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Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016; Campbell, James L; Captain, Air Corps (9 August 1944). Unit History – 370th Fighter Group. Air Force Historical Research Agency. Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988).
A Colorado Army National Guard crew chief conducts preflight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a blizzard response exercise Sgt. Shawn Ludolph of the Colorado Army National Guard connecting fire hoses together during a training exercise Colorado Army National Guardsmen assisting law enforcement in providing security for evacuated homes during a forest fire
On 23 January 1860, the Jefferson Territory's legislature authorized the creation of two armed companies: the Jefferson Rangers and the Denver Guards, in part to combat the “Bummers”—a band of turkey thieves—in what was known as the “Denver City Turkey War.” [2] Disbanded shortly thereafter, the Colorado Territorial militia was created under the name "Colorado Volunteers."
The Denver Federal Center, in Lakewood, Colorado, is part of the General Services Administration (GSA) and is home to about 6,200 employees of agencies of the federal government of the United States. The center encompasses an area of about 670 acres (2.7 km 2 ) and has 90 buildings with over 4,000,000 square feet (400,000 m 2 ) of office ...
AMC was established on 8 May 1962 and was activated on 1 August of that year as a major field command of the U.S. Army. Lieutenant General Frank S. Besson, Jr., who directed the implementation of the Department of Army study that recommended creation of a "materiel development and logistics command", served as its first commander.
The National Geospatial Agency's Integrated Operations Center was in Denver and by 1983, Lowry had the Air Intelligence Officer Course [43] LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM training began at Lowry in 1985, and after Lowry became the primary training center for USAF space operations, Undergraduate Space Training 's 1st graduation was in 1987.
It was redesignated as the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group (645 ASG) on 14 July 2006 and is now aligned as the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group (Big Safari) under the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing (303 ASW) of the Air Force Materiel Command, [1] although the program itself receives some direction from National Air and Space Intelligence ...
In 1938, the city of Denver purchased a 100-square mile area of land several miles east of the city and donated it to the United States War Department.The United States Army Air Corps used the Demolition Bombing Range–Lowry Auxiliary Field, or Lowry II, as a bombing range, auxiliary landing field, and ammunition depot to support operations from its training sites at Lowry Field.