Tag: air force
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Thursday because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019…
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Thursday because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019 is aimed at fixing the chronic leaking that has plagued…
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Air Academy hopeful for return to home contests for its winter athletes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The road trip for Air Academy winter athletes is expected to end soon. Kadet boys wrestling, girls and boys basketball each have home contests scheduled within the next week on their Pikes Peak Athletic Conference page as of Tuesday evening. Since Jan. 4, when installation…
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El Paso County to consider forever chemicals testing agreement with Air Force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will soon have an option on the table to formalize a forever chemicals testing agreement with the Air Force over wells at Fountain Creek Regional Park. Todd Marts, El Paso County director of community services, said in…
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El Paso County to consider forever chemicals testing agreement with Air Force
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will soon have an option on the table to formalize a forever chemicals testing agreement with the Air Force over wells at Fountain Creek Regional Park. Todd Marts, El Paso County director of community services, said in an informal meeting with commissioners on Tuesday that the U.S.…
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USAFA installation changes to impact Air Academy athletics
Air Academy athletes will face life on the road after USAFA’s recent changes in access to the installation. Kadet athletes will host no home competitions “for at least the next two weeks,” per athletic director Kali Maxwell, following the Jan. 4 change in procedure to access the base. As previously reported by The Colorado Springs…
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Family ties, major opportunity highlight Air Force women’s basketball matchup at Oregon
Keelie O’Hollaren’s mother played basketball for Oregon. For the longest time, that was Keelie’s dream too. Not everything that quacks like a duck turns out to be a duck. Still, Tuesday’s trip to face the Ducks will be extra special. “I grew up going to Duck games,” said O’Hollaren, a sophomore guard for the Air…
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Could the military be on a path to fully embracing beards?
While a beard pilot study was cut from the National Defense Authorization Act, one lawmaker promises to fight on
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Pine Creek building quality wrestlers ahead of Battle of the Best tournament
It’s not quite spice and everything nice, but Billy Gabel believes he has chosen the perfect ingredients to build the ideal wrestler. Ahead of Pine Creek’s annual Battle of the Best wrestling tournament, which starts Friday at Pine Creek High School, the veteran Eagles coach knows that berating an athlete benefits no one. Instead, Gabel…
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Virginia-based government support services company acquires Colorado Springs firm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An out-of-state company that provides support to defense and civilian government agencies across the globe has acquired a veteran-owned defense support services firm in Colorado Springs. Delta Solutions & Strategies, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, was acquired Friday by Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation…