Pete gets new staff sergeants

Direct communication between Airmen key to suicide prevention

More than a decade in the making, the culture of the "wingman" approach to suicide prevention is still evolving as risk factors and causes of suicide are becoming more widely understood. The wingman concept should be very familiar to most Airmen. Suicide prevention training has been incorporated

Supplies for long winter's night

Thule Air Base is busy with its annual resupply mission, dubbed Operation Pacer Goose.Greenland contractor personnel are steadily offloading 40-foot containers in support of Operation Pacer Goose. The operation is wrapping up at the U.S. military's northernmost installation, 750 miles north of the

Air Force Week kicks off in the Big Apple

Throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Airmen are sharing their stories, and their appreciation during Air Force Week here Aug. 24 through Aug. 29. The New York City Police commissioner, on behalf of the Mayor of New York City, proclaimed this week Air Force Week in a ceremony aboard the

Peterson Career Fair ‘a treat’ for job seekers

The employment experts at the 21st Force Support Squadron's Airman and Family Readiness Center have heard fear in the voices of retiring and separating Airmen and their spouses, who are looking for jobs. And, they want to help.The Airman and Family Readiness Center has assembled more than 50

Save the DoD money; win a cash prize

If you are economical, a penny-pincher or just plain frugal, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates would like to hear your ideas on how you would save the Department of Defense big bucks.And, he's willing to pay cash for the best ideas.Secretary Gates announced this month that he's looking for ideas to

Supplies for long winter's night

Wing wraps up another Condor Crest

It was a week of havoc on Peterson Air Force Base - natural disasters, active shooters, planted radiological agents, and building lockdowns. During the quarterly Condor Crest exercise on Peterson AFB emergency crews wailed down the roads and emergency response and medical crews worked for five

Civil Air Patrol cadets see Peterson, space operations up close

A group of Civil Air Patrol cadets were introduced to space operations July 17 to 31 at Peterson Air Force Base and Headquarters Air Force Space Command this summer.The 53 cadets and nine instructors from around the country toured Peterson AFB and other neighboring facilities, including Cheyenne

SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM FOR RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS TODAY!

Airmen, veterans, and beneficiaries who were involuntarily extended underStop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009 are eligible forRetroactive Stop Loss Special Pay(RSLSP). If your enlistment wasinvoluntarily extended due to Stop Loss, and you have yet to file a claimfor RSLSP, then the