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  • Bob and Susie Schulte present Cadet 1st Class Mychol Alexander with the first Lieutenant Roslyn Schulte Award for Cadet Character and Leadership during a ceremony at the Air Force Academy's McDermott Library May 25, 2010. The award is named for Mr. and Mrs. Schulte's daughter, 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, who was killed by a roadside bomb near Kabul, Afghanistan, May 20, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

    Aurora native wins Lt. Schulte character award

    A native of Aurora, Colo., and member of Cadet Squadron 30 won the inaugural 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte Cadet Character and Leadership Award during a ceremony held in the McDermott Library here May 25.Cadet 1st Class Mychol Alexander received the award for his role as cadet in charge of the 2010 National Character and Leadership Symposium.As cadet in

  • Academy recognizes top 2010 graduates

    The Academy honored the Class of 2010's top graduates for their achievements at the Individual Awards Ceremony May 24 in Clune Arena here. Cadet 1st Class Bradford Waldie is this year's overall top graduate, earning a 3.348 physical performance average, a 3.404 military performance average and a 3.97 cumulative grade point average. Cadet 1st Class
  • Andrea Williams was named head Air force women's basketball coach May 24, 2010. Williams joins the Falcons after serving as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida for the past two seasons. She also held the positions of assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the United States Naval Academy from 2002-2004.

    Air Force names women's basketball coach

    Andrea Williams has agreed to become the new women's basketball head coach at the Air Force Academy, according to an announcement today from Director of Athletics Dr. Hans Mueh. Details of the contract are still being worked and are going through the Academy process. "I am delighted to welcome Andrea Williams as our new women's basketball head
  • Cadet Candidate Julianne Germain ascends the "Stairway to Heaven" during the final phase of Academy Preparatory School training May 15, 2010. Nearly 200 cadet candidates graduated from the Prep School in a ceremony May 18, and nearly 190 received appointments to the Air Force Academy Class of 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Cadet candidates earn diplomas, Academy appointments

    The Preparatory School Class of 2010, 199 strong, said goodbye to 10 months of academic, military and physical training during commencement exercises in Arnold Hall May 18."It feels amazing," Cadet Candidate Michelle Ivey from Stone Mountain, Ga., said of her graduation "It has been a long ten months. But I met a lot of good people, and it was a
  • Cadet candidates file into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the Air Force Academy Preparatory School's 2010 Transition Exercise in Jacks Valley May 13, 2010. The transition exercise, or TX, tests cadet candidates' physical and military readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

    Cadet candidates complete transition exercise

    Before graduation from the Academy Preparatory School, cadet candidates complete a four-day training event that serves as the pinnacle of their military training over the previous 10 months. Transition Exercise took place at the Prep School and in Jack's Valley May 12-15. "It's the culmination of the Prep School year, and it's something they have
  • Dr. Kenneth Siegenthaler, a professor with the Air Force Academy's Department of Astronautics, received one of two Heiser Awards in a ceremony at the Academy May 6, 2010. The award is named for Professor Emeritus Dr. William Heiser and is the only faculty award selected by the graduating class of cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Class of '10 selects Heiser Award winners

    Kenneth Siegenthaler from the Department of Astronautics and Col. Neal Rappaport from the Department of Economics and Geosciences won the Academy's 2010 Heiser Awards May 6.First-class cadets selected the two instructors from more than 160 eligible senior professors based on contributions to cadets' personal and intellectual development and their
  • First Lt. Roslyn Schulte, 25, died from wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan May 20. She was a 2006 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is seen here in her senior class photo. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Schulte award ceremony to be held May 25

    The inaugural 1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte Cadet Awards and Recognition Ceremony will be held at the Academy's McDermott Library May 25, at 11:30 a.m.The award commemorates the life and career of Lieutenant Schulte, who was killed outside Kabul, Afghanistan, when the vehicle in which she was traveling was hit by a roadside bomb.Lieutenant Schulte
  • SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Team Schriever's Bill Witwicky and Craig Armogida battle a Team Peterson player for control at the net during round-robin play in the Rocky Mountain Volleyball Championships at the fitness center here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Prater)

    Academy takes 2nd place in regional intramural volleyball title

    As many sports teams have come to find out, it's a rather tough task to beat an opponent twice during tournament play.For Team Schriever, the volleyball squad made up of players from various intramural teams on base, that task came Saturday during the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Volleyball Championships at the Fitness Center here.Team
  • Servicemembers deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, view a memorial presentation in honor of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte May 20, 2010. Lieutenant Schulte, a 2006 graduate of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., was killed May 20, 2009, by an improvised explosive device, along with retired Lt. Col. Shawn Pine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

    Ceremony in Kabul honors fallen '06 graduate

    At exactly 8:09 a.m. May 20, silence fell over a crowd of people gathered together as they remembered two fallen comrades lost one year ago today. In memorial services, buildings at Camp Eggers and Sia Sang in Kabul were dedicated to 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, a 2006 Air Force Academy graduate, and Shawn Pine, who lost their lives while serving in
  • Mike Bell of the Coast Guard and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Sanders of the Air Force lead the pack during the Warrior Games' recumbent bicycle 10k May 13, 2010, at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sanders smoked the competition, finishing in 24:03 to win gold. The Marines' Angel Gomes took silver with 30:07, and Bell earned the bronze with a time of 30:08. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Warrior Games Cyclists brave cold for 20k, 10k races

    Warrior Games cyclists braved snow and near-freezing weather at the Air Force Academy May 13 to take part in a series of 20k and 10k races.Senior Master Sgt. Mitchell Sanders took the Air Force's first gold medal of the inaugural Warrior Games, winning the 10k recumbent cycling event with a time of 24:03.Also winning medals for Air Force were Marc
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