It has only been 34 years since Peterson Field was named Peterson Air Force Base, and since then, no one has ever looked back.
Peterson Air Force Base is home to the 21st Space Wing, where 5,484 active duty military personnel are assigned, including Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and members of all military branches.
And, this mid-sized base, located in east Colorado Springs off U.S. Highway 24, packs a major financial punch to the local economy, as revealed in the recently released Peterson complex economic impact analysis. In fiscal year 2009, Peterson pumped $1.23 billion into the Colorado Springs and El Paso County economy through jobs and spending, including $500 million in construction services, $315 million in military payroll and $185 million in civilian payroll. And, those figures are up from fiscal year 2008.
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