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• New billboard calls out AFA Play Video

  March 5, 2013 8:24 PM

  At 10-and-a-half feet wide and 36 feet long, a new billboard on Garden of the Gods Road - calling out the Air Force Academy - is hard to miss. It was put up Monday morning. The purchaser - the Military Religious Freedom Foundation - anticipates 90,000 people will pass... more »

• Military releases some documents in Manning case

  February 27, 2013 9:16 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The military has released some court documents in the case of an Army private accused of giving classified material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The 84 documents released Wednesday include rulings that were read aloud in court and routine court orders. The Department of Defense says more... more »

• Troops recruited by gangs big concern for local law enforcement Play Video

  August 5, 2012 5:28 PM

  The number of gang members tracked by the Colorado Springs Police Department has doubled since 2006 and right now that number is hovering around 1,200 known gang members; that's according to the department's Community Impact Team, or COMMIT for short. Six officers on the team do nothing but track suspected... more »

• Troops recruited by gangs big concern for local law enforcement

  August 5, 2012 5:20 PM

  The number of gang members tracked by the Colorado Springs Police Department has doubled since 2006 and right now that number is hovering around 1,200 known gang members; that's according to the department's Community Impact Team, or COMMIT. Six officers on the team do nothing but track suspected gang activity... more »

• FBI wants to use social networks to predict the future

  February 12, 2012 11:17 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict the future. Solicitations posted online show federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies hope to anticipate everything from terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings by sifting billions of posts from Twitter and other social networks.... more »

• Planes from Peterson head to fight fires

  September 10, 2011 7:28 PM

  Two Department of Defense C-130s equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airbome Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) head to fight fires in Texas. The MAFFSA are special tanks that hold 3000 gallons of fire retardant or water and can discharge the entire load in less than five seconds over an area... more »

• Jay Leno set to perform for local military families

  July 9, 2011 4:42 PM

  Stand-up comedian and late night talk show host for NBC Jay Leno is set to perform a free show for military families Saturday night at the Mountain Post's Special Events Center at 7:30 p.m. This is part of the "Tour for the Troops," which is an Air Force Reserve-sponsored... more »

• Marine From Colorado Killed In Afghanistan

  November 7, 2010 8:51 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Marine from Arvada has been killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Brandon Pearson was killed Thursday in combat in Helmand Provence. Another Marine was also killed in the attack. Pearson was scheduled to end his military service in September. more »

• Job of the Day: Missile Defense Agency Engineer

  June 14, 2010 3:56 PM

  The US Missile Defense Agency has an opening for a General Engineer in Colorado Springs. Starting pay is $90,000 - $147,000 per year. Deadline to apply is this Thursday, June 17. The US Missile Defense Agency has openings in other US cities. CLICK HERE to apply. more »

• DoD to resume education grants to military spouses

  March 11, 2010 1:18 PM

  The Defense Department says it will partially resume a grant program that pays for college classes and career training for military spouses, who were outraged when the program was abruptly halted last month. Tommy T. Thomas, the Defense Department official who oversees the grants, said Thursday payments will resume... more »

• Soldiers get mass H1N1 shots before holidays

  December 14, 2009 12:50 PM

  Thousands of Army recruits in training have to line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays - for mass inoculations of hundreds at a time against swine flu. The Army's largest training camp, just outside Columbia, and other posts are hurrying to finish the shots... more »

• Test rocket explodes at Academy

  November 4, 2009 1:19 PM

  It's not the outcome they had hoped for. A test-fire of a cadet-developed research rocket went awry and rather than a 10 and a half second burn, the rocket exploded milliseconds after ignition. "Not exactly what we expected," said Cadet First Class Sean Foote shortly after the test-fire ended.... more »

• Pentagon releases complete list of Fort Carson casualties

  October 7, 2009 1:55 PM

  The names of all eight Fort Carson soldiers who died in Afghanistan last weekend have now been released by the Department of Defense. The soldiers were killed in a fierce battle Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,... more »

• Remains of six Ft. Carson soldiers arrive in United States

  October 6, 2009 1:07 PM

  The remains of six of the eight Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan over the weekend are back on U.S. soil. The Department of Defense has not said when the remains of the other two soldiers will come home. About 50 family members watched at Dover Air Force Base as... more »