Lt. Col. Kevin (center) and Lt. Col. Benjamin Jones (second from right) lead 3rd Space Operations Squadron members in deactivating the Defense Satellite Communications System B9 satellite Aug. 12, 2011 at Schriever Air Force Base Colo. Colonel Mortensen is the 3rd SOPS commander. Colonel Jones is the 53rd Signal Battalion commander. (U.S. Air Force photo\Scott Prater)