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  • 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

  • Cadet Squadron 04 completes Cadet Service Learning at Ironman

    Cadets with the Air Force Academy's Cadet Squadron 04 completed their Cadet Service Learning project through serving as security guards during the Ironman World Championship triathlon Saturday.Thirty-six cadets made the trip along with three of the squadron's leaders to complete the unit's project

  • Academy Airman completes Ironman

    The air officer commanding for Cadet Squadron 02 at the Air Force Academy completed the Ironman World Championship here Saturday.Scott Poteet finished the race ranked 225th among more than 1,800 competitors in the race, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 110-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, and

  • The Bird needs your vote for Mascot Challenge

    The regular season for the Capital One Mascot Challenge is halfway over, and the Air Force Academy Bird needs your votes.With the competition entering its seventh week, the Air Force Academy's skydiving mascot needs to get more votes to avoid a total freefall. In fourth place just five weeks ago,

  • Falcons ground Rams, 49-27

    Seven touchdowns on offense and special teams led the Air Force Academy to a decisive 49-27 win over Colorado State University Oct. 9.The Falcons came into the game ranked No. 25 in the nation by the Associated Press,, powered in part by the top-ranked rushing offense in the NCAA, while CSU limped

  • New Air Force motto: 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win'

    Airmen from all ranks and career fields selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's new motto, Air Force officials announced Oct. 7.An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of commitment, said Chief

  • 'I am Ironman': Academy AOC picked for top triathlon

    Forget about who's crazy enough to participate in a triathlon, who was crazy enough to come up with the over-the-top race in the first place? That's right, a Navy man.In 1978, following a running race around the Hawaiian island of Oahu, participants were sitting around arguing about who were the