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

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