Air Force Space Command

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Air Force Space Command Guardians of the High
Frontier
Welcome to Detachment 1, 21 CONS Industry
Day Copenhagen, Denmark
Lt Col (s) Severin J. Blenkush II Commander
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
UNCLASSIFIED
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Overview Detachment 1, 21st CONS
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• Agenda
• Purpose
• Special Thanks
• Det 1 Background and Mission
• Det 1 Personnel
• Organization Chart
• Logistical Flow to Thule

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Agenda
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Thule Air Base Industry
Day Agenda 100 Registration 115 Opening
Remarks 125 Detachment 1 Brief
140 Thule Brief 155 The Vet Brief
210 Break 230 Royal Arctic 250 Air
Greenland 310 Greenland Contractors 330 Qu
estion Answer session 400 Networking
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Purpose
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• Det 1 Industry Day is intended to increase
  awareness of business opportunities in supplying
  goods and services to Thule Air Base, Greenland

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Special Thanks
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• To our distinguished guests
• Sandra Kaiser, Deputy Chief of Mission
• Col Ed Fienga, Commander, 821st Air Base Group
• Niels Junker, Minister Counselor, The Royal
  Danish Embassy, Washington D.C.
• Mikaela Engel, Chief Consultant, Danish Ministry
  of Foreign Affairs
• To our industrial partner representatives
• Poul Eric Østergaard Jensen, Greenland
  Contractors
• Hans Peter Hansen, Air Greenland
• Niels C. Schierbeck, Royal Arctic
• To those who chipped in to help Det 1 out
• Charlotte Kirk Elkjær and Suzanne Kürstein ,
  American Danish Business Forum
• Poul Eric Østergaard Jensen and Poul Jensen,
  Greenland Contractors
• Brian Sweigaard-Jensen, Arla Foods
• Jørn Bundgaard-Møller, Scandinavian Export
• Søren Blaabjerg, Royal Danish Vendors
• Bjarne Lilholm Jensen, Carlsberg Breweries

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Background and Mission
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• 1962 Aide Memoir between the US Kingdom of
  Denmark with respect to the Thule Defense Area
  ensuring as great a Danish participation as
  possible
• 1963, Procurement Office established in
  Copenhagen
• DoDs only acquisition office in an Embassy
• Part of 21st Contracting Squadron, Peterson AFB,
  CO
• Provides acquisition support to Thule Air Base
• Base Maintenance Contract (BMC)
• Construction and Architect Engineering (AE)
• Airlift
• Sealift

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Det 1 Personnel
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Det 1, 21 CONSOrganization Chart
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Logistical Flow to Thule
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Copenhagen Charters 1 Every Fourth Week
(direct flight) 1 Every Second Week (via
Kangerlussuaq)
US 2 Weekly L-100 1 Weekly DC-8
2 Danish Cargo Ships per Summer
1 Cargo and 1 or 2 Fuel Tankers per Summer