Tag: navy
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Columbine High School graduate honored as top Navy recruit
By O’Dell Isaac A Colorado native was recently honored as the top graduate of her class at Navy basic training, according to a news release. Airman Apprentice Bailey Burke, a 2025 graduate of Columbine High School, earned the Military Excellence Award, presented by the Navy Club of the United States to the recruit who exemplifies…
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Navy heavily favored vs. Air Force, but service academy history shows how little that means
Recent service academy football history shows the unpredictable nature of these games, particularly when they seem their most predictable. It was only 23 months ago that Air Force was 8-0 and favored by 18 points against Army in Denver, only to be turned away in a 23-3 defeat in front of more than 50,000 fans.…
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Grandson of fallen World War II hero makes case for public memorial in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An official proclamation declaring Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day has been a longstanding tradition for the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. But Tuesday’s ceremonial reading, held during a board meeting at Centennial Hall, was a little different. Dave Griffin, the grandson of fallen…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
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Military fashion week: Peacoat out, Army camo in
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to October, when military uniforms change like the fall leaves. You might notice the change on local Air Force bases, where airmen can now look more like the Army. As of Oct. 1, airmen may wear the Army’s camouflage pattern instead of the Airman…
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David Ramsey: How Air Force’s Troy Calhoun can repair his broken football program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun revived Air Force’s broken football program when he returned to his alma mater in 2007. Once again, the call rings out for Calhoun to ride to the rescue. This time, he must save the team he built, a disintegrating team, a team tumbling…
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David Ramsey: Defense must play defense for Air Force football to return to winning in 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun is embarking on a fresh football season, and he’s excited. I’d try to explain his feelings, but divine help is needed to paraphrase Calhoun. We’ll let him talk. “The unknown, quite frankly,” he says of the 2018 season as he stands in twilight…
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Space Force: Last service split was like messy divorce
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not since the creation of the Air Force in 1947 has the Pentagon been tasked with forming an “equal but separate” branch of the military. While creating an independent Air Force seemed a natural evolution after World War II, it was not without its challenges.…