Author: By Tony Peck Special to The Gazette
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AFA teacher’s battle with terminal cancer an inspiration to cadets
As an officer and a teacher, Lt. Col. Camilo Guerrero was a role model for cadets at the Air Force Academy. Cancer made him an inspiration, as well. Guerrero – a 1996 Air Force Academy graduate – died March 6 after a two-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Jayne Buchholz and…
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Colorado Springs puts on the green for St. Patrick’s Day celebration
Downtown Colorado Springs was as green as it gets Saturday as “record” crowds lined streets for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebrated their – or someone else’s – Irish heritage. The festivities kicked off at noon, but Tejon Street was a sea of spectators mostly clad in green pants, shirts, jackets, hats, scarves…
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CSPD, El Paso sheriff tout ‘real time, authorized’ social media
Colorado Springs-area law enforcement officials say that social media is a useful tool to release “real time, authorized data” to the public. “For us, we utilize Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor and YouTube,” continued Lt. Howard Black, spokesman for the Colorado Springs Police Department. “Twitter is just a wonderful tool in order to constantly give updates.”…
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Harrison High School lockout lifted, former student held after gun incident
Harrison High School in Colorado Springs was put on a lockout Wednesday morning after reports of a juvenile near the campus with a gun. Harrison School District 2 released a statement saying the incident occurred outside of the school before classes started Wednesday. A student told an administrator that a juvenile runaway outside the school…
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Wood-burning robotic trucks could be part of Army’s future
Editor’s Note: The article was edited to clarify that liquid fuel derived from wood-pulp and other “bio-mass” could power future machines being researched at Army Research Laboratory. Efficient drones with “intelligent” engines and ground vehicles burning liquid fuel from processed wood-pulp are part of the Army’s vision of a fully modernized force, according to a…
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Hometown Heroes: Retired Army Col. Bob McLaughlin a true hero for veterans in Colorado Springs
Retired Army Col. Bob McLaughlin is using his 29 years of military experience to build a one-stop shop in Colorado Springs for transitioning military and veterans in need. McLaughlin’s military experience includes serving as Fort Carson’s garrison commander and chief of staff for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Now serving as the chief operating officer for…
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Active military and veterans express themselves during Creative Forces Summit
Editor’s note: Photo captions have been updated to include that the masks displayed at the Creative Forces Summit were created by military members during art therapy sessions at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. A recent summit of art therapists, mental health experts and veterans in Colorado Springs highlighted a strong desire to…