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  • Research publicist recognized by Colo. Press Association

    If you feel a little smarter about the Air Force Academy's ongoing research after reading the Academy Spirit, chances are you can thank Amy Gillentine.Gillentine, who started working for the Academy's Office of Research last year and has written in-depth pieces about studies on bird strikes,

  • Cadet cyber team notches another win

    The Air Force Academy Cyber Competition Team won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, March 1-2 at Regis University in Greenwood Village, Colo. Teams from the Air Force Academy, BYU, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Fort Hays State, the University of

  • Academy hosts annual board of Visitor's meeting

    A group of federal and state leaders and retired senior military officers received a broad overview on current Academy achievements and issues during its annual Board of Visitors meeting here March 7 - 8. Along with touring various Academy facilities, the board members visited the cadet area and

  • Cadets host panel on cause, effects of Holocaust

    During the Holocaust, 42,500 camps were set up across Europe during World War II to exterminate an entire race of people, resulting in the deaths of approximately 6 million Jews. How could humanity allow the genocide of millions of people? Three cadets asked this very question during their

  • Retired general speaks about reconciliation, forgiveness at NCLS

    One officer's story proves that reconciliation, even under the most abstract circumstances, is possible.Such was the focus of retired Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry's story when he spoke during the 2014 National Character and Leadership Symposium here Feb. 27 and 28."I'm delighted to be here with you today

  • Superintendent announces Academy fiscal year 2015 budget impact

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson announced on March 4 how the fiscal year 2015 Budget, if enacted by Congress, will impact the Academy.Included among the fiscal year 2015 cuts and restructuring are the loss of 99 manpower positions and some programmed funding.

  • Academy professor makes Top-20 civil engineer list

    An Academy professor was named one of 2014's Top 20 under- 40 Civil Engineers in the Mountain States Region by Engineering News-Record magazine for his contributions to his field and community involvement. Maj. Matthew Stanford, an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was one

  • The cornerstone of character is integrity, Navy flying ace tells cadets

    A retired Navy commander who flew 170 combat missions and more than 5,200 jet dogfights, invited cadets inside the mentality and cockpit of a real fighter jet dogfight Feb. 28 during the 21st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium.Bill Driscoll, one of the most decorated Naval flight

  • Academy officer earns high-level leadership award

    The Academy's men's tennis coach was named the 2014 Brig. Gen. Malham M. Wakin Character and Leadership Award winner during the National Character and Leadership Symposium here Feb. 27.Lt. Col. Dan Oosterhous, a 1993 Academy grad, received the award for his perseverance and resiliency after