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Jan. 16, 2018
Airman provides hurricane assistance to Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 64 miles per hour and gusts of 113 mph, hit Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Sept. 20, 2017, causing widespread damage. Recovery help was desperately needed.
Jan. 16, 2018
Peterson AFB still recovering from ruthless 2016 hailstorm

On July 28, 2016 one of the worst hailstorms in the history of Colorado Springs swept across the city leaving massive destruction in its path. Peterson Air Force Base was in that path.
Jan. 16, 2018
From the land of ice, ringette champion dominates

While on her first leave from the Air Force, Airman 1st Class Carlye Thompson, 21st Security Forces Squadron entry controller, competed in a sport not many are familiar with. Thompson competed with 18 other teammates from Team USA at the World Ringette Championship in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada,
Jan. 9, 2018
Resolve to be better in 2018

At the beginning of each year Airmen at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado ring in the New Year with resolutions. The list of possible resolutions is endless. Some of the more popular ones include drink less alcohol, eat healthier food, get a better education or job, get fit, and manage debt and
Jan. 9, 2018
Get ready! FamCamp is coming to Peterson

In 2019, the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, will no longer be able to say it’s the only Air Force installation in Colorado without a FamCamp.
Jan. 9, 2018
Team Pete Airman selected for Air Force wrestling team tryouts

Senior Airman Christen Hunt, 21st Medical Group, health service management, family health, is competing at the 2018 All-Air Force Wrestling Trial Camp at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, from Jan. 3-21, in hopes of representing Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. If he wins he will
Dec. 27, 2017
Goodbye 2017… Hello 2018

2017 brought forth numerous memorable events at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. These are some of the notable events that took place.
Dec. 27, 2017
Road construction at Peterson AFB west gate

Road improvements outside the west gate at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado are scheduled to begin the first week of Jan. 2018. Street lights will be placed at Stewart Avenue and Airport Road to help the flow of traffic during construction of a FedEx freight facility in February. (Courtesy graphic)
Dec. 27, 2017
COBRA DANE Radar:Protecting the U.S. from abroad

The COBRA DANE radar, a single faced ground-based, phased-array radar at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, is a large and powerful radar located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, that can detect objects up to 2,000 miles away.
Dec. 27, 2017
GSU’s usher in the New Year

Holidays for Airmen are a time to spend with friends and family. For those serving at Geographically Separated Units those times can be far and few between. For New Year’s, GSU’s hold events to provide a family friendly atmosphere for Airmen separated from them.