DLA News Archive

Tag: Peterson Air Force Base

Aug. 24, 2021

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Peterson Space Force Base website — Thule Air Base, Greenland, receives vital supplies annually between the months of June and August in a resupply operation known as Pacer Goose.

An Airman speaks to a small audience of soldiers on the flight line with Pikes Peak in the background.

Feb. 10, 2021

Joint Army, Air Force petroleum training

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 302nd Airlift Wing website — Airmen from the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron provided hands-on training to Army petroleum systems technicians from the 59th Quartermaster Company, Fort Carson, on Air Force fuel operations during a group training event here Jan. 27, 2021.

A sign welcoming visitors to Clear Air Force Station stands next to a small road covered in snow.

Oct. 27, 2017

Overcoming Alaskan-sized challenges to provide energy assurance

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center website — Preparing for a major power outage or planning a backup generation exercise is complicated in the best conditions. Now, imagine doing it in temperatures as low as 50 degrees below zero at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Todd Wiest, Strategic Warning and Surveillance System Division senior material leader, manages a team of Airmen accountable for the procurement and sustainment of 21st Space Wing assets at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 10, 2017. Wiest’s team supports the 21st Operations Group operators and systems who provide missile warning, and support missile defense and space situational awareness 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)

May 30, 2017

Acquiring on all cylinders: Tenant unit helps 21SW assets stay operational

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Peterson Air Force Base website — As the U.S. Air Force postures itself as the global leader in the contested, degraded and operationally limited domain of space, the assets and systems used must be capable of assuring mission success every second of every minute of every day.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nicole Lira, a fuels distribution system operator with Defense Logistics Agency, performs a flash test on a fuel sample taken from one of their trucks after refueling at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 19, 2016. Even with a primarily space-based mission, the operations tempo on Peterson’s flightline is high and keeps the fuels shop busy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Philip Carter)

Sept. 20, 2016

Fueling the mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Peterson Air Force Base website — Even with a primarily space-based mission, the operations tempo on Peterson’s flightline is high and the second busiest in the Air Force for distinguished visitors. The Defense Logistics Agency’s Olgoonik Technical Services fuels contract for the 21st logistics Readiness Squadron, is up for the challenge of keeping up with the fast pace.