PETERSON AFB, Colorado, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Michael Sparks In an unprecedented display of interagency cooperation, First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A Denver, Colorado, CEO was sentenced to 71 months in prison for conducting a securities scheme to fraudulently obtain $11 million from investors through various misrepresentations about fund operations, his background, and his contribution to the fund, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Samuel J. Mancini, 57, previously pleaded gui  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV U.S. Army Chemical Corps officers came to aid of a diner who collapsed and hit her head in a restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 28. Capt. Madison L. Turner and Maj. Taylor S. Harrington from the Fort Stewart, Georgia-based 83rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion provided first aid to a woman until paramedics arrived. Both officers were atte  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: One man from Colorado and two from Utah were found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Space Command Commander welcomed Lt. Gen. Robert Glavas, Slovenian Chief of Defense, during a visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 13, 2024. During his visit Glavas received informational briefs on the USSPACECOM mission and built relationships with key members of the command's leadership team. The visit was a part of the Colorado National Guard's State Partnership Pro  more