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  • Military and civilians induce joint land use

    In October 2015, a two-year grant was awarded to The Pikes Peak Area Council of Government to conduct a Joint Land Use Study, examining impacts of current and future land uses of Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Schriever Air Force Base, the Air Force Academy and Fort

  • Active kids are happy kids

    September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. This is an effort to raise awareness about the obesity epidemic and inform families how they can take steps towards healthier living.

  • Students support Peterson Airmen

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Staff Sgts. Charles Harvey and Derrick Grinnell, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services, accept a box of snacks from a McAuliffe Elementary student at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 16, 2016. The students recently learned about the events of 9/11

  • Team Pete Airmen nab Space Crew of the Year

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Tech. Sgt. William White, 4th Space Control Squadron, accepts the award for Air Force Space Crew of the Year, given by the Air Force Association during an awards ceremony in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2016. The award was accepted on behalf of deployed teammates.

  • More than meets the eye: Partnering with man’s best friend

    High-tech methods and equipment have inundated security and police work in recent decades, but teaming up with mans’ best friend continues to be useful and effective. The 21st SFS maintains the second largest Air Force military working dog kennel in the continental U.S., preparing dogs and handlers

  • Peterson AFB remembers

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Members of the Vosler NCO Academy raise the American flag during a ceremony to commemorate POW/MIA Remembrance Week at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 13, 2016. The POW/MIA flag was flown for 24-hours, taken down and carried in a 24-hour run and then returned

  • Peterson has a ball at Air Force birthday bash

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – 21st Space Wing leadership kept with tradition by having the lowest ranking dinner attendees help cut the birthday cake during the Air Force Ball at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 16, 2016. All members of Team Pete were encouraged to come out and celebrate the

  • Fueling the mission

    Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is a base with a space situational awareness and early warning mission, so people sometimes wonder if there is an active flightline. Even with a primarily space-based mission, the operations tempo on Peterson’s flightline is high and the second busiest in the Air

  • Meston 2, Cancer 0

    In the summer of 2014 Staff Sgt. Ryan Meston, space system operator with the 4th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, went through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for testicular cancer. He was in remission and things were looking good.During a follow up visit in early

 

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