20 Nov 2012

Join the discussion about YourAcademy

The Air Force Academy means different things to different people. We know what OurAcademy means to us, but what does YourAcademy mean to you?Everybody who comes to the Academy, whether to attend class, teach cadets, or just visit this national treasure, has a story to tell about what the Academy means to them. What's your Air Force Academy story?

19 Nov 2012

Lorenz on Leadership: The most beautiful song

During a recent Air Force Academy football game in Falcon Stadium, I was walking down from the upper tiers of the stadium to the football field with a group of USAFA Endowment board members. We were going to present a check to the Academy superintendent for the construction of the new Center for Character and Leadership Development. By all

16 Oct 2012

Air Force Academy energy research will yield global benefits

"I am Air Force Energy" is more than just a catchphrase at the Air Force Academy. Those words, provided by Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Dr. Kevin Geiss as the theme for Energy Awareness Month, resonates at the Air Force Academy, whose faculty are innovating across the spectrum of academic departments to further educate and

6 Jul 2012

Forged in fire

Paula and I simply couldn't be more proud of all the members of our Air Force Academy team for the selfless and dedicated manner in which the team handled last week's Waldo Canyon Fire crisis! Col. Tim Gibson and the entire 10th Air Base Wing leadership team stepped up to face what was arguably the most severe threat in the Academy's history. We

29 Jun 2012

Team USAFA stands together during crisis

Team USAFA,The past few days have been an experience like no other that will no doubtleave a lasting impression on our lives. We have witnessed our neighbors to the south suffer devastating losses as aresult of the Waldo Canyon fire, tens of thousands of people have beendisplaced from their homes, and there has been loss of life.But we have also

4 Jun 2012

Lorenz on Leadership: Passing the baton of service to the next generation

On May 7, a friend and classmate, retired Lt. Col. Doug Dick, passed away after a six-year battle fighting cancer. Doug was commissioned in 1973, and after graduating from the Air Force Academy, he went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from UCLA. Following pilot training at Craig Air Force Base, Ala., he went on to fly KC-135s and

27 Apr 2012

Identity theft: What everyone should know

Looking at my account balance made me sick to my stomach. The numbers in red print on my bank account ledger indicated I was more than $3,000 in the red. I let out a growl and sank in my chair, not knowing how much more of this nightmare I had to endure.My identity had been stolen, and no matter how rigorously I attacked this problem, it was not

30 Mar 2012

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Since women won the right to vote in 1920, few issues have been able to command the same amount of widespread support as suffrage did in the years after World War I. Some women want more political and social representation, but others feel that increased individual rights for women are not necessarily a positive social good, as demonstrated by the

23 Mar 2012

No longer are women sitting on the sideline

When I think about Women's History Month, the first three words that pop into my mind are perseverance, power and pure beauty. From the beginning of time, women have always played a dynamic role in shaping the world. Native American women were builders, warriors, farmers and craftswomen who were just as equipped and skilled as the men. Women from

17 Feb 2012

Cadet ‘thankful’ for today’s diversity

Editor's Note: Cadet Satterfield is the captain of the women's basketball team.To me, African-American History Month represents equality and opportunity. I am thankful that today, people of all cultures can sit in a room together and not think twice about it. Growing up in Sacramento, Calif., I was used to a lot of diversity and being around other