Core training essential for fitness testing

A one-movement full crunch from the flat position to the sitting position is all it takes. But, perform the movement more than a few times and those abdominal muscles begin pleading for forgiveness.

Peterson AFB hosts fourth annual Front Range Stars singing competition 

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Twelve contestants from Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and the U.S. Air Force Academy will battle it out vocally in the annual Front Range Stars show Sept. 10, which is modeled after the popular TV show “American Idol.”

Direct communication between Airmen key to suicide prevention

SAN ANTONIO — More than a decade in the making, the culture of the “wingman” approach to suicide prevention is still evolving as risk factors and causes of suicide are becoming more widely understood.

Thule Airmen take Mount Dundas

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — It was a lovely 47 degrees and sunny Aug. 23 at Thule Air Base in Greenland, where during the winter months experience complete darkness.

FSS dog walk a ‘howling’ success

ETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 21st Force Support Squadron had a howling success at its first Dog Days of Summer Dog Walk Aug. 14 at Eagle Park.

Air Force combat medics serve critical role on PRT

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan — Master Sgt. Simon Deyell stands in front of about 15 Soldiers and Airmen and tells a story of when he was on a dismounted patrol and some Afghans brought him a young boy with his head and shoulders covered in blood.

Supplies for long winter’s night

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Greenland contractor personnel offloaded 40-foot containers in support of operation PACER GOOSE, an annual summertime resupply mission to Thule Air Base. The operation is wrapping up at the U.S. military’s northernmost installation, 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In July, a Military Sealift Command cargo ship named the American [...]

Supplies for long winter’s night

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Greenland contractor personnel offloaded 40-foot containers in support of operation PACER GOOSE, an annual summertime resupply mission to Thule Air Base.

AFSPC SNCO recognized as best in Air Force

by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Williams
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A senior noncommissioned officer assigned to Headquarters Air Force Space Command is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010.
Senior Master Sgt. Sarah Sparks, Directorate of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, command equipment manager, received [...]

Peterson children start school year with a little extra help

by Monica Mendoza and Rob Bussard
21st Space Wing Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Children lined up Aug. 3 at the R.P. Lee Youth Center to get their back-to-school swag, school information and news about a new online tutoring program that could help them in the coming school year.
The “Back to School Bash” was [...]

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