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  • Every Airman plays a role in suicide prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but an Airman doesn’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Defense Department’s #BeThere campaign, which encourages making a difference

  • Cadets 'show off' Academy during Parents' Weekend

    Cadets at the Air Force Academy unrolled the welcome mat for thousands of parents and relatives during the schools’ annual Parents’ Weekend event, Sept. 2-5.  Nearly 9,000 visitors also stopped by at the Barry H. Goldwater Visitor Center, said Larry Wells, manager of the Visitor Center.  “Parents’

  • Falcons football kicks off with stadium upgrades

    Several upgrades to Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy are scheduled to be unveiled Sept. 3 when Air Force opens the 2016-2017 season by hosting Abilene Christian University.  The improvements to the stadium include a new sound system and video boards.  The video board at the south side of the

  • Former Falcons QB Dowis dies in vehicle accident Aug 29

    Former Falcons quarterback Dee Dowis, a 1990 graduate of the Air Force Academy and three-year football letterman, died Aug. 29 in a vehicle accident in Gwinnett City, Ga. According to police reports, Dowis, 48, was killed in a two-car accident on Interstate 85 around 5 a.m. ET. He is survived by his

  • Academy trains for active shooter

    The U.S. Air Force Academy held an active shooter exercise Aug. 23, 2016. The Academy maintains readiness to respond to emergencies such as active shooters by conducting training exercises multiple times a year. The 10th Security Forces Squadron, Civil Engineer Squadron and Medical Group were able

  • Women's Equality Day Message

       Ninety-six years ago the barriers that stood between American women and the ballot box crumbled with the passage of the 19th Amendment.  The brave struggle of the women's suffrage movement opened many doors of opportunity and paved the way for women's equality.  In recent years, the focus of

  • AF selects Academy Airmen for promotion

    This morning the Air Force released the names of 16,506 Airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant.Out of the 39,064 senior airmen eligible for promotion, 35 Airmen assigned to the Academy were selected.The promotion rate was 42.25 percent, a significant increase from the 33.8 percent selection

  • Former Prep School commander given IG reins

    The former U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School commander said goodbye to the Prep School this summer and began his new assignment as the Academy’s Inspector General.Col. Gerald Szybist, a Class of 1991 graduate, leads a five-person team to fulfill IG duties across the Academy.According to the

  • Experimental "Innovative Design" course begins

    Cadets, industry partners and Air Force officers joined together Friday at the Academy to take part in an experimental course that seeks to tackle Air Force cyber issues.Lt. Col. Mike Chiaramonte, course director and assistant instructor at the Academy, said the intent behind Management 495,

  • Superintendent shares USAFA vision

    Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the Academy’s Superintendent, recently held an “All-Call” to update permanent party members on modernization efforts and upcoming changes at the Academy. The superintendent said the Air Force strategic master plan states the Air Force wants innovative, agile Airmen for the