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  • 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'

  • Dr. Condoleezza Rice receives 2009 TD White Award

    Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received the 2009 Thomas D. White National Defense Award during a visit here Aug. 26.Dr. Rice, currently a professor at Stanford University, received the award for contributions to the defense and security of the United States during a distinguished career

  • Academy announces O-4, O-5 promotions

    One captain and 33 majors here were selected for promotion to major and lieutenant colonel Aug. 26, according to the Academy's Directorate of Personnel.Four medical service corps officers were selected, with the remainder of selections naming Line of the Air Force officers for promotion.The Air

  • Stalag Luft III POW, 'Jesters' visit Air Force Academy

    Members of the Royal Order of Jesters, including a former World War II prisoner of war, visited the Air Force Academy's special collections and Cadet Chapel Aug. 20.Retired Army Col. Bill Trice was held at the German Stalag Luft III POW camp during part of World War II. A prisoner escape from Stalag

  • 36 Airmen selected for staff sgt.

    Thirty-six senior airmen here were selected for promotion to staff sergeant, the Academy's Directorate of Personnel announced Thursday.Air Force wide, 13,518 senior airmen were selected for promotion out of 28,510 eligible for a selection rate of 47 percent, according to the Air Force Personnel

  • Retirees claim base softball championship

    The Retirees and Medical Group softball teams battled for the third straight year for the base softball championship, with the retirees taking their second victory in three years by defeating the Med Group, 29-19.The Med Group scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a two-run homer by

  • Flyers win state softball championship

    The Air Force Academy Men's Varsity Softball Team won the state championship Aug. 8 in Loveland, Colo., finishing first out of 38 teams that competed.After a 4-0 start, including a victory over the then-top ranked team in the state, the Flyers lost the last game of the winner's bracket. They were

  • Academy repeats as 'Best in the West' -- U.S. News & World Report

    The Air Force Academy was rated No. 1 in the Regional Colleges-West ranking for the fourth-straight year in U.S. News and World Report's 2011 Best Colleges rankings released Aug. 17.The Academy also earned second place in the nation for best undergraduate engineering specialties of aerospace,

  • Academy holds annual half-marathon, 10k

    The Air Force Academy held its annual half-marathon and 10k runs on the New Santa Fe Regional Trail on base Aug. 14.James Bales had the shortest overall time for the half-marathon, finishing in 1:18:40 to win first place in the men's 30-39 age group. Brian Slamkowski finished at the top of the men's