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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.
May 24, 2017
AF proposes 1,600 personnel increase to command support staffs

The Air Force plans to increase commander support staff manning across the force by 1,600 by fiscal year 2022 increasing total authorizations to more than 6,300. Currently, the personnel increase calls for 170 officers, 469 enlisted and 961 civilians with all civilian hires authorized for fiscal
May 23, 2017
Team Pete Airmen place flags at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery for Memorial Day

Airmen place American flags on grave sites, May 19, 2017, at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colo. Approximately 40 Peterson Air Force, Colo., Airmen participate in the annual event to place over 1200 American flags in honor of Memorial Day. (Courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Cynthia Munoz)
May 23, 2017
High Frontier Honor Guard

Airmen of the High Frontier Honor Guard, Class 17-Alpha, perform a flag folding ceremony during their graduation at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19, 2017. They will display their skills at official Air Force functions for the next 6 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robb Lingley)