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

Air Force launches new uniform website

The Air Force launched a new public website this month to help educate and inform Airmen about the service's dress and appearance standards and policies. The Air Force Directorate of Service's Uniforms and Recognition Branch created the website in conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center and

Senator visits CMAFS

Upcoming VA forum to help build women veterans communities, networks

Department of Veterans Affairs officials opened registration on July 8 for a women veterans forum that will address the quality of VA health care, the provision of benefits for women and ways for VA to continue improving access to the care and benefits for women veterans."The VA forum will bring

NORAD holds Joint Staff Conference