1st Space Brigade commander delivers State of Brigade

The 1st Space Brigade commander recently conducted a State of the Brigade that focused on transition and innovation.Col. Thomas James, commander, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, spoke to his Soldiers and civilians at the Special Events

Flu vaccine available beginning Oct. 15

As snow begins to sprinkle over the top of Pikes Peak, we are reminded that autumn has approached us. This time of the year also reminds us that flu season is forthcoming. Ensuring you and your loved ones are vaccinated against the flu viruses will prevent flu-related illnesses as well as missed

Repeat after me: The snow is coming, the snow is coming...

In the wee early hours of the morning, before you press snooze, multiple experts collaborate to determine the appropriate course of action to keep personnel safe when inclement weather gracefully covers the streets of Peterson AFB.While there are multiple sources to check for the latest updates

Storytellers: Turn weakness into strength

The ballroom at The Club was filled with more than 200 people as they listened closely to each service members' story intently, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying.Storytellers 2015, the third iteration of the event, had audience members mesmerized as they listened to the courage it took to tell

Looking through desert skies

Out in the New Mexico desert on the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range, about 15 minutes away from the Trinity site where the world's first nuclear device was exploded in July of 1945, lays another first.Detachment 1, 21st Operations Group was the first operational location in the Ground-based

Cavalier hosts the Harlem Ambassadors

It was a night full of entertainment Oct. 26 for the 10th Space Warning Squadron in Cavalier, ND. Cavalier AFS hosted a fun-filled Harlem Ambassadors event at Cavalier Public School where the CAFS Instigators, a hodge-podge group of local talent and members of Cavalier AFS, took on the famous Harlem

Peterson hosts Trucktoberfest

Peterson Airmen prepare equipment for shipment

Traffic Control and Behavior: When flashing lights overshadow predictability

A recent rollover collision on base at Peterson and Stewart as well as several near miss collisions prompted a question. How does one execute an appropriate reaction to the rarely seen form of traffic control: flashing lights?Flashing traffic lights at an intersection is a form of traffic control

Domestic Violence Awareness: it's not a private matter

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Officially, more than 15,000 calls were placed to the Colorado Springs Police Department on domestic violence related incidents in 2014.October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and designated by the President in 1987 to address the issue of intimate partner