 
Aircraft of the Academy's airmanship programs
The Academy’s Twin Otter UV-18B is an airlift support plane for cadet parachuting and the Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team. The Air Force owns three. They can carry a pilot, copilot and up to 17 jumpers. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/17/2012
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Aircraft of the Academy's airmanship programs
The Cirrus Aircraft T-53A is a small, single engine aircraft at the Academy that replaced the fleet of Diamond DA-40 T-52s in the spring of 2012. It is slightly larger than the T-52 and has a slightly higher horsepower engine. It provides exposure to powered flight and gives cadets the opportunity to solo. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/17/2012
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Aircraft of the Academy's airmanship programs
The 150-horsepower Cessna 150 T-51A is flown by the Academy flying team, a select group of 16-18 cadets who hold a Federal Aviation Administration private pilot certificate or higher. Cadets use the plane to compete against 144 colleges nationwide in regional and national competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/17/2012
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Academy UAS program continues to mature
An Aerosonde remotely piloted aircraft prepares for takeoff from the Aardvark airfield east of Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy Sept. 1, 2011. Academy cadets control the RPAs from an operations center in the 557th Flying Training Squadron at the Academy's primary airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 7/27/2012
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Soaring
The TG-10 gliders were used for 140,000 flights and flew at 24,000 feet They had a record flight duration of 6.1 hours. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 7/26/2012
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Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire
A C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System heads toward the Waldo Canyon fire in the Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2012. Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing joined forces with two similarly equipped C-130s from the 302nd AW at Peterson Air Force Base to help contain the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 6/26/2012
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Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire
A Siller Brothers firefighting helicopter takes off from the Air Force Academy airfield to fight the Waldo Canyon fire June 25, 2012. The Academy canceled its normal flying operations June 23 to facilitate helicopter operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 6/26/2012
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Wyoming MAFFS C-130s arrive
Airmen and MAFFS-equipped C-130s assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyo., arrive at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to provide support to ongoing Colorado firefighting efforts. The 153rd Airlift Wing, along with the 302nd Airlift Wing, have been tasked to provide the requested MAFFS support in the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)
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Posted: 6/25/2012
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Obama to Class of 2012: Your spirit is essence of America
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform an air show over Falcon Stadium after the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2012 Graduation Ceremony May 23, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., performs more than 30 air shows around the world annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/23/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
A CV-22 Osprey with the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., descends on the Air Force Academy Cadet Area during the Academy's Polaris Warrior event April 28, 2012. Polaris Warrior combined several military training challenges designed to reinforce skills that cadets may need in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Initial Flight Screening
The 1st Flying Training Squadron at Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo flew its 100,000 sortie today in the Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft.
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Posted: 2/10/2012
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Initial Flight Screening
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Collins, left, an assistant professor in the English and Fine Arts Department, attends a Provincial Reconstruction Team opening of a boys’ school in Konar Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Posted: 2/10/2012
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