Monkey time as CDC gets new playgrounds

Kids here may be excited to learn the Child Development Center is getting two new playgrounds to improve handicap accessibility, integration of natural components to enhance learning through nature and, of course, improve outdoor play for the children.The main Peterson CDC facility will be getting a

Peterson EOD tech competes in this year's Warrior Games

Combat can take its toll on the body both physically and mentally but the Warrior spirit is not limited by such things. For many wounded warriors, the tolls of combat could have diminished their abilities and reaction times, but the internal fire of the Warrior Spirit remains untouched and

Hagel explains furloughs in message to workforce

In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the

May 15, 1992: The 21st Space Wing is born

In the early 1940s, Peterson Air Force Base, or as it was known back then, Colorado Springs Army Air Base, was little more than a dusty runway with a few small white buildings that provided a place to train bombers during World War II. After the war, the base closed until the start of the Cold War

Miller moths launch annual invasion

The annual migration of annoying but harmless Miller moths is on the horizon. The migration normally lasts about four weeks during May or June. As the number of moths increases over the next few weeks, here are six things to remember: · Although they can be a considerable nuisance, the moths do not

21st CES resumes west gate landscaping

The 21st Civil Engineer Squadron will resume landscaping at the west gate in May to finish the project originally funded in fiscal year 2012.The landscaping includes removing 40 percent of the Kentucky bluegrass in the area and replacing it with low-water vegetation, also known as xeriscape. This

Long-time FSS employee dies

A long-time 21st Force Support Squadron employee died May 6 in a traffic accident off base.Adolf Navarte had been a chef at the Peterson club for more than 30 years. He and his wife Pamela Navarte were killed when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by a tow truck which reportedly ran a stop

Wounded Warrior proud to represent

It has been a long journey from the swimming pool at Colorado's Greeley Central High School to proudly representing the Air Force in the lanes at this year's Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy. But for Senior Master Sgt. Martin Smith, operations superintendent for the 380th Space Control

Wing flexes readiness muscle during Condor Crest exercise

"Exercise, exercise, exercise," signaled the beginning of the Condor Crest emergency readiness exercise May 2. Within minutes the main entrance to the 21st Medical Group was crowded with Airmen simulating the symptoms of a chemical attack that occurred in a nearby building.Condor Crest is a

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