Thursday Oct 22 | Missileer
Airman earns DoD firefighter of the year
Senior Airman Joshua Livingston, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, accepts his DoD Firefighter of the Year award from Bill Killen, former president of the International Assoiciation of Fire Chiefs, during as awards banquet Aug.
First officers graduate from Laramie crisis class
The first group of Laramie County law enforcement and security workers to attend a program designed to teach them how to help people in times of mental crisis have graduated.
SECAF accepts painting encapsulating 50 years of ICBM history
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley shakes hands with Capt. Warren Neary, Twentieth Air Force, at the F.E. Warren Theater Oct.
EOD Airmen help Iraqi police enhance skills
3, enhancing the Iraqi police's necessary skills detecting, safely approaching and disarming improvised explosive devices.
Bug-related crash, failed inspection
The 91st Missile Wing commander at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was fired Wednesday after Air Force Space Command leaders "lost confidence in his ability to command." Maj.
Colorado Springs Business Journal
Contract award roundup - Oct. 12, 2009
Here's a list of local companies that have recently won military contracts. T.D. Support Services Corp.
Pollution an enduring legacy at old ICBM sites
As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy - groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons.
Airmen commemorate 50 years of nation's preeminent ICBM fleet
Since October 1959, when a nuclear-armed Atlas D missile first went on alert, ICBMs have protected the nation.
Ashley Marie Hagler and Air Force 1st Lt. Dustin Edward Petrash were married Sept.
ICBMs: the basis for all system
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- An Atlas II/Centaur rocket carrying the NASA/NOAA weather satellite GOES-L lifts off.
Colorado Springs Business Journal
More than $130 million in new, modified contracts
The economic impact of Department of Defense and federal contract awards continues to bolster the area's private sector companies.
ICBMs: the basis of all systems in space
LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Attending ceremonies to mark operational readiness of a Titan site near here in May 1962 are Gen.
ICBMs: the basis for all systems in space
The first U.S.-designed ballistic missile was the MX-774, developed by Convair in the late 1940s at its own expense.
Names "Epic" by biking association
After becoming a favorite destination for mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians in recent years, the Curt Gowdy State Park Trail System has now been nationally recognized as a world class mountain bike destination.
Air Force engineer discusses building relationships in Afghanistan
First Lt. Anthony Raffaele is deployed with the Kapisa/Parawan Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan.
Angela Murto, daughter of Joe Murto of Fort Myers, was promoted to captain Aug. 28 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Buckley First In Space Command To Add Big Solar
Buckley Air Force Base, a 3,200-acre campus spread over rolling hills on the eastern side of the Denver area, is the first site in the Air Force Space Command to go solar in a big way.
Vandenberg Launches Minuteman III
The rumble of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile could be heard from Vandenberg Air Force Base and environs at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 23 as it was launched toward the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Northern Colorado Business Report
Heath Construction begins $6.8 million Air Force project
Heath Construction continues to work through a pipeline of public projects, recently beginning a $6.8 million dormitory renovation at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.
Air Force Global Strike Command activated
Air Force Global Strike Command will provide combat ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders Reorganization is part of the Air Force's ongoing effort to reinvigorate the Air Force nuclear enterprise Air Force Global Strike Command, stood up Aug.
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