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  • Air Force Academy Cadet 4th Class Lee Bussey pulls personal belongings out of a trunk in his new dormitory in the Academy's Vandenberg Hall Jan. 4, 2010. Cadet Bussey and his roommates are among approximately 450 cadets from Cadet Squadrons 02, 04, 06 and 08 who recently moved into renovated dorms in Vandenberg Hall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

    Vandenberg Hall boasts new facelift

    With a half-century of wear and tear under its belt, Vandenberg Hall is now receiving some much-needed renovations.Before the upgrades, the cadet dormitories in the east side of Vandenberg Hall were "dismal" and a "draft trap," said Lt. Col. Jace Davey, 10th Civil Engineer Squadron commander. The nine-phase project began with upgrades to mechanical
  • The Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute team will jump into the Bowl Championship Series championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., as part of pregame activities Jan. 7, 2010. The game will be televised on ABC affiliates at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Wings of Blue to jump into BCS championship

    The Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute demonstration team is scheduled to jump into the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., as part of pregame activities during the Citi BCS National Championship Thursday. Wings of Blue members will drop into the stadium with the American flag and game ball, as well as team flags for the Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Air Force senior center Mike McLain goes for a layup in the Falcons' 72-65 victory over Texas-Pan American at the Air Force Academy's Clune Arena Jan. 2, 2010. McLain, a native of Portland, Ore., led Air Force with 25 points and seven rebounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

    Basketball: Falcons rein in Broncos, 72-65

    Air Force defeated Texas-Pan American 72-65 at Clune Arena Jan. 2 on a career-high 25 points by center Mike McLain.McLain, a native of Portland, Ore., also led Air Force in rebounds with seven. Other high scorers for the Falcons were junior forward Derek Brooks, with 16, and junior guard Evan Washington, with 13.View the slideshow.
  • Air Force freshman guard Alicia Leipprandt goes for a jump shot in the Falcons' game against Western State Jan. 2, 2010. Leipprandt, a native of Ubly, Mich., had three rebounds and 12 points as the Falcons rallied to defeat the Mountaineers, 74-66, in the Air Force Academy's Clune Arena. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

    Basketball: Women Falcons rally to 74-66 win over Western State

    Shooting a season-best 54.5 percent from the field, Air Force erased a halftime deficit to rally to a 74-66 win over Western State Jan. 2 at Clune Arena. The win improves the Falcons to 3-10 on the season and drops the Mountaineers to 4-10. The trio of junior guard Raimee Beck, freshman guard Alicia Leipprandt and freshman forward Dymond James
  • Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greets the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon football team Dec. 30, 2009 prior to their appearance in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas against the University of Houston Cougars on New Years Eve. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)

    JCS chairman underscores importance of Academy experience

    On hand for a pair of service academy football bowl games in Texas Dec. 31, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff underscored the symbolism of the matchups for troops around the world.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen also emphasized the importance of looking at an academy experience as a potential for launching careers as military officers."These games
  • 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
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