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  • Kids ready to deploy to Australia

    From mock dog tags and passports to qualifying on the M-16 rubber band guns, children on Peterson Air Force Base will experience and understand the deployment process during "Operations KUDOS," organized by the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Nov. 13 at the R.P. Lee Youth Center.Operation KUDOS

  • A CFC story

    My husband, Paul, and I have contributed to the Combined Federal Campaign since he came on active duty almost 18 years ago. The organizations we have chosen to support, however, have changed over the years. A personal experience or two will do that to you.In 2007, Paul was deployed to the desert

  • Voodoo coming in for final landing

    It's taken a while, but the Peterson Air and Space Museum's F-101 "Voodoo" is coming in for a landing. The aircraft will soon rest in a new display site at the intersection of Peterson Boulevard and Hamilton Street. Overlooking the Peterson AFB flight line, the location is very appropriate for this

  • Wing holding base exercise

    Peterson Air Force Base members will conduct emergency response exercises Nov. 1 to 5 as part of the 21st Space Wing's continued commitment to ensure base readiness. These exercises may cause delays at the gate. There will be some traffic disruption and potentially some temporary delays in services

  • Honoring the fallen

    Servicemembers and civilians from Peterson Air Force Base came out in full force to honor a fallen Colorado Springs Soldier whose remains were returned to his family Oct. 6. U.S. Army Sgt. Justin A. Officer, 26, was killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Sept. 29, when

  • Ops group commander named 'Woman of Influence'

    Col. Nina Armagno, 21st Operations Group commander, has been named a "Woman of Influence" by the Colorado Springs Business Journal.Colonel Armagno is one of 30 women named in this year's Women of Influence list, which includes heads of private businesses, nonprofits and government figures. "I'm very

  • Dining out a ‘Knight’ to remember

    From the earliest military victories celebrated by Romans or King Arthur's knights, formal military dinners have been held to honor those who serve their country; a tradition that has been continued by all branches of the United States Armed Services. Whether it be a dining in or dining out,

  • CFC; a culture of giving

    Col. Stephen N. Whiting, 21st Space Wing commander, wants to re-establish a culture of giving during the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign, which is underway now.In recent years, there is a sense that younger Airmen have not had the same exposure to the national federal workplace giving program, the

  • When it snows; it pours

    As winter weather approaches, two of the most important missions at Peterson Air Force Base are keeping the base operational and notifying employees about weather warnings, road conditions, and base closures or delays. "Weather conditions can change very quickly in Colorado and it is our objective

  • BIT making intervention the norm

    The stories of intervention vary from one Airman who helped a woman escape a situation where she could have been sexually assaulted to a Department of Defense civilian who merely asked an intoxicated woman being led by the arm if she needed help.No matter how the scenario plays out, intervention is

 

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