Bush proclaims May 11 Military Spouse Day

President Bush issued a proclamation May 10 commemorating May 11 as Military Spouse Day and laid plans to observe the day honoring servicemembers and their spouses personally at the White House. "America's military spouses inspire our nation with their sense of duty and deep devotion to our

Peterson’s youth dominate in regular season

The Peterson youth traveling basketball team blazed through its regular season with a perfect 33-0 record last season prior to the Midwest regional playoffs. The team has gotten off to a 10-0 start this season and shows signs of being just as successful this year as it was last year. Measuring

AF initiative streamlines workflows, trains personnel

An Air Force-wide electronic file sharing collaboration space that merges content with all command-level personnel will soon be implemented here. SharePoint, an enterprise information management portal, is in phase two of three of its implementation. After Air Force Personnel Center officials

21st SW leadership visits Thule

Two senior leaders from the 21st Space Wing at Peterson AFB, Colo., learned more about life at Thule in their recent trip than all other visits combined. Col. Jay Raymond, 21st SW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal, 21st SW command chief, visited Thule in an unusual three-day visit Jan. 6-9

Base access evolves, heightens security

Peterson is implementing a system that combines human power with technology to enhance force protection here. To get in on this cutting edge system, or to get onto Peterson AFB, all authorized personnel and visitors must register with the Defense Biometric Identification System known as DBIDS. Being

PME boosts civilian leadership opportunities

In the Air Force's current climate of shared leadership, civilians are being provided opportunities to fill positions that have historically been held by military officers. For goal-oriented civilians, there are many opportunities to attend Professional Military Education (PME) courses to prepare

Be mindful of base driving restrictions

As many are already aware, there are certain driving restrictions on Peterson AFB that may or may not apply off base. First, Air Force Instruction 31-204 mandates all operators and passengers of vehicles operated on Air Force installations must wear restraint systems, such as seatbelts. This should

DOD expands eligibility for GWOT Expeditionary Medal

Department of Defense officials recently expanded the areas of eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. The approved additions are two countries - Morocco and Burkina Faso - and Operation Nomad Shadow, with an initial AOE of Turkey and Northern Iraq. In March 2003, President

21st Space Wing “Golden Knight” for October 2008

The 76th Space Control Squadron received the Golden Knight award for October 2008. This elite team fast-tracked a VCJCS-directed development effort for a unique new capability. Together, they coordinated efforts of 4 organizations and developed operations training and evaluation products,

2009 military pay chart