Support unit holds off NORTHCOM rally for first victory

When two winless teams show up for a softball game, the last thing anyone's expecting is an exciting, close-fought and fun contest. That was not the case July 10 as the 21st Mission Support Squadron and the NORTHCOM J34 softball teams came to the Peterson softball complex and played as good a game

Pikes Peak Lodge polished and ready for ‘Innkeeper Award’

Pikes Peak Lodge was recently named the number one small lodging operation in Air Force Space Command. Pikes Peak Lodge now completes at the Headquarters, Air Force level for the service-wide Innkeeper Award. The AF Innkeeper Award is presented annually to recognize, by Air Force-wide competition,

Keystone visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted senior enlisted leaders from all the services July 12-14 as part of the Keystone command senior enlisted leader course. Keystone gives senior enlisted leaders the opportunity to broaden their horizons as they visit many joint

TRICARE beneficiaries put pharmacy costs on chopping block

TRICARE is actively informing beneficiaries of the savings they can experience with the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy. Letters explaining TMOP and its convenient, safe and cost-saving features are being sent to beneficiaries who receive regular maintenance prescriptions at network retail pharmacies.

Fire near Peterson AFB moves toward containment

Peterson firefighters are working with Colorado Springs and Fountain firefighters, and airport responders to suppress a fire south of the joint Peterson Colorado Springs Airport runway. Thirteen firefighters and three senior fire officials from Peterson focused their efforts to contain the north and

AF joins Pikes Peak or Bust festivities

Fire near Peterson AFB

Six fire trucks from Peterson AFB responded with the Colorado Springs Fire Department and airport operations to suppress a brush fire south of the runway on airport property July 11. The Peterson Fire Department responded to the fire at 1:24 p.m. No danger is reported to the community on or off

21st MDG Airmen return from humanitarian, training deployment

A 10-person team from the 21st Medical Group returned from a two-week medical readiness exercise in San Miguel, El Salvador, July 3. The El Salvador deployment was part of the ongoing U.S. Southern Command MEDRETEs initiative in Central, South America and the Caribbean. This year, Air Force South

Peterson firefighters stay sharp

Air Force names 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

The Air Force has selected its top enlisted members, the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2008. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here considered 33 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Air Staff agencies. The