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• Man convicted of first degree murder of Fort Carson soldier

  December 15, 2012 7:07 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 23-year-old man has been convicted in the shooting death of a soldier from Illinois who was stationed at Fort Carson. The Denver district attorney's office said Friday that Ricky Scott was found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 23, 2011, death of 25-year-old Sgt. Anthony... more »

• Fort Carson's 2nd Brigade gets new commander

  July 31, 2012 5:59 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson's 2nd Brigade Combat Team is getting a new commander. Col. Omar Jones will formally take over the brigade at a ceremony Tuesday at the infantry post outside Colorado Springs. Jones was most recently at the National War College in Washington, where he received... more »

• Fort Carson family care clinic to be renamed for fallen soldier

  July 27, 2012 7:51 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson is renaming its soldier family care clinic in honor of a combat medic from Nebraska who was killed in Iraq in 2005. The clinic will be formally named the Pfc. Eric P. Woods Soldier Family Care Center on Friday. Woods was assigned to... more »

• Suspicious device found in Peyton

  July 10, 2012 7:17 AM

  Fort Carson was called to Peyton last night, after a suspicious device was found along the road. The Fort Carson PAO says it happened last night around 10:30. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD was called to the scene. When the team arrived they discovered the device was... more »

• 3 soldiers face trial in death of man outside motorcycle club

  May 26, 2012 10:12 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A judge has ruled three Fort Carson soldiers will face trial in the slaying of an unarmed man outside a Colorado Springs motorcycle club. The Gazette reports a judge ruled Friday there is enough evidence to proceed to trial on first-degree murder charges against Sgt.... more »

• Russian paratroopers to train with troops from Fort Carson

  May 17, 2012 2:11 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Russians are coming - in fact, they're already here - but it may not be what you think. Twenty-two Russian army paratroopers are in Colorado for two weeks of training with the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs. The two nations' militaries... more »

• Fort Carson to receive new garrison commander

  May 10, 2012 8:09 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson is getting a new garrison commander, who's responsible for the post's infrastructure. Col. Robert F. McLaughlin will transfer command to Col. David L. Grosso in a ceremony Thursday. McLaughlin has been garrison commander since June 2009. He is deploying to Afghanistan, where he... more »

• Fort Carson soldiers gain U.S. citizenship

  February 14, 2012 5:41 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Three soldiers based at Fort Carson have become U.S. citizens while serving in Afghanistan. The Army says Pfc. Satoshi Kondo, Pfc. Alberto Vera-Navarro and Spc. Qianqian Liu took an oath of allegiance and became citizens on Friday in a ceremony at Kandahar Air Field. They... more »

• Fort Carson commander to get second star

  January 25, 2012 7:16 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Carson deputy commander has been nominated for a second star. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bailey is in line to become a major general. He is deputy commanding general for support of the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson's largest unit. Bailey's predecessor, Brig. Gen.... more »

• Fort Carson gets new top commander

  November 16, 2011 6:49 AM

  Fort Carson is getting a new top commander as Maj. Gen. David Perkins formally says goodbye and takes a new assignment at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson will succeed Perkins in a ceremony today at the Mountain Post. Like Perkins, Anderson will command the 4th Infantry... more »

• Post Exchange would close if government shuts down

  April 8, 2011 7:26 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The military says food and other services for troops in war zones won't be interrupted by a government shutdown, but commissaries at U.S. facilities, including Fort Carson, may close. Col. Robert McLaughlin, the Fort Carson garrison commander, said Friday that department-store-style Exchanges will remain... more »

• Fort Carson to get new brigade

  March 28, 2011 4:01 PM

  Fort Carson will get a new aviation brigade, bringing another 2,700 troops, according to federal sources. The Army briefed Colorado's congressional delegation, and promised $240 million in spending to support the new brigade. "First and foremost, this means the soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division will be able... more »

• Army: No plans for Pinon Canyon expansion

  January 27, 2011 6:46 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - The acting commander at Fort Carson says the Army has no current plans to expand a 370-square-mile training site in southeastern Colorado. Brig. Gen. James Doty told the Pueblo Chieftain in Thursday's editions that a change in training doctrine and looming budget cuts mean the... more »

• Soldier injured during parachute exercise

  November 17, 2010 6:54 PM

  A Fort Carson soldier was injured this afternoon during a parachute operation. It happened around 12:30. The soldier, as yet unidentified, was airlifted to Penrose Hospital as a precaution. A Fort Carson spokesman said he was conscious, breathing and able to move before he was taken to the hospital.... more »

• Army: Returning Ft Carson troops had fewer problems

  September 23, 2010 3:38 PM

  The Army says soldiers who returned to Fort Carson from Afghanistan this spring had fewer behavior problems and were more likely to seek help than soldiers on previous combat tours. Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, the post's commander, said Thursday that soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade... more »

• South Dakota church remembers fallen Ft. Carson chaplain

  September 2, 2010 10:24 AM

  Members of First Baptist Church in the South Dakota town of White are remembering a former pastor who was killed in Afghanistan this week while serving as an Army chaplain. The Rev. Dale Goetz served the South Dakota church from November 2000 to December 2003. Vonnie Lucas, a member... more »

• Fort Carson beefing-up alcohol abuse programs

  August 30, 2010 10:33 AM

  A new Army program will allow Fort Carson soldiers to seek help for alcohol abuse anonymously so they don't worry about their supervisors finding out. The program is already in place at other Army posts including Alaska and Hawaii and it will begin Monday at Fort Carson. The... more »

• Father-son soldiers have reunion in Afghanistan

  August 23, 2010 10:25 AM

  An Army private from Fort Carson had a surprise reunion in Afghanistan with his father, an Army sergeant from a Texas unit. Sgt. 1st Class Marc Seal tracked down his son, Pfc. Nolan Seal, at the Kandahar Airfield on Aug. 9. The elder Seal is an infantry squad... more »

• Small fire starts on Fort Carson

  June 24, 2010 5:48 PM

  A small fire is burning on Fort Carson land near Penrose. The fire started on a training range and Fort Carson fire crews are working to control it. The size is estimated at about 10 acres, though smoke is visible from Penrose and Pueblo. more »

• Welcome Home

  June 12, 2010 2:21 PM

  Family and friends welcomed home about 40 soldiers back from almost one year in Afghanistan. The 764th Exposive Ordnance Disposal Company, 242 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group at Fort Carson arrived home Saturday afternoon. The 764th defused over 600 IED's while in Afghanistan. They cleared about... more »

• Soldiers learn to speak Pashto and Dari

  June 11, 2010 3:21 PM

  The first class of Fort Campbell soldiers has graduated from an Afghan language training program to help them communicate during their upcoming deployment. A total of 73 soldiers on Friday completed the 16-week course in Pashto and Dari languages. Fort Campbell, Fort Carson and Fort Drum are the first... more »

• More soldiers come home

  May 28, 2010 6:18 PM

  Hundreds more soldiers came home Friday from war. Fort Carson welcomed about 340 troops from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Family and friends were there to greet them when they were released from formation. They've been in Afghanistan for about a year. more »

• Bus accident sends 10 to hospital

  May 20, 2010 6:35 PM

  A school bus accident Thursday afternoon on Fort Carson sent 10 to the hospital. It happened near Gate 2 around 12:30 p.m. Students from Mountainside Elementary were returning from a field trip. The school reported a car made a u-turn and hit the front of the bus. Nine students... more »

• Ft. Carson soldier killed in Kandahar

  April 21, 2010 2:27 PM

  Fort Carson reports that a mountain post soldier has been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Sgt. Michael K. Ingram Jr., 23, of Monroe, Michigan, died April 17 in Kandahar, of wounds suffered when an bomb detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st... more »

• Soldiers never stop training

  April 15, 2010 12:12 PM

  Training never stops at Fort Carson. Reporter Andy Koen is the firing range at the Mountain Post with Chaos company, 1st Battalion 67th Armor Regiment. We'll have a report tonight on News First. more »

• Fort Carson soldier arrested on internet luring charges

  March 12, 2010 12:53 PM

  A soldier from Fort Carson was arrested Wednesday in Adams County on internet luring charges. Brian Kelly Wells, 28, also faces internet sexual exploitation charges and attempted sexual assault on a child. Wells is a Sergeant in the United States Army and is stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado... more »

• Army anxiety over "Don't ask, don't tell"

  March 4, 2010 7:17 PM

  Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey says he sees "anxiety" in the armed forces over how any change in the don't ask, don't tell policy would be implemented. During a visit to Fort Carson, Colo., on Thursday, Casey said the military must look hard at how a... more »

• Former Ft. Carson soldier charged with murder

  March 2, 2010 1:40 PM

  Bond has been set at $1 million for a 23-year-old Army veteran accused of shooting his wife to death at their home in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. The bond was set Monday for Joseph Jesk in the death of Heather Jesk, who authorities say was pronounced dead... more »

• Another Ft. Carson soldier dead in Afghanistan

  February 23, 2010 7:00 PM

  The Department of Defense has announced the death of another soldier in Afghanistan. Pfc. JR Salvacion, 27, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii died February 21 at Senjaray, Afghanistan from wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th... more »

• Found artillery shell was a "dummy"

  February 17, 2010 2:41 PM

  Academy Blvd and Westmeadow Dr. have reopened, and Fort Carson has given the all-clear for residents of neighboring apartment buildings to return home. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office closed Academy after an artillery shell was discovered in some weeds Thursday morning. It was found under the S. Academy... more »