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GE to hire 5,000 veterans over next 5 years

Monday, 13 February 2012 07:53 | PDF | Print | E-mail
WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business. The announcements Monday were part of a four-day event that the global conglomerate is hosting with...

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Carson GIs learn last-minute skills for Afghanistan

Sunday, 12 February 2012 12:07 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Pfc. Josh Harris pulled the charging handle of a grenade launcher on Thursday, leaned back and peered through the sights.His orders were clear.“All right,” said Spc. Michael Breton, moments earlier. “There is an ice cream truck out there. So...

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Defense budget cuts to shrink AFA cadet wing

Saturday, 11 February 2012 17:30 | PDF | Print | E-mail
The Air Force Academy has eight months to finish cutting the ranks of its cadet wing by nearly 275 cadets, the academy’s superintendent said Saturday. The academy has already reduced its ranks by about 125 cadets as part of a Pentagon plan to...

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AFA faculty the focus of religious-sensitivity trainings

Friday, 10 February 2012 21:30 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After a religious tolerance scandal embroiled the Air Force Academy in 2004, school officials spent the next several years offering training on religious sensitivity to its students. The latest round of training is aimed at the people in charge of...

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Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords

Friday, 10 February 2012 15:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
WASHINGTON — The Navy has named a ship for Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head received in January 2011. In a ceremony at the Pentagon, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus...

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Second local Air Force official nominated for second star

Thursday, 09 February 2012 18:26 | PDF | Print | E-mail
A second high-ranking military official in the Pikes Peak region appears to be in line for a promotion. Brig. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, who serves at Air Force Space Command, has been nominated to be major general, the Department of Defense announced...

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Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan

Thursday, 09 February 2012 12:05 | PDF | Print | E-mail
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. Use of the SS symbol is not acceptable, and the...

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Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade

Thursday, 09 February 2012 10:25 | PDF | Print | E-mail
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services. First lady Michelle...

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Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat

Thursday, 09 February 2012 08:41 | PDF | Print | E-mail
WASHINGTON — Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Pentagon is recommending to Congress that...

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Women at war: Pentagon easing its job limits in combat

Thursday, 09 February 2012 08:41 | PDF | Print | E-mail
WASHINGTON — Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Pentagon is recommending to Congress that...

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Army officer wants humanism officially recognized

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:57 | PDF | Print | E-mail
RALEIGH, N.C. — Soldiers who don't believe in God can go to war with "Atheist" stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs are still officially invisible in the Army. Maj. Ray Bradley is applying to be the...

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AFA commandant nominated for second star

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 16:43 | PDF | Print | E-mail
The commandant of Air Force Academy cadets appears on track to move on to a higher post in the Air Force. Brig. Gen. Richard Clark, who oversees 4,400 cadets and more than 300 civilians, was nominated on Wednesday for his second star, according to...

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Fort Carson soldier dies in crash in Germany

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 12:15 | PDF | Print | E-mail
A Fort Carson soldier died in a crash Sunday near Stuttgart, Germany. Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Harvey, 29, an engineer with the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, was killed in the early-morning wreck, said Lt. Col. Steve Osterholzer, spokesman...

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New Fort Carson center provides crucial training

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 10:52 | PDF | Print | E-mail
A new Fort Carson training center will have its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The ribbon cutting for the new Training Support Center is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The center will be home to more than 500 training devices to help soldiers become...

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Strategy for defending cyberspace is mind-boggling

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 21:47 | PDF | Print | E-mail
The war in Iraq is finished. The war in Afghanistan is drawing to a close. But one battlefield appears here to stay. And Gen. William Shelton can’t help but ponder: If the No. 1 job of the military is to deter enemies from attacking, shouldn’t...

Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/war-133093-close-strategy.html

Springs part of effort to land federal drone test site

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 16:56 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Three business and aviation groups in Colorado, including the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC, have formed a partnership to pursue one of six new federal training sites for remotely piloted aircraft or drones. The Chamber and EDC, along with...

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