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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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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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Colorado Springs defense firm using gaming to train Space Force personnel
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs defense contractor wants to use a gaming-based training system it developed, with a name chosen from one of Star Trek’s most feared villains, to prepare U.S. Space Force personnel for their next…
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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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Conspiracy theory claims Schriever Air Force Base home to mind control, torture system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Schriever Air Force Base on the plains east of Colorado Springs has always been a place of mystery. Home to the 50th Space Wing, which controls satellites including the Global Positioning System, Schriever has been dubbed “Area 52” and “The Place the Air Force Goes…
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Space Force: A timeline of change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The relationship between Space Command and Colorado Springs dates back 36 years. Here’s a look at what came before President’s Donald’s Trump’s call for a new space force: July 26, 1947: President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the Department of the…
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Veterans Day events and closures around Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Events around the Colorado Springs area and the Pikes Peak region in observance of Veterans Day. FRIDAY Combat Paper Workshops – Dedicated to honoring the stories of veterans and active duty service members by giving…
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Small Army unit that tracks ballistic missiles has global mission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A tiny Army unit from Colorado Springs is keeping troops safe from ballistic missiles around the globe. The 1st Space Company, with fewer than 200 soldiers now based in an office building off Powers Boulevard,…
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Schriever Air Force Base colonel headed to trial on allegations of rape, adultery, dirty selfie
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Schriever Air Force Base colonel will head to court-martial in August on a pile of charges, including multiple instances of adultery and a sexual assault. Prosecutors allege Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey’s misconduct dates back…
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Military Update: Lawmakers will have final say on combat jobs for women
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six days before he closed out a 45-year Marine Corps career, Gen. John Kelly sounded an alarm. Kelly, who headed U.S. Southern Command before he retired on Jan. 14, was asked at his final Pentagon…