Colorado National Guard archived stories

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

Colorado’s Greeley Air National Guard says farewell to Mobile Ground System mission
August 15, 2025 — Colorado Air National Guard members of the 233rd Space Group hosted an official ceremony for the retirement of the Mobile Ground System at the Greeley Air National Guard Station, Aug. 2, 2025. ... MORE

Colorado National Guard assisting Rio Blanco County with aerial wildland fire suppression
August 8, 2025 — Under executive authority, two Colorado Army National Guard helicopters and aircrews are supporting wildfire suppression efforts in Rio Blanco County, Colorado... MORE

Colorado National Guard aircrew breaks record for hoist rescue
July 25, 2025 — A Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk aircrew tested their skill and pushed their helicopter’s performance to its limits during a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted by a military aircraft in Colorado... MORE

Colorado Army National Guard crew chiefs U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Wade Shore (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Hubbard (right), High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, perform maintenance on their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, in Gypsum, Colorado, July 23, 2025. Both Soldiers participated in a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted in Colorado, saving two hikers who had become caught in a storm and were struck by lightning. The crew flew at approximately 14,200 feet above sea level, beating the previous record of around 13,700 feet by a military aircraft in Colorado.

New state tuition waiver bill boosts benefits for Colorado National Guard members
July 24, 2025 — Colorado National Guard members received a boost in benefits when Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 25-247 Tuition Waiver & Colorado National Guard Members at the State Capitol in Denver, May 1, 2025... MORE

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)

Colorado National Guard Soldier receives prestigious award for life-saving action
July 18, 2025 — U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, Colorado Army National Guard was driving home from work when he witnessed a major four-vehicle accident Aug. 30, 2023. A vehicle swerved to avoid an initial collision with two other vehicles, veering into oncoming traffic and rolling several times before crashing into a fourth vehicle... MORE

Colorado Army National Guard Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, 8th Civil Support Team, receives the Soldier's Medal for Heroism from The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, during a ceremony at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora, Colorado, July 9, 2025. Cruz was awarded the medal after rescuing an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle without regard for his own safety. The Soldier's Medal is the highest U.S. Army award for acts of heroism in non-combat situations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

Colorado Soldier awarded highest U.S. Army award for heroism in a non-combat situation
July 8, 2025 — U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, 8th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Colorado Army National Guard will be awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism in an official ceremony to be held at the Colorado Freedom Memorial, 756 Telluride Street, Aurora, CO 80011, July 9, 2025, at 9 a.m... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, 8th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Colorado Army National Guard is awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism July 9, 2025.

140th Wing exercises to deploy, fight, win in contested environment
July 2, 2025 — The 140th Wing executed Exercise Centennial Strike, a simulated rapid mobilization of the Mission Generation Force Element and a regeneration of deployed aircraft, June 5-8, 2025. This exercise aimed to prepare for impending Contingency Response Force taskings, utilizing Multi-Capable Airmen. The focus was on validating the 140th Wing’s ability to generate combat-ready F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command theater of operations while testing core Mission Essential Tasks in response to a near-peer threat as defined in the National Defense Strategy... MORE

Members of the 140th Wing analyze the wing’s effectiveness during Exercise Centennial Strike at the Wing Operations Center on Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, June 6, 2025. Exercise Centennial Strike assessed the readiness and operational agility of the 140th Wing in a contested and degraded environment through a simulated high-end conflict scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Eliana Raspet)

140th Civil Engineer Squadron granted new corrosion control facility
July 2, 2025 — The 140th Civil Engineer Squadron celebrated the construction for a new corrosion control facility at a groundbreaking ceremony May 20, 2025, as a number one Military Construction priority for the Colorado Air National Guard... MORE

The 140th Civil Engineering Squadron along with Wing leadership celebrate a ground-breaking ceremony for a corrosion control facility at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, May 20, 2025. The facility will be able to house a standard fighter jet and will serve as a fire suppression and decontamination area among additional functions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson)

Colorado Air National Guard to fly over Independence Day celebrations
July 2, 2025 — Colorado Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcons will fly over Colorado communities in honor of Independence Day, July 4, 2025... MORE

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, fly past Denver International Airport during a photo chase mission around Denver, May 29, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by, Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)(RELEASED)

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