Atop a volcano

Thousands of feet above the expanse of the Pacific Ocean and a couple of thousand more beyond the cloud layer, high atop a dormant volcano sits the Maui Space Surveillance System, home of Detachment 3 of the 21st Operations Group, a geographically separated unit belonging to the 21st Space Wing.The

Thule hospital vital safeguard at Top of the World

When you're living 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and the closet big city is hours away by air, the availability of health care is a big deal.Enter the Thule AB hospital. The 821st Air Base Group operates the Thule hospital, a small but vital facility at the Department of Defense's

Thule AB participates in Worldwide Troop Talk

NORAD/USNORTHCOM 4-peat as base intramural softball champions

For the fourth year in a row, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command team took first place in the Peterson Intramural Silver Softball League championship.The team's coach, Richard Morales, NORAD/USNORTHCOM portfolio manager, joined the team in 2009 and they haven't

Airman finds many wingmen in time of need

A last minute PCS can be a frantic event. Packing up a household and all of the things that go a long with that; travel arrangements, locating to a new workplace and city are part of it. Finding out that your personal property is not going to be joining you any time soon makes it tougher. That is

Lodging manager retires at Top of the World

If you've been on temporary duty or assigned to Thule Air Base recently, chances are you've met this man.Ernie Stenson is the manager of the North Star Inn. He's been welcoming guests there for the past eight years, managing the 104-room complex, and he is retiring Sept. 30.As the lodging manager,

Space Soldier assists in saving lives of stabbing victims

Three Soldiers came to the rescue of two women who were stabbed early on the morning of Aug. 23 after a bachelorette party in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.The Soldiers, who are currently in recruiting school at Fort Knox, Kentucky, were out celebrating their last week of class when they heard the

STEM Rocks! Rocked

Military families from all over Colorado made their way to the STEM Rocks! Fair at the Peterson Air and Space Museum on Aug. 29.Approximately 2500 people came out to the fourth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math event on Peterson AFB. This was the third time the Peterson Air and Space

New age of communication with medical providers

Have you ever sat on the phone with the Colorado Springs appointment line during peak call hours and wished there was a quicker way to ask your provider a basic question, or even renew medications? Now you can.MiCare, powered by Relay Health, is the Department of Defense's online confidential secure

Polar Bear Plunge at the Top of the World