By Michael Golembesky 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander, addressed a full house of civilian employees at the base auditorium April 19 to address questions and concerns about the looming reduction in force here. Many topics like furloughs and the sequestration [...]
By Airman 1st Class Veronica Ward U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs Office PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Warrior Games, scheduled May 11-16 at the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Olympic Training Center, are a sport competition for sick and injured service members and veterans. This year marks the largest number of [...]
By Staff Sgt. J. Aaron Breeden 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The month of April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. This means that more than 82,000 people have been [...]
By 2nd Lt. Benjamin Soltisz 21st Communications Squadron PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE Colo. — Arthur Clarke once said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Although magic is the norm for the 21st Space Wing, attendees of the Annual Awards Banquet were astonished to see Col. Miguel Colón and members of the 821st Air [...]
By Tech. Sgt. Stephen J. Collier 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Despite the winter-like weather, Colorado Air Force Reservists and their active duty counterparts were re-certified April 19-23 here to respond to wildland fires. The 302nd Airlift Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only organization with the aerial fire fighting [...]
By Senior Airman James Sparks 821st Air Base Group THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Thule Air Base celebrated Armed Forces Day March 30-31 by inviting native Greenlandic residents to the base, some of whom traveled up to three days across the extremely cold environment by dog sled to attend the celebration. Most of the activities [...]
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Peterson Air Force Base members will conduct emergency response exercises April 29 to May 3 as part of the 21st Space Wing’s continued commitment to ensure base readiness. These exercises may cause short delays at all Peterson AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station gates. There will be some [...]
By Margie Arnold 21st Force Support Squadron Marketing PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — While running is something people frequently do alone, runners often come together for organized running events like the 2013 Armed Forces Community Run at 8 a.m. May 11 at Peterson AFB. Runners can enjoy the camaraderie and the opportunity to test [...]
By Senior Airman Jacob Morgan 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — More than 16 years ago, a 26-year-old staff sergeant was driving through Albuquerque, N.M., and had just dropped off her 14-month-old son at daycare. It was a normal weekday morning as she headed to work when she was broadsided [...]
By Michael Golembesky 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Key Spouse program awarded Krystal Harris as the 2012 Key Spouse of the Year April 15. The Key Spouse program is an Air Force-wide volunteer program standardized in 2009 with the purpose of providing access to resources, programs [...]
