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  • Cadets get capstone help from local TACPs

    Eleven cadets went to Ft. Carson Sept. 10 to discuss challenges for the battlefield Airmen community for help with the design of their capstone projects.The cadets met with Air Force Tactical Air Control Party members, assigned to the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, to conduct a customer needs

  • Cadet Wing commander Jake Sortor stays true to Academy values

    If anyone asks, "Who's responsible for the daily operations of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing?" and you answer, "Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the commandant of cadets," you'd only be half right.While it's true Williams is ultimately responsible for the more-than 4,000 cadets, so is Cadet

  • Boston Marathon Bombing: How one cadet was inspired to make a change

    April 15, 2013 seemed a perfect day for the Boston Marathon. Weather forecasts called for ideal running conditions - mid-50s to low-60s with barely any wind. The city buzzed with the excitement of thousands of runners and observers, like electrical currents of anticipation traveling up and down the

  • Falcon Heritage Forum: Class of '80 grads share their experiences, advice

    Two graduates of the Air Force Academy's Class of 1980 shared their experiences and advice with current cadets during a Falcon Heritage Forum presentation in the Arnold Hall Ballroom here Sept. 17.The forum is a semi-annual event held by the Center for Character and Leadership Development connecting

  • Academy reinforces stance on Honor Oath

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words “So help me God” from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses. This has no impact on the Cadet Honor Oath taken by cadets at the U.S. Air Force

  • Air Force to change instructions for oaths

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words “So help me God” from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses. This has no impact on the Cadet Honor Oath taken by cadets at the U.S. Air Force

  • Academy procurement officials nominated for DOD, Air Force awards

    Several Academy acquisition officials have been nominated to compete for high-level Defense Department and Air Force contracting awards.James Anderson and Matthew McLean, contracting officers at the 10th Contracting Squadron, will compete for DOD-level individual awards; Jessica Niebuhr, also an

  • Academy cadets, Airmen support local community

    Hundreds of Academy cadets and more than a dozen Airmen assigned here volunteered their time to support about 30 local community organizations Sept. 12-13. About 500 upper-class cadets from here served at the Care and Share Food Bank, the Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center, the Dream Power

  • 13 years later: Academy reflects on 9/11 attacks

    Fog rolled across the Academy Sept. 11 as thousands of cadets and Academy leaders gathered at a solemn ceremony to honor the nearly 3,000 victims who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001.During the event, the Academy remembered 9/11 victims, prisoners of war and those missing in action with the playing

  • Commandant, IG staff discuss 2nd BCT inspection results

    The Air Force Academy inspector general met with Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams Sept. 2 to discuss the results of an inspection of Basic Cadet Training July 21-Aug. 2.Col. David Kuenzli's team of inspectors observed setup activities for the second phase of BCT, activities on the