Tag: soldiers
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‘A game changer’: Fort Carson opens new campus-style dining venue
Fort Carson officials called the grand opening Wednesday of a new dining facility a significant step in the ongoing effort to enhance the quality of life for its soldiers. The Stack House Bistro, a renovated venue formerly named the Stack Ivy Warrior Restaurant, is the Army’s second campus-style dining venue, designed to provide soldiers with…
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Fort Carson master sergeant gets confinement in marijuana-related case
A master sergeant at Fort Carson received 42 days confinement after pleading guilty to marijuana charges and attempting to engage in a relationship with a soldier of a different rank. The senior noncommissioned officer pleaded guilty to all three charges he was facing in mid-November during a special court-martial, according to a statement from Fort…
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100th Missile Defense Brigade welcomes first-ever female commander
When Col. Dani Williams was commissioned into the Army in 1999, she hadn’t planned on making a career of it, she said. “It was the support of my husband and my dad that encouraged me to stay past the initial four to five years,” Williams said. “Then one great opportunity after another came up. I…
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State of the Base: New homes, new school, renovated barracks on the horizon for Fort Carson
Across Fort Carson, crews are building a school, a gym, renewable energy projects and preparing to start on new homes. Maj. Gen. David Doyle said Thursday during the annual State of the Base speech that over the last year $58 million has been invested in Fort Carson and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, and the…
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Fort Carson soldiers return from South Korea
The staunch stillness of ceremony melted into chaotic emotion Tuesday as soldiers embraced their loved ones at Fort Carson following a nine-month training rotation in South Korea. The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, about 4,500 people, traveled to South Korea for the training that included exercises with South Korean troops, said Col. Keith Benedict, brigade…
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Operation Steel Eagle training at Fort Carson
Soldiers conduct the Operation Steel Eagle exercise at Fort Carson Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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Fort Carson unit gets new commander ahead of Iraq deployment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As American troops in Iraq are seeing increased attacks, Fort Carson soldiers are preparing to deploy there under the new boss they got Friday. Ahead of the deployment the post Friday hosted a ceremony to welcome the 1st Brigade Combat Team’s new commander, Col. Andrew…
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Fort Carson unit gets new commander ahead of Iraq deployment
As American troops in Iraq are seeing increased attacks, Fort Carson soldiers are preparing to deploy there under the new boss they got Friday. Ahead of the deployment the post Friday hosted a ceremony to welcome the 1st Brigade Combat Team’s new commander, Col. Andrew Steadman, who took command from Col. Ike Sallee. The change…
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Army’s top commander visits Fort Carson
The Army’s top officer, Gen. James McConville, praised Fort Carson Wednesday after meeting with the post’s leaders on the Mountain Post. Before addressing the media, McConville — Army Chief of Staff — talked with soldiers of all ranks to hear about recent initiatives, while telling top leaders to stamp out sexual assault, sexual harassment, suicide,…
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Fort Carson’s efforts and sacrifices in Afghanistan
Thousands of Fort Carson soldiers have served in Afghanistan since 9/11 and at least 88 were killed during what’s become America’s longest war, which President Joe Biden announced Tuesday will end as the last troops leave the country by the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. Three Fort Carson soldiers have…