May focus: Condor Crest, safety, healthy relationships Published May 5, 2009 By Col. Jay Raymond 21st Space Wing commander PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo -- Last week, Chief Omdal and I attended the Air Force Space Command Commander's Conference and took away a lot of great information. Twice a year, General Kehler hosts a conference providing his commanders and command chiefs an opportunity to hear first hand his vision, direction and intent for the Command and providing us with the opportunity to share our wing successes and challenges with our counterparts. This was an extremely important conference as the command prepares to transfer the ICBM mission to Global Strike Command while integrating the command's new cyber mission. Thanks to all those in the 21st Space Wing who played a significant part in hosting this conference. Special thanks to Curtis Clayton and the club staff for the exceptional catering throughout the conference. Thanks also to Cindy Barnes-Woolley and the lodging staff for the exceptional care provided to our visitors who were billeted on base. I heard nothing but positive comments throughout the course of the conference. Well Done! At the conference, AFSPC presented the 21st SW with the Maj. Gen. M.C. Tim Padden Facility Excellence Award. With the trophy comes a $200K check that we will use for additional quality of life initiatives. Our plan is to use this money to construct a 1.5 mile running trail through Eagle Park and an outdoor patio area for our Cyber Café. Congratulations to the members of the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron...we have an outstanding base largely due to your efforts. This past Saturday was scheduled to be Military Appreciation Day with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox baseball team. Unfortunately, the weather did not work in our favor and the game was postponed. If you had tickets to that game, you can go to the Sky Sox box office and exchange those tickets for a game at a later date. Mother's Day is Sunday, and what better way to celebrate our moms than with brunch at the Club. Our club puts on a fantastic brunch with great food and great company. I hope to see you there; and by the way, make sure you give your mom a call and let her know how much you appreciate her. This coming Monday, the 21st SW is going to spend the day focusing on "Building Healthy Relationships." This is not a day off, but rather a day to focus on this important topic. We have seen a disturbing trend of increased domestic violence. The briefings will help us develop and maintain healthy relationships and activities with our families, friends and co-workers. We are fortunate to have as the keynote speaker for this event a nationally known psychologist from the University of Denver, Dr. Scott Stanley. He has several published works including "Fighting For Your Marriage," a well known book used across the Air Force in Family Advocacy and chapel programs. The briefings are required for all 21st SW personnel, and I expect to see everyone there. Finally, I know it seems as though the inspection and exercises related to it just ended, but we are having a Condor Crest exercise May 13 to 15. Part of this exercise involves interaction with the city, which will test how we can jointly respond to a mass casualty scenario. Keep in mind that these exercises are designed to keep us sharp and test our abilities to respond to varying scenarios. Treat them just as we did during the ORI, respond with urgency and professionalism. This month the Year of Leadership topic is safety. This is the perfect time to discuss safety, as the 101 Critical Days of Summer are right around the corner. All Airmen, be they military, civilian or contractors, bear an equal responsibility for safety. I charge each of you to be on the lookout for unsafe actions, and correct them on the spot regardless of who is being unsafe. A mishap affects us all due to loss of duty hours and possibly a monetary loss for treatment. Let's be good Wingmen and focus on being safe in all we do.