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  • Commander pays visit to Cavalier AFS

    Last week, Chief Master Sgt. Tim Omdal and I had the distinct privilege of visiting the men and women of the 10th Space Warning Squadron, another one of our geographically separated units at Cavalier Air Force Station, N.D. Making the trip with us was Senior Airman Tyson Johnson from the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron. Airman Johnson, a distinguished

  • Federal employees can take part in political activities, with some guidelines

    The election season is now in high gear, and this has already been an exciting race among both the Republican and Democratic candidates. As we get out and show our support for the candidate of our choice, we must remember that there are specific laws and regulations governing what we, as federal employees, can and cannot do. The Hatch Act governs
  • THULE AIR BASE, Greenland -- Col. John Raymond, 21st Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal, 21st SW command chief, along with Staff Sgt. Ava Dunn, 21st SW, visited Thule Air Base Feb. 28-29. In addition to visiting Airmen in their work centers at many sites on base, Colonel Raymond hosted a Commander's Call to discuss important topics with the Airmen at Thule. Thule Air Base is considered a globally-separated unit, and its parent wing is the 21st Space Wing located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Pictured from left to right are: Chief Master Sgt. Nathalie Swisher, 821st Air Base Group superintendent, Chief Omdal, Sergeant Dunn, Colonel Raymond, and Col. Lee-Volker Cox, 821st ABG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Donald Heaton)

    Commander recaps visit to Thule, spouse’s town hall meeting

    On Feb. 28, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal, your command chief, and I visited the 821st Air Base Group at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Accompanying us on our visit was Staff Sgt. Ava Dunn, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of knowledge operations for the wing command section. It was Sergeant Dunn's first opportunity to travel to one of our

  • Appearing in uniform in civilian court

    You're sitting at a traffic light one day when a car blows through a red light in front of you and broadsides another car that was in the process of turning. The accident proves to be fatal, and you are the only witness. You receive a subpoena to testify downtown at the criminal trial of the driver who ran the red light. What should you do? And

  • Team Pete breakfast, legislative visit, activities from last week

    Last week, the 21st Space Wing hosted Team Peterson's fourth quarter awards breakfast at the Peterson Club. As with all awards ceremonies, it was extremely gratifying to see those individuals who have gone above and beyond in the performance of their duties receive the recognition they deserve. I extend my personal congratulations to every nominee

  • Commander provides update on installation facilities, services

    One of the key components of the 21st Space Wing's mission is to provide unsurpassed installation support and protection. As the Air Force Space Command nominee for the 2007 Curtis E. LeMay Award for services excellence and the winner of the Air Force Outstanding Civil Engineer Squadron (21st Civil Engineer Squadron), the 21st SW has definitely

  • Commander comments on highlights of past week

    The 21st Space Wing was privileged to host the Peterson National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 7. Just like the National Prayer Breakfast held each year in our nation's capital, the purpose of the base's local ceremony is to reaffirm our faith and dependence in the power of prayer. Regardless of our backgrounds, whether we practice different religions or

  • 21st SW annual awards week

    As part of the 21st Space Wing's annual awards week, all of our local and geographically-separated unit nominees gathered together for the beginning of a week-long series of events Jan. 28 aimed at rewarding their exceptional performance in 2007. Scheduled activities included tours of Colorado Springs, Colo., Peterson, the Air Force Academy and the

  • Front Range military community comes together for SnoFest

    This past weekend, the 21st Space Wing had the distinct pleasure of hosting the 18th annual SnoFest event at the Keystone Resort, Colo. It was a great weekend with more than 3,000 members from Front Range military community participating in this year's festivities. Families and personnel from Buckley AFB, F.E. Warren AFB, Schriever AFB, the Air

  • 6th SWS the epitome of a crisp organization

    On Jan. 16, your command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Omdal and I visited the 6th Space Warning Squadron at Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass. Accompanying us on our visit was another outstanding Airman from the 21st Space Wing, Airman 1st Class Jacob Close. Airman Close, who works in the 21st Operations Support Squadron's Intelligence Flight as
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