Tag: deployment
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AFA, BYU rivalry isn’t like it used to be
WASHINGTON — This summer’s fighting in Afghanistan will be the toughest test for the country’s evolving security forces as they try to root out insurgents in the more heavily populated regions, senior defense officials told skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday. The officials said that while the next few months will be a significant challenge, it also…
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Milo Bryant’s Racquetball Challenge photos
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2012 – An International Security Assistance Force official charged with leading the transition to an Afghan led security force says the plan is proceeding on schedule along with the anticipated completion of the NATO mission by the end of 2014. In a briefing for Pentagon reporters via satellite from Afghanistan, British Army…
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Colorado College 4, Union College 2
The Pentagon should overhaul its combat pay system to provide more money to the younger enlisted troops who face the most danger on combat deployments, according to a recently released report. The current system is unfair because a large share of the financial benefits for deployed troops go to the more senior officers in places…
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Colorado State off to worst start in 11 years
WASHINGTON — Military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan’s failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighboring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint U.S.-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press. But the idea, which U.S. officials say comes up every couple…
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Droughns’ career day revitalizes Broncos’ running game
WASHINGTON — The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes Iran, according to a congressional report. The study by the Senate…
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Video replay to be tested at CC games
The Department of Defense announced today the release of a mobile device strategy that identifies information technology goals and objectives to capitalize on the full potential of mobile devices. The strategy focuses on improving three areas critical to mobility: wireless infrastructure, mobile devices, and mobile applications, and works to ensure these areas remain reliable, secure…
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Griffin 50-50 because of ankle
Several hundred soldiers from Fort Carson’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division returned home on Saturday evening.Click here for pictures from the emotional ceremonyThe brigade deployed to Afghanistan in May and June of 2011 and replaced elements of Fort Carson’s 1st brigade Combat Team.Several wounded soldiers from the brigade were honored at the ceremony,…
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Broncos depend on defense, don’t apologize for win
Hungry Heroes, a part of charity The Home Front Cares, provides Fort Carson soldiers with their first taste of home just minutes after their plane touches down in Colorado Springs. After the soldiers turn in their weapons and go through reintegration at the airport, they go in to a holding area where they’re given their…
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CC optimistic as first practice nears
As the war in Afghanistan grinds to an end, soldiers find themselves facing a difficult question: How does the Army change the way it fights without forgetting the lessons learned in combat?Fort Carson soldiers, trying to blend hard-won lessons and new tactics during a training exercise last week, say they’ve found some answers.“This is our…
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Stephens on receiving end of mistaken identity
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airmen and Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing left here today for a four-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Airmen are expected to provide airlift and aerial delivery support to operations in Southwest Asia to include Afghanistan. The blended active…