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April 10, 2017
2018 CSAF Prestigious Ph.D. program application window open to captains

The application window is open for active-duty Air Force captains interested in applying for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Prestigious Ph.D. Program which exposes rising officers to a unique learning experience at a top-tier university.
April 10, 2017
Air Force trainees get up close with C-130

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brandt, C-130 Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, briefs trainees about C-130 Hercules aircraft capabilities Apr. 2, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The trainees are in the 302nd Airlift Wing and 310th Space Wing
April 7, 2017
21st SW receives Omaha Trophy for global operations

The 21st Space Wing was awarded the Omaha Trophy, recognizing the team as U. S. Strategic Command’s premier space or cyberspace unit for global operations during a ceremony at the auditorium on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, April 6, 2017.
April 7, 2017
AFSPC commander unveils three major space initiatives at 33rd Space Symposium

The Air Force unveiled three significant space initiatives at the 33rd Space Symposium here Tuesday.During a keynote address, General Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, announced a new office for space at the Air Staff, a new warfighting construct for space, and improvements in space
April 6, 2017
Developmental special duties broaden experience

The Air Force has identified 1,175 positions across 10 developmental special duties, or DSDs, for spring 2017.
April 5, 2017
NIMBLE TITAN Strengthens Multinational Missile Defense Cooperation

Twenty-six participant nations and international organizations came together March 13-17 for the first major event of the two-year NIMBLE TITAN 18 missile defense experimentation campaign.
April 5, 2017
Ospreys pay Peterson AFB a visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. —V-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepare for take-off at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 28, 2017. VMM-261 is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, S.C., and is at Peterson AFB conducting high altitude
April 5, 2017
1196 miles: Running to honor the fallen

From noon March 30 to noon March 31, 2017, Airmen of the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Carson, Colorado, ran around the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, athletic track honoring fallen comrades in the sixth annual 24-Hour Challenge run.
April 5, 2017
Peterson AFB Security Forces upgrades DBIDS access control system

The recent release of the Defense Biometric Identification System 5.0 provides base entry controllers the ability to conduct rapid identity proofing and vetting on all personnel requesting access onto the base.
April 5, 2017
Million-dollar babies

When the excitement of the news sank in, the reality of very real health issues set in, which forced Staff Sgt. Susan Edwards-Aagaard, 21st Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, to slow down. With her fierce independence, she said she never would have asked for help, but her squadron