Monday was the deadline for turning in signatures to get initiatives on the November election ballot. Bente Birkland reports from Denver on one measure that could be on the ballot that aims to generate millions of additional dollars from the oil and gas industry. Plus, two town hall meetings in southeast Colorado bring an Assistant Secretary of the Army and a Texas oil tycoon. The Pike’s Peak Area Council of Governments gets a grant to help plan for an influx of soldiers at Ft. Carson, and more.
Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R) seeks vote on oil drilling, despite the Congressional recess. Plus, another Ft. Carson soldier has died in Iraq, and Colorado State Fair organizers look into becoming more energy efficient.
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Keith Eastin (LEFT). Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, Division West (First Army) and Fort Carson commanding general. (RIGHT) Photo: A. ChalfinThe United States Army has released a report examining proposed expansion plans at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeast Colorado. At the same time, the Army is announcing they’re dropping their desired acreage for the training ground by three-quarters. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin reports.
Troops from Ft. Carson have been busy in recent weeks in Iraq. They’ve been seeing combat every day after a period of relative calm.
Families back home are ticking off the fifth month that their loved ones have been away. It will be another ten months before they come home.
Recently some soldiers families got together to celebrate a new program that helps them fight the long deployment blues, and keep them in shape at the same time. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has the story.
Col. Kelly Wolgast is the chief medical officer at Ft. Carson
As Fort Carson prepares to welcome home about 4,000 soldiers from a 15 month tour in Iraq, it continues to ramp up it ability to care for those wounded in action.The Mountain Post on Tuesday formally formally activated a special battalion for battle-injured soldiers only. The so-called “Warrior Transition Unit” was launched four months ago.
Cannons are fired in honor of deploying troops at Ft. Carson Nov. 20, 2007
The third of three stories in which members of Ft. Carson’s 3rd Brigade and their families talk about deploying to Iraq, many for the third time. The brigade has just begun to deploy, and all 3,800 members should be on the ground in Iraq by mid-December.
This week on KRCC we’ve been hearing from soldiers about to deploy to Iraq and their families. Some listeners may feel moved to do something for the troops, well, the spa at the Broadmoor has an answer: Go get a massage and a pedicure. The Spa has launched what it’s calling “Spa for the Troops,” in which the facility donates a portion of it’s fees to a fund that will allow military members returning from war zones to get Broadmoor spa treatments for free.
Col. John Hort is the commander of the 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade
This week we’re hearing from the soldiers and families of Ft. Carson’s 3rd Brigade, which is currently deploying to Iraq for the 3rd time in five years. In this segment we hear from two of the unit’s leaders.
Monday was the deadline for turning in signatures to get initiatives on the November election ballot. Bente Birkland reports from Denver on one measure that could be on the ballot that aims to generate millions of additional dollars from the oil and gas industry. Plus, two town hall meetings in southeast Colorado bring an Assistant Secretary of the Army and a Texas oil tycoon. The Pike’s Peak Area Council of Governments gets a grant to help plan for an influx of soldiers at Ft. Carson, and more.
Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R) seeks vote on oil drilling, despite the Congressional recess. Plus, another Ft. Carson soldier has died in Iraq, and Colorado State Fair organizers look into becoming more energy efficient.
Troops from Ft. Carson have been busy in recent weeks in Iraq. They’ve been seeing combat every day after a period of relative calm.
