Command of Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division will soon change hands, according to Pentagon officials.
- By PAT POBLETE pat.poblete@coloradopolitics.com
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The Colorado Senate today unanimously approved a bill that would provide state benefits to LGBT veterans dismissed from the military with a le…
- Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner
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Two people aboard a military jet died after it crashed near an airport in Alabama on Friday evening, officials said.
- Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com
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The Pentagon's watchdog will investigate the Trump administration's January decision to uproot the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Col…
- JESSICA SNOUWAERT jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com
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Put in your ear plugs because Fort Carson is expected to start artillery training this week and it might get loud, according to a news release…
- By O'Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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More than 500 veterans will receive initial COVID-19 vaccinations during a two-day event in Colorado Springs this week.
- Jamie McIntyre The Washington Examiner
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One of the most ardent supporters of last month’s surprise Air Force decision to award the permanent headquarters of U.S, Space Command from C…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Few remember that 20 years ago, in the months ahead of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, America was focused on countering China.
- By David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
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Colorado Army National Guard soldiers are headed back to the Persian Gulf to provide aerial medical evacuation for coalition forces.
- O'Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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More than 220 Fort Carson soldiers are headed to Los Angeles to help support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its COVID-19 vaccinati…
- David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
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Ongoing artillery training on Fort Carson has some nearby residents rattled.
- David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
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Two military veterans with ties to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs will be featured in the History Channel do…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Don't pick on the little guy.
- Tom Roeder and Dennis Huspeni tom.roeder@gazette.com
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A document created by the Pentagon to justify its decision to strip Colorado Springs of U.S. Space Command and send its 1,400 troops to Alabam…
- David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
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The U.S. Space Force rank structure for enlisted personnel and officers announced this week largely mirrors those of the U.S. Air Force, with …
- By PAT POBLETE pat.poblete@coloradopolitics.com
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Gov. Jared Polis is calling for the Biden administration to reconsider U.S. Space Command’s impending move away from Colorado Springs and to k…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Alleging improprieties on a Trump administration decision to strip U.S. Space Command away from Colorado Springs and move its troops to Alabam…
- TOM ROEDER tom.roeder@gazette.com
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With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help.
- David Bitton The Gazette
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The Air Force Academy is reviewing its honor code in the wake of suspicion that hundreds of cadets cheated last spring after being sent home f…
- Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com
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Seventy Colorado Army National Guard infantrymen departed Colorado Springs on Friday in their storied unit's first deployment since World War II.
- JESSICA SNOUWAERT jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com
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The skies might get loud this upcoming week in the Pikes Peak region while a Marine unit completes a training exercise at Fort Carson and Piño…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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With President Joe Biden in the White House, there has been speculation about the future of one of President Donald Trump's key initiatives, t…
- By O'Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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Fort Carson recently unveiled its latest weapon in the fight against COVID-19: an on-post vaccination site.
- BY TOM ROEDER tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Colorado's federal lawmakers on Tuesday launched a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to stop the move of U.S. Space Command pending a p…
- The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals…
- Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is hosting the U.S. Space Force's first congressional fellow, the Colorado Springs Republican announced.
- By Debbie Kelley debbie.kelley@gazette.com
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A United Nations treaty abolishing nuclear weapons took effect Friday, though none of the nine countries with nuclear war capability, includin…
- Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com
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Colorado Springs Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has joined a pair of senior congressional Democrats in calling for the Pentagon's watchdog …
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Seventy-five years ago this month, the guns were silent in Europe and the Pacific after America's victory in World War II, and leaders turned …
- By MIKE BREST Washington Examiner
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Congress joined in a united front on President Biden's first full day in office. All it took was a controversy involving thousands of National…
- Washington Examiner
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At least a thousand National Guard members brought in to secure the Capitol ahead of President Biden's inauguration are taking rest breaks out…
- JESSICA SNOUWAERT jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com
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Patricia King can finally breathe again.
- By MICHAEL KARLIK michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow has indicated his support for President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Defense, even though it would r…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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A pair of congressional Democrats asked the Pentagon’s watchdog on Tuesday to probe the role of political influence in the Trump administratio…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Artillery will boom at Fort Carson Friday as the 3rd Brigade Combat Team drills with its big guns.
- TOM ROEDER and DENNIS HUSPENI The Gazette
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A White House decision moving U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., issued Wednesday sent shockwaves through Colorado. It prompted calls to …
- TOM ROEDER tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Like much of the military's history in Colorado Springs, the story of U.S. Space Command and the new Space Force service branch starts at The …
- WAYNE HEILMAN and RICH LADEN The Gazette
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John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Color…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Colorado's newest U.S. senator will soon get his committee assignments. And if Democrat John Hickenlooper wants to help Colorado, he needs a s…
- By MARIANNE GOODLAND marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
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The General Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a memorial to be sent to President-elect Joe Biden and others, asking him to reverse the Tru…
- By O'Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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At least 200 Colorado National Guard soldiers will head to Washington, D.C., to help provide security during next Wednesday's inauguration of …
- By O'Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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The Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition, a Colorado Springs nonprofit organization, recently received two donations totaling $37,000.
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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President Donald Trump has awarded U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., in a move Wednesday that several Pentagon insiders and lawmakers sa…
- The Gazette
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday awarded U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., in a move that several Pentagon insiders and lawmakers say…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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The Thunderbirds will roar above Falcon Stadium May 25 for the Air Force Academy's graduation, the flying team announced Tuesday.
- Emerson Clarridge Fort Worth Star-Telegram and news services
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FORT WORTH, Texas — An Air Force Academy graduate who was an employee of a private charter airline that operates from Fort Worth's Alliance Ai…
- Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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Sources in the Pentagon say they expect the basing decision to be one of Trump's last in office.
- Erin Prater erin.prater@gazette.com
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On-site COVID testing — touted by Gov. Jared Polis as a means to safely resume in-person learning — will soon be offered in schools that wish …
- Stephanie Earls stephanie.earls@gazette.com
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The most vulnerable veterans in Colorado — those age 75 and older — can now schedule an appointment to receive a free COVID-19 vaccination, co…
- By Tom Roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com
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After the pandemic moved a December meeting online, a team from the Pentagon is expected at Peterson Air Force Base Tuesday to put the finishi…