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  • The Air Force Academy embraced social media technology with the launch of "US Air Force Academy (Official)" on Facebook and "AF_Academy" on Twitter Aug. 28. Social networking allows Academy officials to interact with the public in a direct and informal setting. (U.S. Air Force illustration / Jessica Jones)

    Academy joins social media scene

    The U.S. Air Force Academy officially entered the social media sphere Aug. 28 with the launch of Web pages on two popular social networking sites. In order to offer the public a convenient way to see what's going on at the Academy, the public affairs office here has created a page on http://www.facebook.com/ called "US Air Force Academy (Official)"
  • Senior Alex Churnside led the Falcons with 77 points in the water polo team's 2008 season and ranks among the top 25 career scorers in Air Force history. The Academy was chosen to finish fifth in the Western Water Polo Association for the third straight year in a preseason poll of the conference's head coaches. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy water polo team chosen to finish 5th in conference

    For the third straight year, the 19th-ranked Air Force water polo team has been chosen to finish fifth in the Western Water Polo Association, as selected by the conference's head coaches in the 2009 preseason poll. Two-time defending conference champion Loyola Marymount, ranked sixth in the national preseason poll, was a unanimous choice for the
  • U.S. Air Force Academy freshman Devin Menefee performs on the high bar during the annual Rocky Mountain Open Jan. 10 at the Academy in Colorado. The Falcons men's gymnastics team accounted for seven top-10 finishes as they placed third overall in the meet in front of a capacity crowd. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Academy gymnastics releases 2010 schedule

    Air Force released the 2010 schedules for its women's and men's gymnastics teams Aug. 24.WOMEN'S GYMNASTICSOver the four-month season, the Falcons' women's gymnastics team will compete in six meets within the state of Colorado, including four at the Academy's Cadet West Gym. Air Force will open the 2010 season with three consecutive road meets,
  • Staff Sgt. Wendell Boone sings during a Tops in Blue concert in Arnold Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 31. Tops in Blue is an expeditionary entertainment unit consisting of talented volunteers that tours Air Force locations around the world. Sergeant Boone is an air transportation apprentice with the 69th Aerial Port Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and a native of Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

    Slideshow: Tops in Blue visits USAFA

    The Air Force band Tops in Blue performed at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 22 and 23, drawing about 5,000 people in two shows at Arnold Hall here."Tops in Blue is a morale builder for our military and their families all over the world," said Candyce Thomas, cultural arts and entertainment director at the Academy and Tops in Blue project officer.
  • Construction on the U.S. Air Force Academy's iconic cadet chapel began Aug. 28, 1959. Construction was completed in 1963 by Robert E. McKee, General Contractor Inc., of Santa Fe, N.M.

    Cadet Chapel groundbreaking turns golden

    Aug. 28 marks 50 years to the day since construction on the Cadet Chapel began. It was on this day in 1959 that its world-renowned design would go on to impact millions of future guests who'd visit the spectacular house of worship. To celebrate, the chapel staff invites the public to attend the Golden Anniversary of the groundbreaking at 2 p.m.

  • Academy earns own 'best reviewer'

    Maj. John Martin earned a "Best Reviewer" award from the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management Aug. 10. The award, presented to the top five percent of more than 2,500 reviewers for the Academy of Management Conference in Chicago, Ill., recognizes reviewers for the quality and constructive feedback given to authors who
  • The effective date for the revised fitness program was is now July 1, 2010. Biannual testing under the current fitness standards are still scheduled to begin Jan. 1. The six-month delay was a result of feedback obtained from the field that found implementing the new program in July 2010 would lead to a smoother transition and allow commanders adequate time to establish installation fitness assessment cells.

    Air Force unveils new fitness program

    Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks brings about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years and shifts a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect Jan. 1, 2010. In June, Air Force Chief of Staff
  • The new Center for Character Leadership and Development is shown adjacent to Arnold Hall and Harmon Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy in this artist's rendering. Construction on the new facility, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, is scheduled to begin in March 2011 and be complete late summer 2012. (courtesy illustration)

    Academy to transform character development program

    Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould unveiled plans Aug. 27 for a major transformation and expansion of the Academy's character development efforts. Plans include re-designating the Center for Character Development to the Center for Character and Leadership Development and relocating it into a new $29-million facility scheduled to open in
  • Col. Rick LoCastro, right, accepts the 10th Air Base Wing guidon from Lt. Gen. Mike Gould during the 10th ABW change-of-command ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy July 23, 2009. Colonel LoCastro was previously vice commander of the 96th ABW at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    10th ABW command changes hands

    Col. Rick LoCastro took command of the 10th Air Base Wing during a ceremony here July 23. He comes to the 10th ABW from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where he served as the 96th ABW vice commander. The 10th ABW's new commander previously served as the 96th Mission Support Group commander, Eglin AFB; Allied Air Component Headquarters Support Group
  • The unveiling of the Donna Head Child Development Center gets helping hands from (left to right) Andrea Keilen, Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, retired Brig. Gin. Jim Head and Margot Saltonstall. Mrs. Keilen and Mrs. Saltonstall are Mrs. Head's daughters. The CDC was renamed to honor Mrs. Head following her death in December 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    CDC remembers Donna Head

    A permanent memorial to the passion, dedication and commitment of former Child Development Director Donna Head was unveiled July 17 at the center. In her honor, the facility is now the Donna Head Child Development Center. Mrs. Head died in December 2007 after being struck by a vehicle on Academy grounds. Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, Academy superintendent,
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