Author: Dan Wolken
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Delight in Denver
A Fort Carson sergeant accused of stabbing another soldier dozens of times is slated to face a court-martial in connection with the killing. Sgt. Vincinte Jackson, with the 576th Engineer Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, said Maj. Earl Brown, a post spokesman. Jackson’s tentative trial date is set…
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Winning on empty
FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 31, 2012 – Army Sgt. Merrell Lowe went to a doctor for what he thought was a minor issue, but his next memory was waking up from a coma. “I woke up to the beeping noises of the heart monitor. When I opened my eyes, I saw my company commander looking…
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Bzdelik out, Cooper in for now
LONDON, July 26, 2012 – Army World Class Athlete Program pistol shooter Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski is taking a businesslike approach to his fourth Olympic Games. “To go there just to be in the Olympics doesn’t really appeal to me anymore,” said Szarenski, 44, a native of Saginaw, Mich., who is stationed at Fort…
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Nuggets fall to Mavericks as Martin, ’Melo look on
Remember the old saying — “loose lips sink ships” Well it still rings true today but not just for our sailors but airmen, soldiers, marines and Coasties as well. Please remember to utilize Operational Security (OPSEC) when writing blog posts, comments, and/or updates These are guidelines taken from both Department of Defense (DOD) and other…
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Pryce to travel with team
ASPEN, Colo., July 26, 2012 – The nation expects special operations forces to be successful every time they are called upon, but they’re not wholly about combat, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said here yesterday during a discussion moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer at the Aspen Institute’s annual security forum. “We get a…
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Nuggets’ win is not to be
Information courtesy of Schriever AFB Public Affairs http://www.schriever.af.mil/newcomersinformation/index.aspCongratulations on your assignment to Schriever Air Force Base–one of the newest bases in the Air Force. Schriever AFB is the home of the 50th Space Wing, the Space Innovation and Development Center, the Missile Defense Agency’s Joint National Integration Center, 310th Space Group and numerous tenant organizations.The 50th Space…
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Nuggets pay visit to Fort Carson families
6/22/2012 – AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia (AFNS) — Lessons learned in the foothills of Colorado are taking flight in the Baltic Sea nation of Estonia.”I’m not a dreamer who thinks that Estonia will have a big strike air force. That is not something that 1.3 million taxpayers can sustain,” said Lt. Col. Jaak Tarien, the chief of staff of…
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Nuggets’ White excited as camp starts
After returning from the battlefields of Iraq, Christian Ellis found the only way to soothe the war wounds in his soul was by losing himself singing opera’s powerful, haunting songs. Now the 29-year-old former Marine machine gunner— who has attempted suicide four times — is putting his pain on stage in the first opera believed…
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Rams fall short vs. BYU
A new survey ranks the U.S. military just behind firefighters and nurses as the most “valuable figures” in U.S. society, but it finds a widely held perception that the majority of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress. The survey, released Wednesday, looked at whether the public believes Iraq and Afghanistan veterans could make…
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Dodgers rally big to beat Rockies
This month, soldiers will begin testing a camouflage pattern that looks more like reptile scales than terrain as part of the field-trial portion of the Army’s camouflage improvement effort. The start of the field evaluation comes five months after Army uniform officials announced the finalists that had emerged from the service’s exhaustive Phase IV Camouflage…