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  • 2019 Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony

    One way to welcome the spring weather and highly anticipated summer season is with the planting of trees. For the 2019 Arbor Day celebration, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado held an annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony as part of its partnership with the Colorado State Forestry Service.

  • 2018 Geico Military Service Award Winner

    CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Master Sgt. Christopher Engelke, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Fire Emergency Services Flight superintendent, is the 2018 Geico Military Service Award winner. The award is selected amongst candidates from all U.S. military enlisted branches to

  • SECAF embarks on her final sortie

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A plane carrying Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, taxis through a water arch on Peterson Air Force Base, May 31, 2019, her last day as SECAF. Wilson announced her resignation in March after she was selected to be president of the University of Texas at El

  • 821st SFS Change of Command

    THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Capt. Glenn Bowersox, 821st Security Forces commander, receives the guidon from Col. Mafwa Kuvibidila, 821st Air Base Group commander during a change of command ceremony, May 30, 2019. The 821st SFS is responsible for security of the 254 square-mile Thule defense area.

  • From Tech to Master

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Master sergeant selects gather for a group photo at The Club on Peterson Air Force Base, May 31, 2019. At the rank of master sergeant, an Airman enters the senior non-commissioned officer tier and transitions from front-line technicians and supervisors to operational

  • Showing up: Reservist celebrates 37 years at Mile-High Wing

    At the 302nd Airlift wing most people are like meteors or comets, here for a while but then moving on. However, one Reserve Citizen Airman has been with the wing since the beginning and has shown up like the Sun day after day for 37 years.

  • 7 SWS Early Warning Radar

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The 7th Space Warning Squadron, home of the bandits, Beale Air Force Base, California, has a long-standing history of excellence in early missile warning detection and deterrence. In the 1980s, the original 7th Missile Warning Squadron under Air Force Space Command,

  • Senior Airman Garber Memorial

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron hung a memorial plaque at a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of Senior Airmen William “Billy” Garber, 21st LRS air transportation journeyman, at the bowling alley on Peterson Air Force Base, May 17, 2019. Garber passed away Aug.

  • Maintaining proper mental health

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - May marks the 49th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Month. For Airmen on Peterson Air Force Base, the mental health clinic provides services during times of stress, depression, grief, anxiety or a mental health concern.

  • Team Pete hosts Healthy Lifestyle Festival

    Five months after our New Year’s resolutions were made to eat and live healthier, the Healthy Lifestyle Festival begins at commissaries worldwide to help reaffirm any lagging resolve. “Commissaries are joining forces with their military resale partners and other activities to put renewed focus on