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Fort Carson to receive new garrison commander
May 10, 2012 8:09 AM
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson is getting a new garrison commander, who's responsible for the post's infrastructure. Col. Robert F. McLaughlin will transfer command to Col. David L. Grosso in a ceremony Thursday. McLaughlin has been garrison commander since June 2009. He is deploying to Afghanistan, where he... more » -
Fort Carson commander to get second star
January 25, 2012 7:16 AM
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Carson deputy commander has been nominated for a second star. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bailey is in line to become a major general. He is deputy commanding general for support of the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson's largest unit. Bailey's predecessor, Brig. Gen.... more » -
Commander at Peterson Air Force Base retiring
January 5, 2012 5:44 AM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The commander of a reserve medical squadron at Peterson Air Force Base is retiring. Col. Sheldon Omi is stepping down this month after almost 30 years in the military. Omi is a dentist. He joined the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron in 2008 and... more » -
New commander says Pinon Canyon vital for Army training
December 10, 2011 8:39 AM
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson's new commander says Army training at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site is vital for the safety of soldiers in combat. Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson on Friday reiterated the Army's position that it won't try to expand Pinon Canyon for at least five... more » -
Fort Carson gets new top commander
November 16, 2011 6:49 AM
Fort Carson is getting a new top commander as Maj. Gen. David Perkins formally says goodbye and takes a new assignment at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson will succeed Perkins in a ceremony today at the Mountain Post. Like Perkins, Anderson will command the 4th Infantry... more » -
Colorado Springs marks 9-11 anniversary with morning ceremony
September 11, 2011 5:42 PM
The Colorado Springs community observed the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks with a solemn and respectful ceremony at America the Beautiful Park Sunday. Serving as master of ceremonies, former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter called on the audience to remember not the horror of the attacks... more » -
Enterprise commander removed
January 4, 2011 5:05 PM
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Navy has permanently removed a senior Navy officer from command of an aircraft carrier over raunchy comedy videos he made and showed to the crew. The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., said Capt. Owen Honors showed "extremely poor judgment"... more » -
U.S. commander apologizes on Afghan TV
February 23, 2010 2:58 PM
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan went on national television Tuesday to apologize for a deadly air strike, an extraordinary attempt to regain Afghans' trust while a mass offensive continues against the Taliban in the south. Two U.S. Marine battalions, accompanied by Afghan troops, pushing from... more » -
White House will not confirm capture of Taliban commander
February 16, 2010 2:29 PM
The White House's lead spokesman is declining to confirm the capture of the Taliban's top military commander. Unnamed officials in Pakistan had said earlier Tuesday that a joint CIA-Pakistani operation captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Karachi. At the White House, press secretary Robert Gibbs said he would not speak... more » -
Obama meets with top administration officials on Afghanistan
December 7, 2009 11:06 AM
President Barack Obama meets today with his top commander and top diplomat in Afghanistan. After numerous discussions via secure video link, the president's sitting down in person with General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry. The pair will testify on Capitol Hill this week about the Afghanistan troop surge and... more » -
Obama meets with Afghanistan commander
October 2, 2009 11:11 AM
President Barack Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan to a 25-minute meeting aboard Air Force One before returning to Washington. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs that Obama invited Gen. Stanley McChrystal to meet him Friday in the Dutch capital, where he was pitching the International Olympic Committee's on the... more »
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