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May 30, 2017
KNIGHT CLUB FITNESS: 21st Space Wing monthly fitness challenge

The Knights of the 21st Space wing sometimes find themselves too busy to get away from their desks throughout the day, but who doesn’t love a good challenge? To get the blood flowing, take a few minutes throughout the day to step back and regain some focus. See who in your office sticks with this
May 30, 2017
21st Space Wing celebrates 25 years with special events

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Runners participating in the Memorial Day 5k Tunnel Run accelerate from the starting line at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., May 25, 2017. More than 150 runners took part in the 5k race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis
May 30, 2017
1st Space Brigade holds Change of Responsibility ceremony for incoming first sergeant

Command Sgt. Maj. Scott J. Sutherland, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, passes the U.S. Army noncommissioned officer sword to 1st Sgt. Carolyne T. Wilding signifying her new responsibilities as the incoming first sergeant for Headquarters
May 30, 2017
Team Pete congratulates master sergeant selects

Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 21st SW command chief, congratulate Team Pete’s newest master sergeant selects during the Master Sgt. Release Ceremony at The Club, May 24, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force selected 5,166 technical
May 25, 2017
AF rolls out fiscal 2018 space budget

Air Force leaders met with media to discuss specifics of the service’s fiscal 2018 space investment budget at the Pentagon May 24, 2017. The request totals $7.75 billion, an approximately 20 percent increase from fiscal year 2017.
May 25, 2017
Secretary of the Air Force’s first visit emphasizes space, cyber

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s first official trip included visits to Airmen at Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases this week. Her trip highlighted the importance of Air Force space and cyberspace missions.
May 25, 2017
AFSPC makes history with inaugural Space Flag exercise

April 17 marked a new era in Air Force Space Command history. The inaugural Space Flag exercise, designated Space Flag 17-1, took place at Boeing’s Phantom Works Virtual Warfare Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during which 46 men and women navigated notional scenarios designed to prepare them
May 24, 2017
Best Warriors face off for top honors

Seven of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s top warriors faced off this week to determine who would be the command’s 2017 Best Warriors.
May 24, 2017
Thunderbird commander reenlists Front Range Airmen

Lt. Col. Jason Heard, Thunderbird Air Demonstration Squadron commander, reenlists Airmen from the 21st Space Wing, United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Space Command and Schriever Air Station at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 23, 2017. The Thunderbirds make it a point to reenlist Airmen
May 24, 2017
Gen. Dunford to Class of ‘17 grads: ‘It’s time to lead’

The U.S. military’s senior officer welcomed nearly 1,000 new second lieutenants into the officer corps May 24 during the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2017 graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium.