Peterson Air Force Base
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Peterson Air Force Base

Hartinger Building, home of the AFSPC
Airport information
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Airport typeMilitary: Air Force Base
OwnerU.S. Air Force
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
Built1942
In use1942-1945; 1951-1976 (as Peterson Field); 1976 - present (as Peterson AFB)
CommanderColonel Whiting
Occupants21st Space Wing, 302d Airlift Wing, US Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Space Command, Army Space Command
Elevation1886 m (6187 ft)
Statistics2006
Aircraft operations153244
Based aircraft292 (USAF + civilian)

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Peterson Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States and it provides runways for the adjacent City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement. It was named in honor of 1st Lt Edward Joseph Peterson who was killed in a crash at the base.

Peterson AFB is home to the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), AFSPC's 21st Space Wing (21 SW), Army Space Command, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 302d Airlift Wing (302 AW). The 21 SW serves as host unit for Peterson AFB.

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Air Force's Kehler nominated for new command - Colorado Springs Gazette Tweet this news
Colorado Springs Gazette--C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command at -Peterson Air Force Base-, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the military's US ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:10:21 GMT+00:00
Air Force Base Policeman Arrested Outside Club - KKTV 11 News Tweet this news
KKTV 11 News--Colorado Springs Police arrested a -Peterson Air Force Base- security policeman Early Friday morning outside a bar on Academy Blvd. Police say it happened ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:24:12 GMT+00:00
Colorado Reservists Deploying To Iraq - cbs4denver.com Tweet this news
cbs4denver.com---PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE-, Colo. (AP) ― About 50 Air Force reservists and three C-130 cargo planes from -Peterson Air Force Base- are headed for Iraq. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:43:33 GMT+00:00
AFSPC 2010 Summer Picnic - Pactrick Air Force Base Tweet this news
Pactrick Air Force Base--9/8/2010 - Members of Air Force Space Command enjoyed the Command's annual summer picnic, held at HQ AFSPC, -Peterson Air Force Base-, Colo., July 23, 2010. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:14:45 GMT+00:00
Airmen deploy to Iraq - KXRM Tweet this news
KXRM--Fifty airmen and three aircraft from -Peterson Air Force base- are on their way to the Middle East. It's the third deployment for these air force reservists. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:29:58 GMT+00:00
New Wingman tools for Airman: AFSPC launches interactive, one-stop shop Web ... - Pactrick Air Force Base Tweet this news
Pactrick Air Force Base--9/8/2010 - -PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE-, Colo. -- In response to feedback provided by Airmen and civilians; and due to the new ... - Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:33:20 GMT+00:00
50th OSS welcomes new commander - Schriever Air Force Base Tweet this news
Schriever Air Force Base--Harold Martin, who has been assigned as the director of Military Satellite Communications, Positioning, Navigation and Timing at -Peterson AFB-, Colo. Col. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:35:49 GMT+00:00
On eve of gay ban vote, top officer repeats support of getting rid of 'don't ... - Fox 31 KDVR.com Tweet this news
Fox 31 KDVR.com---PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE-, Colo. (AP) - The nation's top uniformed military officer repeated his support for getting rid of the military's gay ban as ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 23:48:53 GMT+00:00
Wind damages buildings at Peterson AFB - KXRM Tweet this news
KXRM---PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE-, COLO. -- Several -Peterson Air Force Base- facilities were damaged in Monday's wind storm, during which base weather personnel ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 22:32:40 GMT+00:00

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
17L/35R13,501 (4,115)Concrete
17R/35L11,022 (3,360)Asphalt
12/308,269 (2,520)Asphalt

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Air Forces
Fourteenth * Twenty-Fourth
Centers
Space and Missile Systems Center * Space Innovation & Development Center * 614th Air and Space Operations Center * 624th Operations Center * Air Force Network Integration Center
Bases
Buckley * Los Angeles * Patrick * Peterson * Schriever * Thule * Vandenberg
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Cape Canaveral * Cape Cod * Cavalier * Cheyenne Mountain * Clear * Kaena Point * New Boston * Onizuka
Wings
Space1st * 2d * 3d * 21st * 30th * 45th * 50th * 460th
AcquisitionGlobal Positioning Systems * Launch and Range Systems * Military Satellite Communications Systems * Space-Based Infrared Systems * Space Development and Test * Space Superiority Systems
Air Base61st Air Base
Cyber67 NWW * 688 IOW * 689 CCW
Groups
Combat Comm|3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st
Cyber26 NOG * 690 NSG * 67 NWG * 318 IOG
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Space Aggressor26th (AFRC) * 527th (ACC)
Command and Control1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 55th Mobile * 119th * 153d * 222d * 721st Mobile
Space Communications3d * 50th * 850th
Space Control1st * 4th * 16th * 20th * 25th * 76th * 380th
Space Development1st * 2d * 3d
Space Experimentation3d
Space Launch1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th
Space Operations1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 19th * 21st * 22d * 23d * 111th * 148th * AFSPC Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance1st * 3d * 5th
Space Test1st Air and Space * 2d * 3d * 4th
Space Weather55th
Space Warning2d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 10th * 11th * 12th * 13th * 137th * 213th

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