Author: Mary Shinn
-
Space Force acquisition office arrives from L.A., bringing focus on testing and training
As the Department of Defense works to reform its troubled procurement process, one of the powerful new Space Force portfolio acquisition executives is settling into Colorado Springs. Col. Richard Beckman arrived in town in early August and will oversee an office of 300 people responsible for purchasing new training and test systems, personnel management infrastructure,…
-
VA clinics to close Wednesday morning for emergency-management drills
Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Colorado Springs will be closed Wednesday morning for emergency-response drills. The drills will cover emergency-response management and feature live drills and scenarios, a news release said. The training will also cover workplace violence prevention and mental health debriefs. The scheduled closure times for the Colorado Springs clinics on Wednesday…
-
Annual Veterans Rally and POW/MIA ride to fill Cripple Creek next weekend
Cripple Creek’s main street will echo with the sound of motorcycle engines in a tribute of remembrance next weekend as hundreds of riders arrive for the annual Salute to American Veterans Rally. Those participating in the POW/MIA Recognition Ride will gather at Woodland Park High School on Saturday before riding to Cripple Creek, where a…
-
General charged with Golden Dome raises alarm over future funding
The general leading the efforts to develop the new Golden Dome missile defense system raised concerns this week that the next phase of funding might not come through. Gen. Mike Guetlein spoke about Golden Dome funding during the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., and pointed out that the $17 billion the Pentagon…
-
Fort Carson garrison commander says staff cuts created ‘uncertainty and fear’
The Fort Carson garrison commander departed Wednesday after what he described as a difficult 18 months for installation and garrison staff. “I know the last 18 months has been marked by profound uncertainty and fear, but you weathered the storm with unmatched resilience. Where others might have faltered, you have demonstrated remarkable strength,” said Col.…
-
Water main break damages Lindstrom Clinic; some services relocated or closed
The Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic was damaged after a water main break early last week, and it is relocating or temporarily shuttering some medical services. The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System said in a statement Tuesday the repair work is currently focused on reducing moisture in walls and replacing damaged drywall. The…
-
Team Rubicon volunteers help residents who lost homes during Aspen Acres fire
After the Aspen Acres fire charred more than 80,000 acres during its first week, Colorado Springs resident Dave Gendron with Team Rubicon started making phone calls to see how the disaster relief organization could help. The veteran-led organization is among several nonprofits that sent in teams to help residents clean up homes demolished by the…
-
Fifty years later, women reflect on first coed class at the Air Force Academy, struggle for equality
When the first female Air Force Academy cadets arrived 50 years ago this summer, they stood in front of an enormous sign on campus that read “Bring me men.” In the shadow of that sign, Kathleen Utley Kornahrens, one of the first 157 women to arrive in 1976, learned the five responses available to basic…
-
Air Force Academy names new deans to lead schools as part of academic restructure
The Air Force Academy welcomed new deans Wednesday who will lead four new schools charged with integrating cadets’ studies. Dean of Faculty Brig. Gen. James Valpiani, who started earlier this year, is leading the restructuring of the faculty. Previously, the 20 departments at the Air Force Academy all answered to the dean. The new schools…
-
Air Force Academy welcomes new superintendent
The Air Force Academy bid farewell to Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind on Friday morning and welcomed his replacement Lt. Gen. Paul Moga in a change of command ceremony that featured parachutists and the rifle and sabre drill teams. The Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach highlighted some of Bauernfeind’s reforms at the…