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  • 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

  • Academy grads swim English Channel

    After training for nearly two years, two Air Force Academy grads swam the English Channel Sept. 27 and Oct. 3, from Dover, England to the western coastline of France.Majs. Simon Ritchie and Casey Bowen, dermatologists at the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, said they

  • Boxing instills warrior mindset at Academy

    Boxing has a different ring to it at the Air Force Academy now that all female cadets must step through the ropes.Previously, women took the Academy’s mandatory Combatives I and II courses, but only male cadets were required to put on boxing gloves.The change follows Defense Department guidelines

  • Around the Academy: Special events

    Several events are scheduled for cadets, staff and their families at the Air Force Academy.Brad Paisley concert, Sept. 29 Country music star Brad Paisley will perform a free concert Sept. 29 at Stillman Parade Field. The general public is invited and may enter the base through the North Gate

  • CSAF visits Academy, shares priorities with cadets, staff

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein talked to cadets and staff Sept. 26 at the Air Force Academy about his three focus areas: revitalizing squadrons, strengthening joint leaders and teams, and multi-domain command and control.Goldfein also discussed his priorities with 15,000 radio