State of the Base: New Homes, New School, Renovated Barracks on Horizon for Fort Carson
Across Fort Carson, crews are building a school, a gym, renewable energy projects and preparing to start on new homes. Maj. Gen. David Doyle said Thursday during the annual State of the Base speech that over the last year $58 million has been invested in Fort Carson and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, and the […]
Winnebago Tribe Sues Army to Repatriate Remains of Two Carlisle Indian School Students
For Edward Hensley, the prognosis seemed favorable only days before his fatal turn for the worse. The Winnebago boy died on Jan. 29, 1899, while he was enrolled at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. “He was not able to pull through this his third or fourth attack of pneumonia,” the Indian Helper, a student publication, […]
First Wave of Army Noncommissioned Officers Gets Automatic Promotions for Completing Recruiting School
Dozens of noncommissioned officers received fast-track promotions for graduating the Army’s recruiting school in recent weeks — part of a controversial move by the service as it desperately grapples with a depleting pool of NCOs interested in serving in the role. Of the 145 soldiers who attended the Army Recruiter Course, 56 NCOs were automatically […]
Wanted: Airmen and Guardians Urged to Apply to Grueling Army Ranger School
Airmen and Space Force Guardians are being encouraged to apply for prep classes to get ready for Army Ranger School, the incredibly difficult tactics course with a historically low graduation rate. The Department of the Air Force, in a recent press release, said it is searching for members from both services to enroll in the […]