Author: Ellie Mulder
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Colorado Springs native competes in grueling Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle
A Colorado Springs native placed third this month in the third annual Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle in Selma, Texas — a grueling race through 32 obstacles and fitness tests. The obstacle course is “like ‘American Ninja Warrior’ meets CrossFit,” said 2nd Lt. Mary Caitlin Dominguez, who works as a clinical nurse on Joint…
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Former Air Force Academy football standout Cole Fagan pleads guilty to using cocaine
The leading rusher for the Air Force Academy’s 2018 football team pleaded guilty Thursday to snorting cocaine while partying in Breckenridge in 2017. Fullback Kevin Cole Fagan was sentenced to 15 days behind bars, far less than the five-year maximum he faced. He also will be reprimanded and forced to forfeit $500 per month for…
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‘Jets and Warbirds’-themed Pikes Peak Air Show set for this weekend in Colorado Springs
Shortly before World War II pilot Col. Frank Royal died in 2016, the 101-year-old was reunited with White 33, the twin-engine Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter he flew in the Pacific. Royal, who was raised on a ranch outside Rocky Ford, flew alongside the P-38 after a visit to the National Museum of World War II…
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Court martial acquits Air Force Academy cadet accused of rape
An Air Force Academy cadet accused of raping a woman in 2017 was found not guilty last week during a general court-martial, the academy said Tuesday. Junior cadet Michael Crotts was accused of raping the woman “at or near Colorado Springs” between March 1 and April 1, 2017, his charge sheet says. The charge —…
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Royal Air Force’s iconic Red Arrows land in Colorado Springs, meet Air Force Academy cadets
Nearly six weeks into a tour of North America, the Red Arrows landed 12 Hawk T1 jets Monday morning at Peterson Air Force Base, arriving in formation and trailing white smoke. The 11-week tour is the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s most extensive visit ever to the United States and Canada — and its first…
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Marcy and Bruce Benson named National Western Stock Show’s 2020 Citizens of the West
The National Western Stock Show has named Marcy and Bruce Benson its 2020 Citizens of the West, an award that honors “community leaders who exemplify the spirit and determination of a western pioneer,” the stock show’s website says. The first Citizen of the West award was given in 1978 to Robert “Red” Fenwick, a “cowboy…
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One dead in rollover crash in northern El Paso County
A 77-year-old New Mexico man was killed Sunday in a single-vehicle rollover crash in northern El Paso County, the Colorado State Patrol said. A 1997 Acura NSX was headed south on Elbert Road when it traveled onto the right shoulder for an unknown reason, the State Patrol said. The driver over-corrected, causing the car to…
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Program providing recent veterans with free sheet metal apprentice training comes to Colorado Springs
A program to help soon-to-be or recent military veterans transition into a sheet metal career will graduate its first Colorado Springs class next month. SMART Heroes is a free, seven-week intensive course that’s equivalent to a 224-hour first-year sheet metal apprentice training, a news release says. After graduating from the program and being honorably discharged…
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Air Force Academy dean of the faculty to retire; Trump nominee awaiting confirmation
The Air Force Academy’s dean of the faculty, Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, will retire Friday in a ceremony at Arnold Hall, the academy said Wednesday. Armacost, the academy’s 10th dean, was nominated in May 2013 by former President Barack Obama, an academy news release says. He assumed the role that summer after the Senate confirmed…
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Air Force Academy hands out 2 Distinguished Service Awards to alumni
Air Force Academy Distinguished Service Awards, which honor a lifetime of service to the school, were given last month to the Class of 1970 Gift Committee and retired Gen. John Lorber, a 1964 graduate . “The award is given to individuals or groups who have contributed significantly and directly to the academy through their generous…