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  • They Want Us to Know

    Whether you’re in the military, a civil servant, or both, you’ve no doubt participated in suicide prevention training. It’s mandatory. We learn how to recognize warning signs and how to appropriately respond. We see incident-based scenarios, usually an Airman experiencing surmounting stressors,

  • Motorcycle Safety Training: You MUSTT be ready

    As spring slowly returns to southern Colorado, safety is paramount for Airmen who want to trade in their four wheels for two.Military members interested in riding a motorcycle must first put in a request for initial training, which they will then have 30 days to complete. They then must undergo

  • Land acquisition expands development opportunities on Peterson

    Lt. Col. Landon Phillips, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, believes an updated lease with the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is the first step of many positive changes at Peterson Air Force Base.The lease, completed in November 2018, frees up 278 acres for additional development on

  • ADL hosts dental symposium

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Dental technicians demonstrate intrinsic staining techniques during a dental symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 6, 2019. Dental technicians from across the Department of Defense attended this week-long course hosted by the Peterson Air Force Base Area

  • 24th AF leaders visit cyber operations at Peterson

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Chief Master Sgt. David Klink, 24th Air Force command chief, talks with 21st Communications Squadron cyber warfare operators at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb 8, 2019. Klink and Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner, 24th Air Force commander, visited the squadron to meet

  • 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.

 

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