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  • Academy cadets march in Inaugural Parade

    Air Force Academy cadets represented the Academy and Air Force during the 58th Presidential Inauguration Parade, Jan. 20 in Washington.Eighty-nine cadets marched to honor the 45th President, Donald Trump, on the day of his swearing-in.Cadet 1st Class Sara Fishbein, former Cadet Wing commander, led

  • Senior faculty members recognized as permanent professors

    The Air Force Academy recognized four new permanent professors at a Jan. 6 investiture ceremony in Arnold Hall.They are Col. John Cinnamon, head of the Aeronautics Department; Col. Scott Williams, head of the Mathematical Sciences Department; Col. Steven Hasstedt, head of the Biology Department; and

  • USAFA hosts Military Service Academy Prevention Summit

    The Air Force’s top Sexual Assault Prevention and Response officer said the service is placing a greater focus on preventing sexual assault and power-based interpersonal violence Jan. 9. Maj. Gen James Johnson, director of the Air Force’s SAPR Office, spoke during the military service academy’s

  • Academy supports Monument Branch repair project

    The Air Force Academy is taking part in a $4 million project managed by the City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs Utilities to reduce sediment buildup in Monument Creek.The three-phase project was identified as a high priority in the Monument Creek Watershed Restoration Master Plan,

  • Senior Cadet Yarwood takes command of Cadet Wing

    Cadet 1st Class Jacob Yarwood became the busiest cadet at the Air Force Academy Jan. 4 when he assumed command of the Cadet Wing.Yarwood took over command from Cadet 1st Class Sara Fishbein in a change-of-command ceremony in Mitchell Hall.  Cadet Wing commander-candidates undergo squadron, group and

  • Funeral scheduled for Cadet Barber, father

    The funeral service for a cadet and his father killed in a plane crash is 1:30 p.m., Jan. 12 at the Cadet Chapel.  Cadet 4th Class Timothy Barber and retired Lt. Col. Greg Barber died Dec. 31 when the private plane they were flying in was struck by another aircraft near the Aero Country Airport near

  • 4 pin on Lt bars at winter grad ceremony

    Four cadets received their diplomas and took the oath of office Dec. 14 at the Air Force Academy’s winter graduation ceremony. Mark Adams of Rockmart, Georgia, earned a bachelor’s in economics. He’s scheduled to report to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, for remotely-piloted aircraft training. Samuel

  • Carson Bird lived life of grace, humor and love, says family at memorial

    Brittany Bird spoke elegantly and affectionately of her husband, retired Capt. Carson Bird, at a Dec. 9 memorial service here in his honor. Carson, a 2008 Academy graduate, former Falcons football all-star cornerback, and special operations officer, died Nov. 26 at his grandmother’s home in Michigan

  • 1 Academy NCO selected for promotion to chief master sgt

    The Air Force selected one NCO at the Air Force Academy for promotion to chief master sergeant Dec. 8: Senior Master Sgt. Heather Muse of the Academy's Headquarters Command Staff. Muse said many helped her on her professional journey to being selected for promotion to chief master sergeant, the Air