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WASHINGTON — As she asked the U.S. Supreme Court this month to overturn President Donald Trump’s election loss, the attorney Sidney Powell cited testimony from a secret witness presented as a former intelligence contractor with insights on a foreign conspiracy to subvert democracy. Powell told courts that the witness is an expert who could show that overseas corporations helped shift votes to President-elect Joe Biden. The witness’s identity must be concealed from the public, Powell has said, to protect her “reputation, professional career and personal safety.” The Washington Post identified the witness by determining that portions of her affidavit match,...

FORT HUACHUCA - The tips of fingers are sensitive, they can tell much to a person about what is felt and, in the world of intelligence gathering, ascertaining the intentions of an enemy many times requires a slight touch, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said last week. “It’s pretty stunning how far the intelligence community has come. How integrated we are. How interagency dependent we are,” Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said Wednesday. But in a constantly changing, violent-prone world, those engaged in intelligence work not only have to be current but be ahead of interpreting potential changes, said...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — One of the most experienced interrogators in the Defense Department looked straight into Ahmed's eyes and asked him for the third time: "Ahmed, what insurgent organization do you belong to?" Sitting in the room with no windows, Ahmed refused to answer the interrogator's questions. He was stoic — similar to many al Qaeda insurgents the interrogator had questioned at the detention center at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But, this time, things were different. Ahmed, who uses an alias, was practicing as an advanced interrogation student at Fort Huachuca, the nation's largest intelligence-training facility...

For Education and Discussion Only. This article is not posted on the Herald/Review web site, but was transcribed by the poster.One deliveryman was turned over to the INS, the other three released. FORT HUACHUCA – Of the four Russians who were stopped at the post’s Main Gate Monday morning attempting to drive a tractor-trailer truck on to the fort, one has been taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the other three released, according to the installation’s spokeswoman. Fort officials first thought they were Arabs, and then Armenians, before they determined the men were Russians, LTC...

FORT HUACHUCA — A new major will take command of the Marine Corps detachment on Fort Huachuca Friday. When Maj. Daniel E. Lindblom hands over command to Maj. Michael B. Manna, it will mark another milestone: He is retiring after 20 years of service. Lindblom said he’s enjoyed his time at Fort Huachuca. “It's difficult to identify a particular high point. What I have enjoyed most is the support that our detachment has received from both the base and the city of Sierra Vista. Whether it was our relocation to our new barracks, fundraising for our annual birthday ball or...

FORT HUACHUCA — Fort Huachuca, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, will conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday in Training Area Tango 2 around Ranges 8, 9 and 10 to mitigate fire risk for our live fire training mission. Ignition should take place around 7:30 a.m. The majority of the smoke will likely be generated mid-morning and dispersed by the afternoon.

FORT HUACHUCA — Fort Huachuca supports the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One's training exercise here 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 6. The exercise is conducted annually in April and October as the final training event for CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters based in Yuma. During the exercise, CH-53s fly into Libby Army Airfield and Hubbard Landing Zone. Marines exit the helicopters, secure selected areas and return to their aircraft. On LAAF, the group conducts a Forward Air Refueling Point event, refueling a couple of the helicopters from a KC-130. This is done while the aircraft's engines are on. Additionally, several C-130s...

HEREFORD — On Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1:30 p.m, Friends of the Huachuca Mountains will introduce a little-known Spanish outpost along the San Pedro River. Perrie Barnes will present information about Presidio de Terrenate de Santa Cruz, a Spanish fort established in 1775 and abandoned in 1780, high on the bluffs above the San Pedro River. The site is a monument to three cultures: Spanish, Apache, and Sobiapuri — each the embodiment of romance and legend. For safety reasons occupancy in Carr House is limited to 49 people. In the past, the audiences for some popular programs have exceeded that...

FORT HUACHUCA — The U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca host a change of command ceremony 7:30 a.m., July 14, on Brown Parade Field here between Maj. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, outgoing commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Robert P. Walters Jr., incoming commander. The host of the ceremony and reviewing officer will be Lt. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Maj. Gen. Walters' previous assignment was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence for the Resolute Support Mission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Director for Intelligence,...

FORT HUACHUCA -- It was the wild west once again at Fort Huachuca during its second Cavalry Heritage Day hosted by the B Troop Fourth U.S. Cavalry on Saturday. Nine riders and their mounts galloped around the arena to bleachers full of families to showcase techniques used in the late 1800s U.S. Cavalry. It wasn’t just any regular demonstration, though. Riders were pitted against each other in an obstacle course race complete with bean bags and hay bales in place of the enemy. The riders had to finish the course making sure to slice or shoot each target while guiding...

ORT HUACHUCA — Cochise College and Fort Huachuca MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) will kick off a two-day rodeo starting Saturday at the Wren Arena. The community college’s rodeo team is one of several teams to represent a community college within the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, or NIRA — consisting of mostly of university level rodeo teams.

FORT HUACHUCA -- A feasibility study of the Airport Minefield property on Fort Huachuca states that “no further action” is needed to allow the site to be utilized. Public comment on the report and a public meeting to discuss its findings are being sought by the U.S. Army as it decides a “final remedy” for the one-quarter acre parcel where unexploded ordnance was first found in 1987.

FORT HUACHUCA - Fort Huachuca, U.S. Forest Service and other local cooperating fire agencies will conduct a prescribed burn in Area Tango Friday to support the live fire training mission here. Ignition will start around 8:30 a.m. and smoke will be visible all day.

News that President-elect Trump has selected Michael T. Flynn as the White House National Security advisors made local ears perk up on Friday. Flynn served with the 111th Military Intelligence Training Brigade, which is stationed here at Fort Huachuca, and he attended both the basic and advanced schools on the local post.

SIERRA VISTA – Gordy Coolman will be celebrating his 70th birthday as guest drum major for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps Band in the local Veterans Day parade on Nov 11. “They are accepting me as a guest, as a military veteran on Veterans Day, and they are honoring me on my birthday, which is really extraordinary,” said Coolman. “I am so honored and appreciative of their acceptance of me. It’s a blessing.” Coolman, who served in three branches of the Armed Forces - the Marines, Air Force and Navy - retired from the Navy with 34 years service....

FORT HUACHUCA — “There is no going back,” Major Gen. John B. Morrison, Jr., reminded an auditorium full of soldiers and civilians on Tuesday at the Change of Command ceremony, introducing the new leader of the Network Enterprise Technology Command on Fort Huachuca. Morrison, together with his wife Ann, have been stationed at the local post for more than two years. The couple were celebrated at a farewell dinner Monday night and Maj. Gen. Morrison officially surrendered his NETCOM position during the traditional ceremony Tuesday morning at Greely Hall on Fort Huachuca. Morrison’s next assignment will be as the Commanding...

SIERRA VISTA — A representative from the Army Corps of Engineers revealed the findings Wednesday of a four-year munitions study of more than 1,500 acres in the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area (SPRNCA), southeast of the San Pedro House. The study was looking for live munitions or other environmental factors from World War II Army use that would impact the acreage. Two live explosives and fragments of explosives in the dense, thorny acreage were discovered. A third live explosive was carried out by a hiker and turned over to local authorities. “It is not a hospitable site,” said 1st Lt....

SIERRA VISTA — All but one of the loose dogs recovered by local police or animal control officers and sent to the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center around the 4th of July holiday have been reunited with their owners. The local animal shelter saw a significant uptick in the number of dogs brought into the shelter around the holiday, most likely due to becoming scared and panicked by the detonation of fireworks, said Arleen Garcia, animal control supervisor for Sierra Vista. By Wednesday, four of the 10 dogs had already been reunited with their owners, who were easily notified...

The nation’s leading veteran services organizations are rallying behind the Department of Veterans Affairs and its beleaguered health care system, touting the experience of staff, the breadth of services and its holistic approach to care delivery that they argue the private sector cannot match. The VSOs are warning of politicians and groups with agendas that constantly criticize VA health care, refuse to acknowledge reforms and thus advance a camouflaged campaign to dismantle VA health care. They also say it is time to better educate their own members on actions being taken to improve to the healthcare system that millions of...

Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6, Family and MWR, the Sierra Vista Riding Club and Cochise College will host the Cochise College Rodeo at Wren Arena, Fort Huachuca. Gates open at noon and the rodeo will start at 1 p.m. both days. Sunday, Exceptional Rodeo will start at 10 a.m., followed by Cowboy Church at noon. The rodeo is open to the public and will feature saddle and bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie down roping, team roping, bull riding, barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying. Active Duty military and children 5 and under will be admitted free....