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Commentaries

  • Commander bids farewell to Wing

    For all of you that were able to attend Commander's Call June 12, you understand it is with a heavy heart that I say farewell. What you, this wing, has been able to accomplish since I took command in November 2005, is nothing short of phenomenal. You have strived and succeeded in surpassing my

  • Get PCS help with click of mouse

    Once again, the peak season of permanent change of station is upon us. I am one of those moving this summer and understand that whether this is your first PCS or your fifth, transitioning from one base to another can be very stressful and present many challenges. However, knowing where to turn for

  • Air Force OSI seeks special agents

    Military members looking to cross train into a challenging and rewarding career field should look no further than becoming a special agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Headquarters AFOSI recruiters will conduct the briefing at 8 a.m. June 18 at the Education Center. Those

  • Saving the Nation is serious business

    On Jan. 11, China conducted a successful test of an anti-satellite weapon. Launched from the Xichang Space Center in Sichuan province, the missile successfully engaged an aging low-earth orbit Chinese Fengyun-1C weather satellite on a polar orbit, 537 miles in space. The resultant collision produced

  • New Base Exchange opens

    Strength and Preparedness to Save the Nation, sound familiar? If you've heard or read any of my messages over the past two years, you know the importance of this phrase. It's the vision of our wing and the reason we emphasize training and preparing our warrior Airmen for duties in garrison and

  • Fitness: it's your choice

    We make a lot of choices in our lives; some of them are unconscious, requiring little or no thought, like having a drink when you're thirsty. Others, like joining the military, are something you think long and hard about. One decision I would like to become an unconscious choice involves your

  • VITA: vital service provides unsurpassed installation support

    Normally, as March draws to a close, April 15 looms as a harbinger of doom - it's tax time. For some, it means hours upon hours of poring over receipts, statements and forms. For others, it's a tidy refund check being electronically deposited in their account. Regardless of which category we fall

  • Summer begins with safety

    Each year on Memorial Day, we honor Americans lost in service to our nation. As we reflect and give tribute to those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms, let us also honor their past service by committing to our own wartime readiness. Our Vision -- "Strength and Preparedness to Save the

  • Exercise prepares wing to ‘Save the Nation’

    I firmly believe the 21st Space Wing will be the unit that will have the "Strength and Preparedness to Save the Nation." On 16 May, we'll demonstrate our ability to be the unit that saves the nation by testing one of our core mission elements during our Condor Crest 04 Exercise. This wing exercise

  • Privatization provides quality housing, maintenance

    In July, base housing will transition to privatized family housing to bring 708 new homes, a new community center and a new maintenance facility to Peterson. This change allows us to provide quality housing and maintenance at a level we've not been able to achieve for several years and promises to