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  • Academy professors receive Heiser Award

    Two Air Force Academy faculty members received a high-level academic award May 7.Dr. Andrea Trocha-Van Nort, an English professor, and Dr. Steven Brandt, an Aeronautics professor, were selected by senior cadets to receive the award named after Professor Emeritus Dr. William H. Heiser.Senior cadets

  • Sen. Hirono appointed to Academy's Board of Visitors

    Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, was appointed to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors May 18.The BOV provides Congress and the defense secretary with advice concerning the morale, discipline, curriculum and social climate at the

  • Academy grad reflects on Jabara Award

    Going back to where it all started can be nostalgic for many. Going back to your roots, your "Gateway to the Air Force," to be recognized for a prestigious award as the aircraft you fly roars over your head, can be filled with many emotions, according to one Airman.Capt. Kyle Babbitt, a former 303d

  • Research partners use UAVs for wildlife conservation

    Air Force Academy researchers are helping conservationists protect endangered species by tracking their numbers with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.The Academy Center for UAS Research is using technology developed at the Academy that allows drones to fly in concert with each other to track animals in

  • Academy researchers place 1st in competition

    Two research teams from the Air Force Academy won first place awards in the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V competition last month.Cadets 1st Class Joshua Castagnetta and Robert Larson won first place in the undergraduate category for their research at the April 24-25

  • 10th Air Base Wing to change commanders May 14

    Col. Troy Dunn, a 1993 Academy graduate, is scheduled to take command of the 10th Air Base wing from Col. Stacey Hawkins May 14. Dunn was previously assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he commanded the 86th Mission Support Group. Hawkins is scheduled to leave the Academy for Scott Air

  • Security levels boosted at DOD facilities nationwide

    The commander of the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs raised the force protection level for all Defense Department facilities in the U.S. May 8.Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said the changes were not made due to a specific threat but rather a general environment of heightened

  • Air Force Academy offers muscle confusion for the mind

    Many readers have heard about disruptive innovation -- a change that creates an entirely new way of doing business. Exponential energy, driverless vehicles and wearable technology are all examples. Indeed, it seems I cannot meet five people without most of them wearing some form of technology. Even

  • Increased security measures cancel 5K

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, the US Air Force Academy is forced to restrict access to the installation in accordance with NORTHCOM directives. As a result, the Insane inflatable 5K, scheduled for tomorrow, May 9, will be rescheduled to a later date in the Colorado Springs Area. This decision has