Tag: military life
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
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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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
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 the landmark it is today. As much as World War…
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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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THE HIGH GROUND: House OKs Agent Orange benefits for sailors
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 would give sailors the same presumptive benefit for sailors exposed…
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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 June 17, 2018
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 N. Cascade Ave., $5, $4 for seniors, military and students, free for ages 12 and younger; 632-2646, money.org. THROUGH DEC.…
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Fort Carson chief warrant officer a MacCarthur award winner
Fort Carson’s Chief Warrant Officer Christabelle M. Mitchell is one of the 28 Army officers to earn this year’s Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. The award recognizes young leaders, typically captains and warrant officers, who possess a set of ideals important to the late general – duty, honor and country, the Army said. “It is…
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Military Update: Pentagon pushes merger for exchanges, commissaries
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has directed that a task force be formed by July 1 to develop a business case for consolidating the military’s three separate exchange services and the Defense Commissary Agency into a single resale enterprise to oversee and streamline all on-base store operations. In a May 29 memorandum to the…