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  • USAFA names top squadron: CS-34 takes award

    Cadet Squadron 34 was recognized as the Academy's top squadron for 2014 for its outstanding achievements in academics, military performance and athletics."The leadership of former cadet squadron commander Cadet 1st Class Sierra Richardson and current squadron commander Cadet 1st Class Eric

  • A ride to remember

    Dozens of Air Force and civilian law enforcement officials hit the highway in Colorado Springs late last week for the 2014 National Police Week Motorcycle Run to pay tribute to U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The May 22 run took the riders through Cheyenne Mountain Air

  • Graduation ceremony live on air, web

    The Air Force Academy's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2014 will be available live on the Web and over the air from select broadcast stations.The graduation ceremony will be webcast on the following websites:* www.dvidshub.net/webcast/4306* www.pentagonchannel.mil* www.krdo.com* www.kktv.com*

  • Academy holds first flag retirement ceremony

    Academy cadets, senior leaders and local veterans gathered to pay respect to 647 flags that needed to be retired from service during the Academy's first flag retirement ceremony May 22 on the Terrazzo. The Cadet Honor Guard saluted and properly disposed old, tattered flags donated by the American

  • USAFA works to mitigate flash flood concerns

    Though the Waldo Canyon fire lasted 18 days before it was declared 100 percent contained, the damage caused by the destructive wildfire will be seen for years to come in the form of flash flooding. During the fire, more than 600 families evacuated the Pine Valley and Douglass Valley housing areas

  • Academy announces plans to search for new athletic director

    Air Force Academy Athletic Director, Dr. Hans Mueh, announced his retirement May 22 effective at the end of the 2014-2015 Academic Year. The Air Force's Academy will soon begin to market and strategically target an executive-level candidate pool with the competencies and motivation to assume the

  • Academy announces traffic control, parking for graduation

    The Air Force Academy has established traffic control and parking restrictions for the graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium Wednesday, May 28. The North and South Gates to the Air Force Academy, and the Falcon Stadium gates, will open at 7 a.m. Graduation tickets will be needed for entry into the

  • Prep School Grads earn high marks

    Results from this year's chemistry and graphing placement exam at the Prep School reveal cadet candidates raised the academic bar and have their sights set high on Academy success.This year's cadet candidates performed significantly better on their placement exams than last year's Prep School class

  • Athletic Director Mueh announces plans to retire in 2015

    The Academy's athletic director announced this week that he'll retire in 2015, after more than a decade overseeing all the institution's athletic programs.Since taking the position in 2004, Dr. Hans Mueh, a retired brigadier general and an Academy graduate, has been credited with streamlining the

  • 18 Academy NCOs selected for promotion to master sgt.

    Eighteen Academy NCOs were among the more than 4,000 selected across the Air Force for promotion to master sergeant, Air Force officials announced today.The 4,073 selected represent a 17.96 percent selection rate, with an average selectee overall score of 352.55. Selectees' average time in grade was