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  • 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

  • Management Dept keeps high-level business accreditation

    The Management Department here will keep its business certification after an evaluation by a worldwide academic business accreditation association this year.  Robert Reid, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the

  • Academy prepares to ‘speak cyber’

    A construction project to make room for the Air Force's future cyber innovation center in McDermott Library is slated to begin in July, but officials at the Air Force Academy say the AFICIC is already preparing.“We have everything we need to advance the Air Force’s cyber capabilities today: a staff,

  • Prep School’s Class of ‘16 graduates May 24

    Scores of cadet candidates celebrated their graduation from the Air Force Academy Preparatory School May 24 in Arnold Hall.  In all, 196 cadet candidates successfully completed the prep school’s 10-month curriculum, designed to prepare select candidates to attend the Academy, said Prep School

  • International cadet sponsors needed

    Volunteers are needed to sponsor and host international cadets slated to arrive here in June. Cadets from Thailand, Turkey, Pakistan, the Philippines, Panama, and Tunisia will be enrolled in the Air Force Academy’s International Programs, start basic cadet training June 30, and graduate with the