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Flight of the Helldiver: World War II plane makes journey from lake bottom to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Museum of World War II Aviation, located in east Colorado Springs, routinely flies its restored aircraft, especially during the warmer summer months. But when the museum’s latest addition took to the skies last…
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Colorado Springs welcomes dozens of visiting sailors at Navy Week kickoff event
Mayor Yemi Mobolade and several city leaders kicked off Navy Week by welcoming a contingent of visiting active-duty sailors to Colorado Springs in a brief ceremony at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Monday. Spearheaded by the Navy’s Office of Community Outreach, each year the Navy Week program focuses on 12-15 U.S. cities that don’t…
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Navy Week to set sail for Colorado Springs in August
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This summer, as Colorado Springs host the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time in the 15-year history of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, several dozen active-duty sailors will visit the city in an effort to familiarize residents with the seagoing service. The Navy Week…
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Navy Week to set sail for Colorado Springs in August
This summer, as Colorado Springs host the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time in the 15-year history of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, several dozen active-duty sailors will visit the city in an effort to familiarize residents with the seagoing service. The Navy Week program is setting sail for Colorado Springs beginning Aug. 12,…
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Family of fallen World War II hero visits Colorado Springs
The extended family of a fallen World War II hero gathered in Colorado Springs last week to thank a group of high school students for honoring their family member, and to workshop strategies for broadening local knowledge about him. Navy Aviation Machinist Mate First Class Daniel T. Griffin, acknowledged as the first Coloradan – and…
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Blue Angels pilots visit Colorado Springs in advance of Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
In preparation for the 2024 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, an advance team from the Blue Angels visited Colorado Springs on Thursday to meet with event officials and volunteers. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Vaught and Lt. Connor O’Donnell flew one of the precision flight team’s F/A-18 Super Hornets to Jet Centers of Colorado on Aviation Way,…