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  • OSS captures Gold Knight award

    The 21st Operations Support Squadron Phobos-Grunt team was named the January Gold Knight award winner.The team coordinated with the Joint Space Operations Center and space situational awareness units to provide high fidelity tracking of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft as it re-entered the atmosphere

  • 13th SWS defenders help family 3,000 miles away

    In an instant, everything was gone. A lifetime of laughter, tears and memories lay smoldering in a heap of twisted metal and charred lumber. Annette Cook was now without a home. On Aug. 23, 2011, a propane facility in Butler County, Kan., exploded into flames, causing an enormous fire with as many

  • Warrior Stories provide voice for Airmen

    Every deployment comes with a different story to tell -- that is, if Airmen have the opportunity to tell it.To give Airmen a place to share their stories, the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron is sponsoring Warrior Stories, a new, quarterly event.Maj. Jim Lovewell, 21st LRS commander, brought the

  • Peterson AFB exercise may cause traffic delays

    Members of Peterson Air Force Base will conduct an emergency response exercise Feb. 27-March 2 as part of the 21st Space Wing's continued commitment to ensure base readiness. Visitors and employees should expect delays at all entry gates. There will be some traffic disruption and potentially

  • 721st Security Forces Squadron takes training to next level

    Providing Airmen with the techniques and skill sets required by an ever-changing operational environment, whether in garrison or deployed, is the most challenging aspect of keeping current with Air Force education and training programs. The 721st Security Forces Squadron continues to develop new

  • Team Six saves money, energy

    When was the last time you took a detailed look at your electricity bill? Most of us have seen steady increases in the cost of utilities and electricity is no exception. For the 6th Space Warning Squadron, located at Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass., electricity consumption is a major cost for the