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  • 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

  • Donations spark interest in space

    The Academy's Astronautics Department donated four surplus spacecraft models to the Discovery Canyon Campus Aug. 30 to continue generating enthusiasm for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.The department was cleaning up its laboratory and, rather than putting the

  • Officials to get tough on unauthorized network devices

    The 10th Communications Squadron will clamp down on restrictions against connecting privately- owned devices to the Academy's computer networks beginning Oct. 1, 10th Mission Support Group officials announced Aug. 30.Even connecting a personal device to a computer to charge it "poses a tremendous

  • Commandant, command chief ask enlisted Airmen to act as role models

    The Academy's commandant of cadets, command chief master sergeant and two junior enlisted airmen spoke to enlisted airmen on wingman ship, communication and how to be a role model here Sept. 4 during an enlisted call in Arnold Hall Theater.Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Gregory Lengyel opened the