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  • Air Force earns spot in Mountain West championship game

    Air Force will for the Mountain West Championship against West Division champions San Diego State Dec. 5.The Falcons clinched a spot in the 2015 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship when they defeated Boise State 37-30 Nov. 20 and with Colorado State's 28-21 win over New Mexico, Nov.

  • Wings of Blue wins big at national skydiving championship

    Wings of Blue, the Air Force parachute team, won 19 medals at the U.S. Parachuting Association National Skydiving Championships in Eloy, Arizona, Oct. 22-31.The team earned gold in the intermediate eight-way and advanced four-way formation skydiving competitions, and bronze in the intermediate

  • Academy children honored as Home Front Heroes

    The Academy recognized 14 young heroes in a ceremony Nov. 13.Home Front Heroes is a recognition ceremony hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center for Air Force Academy deployed members' children, to recognize the sacrifices and triumphs of military children during their parent's

  • Air Force edges Utah State 35-28 with 4th quarter defensive stand

    Falcon safety Weston Steelhammer's fourth quarter pass deflection in the end zone secured a 35-28 Air Force win over Utah State, Nov. 14 at Falcon Stadium, keeping Air Force undefeated at home for the second straight year.The Aggies drove to the Falcons 11-yard line but the Falcons stayed strong.

  • Academy's deer hunt starts in December

    The Air Force Academy's annual deer hunt is scheduled for Dec. 5-7 and 12-14.Licensed hunters will be guided by Academy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel.  "The hunt is for population management," said Brian Mihlbachler, manager of the Academy's Natural

  • Air Force program builds international Airmen, Academy plays role

    The Air Force's International Affairs deputy shared why building global air force partnerships through integrating political-military relationships, security assistance, technology and information disclosure issues ensures relationships endure during an Air Force Association monthly breakfast Nov.

  • Air Force wins 20-3 defensive battle against Army

    Two touchdowns by Falcons tight end Garrett Griffin tipped the scoring balance for a 20-3 Air Force win over Army, Nov. 7.The first quarter was a scoreless battle for field position, with Army's punt coverage putting the Falcons behind their 25-yard line three times in the first half.Falcons head

  • Air Force releases new SAPR strategy

    Air Force leaders released a five-year Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Strategy that will guide the Air Force in developing a robust prevention model while continually honing response capabilities today.The secretary, chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force signed a foreword

  • Academy grad makes 2nd spacewalk

    Kjell Lindgren, a 1995 Air Force Academy graduate and astronaut aboard the International Space Station, took his second walk in space Nov. 6.Lindgren and astronaut Scott Kelly spent about six hours outside the ISS, floating more than 200 miles above the Earth, to work on the spacecraft's cooling

  • ESPN Sportscenter to broadcast from Academy Nov. 11

    The Air Force Academy is scheduled to host ESPN Nov. 11 for a live telecast of its flagship program, SportsCenter.The Academy visit will anchor a week of network programming as part of ESPN's seventh annual America's Heroes salute. SportsCenter segments from the Academy will be anchored by Hannah