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  • Team Pete celebrates National Fire Prevention Week

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Sparky, Peterson Fire and Emergency Services mascot, waves to passersby as they enter the north gate at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Oct. 11, 2016. Sparky welcomed personnel to base during National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 10 - 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Base reports unplanned discharge

    An unplanned water discharge from a Peterson fire training area was discovered Oct. 12.RELEASE NO. 161003DATE: Oct. 18, 2016

  • WSOC Soldiers provides space support to the warfighter

    A fleet commander floating in the Atlantic Ocean cannot locate a satellite to establish a secret communication line because he has veered off course. What does he do? He calls the Soldiers of the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center.There are five WSOCs throughout the world: Fort

  • Korean army general visits Peterson AFB

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Lt. Gen. David L. Mann, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (on screen), briefs Republic of Korea Army Gen. Lee Sun-Jin, and other

  • Senior executive says farewell

    After a nearly 20-year career in government service, Julie Schumacher, Deputy to the Commander of USASMDC/ARSTRAT, is departing the organization and federal service during a ceremony Oct. 25.

  • The Lockheed Legacy: Four generations of pilots carry on the tradition

    Some people say flying is in their DNA. That couldn’t be truer for Capt. John Lockheed, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He is the fourth generation of pilots in his family, a tradition that encompasses more than a century of flight.

  • Flu Season: Don’t Get Sick, Get Stuck

    Every year in the early fall, flu season begins again. The flu makes most people feel sick and miserable, but for some people it can be deadly. Getting the flu vaccine every year is the best way to protect you, your family and your community from the flu.The Peterson Immunizations Clinic will be

  • State of the Wing: Event builds bonds with local leaders

    Engaging a group of key area civic leaders, 21st Space Wing Commander Col. Doug Schiess presented his State of the Wing address Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Peterson AFB Club.The address provided civic leaders with a summary of Schiess’ first full fiscal year leading the wing, as well as a glimpse into

  • Air Force releases 2016 promotion statistics by AFSC

    Air Force officials have released the16E5, 16E6 and 16E7 promotion statistics broken down by Air Force Specialty Code and promotion recommendation.  In an effort to provide transparency to Airmen, the data has been posted to the myPers website by five letter-AFSC. AFSCs in which all eligible Airmen