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  • Winners announced at AFSPC awards banquet; Guardian Challenge begins

    Last week, Gen C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, hosted the AFSPC Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards banquet at the Peterson Club. Although all awards ceremonies are special, this was even more so as the absolute best in AFSPC gathered together to see who would be selected to represent our command at the Air Force's 12
  • Airman 1st Class Matthew Dillon, Detachment 4, 21st Operations Group, receives his basic space specialty badge after giving Col. Jay Raymond, 21st Space Wing commander, a space professional certification briefing April 12. Colonel Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal, 21st SW command chief, visited the detachment, based at Moron Air Base, Spain, to get a first-hand look at how the unit contributes to U.S. Strategic Command’s space control mission of detecting, tracking and identifying all manmade deep-space objects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Karen Ness)

    21st SW leadership makes trip to Spain, U.K.

    Last week, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal and I traveled across the Atlantic for site visits to three units that play a key role in the ability of the 21st Space Wing to execute its mission. These units included Detachment 4, 21st Operations Group, at Moron Air Base, Spain; Royal Air Force High Wycombe at Buckinghamshire, England;

  • Presidential election: ‘Dos’ and ‘Don’ts’ during election season

    Don't let this happen to you! According to a Jan. 26, 2008 article in the Boston Globe, three federal employees are being investigated for unlawful political activities under the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain acts of politicking in the federal work place, after they allegedly forwarded a chain e-mail from their government e-mail accounts

  • Peterson wraps up LeMay visit; groundbreaking on new base housing begins

    As many of you know, the Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award evaluation team departed Peterson April 12 after a week-long evaluation of the 21st Services Squadron. To say the least, it was an outstanding visit as the five-member team received a first-hand look at the incredible services programs and personnel we have here. With their unmatched enthusiasm

  • 21st Space Wing makes trip to Capitol Hill

    On April 1, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal and I participated in the annual Commander's Capitol Hill Visit Program in Washington, D.C. It was a great visit and one which we had been looking forward to for quite some time. The primary goal of this program is to improve and build upon the relationships we've already established with

  • Taking best care of our Airmen

    Win today's fight. Take best care of our people. Prepare for tomorrow's challenges. These are the overarching priorities of our Air Force. Even while fighting a Global War on Terror and striving to find the ways and means to recapitalize our capabilities, we still make "taking care of our people" a top priority. I'm honored to be a member of such a

  • General Kehler returns to 21st SW for official visit

    With all of the events that took place last week, I'd like to start off by saying "thank you" to every 21st Space Wing Knight in the Team Peterson community for their tremendous support throughout the entire week. Almost every event impacted each member of the wing in some way; whether it was the First Term Airman Center hand-off luncheon, Team
  • Holocaust Remembrance Day falls on April 15 and throughout the week of April 16-20; the Nellis Holocaust Remembrance Committee will show Holocaust themed movies in the base Chapel Annex. There will also be a memorial service in the Chapel Sanctuary on April 19 at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend these events.

    Don't stand silent: Remembering Kristallnacht, 1938

    In honor of the Peterson Holocaust Remembrance week from April 27 - May 4, the Holocaust committee will show themed movies, have book displays and a table display. A memorial service for those who perished in one of the world's worst human tragedies will be held May 1 in the base chapel. One of the events to be remembered, which led to the

  • 14th AF Commander’s Conference and Annual Awards Ball

    On March 21, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal, and I attended the 14th Air Force Commander's Conference and Annual Awards Ball at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Attending the conference was a great opportunity to provide Lt. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander, with an update on 21st Space Wing activity over the past

  • Base Aquatics Center celebrates grand opening

    It was an honor and privilege March 14 to host the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Peterson Aquatics Center. The ceremony really was a very important event for the base because of the tremendous quality of life improvement the facility offers to our Airmen and their families ... military and civilian alike. Given that one of
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