Tag: Military Of The United States
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Colorado Air National Guard celebrates 100 years of aviation
From biplanes to F-16s and possibly, one day, F-35s or F-15EXs, the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG) celebrated 100 years of defending the skies they call home Sunday. During a “family day” celebration, a silver, World War II era P-51 Mustang in COANG markings parked next to an F-16 in a special, Colorado-themed livery, and…
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Two Colorado veterans featured in Tuskegee Airmen documentary
Two military veterans with ties to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs will be featured in the History Channel documentary, “Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage.” The one-hour program honors and remembers the more than 14,000 African-American men who were part of the Tuskegee aviation program during World War II. The…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…