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  • Counselors can help with post-deployment transition

    If military family life consultants had a motto, it might be: "Have counseling license -- will travel."Consultants can meet with service members, Defense Department civilians or family members at just about any on- or off-base location, said Jodie Rhone, a school liaison officer at the Airman and

  • End of an era: 94th FTS phases out TG-10 gliders

    The TG-10C gliders that have been the Academy's sailplane of choice for basic and aerobatic training for the last decade ascended for its final flight here Monday. The TG-10 trainer, which has been replaced by the new German TG-16A model, was flown for the last time on Academy grounds by Cadet 2nd

  • Academy welcomes in 2013 Prep School class

    Despite a strict schedule and rigorous training for the next 18 days, Alyssa Torres along with two hundred and thirty-nine cadet candidates arrived packed and prepared for inprocessing at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School July 18. Eighteen-year old Torres, from San Diego, said throughout the

  • Cadet remembered for his generous character

    Cadet 2nd Class Yung C. "Andrew" Chin, who passed away June 19 in Las Vegas, was honored and laid to rest at the Air Force Academy Cemetery July 13. Sensei Sarah Bender, the Academy's Cadet Chapel Buddhist Program Leader, held a service that included remarks from friends and family, a memorial

  • Harnessing the power of science, technology, engineering and math

    Col. Neal Barlow, chair of the Academy's Engineering Division and head of the Aeronautics Department here, said our nation faces a crisis in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math that should concern every American.To help avert the crisis, the Academy is developing educational

  • Best friends, Academy grads earn Silver Stars

    It's interesting enough that two childhood best friends got to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy together, and that both of their fathers graduated from the same Academy together. The fact that they both became rescue helicopter pilots, and also were stationed in the same squadron in Japan is even

  • Sims aren’t just for flying anymore

    Officials with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, through a cooperative program with the Air Force Academy, are developing a computer-based simulator program that will allow leaders to make more informed decisions regarding resource allocations.The program allows a user to input changes in

  • International programs show Academy diversity

    Twin brothers Amer Nasri Ahmad Obeidat and Omar Nasri Ahmad Obeidat flew thousands of miles from Jordan to study aeronautical engineering here. Amer, who hopes to be an engineer, and Omar, who hopes to be a pilot, started their journeys last month in basic cadet training along with 18 other

  • ’92 grad takes command of Academy flying operations

    A fighter pilot and 1992 Air Force Academy graduate took command of the 306th Flying Training Group in a change of command ceremony Monday at the airfield.Col. Joseph Rizzuto replaces Col. Christopher Plamp, who is headed to the NATO Combined Air Operations Center in Uedem, Germany, where he will be

  • Front Range bases assist with displacement vouchers

    Airmen from the Air Force Academy, Schriever and Peterson Air Force bases and employees from Fort Carson set up a processing line at the Academy's Community Center July 9-10 to help file vouchers for Academy housing and enlisted dormitory residents who were displaced during the Waldo Canyon