Replacing power components keeps early warning radar online

Program Executive Office Digital will save more than $2 million in energy costs annually by replacing radar Sub-Array Power Supplies, or SAPS, with more responsive and reliable models.Digital, which oversees both the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and PAVE Phase Array Warning System, or

Parents: Do you know where your children are?

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - One of my favorite aspects of this time of year is being able to enjoy being outside. The weather is getting warm and we all start seeing the neighborhood kids in their yards, out riding their bikes or throwing the football in the yard. Unfortunately, we sometimes

Recite, repeat, believe: I will not die by my own hand

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, so for this year’s Wingman Day, the 21st Space Wing on Peterson Air Force Base will host Kevin Hines as the guest speaker Friday, May 17, 2019. Hines has been a mental health and suicide prevention advocate for almost 20 years. His work with the U.S.

MAFFS Loadmaster: 15 years, two systems, still going

It can feel intense using the MAFFS when flying 150 feet off the ground near a wildfire stretching over thousands of acres. When the co-pilot presses the button to release the 3,000 gallons of retardant Jason is sitting next to, it’s his job to make sure it goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, he

Heartbeat offers support, community for survivors of suicide

Grief takes many forms, but the grief that comes after losing loved ones to suicide is different. It’s complicated and isolating in a way other forms of grief and loss aren’t. That makes it all the more important to talk about.Air Force veteran Kevin Van Thournout and wife, Betty Van Thournout, know

302nd Airlift Wing hosting annual aerial firefighting training

About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, here.

21st Operations Group Change of Command

Key Spouse Luncheon

The 21st Space Wing hosts the annual Key Spouse luncheon at The Club April 18, 2019 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The Key Spouse Program is an official Air Force unit family readiness program designed to enhance readiness, personal/family resiliency and establish a sense of Air Force

Chief's Choice Award Winner: Airman 1st Class Rebecca Ma

Airman 1st Class Rebecca Ma was recognized as the Colorado Springs Area Chief’s Group Chief’s Choice award winner for March 2019, on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Ma was chosen because of the impeccable customer service she provides in the 21st Medical Support Squadron’s military records

Drones: What to watch for

In April 2014, a 27-year-old Moroccan national was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for numerous immigration violations, but also expressed his desire to attack a federal building in Connecticut using a “remote-controlled, hobby-type airplane.” In September 2011, the FBI arrested a