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  • Academy grad, athlete laid to rest

    An Academy graduate killed in action was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery Jan. 8 following his funeral at New Life Church Wednesday in Colorado Springs. Capt. David I. Lyon died Dec. 27 when enemy forces attacked his convoy in Afghanistan. He was deployed in support of Combined Joint Special

  • Cadet Wing changes commanders

    Cadet 1st Class Reuben Luoma-Overstreet assumed command of the Cadet Wing Jan. 7, succeeding Cadet 1st Class Moranda Hern in a ceremony here.Luoma-Overstreet, who was born in San Diego but spent much of his youth in Arlington, Va., will represent the Cadet Wing in working with the commandant of

  • Supt.'s Call: Lt. Gen. Johnson speaks on accomplishments, challenges

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson discussed budgetary uncertainties and the essence of the Air Force Academy's mission during a series of Superintendent's calls in Arnold Hall Jan. 7.A decline of $53.5 million in the Academy's budget from fiscal year 2013 to FY 2014, and

  • Air Force football team has 42 on Dean's List

    The Air Force football team had 42 team members earn Dean's List honors for academic excellence for the fall 2013 semester. Cadets must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher to make the Dean's List."Our players work extraordinarily hard to earn the world's finest education at the Air Force

  • USAFA tax center to open in Feb.

    The Academy's Tax Center is scheduled to offer Academy Airmen and their families free tax preparation services in February. Taxes will be prepared by appointment only, 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Mondays and Fridays. This service will be open to income eligible active duty Academy service members,

  • Wings of Blue win big at national competition

    The Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute team took home 33 medals at the National Collegiate Parachute Competition, Dec. 27-Jan. 2 in Lake Wells, Fla. Earning nine gold, 16 silver, and eight bronze medals, the team received the highest point total at the competition, making it the collegiate

  • Aspiring intel officer receives Holaday Scholarship

    A cadet who hopes to change the way the Defense Department provides intelligence to warfighters has received the 2014 Holaday Scholarship.Cadet 1st Class Kari Baker said she hopes to use the scholarship to pursue a Master of Science degree in global governance and diplomacy at Oxford University in

  • USAFA professor wins NASA award

    A U.S. Air Force Academy professor received a high-level NASA award in December for his contributions to a six-month project researching the use of alternative biofuel to power aircraft. Dr. Thomas Yechout, an Academy Aeronautical Engineering professor, was one of about a dozen consultants to

  • Academy counselors available to help with life's challenges

    Academy Military Family Life counselors offer free and flexible short-term counseling with no strings attached. The four Academy MFLCs can meet with service members, their families, Defense Department civilians, or cadets on or off-base to provide situational, problem-solving counseling support and

  • Cadets to jump for national title

    Cadets from the Academy's Wings of Blue parachute team will give up their holiday break to perform at the 2013 National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Lake Wales, Fla., Dec. 27 - Jan. 2.The airborne action starts with two-way and four-way formation skydiving where groups of parachutists