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If you were King or Queen for a day, what would you change to improve the mission of the Air Force?

A new Air Force Space Command initiative, “Out of the Box” Innovation allows just that–an opportunity to think out of the box and improve the work e…

Monday was Day 2 of the 4th annual Warrior Games featuring the start and conclusion of the .177 caliber air rifle and air pistol events at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

Both air rifle and air pistol events included a pre-qualification phase requiring athletes to fire 40 rounds in an hour and fifteen minutes. Scores from the pre-qualification phase identified finalists who participated in competition courses of fire. These included pistol, prone rifle, and standing rifle.

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Combat can take its toll on the body both physically and mentally but the Warrior spirit is not limited by such things. For many wounded warriors, the tolls of combat could have diminished their abilities and reaction times, but the internal fire of the Warrior Spirit remains untouched and vibrant.

"When you are injured, people love to tell you what you can't do. I don't believe in that, I don't believe there is a box for me," said Master Sgt. Benjamin Horton, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician.
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In the early 1940s, Peterson Air Force Base, or as it was known back then, Colorado Springs Army Air Base, was little more than a dusty runway with a few small white buildings that provided a place to train bombers during World War II. After the war, the base closed until the start of the Cold War in the 1950s.

From this point forward, Peterson Air Force Base saw many transitions, but none more significant than the birth of the 21st Space Wing in 1992. This week marks the 21st anniversary for the 21st Space Wing. As we celebrate how far we've come, it's important to remember how the wing began.
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"Two words: just phenomenal."

That is how Col. Tracey Hayes, 460th Space Wing vice commander, described her third assignment to Buckley. It could also illustrate the opportunity she will undertake this summer when she assumes command of the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

"What being a wing commander really means to me is the opportunity to lead Airmen and make the mission of the 90th Missile Wing successful," Hayes said. "I love working with our Airmen. I love working with people. I think that is what I look forward to most -- going in and being able to help them successfully execute the mission."
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The first events of the 4th annual Warrior Games began Sunday with cycling, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. More than 200 wounded, ill or injured members from all U.S. military branches and the British Armed Forces are competing this week…

"Exercise, exercise, exercise," signaled the beginning of the Condor Crest emergency readiness exercise May 2. Within minutes the main entrance to the 21st Medical Group was crowded with Airmen simulating the symptoms of a chemical attack that occurred in a nearby building.

Condor Crest is a quarterly base exercise that is designed to challenge and provide feedback on the wing's ability to handle a real-world crisis situation should one occur.

"These exercises are critical in evaluating the base response plans that are already established and to identify any deficiencies in the execution of those plans," said Maj. Timothy Parker, 21st SW exercise evaluation team chief.
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It has been a long journey from the swimming pool at Colorado's Greeley Central High School to proudly representing the Air Force in the lanes at this year's Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy. But for Senior Master Sgt. Martin Smith, operations superintendent for the 380th Space Control Squadron, it is nothing less than an honor.

With the accident still fresh in his memory, Smith recalls the events that led to the amputation of his right leg just below the knee. It happened in August of 2012 while commuting from Peterson to his home in Parker, when he was involved in a motorcycle accident on Highway 83.
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Fifty Airmen along with nearly 210 other wounded, ill or injured warriors from all branches of the United States military and the British Armed Forces gathered at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here for the opening ceremony of the fourth annual Warrior Games.

The athletes entered proudly into the courtyard, under sunny skies, while hundreds of family members and supporters cheered. The spectators watched as athletes representing each team passed the traditional Olympic torch up to the Warrior Games cauldron. When it was lit, it signaled the official start of Warrior Games 2013.
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As a security forces Airman, you've just arrived for your deployment to the Joint Defense Operations Center at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The Airman you replaced left early so there's no transition period. You've only been at your desk for five minutes when an alarm sounds and bombs are incoming. You have a responsibility, a job to do... what's the first step?

Fifteen deployers bound for Kandahar exercised this and similar scenarios here, May 4 and 5. The Afghanistan-specific training was facilitated by the 96th Ground Combat Squadron. It is a new and separate element to the standard 17-day Brave Defender training all security forces Airmen go through prior to each deployment. This is only the third KAF class offered so far.
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