Tag: Buckley Air Force Base
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Metro Moves: New apartments underway near I-70 and Peña
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Opening soon Milwaukee-based Continental Properties started construction on the Springs Peña Station, a 272-unit apartment complex northeast of I-70 and Peña Boulevard, according to a…
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Space Force commander’s career in jeopardy after controversial comments made on podcast
The military career of a Buckley Space Force Base commander remains in limbo after comments he made on a podcast last month got him in hot water. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron after promoting his self-published book, which asserts a neo–Marxist agenda in the military. Lohmeier believes…
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Colorado National Guard to fly over Denver for training ahead of wildfire season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Army National Guard’s Second Brigade will begin its annual training sessions this week, flying over the Denver metro area to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. The LUH-72 Lakota, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook aircrews will fly over the area Tuesday through…
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Colorado military bases worry about readiness as voluntary COVID vaccinations continue
Military leaders across Colorado are still rushing to vaccinate troops, but it remains unclear how many are opting out of vaccines and how that could impact operations at home and overseas. For months, inoculations for troops, retirees, civilian workers and family members have been a top priority for bases from Aurora to Colorado Springs. Figures…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers: Air Force’s Space Command decision ‘absolutely comical’
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 Alabama has caused even more consternation among local leaders who say it proves the process was flawed and politics may have played a role. The Air Force found Colorado lacking in…
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U.S. Space Command: Questions remain over Trump’s pick; comparing Huntsville vs. Colorado Springs
A White House decision moving U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., issued Wednesday sent shockwaves through Colorado. It prompted calls to investigate the role President Donald Trump played in pulling the command from Peterson Air Force Base in favor of a base in a state that’s home to some of his most vocal supporters. Sources…
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Colorado’s third-largest city has changed its political stripes | THE AURORA EVOLUTION
In less than five years, Aurora transformed from a reliably Republican city to a decidedly progressive Democratic-controlled one. Two recent elections sealed the new political power structure: In 2018 Arapahoe County voters handed Democratic candidates all major political seats and the 2019 Aurora City Council election that swept in a majority of progressives, while narrowly…
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Interstate 25 rivals Aurora, Colorado Springs could be top U.S. Space Command picks
The biggest competitor Colorado Springs faces in its bid to keep U.S. Space Command in town may be just an hour’s drive north if traffic is light. Buckley Air Force Base, the last bastion of a vast military complex that kept the Denver-area economy humming through the Cold War has many of the same characteristics…
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Interstate 25 rivals Colorado Springs, Aurora could be top U.S. Space Command picks
The biggest competitor Colorado Springs faces in its bid to keep U.S. Space Command in town might be just an hour’s drive north if traffic is light. Buckley Air Force Base, the last bastion of a vast military complex that kept the Denver-area economy humming through the Cold War, has many of the same characteristics…