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  • Former Academy QB under center as deployed orthopedic doc

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) It’s 1999 and he steps onto the gridiron as a leader. It’s his team now. With big shoes to fill left by a record-setting signal caller, senior Cale Bonds is

  • ‘Honor is a fulltime job’ retired Navy SEAL tells cadets

    Three retired special force operators visited the Air Force Academy Jan. 12 to take part in a panel discussion for senior cadets on serving their country honorably. The Academy's Public Affairs Office was asked not to record the names or photograph the former SEAL Team 6 operators or Delta Force

  • Academy’s AOG names 2015 distinguished graduate honorees

    The Air Force Academy's Association of Graduates named retired Gen. Gregory Martin, a 1970 Academy graduate, and Paul Madera, a 1978 Academy graduate, as this year's distinguished graduate honorees.The men will be honored at the Academy's annual Founders Day Banquet April 1.Martin, the 1969 national

  • Wings of Blue takes several top slots at national parachuting event

    The Air Force Academy's parachute team, Wings of Blue, won 26 medals at the National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Lake Wales Florida, Dec. 29 - Jan. 2.Jumpers competed in two- and- four-way formation skydiving, two-way vertical formation skydiving, six-way speed formation, and landing

  • Wings of Blue takes several top slots at national parachuting event

    The Air Force Academy's parachute team, Wings of Blue, won 26 medals at the National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Lake Wales Florida, Dec. 29 - Jan. 2.Jumpers competed in two- and- four-way formation skydiving, two-way vertical formation skydiving, six-way speed formation, and landing

  • College football national championship draws Air Force family together

    The Air Force Academy has a close connection with Crimson Tide starting quarterback Jake Coker, who will compete against Clemson for the college football national championship in Glendale Ariz., Jan. 11.Coker's brother, Capt. Patrick Brown, 29, is a 2010 Air Force Academy graduate and his sister,

  • 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