U.S. Soldier Detained In Afghan Shooting Spree
Updated: 12:31 PM A U.S. service member came out of his base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and started shooting Afghan civilians. Sixteen people are reported dead.
Updated: 12:31 PM A U.S. service member came out of his base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and started shooting Afghan civilians. Sixteen people are reported dead.
Updated: 4:54 PM 3,000 soldiers from one of Fort Carson’s brigades will soon be deployed to Afghanistan along with members of two other units.
Posted: 9:19 AM The military is waging a battle against the obesity epidemic plaguing current and potential soldiers. More than a quarter of Americans ages 17-24 are too overweight to serve.
Posted: 5:55 AM Congress finds no consensus on Syria, which would be a far more difficult military task than Libya if the U.S. were to get involved, according to the secretary of defense.
Posted: 10:01 AM The Air Force based its decision to drop charges against a cadet accused of sexual assault in part because of expert testimony about alcohol consumption.
Posted: 1:02 PM Fewer former Gitmo detainees rejoined terrorist groups after being released than previously reported, according to a new government intelligence report.
Posted: 12:34 PM Sen. John McCain says the United States should lead an international effort to begin air strikes on Syria.
Updated: 11:43 AM A Fort Carson soldier drowned in Florida over the weekend while in the state for a week of training.
Posted: 11:06 AM Air Force Academy cadets will hear President Barack Obama speak at their graduation on May 23.
Updated: 10:34 AM Obama spoke in the Oval Office alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said "the United States will always have Israel's back."
Posted: 6:35 AM The Department of Defense announced the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Updated: 5:40 AM The Air Force Academy continues the basewide exercise begun Thursday. Area residents should not be alarmed at any reports of strange activity on base, or if any smoke is seen.
Posted: 6:36 AM Two more U.S. troops are killed in shootings related to Quran burnings on an American base, bringing the death toll to six.
Updated: 9:15 AM An Australian man has admitted to selling military components to Iran, but says he didn't know he was breaking American laws.
Posted: 11:19 AM With the war in Iraq over and Afghanistan continuing there are already plans to honor those veterans in a new National Mall tribute.
Posted: 11:45 AM Some partial remains of unidentified September 11th victims were sent to a landfill, a new Pentagon report reveals.
Posted: 9:50 AM NATO's top official is praising allied troops in Afghanistan for showing "remarkable restraint" amid recent anti-coalition violence.
Updated: 1:48 PM The mother of a Fort Carson soldier killed in Afghanistan says her son was able to see his newborn child before he died.
Posted: 12:14 PM The remains of the last unaccounted U.S. service member has been identified, the U.S. military announced Sunday.
Updated: 11:59 AM Riots continue to sweep across Afghanistan in the wake of the revelation that copies of the Quran were burned at an American military base last week.
Posted: 9:32 AM The University of Colorado Denver is launching a program designed to help military veterans find jobs and move into leadership roles as they return to civilian life.
Posted: 11:05 AM A probe into the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base is nearly complete and a report could be released as early as Wednesday.
Updated: 10:54 AM Justices of the Supreme Court are sharply divided over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.
Updated: 6:28 PM A unit of Army aviators will visit Fort Carson this spring to practice flying in terrain similar to what they'll experience in Afghanistan.
