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  • Peterson Fire Department headed to world championship

    After performing well at a regional competition in Oklahoma, Peterson's fire department is headed to the World Championship Firefighter Combat Challenge in Las Vegas this November. The six-member Peterson team clocked a time of 1 minute and 33 seconds on the challenging course at the Midwest

  • Fire department and Colorado Springs responders practice together

    Members of the 21st Space Wing weren't the only ones participating in Peterson's massive Condor Crest exercise Aug 18-21. On Aug. 20, Peterson's fire department worked with the El Paso County Sherriff's Office, the Colorado Springs Airport and the Colorado Springs Fire Department to conduct a joint

  • AFSPC Command Chief: ‘Leadership is a contact sport’

    The commander of Air Force Space Command recently announced a command-wide initiative called the "Year of Leadership." AFSPC Public Affairs recently sat down with the AFSPC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small, to talk about the initiative. The following are Chief Small's candid responses. Ed

  • First Knight

    Staff Sgt. Travis Richardson 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: Staff Sgt. Travis W. Richardson Unit: 721st Communications Squadron Duty Title: Communications Project Manager Time in

  • 721st SFS Airman honored for work in Iraq

    An Airman at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, has been awarded an Air Force Combat Action Medal for his extraordinary actions while deployed to Iraq. Staff Sgt. Christopher Seligman, 721st Security Forces Squadron, received his medal from Col. Jay Raymond, 21st Space Wing commander, at a

  • Don’t let aggressive driving ruin your day

    I was making my daily commute home from work, driving in the normal heavy afternoon traffic congestion. As I attempted to exit the interstate, a motorcyclist sped by me on the left, traveling well over the posted speed limit. He was weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes with no regard or

  • It's Your Money: Repeat after me, 'No deal'

    Hi, it's me, the ad in the back of your favorite military publication. Have I got a deal for you! Really? I love deals. Tell me more. Well, this deal is the opportunity to get that new computer you deserve. I mean that new computer you need. Oh, and get this. It's only $40 a pay period. We're

  • Career enlisted aviator positions open for retraining

    The Air Force still has openings for First Term Airmen to retrain into the Flight Engineer and Flight Attendant specialties and other career enlisted aviator positions. In addition to the FTA openings, staff and technical sergeants required to retrain under the Noncommissioned Officer Retraining