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May 23, 2017
Air Force selects 2017 triathlon team

The Air Force recently selected the 2017 Air Force Triathlon Team that will represent the service at the 2017 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 7-11 at Naval Base Ventura County, California.
May 22, 2017
Alpha Warrior comes to Pete

White chalk dust floating through the air, the glint of sunlight hitting the swinging chains, the smell of sweat, the grunts of exertion centering around an enormous metal cage. No, this isn’t some ancient gladiatorial battle ground, it’s the Alpha Warrior battle rig.
May 22, 2017
Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy graduates class 17-5

Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy class 17-5 students graduate with academic or distinguished awards at The Club, May 19, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The NCOs completed 25 academic days covering multiple training tasks on self-improvement, adaptability, effective negotiations and leadership.
May 22, 2017
Backing the Blue: Police Week held on Peterson Air Force Base

The 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, wrapped up a week of activities for National Police Week, May 15-19, 2017.
May 16, 2017
21st Space Wing strikes silver

The 21st Space Wing celebrates its silver anniversary this year at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Before becoming a space wing, however, Air Force units carrying the designation of “21st” previously engaged in flying.
May 16, 2017
Division releases solicitation for COBRA DANE radar support

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division released a request for proposal April 14 to continue radar operations and maintenance at Shemya, Alaska.
May 10, 2017
Pearl Harbor survivor

Navy Lt. Jim Downing, a Pearl Harbor attack survivor who will be 104 years old in August, will retell his story at the Base Exchange, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado March 13, 2017.
April 28, 2017
ANZAC Day: Team Pete commemorates the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day

With the smell of rosemary and biscuits in the air, approximately 75 U.S. and Australian service members commemorated Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day during a 5:30 a.m. Dawn Service at The Club, April 25, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
April 26, 2017
Humanitarian Mission: Providing Afghan assistance

Squadrons from Team Pete loaded a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker with supplies for Afghanistan at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, April 11, 2017.
April 25, 2017
French aerobatic demonstration team, Patrouille de France, visits Colorado Springs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – French pilots with the Patrouille de France fly over the Colorado Springs, Colo., area during a flyover for the U.S. Air Force Academy, April 19, 2017. The aerobatic demonstration team is on a seven-week tour of the U.S. to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the