WASHINGTON, D.C. (KRDO) – President Joe Biden is announcing that he will speak at the United States Air Force Academy’s Commencement Ceremony next month. This comes after he presented the Air Force Falcons with the Commander-In-Chief’s trophy at the White House Friday, April 28. The graduation ceremony is expected to take place Thursday, June 1,
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SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (KRDO) — In the military, training is paramount. However, there are also times when instinct and the ability to improvise are necessary to make that training work. Such was the case recently at Schriever Space Force Base when firefighters and paramedics responded to a late-night call for help. “A call
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is conducting a Bradley Fighting Vehicle gunnery in and around Fort Carson. The training began Wednesday, April 26, and will last through June 9. Nearby residents should expect more noise and dust than normal. This activity could extend into the evenings
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) – From 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Carson conducted a “Black Start Exercise” to test the facility’s emergency response and backup generators to help simulate a large-scale power outage. The Mountain Post staged a similar exercise on a smaller scale, earlier this year but this is the first installation-wide
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Due to a construction project, the Peterson Space Force Base east gate will be closed for several weeks. According to base officials, the gate closed Monday, April 24, and will stay closed for about three months. The old east gate, south of the current east gate on Marksheffel Road and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy School District 20 is looking for ways to make getting an education easier for kids in military families. This is part of a statewide effort for Military Child Month to find solutions to help the growing population of military families in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs is home to several
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers are experiencing a second straight year of record attendance at the annual Space Symposium, an international event that brings aerospace experts and leaders together to discuss and plan for space operations, policy and programs. Space Foundation According to organizers, around 14,000 people from more than 40 countries are attending
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, a veteran is receiving a new roof on behalf of veteran-owned roofing contractor Integrity Roofing and Painting. As well as Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity. This is part of the Roof Deployment Project, which has a mission to give back to U.S. Military veterans. Since its inception in 2016,
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Outbound North Gate is reduced to one lane of traffic beginning Monday, March 27 through April 14 due to construction on the new United States Air Force Academy Hosmer Visitor Center and TrueNorth Commons Development. Crews are working on the construction of a pedestrian bridge and a main
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department plans to have four extra patrols on duty on Friday and Saturday night to promote and enforce traffic safety for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Police said that the patrols will focus not only on downtown — where many bars and nightclubs are — but
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials revealed Wednesday that workers have finished a third of the project to build a $56 million facility for cadet education and research on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Air Force Academy The Academy broke ground last summer on the Madera Cyber Innovation Center in summer 2021; the project
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) – A general court-martial against a cadet accused of abusive sexual contact was canceled, with the charge dismissed. In February, the USAFA said Cadet Palmer Collet was charged with two specifications of abusive sexual contact in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice. On March 15, a
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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Air Force Academy’s Associate Head Men’s Swimming Coach Anthony Boettcher passed away Sunday, March 12, Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine announced. Boettcher was in his 13th season as an assistant at the Academy. In his recent statement, Pine offered his condolences to Boettcher’s family on behalf of
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — The United States Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) Superintendent released a statement to parents and cadets in response to the Department of Defense’s Annual Report on Sexual Harassment. The report focuses on data gathered from the last two academic years from 2021 to 2022. In a statement, the superintendent
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Family and loved ones of an Air Force Academy Cadet are grieving after he passed away in an off-base incident. According to the USAFA, Cadet 1st Class Cole Kilty, 22, of Elk Grove Village, IL passed away Monday, March 6 in Park County. Officials said his death is still under
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. Air Force Academy and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) came to an agreement regarding football recruiting violations. According to the NCAA, three former Air Force football assistant coaches and one Air Force Academy Preparatory School football coach violated NCAA recruiting violations during the COVID-19 dead
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year. the Pentagon said. And, one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact. A Pentagon report on assaults at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies shows an
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Beaten. Tortured. Isolated. Mike McGrath and Orson Swindle survived brutality unfathomable to most. They were unbreakable. And now, 50 years later, they share an unbreakable bond with one another during what’s become a momentous anniversary. “I always told myself, ‘we must prevail.’ And by golly we did,” said Swindle. While
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force Academy announced the death of a Cadet who died in an off-base incident. According to the officials, the Academy was notified of the death of Cadet 1st Class Cole Kilty, 22, of Elk Grove Village, IL Monday by the Park County Coroner. His
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The front range is home to a large amount of military and veterans. Three areas in the VA Eastern Colorado health care system will soon get some resource assistance for this population. The VA will be holding resource fairs later in March to help connect the veteran population in the
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