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  • SecAF tells Class of 2015 to take on challenges with 'moral courage'

    A total of 840 cadets graduated from the Air Force Academy May 28, 2015, following a commencement address by the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.Among the newest batch of second lieutenants, 360 will directly attend pilot training, 89 will work in space and cyber space fields, 89

  • SecAF to cadets: 'Lead Us Into The Future'

    Cadets graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy as second lieutenants are entering the profession of arms at a time of unprecedented change and challenges, said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James to the Class of 2015 May 28, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Delivering the commencement

  • 2015 graduation by the numbers

    Eight-hundred and forty Air Force Academy cadets graduated May 28 in a ceremony here at Falcon Stadium and became second lieutenants.Just less than 79 percent of those graduates are men and just more than 21 percent are women.The average cumulative GPA for the Academy's Class of 2015 is

  • Outstanding 2015 grad recognized

    A Rhodes and Marshall scholar here upheld her reputation at the Academy as being nothing less than outstanding.Cadet 1st Class Rebecca Esselstein was named the top graduate for the Class of 2015 May 22 at Fairchild Hall by Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson."Rebecca is a standpoint

  • Loose Hawgs remain on top

    Cadet Squadron 34's "Loose Hawgs" continue to reign here, winning Outstanding Squadron of the Year for a second-straight year for their exceptional accomplishments in academics, military performance and athletics.In the fall, CS-34 ranked number one in the Cadet Wing out of 40 squadrons and ranked

  • Graduation tickets available today

    Approximately 600 free, reserved-seat tickets for the Academy's Class of 2015 Graduation Ceremony will be available May 21. Tickets must be picked up by the general public in person at:* The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance offices at 102 S. Tejon Street, Suite 430, in downtown Colorado

  • 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