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  • Seminar provides leadership enrichment for cadets

    The Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department has enriched and developed cadets through their Commanders Leadership Enrichment Seminar for more than 30 years. Though the seminar has gone through various names and has been revised to accommodate the changing needs of the cadet population, the

  • English department professor awarded Bronze Star

    Professor Elizabeth Samet of the U.S. Military Academy discusses in her book, "Soldier's Heart", the importance of literature, poetry and developing the "full human being." Lt. Col. Jeffrey A. Collins, an assistant professor who teaches English and speech courses here, embodies Samet's words. From

  • Academy awards ceremony recognizes research excellence

    A cadet whose summer school project made Wal-Mart distribution centers more efficient won the top cadet award at the 2012 Academy Research Awards Feb. 3.Cadet 1st Class Colby Chaput was the overall winner of the Thomas D. Moore Award for Outstanding Cadet Summer Research, and one of several cadet,

  • Air Force flight screening program marks 100k sorties

    The Gateway to Air Force aviation flew its 100,000th sortie Feb. 10.That gateway is run by the 1st Flying Training Squadron at Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo. The 1st FTS oversees Initial Flight Screening, for all of the Air Force's pilot, combat systems officers and remotely piloted

  • Aircrew flight equipment NCO earns medal for accident response

    The NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 306th Operations Support Squadron received an Air Force Commendation medal from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould here Feb. 1.Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kurpaski received the medal for his response to a single-car accident in November

  • Consider beauty at Air Force Academy

    Today's economy, coupled with post-holiday bills, may limit opportunities for those on a fixed budget, but the Air Force Academy attracts thousands of tourists from around the world year round, but is often overlooked because it is in our own backyard. Best of all, this attraction offers a variety

  • Academy Airmen, cadets take break for resiliency day

    Most Airmen and cadets here stood down Jan. 26, closing offices and classrooms to hold a resiliency day at the direction of the chief of staff.During a morning presentation in the Arnold Hall Theater featuring music by the Air Force Academy Band, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould stressed

  • Military trainer ‘STEPs’ up

    An NCO with the Commandant of Cadets staff was surprised with a STEP promotion to master sergeant Tuesday. The Stripes for Exceptional Performers program allows commanders to promote a limited number of Airmen each year, outside the Weighted Airmen Promotion System cycles. This year, USAFA was

  • Rookies rule representing Academy in moot court

    The two-cadet Air Force Academy moot court team is making quite a case to have "beginner's luck" changed to "beginner's skill."After all, luck doesn't explain the precedent-setting feats pulled off by Cadets 1st Class Paulo Dutra and Zack Crippen the past two months. Their participation in two