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  • Academy supt. hosts 1st meeting with Colo. Springs mayor

    The superintendent of the Air Force Academy and the mayor of Colorado Springs met for the first time June 13 to discuss opportunities and concerns the Academy and city share.Johnson hosted the meeting in her office at the Academy and thanked Suthers for the city's support. She said she looks forward

  • Academy grad soars with South Korea pilots

    F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, practiced combined flying operations alongside counterparts from the South Korean air force's 19th Fighter Wing at Jungwon AB during Buddy Wing 15-6, July 7-10.Buddy Wing training, held multiple times a year,

  • Field Day marks completion of 1st half of basic cadet training

    The basic cadet trainees of the Academy's Class of 2019 test their teamwork and athletic skills during Field Day July 10, rounding out the first half of basic cadet training.The basic cadets are scheduled to march onto the Academy's athletic fields at 6:30 a.m. to begin a series of athletic

  • Nomination period for Sijan award opens

    Nominations for the 2015 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award are being accepted through Aug. 31.The Sijan award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted members who have demonstrated the highest quality of leadership in the performance of their duties and their personal

  • Academy superintendent honored by Daughters of the American Revolution

    Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, received the Margaret Cochran Corbin Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington D.C June 27.The award pays tribute to women in all branches of the military for their distinguished military service,

  • Missing Academy professor found, treated for injuries

    An Air Force Academy professor is being treated at a Chaffee County hospital after being airlifted by helicopter from a cliff near Mount Shavano June 30.Lt. Col. Dave Richie, 43, was found conscious but injured in a remote area near Maysville, Colorado, and taken to The Heart of the Rockies Regional

  • Fort Carson host Independence Day celebration July 3

    Fort Carson will host a free July 4th celebration for the general public July 3 at Iron Horse Park 4-10 p.m.The event will feature live music from the 4th Infantry Division band, a variety of family-friendly games and attractions and a fireworks show at 9:15 p.m.Pets and glass containers are not

  • Cadet encourages Dallas children to overcome adversity

    Cadet 1st Class Yohance Salimu spoke to children about how he overcame adversity as a homeless teenager and become a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet June 24 at the Dallas Rainbow Days' Kid's University.Rainbow Days is a Dallas-based nonprofit that works to support high-risk children. The organization

  • Academy's water safe, says environmental report

    The water supply at the U.S. Air Force Academy is safe to drink, according to a Consumer Confidence Report published by the 10th Medical Group's Bioenvironmental Office, published June 1.The report contains information about drinking water sources at the installation, along with the amount of

  • 'Stay strong, keep calm': Academy's Class of '19 arrives to begin BCT

    Anticipation hung in the air when more than 1,000 young adults and their families arrived here June 25 to mark the beginning of basic cadet training.Ray and Michelle Antolik of Rochelle, Illinois, stood in the long cadet-processing line outside Doolittle Hall with their daughter, Sarah."I'm ready