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  • One cadet's connection to the World Series

    A cadet sits in the Air Force Academy Library. He is leader among his peers, commander of his Cadet Squadron. He faces the terrazzo where classmates and friends pass by under the cold Colorado sunshine. The amount of time until his graduation can be counted in months now, not years. At the same

  • 10th ABW announces Veterans Day hours

    The 10th Air Base Wing released a list Nov. 9 of services that will be closed or have reduced services Veterans Day, Nov. 11.The Barry Goldwater Visitor Center will remain open during normal hours. The High Country Inn Dining Facility near the Community Center will be open to retirees for breakfast

  • Academy honors former department head with professorship

    Senior Air Force Academy leaders joined Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley in honoring a former national security adviser and Academy political science professor during a dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27.The dinner, honoring retired Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, commemorated the establishment

  • Academy firefighters advance at world competition

    Several Air Force Academy firefighters ran seeding runs for World Firefighter Combat Challenge XIX here Nov. 9.Tyler Moran, the newest member of Team USAFA, got a quick burst climbing the tower and burned through the course in 1:34.09 -- nearly 15 seconds faster than his finish in the regional

  • AFA firefighters return to world stage

    Academy Firefighters returned to the world stage to defend their three world titles Nov. 8 at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge XIX in Myrtle Beach, S.C.The Firefighter Combat Challenge is a set course with five events that simulate the physical rigors of battling a working fire that demands a

  • Air Force defeats Army, secures Commander-in-Chief's trophy

    They are the future leaders of the world's strongest military. They dedicate what could be the greatest four years of their lives to honing the skills necessary to guide their Airmen and Soldiers on the field of battle. But for 60 minutes, they are bitter enemies who square off in a rivalry going

  • Academy grads support Antarctica mission

    Active-duty and Reserve Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift wings at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., spent a few days at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and related their experiences to the Defense Department's "Armed with Science" blog recently.Among the officers who traveled to McMurdo Station

  • Murphy Named To MWC All-Conference Team

    Air Force junior forward Bridgett Murphy was named to the Mountain West Conference women's soccer All-Conference team, announced by the conference office Tuesday evening. This marks Murphy's third-consecutive season of earning second-team honors.Murphy, a native of Melbourne Beach, Fla. started all

  • AFA breaks ground on 6-megawatt solar array

    The Academy broke ground for its latest and most ambitious solar energy project Monday.The 6-megawatt solar array will occupy 30 acres on the Academy's southeast corner adjacent to Interstate 25 when it is completed in summer 2011.The solar array is the result of a partnership between the Air Force

  • No. 8 Utes survive Air Force comeback, 28-23

    Five turnovers sabotaged the Air Force Academy's offense as the Falcons fell to the University of Utah at Falcon Stadium Oct. 30.This was the second straight week the Falcons faced a team ranked both in the top 10 of the nation and the BCS rankings, and was fourth nationally-ranked opponent the