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50th Space Wing
The latest Heritage to Horizons series presentation highlights the 50th Space Wing whose heritage first called for mastery of the skies and has grown to master of space. (Graphic illustration by Mike Carabajal)
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50th Space Wing
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Posted: 6/20/2007
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50th Space Wing welcomes new commander
Col. Teresa Djuric addresses the audience after taking command of the 50th Space Wing during a ceremony May 22. Colonel Djuric succeeded Col. John Hyten as 50th SW commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lorna Gutierrez)
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Posted: 6/20/2007
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CSAF team award honors 3rd SOPS Airmen
Capts. Bruce Mitchell and Javier Figueroa, standing, help Capt. Mark Tozer and David Johnson move Defense Satellite Communications System Satellite A-2's into supersynchronous orbit June 1, 2005. Captains Mitchell and Figueroa were among 3rd Space Operations Squadron Airmen who received a Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award Oct. 4 for developing methods to preserve fuel and prolong the lifespans of DSCS satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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CloudSat/Calipso launch
NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations - launched April 28 atop a Delta II rocket. The 22nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base provided Air Force Satellite Control Network support for the mission. (Courtesy photo/Thom Baur, Boeing)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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1st SOPS helps lift new satellite
First Space Operations Squadron satellite systems operators Airman 1st Class Joshua Shepherd, Airman 1st Class Andrew Ode, and Senior Airman Daniel Dempsey monitor takeoff and early orbit operations for the Global Positioning System IIR-14 (M) satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in September, 2005. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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Titan readiness ceremony - May 1962
Attending ceremonies to mark operational readiness of a Titan site near Lowry Air Force Base, Colo., in May 1962 are (left to right) Gen. Bernard Schriever, Maj. Gen. Thomas Gerrity, Lt. Gen. Archi Old and Lt. Gen. Howell Estes, Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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Schriever AFB home to rare burrowing owls
Melissa Trenchik checks a trap for baby owls at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The traps are designed to trap owls without harming them and were used for a U.S. Geological Survey-University of Arizona study. Mrs. Trenchik is a member of the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Ridder)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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First space badge
Gen. Bernard Schriever receives the first Air Force Space Badge May 25, 2005. General Schriever died June 20, 2005. Falcon Air Force Base became Schriever AFB in his honor June 5, 1998, making it the first base named after a living person. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ron Hall)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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General Schriever's last visit
Gen. Bernard Schriever and his wife, Joni, visited his namesake base for the last time Aug. 30, 2002. Airmen presented him with a special retreat ceremony, a framed collection of coins and patches, a saber salute and a surprise salute from the roadside as he departed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mike Meares)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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6th SOPS: Weather in 10 minutes or less, guaranteed
Tech. Sgt. Bill Hosey conducts a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program support during the 6th Space Operations Squadron's unit training activity. Contact windows are only 11 minutes due to the satellites' low-earth orbit, and the Air Force Weather Agency must receive weather data from the satellites within 10 minutes of fade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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A leap second
The U.S. Naval Observatory Alternate Master Clock, located on the 2nd Space Operations Squadron's operations center, is accurate to within one second every 20 million years. The 2nd SOPS and USNO professionals added the first leap second in seven years on Jan. 1, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donald S. Branum
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Posted: 6/18/2007
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