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  • 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

  • Academy to take part in AFAF campaign

    Staff and cadets at the Air Force Academy can volunteer to donate to the Air Force Assistance Fund Feb. 29 – April 8.The annual fund drive supports charitable organizations assisting active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired service members and their dependents, including surviving spouses. The Air Force

  • Academy recognized by Red Cross for community service

    The Air Force Academy was recognized by the Red Cross Feb. 17 for its Cadet Service Leadership Day volunteer work in Pueblo. Mike Lee, the Cadet Service Leadership coordinator at the Center for Character and Leadership Development, and Cadets 1st Class Danielle Kaufman and Ryan Kissinger were

  • Academy to host DOD Professionalism Summit

    The Air Force Academy will host the inaugural Defense Department Professionalism Summit Feb. 22-24.The summit, an initiative of the office of the Senior Advisor for Military Professionalism, is designed to bring together the professionalism Centers of Excellence from across the military services for

  • Cadets shown how project management works on grand scale

     Project managers from the Colorado Springs Utilities Southern Delivery System visited the Air Force Academy earlier this month to show cadets studying project management how their academic knowledge could be used during their future careers as officers.    John Fredell and Keith Riley spoke about

  • Key Spouses: Staying informed while their Airman is away

    The Air Force Key Spouse Program recently underwent updates to enhance the quality of the program by making it easier for new and current key spouses to be trained. The Key Spouse Program is an official Air Force unit family readiness program designed to enhance mission readiness and resilience and

  • Wounded Warrior shares story with prep school cadet candidates

    Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro pulled the burnt cap from his pocket and showed it to the audience of Air Force Academy Prep School cadet candidates Jan. 8. “You can see where it’s singed,” he said. “I had it in my pocket when I was blown up.” It’s been more than a decade since a roadside bomb blast in

  • Vice chief visits Academy, discusses commitment, success

    Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein visited the Air Force Academy Jan. 27, to meet Airmen and cadets, discuss the value of commitment to a higher cause, and how the Air Force will continue to excel. In two large group sessions, Goldfein, a 1983 Academy graduate, told his audiences of