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  • Officials account for change to travel card program

    It's a change that many Airmen may not notice, but this summer the Air Force will be switching travel cards from the Controlled Spend Account card back to the former Government Travel Card system. According to 1st Lt. Laura Kerns, financial services flight commander, officials decided to switch to

  • Wing phases out flight suits effective May 1

    Some Airmen at Peterson who have been issued flight suits will need to hang them up for good May 1. On April 10, a policy letter released from Gen. William L. Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, directed personnel assigned to AFSPC to stop wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and

  • Warrior Games come to Colorado Springs

    The U.S. Olympic Committee and the Department of Defense are bringing the Warrior Games to Colorado Springs April 30-May 5.The Warrior Games is an Olympic-style event created in 2010 and open to all wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans. This year, more than 200 wounded, ill and

  • Peterson dental lab crosses into the Blue(cam)

    The professionals at the Peterson Area Dental Lab are adding a new tool to their arsenal: the Bluecam bench top scanner. The innovative Bluecam technology will enable the Area Dental Lab's all-ceramic team to leap to the next level of dental laboratory technology in creating dental crowns.A dental

  • Innovation in action

    Early warning radars have been a work-horse of the United States' missile warning network for more than 30 years. This network, called the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment network, is comprised of multiple systems which detect and track intercontinental and sea-launched ballistic

  • CAP cadets bring home CyberPatriot IV trophy

    A local team of Civil Air Patrol cadets brought the Commander-in-Chief Cup back from the CyberPatriot IV: The National High School Cyber Defense Competition held March 23 in National Harbor, Md. The six members of the "Wolf Pack," as the team is known, put in months of training, in addition to their

  • Peterson Auto Hobby Shop closes doors

    After 20 years of service, the Peterson Auto Hobby Shop closed its doors April 22. The Air Force recently identified financial cuts to various force support squadron activities across the service in order to save money and encourage partnerships in the local community. One of the areas cut was

  • XP: Innovating to create a strategic advantage

    When people in the 21st Space Wing think of the wing plans and program office they likely imagine mounds of staff summary sheets, piles of plans, or operational security handouts neatly stacked in a file cabinet. But what most people don't know is that the exercise branch of the plans and program

  • Base gears up for Earth Day

    On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help "Mobilize the Earth." People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together the Air Force will stand united for a sustainable

  • DV team ropes Gold Knight award

    A diverse team that organized and hosted a base visit by Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, 14th Air Force commander, was named the March Gold Knight award winner.The team planned and presented individual briefings during the event in an outstanding manner, which was recognized as a "home run" by the wing

 

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