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  • 10th CES firefighters expect win at Firefighter Combat Challenge

    Firefighters at the Air Force Academy will compete in the regional Firefighter Combat Challenge July 28-29 in Longmont, Colorado, intent on qualifying to compete at the World Challenge championship in October.The 10th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighters have competed, won and set world records

  • ‘You got this’: 237 start Prep School BMT

    There’s more to becoming a cadet candidate at the prep school here than just being admitted.There’s the 18 days of basic military training followed by a 10-month academic program for cadet candidates to tackle.Even then, graduating from the Air Force Academy’s Preparatory School doesn’t guarantee

  • Design sprint encourages education, empowerment

    The future of cyber lies in the hands of young people, including service academy cadets and high school students, said a group of IT experts July 20 at the Air Force Academy.Getting that message out in new and creative ways was the purpose of a Design Sprint hosted by the Air Force CyberWorx team at

  • Basic Cadet Training squadrons to compete at Field Day July 14

    Basic cadet trainees at the Air Force Academy will test their skill, stamina and physical condition July 14 at Field Day.The basic cadets are scheduled to march on to the Academy’s athletic fields in squadron formation at 6:30 a.m. and compete in distance runs, sprints, tug-of-war, dodgeball, log

  • Construction at USAFA gates to affect traffic

    Traffic patterns will change to accommodate construction projects slated to last through August 11 at the North and South Gates.  Workers are building canopies over both gates, vehicle inspection stations, and new curbs and gutters near the gates, according to an email from Derek Damian, the 10th

  • Former enlisted Airman takes command of 10th Air Base Wing

    Col. Shawn Campbell took command of the 10th Air Base Wing, the support wing for the Air Force Academy, June 20. As commander, he’s responsible for the installation’s support services, including security, civil engineering, communications, logistics, finance, contracting, chaplaincy, lodging,

  • Col David Kincaid takes over 10th MSG

    The 10th Mission Support Group welcomed new commander Col. David Kincaid with a change of command ceremony June 22 at the 10th Air Base Wing headquarters building.As commander, Kincaid leads more than 1,900 personnel charged with law enforcement, civil engineering, communications, logistics and

  • Academy rolls out annual Operation Air Force program

    Scores of cadets are traveling this summer to 61 military bases across the globe as part of the Air Force Academy’s Operation Air Force program.  Capt. Christopher Thomas, program scheduler, said the program exposes cadets to different Air Force specialties and how officers and NCOs collaborate.

  • 10th SFS gets full-time Reserve commander

    The new top cop at the Air Force Academy took command of the 10th Security Forces Squadron June 21. Lt. Col. Marcus Corbett will be the first Reserve officer to command the 10th Security Forces Squadron full time. He's also the first Reserve officer in Air Force history to command a security forces

  • Private labels hit commissary shelves, offer savings

    Private label products started arriving at the Air Force Academy commissary June 9 as part of a four-year Defense Commissary Agency initiative to bring better products and greater savings to military families. The Defense Commissary Agency’s private label brands will be sold under two names;