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  • 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

  • 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