By Maj. Christina Hoggatt
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Air Force Space Command commander spoke to the critical aspects of space launch, new technologies in launch operations and the long range vision for the launch mission during his speech at the 15th Annual Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space [...]
Commentary by Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Nielsen
21st Dental Squadron
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Tooth decay is one of the most prevalent and preventable diseases among children. Unfortunately there are not a lot of children who are very worried about it or know what is causing it.
As a dentist, I look back at the way I [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Every deployment comes with a different story to tell — that is, if Airmen have the opportunity to tell it.
To give Airmen a place to share their stories, the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron is sponsoring Warrior Stories, a new, quarterly event.
Maj. [...]
By Tech. Sgt. Brianne Van Horn
721st Security Forces Squadron
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. — Providing Airmen with the techniques and skill sets required by an ever-changing operational environment, whether in garrison or deployed, is the most challenging aspect of keeping current with Air Force education and training programs.
The 721st Security Forces Squadron continues to [...]
By Shelly Petruska
Air Force Network Integration Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Air Force Network Integration Center’s first Software Development Forum was held Feb. 7 with nearly 100 people from industry and the Air Force attending to discuss future software standards for integration onto the Air Force Network.
Mr. Doug Gray, the Air Force Network Integration [...]
By 1st Lt. Keturah Spence
6th Space Warning Squadron
CAPE COD AIR FORCE STATION, Mass. — When was the last time you took a detailed look at your electricity bill? Most of us have seen steady increases in the cost of utilities and electricity is no exception. For the 6th Space Warning Squadron, located at Cape Cod [...]
By Staff Sgt. Patricia Montez
16th Space Control Squadron
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Chinese zodiac chart may have referred to 2011 as the year of the Rabbit, but in Air Force Space Command it was definitely the year of the Cobra; the 16th Space Control Squadron Cobra that is, Air Force Space Command’s first [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Not a day off, but a day on — that is how Wynona James, 21st Space Wing special emphasis program manager, says everyone should spend holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“He would expect us to be proactive and engaging,” James [...]
By Maj. Christina Hoggatt
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Since 2005, more than 75 Airmen from Schriever AFB, Peterson AFB, and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, have been volunteering to support the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado Youth Leadership Training program to educate and mentor more than 600 at-risk teenagers.
According [...]
By Peterson Military Personnel Section
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — To better serve its customers and combat long wait times, the 21st Force Support Squadron’s military personnel section is now making ID card and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System appointments through a web-based appointment system.
The online system is meant to alleviate long wait times by [...]