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  • Recent grad's astro feats regarded as research crown 'joule'

    Look out, Richard Dean Anderson. There's a new MacGyver in town.His name is 2nd Lt. Michael Trubilla, and a prestigious award is in the 2011 Air Force Academy grad's very near future: Trubilla will receive the Air Force Science and Technology Cadet Research Award at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

  • Academy course rumbles with footsteps of regional firefighters

    About the only thing missing this weekend at Rumble in the Rockies was a tuxedo-clad Michael Buffer and his patented boxing introduction.But after the presentation of the colors and the national anthem, rumble these competitors did as firefighters from all corners of North America showed the Air

  • Band aids Academy, Air Force outreach mission

    German novelist Berthold Auerbach once wrote, "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." The Air Force Academy Band uses the power of its music to communicate Air Force core values to listeners across the globe.The Academy Band is one of 12 regional Air Force bands responsible for

  • Foresters’ work to stave off beetle achieves ‘stunning success’

    What's black and light and dreaded all over?For Diane Strohm and her co-workers, the answer is the mountain pine beetle, a tiny creature that is the arboreal equivalent of Attila the Hun.Strohm, a forester and natural resource planner for the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron here, has seen plenty of

  • Aspen gala offers cadets access to political pantheon

    Political science students generally can only fantasize about spending face time with a collection of all-time greats in the field. But for three cadets and an Academy professor, all it took to realize that dream was a weekend trip to Aspen. A special event at the Aspen Institute on Saturday honored

  • Academy to host Native American consultation

    The 10th Air Base Wing commander will host representatives from up to 14 Native American tribes Aug. 9-11 as part of a consultation to develop memoranda of understanding among the Academy and the tribes.Col. Thomas Gibson, in his role as host for the nation-to-nation talks, will formally welcome

  • Aeronautics professor tops field in STEM mentorship

    The Air Force Academy's STEM initiative is now in full flower, and the efforts of its primary contributor, Dr. William Crisler, are coming up roses. Now Crisler is about to assume the spotlight and be honored for his success in inspiring children and teens to take an interest in science, technology,

  • Research labs stretch minds

    The Air Force Academy apparently puts considerable credence in a certain saying that involves idle minds and a workshop.That might explain why more than 150 of its sharpest minds are anything but idle during the quietest interval in the academic year. There is no shortage of options for cadets to

  • Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

    The Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing formally absorbed the Class of 2015 into its fold during the annual Acceptance Day Parade here Aug. 3.During the ceremony, basic cadets received copies of "Contrails" from their legacy class, the Class of 1975. They swore the Academy's Honor Oath before exchanging

  • Long Blue Line adds 9 more graduates

    The Class of 2011 added nine new graduates to its ranks July 29 to wrap up the summer session's graduation and commissioning ceremony. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, the guest speaker for the ceremony, presented the diplomas to the new graduates, along with Brig. Gen. Dana