Cheyenne Mountain AFS Airman receives recognition while deployed

Man's best friend not immune to stigmas of war; overcomes PTSD

When four-year-old Gina, a 21st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, returned from her five-month tour in the Middle East, she wasn't the same.She was antisocial. Every sound, even the radio, bothered her. She was jumpy. And, she showed no interest in her work, which was to detect drugs

Cheyenne Mountain AFS visit

Spouse jobs program to relaunch in October

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program will resume Oct. 25, but with some significant changes to the popular spouse employment program, a defense official announced today.Changes include a reduction in the amount of financial aid, a change in the population eligible to receive that

NORAD, USNORTHCOM hosts U.S.-Japanese joint staff talks

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters was the site of a U.S.-Japanese Joint Staff Conference July 11 to 16, designed to bring together members of both nations' joint staffs to discuss issues of mutual importance and further strengthen the historic

Front Range bases to honor retirees

Sir Isaac Newton told a fellow scientist in a letter that if he could see farther, it's because he was "standing on the shoulders of giants."Organizers of the Retiree Appreciation Day, scheduled for July 24 in Arnold Hall, know what Newton had in mind. Like him, they say, they also stand on the

21st SW safety officials tell Airmen ‘be safe; don’t be that guy’

It was Wingman Day July 14 at Peterson Air Force Base and Lt. Col. Dave Tuck from the 21st Space Wing safety office showed videos of people doing really dumb things.Call them the anti-safety videos filled with "what were they thinking" moments. There was a teen-ager showing off at the swimming pool.

School's in for fall

As new Peterson Air Force Base families relocate this summer to Colorado Springs, it means more children will start at a new school this fall.According to the Department of Defense Education Activity, a military family moves three times more often than a non-military family. And, each move means

Kids from Peterson blast off to the moon at summer space camp

Twelve-year-old Emily Boyce knows exactly what she wants to do in life."I want to be the first woman on the moon and the first person on Mars," she said. Emily was one of 54 middle school children who, for one week, joined the Federation of Galaxy Explorers at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, one of

Cavalier AFS opens doors to the public

Cavalier Air Force Station, home of the 10th Space Warning Squadron, held an open house July 10.Attendees were able to tour the Radar and Power Plant, see Air Force Security Forces working dog demonstrations, climb inside and learn about the UH-60 Black Hawk and the UH-1N Iroquois helicopters and