Wing wows inspectors

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  • By Senior Airman Jessica Switzer
  • 21st Space Wing Public Affairs
The 21st Space Wing operational readiness and unit compliance inspections outbrief Oct. 23 at the base auditorium confirmed what wing leadership had been saying all along, the wing is "Excellent." 

"I'm extremely proud of our awesome performance," said Col. Jay G. Santee, 21st Space Wing commander. "Our Airmen will do extraordinary things when we ask them to. As their commander, it was really an honor and a privilege to 'take credit' for their work on stage during the Air Force Space Command inspector general outbrief." 

The colonel praised the Airmen and preparedness during a luncheon held for the wing's professional performers and teams at the Enlisted Club after the outbrief. 

"We demonstrated outstanding preparedness to be ready for the three inspections," he said. "I was here two years ago for the 2004 inspections. I saw the same wing perform then and now. Today's inspection results show that we've vastly improved our readiness and compliance. 

"I can testify to the fact that we've come a long way in building our strength and preparedness to save the nation," he said. 

There were a number of teams and individuals recognized by the inspectors as professional performers and teams for the ORI. 

ORI professional performers:
At Peterson:
Capt. Jonathan Runnels, 21st SW Director of Staff
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Schlabs, 21st Inspector General
Senior Airman Amanda Weightman, Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Jerrie Bennett, 21st Comptroller Squadron
Staff Sgt. Lilanae Martin, 21st Operation Support Squadron
1st Lt. Cynthia White, 21st Space Communications Squadron
Staff Sgt. Terence Brown, 21st SCS
Staff Sgt. Bobby Curry Sr., 21st SCS
Staff Sgt. David Vierling, 21st SCS
Airman 1st Class Brandon Burtch, 21st SCS
Senior Airman Tyson Johnson, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron
Mr. Justin Ochsendorf, 21st CES
Ms. Nicole Perez, 21st CES
Tech. Sgt. Aaron Thomas, 21st Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Johnson, 21st SFS
Senior Airman Kevin Kirkland, 21st SFS
Staff Sgt. Christopher Medina, 21st SFS
Senior Airman Makelyia Sheppard, 21st SFS
Tech. Sgt. Ashly Erickson, 21st Medical Group
Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Green, 21st MDG
Staff Sgt. Timothy Reeves, 76th Space Control Squadron
Staff Sgt. Keith Rivers, 76th SPCS

At Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station:
Senior Airman Morgan Cunnyngham, 721st Security Forces Squadron
Airman 1st Class Tela Fisher, 721st SFS
Staff Sgt. Danny Hayter, 721st SFS
Airman 1st Class Velvin Stitt, Jr., 721st SFS
Mr. Jonathan Sprague, 721st Civil Engineer Squadron

At Thule Air Base, Greenland:
Capt Mark Oden, 821st Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Otis Chatham, 821st Security Forces Squadron
Airman 1st Class Dashum Carter, 821st SFS
Airman 1st Class Artem Kamalov, 821st SFS
Airman Pedro Pita Jr., 821st SFS
Tech. Sgt. James McManus, 12th Space Warning Squadron
Capt Robert Buchanan, 821st SPTS
Tech. Sgt. Michael Montano, 821st SPTS
Tech. Sgt. Denise Hyre, 821st SPTS
Staff Sgt. Matthew Herlevi, 821st SPTS

At Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.:
Tech. Sgt. Mark Mason, 4th Space Control Squadron
Staff Sgt. Jason Dean, 4th SPCS

At Eglin AFB, Fla.:
1st Lt. Stanley Maczek, 20th Space Control Squadron

At Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Airman 1st Class Aaron Applewick, 319th Security Forces Squadron

ORI Professional teams:
Command Post Relocation team, 21st Space Wing Director of Staff
Aviation Resource Management Staff, 21st OSS
CMOC Solar Weather Team, 21st OSS
Echo Crew, 6th Space Warning Squadron, Cape Cod AFS, Mass.
Charlie Crew, 10th Space Warning Squadron, Cavalier AFS, N.D.
Internal Security Response Team, Security 2/2A, 10th SWS
Standardization and Evaluation Section, 12th Space Warning Squadron, Thule Air Base, Greenland
Training Section, 12th SWS
Bravo Crew, 12th SWS
Alpha Crew, 12th SWS
Charlie Crew, 12th SWS
Standardization and Evaluation Section, 4th SPCS
Training Section, 4th SPCS
Delta Crew, 20th SPCS
Training Section, 20th SPCS
Standardization and Evaluation Section, 76th SPCS
Training Section, 76th SPCS
Damage Assessment Team, 21st CES
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Cell, 21st CES
Fire and Emergency Services Flight,
A-Shift, 21st CES
Fitness Center Staff, 21st SVS
Charlie Flight, Night Shift, 21st SFS
Police 2/2A, Day Shift, 21st SFS
Defender 5/5A, Day Shift, 21st SFS
Security Team, 21st MDG
CMAFS Button-Up Team, 21st MDG
Confrontation Management Team, 721st SFS
Confined Space Rescue Team, 721st CE
Fire and Emergency Services B-Shift Ops Team, 721st CE
B-Shift Ambulance and Rescue Crew, 821st SPTS
Central Security Controllers, 821st SFS
Internal Security Response Team, 821st SFS

Unit Compliance Inspection professional performers and teams:
Wing Staff Agencies:
Tech. Sgt. Francis Yeager, 21st Safety Office
Senior Airman Nishant Patel, 21st Comptroller Squadron
Margaret Leibfried, 21st Space Wing Public Affairs
Dolorina Daniels, 21st CPTS
Luis Harris, 21st Safety Office
Safety Office
Civilian Pay Team

21st Maintenance Group:
Red Switch Maintenance Team
Tech Control Facility Team
Computer Refurbishment Team

21st Operations Group:
Staff Sgt. Timothy Sikardi, 6th SWS
Staff Sgt. Michael Meier, 10th SWS
Quality Assurance Evaluators, 6th SWS
Commander's Support Staff, 10th SWS
Commander's Support Staff, 6th SWS

21st Mission Support Group:
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Fulbright, 21st SVS
Tech. Sgt. Scott Hazen, 21st SFS
Tech. Sgt. Leslie A. Jackson, 21st MSS
Staff Sgt. Maryana St. Bernard, 21st MSS
Mr. Warren McCoy, 21st MSS
Ms. Crystal Curry, 21st MSS
Customer Service Element, 21st CES
Training Flight, 21st CES
Commander's Support Staff, 21st MSS
Personnel Readiness Function, 21st MSS
Personnel Systems Management, 21st MSS
Casualty Augmentation Support Team, 21st MSS
Competitive Sourcing Management Steering Group, 21st MSS
High Frontier Honor Guard, 21st Services Squadron
Administration Section, 21st SFS
Mobility Section, 21st SFS
Unit Safety Team, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron
Vehicle Fleet Management, 21st LRS
Logistics Readiness Flight, 21st LRS
Specialized contracting flight, 21st Contracting Squadron
Plans and Programs Flight Systems Team, 21st CONS

21st Medical Group:
Staff Sgt. Rachel Thomas, 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Staff Sgt. Brian Baker, 21st Medical Operations Squadron

721st Mission Support Group:
Tech. Sgt. Gaspar Dominguez, 721st SFS
Staff Sgt. Ryan Marquardt, 721st SFS
Video Systems Maintenance Team, 721st SCS
Quality Assurance Team, 721st SCS
Quality Assurance Team, 721st Civil Engineer Squadron