News

March 7, 2017
Irrationally useful: A celebration of Pi

Space operators across the Wing will be celebrating circles, orbits and ellipses by eating pie on March 14 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Pie at first glance may not have much in common with an orbit, the use of Pi in calculations for circular things is critically important to our mission.
March 1, 2017
Military Saves Week: Journey to financial freedom

The Airman & Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host Military Saves Week Financial Fair, Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
March 1, 2017
Top 7 Outdoor Recreation Center activities for spring

Spring is just around the corner. Are you getting ready to take advantage of everything the Colorado Springs area has to offer?The Peterson Air Force Base Outdoor Recreation Center has several of events scheduled for spring you shouldn’t have to worry about finding anything to do.
Feb. 28, 2017
Cop Corner

Traffic – During January, the 21st Security Forces Squadron, along with facility parking wardens issued 36 traffic citations. Excessive speed as well as registration and driver's licenses infractions comprised the majority of the citations.Blotter – Security Forces responded to about 117 calls for
Feb. 28, 2017
Silent Sentry: Defending the final frontier

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar— Air, space and cyberspace - these are the three domains that the United States Air Force strives to defend. Of these domains, space has become one of the most crowded and competitive. At any given time, there are innumerable signals being transmitted to and from satellites,
Feb. 28, 2017
Drifting in cyberspace: Online OPSEC will keep you anchored

According the Department of Justice’s National Computer Security Survey two-thirds of nearly 8,000 businesses, queried in 2005, detected at least one cybercrime, and almost nine of 10 reported multiple instances costing tens of thousands of dollars.
Feb. 28, 2017
Invisible wounds: Peterson AFB offers Mental Health First Aid class

Mental Health First Aid Colorado is offering classes through the Resilience Operations Office at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, specifically targeting its military demographic.
Feb. 28, 2017
Volunteer excellence award goes to long time veteran

For the fourth year in a row a volunteer from the Southern Colorado Retiree Activities Office has won the 21st Space Wing Volunteer of the Year Annual Award.
Feb. 27, 2017
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.
Feb. 22, 2017
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,”