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  • Around the dial: KAFA-FM webcast now streaming worldwide

    The voice of the Academy, KAFA-FM, just got louder thanks to upgrades to the station's webcast site. The changes to www.kafaradio.webs.com allow KAFA-FM broadcasts to stream virtually anywhere in the world, said station advisor Dave West. "We reach people all over the U.S. and all around the world,

  • Class of ’15 preps for career field choices

    Academy cadets have until Aug. 15 to submit their rated and non-rated Air Force Specialty Code preferences, and the Board Order of Merit Board is scheduled to meet Sept. 8-11, an Academy Manpower and Personnel Office official said. Other significant dates for cadets are: Aug. 22, the deadline for

  • Academy IG to conduct unit inspection of Athletic Department

    The Inspector General office here is scheduled to inspect a portion of the Athletic Department in mid-August using a unit inspection process established Air Force-wide over the past year.The inspection is based on a recommendation from the Commander's Inspection Management Board's inaugural meeting

  • SPIRE volunteers attend leadership training

    Academy chaplains and local representatives of various faith groups attended Special Program in Religious Education training Aug. 4 at the Sijan Hall Oasis to help encourage religious respect and allow cadets to freely exercise their faith.About 60 volunteers from Buddhist, Earth-Centered, Greek

  • Wounded warriors train for games at USAFA

    Over 60 wounded veterans from across the country participated in the final Warrior and Invictus Games training camp here Aug. 3-7 to prepare for the fall games, motivate others and take a healthy step toward recovery.The athletes competed in track and field, basketball, volleyball, swimming,

  • Academy hosts STEM educators

    Teachers from across the nation took part in the Air Force and the For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology Leadership Experience here, Aug. 4 - 5, to encourage Science, Technology, Engineering and Math studies students.During the visit, teachers from 24 states attended character

  • Class of 2018 finishes BCT with Acceptance Day Parade

    The Class of 2018 joined the ranks of the Cadet Wing this morning, when basic cadets transitioned to Cadets 4th Class or "doolies" during the Acceptance Parade at the Academy's Stillman Field.One thousand one hundred and forty-seven basics completed five weeks of mental and physical training, where

  • Superintendent addresses upper-class cadets as academic year starts

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson met with cadets in the classes of 2015 and 2016, Aug. 4, to welcome them back to the Academy and to discuss how the Academy's leaders intend to make the Academy experience more meaningful in the coming academic years."You guys are the

  • 27 USAFA NCOs inducted into senior NCO corps

    More than two dozen master sergeants here started their weekend with a stately ceremony Friday night at the Falcon Club: official induction into the senior NCO corps.Col. Stacey Hawkins, the 10th Air Base Wing commander, presided over the event. Hawkins and Chief Master Sgt. Max Grindstaff, the

  • USAFA sweeps military combine at Broncos’ stadium

    Eight USAFA members participated in a once-in-a-lifetime experience in an NFL combine-style event at Sports Authority Field, home of the Denver Broncos.Second Lt. Michael Crampton, Athletic Department, Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Welch, Cadet Group 4, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ryals, 10th Medical Group,