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  • Doing it better every day -- our environmental commitment

    The 21st Space Wing remains committed to environmental stewardship, as demonstrated by training, its environmental management system and other initiatives. Personnel from the Environmental Quality Branch in Lt. Col. Mark Donnithorne's 21st Civil Engineer Squadron routinely lead environmental

  • 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