Tag: Colorado National Guard
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Colorado National Guard hosts first State of the Guard briefing
Leaders of the state’s citizen-soldiers mustered alongside their civilian counterparts on Friday for the first-ever Colorado National Guard “State of the Guard” briefing, an effort to not only share what the Guard does, but how its mission fits into the fabric of the community they serve. More than 125 people, including local government and civic…
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The National Guard operating in Denver? Unlikely, experts say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump recently inked an executive order creating a series of specialized military units within the National Guard that, under the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, would be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public disorder issues.” Is such a deployment…
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Buckley-based FireGuard unit keeps eyes on California fires
As firefighters continue to battle raging wildfires in California, a small group of Colorado National Guard members are lending a hand — and an eye — from hundreds of miles in space. FireGuard, based at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, is a special interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and fire management agencies.…
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Colorado House passes first bills of the year
The Colorado House of Representatives passed nine bills Tuesday morning, marking the first legislation of the year to make it all the way through a chamber. Each of the bills passed three readings on the House floor, in addition to their respective committee votes. The bills will now be sent to the state Senate for…
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Colorado National Guard performs flyovers to honor veterans
The Colorado National Guard will fly its F-16 Fighting Falcons over Colorado Friday and Saturday to honor veterans. The National Guard said it would launch the jets from Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora at 10:30 a.m. On Friday, the jets will perform flyovers at the Veterans Day Parade in Loveland at 11:11 a.m., the…
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Hundreds celebrate Veterans Day early around downtown Denver on Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People gathered around Denver on Saturday to celebrate, honor and give respect to Colorado’s many veterans just days before Veterans Day. From Lincoln Memorial Park and along the 16th Street Mall, retired veterans and active duty military members wore their uniforms with pride, while others…
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Colorado had America’s highest nursing home coronavirus death rate at end of 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis a year ago pledged an aggressive approach to tamp down surging coronavirus cases in the state’s nursing homes, calling on the Colorado National Guard to help with testing for the virus at…
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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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State fire agency and Colorado National Guard preparing for upcoming wildfire season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control with several other agencies and the Colorado Army National Guard will begin annual training next Friday in preparation of this upcoming wildfire season. The annual training is…