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  • Exchange to transition to rip-stop airman battle uniform

    As the Air Force transitions from the airman battle uniform, or ABU, to the rip-stop airman battle uniform, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will no longer be able to order the ABU once the Defense Logistics Agency's stock is depleted. "While the ABUs will still be authorized for wear, they

  • 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

  • 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,