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Commentaries

  • 14th AF Commander’s Conference and Annual Awards Ball

    On March 21, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal, and I attended the 14th Air Force Commander's Conference and Annual Awards Ball at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Attending the conference was a great opportunity to provide Lt. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander, with an

  • Base Aquatics Center celebrates grand opening

    It was an honor and privilege March 14 to host the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Peterson Aquatics Center. The ceremony really was a very important event for the base because of the tremendous quality of life improvement the facility offers to our Airmen and their families ...

  • Commander pays visit to Cavalier AFS

    Last week, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal and I had the distinct privilege of visiting the men and women of the 10th Space Warning Squadron, another one of our geographically separated units at Cavalier Air Force Station, N.D. Making the trip with us was Senior Airman Tyson Johnson from the 21st Civil

  • Federal employees can take part in political activities, with some guidelines

    The election season is now in high gear, and this has already been an exciting race among both the Republican and Democratic candidates. As we get out and show our support for the candidate of our choice, we must remember that there are specific laws and regulations governing what we, as federal

  • Commander recaps visit to Thule, spouse’s town hall meeting

    On Feb. 28, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal, your command chief, and I visited the 821st Air Base Group at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Accompanying us on our visit was Staff Sgt. Ava Dunn, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of knowledge operations for the wing command section. It was Sergeant Dunn's

  • Appearing in uniform in civilian court

    You're sitting at a traffic light one day when a car blows through a red light in front of you and broadsides another car that was in the process of turning. The accident proves to be fatal, and you are the only witness. You receive a subpoena to testify downtown at the criminal trial of the driver

  • Team Pete breakfast, legislative visit, activities from last week

    Last week, the 21st Space Wing hosted Team Peterson's fourth quarter awards breakfast at the Peterson Club. As with all awards ceremonies, it was extremely gratifying to see those individuals who have gone above and beyond in the performance of their duties receive the recognition they deserve. I

  • Commander provides update on installation facilities, services

    One of the key components of the 21st Space Wing's mission is to provide unsurpassed installation support and protection. As the Air Force Space Command nominee for the 2007 Curtis E. LeMay Award for services excellence and the winner of the Air Force Outstanding Civil Engineer Squadron (21st Civil

  • Commander comments on highlights of past week

    The 21st Space Wing was privileged to host the Peterson National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 7. Just like the National Prayer Breakfast held each year in our nation's capital, the purpose of the base's local ceremony is to reaffirm our faith and dependence in the power of prayer. Regardless of our

  • 21st SW annual awards week

    As part of the 21st Space Wing's annual awards week, all of our local and geographically-separated unit nominees gathered together for the beginning of a week-long series of events Jan. 28 aimed at rewarding their exceptional performance in 2007. Scheduled activities included tours of Colorado