5 Aug 2008

New vice commander joins 21st Space Wing

I am proud to be serving with the finest professionals in the space business here at Peterson and pleased to be back in the Rockies. Of my 19 years in service, more than one third has been here in Colorado Springs, and my family and I are excited to reunite with friends and create new ones as I assume the role of your vice commander. Although I am

29 Jul 2008

Knights prepare for 'FERP'

In the past few months, the Knights of the 21st Space Wing have welcomed a number of Air Force Space Command and Air Force-level inspection teams while showcasing a superior level of installation support. On July 29, the Facilities Excellence Recognition Program, or FERP, began their visit of our facilities to evaluate how well we make the most of

22 Jul 2008

7th SWS provides 'Flawless Missile Warning' capabilities

As many of you may know from a recent Department of Defense news release, a successful target tracking and radar exercise was completed last week. On July 18, Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering, Missile Defense Agency director, announced the successful execution of a test during which a long-range ballistic missile was tracked by radars of the missile

21 Jul 2008

Operations security and emergency management

Somewhere a terrorist is capable and has the intent to use chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological weapons and explosives. In order to deter, detect and defend we must think like the adversary in the prevention and preparation phase of emergency management. The EM Program cannot prevent terrorist use of CBRNE. The only measures indicated are in

15 Jul 2008

21st CES firefighters respond to grass fire

A grass fire that burned five square miles just south of the Colorado Springs Airport July 11 sent our firefighters on a scurry to extinguish the blaze. Peterson firefighters assisted within minutes of initial notification to join three area fire department crews to extinguish the fire just outside of Peterson. The fire was moving toward sensitive

14 Jul 2008

An OPSEC attitude - a winning attitude

Operation Security's desired effect is to influence the adversary's behavior and actions by protecting friendly operations and activities. What can we change to impact OPSEC here at home? Who is the real adversary? Is it intelligence collectors or is it an attitude? How do we affect the behavior of spies, electronic eavesdropping, open source

8 Jul 2008

Pikes Peak Lodge prepares for Innkeeper Award, upcoming events

Already selected as number one in Air Force Space Command, the 21st Services Squadron's Pikes Peak Lodge will now compete against other major commands for the Air Force Innkeeper Award. The Air Force Innkeeper Award program was created in 1981 and is managed by the Air Force Services Agency Lodging Branch. The award is presented annually to

1 Jul 2008

Technical and master sergeant promotion release; 21 MSG change of command

Last week, the Air Force released the long anticipated technical and master sergeant promotion results, and on June 27, at the promotion release party, I had the distinct honor of meeting the selects. Of 12,000 eligible staff sergeants who tested, only 18.25 percent earned the next higher rank. It was evident that our staff sergeants assigned to

25 Jun 2008

Team Peterson's Sports and Field Day

Challenging ourselves to incorporate fitness and health into our lifestyle is what makes us a more fit force than ever before. We are now in the fourth year of the current fitness standard, and since its inception, we have developed multiple ways of enjoying fitness. Arguably, the most anticipated fitness event of the year is our annual Sports and

23 Jun 2008

What kind of supervisor are you?

As a new first sergeant at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., I was at a staff meeting when a chief, the mission support group superintendent and great personal mentor, gave us a heads-up about a small trash detail requirement to clean up after the Fourth of July fireworks display. As we filed out at the end of the meeting, I made what I considered