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  • Peterson, Schriever face off for CFC

    Team Peterson/Cheyenne Mountainfaced Team Schriever during the Combined Federal Campaign Air Force Front Range Knockerball Championship at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 10.

  • Safety tips for Thanksgiving

    With all the activity and excitement of family and friends visiting during Thanksgiving, we want to remind Airmen and their families to be safe during the holiday festivities. One of the inevitable tasks during the holidays is cooking. There is nothing like preparing a big feast. However, it is not

  • Visitor processing requirements for Peterson AFB

    I want to sponsor a visitor onto Peterson Air Force Base. What do I need to do?Peterson's Visitor Control Center provides passes for short and long term visits. All sponsors must direct their non-Department of Defense affiliated guests to the Peterson VCC, where the visitor can be verified and

  • MDOS Airman receives Diamond Sharp Award

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Tech. Sgt. Joshua Vigil, 21st Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of the immunizations clinic, is presented the Diamond Sharp Award for October at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 3, 2016. Vigil received the award for planning and leading a multifunctional

  • Fourteenth Air Force commander unveils new intent, strategic plan

    Early on in his second year as Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Lt. Gen. David Buck issued an updated Commander’s Strategic Intent and Strategic Plan.   The documents

  • Airmen help feed local elderly

    With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there is a reminder that about 15 percent of seniors living in the state of Colorado struggle with hunger daily. Meals on Wheels tracks these numbers and helps to alleviate the lack of food through sending meals to those who need them. By volunteering for

  • Runners avoid walkers: CMAFS Zombie 5k a terrifying success

    CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Runners begin their ascent up the hill to reach the tunnel of Cheyenne Mountain during the Zombie 5K at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., Nov. 4, 2016. Participants were met by zombies during their trek through the tunnel. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • 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