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June 14, 2017
Where there’s smoke, there’s training.

A flashover in firefighting is when oxygen is introduced to superheated smoke causing it to erupt in flames. It is one of the most dangerous scenarios any firefighter can encounter, and that’s why it’s important for firefighting recruits to see one up close.
June 14, 2017
Enduring perseverance: 50 miles and 18 hours of ‘just a little more’

Strait, 64, started the morning of June 3, shrouded in complete darkness at 4 a.m. ready to take on a grueling 50 mile adventure run with his mind set on finishing it in Provo, Utah. Offering challenges, expected and unexpected, Strait pushed through the adversities and emerged at the finish line 18
June 13, 2017
Grilling Safety

Warm weather is finally here in Southern Colorado and that means an increase in outdoor activities to include barbequing.
June 12, 2017
Mattis Asks Congress for Stable Budgets, End to Sequestration

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis launched a full-throated attack on looming across-the-board spending cuts during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, saying "no enemy in the field has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration."
June 12, 2017
New options for Club members

Air Force Clubs are transitioning to a new member portal at six pilot bases around the world. Of those six bases, Thule Air Base, Greenland, home to the Top of the World Club, was a logical choice to test capabilities of the new system at a remote and isolated location to gather real-time feedback
June 12, 2017
Bioenvironmental Engineering Reports Water Quality

Colorado Springs Utilities supplies drinking water to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Base personnel can get the facts about the water they drink from the recently released CSU - 2017 Water Quality Report. This report, reporting period Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2016, informs the public about the water
June 8, 2017
Air Force names 2016 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipients

Air Force officials have named four Airmen as the 2016 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award winners.
June 7, 2017
AF pilot selected for NASA astronaut training

Lt. Col. Raja Chari has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class.
June 7, 2017
Three former 302nd AW members take ‘LEAD' to Academy graduation

After five years of U.S. Air Force Academy education, three cadets, previously members of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, commissioned as Air Force officers and graduated May 24, 2017. Now the former enlisted Airmen of the Reserve Wing will continue their military careers as
June 6, 2017
Steve Lemme of Super Troopers visits Cheyenne ‘Meow’ntain

Steve Lemme, actor and comedian, best known for his role as ‘Mac’ in the movie Super Troopers, visited Airmen of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado, and toured the complex, June 2, 2017.