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News

  • 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.

  • RP Lee Youth Center reopens after renovations

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Eric Dorminey, 21st Space Wing vice commander, cuts the ribbon during ceremony for the grand re-opening of the R.P. Lee Youth Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 4, 2016. The youth center has been closed since July 2016 for emergency renovations.

  • Revolutionary telescope handed to Air Force Space Command

    In a quiet, dark desert location in the hills an hour south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lies a bluff that is perfect for stargazing. There are no lights, traffic or other interference, creating the best view into deep space and making it a perfect site to develop a revolutionary new telescope.