50 SW opens time capsule

Photo By Dennis Rogers | SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Members of the 50th Space Wing view items retrieved from an opened time capsule during a ceremony in the wing headquarters building 30 January. The Wing opened one capsule that had been sealed for 15 years before reinterring another which is scheduled to be opened in 2049, the 100th anniversary of the unit's formation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dennis Rogers)  

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, CO, UNITED STATES

01.30.2017

Story by Brian S Hagberg 

50th Space Wing

Each of the wing’s squadrons had placed something in the time capsule, most contributing at least a squadron coin and/or unit patch. Other items included group photos, unit/squadron descriptive articles, CD-ROMs and a commemorative 10th anniversary coin.
Col. DeAnna Burt, 50 SW commander, pointed out one of the unique characteristics of the contents.
“One thing I wanted to focus on, who is the 850th comm squadron,” she asked attendees. “They don’t exist anymore. We just put in that bucket a (3rd Space Operations Squadron) shirt, coin and patch. That squadron will soon be merging with (the 4th Space Operations Squadron). Our business is ever changing.”
Burt also pointed out the lasting impact current Team Schriever members can have on the future of space.
“Everybody in this room will put their mark on history as we move forward as a wing,” Burt said. “You do so much that you go day-to-day and may forget how much you do because it goes by so quickly. Again, you are making your mark on history every day at this wing, and I hope you understand that.”
While the previous contents of the time capsule will remain on display in the Building 210 atrium, the wing again asked each squadron to place a token or memento inside for re-interment.
“Just as our predecessors left us reminders of their time here at Schriever Air Force Base, so we will leave reminders for those who follow us,” Saunders said.
The commander said she chose one particular item for a specific reason.
“Two reasons I put the active shooter video CD in,” Burt said. “One, you’ve got cops wearing GoPros and you’ve got shooters wearing GoPros. Two, it’s a CD. Will they be able to read CDs in 2049? Think about technology in general, about where we are and where we’ve been. Technology does change and you guys are changing rapidly with it.”
The current time capsule will be unearthed June 1, 2049, the 100th anniversary of the wing.
Contents of the capsule buried in 2002:
A signed photo of Operations Group staff
1st Space Operations Squadron: pamphlet, coin, patch and scarf
2nd Space Operations Squadron: scarf, patch, coin and documents
3rd Space Operations Squadron: CD-ROM, coin, patch, T-shirt and scarf
4th Space Operations Squadron: coin, patch and scarf
7th Space Operations Squadron: unit scarf, patches and disk
19th Space Operations Squadron: squadron scarf, patch, CD-ROM and documents
21st Space Operations Squadron: squadron coin and scarf
22nd Space Operations Squadron: ARTS IDF patch panel connector (network connection cable) and write-up
23rd Space Operations Squadron: squadron photo, patch, coin and scarf
Civil Engineer Squadron: patch, coin, wing long-range plan brief, fire department patch and CD-ROM
Wing Chiefs: Chief’s coin
50th Security Forces Squadron: coin
50th Operations Support Squadron: coin
850th Communications Squadron: coin
Wing Plans: coin, staff roster and CD-ROM
Joint National Integration Center: coin
50th Communications Squadron: patch cable
Comptroller Office: group photo
Chaplain’s Office: documents and calendars
Services: glass tennis ball
Health and Wellness Center: refrigerator magnet and stress ball
Harris Corporation: letter
Colorado Technical University: sports bottle and article
Judge Advocate General: group photo
50th Space Wing 10th anniversary commemorative coin

Contents of the 2017 capsule:
50 SW commander: Commander's coin, wing flying scarf, unit patch, decal, video of active shooter exercise
50th Force Support Squadron: David Cook show flyer and Green Dot pin
50 CES: Emergency Management Responses information
50th Contracting Squadron: Group photo
50 SFS: Squadron coin and personnel roster
50th Operations Group, Det. 1: coin and explanation of its Defense Meteorological Satellite Program mission
50 OG/OGV: coin and explanation of division responsibilities
1 SOPS: Disk containing photos and news relating to GSSAP
2 SOPS: Buck Rogers Decoder Ring, "Humanity" headband, squadron coin and 20-year patch
3rd Space Experimentation Squadron: unit patch and coin
3 SOPS: Photo of wing retreat, photo of WGS launch, WGS-8 launch commemorative pin, squadron T-shirt and coin
4 SOPS: unit coin, unit patch, squadron t-shirt, factsheets about the unit and its mission
50 OSS: group photo and article on initiation of courses under Space Training Transformation
22 SOPS: AFSCN Link Protection System coin and explanation
23 SOPS: Information packet on re-opening of Joe English Pond, which had been closed for 18 years
50 SCS: Hard drive with unit patch affixed
50 CPTS: Commander's coin
Safety office: Article on Space Safety
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office: Rubik’s cube puzzle
Wing First Sergeants: 1st Sgt Creed and coin

• Date Taken: 01.30.2017
• Date Posted: 02.15.2017 17:23
• Story ID: 223681
• Location: SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, CO, US