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May 12, 2020
Team Pete thanks our nurses during National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week is a time when all nurses are celebrated for their dedication to the health and well-being of humanity.
May 7, 2020
21 LRS helps the SMC deliver supplies downrange

An Airman from the 22nd Airlift Squadron helps push a stuck cargo pallet onto a C-5M Super Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, California, April 27, 2020 on Peterson AFB, Colorado. While being loaded the pallet came into the C-5 crooked, requiring Airmen from the 22nd ALS, 21st Logistics Readiness
May 6, 2020
Team Pete reads aloud for literacy and community

The staff at the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado library has seen their fair share of changes recently. The facility closed late last year for cosmetic renovations as well as a cataloging system revamp and had just reopened to the public a few weeks before the stay-at-home order was issued.Now the
May 4, 2020
How To Make A Home Fire Escape Plan

Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planningFire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat
May 4, 2020
21st Space Wing Command Chief officially submits his request to transfer into the U.S. Space Force

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, 21st Space Wing command chief, smiles as he submits his application to transfer to the United States Space Force May 1, 2020 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. On May 1, 1992, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, making his
May 1, 2020
21 SW enlisted keep critical USSF asset training churning during worldwide pandemic

One of the 21st Space Wing Operations Group’s smallest geographically separated units has been the lynchpin keeping the Air Force’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar system operational. Twenty-First OG’s Operations Support Squadron’s ’s Detachment 1, located at Beale Air Force Base, California, operates
April 30, 2020
Peterson Air Force Base Purples Up!

April is an important month for military children. It’s a time when their hard work, sacrifice and resiliency is recognized. Month of the Military Child, and “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day,” is a way for communities to show their support and pride for military children. The color purple
April 30, 2020
The 6th Space Warning Squadron: Eye in the sky for 21st Space Wing

As many of us tackle the nuances of working from home, we’re reminded that not everyone has this privilege. In the small town of Bourne, Massachusetts, a Phased Array Warning System Updated Early Warning Radar sits with a beautiful view of the New England coast. Within it, many people come together
April 30, 2020
In the zone

Below-the-zone, or BTZ, is a competitive early promotion program that allows exceptionally performing Airman 1st Class’s to promote six months earlier than their peers. They are selected by their chain of command to appear before a board made up of base leadership to prove why they are deserving of
April 30, 2020
Communicating like a leader

It can be difficult for leadership to juggle the increasing needs of their office during a global pandemic, as well as ensure their Airmen are being taken care of. But that is exactly what the 21st Communications Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado is doing every single Friday.