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  • Academy to hold private service for fallen '07 graduate

    A graveside service for 2007 Air Force Academy graduate Capt. Martin Anthony Riggan Jr., and his wife, Nicole Riggan, is scheduled to be held Jan. 8 at the Academy Cemetery.The funeral is closed to the public.Both Captain Riggan and his wife died as a result of injuries sustained in a private plane

  • Wings of Blue takes 47 medals at nationals

    The Wings of Blue parachute team might want to consider changing its name to Wings of Gold.Air Force Academy cadets competing at the National Collegiate Parachute Championships in Eloy, Ariz., hauled in 47 medals and won gold in every event they entered save for two. Only a technicality kept the

  • 2007 Academy grad killed in plane crash

    Air Force officials confirmed Dec. 23 the identity of an officer who died Dec. 22 as a result of a civilian aircraft accident near Colorado Springs Airport, Colo.First Lt. Martin Anthony Riggan, 25, of Little Rock, Ark. and his wife died after their Mooney's M20E aircraft crashed east of the runway.

  • Falcons capitalize on turnovers, swat Yellow Jackets, 14-7

    A disciplined offense and tenacious defense sealed Air Force's second consecutive bowl game win and the team's first-ever victory against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., Dec. 27.Two muffed Georgia Tech punt returns set the stage for the

  • Falcons coach fires up home crowd for Independence Bowl

    The term "home team" will have special meaning to the Airmen of Air Force Global Strike Command when two of the nation's top college football ground attacks take the field in Shreveport, La., for the Independence Bowl Dec. 27.The Air Force Falcons, with the nation's second best rushing game, will

  • Academy Band shares love of music, profession at Midwest Clinic

    Representatives of the Air Force Academy Band spent three days sharing the Academy story through love of music and their military profession at the Midwest Clinic international band and orchestra conference here Dec. 15-17. "The mission is first to tell the good story of the cadets and what we're

  • Santa's new address: No. 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole

    The city of North Pole, Alaska, with the assistance of the North Pole Economic Development Corporation, has erected a permanent candy cane marker designating "No. 1 Santa Claus Lane" as the address to which letters to Santa should be addressed.The recent installation of the candy cane marker, along

  • Academy adds 6 to Class of 2010

    Six cadets joined the ranks of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2010 during a graduation ceremony in the Arnold Hall Ballroom Wednesday.Graduating are Mikhail Fedorchik, Matthew Haxton, Andrew Herzog, Sean Lipkin, Benjamin Scroggins and a cadet from Afghanistan who cannot be identified to protect

  • 'In the Stairwell' performs live on local TV

    Cadet singers with the cadet a cappella group "In the Stairwell" performed live for all Southern Colorado today, with an appearance on KKTV's mid-morning news program.This is the second year that In the Stairwell, an unofficial cadet club that performs in the local community, has appeared on live

  • AFIT seeks NCOs for degree program

    Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering six noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The six NCOs will be selected in February to attend the Enlisted-to-AFIT program for