Author: Mary Shinn
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As U.S. burns through large munitions, lawmakers call for cheaper solutions to bring down drones
While the U.S. conflict with Iran is on hold, some military experts and members of Congress are concerned about how quickly American forces burned through expensive munitions and how long it could take to replace those stockpiles. Over 39 days, more than half of the American stockpiles of critical defensive munitions used to intercept other…
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Free water testing Saturday for those near Cotter Uranium Mill site south of Cañon City
Fremont County residents living near the former Cotter Uranium Mill site south of Cañon City can have their well water tested for heavy metals for free on Saturday. The board of the Colorado Citizens Against Toxic Waste worked with Michael Ketterer, an environmental chemist and professor emeritus with Northern Arizona University, to bring a traveling…
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Fort Carson to hold free KidsFest Saturday featuring color run and live entertainment
Fort Carson will hold its first KidsFest Saturday afternoon, a free gathering for all children in military families across the community. The festival will feature music, live entertainment, caricature artists, balloon artists, face painting, a color run, superhero guests and other activities to celebrate the month of the military child. During color runs participants run…
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Apple tree thought extinct, rediscovered in Colorado Springs
A variety of apple tree once thought to be extinct was found in Colorado Springs. The two Walbridge trees, planted about 130 years ago, stand in front of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, living remnants of the Reynolds farm that used to occupy the property. Ten years ago, staff with a nonprofit focused…
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Apple tree thought extinct, rediscovered in Colorado Springs
A variety of apple tree once thought to be extinct was found in Colorado Springs. The two Walbridge trees, planted about 130 years ago, stand in front of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, living remnants of the Reynolds farm that used to occupy the property. Ten years ago, staff with a nonprofit focused…
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As Colorado wraps up record-breaking season, DOD announces flu vaccines optional
The Department of Defense will no long require annual flu vaccines. “We are seizing this moment to discard any absurd overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday in a social media post announcing the change. The flu vaccine mandate for service members has been in place since…
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Nuclear reactor planned at Buckley amid rush to develop more power
A nuclear microreactor could be installed at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora as part of a push across the Air Force and the Army to increase energy resilience. Across the country, other customers and utilities are also looking to nuclear energy to power the data centers needed for artificial intelligence. Colorado Springs Utilities is…
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Future military satellite will need operational surprise
In future wars, military satellites will likely no longer be locked in orbit. Satellites in a predictable orbit are easy targets, known positions on a map that can be bypassed or neutralized, said Space Command’s leader, Gen. Stephen Whiting, during Space Symposium at The Broadmoor. Space Command is charged with defending American interests from 100 kilometers…
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310th Space Wing honors key members of its history ahead of inactivation
While members of the 310th Space Wing are dispersing ahead of the unit’s inactivation next year, reminders of their history dating back to World War II will remain at Schriever Space Force Base. On Saturday, the 84th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, the unit unveiled its headquarters will now bear the name of Col. William…
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Training exercise takes over Air Force Academy
Jets roared over the Air Force Academy and parachutists floated down through Thursday’s clear skies, as cadets closely guarded their operations’ tents with airsoft guns and patrolled the woods. In the minds of cadets, the academy’s campus was transformed into a Japanese island for an exercise meant to simulate defending four airfields and rescuing downed…