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Federal Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday May 20, 2023 ( 7 items )  

First U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness Site in Chile Strengthens Space Security
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Connie Dillon The collaborative efforts between the Chilean Air Force, U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Space Command to advance combined space domain awareness, came to fruition when the half-meter class telescope, typically referred to as a "Raven-class" telescope, was implemented on Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile, on March 27, 2023. The 15th Space Surveillance Squ  more

LANPAC: Army Commander Leads U.S. Space Command Against Space Domain Threats
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan, Army News Service Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space. "The threat is growing," said Army Gen. James Dickinson commander of U.S. Space Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. "It's [rising] in numbers and more complexities than ever before, and the joint force must have   more

NASS - Colorado Field Office: Cattle on Feed
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 980,000 head as of May 1, 2023. The latest inventory was unchanged from last month's inventory but 10 percent below the May 1, 2022 inventory. Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or la  more

NASS - Mountain Regional Field Office: Monthly Chickens and Eggs - April 2023
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO Colorado egg production during April 2023 was 52.2 million eggs, up 5 percent from March 2023 but down 59 percent from April 2022 production, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average number of layers on hand in April 2023 was 2.07 million,  more

U.S. Army Land Forces Pacific Symposium 2023: Army Commander Leads U.S. Space Command Against Space Domain Threats
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 20 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan, Army News Service Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space. "The threat is growing," said Army Gen. James Dickinson commander of U.S. Space Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. "It's [rising] in numbers and more complexities than ever before, and the joint force must have relevant and timely [asse  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado: Federal Grand Jury Indicts 24 Defendants on Drug Trafficking Charges
DENVER, Colorado, May 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces the indictment of twenty-four defendants in an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy. Specifically, a federal grand jury in Denver returned a superseding indictment charging the following individuals: * Cesar Octavio Vega Chacon, age 45, of Mexico * Jose Ezequiel Alvarado-Villarreal, age 23, of Mexi  more

U.S. Space Command Hosts Australian Chief of the Defence Force
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Gen. Angus Campbell, Australia's Chief of the Defence Force, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 19, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. During the visit, members of USSPACECOM briefed General Campbell and discussed deepening U.S.-Australian military space cooperation to address growi  more