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Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain renamed to reflect space missions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado now has the largest contingent of military installations named for the new space service branch after a renaming ceremony Monday at Peterson Space Force Base. [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzUvZTYvNWU2N2QwYTAtZWU0Yy0xMWViLTg1NjEtZDc1Y2Y3NzFiNGM1LzYwZmYxNGM1NWQ0MjQuaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDNzU4″ alt=”MDcyNzIxLW5ld3Mtc2lnbnMgMDEuSlBH” caption=”UmVwdWJsaWNhbiBVLlMuIFJlcC4gRG91ZyBMYW1ib3JuIHRha2VzIHNlbGZpZXMgaW4gZnJvbnQgb2YgYSBzaWduIHdpdGggdGhlIG5ldyBuYW1lIGZvciBQZXRlcnNvbiBBaXIgRm9yY2UgQmFzZS4gQSBjZXJlbW9ueSB3YXMgaGVsZCBNb25kYXkgYXQgd2hhdCBpcyBub3cgUGV0ZXJzb24gU3BhY2UgRm9yY2UgQmFzZSB0byByZWNvZ25pemUgdGhlIG5hbWUgY2hhbmdlLCBhcyB3ZWxsIGFzIHRoZSBjaGFuZ2VzIHRvIHRoZSBuYW1lcyBvZiBTY2hyaWV2ZXIgYW5kIENoZXllbm5lIE1vdW50YWluLg==” credit=”SmVyaWxlZSBCZW5uZXR0LCB0aGUgR2F6ZXR0ZQ==”] Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn takes selfies in front of a sign with the…
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Peterson C-130 aircraft helping battle wildfires in California
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Peterson Air Force Base deployed a C-130 aircraft and aircrew Tuesday to assist fighting wildfires in California as skies over much of the western United States including Colorado remain smoky from fires burning in multiple states. The C-130 Hercules is equipped with the U.S. Forest…
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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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Phil and Ann Winslow: Colorado Springs partnership both at home and in the garage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Phil Winslow has headed the auto dealership that bears his name for 60 years through three locations, and the 81-year-old entrepreneur doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. His son, Phil Winslow Jr. already owns the building and land for Winslow BMW of Colorado Springs near…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | The military’s impact on growth and development
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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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In Colorado Springs and around the world, coronavirus dominated headlines in 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2019 novel coronavirus creeped undetected into El Paso County in early 2020 — likely in February, though state officials speculate it could have arrived in the state as early as January — and began spreading unchecked for at least a month. On March 13, Gov.…
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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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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…
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The High Ground: Air Force debunks meteor myth
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No, the Air Force Space Command base at Thule, Greenland, wasn’t blasted to atoms by a giant meteor last month. Air Force Space Command confirms that a meteorite was spotted near the base in July, but it wasn’t the giant alleged in a number of…
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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump may have ordered the Pentagon to clear the way for a new space force last week, but experts tell The Gazette the military is a long way from reaching that final frontier. Even if Congress, which has been resistant to similar proposals,…