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  • Air Force baseball alumni share memories

    Former Air Force baseball players gathered to share memories, celebrate their heritage and inspire a new generation of athletes during an alumni reunion weekend Sept. 24-26 at the Academy."To get together every three or four years is a great opportunity to rekindle old friendships and get

  • Memorial service honors fallen cadet

    As the shock over Cadet 1st Class Marc Henning's death subsides, the Air Force Academy and Cadet Henning's family want the entire cadet wing to know that they're all in this together.The words spoken and images displayed during a memorial service Tuesday in the Protestant Chapel coalesced into a

  • Cadets compete in Redman Triathlon

    Three cadets took a trip to Oklahoma City to compete in the sixth annual Redman Triathlon Sept. 25. Cadet 1st Class Alexander Milhous, Cadet Squadron 31, Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Betcher, CS 25, and Cadet 3rd Class Brad Phelan, CS 18, were among roughly 500 other triathletes to compete in the grueling

  • Students see stars at AFA observatory

    Roughly 50 students from Falcon Middle School in Colorado Springs visited the Air Force Academy's observatory the evening of Sept. 24 to see a few famous stars.The summer triangle stars Deneb, Vega and Altair were on display, along with the bright bluish stars in the big dipper and, most famously,

  • Academy Airmen finish strong at AF Marathon

    Two Air Force Academy Airmen won big at the Air Force Marathon Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Capt. Brian Dumm, an Academy English instructor, was the overall male and active military male winner, and Capt. Anne Marie Sibal, a judge advocate here, was the active military female

  • Turnovers carry Air Force to 20-14 win over Wyoming

    Junior defensive back Jonathan Davis sealed a 20-14 Air Force win over Wyoming with a first-quarter interception in the end zone and a fourth-quarter fumble recovery.Davis' first takeaway occurred during Wyoming's first drive, when Cowboys quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels led his receiver too much,

  • Fallen Airman's family receives Medal of Honor

    Following decades of secrecy so deep, even the honored family's matriarch took some details to her grave, hundreds met at the White House where President Barack Obama presented a fallen Airman with the nation's highest military decoration Sept. 21.While saving at least three of his fellow Airmen's

  • Cadets march in Mexican bicentennial

    Approximately 40 cadets from the Air Force Academy took part in the annual El Grito celebration in Mexico City Sept. 16 to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexico's independence.The Academy cadets, along with counterparts from the U.S. Military Academy and service academies from 16 other countries,

  • Superintendent speaks with Denver alumni, boosters

    A few dozen die-hard Falcons fans in Denver were treated to the Gould standard of guest speakers Sept. 9.Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, the Air Force Academy superintendent, spoke to members of the Denver Quarterback Club, which comprises Academy alumni and boosters who live in the Denver metro area, at a

  • Falcons scare Sooners in comeback, fall short 27-24

    Meeting for only the second time in school history, Air Force posted 351 rushing yards against the nationally-ranked Sooners in a close 27-24 defeat at Oklahoma University's Memorial Stadium, Sept. 18. The Sooners took an early lead with a touchdown by running back DeMarco Murray on an offensive