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Paratroopers from the Colorado National Guard and the Jordanian Armed Forces stand together before the first joint Colorado-Jordan airborne Friendship Jump, Watkins, Colorado, April 23, 2025. Members parachuted from a CH-47 Chinook as part of an event to strengthen interoperability and deepen the partnership between the two forces. (U.S Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Melissa Escobar-Pereira)

Airborne operation strengthens US, Jordan partnership and readiness

By Melissa Escobar-Pereira | June 3, 2025

In a display of cooperation and capability, Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard and the Jordanian Armed Forces conducted a joint airborne operation in Watkins, Colorado, April 23, 2025.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Flores and Spc. Mouctar Kamara,140th Quartermaster Platoon, 169th Field Artillery Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, prepare a meal for the Connelly Cup cooking competition at Fort Carson, Colorado, May 17, 2025. The 140th Quartermaster Platoon used the Connelly Cup cooking competition to build morale and demonstrate their unit capabilities. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Kyra Prahl)

Connelly Cup sparks pride and teamwork for Colorado cooks

By Kyra Prahl | May 30, 2025

For the first time in years, culinary specialists of the Colorado Army National Guard gathered under one tent for the Connelly Cup, a cooking challenge designed to showcase Army food service skills and bring Soldiers together through friendly rivalry at Fort Carson, Colorado, May 17, 2025.

Colorado Army National Guard members U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Cole, Capt. Leland Levin, and Maj. (CH) Katie Fanning stand with daughter of a World War II veteran at the Dachau Concentration Camp, located in Bavaria, Germany. A plaque commemorating the troops credited with the liberation of Dachau on April 29, 1945, was dedicated on the 80th anniversary. Members of the Colorado Army National Guard 157th Infantry Regiment, serving under the 45th Infantry Division during World War II were among the forces present during the liberation. (Courtesy photo)

Dachau plaque dedication honors Liberators

By Editorial by Maj. (CH) Katie Fanning, Colorado Army National Guard | May 21, 2025

The Dachau Concentration Camp, located in Bavaria, Germany, was liberated by U.S. Armed Forces of the U.S. 7th Army, 45th Infantry Division and Colorado Army National Guard members of the 157th Infantry Regiment, April 29, 1945.

U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Mason Whitney, former adjutant general of Colorado, presents the Order of the Daedalians, Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett Jr. Army Flight Safety Award, to the Colorado National Guard’s High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, Colorado, April 9, 2025. This recognition is awarded annually to the Army aviation training unit with the most effective aircraft accident prevention program as determined by the commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. (Photo courtesy HAATS)

Colorado National Guard high-altitude training site awarded for safety record

By By Sgt. 1st Class Joseph K. VonNida | May 7, 2025

The Colorado National Guard’s High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, Colorado, has been awarded the Order of the Daedalians, Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett Jr. Army Flight Safety Award.