By Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — From April 20 through April 23, area residents of southern Colorado, especially those in the remote mountainous areas near the Pike San Isabel National Forest may have received a spectacular view of the underbelly of a U.S. Air Force [...]
By Lea Johnson 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Planting a tree is a gift you give to your children and grandchildren, and Peterson Air Force Base has left many gifts for future generations. In a ceremony outside the R.P. Lee Youth Center April 26, Peterson AFB was presented the [...]
By Col. Richard Batzer Peterson Area Dental Laboratory director PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The professionals at the Peterson Area Dental Lab are adding a new tool to their arsenal: the Bluecam bench top scanner. The innovative Bluecam technology will enable the Area Dental Lab’s all-ceramic team to leap to the next level of [...]
By 2nd Lt. Kayleigh Thompson 21st Force Support Squadron PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — After 20 years of service, the Peterson Auto Hobby Shop closed its doors April 22. The Air Force recently identified financial cuts to various force support squadron activities across the service in order to save money and encourage partnerships in [...]
By Lea Johnson 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Some Airmen at Peterson who have been issued flight suits will need to hang them up for good May 1. On April 10, a policy letter released from Gen. William L. Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, directed [...]
By Lea Johnson 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A local team of Civil Air Patrol cadets brought the Commander-in-Chief Cup back from the CyberPatriot IV: The National High School Cyber Defense Competition held March 23 in National Harbor, Md. The six members of the “Wolf Pack,” as [...]
By 21st Space Wing public affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Nearly 90 percent of what we throw away could potentially be recovered through re-use, recycling or composting. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Coloradoans generated an average of 9.1 pounds of discarded materials per person per day, sent 7.2 [...]
By Phil Chase 21st Civil Engineer Squadron PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help “Mobilize the Earth.” People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together the Air [...]
From 21st Space Wing Plans and Program office PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — When people in the 21st Space Wing think of the wing plans and program office they likely imagine mounds of staff summary sheets, piles of plans, or operational security handouts neatly stacked in a file cabinet. But what most people don’t know [...]
By Lea Johnson 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo — An evening thunderstorm didn’t stop nearly 1,500 families from gathering at the R.P. Lee Youth Center April 11 to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. April was designated as the Month of the Military Child in 1986 by [...]