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  • 15th SPSS: Vigilant Guardians of the Heavens

    Steve Upton, 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, Detachment 1 cyber security systems manager, poses next to a ground-based, electro-optical deep space surveillance sensor at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Aug. 26, 2022. As a vital part of the Space Surveillance Network, the 15th SPSS’s GEODSS

  • MPC hosts Zombie Run

    The Millennial Prevention Coalition hosted a “zombie” run for active-duty members, Department of Defense civilians, and their friends and family, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 18, 2022.

  • Air Force Legends visit Peterson

    Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gerald Murray, 14th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, middle, responds to audience questions during the Air and Space Forces Association’s 75th Anniversary Legends tour at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 31, 2022. Murray grew up in Boiling

  • JTF-SD hosts mentorship motorcycle ride, emphasizes safety

    If you heard any loud revving, it was our team. Members of the Joint Task Force- Space Defense participated in a mentorship motorcycle ride here, Aug. 22, 2022. The mentorship motorcycle event was designed to cultivate and sustain a culture of responsible motorcycle riding within the JTF-SD. This

  • Civil engineers provide power, keeps comms cool

    Communication rooms are the nucleus of base operations. The servers process and store data, the telephone switches direct calls, and the routers provide a gateway to the rest of the world. The 21st and 50th Civil Engineer Squadrons work together to ensure the 21st Communications Squadron has the

  • 15th SPSS: The neighborhood watch of space

    MAUI SPACE FORCE STATION, Hawaii – Sitting atop the 10,023-foot summit of Haleakalā in Hawaii are telescopes capable of tracking deep space objects as small as a basketball more than 20,000 miles in space.

  • Having a blast with the 21st EOD flight

    Members of the 21st and 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flights conducted training and evaluations on shape charge effects and low order demolition techniques at the demolition range on the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, Aug. 10, 2022.

  • Land, Sea and Air: Armstrong’s service echoes into eternity

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Armstrong Jr., 821st Security Forces Squadron standardization and evaluation noncommissioned officer in charge, has been stationed at Thule Air Base in Greenland for just two months, and is already being recognized for exceptional character and commitment as Space

  • Sgt. Blackman manages satellites with historic squadron

    U.S. Space Force Sgt. Dillon Blackman, formally a 16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron technician assigned to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, transferred into the newly activated 53rd Space Operations Squadron on July 6, 2022.