Base BriefsSNCO induction ceremony emcees needed

Emcee auditions will be held Aug. 21 in the wing conference room for the 50th Space Wing SNCO Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sept. 7.

Two people will be selected to emcee the event.

For more information, contact Senior Master Sgt. Penny Boggis at 567-5412 or penny.boggis@schriever.af.mil.

Heart Link program returns to Schriever

The Heart Link program, which educates spouses of military members about the Air Force is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

The program includes familiarizing spouses with the Air Force mission, awareness of traditions, rank structure and protocol.

To register, contact the A&FRC at 567-3920.

For more information, contact Chaplain (Capt.) Chad Bellamy at 567-3705 or at chad.bellamy@schrie-ver.af.mil.

21st MG undergoes accreditation inspection

The 21st Medical Group is having an accreditation inspection Aug. 20 to 24.

Patients may write or call the in-specting agency at the following:

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.

5250 Old Orchard Rd. Suite 200Skokie, IL 60077Phone: (847) 853-6060Fax: (847) 853-9028To comment about care you or your

family member has received at any of the 21st MG facilities, contact the inspecting agency to schedule an ap-pointment during their visit.

White House employment opportunity

The White House Communications Agency will be at the McMahon Theater, Fort Carson, at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 to provide an orientation brief and ac-cept applications from servicemembers with less than 15 years in service and who possess an occupational specialty in communications, audio-visual, ad-ministration or support.

Applicants must be able to travel, work with little supervision, have no history of derogatory information and obtain and keep a Top Secret security clearance.

For additional information, please visit the WHCA Web site at www.disa.mil/whca or contact the WHCA Personnel Management Branch at 202-757-5150.

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By Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez50th Space Wing Public Affairs

Making a difference and bringing a smile to a child’s face is easier than you may think.

If you have ever wondered how you could possibly help better the lives of the children in the midst of the war in Iraq, you need to look no further than here at Schriever.

First Lt. Megan Standifer, a spacecraft engineer for 4th SOPS, is spearheading the Iraqi School Donation Program here. Corresponding with a fellow Airman who is currently deployed to Iraq, she is working to get Schriever personnel involved in helping to improve the lives of Iraqi children.

“The troops over there are already trying to do their best to rebuild schools and cities,” Lieutenant Standifer said. “This is just one little way we can help make Iraq better.”

The program relies entirely on donations. The list of suggested items was compiled by Iraqi nationals who understand the dire needs of their children. Suggested items for dona-tion include school supplies, baby supplies and toys.

“Donating items not only helps better their lives, but it helps us feel more connected to the war,” Lieutenant Standifer said.

The program also serves as a way for de-

Donations to Iraq make a difference

By Lorna GutierrezSchriever Sentinel

The Satellite Dish was full here July 31 for the Schriever AFB Quarterly Awards Ceremony where nominees, friends and attendees waited the announcement of the winners.

“My favorite part is to watch the winner’s face when they’re truly surprised,” said 1st

Sgt. Michael Primo. “It’s priceless.”Those priceless faces of the winners

were:n 50th Space Wing Category II Civilian

Supervisor of the Quarter – 50 MSG, Mr. Seth C.J. Cannellon 50th Space Wing Category II Civilian

of the Quarter – 50 MSG, Mr. James Jacobsen

n 50th Space Wing Category I Civilian of the Quarter – 4 SOPS, Ms. Tonya McKenzien 50th Space Wing Company Grade

Officer of the Quarter – 50 OG, 1st Lt. Daniel Schwarzn 50th Space Wing Senior NCO of the

Quarter – 50 NOG, Master Sgt. Stephen Campbelln 50th Space Wing NCO of the Quarter

– 22 SOPS, Tech. Sgt. Paige Allenn 50th Space Wing Airman of the Quarter

– 50 CES, Airman 1st Class Joseph Zupken High Frontier Honor Guard Company

Grade Office of the Quarter – 1st Lt. Arley Marxn High Frontier Honor Guard NCO of the

Quarter – Tech. Sgt. Ron A. Fejarangn High Frontier Honor Guard Airman

of the Quarter – Senior Airman Natalie Pharrn Team Schriever Category II Civilian

Supervisor of the Quarter – 50 MSG, Mr. Seth C.J. Cannellon Team Schriever Category II Civilian of

the Quarter – 50 MSG, Mr. James Jacobsenn Team Schriever Category I Civilian of the

Quarter – 4 SOPS, Ms. Tonya McKenzien Team Schriever CGO of the Quarter

– Capt. Anthony E. Langleyn Team Schriever Senior NCO of the

Quarter – Master Sgt. Matthew Lussonn Team Schriever NCO of the Quarter

– Tech. Sgt. Rolan Jonesn Team Schriever Airman of the Quarter

– Airman 1st Class Joseph ZupkeIn addition to the trophies, the winners

received gift certificates, pen sets and other various awards.

For some, their win came as a complete surprise.

“This was completely unexpected,” said 1st Lt. Schwarz. “The other guys were outstand-ing, I was in great company.”

After the awards presentation, Col. Terry Djuric praised and thanked the people at Schriever for their hard work.

Winners announced at quarterly awards

Schriever donation program benefits Iraq’s war-torn children

50th Space Wing Airman of the Quarter and Team Schriever Airman of the Quarter winner Airman 1st Class Joseph Zupke receives his award from Col. Terry Djuric and Chief Master Sgt. Clarence Moore. Airman Zupke is an electrician for the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron.

Photo by Lorna Gutierrez

See Iraq page �Iraqi children hold donated toys they received as part of the Iraqi School Donation Program. Captains Ellen Ellis, Tim Boykin and Jim Wacker made the delivery of donated goods to an orphanage.

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Los AngeLes Air Force BAse – Progress abounds for the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Based Infrared Systems Wing as personnel prepare for payload integration with the GEO-1 spacecraft following a successful top management review.

During a recent Defense Acquisition Execute review, Kenneth Krieg, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, gave the Air Force authority to proceed with the procurement activities to acquire a third SBIRS geosynchronous satel-lite and two additional highly-elliptical orbit payloads. The contract will also include an option to buy a fourth SBIRS GEO satellite; however, that option may not be exercised until approval is given during the next DAE review.

“This decision was predicated on confidence that the SBIRS satellite design could perform the mission,” said Col. John Amrine, SBIRS Wing commander.

Colonel Amrine also stated that the contrac-tor’s execution performance was consistent with the cost and schedule established in December 2005 as part of the Nunn McCurdy certification process.

“This is an exciting time for SBIRS,” the com-mander said. “The HEO sensor on orbit is pro-ducing at a better-than-expected rate and we are confident in the abilities of the program.”

Part of this confidence could be attributed to the successful completion of fourth-cycle testing of the GEO-1 payload. Thermal vacuum testing, completed June 15, demonstrated the function and performance of the fully integrated GEO-1 payload in vacuum conditions at temperatures occurring in the environments expected when the SBIRS satellite is on orbit, Colonel Amrine said.

“Thermal vacuum testing data indicates that both of the sensors were in focus, were not bounc-ing around or receiving scan irregularities (not losing data or having drop out) and are getting good sensitivity,” Colonel Amrine said. “The

sensors are making fine differentiations of what is in the scene.”

After a successful consent-to-ship review, held on July 23, Northrop Grumman plans to deliver the payload to Lockheed Martin’s facili-ties in Sunnyvale, Calif., in early August. There the payload will be integrated with the GEO-1 spacecraft.

“This will be a significant milestone for the entire program,” Colonel Amrine said. “We are currently on schedule to launch GEO-1 in late 2008.”

The SBIRS High program was recently an-nounced as one of the remaining DX-rated programs under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The original list of 20 “high-est national defense urgency” programs was paired down to 7 following the June 22 review directed by Mr. Krieg.

“SBIRS GEO and HEO satellites are the fu-ture of space based infrared warning,” Colonel Amrine said.

About SBIRSThe Space Based Infrared Systems program will

provide the nation with critical missile defense and warning capability well into the 21st century. SBIRS is one of Air Force Space Command’s highest priority space systems. SBIRS consists of two individual space constellations and an evolving ground element: the Defense Support Program and SBIRS High. These systems are independent yet complement each other by pro-viding global infrared coverage.

The program supports three mission areas: missile warning, missile defense and battlespace characterization.

SBIRS continues reaching successful milestones

The GEO-1 bus in a Thermal Vacuum chamber.

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By Senior Airman Daniel Bava50th Operations Support Squadron

Throughout a stormy Saturday afternoon near Fort Collins, Colo. excited skydivers from Schriever Air Force Base fell screaming from heights greater than 17,000 feet.

They soon discovered, even in July, clouds at this altitude

can contain snow and sleet.The group of 30 Airmen Basic through Senior Airmen were

part of the 2007 Schriever Skydiving Retreat, sponsored by the 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s office. In this second annual skydiving event, funds allocated to the base chaplain office were used to sponsor the adventure for a limited number

The sky is falling — with Airmen from Schriever

Senior Airman Josh Cobb, 50th Operations Support Squadron, takes a jump with a Mile-Hi Skydiving instructor during the 2007 Schriever Skydiving Retreat sponsored by the 50th Space Wing Chaplain’s office.

Photo courtesy of the 50th Space Wing Chaplain Service Team

of interested Airmen.The chaplain’s office has taken an active role in promoting

team-building and morale trips which include skydiving, whitewater rafting and snowmobiling.

Between the two annual skydiving trips hosted by the Schriever chaplain’s office, nearly 60 Airmen have been able to experience one of the world’s greatest extreme sports for a mere $20 donation cost – many of them for the first time.

The Mile-Hi Skydiving instructors taught the Airmen how to exit a plane safely and even allowed the novice jumpers to open their own parachute after a minute of free-fall. Upon exiting the plane, an initial reaction many jumpers feel and are advised to avoid, is that of ‘tunnel-vision’: where the adrenaline rush prevents individuals from fully experiencing the thrill, beauty, and overwhelming awe of seeing a world laid out below.

Senior Airman Greg Reyes, a first-time jumper, held both thumbs in the air before he was even released from his para-chute after landing. As one of the first to experience skydiv-ing from the group, his continuous grinning at the Airmen still waiting to jump was a preview of the effects skydiving would soon have on them.

Even some of the experienced skydivers are nervous each time the plane door open’s and the more than 100-mile per hour winds blow into the plane. All jumpers must override their own fears of falling from thousands of feet, at speeds of more than 160-miles per hour.

The smiles on every jumpers face as they yell to friends below and when their chute lands them safely on the ground are testimony enough to the sense of accomplishment and thrill associated with skydiving.

It’s these exciting moments which allow team building and friendships with our peers.

The chaplain’s office continues to search for ways to sup-port those interested in getting outdoors and into one of the trips sponsored here and helping Airmen enjoy their time in one of the great outdoor adventure locations.

For more informationChaplain (Capt.) Chad Bellamy can be contacted at 567-3705

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With warmer temperatures, the re-emer-gence of mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus are things to consider. The virus, first identi-fied in 1937 in the West Nile region of Uganda, spread to the United States in 1999.

Experts believe that WNV is established as a seasonal epidemic in North America that flares up in the summer and continues into the fall.

Mosquitoes, a natural WNV host, be-come infected from biting infected birds. In turn, the mosquitoes can infect humans and animals.

For most, risk is low. Very few people who are bitten by mosquitoes develop any symptoms of the disease and relatively few mosquitoes actually carry WNV.

Prevention is key. Being aware of preven-tion activities will reduce the disease in the population.

Avoid Mosquito Bites:n Wear long sleeve shirts, long pants

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on exposed skin and clothing when you go outdoors. Adults and children more than 2 months of age can use preparations con-taining up to 35% DEET. Don’t put repellent on kid’s hands because it may get in their mouth or eyes.

Mosquito-proof your home:n Keep mosquitoes outside by fixing or

installing window and door screensn Drain standing water. A small amount of

standing water can be enough for a mosquito

to lay her eggs. n Look around every week for possible

mosquito breeding places.n Empty water from buckets, cans, pool

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Severe infections can result in permanent brain damage or death.

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Heat brings mosquitoes, West Nile Virus to local area

Mosquitoes can be carriers of the West Nile Virus.

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rAnDoLPH Air Force BAse, Texas (AFPn) – The 2008 NCO Retraining Program began Aug. 7 as the Air Force seeks to fill approximately 900 shortage career field and special duty positions.

NCOs notified of their vulnerability to retrain must submit the shortage career field choices they would most like to retrain into or apply for a special duty assignment identi-fier no later than Sept. 21.

“During the voluntary phase, members have the opportunity to set the course of their future as Airmen,” said Chief Master Sgt. Christine Williams, chief of

the Air Force Personnel Center enlisted skills management branch here. “Many Airmen fail to act during the voluntary phase and ultimately find themselves in the involuntary NCORP phase. Should an Airman not submit the mandatory package in Phase II, the Airman will be separated, so there is a consequence for not applying for retraining.”

Vulnerability listings by grade and Air Force Specialty Code will be posted on the virtual Military Personnel Flight Aug. 7. vMPF is accessible from the AFPC home page. By clicking on their grade or projected

grade, NCOs may view their ranking on the vulnerability list and apply for retraining through the vMPF as needed.

Command support staff personnel will manage the retraining program and notify members if they are eligible. Additionally, they will suggest special duty identifiers such as recruiting, postal duty, military training instructor or professional military education instructor.

If voluntary measures are unsuccessful, Air Staff officials will implement Phase II, involuntary retraining. In Phase II, indi-viduals identified as vulnerable in AFSCs

not meeting retraining-out objectives, and without approved retraining or assignment to a special duty identifier by Sept. 21, will be involuntarily retrained.

“It’s important for all Airmen to under-stand once they are identified for retraining in Phase I, they will continue to be vulner-able in Phase II unless they are retrained, released or separated from military service,” said Chief Williams.

For more information, Airmen should con-tact their CSS personnel, their base career assistance advisor or the Air Force Contact Center at 800-616-3775.

NCO retraining program seeks to fill some 900 positions

HUrLBUrT FieLD, Fla. (AFPn) – Opportunities for Airmen to retrain into one of eight career enlisted aviator career fields have just been released by Air Force officials.

The Air Force has openings for first-term Airmen to re-train into the flight engineer, flight attendant, and aerial gunner specialties.

In addition, the retraining quotas have just been released for staff sergeants and technical sergeants to retrain under the NCO Retraining Program into the boom operator, flight engineer, loadmaster, airborne mission systems, airborne battle management, aerial gunner, and cryptologic linguist

career fields.The official release of the fiscal 2008 NCO Retraining

Program retraining objectives are now available on the re-training advisory located in the virtual Military Personnel Flight.

“This is the news many Airmen have been waiting for,” said Master Sgt. Randy Scanlan, the Air Force Special Operations Command career enlisted adviser in-service recruiter at Hurlburt Field. “I have spoken to many second-term/career Airmen who missed their opportunity to retrain during their first enlistment. Since they have re-enlisted, they now have

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HAnscoM Air Force BAse, Mass. (AFPn) – A state-of-the-art financial management system that serves the Air Force and U.S. Transportation Command came to fruition Aug. 3 when the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System Increment 1, Spiral 1 was success-fully fielded at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The DEAMS program, a vision four years in the making, was developed by members of the 554th Electronic Systems Group lo-cated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with its parent organization, the 554th Electronic Systems Wing, headquartered at Hanscom AFB.

DEAMS Spiral 1 provides an account-ing and finance capability to TRANSCOM and Air Mobility Command users at Scott AFB, and completes the initial phase of the

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mercial software, DEAMS provides the primary financial system with automated audit trails to TRANSCOM in support of the warfighter.

DEAMS will replace several antiquated systems, considerably reducing the time to process and track financial transactions.

“This marks a significant step toward transitioning from accounting and fi-nancial management legacy systems to a more efficient, enterprise-wide commer-cial-off-the-shelf-based solution,” said Lt. Gen. Charles L. Johnson II, the ESC commander.

Further, Spiral 1 was delivered on time and on cost, said Frank Weber, the 554th ELSW director.

“The DEAMS Spiral 1 deployment rep-resents a milestone in fielding warfighting capabilities using ORACLE’s commercial-off-the-shelf Enterprise Resource Program, 11i e-Business Suite,” Mr. Weber said. “The commercial software approach couples de-fense and industry best practices for im-proved financial management processes, reduces acquisition costs, and provides improved operations and maintenance over a dedicated software development effort.”

The achievement was made possible through a collaboration of TRANSCOM of-ficials, secretary of the Air Force financial management members, Defense Financial and Accounting Service financial experts and Air Force Materiel Command acquisition professionals whose talent and dedication

made this initial deployment a success, Mr. Weber said.

“We are very excited to have reached this important milestone, and are equally excited to mature this new capability,” said Alan Bentley, director of TRANSCOM Program Analysis and Financial Management.

Subsequent spirals in Increment 1 will pro-vide increased financial management capa-bilities across TRANSCOM, AMC, Military Sealift Command and Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.

These capabilities plan to be delivered by 2010.

DEAMS Increment 2, still in the re-quirements identification and acquisition development phases, will deliver financial management capabilities throughout the Air Force.

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Television program to highlight 2nd SOPS, GPSJim Skinner discusses the world’s second most accurate clock and how important it is for 2nd SOPS’ GPS operations with a film crew from the United Kingdom. The film crew from WAG-TV was filiming a segment for the television program “How do they do it?” for the Discovery Channel which reaches more than 400 million homes worldwide. Mr. Skinner is a mathematician for the U.S. Naval Observatory.

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ployed servicemembers to connect with the people of Iraq.

“Simple acts of kindness and com-passion can improve relations and hu-manize Coalition Forces,” said Capt. Ellen Ellis, a deployed member from Los Angeles Air Force Base who is the Liaison Officer for the Personal Security Coordination Cell assigned to Multi-National Forces-Iraq.

Sometimes it’s easy to underestimate the kind of impact that even the smallest of donated items can have. Captain Ellis had a memorable experience that involved a particular donated item she was unsure of at first.

“Someone had sent over bottles of bubbles,” Captain Ellis said. “I thought, ‘bubbles’? But then I was showing a little girl how to blow into the wand, and when bubbles came out, this huge smile broke out on her face. She thought it was magic- it was priceless.”

Captain Ellis recently took part in drop-ping off donated goods for children in Sadr City. Here at Schriever, Lieutenant Standifer is working to get more items sent to Captain Ellis and is looking for personnel at Schriever to donate items.

Drop-off points for donated items can be found at the main fitness center, the atrium at Building 210, 3rd SOPS and 4th SOPS.

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Peterson Idol auditions highlight singing talent

Tryouts for Peterson Idol will be 2:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at the old Enlisted Club.

The first place winner of the main event held Sept. 28 – 29 receives $250 cash.

For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Alyse Partridge at 567-4814 or by e-mail at peterson.jea@peterson.af.mil.

SIDC Picnic promises funThe SIDC picnic will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Aug. 24 at Oak Meadows in Fox Run Park.The event will feature Bird Dog BBQ, a

variety of activities and a mandatory com-mander’s call at 11 a.m.

The SIDC picnic, and it should say that it’s open to SIDC military and civilian personnel and their families.

To volunteer to help with set-up and tear-down, contact Tech. Sgt. Williams at kevin.williams@schriever.af.mil or by phone at 567-7054.

Kids Day Carnival and Car ShowA carnival and car show from 10:30 a.m.

to 3 p.m. will be held Aug. 11 at the Peterson Baseball Complex on Paine Street, across from the main Child Development Center.

The event will host a variety of carnival games, food, music, contests, custom and classic cars and more.

The car show portion of the event will award trophies to the top finishers in the following categories: 1949 and older, 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980 to present, Best Race Car, Best Interior, Best Paint, Best Street Racer and Best in Show.

For more information about the car show,

call the Auto Hobby Center at 556-4481 or go to www.21svs.com and click on the Auto Hobby tab. Entry forms are available online.

Career class offered to spousesA two-day career planning course for mili-

tary spouses will be held Aug. 21-22 at the Air Force Academy’s Airman and Family Readiness Center.

The class is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and those wishing to attend must be registered by Aug. 17.

For more information, contact Nancy Seckman at 567-3920. To register, contact Jeannie Lopez at 333-3168/3444.

Air Force marathon The 11th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon

is Sept. 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Events include the marathon, wheelchair marathon, four-person relay, and half marathon.

The 5K race is Sept. 14 at the E.J. Nutter Center, located at Wright State University. The marathon is held in September to com-memorate the Air Force anniversary; run this year to celebrate the 60th anniversary.

POW/MIA run The first-ever Peterson POW/MIA 24-hour

vigilance relay run starts 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at the 21st Space Wing Headquarters, Building 845, and ends at 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Base Chapel. Each team of runners (minimum two runners per team) will carry the flag for 30 minutes; shifts start on the hour and half hour. For information, contact Senior Master Sgt. Linda Valinho at 554-5016.

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By Wayne AmannU.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

U.s. Air Force AcADeMY, colo. (AFPn) – Unlike previous seasons, the 2007 Air Force football team has no catchy slogan it will use as a rallying cry or the media can use as a sound bite or a headline.

Instead, first-year head coach and 1989 Academy grad, Troy Calhoun, told the annual media day gathering of local and regional re-porters on Aug. 1 his club’s pre-season rank-ing of seventh in the nine-team Mountain West Conference poll was generous.

“I told them we were overrated,” Calhoun said. “And, I was serious about it, too. There’s nothing etched in stone at the Air Force Academy. We have to earn everything that comes our way. We’ve yet to earn anything, as players, as coaches, as a team. You start from the ground and build up.”

With that, the bluesuiters began their first practice later that afternoon under the tutelage of Calhoun. Their mission is to bounce back from three consecutive losing campaigns. Calhoun is depending on his senior-laden roster for leadership.

“That’s the key here. This is the world’s finest leadership institution,” said Calhoun, who is one of 17 Division I-A coaches to head the program at his alma mater. “Whenever we have good teams, we have phenomenal senior leadership. That will be crucial to our year.”

Among the upperclassmen Calhoun will count on is quarterback Shaun Carney, free safety Bobby Giannini, wide receiver Mark Root and place kicker Ryan Harrison.

Carney enters his fourth season as the Falcons’ signal caller determined to cor-rect the mistakes that haunted Air Force the past two seasons. The Falcons dropped four games by a total of just 10 points in 2005 and five games by a total of only 14 points a year ago.

“The learning is over,” Carney said. “There

are no excuses for this team. Winning is something we need to do. We always ex-pected to win the last couple of years but now we have to. We’ve got our horns flared. We’re ready to go.”

That optimism is fueled by Calhoun’s plan to take advantage of Carney’s proven passing prowess. The signal caller from North Olmstead, Ohio, is climbing up the all-time Air Force record book. He’s second in touchdown passes (30) and third in pass-ing yardage (3,900). He owns the top three single-season pass-completion percentages, including a career-best 64.2 percent, set in 2005.

Those numbers have receivers like Root anxiously pointing toward the season opener Sept. 1 against South Carolina State at Falcon Stadium.

“Shaun should be in a zone this year,” Root said. “As receivers, we’re confident he’ll put the ball where it needs to be. We’re excited about playing a role in the offense. Our mind-set is to focus on catching the ball because any play could come our way.”

Pressuring opposing offenses into turn-overs so the Falcons can control the ball will be a priority for new defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter, who was an assistant at the University of Nevada-Reno in 2006.

“We’ll run our package based on the Pittsburgh Steelers zone blitz,” DeRuyter said. “Last year at Reno we led the (Western Athletic Conference) in sacks with 37 and led the country in takeaways. We’re going to bring some pressure and create things for the offense.”

Not making defensive mistakes will be a key to making the pressure work.

“It comes down to that,” Giannini said. “Last year our mistakes showed. We’re going to do everything we can not to blow cover-ages and to hit the right holes. Our mindset is to come out fast, come out strong and hit them in the mouth.”

An equally important part of any Air Force

success will be the special teams, especially in close games determined by the kicking game.

“(Our special teams) affect the field position and have opportunities to score,” Harrison said. “That’s why it’s important for us to take advantage of our opportunities.”

The next four weeks leading up to the sea-

son opener will be Calhoun’s opportunity to evaluate his team’s makeup.

“I want to play more than one deep (at vari-ous positions),” Calhoun said. “You’re better if you can, but, it’s not a given. Our players have to prove they’re ready to perform at the level we have to in order to win. I think we can get to that point.”

Falcons have everything to prove this football season

Senior wide receiver Mike Moffett focuses during Air Force’s season-opening practice Aug. 1 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Photo by John Van Winkle

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