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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

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Lapse of appropriations notice:

By | Oct. 1, 2025

Due to a lapse in federal appropriations, Colorado National Guard Community Outreach Activities are suspended. Examples of community and public outreach programs include, but are not limited to, flyovers, band and ceremonial unit appearances, aircraft and ground static displays, parade participation, and public speaking engagements.

Colorado Army National Guard Soldier, Sgt. Jason Smith, a flight paramedic with 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion,135th Regiment, flies with his fellow crew members in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to conduct medical evacuation training during Exercise Northern Strike in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 2-14, 2025. Northern Strike is one of the Department of War’s largest reserve component readiness exercises. The joint and multi-national exercise was a chance to test readiness, refine warfighting skills and operate as a cohesive team in a dynamic environment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Colorado Army National Guard aviators train for Kosovo at Northern Strike

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh | Sept. 17, 2025

The 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion,135th Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard participated in Exercise Northern Strike, one of the Department of War’s largest reserve component readiness exercises held in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 2-14, 2025.

The Red Eyes of the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard perform a flyover with four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for the opening of Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 19, 2025.

This was the first time the squadron participated in the rodeo’s 129-year history, occurring the last week of July each year. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Capt. Reed “Roller” Barrett)

120th Fighter Squadron flyover opens Cheyenne rodeo

By U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eliana Raspet, 140th Wing Public Affairs | Sept. 5, 2025

The Red Eyes of the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard opened the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, Cheyenne, with an F-16 Fighting Falcon flyover for the first time in the event’s 129-year history, July 19, 2025.

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft, known for its vertical, short takeoff and landing capabilities, utilizes the airfield at the 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, June 10, 2025. The BSFB airfield was vital to the transition and planned demilitarization of the aircraft bound for display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson)

U.S. Marine Harrier final flight ends at Buckley Space Force Base

By U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kylie Davidson, 140th Wing Public Affairs | Aug. 28, 2025

It was the first of its kind, a jet that rose like a helicopter, hovered in midair, and raced forward like a fighter. After decades of rewriting rules for aerial warfare, a U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier embarked on its final flight. Not for combat, but for commemoration.