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  • Space squadron supports record-breaking satellites launch

    The 20th Space Control Squadron's Charlie Crew successfully tracked India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Feb. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Loaded with 104 satellites, the Indian PSLV set the record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket.

  • Schriever couples cultivate relationships

    “It’s giving a chance for couples to reconnect, to give a lot of them hope again. (It also gives) their families hope that they’re going to be able to stay together and be a healthy family unit,”

  • KNIGHT CLUB FITNESS: 21st SW Weekly Fitness Challenge

    The Knights of the 21st Space Wing sometimes find themselves too busy to get away from their desk throughout the day. To get the blood flowing, take a few minutes every day around 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. to step back and regain some focus. For civilians and others not in utility uniforms, grab a mat

  • Blessed by wingmanship: Airman pays it forward with fitness motivation

    Through persistence and wingmanship, one Airman, Senior Airman Garth Salmon, 21st Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, transformed himself both physically and mentally from being a shy and lanky kid from Jamaica, who endured years of bullying, to an Airman carved straight out of stone with an

  • NASA looks to create new satellite to measure snow pack

    In the hopes that they can discover a way to measure the water content of snow and develop a satellite to obtain a global picture, NASA is basing their SnowEx mission at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, during the month of February to test new instrumentation.

  • OPSEC: Keeping safe outside the gate

    The kind of information adversaries find useful varies greatly, but a little caution and awareness can prevent such things from getting into the hands of someone who may wish to harm individuals or the U.S. military.

  • USSTRATCOM Commander Announces 2016 Omaha Trophy Winners

    In recognition of outstanding support to U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence, space and cyberspace missions, U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, announced the winners of the 2016 Omaha Trophies at the command’s headquarters Feb. 16, 2017.   “These

  • Marine discipline serves Air Force officer well

    When Marine Staff Sgt. Drew Rontti was getting close to the end of his second enlistment as a supply specialist he started looking into ways to broaden his military career. After working with the contracting resource manager while on deployment he decided to become an officer, in the Air Force.