Peterson Air Force Base News

Col. Stephen Whiting, 21st Space Wing commander, speaks with Mike Poore, deputy superintendent for District 11 schools, during a tour of the new Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy Middle School Nov.

Army Spc. Kevin Leaman poses for a photo with his dad, Tech. Sgt. Thomas Leaman, Nov.

No Americans old enough to remember will soon forget where they were and what they were doing when four airplanes were used on a late summer day in 2001 to murder nearly 3,000 of our fellow citizens.

Only about a week remains for area residents to take advantage of a rare and special holiday opportunity.

Col. Joel Westa had been hand-picked to lead the 5th Bomb Wing out of the wilderness.

Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, addresses members of the 341st Missile Wing during an all-call Nov.

Lt. Col. Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor of the U.S. Air Force Academy Band, conducts the ensemble during a performance.

The task order was issued as part of a 10-year, $1.3 billion contract awarded to ITT by the USAF.

There was a semi-truck rollover blocking traffic at Marksheffel Road southbound and east Stewart Avenue eastbound in Colorado Springs.

The U.S. Air Force Academy Band's Wild Blue Country, since its formation in the 1970s, has appeared with such artists as Conway Twitty, Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire and Charlie Daniels.

Emily Buckman, 21st Space Wing Mission Support commander, meets retired Chief Master Sgt.

While many Colorado Springs small business owners are hailing the opening of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center for the help they'll receive getting government contracts, some firms are already in the contracting loop.

Communities such as Colorado Springs and Killeen, Texas, outside Fort Hood, will feel the effects of the shootings Thursday, allegedly by an Army psychiatrist, because of their close ties to the military.

Security at your military installations in Southern Colorado won't look any different in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.

A free concert at Glenbrook South High School Tuesday featuring the U.S. Air Force Academy Band is planned as a tribute to all active and veteran military personnel and to Dick Schory, Glenview's own "music man." Schory is a composer, arranger, conductor, percussionist and seven-time Grammy nominated recording artist.

Families looking for a Halloween alternative may want to check out the Akron Youth Symphony performing in a free concert with Blue Steel, the United States Air Force Academy Band's pop music group.

Sergeant 1st Class Travion Smith, stationed at Fort Carson, and Tech. Sgt. Rodney Reed, 21st Space Wing Equal Opportunity Office, talk with Jeremy Russeau, 18, of Colorado Springs, Oct.

A group of Peterson children will "deploy" to Dubai for Operation Sand Dune Nov.

The professionals selected are, Mr. John Norrington, Installations and Logistics, Major Daniel Tadevich, National Reconnaissance Office, and Ms.

Electronic systems that are proprietary and cannot be used with other suppliers' networks or computer applications won't help the Air Force reach its cyberspace goals of being able to attack enemies and defend key U.S. networks, the commander of the Air Force Space Command told a business audience Tuesday, Oct.