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News

  • Gate expansion to cause delays

    Users of the Peterson Air Force Base North Gate may have noticed some changes as they drive in the gate. The old visitor's center which once stood there, was torn down last fall as part of a renovation project to make room for the lanes to be widened this spring. The nearly $479,000 renovation

  • Detachment 2 supplies Space Situational Awareness

    At every second of the day, there are more than 22,000 objects orbiting overhead in space. That number keeps growing, but this is one situation where more is not necessarily a good thing. The orbital lanes that contain satellites key to national security, the economy and communication networks are

  • One man’s waste is another man’s energy

    In a remote part of the world, 75 miles from the closest Inuit village, 821st Support Squadron Civil Engineering Flight Airmen and contractors are finding ways to maximize the limited resources at Thule.Thule AB survives solely on JP-8 fuel. JP-8 serves all energy requirements, from vehicle and air

  • AF expands drug testing to include abused prescription drugs

    The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing epidemic

  • Wing Knight slides way into Tops in Blue

    When Staff Sgt. Daniel Knight, 21st Medical Group public health manager, auditioned for Tops in Blue in 2003, his dream was cut short. "I made it almost to the end (of the audition process) and then I dislocated my knee and they said I wouldn't be ready," he said. After that, thoughts of auditioning

  • Wing dominates first exercise of the year

    Months of planning and preparation unfolded into just five days of Condor Crest exercise last week. "The exercise has to come out of somewhere. We don't just immediately get thrust into a higher (force protection condition) or just get attacked by a particular group," said Walberto Lugo, a member of

  • Lining fixes cracks in base sewer line

    A major repair has been made to the infrastructure of Peterson AFB and, for most users of the base, it went unnoticed. Nearly half a mile of sewer line under the flight line was rehabilitated at the end of February. The project, which could have taken months, was completed in just a couple weeks

  • Innovations in eye care

    So which is really better, "1" or "2"? That question can cause a lot of anxiety for 21st Medical Group optometry clinic patients. Many patients are fearful that they will be stuck with a bad pair of glasses if they give the wrong responses during their exam. The truth is often that neither "1" nor

  • White House honors Iraq veterans during dinner

    President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House tribute to Iraq War veterans and their families Feb. 29 to honor them for their service, sacrifice and commitment to the nation.Among the invitees: the 21st Space Wing's own Senior Master Sgt. Donnie Bolton, 21st Security

  • AF officials release video tutorial to educate civilians about AFPERS

    Air Force officials have created a video tutorial, or vodcast, to educate civil service employees, supervisors and human resources specialists about the information and resources available to civilians on the Air Force Personnel Services website.The five-minute vodcast teaches civilians about some

 

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