Entries Tagged as ‘Peterson Air Force Base’

April 4, 2008

Things To Do… On Peterson Air Force Base

April 10th
Groundbreaking for Peterson’s new housing from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in the field next to housing at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Mitchell Street. For additional Information, please call Johnna Phillips at 556-4332.
April 14th
Last day to register for the 5th Annual Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament. The Tournament is on April 18th at the [...]

March 29, 2008

Kids Going Purple This Summer

Servicemembers can offer their children a chance to have fun during Operation Purple Camp. Four Camps will be held this year in Colorado, one of which will be hosted by Peterson’s Airman and Family Readiness Center in Winter Park, in July.
Operation Purple Camp events are open to military children with parents who have been, are [...]

March 26, 2008

Peterson’s Pool Re-Opens

If you’ve been around Peterson Air Force Base for a while, you know that construction seems to spring up on every corner. One of those was the Pool!
Due to Construction, it has been closed since November of 2006. But on March 14th - it finally re-opened, after 2.8 million Dollars in Upgrades, including a new [...]

March 9, 2008

Admiral Mike Mullen To Visit Colorado Springs

According to the Associated Press, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is scheduled to visit Colorado Springs, where he will tour Military Facilities.
First on his list? According to Mike Kucharek, spokesman for Northcom and NORAD, Peterson Air Force Base will have that honor. Admiral Mullen will inspect the Headquarters there.
From there, he’ll [...]

February 24, 2008

Protecting Military Families From Loan Sharks

The Military Lending Act has been established to combat abusive lending practices, aimed at Military Families. It places specific requirements and limitations on loans to service members and their families.
It focuses mainly on three consumer credit products: payday loans, vehicle title loans and tax refund anticipation loans.  For these three products, the Military Annual Percentage [...]