 
Wings of Blue competes at national contest
A Wings of Blue team member approaches a landing zone during U.S. Parachuting Association's National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Rosharon, Texas, Dec. 29. Jumps on the first day of the four-day event focused on spot accuracy. Wings of Blue is the Air Force Academy's competitive parachuting team and the Air Force's premier jump team. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)
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Posted: 12/30/2009
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Cadets brief senior AFSPC and AFRL officials on FalconSAT-5 status
Cadets and contractors prepare FalconSAT-5 for a battery of environmental tests at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 12, 2009, prior to declaring the satellite spaceflight-worthy. Cadets briefed senior officials from the AFRL and Air Force Space Command on the status of FalconSAT-5 as well as FalconSAT-3, which has been on orbit since March 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/22/2009
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Charities need volunteers throughout the year
Soldiers from Fort Carson walk on a path near Dorchester Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., to give supplies to homeless residents at the Marian House soup kitchen in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 18, 2009. The volunteer project, organized by Fort Carson chaplains, started as a 12-person detail and grew into a volunteer project for more than 300 Soldiers. Several charities in Colorado Springs rely on assistance from military volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Posted: 12/21/2009
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Physics really is 'phun': Program aims to turn kids onto science
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at West Elementary School in Colorado Springs observe how liquid nitrogen affects a balloon during a "Physics is Phun" event held at the school by the Air Force Academy's Physics Department Dec. 11. The balloon freezes and shrinks in the minus-320-degree liquid and reinflates at room temperature, causing snow to form inside the balloon. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Julie Imada)
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Posted: 12/21/2009
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Physics really is 'phun': Program aims to turn kids onto science
West Elementary School third grader Annione Platten reaches to close a human circuit at a recent "Physics is Phun" event sponsored by the Air Force Academy Dec. 11, 2009. "Physics is Phun" is an education outreach program run by the Academy's Physics Department to show children how fun physics, science, and mathematics can be. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Julie Imada)
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Posted: 12/21/2009
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Writing is in English instructor's bones
Capt. Jesse Goolsby poses for a photo with his two daughters in this photo taken in the Goolsbys' home. The captain's most recent work, a short story called "Thirteen Steps," is scheduled to be published in Storyglossia magazine in February. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/18/2009
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Academy's newest sound began 'In the Stairwell'
Air Force Academy Cadets with the a cappella group In the Stairwell perform for KKTV Channel 11 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 11, 2009. The group of about 20 cadets has also recently performed in a statewide competition against groups from the University of Colorado, Denver University and Colorado State University. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)
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Posted: 12/18/2009
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Rampart Lodge brings home Innkeeper Award trophy
Academy leaders and Rampart Lodge staff pose for a photo in the Rampart Lodge lobby Dec. 3, 2009, after having been named the best lodging facility in the Air Force 2009 Innkeeper Awards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)
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Posted: 12/18/2009
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Air Force says farewell to a patriot
Maj. Paul Carlton speaks at the funeral of his grandfather, retired Gen. Paul Carlton, at the Air Force Academy Cemetery Dec. 14, 2009. General Carlton was commander of Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and received Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart medals before he retired March 31, 1977. He died Nov. 23 from natural causes. Major Carlton is a student at Air University's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 12/16/2009
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10th SFS Airman wins 'Tuskegee Airman of the Week' at Balad
Staff Sgt. Audrina L. Corpuz is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Nov. 22-28, 2009. Among her accomplishments, Sergeant Corpuz directed 10 alarm responses at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, which helped guarantee the safety of more than 25,000 personnel. Sergeant Corpuz is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron from the 10th SFS at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Allison M. Boehm)
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Posted: 12/14/2009
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'Rampart Winds' whirls into Harmon Hall
Members of the Air Force Academy Band's Rampart Winds ensemble perform in Harmon Hall at the Academy Dec. 11, 2009. Playing are group leader Master Sgt. Sandra Tiemens on flute, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Frank Soper on French horn, Tech. Sgt. Sarah Stewart on bassoon, Master Sgt. Noelle Little on clarinet, and Tech. Sgt. Monica Ding on oboe. Rampart Winds is the Academy Band's dedicated woodwind quintet and has played for high-profile events such as the opening of the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Posted: 12/11/2009
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Marshall Scholar to focus on Latin America
Cadet 1st Class Austin McKinney is the Air Force Academy's 11th Marshall Scholarship recipient and one of 40 selected nationwide in 2009. He will attend the University of London in 2010 to pursue master's degrees in Latin American studies and in globalization and Latin American development. Cadet McKinney is a native of Detroit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Posted: 12/10/2009
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