Author: Nick Walter
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Seeking trouble? Then this coach seeks you
ENGLEWOOD — Ben Garland had no idea why his Denver Broncos teammates were leading him to an area where the media was congregating after practice. Then Air Force Academy Association of Graduates president and CEO William Thompson stepped forward with two sabers. Then Garland was given an Air Force helmet. The former Falcons defensive lineman…
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Rockies collapse in ninth
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Longer assignments within U.S. Air Forces in Europe could be in the future for some airmen. Airmen who volunteer for assignments at the larger bases in USAFE would spend a minimum of four years overseas, instead of the standard three, under a proposal aimed at increasing mission continuity and family stability, USAFE…
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Accident changed high school lineman’s life
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 – In a message issued last night, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta paid tribute to the military victims of the July 20 shooting spree in Aurora, Colo., and urged Defense Department personnel to honor the victims’ memory through hard work and sacrifice. Here is the text of the message: To all…
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Rockies send Walker and cash to Cardinals
WASHINGTON – Prisoners held without trial for years at an American air base in Afghanistan shouldn’t be able to challenge their indefinite detention with the help of the U.S. Constitution, Obama administration attorneys argued Monday. Reinforcing a hard-line view that’s prevailed in past court battles, the administration said again that the foreign-born detainees at Bagram…
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Rockies’ Cook feels at home in breakout performance over Dodgers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Institute of Medicine recommended Friday that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan undergo annual screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and that federal agencies conduct more research to determine how well the various treatments for PTSD are working. Of the 2.6 million service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s estimated that…
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Dodgers’ bullpen finishes the job
A Navy pathologist has been reassigned to an administrative position for letting his children handle the brain of a deceased Marine Corps sergeant while his wife took pictures in their home. Cmdr. Mark Shelly, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, admitted to the Virginia Board of Medicine to mishandling the deceased Marine’s brain while it was…
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Pikes Peak Elite falls in shootout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue — but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming. Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to dress the U.S. team in Chinese manufactured berets, blazers and pants while the American textile industry struggles economically…
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All-Star soccer game has growth
The U.S. military announced plans to develop body armor in the style of “Xena: Warrior Princess” to be more comfortable and effective for female troops. The U.S. Army said it plans to engineer body armor designed to fit women’s bodies more naturally, The Christian Science Monitor reported. Adjustments would include more curves in the chest…
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No pain, no gain in run on Barr Trail
A serious wound, illness or injury can change the life of a Service member almost instantly, and the lives of their family members change in the blink of an eye as well. Spouses, children and other family members often find their routines disrupted as they travel back and forth to Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs), spend…