72 Jobs Cut At Peterson After Air Force Space Command Stripped Of Computer Warfare Role

Peterson Air Force Base will lose 72 airmen and civilians after Air Force Space Command was stripped of its role overseeing the service's computer warfare efforts. The Air Force announced the change Thursday afternoon, moving the service's cyber component from Colorado Springs to Virginia where it will become part of Air Combat Command. "This move will drive faster decisions as we fight by realigning the cyber operations and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions under the same command," Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said in a statement. The move is planned to more firmly focus Air Force space efforts, which have drawn criticism in Congress amid calls by President Donald Trump to establish a Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette

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