News

  • Don't invite the bears over this spring

    Academy families living in base housing may be used to seeing wildlife on the installation but due to the warmer weather, they might want to keep an eye out for Black Bears, as these rather noticeable omnivores will soon emerge from hibernation and begin searching for food.Black Bears normally feed

  • 7 Academy NCOs selected for promotion to E-8

    even Academy NCOs were among the more than 900 master sergeants selected across the Air Force for promotion to senior master sergeant.They are Master Sgt.'s Jason Arnold, James Normandin, Christopher Pugh, Jeremy Remley, Ellwood Tegtmeier, Christian Urena and Bryan Kinder.The Air Force released it's

  • A once in a lifetime opportunity: cadet visits Antarctica

    While most cadets traveled home for winter break, one meteorology major here headed as far south as you can go, to the coldest, windiest and driest place on earth -- Antarctica. Last December, Cadet 1st Class Glen Hanson spent a week on the frozen continent (made up of nearly 98 percent solid ice)

  • Camaraderie, strength, excellence: Academy cadets to compete at Sandhurst

    Academy cadets are getting ready to brave rigorous terrain, frigid waters and a trying obstacle course to showcase their skills and camaraderie.Nine cadets, freshman-to-senior, will compete in the U.S. Military Academy's annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition April 11-12 at West Point, N.Y. to

  • Communication is about relationships, says Lt. Gen. Johnson at media forum

    Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson spoke to Colorado Springs leaders on communication and media relations in the digital age during a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs leadership conference, March 13 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Johnson opened the conference, themed

  • News release: Disenrollment Process Review released

    Today the Air Force and the Air Force Academy released two Inspector General reports, one highlighting the Air Force Office of Special Investigations' use of cadets in the Confidential Informant program and one on the Academy's disenrollment process. "Both IG reports provide recommendations for a

  • Academy to adopt 'all-in' classification process for rated careers

    How are rated officer accessions like the Musketeers? They'll both be "all for one and one for all" starting with the Air Force Academy's Class of 2015. The Academy will adjust its rated classification process starting this fall to meet its targets for combat systems officers, air battle managers

  • Dylan's wish: Cadet for a Day

    The process to become a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy is rigorous, but on March 12 a seven-year-old Colorado boy made the cut. Dylan Sachinger became a member of the Cadet Wing through the Make a-Wish Foundation and the Academy's Cadet for a Day program Tuesday. "The day has been a lot of fun

  • Falcon cycling starts road season in Golden

    The Falcon Cycling team started the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference road season with races hosted by the Colorado School of Mines March 16 in Golden.Eight riders competed in five different categories. The team's star was Caitlin Sullivan of Cadet Squadron 20 who finished in second place

  • 'Whiteboard' events foster discussion on 1st amendment

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson and other senior leaders here spoke with Colorado Springs reporters March 14 to clarify the sequence of events surrounding a Bible passage written on a whiteboard within Cadet Squadron 21 on March 10.Controversy, stemming from an