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  • Can you tell me how to get to Peterson AFB?

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Sesame Street characters perform for Peterson families during the Sesame Street USO Experience at the base auditorium on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., July 22, 2016. The show debuted in 2008 and has been performed at 149 military installations in 33 states and 11

  • Being the best he can be

    Tech. Sgt. Alex Elliott, Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy flight instructor, joined the Air Force about a dozen years ago because it presented him with opportunity. And opportunity keeps knocking, while Elliott keeps answering. In the past few months he completed a master’s degree

  • AFMS Innovations team creates portal for new ideas

    In September, Airmen will be able to submit innovative health care ideas and existing health care system challenges to the Innovations Knowledge Exchange Web Portal, a new way for the Air Force Medical Service Innovations team to capture potential ideas. The AFMS Innovations office already

  • Fruits and veggies: Taste the rainbow

    The Health and Wellness Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., hosted a Fruit and Veggie - Eat More Tour at the Peterson Commissary on July 21 to educate Airmen about eating healthy and finding ways to make it more enjoyable.

  • 21st Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Douglas Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Timothy Ryan as he assumes command of the 21st Mission Support Group on July 21, 2016 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 21st MSG provides civil engineering, communications, contracting,

  • Fueling the Force: 21st FSS wins coveted LeMay Award

    The 21st Force Support Squadron received the General Curtis E. LeMay Award for the best large Force Support Squadron in the Air Force. The LeMay award, announced July 15, is given annually to the best services organization at a base with at least 6,000 personnel.

  • Tierra Vista to implement utility changes

    In line with recent Department of Defense and Air Force policy, Tierra Vista Communities is implementing the Air Force changes to the Utility Allowance Program in Peterson AFB Housing. Per the updated program, residents of TVC who moved in prior to June 13 will continue to receive the 10 percent

  • NFL and Olympic athletes tour Cheyenne Mountain

    CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Players from the NFL meet and sign autographs for Airmen at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., July 13, 2016. The players were in Colorado Springs for a youth football camp they helped coach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis

  • The buzz at Clear AFS is all about bees

    Tech Sgt. James Campbell, Alaska Air National Guard 213th Security Forces Squadron, is a beekeeper. He joins about 50,000 others in the U.S. who keep fewer than five hives. Campbell’s hives are located among the fields of Fireweed, a sought after flower for making honey, on the grounds of Clear AFS.