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  • 21 CES continues hail storm repairs

    At Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 28, 2018 marks the second anniversary of the sixth-most damaging event in the history of Colorado, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. To this day, the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron is making repairs.

  • 21st MSG Change of Command

    Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Kirsten Aguilar as she assumes command of the 21st Mission Support Group at Patriot Park on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, June 26, 2018. Formerly, Aguilar served as the executive assistant to the deputy commander, U.S.

  • Col. Dorminey Farewell barbecue

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, presents the Legion of Merit to Col. Eric Dorminey, 21st Space Wing outgoing vice commander, at a going away barbecue at Capt. Lyon Memorial Park at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 2, 2018. Dorminey became 21 SW

  • Reveille & Retreat: Respecting the flag

    Every morning before going to work I walk Hootch, my 3-year-old pit bull, at the dog walk park in my apartment complex at 7 a.m. It’s at that time that I can hear reveille being played over the giant voice system at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

  • ZOOMobile

    A child looks at a giant African bullfrog from ZOOMobile outside the library at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, June 19, 2018. ZOOMobile brings live animals to children across the Pikes Peak region and beyond. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robb Lingley)

  • Determined to make a better life

    Growing up in Gilroy, California, she had everything a girl could wish for: money, designer clothes and so much more. Shortly after high school graduation, her father took everything from her and kicked her to the streets.

  • Condor Crest exercise tests 21 SW resiliency

    Several exercises took place across the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, for Condor Crest, May 14 - 17, 2018. Condor Crest is conducted twice a year to keep Airmen alert for any situation.

  • National Nurses Week

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St. Thomas'