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  • 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

  • More tickets available for graduation

    Additional free, reserved-seat tickets for the Academy's Class of 2014 Graduation Ceremony are now available one of three locations in the Pike's Peak Region. 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

  • Wings of Blue celebrates its 50th Anniversary

    The Academy celebrated the golden anniversary of the Wings of Blue parachute team May 16 with an open house at the 98th Flying Training Squadron, a "Blue Suit" ceremony to induct new members, and a banquet attended by alumni and senior leaders. There were five members on the original Wings of Blue

  • 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