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  • Dental workshop offers 'great value'

    The Peterson Area Dental Laboratory held its 36th annual workshop earlier this month at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Center. Hosting 345 military and civilian dental technicians and doctors from around the world, the workshop offered 20 clinical lectures and 26 hands-on courses providing advanced Computer Aided Drafting and Computer Aided

  • Deployed Warriors’ families break bread together

    Laughter and conversation fill the room. Kids are playing, when parents call them to eat. The air is heavy with the scent of fajita meat and vegetables. About 30 families bow their heads in prayer before they sit down for a family dinner. Every family is praying for the same thing: the safe return of a deployed Airman. This is the scene on the
  • Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, Air Force Space Command commander, cuts the ceremonial cake with Airman 1st Class Archie Garcia, 21st Security Forces Squadron. The cake cutting was part of the Air Force Ball held Feb. 2 at the Broadmoor Hotel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

    Airmen celebrate Air Force's 60th anniversary

    In honor of the Air Force's 60th anniversary more than 900 people attended the black tie affair themed, "Heritage to Horizons." The Air Force Association Lance P. Sijan Chapter 125 hosted the ball, held at the Broadmoor International Center. The Tops In Blue performed for the third consecutive year. "The Lance Sijan Chapter looks forward every year
  • Sgt. Andrew Bell, vice president of the 10th U.S. Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, shares military experiences with Master Sgt. Gerd Scheller, 21st Operations Support Squadron flight chief of weapons and tactics. The 10th, based in Fountain, Colo., visited the former Peterson Officers Club Feb. 21 as part of Black History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Gilreath)

    Buffalo Soldiers visit Peterson

  • Take care while traversing information superhighway

    While officials continue to protect information and data on the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and myPay, it reminds customers that they too have a responsibility to protect personal information from scams and identity theft. "We proactively implement new security features on a routine basis to protect our customers against Identity theft
  • Col. Roger Mathews, deputy commander for Operations of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command, took an afternoon to brief about 120 U.S. Northern Command noncommissioned officers. He explained what the Army is doing in the arena of space support to the warfighter and missile defense. (Photo courtesy U. S. Army)

    Joint community at Peterson learns about Army Space and Missile Defense operations

    About 120 non-commissioned officers from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and Canadian forces from U.S. Northern Command gathered in the enlisted club recently to hear a briefing on Army space operations from Col. Roger F. Mathews. Colonel Mathews is the deputy commander for operations, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense

  • Do something for the troops

    There isn't a day that goes by that someone in the military doesn't get a phone call or an e-mail asking what the sender can do for servicemembers who are deployed overseas. Usually the response is a heartfelt thanks and suggestions to contact charitable organizations that support all deployed military personnel, local charities that do similar

  • Tax season kicks off

    The 2006 tax season is in full swing, and with it, the 21st Space Wing Tax Center. The center offers tax preparation assistance through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. About 30 individuals have volunteered to help prepare taxes throughout the Peterson Complex, Cheyenne Mountain and Thule. Most of these volunteers attended a week-long
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley answers questions during an enlisted call with Airmen Dec. 13 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Chief McKinley is wearing the new Airman Battle Uniform and Air Force officials released the wear policy for the uniform Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Margo Wright)

    ABU wear policy effective immediately

    Air Force officials at the Pentagon released the wear policy for the new Airman Battle Uniform Feb. 7. The policy comes in time to help many of the Airmen deploying to the AOR in May, as these Airmen will be among the first to get the ABU. Further ABU distribution plans will be based on production capability. The new policy addresses uniform care,

  • Air Force to implement second DOS rollback

    The Air Force has adjusted its force-shaping numbers in response to better-than-expected retention rates in fiscal year 2006. In a message dated Jan. 26, officials said the Air Force must cut 3,090 Airmen by Sept. 30 in order to meet this year's force shaping goals. The Air Force will use three personnel programs to help meet the goal. Those
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