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  • Risk: Double checks, not second thoughts

    The Air Force core values, which define our standards of conduct including how Airmen behave, also set the environment for how we live and work. As we begin the summer season, taking leave and getting away is one of the first activities on our minds. When you include risk management and safety as

  • Team Pete and area SWAT shoot, move, communicate, learn

    The scenario began when two security forces Airmen came under fire while approaching a C-130H aircraft on the Peterson AFB runway. What followed was a simulated event to hone skills and community collaboration between military and civilian law enforcement.The joint training exercise May 14 included

  • Children’s summer safety

    Spring is already here and summer is fast approaching. Parents are putting away their children's jackets and gloves and getting out their skateboards and bikes. But before you do, ensure you are acting in a safe and legal way. There are rules and regulations we must adhere to. The most important

  • SkyFall exercise strengthens partnership, hones skills

    Peterson AFB rescue vehicles raced to an accident scene early May 8 in response to a plume of thick black smoke, normally a bad sign at an airport.In this case, the smoke was from an aircraft crash scenario designed to test emergency response capabilities, part of the City of Colorado Springs

  • Wing offices closed for SAPR down day, Wingman day

    The 21st Space Wing will hold its mandated 2014 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Stand-Down Day and Spring 2014 Wingman Day May 15. As a result, many wing functions will either be minimally manned or closed. All non-appropriated fund facilities, the dining facility and the fitness center will

  • Wing command staff gets hands-on fire training

    Col. John Shaw, 21st Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Redman, 21st Space Wing command chief, dripped sweat for an hour May 5 during an introduction to fire training here. The training was comprised of the unofficial firefighter physical training test and a confidence burn reaching

  • Peterson thrift shop celebrates volunteers

    A thrift store is more than just a place to pick up inexpensive secondhand goods -- it is also a place that fosters community sharing and allows volunteers to give back in many ways.The Peterson-Schriever-Cheyenne Mountain Thrift Shop located in building 615 here is one such place. With more than 45

  • Counter trafficking in persons

    When the words human trafficking are heard throughout the military community, most members often think of locations outside the United States. The truth is, human trafficking is present throughout the United States and even here in Colorado. In March 2014, the Colorado State Patrol, Homeland

  • Local schoolchildren celebrate sciences

    The enthusiastic sound of children anticipating the launch of their homemade rockets filled the air as students and teachers alike gathered at Patriot Park May 5.More than 80 school children from Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy descended on the park to make and launch rockets with the help of the

  • 311th Airlift Squadron makes final departure from Peterson, Air Force

    The Peterson landscape is constantly evolving with the addition and loss of missions and airframes to meet the needs of the Air Force.That landscape is seeing more change with the closure of the 311th Airlift Squadron, one of the 21st Space Wing's many tenant units. With it goes three of the C-21

 

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