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  • ESPN College GameDay host Chris Fowler, left, cracks up at the antics going on behind the set, while cohost Lee Corso is on-camera explaining why fans should "wait a minute" during their first live broadcast from the Academy Nov. 2, 2001. ESPN College GameDay returns to the Air Force Academy Nov. 7, and will broadcast live from the Terrazzo before for the Air Force-Army football game. The Academy cheerleaders in this photo are, left to right: Karen Jelke, Sabrina Kingston and Bernadette Lavarrada-Perez. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)

    ESPN College Gameday to return to USAFA Nov. 7

    ESPN's College GameDay crew will broadcast live 8 to 10 a.m. Nov. 7 from the Terrazzo here for the Air Force vs. Army football game. The event is open to the public. This will be College GameDay's third visit to the Academy, and a return home for one of the College GameDay anchors. ESPN College GameDay first visited the Academy Nov. 2-3, 2001,
  • Air Force goalie Andrew Volkening, seen here (right) blocking a shot by Alabama-Huntsville forward Tom Train during the Falcons-Chargers game at the Cadet Ice Arena Oct. 17, 2009, was selected as the Atlantic Hockey Association's goalie of the week for earning two wins against the Rochester Institute of Technology Oct. 23-24. This is the 10th time Volkening, a senior and native of Genoa, Ill., has received the award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Hockey: Volkering named AHA's goalie of the week

    Air Force senior goaltender Andrew Volkening was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Goalie of the Week for earning two wins against the Rochester Institute of Technology Oct. 23-24. Volkening, from Genoa, Ill., led the Falcons to their first two wins of the season and to four points in AHA play. In the two games against RIT, he posted a 2.88

  • AFA cadets win 1st place in service academy chess tournament

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chess team brought home a first-place trophy Oct. 21 after winning the 50th Annual Armed Forces Open held Oct. 10-12 in Gettysburg, Pa. A team of six Air Force Academy cadets outmaneuvered a team of 13 players from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to claim the Commander-in-Chief trophy. The Air Force
  • Falcon defensive back Jon Davis reaches for the ball after Utah punt returner Luke Matthews fumbled the wet ball. Davis' fumble recovery on the Utah 11-yard line led to the Falcons' first touchdown and gave the Falcons a 10-6 lead. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)

    Football: Falcons lose to Utes 23-16 in OT

    Seven yards was the margin of victory for Utah as the Utes' defense held off Air Force on a fourth down in overtime to seal a 23-16 win. Utah entered the game ranked 19th and 20th by the nation's two college football polls and 18th in the Associated Press poll. It is the second nationally ranked team Air Force has played in three weeks. The Air
  • Setting a new world record for an all-female skydive formation, 181 women from 31 countries freefall over Perris Skydive, Perris, Calif., Sept. 27, on the final day of the week-long Jump for the Cause 2009. The event was to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. (Courtesy photo/Willy Boeykens, Jump for the Cause team photographer)

    Air Reserve component personnel support breast cancer awareness

    Above the shimmering horizon, skydivers jumped from nine aircraft into a perfect blue sky. The massing formation of 181 women traveling at 120-mph to their destination 17,000 feet below set not only a skydiving world record they also used the jump to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. These women, caught in a current of
  • Participants in the Colorado Springs' Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure pose for a photo during the days activities. Cadets pitched in on race day from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. to direct traffic in darkness, work the information tent, unload refreshment products, assist in stage recognition of the survivors and direct more than 7,000 participants through the race course by manning water stations, the finish line and on buses.

    Cadets turn out for Race for the Cure

    More than 150 cadets kept the ball rolling in the fight against breast cancer during Colorado Springs' Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure last month in Garden of the Gods Park. Volunteer race director Gay Harrison, Academy Class of 1984, was not surprised at the cadets' willingness to help out. "All around, cadets set the energy for the race," the
  • First Lt. William Jacks, 34th Bomb Squadron pilot, bids farewell to his daughters, (left) Anna and Rachel, before deploying to Southwest Asia from Ellsworth July 22. Deployed Ellsworth Airmen will provide rapid, decisive and sustainable combat airpower for global defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Adam Grant)

    Year of the AF Family identifies needs

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, have named July 2009 to July 2010 the "Year of the Air Force Family." Plans are in place to highlight both the services in place and to examine needs which may not be presently identified. Col. Sandy Adams, Air Force Services Agency commander, was at the
  • Falcons junior defensive end Rick Ricketts sacks Cowboys quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels during the Air Force-Wyoming game at Falcon Stadium Oct 17, 2009. Ricketts, a native of San Jose, Calif., had one of the Falcons defense's six sacks on the day. (U.S Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Football: Air Force shuts out Wyoming, 10-0

    Air Force posted its first shutout against a Mountain West Conference opponent in 12 years, defeating Wyoming 10-0 at Falcon Stadium Oct. 17 to end a two-game losing streak. The Falcons' defense held Wyoming to 174 yards of total offense, keeping the Cowboys out of the red zone and sacking quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels six times for 46

  • 10th ABW Airmen 'look out for each other' at Wingman Day

    Thursday provided ample opportunity for members of the 10th Air Base Wing to exercise an Air Force time-honored tradition from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in and around Arnold Hall. Tenth Air Base Wing Commander Col. Rick LoCastro reminded Airmen that the Air Force established the Wingman program to encourage Airmen and their families to look out for each
  • Marine Gen. James Cartwright speaks to cadets during the 2009 Academy Assembly at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Oct. 8, 2009. General Cartwright is the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Academy Assembly guests discuss bridging war, peace

    During his keynote address for the 2009 Academy Assembly, Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Class of 2010 cadets here that their education will not end at graduation. "The world demands more education today," he said. "This is the beginning, not the end." This year's Assembly, held Oct. 6-9, focused on
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