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  • Cadets participate in cutting-edge research forum

    One prominent aspect of the cadet experience at the Air Force Academy is the opportunity undergrads have to engage in cutting-edge research.The breadth and depth of that research became evident at the eighth annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum, held Saturday at the Academy. The

  • FLEP propels former cadet to dream of law school

    First Lt. Jocelyn Mitnaul sought the law, and both won.A 2007 Air Force Academy graduate, Lieutenant Mitnaul was selected as the only winner of this year's Funded Legal Education Program award, meaning the Air Force will pay her way through law school.The FLEP is a legal program for active-duty

  • Photo Essay: A hero's return

    The remains of Maj. Phil Ambard arrived at Peterson AFB, Colo., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.  Major Ambard was killed alongside eight other Americans in an incident April 27 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.View the slideshow.

  • Academy changes access procedures

    The Air Force Academy has increased its security posture as directed by the Department of Defense. All gates remain open for business, but an increased number of people will be subject to search at the gates and at random checkpoints on the installation. Public and base personnel can expect

  • Academy graduates killed in Afghanistan

    Two Air Force Academy graduates were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27.Lt. Col. Frank Bryant, class of '95, and Maj. David Brodeur, class of '99, were serving on a NATO team training the Afghan Air Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom."Wednesday's tragedy in Afghanistan continues to

  • Academy hero remembered by friends, colleagues

    Friends and colleagues gathered to remember the life and legacy of an Academy assistant professor who was killed Wednesday in Kabul, Afghanistan.Major Phil Ambard, age 44, was killed in a shooting at the Kabul International Airport. He was serving on a NATO team training the Afghan Air Force.While

  • Academy military trainers receive mark of distinction

    As long as there's been an Air Force Academy, an elite group of noncommissioned officers has played a key role in the development of future leaders for the Air Force, and now those NCOs wear a formal mark of distinction.Academy Military Training NCOs, more commonly known as AMTs, were recently

  • Academy assistant professor killed in Afghanistan

    An Air Force Academy Assistant Professor was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27.Maj. Philip D. Ambard gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States. Maj. Ambard arrived at the Air Force Academy, Department of Foreign Languages in December 2003. "The U.S. Air Force Academy family is

  • Warriors in Conversation

    "Did that just happen, did that really just happen? ...""I thought I was going to die, I should have died ...""I wanted everything to mean something after it happened..."It was early on a Friday evening when 30 cadets gathered in the chaplain-run Oasis coffee lounge to hear from three wounded

  • Sandhurst: The ultimate combination of brains and brawn

    The team first takes down multiple adversaries while defending its position, traverses difficult terrain, then constructs a rope bridge to cross frigid waters. Next, team members render aid to a downed Army unit with multiple injuries before charging forward to complete their mission. And they did