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  • Tech. Sgt. Brandon Longcrier uses white sage to consecrate a Pagan worship area on the hill overlooking the Cadet Chapel and the Visitor Center at the Air Force Academy just after sunrise on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2009. The chapel is scheduled to officially designate the circle as a Pagan chapel during a dedication ceremony in March 2010. Sergeant Longcrier is the Pagan lay leader at the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

    Academy chapel to add outdoor circle to worship areas

    The Air Force Academy chapel will add a worship area for followers of Earth-centered religions during a dedication ceremony, which is tentatively scheduled to be held at the circle March 10.The circle, located atop the hill overlooking the Cadet Chapel and Visitor Center, will be the latest addition to a collection of worship areas that includes
  • Maj. Stacey Blottiaux places a tracheal breathing tube for a patient while Capt. Russell Wolbers assists during a training scenario at the Air Force Academy Clinic Jan. 18. Major Blottiaux and Captain Wolbers are certified registered nurse anesthetists with the 10th Surgical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy nurse anesthetists 'never miss a beat'

    Certified registered nurse anesthetists from the Air Force Academy Clinic and thousands from across the country will tell America, "We never miss a beat," as they celebrate the 11th-annual National Nurse Anesthetist Week celebration Jan. 24-30. This year's catchphrase, "We never miss a beat," touts the quality of care that nurse anesthetists pride

  • Security forces to crack down on speeding

    Security forces personnel want drivers to go easy on the gas pedal for the new year.Speed enforcement was one of the most significant traffic safety tools for the 10th Security Forces Squadron in 2009, accounting for more than 600 tickets and more than $30,000 in fines, said Bradley Wilson, chief of plans and programs for 10th SFS.Speeders averaged
  • Members of Cadet Squadron 06 hold an auction Jan. 19, 2010, to raise money for Haiti relief efforts. The auction raised more than $2,000, which the squadron will donate to a Combined Federal Campaign-approved relief fund. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Cadet Squadron 06 helps Haitian earthquake victims

    "Bull Six" cadets jumped into action after hearing about the severe earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12 that may have left more than 100,000 people dead. With a can-do spirit, they set about doing their part to help the Caribbean nation that was -- and is -- desperately in need of assistance."We should do something," said Cadet 1st Class Jeff Faulkner,
  • Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun issued a statement Jan. 14, 2010, that he will remain at the Air Force Academy for the 2010 football season, in contrast to rumors that he had accepted a position as head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Armer)

    Calhoun to remain at Air Force

    Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun released a statement today in response to rumors that he would accept a job with the Tennessee Volunteers. "We are more than grateful and proud to be closely involved with the character building of our cadets and the mission of the United States Air Force Academy," Coach Calhoun said. "We are diligently recruiting
  • Iraqi staff Gen. Aboud Ganbar salutes cadets during a pass in review at an Iraqi air force officer graduation ceremony Jan. 10, 2010, at the Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah. General Ganbar is the deputy of the Iraqi army chief of staff for operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Trish Bunting)

    Iraqi AF academy graduates 247 cadets

    More than 240 cadets graduated from the Iraqi air force officer course basic military training course Jan. 10, here.In the two-month course, the 247 graduates at Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah were educated in professionalism, teamwork, management and the leadership skills required to be an officer."The staff and students have a strong desire to
  • The U.S. Air Force Academy's professors are among the most accessible in the nation, according to The Best 371 Colleges guide released by Princeton Review July 28. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

    Academy chosen among top 100 best-value colleges

    The U.S. Air Force Academy was named as one of the nation's top 100 best value colleges for 2010 today by The Princeton Review Tuesday.The Best Values College List features 50 public and 50 private colleges, which the Princeton Review selected as its "best value" choices based on surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and
  • Brig. Gen. Dave Warner speaks to cadets at the beginning of a cyberspace career panel at the Air Force Academy Jan. 11, 2010. General Warner is the chief information officer and director of communications and information for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Cyberspace leaders hold career panel at Academy

    Senior officers with Air Force Space Command and 24th Air Force held a space and cyberspace career panel in Fairchild Hall's F-1 Auditorium here Monday.The panel gave cadets in attendance a chance to ask the panelists questions about the future of space and cyberspace and how their future careers might fit into the recently reorganized cyberspace
  • Air Force Academy cadets prepare to launch a weather balloon named "Roswell II" from the Academy's Stillman Parade Field Jan. 10, 2010. The cadets launched the balloon as part of a Space Club experiment after notifying officials at Denver International and Colorado Springs airports. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

    Cadet Space Club launches 'Roswell II' experiment

    Twelve cadets with the Air Force Academy's Space Club launched a weather balloon experiment Jan. 10, 2010.The experiment included launching the balloon to an altitude of approximately 85,000 feet, tracking the payload using GPS and recovering the payload once it landed.View the slideshow.
  • Cadet 1st Class David Leibrand soars into the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., before the BCS National Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns Jan. 8. Cadet Leibrand, a member of the Wings of Blue Air Force Parachute Demonstration Team, is a native of Scobey, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenny Kendrick)

    Wings of Blue jumps into Rose Bowl

    The Air Force parachute demonstration team, the U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue, jumped into the Rose Bowl as part of pregame activities during the Citi BCS National Championship.Wings of Blue members dropped into the stadium of 93,000 people with the American flag, game ball and game coin as well as team flags for the Alabama Crimson Tide
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