Peterson recognizes Earth Day

Leaders to teens: What’s important?

Over the next few weeks, Peterson youth leaders will be asking teens what is important to them.They want to know about teens' interests; they will be asking teens, "If you could design any program on Peterson Air Force Base just for teens, what would it be?"The youth leaders will take the teens'

16th SPCS gets new commander

Manpower squadron now calls Peterson home

The 4th Manpower Requirements Squadron, which had been temporarily located at Buckley Air Force Base in Denver, has found a new home on Peterson Air Force Base.The move to Peterson AFB will allow the squadron to work more closely with Air Force Space Command, said Lt. Col. Ernest Wearren, 4th MRS

Post Operational Readiness Inspection Reception

High fire danger affects much of Front Range

Colorado Springs is located in a high desert plain, and despite the snowfall received it is a dry climate. A dry and windy spring has exacerbated the conditions and led to a high fire danger across the Front Range, with periodic burn bans and restrictions.The fire marshal has the authority to enact

Changes to Air Force leave program take effect

The changes to Air Force Instruction 36-3003 on Military Leave include revised rules for determining the first and last day of chargeable leave, emergency leave requests, permissive temporary duty and educational leave of absence, officials said here April 8.The leave rule for determining the first

Red Flag space operations: Not just a flyer's exercise

The 21st Space Wing made Air Force history in February as two of its space control units participated in Red Flag 11-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This was the first time Air Force Space Command units were a primary training audience in Air Combat Command's premier tactical training

Air Force civil engineers recognize Earth "Day" all year

Use less electricity and water. Recycle. Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescents. What will you do to commemorate Earth Day on April 22? More than four decades ago, Senator Gaylord Nelson helped establish Earth Day because he was troubled that "the state of our environment was simply a

21st Space Wing embraces social media with new pages

The 21st Space Wing has launched its first official social media pages April 18, using the popular Facebook and Twitter sites.The sites address ever growing popularity with social media in the Air Force while bringing a locally driven page aimed at a new generation of Airmen. Since the launch of the