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News

  • All hands on deck: Implementation of Space Mission Force is underway

    Airmen spanning multiple Air Force Specialty Codes and geographically separated units, who support space operations, already began to see the effects of SMF implementation while other units are still waiting to carry out their new roles. Regardless of time of implementation, all units are heavily

  • Peterson Fire Dept: The job never stops

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A fireman assigned to the Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department races to catch the fire engine after a call comes in during Condor Crest at Peterson AFB, Colo., Nov. 2, 2016. Condor Crest is a wing-wide exercise used to evaluate crisis response at Peterson AFB.

  • Firefighting foam being replaced at Peterson

    The Aqueous Film Forming Foam used to fight fires at Peterson Air Force Base and other Department of Defense installations is being replaced with a new product, Phos-Chek 3. According to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the new AFFF formula contains shorter chain molecules than the previously

  • Saving lives together: Firefighters build partnerships

    The Peterson Air Force Base and Cimarron Hills fire departments have a mutual aid agreement that has benefitted both groups for many years. The two departments respond to emergencies, back each other up and train together.

  • AFSPC hosts first ever Visual Storytelling Workshop

    Air Force Space Command hosted nearly 30 Public Affairs Airmen who collectively represented every wing across AFSPC for the 2016 Visual Storytelling Workshop at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 1-4.

  • Condor Crest: 21st SW practices preparedness

    Simulated gun fire rang out while “exercise, exercise, exercise” bellowed throughout the hallways as the Condor Crest Exercise kicked-off for the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, and geographically separated units, Oct. 31- Nov. 4.

  • FSS Airman receives Diamond Sharp Award

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Airman 1st Class Ashley Zwicker, career development specialist for the 21st Force Support Squadron, is presented the Diamond Sharp Award by the Diamond Council at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 3, 2016. Zwicker received the award for supporting 28 wing units,

  • A good man: PAFB Airman receives Patriot Award

    Senior Airman James Brown, administrative support for the office of the executive director at Air Force Space Command Headquarters, was recently awarded the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Patriot Award.

  • Inspiring the next generation of cyber warriors

    A chance meeting with a former Junior ROTC instructor led Senior Airman Joshua Buchanan, 561st Network Operations Squadron standards and evaluations examiner, back to his former high school to mentor members of its CyberPatriot program.

  • COP CORNER – Oct 2016

    SFS responded to about 120 calls for service during October. A summary of the blotter's calls for service is below. The purpose is to deliver a chronological listing of Security Forces responses on Peterson AFB.