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  • USAFE commander to cadets: Get ready

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe spoke with Air Force Academy cadets during a visit to the Academy Nov. 1.Gen. Mark Welsh stressed the importance of learning leadership skills while at the Academy and how cadets' experiences would prepare them for their Air Force careers and their

  • Academy to donate $1,200 to food bank

    Air Force Academy chaplains and the Cadet Interfaith Council are scheduled to present a $1,200 check along with 125 cans of food to the Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado at the food bank's site in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 12 between 1 and 3 p.m.The donation comes from tithes and

  • CS 05 cadet named among Hispanic engineer award winners

    A cadet in Cadet Squadron 05 here was one of six Airmen recognized during the 23rd-annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in October.Cadet 1st Class Eli Garduño was received a HENAAC Military Academy Cadet Role Model Award for academic excellence

  • Dean holds reception for visiting faculty

    The Air Force Academy honored its visiting faculty members at a reception Oct. 27 hosted by Dean of the Faculty Brig. Gen. Dana Born.The reception gave visiting faculty an opportunity to meet one another, share ideas, and build bridges between departments for collaboration on teaching techniques and

  • Air Force overcomes Army to keep Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

    In Air Force's battle to keep the Commander-in-Chief's trophy, Army drew first blood ... and second, and if not for a few big plays on defense, the Black Knights would also have drawn third, fourth and fifth blood.But Air Force's defense continued to make plays in the second half, forcing three

  • Powerful documentary gives cadets glimpse of terrorism

    An Air Force Academy audience recently got to see what it was like for the hundreds of people held hostage by Chechen terrorists in a Moscow theater 10 years ago.Thanks to the efforts of Lt. Col. Jennifer Alexander of the Economics and Geosciences Department, the Academy screened the documentary

  • Cadets excel at national collegiate mountain biking championships

    Many children enjoy playing in the mud, but most outgrow that urge by the time they reach college. But for mountain bikers, playing in the mud never gets old.Three cadets from the Air Force Academy's cycling team braved the mud and the snow to put in a gritty performance at the 2011 USA Cycling

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce Nov 2. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5,900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities,

  • AF leaders issue letter to Airmen on diversity

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued a letter to Airmen Oct. 14 regarding the importance of diversity in today's Air Force.Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould encouraged the Academy's

  • Falcons shut out Lobos, 42-0

    Falcon football got back to its winning ways with a 42-0 shutout of the New Mexico Lobos Oct. 29.The Falcons left defenders in the dust from their first touch of the football, when defensive back Jon Davis returned the first Lobo punt for 40 yards to give the Falcons' offense a short field on their