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  • Safety office to hold motorcycle briefing March 23

    The Air Force Academy Safety Office will hold a motorcycle safety event at the Community Center March 23 starting at 9:30 a.m.The event is mandatory for all military personnel who own or operate a motorcycle and highly encouraged for civilians who wish to ride, said Col. Kenneth Lamberth, the

  • Steppin’ up: Freshmen get ‘Recognized’

    Fourth class cadets pushed through strenuous exercises March 12-14 to prove they've got what it takes to be leaders here during this year's Recognition training.The Class of 2018 trained for two and a half days at the gym, practice fields, tennis courts and dormitories to challenge their knowledge,

  • Attorneys expand on witness' role in 2012 court-martial

    Attorneys representing the government and former cadet Stephan Claxton met here March 12-13 for an evidentiary hearing to more thoroughly establish the trial of record in the case of United States v. Stephan Claxton and the role of former cadet Eric Thomas, one of 12 witnesses who testified at

  • Former CSAF speaks to first year cadets

    Retired Gen. Norton Schwartz, former chief of staff of the Air Force, and his wife, Susie, came to the Academy March 9-12 as participants in the Distinguished Professional-in-Residence program sponsored by the history department here.Maj. Michael Kennedy, a history instructor here, said the program

  • Finding mentorship: An Academy Reservist speaks out

    Editor's note: Dr. Ruth Ann German is a flight surgeon as both a civilian and a Reservist at the Cadet Medical Clinic here. As a Reserve lieutenant colonel, she's served in the Air Force for 10 years on active duty service and seven years in the Reserve after graduating from the Academy in 1995.

  • Academy to hold hearing to clarify facts of Claxton assault case

    The Air Force Academy is scheduled to hold a DuBay hearing March 12-13 to determine whether the government failed to disclose the confidential informant status of a witness in United States v. Stephan Claxton and, if so, whether that failure to disclose the witness's status was harmless beyond a

  • Annual Awards Banquet celebrates best, brightest

    The Air Force Academy held its Annual Awards Banquet at the Falcon Club here March 5.The awards, which are divided into categories based on military rank, civilian position and special duty, celebrate the best and brightest here.Retired Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier was the keynote speaker. He

  • AF mental health services helps a family recover

    Two Colorado Springs area-NCOs have been on a journey of recovery since losing their son to leukemia nearly nine years ago, a journey they said couldn't have happened without the mental health services available to Airmen and their families.

  • Cadets, faculty recognized at research awards ceremony

    Cadets and faculty members were recognized for their research efforts March 3 at the Academy's 19th-annual Research Awards Ceremony.The ceremony celebrated the best Academy research in the basic sciences, humanities, engineering and social sciences.This year's winning projects included creating a