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  • Fall 2014 ACES, A Team honored by dean

    Nearly 80 Academy cadets were honored for their fall semester Academic achievements last month by Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the dean of the faculty here.The Dean's Aces reception is held each semester to recognize cadets with a 4.0 GPA in their academic and physical education courses.  In all, 78

  • Liaison officer directors visit Academy

    Academy Liaison officer directors from around the country came to the Academy this week for the Academy Admissions Liaison Symposium, which aims to update the directors on developments here that may affect recruiting.Liaison officer directors work with high school students interested in attending

  • Academy senior NCO receives Bronze Star

    An Academy firefighter received a Bronze Star Medal here Feb. 3 for his actions while deployed to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan.That medal is awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces for meritorious service in a combat zone.Master Sgt. Jeff Hackworth was the 438th AEW's

  • Service honors cadet killed last month

    The Academy held a memorial service Feb. 5 at the Cadet Chapel for Cadet 4th Class Jack Lindsey, 18, who died in a skiing accident at Keystone Resort Jan. 24.Friends and family gathered to honor Lindsey's legacy and celebrate his character."What I remember most about Jack was his half smile," said

  • 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