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  • What would you do? Cadets weigh in on ethical dilemmas

    Senior cadets, special operations officers and Academy leaders took part in a roundtable discussion on ethical decision-making at the Academy Center Enrichment Seminar Feb. 7 in Doolittle Hall. Eight special operations captains from Kirtland and Cannon Air Force Bases, Academy active-duty Airmen and

  • USAFA works to detect 'Spice'

    Synthetic Marijuana or "Spice" - the Navy has a promotional campaign warning against it, the Army has allowed commanders to order mandatory drug-testing for the first time and Airmen at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory are working to find ways to detect the substance in service members. A

  • Academy Supt. now on Twitter

    The superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy is now among the growing mass of the Air Force's senior leaders who have opened a Twitter account to enhance communication with Airmen and the public.Twitter is an online social networking service enabling users to send and read "tweets" or text

  • 'Future-casting' wildfires

    The Air Force Academy's Center of Innovation will wrap-up a two-day conference held to determine better methods to attack wildfires on Feb. 14.Wildfires are a reality along the Front Range, but U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Eric Bonick and Intel Corporation futurist Brian D. Johnson are

  • Breakup violence is real

    The mother of a teenager killed by her ex-boyfriend told CBS News in October that she wished she had told her daughter, 18-year-old Lauren Astley, "If you breakup with someone, never go see him alone again."Lauren was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Nathaniel Fujita on July 3, 2011, near Wayland, Mass.

  • Political Science Department concludes 55th Academy Assembly

    The Political Science Department on Wednesday wrapped up the 55th annual Academy Assembly, which focused this year on U.S.-India relations.Topics covered during the assembly included how India's growing power in Southeast Asia will affect that region and the larger community of nations and how

  • 10 take home Academy research awards

    The Air Force's chief scientist handed out the U.S. Air Force Academy's top research awards to exemplary cadets and faculty during the 2014 USAFA Research Awards here Jan. 31. Dr. Mica Endsley, Air Force chief scientist, touted the Academy's dedication to continuing innovation during her keynote

  • News release: Distinguished Academy grads recognized

    The United States Air Force Academy and the Association of Graduates are proud to announce the winners of the Academy's Distinguished Graduate Award for 2013. Each year, this award recognizes two graduates whose singular and distinctive contributions to our society and nation have set them apart

  • USAFA tax center now open

    The Academy's Tax Center will open for business today, providing tax assistance for active-duty service members, their families, and cadets here through April 15.The center will be open for appointments between 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays to assist Airmen in filing their state and

  • Air Force leaders overhaul Airmen performance reports

    Airmen will now be rated on how well they contribute to a healthy work environment as part of a revamped officer and enlisted rating system introduced by Air Force leaders in January. According to an Air Force guidance memorandum governing the new officer and enlisted performance reports, "All