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  • 10th SWS in constant support of 21st SW

    The 21st Space Wing’s 10th Space Warning Squadron monitors and tracks potential missile launches against North America with the GE AN/FPQ-16 Enhanced Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System radar at Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota.

  • Peterson AFB Education Center offers new career program

    In balancing a military, civilian and family life, sometimes it can be hard to find time to work on educational goals. At Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, the Education Center offers multiple programs to help Airmen achieve their ends.

  • Marriage: Air Force to Air Force

    According to the Air Force Personnel Center there are more than 27,000 active-duty Airmen, just under 10 percent of the active-duty Air Force, married to another active- duty Airman, and about 1,500 active-duty Airmen married to an active-duty member of another military service.

  • Peterson AFB library refurbished

    Col. Todd Moore (Left), 21st Space Wing commander and Rebecca Perkins (Right), 21st Force Support Squadron supervisory librarian perform a ribbon cutting ceremony at the library on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 9, 2018. The library was refurbished with new paint, texture, and furniture.

  • Keeping you in the loop one message at a time

    Sending an alert text message to Airmen every 15 minutes during an emergency situation is one very small piece of the equation that makes up what is the Colorado Springs Regional Command Post, which is located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

  • From ice to concrete: Rosales pursues passion for hockey

    When other Airmen see Lt. Col. Miguel Rosales, 21st Space Wing plans and programs chief, blocking attempted goals in a USA vs. Canada Ball Hockey Tournament at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, they might be surprised to learn that he has only played hockey for the past decade.

  • 21st Space Wing Annual Award nominees

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – 21st Space Wing Annual Award nominees pose for a group photo with Col. Todd Moore (Left), 21st SW commander and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson (Right), 21 SW command chief at the Annual Award Medallion Ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2018. The

  • Scholarships for Military Children

    Having put 2017 in the rear view mirror, some military families are turning to the first big deadline of 2018: finalizing their Scholarships for Military Children applications in time for the program’s Feb. 16 application cutoff.

  • Top 10 Facts about Peterson You May Not Know

    From indoor rock climbing to a community garden, there’s more to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado than meets the eye. Whether you’ve been stationed here for a couple years, are brand new or still on your way, here are our top 10 facts about Peterson AFB you may not know.

  • Once in a super blue blood moon

    Super blue blood moon. The name sounds like something from a science fantasy story, but North America had the best view of this lunar event on Jan. 31, 2018. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it is the rare combination of three different lunar events. So rare,