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Judge tosses lawsuit over military vaccination mandate
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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
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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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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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White House ceremony to establish US Space Command in Colorado
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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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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM | What’s keeping generals up at night? Cyber threats
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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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Time of change brings new leaders to Colorado Springs, Pentagon
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Welcome to summer, when flowers bloom and the military brings in new bosses. At Fort Carson, several brigades have gotten new commanders in recent days, and its hospital has a pair of new leaders. One Fort Carson brigade even got a new boss while stationed overseas. The 3rd Brigade Combat team held a change of…
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Pentagon probing secret Space Command spy satellite program
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Investigators will examine whether a secretive spy satellite program designed to snoop on other satellites in geosynchronous orbit is being properly managed, the Pentagon’s Inspector General announced on Wednesday. The probe into Air Force Space Command’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program will determine if the program meets “quality assurance standards.” “In addition, we will determine…
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US Space Command gets start in Colorado Springs with local general in charge
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The new U.S. Space Command will, at least for now, call Colorado Springs home and Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond will lead it while keeping his title as boss of Air Force Space Command. President Donald Trump announced the general’s nomination Tuesday morning to be “Commander, United States Space Command, and Commander, Air…
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Trump border wall plan threatens $77M in spending at Fort Carson
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The Trump administration’s border wall project could raid $77 million in construction money from Fort Carson, according to a Pentagon list released to Congress on Monday. The list, released to The Gazette by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, puts more than $10 billion in military construction projects…
