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  • Academy takes 1st place at regional cyber competition

    The Air Force Academy's cadet cyber competition team won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, held at Regis University in Denver March 2-3.This is the cadet team's second regional victory in the two years it has competed in CDCC events.Competing for the Academy team were Cadets

  • Spring football practice kicks off

    The face of Falcons Football's 2012 team is being forged with the start of spring football practice.Spring ball started Feb. 24 and runs through March 22.That face will be mostly new, with only three starters returning on offense, and two on defense. Special teams skill positions will be solid, with

  • 'Flawless' NCLS draws 5,400 attendees

    The 19th-annual National Character and Leadership Symposium wowed attendees last week with exceptional speakers, a full schedule of events and smooth transportation to and from sessions. Nearly 5,400 cadets, faculty and visitors attended keynote sessions in Arnold and Fairchild halls as buses

  • Aeronautics instructor earns Wakin award

    The Academy's assistant professor of aeronautics was named the 2011 Brig. Gen. Malham M. Wakin Character and Leadership Award winner during the National Character and Leadership Symposium here Feb. 23.Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos received the award in part due to his response to an accident at the Reno

  • Academy honors local stars at awards banquet

    The Air Force Academy recognized 12 superstars at the fourth-annual Academy Awards Banquet Feb. 25.Forty-four nominees from across Academy mission elements competed in 12 individual categories to earn the right to be named the Academy's best.Eighteen enlisted nominees were selected from more than

  • Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium nearing

    The 19th Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium will take place at the Air Force Academy Feb. 23-24 and feature distinguished leaders throughout the country to illustrate the importance of character development and leadership.The two-day event will include 46 discussion panels and

  • 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