Space Base Delta 1 Chapel Playground Groundbreaking Ceremony

From left to right: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kip Averett, Space Base Delta 1 delta chaplain, U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, USSF Col. Kenneth Klock, SBD 1 commander, and USAF Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Joslin, SBD 1 senior enlisted Airman, break ground on the site of the SBD 1 chapel’s new playground at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 3, 2026. This playground is set to be space themed, and it is part of an initiative to improve morale by supporting families across Peterson Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Todd)

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Space Base Delta 1 Chapel Playground Groundbreaking Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Riley, Space Base Delta 41 chaplain, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony of the SBD 1 chapel’s new playground at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 3, 2026. This playground is set to be space themed, and it is part of an initiative to improve morale by supporting families across Peterson Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Todd)

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Space Base Delta 1 Chapel Playground Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mock-up photos show a preview of what the SBD 1 chapel’s new playground is projected to look like at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 3, 2026. This playground is set to be space themed, and it is part of an initiative to improve morale by supporting families across Peterson Space Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

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Space Base Delta 1 Chapel Playground Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mock-up photos show a preview of what the SBD 1 chapel’s new playground is projected to look like at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 3, 2026. This playground is set to be space themed, and it is part of an initiative to improve morale by supporting families across Peterson Space Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

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Space Base Delta 1 Chapel Playground Groundbreaking Ceremony

Published April 8, 2026
By Senior Airman Justin Todd
Space Base Delta 1

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- From left to right: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kip Averett, Space Base Delta 1 delta chaplain, U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, USSF Col. Kenneth Klock, SBD 1 commander, and USAF Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Joslin, SBD 1 senior enlisted Airman, break ground on the site of the SBD 1 chapel’s new playground at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 3, 2026. This playground is set to be space themed, and it is part of an initiative to improve morale by supporting families across Peterson Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Todd)