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  • Space Wing connects with Sci-Fi at Comic Con

    Since Peterson Air Force Base is home of the 21st Space Wing, it was no surprise to find members of Team Pete out in force during the 2017 Colorado Springs Comic Con, Aug. 25-27, 2017. The event is a celebration of science fiction and fantasy.

  • Suicide Prevention Month: There’s help for Airmen

    September is Suicide Prevention Month at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, and Tricare officials want beneficiaries to be aware of the importance of seeking help. Suicide prevention is the responsibility of everyone, from the newest trainee to the most senior Airman.

  • Three decades lived one day at a time

    When Dottie Holmes retired from the Air Force as a chief master sergeant in 1979, she was the first woman to retire with 30 years totally in the Air Force, setting her apart from contemporaries who served as members of the Women’s Army Corps.

  • 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

 

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