Tag: afghanistan
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Watch: Afghans Run Alongside U.S. Military Plane At Kabul Airport
Afghans sprinted along the tarmac in an apparent attempt to prevent a U.S. military aircraft from taking off without them.
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Fort Carson’s efforts and sacrifices in Afghanistan
Thousands of Fort Carson soldiers have served in Afghanistan since 9/11 and at least 88 were killed during what’s become America’s longest war, which President Joe Biden announced Tuesday will end as the last troops leave the country by the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. Three Fort Carson soldiers have…
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Analysis: Readiness report offers troubling assessment as military spending shrinks | Tom Roeder
America is ready to fight on the ground, but a report from the Government Accountability Office this month offers a worrying assessment of the military’s preparedness everywhere else. The report found that “mission readiness” dropped from 2017 to 2019 for air, sea, cyber and space forces. Why that readiness went down isn’t clear in the…
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Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths in 2019
A rugged cowboy who also was known as the Marlboro Man, a revered Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot, the co-founder of a signature tourist attraction and a longtime policeman who climbed through the ranks to become chief of police were among prominent residents of the Pikes Peak region who died in 2019. They include: Phillip…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
There’s a timeless quality to World War II that America’s other conflicts don’t possess. The battle across two oceans came against powerful enemies who possessed much of three continents. The objectives of the war came with a clarity Americans haven’t seen since: We would either topple our fascist opponents or learn to speak Japanese and…
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Last of the Greatest: These five Colorado vets survived WWII. Here are their stories.
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Army boss Esper has high hopes for Fort Carson brigades
Those eight-wheeled Strykers coming to Fort Carson are a perfect fit for the place, says Army Secretary Mark Esper. Esper was in town last week on his first official stop at Fort Carson after a year in the Army’s top civilian job. He played a key role in figuring out what to do with the…
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Son of Colorado Springs woman to receive posthumous Medal of Honor for 2002 battle in Afghanistan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The son of a Colorado Springs woman will receive the Medal of Honor next month, becoming the first airman to receive the nation’s highest award for valor since the Vietnam War, the White House announced Friday. The medal will be awarded posthumously to his widow,…
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Former Fort Carson soldier a humble Medal of Honor recipient
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clint Romesha’s Medal of Honor jingles with the keys and change in the front pocket of his blue jeans. The ribbon that President Barack Obama hung around his neck two years ago is now wrinkled but still sky blue. The gilded medal, the nation’s highest…
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Former Fort Carson soldier a humble Medal of Honor recipient
Clint Romesha’s Medal of Honor jingles with the keys and change in the front pocket of his blue jeans. The ribbon that President Barack Obama hung around his neck two years ago is now wrinkled but still sky blue. The gilded medal, the nation’s highest honor for battlefield valor, is tarnished to a golden brown.…