Buckley Airforce Force Base and Operation Warmheart

Colonel Shawn C. Thompson is the 460th Mission Support Group Commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley Air Force Base.  Colonel Thompson’s responsibilities include providing administrative and personnel support to Air Force Space Command and other units and agencies in the Front Range area. The group provides civil engineering, security and protection, logistics readiness, contracting, military and personnel support, education services, and family support services to members assigned to the 460th Space Wing and Front Range area.  Colonel Thompson was commissioned in the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Texas A&M University in 1994.

Colonel Thompson has earned the following medals and awards during his years of service: a Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal (6 Oak Leaf Clusters), An Airforce Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Airforce Achievement Medal.  The Bronze Star is awarded for heroic achievement and service in a combat zone.  The Meritorious Service Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters is earned for the performance of exceptionally meritorious service, an accomplishment of a specific outstanding achievement of national or international significance, combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or military operations involving conflict with or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force.

DSE  SPONSORSHIP OF OPERATION WARMHEART 

Operation Warmheart is a 501C3 non-profit operated by the Mile High First Sergeants Council of Buckley AFB.  Its mission is to distribute charitable funds to enlisted members and the families of deployed personnel who experience an emergency which requires an immediate response. First Sergeants have the authority to make a non interest bearing loan on a handshake up to $400.  In situations requiring greater assistance, the council can approve a direct grant. The council is a private, non-government, organization serving all branches of service. The service that WarmHeart provides has a major impact on the morale and welfare of Team Buckley and thereby enhances mission readiness. Enlisted personnel are confident that their First Sergeants can be relied upon when they experience an emergency situation.  There has never been a default on a loan. Follow on actions are referred by the council to base support activities and appropriate government agencies. The number of assigned military personnel exceeds 3,000. At our July 13th meeting, a sponsorship check will be presented to MSgt Robert Hotzfeld, President of the COUNCIL and First Sergeant of the 460th Mission Support Group.