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  • Off limits: 10th SFS publishes annual surface danger zone notice

    The 10th Security Forces Squadron uses a surface-danger zone in the northwest area of the Air Force Academy for weapons training. The fenced-off area is marked with off-limits signs and is off-limits to anyone who is not attending official training. Cathedral Rock, in the surface-danger zone, is

  • SAPRO director: Everyone has part in preventing sexual assault

    From the most junior service member to the highest ranking official, everyone in the Defense Department has a role in eliminating sexual assault, the director of the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said in a recent DOD news interview.April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the

  • President Obama to speak at Academy graduation June 2

    The White House confirmed April 14 that President Barack Obama is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2016 graduation ceremony, June 2 at Falcon Stadium.The visit will be Obama's second visit to the Academy as president. He was the commencement speaker for

  • Academy athletes connect with community

    The Air Force Academy football team concluded its spring season April 9 by connecting with the local community and hosting its annual spring game at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. The team scrimmaged for about an hour in a offense versus defense football game and athletes from Fort Carson and

  • Academy cadet wins Hockey Humanitarian Award

    Air Force senior Chris Dylewski is this year's recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes college hockey's top citizen, a student-athlete who makes significant contributions to their team and community.  Among those contributions, Dylewski, of Colorado Springs, founded RISE,

  • Sexual assault expert Anne Munch visits Academy

    A leading expert on sexual assault visited the Air Force Academy in March to meet senior cadets, faculty and staff to discuss perceptions and societal attitudes regarding the crime.  Anne Munch, an attorney and victim-advocate, routinely visits the Academy. She’s a co-creator of the U.S. military’s

  • Academy freshmen get ‘recognized’

    “Recognition” for freshmen cadets at the Air Force Academy was in full swing March 10-12 as hundreds of four degrees sprinted across campus, exercised, and did their best to follow the loud orders of senior cadets.  The three-day event is a challenge freshmen must endure before earning the status of

  • Cadets, local students share research at CSURF

    More than 160 Air Force Academy cadets participated in the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum April 2 at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.  The CSURF is a collaborative event focusing on the accomplishments of undergraduates from the Academy, Colorado College and UCCS.  “The