Its main post is about 140,000 acres in size with an additional 236,000-acre training site about 150 miles southeast of the base. Comprehensive maneuver and live fire training also occurs downrange at Fort Carson. Nicholas Pomeroy, a Soldier assigned the Joint Readiness Training Center, plots grid coordinate points on a map during the land. “I want to extend my deepest appreciation to all of the soldiers of Fort Carson, along with the Colorado Springs community, for their diligent work while searching for and bringing our soldier home," Zinn said.įort Carson has about 24,000 soldiers and is the base for the 4th Infantry Division and the Army’s World Class Athlete program. An additional training area, comprising 235,000 acres (95,000 ha), was. The search operation forced officials to postpone a full-scale exercise that had been slated for Wednesday aimed at testing the post’s emergency response and recovery systems for an active shooter scenario. Additionally, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and Flight for Life helicopters also participated in the search. Temperatures overnight Monday and Tuesday dipped into the 40s.Įmergency personnel and search and rescue teams from Fremont, El Paso and Douglas counties and more than 1,700 Fort Carson soldiers participated in the 24-hour, multiday search, according to the release. The terrain of the Fort Carson training area is brushy, uneven and home to wildlife including bears and mountain lions. Monday on foot at the fort’s Land Navigation Course, which is located along the southeastern corner of the post near the Pueblo West area and closer to Interstate 25. The soldier became lost during an Expert Field Medical Badge competition and was last seen at about 9:45 p.m.
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