Peterson AFB: Catching rays, saving dough

Since the 2007 partnership of Tierra Vista Communities and Peterson AFB privatized base housing, TVC has worked diligently to improve the quality of life for on-base residents. While there is some intermittent work still on-going, in July, TVC wrapped up a five-month-long project installing solar

Military parenting website assists communication

Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children. Pam Murphy, the Defense Department's lead psychologist for the website, said the launch of

CFC continues

The annual Combined Federal Campaign charity drive, interrupted by the 16-day federal government shutdown, has resumed.The annual campaign is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign.Key workers have been assigned to each squadron and will make all the materials

And the winner is...

The Peterson Club announced its first Football Frenzy Club membership prize winner for the season.Connie Gault won the first Football Frenzy Club membership prize drawing this season - an all-expense-paid trip to Glendale, Ariz., for the game between the Houston Texans and the Arizona Cardinals on

Webster gains Cybersecurity Master of Science degree

With the assistance of the Peterson Force Development Flight, specifically Susan Wilson and Blaine Hales, Webster University has been approved to offer a new Master of Science degree in Cybersecurity. This program is targeted to meet the needs of all service members seeking continued professional

Harvesting the wind at Cape Cod Air Force Station

It's not just the leaves that are changing at Cape Cod Air Force Station. The Air Force station is also changing the way it gets electricity as two new giant wind turbines are being installed at the 6th Space Warning Squadron.The new wind turbines can produce up to 3.2 megawatts of power combined.

New Air Force Inspection System arrives at Peterson

The Air Force recently implemented a new inspection system, aimed at giving more inspection responsibilities to wing commanders. The new AFIS is described in AFI 90 201, The Air Force Inspection System. Here is a brief overview of the new system. The AFIS empowers the wing commander to run the

Sharp Warrior

Friendship through sport

Cyclists jockeyed for position through the Belgian countryside Sept. 4, where the competition was more about diplomacy than winning a place on the podium."Racing is like chess, it's not always about power -- it's tactics and a little bit of luck mixed in," said Capt. Ian Holt, 16th Space Control

In this uniform we will fight

The First Term Airmen Center held its hand-off lunch Sept. 19 at the Aragon Dining Facility. The luncheon is held monthly at the end of the FTAC course. The course provides new Airmen with briefings on financial responsibility, standards and discipline, educational opportunities and more to prepare