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  • Voting Assistance Program Updates

    The general election is 90 days away. To register, request a ballot, and vote absentee go to www.FVAP.gov to complete your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). It takes less than 10 minutes to complete using the online registration and absentee ballot assistant. This year there is a lot at stake in

  • 310th Space Wing honors history, heritage

    The commander of the 310th Space Wing hosted a cake-cutting ceremony at the Satellite Dish dining facility Saturday in celebration of the Air Force's birthday as well as the anniversaries of Air Force Space Command and the 310 SW. In his opening remarks, Col. Jeffrey Mineo highlighted significant

  • Team Schriever helps own displaced due to wildfire

    The Waldo Canyon fire started June 23. Three days later, high winds coupled with Colorado Springs' record heat contributed to the fire tripling in size and forcing more than 30,000 Colorado Springs residents to evacuate their homes.More than 50 of those evacuees were Team Schriever members. Master

  • Engineer fosters passion for football

    Shawn Bailey was an engineering student at the University of Southern California when she discovered her passion for football. She loved everything about the sport; its roughness, speed and organized plays made it the ultimate activity, in her mind."I can remember telling people, even back then [mid

  • Colorado bans open burning

    Colorado issued an executive order that prohibits open burning and private use of fireworks throughout the state because of very dry conditions and high fire danger.Open fire includes any outdoor fire, including, but not limited to, campfires, warming fires, charcoal grill fires, fused explosives,

  • 6 SOPS, NOAA join forces for Continuity of Operations exercise

    From May 14-18, the 6th Space Operations Squadron joined forces with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to exercise the Continuity of Operations Plan for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program here. An annual event, the exercise brought together Department of Defense and

  • Space realities require new way of thinking, official says

    The U.S. has fine-tuned its methods to promote responsible use of space and strengthen international partnerships, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said during the 2012 Women in Aerospace Conference here June 1.In his keynote address at the

  • Schriever members urged to 'Go for Green'

    120608-F-XA056-050Team Schriever members dining at the award-winning Satellite Dish dining facility are now urged to "Go for Green" and choose healthier foods with the use of a new labeling system. The Air Force wide mandated program is a nutritional recognition labeling system designed to provide a

  • Fitness center offers fun, exciting classes

    If you've ever gone to the Schriever main fitness center between 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, you may have noticed fitness classes being taught in the aerobics room. Spinning, Triple Threat Aerobics, yoga, Zumba and Body Blitz fitness classes are offered often