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  • A T-38 Talon, like the one landing on an Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., runway April 10, crashed May 21 about nine miles north of the base. The aircraft and its two-person crew were on a flight-test training mission at the time of the accident. The T-38 is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance and high performance. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

    T-38 crash claims Class of 2000 grad's life

    An Air Force test pilot student and Class of 2000 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate died May 21 when his jet trainer crashed north of Edwards Air Force Base. Capt. Mark Graziano, 30, died when the T-38A he was piloting crashed approximately nine miles north of Edwards AFB, near California City. Captain Graziano was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Test
  • Retired Col. Anthony Mione died May 15, 2009, at age 82. He was the first permanent physics professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    1st Physics Department permanent professor dies

    The U.S. Air Force Academy recently experienced a profound loss with the passing of retired Col. Anthony J. Mione, the first permanent professor to lead the department of physics. Colonel Mione died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, May 15, 2009, at the age of 82. Born March 8, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, Colonel Mione wanted to fly
  • Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Ashleigh Peck celebrates following graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy May 27 at Falcon Stadium. She is slated to become an Air Force public affairs officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)

    Vice president to graduates: 'This is your moment'

    Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement speaker, told graduates and newly-commissioned second lieutenants from the class of 2009 "this is your moment to bend history to the service of a better day." "You will carry our skies and beyond on your backs. I promise you, we will have your back. That is a guarantee," said Mr.

  • Softball action launches after two-week delay

    The intramural softball program finally got its first night of regular season games in since 20 May. There was a two-week delay with graduation and a week off due to rain. The 10th Civil Engineer Squadron started the season off right winning their first game of the season 14-8 over 10th Communications Squadron. The firefighters scored four runs in
  • Scott Irving, the associate head coach for the U.S. Air Force Academy's track and field team, was recently named Division I Mountain Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year for 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Danny Meyer)

    Irving named assistant coach of the year

    Scott Irving, the associate head coach for the Air Force track and field team, was named the Division I Mountain Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year. Irving, who coaches the throwing events for the Falcons, is the first Air Force coach to earn such an honor. Under Irving's direction, the Air Force throwers made a tremendous impact on the
  • Academy graduate Stephen Crozier, left, was recently named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Individual All-Academic wrestling team. The Falcons ranked 22nd as a team with a combined grade point average of 2.975. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

    Air Force wrestlers receive NWCA academic awards

    The Air Force wrestling team was named to the Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, while recent Academy graduate Stephen Crozier was named to the NWCA Individual All-Academic wrestling team, as announced by the organization. As a team, the Falcons ranked 22nd on the list with a combined GPA of 2.975. It

  • Mirage returns home

    After performing 41 concerts in six countries for nearly 10,000 people and traveling thousands of miles, Academy musicians are grateful to be home! When Mirage returned from a two month deployment to the Colorado Springs Airport June 4, they were greeted by family members, friends, and members of the Academy Band. Senior Master Sgt. Michael Woods,

  • Cultural immersion trips grow in 2009

    Thirty-six escorts and 284 cadets, including 24 ROTC cadet candidates, are participating in Cadet Summer and Language Immersion Program trips this year. Some of the four-week programs departed May 23 and will and return around June 19. Two groups participating in six-week programs featuring Chinese and Arabic visits departed May 26 and are
  • John Rosenberg from Barrington High School in Barrington, Ill., combines precise amounts of reagents during a recrystalization experiment in a U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Chemistry laboratory at the Academy June 5. Rosenberg was one of 20 teenage chemists here for a Chemistry Olympiad training camp, competing for one of four spots on the U.S. team that will travel to the international Chemistry Olympiad in England in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Top high school chemists hit Academy labs

    Twenty of the nation's top teenage chemists are putting the Academy's Department of Chemistry through its paces. The Chemistry department is hosting the 41st annual Chemistry Olympiad's summer training camp here, which started June 3 and continues through June 18. In conjunction with the American Chemical Society, the Academy's chemistry department
  • Army-Air Force Exchange Service staff member Adrienne Brown checks the jewelry inventory at the Base Exchange at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The jewelry department is now in its permanent home following the renovation. A grand opening is set for July 24, with activities scheduled for both outside and inside. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Patton)

    Academy Exchange to celebrate new look

    The Academy Exchange is having a party, and everyone's invited. The grand opening celebration July 24 will cap the store's renovation, which begun nearly a year ago. "It's going to be kind of like a festival," said Kim Lopez, Army-Air Force Exchange Service store manager. "Our customers deserve a party." During the grand opening, the road in front
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