Cookies for the troops

The Peterson, Schriever, Cheyenne Mountain Spouses' Club geared up to spread holiday cheer with its annual cookie drive Dec. 1 and 2 at Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases."The Cookies for the Troops event is where donated cookies will be given to the Airman and the 24 hour centers at Peterson

Operation Nighthawk provides deterrent

For those night owls driving onto base after 10 p.m. Nov. 21 until 2 a.m. Nov. 22, every car was stopped and service members were required to submit to drug testing as a part of Operation Nighthawk.The event was a joint effort between 21st Space Wing leadership, Air Force Office of Special

20th SPCS Airmen spend Veterans Day in community

As part of the 20th Space Control Squadron's Veterans Day observance, Airmen participated in several community events.Lt. Col. Mafwa Kuvibidila, 20th SPCS commander, spoke at the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday breakfast Nov. 7.The theme of the event was military and veteran

21st LRS Airman receives Diamond Sharp Award

Passport to manhood

About two dozen pre-teen and teenage males age nine to 18 years old participated in the R.P. Lee Youth Center Passport to Manhood lock-in Nov. 21."Passport to Manhood is a Boys and Girls Club of America program that allows young men to participate in activities and discussions that encourage good

Several Airmen convicted at Peterson courts martial

On Nov. 10, Senior Airman Serina L. Foy, 721st Security Force Squadron, was convicted at a summary court martial for violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Foy was sentenced to a reduction in the grade to E-3 and restriction to Peterson AFB, Cheyenne Mountain AFS and her home for

Put a freeze on winter fires

Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels burn incompletely. In the home, heating equipment that burns fuel is a potential source of carbon monoxide, with November, December and January representing peak months for (non-fire) carbon

Operation Safe Kids!

In Colorado, there are currently 38 missing children, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Air Force Office of Special Investigators 8th Field Investigations Squadron, partnered with U.S. Secret Service, conducted a community outreach event known as Operation Safe Kids

Happy Thanksgiving

Personnel Deployment Function test readiness

Readiness and meeting the call of a rapid deployment is something Peterson Airmen are always prepared to do, and a specialized exercise as part of Condor Crest tested that ability.A Personnel Deployment Function is a rapid response to a request for additional personnel and equipment to any location