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Retired Army battlefield medic serves community though direct primary care practice
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Jennifer Hawkins has spent her entire adult life caring for people. From her initial enlistment in the Army as a practical nursing specialist, to the tour she spent in Afghanistan, Hawkins has prioritized the well-being of others. Even her stint as a drill sergeant, shepherding civilians through their transition into soldiers, was a form of…
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Colorado Springs to lose Army Reserve helicopter units as brigades shutter nationally
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The Army Reserve expects to divest all of its helicopters and associated units over the next year, including a brigade headquarters and one of its companies in Colorado Springs. Fort Carson-based Col. Adam Stanley, commander of the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, said the deactivation of two brigades is a reflection of the hard decisions…
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Intricate military exercise in Poland aided by Colorado soldiers
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BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland ? When ground troops, artillery and aircraft gather to show off their firepower, as troops from five nations did in Poland last week, it’s an intricately planned dance to ensure everyone arrives and no one gets hurt in the blasts. Colorado soldiers in the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson and…
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Federal judge returns Fort Carson dog bite case to El Paso County
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A lawsuit over a dog’s attack on a young child at the U.S. Army’s Fort Carson base will now return to an El Paso County court, after a federal judge determined she had no jurisdiction to hear the dispute. Miranda and Ralph Luchsinger originally filed suit in state court after a dog attacked their child…
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El Paso County opens more voter service and polling centers
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Four additional voter service and polling centers opened Monday in El Paso County, and will stay open through Election Day for the primary elections June 28. Five locations are now open, including the main office at the El Paso County Clerk’s Office at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road. The centers that opened Monday…
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Colorado drone mystery: Air Force denies involvement as investigation intensifies
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The Air Force issued a “not us” denial Thursday, a week after The Gazette questioned whether a Wyoming base was behind the mysterious sightings of drone swarms over northeastern Colorado in recent weeks. F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, which controls a string of missile silos in an area where drones have been spotted,…
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Congressional deal means Space Force cleared for launch
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A rare congressional compromise, backed by the White House and set for a vote this week, will give birth to a new military service for space, with Colorado airmen forming the core cadre of the new Space Force. Details on the new service were sparse Monday, but insiders say it will fall under the Department…
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Lamborn: $8M for space center at Peterson AFB could be diverted to build border wall
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About $8 million for a project at Peterson Air Force Base could be diverted to build President Donald Trump’s border wall that Congress has refused to appropriate money for. The money intended for Peterson is part of the $3.6 billion the Trump administration is taking from Pentagon construction budgets to build a wall along part…
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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM | Amid Fort Carson bloodshed, Afghanistan seeks an end to war
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ASPEN ? The Aspen Security forum spent much time pondering conflict with American rivals China and Russia, but little on the war that is still costing the lives of Colorado-based troops. The fighting in Afghanistan that has left five Fort Carson soldiers dead this year comes as America seeks a peace deal to end 18…
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Fort Carson celebrates National Pride Month with LGBTQ soldiers
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Transgender Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik recently had to explain to her 7-year-old son why she spends so much time advocating for LGBTQ people in the military. “I got down on a knee and looked him in the eye and told him this: ‘Some people don’t think that people like me should exist. Some people don’t…
