Tag: army – active duty
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Griffin scores three TDs to lead Broncos in opener
FORT STEWART, Ga. — A Georgia soldier was found guilty Tuesday of killing his two Army roommates in 2010 at a U.S. base camp in Iraq, where prosecutors said he opened fire hours after complaining that the victims had let their room get too messy. A court-martial found Spc. Neftaly Platero guilty of two counts…
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Broncos face Hall of a test on defense, special teams
The Army is asking soldiers who go to the doctor for ailments such as back pain or colds to answer questions about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in a bid to identify those who may need help. About 63,000 soldiers out of 2 million screened during routine doctor appointments since 2007 have tested positive for…
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Avs sign former Sharks captain
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Officials say a Colorado National Guard engineer unit training with explosives started a wildfire that has burned about 22 square miles in southeast Wyoming. The Sawmill Fire began last Saturday on the Wyoming National Guard’s Camp Guernsey training area. No structures were lost and no one was hurt, but the fire forced…
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Bailey ready for double duty with Broncos
FORT McCOY, Wis., July 19, 2012 – Balancing duties as a soldier in the Army Reserve with a civilian career can be tricky, but for some soldiers, having two careers that enhance one another is a plus. Army Spc. Dustin Chavez, 28, an operating room technician representing the 807th Medical Deployment Support Command at the…
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Gerke plays it safe in rodeo
Potential environmental and noise issues at Fort Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southern Colorado related to the addition of a 113-helicopter brigade are either insignificant or can be mitigated by the Army post, according to an Environmental Assessment released Wednesday. The assessment paves the way for the post to proceed with construction…
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Sky Sox Stadium’s name up for grabs
The first time Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Dzuricky fought a fire, he stood in Baghdad, watching as mortars and looters alike set the city ablaze.He remembers freeing one family from a building spitting with flame. When Iraqis aboard a fire truck hesitated, Dzuricky grabbed the hose and headed inside.Nine years later and several thousand miles…
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Pampling’s final round not good, but good enough to win
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012 – The U.S. Army considers itself a values-based organization, inculcating new recruits from the infancy of boot camp in its ethos: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley never knew his mother, an Army combat medic who passed away when he was…
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USOC takes bit of Springs to Athens
At the time, the deal seemed irresistible to Eric Hickam: Give six years to the Army, a recruiter told him in 2003, and you can get a $50,000 “kicker” — the Army College Fund. But when his payments started coming last fall, his first year at Columbia University, the amount fell far short of what…
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Direct line to Denver
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The U.S. Army is sending 11 soldiers to the Olympics. The soldiers include both coaches and athletes competing in wrestling, shooting, race walking, the modern pentathlon and boxing. They are to discuss their plans for the London Games on Monday at Fort Carson.The Army’s World Class Athlete Program allows soldiers to…
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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…