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  • Class of 2016 reports for duty

    Amidst housing evacuations, smoky skies and base closure due to the Waldo Canyon fire, the Academy pushed forward with their 2012 cadet inprocessing, as 1,035 appointees and their parents reported to the field house June 28, and the 2016 class embarked on their Air Force careers.Col. Billy Walker,

  • 10th ABW commander holds town halls

    The 10th Air Base Wing commander held a series of town hall meetings July 2-3 to inform Academy employees and base housing residents about the events surrounding the Waldo Canyon fire and evacuations from Pine Valley and Douglass Valley housing areas last week.Col. Tim Gibson and a team of subject

  • Academy presses on in face of Waldo Canyon fire

    Academy staff members' mindset can probably best be captured in the now-famous 1939 poster: "Keep Calm and Carry On."Inprocessing and Basic Cadet Training began as scheduled even after more than 600 families living on base and 110 dormitory residents evacuated due to the explosive Waldo Canyon Fire,

  • Academy Fire Information update

    UPDATE (June 29, 6:50 p.m.): Although Academy personnel have been recalled and normal operations have resumed, the Waldo Canyon fire is still active and extremely dependent on weather conditions. There is no immediate threat to Academy property and Academy officials continue to monitor the situation

  • Colo. Springs bases enter fight vs. Waldo Canyon fire

    When Colorado Springs, Colo., called for aid in fighting the quickly spreading Waldo Canyon fire, which started Saturday and grew to nearly 3,500 acres by Monday, the Defense Department answered in strength, deploying multiple aircraft and opening its flightlines for firefighting operations.The Air

  • USAF Academy grad helps lead Estonia air force

    Lessons learned in the foothills of Colorado are taking flight in the Baltic Sea nation of Estonia. "I'm not a dreamer who thinks that Estonia will have a big strike air force. That is not something that 1.3 million taxpayers can sustain," said Lt. Col. Jaak Tarien, chief of staff of the Estonian

  • There is a leader in all of us

    The Center for Character and Leadership Development hosted its first Character Camp June 10-15 to allow high school athletes the opportunity to exercise character development and leadership virtues with cadets, through difficult outdoor activities and group exercises. Eleven high school students

  • National high school chemistry finalists attend camp at Academy

    The 2012 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad finalists have put their chemistry knowledge and skills to the test through competitive exams and lab practicals at the Academy's 28th U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad study camp June 5-20.Fifteen high school boys and five high school girls from across the

  • Summer a busy time for cadets

    Some college students get jobs during the summer. Others go home, and still others take summer classes. But the tempo doesn't slow down here during the summer: cadets are just as busy, if not more so, during the three summer sessions.Here's a snapshot of what many cadets do each summer, organized by