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  • Aviano community pays respects during memorial for fallen pilot

    Airmen, civilians, family and friends honored the life and memory of a 2003 Air Force Academy graduate and combat veteran during a memorial service today at Aviano Air Base Feb. 6.Maj. Lucas Gruenther, a pilot assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, went missing during a nighttime training mission over

  • Pardon our Progress: Interstate 25 work set to begin March 1

    Preparations to widen Interstate 25 from a four-lane to six-lane highway are underway and will affect Academy traffic next month when official construction begins.Colorado Department of Transportation crews began core drilling Feb. 3, collecting samples of soil and concrete to prepare for

  • National Geographic series to feature combat rescue Airmen

    Airmen featured in National Geographic Channel's "Inside Combat Rescue" TV series, along with the series' producer, visited the Air Force Academy Feb. 1 to talk about the program and the combat rescue career field.The presentation included a question-and-answer session with Airmen featured in the

  • Flu shots in higher demand but still available

    As the flu virus continues to spread, more people want a flu shot this year. Although no longer offered to the general public at the Academy, officials from the allergy and immunization clinic here said there isn't a shortage of the vaccine and that it's still available throughout clinics in the

  • Academy moves powered-flight airspace to avoid conflict

    Go East, young man. That's not quite the same advice offered to 19th-century settlers moving to Colorado, but none of them had to fly in airspace shared by two major airports.New training areas for the Air Force Academy's powered flight airmanship program took effect in December, moving operations

  • Academy graduate's body recovered from Adriatic Sea

    The body of a 2003 Air Force Academy graduate whose F-16 went down in the Adriatic Sea has been recovered, officials at Aviano Air Base, Italy, said Jan. 31.The 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office released the following statement on behalf of the family of Capt. Lucas Gruenther, with the

  • 10th ABW commander nominated for O'Malley Award

    The 10th Air Base Wing commander and his wife were nominated for the 2013 Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award, Academy officials announced Tuesday.Col. Tim Gibson and Nancy Gibson were nominated in part for their support of the Air Force Academy and Colorado Springs community during the Waldo

  • Aviano Airmen search for missing pilot

    The 31st Fighter Wing launched several of its F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft Jan. 29 to join the ongoing search effort for an Air Force fighter pilot who was declared missing during a nighttime training mission Jan. 28.The fighter jets will provide further assistance to the robust rescue operation

  • Cadet Wing honor chairman steps down

    The Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing honor chairman informed the wing Jan. 29 that he had resigned his chair.Cadet 1st Class Derek Travis said in his letter to the Cadet Wing that his invitation for some cadets to attend a recent wing honor board led to potential perceptions of a breach in the

  • Airman pleads guilty to 2 drug charges

    A former cadet candidate at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School pleaded guilty in a special court-martial here Jan. 29 to wrongfully using and distributing ecstasy in violation of Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Airman 1st Class Ralph Day was sentenced to six months