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Know the no-drone zones
February 19, 2016
What comes in a variety shapes and sizes, serves diverse purposes and could have a wingspan as large as a jet airliner or smaller than a model airplane, possibly controlled by a radio? According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, commonly known as drones, are defined as an aircraft or device invented, used or designed to navigate or fly in the air. Because a UAS is different than a manned aircraft, sharing and introducing them into the airspace presents challenges for both the aviation communities and the FAA.
Message from home
February 19, 2016
Members of the Colorado Army National Guard 193rd Military Police Battalion and 220th Military Police Company are met by family, friends and dignitaries for the units welcome home ceremony Sept. 5, 2015 at hanger 909, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Color
Setting the tone for hope
January 8, 2016
DENVER – As snowflakes fall in the bustling metro area, a unique group of warriors gathered at the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab in downtown Denver, Jan. 8.
Celebrating decision making: Part 3 in a 3-part search-and-rescue series
December 1, 2015
Colorado Army National Guard Maj. Tony Somogyi pilots his OH-58 Kiowa helicopter above the Rocky Mountains, Aug. 23, 2011. Somogyi is the executive officer of the COARNG’s High-altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, Colo. Somogyi has extensive experience as a scout and as a search-and-rescue/search-and-recovery pilot. (Photo © 2011 Deborah Grigsby Illustrative Photography/Used with permission)
Rescue from below: Part 2 in a 3-part search-and-rescue series
November 30, 2015
Civilian search-and-rescue personnel from Custer County Search & Rescue, Saguache County Search & Rescue, and Western Mountain Rescue Team, climb to reach Jennifer Tatnall Staufer, an experienced mountaineer who survived a 150-foot fall down Crestone Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range in southern Colorado, July 11, 2015.
Rescue from above: Part 1 in a 3-part search-and-rescue series
November 30, 2015
Active duty Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Licuanan and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Mahany take turns piloting a UH-60 Black Hawk in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, while following the directions of their instructor pilot, Colorado Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Grayson, Aug. 25, 2011. Licuanan and Mahany are students at the COARNG’s High-altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, Colo. Mahany has already flown in Afghanistan and Iraq and wishes he would have had this type of training prior to his deployments. (Photo © 2011 Deborah Grigsby Illustrative Photography/Used with permission)
CONG Red Ribbon Week school visits continue to impact
November 20, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marc Kudlac, UH-60 pilot, and Sgt. Sam Groff, UH-60 crew chief, Colorado Army National Guard, high-five students at Cimarron Middle School during a Red Ribbon Week school visit. The Colorado National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Task Force conducts almost a hundred visits like this over the course of each year in an effort to inspire kids in Colorado to stay drug-free.
Longest-serving adjutant general of Colorado and famed Minute Men pilot interred with full military honors
October 27, 2015
Members of the Colorado National Guard Honor Guard prepare to move Air Force Maj. Gen. John L. France (Ret.) casket to the commital shelter at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado on 26 October 2015. Maj. Gen. France was the longest serving Adjutant General for the state of Colorado.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ray R. Casares/Released)
Colo. Air National Guard participates in Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection
October 19, 2015
​U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robbin Bruning, 140th Maintenance Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, ushers in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the wing’s readiness inspection at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Oct. 16, 2015. This training is a part of the 140th Wing’s four-day Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection, the U.S. Air Force’s new evaluation system for wartime, contingency and force sustainment readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)
Defining a hero
October 8, 2015
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, fly together during a photo chase mission around Denver Colo. May 29, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by, Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)(RELEASED)
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