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  • Cadet researchers improve 'fast rope' technology

    An invention by former cadets at the Air Force Academy to get troops out of an aircraft and on the ground in a hurry will be reviewed for patenting by legal staff at Air Force Materiel Command in Ohio. The auto-belay insertion system earned cadet researchers the top spots in the springtime Defense

  • Academy professor to be Supreme Court fellow

    Col. Cheryl Kearney, head of the Air Force Academy's Political Science Department, has been selected for a Supreme Court Fellowship to begin in August at the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice."Military officers take an oath to the U.S. Constitution," Kearney said. "Since it is the role of

  • 7 cadets inducted into National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society

    Seven Air Force Academy cadets were inducted April 26 into the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society. Jue Wang, an assistant Chinese Language professor here, said the society recognizes students excelling in Chinese language studies, core college courses and culture-related community

  • Academy Flying Team competes in national competition

    The Air Force Academy Flying Team competed in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association national competition in May in Columbus, Ohio. The competition featured former cadets who graduated from the Academy June 2 and who are now second lieutenants: Jonathan Hart, Brett Meyer, Garrett Ellis,

  • Santa Fe Trail on Academy opens again to general public

    Senior officials at the Air Force Academy said June 6 that the nearly 7-mile stretch of the New Santa Fe Regional Trail running through the base is once again open to the public.  Local joggers, hikers and visitors were barred from using the popular trail in May 2015 while the base dealt with

  • CS-09 takes ‘Top Squadron’ award

    Cadet Squadron 09 is the Air Force Academy’s top squadron of the academic year.  Each year, the cadet wing’s 40 squadrons are judged on their academic, athletic and military performance.  "CS-09 demonstrated the grit, character and teamwork all cadets aspire to,” said Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams,

  • Academy to hail Class of ’16 graduation with T-Birds' performance, parade

    The Air Force Academy will celebrate its Class of '16 graduation with a parade and performance by the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s official aerial demonstration team.The Thunderbirds cap-off cadet graduation with a 30-minute demonstration June 2 above Falcon Stadium. The performance is scheduled to

  • 27 selected for SNCO rank

    Twenty seven technical sergeants here were selected to become senior NCOs May 25. The Air Force selected 5,109 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant out of the 21,504 eligible. The selection rate was 23.34 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 543.62. Selectees' average