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**Cheyenne Mountain's
telephone prefix is 719.474.XXXX and it's DSN is 268.XXXX.
**Cheyenne Mountain does not have
it's own Base Facilities but is near Peterson AFB which has a full range
of facilities and Base Housing.
**Colorado has an Vehicle
Emission Inspection program. Yearly testing is required for
vehicles 1981 and older, every 2 years for vehicles 1982 and newer.
New cars are exempt for four years or until change of ownership.
Emissions test (if required, dependant on age of vehicle) must be
current before vehicle can be registered on base. Vehicles must be
registered within 72 hours of arrival, by visiting the Visitor Center in
Bldg 1820. Be prepared to show your proof of insurance,
registration, and driver's license.
**Those residing in the dorms or TLF must
register and leave their firearms at the Armory (Bldg 1376). Base
housing residents do not need to register with the Armory.
**Cheyenne Mountain is an extremely
unique facility housed 2000 feet below ground.
**Active Duty Members and their spouses may not be
required to obtain a Colorado Driver's License as per Colorado Statute:
C.R.S. 42-2-102 (1997)
(1) The following persons need not obtain a Colorado
driver's license:. . .
- A nonresident on active duty in the armed forces
of the United States if that person has in his or her possession a
valid driver's license issued by such nonresident's state of
domicile or, if returning from duty outside the United States, has a
valid driver's license in his or her possession issued by the armed
forces of the United States in foreign countries, but such armed
forces license shall be valid only for a period of forty-five days
after the licensee has returned to the United States;
(e) The spouse of a member of the armed forces of the
United States who is accompanying such member on military or naval
assignment to this state, who has a valid driver's license issued by
another state, and whose right to drive has not been suspended or
revoked in this state;
