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  • Academy gymnastics releases 2010 schedule

    Air Force released the 2010 schedules for its women's and men's gymnastics teams Aug. 24.WOMEN'S GYMNASTICSOver the four-month season, the Falcons' women's gymnastics team will compete in six meets within the state of Colorado, including four at the Academy's Cadet West Gym. Air Force will open the

  • Slideshow: Tops in Blue visits USAFA

    The Air Force band Tops in Blue performed at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 22 and 23, drawing about 5,000 people in two shows at Arnold Hall here."Tops in Blue is a morale builder for our military and their families all over the world," said Candyce Thomas, cultural arts and entertainment director

  • Cadet Chapel groundbreaking turns golden

    Aug. 28 marks 50 years to the day since construction on the Cadet Chapel began. It was on this day in 1959 that its world-renowned design would go on to impact millions of future guests who'd visit the spectacular house of worship. To celebrate, the chapel staff invites the public to attend the

  • Academy earns own 'best reviewer'

    Maj. John Martin earned a "Best Reviewer" award from the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management Aug. 10. The award, presented to the top five percent of more than 2,500 reviewers for the Academy of Management Conference in Chicago, Ill., recognizes reviewers for the

  • Air Force unveils new fitness program

    Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks brings about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years and shifts a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect

  • Academy to transform character development program

    Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould unveiled plans Aug. 27 for a major transformation and expansion of the Academy's character development efforts. Plans include re-designating the Center for Character Development to the Center for Character and Leadership Development and relocating it into a

  • 10th ABW command changes hands

    Col. Rick LoCastro took command of the 10th Air Base Wing during a ceremony here July 23. He comes to the 10th ABW from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where he served as the 96th ABW vice commander. The 10th ABW's new commander previously served as the 96th Mission Support Group commander, Eglin AFB;

  • CDC remembers Donna Head

    A permanent memorial to the passion, dedication and commitment of former Child Development Director Donna Head was unveiled July 17 at the center. In her honor, the facility is now the Donna Head Child Development Center. Mrs. Head died in December 2007 after being struck by a vehicle on Academy

  • Dust settles at Jacks Valley; cadets to face academia storm

    The Class of 2013 has returned to the Cadet Area after demonstrating a "consistently high level of motivation and energy," that, according to the Basic Cadet Training commander. "(The Class of) 2013 did an excellent job throughout the challenges of Jacks Valley," said Lt. Col. Ted Detweiler. "The

  • Faculty ranked 4th nationwide in professor availability

    The Air Force Academy's professors are among the most accessible in the nation, according to The Best 371 Colleges text, released this week by Princeton Review. Faculty availability is an expectation at a military service academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy ranks fourth in the nation in