Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training and Education Center celebrates full operational capability

The Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense celebrated full operational capability of the Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training and Education mission Sept. 14 here.The Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training and Education Center, or JBTEC, conducts ballistic missile

CMAFS conducts casualty exercise

A cyclist pedaling on NORAD Road was struck by a vehicle coming around a sharp downhill bend and thrown over the guardrail into a nearly 20-foot-deep ditch Sept. 17. 721st Security Forces, 721st Fire Department, Fort Carson police and Emergency Medical Services, along with the El Paso Count

Veteran, former POW speaks at POW/MIA ceremony

July 1, 1972 then Maj. Paul Robinson fired up his F4E "Phantom" jet and prepared for what he thought would be a MIG sweep mission, rooting out enemy aircraft. However, he said it turned into a SAM (surface-to-air missile) day and changed his life.Retired Col. Robinson spoke at the POW/MIA

COP’S CORNER – AUGUST 2015

During August, the 21st Security Forces Squadron, along with facility parking wardens issued 117 traffic citations. Speed violations comprised of the majority of the citations. Drivers were suspended for various offenses including excessive speed and failing to have the proper documents in order to

Peterson hosts Afghan pilots and 81st FS for high altitude training

Afghan pilots and U.S. Air Force instructor pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. came to Peterson AFB for several weeks in September for high-altitude training in the mountainous terrain.Since the beginning of 2015, nine Afghan pilots have been training with the 81st FS

Code Talkers Visit Peterson

There was a time when tanks were turtles, fighter planes were hummingbirds, battle ships were whales and bombs were eggs. If this reminds you of Native American lore, you are pretty close.Alfred Newman and Bill Toledo, two of only about 14 remaining WWII Navajo Code Talkers were at Peterson Air

Strengthening military couples' communication

Couples from Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever AFB and the United States Air Force Academy attended a one day resiliency retreat Sept. 11 at Glen Eyrie Conference Center in downtown Colorado Springs.A trend often seen by on-base helping agencies is the need to strengthen communication between

Peterson firefighters honor fallen 9/11 heroes

OSI to conduct ISIL informational briefings

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations will conduct an unclassified threat briefing on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at the Peterson Base Auditorium, Bldg. 1440, at 3 p.m. Sept. 14, 18, 25 and 28. The briefings are open to everyone. Briefing content will cover the history of ISIL; why

21st Space Wing finalizes 2-year Community Partnership Initiative

Col. Douglas Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, is scheduled to formally host the Pikes Peak Community Partnership Initiative "Charter Signing" on Sept. 17 at the Peterson Club Heritage Room during the annual State of the Wing address.The CPI is an on-going two-year initiative to  develop a