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  • Flying high: Academy grad, Strike Eagle pilot reaches elite milestone

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.)For F-15E Strike Eagle aircrew at the 4th Fighter Wing, flying through the skies is a part of their lifestyle. However, for Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, a 333rd

  • Academy educator becomes permanent professor

    A faculty member at the Air Force Academy received Congressional approval to serve as permanent professor and head of the Academy's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering August 5.Col. John Christ graduated from the Academy in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He also

  • Reducing water pollution at the Academy

    Air Force Academy staff, their families and cadets can reduce water pollution by taking a few simple steps, said a water quality official at the base.Colorado gets more than 16 inches of rainfall annually, leading to surface run-off which can pollute streams, lakes and drinking water, said Dan

  • 10th CES Fire Dept. to host open house

    The 10th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department is scheduled to host an open house 11 a.m., August 15 at Fire Station 1 on Pine Drive here.Wings of Blue, the Academy's parachute team, is scheduled to land at the station at the conclusion of the event, which will also feature a 10th Security Forces

  • Sexual assault prevention expert gets high-altitude view of cadet leadership

    A global expert on sexual assault prevention got a close look at the Academy's Airmanship Program when she flew in a TG-16A Sailplane here August 5.Anne Munch, the owner of Anne Munch Consulting, Inc., is an internationally-recognized expert on sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. She's

  • Falcon Football begins fall campaign

    Falcon Football began its 2015-2016 season at the Air Force Academy June when the team hit the practice field. The first day of team practice focused on running drills and football fundamentals."You can only take one day at a time and that we did," said head coach Troy Calhoun. "There's a lot of

  • Academy keeps base open, secure

    As the Air Force Academy gears up for another year of classes, training, family visits and football games, installation antiterrorism experts are working to balance the large number of visitors with base security concerns.Despite the installation being in Force Protection Condition Bravo, which

  • Academy NCO earns national safety award

    The National Safety Council will recognize an Air Force Academy NCO in September in Atlanta, Georgia for his efforts to promote safety across the installation and across the Air Force.Tech. Sgt. Mike Hawkins, NCOIC of the Academy's Safety Office, received the Council's Rising Stars of safety award

  • Academy grad confirmed as Joint Chiefs vice chairman

    The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva as the 10th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last week.The nation's second highest ranking military officer is a pilot and most recently was commander of U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.The Senate also

  • 3 graduate in Academy's summer commissioning ceremony

    Three cadets graduated from the Air Force Academy at the summer graduation ceremony July 31 at the Visitor Center.At the ceremony, former Academy cadets Taylor Amundson, Cherie DenHollander and Jacob Maynard received their diplomas and were commissioned as second lieutenants.The Academy's vice