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The Fort Carson census-designated place (CDP) includes the developed portion of Fort Carson located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Colorado Springs post office (Zip Codes 80902 and 80913) serves Fort Carson postal addresses. [4]
PCMS and Fort Carson are second only to Fort Irwin, California in area devoted to maneuver training. In the words of the Army, “PCMS can accommodate a full range of maneuver training, including brigade-level, force-on-force maneuvers.” Facilities on the site include a cantonment area, a railhead, helipads, and an airstrip. [4]
The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado.It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a division sustainment brigade, and a division artillery.
The Carson Range, along with its parent the Sierra Nevada, together cast a rain shadow over the Greater Reno Area and Carson City. Unlike the main crest of the Sierra Nevada to the west of Lake Tahoe , the Carson Range loses its snow much earlier (April), and gains it much later (December).
Carson Street and William Street formerly carried the highway through the city; [10] however, in 2017, US 50 was moved to a freeway alignment constructed for Interstate 580. [1] [11] View east along US 50 entering Stateline, Nevada, from South Lake Tahoe, California. After Carson City, US 50 follows the Carson River towards the Lahontan Valley.
Colorado Springs is located in the Pikes Peak area in El Paso County, along the Front Range [1]: 14 a forty-mile corridor from the city up to Fort Carson. [2] At the edge of the southern Rocky Mountains, [1]: 31 it is bordered by State, National Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management land.
In January 2010, 4–42 FA deployed in similar weather conditions to provide indirect fires in support of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger training on Fort Carson ranges. The battalion's deployment mission was finalized and the Straight Arrows transitioned the entire formation to a motorized infantry battalion.
The United States Air Force's 13th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Carson, Colorado.The squadron provides tactical command and control of close air support assets to US Army ground commanders of the 4th Infantry Division during combat operations.