By Lt. Col. Lori Lee
21st Medical Operations Squadron commander
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In October, the entire 21st Medical Group Physical Therapy clinic team traveled to Phoenix to become the first-ever fully certified Air Force team in Kinesio Taping.
Kinesio taping is an exciting new procedure intended to decrease pain and inflammation, stimulate blood and [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — They greet us every time we come on base, but members of the 21st Security Forces Squadron do more than check IDs at the gate.
“There are tons of misconceptions about security forces. First and foremost, people always associate with us primarily [...]
Commentary by Master Sgt. Chris Dineen
21st Space Wing safety office
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The new year has arrived, and it’s time to begin those “pesky” New Year’s resolutions. Whether it is to lose weight (which is always first until the hamburger chain on the corner creates their new triple, one-pound bacon grease [...]
By Senior Airman Lynsie Nichols
376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan — Operation Warm and Dry is a major project at the Transit Center at Manas. This year, approximately $300,000 of jackets and blankets were purchased from local vendors to be distributed to families in need, and two deployed Team Pete Airmen [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A new accessory has been added to each of the gates to Peterson Air Force Base to heighten awareness of a serious topic.
Signs were put up at each of the gates earlier this fall, identifying the unit that last had a [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 21st Space Wing family suffered a tragic loss last week after receiving news that Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance technician, was killed in Afghanistan Jan. 5 by an improvised explosive device.
“Our deepest sympathies [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Some people were snatching up Black Friday sales Nov. 25. Others were recovering from a Thanksgiving feast. Meanwhile, a group of Airmen and retirees on Peterson AFB were fighting to save one man’s life.
Tech. Sgt. Craig Thompson, 17th Test Squadron [...]
By Master Sgt. Steven Yabsley
13th Air Support Operations Squadron
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The second day of December will no longer be “just another day” for one Airman stationed at Fort Carson. For Staff Sgt. Zachary Ayscue, that day marked his Stripes for Excellent Performers, or STEP, promotion to technical sergeant.
As a member of the 13th [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — To recap 2011 and look at what’s coming in 2012, Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander, held a wing all-call Dec. 16. Crawford called on members from the information assurance office, the civilian personnel office, and the judge advocate’s office [...]
By Lea Johnson
21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Smarter not harder. Airmen are familiar with the phrase encouraging better physical training practices to ensue passing fitness assessments. The first pillar of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness Program focuses on lifelong physical health, not just passing the physical fitness test.
To help [...]