Peterson Air Force Base News

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.

Col. Christopher Ayres, the former 91st Missile Wing commander at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., who was fired on Oct.

Here's a list of local companies that have recently won military contracts. T.D. Support Services Corp.

In addition to its primary duty - safeguarding Canadian and North American airspace from missile and air attacks - Norad has been on Santa-watch. Story On Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defence Command has a very serious responsibility: tracking Santa Claus' whereabouts.

Four persons have been recognized for their leadership in federal information security at the sixth annual 2009 Government Information Security Leadership Awards, presented by 2 , a not-for-profit association that certifies information security professionals.

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A truck driver who lost control of a semitrailer carrying missile parts from North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base was distracted by a "large insect" that flew in a window and landed on the driver's back, the military said in a report released Friday.

One of the U.S. Air Force's premiere entertaining groups, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., visits the Mansfield Theater in Great Falls for a free concert on Oct.

PALM HARBOR, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- 2 , the not-for-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers with more than 65,000 members worldwide, today announced the winners of its sixth annual Government Information Security Leadership Awards .

Lt. Gen. Allen B. Peck, commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Maj.

Sgt. Sarah Haskins, a signals analyst with the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, did not win the Army's Best Warrior competition.

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- An Atlas II/Centaur rocket carrying the NASA/NOAA weather satellite GOES-L lifts off.