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  • Operation Nighthawk checks Airmen for drugs

    Servicemembers entering Peterson early on July 30 ended up having a lot more than their ID card checked. Between midnight and 3 a.m., the Air Force Office of Special Investigations conducted Operation Night Hawk. Agents stopped every other vehicle entering the base and had any military occupants

  • Chief entertains, enlightens

    "I can be hazardous to any negative thoughts," said former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor. It was quite a way to begin a presentation, but as anyone who has ever heard him speak, no one would have expected anything less. Chief Gaylor, the fifth CMSAF, was the guest speaker

  • Victory Boxes aid war effort

    A cardboard box full of toothpaste, clothes and used toys isn't worth much here. But in Iraq or Afghanistan, the same box could save hundreds of lives - and possibly help the United States win the war on terrorism. That's the concept behind Victory Boxes, a national program recently launched here by

  • Military kids learn new skills at free camp

    Kate Tennermann spent the last week in July playing games, making friends and - though she didn't know it until later - learning a few new skills. Kate, whose father is an Airman stationed at Schriever Air Force Base, was one of roughly 250 children of military members who attended Operation

  • Warrior Airmen deploy worldwide

    Team Pete has about 250 Warrior Airmen deployed around the world. Here's how one of those Airmen are serving their country. Rank and name: Senior Airman Christopher Blevins Birth date: Sept. 20, 1982 Home of record: Imperial, Calif. Date entered the Air Force: Feb. 12, 2002 Deployed as: Security

  • Commissary opening draws hundreds

    Move over, Whole Foods. Safeway is so last year. And King Soopers? Over it. Shoppers here are opting for the newest store in town, Peterson's commissary, which opened Aug. 3. Hundreds of active duty, their families and retirees lined up hours before the store's grand opening to get a glimpse of the

  • New club to help brain-injured servicemembers

    A new organization in Colorado Springs could provide extra help for servicemembers with brain-related injuries. Springs resident Debi Bauer is starting a local chapter of Pilot International, a volunteer group dedicated to raising awareness about brain disorders and disabilities, as well as helping

  • Aggressors train Peterson Airmen

    Early in July, aggressors from the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at Nellis AFB, Nev., deployed to Peterson to train Airmen at the 21st Space Wing and Air Force Space Command to defeat space, cyberspace and information operations threats. The total force team, composed of personnel from the 527th

  • West Nile found in dead bird on base

    A dead raven found on base July 26 tested positive for the West Nile Virus, officials said. No human cases have been reported here. The finding is not cause for panic; some wild birds can carry the virus, according to base public health officials. "We don't want to cause alarm with a single dead

  • Thule lays in supplies during summer season

    The annual re-supply of Thule Air Base began July 21 with the arrival of the first vessels of the port season. Thule AB has the Department of Defense's northernmost deep water port. This once-a-year re-supply to the "top of the world" stretches the limits of the joint logistics machine. "It's a

 

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