Tag: training
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Fort Carson soldiers test new communications system for the battlefield at Piñon Canyon
As Fort Carson soldiers made their way through shrubby evergreens, their boots sinking into the powder-dry soil, their task was to take an enemy trench. A small drone hummed above them, a monotone contrast to the sharp crack of their machine-gun fire. The company of soldiers arrived at the battleground in hulking eight-wheeled Strykers. They…
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Peterson Aero Club celebrates 75 years of safe flight instruction
After World War II, many veterans realized they still had a passion for flying aircraft. Pilots, gunners and other crew members continued looking for ways to fly, but the increase in recreational flying brought an increase in tragic crashes. In the early 1950s, Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay decided that if veterans were going to…
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Training exercise takes over Air Force Academy
Jets roared over the Air Force Academy and parachutists floated down through Thursday’s clear skies, as cadets closely guarded their operations’ tents with airsoft guns and patrolled the woods. In the minds of cadets, the academy’s campus was transformed into a Japanese island for an exercise meant to simulate defending four airfields and rescuing downed…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office welcomes its first-ever explosives detection K-9
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has added a four-legged crime fighter to its ranks, the law enforcement agency. K-9 Amp, a 5-year-old Black Labrador retriever, is an explosives detection dog – the first of his kind with the Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release issue last week. Amp is partnered with Deputy David…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office welcomes its first-ever explosives detection K-9
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has added a four-legged crime fighter to its ranks, the law enforcement agency announced Monday. K-9 Amp, a 5-year-old Black Labrador retriever, is an explosives detection dog – the first of his kind with the Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release. Amp is partnered with Deputy David Glenn,…
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Secretary Troy Meink announces Air Force Academy superintendent to depart, urges focus on technical skills
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders Thursday to focus on updating technical training to be ready for advanced artificial intelligence systems and collaborative combat aircraft. He also announced a change in leadership. “Everyone who comes out of the academy should have a solid technical background,” Meink said during a…
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Nonprofit ActivateWork focused on free tech training looks to serve military community
Amid a changing tech industry, ActivateWork, a Denver-based nonprofit, wants to help more members of the military community find jobs through free training. The nonprofit was founded about 10 years ago and works to prepare members of underserved communities for entry-level tech jobs through intensive bootcamps, said Vic Dhanecha, program manager for veteran recruitment and partnerships…
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Extra noise expected around Fort Carson
Residents near Fort Carson for about the next two weeks can expect to hear field artillery training, which started Monday. The post expected the 4th Infantry Division Artillery’s training, schedule to run through Dec. 12, to cause an increase in noise and dust during the day and throughout the night south of the main post,…
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Fire training planned for Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is planning two fire training exercises that could generate visible smoke and fire Monday and Tuesday along with Oct. 4. A news release from Peterson Space Force Base said the exercises are part of routine training and residents may see more emergency vehicles around the station west of Colorado 115.…
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Colorado Springs Public Works begins winter preparations with Snow School
As the seasons transition from summer to fall, the warm weather is still hanging on, with temperatures reaching the 80s on most September days. But seasoned residents know that in Colorado Springs, winter is often closer than it may appear. “On the Front Range, you never know when Mother Nature is going to start throwing…