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  • Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

    A 1986 Air Force Academy graduate and B-1 Lancer pilot with more than 4,200 flight hours assumed command of the Academy's Cadet Wing in a ceremony July 9.Brig. Gen. Richard Clark succeeds Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, who has been selected for reassignment as commander of Air Mobility Command's 618th Tanker

  • Falcons' Tom Whitney named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America scholar

    Air Force golfer Tom Whitney has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the 2009-10 season, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America July 8. Whitney, a native of La Quinta, Calif., who also received the honor in 2008-09, becomes the Falcons' first two-time

  • Superintendent participates in Biennial of the Americas roundtable

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould took part in a 12-person roundtable discussion on education during the Biennial of the Americas summit in Denver July 6.The discussion focused on how to narrow the achievement gap for minorities throughout the Western Hemisphere.Other participants

  • Academy graduate dies from wounds following Pave Hawk crash

    An Air Force Academy graduate died July 2, following injuries received from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter that crashed in southeastern Afghanistan June 9.Capt. David Wisniewski, 31, was an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and

  • ROTC cadet injured in parachute accident

    An ROTC cadet was injured here June 25 while executing a parachute jump at the Air Force Academy.The cadet is attending a summer parachute training program. He has been transported on a Flight for Life helicopter to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.The next of kin have been notified.More details

  • Basic cadets take oaths, begin training

    The 1,274-strong Class of 2014 began its first full day of military training June 25 with a swearing-in ceremony as parents watched from an overlook near the Cadet Chapel.Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, the Academy's commandant of cadets, administered the oath. General Cox is in charge of military training for

  • Academy to host July 4 celebration for community

    The Air Force Academy will offer family-oriented games, music and fireworks to the Colorado Springs community as part of Independence Day celebrations July 4.The show, which is free and open to the public, starts at the Academy's athletic fields at 4 p.m. July 4.The Colorado Springs Philharmonic

  • 1986 Academy graduate assumes command of Prep School

    Having cadet candidates realize they are part of something bigger than they are is but one goal the new Preparatory School commander has for incoming students.Col. Bart Weiss accepted the guidon from retiring Prep School commander Col. Todd Zachary during a change-of-command ceremony at the Milazzo

  • New inspection station to ease traffic flow

    Drivers entering the Academy should take notice of changes at the North and South Gates beginning June 21.All heavy vehicle traffic subject to inspection will be restricted to the South Gate only and must pass through a new temporary large vehicle inspection site on Kettle Lake Road near the South

  • Academy seeks to balance progress, preservation

    The Academy hosted an inaugural government-to-government Native American consultation visit June 8-9, marking the first time the installation has engaged in dialogue with federally-recognized Native American tribes regarding the preservationand protection of cultural resources located here.The