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  • Strength in numbers shows through detachments

    The power of four - four operation group detachment sites, four commanders, and four key global locations - support the 21 Space Wing vision to be America's space superiority wing - globally postured to ensure space dominance. The detachments are remote space surveillance units. Several detachments

  • Followership: Often overlooked, critical trait

    If you have not heard the term "followership" before, or not thought twice about it, you are not alone. It usually appears as a "non-word" when documents are spell-checked on the computer. It is not a new concept, just one that is often overlooked or forgotten. Why followership is overlooked and

  • Golden Knight

    The Car Theft Task Force received the Golden Knight award for November 2008.  This team was comprised of multi-agency, multi-squadron Airmen and civilians who tracked and located a stolen vehicle from the base fitness center ,resulting in the apprehension and incarceration of two base-affiliated

  • A Healthy Heart for a Healthy Life

    Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States of America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 700,000 people die from heart disease in the United States each year. February is American Heart Month and TRICARE encourages all beneficiaries to

  • First Knight

    Airman 1st Class Jimmy Granara 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: Airman 1st Class Jimmy Granara Unit: 20th Space Control Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. Duty Title: Space Console Operator

  • Gate access transitions, system shapes security

    Whip out those identification cards and register for the Defense Biometric Identification System, known as DBIDS, soon. All gates at Peterson AFB began partial implementation of the new security system Feb. 2. In order to access the base, all Department of Defense identification card or common

  • AFSPC unbeatable as Over-30 season winds down

    After two games, Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, one thing seems to be perfectly clear when it comes to the Peterson Over-30 intramural basketball league. The defending champions from Air Force Space Command are on their way to becoming repeat champions. On Jan. 27, Air Force Space Command used a devastating

  • Refresher SABC training proves essential

    More than 600 21st Space Wing personnel participated in a hands-on Self Aid and Buddy Care refresher training session Jan. 29. The training took place in the old commissary building and was led by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Otte, 21st SW SABC advisor. A cadre of medics and SABC instructors were on hand during

  • The Space Top Three offers educational grants to enlisted members.

    Although the Air Force offers 100% tuition assistance, the cost of books, lab fees, etc, can become overwhelming. The Space Top 3 has developed a grant program to help defray those additional costs. Each quarter, $100 grants are awarded to three eligible members of our enlisted community. Any Air

  • TRICARE Trains Civilian Providers on Military Behavioral Health

    TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) is offering a pilot program that delivers post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (PTSD/TBI) education to civilian behavioral health providers in a convenient, online setting. The new civilian provider portal can be accessed at