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from the Air Force Academy. He was a distin-guished graduate of Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Ala. He completed Senior Service School as a National Defense Fellow and has completed the John J. Malone Fellowship in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

14th AF vice commander to lead SIDC

Col. Robert Wright Jr., vice commander of 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., will assume command of the Space Innovation and Development Center here July 18.

U.S. Air Force photo

Carried AwayU.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum

Chief Master Sgt. Lou Fischer gets carried away as a cow “resists arrest” during the first round of the Pikes Peak or Bust’s Wild Cow Milking Contest July 11. Chief Fischer, the security forces manager for the 50th Security Forces Squadron at Schriever, was a member of the Chief’s Group team; other team members included Chief Master Sgts. Clarence Moore, Lisa Godley and Mark Repp. The Space Innovation and Development Center’s “Udder Destruction” team won the opening round.

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By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel

At the beginning, it seemed the undefeated NOPS team might receive its first loss of the intramural softball season here on July 11. That was not the case however, as the squad pulled out a 23-13 victory over SIDC Team 3 in the end.

NOPS got off to a strong start, scoring five runs in the first inning. Mark Obert had a home run in the first inning, aiding in NOPS’ strong beginning. SIDC Team 3 scored two runs in the first, and quietly caught up to the defending champions throughout the game. At the end of the second inning, SIDC Team 3 trailed NOPS 7-8. Ron Badger had a triple in the second to aid in the gain.

SIDC Team 3 took a 12-11 lead in the fourth, with the batters consistently getting their bats on the balls. In the sixth inning, NOPS came alive and went on a run, led by Chris Beam’s double to start off the inning for the victors. Paul Mavercik and Kevin White also had doubles in the inning while Mavercik added a home run.

“We just started hitting line drives instead of fly balls,” said coach Mark Obert about

his team’s run.In the second game, SIDC took on 4th

SOPS and prevailed, 17-8. Justin Smith hit a triple for his team in the first inning, sending in teammates Jon Moentmann and Marci Roberts. Up 4-0 in the first inning, 4th SOPS lost the lead in the third, as SIDC went up 5-4 with Larry Chodz hitting a triple in the gain. 4th SOPS answered back in the fourth inning, scoring six runs as the squad hit consistently throughout the rest of the innings.

“We were missing some key players today,” said 4th SOPS’ coach Myron Bryant. “But the other players stepped up and we played some good balls.”

In game three, undefeated 50th SCS faced 1st SOPS. Though it was a somewhat slow start for the team, the players got their rhythm and won 17-3.

Josh Folmar hit a home run in the second inning for the victors while Garrett Gardner and Jason Golaboski each had triples. Bart Gould had a triple for 1st SOPS in its loss.

“Today we were a little off,” said 50th SCS coach David Learn. “But we came back at the end and scored some runs.”

As far as the rest of the season goes, Learn hopes to stay undefeated.

NOPS, 50th SCS maintain winning streak

NOPS’ Andy Bernard runs to home while SIDC Team 3 catcher Chad Bellamy waits for the ball during NOPS’ 23-13 victory here on July 11.

U.S. Air Force photo/Lorna Gutierrez

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By Staff ReportAir Force News Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) – Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it trans-forms its personnel processes.

The major part of this effort has been di-rected at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted perfor-mance reports while ensuring the evalua-tion process remains fair and provides for accurate portrayal of performance.

The change also includes the much an-ticipated addition of physical fitness docu-mentation to both evaluation and feedback forms.

Although the Air Force used a competency based performance evaluation and feedback process, the changes to the evaluation forms make them a more user-friendly, value-added product that accurately reflects an Airman’s performance.

“We cannot continue to accept cumber-some processes that impact our ability to operate at a high tempo,” said Lt. Gen. Roger Brady, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. “At the same time, we need to ensure that our evaluation processes fairly and accurately reflect performance.”

Both officer and enlisted performance re-ports were shortened and technologically enhanced to decrease the time required to accomplish the report. The OPR narrative lines were significantly reduced, and the unit mission description and impact on mission accomplishment areas were eliminated. While the former OPR had six performance factor blocks to rate job knowledge, leader-ship skills, professional qualities, organi-zational skills, judgment and decisions and communication skills, the new form has one

block to be used to indicate that all standards are met; if an officer does not meet standards, the new OPR allows for more detailed infor-mation to be provided.

EPR narrative comments were also sig-nificantly reduced. Performance assessment areas now reflect the increased responsibil-ity with which Airmen are charged as they progress in rank.

On performance feedback worksheets, per-formance assessment areas are now evaluated on a standardized criterion using “Does not Meet, “Meets,” “Above Average” and “Clearly Exceeds” criterion. The immediate rater’s comments are also aligned to the respec-tive performance assessment areas on the front-side.

Comments by commanders and supervi-sors over several years indicate these changes will significantly reduce the administrative burden without negatively affecting their ability to provide an accurate assessment of an individual’s performance and potential.

Implementation dates for the new evalu-ation forms is as follows:• Officers: Aug. 15, 2007• Airman basic to senior airman: Aug. 15,

2007• Staff sergeant: Jan. 1, 2008• Technical sergeant: Jan. 1, 2008• Master sergeant: Oct. 1, 2007• Senior master sergeant: Aug. 1, 2007• Chief master sergeant: Aug. 15, 2007• Premier band: April 1, 2008• Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard

(airman basic to chief master sergeant): Aug. 15, 2007The new performance report and perfor-

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The Air Force is introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes.

U.S. Air Force illustration/Mike Carabajal

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The coordinators of the “Drive a Servicemember Home” program encourage Airmen who’ve had a few drinks to consider calling 719-55-NO DUI before they get be-hind the wheel.

DASH volunteers want to provide service-members a safe ride home, said Staff Sgt. Sean Arce, DASH program manager, adding that people need a “back-up plan.”

Hours of operation are 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and some holidays if it is a three-day weekend.

The program is open for all servicemem-bers. Dispatchers from the DASH program will ask for their first name and location, and will then come and drive them home.

“We lose a lot of (people) because of the war – we shouldn’t lose anyone to drunken

driving,” Sergeant Arce said. The main goal is keeping servicemembers safe and out of trouble.

Sometimes the DASH Program is forced to cancel operations because they do not have enough volunteers, Sergeant Arce said. Any servicemember can volunteer, including civilian employees. The program is strictly volunteer and is just for the assigned week-end. Volunteers work on an “on-call” basis, use their own vehicles and can choose which nights they want to work.

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Jeromy Duvall dives to make the first of two catches during 3rd SOPS’ match against the SIDC in softball action July 13. SIDC came away with the victory in overtime, scoring two runs after a 16-16 tie at the end of regulation.

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By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel

Many Schriever motorists have noticed the house located on Highway 94 near Curtis Road and an American flag that always flies in the front yard – wind, rain or shine.

Jack Weber loves his solitude, his calves and his troops. He lives in a trailer near the house on the property and is responsible for making sure the flag is proudly displayed day and night.

Patriotic he is.“As long as we have troops in any country

fighting, the flag will never come down,” he said.

Call it empathy for the troops. Though Mr. Weber himself has never been to war, his father was a World War II veteran, and his brother was a Vietnam veteran. Their experiences, plus his experience working as an emergency medic in a high-crime part of California, have made him empa-thize with anyone going through unpleasant experiences.

“I’ve seen what man can do to himself,” he said. “It’s a war zone out there.”

That comment doesn’t only apply to ac-tual war zones but also society in general, he said.

“People shoot each other for whatever,” he said. “People are more concerned about Survivor, (America’s Next) Top Model – peo-

ple aren’t in touch with what’s out there. They’re robots.

“I can imagine what the (servicemembers) must be going through as human beings,” he said. “They’re dealing with the aspect of death.”

He said he’s glad that people appreciate his flags and is grateful for the ones Schriever personnel give him as replacements when a flag is destroyed by weather.

“One guy said ‘I come to work in the mid-dle of the night and your flag is always there’ ... that always makes me feel good.’“

A native of Colorado Springs, Mr. Weber works on what he calls a cow-calf operation on a 640-acre property, in which the cows birth calves that are raised and brought to market.

And though the money isn’t great, he likes what he does, adding that his dad said to “find what it is that makes you happy and do it.”

“Money doesn’t make me happy, the city doesn’t make me happy – ranching makes me happy,” he said.

Mr. Weber’s best wishes go out to the troops.

“I can understand what it must be doing to the spirit,” he said.

So Jack Weber’s flag will keep flying, show-ing that he cares – and cares deeply – about what they’re doing.

Jack Weber stands next to his flag near his property on Highway 94 and Curtis Road. Mr. Weber makes sure there’s always a flag displayed outside in honor of the troops.

U.S. Air Force photo/Lorna Gutierrez

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