Masters of Space Geocoin NorthWes' 50th SW Masters of Space GC

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Released:
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Origin:
Alaska, United States
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In the hands of kwxb.

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Travel the planet inspecting NAVSTAR GPS satellite operations worldwide as a salute to the men and women of the USAF's 50th Space Wing.

About This Item

50thSW

The 50th Space Wing is responsible for support of over 100 communications, navigation and surveillance satellites with their associated systems, including the NAVSTAR GPS Satellites, valued in total at over $40.4 billion.

The 50th SW and its predecessors trace their history back to 1941 when the 50th Pursuit Group activated at Selfridge Field, Mich. During World War II, the 50th served at a number of European bases from which crews flew fighter, escort and bombing missions. Crews of the 50th Fighter Group also participated in the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.

During the Cold War, the 50th served primarily at Hahn Air Base, Germany. Operating a number of weapons systems from the F-84 Thunderjet to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, as it was then called, played a key role in America's defense.

From January to April 1991, the wing's aircrews flew "SCUD-busting" and airfield interdiction missions in support of Operation Desert Storm. The wing was renamed 50th SW and moved to Falcon AFB Jan. 30, 1992, replacing 2nd SW. Falcon AFB was renamed Schriever AFB June 5, 1998, in honor of retired Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, who pioneered the development of the nation's ballistic missile programs and is recognized as "the father of the U.S. Air Force's space and missile program."

As operators of our nation's military-mission satellite program, they are truly "MASTERS OF SPACE'.

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Retrieve It from a Cache 7/5/2008 kwxb retrieved it from Teddy D's Iraq   Visit Log

Retrieved from Teddy D's. This is the first coin I've found.
Dropped Off 5/20/2008 KJKlock placed it in Teddy D's Iraq - .94 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/17/2008 KJKlock retrieved it from Wrigley's Iraq   Visit Log

Took this super-cool coin to help it move around VBC.
Dropped Off 5/14/2008 rashryet placed it in Wrigley's Iraq - .85 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/14/2008 rashryet retrieved it from Are you heading to Blackhawk? Iraq   Visit Log

Nice coin!
Dropped Off 5/14/2008 dgwille placed it in Are you heading to Blackhawk? Iraq - 2.18 miles  Visit Log
  • Bringing Space Support to the Warfighter!
Discovered It 5/5/2008 KJKlock discovered it   Visit Log

My buddy has this coin. I think he is getting ready to place it in a cache. I saw it as we were talking about our recent finds. As a US Army Space Ops Officer, I think this is a very cool coin.
Discovered It 4/19/2008 H2Nut discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this great coin during the Forward Member M&G event. Thanks!!

Retrieve It from a Cache 4/19/2008 dgwille retrieved it from Forward Member M&G Iraq   Visit Log

This is the one GeoCoin that I walked away from the M&G that I didn't get in the raffle.

Being an Army Space Operations Officer that is currently deployed to Iraq, I figured it would be somewhat appropriate for me to snag it.

I will attempt to get some pictures of it doing some GPS navigation and then pass along.

DGWille
Dropped Off 3/9/2008 ATC06 placed it in Forward Member M&G Iraq - 45.63 miles  Visit Log
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