High Frontier Honor Guard supports region Published April 1, 2008 By Margie Arnold 21st Services Squadron PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The 21st Services Squadron touches many areas of the lives of Airmen and their families, but none touch them at a more solemn time than the High Frontier Honor Guard, which renders military funeral honors for deceased active-duty members, retirees and veterans as well as those who have fallen in service to their country. The team's unique tri-base honor guard program is made up of members from Peterson, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, each of which can be found in the Colorado Springs vicinity. "We train hard to perfect the honors we perform. We are highly motivated and dedicated Airmen who perform military honors ceremonies flawlessly and professionally," said Master Sgt. Steven Dodd, High Frontier Honor Guard superintendent. "It's is our duty to honor those who have sacrificed serving their country." The High Frontier Honor Guard supports a vast area - 41 counties in Colorado and eight in Western Kansas. The area of responsibility extends from the Utah border to Colby, Kan., and from the New Mexico border to Longmont, Colo. This area consists of approximately 93,000 square miles and contains two national cemeteries. The High Frontier Honor Guard has served in 136 funerals and 528 other details that include presidential cordons and ceremonies for arriving heads of state. Their reputation of elite ceremonial guardsmen has made them continuously requested by name to post colors for high visibility events such as the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and Sky Sox games. "Air Force blue runs through our veins," said Sergeant Dodd. "We live by one motto - To honor with dignity." A new $220,000 training complex is under development that will include walls of full-length mirrors, a dance floor so members can hear their taps, separate dressing rooms for male and female, storage for uniforms and equipment and even an outdoor training courtyard.