8 Sep 2015

First Sergeant runs for those who sacrificed for others

His passions have led him to this road. Seven hundred and twenty miles separate him from his goal.Operation 720 is what Master Sgt. Troy Drasher, 460th Space Wing 2nd Space Warning Squadron first sergeant, is calling his ultra-marathon from Aurora, Colorado to Abilene, Texas, which aims to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

2 Sep 2015

Airman finds many wingmen in time of need

A last minute PCS can be a frantic event. Packing up a household and all of the things that go a long with that; travel arrangements, locating to a new workplace and city are part of it. Finding out that your personal property is not going to be joining you any time soon makes it tougher. That is when having a good wingman, or wingmen is

2 Sep 2015

STEM Rocks! Rocked

Military families from all over Colorado made their way to the STEM Rocks! Fair at the Peterson Air and Space Museum on Aug. 29.Approximately 2500 people came out to the fourth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math event on Peterson AFB. This was the third time the Peterson Air and Space Museum hosted the event. There were 25 booths,

1 Sep 2015

'I never knew the cost'

(Editor's note: Tech. Sgt.Kelly Austin is a pseudonym to protect the anonymity of the source.)On a cold Colorado day in March, Tech. Sgt. Kelly Austin was getting her hair done before traveling to Denver. The weather was getting bad so Austin decided to go next door to a restaurant and wait for the weather to clear."I didn't want to drive in the

27 Aug 2015

I am SCHRIEVER: Survivor turned advocate, Airman

(Editor's Note: "I am SCHRIEVER" is a diversity campaign dedicated to recognizing the diversity within the base as well as highlight the way this diversity makes us stronger and better able to ensure mission success.)"We slept on the ground with cockroaches in a crammed apartment in the ghetto. We saw shootings and even saw a car explosion

27 Aug 2015

SAP students present artwork to AFW2 veterans

Sacrifice is defined by dictionary.com as "the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something having a higher or more pressing claim."Anyone who has served in the military understands what it is to sacrifice. Great or small, all service men and women have had to make a sacrifice for the sake of the mission.

20 Aug 2015

Operation Slide Schriever provides slip, sliding fun

Hundreds of Schriever Air Force Base personnel, Ellicott School District students, Schriever School Age Program participants and housing residents came out to participate in Operation Slide Schriever Aug. 14.Operation Slide Schriever, a collaboration between Schriever and the organizers of Slide the City, brought a sample slide from that event,

19 Aug 2015

Retreat connects Schriever families

Three months of preparation culminated with 20 families driving 102 miles through the mountains to spend roughly 48 hours together with no Wi-Fi and no television during a 50th Space Wing Chapel-sponsored family retreat at Horn Creek Christian Camp and Conference Grounds Aug. 14 - 16."We wanted to have a retreat that was at least two hours away

19 Aug 2015

Training pays off for Titkemeier at 11th annual Triathlon

In 2014, Jennifer Titkemeier battled her way to a second place finish in the 10th annual Schriever Air Force Base Triathlon. Still recovering from diastasis recti (a split in the abdominal wall) and sacroiliitis (inflammation between the spine and pelvis) as a result of child birth, Titkemeier had to compete against both the pain and the other

11 Aug 2015

Peterson kids perform 'The Jungle Book'

Kids stood in a line and came forward in small groups to repeat lines after the actors in an attempt to be cast in their production of "The Jungle Book," which took place Aug. 1, just six days after auditions at the Base Auditorium.The Missoula Children's Theatre is a program that moves from town to town, performing a play with a new group of