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Army Soldiers on the front lines of space wars

Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Fred Korb (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Fauskee, of the 117th Space Battalion brief reporters at the Pentagon Sept. 5. Warnings from military and intelligence agencies about Russia and China threatening to take down or jam U.S. satellites are taken seriously by the Army as forces have grown heavily dependent on satellites. Soldiers from a Colorado National Guard space battalion who visited the Pentagon on Wednesday said they have no idea what role, if any, they would have in the Space Force that President Trump has proposed. But they did provide a glimpse into the daily grind of space warfare. When they are called up for duty, soldiers from the 117th Space Battalion go to war zones to help commanders on the ground get what they need from space: satellite imagery, weather analysis, early warning of a missile launch, communications and navigation. Credit: SpaceNews/by Sandra Erwin, Read Full Article: https://spacenews.com/army-soldiers-on-the-front-lines-of-space-wars/

New Veteran Center in Grand Junction, CO

Dr. Srinivas Ginjupalli, chief of staff, VA Medical Center of Grand Junction; The Adjutant General of Colorado and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Military of Veterans Affairs Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Loh; and Michael "Mickey" Hunt, Deputy Executive Director of the Colorado DMVA break ground at the site of the future Western Region OneSource July 20, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Maj. Darin Overstreet)

CERFP exercise

Roughly 200 Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent September 17-20 training at the North Metro Fire Training Center in Thornton, Colo., in preparation for a National Guard Bureau evaluation, or ExEval. The unit is called a CERFP team which stands for C=CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives) Enhanced Response Force Package and must be evaluated every couple of years by NGB to ensure that they are meeting standards and are prepared to support incidents within Colorado or anywhere within the U.S. The Colorado teams are comprised of members from the 140th Wing from Buckley AFB, the 233d Space Group from Greeley, the 147th Brigade Battalion from Ft. Collins and the 3650th Maintenance Company from Longmont. Each team provides the necessary functionality to assist local authorities in extraction, communication, decontamination and medical assistance so that victims can be safely removed from a disaster and cared for appropriately.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)

RSP Drill & Ceremony formation

SSG Jenna Ashby, Colorado Army National Guard Drill Sergeant with the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP), instructs a formation of enlistees at Fort Carson, Colo. about proper Drill & Ceremony on June 9, 2018. The RSP helps new recruits succeed when they ship off to Basic Training by teaching them the essentials of the Army including physical fitness, mental toughness and military protocol and procedures.

Joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC)

Joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) from the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) conduct urban warfare training exercises during Adriatic Strike 2018, Celje, Slovenia, June 4, 2018. The Colorado Air National Guard,140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, brought four F-16 Fighting Falcons and approximately 40 support personnel to particpate in Adriatic Strike 2018, a Slovenian-led JTAC training attended by 22 other NATO nations to conduct interoperability training and joint readiness capabilities among the NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Y. Alvarez-Rea)

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons return from a sortie during Adriatic Strike 2018, Cerklje ob Krki Air Base, Slovenia, June 6, 2018. The Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, brought four F-16 Fighting Falcons and approximately 40 support personnel to participate in Adriatic Strike 2018, a Slovenian-led JTAC training attended by 22 other NATO nations to conduct interoperability training and joint readiness capabilities among the NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Y. Alvarez-Rea)

Blast off: Test launch of Missile Defense Agency's CTV-01 a success

A crowd watches at the Ronald Reagan viewing site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as the Missile Defense Agency launches its Ground-based Interceptor Jan. 26, 2013. The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, the payload of a Ground-Based Interceptor, uses the kinetic energy from a direct hit to destroy an incoming target. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Benjamin Crane/RELEASED)

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The Colorado Army National Guard’s North American Aerospace Defense Command, more commonly known as NORAD, and U.S. Northern Command, hold a change of command ceremony between Lt. Col. Andrew Diederich, incoming commander, and Col. Scot J. Hartman, outgoing commander, at the Regional Training Institute at Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept. 7, 2019. (U.S. Army Colorado National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Aleah M. Castrejon)

Colorado National Guard NORAD-U.S. Northern Command Mobilization Element changes leadership

By | Oct. 4, 2019

The Colorado Army National Guard’s North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command Mobilization Element held a change of command ceremony between U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andrew Diederich, incoming commander, and U.S. Army Col. Scot J. Hartman, outgoing commander, at the Regional Training Institute at Fort Carson Sept. 7, 2019.

The Soldiers with the 169th Field Artillery Brigade welcome Col. Scot J. Hartman, incoming commander, and say farewell to Col. Scott M. Sherman, outgoing commander, during a ceremony Sept. 7, 2019, at the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center on Fort Carson, Colorado. Col. Robert B. Davis, commander, land component command, presided over the ceremony, and while it was a somber goodbye to Sherman, Davis said he was happy to welcome Hartman, who enlisted in 1989 . (U.S. Army Colorado National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Aleah M. Castrejon)

Colorado National Guard Soldiers welcome new brigade commander

By . Army Sgt. 1st Class Aleah M. Castrejon, 104th Public Affairs Detachment, Colorado Army National Guard | Oct. 4, 2019

Soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard’s 169th Field Artillery Brigade welcomed U.S. Army Col. Scot J. Hartman, incoming commander, and bid farewell to U.S. Army Col. Scott M. Sherman, outgoing commander, during a ceremony Sept. 7, 2019, at the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center at Fort Carson. U.S. Army Col. Robert B. Davis, the commander, Land Component Command of the COARNG, and presiding officer over the ceremony, said Sherman transformed the 169th in preparation for future wars.

The Colorado Army National Guard’s Medical Command hosts a change of command Sept. 8, 2019, at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, for Lt. Col. Monty Torres, incoming commander, and Col. Kevin R. Scott, outgoing commander. The Soldiers of the Medical Command wished Scott well with a parting gift and welcomed Torres during the ceremony. Col. Robert B. Davis, commander, land component command, shared remarks and wished both leaders well in their new roles. Scott will continue to serve in the Medical Detachment at the chief of aviation medicine at Buckley Air Force Base. (U.S. Army Colorado National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Aleah M. Castrejon)

Colorado National Guard medical command welcomes new leader

By By U.S. Army Spc. John H. Peterson IV, 104th Public Affairs Detachment, Colorado Army National Guard | Oct. 4, 2019

The Medical Detachment, Medical Command of the Colorado Army National Guard, welcomed its new commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Monty Torres, at a change of command ceremony Sept. 8, 2019, in which Col. Kevin R. Scott relinquished command at Buckley AFB in Aurora.