Tag: colorado national guard
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EDITORIAL: A partnership made for the mountains
Amid the danger during peak summer hiking season above tree line, Coloradans know all too well how important rescue operations are to our state’s way of life. At the tip of that spear is the Colorado National Guard’s high-altitude rescue team, which each year completes around 30 helicopter-assisted rescues. In 2024, the team logged more…
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Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East
The Colorado Army National Guard announced Thursday that more than 200 members are deploying to the Middle East. The members of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), a unit based at Fort Carson, are deploying to help support an international peacekeeping force that supervises the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and enforces its terms, according…
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After long fight, National Guard units transfer missions to Space Force; few Colorado guardsmen transfer
The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the…
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Colorado National Guard hosts first State of the Guard briefing
Leaders of the state’s citizen-soldiers mustered alongside their civilian counterparts on Friday for the first-ever Colorado National Guard “State of the Guard” briefing, an effort to not only share what the Guard does, but how its mission fits into the fabric of the community they serve. More than 125 people, including local government and civic…
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Gov. Polis declares emergency, deploys National Guard for winter storm
Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency because of the severe winter weather conditions throughout Colorado. Polis declared the emergency late Thursday and authorized unarmed Colorado National Guard members to provide winter storm response support. The declaration also activates the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center and the State Emergency Operations Plan and directs the Office…
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Colorado National Guard, firefighters heading to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton
The Colorado National Guard and other local first responders are joining those currently in Florida to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Milton. The Guard announced Wednesday that they deployed one CH-47 Chinook helicopter and eight crew members to Florida from Aurora Tuesday morning in preparation for hurricane response. The action comes in response…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into the landmark it is today. As much as World War…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Colorado had America’s highest nursing home coronavirus death rate at end of 2020
Gov. Jared Polis a year ago pledged an aggressive approach to tamp down surging coronavirus cases in the state’s nursing homes, calling on the Colorado National Guard to help with testing for the virus at the most troubled facilities. He also ordered all nursing homes to develop COVID-19 screening protocols for visitors and put in…