Intramural racquetball championships underway

It was one of the best seasons of intramural racquetball at the Peterson Fitness and Sports Center. Four teams were left standing after the final games to decide who would be this year's champions. The top four teams in the league, 21st Services Squadron, U.S. Northern Command, United States Air

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

We live in a real time of change, said the four-star chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a March 10 visit to the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. "I don't think there's a command in the United States of America that is more representative

Unique organization develops Airmen at Top of the World

It doesn't take long for Airmen assigned to Thule Air Base, Greenland, to realize that the base is unique in many ways. Besides being home to the world's only white runway, the world's northernmost deepwater port and the Air Force's only tugboat, the base is also home to just one professional

Operations Group blazes new trail during Operation Burnt Frost

As you may have heard from recent national news reports, just over three weeks ago, the president of the United States authorized the Navy to launch a missile from one of its Aegis cruisers with the purpose of intercepting a non-functioning U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite. With the

Space Command welcomes new command chief

Newly assigned Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard T. Small comes to Air Force Space Command with 24 years of hard-won experience in the Air Force and Joint communities. His responsibility to the commander is for the professional development, military readiness, and mission effectiveness of the

Peterson civilian wins Air Force contracting award

Susan Bechtel's technical job title is "contracting specialist," but it should probably be changed to "contracting wonder woman." Recently named Outstanding Contracting Civilian of the year by the Air Force, Ms. Bechtel is an important member of the 21st Contracting Squadron here. Monte Pope, Ms.

Academy ER to close March 31

The U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital will close its emergency room April 1 and open an acute care clinic in its stead.This transition is the first stage in the conversion of the hospital to an outpatient clinic with an ambulatory surgery center. Approximately 95 percent of patients admitted to the ER

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Enlisted aide honored for behind-the-scenes service

Master Sgt. Patrick Lilly was recognized as the 2007 Air Force Junior Enlisted Aide of the Year by his boss, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air Force Space Command, in a ceremony held here Feb. 28. "Pat Lilly is one of the 80 or so people in the Air Force who do this job. Believe me it is not an

Air Force Wrestling team selects athletes for 2008 season

After almost two dozen athletes from around the Air Force traveled here to participate in the All Air Force Wrestling Camp, which started Feb. 13, the final wrestling competition held March 1 determined who would become part of the 2008 All Air Force Wrestling Team. More than 120 Airmen initially