Tag: Helicopter
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Colorado Springs to lose Army Reserve helicopter units as brigades shutter nationally
The Army Reserve expects to divest all of its helicopters and associated units over the next year, including a brigade headquarters and one of its companies in Colorado Springs. Fort Carson-based Col. Adam Stanley, commander of the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, said the deactivation of two brigades is a reflection of the hard decisions…
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Derby fire grows to over 4,000 acres as officials extend road closures
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Derby fire continued to grow into Saturday as officials extended road closures north of Dotsero. Now at an estimated 4,111 acres, up nearly 600 from the day before, the fire started by lightning a week ago has drawn nearly 400 personnel working to mitigate…
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State patrol arrests Commerce City man for pointing laser at aircraft
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Colorado State Patrol troopers arrested a man for allegedly pointing a laser at overhead aircraft in Commerce City Thursday night. Jose Alonzo Duarte-Campos, 41, faces multiple charges including a felony of unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft, driving under the influence of drugs and possession of methamphetamine, according to a news release from…
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One onboard helicopter that crashed into mountains near Meeker, FAA confirmed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only the pilot was onboard a helicopter that crashed near Meeker, about 40 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs, late Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said on its website Thursday. The helicopter reportedly crashed at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday night, the FAA said. The helicopter,…
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2023 Colorado wildfire outlook ‘moderate,’ with new helicopter to help battle blazes
The risk for the upcoming fire season is “moderate” through June and July according to long-term weather predictions, but that can change quickly, said Gov. Jared Polis at a press briefing Tuesday. State fire officials briefed Polis Tuesday on the upcoming 2023 wildfire outlook and the state preparedness plan, including state aerial resources available to…
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Military veterans look back on 20 years of war in Afghanistan
Dustin Gray had already served three years in the Army when 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes, flying two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, one into the Pentagon outside Washington D.C. with the fourth crashing in a field in Shanksville, Penn. Nearly 3,000 people died on Sept.…