Team Pete deploys Warrior Airmen

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: Captain Heather LaBarge Home of record: Rhode Island Birth date/location: May 25, Fort Ord, Monterey, Calif. Date entered the Air Force: Oct. 28, 1987 Deployed

Peterson medics help village of El Horno, Honduras

While many Americans were getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July with cookouts, fireworks and family outings, five Airmen from Peterson volunteered their four-day weekend to help those in need. Maj. Lea Thies, Capt. Kimberly Evans, Capt. Brian Lupfer, Master Sgt. Alvaro Magana, and Senior Airman

Let's rodeo

DUIs can be costly; Airmen urged to drink responsibly

When it comes to drunk driving, Staff Sgt. Julie Boyatt likes to remind Airmen of their options. They can pay about $20 for a cab ride home, she tells them, or they can get behind the wheel and pay thousands of dollars for a ride to jail. "A DUI can cost about $10,000," said Sergeant Boyatt, a

DASH program offers free ride

Volunteers on base offer free rides for people who've had one too many drinks. To help people get home safely, participants in the "Drive A Servicemember Home" program are willing to lend a hand at no charge. DASH, formerly known as Enlisted Against Drunk Driving, or EADD, recently changed its name

Peterson, city respond to drill at airport

Base fire and rescue crews rushed to the Colorado Springs Airport June 27 responding to a violent airplane crash. When they got to the scene, first responders were confronted with more than 60 victims - car and airplane passengers with severed limbs, gushing head wounds and internal bleeding. Some

War on terror drives Chief's decision to re-enlist

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal could be golfing right now - but he's not. He could be taking a nap or looking for a job in the civilian sector - but he's not. He could be planning a wild, week-long Mediterranean getaway with his wife - but he's not. Instead, the 21st Space Wing's command chief is

Base museum, lodging a draw for visitors

Millions of visitors flock to Colorado Springs each summer, visiting Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, the Olympic Training Center... And some of them - just a few - stop here. Thanks to its historic base museum and affordable lodging program, Peterson attracts a few thousand visitors and tourists to

21st Space Wing marks official change of leadership

The 21st Space Wing said goodbye to one commander while welcoming another at the base parade grounds June 28. Hundreds of Airmen and base employees, along with several city and government officials, gathered to watch Col. Jay G. Santee, who has led the 21st Space Wing since 2004, pass command to

Peterson Airman wins silver at U.S. National Shotgun Championships

Airman recently competed here against our nation's best international shotgun shooters to determine the U.S. National Champion for Olympic shooting sports. The four-day competition concluded with Airmen wearing gold and silver medals and taking home three team awards in international trap. Maj.