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  • Command Post partnership with city improved

    Editor's note: This is the last in a series of stories showcasing the close ties and shared responsibilities between Academy first-responder agencies and their civilian counterparts.Master Sgt. Michael Mullins can tell you what was going on in the 10th Air Base Wing command post on June 27, 2012,

  • USAFA helping-agency reps will bring their services to dorms

    U.S. Air Force Academy helping agencies will soon take up residence at the enlisted dormitories here on a scheduled rotation to continue meeting the spiritual, social, mental and physical needs of Airmen.Representatives from various agencies including the 10th Medical Group's Behavioral Health

  • Academy, military families hit the slopes at SnoFest

    Academy personnel and military members from five bases traveled to Keystone Resort Jan. 24 - 26 for a weekend of winter sports, camaraderie and a chance to unwind. The annual event hosted by Colorado front range military bases and installations provided participants with skiing and snowboarding,

  • Cadets sweep national soaring competition

    Academy cadets left their competition in the dust by winning their ninth consecutive National Sailplane Racing Championship for 2013 and earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans Trophy for the 15th time in 19 years.This year, the Academy's Sailplane Racing Team beat Embry-Riddle

  • Funeral for Academy grad, helicopter crash victim to be Jan. 27

    A 2008 graduate who died this month in a helicopter accident off the English coast will be laid to rest here Jan. 27. A funeral service for Capt. Christopher Stover will occur at 10 a.m. at the Cadet Catholic Chapel, followed by interment at the Academy Cemetery. On Jan. 7, Stover, 28, along with

  • FBI, Air Force join forces on hazardous evidence handling

    An FBI hazardous evidence response team met with first responders from the Air Force Academy and Peterson Air Force Base Jan. 16 to discuss methods of hazardous evidence collection and custody.The FBI works alongside Air Force Academy responders during graduation and other special events and can

  • Air Force Academy in compliance with DOD sexual harassment, assault policy

    The Air Force Academy is in compliance with Defense Department policies on preventing and responding to sexual harassment and assault, according to an annual report released Jan. 10 by the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.The report, which reviews the climate at the U.S. Military

  • DOD trumps state law: Marijuana still illegal for Airmen, cadets

    Marijuana may now be legal for most people in Colorado, but the drug is still banned by Federal Law, the Defense Department and the Academy.Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 of the state constitution, which led to legalization of the recreational use of marijuana within the state in late 2012,

  • Academy debaters look to build from successful int'l showing

    Cadets 2nd class Trevor Woodward and Stephen Beaton are spending three hours together daily and countless amounts of time on their own to prepare for their upcoming debate tournament at the University of Utah Saturday.Hot off a first place tandem performance and first and second place overall at the

  • Contracting squadron recognized for workforce development

    The 10th Contracting Squadron was named the bronze winner for the 2013 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Award in the small organization category, Dec. 19.The award, presented by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, recognized 10th CONS for cutting