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  • Academy focuses on conserving energy

    Every day, more than 3,000 personnel here burn Academy energy when they use their workspace appliances, contributing to a monthly electricity bill steep enough to buy a house.Space heaters and dual computer monitors are just a few devices Russell Hume, a mechanical engineer with the Academy's

  • Cadets win 2nd-straight NSA Cyber Defense Exercise

    The Air Force Academy Cyber Team won the National Security Agency's Cyber Defense Exercise, held April 16-18, for the second year in a row, outscoring teams from other military academies in the U.S. and Canada. The 13th annual inter-service Cyber Defense Exercise is a large-scale computer network

  • Warrior Games camp prepares Air Force team

    Today is the last day of Warrior Games Camp week at the Academy, where Air Force athletes have gathered to prepare for the Warrior Games.The Warrior Games, held May 11-16 at the Academy and U.S. Olympic Training Center, are a sport competition for sick and injured service members and veterans. This

  • Academy announces speaker for 2013 graduation

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley will speak at the Air Force Academy's 2013 graduation, scheduled to be held in Falcon Stadium May 29 at 10 a.m., the Academy announced April 15.Donley, the 22nd secretary of the Air Force, is responsible for the organization, training, equipping and welfare

  • Academy lauded for quick accountability

    The Air Force Academy established accountability for nine personnel running in the Boston Marathon within four hours of the bombing Monday at approximately 3 p.m. Eastern Time.Accounted for and safe were Julie Henner, Capts. Stephanie Silva, Jeffrey Hannon, Derek Portlock and Charlotte Portlock,

  • Academy closed to visitors April 9 due to weather

    The Air Force Academy is closed to all visitors April 9 because of high winds and snow. Only Defense Department ID cardholders will be allowed on the installation. The base will re-open to visitors April 10 if officials determine that weather permits.

  • Air Combat Command units stand down due to sequestration

    Air Force officials will begin to stand down active-duty combat units starting April 9 to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.The stand down is the result of cuts to Air Combat Command's operations and

  • AF survey looks at community programs' effectiveness

    The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey launched March 5, and this time includes reservists, Guardsmen and spouses. The assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family advocacy programs, health and wellness

  • Academy grad identified in Afghanistan crash

    Air Force officials have confirmed a Shaw Air Force Base F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was killed April 3 after his aircraft crashed in Afghanistan while returning to base from a close air support mission.The pilot, Capt. James Steel, 29, graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2006, completed pilot

  • Cadets at work building two more Academy satellites

    Cadets are hard at work today building the Academy's next two satellites, while another pair of satellites are currently rotating in orbit thousands of miles about the Earth.The latest additions to the Academy's growing space fleet are the Falcon SAT-6 and Falcon SAT-7 satellites; the Falcon-SAT