Fort Carson Soldier Accused of Cocaine Distribution Set to Be Released — with Conditions
DENVER — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Fort Carson staff sergeant who was at a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub during a large-scale federal raid last month and arrested days later on suspicion of cocaine distribution is eligible for release — but not for at least one more day. Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, […]
New Militarized Border Zone Spurs National Security Charges Against Hundreds of Immigrants
SANTA FE, N.M. — Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach in late April. President Donald Trump’s administration has transferred oversight of a strip of land along […]
Hotline Between Military and Air Traffic Controllers in Washington Hasn't Worked for over 3 Years
A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near miss shortly after the U.S. Army resumed flying helicopters in the area for the first time since January’s deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a Black Hawk […]
Fort Carson Family Among First to Move into New Housing, Full Timeline for Construction Unknown
After welcoming their young son into the world less than two weeks ago, Spc. Jordan McGrew and his wife, Isabella, are bringing him into a new home in Arapahoe Village on Fort Carson. “The timing of this was amazing,” McGrew said. The McGrew family of five will be among the first to move into 56 […]
Fort Carson Soldier One of 1,000 Leaving After Transgender Ban Temporarily Upheld
Fort Carson Sgt. Mason Benavides is leaving an Army that no longer wants him. He is one of about 1,000 military service members voluntarily leaving, the Department of Defense announced Thursday after a Supreme Court order that said the Trump administration’s ban on transgender soldiers could be enforced. The Supreme Court order allows the military […]
Rattlesnake Wranglers Help Conserve Michigan’s Only Venomous Snake at Military Base
GRAYLING, Michigan — It’s snake week at Camp Grayling. Each spring, dozens of conservation researchers and volunteers descend on the Michigan Army National Guard base in northern Lower Michigan for four days of scientific rattlesnake wrangling. Venomous eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are captured in what’s called a “blitz style” field survey, then are carefully inspected by […]
Army Hits Snag in Effort to Keep Hawaii Training Range Land
The U.S. Army hit a speed bump in its effort to retain training land in Hawaii with the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voting to reject its final environmental impact statement on its proposal to keep a state-owned parcel at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island. The ruling is an embarrassing setback […]
Hegseth Orders End to Race Consideration in Admissions at Military Service Academies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered all military service academies to no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex for admissions, according to a memo released Friday. The move appears to not only effectively end affirmative action efforts at the three military service academies, which were spared from a Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions two […]
Arrested Fort Carson Soldier Could Face Military Punishment in Addition to Federal Penalties
The Fort Carson-based soldier who was present at a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub during a large-scale federal raid last month and arrested days later on suspicion of cocaine distribution could face military penalties in addition to any civilian punishment, according to a local attorney who specializes in military law. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, […]
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest
The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest and symbolic move that reflects mounting internal and political pressure over how the military measures fitness. What began as an initiative to introduce gender-neutral standards for combat arms roles has gradually evolved into a servicewide adjustment. […]