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  • Brown bag panelists discuss balancing career, family

    The Chief Diversity Office held a brown bag lunch Sept. 21 on a topic of barriers: challenges we face today from balancing career and family lives. The event, part of an Academy women's initiative, included a five-person panel with Chief Diversity Officer Adis Vila serving as moderator.The panelists

  • Cadets observe Hindu religious holiday

    A group of 10 cadets and 20 other guests attended a Hindu service in the Cadet Chapel's multipurpose room Sept. 21 to honor one of the major gods of the Hindu pantheon, marking the first Hindu service in the Cadet Chapel in recent memory.The Academy chaplain's office provided support for the event,

  • Academy earns geospatial intelligence accreditation

    The Air Force Academy received its accreditation from the Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, Sept. 10 to offer a Geospatial Intelligence Certificate through the Economics and Geosciences Department to select graduates.A special presentation to recognize the achievement took place in the Dean of

  • In their honor: Cadets run to remember POWs, MIAs, victims of 9/11

    Air Force Academy and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters Airmen joined forces Sept. 13 to run in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks and service members who were prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.The run began at noon at the USNORTHCOM headquarters when Army Maj. Gen. Charles D.

  • Community Center construction continues on schedule

    Construction that began here on July 20 to restore aging infrastructure near the Community Center is on-track and has made steady progress. Sandee Miller, construction manager for CH2M Hill Academy Services, said concrete repairs between Stadium Boulevard and Douglass Drive are complete as well as

  • Cadet triathlon team finishes 100th, 101st Ironman races

    The Cadet Triathlon Team completed its 100th and 101st Ironman Sept. 9 when Cadet 1st Class Loring Ross of Cadet Squadron 16 and Cadet 2nd Class Megan Cox of CS 30 crossed the finish line at the Ironman Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.For Cox, the Ironman Wisconsin was her first Ironman triathlon. To

  • Air Force leaders share birthday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:"As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the

  • English instructor wins 2nd AF marathon in 3 years

    An English Department instructor here won his second Air Force Marathon in three years, finishing the 2012 marathon Sept. 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in 2:28:58.Capt. Brian Dumm won the 2010 Air Force Marathon with a time of 2:27:49."It was great to be out there representing the Air

  • Cadet 'slips the surly bonds of Earth' in historic 1st solo powered flight

    A senior with Cadet Squadron 40 "slipped the surly bonds of Earth" during her solo flight Sept. 7, marking the first time in Air Force Academy history that a cadet has flown a solo powered flight in the T-53A.Cadet 1st Class Staci Rouse's sortie caps more than 12 months of hard work from several

  • AFA solar array saves taxpayers $802,000 in first year

    After a year of operation, the data is in. The Academy has received roughly seven and half percent more power than anticipated from the 6-megawatt solar array project that began production last summer.A total of 18,888 solar panels were installed along 41 acres on the Academy's southeast corner and