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  • 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

  • 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