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  • Cadet Wing gets new cadet commander

    Cadet 1st Class Sophia Vasiliadis took command of the Cadet Wing here Jan. 6 in a ceremony led by Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams and attended by most of the 4000-member Cadet Wing.As the top cadet, Vasiliadis carries the Cadet Wing Gold Sabre, continuing the longstanding Academy

  • 'Commitment is greater than us': says Academy Supt.

    Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson addressed the classes of 2015 and 2016 in Arnold Hall Jan. 5.General Johnson spoke about the importance of creating a culture of commitment and a climate of respect, both within the Academy and in the permanent party world."Commitment to something

  • Academy tentatively names new athletic director

    A former deputy and interim director of the U.S. Military Academy's athletic department has been tentatively named as the Air Force Academy's next athletic director, officials at the Academy announced Jan. 6.James Knowlton, previously the director of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in

  • DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates

    The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of

  • Falcons slide past Broncos for Potato Bowl title

    A dominant running game and strong linebacker play carried the Air Force Academy to a 38-24 victory over Western Michigan in the rain-soaked Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 20.Four quarters of steady rain made for a wet and saturated field, turning the blue artificial turf into a gigantic water slide

  • Panel prepares cadets for ROTC exchange

    Three cadets who will take part in a first-of-its-kind Air Force ROTC exchange program next semester sat down Dec. 4 with cadets who came to the Air Force Academy with ROTC experience to discuss what they could expect when they arrive.Cadets 2nd Class Ben Goirigolzarri, Caitlon Faimon and Matt

  • Long Blue Line' gets longer with winter graduation

    Four new officers were added to the Long Blue Line Dec. 17 at the Academy's fall graduation and commissioning ceremony here.The new Air Force 2nd Lt.'s are Aaron Hall of Duncanville, Texas; Adam McMurray of Huntsville, Ala.; Christopher Morales of Rio Rancho, N.M.; and Michael Husar, Jr. of

  • Commander in Chief's Trophy at the 10th Medical Group until Dec. 22

    The Commander in Chief's Trophy has a new home for the week - the Academy's 10th Medical Group.The trophy is making its rounds around the installation, giving everyone a chance to see it.Senior Master Sgt. James Gray, the 10th Medical Operation Squadron superintendent, says the trophy inspires

  • Dig in, discuss: Cadets weigh-in on Brown, Garner cases

    The evening before the last day of classes, cadets and Academy staff gathered at the Falcon Center to unpack their thoughts and questions surrounding the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y - two unarmed black men killed by white police officers this

  • Academy football recognized for high graduation success rate

    The American Football Coaches Association recently announced the Air Force Academy football program is one of six schools to have a 90 percent graduation success rate throughout the last three years.The Academy is the only service academy, Mountain West Conference school and public institution to be