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  • 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

  • NCLS: What’s your ‘Go Spencer’ moment?

    The NCO who thwarted a terrorist attack on a high-speed train bound for Paris last year spoke to cadets and permanent-party staff members here during the 2016 National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 25-26.                Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone and his two friends, Alek Skarlatos and

  • Intramural wrap up: Hospital No. 1 takes home championship

    Two teams from the 10th Medical Group competed for the intramural championship title Feb. 23 with Hospital No. 2 defeating Hospital No. 1 with a final score of the first game 47-43. The teams played a second game to determine the champion because it was a double elimination tournament and Hospital

  • DOJ official discusses legal protection program with cadets

    The Department of Justice’s third-ranking lawyer visited the Air Force Academy March 5 to talk to cadets about the Service Members and Veterans Initiative, a legal support and protection network for service members, veterans and their families. Stuart Delery, the acting associate attorney general,

  • Academy engineers visit Falcon H.S. to drum-up STEM support

    Students at Falcon High School learned about research opportunities at the Air Force Academy when faculty members from the Engineering Department and a cadet paid them a visit late last month.  Cadet 2nd Class Brodie Hicks and Capts. Timothy Pach and Marlyse Williams chatted with the students about

  • Academy leaders host ‘open mike’ forum for headquarters staff Airmen

    Editor’s note – To ensure privacy and promote an open dialogue, the names of the Airmen who attended the forum are not mentioned in this report. The Air Force Academy’s director of staff and command chief hosted an “open mike” forum for senior airmen and below assigned to the headquarters staff to

  • Strategic communicator Sinek, Army Ranger Haver open NCLS

    Thousands of cadets and more than 40 speakers took part in this year’s National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Academy Feb. 25-26.  The symposium focused on professionalism in the profession of arms and featured a variety of speakers who discussed the importance of leadership and

  • Wounded Warrior Del Toro promoted to master sergeant

    An Air Force Wounded Warrior who has dedicated his life to military service was officially promoted to master sergeant Feb. 25 in a ceremony at the Air Force Academy. Israel Del Toro concluded a speaking engagement in front of a packed auditorium of cadets, when Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the

  • Vice chairman: Military services can learn from each other, strengthen trust

    Trust is at the heart of military professionalism, and the services can learn from each other how to improve leadership and better communicate the military’s values, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "The common theme across all of our services and the common theme across military

  • Academy recognized by national fire safety organization

    The Air Force Academy is the first and only U.S. military installation to be named a Firewise Community earlier this month by the National Fire Protection Association. The NFPA's Firewise Communities Program teaches communities to work together to prevent wildfires and mitigate losses, according to