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  • 821st Security Forces Squadron welcomes new Commander

    THULE AIR BASE, Greenland - Col. Stuart Pettis, 821st Air Base Group commander, passes the 821st Security Forces Squadron guidon to Maj. Brett Skates, incoming 821st SFS commander, during the change of command ceremony May 23, 2016 at base fitness center on Thule Air Base, Greenland. Before his

  • Lt. Col. Whaley asumes command of the 367th Recruiting Squadron

    Lt. Col. Toni Whaley receives the 367th Recruiting Squadron guidon from Col. Robert Trayers, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service Operations Division, to assume command June 9, 2016, at the Peterson chapel. The 367th RS is one of the 21st Space Wing’s mission partners and has the responsibility

  • 21st Space Wing celebrates Arbor Day

    Col. Douglas Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, assists Emmalyn Curristine in planting two new trees at Peak View Park in celebration of Arbor Day at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 14, 2016. Planting trees is a way to combat climate change, in one year an acre of mature trees can absorb the

  • Bioenvironmental Engineering Reports Water Quality

    ColoradoSprings Utilities (CSU) supplies drinking water to Peterson AFB.  Base personnel can get the facts about thewater they drink from the recently released CSU - 2016 Water Quality Report.  This report (reporting period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 15)informs the public about the water quality and services

  • Keep looking up: Football legend urges Airmen to face problems

    Don’t be ashamed to admit you have problems, everyone has them and probably more than you do,” said Heisman Trophy winner and pro football legend Herschel Walker. Walker visited Peterson Air Force Base June 8, sharing the story of his battle with Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality

  • Peterson lives the Green Dot

    The Air Force partnered with the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide violence prevention education and tools to Airmen over the next five years. Implementers at Peterson Air Force Base have already begun the process to educate Airmen on the topic.

  • Best Warriors face off for top honors

    Six of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s top warriors faced off this week to determine who would be the command’s Best Warriors.

  • Peterson, community respond to Air Force Thunderbird crash

    Peterson Air Force Base personnel, along with civilian community partners, provided emergency response June 2 to the crash of an Air Force Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon.Thunderbird 6 was on final approach following a demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Academy.The pilot, Maj. Alex Turner, was