https://www.usafa.af.mil USAF Academy News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:44:40 GMT Sun, 17 Jan 2021 04:05:24 GMT https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/646662/storm-makes-way-across-state-academy-officials-call-for-late-reporting-dec-15/ The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for El Paso County at 3:10 p.m. Dec. 14<br/> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:44:40 GMT Ray Bowden https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/646662/storm-makes-way-across-state-academy-officials-call-for-late-reporting-dec-15/ News Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619138/safety-office-to-hold-motorcycle-briefing-march-23/ The Air Force Academy Safety Office will hold a motorcycle safety event at the Community Center<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/May/29/2000844778/82/55/0/140529-F-RB000-003.JPG' alt='Military and civilian law enforcement members, including Academy Airmen, ride toward the Cadet Chapel March 22 during the 2014 National Police Week Motorcycle Run. The event was designed to show respect for law enforcement officials across the country who have died in the line of duty. (Sarah Chambers/U.S. Air Force photo)' /> <br /> Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:37:05 GMT Don Branum https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619138/safety-office-to-hold-motorcycle-briefing-march-23/ News Superintendent Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619317/10th-ces-firefighters-get-into-the-heat/ A crowd of firemen sat patiently on the soft earth surrounding a house in Pine Valley housing here<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/Aug/15/2000934946/82/55/0/140813-F-JG000-003.JPG' alt='Firefighters with the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, as well as neighboring fire departments in Colorado Springs participated in a two-day live-fire exercise in Pine Valley housing here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Gutierrez)' /> <br /> Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:12:43 GMT Airman 1st Class Rachel Hammes https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619317/10th-ces-firefighters-get-into-the-heat/ News Features 10th Air Base Wing Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619376/spring-sees-rise-in-bear-sightings/ A recent rise in bear sightings at the Academy can be stopped if families living in base housing<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2009/Jun/22/2000540357/82/55/0/090616-F-0000K-001.JPG' alt='Bears like the one pictured here frequent the Air Force Academy&#39;s wilderness areas. The Academy Natural Resources office advises hikers to use caution when they spot bears: don&#39;t move quickly or make loud noises and give the bear space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)' /> <br /> Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:07:26 GMT DoD News https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619376/spring-sees-rise-in-bear-sightings/ News Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619432/usafa-city-combines-for-joint-fema-exercise/ First responders from the Academy, Colorado Springs and El Paso County convened in Colorado Springs<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/Apr/03/2000862594/82/55/0/140320-F-PC000-001.JPG' alt='Members from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Schriever Air Force Base and Peterson AFB discuss the current scenario with Douglas Kahn, a Federal Emergancy Management Agency instructor, during the final day of a four-day course used to train and test a communities preparedness March 22. Numerous Colorado Springs city and El Paso county departments convened in Colorado Springs for a four-day integrated emergency management course that culminated in testing the communities response to multiple and varied accidents and incidents during an exercise. ' /> <br /> Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:11:34 GMT Staff Sgt. Patrice Clarke https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619432/usafa-city-combines-for-joint-fema-exercise/ News Safety Community Outreach Wildfires https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619468/first-responders-government-officials-chart-wildfire-response-through-2014/ A team of more than 25 experts from local and government agencies exchanged ideas on how to manage<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Jun/28/2000138488/82/55/0/120627-F-XX000-001.JPG' alt='An ominous cloud of smoke from the Waldo Canyon Fire rises from the south behind the Air Force Academy&#39;s Cadet Chapel as cadets head for a briefing on evacuation procedures June 27, 2012. The Academy evacuated more than 600 families and 110 dormitory residents from the base the evening of June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Carol Lawrence)' /> <br /> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:00:11 GMT Amber Baillie https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619468/first-responders-government-officials-chart-wildfire-response-through-2014/ News 10th Air Base Wing Safety Community Outreach Wildfires https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619489/command-post-partnership-with-city-improved/ Editor's note: This is the last in a series of stories showcasing the close ties and shared<br/> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:40:56 GMT Don Branum https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/619489/command-post-partnership-with-city-improved/ News 10th Air Base Wing Safety Community Outreach https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428332/interstate-25-construction-on-north-gate-boulevard-to-begin-next-week/ Construction to reconfigure the northbound and southbound exits from Interstate 25 to North Gate<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Jul/12/2000033280/82/55/0/130712-F-SL000-002.JPG' alt='Cars stream toward the Academy&#39;s north gate on North Gate Boulevard near Interstate 25 June 9. A construction project scheduled to begin Monday near the gate, at North Gate Boulevard and I-25 is expected to cause traffic delays for Academy commuters as they enter and exit the north gate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sam Lee)' /> <br /> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:10:04 GMT Amber Baillie https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428332/interstate-25-construction-on-north-gate-boulevard-to-begin-next-week/ News 10th Air Base Wing Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428336/academy-water-report-released/ Academy members can get inside knowledge on the water they drink from the 2013 Drinking Water<br/> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:08:40 GMT Amber Baillie https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428336/academy-water-report-released/ News 10th Air Base Wing Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428417/cadets-work-to-decrease-bird-strikes/ U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A group of Academy cadets is working to put a dent in bird strikes,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2009/Jan/27/2000634173/82/55/0/090126-F-1234E-015.JPG' alt='EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Col. Bill Thornton, former 46th Operations Group commander, takes a look a the damage a bird did to the F-16 Falcon aircraft he flew during his fini flight as a commander here. Wildlife biologists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services are tasked with implementing the Bird and Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program. Colonel Thornton is currently the 412th Test Wing commander at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:59:00 GMT Ray Bowden https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428417/cadets-work-to-decrease-bird-strikes/ News Cadet Development Dean of Faculty Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428600/academy-cadet-killed-in-on-base-car-accident/ An Air Force Academy cadet assigned to Cadet Squadron 20 was killed in a single-car accident on<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Dec/13/2000192119/82/55/0/111213-F-XX000-001.JPG' alt='Cadet 2nd Class Stephen Williams was assigned to Cadet Squadron 20. He was a manager for the Air Force Falcons football team and majored in systems engineering management. (U.S. Air Force photo)' /> <br /> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:50:11 GMT DoD News https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428600/academy-cadet-killed-in-on-base-car-accident/ News Commandant Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428710/elk-injures-motorcyclist-on-north-gate-blvd/ A motorcyclist was injured when an elk collided with his vehicle on North Gate Boulevard west of<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Jul/01/2000241495/82/55/0/070308-F-ZJ145-007.JPG' alt='A mule deer crosses a road on the Air Force Academy March 8, 2007. Vehicle collisions with wildlife are the second-leading cause of accidents on the Academy, which has a deer population of about 250 and an elk population of roughly 35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)' /> <br /> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:12:31 GMT Don Branum https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/428710/elk-injures-motorcyclist-on-north-gate-blvd/ News 10th Air Base Wing Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/429171/fire-department-open-house-draws-hundreds/ About 700 people attended the annual Fire Department Open House in Pine Valley's Fire Station 1 Aug.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2009/Aug/14/2000502220/82/55/0/090808-F-0000S-018.JPG' alt='Two-year-old Sebastian Smits plays with the steering wheel of a fire truck under the supervision of firefighter Shaun Glidden from Fort Carson, Colo., during a U.S. Air Force Academy Fire Department Open House held Aug. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)' /> <br /> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:54:32 GMT Butch Wehry https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/429171/fire-department-open-house-draws-hundreds/ News Safety https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/429230/fireworks-are-explosives-treat-them-accordingly/ The Air Force Academy Fire Prevention Office wants people to keep safety in mind as they prepare to<br/> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:09:24 GMT Staff Sgt. Don Branum https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/News-Display/Article/429230/fireworks-are-explosives-treat-them-accordingly/ News Safety