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Gazette: So, how ‘bout that 2025?
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Grim Reaper: Thanks, but I’m just here for the clicks. I’ve got stuff to do. [CHECKS WATCH]
Gazette: Well we appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to join us for our year-end news wrap-up here in Colorado Springs.
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We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s get to it…
In all seriousness, there’s no arguing the past 12 months have brought seismic shifts and uncertainty, with rising prices, tariff threats (and reversals, and reinstatements) and the trickle-down impact of policy and leadership changes, in Colorado Springs, and afar.
The launch of retail marijuana sales within city limits in April, after a years-long back-and-forth and ultimate re-vote by the people, brought in $1.5 million in sales tax revenue, but it also helped lead to a painful hit to Manitou Springs’ coffers. The loss of Space Command (again) in September, after President Donald Trump reversed a Biden-era decision, which reversed a previous Trump Administration decision, was a gut punch that Colorado lawmakers and leaders say they will continue to fight.
But that’s only a fraction of the story of Colorado Springs in 2025.
Businesses closed, but new businesses opened, expanding concepts and neighborhood vibes to fill uncovered niches. Amid a sea of challenges familiar to every city and state, the Springs continued to rise to the top, again being named among the “Best Places to Live in the U.S.” by U.S. News & World Report. The city’s housing market (at least, from the seller and Realtor angle) remains prime property, and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was named the nation’s No. 2 best zoo by USA Today.
And as Colorado Springs continues to hover just shy of the half-a-million population mark at the close of 2025, in a city where voters recently rebuked expansion plans, a largely fresh roster of local leaders, with only two incumbents re-elected among the six spots up for election on the nine-seat Colorado Springs City Council, could signal a shift in dynamics to come.
There were plenty more storylines in the Springs.
Voters also had a chance to decide if the city would grow with an addition of 1,876 acres east of Colorado Springs — and eventually more than 6,000 new homes. In a special election, residents voted to overturn the City Council’s annexation decision, with 81.9% saying it should be overturned.
Colorado Springs ended the year with having to make hard budget cuts. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced $31 million in cuts in September as the city approached a lower 2026 budget, largely driven by a stagnation in sales tax revenue.
The city and county were not immune to the stepped-up immigration enforcement after President Donald Trump returned to office in January. 1) Feds raided an after-hours nightclub on South Academy Boulevard in April; 2) ICE raided a construction site in Black Forest in July; 3) Two El Ranchito food markets on the east side of the city were investigated by federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security with allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering.
On June 1, the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder was the site of an attack where a man threw Molotov cocktails at peaceful demonstrators gathered in support of Israel. Mohamed Soliman, who lived in unincorporated Colorado Springs, is suspected in the firebomb attack that killed one and injured 29 others.
Colorado Springs, meanwhile, endured a “sluggish” economy, according to one expert.
At the same time, El Paso County’s homeless population hit a record high of 1,745 people in this year’s federally required Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory Count. That represented a 52% increase over 2024 and topped the previous high of 1,551.
Three high-profile court cases also drew plenty of attention:
Nicholas Jordan, 26, was convicted in April after a two-week trial of shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and music student Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, 2024, in a University of Colorado Colorado Springs dormitory.
Following a weeklong federal trial in Denver, jurors found Derrick Bernard Jr. and Ashley Blackcloud guilty of conspiracy and intimidation in a hate-crime “hoax” that made headlines during the 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election.
Then, on Dec. 22, an El Paso County judge ruled to accept the most recent plea agreements for Jon and Carie Hallford despite heavy argument from families who used their Return to Nature funeral home.
Homelessness
Money woes hit several organizations that provide services to homeless people, which announced they were facing budget shortfalls. Springs Rescue Mission laid off staff and scaled back some programs at its large emergency shelter and housing assistance campus.
The Salvation Army of El Paso County closed 16 of its 31 family units in September at the Family Hope Center, a shelter for adults with children. In November, the organization reopened five of the units it had taken offline after securing additional funding.
The Place, which serves homeless teens and young adults, closed its 20-bed shelter in September and relocated its drop-in day center from southeast Colorado Springs to its downtown building and remodeled the space for its new use.
After a lengthy debate and opposition from two dozen people who addressed Colorado Springs City Council during a meeting on Nov. 10, the nine-member council voted to postpone voting for six months on a proposal to restrict vehicle camping to no more than 24 hours in one place on public property in city limits.
The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management enacted a new cold-weather plan for sheltering as many homeless people as needed during severe and extreme temperatures this winter at the city’s permanent shelters as well as pop-up shelters at churches and other locations.
The city’s new Housing Needs Assessment released earlier this month calculated that the community has a shortage of 2,000 supportive housing units for people leaving homelessness and needing assistance with returning to stable, permanent housing.
Courts
It was a busy year for courtrooms along the Front Range, with many Colorado Springs cases making national headlines, including the trials regarding a hate crime “hoax” and a double homicide that both ended in guilty verdicts.
UCCS double homicide. Jordan’s conviction came 14 months after the shooting and killing of Montgomery and Knopp. Jordan and Knopp were roommates and students at UCCS; Montgomery was a visitor and not enrolled at UCCS.
The case saw delay after delay with Jordan needing to be restored to competency to aid in his defense. However, a little over a year after the murders, Jordan received two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole for the deaths of Knopp and Montgomery.
Hate crime ‘hoax’ trial. The hate crime “hoax” surfaced when videos and photographs appeared on April 23, 2023. They included a cross burning placed in front of one of Mobolade’s campaign signs defaced with a racial slur, which was sent in a mass email to media outlets along the Front Range, calling the act “disgusting.”
Bernard and Blackcloud have yet to be sentenced, but face up to 15 years in prison and $500,000 in fines during their 2026 hearings. A third defendant, Deanna West, testified in the trial against her co-conspirators and received a sentence of probation in September.
Pearl Street Mall attack in Boulder. Mohamed Soliman, 45, allegedly killed one person and injured 29 others during a June 1 attack at a “humanitarian walk” for Jewish hostages still being held by Hamas at the time. His arresting documents indicate he planned the firebombing for over a year.
Soliman faces 184 total charges in the state case and additionally has an ongoing federal criminal case against him, with his next hearing scheduled for May. Soliman pleaded not guilty to the state charges against him in November, and the court set his case for a July 2026 trial.
Nightclub raid. The DEA raided an illegal nightclub at 296 S. Academy Blvd., in the early morning hours of April 27 in Colorado Springs, prompting news outlets across the state to flock to the scene.
The Gazette learned a lot about the 100-plus arrests handled by around 300 law enforcement officers, but the whereabouts of 86 of those detainees remain unknown. Freedom of Information Act requests went unanswered, and officials declined to comment.
According to past coverage, only three individuals are facing criminal charges following the raid. The most notable is Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, a soldier stationed at Fort Carson. He is facing one federal count each for distribution and for possession with intent to distribute, connected to his alleged involvement in cocaine distribution. His legal proceedings continue with his next appearance in court set for February.
Hallfords case takes twists and turns. The Hallfords came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after an investigation of their Penrose site, 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, resulted in the discovery of over 190 decomposing bodies. The pair faced both state and federal charges.
Judge Eric Bentley separately rejected the couple’s initial plea agreements this year after outcry from the victims over the length of the sentence and desire for a trial. The original plea agreement stipulated a 20-year prison sentence each to run concurrently to their federal sentences.
If accepted, the new plea agreements would give Jon Hallford a 30- to 50-year prison sentence and Carie Hallford a 25- to 35-year sentence. The sentence would run concurrently to the federal sentences. Jon has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges, but has since appealed. and Carie is expected to get 15 years at her federal sentencing in March.
Planned Parenthood shooter dies. On Nov. 22, alleged Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear died in federal custody – of what later was determined to be natural causes — just days before the 10-year anniversary of the murders for which he stood accused. The rampage killed three people, including a University of Colorado Colorado Springs police officer, and injured nine at the Colorado Springs clinic on Nov. 27, 2015. Dear reportedly confessed to the killings but repeatedly had been deemed incompetent to face trial. He was an inmate of the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo., at the time of his death, at age 67.
Crime and public safety
From nationwide protests and immigration raids to a county coroner stepping down amid a criminal probe, southern Colorado saw a series of high-profile incidents that caught the rest of the country’s attention.
‘No Kings’ protests. Downtown Colorado Springs saw several protests throughout the year, including the two high-profile “No Kings” rallies. Under the leadership of national organizations 50501 and Indivisible, the movement protested the direction of the country under President Trump.
The two protests each drew more than 10,000 people to downtown, with Colorado Springs organizers saying the second one was noticeably larger.
For safety, Colorado Springs police said they were closely monitoring the rallies and worked with organizers to ensure the events ran smoothly. Police reported zero incidents at both demonstrations. A woman was arrested at the Pueblo rally and charged with felony menacing after police said she reached for a gun following a verbal altercation.
Pueblo coroner resigns following grisly discovery. The Colorado funeral home industry was put under the spotlight again after state inspectors found over 20 decaying bodies inside a secret room at the now-former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s mortuary. At the time, Cotter allegedly told inspectors some of the bodies had been hidden for 15 years, and some next-of-kin were given fake ashes.
Owned by Cotter and his brother, Chris, Davis Mortuary has since been put under suspension. The Cotters have yet to be criminally charged, but the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been investigating the brothers since the discovery on Aug. 20.
With similarities to the Return to Nature Funeral Home case, which was placed under the public eye in 2023 after nearly 200 decomposing bodies were found inside, the Davis Mortuary case renewed questions of whether the funeral home industry could be trusted.
Black Forest ICE raid. A Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation at a Black Forest housing development on July 31 escalated to a shooting after authorities say two men believed to be illegal immigrants drove off in a truck after the driver allegedly tried to run over a federal agent. Shots were fired at the truck by law enforcement, and the passenger was arrested hours later.
The driver, Jose Mendez-Chavez, is still on the run, ICE officials confirmed. No information on charges or what ICE agents were doing there in the first place has been released, but multiple witnesses told The Gazette that other people were arrested and haven’t been seen since.
The Denver FBI Field Office, which was also involved in the incident, told The Gazette in August that the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General would determine whether the law enforcement officer lawfully fired off their weapon. The office has not responded to multiple requests asking about the investigation.
Halloween triple stabbing. A triple stabbing the night of Halloween hit the tight-knit Patty Jewett neighborhood north of downtown Colorado Springs. One man was killed and two women suffered major injuries.
A now-former Monument Academy teacher, 32-year-old Matthew Regnier, was arrested in connection with the stabbing. Neighbors told The Gazette that Regnier had moved into the home with his wife, her brother and her mother in September.
Uber driver killed. A few days before Halloween, the body of a 26-year-old man was found dumped in the middle of a field in Black Forest after his parents reported him missing. He was found with multiple stab wounds.
Khayla Dawson, a 27-year-old competitor in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., was arrested as a suspect in the stabbing. Authorities say she told them that she had wanted to go for a “joy ride” at around midnight and requested an Uber. She told deputies that she fell asleep and woke up to the man trying to sexually assault her, so she defended herself. However, discrepancies in her story and other evidence obtained by investigators have led them to believe something else happened.
City government. Local elections dominated the news for Colorado Springs’ city government in the first half of 2025.
On April 1, city residents voted for six of the nine seats on the Colorado Springs City Council. Dave Donelson and Nancy Henjum, both vocal incumbents, won reelection in their districts while the other four seats changed hands.
In District 3, Brandy Williams returned to the City Council after more than a decade away. Roland Rainey and Kimberly Gold were elected to represent two of the city’s eastern districts. The final new councilmember is Tom Bailey, who ended up running unopposed in District 2 and is the subject of a recall effort that has to submit signatures before the end of the year.
One item that didn’t end up making the April ballot was a revote on whether Colorado Springs will begin allowing recreational marijuana sales. The City Council had voted in January to place the question on the ballot to potentially undo the legalization of marijuana sales that voters approved during the November 2024 election. Councilmembers argued that citizens may have been confused by the phrasing of the original question.
Two advocates for legalization sued the city shortly after to prevent the question from going to voters. An El Paso County judge agreed, finding that a vote to prohibit retail marijuana sales can only happen during general elections in an even-numbered year (like 2026). Colorado Springs began allowing marijuana retail sales in mid-April and the business has provided $1.5 million in revenue for the drug’s dedicated sales tax fund as of November.
While the marijuana question was up in the air, a signature campaign was gathering support for a special election to challenge the City Council’s approval of the Karman Line annexation. The annexation would have added 1,876 acres of land east of Colorado Springs, connected by a thin stretch of Bradley Road, to the city so Norris Ranch Joint Ventures could build more than 6,000 new homes.
The June 17 special election resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the annexation, with 81.9% of voters saying it should be overturned. Opponents raised concerns that the land was too far away from the city to be a logical addition and would potentially strain the city’s water supply and first responders.
The city’s sweeping budget cuts hit $31 million and cut a broad swath of services.
One of the biggest casualties was the Meadows Park Community Center, which closed in October to the outrage of many of its regular visitors. Colorado Springs also laid off 34 city employees and instituted furloughs in 2026 for the remaining staff members. The city had originally planned to suspend the Fire Department’s annual training academy as well, but the program was eventually spared by using the retail marijuana sales tax revenue to help cover the cost.
County government, surrounding communities
This year has been eventful for El Paso County, with small towns making big waves and the county asserting itself against the state’s largest utilities company.
The big Buc-ee’s debate. The little town north of Colorado Springs used to be known for its namesake body of water and the yearly star lighting, but Palmer Lake in the past year became synonymous with the fight over Buc-ee’s. The Texas-based superstore chain’s proposal to build a location off Interstate 25 has led to the resignation or recall of the majority of the town’s leadership over the past year, with no clear resolution in sight.
El Paso County says ‘no’ to Xcel. El Paso County told the state’s largest utilities provider it could not build part of a billion-dollar high-voltage power line project through the county’s eastern side, joining with Elbert County in blocking the project. Commissioners said they were worried about fire risk and questioned whether the project brought any local benefit. The power company argues the project is key to connecting wind and solar projects to the grid. An appeal at the state level is in the works.
Manitou Springs gets new leadership amid financial struggle. It was a long time coming, but Colorado Springs’ vote to allow the sale of recreational marijuana last fall still put neighboring tourist city Manitou Springs into a financial pickle when its two dispensaries lost the city millions in revenue. Manitou Springs’ new mayor Natalie Johnson, elected this fall, will be leading a city council that will need to find budget solutions.
Education. El Paso County’s public school districts were the subject of some high-profile legal disputes, while its colleges and universities faced federal intimidation and local voters opted for potentially large shifts in this year’s local elections.
School districts, charter schools file lawsuit. Following a series of new policies, amended policies and public resolutions called both “pro-parent” and “anti-LGBTQ+,” El Paso County’s prominent school districts and charter schools led by D-49 filed a lawsuit against the Colorado High School Activities Association, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division over bylaws they believe require school districts to discriminate against female student athletes by allowing biological males to compete against them. The plaintiffs settled with CHSAA in December while litigation remains ongoing against the other defendants.
Colorado voters buck recent trend. As coordinated elections across Colorado and the country saw blue waves, school board elections in the Pikes Peak region witnessed their own splashes. Following heavy support and backing by local teachers unions, candidates secured victories across multiple school districts after years of voters favoring conservative candidates.
UCCS targeted by federal departments over DEI practices. As top colleges and universities in the country found themselves in the crosshairs of the Trump administration over diversity, equity and inclusion practices and overall noncompliance to the president’s agenda, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs became a notable example of a smaller school facing these pressures. Lost research funding, revoked student visas and an internal investigation by the U.S. Department of Education were among the federal impacts on the university this year.
Federal actions impact local school districts. Efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and other cuts on the federal level had some school districts fretting over the fate of their approved annual budgets. While $66 million in federal funds would eventually return to Colorado districts, that didn’t stop some from making precautionary budget cuts or Academy D-20 losing $70 million toward the reconstruction of Air Academy High School.
Jenkins Middle School forced to close. Colorado Springs District 11 was ordered to close Jenkins Middle School in early January after assessments by the Colorado Springs Fire Department and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control determined it was in dire need of fire safety repairs. Following relocations to the neighboring Russell Middle School and Doherty High School, Jenkins partially reopened in time for the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Business
The year in business in Colorado Springs and throughout the Pikes Peak region was marked by a slew of new openings and some closures — restaurants, breweries, retail stores and everything in between, as well as continued advancement and strengthening of the defense and aerospace industry.
While some companies announced layoffs or closures amid an uncertain economy, the region saw major wins for defense contractors despite Space Command headquarters appearing poised to leave Colorado Springs.
The region weathered a slowdown in growth that began in 2024 and prevailed throughout the first half of this year, stalling home sales, building permits and Colorado Springs sales tax revenues.
Home listings in Colorado Springs were down in the fall, but prices and sales have remained steady or increased somewhat, one real estate expert said. The pace of local apartment building went into overdrive in November, with 1,172 units across five apartment projects permitted that month — 33% more than the 888 units permitted in the first 10 months of 2025, regional building data shows.
“Overall, I’d say it was a sluggish year for the regional economy. Not a disaster, but lackluster compared to the rapid growth we’d gotten accustomed to,” said Bill Craighead, the program director at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Economic Forum. “I think the main driver has been a construction cycle — building permits fell off sharply in 2023 after the surge in 2021-22, and stayed low in 2024.”
Craighead did point to some positive signs. The building boom from 2021-2022 helped the city make progress on affordability issues with apartment rents going down and home prices remaining relatively flat.
And, even though building has slowed, multi-family developments have rebounded, he said.
While difficult to grade, Craighead said he’d give this year a C-plus.
Recreational marijuana sales began in the spring, boosting Colorado Springs’ sales and use tax collections. And travelers headed for Mexico on the first international route offered from the Colorado Springs Airport this year.
Meanwhile, parts of Tejon Street downtown got a makeover and the iconic Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs is under new ownership for the first time in nearly a century.
Here’s a non-exhaustive look at some of the top business stories around town this year:
USA Gymnastics skips Colorado Springs. Despite calling itself “Olympic City USA,” a name that is trademarked, Colorado Springs was unable to secure a move from USA Gymnastics, the governing body for one of the nation’s most successful Olympic sports. Noblesville, Ind., will be the new home, near the current base of Indianapolis. Noblesville put up $40 million to secure USA Gymnastics, which along with its headquarters will have a new training and wellness center.
Safeway closures. After a pair of Safeway grocery stores closed in Colorado Springs by early November, residents and food access advocates worried that some people may not have access to the food they need. The local closures were among 10 Safeway made in the state.
More choice in Fountain. As Colorado Springs lost grocery stores, the city of Fountain expanded its access to both food and health care.
A new UCHealth Primary Care clinic and a larger-format King Soopers Marketplace store opened this year in Fountain, offering some 70,000 Fountain Valley residents more choices for shopping and for primary and behavioral health care.
Aerospace and defense-focused business park opens first building. The Colorado Springs area continues to be a hotbed for defense and aerospace businesses, with companies like Infinity Technology Services, Terra Ferma and Mobius announcing their expansions in Colorado Springs, while Nooks, which provides classified spaces as a service, opened a 60,000-square-foot facility near the UCCS in June.
Recognizing the growing aerospace and defense industry, the city opened a new business park near the municipal airport to cater to its needs. Called the Aerospace Business Center, the first building offers more than 84,000 square feet of class A industrial space, meaning it is considered a top-tier facility, according to trade groups.
In addition, locations like 2424 Garden of the Gods Road are becoming the aerospace and defense industries’ mainstays in the city. The office building boasts about 15 tenants, including LMI, KBR, Intuitive Research and Technology, and Parsons, which is renovating space to move into the building.
Microchip Technology layoffs. Chandler, Ariz.-based Microchip Technology announced in early March that 238 employees at its Colorado Springs chip manufacturing facility would be permanently laid off. The sweeping job cuts were part of the chipmaker’s plans to lay off about 2,000 of its workers amid declining demand from automakers.
It remains unclear whether the layoffs could affect Microchip’s plans for a $880 upgrade its Colorado Springs chip manufacturing plant. That improvement project, announced in February 2023, has been on hold for over a year amid a semiconductor glut. The company announced in December 2024 that it was pausing its application for U.S. semiconductor subsidies through the CHIPS Act.
One last pour. Metric Brewing was among the closures in alcohol-focused businesses. It was the first of closures, sales or ownership changes. Also closing this year were 1350 Distilling and Brass Brewing Co.
Dec. 21 was the last day for Trinity Brewing Co. at 1466 Garden of the Gods Road, which will transition into its new identity as the first expansion of Castle Rock’s 105 West Brewing Co.
Gunslinger Brewing opened in Brass Brewing’s former location at 318 E. Colorado Ave., and Ascent Brewery opened on 13 acres at 6630 Chief Road in Peyton.
Parts of Tejon Street get a makeover. The city, in partnership with the Downtown Partnership’s Downtown Development Authority, improved two blocks of Tejon Street downtown.
The $8.6 million Tejon Street Revitalization project widened and improved two blocks of Tejon Street, between East Kiowa Street and Colorado Avenue. The blocks now have wider and more accessible multimodal walkways; expanded outdoor dining space for restaurants; the center lane was removed and deliveries relocated to new zones on side streets; and new lighting, trees, benches and bike racks installed, among other aesthetic changes.
Recreational marijuana sales begin. Sales of recreational marijuana began in Colorado Springs on April 15. The city expects to collect $4 million from its retail marijuana tax by the end of 2026, which will be used to cover new technology for the Colorado Springs Police Department, a training academy for the Colorado Springs Fire Department and a portion of the Clean and Safe program downtown.
Colorado Springs sales and use tax collections reports from May through November show consumers are purchasing more pot products than they did in the same period last year.
In November 2024, the city’s 2% sales tax collections on medical marijuana totaled just under $98,000. That’s compared with almost $168,000 collected from medical and retail marijuana sales last month, a nearly 31% increase, the city’s latest report shows. Tax collections for medical and retail marijuana are now grouped together in the city’s collection reports.
Penny Arcade now under new ownership. The iconic Penny Arcade in the heart of Manitou Springs has new ownership for the first time in nearly a century.
This year, longtime resident John Weiss purchased Arcade Amusements from the Kerns family, who owned and operated it for 92 years.
The beloved Penny Arcade is billed as the largest historic arcade west of the Mississippi River, a staple stop for thousands of locals and out-of-towners each year.
Weiss said he wants to both preserve the arcade and breathe new life into it, such as adding new international arcade-style games and hosting events such as fundraisers.
Flights to Cancun begin from Colorado Springs Airport. The first international flight offered at Colorado Springs Airport took to the skies this summer. The nonstop seasonal service between Colorado Springs and Cancun, Mexico, through Southwest Airlines, debuted on June 7.
The municipal airport also opened its 16,300-square-foot Federal Inspection Facility to process arriving international passengers, who could be U.S. citizens or people coming from other countries, through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Flights from the Springs to Cancun returned for select Saturdays in the fall and through April; remaining dates are: Jan. 3; March 7, 14, 21 and 28; and April 4.
Military
A year of upheaval across the federal government hit Colorado Springs military bases hard.
In September, President Trump announced that Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Alabama. About 1,000 positions — 400 uniformed and 600 civilian jobs — will go to Huntsville, Ala., from Colorado Springs as part of the move.
Space Command brings together service members from across the branches to protect U.S. satellites 62 miles above Earth that enable communications, provide GPS, collect intelligence and monitor for missile attacks. Space Command is separate from the Space Force, the youngest military service branch.
While the Trump administration has said it wants to see the move completed expeditiously, Colorado’s Attorney General Phil Weiser challenged the move in court because Trump said the state’s mail-in voting system played a big factor in the decision.
Carson soldiers help secure southern border. From about April through November, the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team helped secure the border across about 1,000 miles spanning Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The work was part of Trump’s push to secure the border and combat drug smuggling and coincided with a crackdown on immigration nationwide.
After shutdown, charities expect need to persist. The community saw an outpouring of generosity to nonprofits around town to help government employees going without paychecks during the longest government shutdown in history. Many groups expected the increased need would persist through the holidays.
National Guard units transfer missions to Space Force. During the shutdown, the Space Force absorbed National Guard units in Colorado and five other states with missions focused on electronic warfare, missile warning, satellite communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance during the government shutdown. The move ended the yearslong push to create a standalone Space National Guard, backed by Colorado lawmakers.
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