Author: Mary Shinn
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House approves measure aimed at better tracking veteran suicides at VA facilities
The House on Friday passed a measure that would better track veteran suicides on Department of Veterans Affairs campuses as part of a larger bill. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, sponsored the measure that would set aside $500,000 to create a working group to improve the data collection and analysis of deaths by suicide and attempted…
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Air Force Academy’s first graduate marks the opening of the visitor center
During a ceremony on May 15, the top graduate in the Air Force Academy’s first class celebrated the window the new visitor center will open into academy life. “We welcome the opening of this window for the casual, curious drop-in,” said Retired Lt. Gen. Bradley Hosmer. The visitor center focuses on the cadet experience, with…
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Air Force Academy’s first graduate marks the opening of the visitor center
During a ceremony on Friday, the top graduate in the Air Force Academy’s first class celebrated the window the new visitor center will open into academy life. “We welcome the opening of this window for the casual, curious drop-in,” said Retired Lt. Gen. Bradley Hosmer. The visitor center focuses on the cadet experience, with exhibits…
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Pikes Peak to celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday with doughnut dunking record attempt, sunset views
While cakes are perhaps more traditional, visitors celebrating Colorado’s 150th birthday on Pikes Peak this summer will mark the milestone with doughnuts instead — perhaps a record-breaking number of doughnuts dunked in coffee simultaneously. “We are going to attempt a Guinness World Record on Aug. 1,” said Sarah Braun, the city of Colorado Springs’ interim…
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Thunderbirds practice schedule over Pikes Peak area set for late May
The Thunderbirds are set to arrive at the end of May, just ahead of the Air Force Academy graduation. The team of F-16 pilots is scheduled to practice their aerial acrobatics from noon to 5 p.m. on May 27 over Falcon Stadium, according to the academy’s schedule. The official graduation airshow is planned from 11:25…
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Thunderbirds practice schedule over Pikes Peak area set for late May
The Thunderbirds are set to arrive at the end of May, just ahead of the Air Force Academy graduation. The team of F-16 pilots is scheduled to practice their aerial acrobatics from noon to 5 p.m. on May 27 over Falcon Stadium, according to the academy’s schedule. The official graduation airshow is planned from 11:25…
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Thunderbirds practice schedule over Pikes Peak area set for late May
The Thunderbirds are set to arrive at the end of May, just ahead of the Air Force Academy graduation. The team of F-16 pilots is scheduled to practice their aerial acrobatics from noon to 5 p.m. on May 27 over Falcon Stadium, according to the academy’s schedule. The official graduation airshow is planned from 11:25…
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Thunderbirds practice schedule over Colorado Springs set for late May
The Thunderbirds are set to arrive at the end of May, just ahead of the Air Force Academy graduation. The team of F-16 pilots is scheduled to practice their aerial acrobatics from noon to 5 p.m. on May 27 over Falcon Stadium, according to the academy’s schedule. The official graduation airshow is planned from 11:25…
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Colorado director of Mutual UFO Network ‘very disappointed’ with DOD file release
After the Department of Defense released photos and videos and other files of unidentified anomalous phenomena on Friday, the Colorado state director for a large UFO research group says there wasn’t much to see. “I don’t think we got a lot of real stuff,” said Seth Feinstein, the Colorado State director and the Northwest Regional…
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Space Training and Readiness Command schedules hiring fair Thursday
Space Training and Readiness Command is holding a hiring fair on Thursday in Colorado Springs as part of a push to fill about 400 positions across several locations. The command is in the process of moving from Colorado Springs to Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, but it still intends to fill positions within Space…