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  • Academy to hold town hall meeting on airfield operation changes

    The Academy is scheduled to discuss upcoming changes to flying training activities in a town hall meeting May 29, 6 p.m. at Discovery Canyon Campus.Representatives from the Academy and the 306th Flying Training Group, the organization charged with airfield operations at the Academy, will provide a

  • Denver Broncos team up with USAFA for teamwork, leadership building

    Members of the Denver Broncos teamed up with the Air Force Academy May 16 to take on the ropes course here for some teamwork and leadership building.Nine team members took on the Low-V, the Mohawk, the Climbing Wall and the Leap of Faith, with players including: Omar Bolden, safety, David Bruton,

  • Wings of Blue celebrates 50th Anniversary May 16

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue parachute team will celebrate its 50th anniversary May 16 with a ceremony featuring prior team members and a parachute demonstration which can be viewed by the public from the Cadet Chapel outlook. A "Blue Suit" ceremony for the Class of 2016 in the Arnold

  • Cadets get historical weapons lesson

    Academy cadets got a chance to experience U.S. history firsthand during the Cadet History Club's Historical Weapons Shoot at a Fort Carson firing range, May 9. Twenty cadets and Academy faculty members fired nearly 2,000 rounds from more than 20 different weapons during the event, hosted by the

  • Class of '14 graduation tickets now available

    Approximately 600 free, reserved-seat tickets for the Academy's Class of 2014 Graduation Ceremony will be available Friday at locations along the Front Range. Tickets must be picked up in person at one of three locations:· The Business Alliance offices at 102 S. Tejon Street, Suite 430, in Colorado

  • Academy officer nominated to become permanent professor

    Lt. Col. Troy Harting has been nominated as permanent professor of the Academy's department of management.Congress will confirm the nomination in July.Harting, a 1993 Academy graduate, brings academic experience from the fields of Philosophy, Management and Business Administration. As a permanent

  • Cadets compete, work to enhance physical therapy

    Five cadets from the Technological Innovation 419-420 class here competed in the first annual Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge May 2 at Colorado State University, presenting a design that could make physical therapy more efficient and allow patients to perform accurate movements at home. Over 100

  • Class of '14 votes for its top professors

    Dr. Robert Noyd from the Biology Department and Lt. Col. Brian Payne from the Management Department were selected to receive the Academy's 2014 Heiser Awards. The awards were presented to the winners by Cadet 1st Class Reuben Luoma-Overstreet, the Cadet Wing commander, and Cadet 2nd Class Courtney

  • New commandant of cadets to arrive this summer

    The Cadet Wing is slated to get its first new commandant in two years when Col. Stephen Williams arrives this summer, the Defense Department announced May 8.Williams will take over all responsibilities for cadet training from Maj. Gen. Greg Lengyel, now slated to serve as commander, Special

  • Air Force Defeats Richmond, 13-5 in NCAA Play-In Game

    In front of a crowd of 1,225, the Air Force lacrosse team picked up a 13-5 victory over Richmond in an NCAA Play-in Game held at Falcon Stadium Wednesday evening. The Falcons, with their first-ever NCAA Tournament win, advance to the NCAA First Round to take on top-seed Duke Sunday in Durham, N.C.