Author: David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
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Aerospace companies urge Colorado senators to fight to keep Space Command
More than a dozen aerospace companies throughout the state rallied together to say Colorado should be the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. The Gazette has learned 13 aerospace companies and accelerators sent a collective letter to Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, saying the command should remain in Colorado. The…
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Air Force Academy rocketry club flying high after weather balloon launch reaches 108,000 feet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun … No, this wasn’t the first verse of the Air Force Song heard loud and proud at Falcon Stadium, but a successful weather…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) – chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…
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Sexual assault reports at Air Force Academy highest in at least 16 years
The Air Force Academy had its highest number of reported sexual assaults in at least 16 years, according to a Pentagon report released Thursday. The Department of Defense annual report on sexual harassment and violence at the military’s service academies for the 2020-2021 academic year shows the Air Force Academy atop the nation’s two other…
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Colorado centenarian who served as British Army officer in WWII shares her slice of history
Nine months to the day before guns fell silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, effectively ending World War I, Monica Agnew-Kinnaman was born in Britain. She grew up in the north-central county of Yorkshire and heard stories of uncles who served in World War I — one…
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Homeless veterans in Colorado Springs offered a hand up and a handout ahead of cold winter months
Rambo, a big, bushy 7-year-old German shepherd is a great companion for Michael Mitchell, an Army veteran who relies on his dog for peace of mind, safety and security. On Tuesday during the 23rd annual Stand Down for Colorado’s Homeless Veterans, it was Mitchell’s turn to give back to Rambo by getting him free veterinary care.…
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Colorado man working to get USS Arizona unknowns identified
A Colorado man is determined that human remains from the USS Arizona are DNA tested and identified after a Pentagon agency in February suggested exhuming 85 gravesites marked “unknown” and entombing the dead in the sunken battleship at Pearl Harbor. Randy Stratton — son of Donald Stratton, who survived the surprise attack the morning of Dec.…
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Space Force has luxury of picking top talent, Raymond says at Space Symposium
Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium, the world’s largest space show, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “SCENES FROM | 36th Space Symposium”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium, the world’s largest space show, held at The Broadmoor in…
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Space Symposium: Infinity Systems Engineering planning to grow nationally
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium, the world’s largest space show, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “SCENES FROM | 36th Space Symposium”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium,…