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  • Running toward a goal

    So far Lt. Col. Tammy Dotson, 21st Mission Support Group deputy commander, has put down 517 miles running 39 half marathons, 14 of them in 2017. Her goal is to run a half marathon, 13.1 miles, in every state of the union.

  • Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies

    For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have affected wide swaths of the U.S.

  • Peterson reserve wing deploys second MAFFS-equipped C-130 to Western U.S.

    The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing sent a second Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 to Fresno Air Tanker Base, California today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S. The Colorado Reserve wing has been supporting the U.S. Forest Service

  • Green Dot visits NCOA

    Nate Burke, Air Force Green Dot program senior trainer and project lead, spoke with students at the Forrest L. Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy on Aug. 22, 2017. The stop was part of a regularly scheduled visit by the Green Dot team to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

  • AF dentist, Army veterinarian team up for K-9 root canal in AOR

    In a deployed environment, adequate medical care is crucial to ensuring that people can execute the mission. Our airmen need to be physically and mentally healthy or the mission could suffer. The 386th Expeditionary Medical Group boasts a medical clinic, physical therapist, mental health team and

  • Hematocrit: Altitude for the Win!

    Anyone who follows or participates in highly-active sports may have heard about “blood doping” in relation to top athletes’ sometimes-illicit attempts to gain an edge. Though many methods have been used, the end goal is the same: to reduce fatigue and increase efficiency by raising the

  • 21st Space Wing First Sergeants host Pancake Breakfast

    The 21st Space Wing First Sergeants Association hosted a Pancake Breakfast for Airmen and their families at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug., 31, 2017. Pancakes, sausage, and a beverage were served. For those Airmen who couldn’t attend because of 24-hour operations, 21st SW first sergeants

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • ALS Graduation and Levitow award winner

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space Wing commander, presents Senior Airman David Parks, 50th Communications Squadron, the John L. Levitow award during the Airmen Leadership School graduation at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 24, 2017. The John L. Levitow award is

  • 21CONS: two continents and a big island

    Located across the pond in Copenhagen, Denmark, and eight hours ahead of Colorado, a team of Airmen work tirelessly to ensure that contracts are executed in order to allocate life-support resources and maintain mission assurance for the 21st Space Wing Airmen at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

 

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