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• Soldiers share story from life-saving response Play Video

  April 12, 2013 10:08 PM

  Everything happened quickly Sunday afternoon in Roy Benavidez Park in Colorado Springs. Two men were shot. Both of those men should be okay, but one of them had critical injuries when they left the scene with emergency crews. "We heard just multiple gun shots," says Spc. Ian Carman with... more »

• Man gets 30 years for killing soldier outside bar

  March 9, 2013 1:00 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A 28-year-old man who shot and killed an Afghanistan war veteran outside a bar in Colorado Springs has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Gazette reports Dwight Lovele Gordon Jr. was sentenced Friday for the June 2, 2012, death of 22-year-old Spc. Kendrick... more »

• Former Ft. Carson soldier receives Medal of Honor

  February 11, 2013 7:06 PM

  A former Fort Carson soldier has been given the nation's highest military honor. Retired Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha was presented with the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama Monday at the White House. "These men were outnumbered, outgunned, and almost overrun," President Obama said in the ceremony for... more »

• The wait is over for hundreds of military families Play Video

  November 13, 2012 12:34 AM

  FORT CARSON - In the moments just before their dad marched into the Special Events Center Friday night, sisters Kylei and Elissa Giles said the waiting is the hardest part. "It's really exciting and I'm kind of nervous because it's like I'm seeing him for the first time again... more »

• Ft. Carson soldiers training to help with wildfires Play Video

  July 3, 2012 8:05 PM

  It's been a horrible fire season across the country, and Colorado has seen some of the worst of it in Colorado. It's been so bad that Fort Carson soldiers are doing extra training in case they're called in to help, and they're doing it differently than in the past. ... more »

• Iron Horse Week off and running at Fort Carson Play Video

  June 4, 2012 5:37 PM

  Iron Horse Week kicks off activities and competitions at Fort Carson, starting Monday, June 4th, and running through Friday. Iron Horse is a nickname of the 4th Infantry Division, stationed at the Mountain Post. Others across the Army host similar events under different names. It's a chance improve teamwork and... more »

• Fort Carson soldier remembered Play Video

  April 16, 2012 7:05 PM

  Family and friends are honoring the life of a Fort Carson soldier. A memorial was held Monday on the Mountain Post for 26-year-old Staff Sergeant Christopher Brown, who was on his 4th tour of duty when he was killed April 3rd in Afghanistan. SSgt Brown was part of the... more »

• Fort Carson says goodbye to former Commanding General

  November 21, 2011 11:40 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson is saying goodbye to the man who served as acting commander for much of the past 12 months. A retirement and farewell ceremony will be held Monday for Brig. Gen. James H. Doty. Doty was named acting commander at the infantry... more »

• Change of command at Fort Carson

  November 16, 2011 4:06 PM

  The role of Commanding General at Fort Carson has changed hands; Major General David Perkins turned over power to Major General Joseph Anderson in a ceremony Wednesday morning on the Mountain Post. Maj. Gen. Anderson will be in charge of the Army's 4th Infantry Division as well as Fort... more »

• Medal of Honor presented to 4th Infantry Division Play Video

  October 6, 2011 7:32 PM

  For the first time in US Army history, the Medal of Honor has been presented to an army unit. When he passed away last October, First Sergeant David McNerney of Texas requested that his medal be given back to the men of the 4th Infantry Division. McNerney served with the... more »

• Fallen Master Sergeant remembered as quiet, confident leader

  September 14, 2011 2:15 PM

  A memorial service for Master Sergeant Charles Price III just wrapped up at Fort Carson. MSG Price served with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. He was killed in Afghanistan last month. His soldiers describe him as soft spoken, but fearless. They say he was always able to... more »

• IED takes another soldier's life

  July 13, 2011 6:20 PM

  It was a somber day at Fort Carson this morning as the army honored another one of its own. PFC Eric Soufrine, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was just a few months shy of his twenty-first birthday and only three weeks away from coming home before an IED... more »

• "We're very, very excited and ready for him"

  March 11, 2011 3:22 PM

  Fog machines, Toby Keith songs and a whole auditorium of cheering family members greeted some 250 Fort Carson soldiers as they marched back into the special events center on post following a one year deployment in Iraq. The soldiers are members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry... more »

• Fort Carson to welcome home 400 soldiers

  March 5, 2011 11:32 AM

  About 400 Fort Carson soldiers are headed home this weekend during a series of three homecoming ceremonies scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on post. The first wave of about 200 soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are expected to arrive at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Shortly... more »

• Ft. Carson soldiers rally support for Afghan baby

  September 16, 2010 12:44 PM

  Our stories about Fort Carson soldiers in Afghanistan are often bleak. Typically we report deployments, homecomings or attacks that leave our soldiers maimed, or worse. Here's a definite change-of-pace--the routine at a military medical clinic at Camp Nathan Smith in Afghanistan has been shattered for the better, as soldiers... more »

• Pinon Canyon Maneuver site open to the public Thursday

  August 4, 2010 10:52 AM

  Fort Carson soldiers will host an open house at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southern Colorado Thursday, beginning at 11 am. The open house will follow a simulated convoy attack exercise by soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. The open house will include a display... more »

• Deployment begins Friday for Ft. Carson soldiers

  July 15, 2010 5:59 PM

  Nearly 3,800 soldiers from Fort Carson will begin deploying to Afghanistan Friday. On Thursday soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division were making final preparations with a casing ceremony. Anticipation for the soldiers is high. "Nervous, a little bit of nervous apprehension, I don't think anybody... more »

• More Fort Carson soldiers due home this week

  May 20, 2010 5:22 PM

  More than 80 Soldiers from Ft. Carson's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are scheduled for a welcome home ceremony Friday, just before 1 p.m., at the Special Event Center on Post. The 4th B.C.T. has been supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan for about a year; assisting... more »

• Big weekend for Ft. Carson soldiers coming home

  May 16, 2010 8:47 PM

  The anticipation has been building. You can measure it in signs that line roads and bridges around town. For many who made them, they soon won't be waiting any longer. Nearly 1,000 soldiers are coming home over the weekend, to family and friends ready to welcome them back with... more »

• Iraqi generals visit the Mountain Post

  May 10, 2010 11:32 PM

  Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division will likely be deploying to Iraq this fall, taking over some of the duties done, right now, by the 3rd I.D. As the soldiers prepare, they're meeting with the people they'll be working directly with on the ground, the Iraqis. Iraqi generals visiting American... more »

• Fort Carson welcoming 240 soldiers back home

  May 10, 2010 11:12 AM

  Fort Carson is planning a ceremony Tuesday to welcome home more than 240 soldiers who were deployed for about a year to Afghanistan. The soldiers are from the 984th Military Police Company and the 759th Military Police Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. The 984th MP Company worked with... more »

• Mountain Post Historical Center closer to becoming a reality

  April 29, 2010 8:29 PM

  Many different uniforms have been worn on Fort Carson. Several units have made the Mountain Post home since the Forties. "Fort Carson, in its 68 year history, does not have a museum, it does not have a historical center," that's hard to believe for retired Lt. Gen. Ed Soriano.... more »

• Soldiers bringing home 3rd highest honor in military

  April 9, 2010 6:24 PM

  Family members in Colorado Springs are getting word that their Fort Carson soldier has received one of the Army's highest honors. Four soldiers, including Sgt. 1st Class John Hill of Fort Carson, were awarded the Silver Star. General Stanley McChrystal pinned the award on Sgt. 1st Class Hill and... more »

• Prepping for a fight

  April 8, 2010 4:00 PM

  Soldiers at the Mountain Post are doing a little multi-tasking. They're getting ready for the current mission overseas, but training for another fight as well. "They've got a lot on their plate with units deploying frequently," says Sarah Falk who just finished a three-mile run with soldiers Thursday morning.... more »

• Ft. Carson soldier marks milestone

  March 22, 2010 4:17 PM

  The group of Maine residents who gather at Bangor International Airport to greet soldiers say they've reached a milestone. The Maine Troop Greeters met the 1 millionth service member Monday to pass through the airport since the volunteers started counting in 2003. The Bangor Daily News says the... more »

• Ft. Carson soldiers getting ready to deploy

  March 3, 2010 5:26 PM

  More soldiers from the Mountain Post are heading overseas. To get ready they're packing away the colors in a traditional casing ceremony. The flags for the divisions are cased before being sent into a combat zone. 3,500 soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, with the 4th Infantry... more »

• Soldiers and airman remembered at Ft. Carson

  February 10, 2010 8:51 PM

  Another memorial service means more lives given in service of their country. "Unfortunately this isn't out first time around," says Capt. Michael Erlandson, 4th I.D., 4th B.C.T., company commander. Four soldiers and an airman all fought together, and now they are remembered together. Early January, they were... more »

• Fort Carson soldier dies in Afghanistan

  January 20, 2010 2:20 PM

  The Defense Department says a Fort Carson soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says 19-year-old Spc. Robert Donevski of Sun City, Ariz., died Saturday from wounds he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Abad, Afghanistan. Donevski was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry... more »

• A march of hope

  December 18, 2009 7:13 PM

  Last year they celebrated Christmas in Iraq and this year the soldiers of Fort Carson's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are happy to be home and are happy to give back. Some 300 members of the Raiders brigade assembled on a special mission Friday morning to help... more »