Tag: military life
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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New Air Force Academy sex assault policy presented to school’s Board of Visitors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new Air Force Academy policy shields sexual assault victims from punishment for misconduct charges like underage drinking that could be associated with the attack. The “safe to report” policy replaces a previous standard that faced heavy criticism called “lighter, later” that put off dealing…
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New space warfare headquarters starts mission this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new Air Force Space Command headquarters for space warfare will get its start in California this week with a ceremony to mark its establishment. The new Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base will replace an old unit with “joint” in its…
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THE HIGH GROUND: House OKs Agent Orange benefits for sailors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sailors who fought off the coast of Vietnam would get easier eligibility for Agent Orange benefits under a measure that passed the House last week. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act passed the chamber on a unanimous vote and heads to the Senate. It…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting June 17, 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THROUGH NOV. 11 Military Museum Tour – 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays, Dragonman, 1200 Dragonman Drive; 683-2200, dragonmans.com. THROUGH NOVEMBER “Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” – 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Money Museum, 818…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting March 11, 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THROUGH NOVEMBER “Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” – 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Money Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave., $5, $4 for seniors, military and students, free for ages 12 and younger; 632-2646,…
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Mattis aims to boost deployable forces
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is concerned enough about strengthening the lethality of U.S. forces that he broke with tradition last month to impose a first-ever “universal retention policy” across the four service branches. For decades,…
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Active military and veterans express themselves during Creative Forces Summit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: Photo captions have been updated to include that the masks displayed at the Creative Forces Summit were created by military members during art therapy sessions at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda,…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting March 4, 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THROUGH NOVEMBER “Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” – 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Money Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave., $5, $4 for seniors, military and students, free for ages 12 and younger; 632-2646,…