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  • Our history on display

    Gathering dust in the attic, a donation to a consignment store, or neatly packed away in a footlocker is where many military items find their final resting place.Sometimes, however, these items end up being donated to a museum collection--getting a new lease on life--just as one retro uniform did at

  • EOD sets mile-high physical fitness standards

    As the sun rose over the base Dec. 13, explosive ordnance disposal personnel from Peterson and Buckley Air Force Bases participated in its annual EOD Safety Day.Master Sgt. Ross Kurashima, 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight chief, said the career field has a requirement

  • Operation Nighthawk aims at preventing drug use

    21st Space Wing leadership and Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents searched and drug tested 35 active-duty members entering Peterson AFB early on the morning of Jan. 11 as part of the base-wide drug demand reduction program. The operation, Operation Nighthawk, is a base-wide effort to

  • Exceptional Peterson teen wins military youth of the year

    Selected among several local outstanding youth, Jennifer Choate will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the Colorado Military Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship.As the new Military Youth of the Year for Peterson AFB, 15-year-old Jennifer, daughter of Dorothy

  • Cop’s corner

    During December, the 21st Security Forces Squadron, along with facility parking wardens, issued 155 traffic citations. Offenses included failing to stop and excessive speed, as well as driving without valid registration, license plates, and driver's licenses. Drivers were suspended for various

  • 4th SPCS to relocate to Peterson AFB

    Press Release Number: 010114The Secretary of the Air Force announced Jan. 16 that the 4th Space Control Squadron, currently located at Holloman AFB, N.M., will co-locate with the 76th SPCS at Peterson AFB, Colo., this year. The 4th SPCS and the 76th SPCS are like units with similar missions. Both

  • 21st SW CC unveils way forward at commander's call

    At the first commander's call of 2014, Col. John Shaw, 21st Space Wing commander, presented the new wing mission, vision, priorities and objectives to those in the audience at the auditorium here and to 21st SW geographically separated units around the world via the internet. He also discussed many

  • Program scheduled honoring civil rights leader King

    The 21st Space Wing will host its annual commemorative service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 11 a.m.-noon Jan. 22 at the Peterson chapel. The annual theme is "Remember, Celebrate, Act - Dr. King's Dream for Our World." The program will feature poetry, historical narratives and music.

  • Air Force program grows experienced contracting officers

    Paving a road, cutting the grass, empting trash bins or merely having new carpet installed on base would not be possible if someone didn't coordinate a contract for those services.The Air Force Civilian Service contract specialists are the ones that make it all happen and with the help of the COPPER