USecAF Fanning visits wing

CUI prep: Are you ready?

The 21st Space Wing is set to welcome the Air Force Space Command Inspector General team for its Consolidated Unit Inspection June 10. Unlike previous inspections in the 21st SW, this CUI process will be much shorter, 10 days to be exact, June 10-19. This shorter inspection, however, is no reason to

A night to remember

The night of May 17 was not an ordinary Friday night at Peterson Air Force Base. The Club was filled with members from across the Wing, dressed to the nines. Guidon flags blanketed the walls, current and former 21st Space Wing commanders and distinguished visitors filled the room and the Air Force

Gen. Welsh re-enlists Airmen

How do you remember Memorial Day

Logo no-gos

With more than 1,700 Air Force Instructions posted on the Air Force e-publishing website, it seems there is an instruction for nearly every function imaginable. The challenge can sometimes be, however, remembering the key pieces of those instructions for everyday use.Enter: this article. Did you

The importance of history

Homer. Herodotus. Winston Churchill. Julius Cesar.Each of these people has one thing in common: history. These individuals captured events from their time and preserved stories through the written word. For centuries, we have relied on historians to capture the events of today in order to remember

Commissaries plan for Monday furloughs

When furloughs are implemented, most military commissaries will close one day a week on Mondays, the Defense Commissary Agency's top official said. The closures will be for up to 11 days between July 8 and Sept. 30."We know that any disruption in commissary operations will impact our patrons. "Also,

New gate provides increased security, improved traffic flow

The new east gate opened May 24 and is a welcome relief to members of the 21st Security Forces Squadron who plan to put the new upgraded facility to good use.The new gate has a dedicated facility for searching commercial traffic, containing all the latest force protection standards and increasing

Parents: Do you know where your children are?

One of my favorite aspects of this time of year is being able to enjoy the outdoors. The weather is getting warm, we all start seeing the neighborhood kids in their yards, out riding their bikes or throwing the football in the yard. Unfortunately, we also sometimes see young children wandering