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

First Knight

Tech Sgt. Robert Leaman was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding Airmen each week for the work they do each dayName: Tech. Sgt. Robert Leaman Unit: 21st Civil Engineer Squadron Duty Title: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

21st Medical Support Squadron change of command

Commander of U.S. Strategic Command visits Top of the World

"This trip was as unique as going into space," said Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command at the end of his whirlwind Thule Air Base tour July 1-2. The commander and his wife, Cathy, saw the base's unique space superiority mission firsthand and the men and women who make it happen