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• Tanks, aircraft interact for virtual Army training

  March 3, 2013 1:36 PM

  FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - The Army is rolling out a new training system that integrates live, virtual and computer-generated scenarios in order to allow troops to train without the expense of using real tanks and aircraft. Lt. Col. Shane Cipolla, the officer in charge of the Integrated Training Environment,... more »

• Fort Hood shooting suspect trial set for May 29

  February 28, 2013 3:37 PM

  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - After many delays, the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will go on trial in three months. The military judge Thursday set Maj. Nidal Hasan's court-martial for May 29. After about four weeks of jury selection, testimony will begin July 1.... more »

• Judge removed in Fort Hood shooting rampage case

  December 3, 2012 9:00 PM

  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A military appeals court has ousted the judge in the Fort Hood shooting case and thrown out his order to forcibly shave suspect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled Monday that Col. Gregory Gross didn't appear impartial while presiding over the... more »

• Soldier stops would-be robbers

  November 30, 2011 9:39 AM

  Colorado Springs Police say a soldier with a concealed weapons permit stopped two men that attempted to rob him and his wife. The soldier and his wife had just transferred from Fort Hood and were taking a walk last night when two masked men approached them at Fairmont Place... more »

• Fort Hood psychiatrist to face death penalty

  July 6, 2011 12:20 PM

  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage in Texas will be court-martialed and face the death penalty. Fort Hood's commanding general announced the decision today in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan. He's expected to appear in a Fort Hood courtroom for... more »

• Victims testify at Fort Hood trial

  October 13, 2010 1:40 PM

  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army sergeant wounded in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, last year, has told a military court that he made eye contact with the alleged shooter before being shot himself. Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford says he heard Maj. Nidal Hassan say "God is... more »

• Ft Hood attack to be recalled at suspect's hearing

  October 11, 2010 8:11 AM

  Dozens of people will take the witness stand in a military courtroom over the next few weeks to describe the pain of bullets piercing their bodies and the sight of fellow soldiers lying in pools of blood. But the hearing set to start tomorrow is not about an attack... more »

• DoD releases final report on Fort Hood shootings

  August 20, 2010 3:23 PM

  Nine months after 13 people were killed in shootings at Foot Hood, Texas, the Defense Department has released a report saying the military needs to be more aware of signs of potential workplace violence. The department's final report on the shootings last November at the Army post last was... more »

• Court appearance for Ft. Hood shooting suspect

  June 1, 2010 8:17 AM

  The Army psychiatrist accused of gunning down 13 people at Fort Hood is to make his first military courtroom appearance Tuesday as his attorney seeks to delay the case. But Maj. Nidal Hasan isn't expected to speak during the hearing. Military prosecutors and defense attorneys instead plan to... more »

• Intel chief: Al-Qaida appetite for US attack high

  February 2, 2010 5:54 PM

  Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair says Al-Qaida will continue to try to attack the United States until Osama bin Laden and his No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri are dead. Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta are among top intelligence officials outlining to Congress Tuesday the main threats facing the... more »

• Colorado feds look at Fort Hood connection to cleric

  December 1, 2009 6:03 PM

  Federal authorities in Colorado are reviewing a 2002 file on a Muslim cleric who communicated with the shooting suspect at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver confirmed Tuesday that it has some record of Anwar al-Awlaki. An official won't confirm a report by... more »

• Car dealer's "birther" billboard links Obama to Fort Hood shootings

  November 25, 2009 10:13 AM

  The owner of a Colorado auto dealership has gotten international attention after putting up a controversial billboard about President Barack Obama. Phil Wolf, the man behind the billboard and Wolf Interstate Leasing and Sales, says he wishes he was better prepared for the flood of reaction to the sign.... more »

• Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

  November 20, 2009 10:06 AM

  Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. An updated schedule for the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor includes a Dec. 4 visit to the sprawling Texas post... more »

• Hearing on Fort Hood shootings today

  November 19, 2009 8:51 AM

  The first Capitol Hill hearing on the Fort Hood shootings is set for this morning. The Senate Homeland Security Committee will look at the threat posed by homegrown terrorism and chairman Joe Lieberman says it also wants to know whether the shooting was the result of intelligence failures. Lawmakers are... more »

• Local Muslim speaks out about Ft. Hood shooting

  November 10, 2009 8:17 PM

  As the military and the FBI continue to investigate Nidal Hasan's connections with a radical imam overseas, local Muslims say it's important that people recognize his alleged actions do not represent their faith. Arshad Yousufi of the Islamic Society of Colorado Springs says that Islam condemns harming innocent civilians,... more »

• Fort Hood victims remembered

  November 10, 2009 6:12 PM

  One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths. "No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no... more »

• Watch a live stream of the Fort Hood Memorial Service

  November 10, 2009 1:05 PM

  Click here to watch a live stream of the memorial service Some 15,000 people--military families and civilians-- are at Fort Hood, Texas, where victims of last week's shooting spree are being honored in a memorial service. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak. Meanwhile, the soldier suspected... more »

• Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial

  November 10, 2009 7:19 AM

  President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial at Texas' Fort Hood today, where a gunman's rampage left 13 dead and 29 more wounded. Obama will also meet with the families of those killed. Kevin Sullivan, who served as President George W. Bush's communications director, says Obama's presence "sends... more »

• Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial

  November 10, 2009 7:18 AM

  President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial at Texas' Fort Hood today, where a gunman's rampage left 13 dead and 29 more wounded. Obama will also meet with the families of those killed. Kevin Sullivan, who served as President George W. Bush's communications director, says Obama's presence "sends... more »

• Imam tied to 9/11 hijackers praises Hasan

  November 9, 2009 11:45 AM

  The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero. The posting Monday on the Web site for Anwar al Awlaki, who was a spiritual leader at... more »

• Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

  November 9, 2009 11:01 AM

  A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Dewey Mitchell, a spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center, says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remains in stable condition. Mitchell says Hasan has been awake and able... more »

• Udall: Help needed for troops at 'breaking point'

  November 7, 2009 9:11 AM

  Senator Mark Udall says the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas underscore that more needs to be done to help "troops who find themselves at the breaking point." The Colorado Democrat was briefed by Army officials on Friday along with other members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He... more »

• Excitement and sadness at Army pep rally

  November 6, 2009 10:44 PM

  Tonight at Fort Hood, hundreds gathered for a vigil as the army's chief chaplain offered prayers and words of encouragement. It was the first community gathering since the tragedy. On our Mountain Post, the traditional Army pep rally, before the Air Force game took on a different flavor. There were... more »

• Suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' before shooting

  November 6, 2009 8:23 AM

  The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone was interviewed on several morning news programs Friday, where he revealed new details about... more »

• "Could this happen here?" Reaction from Fort Carson

  November 5, 2009 10:52 PM

  Soldiers, and their families, are already in mourning at Fort Carson. More than 2,000 soldiers from the 4th ID at Fort Hood were recently transferred to the Mountain Post. At Fort Carson, a sense of safety was taken today. "I feel, oh my gosh, could this happen here," says Tammy... more »