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  • Suspicious package prompts shelter-in-place on Peterson Air Force Base

    A suspicious package in a residential area of Peterson Air Force Base prompted a shelter-in-place order at approximately 1:10 p.m. today. Response teams quickly established a cordon and ensured the safety of base residents while the contents of the package was assessed. An “All Clear” was given at

  • Peterson starts the holidays off with the annual tree lighting ceremony

    Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander, joins Chaplian Job Morales, dressed as Santa Claus, for the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Peterson Air Force Base Chapel, Dec. 3, 2020. The ceremony signified the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman

  • Faces of Space – TSgt Ana Afonso

    Born in Galveston, Texas, and the second in her family to serve in the U.S. military, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the plans division in Space Delta 2 decided to join the U.S. Air Force in 2011 and later re-enlisted into the U.S. Space Force earlier this year.

  • Plan now for deferred tax collection

    Military members and civilian employees should plan now for the potential Jan. 1, 2021 reinstatement of the 6.2% Social Security tax and an additional 6.2% to pay back the taxes deferred since mid September.

  • GPS III SV04 Receives Operational Acceptance

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on Dec. 1- marking yet another significant milestone for the GPS III program, Space and Missile Systems Center and USSF. It is the fourth GPS

  • SpOC commander visits Team Pete

    Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, speaks to members of Peterson Air Force Base’s fire department Nov. 20, 2020, during a tour of several units across the installation. Whiting visited several units with the goal to understand the quality of operations across the base.

  • PEO Digital boosts US production of COVID-19 medical supplies

    The Department of Defense is leveraging Air Force Life Cycle Management Center acquisition professionals for their rapid contracting expertise to boost national stockpiles of critical medical equipment and supplies in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Be the Change group celebrates with Pies-giving

    Members of Be the Change group team up with the Peterson Air Force Base Junior Enlisted Association and the base chapel to celebrate Thanksgiving by handing out free slices of pie to Airmen and space professionals living in the dorms at the Cyber Café, Nov. 24, 2020. The “Pies-giving” initiative

  • Warming hearts with food during the holidays

    First Sergeants and their family members gather Nov. 23, 2020 at the Peterson Air Force Base Chapel to assemble 100 turkey baskets for Airmen and Space professionals assigned to Peterson and Schriever AFB. “Leadership understands these holidays will be like no other, however, no Airman needs to go

 

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