Office guides retirees to correct resources

Retirees may no longer be active duty, but that doesn't mean they're not active - and the Retiree Activities Office on Peterson is here to make sure of it. Housed in Building 350, the office works to make sure retirees have a way to reach whatever base resource they need. Lost an ID card? Want more

Peterson runner nets fast finish in Marine Corps Marathon

Remember finishing that 10K in an hour a few years ago? Or feeling great after fitting in a half-hour jog the other day? Don't get too cocky - Capt. Jason Schlarb makes all that look like geriatric shuffling. The 29-year-old Peterson Airman just finished third among Air Force men in the Marine Corps

Larger, improved West Gate re-opens

At the West Gate's re-opening ceremony Nov. 5, it was hard to tell who was most excited about the newly remodeled base entrance. Members of the 21st Security Forces Squadron were keen to see the increased force protection the gate offers. Visitor's Center employees were happy to have brand-new,

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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

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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