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  • Cadets take 1st place in recycling competition

    Cadets at the Air Force Academy were recognized by the superintendent April 27 for going above and beyond the call of duty. They picked up cans.   The Academy beat-out the Coast Guard and the Navy to take first place in a presidential recycling competition, the Great American Can Roundup’s Commander

  • 1983 USAFA grad nominated as next AF chief of staff

     Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012.“I'm extremely humbled by the nomination to

  • Off limits: 10th SFS publishes annual surface danger zone notice

    The 10th Security Forces Squadron uses a surface-danger zone in the northwest area of the Air Force Academy for weapons training. The fenced-off area is marked with off-limits signs and is off-limits to anyone who is not attending official training. Cathedral Rock, in the surface-danger zone, is

  • SAPRO director: Everyone has part in preventing sexual assault

    From the most junior service member to the highest ranking official, everyone in the Defense Department has a role in eliminating sexual assault, the director of the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said in a recent DOD news interview.April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the

  • President Obama to speak at Academy graduation June 2

    The White House confirmed April 14 that President Barack Obama is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2016 graduation ceremony, June 2 at Falcon Stadium.The visit will be Obama's second visit to the Academy as president. He was the commencement speaker for

  • Academy athletes connect with community

    The Air Force Academy football team concluded its spring season April 9 by connecting with the local community and hosting its annual spring game at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. The team scrimmaged for about an hour in a offense versus defense football game and athletes from Fort Carson and

  • Academy cadet wins Hockey Humanitarian Award

    Air Force senior Chris Dylewski is this year's recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes college hockey's top citizen, a student-athlete who makes significant contributions to their team and community.  Among those contributions, Dylewski, of Colorado Springs, founded RISE,

  • Sexual assault expert Anne Munch visits Academy

    A leading expert on sexual assault visited the Air Force Academy in March to meet senior cadets, faculty and staff to discuss perceptions and societal attitudes regarding the crime.  Anne Munch, an attorney and victim-advocate, routinely visits the Academy. She’s a co-creator of the U.S. military’s