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Air Force Reserve Maj. Gregory J. Castro (right) assists two students program a radio/global positioning system (GPS) navigator March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Castro is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and is the organization’s chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros


Getting The Students Ready

Air Force Reserve Maj. Gregory J. Castro (right) assists two students program a radio/global positioning system (GPS) navigator March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Castro is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and is the organization’s chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros

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The 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron operates through an antenna ‘farm’ of two weapons systems named Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System Deployable Ground Segment and Bounty Hunter, which provide the only Defense Space Control mission throughout the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
The 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron operates through an antenna ‘farm’ of two weapons systems named Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System Deployable Ground Segment and Bounty Hunter, which provide the only Defense Space Control mission throughout the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
Senior Airman Casey Jones, an airman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Silent Sentry, is an operator for the Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System Deployable Ground Segment, for which he routinely completes maintenance checks to ensure accuracy of signal strength and functionality. The Silent Sentry team monitors high priority satellite communication signals, detects electromagnetic interference on those signals and geolocates the source of that interference along with other signals of interest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
Air Force Reserve Capt. Jason Danieli (left) reviews upload instructions for a weather satellite as fellow 6th Space Operations Squadron members organize data instruction uploads for other satellites April 3, 2014 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The squadron's satellite vehicle operators assumed command of the nation's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellites from their National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration counterparts as the nation's newest weather satellite lifted into orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The squadron will oversee all weather satellite operations until April 8. Danieli is a satellite vehicle operator with the 6th SOPS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne-Marie Mandrell, 6th Space Operations Squadron, reviews the day's coding instructions for a weather satellite April 3, 2014 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The squadron's satellite vehicle operators assumed command of the nation's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellites from their National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration counterparts as the nation's newest weather satellite lifted into orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The squadron will oversee all weather satellite operations until April 8. Mandrell is a 6th SOPS satellite vehicle operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. David Hodge (center) provides his fellow 6th Space Operations Squadron members with a crew in-brief April 3, 2014 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The squadron's satellite vehicle operators assumed command of the nation's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellites from their National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration counterparts as the nation's newest weather satellite lifted into orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The squadron will oversee all weather satellite operations until April 8. Hodge is the squadron’s standardization and evaluation non-commissioned officer in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
Air Force Reservists Tech. Sgt. Earl W. Tubbs, Lt. Col. Mark C. Ryals and Maj. Gregory J. Castro monitor their students land navigation progress as they head to the next coordinate, or “way point”, March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Tubbs is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and is the organization’s scheduling manager. Ryals is one of the organization’s instructors and Castro is the chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros
Air Force Reservists Tech. Sgt. Earl W. Tubbs, Lt. Col. Mark C. Ryals and Maj. Gregory J. Castro receive radio communication from their students land navigation progress March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Tubbs is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and is the organization’s scheduling manager. Ryals is one of the organization’s instructors and Castro is the chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros
Air Force Reserve Maj. Gregory J. Castro communicates land coordinates to his students from a remote location high above the trees March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a global positioning system exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Castro is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and is the organization’s chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros
Two teams of students are about to cross paths as they land navigate to their next assigned position with radio/global positioning system (GPS) navigator March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontivero
Air Force Reserve Maj. Gregory J. Castro calls out coordinates, or “way points”, to his students as they maneuver with a radio/global positioning system (GPS) navigator March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI). Castro is assigned to RNSSI at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and is the organization’s chief of the instructor development branch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros
Three students start their land navigation adventure with a hand held radio/global positioning system (GPS) navigator March 14, 2014 at Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. Several students participated in a GPS exercise that was part of the Space Operations Course, a two-week space fundamentals course for military and civilian non-space personnel, taught by the Reserve National Security Space Institute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas B. Ontiveros