Author: Tom Roeder, The Gazette
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Space Force: A timeline
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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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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
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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 in the past, signs off on creating the new service,…
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Trump orders creation of ‘space force’
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President Donald Trump on Monday redoubled his efforts to create a separate military force for space, directing the Pentagon to clear the way for the new service branch ahead of a congressional move to create it. It remained unclear how the presidential pronouncement would impact Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, which now controls…
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Space Command at Peterson AFB loses cyber unit
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COLORADO SPRINGS – Peterson Air Force Base will lose 72 airmen and civilians after Air Force Space Command was stripped of its role overseeing the service’s computer warfare efforts. The Air Force announced the change Thursday afternoon, moving the service’s cyber component from Colorado Springs to Virginia where it will become part of Air Combat…
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Defense policy bill includes $120M for work at Colorado military bases
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Colorado would see more than $120 million in construction at local military bases under a $716 billion military policy and spending bill the Senate is taking up this week. The bill, which has already made its way through the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, would spend more than $100 million on Fort Carson, which would…
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Defense Secretary Mattis wants troops standing in ethical ‘midfield’
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COLORADO SPRINGS – After shaking the hands of all 984 Air Force Academy graduates under a blazing sun Wednesday, James Mattis looked tired. His white shirt had lost its starch and his gray hair was mussed. His voice was gravelly from what he admitted was “too much talking.” But as he sat down with The…
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Ceremony turns pasture into hallowed ground for Southern Colorado veterans
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COLORADO SPRINGS – For the next century or so, the pasture off Drennan Road will be a place of pilgrimage for the Pikes Peak region. It will be a final home to an estimated 100,000 veterans and family members. It all started Friday when veterans gathered to turn the pasture into hallowed ground by dedicating…
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Bi-national command at NORAD gets a bi-national commander
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The bi-national North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command got a leader Thursday with one trait unseen in past soldiers of the top job. While Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy wears an American uniform, underneath he’s Canadian. It’s not a north-of-the-border plot. O’Shaughnessy moved to the United States as…
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NORAD boss retiring after facing down missile tests, natural disasters, nuclear threats
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COLORADO SPRINGS – She’s faced down North Korean missiles and Russian bombers. The worst hurricane season in decades and raging wildfires couldn’t make her flinch. It takes a lot to scare Gen. Lori Robinson, who has led the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command through one of the busiest times. But, what’s…
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Mattis to Academy graduating class: ‘Your primary weapons system now is your attitude’
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The 984 graduates at the Air Force Academy Wednesday got an unedited introduction into the difficult world they face as new officers. The graduation’s keynote speaker Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told the group they will see battle. They will be expected to win every fight. “Your primary weapons system now is your…