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  • AF resumes PCS moves to Colo. Springs bases

    Permanent change of station and temporary duty assignments to Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever AFB, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and the U.S. Air Force Academy have been restored, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced June 18.A stop movement order, requested by the Air Force Space

  • Academy firefighters step up efforts to combat Black Forest blaze

    Sixteen firefighters and five vehicles from the Air Force Academy Fire Department joined up with their counterparts from Peterson and Schriever Air Force bases, Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division, the Colorado National Guard and local community agencies to battle a fire in Black Forest that has

  • Academy stands up resources for families affected by wildfire

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center here activated its Emergency Family Assistance Control Center Thursday at Building 6248 in response to the Black Forest Fire.Families affected by the fire can contact the EFACC at 333-3444, 333-3445 or 800-379-1455.The EFACC, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,

  • Local bases support Black Forest Fire efforts

    In accordance with an agreement with Black Forest, an incident management team of nine firefighters and two fire trucks from the Air Force Academy has deployed to fight the Black Forest Fire in northeast Colorado Springs.The effort to contain the fire, which consumed 7,500 acres June 11, involves

  • Fire on Academy grounds is 50-percent contained

    A one-half acre fire that broke out in Jacks Valley in the northern part of the Air Force Academy is 50 percent contained as of 11 a.m. Mountain Time. No structures are threatened and no one has been injured. The cause is unknown at this time. Fire crews from the Academy, Tri-Lakes, El Paso County

  • 10th Air Base Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. Stacey T. Hawkins assumed command of the 10th Air Base Wing in a ceremony here June 10 at 10:10 a.m.A 1991 Academy graduate, Hawkins returned to take over for the previous commander, Col. Tim Gibson."Twenty-two years ago last month, I couldn't have fathomed having an opportunity such as this,"

  • Academy cadets learn to operate small unmanned aircraft

    Eleven U.S. Air Force Academy cadets learned to operate RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems during an initial qualification training course at Choctaw Airfield, Fla., June 3-14.The RQ-11B Raven is a lightweight and low-altitude, remotely piloted system that provides real-time imagery.

  • Academy's conservation effort results in big savings

    Thanks to a base-wide conservation effort led by the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron, the Academy has significantly slashed its water usage and tax dollar spending.According to Fred Williams, the 10 CES chief of operations, the Academy's water conservation effort mirrors recent restrictions approved by

  • Nearly 200 graduate from Academy Prep School

    Before the Academy said goodbye to the Class of 2013, its Preparatory School held its graduation ceremony May 21 in the Arnold Hall Theater here.Out of 180 Academy Prep School graduates, 173 were offered appointments to the Academy, said Mark Winter, the Prep School commander's executive. These