military
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Lauren Boebert ripped by Jason Crow for State of the Union outburst: ‘Certainly a stain on her’
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert drew sharp criticism from a fellow member of Colorado’s congressional delegation Tuesday night after the Silt Republican heckled President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address when he was talking about the death of his son. Speaking to reporters after the speech, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat and…
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Republican Doug Lamborn kicks off bid for 9th term in Congress
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn made it official Wednesday that he’s seeking re-election to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. The Colorado Springs Republican cited his seniority on key committees and experience steering federal policy in Washington, D.C. as reasons he hopes voters hire him for another two-year term. “Coloradans deserve a leader with a proven, conservative…
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Judge tosses lawsuit over military vaccination mandate
A federal judge in Colorado threw out a lawsuit from two service members seeking to halt the “forcible inoculation” of military employees and prevent the U.S. Department of Defense from requiring vaccinations for people who already contracted COVID-19. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore found that the plaintiffs had reportedly received or were being…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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White House ceremony to establish US Space Command in Colorado
U.S. Space Command will open for business Thursday with a White House ceremony, but a permanent home for the command, now in Colorado Springs, has yet to be announced. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the establishment of the command, which will oversee the efforts of all armed services in defending American satellites, planning…
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High levels of toxic chemicals found in water at Air Force Academy, officials say
Groundwater at the Air Force Academy is contaminated with the same toxic chemicals polluting a southern El Paso County aquifer, expanding a problem that has cost tens of millions of dollars to address in the Pikes Peak region. Plans are underway to begin testing drinking water wells south of the academy in the Woodmen Valley…
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Colorado politicians make final push to keep U.S. Space Command
With a new defense secretary on the job, Colorado politicians are bombarding the Pentagon with pleas to keep the new U.S. Space Command here. Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is the latest, a few days behind Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and the El Paso Board of County Commissioners. The new push is aimed at Defense…
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First Air Force Academy grads usher newest cadets into the Long Blue Line
Members of the Air Force Academy’s Class of 1959 – its first graduating class – ushered the newest crop of cadets across the academy’s Challenge Bridge on Thursday in a symbolic passing from their civilian pasts to their military futures. The basic cadets, who marched back Wednesday from Jacks Valley, a 3,300-acre training area on…
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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM | What’s keeping generals up at night? Cyber threats
ASPEN ? The Pentagon is recruiting a new cadre of computer geeks to address a threat that the military’s top intelligence officer says keeps him up at night. At the Aspen Security Forum, Pentagon leaders and industry chiefs said the biggest arms race that America faces might be in cyberspace, where even smaller nations such…
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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM | Amid Fort Carson bloodshed, Afghanistan seeks an end to war
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…