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CDC program deemed safe, educational

A prominent national organization has accredited the Child Development Center here for the next five years. The National Association for the Education of Young Children approved the center's submission for accreditation Oct. 31, making it one of roughly 10,000 centers nationwide to meet the

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Airmen happy to be home from Afghanistan

Denver Broncos games. Snowboarding. Movies. For the more than 20 members of the 21st Space Wing's Security Forces Squadron who returned from Afghanistan Oct. 29, the list of things they were looking forward to was long and varied. At the top for everyone? Spending time with friends and family.

Red Devil prepares Airmen for deployment

More than 100 Peterson Airmen spent the end of October rolling across desert expanses in convoys, eating MREs and fending off insurgent combatants. But the Airmen weren't in Iraq or Afghanistan - they were just down the road from here, at Fort Carson. From Oct. 21 to Oct. 25, 130 Airmen participated

West Gate re-opens

117th Space Battalion's new colors flown on shuttle Atlantis

Military units are traditionally fiercely proud of their colors - the banners they carry into battle, the flags that lead the way and that men have died rather than surrender. One of Colorado's youngest Army National Guard units now carries a flag that, although its history is short, has a unique

Inspections net high ratings for 21st MDG

The 21st Medical Group has received top ratings from military and civilian evaluators who visited the group's facilities this summer. The 21st MDG passed its tri-annual military health services inspection with flying colors, receiving an overall rating of "excellent," the second highest level

'The sky is no limit'; AFSPC welcomes new leader

"Space capabilities have shaped the American way of warfare in the 21st century, just like airpower did in the 20th," said Gen. C. Robert Kehler as he assumed command of Air Force Space Command in a ceremony here Oct. 24, presided over by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan J. McNabb. Senior

Peterson Airmen called upon to fight California fires

The air was turbulent and clouded with smoke, and the horizon appeared to be on fire as Peterson C-130 aircraft approached, answering California's call for help. Three C-130H3s from the 302nd Airlift Wing, two carrying Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems and one laden with critical support