Team plans fire mitigation efforts

With the wildfire season starting, a team of wildland fire experts met here recently to discuss best practices for fighting fires in the arid west.The team was comprised of top fire experts from the U.S. Air Force and local Department of Defense wildland fire experts from bases across the Front

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Wing senior enlisted finishes Boston marathon

With the memory of the Boston Marathon bombings still fresh in the public's mind, many were unsure what to expect for the 2014 running of this immensely popular event. For one member of Team Pete, running and finishing the race was not going to be a missed opportunity.Chief Master Sgt. Richard

New AFI enhances readiness

A newly adopted Air Force Instruction offers a formalized framework to develop resiliency in Airmen.The Comprehensive Airman Fitness program, outlined in the newly published AFI 90-506, addresses resilience in individuals, families and communities across the Air Force. It also approaches fitness as

Peterson marks sexual assault awareness month

Commander holds civilian all-call

Aimed at confronting the issues effecting the 21st Space Wing civilian workforce, being transparent and quelling rumors, Col. John Shaw, 21st SW commander, held a civilian all-call April 29 here with more than 400 in-person and 300 virtual attendees. Shaw started the all-call by reminding attendees

Scholarship winners named

21st Space Wing: Best in space

The 21st Space Wing recently received the 2013 General Thomas S. Moorman, Jr. Award for Air Force Space Command's Best Operational Wing. The award was one of four awards won by the wing in recent months."This award is a testament to our entire incredible team -- active duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian

AFSPC cuts ribbon for new network operations center

Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, officially opened the new 561st Network Operations Squadron's renovated operations center April 28 here. As part of the larger Air Force Information Network, the 561st NOS is one of three squadrons of its type in the Air Force, all belonging

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