Tag: army – active duty
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San Francisco is standing tall with small ball
Families of soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder fear the diagnosis has been viewed widely as a “biological phenomenon,” one treatable solely with medication. Others worry that overwhelming public attention on the condition has “camouflaged” the other, more prevalent effects of war on soldiers at Fort Carson. The observations offered a glimpse into the research…
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Sky Sox-Las Vegas game canceled because of snow
The prosecution rested Monday in the court martial of a Fort Carson major accused of drunkenly groping a female officer and at a March 2 off-post party. Maj. Christopher Garbarino, of the 1st Brigade’s 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, is charged with sexually assaulting the battalion’s 2nd Lt. Yarelis Ramos-Perez, as well as engaging…
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Youth is served as Pioneers repeat
A Fort Carson chaplain spoke slowly, stressing that Spc. Kyle R. Rookey would be defined for the people he loved. He’d be defined for the people he touched. “Victoria, Kyle’s final act doesn’t define him,” said the chaplain, Capt. Joseph Moffitt. Inside a half-full chapel, Fort Carson troops remembered the 23-year-old soldier during a memorial…
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Carney enjoying springtime to work on Falcons’ pass game
Lt. Col. Damone Garner’s first deployment focused less on aiming shells at buildings and more on finding ways to construct new ones in the wake of the Army’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.That philosophy is one he plans to carry over as commander of Fort Carson’s newest unit.Garner took command on Saturday of the 440th Civil…
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TITLE SHOT OUT OF REACH
The rotors of a seldom-seen aircraft in the Pikes Peak Region plan to test themselves soon against the area’s thin air.Eight MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft plan to train downrange at Fort Carson and at the post’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site this month, said Chief Warrant Officer Michael Madura, who plans aviation exercises at Fort Carson.About…
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Vision Quest
One hundred and twenty soldiers and spouses gathered Aug. 24 at The HUB for Fort Carson’s first Family Resilience Day. Hosted by the Soldier and Family Readiness Program, the daylong seminar featured presentations designed to strengthen families and increase communication within them. Though Fort Carson has hosted events encouraging the cultivation of resiliency in spouses,…
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Rockies stars to visit Springs
A Fort Carson soldier, Spc. Kyle Robert Rookey, was killed Sunday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident, the Defense Department said Monday. Rookey, 23, of Oswego, N.Y., was with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. He joined the Army on March 3, 2010. Rookey had been…
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Nuggets holding court
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — A memorial service is being held for a Fort Carson soldier from Arizona who was killed in Afghanistan.The service is being held Monday for 30-year-old 1st Lt. Alejo Thompson of Yuma, Ariz. Thompson was killed earlier this month when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire. He was assigned to…
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Equality has a ring to it
CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012 – Four pairs of brothers, all from Nevada, recently arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan, to begin their mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. All serving in the Army, they are Pfc. Matthew and Pfc. Christopher Babas, Sgt. Christopher and Spc. Dustin Greener, Cpl. Donald and Pvt. Jason Otto, and…
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BAKER’S DUO
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2012 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the military must undergo three transitions in the coming years, with each dependent on finding the best way forward in lean economic times. During a town hall Thursday in Rosemount, Minn., Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told Minnesota National Guardsmen determining…