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  • Falcons break records in 63-24 rout of Tennessee State

    Bright clear skies prevailed over the Air Force Academy as the Tennessee State Tigers took to the field to face the Falcons today.The Tigers hoped to make good after their 27-58 loss against Murray State, but this game would prove another upsetting afternoon with the Falcons thumping them 63-24.The

  • Black Hawk Down author visits Academy

    The Air Force Academy cadets were feeling a bit more "hawkish" than normal last week - and with good reason.Mark Bowden, the author of numerous books, most notably "Black Hawk Down," came to the Academy for a lecture Sept. 14 and face time with the cadets in their classes the following day.The book

  • Operation Junior Deployer: success!

    If all deployments were like the one Saturday at the Air Force Academy, Uncle Sam would probably have to start turning people away.Who could say no to oodles of military swag, cake and ice cream upon returning, and malaria pills that looked suspiciously like Skittles ... because they were

  • AF Association honors Academy chaplain, education program

    The Air Force Academy's undergraduate education programs and an Academy chaplain received awards Sept. 19 at the Air Force Association's annual Air & Space Conference & Technology Exposition in National Harbor, Md.The Air Force Association presented the 2011 Chaplain Corps Award for outstanding

  • Command chiefs address concerns, offer advice during AFA convention forum

    Issues affecting America's Airmen took center stage Sept. 19 during the Air Force Association's 2011 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition's Command Chief Master Sergeants Forum here Sept. 19.The forum provided Airmen an opportunity to communicate directly with chiefs on hot-button topics

  • Cadets learn Track II diplomacy

    Some people think that diplomacy in the United States begins and ends with the State Department. Are they ever on the wrong track.It will surely come as quite a shock to them that Colorado Springs has turned into a diplomatic hub thanks to Track II diplomacy and the Air Force Academy Political

  • Shedding light on genocide

    Not every place in the world is as open to coming to grips with acts of genocide as the Air Force Academy.Cadets can learn about genocide from two Academy faculty members who are bona fide experts on the topic. And for a couple of weeks, they can get a primer by checking out the McDermott Library

  • Academy donates jet engine to Denver Public Schools

    DENVER - The Air Force Academy added a little jet power to Denver Public Schools Monday.The Academy donated a YJ-69-T-9 turbojet engine to Denver's West High School and Emily Griffith Technical College. Both of these are part of Denver Public Schools, and are partners in an aircraft maintenance

  • High school counselors rate USAFA No. 1

    The Air Force Academy was ranked No. 1 in the nation by high school guidance counselors and second in the nation in aeronautical and astronautical engineering Monday by U.S. News and World Report's Best College Rankings of 2012. Other accolades the Academy earned include a tie for the No. 5 position

  • Cadets, Academy staff donate blood for deployed warriors

    Nearly 70 medical technicians with the Armed Services Blood Program came to the Air Force Academy Sept. 12-14 to collect blood for service members who are forward deployed.Technicians collected approximately 1,150 units of blood, said Lori Kuczmanski, an ASBP blood donor coordinator.Kuczmanski said