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  • Defending a nation can be a family affair

    Emily and Scott are stationed less than 20 miles from the United States border with Canada. Winters can be rough, and the closest fast food joint is 25 miles away. Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota, may be the Air Force’s only continental U.S. isolated installation, but that doesn’t separate

  • A higher call to duty

    After serving for 10 years as a chaplain assistant, Master Sgt. Lance Tressler, 21st Space Wing Chapel superintendent of chaplain affairs, decided to change his career.

  • A life pushed to the limit

    In 2011, Master Sgt. Jeff Roberts, National Security Space Institute flight chief for Space 300, volunteered to be stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland, on a one-year assignment. He went there not knowing what was about to happen in his personal life.

  • Supplements are not food: Four tips to help you stay healthy

    We all want to make sure that we are getting the most out of our food. From the time we are taught about basic human biology in middle and high school to adulthood, we are told to “eat your fruits and veggies if you want to become big and strong.” But we live in an age where “fast is better,” and

  • Bringing innovation to the mission

    The 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, has seven missile warning radars located strategically around the world that are constantly looking for ballistic missiles inbound to the North American continent. Their mission is to execute combined global capabilities, to defend the

  • Gold Knight award

    Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, presents the 21st SW Gold Knight award to the Force Management Team at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 4, 2018. Over the last month, tiger teams were formed to carry out the assigned Military Personnel Flight goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cameron

  • Colorado Reserve wings host local civic, military leaders

    Col. James DeVere, the 302nd Airlift Wing commander, explains the Reserve wing’s aerial port mission to members of the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC’s Military Affairs Council, Area Chiefs of Staff forum during a meeting hosted by 302nd AW and 310th Space Wing commanders at Peterson Air Force Base,