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  • CBS-C to feature Falcons football players

    Two Air Force football players will be featured in "Inside Academy Football," scheduled to air on CBS College Sports Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time.The show goes on the road with Cadet 1st Class Jared Tew as he takes the flight controls of a Diamond T-52A aircraft and with Cadet 2nd Class

  • TCU crushes Air Force, 38-7

    The Air Force Academy fell 38-7 to the nation's fourth-ranked team Oct. 23.TCU made a statement with its opening series, marching 71 yards on seven plays and capping the drive with a 5-yard run by quarterback Andy Dalton. A Ross Evans extra point put TCU up 7-0.Air Force returned the favor on their

  • Academy fire chief wins Patriot Award

    The 10th Air Base Wing fire chief will receive the 2010 Patriot Award by the Rocky Mountain chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association today during the 27th-annual Rocky Mountain Ball.Ernst Piercy has dedicated his career to improving fire and emergency service standards across the

  • Academy hosts mock trial competition

    There were lawyers aplenty as a lawsuit against a toy company went to trial - repeatedly - at the Air Force Academy last weekend.In the end, there were no jury verdicts and no damage awards, just awards and rounds of applause. Only school pride and personal accomplishment were at stake at the

  • LeMay Center publishes new cyberspace operations doctrine

    The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., recently published the newly developed Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12, "Cyberspace Operations," according to an Air University Public Affairs article published Oct. 14.The new doctrine document, dated July 15,

  • Falcons' 4th-quarter awakening comes up short against Aztecs

    The U.S. Air Force Academy showed some life in the fourth quarter, but came up short in a losing effort to San Diego State University today at Qualcomm Stadium here.The23rd ranked Falcons lost to the Aztecs 27-25.The game started off slow for both teams. Both quarterbacks threw interceptions in the

  • Academy holds memorial for 10th CS employee

    The Air Force Academy held a memorial service at the Community Center Chapel Thursday for a 10th Communications Squadron civilian who died unexpectedly Oct. 7.Elisabeth Anne McNichols has worked at the Air Force Academy since 1996 in positions including librarian, computer operator, network engineer

  • Academy hits milestone for new CCLD

    Air Force Academy officials signed an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact at the proposed site of the Center for Character and Leadership Development Oct. 6.The new facility, scheduled to break ground in spring 2011 and be completed in 2013, will accommodate the expanding

  • Blue and Silver Book Club promotes reading

    What's blue and silver and read all over the Pikes Peak region? If you have a school-age child who can answer that question with the word "books," tickets to Air Force Falcon sports events could be waiting for you.The Academy's Blue and Silver Book Club is looking to entice youngsters to read by

  • Cadets participate in international falconry exhibition

    Two cadets represented the Air Force Academy at the eighth annual Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition Sept. 22-25 in the United Arab Emirates.Cadet 2nd Class Michael O'Kelley and Cadet 3rd Class Paul McArthur visited the Middle East after receiving a cultural exchange invite