Author: Todd Jacobson
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Athletes at AFA are less special
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, citing a reallocation of its marketing budget that does not include a presence in NASCAR. SHR said Tuesday it is pursuing a new sponsor. “The U.S. Army has been a great partner of Stewart-Haas Racing since the team’s inception,” said…
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Ward kicked out of academy
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The names of the two little girls are an enduring mystery, their images found among crumpled bodies on Civil War battlefields. Each is posed primly on chairs, ringlets cascading past the rouged cheeks of one, the other dressed in a frilly hoop dress. But no one knows the identities of the…
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Field goal sinks AFA’s chance at CIC Trophy
Army Birthday Ball- Fort Carson will be celebrating the Army’s 237th birthday as well as the 95th anniversary of the 4th Infantry Division on Saturday, June 16th. The ball will be at the Special Events Center on post and run from 5pm to 12am. Tickets are $15 for E1-E5, $35 for E6-O5, and $50 for…
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Falcons’ No. 1 goal is to get trophy back
Tickets to the Air Force Academy’s graduation — featuring a commencement speech by President Barack Obama — will be available beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC plans to offer 500 free, reserved-seat tickets for the Academy Class of 2012 Graduation Ceremony, which will take place on May 23 at…
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Air Force, Navy have same taste in athletes
FREDERICK, Md. — A soldier from Fort Detrick has been sentenced by a court-martial judge to eight years in military prison for failing to stop her husband from molesting her 8-year-old daughter. The Frederick News Post reports that Spc. Donna Maxson was convicted Tuesday of rape for allowing the abuse. She was acquitted of numerous…
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Navy fullback looking for fight
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 – The military’s senior officer today welcomed nearly 700 U.S. and international students from the National Defense University back into the fighting force and encouraged them to build relationships for success. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the commencement address to an audience of…
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Utah over Air Force
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has been named a top 10 zoo in the United States by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website. The top 10 zoos were chosen from the TripAdvisor Popularity Index, which ranks hospitality businesses worldwide, said TripAdvisor’s Julie Cassetina. Check out our photo gallery of the zoo. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo placed ninth. Omaha’s Henry…
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Photo in trophy case motivates Falcons
WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll. In…
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Stephens on receiving end of mistaken identity
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airmen and Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing left here today for a four-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Airmen are expected to provide airlift and aerial delivery support to operations in Southwest Asia to include Afghanistan. The blended active…
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Utah, Air Force teams took different paths after 2003’s triple-overtime
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2012 – Military relocations are stressful in their own right, but add the disabilities or special needs of family members, and a permanent change of station move can be overwhelming. The Defense Department’s Exceptional Family Member Program aims to change that by considering exceptional family needs in relocations and in giving local…