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  • Watch for slush; don't rush: Winter weather can affect local commute

    As the weather changes and snow and ice begin to dress the roads, drivers need to watch for slush and not rush while traveling to, from and on the Academy.The Academy has personnel who live anywhere from south Colorado Springs, east near Powers Boulevard and north by Monument and Castle Rock, said

  • DOD releases 2013 housing allowance rates

    The Defense Department released on Monday the 2013 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, which take effect Jan. 1, 2013. Overall rates will increase an average of 3.8 percent.For service members with dependents, average increases in BAH are approximately $60 per month. A typical E-6 with dependents,

  • Academy begins health, welfare inspections

    Academy commanders and supervisors begin a base-wide health and welfare inspection today, in compliance with the Air Force Chief of Staff's recent direction for every Air Force installation around the world. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III directed commanders during a Nov. 28 wing

  • Clinic shuffle won't affect cadets

    Flight Medicine is now its own flight in the 10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, part of an internal reorganization that won't affect cadets who are patients of the clinic, the 10th AMDS commander said Tuesday.Col. (Dr.) Eric Nelson said the realignment will help reinforce Flight Medicine's identity

  • Air Force Academy, Colo. Springs to host 2013 Warrior Games

    The 2013 Warrior Games will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and the Air Force Academy May 11-17, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced Monday.More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans are expected to participate in 2013, comprising five U.S. teams representing

  • Academy named top-spending undergrad-only research institution

    The Air Force Academy spent more on research than any other undergraduate-only institution in the United States, according to the National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2011 Higher Education Research and Development survey, released Nov. 28. The survey reviewed more than 900 schools, ranking the

  • Airmen can take charge of their mental fitness

    Some Airmen might think that seeking help to improve their mental health will automatically lead to a discharge, but this often not the case, mental health experts said."If someone has a physical injury, they go to the doctor to get better," said Capt. Frances Robbins, a psychiatric nurse

  • Cadets soar to 8th straight national championship

    Air Force Academy cadets soared to their eighth-straight national sailplane racing championship, earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans trophy for the 14th time in 18 years, the Soaring Society of America announced Dec. 5.This year's team posted more miles than any other in

  • None injured in small Sijan Hall fires

    Two small fires in the Sijan Hall dormitory building here Dec. 4 were quickly detected and extinguished before they could cause any structural damage.Cadets living in Sijan Hall were safely evacuated, and authorities have apprehended an individual whom they believe is responsible for starting the

  • Clinic to introduce streamlined check-in kiosk

    A new, centralized kiosk at the 10th Medical Group clinic will speed up the patient check-in process when it opens for business Monday.The kiosk will serve patients of the Family Practice, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics clinics, said Tech. Sgt. Luis Caracosa, NCO in charge of the Family Practice