The Air Force has broken ground on a $5.6 million building at Peterson Air Force Base that will combine two squadrons under one roof. The 52nd Airlift Squadron and the Air Force Reserve Command’s 731st Airlift squadron will be housed in the 12,500 square foot C-130 operations center. The building aims to enhance cooperation and [...]
Continue reading …Members of three Air Force Reserve units that fly C-130 cargo planes on special missions are gathering this week for a conference at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Units represented will be the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson, the 403rd Wing from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the 910th Airlift Wing from Youngstown Air [...]
Continue reading …Peterson Air Force Base’s Space Education and Training Center will soon have a new on-base home. After six years of operating at an off-base location, the Air Force will break ground Thursday on a new $14.4 million facility which will house the National Security Space Institute and the Advanced Space Operations School. The center will [...]
Continue reading …After years of negotiations, Peterson Air Force Base might soon finally get the room it needs to expand.
Continue reading …Construction begins today outside the West Gate at Peterson Air Force Base. Work crews will begin repairing some flaws underneath the road’s surface. Traffic along Stewart Avenue will be reduced from four lanes to two lanes from Paine Street through the west gate to the bridge. Construction is expected to last until Oct. 28. During [...]
Continue reading …President Obama today nominated Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, to head U.S. Strategic Command. Strategic Command, based at the Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Neb., oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons, missile defenses and space warfare mission. The four-star general has commanded the Air Force Space Command since 2007, [...]
Continue reading …It’s been a good month for Colorado Springs-based defense contracting firms. Honeywell Technology Solutions in Colorado Springs was awarded a $219.4 million contract modification this week. As part of the award, Honeywell will provide systems and maintenance engineering, network support integration, on-site and off-site depot level maintenance and software maintenance of the Air Force Satellite [...]
Continue reading …The overall economic impact of Peterson Air Force base grew 5.1 percent last year – thanks to more employees, more military construction expenses and an increase in jobs and salary for positions indirectly supported by the Air Force base. Peterson estimates that it had a $1.2 billion impact to the regional economy last year, an [...]
Continue reading …U.S. Northern Command is looking for a few good policy makers, health care providers and academics. The Department of Defense is seeking white papers to assist the military in creating a response to a national public health emergency. The military wants to know how to best use the broad capabilities of the combined services – [...]
Continue reading …Last week, Peterson Air Force Base and Tierra Vista Communities officials joined to celebrate the opening of the first of 597 new three and four bedroom homes to be completed on the Air Force base. Another 54 homes will be renovated to today’s standards. Once completed, the six-year development plan will enable Airmen and their [...]
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