https://co.ng.mil Colorado National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:56:00 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 09:46:39 GMT https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/3860139/colorado-national-guard-assists-with-traffic-control-at-alexander-mountain-fire/ Approximately 65 members of the Colorado National Guard are supporting the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office with the security of evacuated neighborhoods and active fire areas at the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colorado. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Aug/02/2003517081/150/150/0/210813-A-NZ059-1003.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Whitson, 220th Military Police Company, Colorado National Guard, directs traffic on Cottonwood Pass, Colorado, Aug. 18, 2021. The use of National Guard resources in response to the impacts of the I-70 Glenwood Canyon closure due to recent mud and debris slides was authorized by executive order of Gov. Jared Polis. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashley Low)' /> <br /> Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:56:00 GMT Colorado National Guard Public Affairs https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/3860139/colorado-national-guard-assists-with-traffic-control-at-alexander-mountain-fire/ Media Releases Military Police https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/3090575/us-german-reserve-officer-exchange-program-begins-in-colorado-national-guard/ The National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, which connects individual states within the U.S. to allied nations, was established in 1993. Examples of these partnerships include Colorado’s partnership with Slovenia, Utah’s partnership with Nepal, and Kansas’ partnership with Armenia. Germany is not currently a state partner.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jul/12/2003033928/150/150/0/220604-Z-PW693-1001.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Capt. Zachary Thompson (right) commander, Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 193rd Military Police Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, and Lt. Col. Christian Goessiger, military police officer, German Army Reserves, shake hands as part of a U.S. and German Reserve Officer Exchange Program, June 4, 2022, at the Denver Armory, Denver, Colorado. The officer exchange program, which was created to exchange officers between nations in order to collaborate on leadership and to create and strengthen alliances with our allied nations for further support in future conflicts, mirrors the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Clayton Eggan)' /> <br /> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:43:00 GMT Spc. Clayton Eggan, 104th Public Affairs Detachment https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/3090575/us-german-reserve-officer-exchange-program-begins-in-colorado-national-guard/ News Articles Military Police https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/2905603/guard-members-respond-to-winter-wildfire/ The Marshall Fire ignited near Boulder, Colorado, and quickly engulfed entire neighborhoods in flames. Within 24 hours, Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency. 56 Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers were activated and would spend the next week including New Year’s assisting state and local authorities.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jan/20/2002924987/150/150/0/220108-Z-NZ059-1001.JPG' alt='Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers with the 220th Military Police Company monitor an entrance to a neighborhood left in rubble by the Marshall Fire, Jan. 8, 2022, in Louisville, Colorado. Approximately 60 members of the Colorado National Guard helped law enforcement respond to the devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder County. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Low)' /> <br /> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:16:00 GMT By U.S. Army Sgt. Taylor L. Lakey-Tamacori https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/2905603/guard-members-respond-to-winter-wildfire/ News Articles Military Police https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/2587908/colorado-national-guard-military-police-unit-returns-from-deployment-to-middle/ The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan and other Colorado National Guard senior leaders will welcome home about 30 members of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 220th Military Police Company Forward during a ceremony outside of the Denver Armory, May 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Apr/28/2002629620/150/150/0/200416-Z-YM749-0001.JPG' alt='200416-Z-YM749-0001.JPG' /> <br /> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:09:00 GMT Colorado National Guard Public Affairs https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/2587908/colorado-national-guard-military-police-unit-returns-from-deployment-to-middle/ Media Releases Military Police https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/1639043/maximum-power-supreme-skill/ ​Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, depart the Spring Creek Fire helibase, in Fort Garland, Colorado, to support fire suppression efforts July 6, 2018. The team arrived and began operations July 2.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/19/2002042450/150/150/0/180912-Z-WU045-1053.JPG' alt='Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews with aircraft, equipped with aerial water buckets, from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, depart the Spring Fire helibase, in Fort Garland, Colo., to support fire suppression efforts July 6, 2018. The team arrived and began operations July 2. The CONG has supported the Spring Fire since July 1, 2018, providing capabilities to include: security personnel for traffic control points and roving patrols; two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews and aircraft each equipped with aerial water buckets; geological information system operators; as well as, refueling crews with Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical refueling trucks and firefighters with HEMTT firefighting vehicles. The CONG has been providing an aviation search and rescue standby capability in support of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center since July 1. The High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site facility in Gypsum, Colorado, is supporting the mission which is rapid response to aviation search and rescue missions, primarily for firefighter safety, in support of multiple wildfire responses throughout Colorado. On order of the Governor, the standing Joint Task Force - Centennial commands and integrates CONG forces to support civil authorities in assisting Colorado, or supported states, during times of crisis and disaster, to save lives, prevent suffering, and mitigate great property damage. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares)' /> <br /> Mon, 06 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Zachary Sheely https://co.ng.mil/News/Archives/Article/1639043/maximum-power-supreme-skill/ Military Police