Author: Mary Shinn
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Pikes Peak region to honor 9/11 losses at multiple events
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs area will commemorate the nearly 3,000 who died and 6,000 people who were injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago during several memorials. Former President George W. Bush declared the anniversary of the attacks Patriot Day in 2005 to memorialize…
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Pikes Peak region to honor 9/11 losses at multiple events
The Colorado Springs area will commemorate the nearly 3,000 who died and 6,000 people who were injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago during several memorials. Former President George W. Bush declared the anniversary of the attacks Patriot Day in 2005 to memorialize the lives lost. “By flying the flag, supporting military families,…
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Monument-based Tech7 and its ‘sherpas’ win $489 million contract with a focus on speed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tech7 Company, a Monument-based business, recently won a $489 million contract through the U.S. General Services Administration to help speed the process for acquiring new technology within the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce. President and CEO Juan Echeverry…
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Monument-based Tech7 and its ‘sherpas’ win $489 million contract with a focus on speed
The Tech7 Company, a Monument-based business, recently won a $489 million contract through the U.S. General Services Administration to help speed the process for acquiring new technology within the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce. President and CEO Juan Echeverry founded Tech7 about 10 years ago and expects the company’s…
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In Space Command fight, ‘national security should trump everything’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S.…
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In Space Command fight, ‘national security should trump everything’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. But reversing the decision announced…
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‘We should keep fighting’: Lamborn, Crank say Space Command move disregards national security concerns
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. But reversing the decision announced on Tuesday could be tough, because Trump has more than…
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Mobile missile warning system retired, Air National Guard expected to have jobs for airmen
After about 40 years of standing ready to provide missile warning in the event of a war, the one-of-a-kind Mobile Ground System based in Greeley was recently retired. “We employed it to the outer limits of its capabilities,” Col. Stephanie Figueroa, commander of the 233rd Space Group, said in a news release. “We had proven…
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Mobile missile warning system retired, Air National Guard expected to have jobs for airmen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After about 40 years of standing ready to provide missile warning in the event of a war, the one-of-a-kind Mobile Ground System based in Greeley was recently retired. “We employed it to the outer limits of its capabilities,” Col. Stephanie Figueroa, commander of the 233rd…
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Not so fast? Colorado Attorney General promises legal action if Trump moves Space Command
Colorado’s Attorney General promised on Tuesday to sue if the Trump administration moves Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama. President Donald Trump announced the relocation of the headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., a move Republican lawmakers from that state have touted all year. Space Command reached full operational capability in Colorado Springs during December…