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  • OMG: NASA Observes Oceans Melting Greenland at Thule

    With arctic air and oceans getting warmer, NASA has been observing Greenland’s ice sheet to see how much of the glacier melt is caused by warming oceans as part of the Oceans Melting Greenland mission. Since 2016, Thule Air Base has provided NASA with a temporary base of operations due to its

  • P-S GAR gains rapid testing ability for COVID-19

    Airmen with the 21st Medical Support Squadron administer rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Oct. 21, 2020. According to the 21st Medical Group, limited COVID-19 rapid tests can give results within six hours of testing and are available by appointment. The test is a

  • CSO visits Peterson

    Chief of Space Operations General John W. "Jay" Raymond poses for a portrait after landing at Peterson Air Force Base, Oct. 20, 2020. Raymond visited Peterson AFB to preside over the Space Operations Command stand-up Oct. 21, 2020. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bunn)

  • Garrison leadership get flu shots

    Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander, gets his flu shot at the P-S GAR headquarters building on Peterson Air Force Base, Oct. 20, 2020. This year it is more important than ever for beneficiaries to get flu shots according to medical professionals. Personnel are still required to

  • JFCC IMD airmen transfer to U.S. Space Force

    Thursday, five members of Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the still growing U.S. Space Force during a ceremony here.Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, JFCC IMD commander, presided over the ceremony in honor of Maj. Brady Behrendt,

  • Former SEAC visits P-S GAR members

    Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, former senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Veteran Ron O’Ferrall speak with members during a visit at Peterson Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2020. Troxell served for over 37 years with the U.S. Army and

  • Delta 3 Commemorates The Members Who Helped It Stand Up

    Senior Airman Kelby Gray, Space Electronic Warfare Intelligence Trainer, celebrates the Space Delta 3 activation at a plank-holder ceremony Oct. 8, 2020. Space Delta 3 leadership presented each original team member of Space Delta 3 a plank commemorating their involvement in the stand-up. (Courtesy