Author: Dan Wolken
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Falcons will rely heavily on experienced underclassmen
Troops to Teachers, a nonprofit that helps current and former military members transition into careers as public school teachers, honored a local Air Force veteran Friday. Michael Kloenne, a math teacher at Wasson High School and a 25-year Air Force veteran, was awarded the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Association’s $5,000 scholarship for new teachers at…
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Hornets to use academy
The DOD has released a mobile app for Andrioid smart phones to help service members who are battling depression. The app will use your phone’s GPS and camera to navigate you to plesant and relatively stress free activities.You’re able to log your favorite activities or select them from an extensive list, and then chose people…
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Core problem: Sharing the wealth
Rarely was parking been this bad. Vehicles packed the parking spots in front of Fort Carson’s old commissary on Friday, leaving a long walk for any latecomers. No one came to shop. Past steel and concrete barriers barricading the entrance to this dilapidated building, beyond the former pharmacy now serving as security checkpoint, soldiers and…
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Welch undergoes surgery on foot
Garrett O’Hanlon’s 22nd birthday celebration was a bit more exciting than he expected. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Air Force Academy sophomore cadet was at a Manhattan subway station with his older sister, Agnes. O’Hanlon, who turned 22 on Thursday, was enjoying a birthday trip to the Big Apple courtesy of their…
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Defense is top priority
Hundreds of Taliban soldiers streamed down mountainsides surrounding Combat Outpost Keating, firing at the post. One rocket-propelled grenade slammed into the generator beside Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha. “Kind of shook me up a bit but we knocked off the dust and kept on going,” Romesha said earlier this year, after it was announced he would…