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  • AF officials announce FY19 NCO Retraining Program

    The Air Force has announced the Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program for fiscal year 2019 and will update the number of available slots on the retraining advisory on or about Aug. 1.  NCORP allows Airmen on their second or subsequent enlistments in adequately manned Air Force career fields to

  • MOH recipient visits Peterson

    While at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 11, 2018, former Army Staff Sgt. Don Jenkins wanted to see if Airmen would notice he was wearing the Medal of Honor he earned during the Vietnam War. He thought if he ate lunch at the Aragon Dining Facility such an opportunity would present itself.

  • Clear AFS breaks ground on new fire station

    Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, has a population of 350 personnel and covers 11,500 acres of land with a hardworking, diverse community that includes Air Force Active Duty, Alaska Air National Guard, Department of Defense civilians, and contractor base operations and support personnel.

  • Air National Guard team implements new software at Thule AB

    Being located in Greenland, Thule Air Base is 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and just 947 miles south of the North Pole. More than 80 percent of the 840,000 square miles that make up Greenland are covered by a polar ice cap and glaciers.

  • Technical sergeant release party

    New technical sergeants selects gather in the ballroom at The Club on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 19, 2017. Over 8,000 Airmen were selected Air Force-wide for promotion in 2018 including 88 at Peterson AFB and 57 at the 21st Space Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robb Lingley)

  • Demand for missile defense continues to increase

    The demand for space and missile defense capabilities continues to grow in response to the complex array of challenges to our nation from foreign adversaries, said the U.S. Army Space and Missile Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s senior civilian leader.

  • 302nd AMXS maintainer headed to Air Force Academy

    Crisp white hats thrown like confetti toward a deep blue sky and the sound of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds zooming overhead is a tradition that symbolizes the end of a long journey. A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will begin his journey at the U.S. Air Force

  • Snowball Express families have fun in summer sun

    Jennifer Johnson took pictures with her phone as her and her fiancé’s kids sang, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” together over the loud speaker at Security Service Field on a warm July evening.

  • Search and recovery team learn what 'knot' to do

    From Pikes Peak to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado is world famous for its mountainous landscapes. Tourists travel from all over to explore and enjoy Colorado’s towering formations.The mountainous terrain that made the state famous is also treacherous, and creates challenging environments for