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  • Aircraft, hangar damaged in airfield mishap

    A T-53 Kadet 2 (Cirrus SR 20) aircraft was damaged when it crashed into a hangar upon landing at the Air Force Academy Airfield Oct. 1 at about 5:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Neither of the two crewmembers aboard suffered apparent injuries.The hangar was damaged in addition to the aircraft.The

  • Academy identifies cadet who died Sept. 28

    Air Force Academy officials identified Oct. 1 the cadet who died Sept. 28 as Cadet 1st Class Matthew Patrick, 22, of Dallas.Patrick was found unconscious and transported to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where he was pronounced dead.He was an aeronautical engineering major. He is survived by

  • Academy cadet dies

    An Air Force Academy cadet died here Sept. 28, officials announced.The cadet, whose identity is being withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification, was found unconscious the morning of Sept. 28 and transported to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where the cadet was pronounced

  • 12 cadets join dean's aces list

    Twelve cadets were recognized at the Dean's Heritage House on Sept. 20 for achieving perfect 4.0 academic GPAs during the Spring 2012 semester.The Spring 2012 Aces List includes three freshmen, three sophomores, six juniors and seven seniors who have since graduated.Cadet 2nd Class Blake Abrecht was

  • 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