Author: Mary Shinn
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Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board
President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to fill a seat on the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors. Charlie Kirk, the founder of conservative group Turning Point USA, was a member of the Board of Visitors and attended a meeting before his assassination in September. His wife,…
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Fort Carson-based soldier killed in Iranian attack
A Fort Carson-based soldier is among the U.S. service members killed in an attack by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, according to a Department of Defense news release. Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died Sunday of injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the release…
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Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board
President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to fill a seat on the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors. Charlie Kirk, the founder of conservative group Turning Point USA, was a member of the Board of Visitors and attended a meeting before his assassination in September. His wife,…
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Lawmakers call for boosting Air Force Academy staff funding
Colorado lawmakers are calling to boost funding for civilian staff at the Air Force Academy in a letter to the secretary of the Air Force. Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper and Republican Rep. Jeff Crank are asking for $10 million from unobligated operations and maintenance funds within the Department of the Air Force to help cover…
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Army offers $15,000 for info about former Fort Carson soldier’s death
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is offering $15,000 in exchange for information about the death of former Fort Carson soldier Joseph Barker. About 20 years ago, Barker was found in a sewage treatment pond on Fort Carson. He was last seen alive in the barracks on Feb. 8, 2006, according to a statement from investigators.…
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Lawmakers call for boosting Air Force Academy staff funding
Colorado lawmakers are calling to boost funding for civilian staff at the Air Force Academy in a letter to the secretary of the Air Force. Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper and Republican Rep. Jeff Crank are asking for $10 million from unobligated operations and maintenance funds within the Department of the Air Force to help cover…
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Vietnam POWs share how humor helped them survive six years in captivity
Retired Navy Capt. Charlie Plumb learned the secret to communicating with other prisoners of war in Vietnam through a note written on a piece of toilet paper pushed through the wall. The note was written with ink made with ashes and a quill made from bamboo, he recalled, and it taught him the code for…
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Driver sentenced in crash that killed Colorado Springs motorcyclist
This week, 4th Judicial District Judge Samuel Evig sentenced a driver found at fault in a fatal crash to about four years in prison. Last March, a Colorado Springs man, Shane Golden, 31, who was riding a motorcycle, died in the crash at North Academy Boulevard and Rebecca Lane. During a jury trial in December,…
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New GPS satellites planned to deliver boosted signal to battlefields
On battlefields where radio signals can drown out critical GPS signals guiding aircraft and vehicles, Lockheed Martin is building new satellites that will boost GPS signals by more than 60 times in targeted areas to serve troops. The new GPS 3 Follow-on satellites will have an antenna reflector array that will send an encrypted GPS…
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Fort Carson fire reaches 30% containment
Fort Carson fire crews are monitoring a blaze that started Wednesday morning in the training area on base. The fire covered about 350 to 400 acres as of Thursday morning and was 30% contained. “Our mutual aid partners have returned to their respective areas of operation while Fort Carson Fire continues to attend to and…