310SW Rallies for Guardian Challenge

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  • By Capt. Maren P. Barney
  • 310th Space Wing Public Affairs
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFRC) --  No amount of therapy can erase the collective memory of the 310th Space Wing cheer squad's entrance to its first-ever pep rally May 2 here.
"Our Guardian Challenge competitors are working hard and we wanted to make sure they knew how much the wing supported them," said 310SW commander Col. Karen A. Rizzuti. "I hope that, in spite of the scary cheerleaders, the participants could see that the entire wing is behind them and, no matter the outcome, we're proud they were chosen to represent the wing ."
In addition to the cheer squad, pep rally events included feats of skill by the competitors. Challenges were tailored to the specific skill set of the participants.
The competitors from the 310th Communications Flight (who competed on an integrated team with the 561st Network Operations Squadron) were tasked with creating a communications network using only the materials in a box provided to them. With a 10-minute time limit, the task was considered complete when a message could successfully be sent and received.
Members from the 6th Space Operations Squadron and members from the 19th SOPS (who competed on an integrated team with 2nd SOPS), were challenged to build their satellites from a box of materials. They had 10 minutes to build their satellites and perform a successful orbit.
Team members from the 310th Security Forces Squadron displayed their marksmanship skills by successfully engaging targets using given weapons (slingshots) and ammo (marshmallows).
In a wing-wide bidding competition, Reservists were able to vote for their favorite nominees to be on the cheer squad. The five people with the most votes (who did not exercise the cowardly buy-out option) were inducted into the squad.
"It was humblingly awesome," said cheer squad member 310SW Command Chief Master Sgt. Rocky V. Hart. "Being a part of this event and debasing myself for this good cause was totally worth it. Plus, seeing the expressions on peoples' faces was priceless!"
Guardian Challenge is Air Force Space Command's premier space and cyberspace competition. Its purpose is to promote spirited competition that hones the skills of our "best of the best" space, cyber, communications and security forces professionals.
Events kicked off command-wide March 1 with the 67th Network Warfare Wing's competition, and will end May 19 with the Security Forces combat skills competitions. Guardian Challenge 2010 officially ends after the scoreposting May 21 at Peterson Air Force Base.