Tag: navy
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From Woodland Park to the sea: A sailor’s path to a Navy assault craft
By Kevin Tang SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 3rd Class Annie Woods, a native of Woodland Park, serves the U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit One (ACU 1) operating out of San Diego, Calif. Woods graduated from Woodland Park High School in 2012. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar…
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Horvath to Heidenreich on 4th-and-goal leads No. 22 Navy over Army
The Associated Press BALTIMORE – Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining — on fourth-and-goal — and No. 22 Navy rallied to beat Army 17-16 on Saturday. Horvath turned the ball over twice, and his fumble near the goal line nearly spoiled Navy’s key drive. On second down from…
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Navy beats Air Force men’s basketball in first matchup between service academies in 20 years
Navy topped Air Force in a basketball matchup 20 years in the making. In the first service academy matchup between the two schools since 2005, a second-half push by the Midshipmen gave Navy a 61-56 rivalry win in Annapolis on Sunday. It was Air Force’s first academy game since a 76-58 win over Army in…
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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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Grandson of fallen World War II hero makes case for public memorial in Colorado Springs
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 World War II hero Daniel T. Griffin, flew in from…
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Scenes from the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
Sights and sounds from the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airport in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 17, 2024, featuring a performance by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.
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PHOTOS: Air Force Falcons beat Navy Midshipmen
The Air Force Falcons beat the Navy Midshipmen 13-10 at Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.
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NEWS | Navy pilot tracking unidentified aerial phenomena
Navy pilot tracking unidentified aerial phenomena (Video courtesy U.S. Navy)