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  • 2 graduate in summer ceremony

    The U.S. Air Force's Academy added two new graduates to the "Long Blue Line" today during the summer semester graduation and commissioning ceremony in Fairchild Hall here.At the ceremony, Linnaea Hance and Orlando Saldana received their diplomas and were commissioned as second lieutenants in the

  • Academy honors '06 graduate with Jabara Award

    A 2006 Air Force Academy graduate received the 2014 Col. James Jabara Award for Airmanship during a luncheon ceremony in Doolittle Hall July 31.Capt. Charles Napier received the award from Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the Academy's dean of the faculty, who presented it on behalf of Academy

  • Summer flying programs achieving success despite thunderstorms, setbacks

    Since early June, summer Airmanship training here has been in full swing, allowing 935 cadets to get experience in soaring, powered flight and parachute operations.Under the 306th Flying Training Group, the course completion rate for the Academy's soaring program is near 100 percent, and its number

  • USAFA hosts leadership roundtable with ATF

    The Academy shared its take on character and leadership development with federal law enforcement executives Tuesday at Arnold Hall to inspire them to lead and lift others and enhance mission success. Center for Character and Leadership Development officials hosted a round table discussion with over

  • USAFA reservist takes home national award

    An Air Force Reserve clinical psychologist with the Peak Performance Center here recently received with the 2014 Disabled American Veterans National Commanders Award for the top Veterans Health Administrator.The Air Force core values affect everything Lt. Col. David Tharp does, and he credits them

  • Astro Dept. head to conduct Fulbright fellowship in Singapore

    The permanent professor and head of the Astronautics Department here will travel to Singapore's Nanyang Technological University in August to teach undergraduate courses and conduct research in Nanyang's Satellite Research Centre.Col. Marty France was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in March by the

  • 10th CS Airman to run for good cause

    A network administrator with the 10th Communications Squadron at the Academy will compete in the 2014 Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 20 to raise money for the Air Force Enlisted Village.Airman 1st Class Dylan MacDermot is the only Academy representative scheduled

  • Air Force cadet learns messy side of waste-to-energy research

    It's been described as a 200-gallon cow's stomach, and for Air Force Academy cadet Marcus Penner it's been a big part of his summer break.For six weeks, Penner, a biology major and senior at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., worked alongside scientists at the Air Force Civil Engineer

  • Installations director outlines vision for new visitor center

    The Air Force Academy will move forward next month on the first step toward building a new visitor center just west of Interstate 25, the director of installations said July 21.Carlos Cruz-Gonzalez said the Air Force's Financial Management Center of Expertise in Denver conducted business case

  • CCLD staff brings core values to the masses

    For the past six months, the Center for Character and Leadership Development's strategic outreach team here has traveled throughout the country to expand the conversation on character development.The team of six visited 15 organizations, briefing active duty service members and Reservists,