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  • MIA ID'ed, laid to rest in hometown

    A 1963 Academy graduate who was declared missing in action during the Vietnam War was laid to rest Oct. 22 in his hometown of Emporium, Pa., with full military honors.Capt. Thomas E. Clark was 29 when he went missing in action after being shot down Feb. 8, 1969. Clark was assigned to the 37th

  • Professors, STEM club cadets reach out to kids at science carnival

    The Air Force Academy's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics club demonstrated technology related to aeronautics and astronautics career fields at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Saturday at the annual Cool Science Festival Hands-on Science Carnival.STEM exhibits included

  • Aztecs topple Falcons, 41-27

    An Air Force defense weakened by injuries, including its entire starting defensive line, surrendered two touchdowns to one of the top running backs in the nation, falling 41-27 to San Diego State University on Oct. 14.San Diego State running back Ronnie Hillman, who came into the game as the

  • Academy to begin AFNet migration Dec. 5

    Airmen who use computers on the Air Force Academy's "dot-mil" network should expect changes when the 10th Communications Squadron here migrates to the Air Force Network in early December, the squadron's project manager said Oct. 6. The migration will not directly affect users on the Academy's

  • Academy receives Colo. environmental award

    The Air Force Academy received a Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Gold Leader award from the Colorado Public Health and Environment Department at a ceremony in Denver Oct. 4.The Gold Leader awards recognize institutions that have fully operational, facility-specific environmental management

  • Fighting Irish down Falcons 59-33

    Air Force discovered just how hard the Irish could fight as Notre Dame trounced the Falcons Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. While the offense had glimmers of excellence, the defense proved to be porous against the Irish offense as they gave up almost 600 yards in the 59-33 defeat.Notre Dame took the

  • Cadets receive master, senior cyberwarfare badges

    The Academy's dean of the faculty presented the Air Force Academy's first senior and master cyberwarfare badges to nine cadets during a faculty council meeting here Sept. 26.Brig. Gen. Dana Born presented the wings to:- Cadet 1st Class Jordan Keefer, Cadet Squadron 37- Cadet 1st Class Chris Shields,

  • Cadet cyber team competes on world stage

    A team of eight cadets placed third among 45 U.S. undergraduate schools in the qualifying round of an online capture-the-flag competition Sept. 23-25 hosted by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, making the team eligible for the finals in New York City next month.While "capture the

  • Falcons overcome late Navy comeback, beat Mids 35-34 in OT

    Despite a 2-1 record, Air Force fans have despaired over some luckluster Falcon play this season. However, some of that was washed away as the Falcons defeated the Navy Midshipmen 35-34 today at Jack Stephens Field.The Falcons were riding high into the second half, but it all almost came crashing

  • 'Eating Soup with a Knife': Author discusses counterinsurgency with cadets

    After two high-profile guest lecturers in two weeks, cadets must be wondering if their school's academic departments are playing a game of can you top this.Following closely on the heels of "Black Hawk Down" author Mark Bowden's visit to the Air Force Academy, counterinsurgency expert Dr. John Nagl