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  • Cadet Squadron 04 completes Cadet Service Learning at Ironman

    Cadets with the Air Force Academy's Cadet Squadron 04 completed their Cadet Service Learning project through serving as security guards during the Ironman World Championship triathlon Saturday.Thirty-six cadets made the trip along with three of the squadron's leaders to complete the unit's project

  • Academy Airman completes Ironman

    The air officer commanding for Cadet Squadron 02 at the Air Force Academy completed the Ironman World Championship here Saturday.Scott Poteet finished the race ranked 225th among more than 1,800 competitors in the race, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 110-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, and

  • The Bird needs your vote for Mascot Challenge

    The regular season for the Capital One Mascot Challenge is halfway over, and the Air Force Academy Bird needs your votes.With the competition entering its seventh week, the Air Force Academy's skydiving mascot needs to get more votes to avoid a total freefall. In fourth place just five weeks ago,

  • New Air Force motto: 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win'

    Airmen from all ranks and career fields selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's new motto, Air Force officials announced Oct. 7.An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of commitment, said Chief

  • 'I am Ironman': Academy AOC picked for top triathlon

    Forget about who's crazy enough to participate in a triathlon, who was crazy enough to come up with the over-the-top race in the first place? That's right, a Navy man.In 1978, following a running race around the Hawaiian island of Oahu, participants were sitting around arguing about who were the

  • Top chief discusses training, wingmanship during Academy visit

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force visited with the Air Force Academy's enlisted cadre Oct. 1 and talked about the way ahead for the Air Force, professional military education and taking care of Airmen and families.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy was in Colorado Springs for

  • Air Force defeats Navy 14-6 in ground battle

    In a game filled with flyovers, it was ground pounding that dominated as the Air Force Falcons sunk the Navy Midshipmen 14-6 today at Falcon Stadium here.The Falcons showed while they have the number one rushing offense in the country after racking up 292 yards on the ground. Their season average

  • Air Force baseball alumni share memories

    Former Air Force baseball players gathered to share memories, celebrate their heritage and inspire a new generation of athletes during an alumni reunion weekend Sept. 24-26 at the Academy."To get together every three or four years is a great opportunity to rekindle old friendships and get

  • Memorial service honors fallen cadet

    As the shock over Cadet 1st Class Marc Henning's death subsides, the Air Force Academy and Cadet Henning's family want the entire cadet wing to know that they're all in this together.The words spoken and images displayed during a memorial service Tuesday in the Protestant Chapel coalesced into a

  • Cadets compete in Redman Triathlon

    Three cadets took a trip to Oklahoma City to compete in the sixth annual Redman Triathlon Sept. 25. Cadet 1st Class Alexander Milhous, Cadet Squadron 31, Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Betcher, CS 25, and Cadet 3rd Class Brad Phelan, CS 18, were among roughly 500 other triathletes to compete in the grueling