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  • Falcon Heritage Forum to welcome '59ers

    More than 40 members of the Academy's first graduating class -- affectionately termed "'59ers" -- are set to participate in Falcon Heritage Forum beginning here Monday. The three-day event, which offers cadets the opportunity to interact directly with veterans of dynamic backgrounds, carries the

  • Social media surfers catch Internet wave

    Even when intended as innocent fun, just because something can be done doesn't always mean it should be. Budding cadet communicators may want to consider propriety before engaging in today's social media options that are crossing the Internet like a tsunami. A quick search of increasingly popular

  • Air Force loses to Vermont in double overtime, 3-2

    In a bizarre finish involving video replay, Vermont advanced to the Frozen Four with a 3-2 double overtime win over Air Force in the NCAA East Regional Final Saturday at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. Vermont was the No. 3 seed while Air Force was the No. 4. Vermont improved to

  • Husky wrestlers take 7th, All-American honors

    The Air Force Academy Preparatory School men's wrestling team finished off their season with a seventh-place finish at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships at Hampton University in mid March. The Huskies were led by seven wrestlers who qualified for Nationals by

  • TriCare helps curb alcohol abuse

    It only takes one. A single drink can have multiple effects on an individual. These could include difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times or impaired memory. Those are just a few of the short-term effects possible depending on the person. Heavy drinking over a long

  • Crime victims, witnesses have helping hand

    Victims of, or witnesses to, crimes are not alone at the Air Force Academy. The Academy Victim/Witness Assistance Program staff is standing by to help, and working diligently to get the word out. Crimes are not limited to sexual assault. "We're so much bigger than that," said paralegal assistant

  • Spring storm provides unscheduled break

    There are likely already as many stories about the spring blizzard of March 26 as there are people who were on the Academy at the time. Thursday afternoon most departed early and only mission essential members reported to work the following day. "It was rough driving home in the blizzard after the

  • Academy employs state-of-the-art mammography machine

    The 10th Medical Group's Diagnostic Imaging Department now has a second full-field digital mammography unit. Full-field digital mammography offers the potential for significant advances in breast cancer diagnosis, including enhanced image quality, lower radiation dose and improved cancer detection

  • Stimulus bill funds Academy solar array

    Economic stimulus dollars go solar later this year, as part of a joint energy project between Colorado Springs Utilities and the Air Force Academy. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- better known as the economic stimulus bill. The $787-billion bill was signed into