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  • 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

  • Academy to conduct base exercise April 4

    The Academy will conduct a base-wide exercise Thursday, April 4. The public can anticipate delays at both gates on Thursday. In addition, the visiting public will not be able to access the Cadet Chapel until 1 p.m. This will include the Chapel Wall and Chapel Trail leading from the Visitor Center.

  • Academy to celebrate Founders Day

    The Air Force Academy will celebrate Founders Day with a presentation of the Association of Graduates' Distinguished Graduate Award April 5 at noon in Mitchell Hall, followed by a Founders Day dinner at the Falcon Club that evening and a parade on the Stillman Parade Field April 6 at 10 a.m.Founders

  • Academy to implement watering restrictions

    Mandatory watering restrictions established by Colorado Springs Utilities were implemented across the base April 1, limiting watering times for all Academy residents and commercial customers. According to a CSU press release, the Colorado Springs City Council approved moving to Stage II of the

  • Sexual assault charges preferred against Airman

    An enlisted Airman had charges preferred against him March 28 for one specification of aggravated sexual contact and one specification of abusive sexual contact against a female enlisted Airman, in violation of Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.The 10th Air Base Wing commander, as

  • Nearly 60 selected for promotion to maj.

    Nearly 60 officers from across the Academy have been selected for promotion in the field grade officer ranks, according to a March 29 news release from the Air Force Personnel Center. "The number of officers promoted at the Academy is a testament to the quality of the Air Force's officer corps,"

  • SecDef says furlough days reduced for civilians

    The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background told

  • DOD examines continuing resolution's effect on personnel, programs

    The recently signed continuing resolution that funds the government for the rest of the fiscal year is being examined by Defense Department officials, who will discern how the legislation affects DOD personnel and programs, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said March 27.The legislation may

  • Pentagon delays furlough notices

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go