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Dec. 11, 2017
Put Fire Safety at the Top of Your List This Winter

There are more home fires in winter than in any other season and according to statistics from the National Fire Protection Association, the months of December, January, and February account for half of all home heating fires.
Dec. 8, 2017
Battlefield acupuncture shows promising results in alternative pain management downrange

Air Force providers are using acupuncture as an effective holistic treatment option for pain relief, even in combat settings.
Dec. 6, 2017
Upgrades to missile detection radar earns civilian recognition

The award is Hoying’s most recent of many for his role in addressing key capability upgrades. His team hardened radars to survive electromagnetic pulses, protected sites against cyberattack and consolidated multiple sustainment contracts, saving the government $50 million. Solid State Module
Dec. 6, 2017
Impaired driving dangerous to all

December is Impaired Driving Awareness month for 21st Medical Group at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Their aim is to discourage impaired driving of any type, whether from alcohol or any type of drugs, during the holiday season.
Dec. 5, 2017
Holiday cookie traditions

Cookies are a holiday baking tradition. Here are two family recipes from Mollie Raymond (wife of Gen. Jay Raymond, Air Force Space Command/Joint Force Space Component commander) and Kelly Moore (wife of Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander)
Dec. 5, 2017
Air power and the defense of Pearl Harbor

This year marks the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that spurred the United States into WWII. While Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado and the Air Force itself had yet to be established, this event was a pivotal moment for the United States and what would eventually become the
Dec. 5, 2017
Chapel hosts Holiday Tree lighting

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Santa oversees the base holiday tree lighting at the Chapel on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 1, 2017. The Chapel hosted Airmen and their families for cookies and cocoa after the event. (courtesy photo)
Dec. 5, 2017
Bringing in the holidays

Signs of the holidays are cropping up all over Colorado.
Dec. 4, 2017
Cavalier breaks ground on new dorm

The 10th Space Warning Squadron held a ground breaking ceremony November 7, 2017 at Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota to celebrate the start of construction on a new 5,683-square-foot unaccompanied dormitory.
Dec. 3, 2017
AFSPC commander becomes JFSCC, joint space forces restructure

Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, became the Joint Force Space Component Commander today, taking operational responsibility for employment of all joint space forces.