Tag: department of defense
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Air Force Academy requiring base passes to attend games, pick up, drop off students
The U.S. Air Force Academy is now requiring visitors to obtain a base pass with a Department of Defense identification card holder as a sponsor. The Academy has previously been open to visitors with photo identification. The change started on Saturday. Visitors must request a pass from the Pass and Registration Office at the South…
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What’s on the line for Academy D-20’s bond vote?
Major changes could be coming to Academy School District 20, depending on the will of local voters this November. Their general election ballot this year will include a question asking them to approve or deny an $83.14 million bond to address various facility needs for all of its non-charter and charter schools. The bulk of…
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Parents pursue accountability in Air Force Academy graduate’s rape, subsequent suicide
When Cailin Foster was an Air Force Academy freshman in 2018, she confided in her close friend that she had been raped. The assault had happened the night before, after she had been drinking in the dorms, she told him through tears. A sophomore had provided alcohol to a group of cadets, including Cailin, and…
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New Air Force Academy superintendent promises a ‘more demanding’ experience for cadets
The roar of two MC-130 special operations airlifters over the Air Force Academy heralded a new superintendent taking command on Aug. 2 and promising to make the school more demanding. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind took over from interim leader Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Sherman. The former superintendent, Gen. Richard Clark, retired on June 1. Bauernfeind…
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New Air Force Academy superintendent promises a ‘more demanding’ experience for cadets
The roar of two MC-130 special operations airlifters Friday over the Air Force Academy heralded a new superintendent taking command and promising to make the school more demanding. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind took over from interim leader Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Sherman. The former superintendent, Gen. Richard Clark, retired on June 1. Bauernfeind said he…
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Colorado lawmakers lead bipartisan opposition to DOD plan for space-focused National Guard units
Colorado lawmakers are leading 85 members of Congress in a push to oppose a Department of Defense bill to move space-focused Air National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force. The space-focused units work in specialized areas, such as electromagnetic warfare, but can also hold civilian jobs and help out during local emergencies as traditional…
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Federal judge weighs Children’s Hospital Colorado challenge to Defense Department payment cuts
A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments over whether to overturn a new U.S. Department of Defense rule that reduces reimbursements to children’s hospitals by $36 million, with Children’s Hospital Colorado arguing its facilities in Aurora and Colorado Springs will suffer disproportionate and debilitating cuts as a result. At the same time, U.S. District Court…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum accompanying its version of the Defense Department budget. The committee,…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Space Command general tells lawmakers Alabama lacks communications capabilities he needs
U.S. Space Command’s top general admitted to a congressional committee that an expensive secure communications network to connect the headquarters to the Pentagon and other installations would have to be built if it moves from Colorado to Huntsville, Ala. While backing the planned move, Space Command’s Gen. James Dickinson, under furious questioning from Colorado Springs…