Space Badge renamed, new guidance issued

The current Space Badge will be renamed the Space Operations Badge beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Wear of the badge will be focused on personnel with core 13S and 1C6 Air Force Specialty Codes, grandfathered are space professionals of all other AFSCs awarded the badge prior to Jan. 1, 2014, and

Award recognizes historic preservation, excellence at Peterson Air Park

A quiet place to take a stroll during lunch and gaze at aircraft and ponder the technological marvels they represented in past eras is available here courtesy of the Peterson Air and Space Museum.The Peterson Air Park, which is the outdoor portion of the Peterson Air and Space Museum, has received

BX hours changing to track sales

The Peterson Exchange hours of operation are changing Jan. 2 to reduce operating expenses.After reviewing hourly sales, the agency made the decision to shorten hours to optimize customer service hours while still being good stewards of its budget.New hours of operation will be 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily at

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Operation Homefront holiday cheer

Staph, Strep, E coli, oh my!

Cell phones, keyboards, remotes and kitchen sponges, all things considerably dirtier than the toilet in your own home. Why then, do we typically only think to wash our hands after using the restroom?Maj. Steven Dezell, 21st Medical Group Laboratory and Radiology flight commander, says that because

Fighting fire

What to do when you forget your ID

Security forces has noticed an increase in personnel who approach the installation gates without proper identification to enter. They've usually forgotten their ID at their duty location, or they left it at home. Personnel that have restricted area badges have been trying to use their badges as a

Giving Thanksgiving

Lost and Found: 30 years later

Many people have misplaced their wallet before, but to have it returned 30 years later is amazing. That is what happened to one former Peterson service member.Debra Castle, who retired from the Air Force in 1994, lost her wallet one night outside of the old Peterson NCO Club in 1983. The building,