colorado national guard
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After long fight, National Guard units transfer missions to Space Force; few Colorado guardsmen transfer
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The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the…
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Colorado National Guard hosts first State of the Guard briefing
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Leaders of the state’s citizen-soldiers mustered alongside their civilian counterparts on Friday for the first-ever Colorado National Guard “State of the Guard” briefing, an effort to not only share what the Guard does, but how its mission fits into the fabric of the community they serve. More than 125 people, including local government and civic…
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Federal judge dismisses National Guard member’s First Amendment lawsuit
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A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from a member of the Colorado National Guard who alleged leadership unconstitutionally punished him for derogatory remarks made on a podcast. In a March 14 order, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer expressed some confusion about how plaintiff David Morrill was alleging his First Amendment…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues disaster declaration as cold snap, below zero wind chill loom
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Amid plummeting temperatures and the anticipation of even colder weather, Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration to mobilize the state’s emergency services tasked with deploying resources for the cold snap looming this weekend. This declaration authorized the use of the Colorado National Guard to ensure people can access resources they need to stay safe…
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Colorado House passes first bills of the year
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The Colorado House of Representatives passed nine bills Tuesday morning, marking the first legislation of the year to make it all the way through a chamber. Each of the bills passed three readings on the House floor, in addition to their respective committee votes. The bills will now be sent to the state Senate for…
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Polis slips up on role of National Guard; Sias calls foul
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Former fighter pilot Lang Sias, the Republican pick for Colorado lieutenant governor, called out Jared Polis Friday over a televised misstatement about the National Guard. On KUSA-9News’ Next with Kyle Clark program Thursday, the Democratic nominee for governor said he wouldn’t give President Trump access to Colorado Army National Guard troops to send to the…
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HUDSON | Neither heat nor much light in gubernatorial debate
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You know your life has arrived at some considerable misfortune when you spend a lovely Saturday evening watching Colorado’s Republican and Democratic gubernatorial debates back to back. Surely there must be better things to do with one’s time: mow the grass, clean out the garage, or smoke some of Colorado’s finest? The first thing I…
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Wayne Williams: Colorado elections run smoothly, with a little help from the National Guard
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Colorado’s 2017 election went off without a hitch, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Thursday – a remarkable feat considering nearly half of the state’s counties were using new election equipment – but if any problems had arisen, the National Guard was on hand to help resolve them. “We just believe it’s important to have…
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Oldest living former adjutant general of Colorado, a World War II veteran, to be interred with full military honors
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Dave” Weller, a World War II veteran and the oldest living adjutant general of Colorado at the time of his death, will be interred with full military honors at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery in Wheat Ridge on Sunday, the Colorado National Guard announced. Weller died Oct. 16…
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Republican Mitchell blasts fellow gubernatorial candidate Brauchler as ‘yet another lawyer’
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That didn’t last long. After announcing he was running for governor of Colorado early Wednesday morning, Republican George Brauchler enjoyed a honeymoon that lasted just six hours before the attacks started coming. “Attorney Brauchler is a fine fellow – a pretty good lawyer,” read a back-handed compliment from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell. “He’s…
