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  • Academy NCO attends Air War College

    An operations flight chief from the 98th Flying Training Squadron is enrolled in Air War College, an Air Force professional military school educating senior officers to serve as strategic national security leaders.Master Sgt. David Siemiet, also a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, said his

  • Former Academy director of faculty research receives Harold Brown Award

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James presented Dr. Donald Erbschloe, the Air Mobility Command chief scientist, with the 2014 Harold Brown Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Dec. 9.The Harold Brown Award, established in December of 1968 as a tribute to Dr. Harold Brown, the eighth

  • Cadets adopt local families for Christmas

    Cadets from Squadron 26 here are giving back to the community this holiday season by buying Christmas presents for two local families.The project, coordinated through a national support organization, was organized by Cadet 3rd Class Hayley Weir, CS 26's character officer."I was tasked to find a

  • Academy contracting officer wins DOD-level award

    A contracting officer at the 10th Contracting Squadron here was awarded the 2014 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award for Contracting in an Expeditionary Environment Category during a ceremony at the Pentagon Dec. 9.Department of Defense leaders recognized Matthew McLean for his mission support to

  • An explosive training experience: Fort Carson hosts cadets

    Soldiers from Fort Carson's explosive ordnance disposal company hosted a joint training exercise featuring nine Academy cadets, Nov. 20.Cadets, taking Chemistry 350: Chemistry of Weapons class, trained with Soldiers assigned to the 764th EOD Company."It was a terrific opportunity for the cadets to

  • Commander in Chief's Trophy at the High Country Inn until Dec. 15

    The Commander in Chief's Trophy has a new home for the week - the Academy's High Country Inn, which serves as a dining facility to the Preparatory School and single Airmen living in the dorms.The trophy is making its rounds around the installation, giving everyone a chance to see it.Cadet Candidate

  • On writing: Academy official, grad wins education award

    Mark Twain wrote, "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."  Retired Lt. Col. Steven Simon, the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduate and donor liaison, appears to take Twain's adage to heart. Early this month, he

  • Academy Falcons honored by Mountain West Special Teams

    Air Force senior kicker Will Conant was named Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, according to an announcement Dec. 2 by the conference office.Conant was also named first-team all-MW place kicker.Joining Conant as a first-team honoree are senior offensive lineman Michael