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  • Mental health heads down range

    Senior Airman Brittany Edwards, the noncommissioned officer in charge of mental health, deployed from the 96th Medical Operation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida., puts on her helmet will visiting Airmen stationed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia., Oct. 25, 2017. The 386th

  • 16th SPCS: Keeping lines of communication open

    With GPS leading the way, modern military forces rely upon satellite signals to guide them in fulfilling a plethora of missions. The 16th Space Control Squadron, located on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is defending against sources of electromagnetic interference on U.S. military and commercial

  • Exercise Global Thunder/Vigilant Shield

    A firefighter from the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Fire checks a passageway for smoke during a training exercise at Cheyenne Mountain AFS, Colorado, Nov. 3, 2017. The training was conducted in support of exercise Global Thunder/Vigilant Shield, an exercise designed to test the readiness of

  • AFJROTC visits Peterson AFB

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students pose for a group photo on the flight line at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 2, 2017. The AFJROTC mission is to develop people of character dedicated to serving their nation and community. (U.S. Air

  • Fitness is a family affair: Siblings head to competition

    The Air Force’s first-ever Alpha Warrior Final Battle will be held at Retama Park in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 11, 2017. The top male and female winners from 15-regional competitions, as well as the top 10 male and female competitors with the best runs from across the Air Force will compete for the

  • AFSPC brings the heat

    During a recent visit to the Denver-Metro area, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson utilized the Buckley Air Force Base flightline for the security and safety of Air Force Two. This visit allowed Team Buckley to demonstrate their ability to solve a problem

  • Exercise tests reservists’ mass casualty response

    Smoke billowed out of the doorway of the building in an austere location. The screams and shouts from the wounded filled the air. Airmen rushed to the scene with litters in tow, scouring the building for wounded. They strapped the injured to a litter one by one, then transported them to safety

  • 5 tips to make healthy habits last

    Good habits provide a foundation for positive improvements in your life. However, forming new habits can be challenging. They take time and practice to form.

  • Best in the West, Best of the Best

    There are about 95,000 certified flight instructors in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and Zoan Harclerode, flight instructor at the Rocky Mountain Flight Training Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the best of them all.

  • Continuing an Air Force career - hope after a breast cancer diagnosis

    The pink ribbon that symbolizes National Breast Cancer Awareness might be seen as a somber image, but it also represents hope and the many survivors. As awareness, support, and research funding have increased, more and more women are surviving breast cancer and returning to their careers.