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

Air Force combat medics serve critical role on PRT

Master Sgt. Simon Deyell stands in front of about 15 Soldiers and Airmen and tells a story of when he was on a dismounted patrol and some Afghans brought him a young boy with his head and shoulders covered in blood. When Sergeant Deyell cleaned the blood off, he discovered the cause of the bleeding

Air Force officials release staff sergeant promotion list

Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The

Airmen named top Space and Missile Systems Operators of the Year

Two Air Force Space Command Airmen are the 2009 Space and Missile Systems Operators of the Year. The annual award recognizes the best operators in the 1C6X1 Space Systems Operation career field. Tech. Sgt. Michael Rozneck, 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., won

The hunt for Vigilant Eagle: NORAD/Russian forces work together

The storyline seemed to come straight from a Cold War suspense thriller as NORAD forces working with their counterparts in the Russian Federation tracked a "hijacked" aircraft across the Pacific Ocean, but this was no movie. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Federation

First Knight

Airman 1st Class Muhamed Mehmedovic was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding Airmen each week for the work they do every day.Name: Muhamed Mehmedovic Unit: 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron Duty Title: Air Transportation JourneymanHometown: