Peterson’s ‘Secret Garden’

Hiding in the far off land of east Peterson Air Force Base, which to some is considered barren, is what Les Stewart likes to call the "outpost.""It's the best kept secret of Peterson Air Force Base," the 21st Force Support Squadron special programs manager said.There are a variety of amenities that

Getting help getting ahead with education

Transitioning from military life to civilian life can be a daunting task in itself. Transitioning from military life into college life can be an even bigger challenge. More than one million veteran and active-duty service members attend college annually, and a significant number of them face hurdles

Exchange Senior Enlisted Advisor Focuses on Serving Airmen at Peterson AFB

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service's senior enlisted advisor is working to ensure Airmen at Peterson Air Force Base get the products and service they deserve.While visiting Peterson, Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate toured Exchange facilities and met with Airmen and community members to address

NASA using lasers to measure ice at Thule

NASA, the agency known for blasting into space, also has a mission going on much closer to the ground.The space agency is wrapping up three weeks of operations at Thule Air Base, developing software for a satellite due to launch in 2017."We're developing software that will ride on the ICESat-2,"

Twice the citizen: Reserve nurse serves military in dual roles

Esther Weightman's life revolves around taking care of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. When a Reserve unit training assembly happens one weekend a month, she dons the uniform of a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and assumes the title of Chief Nurse of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd

Gary Sinise visits the Mountain

302nd Airlift Wing Historian makes history winning AF Award

Tech. Sgt. Denise Flory, 302nd Airlift Wing Historian, is no stranger to significant historical events. She is less accustomed to her name in the history books. Flory won the Air Force History and Museums Program 2015 Robert F. Futrell Award for excellence in historical publications, becoming the

Know Ye By All Who Read This: Leaving the Top of the World

"(Service member) did, with my royal permission, enter this dread region of the earth by crossing the Arctic Circle. Having endured the rigors of winter storm conditions with frequent hurricane-force winds, seasons of 24-hour daylight and 24-hour night, mukluks, icebergs, 'Archies,' iron pants, and

Cheyenne Mountain firefighters conduct flashover fire training

Medal of Honor recipient stresses importance of service

After seeing the towers fall that fateful September day in 2001, a student who didn't want to learn about the viscosity of liquids said his life changed forever. He wanted to save the world, but his mom said "no."Fast forward nine years and Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, 25, would become the first