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  • Coming Soon: Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium

    The 22nd Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium takes place at the Air Force Academy Feb. 26-27 and will feature distinguished leaders and scholars from across the country.The two-day event includes 50 diverse discussion panels and individual speakers, including Chief Master Sergeant of

  • Cadet candidates lead Prep School's 'It's On Us' pledge

    A group of 13 Academy Preparatory School students and senior leaders took the "It's On Us" pledge during a presentation in the Community Center Theater here Feb. 3.The pledge commits the Prep School's student and faculty leaders to create an environment that does not tolerate sexual assault and that

  • Academy ranks among nation's best value colleges

    The Academy was ranked as one of the nation's 200 best value colleges by The Princeton Review Feb. 3.The announcement came in the release of The Princeton Review's "Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes to Get In - 2015 Edition" book. The book and associated

  • Cadet Cyber Team wins 7 medals at competition

    The Air Force Academy's Cadet Cyber Team captured seven medals during the 2015 inter-service Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Competition Jan. 30 in Pittsburgh.The DARPA-sponsored contest featured teams from the Air Force Academy, the Military Academy, the Naval Academy and the Coast Guard

  • Academy spring graduation date announced

    The Academy released the schedule of events for the 2015 spring graduation, with ceremonies and events beginning May 21 and culminating in graduation May 28.This is a change from previous years, when graduation took place on a Wednesday rather than a Thursday, said Sue Christensen, Institutional

  • 600 cadets participate in community service projects Jan. 31

    Nearly 600 Academy cadets participated in a half-day of community service projects in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 31.After a morning of uniform and room inspections, cadets were released at noon and given the opportunity to perform volunteer work in the local area.The

  • Future missileers get immersion experience at F.E. Warren

    A group of about 20 cadets slated to enter the missile operations career field upon graduation this summer, visited F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.,Jan. 15-17 to learn about the mission and see it firsthand.The immersion trip was organized to introduce and welcome future missileers to the team and

  • Cadets remember fallen classmate

    Academy cadets and their commandant, Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, paid tribute to a classmate who died in a skiing accident at Keystone Resort, Colo., with a special "Taps" ceremony on the terrazzo here Jan. 27.Cadet 4th Class John "Jack" Lindsey was pronounced dead at the scene of the Jan. 24

  • Academy enacts safety policy on hiking trails

    Based on recent events and a review of current installation policies, Academy leadership enacted a temporary policy change concerning use of the Academy's unimproved areas and trails by directing a "buddy system" when running, walking, hiking or biking on trails and unimproved areas here, with the