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  • Supt.'s Call: Lt. Gen. Johnson chats with cadets

    The Academy's top officer spoke to junior and senior cadets about the importance of commitment, trust and improvement, Jan. 6 in Arnold Hall.Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the Academy's superintendent, also discussed the unexpected career paths cadets can expect when they become officers."You'll do

  • National Weather Service forecasts hazardous weather for Academy

    A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for southern El Paso County, including Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy, Jan. 7.The National Weather Service says snow will fall over the Pikes Peak Region, and increase over the I-25 corridor by the morning of Jan. 8.The forecasted high

  • Air Force officials announce civilian reduction in force

    In a continuing effort to meet Defense Department funding targets and rebalance the civilian workforce, some Air Force installations will implement civilian reduction in force authorities effective through April 4.Following a major command needs assessment in early August, more than 1,000 civilian

  • Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence

  • Falcons fall to Cal, 55-36

    California's passing game was too much for the Air Force Academy Falcons to overcome as they fell to the Golden Bears 55-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 29.Cal junior quarterback Jared Goff passed for 467 yards and six touchdowns, while the nation and seven NFL scouts looked on, at the bowl

  • Falcons visit Fort Worth hospital

    Air Force Academy football players and cheerleaders spread holiday cheer with patients and their families at Cook Children's Medical Center here Dec. 28.The Academy cadets, in town for the Armed Forces Bowl, took time out of their game preparations and holiday vacations to visit the children's

  • Academy's vice superintendent nominated for promotion to brigadier general

    Col. Kevin Lamberth, the vice superintendent of the Air Force Academy, was one of 36 Air Force officers nominated for promotion to brigadier general by the president earlier this month.As the vice superintendent, Lamberth is the Academy's chief operations officer, the executive advisor to the

  • Academy gets Air Force excellence award for 2010 - 2011

    The Air Force selected the Air Force Academy as the recipient of the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for meritorious service during 2010 and 2011.According to Air Force awards documents received by the Academy this month, the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council Awards and

  • Air Force marksman keeps cadets on target

    A former cadet visited the Air Force Academy to better prepare its Combat Shooting Team for the U.S. Practical Shooting Association competition, Dec. 6 in Aurora, Colo.The USPSA is the largest competitive pistol shooting organization in the U.S., said 1st Lt. Dalton Bridgers, a member of the Air