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  • Academy cadets enhance skills at BMT

    After spending the last six weeks working with basic military training instructors, U.S. Air Force Academy cadets left Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland enthused and anxious to share their learning experience with fellow classmates.The 26 cadets in the annual Air Education and Training Command Summer

  • Cadets experience deployed life at The Rock

    With a little more than two years under their belts at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 16 cadets now find themselves in a different setting than the mountains of Colorado -- the desert of Southwest Asia. These future officers embarked on an opportunity of a lifetime by participating in the deployed

  • Basic cadets attempt to set world chain push up record

    The Academy's Class of 2018 tried to break the Guinness World Record for the largest chain push-up during Basic Cadet Training field day here July 11.Nine hundred and eighteen basic cadets attempted to break the record, requiring each cadet to rest his or her ankles and calves on the shoulders of

  • Missileer duty offers immediate, long-term dividends

    Missileer duty offers rewards right away that continue to enrich an officer's career even after he or she leaves the career field, according to Academy Class of '86 and '10 graduates.Col. Stella Renner, the Academy's vice commandant for culture and climate and an '86 graduate, said she picked up

  • 22 USAFA Airmen selected for staff sgt. promotion

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --Twenty-two Academy senior airmen and one Air Education Training Command Airman here been selected for promotion to staff sergeant.The Air Force released the staff sergeant selection list July 10. Of the 36,739 senior airman eligible for promotion to

  • AtHoc to replace Falcon Alert

    AtHoc is scheduled to become the Academy's new notification and warning system, replacing Falcon Alert.All .mil and .edu personnel are automatically registered into AtHoc via their Common Access Card and will need to update their personal information.How to install AtHoc- Right click on the purple

  • Building connections: USAFA Band, Admissions team for outreach

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Band and Admissions staff teamed up for an outreach jaunt through Wyoming and South Dakota to play for the public and educate children on the benefits of Academy and Air Force life."In many communities, there are students who have never interacted with the military or

  • Secretary of Defense Hagel sends Independence Day message

    As we celebrate Independence Day, I want to express my gratitude to the men and women and their families who serve our nation at home and abroad. Thank you for all you do to help keep America safe.When the Declaration of Independence was signed 238 years ago, 56 patriots pledged their lives and

  • New commandant of cadets reports for duty

    A 1989 Air Force Academy graduate and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with more than 2,800 flying hours assumed command of the Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing July 1.Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the Academy's new commandant, said he joined the Air Force to fly, but has stayed because of the Airmen he's