Tag: air guard
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Francis runs into trouble at Coors
Senior Cadet Lindsay Cordero is a magnetic personality — the kind of person who would gladly show you around the Air Force Academy or give you the shirt off her back. But you don’t want to run into her at a beauty pageant. She just might kill you with kindness and steal any chance of…
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Competitors unhappy with judges’ scores
A baby shower isn’t in the cards for many pregnant service members and spouses stationed far away from family and friends. But 21 local military mothers-to-be were dealt a lucky hand Dec. 13 when the Southern Colorado March of Dimes hosted its annual Mission: Healthy Baby Shower at Fort Carson. “With you moving here and…
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Much more than a game
Since 2003, Fort Carson has lost 339 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the past year, 12 Fort Carson troops have died in Afghanistan. The region has also lost several airmen from local bases. Other troops had strong ties to Colorado Springs. AIRMAN 1ST CLASS MATTHEW SEIDLER, 2421ST CIVIL ENGINEERING SQUADRONOn Jan. 4, Seidler celebrated…
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PAINFUL MEMORIES HARD TO FORGET
A month after Staff Sgt. David Nowaczyk’s death, his birthday passed quietly. So did the Fourth of July. On Thanksgiving, Rachel Nowaczyk made a small meal, one in the comfort of her own home. She remembered fixing her late husband a plate. She ate. “It sat there,” she said. “I had an empty chair at…
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The Peacemaker
Air Force Academy cadets will assist in escorting the president during the 57th presidential inaugural parade on Jan. 21. The cadets, along with other service members from each branch of the military, will comprise the presidential escort, which is separate from the inaugural parade, according to a press release by the Joint Task Force National…
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Salt Lake players feel right at home
On Dec. 13, 1942, a somber ceremony took place at the main headquarters of Colorado Springs Army Air Base. The ceremony memorialized a young 25-year-old Coloradan and Army Air Forces officer. The base was renamed Peterson Army Air Base in honor of 1st Lt. Edward J. Peterson, who lost his life in an aircraft accident…
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TOUR GUIDES
With last year’s repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, many military people, including senior leaders, assumed that married gay and lesbian couples had gained not only job security, but equality in allowances, benefits and access to family support programs. That assumption is wrong. Since the law took effect 14 months ago, the Department…
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‘Our best player’ could miss season
Locals get promoted, graduate basic training• Matthew C. Beresky has been promoted to master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Beresky is a loadmaster assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base. He is the son of Kimberly L. Hazard and grandson of Luci Duke, both of Colorado Springs. Beresky graduated…
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Flower of youth
Mayor Steve Bach presented the Spirit of the Springs Award to Colonel Martin France on Tuesday, November 20th, for leading immediate and ongoing recovery efforts following the Waldo Canyon Fire. Colonel France organized over 250 Air Force Academy cadets to support the neighbors with mitigation work in Mountain Shadows as well as Blodgett Peak. They…
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Golf world’s eyes on Wie
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Air Force Academy firefighters took gold, silver and bronze medals Saturday at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge XXI, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The Air Force Academy teams competed in several categories in the event, which simulates the tasks a firefighter must perform at a working fire in full gear, on a…