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News

  • Maj. Gen. Maas visits with remote Guardsmen

    Known as the “Guardians of the Last Frontier,” Alaska Air National Guard members assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing defend the U.S. and its allies 24/7 through missile warning and space situa-tional awareness.

  • A show of appreciation for employers

    Most Reservists divide their lives into three parts, often compared to a three-legged stool. Those parts may include family life, civilian career, and Reserve duty. Without balance and support from each part of life -- or leg of that stool, reservists may become less effective in one or all three

  • BMD Partnership with Japan Continues to Strengthen Alliance

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense hosted five members of Japan’s Joint Staff in July in Colorado Springs. This was the fourth consecutive year JFCC IMD hosted Japanese staff officers, in what has become a staple training event for both nations.

  • Space Brigade commander discusses multi-domain

    A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command leader discussed intelligence support of the space domain during the Multi-Domain Battle Panel at the 20th Space and Missile Defense Symposium Aug. 8.

  • Team Pete Airman presses passion to victory

    Team Peterson was represented well when Master Sgt. Kenyatta Wilson, Advanced Space Operations School current operations flight chief, at the Moorman Space Education Training Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, won his class in the bench press event at the Rocky Mountain State Games July

  • Not a pilot, but still flying

    Fact sheets on the U.S. Air Force web site show several fighter aircraft capable of flying more than 1,000 mph. NASA notes that rockets fly about twice that speed and, according to Air Force Space Command data, satellites cruise around the globe at about 17,000 mph.

  • Safety first, then teamwork

    It is only mid-summer and drastic improvements are already underway with the 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.Recently, The Crime Prevention team debuted their newest member, Scruff, the crime prevention dog, during the annual Air Force Space Command picnic.For

  • The Community Gardens: Can ya dig it?

    Looking to grow your own vegetables, herbs, fruit and even flowers? If so, then the Community Gardens at Peak View Park on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado is the place for you! The Community Gardens offers 20 garden plots, each at a manageable size of 4 x 8 feet, to grow your own produce.

  • Hidden in plain sight: PAFB rocks!

    If you’ve been watching your step while walking around base recently you might have noticed something unusual. Popping up all over Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, are tiny works of art hidden in plain sight. Found near the bowling alley, the library and even outside the 21st Space Wing