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  • Team Peterson's Sports and Field Day

    Challenging ourselves to incorporate fitness and health into our lifestyle is what makes us a more fit force than ever before. We are now in the fourth year of the current fitness standard, and since its inception, we have developed multiple ways of enjoying fitness. Arguably, the most anticipated

  • What kind of supervisor are you?

    As a new first sergeant at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., I was at a staff meeting when a chief, the mission support group superintendent and great personal mentor, gave us a heads-up about a small trash detail requirement to clean up after the Fourth of July fireworks display. As we filed out at

  • 21 SW commander comments on accountability

    Last week, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, addressed the findings related to the stewardship of our nuclear weapons program, an obligation for continuous improvement and his determination to ensure AFSPC's capabilities are never questioned again. He discussed four

  • 21st Space Wing faces tough week

    Last week was clearly a tragic week for the 21st Space Wing as we lost a vital member of our team in an off base vehicle accident. On June 4, Staff Sgt. Jorge Barba, assigned to the Area Dental Lab, was killed in a vehicle accident. He volunteered to cross-train into the dental laboratory career

  • 21st Space Wing visits Maui; World Environment Week observance

    Last week, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal and I visited Detachment 3, 21st Operations Group in the state of Hawaii, on the island of Maui. The primary mission of the detachment is to detect, track and identify all tasked space objects within its area of coverage. Additionally,

  • 21st SW supports POTUS visit

    The 21st Space Wing was privileged to assist with the President of the United States' recent trip to Colorado Springs. Specifically, several agencies in the wing were instrumental in providing unsurpassed installation support and protection for the president and his team before and after President

  • Remembering the crosses: 21st SW members attend D-Day memorial

    Every three years, the Transatlantic Council of the Boy Scouts of America host the "Normandy Camporee" in France. On April 25-27, about 3,600 scouts and family members from all over Europe gathered on the beaches where the famous World War II D-Day invasion took place. The event kicked off with a

  • Staying safe this summer

    Air Force Space Command normally averages two fatalities every summer (three to six for the year). However, in the summer of 2006, one death was recorded and in 2007, no fatalities occurred over the 101 Critical Days of Summer. "I expect every commander, enlisted leader and front-line supervisor to

  • Colorado Springs Military Affairs Council honors Peterson Airmen

    This past week, I attended the Armed Forces Luncheon at the Broadmoor. This luncheon, part of Armed Forces Week, was sponsored by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council to recognize the most outstanding enlisted military representatives in the entire Front Range. Over the

  • 21st SW executes flawless Guardian Challenge celebration

    Last week members of the 21st Space Wing stood tall and showed why they're the best of the best. The week started off supporting the Air Force Space Command commander's conference followed by Guardian Challenge. Both events required months of planning and allowed both AFSPC and wing personnel to

 

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