Author: Mary Shinn
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Treating TBI: How a Fort Carson clinic is helping soldiers heal through interactive therapy
Memory loss, anger, and pain were among the traumatic brain injury symptoms written across a mask displayed in the lobby of a Fort Carson clinic dedicated to treating brain injuries. The mask was one of 13 made by those receiving care at the Intrepid Spirit Center. The stand-alone clinic across Titus Boulevard from Evans Army Hospital…
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Fort Carson combat engineer arrested after police found an explosive in his former home
Colorado Springs police arrested a Fort Carson combat engineer earlier this month after finding an explosive at his home. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua King had been hiding the block of C-4 around his home for a dog, formerly trained in explosive detection, to find about two years ago, according to his arrest affidavit. The dog…
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Northern Command sends destroyer to help deter illegal drug shipments
Over the weekend, Northern Command deployed a guided missile destroyer to help intercept ships carrying illegal drugs in the Gulf of Mexico. The need for more ships to help with illegal drug trafficking enforcement was highlighted during a February hearing with the commanders of both Northern and Southern Command. Northern Command is based in Colorado…
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Former Air Force Academy football player acquitted of sexual assault charges
A former Air Force Academy football player was acquitted last week on sexual assault and abusive sexual contact charges by a military judge following a court-martial. Cadet Everett Smalley faced a four-day trial that concluded March 6. He elected trial by judge over a jury. Smalley was removed from the football team as a junior…
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Lockheed Martin expected to launch new demonstration satellite this weekend
Lockheed Martin expects its mid-size demonstration satellite will launch on Saturday on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. The company designed and built the satellite at its Waterton campus, in southwest Metro Denver, and this model is expected to be a good fit for many new constellations planned by the military and others. While it was…
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Air Force Academy reverses decision, allows Muslim cadets to forego physical training during Ramadan
The Air Force Academy allowed Muslim cadets to forgo physical training during Ramadan, after denying an earlier request. The school required Muslim cadets to ask their squadron commanders for permission to skip physical activity during a culminating spring exercise when they would be fasting during the day, a Muslim cadet said. He was not aware of…
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Fort Carson soldier honored with Purple Heart for blast injury in Afghanistan
Fort Carson’s commanding general recognized Capt. James McDaniel Tuesday with a Purple Heart for an often-invisible combat wound, traumatic brain injury. McDaniel, now a provost marshal, was hurt when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated on a wall separating provincial headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from a schoolhouse on July 9, 2012. While he was initially…
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U.S. engineers’ chase of drone through Ukraine exposes problem, shows opportunity
When San Diego-based Shield AI employees arrived in Ukraine initially, their aircraft flew for an hour in the wrong direction. “We’re chasing this thing over highways and through cornfields,” said Ryan Tseng, the company’s CEO, likening it to the scene from “Interstellar.” He shared the story during the recent Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare…
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Snowpack lags across southern Colorado, strong for Denver and Colorado Springs
Snowpack has stacked up near or above average in critical areas that serve Denver and Colorado Springs, but is lagging in Colorado’s southern mountains. While the season started strong with heavy snow in November across the southern Rockies and southeastern plains, the conditions have eroded well below average. “The storm tracks have just missed the…
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Colorado senators demand answers after report finds Army diverting millions meant for soldiers’ food
Colorado’s senators and a bipartisan mix of other lawmakers called on the secretary of Defense to provide answers Friday after an investigation that showed the Army is diverting a large portion of money collected from junior service members that should be spent on food. A Military.com investigation showed that across 11 of the Army’s largest…