FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Carson, Colorado ~ 06 AUG 2024

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Fort Carson, Colorado

Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County.

Fort Carson is the home of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th Special Forces Group, the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), the 440th Civil Affairs Battalion (USAR), the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), the 4th Engineer Battalion, the 759th Military Police Battalion, the 10th Combat Support Hospital, the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, the Army Field Support Battalion-Fort Carson, the 423rd Transportation Company (USAR) and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron of the United States Air Force.

The post also hosts units of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and the Colorado Army National Guard. Fort Carson was also home to the 5th Infantry Division, known as the Red Devils.

Throughout its history Fort Carson has been home to nine divisions. An additional training area, comprising 235,000 acres (95,000 hectares), was purchased in September 1983. Named the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, this training area is located approximately 150 road miles to the southeast, and is used for large force-on-force maneuver training. Comprehensive maneuver and live fire training also occurs downrange at Fort Carson.

Throughout its history, Fort Carson Soldiers and units have been very active supporting various community events throughout Colorado. Soldiers from the Mountain Post have conducted firefighting missions in local national forests, search and rescue missions throughout the state, and various other emergency operations.

Twenty-four cities in Colorado have formal relationships with units at Fort Carson and the Mountain Post supports over 350 community events such as parades, concerts, and fairs every year.

Learn More About Fort Carson HERE!!

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[lightman]

Happy Monday motoring!

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy lightman!

FIRST!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON!

SECOND!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you radu!

THIRD!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren!

How’s it goin’ these days? About ready to hit the road to hang out with the family?

[laurenmarlowe]

How are ya radu!

Getting ever so close, LOL!

My house is officially for sale now, so it’s just a matter of time to wrap up this chapter.

Once this step is done, I can go visit my kids and take off whenever I choose. Pretty excited here!

Hope you have a great week.

*HUGS*

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Fort Carson, Colorado ~

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[radu]

Whoa!! I missed that memo! LOL I didn’t realize you were planning to move. So you’ve finally retired? WOOHOO!!
I imagine you’re very excited.

[DuncanWaring]

Spent three weeks there at “Camp Red Devil” in June of ‘72.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Kathy!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Semi-retired, LOL!

I am going to keep an apartment here, I do still want to do my two big events here, and then get a small house in Asheville. This has just been a series of steps I needed to take for the ultimate goal of being able to be here in Texas part of the year and there part of the year.

It’s been a challenge for sure, but making these plans has been alot of fun.

Fingers crossed for a house sale, LOL!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening DuncanWaring, thank you for your service to our Country!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Wishing you all the luck this week. I have a sinking feeling you'll need it, the way the last couple of weeks have gone.

It was a beautiful start to the day up there today. Nice pastels mirrored on a glassy Lake Hood. Got a little warm from what I read. Now it's windy and gray again.

[radu]

That sounds like a decent plan. It’s hard to quit cold-turkey. LOL

Asheville’s in a very pretty area. I drove through several times when I lived in Raleigh and came here to visit my parents. It’s a beautiful stretch through the mountains.

I hope your house sells quickly so you can get on with your plans asap!

[ExTexasRedhead]

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