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  • Commentary: 2006 proves deadly year for AFSPC

    2006 was a deadly year for safety-related fatalities in Air Force Space Command; the worst since 2001. The command lost five Airmen; one drowned in a river, two died riding on motorcycles and two died in automobile collisions. All five incidents were preventable, and poor decision-making played a major role in determining the outcome. Jumping into
  • Peterson AFB, Colo. -- Col. Manuel Hidalgo, 21st Mission Support Group commander, passes the 21st Services Squadron guidon to the new squadron commander, Maj. Michael Marvich Oct. 31 at the Team Pete Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Switzer.)

    Assumption of command

  • Civilian employees here switched to NSPS

    Most general schedule and general management non-bargaining unit employees here converted to the National Security Personnel System Oct. 15. Employees were converted based on their permanent position of record. Employees' roles and responsibilities and the duties in their position description did not change. "The Air Force processed 11,693 records

  • Airman’s stolen truck is lesson for all

    "Oh my God, someone's stealing the truck!" These are not words anyone wants to hear in the morning. I heard them Oct. 16 and they were the only indication my life was being flipped upside down. In the time it took my husband to walk from the truck to our house entrance and yell to me that everything was ready to go and tell me the truck was
  • Airman 1st Class Derrick Warfield manually locks a 25-ton blast door at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., during a recent operational readiness inspection. Looking on are Senior Airman Anthony Williams and two contractors from the 721st Mission Support Group civil engineer division. The two Airmen are with the 721st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jeff Crepeau)

    CMAFS exercises button up

    The people of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station exercised their button up procedures Oct. 18 as part of the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection. Button up is the procedure that shuts the mountain's blast doors and is usually done in response to a strategic threat against the United States. "The blast doors are 3.5 feet thick, weigh

  • Wing wows inspectors

    The 21st Space Wing operational readiness and unit compliance inspections outbrief Oct. 23 at the base auditorium confirmed what wing leadership had been saying all along, the wing is "Excellent." "I'm extremely proud of our awesome performance," said Col. Jay G. Santee, 21st Space Wing commander. "Our Airmen will do extraordinary things when we
  • 2nd Lt. Keith Harrigan, Echo Crew commander, and Airman 1st Class Seth Chapman, space console operator, monitor a console in the Space Operations Center at Eglin AFB, Fla. The two are part of the 20th Space Control Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Rudi DiAmco

    Florida unit locates, tracks space shuttle during missions

    Atlantis isn't too hard to find. In fact, the space warriors of the 20th Space Control Squadron kept a close eye on the spacecraft throughout its recent mission. Tracking NASA's space shuttle flights is a critical mission for the 21st Space Wing geographically-separated unit. The 20th SPCS operates and maintains the world's most powerful bi-static,

  • CFC contributions make a difference

    Imagine being struck by a crisis - the lonely, lost feeling created by not being able to have the comfort of family, friends and neighbors that comprise your local community. As a military member, a community network can be widespread and is at times inaccessible to those who need assistance. That's where the Combined Federal Campaign comes into
  • Staff Sgt. Jason Adams, 21st Security Forces patrolman, drags a "victim" to safety during the Operational Readiness Inspection Oct. 11, as Master Sgt. Nancy Altenbernd inspects his work. Sgt. Adams was the first patrolman on scene and triaged eight victims, provided Self Aid and Buddy Care, then relayed the victims' injuries to the arriving fire chief and medical teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Fischer)

    Leaders confident wing best in show for ORI

    Phase II of the 21st Space Wing operational readiness inspection wraps up with the inspector general's outbrief Oct. 23, and wing leadership is confident the wing has had a strong showing. "We've had a challenging set of exercise scenarios, and the wing has done well," said Col. Jay G. Santee, 21st Space Wing commander. Exercise scenarios started
  • (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Amanda Elmandorf, Staff Sgt. Helder Raposo, Master Sgt. Keith Wright and Senior Airman Elizabeth Thomason, tend to a “victim” during the Operational Readiness Inspection Oct. 11. The scenario involved an explosion at the fitness center, and the inspection was to see how base personnel responded. The four are from the 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Fischer)

    First aid

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