Peterson honors Airmen on 'Appreciation Day'

Promotion list released; Congrats to Peterson's E-7 selects!

Air Force officials selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. Approximately 80 technical sergeants assigned to Peterson and its geographically separated units discovered today that they would be promoted to master

Wing focuses on healthy relationships

This has been another great week for the 21st Space Wing. To begin the week, on Monday we held a wing stand down day with a focus on "Building Healthy Relationships." Recently, the military community has been seeing a disturbing increase in domestic violence due to the strain of military service and

First Knight

Airman 1st Class Michael T. Reagan 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. The First Knight is awarded by each unit's leadership to an Airman who is deserving of recognition for their

Peterson gets $19.9M institute, LEED certified

The National Security Space Institute, will relocate to Peterson Air Force Base, as design plans are emerging.  The institute, presently located at I-25 and Woodman Road in Colorado Springs, is growing along with its new mission. The move is prompted by mission expansion, and outgrowing the present

General lists Air Force safety priorities

Although Maj. Gen. Frederick Roggero, Air Force Safety Center commander, has several priorities concerning safety in the Air Force, it is no surprise that ground safety has now quickly made it to the forefront of his list. During the last 10 years, on average, the Air Force has lost about eight

CCAF officially ends; Peterson donates more than $85,000

Peterson's 2009 AFAF Campaign officially ended May 1 with the wing surpassing its goal of $80,667 by more than $9,000. In total, more than 800 Peterson, civilians and retirees contributed $82,061.97 to the campaign. Approximately $11,000 was contributed to the Air Force Village; more than $45,000

Peterson's E-6, E-7 'selectees' will celebrate separately

Due to a new process which separates the release dates for master sergeant and technical sergeant promotion lists, more than 325 Peterson and Cheyenne Mountain staff sergeants will wait an extra month to find out if they've earned an extra stripe. Master sergeant selects will see their names May 14,

Scams can cost money, time and heartache

Have you ever received a letter in the mail stating that you've won the Lottery--a lottery that you never played? And, in addition to the letter, you received a check that's described as only a portion of your winnings? This is what is described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a mass

Local training teams Cheyenne Mountain fire fighters with federal, state first-responders

The Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Fire Department and Highway 115 corridor played host to the Department of Defense's first ever Wildfire Academy. Increasing fire danger and urban development has created a need for local, state and federal agencies to work together to combat the increasing