21st MSG welcomes new commander

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Col. Charles Arnold (right), 21st Mission Support Group commander, accepts the 21st MSG guidon from Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander, June 27, 2012, in The Club. Arnold arrived here from The Pentagon, and replaces Col. Kimerlee Conner, who recently retired. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)

Goodbye chief

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Chris Crawford (left), 21st Space Wing commander, and a few Airmen spray down Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Trottier, 21st SW command chief, with water during his farewell luncheon at the Club June 19, 2012. The watery tradition is popular among some Airmen to say goodbye to a colleague. A large crowd gathered to bid Trottier farewell and thank him for his leadership. Trottier is moving to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)

Brig. Gen. Raymond visits 21st SW

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Lt. Col. Paul Tombarge (left), 21st Operations Group deputy commander, discusses the new 16th Space Control Squadron facility March 16 with Brig. Gen. Jay Raymond, 5th Air Force vice commander. Raymond was the 21st Space Wing commander from 2007-2009. The facility, now under construction, will be the central operating location for the Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection and Reporting System. The 16th SPCS at Peterson, along with various suites of transportable antennas deployed around the world, will be able to detect, characterize, geolocate and report sources of radio frequency interference on U.S. military and commercial satellites in direct support of combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Bussard)

White House dinner Bolton

Senior Master Sgt. Donnie Bolton, 21st Security Forces Squadron, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff for the Air Force, Feb. 29 at The White House. Bolton and other service members representing the 50 states were invited to the White House for a dinner dubbed "A Nation's Gratitude: Honoring Those Who Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn." (Courtesy photo)

Donley visits Peterson AFB

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley is greeted by Col. Jeffrey Flewelling, 21st Space Wing vice commander, Jan. 27, 2012, at Peterson AFB. While in the Colorado Springs and Denver area Jan. 26-27, Donley welcomed President Barack Obama to Buckley Air Force Base, met with civic and military leaders, and visited the Space Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)

Gaylor addresses Airmen

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor shared his story and his secrets to success with Airmen at a base all-call Oct. 28. Gaylor was the fifth chief master sergeant of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robb Lingley)