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  • Parent groups reach out to cadets from hurricane-struck Gulf Coast

    When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, the North Texas Parent Club “got mobilized” and organized a dinner Sept. 1 at a Colorado Springs restaurant for cadets from the Gulf Coast.Hurricane Harvey, the largest rainstorm in the history of the continental U.S. according to some meteorologists, began

  • USAFA wins high-level Operations Research award

    The Institute for Operations Research and Management awarded the prestigious 2017 UPS George Smith Prize to the U.S. Air Force Academy for its innovative Operations Research program, Aug. 25.Smith was a UPS chief executive officer who championed operations research at Fortune 500 corporations.Brig.

  • '08 grad earns Jabara Award

     A combat pilot received a high-level award given to Air Force Academy graduates Aug. 25.Capt. Brian Guyette was selected to receive the Col. James Jabara Award for Airmanship acknowledging graduates’ superior performance with aircraft.The award is named after Col. James Jabara, the first U.S. jet

  • Update: In the Stairwell advances to America's Got Talent semifinals

    In the Stairwell advanced to NBC’s America’s Got Talent semi-final round Aug. 16, following the group’s live performance a day earlier.“It is an honor to wear this uniform on this stage. It’s an honor to be here,” In the Stairwell vocalist Benjamin Hightower said during the results show.The Air

  • Resiliency training equips Airmen for hurdles

    The Air Force Academy trained Airmen from the Academy and Peterson Air Force Base for roles as Master Resilient Trainers during a five-day training program in Polaris Hall, Aug. 14-18, 2017.Community Support Program Manager Scott Andrews said the program is designed to help Airmen balance their

  • New superintendent discusses vision for Academy

    The top officer at the Air Force Academy shared his goals and priorities with staff and faculty at a vision-based Aug. 17 “all call” in Arnold Hall. Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria said the first two of his three goals is increasing the Academy’s culture of innovation and fostering a culture of continual

  • Lt Gen Silveria shares priorities, goals with USAFA staff

    Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, discusses his goals and priorities in front of an audience of Total Force Airmen at the Academy, Aug. 17. 2017. Silveria assumed command of the Academy Aug. 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes.)

  • Firefighters douse small brushfire on USAFA

    Firefighters at the Air Force Academy and the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District extinguished a small brush fire on the Santa Fe Trail Aug. 15.The fire burned grass and some trees on Academy property alongside Interstate 25, two miles south of the Air Force Academy’s North Gate.Firefighters

  • Lt Gen Jay Silveria takes command of Air Force Academy

    The new superintendent of the Air Force Academy said preparing cadets for the mental and physical rigors of modern warfare in a complex global environment is his top priority, Aug. 11. “The future of our service and the future of our nation stand on that field,” said Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, speaking

  • In the Stairwell to make 3rd appearance on America’s Got Talent

    In the Stairwell is scheduled to perform on America’s Got Talent Aug. 15, after advancing to the "lives" Aug. 8.The "lives" are live broadcasts during which viewers vote on their favorite show competitor.The Air Force Academy’s all-male a Capella group was selected by the show’s judges to appear