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  • Air Force Academy earns gold at world firefighter challenge

    Firefighters from the Air Force Academy took home the gold and firefighters from Whiteman AFB, Mo., won the silver medal Saturday at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge XX.The firefighter combat challenge requires maximum effort in minimal time, as it simulates the activities of fighting a

  • Academy cadet receives Rhodes scholarship

    The Cadet Wing's vice commander and a native of the Philadelphia area was announced as one of 32 American Rhodes scholars, The Rhodes Trust announced Nov. 19.Cadet 1st Class Zachary Crippen, of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., will likely leave for Oxford in September after graduating from the Air Force Academy in

  • Falcons roll to 45-17 victory over UNLV

    Air Force's seniors came onto the field of Falcon Stadium tonight knowing they wouldn't set foot on the turf again until graduation day. They made it a night to remember, rolling over the UNLV Rebels 45-17 in the 2011 Seniors Night game Nov. 19.Senior running back Asher Clark accounted for a third

  • Academy firefighters begin world competition

    Air Force Academy firefighters are competing on the world stage this week at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge XX.The competition, which began Monday and continues through Saturday, tests firefighters' skill, fitness, grit and teamwork against the clock. A number of Air Force teams are

  • Wings of Blue wins gold

    Nov. 3 was a good day to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, as the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute competition team can attest.The squad's "Air Force Inception" team won first place in the intermediate artistic events free-flying competition at the U.S. Parachute Association's National

  • Academy faculty provide world-class instruction

    The Air Force Academy routinely ranks at or near the top of the lists compiled by publications such as Forbes and U.S News and World Report. Faculty excellence and accessibility are among the Academy's major selling points.This is all common knowledge. What is not well-known or covered in the banner

  • Academy professor earns state teaching honors

    An Air Force Academy instructor was honored as the top professor in Colorado Nov. 17 by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, marking the second-straight year a member of the Academy's faculty has received the commendation.Dr. Thomas Yechout, a professor in the Academy's Aeronautics

  • Academy civilian receives valor award

    She can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, and she's not more powerful than a locomotive, but the administrative assistant for the Academy's Foreign Languages Department has the heart of a superhero.Leslie Johnson received a Command Civilian Award for Valor from Air Force Academy

  • Cowboys lasso Falcons, 25-17

    Propelled by fourth-quarter heroics, the visiting Wyoming Cowboys spoiled the celebration of former Falcon coach Fisher DeBerry's upcoming induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and beat Air Force, 25-17, Nov. 12.The Falcons were done in by turnovers as they tried to overcome a one-point

  • Airmen from Moody AFB visit cadets

    Airmen from the 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., visited the cadets of Cadet Squadron 09 at the Air Force Academy Nov. 3-7 to provide mentorship and motivation.Because Moody AFB is CS 09's sponsor base, Airmen from the 23rd Wing regularly visit the Academy, and cadets frequently accompany