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  • AF Reserve security forces reunite with friends, family

    The waiting area of the Colorado Springs Airport looked like a surprise party Feb. 5. Loved ones were holding banners and balloons to welcome the guests of honor. Children, up past their bedtimes, were struggling to stay awake, waiting to catch a glimpse of their mothers and fathers, who, after a

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4-8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • PT uniform wear standards often violated

    Have you ever walked into the fitness center and seen someone wearing their physical training uniform incorrectly? If not, you probably are not paying attention to how personnel are wearing the uniform or maybe you are unsure of the proper standards for wear. Violations of these standards happen

  • Winter riding hazards: Ice, sand

    Nice, warm days like the ones we are experiencing during the winter are great opportunities to get out and ride your motorcycle. However, riders must be extra mindful of hidden dangers. Ice: My friends and I made a ride through Black Forest and came upon residual ice still covering the road where

  • Base home construction on track

    Since breaking ground in April 2008, Tierra Vista Communities has continued on their mission to provide Peterson Airmen and families a better quality of life. In February 2009 the team at Tierra Vista Communities is seeing major progress in the construction and delivery of 597 three and four bedroom

  • AFSPC Puts AFSO 21 to work

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is an Air Force initiative that challenges Airmen to look at all ways to accomplish the Air Force mission more effectively and efficiently without sacrificing quality, and Air Force Space Command has proven it has the smarts! Working smarter not harder

  • Emergency and Urgent care, not the same

    Differences exist between "emergency" medical care and "urgent" care. They are not the same and the differences are an important matter. TRICARE defines the two types of care when a person enrolled in the Department of Defense Health Maintenance Organization's TRICARE Prime travels outside their

  • 21st DS shapes hygiene for youth

    Mouth hygiene -- brushing, flossing and eating properly is stressed by Peterson AFB's child development centers during National Children's Dental Health Month. The 21st Dental Squadron is visiting the Colorado Springs elementary schools: Christa McAuliffe, Academy Endeavor, Hilltop Baptist and Vera

  • Followership: Important to becoming effective leaders

    Followership is the willingness to cooperate in working towards the accomplishment of the mission, demonstrating a high degree of teamwork and building cohesion among the organization. The subject is a key trait for leaders, and especially topical during this Year of Leadership. Leadership and

 

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