Tag: schriever air force base
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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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Conspiracy theory claims Schriever Air Force Base home to mind control, torture system
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 When it Wants to be Alone.” But according to a…
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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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Space Force: A timeline of change
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 Air Force. Sept. 1, 1982: The Air Force activates Space…
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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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Veterans Day events and closures around Colorado Springs
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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 them a creative outletc whereby they turn memories into personal documents. Military uniforms are turned into paper pulp and workshop…
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Small Army unit that tracks ballistic missiles has global mission
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, operates missile warning sites in the Middle East, Germany and Japan that use infrared satellite images to track launches across…
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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 jumps on the ‘Pokemon Go’ train
Schriever jumps on the Pokemon craze While the Air Force offers many badges attesting to an airman’s mastery of military skills, Schriever Air Force Base is offering a new one – Pokemon master. “Do you love Pokémon, Pokémon GO or just love earning things?” Schriever said on its website. “The Chaplain’s office has you covered.…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting Sept. 4, 2016
WEDNESDAY Navy League Dinner – Featuring Lt. Cmdr. Colin O’Neil, Commanding Officer, Naval Operations Support Center Fort Carson, 5:30 p.m. social hour, 6:30-8 p.m. dinner and presentation, The Club, Peterson Air Force Base, 240 Glasgow Ave., Building 1013. $25. Those without a military or DoD ID card for base access, contact Steve Bethke, 359-3710, stbethk@aol.com.…