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1st Air Force commander visits 140th Wing alert program
November 22, 2024 — The new commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force paid a visit to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, Oct. 31, 2024, citing its importance to the homeland defense apparatus... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Luke Ahmann, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force commander (U.S. Air Forces Northern and U.S. Air Forces Space) (left) talks with 140th Wing Commander U.S. Air Force Col. Jeremiah Tucker following a visit with the 140th Wing alert team at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Oct. 31, 2024. Ahmann met with key leaders, toured critical facilities, and met mission-essential personnel on duty. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson)

140th Wing Security Forces Squadron travels to Italy for annual training
November 2, 2024 — The Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Security Forces Squadron traveled to Aviano Air Base, Italy, for required annual training Sept. 14-27, 2024. The type of training conducted was dictated by a shift in priorities reflecting the changing security environment and the increasing importance of protecting air bases from ground threats. It focused on key areas of integrated defense, including close-quarters battle scenarios, domestic violence response, and active shooter threat management. ... MORE

Airmen from the 140th Security Forces Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, engage in close-quarters battle, a type of combat that typically occurs in confined spaces, such as buildings, vehicles, or other structures, during annual training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 14-27, 2024. The annual event is a culmination of required training for the security forces career field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Elvia Ramos)

Colorado Army National Guard space battalion takes training to the mountains
October 30, 2024 — Training requirements for National Guard Soldiers vary greatly with respect to their and their unit’s overall mission. In a unit like Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard conducting training outside the readiness center only happens rarely, if maybe, once a year. ... MORE

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard at the top of Shrine Mountain after conducting familiarization training with night-vision goggles, Sept. 7, 2024. This hike was part of a three-day training conducted in the White River National Forest, Colorado. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ambrose Solis)

Colorado Army National Guard Soldier returns to Regional Training Institute as Commandant
October 29, 2024 — In a rare occurrence, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Erik Miller passed command of the 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Basic Leader Course, Fort Carson, Colorado, to his wife, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Sarah Miller, Sept. 8, 2024... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Isaac Martinez, chief of joint staff, passes the Basic Leader Course guidon to U.S. Army Master Sgt. Sarah Miller as a sign of trust in her ability to fulfill the commandant position, Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept. 8, 2024. Miller returns to the 168th Regiment after her most recent assignment as the 117th Space Battalion operations non-commissioned officer and the 1158th Space Support Company first sergeant. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Lakey-Tamacori)

Unsung heroes gather for suicide prevention conference in Colorado
October 22, 2024 — Colorado National Guard leaders from across the state gathered to ask this question at the first Suicide Intervention Officer Symposium, presented by the CONG Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse, and Resiliency team, Sept. 20, 2024, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Soldiers and Airmen discussed the issues impacting suicide within the force and the resources and prevention methods available... MORE

Tim Trail, primary prevention specialist, 89th Troop Command, Colorado Army National Guard speaks about metal health at the Colorado National Guard Suicide Intervention Officer Symposium, Sept. 20, 2024, at Fort Carson, Colorado. CONG leaders from across the state gathered at the event, presented by the CONG Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse, and Resiliency team, to discuss the issues impacting suicide within the force and the resources and prevention methods available. (Photo by Grayson Vevon)

140th Medical Group Airmen receive hyper-realistic tactical training
October 8, 2024 — Airmen from the 140th Medical Group, Colorado Air National Guard, participated in a first-time course in San Diego, Sept. 2-6, 2024... MORE

Airmen from the 140th Medical Group, Colorado Air National Guard simulate performing emergency medical care alongside members of the Colorado Army National Guard and Slovenian Armed Forces in San Diego, Sept. 2-6, 2024. The training included “Hollywood” style special effects and practices integrated into live tactical training – explosions, weapons, realistic props, foreign language speaking actors, and casualty actors. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Fischer)

Colorado, British Field Artillery units build strong bonds through international exchange program
September 26, 2024 — Since 2018, Colorado Army National Guard Field Artillery and the British Army have been building a strong, lasting partnership. Together, they’ve collaborated on a variety of exercises across the world using existing defense resources including the Military Reserve Exchange Program... MORE

British Army Reserve Soldier Kieran Power promotes to the rank of sergeant while training at Fort Carson, Colorado, June 14, 2024. Power was one of 20 British Army Reserve Soldiers from the 101st Royal Artillery who traveled to Colorado as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program while training with the Colorado Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment to develop cultural understanding, regional expertise, and interoperability (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Manish Shankar).

Colorado’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade gets first female commander
August 14, 2024 — Over time, military policy evolved, empowering future generations of female leaders like U.S. Army Col. Dani Williams, commander, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, Colorado Army National Guard... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general, Space and Missile Defense Command passes the brigade colors to U.S. Army Col. Dani Williams, commander, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, Colorado Army National Guard as a sign of trust in her ability to lead the troops during the change of command ceremony July 11, 2024, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. As the newest commander of the 100th MDB, Williams is also the first female brigade commander in the 20-year history of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Lakey-Tamacori)

Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers become lifesaving duo
August 7, 2024 — Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers U.S. Army Pfc. Manuel Talamantes and Spc. Shane Valadez, currently serving on the Colorado Military Funeral Honors Team, were on the way back to their duty station at the Chestnut Armory, Colorado Springs, Colorado, after rendering honors at a funeral service in full dress uniform, June 14, 2024... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. Manuel Talamantes (left) and Spc. Shane Valadez, Colorado National Guard Funeral Honors Team are credited with saving a life when they responded to a traffic accident in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 14, 2024. Talamentes, a combat medic assigned to the 928th Area Medical Support Company, is also a civilian emergency medical technician. (Photo courtesy Colorado National Guard Funeral Honors Team)

NASA’s Apollo, Artemis missions cross paths at Colorado National Guard aviation training site
July 25, 2024 — The Colorado National Guard’s High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site hosted Charlie Duke, one of only 12 NASA astronauts to have walked on the moon, July 8, 2024... MORE

High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site instructors and staff brief Charlie Duke, NASA astronaut, prior to a training flight, July 8, 2024, in Gypsum, Colorado. Duke was one of 12 men to walk on the moon during NASA’s Apollo missions. NASA is partnering with HAATS to apply rotary wing skills to lunar landing operations in support of the Artemis mission set. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Remington Henderson)

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