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  • Top-notch Academy cadets readying for war on terror

    Lt. Gen. John Regni sleeps like a baby at night, and his secret isn't warm milk or counting sheep. General Regni, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, sleeps well because he has absolute confidence in the Air Force's future leaders. "I lose absolutely no sleep at night worrying about the next

  • Flu vaccines available on Peterson

    The end of summer signals the start of snowy weather, winter holidays and - worst of all - flu season. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness and, at times, lead to death. Every year in the United States, on average, 5 to 20

  • Peterson adding cost-, earth-friendly green roof

    Crews will start installing a new roof on Building 845 this month, but they won't be using anything close to shingles. Instead, workers will be laying down roughly 1,200 panels full of plants, creating an environmentally-friendly green roof. Slated for completion in November, it will be the first

  • Wingman Day takes center stage in 21 SW

    Being a good "Wingman" has without a doubt been a part of the fabric of our Air Force since we became a separate service in 1947; however, it has only been in the last four years or so that Air Force senior leadership have articulated the Wingman concept into a core philosophy. This philosophy

  • 7th Space Warning Squadron successfully guides interceptor

    The 7th Space Warning Squadron's Upgraded Early Warning Radar recently guided an interceptor to track and destroy a test missile 230 kilometers above the Earth's surface. The missile was launched from the Kodiak launch complex in Alaska and flew over the Pacific while the UEWR tracked its every move

  • Medical group marks infection control week

    The 21st Medical Group is participating in the International Infection Control Week Oct. 14-20. The week emphasizes the importance of protecting patients and health-care workers from infections acquired in health-care settings. Each year, approximately 1.7 million patients develop a

  • TOP HAND board to convene Nov. 6

    The next TOP HAND board is scheduled to convene Nov. 6 to select five officers for positions in the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and nine officers for vacancies in the 17th Test Squadron at Schriever AFB. TOP HAND applicants must be captains in the space and

  • Peterson firefighter helps train, equip sister city fire department

    Tech. Sgt. Mario Gonzalez just got back from Mexico, but he wasn't there to enjoy sparkling beaches, spicy food and cheap souvenirs. Instead, on Sept. 12, Sergeant Gonzalez, a member of Peterson's Fire Department, journeyed to Nuevo Casas Grandes, Colorado Springs' sister city in northern Mexico, as

  • Base library adds popular Rosetta Stone program

    People are flocking to the base library and this time, it has nothing to do with Harry Potter. In July, the library acquired licenses for Rosetta Stone, an online foreign language program, and the staff has been overwhelmed by the community's response. Just three weeks after the licenses arrived,

  • Eskan Village deployed Airmen host marathon

    While Airmen deployed to Southwest Asia could not compete in the Air Force marathon, they did the next best thing - they staged one of their own. Runners started with daylight temperatures of 109 degrees and finished in the dark, with temperature "cooling off" to 100 degrees, for the first Eskan

 

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