Military

Bullock, Daines and Montana’s growing pains

In a critical Senate race, the two Steves lay claim to the “Montana way of life.”

Abe Streep Oct. 27, 2020

Inhospitable, remote and compelling: The island swallowed by nowhere

Alaska’s St. Matthew Island has had its share of human visitors, but none can remain long.

Sarah Gilman Essay Oct. 14, 2020

Federal boots on city streets

With Congress gridlocked and courts restrained, public opinion confronts authoritarian tactics.

Carl Segerstrom Analysis Aug. 26, 2020 From the print edition

Air Force lands a deal

Idaho's Land Board turns down an environmental group's $5,000 bid in favor of the Air Force's $10 bid on the Juniper Butte area, which the Air Force seeks for a training range.

Rocky Barker March 29, 1999 From the print edition

Locals work to tame the Air Force

Activist Grace Potorti has spent the last 15 years as a watchdog on the military in Nevada, and her efforts have helped to bring about reform at Nellis Air Force Base.

Stanley Yung March 15, 1999 From the print edition

Top gun seeks more of the high desert

A BLM plan to expand jet training outside of Nevada's Dixie Valley has angered almost everyone on the high desert.

Stanley Yung Dec. 7, 1998 From the print edition

Air Force drops a sweetheart deal onto ranch land

The U.S. Air Force plans to offer Idaho rancher Bert Brackett around $1 million to turn his grazing allotment into a bombing range.

Taffeta Elliott Aug. 31, 1998 From the print edition

Bombers battled from the ground

In northern New Mexico, residents battle Air Force plans for a new bombing range.

Taffeta Elliott Aug. 3, 1998 From the print edition

Locals battle military planes

In Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley, activists fight a Colorado Airspace Initiative that would allow more frequent overflights for military training.

Michelle Nijhuis June 8, 1998 From the print edition

Training and bombing range expansions at a glance

Proposed military expansions in various Western states.

Staff April 13, 1998 From the print edition

Military wants to grow its Western empire

The military seeks expansion of its ranges and airspace in the West through more than a dozen proposals.

Stephen Stuebner April 13, 1998 From the print edition

Tooele sputters through first year

The first year of chemical weapons incineration at Tooele, Utah, has been full of stops and starts, but the Army claims good progress has been made.

Greg Hanscom Oct. 27, 1997 From the print edition

Germany targets U.S. airspace

A proposed bombing range for the German Air Force in New Mexico raises the ire of local ranchers and environmentalists.

Peter Chilson Oct. 27, 1997 From the print edition

Luftwaffe, go home

The prospect of expanded low-level military training flights by the German Air Force in the American Southwest will "highly annoy" the local humans, and do more than just annoy the wildlife.

Michael Robinson Essay Oct. 27, 1997 From the print edition

Prairie dogs tunnel their way to a military stalemate

The Montana National Guard is stymied by prairie dogs threatening underground power lines and communications systems at Fort Harrison.

Mark Matthews Sept. 1, 1997 From the print edition

It's back

The U.S. Air Force tries again to get air space over the Owyhee Canyonlands for bombing and training flights.

Staff May 12, 1997 From the print edition

Shutdown attempts go up in smoke

A federal judge allows chemical weapons incinerating to go on at Tooele, Utah, despite environmental warnings of the dangers.

Emily Miller May 12, 1997 From the print edition

Rein in those planes

The "Citizen's Guide to Opposing Military Airspace Expansion" gives practical advice.

John Rosapepe Dec. 9, 1996 From the print edition

Bombs go up in smoke in a rural Utah county

After 20 years and many delays and false starts, the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Utah begins incinerating chemical weapons in August.

Greg Hanscom Sept. 16, 1996 From the print edition

Idaho air base guns for more space, again

Idaho opponents assail Mountain Home Air Force Base's latest training-range expansion plans.

Steve Stuebner June 24, 1996 From the print edition

Silence could be shattered by military jets

The Colorado Air National Guard's plan to increase training flights over the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains and the San Luis Valley upsets locals, including contemplative monks in Crestone.

Bill Taylor June 10, 1996 From the print edition

Military in a dogfight for crowded skies

The Colorado Air National Guard's plan to increase fighter-jet training over southeastern Colorado raises opposition from environmentalists, ranchers and residents - and from Colorado Springs' booming airport.

Malcolm Howard June 10, 1996 From the print edition

Healing a dirty town

The West Desert Healthy Environment Alliance (HEAL) surveys cancer and health problem rates in Grantsville, Utah, where residents are exposed to military hazardous wastes.

Staff April 29, 1996 From the print edition

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