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  • Academy to host Colo Springs Undergraduate Research Forum

    The Air Force Academy will host the 14th annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum April 15 in Polaris and Arnold halls. The forum is a collaborative venture between Colorado College, the Academy and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.  “The event gives undergraduate students

  • USAFA to raise sexual assault awareness with April activities

    Airmen across the globe will take part in Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month in April to increase awareness, prevent sexual assault and show care and concern for the victims of this crime.  ]The Air Force Academy is no exception, and cadets and staff will host activities to help us on our

  • Wings of Blue jump into Texas Rangers' home opener

    Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy’s parachute team, helped the Texas Rangers kick off their Major League Baseball season with a jump into the team’s home opener at Globe Life Park April 3, in Arlington, Texas. The WOB took participated in the pregame ceremonies before the Rangers competed against

  • ‘Trusted care’: Academy pharmacy saves millions in tax dollars

    Saving the Defense Department more than $17 million in two years is no small feat, but the 10th Medical Group did just that by improving its processes.       Lt. Col. Crystal Price, flight commander for the 10th Medical Support Squadron’s pharmacy, said the savings represent the quality of the

  • Cadets build homes during spring break

    Scores of cadets are building an repairing homes today across the U.S.The 110 cadet-volunteers taking part in the Alternate Spring Break Program here will return April 2 from working in Lafayette and Mandeville, Louisianna; Eglin, Illinois; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Fairfield, Alabama; Hattiesburg and

  • Delayed reporting at USAFA March 24

    Due to a weather warning from National Weather Service, there will be delayed reporting at the Air Force Academy March 24.  Non-mission-essential staff members are asked to report to the Academy no-earlier-than 9:30 a.m.,Mar. 24. Mission-essential staff members should report on time.  Classes at the

  • Superintendent hosts State of USAFA Forum

    The Air Force Academy’s top officer discussed modernization, improving the school’s communications and ridding its campus of sexual assault, March 22 at the State of USAFA Forum. The forum is an annual update on the school’s state of affairs for civic officials, the media, and the industry

  • 4-year restoration project on Cadet Chapel to start in 2018

    Major restorations on the Cadet Chapel are slated to begin in the summer of 2018.The project includes fixing the leaks that have plagued the structure since it opened in 1963.“Renovations are necessary because the structure is nearly 53 years old and has leaked consistently since it was

  • Cadets win nationwide collegiate recycling challenge – again

    The Cadet Wing’s top officer presented Air Force Academy cadets with a $3,000 check March 16th for winning the 2016 Great American Can Roundup Recycling Challenge.  Col. John Price, the acting-commandant of cadets, gave the check to Cadet 1st Class Madison Martin on the staff tower during the