Peterson Air Force Base

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The Peterson Air Force Base ( AFB Peterson short ) is a base for the U.S. Air Force. The base is located in El Paso County ( Colorado) near Colorado Springs. The base was created on the City Airport Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs Municipal Airport ) on May 6, 1942. On 13 December 1942 it was renamed from Colorado Springs Army Air Base in Peterson Army Air Base in memory of the fallen military pilot who lost his life in a plane crash at the base.

In the Peterson Air Force Base is also the headquarters of the Air Force Space Command, among others, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is under.

The " Peterson Air Force Base " is also known under the name " NORAD " from the U.S. action blockbuster "Independence Day". Also well known is the nearby Cheyenne Mountain, where the former headquarters of the "Air Force Space Command " was stationed. This military base is from the hit U.S. TV sci-fi series known as " Stargate ".