Army soldiers line up to board a C-130 aircraft.

NEWS

  • Puerto Rican troops, families need new birth certificates

    Servicemembers and their families who were born in Puerto Rico will need to obtain a new birth certificate starting July 1, although the Defense Department will honor the certificate they used to establish their identity and to enroll for military benefits prior to that date, a defense official

  • Base security forces adopt new policing mandate; moves to eight-hour shifts

    The 21st Security Forces Squadron here has undergone a major shift in the way it polices, making it the first in Air Force Space Command to adopt new Air Force policing mandates.The changes have given security forces more flexibility in how they police at Peterson Air Force Base as well as how

  • Winds cause heavy damage to Pete facility

    Hangar 133 on the flightline here is expected to have its new roof completed by June 30.This time the hangar's rooftop will be fortified with an extra layer of wood and a rubber cover in hopes that it won't blow its lid again, should scolding winds race through Peterson as they did on May 25. The

  • Local officials, Peterson AFB releases annual water quality report

    Base employees and residents can get the facts about the water they drink from the recently released Colorado Springs Utilities 2010 Water Quality Report for reporting period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009.The report, available here, is designed to inform the public about the quality of water and services

  • Colorado AF Reserve leaders update state's elected officials in D.C.

    Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, accompanied by the wing's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Westerlund, met with Colorado elected officials June 9-10 in Washington D.C. The visits were part of the Air Force Reserve Integration Orientation Course that gave leadership from the

  • NSPS transition well under way, official tells Congress

    The transition of Defense Department civilian employees from the National Security Personnel System is proceeding, with 75 percent of the workforce expected to be transferred into the General Schedule classification and pay system by late September, the defense official overseeing the effort told

  • Air Reserve Technician positions available

    Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service recently announced several Air Reserve Technician positions currently available at the 302nd Airlift Wing in Colorado Springs, Colo. The following positions are currently available: Logistics Readiness Officer 1 openingEducation and Training3

  • AF Reserve, Active Duty counterparts perform rare, six aircraft formation

    Six Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules performed a multi-ship flight June 5 over the runway here. Typically, C-130 wings in the AF Reserve only fly in multi-ship formations once or twice a year to simulate combat conditions while flying in close formation. Five of the C-130 aircrews are assigned to