Base to implement new security system

Peterson began using the Defense Biometric Identification System , or 'DBIDS' system Feb. 2 at all gates on a periodic basis, and will mandate its use for all people entering the base starting March 2. People, especially the thousands of Pikes Peak-area retirees and family members, who haven't

Upgraded airborne firefighting system approved

A long anticipated upgrade to the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System that's used to battle the nation's wildfires was recently approved for operational use, months before the next fire season. Known as 'MAFFS,' the second-generation system was approved for use on the California Air National

President to meet with senior enlisted advisors at White House

President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Jan. 30 with the U.S. military's senior enlisted advisors at the White House, a senior Defense Department official said. The armed services' enlisted advisors are the senior noncommissioned officers for the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The

TRICARE Reserve Select now offers lower premiums

National Guard and Reserve families are ringing in the New Year with exceptional savings on their healthcare coverage. The monthly premiums for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) member coverage officially dropped Jan. 1, 2009 by 42 percent, from $81 to $47.51. TRS member-and-family coverage dropped 29

AF reservists participate in Inaugural parade

Ninety members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., braved bone-chilling winds Jan. 20 to form an all-volunteer marching troop in the presidential inaugural parade. Weather and intense security notwithstanding, hundreds of wing hopefuls offered their time and

President Obama directs military to plan 'responsible' Iraq drawdown

President Barack Obama directed key defense and military officials he met with Jan. 21 to come up with plans for "a responsible military drawdown in Iraq." President Obama declared Jan. 21's meeting on Iraq productive and valuable. Participants in the late-afternoon session during his first day in

Welcome home!

Troops bid former President Bush farewell at Andrews

Military officials bid farewell to the outgoing commander in chief during a departure ceremony Jan. 20 at Andrews Air Force Base where he called leading men and women in uniform the highlight of his presidency. A joint service honor guard, military band and about 4,000 cheering, flag-waving fans

Peterson to implement barrier plan

Peterson AFB will exercise its Antiterrorism Barrier Plan Jan. 22 and 23. Base personnel will experience temporary parking restrictions while the plan is exercised over the 48-hour period, and reduced parking areas will cause some customers some inconvenience. Every attempt will be made to reduce

Airmen kick off inauguration day preparing for parade

Air Force Maj. Geraldine Holmes-Barnett remembers boarding a bus in Ohio when she was just 9 years old to hear Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" during the 1963 March on Washington. That memory came full circle Jan. 20 as the 54-year-old African-American nurse with the 779th Medical