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  • 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

  • Academy to accept DSA nominations until April 1

    The Air Force Academy will take nominations for this year’s Distinguished Service Award through April 1.  The DSA was established in 1999 and is presented annually by the superintendent to a military person, civilian or group, whose contributions distinctly impacted the morale or wellbeing of the

  • Class of ‘13 graduate dies in N.M. plane crash

    An Air Force Academy graduate was one of three special operators killed March 14 when their U-28A aircraft crashed near the Clovis Municipal Airport in Clovis, New Mexico, during a training mission. First Lt. Frederick Dellecker was a combat systems officer and the aircraft’s copilot. He was

  • Spring safety: Be aware of the bears

    Spring starts March 20 and Black bears living on or near the Air Force Academy are leaving their hibernation and looking for food.  If the bears found food in a trash container last year near your home or office, chances are they’ll come back.Access to food and trash makes bears comfortable around

  • Major TV network broadcasts cadets' history class

    Cadets and faculty can be seen round-the-clock on a CSPAN-3 special feature documenting a history class here. The inside look at leadership lessons from the Civil War hit the national airwaves March 4 but can be seen online on demand at www.c-span.org/video/?418778-2/civil-war-fall-1864 

  • Falcons collect seven All-America Awards

    Following the 2017 NCAA Rifle Championships, the Air Force Academy rifle team received a combined seven National Rifle Association Collegiate All-Americans and College Rifle Coaches Association All-American selections this month in smallbore and air rifle.Based on their individual averages for the

  • McDermott Library renovations give cadets’ more study space

    Cadets have more study space now that an eight-month overhaul of McDermott Library is complete.Workers completed the third-floor facelift in February, retooling 40,000 square-feet to give cadets more space.The third floor is designed to encourage collaboration between cadets and can comfortably seat

  • CyberWorx achieves initial operational capability

    Air Force CyberWorx achieved initial operational capability, Air Force officials announced last month. CyberWorx is an Air Force-level entity focused on technological and human innovation in the cyber realm with emphasis on developing public-private partnerships. As the Air Force’s cyber innovation

  • UPDATE: MWD memorial grounds get March 4 clean up

    Security Forces Airmen spruced up the Military Working Dog Memorial Grounds here March 4, clearing the site of debris and brush for several MDWs laid to rest.    In all, 20 volunteers showed up to give the site a respectable appearance, said Tech. Sgt. John Kroll, the 10th Security Forces Squadron'S