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U.S. to build a training facility for Qatari pilots
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Hegseth, who made the announcement during a visit by Qatar’s defense minister, said the facility to be built at…
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First responders in the Pikes Peak region remember 9/11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From climbing the Incline in full gear to biking across the country, first responders in the Pikes Peak region dedicated their mornings to remembering the 343 firefighters lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Hundreds of first responders and military personnel met at the…
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Analysis: Pentagon lays out golden rule for satellites, treaty should follow | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a Pentagon memo released in July, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the military to play nice in space. The memo changes nothing for the American military, which has managed satellite constellations for generations. But it does send a clear American message to allies, rivals…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Generals put stars behind effort to keep Space Command in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six months after the Trump administration spurned Colorado as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command, a campaign to reverse the decision to send it to Huntsville, Ala., continues to grow. The latest to lend their names to the effort are retired Air Force Gen.…
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Space Command belongs here in Colorado Springs: State leaders make closing argument
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amid the hue and cry over where U.S. Space Command will be permanently housed, one set of voices has been conspicuously absent: the troops who serve in the headquarters no matter where it calls home. Members of the military are carefully taught to stay quiet…
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History of Space Command in Colorado Springs: Timeline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save May 6, 1942 The Army establishes Colorado Springs Army Air Base at the city’s municipal airport. The city leased the land to the military for in-kind considerations. That deal continues today, with Peterson Air Force Base troops acting as the Colorado Springs Airport’s fire department.…
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Judge rejects request for border wall scam trial in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in New York has denied a Castle Rock man’s request to move his trial to Colorado over his alleged role in a multimillion dollar scam to build a border wall. “In sum,…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
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Colorado Springs missile defenders go two-for-two in interceptor test
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Score a pair of holes-in-one for the 100th Missile Defense Brigade in Colorado Springs, which hit an intercontinental ballistic missile target with a pair of interceptors last week in the fullest test of its system…