Author: Mary Shinn
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Air Force Academy eliminating 140 positions, no cuts to majors planned
As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs. Acting Dean Col. Steven Hasstedt outlined the cuts and the $10 million budget shortfall for civilian employee pay in an email last week. The email stated that most of the positions have already been vacated…
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Colorado’s beetle battle: Forest Service combats mountain pine beetle surge with fake pheromones
Don Hardin’s hillside was largely cleared of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle in April with help from his neighbors but now, in early July, an overwhelming number stand dead. Some of the trees have died in just a few weeks with Ips beetles munching their tops and mountain pine beetles coming through their…
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Colorado’s beetle battle: Forest Service combats mountain pine beetle surge with fake pheromones
Don Hardin’s hillside was largely cleared of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle in April with help from his neighbors but now, in early July, an overwhelming number stand dead. Some of the trees have died in just a few weeks with Ips beetles munching their tops and mountain pine beetles coming through their…
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Air Force Academy cadets arrive for basic training, encouraged to cultivate intensity and courage
More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy Wednesday to start chasing their dreams of flying planes, working in space, and serving their country. They were greeted with excited cheers by mostly athletic department staff before starting the more serious portions of the day, such…
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NORAD and Northern Command historian pens 10th Mountain Division and mountain warfare history
Former Marine infantryman Lance Blyth was having “one very miserable day” out on Tennessee Pass near Leadville backcountry skiing. He recalled the snow on that day as unsupportable, so with every stride on his skis he punched through 6 to 8 inches. It was tough going and the sweat in the cold temperatures soaked his…
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Fort Carson to swap tanks for more Strykers with planned departure of 3rd Armored Brigade
Fort Carson is expected say goodbye to its Abrams tanks and Bradleys in the coming years and hello to more eight-wheeled Strykers. In two or three years, Fort Carson is expected to swap its 3rd Armored Brigade for a Stryker brigade at Fort Hood . The Texas-based fort will welcome 3rd Armored Brigade to its…
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Fort Carson’s new commanding general to roll out new command and control system
The new leader of Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis, expects to roll out a new command and control system that will allow leaders to make better, faster decisions. Ellis worked on the system at Army Futures Command and he expects to implement the system within the division before the…
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Fort Carson soldiers practice drone warfare in the Monster Garage
An expertly piloted drone in the Monster Garage on Fort Carson zipped through plastic gates, around green camo covers and through long rows of lockers — buzzing like a giant, angry swarm of bees. It’s a sound that several members of Dragonfly 1, the small unmanned aerial system’s platoon within the 4th Aviation Company — all agree…
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Fort Carson’s museum slated for potential closure
The 4th Infantry Division Museum outside Fort Carson’s gate 1 is slated for closure as the Army Museum Enterprise shutters museums nationally. The enterprise is expected to close museums at other bases, including Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Knox in Kentucky and Fort Drum in New York, among others according to a list obtained by…
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WATCH: Men of Influence pushes back against Juneteenth alert that had ‘no real factual basis’
Editor’s note: The Peterson Space Force Base Anti-Terrorism Office recently issued a security notice about an upcoming Juneteenth festival at The Citadel mall. A version of this story that appeared on Saturday incorrectly stated the security alert originated at the Air Force Academy and representatives with the academy agreed to pull it back. The Colorado…