U.S. Army

Download "Bradley Manning" from Flobots

Ah, yes, good to see our friends in Flobots are still doing their thing -- and by doing their thing, we mean dependably raging against the machine by being unapologetically outspoken on a variety of incendiary topics. The latest: Bradley Manning, a Private First Class in the United States Army, who ... More >>

Menswear spotlight: Andy Gray channels Mr. T at Denver Comic Con

This year's Denver Comic Con took over the Colorado Convention Center last weekend, and thousands of costumes filled the huge arena. Amid the superheroes and fanboys were pop-culture references from the 1980s, including at least one Mr. T doppelgänger. Information technologist Andy Gray dressed up ... More >>

Rocky Flats still off-limits during National Wildlife Refuge Week

Bucks at Arsenal.This is National Wildlife Refuge Week, and the feds are encouraging you to "see what wildlife refuges are doing to conserve America's wildlife heritage." But when I asked if I could see Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the regional U.S. Fish & Wildlife office declined that requ ... More >>

Despite a tragic summer, Colorado is still the real sunshine state

Also read: Fifty latest reasons Colorado is the best state in the country

Wade Michael Page, alleged Sikh temple shooter, a white power musician from Colorado

Wade Michael Page, the deceased forty-year-old gunman who is alleged to have killed six people yesterday at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, reportedly has ties to Colorado. Citing an interview Page gave to Label 56 in May 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center sent out a bulletin this morning, ... More >>

Photos: Twenty faces of accused child-porn fans

Yesterday, we told you about Jesse Evans, an alleged child pornographer -- and unfortunately, he's got plenty of apparent peers. The Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children website assembles photos and descriptions of accused creepazoids from across the state -- most of them white men, with only a ... More >>

Growing numbers of veterans are becoming addicted to gambling

Where's the military when the chips are down?

John Severe latest biker with military background busted in Virgil Means homicide

Update: "For all those who are worried.... I'm ok. Just dealing with some shit but I will be fine." That's a Facebook message posted a short time ago by John Severe, a Colorado Springs resident who's worked for the military. And he is indeed dealing with some shit: He's one of five people arrested t ... More >>

The history of candy -- very short and sweet

Flickr photo​There's something so sweet about sweet. The cavemen knew it, and were willing to risk limbs and whatever other body parts weren't covered in hair in order to grab honey from beehives. Over many, many thousands of years, the preferred form of sweet evolved from honey to all kinds o ... More >>

Johnson & Wales alum and Army vet wins national cooking contest

Thomas Bohne with his winning dish.​Food in the mess hall at the U.S. Army base in Wurzburg, Germany, was bad. So bad that Thomas Bohne, who had never even cracked open a blue box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, took it upon himself to make something edible. He dropped 99 cents on a Thai cookboo ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Arsenal Visitors' Center opens to the public

​Over the past fifteen years, the federal government has turned the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, once one of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, into a wildlife refuge, complete with nature trails, lakes for fishing and summer camps. Tomorrow, the Arsenal will open its newes ... More >>

The Human Planet and more in our new-release picks for the week of April 26, 2011

​This week we've got a pretty random collection of choice crap to purchase to make your life less of a waste. We know how it goes: You're bored, and the only way to fill the the void in your heart is to purchase as much media as you possibly can every week. It's okay, we understand, and that's ... More >>

Fact and fiction about the mysterious chupacabra

Pinon Canyon controversy: Tim Wirth blasts "bankrupt" defense policy

Tim Wirth​Former Senator Tim Wirth, a formidable opponent in the 1980s of the U.S. Army's big plans for its training site in southeastern Colorado, views possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site as possibly a greater threat to the area's environment and economy today than it was th ... More >>

Reader: "The ranch that has been in our family since 1937 would be used for tanks to tear up."

The War Next Door

Rich in history and imperiled species, Pinon Canyon isn't like any other place on earth. Locals fear that the Army wants to tear the hell out of it.

Leaked documents show Army's bold plan to acquire 10,000 square miles of Colorado

​Artillery ranges and tank maneuvers on fragile grasslands. Depopulated farm towns, suitable for urban warfare exercises for thousands of troops. A military installation the size of Massachusetts, sprawling across southern Colorado from Trinidad to the Kansas border. If you're going to plan, p ... More >>

Medical marijuana to treat PTSD? Army personnel form MMJ advisory board.

Robert Melamede​In September, Colorado's health department rejected the use of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a common affliction for veterans. But that doesn't mean the military and MMJ have been divorced once and for all. Cannabis Science, a Colorado Springs marij ... More >>

Terrence Lakin, birther Lt. Colonel, found guilty of failing to report, becomes movement martyr

Terrence Lakin.​KHOW's Peter Boyles partly credits his number-one ratings to taking risks -- such as giving plenty of airtime to the birther controversy, which even Glenn Beck regards as loonbaggery. And he's got plenty of fresh fodder now that Greeley Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin has bee ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Arsenal's transition from Superfund site to wildlife refuge is complete

​Fifteen years after Shell Oil Company and the U.S. Army began a massive, $2.1 billion cleanup at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, one of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, the Army is getting ready to hand over the last of its cleaned parcels to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv ... More >>

Soldiers in a barrel: Restrepo belongs to the soldiers in Afghanistan

Ken Salazar: Lessons on the Gulf spill from Denver's own "toxic horror"

Photo by Alan PrendergastWhite-tailed deer cross a road at the Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.​Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has been spending a lot of time on the Gulf Coast lately, dealing with the noxious plumes (environmental and political) spewing from the Deepwater Horiz ... More >>

Terrence Lakin, birther Lieutenant Colonel refusing to honor Obama's "illegal" orders to serve in Afghanistan, is a Colorado native -- naturally

Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, who's refusing to return to Afghanistan for a second tour until President Barack Obama produces proof that he was born in the U.S., is a Colorado native. Which makes perfect sense given the case of birther fever that continues to run through the state more than a ... More >>

Allegaeon gets picked up by Metal Blade Records, Cobalt gets nod on Stereogum

​Looks like the metal world is continuing to turn its eyes on Colorado. Yet another homegrown metal act has been snapped up by a renown metal imprint. Last month, Allegaeon, who deals in extreme metal out of Fort Collins, inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The iconic metal label is slated ... More >>

Who'd want to live in Mexico when you can live in Denver?

Wake-Up Call: Michael Bennet and the enemy within

​Timing is everything. On Thursday, Senator Michael Bennet voted against Lindsey Graham's amendment that would have barred the Obama administration from trying anyone accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks in federal district courts, instead using military commissions at Guantanamo. And Bennet ... More >>

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Hurt Locker

Video: Hey, kids, let's have some fun in gas masks!

Students training for a mustard gas mishap in Pueblo. There are some memories from elementary school that just seem to stick in your mind: The time Tanya broke her arm on the tire swing... the gym teacher singing "Wind Beneath My Wings" at the school talent show... all that hilarious farting. But ... More >>

Kenny Be's Hip Tip: U.S. Army resorts to new Pinon Canyon plan

The U.S. Army wanted to purchase the entire southeastern corner of Colorado to expand the Pinon Canyon military maneuvers site. However, now that America is broke, the Army needs a new business model. Instead of costing money, it is time to start making money. The Army could start by rebranding Pino ... More >>

Impressive Salon.com series looks at the dark side of Fort Carson soldiers returning from Iraq

A colorful view of journalist Michael de Yoanna. Every nanosecond of every day, new writing appears on the Internet -- and for the most part, that's a good thing. All too often, however, important reportage gets lost in the flood. Today's, for instance: "Coming Home," a series of investigative repo ... More >>

Still Lapping It Up

There's more of the same in Mario Kart Wii, and that just might be plenty.

The F-Stop’s Here

International photographers focus on Denver all month.

The Host

Korean box-office monster emerges from the Han River to slime us stateside.

Jihad in Their Eyes

An uncensored portrait of grieving Iraqis reveals a thirst for vengeance.

The War Tapes

Starz FilmCenter

Virtual Quagmire

Wanted

After a local scandal made them stand down, Army recruiters work to put more boots on the ground.

Locked and Loaded

The Army's Special Forces game moves in for the kill.

Flick Pick

Native Land

Bring It On

The Radical Cheerleaders take up pom-poms against their oppressors.

Training Ground

The 10th Mountain Division returns

Cultural Diversity

It's Asian art at the DAM, African-American photography at the CVA, plans for the MCA, and a new planner for Denver.

The Message

Blood and Sand

Zoom Through Doom

Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real American warriors.

Off Limits

A calendar hits the wall.

Bomb Squad

DOOM AND DUMBER

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