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  • Students compete in National Chemistry Olympiad Camp

    Twenty high school students from around the nation spent two weeks honing their chemistry skills at the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp at the Air Force Academy May 31 through Tuesday. These 14- to 18-year-old students were selected through a testing process organized by the American

  • Cadets get taste of deployed life

    Approximately 60 Air Force Academy cadets hit the ground in Southwest Asia June 18, seeing deployed operations firsthand and meeting deployed Airmen.Cadets may participate in Operations Air Force between their sophomore and junior years at the Academy.The program sends groups of cadets to Air Force

  • Academy hits switch on 6-MW solar array

    Officials with the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs Utilities and SunPower Corp. flipped a switch signifying the official dedication of the Academy's 6-megawatt solar array in a ceremony June 13.Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould called the event significant because it demonstrates the

  • Teens soar at 11th-annual aviation camp

    Thirty-six teens from around the Air Force came to the Air Force Academy June 4-8 to take part in the 11th-annual Teen Aviation Camp.All the 16- and 17-year old campers come from Air Force families and have parents who are active duty, retirees, reservists, or members of the Air National Guard.

  • Academy Medics Awarded Bronze Stars

    Two enlisted medics from the Air Force Academy's 10th Medical Group were recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions in support of overseas contingency operations. Staff Sgt. Alicia Chavez, 10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Earnest Aziz, 10th Surgical Operations Squadron,

  • Academy hosts fiance reception

    The day before Air Force Academy cadets became second lieutenants, Academy senior leaders took time to introduce them and their fiance's and fiancee's to Air Force life.At the Otis House reception hosted by Amy Clark, the wife of Brig. Gen. Richard Clark, the commandant of cadets, graduating cadets

  • Leaders issue summer safety message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy send the following Critical Days of Summer safety campaign message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:"Memorial Day weekend through Labor

  • Secretary Donley congratulates new officers at AFA commencement

    The secretary of the Air Force spoke at the commencement address for the Air Force Academy's Class of 2011 at Falcon Stadium May 25.Michael B. Donley congratulated the 1,021 graduates and challenged them to be lifelong learners, team players and doers after they received their diplomas and their

  • Falcons football tops MWC in academics

    The Air Force Academy football team's Academic Progress Rate score of 978 for the 2009-10 academic year is the best in the Mountain West Conference for its sport according to data released May 24 by the NCAA. The Falcons were followed by Texas Christian University with 972 and Utah with 956.The Air

  • Three Joint Base Andrews Airmen selected for Prep School

    Three Airmen stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Md., were selected to attend the Air Force Academy Preparatory School here through the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program, officials at Joint Base Andrews announced May 19.Selected for the Prep School were:-- Airman 1st Class James Walsh, a