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  • Hyten: Wing changing warfare, world

    General Hyten and Chief Master Sgt. Brenden Criswell, AFSPC command chief, visited the wing August 4. The visit culminated with an all call in the Peterson Air Force Base auditorium.

  • Chaplain assistant sees blessing in adversity

    Staff Sgt. Anthony Bean, 21st Space Wing chaplain assistant, ended up having multiple brain surgeries, yet remarkably took this low point as a blessing, renewed his personal faith and strengthened his service towards the unseen troubles Airmen face.

  • STEM Camp inspires military youth

    Showing youth how to create technology instead of simply using it was the goal of the Air Force Services Activity Child and Youth Programs 2016 STEM Camp. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The camp was held Aug. 1-5 at the STARBASE Academy on Peterson Air Force Base

  • Some IDs invalid for base access beginning August 15

    People holding IDs from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington and American Samoa may not be able to access Air Force installations beginning August 15. The change in access policy brings Peterson Air Force Base in line with the Real ID Act of 2005. The Act meets recommendations of the 9/11 Commission for

  • Team Pete enjoys Family Festival

    The Family Festival and Concert at The Club provided family-friendly fun at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 6. Anyone with base access could participate in face painting, bouncy obstacle courses, bowling, get balloon animals and dance to music from rock band 6035.

  • Test Control Flight keeps defense exercises from becoming reality

    In November 1979, a test of new software for Attack Warning and Attack Assessment was scheduled at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado. The test called for a World War III simulation utilizing an off-line backup system. Hundreds of artificial missile launch messages were sent from both

  • Team effort helps alleviate joint pain, earns Army Medicine Award

    For more than 74 years the Army and Air Force have called Colorado Springs home. Through the years the two services have partnered together on many projects.Last year medical staff from Fort Carson and the U. S. Air Force Academy began a joint effort to help patients alleviate their joint pain.

  • Reservists, MAFFS C-130s depart to assist aerial firefighting efforts

    An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S.   The Reserve wing received the request for assistance for one MAFFS-equipped C-130 and crew from the National

  • Leader training on Blended Retirement System available via mobile app

    The new Blended Retirement System is a hot topic of conversation across the Department of Defense, and most total force members have questions on how it will work and who is eligible.The online BRS leader course released in June is designed to educate leaders on the new retirement system. The

 

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