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  • Falcons fullback Jared Tew fends off Houston cornerback Jamal Robinson on his way to a 71-yard touchdown run for the final score of the game as Air Force beat Houston 47-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Tew, a native of Park City, Utah, had 175 yards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

    Football: 3rd try a charm for Falcons in 47-20 victory over Houston

    Six interceptions powered the Air Force Academy to a 47-20 win over the University of Houston Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl here Dec. 31.This was the third time the Air Force Academy and University of Houston met on the gridiron in two years. The Academy defeated the Cougars 31-28 during the 2008 regular season, and Houston repaid the Falcons by
  • Falcons junior forward Tim Fow takes a three-point shot during the Air Force-Northern Arizona game at the Air Force Academy's Clune Arena Dec. 19, 2009. Fow, a native of Scottsdale, Ariz., led the Falcons in scoring with 15 points, including three shots from three-point territory, in their 60-52 loss to the Lumberjacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Basketball: Lumberjacks topple Falcons, 60-52

    Tim Fow scored a career-high 15 points, including nine points from three-point territory, but could not lift the Falcons to victory over the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona in men's basketball action at Clune Arena here Dec. 19.Other performers were Evan Washington and Todd Fletcher, who had 11 points each, and Mike McClain, who had a career-high
  • Falcons freshman forward Katie Hilbig pushes toward the basket as the Braves' Hanna Muegge defends during the Air Force-Bradley game at the Air Force Academy's Clune Arena Dec. 19, 2009. Hilbig, a native of Castle Rock, Colo., had two rebounds in the Falcons' 62-45 loss. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Women's Basketball: Bradley defeats Air Force, 62-45

    Air Force dropped a 62-45 women's basketball game to Bradley Dec. 19 at Clune Arena here. The loss dropped the Falcons to 2-8 on the season and lifted the Braves to 3-6. After starting the game out neck-and-neck, Bradley pulled away late in the first half and never looked back. With the game tied at 16 with eight minutes left in the first half, the
  • Cadets and contractors prepare FalconSAT-5 for a battery of environmental tests at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 12, 2009, prior to declaring the satellite spaceflight-worthy. Cadets briefed senior officials from the AFRL and Air Force Space Command on the status of FalconSAT-5 as well as FalconSAT-3, which has been on orbit since March 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Cadets brief senior AFSPC, AFRL officials on FalconSAT-5 status

    Air Force Academy cadets briefed the results Dec. 9 of tests conducted on the newest satellite, FalconSAT-5, as well as the current program status for FalconSAT-3 and their next design, FalconSAT-6.Senior officers from the Defense Department's Space Test Program, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Air Force Space
  • Soldiers from Fort Carson walk on a path near Dorchester Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., to give supplies to homeless residents at the Marian House soup kitchen in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 18, 2009. The volunteer project, organized by Fort Carson chaplains, started as a 12-person detail and grew into a volunteer project for more than 300 Soldiers. Several charities in Colorado Springs rely on assistance from military volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

    Servicemembers, charities combine forces in hard times

    Tents dot the landscape in the lowlands of Dorchester Park near Tejon Street and Interstate 25. They are the last refuge for groups of people who have nowhere else to go, nowhere left to turn.With the economy and the weather conspiring to make survival even more difficult for Colorado Springs' homeless population, charities are more thankful than
  • Academy leaders and Rampart Lodge staff pose for a photo in the Rampart Lodge lobby Dec. 3, 2009, after having been named the best lodging facility in the Air Force 2009 Innkeeper Awards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Rampart Lodge brings home Innkeeper Trophy

    Sixteen staffers of the Academy's Rampart Lodge were rewarded Dec. 2 with a trip to New York City to receive the prestigious Innkeeper Trophy at the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show."I'm extremely proud of my staff," said Rampart Lodge general manager Giuseppe La Bella. "They couldn't stop working even in New York. Our housekeepers

  • KAFA to continue broadcasting during renovations

    The Air Force Academy radio station, KAFA 97.7 FM, has moved its operations to a temporary studio until Phase II of Vandenberg Hall renovations are complete.The radio station is still on the air and streaming on the Web, both at http://www.usafa.org/KAFA.aspx and at http://www.usafa.af.mil.KAFA appreciates its listeners' patience during the
  • Air Force defensive back Chris Thomas intercepts a pass intended for UNLV wide receiver Ryan Wolfe in the end zone during the Falcons-Rebels game at Falcon Stadium Nov. 14, 2009. The interception was the second this season for Thomas, a senior from Westerville, Ohio, and the fifth pick of his career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Football: Falcons' Chris Thomas selected to play in East-West Shrine game

    Air Force senior safety Chris Thomas was selected to play in the 85th-annual East-West Shrine Game at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Jan .23.Thomas was an honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference selection. He is Air Force's active career leader in tackles with 287. This season, he had 45 total tackles and was fifth on the team with 30
  • Maj. Paul Carlton speaks at the funeral of his grandfather, retired Gen. Paul Carlton, at the Air Force Academy Cemetery Dec. 14, 2009. General Carlton was commander of Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and received Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart medals before he retired March 31, 1977. He died Nov. 23 from natural causes. Major Carlton is a student at Air University's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Air Force says farewell to a patriot

    A former commander of Military Airlift Command was buried at the Air Force Academy cemetery Dec. 14.Gen. Paul K. Carlton died Nov. 23 from natural causes. The former MAC commander received Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart medals before retiring March 31, 1977, according to an obituary published in the San Antonio Express
  • Six satellites were launched into orbit on board a single Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle March 8. This marks the 50th consecutive successful launch by the Air Force since May 1999. (United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Cokery)

    Close encounters of the FalconSAT kind

    Satellites from the Air Force Academy and the Department of Energy intentionally passed within 5 kilometers of each other in orbit just after midnight Dec. 13, with one satellite's sensors trained upon the other.The two satellites were the Academy's cadet-built FalconSAT-3 satellite and the Cibola experimental satellite operated by the Energy
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