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  • Cadet cyber team showcases international prowess

    The Air Force Academy's Cyber Competition team placed first out of 47 teams in the western hemisphere, and fifth among 123 teams overall in the University of California Santa Barbara International Capture the Flag cyber competition Dec. 6. In the competition, each university team received an

  • Gone phishing: Look for red flags to avoid scams

    If you're looking to hook someone with a phishing scam, you have to be nefarious, one of a dozen cadets in the U.S. Air Force Academy's cyber operations course explained not too long ago. But if you're looking to avoid becoming a victim, all you have to do is keep an eye out for things that don't

  • ‘Firsties’ learn their future specialties

    The U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 learned their future Air Force jobs Wednesday.The 1,011 senior cadets received their Air Force Specialty Codes --- aka career fields -- through the Commandant of Cadets. Ninety-five percent of cadets received either their first, second or third choice of

  • USAFA celebrates the holiday season

    Several holiday events are planned here this month to give Academy staff and families a chance to reflect and enjoy the season's holiday merriment.At the Cadet Chapel -- The Cadet Chorale is scheduled to perform George Frideric Handel's "The Messiah" at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The event is free to the

  • U.S. Air Force Academy Band tunes up for holidays

    Tis the season for festive, jolly tunes to stream through the radio, your head and at the Academy. In the spirit of the holiday season, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band will perform its annual "Holly and the Ivy" concert at Air Academy High School Dec. 16 and 17 to spread holiday cheer, thank the

  • New vehicle inspection site opens for business

    The Academy officially opened its new Large Vehicle Inspection Site near the South Gate here with a big rig tractor trailer bursting through yellow police tape and driving into the site's large search bay on Dec. 2.Officials here say the site is a windfall when it comes to helping safeguard the more

  • 2010 grad dies from medical complications

    A 2010 Air Force Academy graduate assigned to Schriever Air Force Base died of medical complications Nov. 29 at Penrose Main Saint Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs.First Lt. Nicholas Goirigolzarri was assigned to the 50th Operations Group Standardization and Evaluation Division following a

  • Watch out for hunters: Academy to hold annual deer hunt in December

    The Natural Resources office here will conduct their annual base-wide deer hunt Dec. 7-9 and 14-16 and ask that visitors and personnel keep away from marked hunting areas.All hunters will be guided by Academy or Colorado Parks and Wildlife representatives, and main roads and trails leading into