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  • Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite picture

    UEWR primary missions include missile warning and missile defense, where radars spot missile launches, track them and send data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System. These primary missions enable ground-based interceptors to launch and eliminate incoming threats. The secondary mission is space

  • FTAC graduates new class

    Airman from class 18-1 stand at attention during training at the First Term Airman’s Center October 24, 2017, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The purpose of FTAC is to prepare first term Airman to enter the operational Air Force as a productive member of the team. Training lasts five days and

  • CFC kicks-off at Peterson

    Master Sgt. Jason Gregory, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of requisitions and optimization, and installation project officer for the Combined Federal Campaign, assists Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, in making his commitment to CFC online, Oct. 30, 2017 at

  • SMDC’s Kestrel Eye deploys

    One of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s newest prototypes is Kestrel Eye, a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite designed to provide near real-time images to the tactical-level ground Warfighter. Kestrel Eye, developed by the command’s Technical

  • DPAA accounts for 183 missing service members in fiscal 2017

    In fiscal 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for 183 formerly missing persons from past conflicts. Also, the agency individually identified the remains of 18 additional personnel, who were previously accounted for as part of group burials, reaching another milestone of 201 total

  • TRICARE payment types for calendar year 2018

    With the Jan. 1, 2018 changes to new stateside regions and contractors, you may need to update your payment option to guarantee continued payment of your TRICARE enrollment fees and monthly premiums.