military
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WATCH: Ret. Col Allison Black
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Allison Black served over 32 years of active-duty military service, commanding at multiple levels within the Joint Force and U.S. Special Operations Command. She culminated her career as the commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. In this capacity, she prepared Airmen for worldwide missions, specializing…
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‘Angel of death’ advises Air Force Academy cadets on coming conflict at recent leadership symposium
As her C-130H gunship approached enemy combatants in Afghanistan, former Air Force officer Allison Black’s voice came across the field radios, shocking a Northern Alliance general. A navigator on board, she was part of a crew that killed 200 combatants, and the Afghan general dialed into the Taliban frequency to tell them about Black. “America…
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10th Circuit rejects immigration appeal of man fearful of forced enlistment into Russian war against Ukraine
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected an appeal on Wednesday from a citizen of Russia and Georgia who fled to the U.S. rather than join Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit had not previously addressed an immigration appeal containing similar circumstances, a three-judge panel…
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Former Army officer to lead Peterson, Schriever and other Space Force bases
A former longtime Army officer took the helm of the Peterson and Schriever Space Force bases on Thursday, along with other installations in Hawaii, New Hampshire and Greenland. As Commander of Space Base Delta 1, Col. Kenneth Klock will oversee over 4,300 people, who provide seven Space Force installations with support services, such as civil…
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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on USAFA graduates to build upon U.S. air superiority
Under clear skies in Falcon Stadium on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2024 to uphold and build upon the nation’s dominance of the air. The vice president gave examples of U.S. air superiority, describing how the Air Force is helping to deter Russia on NATO’s eastern flank,…
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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Federal judge weighs Children’s Hospital Colorado challenge to Defense Department payment cuts
A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments over whether to overturn a new U.S. Department of Defense rule that reduces reimbursements to children’s hospitals by $36 million, with Children’s Hospital Colorado arguing its facilities in Aurora and Colorado Springs will suffer disproportionate and debilitating cuts as a result. At the same time, U.S. District Court…
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10th Circuit throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Pioneering military women recognized on groundbreaking Washington D.C. Honor Flight
Pioneering military women – including women who manned missiles, trained troops, and translated Vietnamese – traveled together to Washington D.C. this week on a trip dedicated to recognizing their contributions. Pioneering female veterans from Colorado gathered Friday around bronze Vietnam nurses and their patient in Washington, D.C. – a frozen moment of loss representing years of…