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21st Space Wing Commander Visits Spain-based Airmen
Peterson Air Force Base News ^

Posted on 04/16/2008 1:20:06 PM PDT by Clarinet_King

Colonel Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal, 21st SW command chief, visited the detachment, based at Moron Air Base, Spain, to get a first-hand look at how the unit contributes to U.S. Strategic Command’s space control mission of detecting, tracking and identifying all manmade deep-space objects.

(Excerpt) Read more at peterson.af.mil ...


TOPICS: US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: airforce; military; mississippi
There are only 2 pictures posted in the actual story. One is of me getting my space professional badge after giving my certification briefing.
1 posted on 04/16/2008 1:21:02 PM PDT by Clarinet_King
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To: Clarinet_King

Congratulations!

And thank you for your service!


2 posted on 04/16/2008 1:24:15 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Clarinet_King

Congratulations and Thank You!


3 posted on 04/16/2008 1:25:25 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Clarinet_King
"...Space Wing Commander..."

OK, so congrats are in order for sure but those three words mean something very different to a lot of us...

4 posted on 04/16/2008 1:34:56 PM PDT by expat_panama ("Ah --praise the Lord? --aw hell sarge, you know who I am!")
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To: Clarinet_King
Congrats!

have to giggle tho.......

"Hey, where ya stationed?"

"MORON!"

5 posted on 04/16/2008 1:35:34 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: Clarinet_King
Moron Air Base.

That doesn't translate real well. :-))

6 posted on 04/16/2008 1:37:09 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
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To: colorado tanker

Eh. What can I say? It’s Spain. You should see some of the names of the other towns around the base.


7 posted on 04/16/2008 1:40:57 PM PDT by Clarinet_King (Det 4 21st Operations Group - Siempre Vigilantes Del Cielo - Detect, Track, Deter HUA!)
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To: Clarinet_King; USAFSecurityForces

Wow! That’s terrific! Congrats!

USAFSF- check out your fellow A1C


8 posted on 04/16/2008 1:45:24 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us . nature photography desktop wallpapers)
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To: Clarinet_King

That’s my boy!!!

Congratulations again son!! Love ya!


9 posted on 04/16/2008 1:46:15 PM PDT by cdbear (Mrs. NerdDad)
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To: colorado tanker

It’s pronounce Moe-rown.


10 posted on 04/16/2008 2:02:48 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: cdbear; Clarinet_King
Congratulations!


11 posted on 04/16/2008 2:13:44 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: Clarinet_King
Congratulations. In a short time, you should be ready for the next one:

;-)


12 posted on 04/16/2008 2:18:35 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: expat_panama
And it only took 4 posts before that game showed up. LOL!

Origin ... my old stomping grounds. They don't exist anymore though. But speaking of space ... Origin founder, Richard Garriott, is in training now to hop aboard a Soyuz rocket this fall.

13 posted on 04/16/2008 2:34:33 PM PDT by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: Red Steel

You’d have to be real careful pronouncing that to an American. :-))


14 posted on 04/16/2008 2:39:56 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
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To: LasVegasMac

Isn’t Moron right next to Dumbass NAS?


15 posted on 04/16/2008 3:01:11 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Ask me again tomorrow.)
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To: Clarinet_King; WKB; wardaddy; Downsouth55; Islander7; Michael Knight; ejonesie22; bkwells; ...

Mississippi Ping. MS boy, Clarinet_King, son of NerdDad and CDBear, gets his Space Wings.

He’s learned how to post articles but I still gotta teach him about pinging the MS bunch.


16 posted on 04/16/2008 3:38:10 PM PDT by NerdDad (Aug 7, 1981, I married my soulmate, CDBEAR. 26 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
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To: NerdDad; cdbear; Clarinet_King

Congrats on a job well done (all three of you)!!


17 posted on 04/16/2008 3:44:17 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Kirkwood

Those of us who know him best and love him most are quick to note that there is no more appropriate place for my boy to be stationed than MORON Air Base.


18 posted on 04/16/2008 3:52:48 PM PDT by NerdDad (Aug 7, 1981, I married my soulmate, CDBEAR. 26 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
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To: Clarinet_King

Congratulations!

BTW, have you tried the Gambas al ajillo or Pollo al ajillo in Seville yet?


19 posted on 04/16/2008 4:26:36 PM PDT by Levante
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To: Levante

Not yet, although i did spend a nice weekend in Cadiz with my wife.

Work has me busy pretty much nonstop. Gotta love being a crew dog.


20 posted on 04/16/2008 4:30:56 PM PDT by Clarinet_King (Det 4 21st Operations Group - Siempre Vigilantes Del Cielo - Detect, Track, Deter HUA!)
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To: Red Steel

Is the peace sign in the middle of the Space Wing insignia deliberate? If so,whoever designed it has a devilish sense of humor.


21 posted on 04/16/2008 5:02:06 PM PDT by jmcenanly
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To: Red Steel
Is it just me or is it possible the person designing this badge is a closet Star Trek fan?

CC

22 posted on 04/16/2008 5:20:24 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative ("Minutum Cantorum, Minutum Baloram, Minutum Carboratum Descendam Pantorum")
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To: Celtic Conservative

I was thinking the same thing.


23 posted on 04/16/2008 7:29:44 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Clarinet_King

SALUTE


24 posted on 04/17/2008 2:45:09 AM PDT by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer,USAF(Ret))
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To: NerdDad

Congrats!!!

LLS


25 posted on 04/17/2008 4:14:34 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Could I ever vote for mcstain? osamabama hussein may convince me yet!)
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To: Clarinet_King

WONDERFUL, thank you for your service. Mom and Pop, you must be busting at the seams!!!!


26 posted on 04/17/2008 6:36:51 AM PDT by mpackard (Proud mama of a Sailor.)
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To: Clarinet_King

Congratulations, Clarinet King!

Thank You For Serving Our Country


27 posted on 04/17/2008 11:34:51 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Clarinet_King

I hope you get to enjoy a little bit of Spain...

I was stationed at Rota from 2003-2005...loved it... and have been to Morno at least half a dozen times....

If you go to Seville, look up the Bar Julia—It’s a very nice restaurant — ask for the Pollo al Ajillo, ask for a tapa if you’re not too hungry. But if you are, ask for a “racion” — Trust me, you will NOT be disappointed!

Oh, and ask for a “Tinto de verano” to wash it down!

Cheers!
Levante


28 posted on 04/17/2008 7:28:33 PM PDT by Levante
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To: jmcenanly
Before retiring, I worked at HQ AFSpaceCom, and was there when the 21SW was activated.

If I remember correctly, there was an in-house contest to come up with the logo, and it was created and submitted by a local Airman.

We used to tease the 21SW (HQ) folks that they put a paper airplane on their logo because that's all they had to do all day was make paper airplanes and throw them across the office area at each other. The other quip was “wing nuts”.

The organization faced some challenging issues following it's inception, but clearly met the mark.

Congratulations to this newly badged member, and God Bless all of them.

29 posted on 04/18/2008 4:57:03 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: NerdDad; cdbear; Clarinet_King
Wow! This is awesome!
Congratulations, Clarinet_King!

Mom and Dad...it's easy to see the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
I know you are both so very proud of him.


"He’s learned how to post articles but I still gotta teach him about pinging the MS bunch."


Baby steps, dad...baby steps.
After all...he is defending the free world, and all. ;o)

30 posted on 04/19/2008 10:09:15 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Renegade conservative, now registered as a 'Rat, in support of Operation Chaos.)
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