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  • 'Genesis of Flight' now available online

    One of the Academy's most prominent special collections is featured online, in a detailed and interactive tour.The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel was brought here in 1970 and features more than 10,000 aviation prints, engravings, books and artifacts revealing man's

  • USAFA bests service academies in DOD research competition

    An Air Force Academy team bested the two other service academies in the first competition to design the most innovative project to address warfighter challenges. Sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research-driven competition featured three teams from USAFA, the U.S.

  • Cadet Squadron 34 takes 1st place in Polaris Warrior competition

    Cadet Squadron 34 took first place in the annual Polaris Warrior competition here April 26.CS-35 and CS-28 placed second and third respectively in the competition, designed to test the Cadet Wing's leadership and expeditionary skills.The competition comprised a total of six courses, including land

  • Mosquitoes have met their match

    Starting today, the 10th Medical Group Public Health office will be placing mosquito traps in areas throughout the Academy. The traps will be placed in "high-people traffic areas," including base housing areas, the child development centers, installation gate entrances, Jacks Valley and other places

  • Academic Year 2014-15 calendar updates

    Parents, graduates, and friends of the Air Force's Academy, I would like to share with you some changes to the calendar for Academic Year 2014-2015. These changes were driven by a number of factors, to include budget, mission needs and an ongoing effort to optimize our cadets' time. I wanted to pass

  • Black Forest native to study in France after graduation

    A Black Forest native and senior at the Air Force Academy has been selected to receive the Gen. John K. Gerhart Fellowship, which will allow her to study a field related to culture and human relations in France after she graduates from the Academy in May.Cadet 1st Class Liana Gaudreault, a biology

  • USAFA 'Takes Back the Night'

    The inaugural "Take Back the Night USAFA!" event, the centerpiece for this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month, took place April 17 on the Academy terrazzo.Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson opened the event and introduced the keynote speaker, Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, Dean of

  • Vice President Biden to speak at Class of '14 graduation ceremony

    Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to be the guest speaker for this year's graduation ceremony here.Biden is the 47th vice president and this will be his second visit to the Academy. He was also the commencement speaker for the Class of 2009 graduation ceremony.Graduation for the approximately

  • New flying course exposes cadets to aircraft, airfield operations

    Cadets are now getting hands-on flying experience, soaring 2,500 feet above ground level shortly after they arrive here.This semester, Airmanship 250, Introduction to Soaring, replaced Airmanship 251, Basic Soaring, to provide fourth class cadets their first exposure to Air Force aviation. During