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  • Falcons running back Jared Tew runs upfield against the Midshipmen in the Air Force-Navy game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 3, 2009. Navy won the game 16-13 on an overtime field goal. The Midshipmen have won the past seven matchups against Air Force, though the Falcons still lead the series overall, 25-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

    Football: Midshipmen overtake Falcons in OT, 16-13

    Air Force faced a devastatingly close overtime loss to Navy Oct. 3 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. In spite of a great effort, the Falcons could not answer the Midshipmen's overtime field goal and fell 16-13. Air Force running back Savier Stephens led the team with 81 rushing yards, setting the Air Force up for two field

  • 10th Medical Group lists clinic relocations

    As the 10th Medical Group nears completion of its remodeling project, several clinics will change locations over the course of the next two months to the main clinical building of the 10th Medical Group. These clinics will consolidate from the Community Center, the Temporary Phasing Facility and from within the main clinic to their new locations.
  • Cadet 3rd Class Jesse Bicknell, a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Diving Team, goes over his Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scan with intern Jim LaChapelle to get his percentage muscle to body fat and his bone density at the Academy's Human Performance Lab Sept. 28, 2009. Academy athletes take this scan about once a semester to track their progress. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Academy human performance lab tests, researches, trains, educates

    The U.S. Air Force Academy's Human Performance Laboratory applies sports science principles to improve athletic teams and individual performance. The HPL also provides subject matter expertise on Air Force fitness programs and human performance.The HPL tests and trains more than 1,000 cadets and approximately 100 faculty and staff members annually.

  • Volleyball: Falcons drop straight-set match to New Mexico

    The Air Force volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to New Mexico in Mountain West Conference action Oct. 3 in Albuquerque, N.M. After dropping the first set by a 25-7 margin, the Falcons fought hard with the host Lobos. Ultimately, Air Force fell by narrow 25-22, 25-20 margins in the final two sets. The loss dropped the Falcons to 8-9 on the

  • Command chief meets with Academy's enlisted

    The Academy's command chief master sergeant met with enlisted Airmen here during a pair of enlisted calls Sept. 23 and 24 at the base theater. Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman switched back and forth between humor, passion and businesslike straight talk during his conversations with servicemembers from the Academy's direct reporting unit and 10th Air

  • Forum gives cadets inside look at pilot training

    Cadets with their eyes on the wild blue yonder after graduation are getting a glimpse of flying education through Cadet Aviation Forums. The first forum this year, held Sept. 25, will be repeated in the spring. "Our purpose is to inform cadets on the latest pilot training information," said Lt. Col. Chris Foster with the 306th Flying Training Group
  • The Air Force held its first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics conference and awards ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2009. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    STEM conference highlights need for early education

    Experts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics career fields came to the Air Force Academy to discuss how to make the United States more competitive in these fields during the first Air Force STEM Conference here Sept. 23. Discussion focused on how to get people interested in technical career fields earlier in their education and how
  • Pat O'Grady from InStar Engineering and Eric Ehrbar from Busek Inc. confirm FalconSAT-5's fit check with its main payload, the Space Plasma Characterization Source, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 28, 2009. FalconSAT-5 is an $11-million program sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Steve Hart)

    FalconSAT-5 receives main payload, nears completion

    The Air Force Academy's newest cadet-built satellite, FalconSAT-5, is nearing completion in the Astronautics Laboratory here, highlighted by the Sept. 25 arrival of the satellite's main payload, the Space Plasma Characterization Source. When Space Plasma Characterization Source -- better known as SPCS -- integration is complete, FalconSAT-5 will
  • Air Force senior Tom Whitney, pictured here at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Eisenhower Golf Course Sept. 19, 2009, was named the Mountain West Conference Men's co-golfer of the month for September. Whitney tied for third place at the William H. Tucker Invitational and the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, shooting 6-under-par and 5-under-par respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Air Force senior named MWC co-golfer of the month

    Air Force senior Tom Whitney was named the Mountain West Conference Men's Co-Golfer of the Month for September, as announced Oct. 1 by the conference office. Whitney, a native of La Quinta, Calif., shares the honor -- the second of his career -- with University of Nevada-Las Vegas sophomore Derek Ernst. Whitney recorded a pair of top-three finishes

  • Air Force cross-country team to run at CU-Boulder Oct. 3

    Several members of the Air Force cross country team will travel to Boulder, Colo., for the 24th annual Rocky Mountain Shootout Oct. 3. The Falcons will compete against several Division I schools from along the Front Range, as well as other local programs. The meet, which will be held at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course on the campus of CU,
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