Author: David Bitton
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Live-fire training at Fort Carson has neighbors rattled by the noise
Ongoing artillery training on Fort Carson has some nearby residents rattled. Soldiers with the post’s 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team has been conducting live-fire training since Jan. 22 with plans to wrap up at the end of the month. Among the weapons used in the drills is 155 mm artillery. The artillery’s booming…
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Two Colorado veterans featured in Tuskegee Airmen documentary
Two military veterans with ties to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs will be featured in the History Channel documentary, “Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage.” The one-hour program honors and remembers the more than 14,000 African-American men who were part of the Tuskegee aviation program during World War II. The…
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Space Force announces rank structure for enlisted ranks
The U.S. Space Force rank structure for enlisted personnel and officers announced this week largely mirrors those of the U.S. Air Force, with a few exceptions. Space Force will use specialist for its E-1 through E-4 ranks, while the Air Force uses airman. Specialist ranks were created in the Army and used heavily in the…
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Hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets suspected of cheating during pandemic-induced online learning
The Air Force Academy is reviewing its honor code in the wake of suspicion that hundreds of cadets cheated last spring after being sent home for online learning at the height of the pandemic. Two of the nearly 250 cadets suspected are no longer at the academy. Most of the remainder have admitted to cheating…