Tag: white house
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Space Command’s home will be decided by Congress, Lamborn says
When former President Donald Trump awarded the permanent basing of U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama, where he had some of his highest approval ratings, in his final week in office, he yanked the command from front-runner Colorado Springs. In so doing, he triggered a pair of government investigations that lawmakers say could ultimately doom…
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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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Colorado Springs mayor, others urge Pentagon to reverse Space Command decision
Local leaders including Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers inked a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, urging him to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs, overturning a January Trump administration decision to uproot it and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama. Decrying the Alabama move as too costly and motivated by politics, Suthers was…
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F-22 pilot picked as next Air Force Academy commandant
A fighter pilot now serving as a top operations officer at U.S. Northern Command will be the Air Force Academy’s next commandant of cadets, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Brig Gen. Paul Moga, who flew the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighter and has 250 hours in aerial combat under his belt, will replace Maj. Gen.…
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Fort Carson soldiers set to put shots in arms as Pueblo site transitions from state to federally run
More than 100 Fort Carson soldiers will soon head to Pueblo to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The White House announced Monday that it will continue adding to the number of safe and trusted places people can get vaccinated during the pandemic, which has killed more than 555,000 in the U.S., including nearly 6,200 Coloradans.…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command and its 1,400 troops to Alabama has been compounded by…
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TRAIL MIX | Let the 2022 race — and the jockeying for Bennet’s seat — begin
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Late in the afternoon of Jan. 22, Michael Bennet will officially have served in the Senate longer than anyone elected from Colorado in the last 50 years, the equivalent of two full terms. On that date in 2009, Bennett was sworn in as the junior senator…
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TRAIL MIX | Let the 2022 race — and the jockeying for Bennet’s seat — begin
Late in the afternoon of Jan. 22, Michael Bennet will officially have served in the Senate longer than anyone elected from Colorado in the last 50 years, the equivalent of two full terms. On that date in 2009, Bennett was sworn in as the junior senator from Colorado by then-Vice President Joe Biden, filling the seat…