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  • AFAF highlights Airmen’s ‘commitment to caring’

    When life throws you a curveball, sometimes you don’t have to hit it all by yourself; sometimes, you may ask for help. Staff Sgt. Andrew Northnagle of the 10th Communications Squadron knows this well. The sergeant and his wife were adjusting to life in Colorado in 2014 after a change of assignment

  • Former USAFA exchange student 'flies over' Academy

    Just after 11:30 a.m. April 19, French air force Maj. Nicolas Lieumont was flying with his Patrouille France team above Colorado Springs and about to enter the Air Force Academy airspace.The former Academy exchange student said he can’t help but feel nostalgia upon seeing the familiar scenery of

  • Academy grad prepares for lift off to International Space station

    An Air Force Academy graduate will travel to the International Space Station April 20 to conduct research NASA hopes will eventually lead to a mission to Mars.Astronaut Col. Jack Fischer will take the six-hour flight to the station, more than 200 miles above the Earth, with cosmonaut Fyodor

  • Academy to celebrate Arbor Day April 26

    The Air Force Academy will celebrate Arbor Day, 9:30-11:15 a.m., April 26 at Douglass Valley Elementary School. The event is planned to include tree planting, a ceremony recognizing the Academy as a “Tree City USA" member, an appearance by Smokey the Bear, and more.“We look forward to this every

  • Arts and Crafts Center offers 'Paint a Pig' contest

    Imaginative fun shines from cleverly-crafted ceramic pigs displayed in this year’s “Painting with A Pig” competition at the 10th Force Support Squadron’s Arts and Crafts Center. Entries include "Bob Ross-Pig," Winged Pig, "Spidey-Pig," "Oscar Meyer-Pig," and others. “We created this competition

  • Academy preps for Earth Day

    The Air Force Academy will celebrate Earth Day April 21 with an information booth 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Main Exchange.                Brian Gott, environmental technician with the 10 Civil Engineer Squadron, said the primary focus is to educate Air Force families about greenhouse gases and how they

  • JCS Chairman Dunford to speak at USAFA graduation May 24

    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. is scheduled to give the Class of 2017 commencement speech, May 24 at the Air Force Academy.  As chairman, Dunford is the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. and principal military adviser to the president, secretary of

  • Academy celebrates Founders’ Day

    The Air Force Academy hailed its origins April 7 with its annual Founders’ Day celebration.  Founders Day is a traditional celebration of the legacy and future of the Air Force Academy and its founders. Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson and the William Thompson, the president and CEO

  • Academy’s Operations Research Program recognized for reach, excellence

    The Air Force Academy won a high-level award April 4 for its work to advance operations research and prepare graduates to be research practitioners, as Air Force analysts. The 2017 UPS George D. Smith Prize was presented to the Academy at the 2017 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and