First Knight

Tech. Sgt. Michael Venning was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize an outstanding Airman each week for the work they do every day. Name: Tech. Sgt. Michael Venning Unit: 21st Contracting Squadron Duty Title: Contracting Supervisor Hometown: Adelaide,

Pentagon Memorial opens to public

The Pentagon Memorial was dedicated and opened to the public in a solemn ceremony before thousands of servicemembers and civilians Sept. 11 here. The memorial honors the 184 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks here seven years ago when Flight 77 was flown into the south side of the

Iraqi military improvement sets conditions for coalition reductions

As Iraq's military continues to grow in size and capacity, U.S. and coalition forces are steadily reducing their footprint in Iraq, a senior U.S. military official posted in Iraq said today. The much-improved Iraqi military has grown by more than 72,000 members over the past year, and now in now has

New online benefit courses offered to civilian employees

Three new online courses for federal civilian employees offer training in the benefit-related areas of retirement, financial planning and new employee orientation. The training, available Sept. 12 on the automated Employee Benefits Information System web program, applies to Air Force-serviced

Suicide Prevention Week: There is help

Although suicide rates for the military are substantially lower than comparable populations in the United States, Department of Defense figures are on the rise. In 2001, for every 100,000 servicemembers, 10.3 committed suicide. In 2007 that number had risen to 13.9. Suicide Prevention Week is Sept.

Peterson Airmen showcased at Cripple Creek parade

101 Critical Days of Summer come to a close

 Labor Day weekend marked the official end to the 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety Campaign for 2008. Tragically, 16 Airmen lost their lives this summer while performing activities ranging from the mundane to the adventurous. During this year's Air Force-wide campaign, traffic mishaps accounted

Operation Pacer Goose 2008

After navigating through fields of icebergs June 30, the Sea Bird emerged from fog at Thule, home of the world's northernmost deepwater port, more than 700 miles inside the Arctic Circle. The ship's arrival formally opened the 30-day Arctic port season and kicked off the annual resupply mission

Exciting championship game wraps up intramural softball season

In two of the best championship games you could ever ask for, the silver and bronze softball championships were won by the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron and 21st Space Wing/21st Operations Group teams, respectively, Sept. 4 at Freedom Fields here. In the silver league game between the Engineers and

Peterson jet fuel storage tanks receive safety upgrades

Here's a trivia question: Who owns the fuel in the bulk storage tanks on Peterson? If you guessed the 21st Space Wing, you'd be wrong. The bulk fuel on base, except for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service station fuel, is owned by the Defense Energy Support Center, a component of the Defense