/tags/military Military en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-08/this-unique-program-lets-military-veterans-become-filmmakers-and-learn-how-to-process-trauma An unusual night of films produced by veterans is screening at the Colorado State University on Veterans Day this Monday. The Patton Veterans Project works with vets to help them process their trauma by creating short films. You can hear about the films, and how they help veterans, on today’s In the NoCo. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-08/this-unique-program-lets-military-veterans-become-filmmakers-and-learn-how-to-process-trauma In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /news/2024-05-27/vietnam-vet-and-others-honor-fallen-soldiers-with-a-community-call-for-taps Some Coloradans are honoring veterans who died in combat by playing the song 'Taps' as part of a nationwide effort to stop and reflect on the song at the same time of day. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-27/vietnam-vet-and-others-honor-fallen-soldiers-with-a-community-call-for-taps Emma VandenEinde /news/2024-04-01/lou-conter-last-survivor-of-uss-arizona-from-pearl-harbor-attack-dies-at-102 The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter, a former Colorado resident, was 102. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:59:49 GMT /news/2024-04-01/lou-conter-last-survivor-of-uss-arizona-from-pearl-harbor-attack-dies-at-102 Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press /news/2023-12-23/military-command-ready-to-track-santa-and-everyone-can-follow-along As children around the world eagerly await Santa's arrival on Christmas, the military is ready to track him and see if he's using any new technology. The North American Aerospace Defense Command keeps a close watch on Santa and his sleigh from the moment he leaves the North Pole. Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:05:00 GMT /news/2023-12-23/military-command-ready-to-track-santa-and-everyone-can-follow-along Sagar Meghani, Associated Press /2022-04-16/the-pentagon-is-sending-a-new-nuclear-design-to-idaho The Pentagon has announced that a new nuclear design is going to be assembled in our region. It’s called Project Pele, and it aims to produce a mobile nuclear microreactor. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:00:11 GMT /2022-04-16/the-pentagon-is-sending-a-new-nuclear-design-to-idaho Madelyn Beck /news/2022-01-18/static-detonation-chambers-likely-to-be-used-to-destroy-colorados-final-chemical-weapons A final push to rid the United States of the last of its chemical weapons is underway at an Army depot in Pueblo. It involves the use of static detonation chambers, a form of incineration. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:55:09 GMT /news/2022-01-18/static-detonation-chambers-likely-to-be-used-to-destroy-colorados-final-chemical-weapons Michael de Yoanna /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player A congressman and community supporters are rallying behind the idea of naming a Veterans Affairs health clinic after John Mosley, a Denver native who became one of the military’s first Black pilots as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:15:10 GMT /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player Michael de Yoanna /news/2021-06-29/allegations-that-trump-interfered-in-u-s-space-command-hq-decision-linger In the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the Air Force announced that the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command should be located in Alabama. The decision meant that the command must be pulled out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs in the coming years and has spawned allegations of political favoritism from members of Colorado’s congressional delegation. Tue, 29 Jun 2021 20:00:05 GMT /news/2021-06-29/allegations-that-trump-interfered-in-u-s-space-command-hq-decision-linger Michael de Yoanna /community/2021-06-18/in-denver-a-102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-finally-receives-his-medals On a sunny morning under the shade of a big tree just north of the Regis University campus in Denver, a small group of people gathered around 102-year-old Edward Flaherty on Friday to honor him for what he did when he was young. They came to give him the medals he earned in World War II, but never received. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:45:09 GMT /community/2021-06-18/in-denver-a-102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-finally-receives-his-medals Michael de Yoanna /news/2021-04-28/rep-crow-open-to-evacuation-of-afghan-allies-as-u-s-troop-withdrawal-looms Congressman Jason Crow and humanitarian groups worry that when U.S. troops leave Afghanistan on the Sept. 11 deadline set by Joe Biden, allies in the region will face retribution. They have ramped up pressure on the president’s administration to address a backlog of special visa applications and are predicting a surge that could require evacuations like those in other conflicts a generation ago. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:10:50 GMT /news/2021-04-28/rep-crow-open-to-evacuation-of-afghan-allies-as-u-s-troop-withdrawal-looms Michael de Yoanna