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  • Academy grad makes 2nd spacewalk

    Kjell Lindgren, a 1995 Air Force Academy graduate and astronaut aboard the International Space Station, took his second walk in space Nov. 6.Lindgren and astronaut Scott Kelly spent about six hours outside the ISS, floating more than 200 miles above the Earth, to work on the spacecraft's cooling

  • ESPN Sportscenter to broadcast from Academy Nov. 11

    The Air Force Academy is scheduled to host ESPN Nov. 11 for a live telecast of its flagship program, SportsCenter.The Academy visit will anchor a week of network programming as part of ESPN's seventh annual America's Heroes salute. SportsCenter segments from the Academy will be anchored by Hannah

  • Falcon Football: Air Force dominates Hawaii, 58-7

    Falcon football got back on the winning track with a crushing 58-7 win over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu Oct. 31.Air Force controlled the game from its opening drive, when junior Jacobi Owens crossed the goal line from two yards out to start Air Force's scoring spree.Tailback Owens played

  • Plaza of Heroes dedication ceremony to honor Academy's Vietnam veterans

    The Southeast Asia Plaza of Heroes Dedication Ceremony honoring the Air Force Academy's Vietnam veterans, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Nov. 6 on the Heritage Trail at Doolittle Hall.The event will honor the Academy's only Medal of Honor recipient, Capt. Lance Sijan, and its16 Air Force Cross recipients

  • Academy grad makes 2nd spacewalk

    Kjell Lindgren, a 1995 Air Force Academy graduate and astronaut aboard the International Space Station, took his second walk in space Nov. 6. Lindgren and astronaut Scott Kelly spent about six hours outside the ISS, floating more than 200 miles above the Earth, to work on the spacecraft's cooling

  • 'Falcon Eyes' seeks to improve base appearance

    9/30/2009 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The 10th Air Base Wing is asking Academy personnel to go the extra mile to keep the Academy in tip-top shape. A new program called "Falcon Eyes," with its kindred verb "Falcon-ize," is now underway and in high gear. It is, in its simplest form, good

  • Prep School beats Fire Dept. 26-7, takes Intramural Football Championship

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School took their third Intramural Football Championship in four years here Oct. 17 when they defeated the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department 26-7.Fire Dept. struck first, with quarterback Dan Garcia engineering a pass-heavy scoring drive, culminating

  • Academy grads, generals testify on F-35 progress

    Leaders in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office and the Air Force F-35 Integration Office testified on the fifth-generation aircraft's development before a House Armed Services subcommittee Oct. 21 on Capitol Hill.Fielding a number of questions from Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

  • Taking the 'LEAD': 3 former enlisted Airmen are junior cadets at Academy

    Three formerly enlisted airmen who took advantage of the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program are now cadets at the Air Force Academy.  Cadets 2nd Class Chris Bissing, Dustin Johannsen and Krista Kelly, were selected through the program in 2012. All three began their freshman year in