air force
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Colonel gets schooled by parachuting Air Force Academy cadets
“Stand in the door!” Never before had four words caused such extreme anxiety. Circling above the Air Force Academy in the back of our trusty Twin Otter at 4,500 feet, I sat shoulder-to-shoulder in nervous anticipation with seven cadets. A warmer day than usual, sweat covered our faces. Maybe nerves were a factor? This would…
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Trump revives U.S. Space Command, likely based in Colorado
U.S. Space Command was put back in business Tuesday with a memo from President Donald Trump. The memo ordered the Pentagon to re-establish the four-star command, which will likely again call Colorado home. U.S. Space Command was headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs for two decades until it was folded to establish…
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US Air Force set to launch 1st next-generation GPS satellite, built in Colorado
UPDATE, 12/18: The launch of a new GPS satellite has been postponed for one day because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put the satellite in orbit. After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of Colorado-built Global Positioning…
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Defense policy bill includes $120M for work at Colorado military bases
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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Retired Air Force General Ronald Keys talks energy, national security with Colorado farmers
In the decade he’s been examining the relationship between climate change and national security, retired Air Force General Ronald E. Keys says he’s seen huge advances in efficiency, affordability and ways to use renewable energy in more and more situations, but some of the most profound changes he’s seen have been in attitudes. “People would…
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Colorado Springs City Councilman Tom Strand juggling obligations to run for Congress
Tom Strand isn’t planning on giving up his seat on the Colorado Springs City Council to run for Congress against Republican Doug Lamborn, the entrenched 5th Congressional District incumbent up for election next year. Strand said his obligations to the council – he was elected as an at-large member in 2015, and as chairman of…
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Hickenlooper appoints Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as adjutant general of Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed U.S. Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as Colorado’s new adjutant general, the governor’s office announced Friday. Loh will also serve as executive director of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Loh will take over for Adjutant General U.S. Air Force Major General H. Michael Edwards, who announced his impending…