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• Pike Peak area Red Cross responding to storm ravaged area

  May 1, 2011 12:54 PM

  News First 5 has spoken with Jaice Murcia of the Pikes Peak Red Cross office following an announcement that the Red Cross office will be dispatching their ECRV (emergency communication response vehicle) to the region of the country that has been hard hit by Tornadoes over the last several days.... more »

• Military homebuyers tax credit still available

  October 13, 2010 9:01 AM

  The service member tax credit for home buyers has been extended to June 30, 2011, which means you have until then to close on a house. It must be under contract April 30. This is the same $8,000 tax credit that that caused a rush of home buying in... more »

• Fort Carson commander, HQ unit heads to Iraq

  September 30, 2010 8:41 AM

  Fort Carson is formally saying goodbye to about 800 soldiers who are heading for Iraq, including its commander, Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins. The post will hold a departure ceremony for Perkins and the 4th Infantry Division Headquarters unit on Thursday. Perkins, supported by the headquarters unit, will... more »

• Colorado reservists deploying to Iraq

  September 7, 2010 9:37 AM

  About 50 Air Force reservists and three C-130 cargo planes from Peterson Air Force Base are headed for Iraq. Air crews and maintenance teams from the 302nd Airlift Wing will depart Wednesday from the base in Colorado Springs. It's the third deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan for Peterson... more »

• Deployment begins Friday for Ft. Carson soldiers

  July 15, 2010 5:59 PM

  Nearly 3,800 soldiers from Fort Carson will begin deploying to Afghanistan Friday. On Thursday soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division were making final preparations with a casing ceremony. Anticipation for the soldiers is high. "Nervous, a little bit of nervous apprehension, I don't think anybody... more »

• Fort Carson salutes 3,800 Afghanistan-bound troops

  July 15, 2010 2:53 PM

  Fort Carson is giving a formal farewell to 3,800 soldiers who are heading to Afghanistan for a 12-month deployment. In a brisk 30-minute ceremony paced by traditional bugle signals, the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division furled its red and black flag around its standard and... more »

• Fort Carson soldiers ready for Afghanistan deployment

  July 14, 2010 9:56 AM

  Nearly 3,800 soldiers are ready to deploy from Fort Carson to Afghanistan. The members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division will train and equip the Afghan National Security Forces. A color-casing ceremony will be held on post Thursday at 10 a.m. It signifies the unit's... more »

• Not too early to start celebrating

  July 3, 2010 10:41 PM

  Fourth of July celebrations are going on all weekend long, not just the 4th. At Fort Carson, they're starting a little early. The Mountain Post celebrated the 4th on the 3rd, at Iron Horse Park. They expected 10,000 people to join in the celebration. "Just really getting a... more »

• Fort Carson eyes railroad expansion

  June 3, 2010 6:54 PM

  The Army uses trains to its haul heavy equipment to port when heading off to war. They would like to move the equipment at Fort Carson to port faster during deployments but that means building more railways. Brigade Commander Col. Robert McLaughlin says the current rail configuration at the... more »

• Fort Carson homecoming delayed until Friday

  May 11, 2010 12:34 PM

  There are some very disappointed families in Colorado Springs. The arrival time for 240 soldiers returning to Fort Carson from Afghanistan has been pushed back until Friday. Soldiers from two military police units were expected to return Wednesday, but that has been delayed until Friday morning. The... more »

• Fort Carson welcoming 240 soldiers back home

  May 10, 2010 11:12 AM

  Fort Carson is planning a ceremony Tuesday to welcome home more than 240 soldiers who were deployed for about a year to Afghanistan. The soldiers are from the 984th Military Police Company and the 759th Military Police Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. The 984th MP Company worked with... more »

• 400 Colorado guardsmen home from Iraq

  March 31, 2010 4:34 PM

  The largest Colorado Army National Guard contingent to deploy since World War II has returned from Iraq. More than 400 Soldiers of the Guard's 3-157 FA were in Ramadi for a year. The soldiers performed personnel security missions for the Department of State, convoy operations, and base life support... more »

• Fort Carson soldiers deploy to Afghanistan

  March 9, 2010 10:52 PM

  Chelsea Webb is a Specialist in the Army. This deployment is her first. "I'm a little nervous," says Spc. Chelsea Webb. Jason Berdou is a Major. This deployment is his second. "I am absolutely excited to be going to Afghanistan," says Maj. Jason Berdou. Tuesday night,... more »

• 250 Fort Carson soliders deploy today

  March 9, 2010 4:08 PM

  A ceremony at Fort Carson this evening will honor 250 soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months. The soldiers are with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade. Keep it to News First 5 and NewsFirst5.com for updates and photos from the deployment ceremony. more »

• Red Cross helps our military heroes

  March 6, 2010 6:56 PM

  Deployment can be incredibly stressful and straining on Southern Colorado's military families. The Pikes Peak American Red Cross offered a free class on Saturday called "Coping with Deployments: Psychological First Aid for Military Families" to address that very issue. The course, offered free of charge, was open to military... more »

• Army chief of staff visits Fort Carson

  March 4, 2010 11:14 AM

  Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey is visiting Fort Carson to meet with commanders and soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Casey will be at the post on Thursday. His visit comes as the military begins a study on the possible repeal of the... more »

• 280 Fort Carson soldiers return

  February 9, 2010 10:25 PM

  More than half of the Fort Carson soldiers from the 4th Engineer Battalion have returned after a year-long deployment. The soldiers spent their time in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Their main mission was to clear improvised explosive devices from roadways. They cleared 1,700 roads equating to hundreds of miles.... more »

• Training to protect

  January 30, 2010 1:02 AM

  2010 will be a big year for Fort Carson. Several units are planning for deployment. Traveling in a war zone can be tough, and moving leaders can be even tougher. The Protective Services Detail team has that job and they will be leaving for Afghanistan in about a month.... more »

• Obama nearing decision on deploying more troops

  November 10, 2009 11:29 AM

  Officials say President Barack Obama to zeroing in on a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan. They say the deployment would most likely begin in January, and be aimed at boosting the defenses of 10 key Afghan cities and towns. The president meets again tomorrow... more »

• Fort Carson holds ceremony for deploying troops

  November 3, 2009 9:26 AM

  Dozens of Fort Carson soldiers are set to start deploying this week to Afghanistan and Iraq. The Army post held a flag casing ceremony for them Monday, signifying that the troops are ready for battle. Lt. Col. Thomas Rivard says 280 soldiers from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade's 60th Ordnance... more »