Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, visited the 21st Space Wing Sept. 9 to dine with Airmen at the Aragon Dining Facility, tour the wing’s new mental health and honor guard facilities, and receive a wing update brief from Col. Stephen Whiting, 21st SW commander.
General Kehler also held a commander’s call at the base auditorium where he discussed a variety of topics including what he called Peterson’s “classic space mission.”
“Your mission is critically important as the 21st Space Wing provides the bulk of information concerning space,” the general told the audience. “Your mission has gotten more and more important over the years – it’s not simply missile warning or tracking objects in orbit, but being a crucial part of the joint warfighter.”
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