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  • Where there’s smoke, there’s training.

    A flashover in firefighting is when oxygen is introduced to superheated smoke causing it to erupt in flames. It is one of the most dangerous scenarios any firefighter can encounter, and that’s why it’s important for firefighting recruits to see one up close.

  • Col. Devin Pepper assumes command of the 21st Operations Group

    Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, passes the 21st Operation Group guidon to Col. Devin Pepper, 21st Operations Group commander, during the group’s change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2017. Pepper assumed command of 21st OG, Air Force Space Command's

  • Team Pete congratulates master sergeant selects

    Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 21st SW command chief, congratulate Team Pete’s newest master sergeant selects during the Master Sgt. Release Ceremony at The Club, May 24, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force selected 5,166 technical

  • Thunderbird commander reenlists Front Range Airmen

    Lt. Col. Jason Heard, Thunderbird Air Demonstration Squadron commander, reenlists Airmen from the 21st Space Wing, United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Space Command and Schriever Air Station at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 23, 2017. The Thunderbirds make it a point to reenlist Airmen

  • KNIGHT CLUB FITNESS: 21st Space Wing monthly fitness challenge

    The Knights of the 21st Space wing sometimes find themselves too busy to get away from their desks throughout the day, but who doesn’t love a good challenge. To get the blood flowing, take a few minutes throughout the day to step back and regain some focus. See who in your office sticks with this ab

  • Silent Sentry: Defending the final frontier

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar— Air, space and cyberspace - these are the three domains that the United States Air Force strives to defend. Of these domains, space has become one of the most crowded and competitive. At any given time, there are innumerable signals being transmitted to and from satellites,

  • Premature twin miracles refuse to accept medical odds

    “It was the worst day of my life,” said Capt. Matthew Douglas, Air Force Space Command logistical and support officer at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Every pregnancy has its up and downs, however, sometimes the low points affect the rest of the lives of both the parents and the children. This