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  • Cadets study art of cyber warfare

    Rising sophomores at the Air Force Academy might compile a "things I did this summer" list that looks a little something like this:Deployment exercise, check. Piloted an airplane, check. Trained by the Air Force to be computer hacker, check.That last one is not a joke. Thanks to a newly introduced

  • Cadets gain insight into security forces mission in Southwest Asia

    For a group of Air Force Academy cadets visiting the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, a training day with security forces proved both exhausting and informative.The cadets, here as part of Operation Air Force-Deployed, a program designed to give cadets a firsthand view of a

  • Operation Air Force: Cadets take trial runs at Aviano AB

    Eight cadets recently visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, recently as part of Operation Air Force, a program designed to give cadets operational Air Force experience.In Operation Air Force, rising juniors and seniors spend nearly three weeks at an Air Force base to shadow active-duty personnel in

  • Cañon City Airman buried at Academy after 45 years missing

    An Airman who was declared missing in action over North Vietnam in 1966 was buried at the Air Force Academy today with full military honors.Col. Leo S. Boston of Cañon City, Colo., was a member of the 14th Air Commando Wing assigned to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand in 1966. A captain at

  • Prep School welcomes new class of cadet hopefuls

    Inprocessing at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School began Wednesday, ushering in this year's class of soon-to-be Academy cadets.For thousands of past applicants who didn't qualify for direct entry, the Prep School has served as a gateway for entrance into the Academy.The Prep School's 10-month

  • New aircraft soar into Academy

    Cadets in the Air Force Academy's Airmanship program will now train in state of the art sailplanes, as the first TG-16A glider touched down at the Academy July 8.The new fleet of training and aerobatic gliders is valued at $4.8 million and includes five new aerobatic gliders and 14 basic trainer

  • Academy finishes strong in UAS competition

    The Air Force Academy finished fourth at the Student Unmanned Aerial Systems competition in Patuxent River, Md., in late June.Consisting of three phases -- journal/report, oral briefing and mission performance -- the competition was being held for the ninth time.Utah State University brought home

  • Academy, Colo. Springs celebrate Independence Day

    The Air Force Academy partnered with the city of Colorado Springs to hold a birthday party for the nation July 4.More than 20,000 people attended the Fourth of July celebration, which featured a nearly 30-minute fireworks show as well as performances by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Air

  • Academy to host July 4th fireworks at Falcon Stadium

    The Air Force Academy plans an evening of family-friendly games, music and fireworks on July 4 for the local communities to celebrate the nation's birthday at the Academy.The event is open to the general public, admission is free, and it will be held at Falcon Stadium.Gates will open at 4 p.m. The