Retired chaplain dishes up traditional Italian cooking to Team Pete Airmen, families

Growing up in St. Louis, Father David Voelker was raised in a family where his mother dished out delicious home-cooking, instilling in him a love of food.This culinary adoration has remained with Voelker, now retired, and is a passion he shares with Peterson families in the form of a free monthly

American300 teaches combative skills, resiliency

We all have that amazing dream where we bust through the door and save the day through awesome Kung Fu or shooter skills, but it all boils down to having the skill and confidence in real life.What happens after a confrontation whether in the battlefield or on the home front? Where do you turn when

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Bowling on a roll at Peterson

Bowling's history can be dated back to a crude form of the sport that was discovered in an Egyptian tomb dating to 3200 B.C. It was so popular in England during the 1300s that King Edward III supposedly outlawed bowling to keep his troops focused on archery practice.Today, bowling is still rolling

Paint the Town with EFMP

Members of the Exceptional Family Members Program got to create their own masterpieces Feb. 7 at Paint the Town. Funded by the 21st Space Wing, 19 children got to leave with their own painting."The painting experience was very inspiring and allowed the kids to express their artistic side," said Maj.

Waste electronics recycling at Peterson Air Force Base

Effective July 1, 2013, the "Electronics Recycling Jobs Act" prohibited the disposal of waste electronic devices in Colorado. The law bans the disposal of waste electronic devices at solid waste landfills. Waste electronic devices include television sets, computer central processing units, computer

TRICARE, taxes, and the Affordable Care Act

The new Affordable Care Act requires individuals to have health insurance or face potential penalties via federal income tax filing.So what does this mean for TRICARE beneficiaries? TRICARE beneficiaries must have had the Minimum Essential Coverage for the entire 2014 tax year in order to avoid

Training kicks in, Airman assists pedestrian

The road was packed with people leaving work and others heading out for Christmas shopping the last weekend before Christmas. A slight wind made it feel like 20 degrees outside and Senior Airman Deborah Sosa, 21st Medical Operations Squadron, was staying warm, waiting in traffic on her way home

75 day leave carryover ends Sept. 30

Effective Sept. 30, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year, in accordance with 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requirements.Unless they are approved for special leave accrual, Regular Air Force and Active Guard Reserve - or AGR -

STARBASE Academy lands at Peterson

A ribbon cutting ceremony marking the official STARBASE Academy opening took place Feb. 2, introducing the facility to dignitaries, students and other interested parties. The academy is located in building 850.Under a beautiful, blue Colorado sky, McAuliffe Elementary School fifth-grader Stephanie