TaeKwonDo member breaks way to win

The Peterson TaeKwonDo Club competed at the Westminster Winter Classic tournament in Aurora Feb. 18. Nine-year-old Mia Guererro, orange belt, earned second place in the forms competition among 12 challengers. During the past six months, six club members have received their black belts, bringing the

First quarter commander’s call emphasizes individual resiliency

Resiliency was the word during the commander's call March 9, at the base auditorium. The 21st Space Wing participated in an Air Force-wide stand down day in January to promote resiliency in the work place. "Resiliency, to me, is a very personal thing," said Col. Chris Crawford, 21st SW commander.

Fort Carson senior airman wins Armed Forces Boxing gold

On Feb. 3, Senior Airman Kent Brinson accomplished one of his personal goals. After four years of hard work and training, he became an Armed Forces Boxing gold medalist. Brinson is a radio frequency transmission systems journeyman and part of the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Carson.

Taiko drummers say "Arigatou" to local service members

A silence filled the Peterson Air Force Base auditorium as a video of the destruction from the Japan earthquake and tsunami played, marking the one year anniversary, March 11. The United States was quick to respond to the tragedy that killed more than 16,000 Japanese and displaced thousands more. To

Team Pete pays respect to fallen Airman

Clinic wins Air Force patient safety team award

Patients with appointments at the Peterson clinic receive some of the best care the Air Force has to offer. This was recently validated when it was announced that the 21st Medical Group received the Air Force Medical Services 2011 Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Team Award. "This is the third

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