/tags/u-s-air-force U.S. Air Force en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:58:22 GMT /news/2024-05-30/vp-harris-to-address-us-air-force-academy-graduates Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates on Thursday. It will be her first address at the ceremony after President Joe Biden spoke to the cadets at last year's commencement. Thu, 30 May 2024 15:58:22 GMT /news/2024-05-30/vp-harris-to-address-us-air-force-academy-graduates Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /regional-news/2023-11-07/the-air-force-asks-congress-to-protect-its-nuclear-launch-sites-from-encroaching-wind-turbines The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:40:23 GMT /regional-news/2023-11-07/the-air-force-asks-congress-to-protect-its-nuclear-launch-sites-from-encroaching-wind-turbines Tara Copp, Associated Press /news/2023-03-10/air-force-releases-new-photos-of-the-b-21-raider-at-aurora-defense-symposium The Air Force will soon begin fielding the B-21 Raider as it phases out other older bombers in its arsenal. New images of the secretive aircraft were revealed this week at the Air & Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora. Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:16:48 GMT /news/2023-03-10/air-force-releases-new-photos-of-the-b-21-raider-at-aurora-defense-symposium Dylan Simard /news/2020-06-10/george-floyd-marches-spur-conversations-about-racism-in-air-and-space-forces "It could have been me on the ground begging for my life."Those are the words of Col. Devin Pepper of the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base in… Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:14:39 GMT /news/2020-06-10/george-floyd-marches-spur-conversations-about-racism-in-air-and-space-forces Michael de Yoanna /news/2019-10-03/u-s-air-force-academys-oldest-falcon-mascot-dies-in-colorado A falcon that served as a mascot for the U.S. Air Force Academy for the past 23 years has died.The academy announced Aurora's death Wednesday, saying she… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:12:36 GMT /news/2019-10-03/u-s-air-force-academys-oldest-falcon-mascot-dies-in-colorado Associated Press /npr-news/2019-08-29/white-house-hopes-revived-space-command-is-one-giant-leap-toward-proposed-space-force President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to formally reestablish the U.S. Space Command on Thursday. It's not the Space Force they want, but they intend it as a step in that direction. Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:22:04 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-29/white-house-hopes-revived-space-command-is-one-giant-leap-toward-proposed-space-force Colin Dwyer /2019-05-30/nevada-pushes-back-against-proposed-air-force-expansion In a strong bipartisan message, the Nevada legislature says it will not welcome a proposed expansion of a U.S. Air Force training range into the state's... Thu, 30 May 2019 22:34:47 GMT /2019-05-30/nevada-pushes-back-against-proposed-air-force-expansion Noah Glick /environment/2019-03-12/u-s-government-sued-for-costs-of-water-contamination-effects A water utility company and the owner of a farm in Colorado Springs are suing the federal government for at least $18 million, claiming the Air Force… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:43:42 GMT /environment/2019-03-12/u-s-government-sued-for-costs-of-water-contamination-effects Associated Press /arts-life/2018-12-21/hes-coming-to-town-how-norad-started-tracking-santa-claus Every year, kids across the globe follow Santa Claus on his Christmas Eve journey from the North Pole. The source of the information is NORAD, the North… Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:45:00 GMT /arts-life/2018-12-21/hes-coming-to-town-how-norad-started-tracking-santa-claus Michael de Yoanna