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  • ‘For the bulls’: CS-06 wins Commandant’s Challenge

    Cadet Squadron 06 won the Commandant’s Challenge Trophy Oct. 29 at the Air Force Academy.  Cadet 1st Class Jack Corriere, CS-06 commander, chalked-up the win to the squadron’s dedication to its motto, “For the Bulls.” “It means in everything we do, we do for each other and the squadron,” he

  • Academy’s command chief gets ready for ‘new adventure’

    Chief Master Sgt. Max Grindstaff, the command chief at the Air Force Academy, capped-off his 30 year Air Force career with a friendly invite to the family and friends attending his retirement ceremony, Oct. 27 in Polaris Hall. “We’ll take some selfies and we’ll eat some cake … Tomorrow is a new

  • Deployed Ops: Cadet gets lesson in leadership in Middle East

    Cadet 2nd Class Susan Kwon, a geospatial science major from Cupertino, California, returned this summer from a three-week stay at an Air Base in the Middle East. The trip was part of the Air Force Academy’s Deployed Operations Program, which sends sophomore and junior cadets to overseas units to see

  • Energy Action Month update: Academy reduces utility bill by $1 million

    Energy experts at the Air Force Academy said due to an increasing awareness of energy conservation and cost-saving measures, the school’s utility bill plummeted by $1 million in the 2016 fiscal year.   The energy bill for the 2016 fiscal year was just above $6 million and hovered around $7 million

  • 1st Sergeants’ Council gets ready for Harvest Share

    Airmen might find an unexpected present on their doorstep next month, courtesy of the First Sergeants’ Council.   The council is prepping for Harvest Share, a program to assist lower-income families on base during the holidays, said Master Sgt. Kyle Capehart, the Academy command staff’s first

  • 10th CES firefighters to compete in championship

    First responders at the Air Force Academy are gearing up for the Firefighter World Championship next week in Montgomery, Alabama. The annual competition pits firefighters from around the world against each other in a series of timed trials, including a five-story tower climb and hoisting a 175-pound

  • Senate confirms 4 permanent professors at Academy

    Four officers were recently confirmed by the Senate as permanent professors at the Air Force Academy.  Col. Mark Anarumo is the permanent professor for the Center for Character and Leadership Development, Col. John Cinnamon heads the Aeronautics Department, Col. Steven Hasstedt heads the Biology

  • Cadets support Front Range volunteer efforts

    Scores of Air Force Academy cadets volunteered for several community service events Oct. 14 across the region. The cadets donated their time to 43 community organizations, including the Red Cross, the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department, and the Care and Share Food Bank. Cadets

  • Academy marks Cyber Security Awareness Month

    National Cyber Security Awareness Month ends Oct. 31, but an Air Force Academy information security expert said computer security is worthy of year-round attention. “It’s a daily concern,” said Angie Thorpe, the Academy's Information System security manager. “Last year, numerous department stores