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  • Academy awards $215,000 to local education organizations

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Research Office and Chief Scientist Col. Rob Fredell have announced the first recipients of a regional grant award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.The Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education was awarded $215,000 towards

  • Air Force football schedule announced for 2010

    Ten nationally televised games and visits to Falcon Stadium by league rivals BYU, CSU, Utah and New Mexico and a service academy rival highlight the 2010 Air Force football schedule released today by the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons will play five games on CBS College, three games on The

  • 10th MDG: 'Don't miss that appointment'

    The 10th Medical Group wants to reverse an upward trend in the number of patients who miss appointments, the 10th MDG's senior group practice manager said March 9.Missing appointments without canceling them in advance directly affects the number of appointments available to other patients and is

  • Class of 2013: 'Recognition granted'

    Say goodbye to carrying book bags, morning minutes of knowledge recitation, restricted paths on the Terrazzo and wearing uniforms off-base. Say hello to wearing hard-earned prop and wings and acceptance as upperclass cadets for the Class of 2013 during closing ceremonies for this year's Recognition,

  • Academy to hold funeral service for 6th superintendent

    Funeral services for the Air Force Academy's sixth superintendent, Retired Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark, are scheduled for March 17.The general, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., and superintendent from Aug. 1, 1970 to July 31, 1974, died March 8 at the age of 96. Services start with a 10 a.m. funeral

  • Outdoor Rec Agency named best in Air Force

    The Air Force Academy's Outdoor Recreation Agency was named the best in the Air Force by Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, March 3.ORA director Chuck Alfultis said the location, facility and staff all came together to make it a winning

  • Academy recognizes annual award winners

    The Air Force Academy community packed the Falcon Club March 6 to recognize its shining stars.Retired Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr., the event's guest speaker, advised the awardees and audience to cherish their time in the Air Force and told attendees to stay humble."Being retired reminds me of a

  • Joint Chiefs chairman to speak at Academy graduation

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, is scheduled to give the commencement speech for this year's graduation ceremony.This event marks the first time the Academy will host the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the graduation speaker.Admiral Mullen, a 1968 graduate

  • Diversity outreach unites Academy, community

    When is being at the end of your rope a good thing? How about when you're a middle- or high-school student visiting the Air Force Academy's rock climbing wall as part of the Cadet Wing's Youth Diversity Outreach program?Nearly 30 teenagers from the local community spent a full day with cadets,