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News

  • Flight leadership course undergoes changes

    Both senior enlisted Airmen and senior officers now have the opportunity to develop their flight leadership skills as part of the 21st Space Wing’s effort to revitalize squadron-level learning.In August 2016, Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, announced his initiative to

  • Avoiding the mess of cold stress

    During the winter season in Colorado, weather conditions can drastically change. 21st Security Forces Squadron entry controllers on Peterson Air Force Base need to monitor the weather conditions and dress appropriately to avoid cold stress.

  • STARBASE Peterson - An alternate method of learning

    The STARBASE facility provides a unique education experience for students of military members and civilians across four different school districts. Peterson Air Force Base is one of more than 60 STARBASE sites in the U.S., including a site in Puerto Rico.“We teach students in a fun, engaging

  • PEO Digital sharpens picture for Cheyenne Mountain Complex

    The program office worked with the Raytheon Co. to build the software over 10 months, at a cost of $3.2 million. Raytheon used agile methods to field and test the system, abridging some of the more time-consuming operational checks in favor of building a minimum viable product, and iterating

  • Air Force ends promotion testing for E-7 and above

    The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.

  • Snow removal and salting – Enter the Dirt Boyz

    The winter months bring seasonal festivities and cold blustery snow days, but also unsafe driving conditions. When it snows on Peterson Air Force Base, the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron’s “Dirt Boyz” will clear the snow and salt the roadways to ensure the day’s mission can be accomplished safely.Snow

  • Year of the Defender: Better training, better results

    Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein, has proclaimed 2019 as the Year of the Defender. Air Force leadership is putting additional resources into security forces this year, including upgraded kit and weapons, and better training under stressful conditions.“We must always take

  • Space Operators provide TACPs tactical space training

    Deployed Tactical Air Control Party Airmen expect space effects to work; otherwise pilots get shot down, bombs miss targets, and soldiers die. TACPs may not know how space works, but if it doesn’t work well for America and its allies then its results are devastating.Space operators from the 16th and

  • BAH Improvements in the Air Force

    Recently, customers have brought to the attention of the 21st Comptroller Squadron that pay actions and monetary payouts regarding their Basic Allowance for Housing have experienced long waiting period.

  • 21st SW to begin wing-wide training initiatives

    Beginning Jan. 24, 2019, all 21st Space Wing customer service functions on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado will close the fourth Thursday of every month for wing-wide training initiatives.

 

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