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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.

The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan and other members of the Colorado National Guard watch as Governor Jared Polis signs into law SB25-247, Tuition Waiver for Colorado National Guard members, at the Colorado State Capitol, Denver, May 1, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph K. VonNida)

Governor signs first tuition waiver bill for Colorado National Guard members

By Elena O’Bryan, Colorado National Guard Public Affairs | May 2, 2025

Governor Jared Polis, joined by Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, signed Senate Bill 25-247, Tuition Waiver & Colorado National Guard Members, at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Denver, May 1, 2025.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marc Kudlac acts as pilot in command of a Eurocopter UH-72B Lakota in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Jan. 12, 2025. The Colorado Army National Guard flies in the mountains to practice power management and flying through changing terrain. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Remington Henderson)

Colorado Army National Guard conducts aviation training for 2025 wildfire season

By U.S. Army Capt. Remington Henderson | April 30, 2025

For the past 10 years, the Colorado Army National Guard has partnered with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and other key partners to host an annual wildland fire training exercise called the Colorado Fire Aviation Summit.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cody “Mojo” Vanbeek, pilot, Colorado Air National Guard signals “hang loose” to the 140th maintenance crew of Red Flag at Nellis Air Base, Las Vegas, March 11, 2025. Red Flag 25-2, celebrating its 50th anniversary, aligns with the National Defense Strategy and focuses on training joint force operations and command and control, maximizing collaboration and synergy among joint and interagency partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole)

Colorado Air National Guard puts adversarial deterrence to the test at exercise Red Flag

By U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson, 140th Wing Public Affairs | April 15, 2025

Nearly 200 Citizen Airmen from the Colorado Air National Guard participated in exercise Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, March 10-21, 2025, for the 50th anniversary of the historic event. Red Flag occurs three times every year, each iteration including a varying set of participants.