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

Storytellers: Healing through sharing

At Peterson AFB's second iteration of Storytellers, an eager audience shared laughs and tears as five of Team Pete's own presented some of the most intimate moments of their lives.The stories included tales of hardship and triumph, overcoming tremendous odds, and true sacrifice.Airman 1st Class

Condor Crest test response to in-flight medical emergency

While in-flight, the crewmembers of a C-130 became ill from an unknown cause, prompting Peterson first responders to meet the aircraft on the flight line as part of a simulated event during this quarter's Condor Crest exercise.Before boarding their C-130 for a return flight back to Peterson AFB,

Chief Peele discusses priorities as new command chief

"We come in thinking, 'I'll just do one term.' And then your first enlistment is up and you're just having fun and loving the job, so you re-enlist. Pretty soon 20 years comes and goes and before you know it, you're a command chief."Chief Master Sgt. Idalia Peele, 21st Space Wing command chief,