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  • Fall weather offers ideal wildfire conditions, says Academy fire inspector

    Nationally, more than five million acres have burned this year, according to a report from the Agriculture Department.The Valley Fire in Lake County, California, has been the most destructive of the U.S. fires so far and President Barack Obama declared the area a major disaster Sept. 23, after

  • Academy to host marathon, 10k

    The ninth annual Air Force Academy Half-Marathon and 10-Kilometer Run is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m., Sept. 19 at the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron Pavilion and features a new route."It will start and end at the pavilion as it always has, but this year the route will go south into Colorado Springs,"

  • Academy supt. dines with cadets

    Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson's typical day is filled with meetings, briefings and decision-making. Her days are often scheduled months in advance, and while developing innovative leaders of character is her primary goal at the Academy, she is not always able to act on that

  • Falcons defeat San Jose State, 37-16, lose starting QB

    Air Force paid a high price in securing a 37-16 win over San Jose here Sept. 12 when Falcons starting quarterback Nate Romine went down with an injury on a critical fourth-quarter drive.The Falcons and Spartans kept the game close until the fourth quarter, when Air Force fullback D.J. Johnson broke

  • Army Air Corps bombardier, POW is Class of '18 exemplar

    The Air Force Academy's Class of 2018 has selected a World War II prisoner of war as its exemplar.The military service of Capt. Louis Zamperini, an Army Air Corps Airman held prisoner by the Japanese after the B-24 he was flying in crashed into the sea, will be honored at the Class of 2018 Exemplar

  • Falcons crush Morgan State 63-7 to open 2015 season

    Sixteen Falcons ran the ball for a combined 394 yards during Air Force's 63-7 rout of Morgan State Bears here Sept 5.Falcons' season-opener featured four falcon quarterbacks behind center and a host of players up and down the depth chart getting significant playing time.The Air Force Academy's

  • AFAF receives Academy's Distinguished Service Award

    Two U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation officials accepted the Academy's Distinguished Service Award from the institution's superintendent here Sept. 4.Foundation Chairman Bill Hybl accepted the award on behalf of the foundation from Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, at a morning

  • 10th MDG intramural softball team takes championship

    Hospital No. 1 became the 10th Air Base Wing's latest intramural champions when they beat Fire Department 28-17 Aug. 12 for the competitive softball championship.Hospital (13-3) finished the regular season in first place while the Fire Department finished third with a record of (7-8).In the first

  • An 'examined life': Academy educator selected for Air Force Ph.D program

    A political science professor at the Air Force Academy is one of three officers across the Air Force to be selected this week for a high-level doctorate program.Capt. Brad DeWees was notified of his selection to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious Ph.D Program August 27 by Brig.

  • Service Academy Exchange program strengthens bond between Air Force, Army

    Seven U.S. Military Academy cadets enrolled in the Service Academy Exchange Program were administered the Oath of Affirmation here August 28 by Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the Air Force Academy's commandant of cadets.The evening before Army cadets second class start their fall semester, they take