Author: Mary Shinn
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Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Air Force announced last week 250 Space Force guardians with Delta 15, dedicated to protecting and defending operations in space, will be permanently based in Colorado Springs at Schriever Space Force Base. A Space Force delta is similar to an Air Force wing and…
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Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight
The Air Force announced last week 250 Space Force guardians with Delta 15, dedicated to protecting and defending operations in space, will be permanently based in Colorado Springs at Schriever Space Force Base. A Space Force delta is similar to an Air Force wing and in this case houses command and control, intelligence and reconnaissance…
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Fort Carson Black Hawk helicopter mechanics rehearse for the battlefield
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Black Hawk helicopter mechanics faced the stresses of the battlefield recently at Fort Carson — rehearsing how they would repair an aircraft grounded in enemy territory, protect themselves and treat major injuries in the field. With tape, flight medic Sgt. Natalie Williams, indicated Sgt. Levi…
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Fort Carson Black Hawk helicopter mechanics rehearse for the battlefield
Black Hawk helicopter mechanics faced the stresses of the battlefield recently at Fort Carson — rehearsing how they would repair an aircraft grounded in enemy territory, protect themselves and treat major injuries in the field. With tape, flight medic Sgt. Natalie Williams, indicated Sgt. Levi Welch, with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion, suffered a leg…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial efforts,” said Maj. Gen. David Doyle, who leads Fort Carson,…
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Special Operations Command North moving from start-up hangar to $55 million headquarters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As conflict with Russia and China looms, special forces in the U.S. military are going through a renaissance, reflected in a new $55 million Special Operations Command North headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base. Special Operations Command leader Col. Matt Tucker called the building “emblematic”…
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Special Operations Command North moving from start-up hangar to $55 million headquarters
As conflict with Russia and China looms, special forces in the U.S. military are going through a renaissance, reflected in a new $55 million Special Operations Command North headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base. Special Operations Command leader Col. Matt Tucker called the building “emblematic” of the renaissance. “Its dedication represents an opportunity to make…
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Peterson Space Force Base dining hall remains closed months after safety incident
A dining hall at Peterson Space Force Base closed over the summer after a “significant safety incident” and has not yet reopened. Peterson’s installation leaders are working with the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Installation Mission Support Center on “a long-term way forward” for the Aragon Dining Facility along Ent Avenue, a…
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Colorado leaders brace for new fight over Space Command location
Colorado Springs celebrated keeping U.S. Space Command last year, but another fight over its location could be brewing as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. A senior GOP lawmaker from Alabama who wants the command headquartered in his home state said this week that he expects Trump will reverse a decision by President Joe…