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  • Academy cadet pronounced dead in Colo. Springs hospital

    An Air Force Academy cadet was pronounced dead Sept. 16 at approximately 3:30 a.m. at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., after he was found unconscious in his dormitory room at the Air Force Academy Sept. 15.Cadet 1st Class Marc Henning, a native of Crossville, Ill., was 22. He was

  • Wings of Blue wins 1st national title

    The Wings of Blue Air Force Parachute Team soared to victory Sept. 11-12 at the U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships in Ottawa, Ill. This is the first victory for Wings of Blue at a USPA competition, said Lt. Col. Mike Love, commander of the 98th Flying Training Squadron.Wings

  • Pregame, halftime ceremonies honor victims, heroes of Sept. 11

    The Air Force-BYU football game Saturday featured 60 minutes of furious competition on the gridiron, but it also included 20 special minutes dedicated to the 3,000 people who died on the same date nine years ago.Volunteers unfurled a large American flag onto the field during halftime as the Cadet

  • Newest Aces honored at Heritage House

    Thirteen cadets were recognized at the Dean's Heritage House here Sept. 9 for achieving perfect 4.0 academic GPAs during the Spring 2010 semester.The Fall 2010 Aces List includes nine second-class cadets as well as two third-class cadets and one cadet each from the classes of 2010 and 2011.Four of

  • Falcons rout Cougars, 35-14, in Mountain West Conference opener

    Air Force's defense held BYU to just 126 yards of total offense in the final three quarters during the Falcons' 35-17 win in the teams' Mountain West Conference opener in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000 here Sept. 11.The rout breaks a six-game losing streak to BYU, who last lost to Air

  • Air Force survives 1st-half scare, overcomes Demons, 65-21

    If Air Force's home opener was supposed to be an easy ride, Northwestern State missed the memo. The Falcons brought down a stubborn Demons team, but only after they overcame a few demons of their own.Air Force rallied in the second half, outscoring Northwestern State 41-0 in the second half en route

  • Former permanent professors return to AFA for Heritage to Horizons Assembly

    Retired permanent professors and deans of the faculty returned to the Air Force Academy for the biennial "Heritage to Horizons" Education Assembly Aug. 26-27.The event marked the largest gathering of retired permanent professors in the Academy's history, with permanent professors who represented a

  • Academy instructor receives Bronze Star

    An Academy instructor received a bronze star in a ceremony Aug. 23 in Fairchild Hall here.Lt. Col. Patrick Donley, an instructor with the Department of Military and Strategic Studies was awarded the medal following his deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan.Colonel Donley was assigned to the Afghan

  • Academy firefighters win DOD awards

    Two Air Force Academy firefighters received Department of Defense awards during the Defense Fire and Emergency Services Annual Awards Banquet in Chicago Aug. 27.Senior Airman Jessica Morehouse was named the 2009 DOD military firefighter of the year, and Deputy Fire Chief Ken Helgerson received the

  • Dean, cadets discuss Academy's UAS program at unmanned system conference

    The dean of the faculty and two unmanned aerial system instructor pilot cadets here introduced the Academy's UAS program to attendees of the Unmanned Systems North America conference in Denver Aug. 27.Brig. Gen. Dana Born spoke about how the Academy's UAS airmanship program develops cadets'