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  • Hundreds attend Academy's Summer Seminar

    More than 600 high school juniors and seniors took part in the U.S. Air Force Academy Summer Seminar this month to get a taste of cadet life.Air Force officials created the program to help cadet candidates determine if they are ready for the rigors of cadet life, said Lt. Col. Howard Gentry, the

  • Academy Class of 2019 to arrive June 25

    The next class of U.S. Air Force Academy cadets arrives June 25 to begin basic cadet training, the group's initial indoctrination into military service. The basic cadets begin reporting to the Academy at 7 a.m., where they will be introduced to the standards they will be expected to follow during

  • Academy firefighters host fire safety camp

    Nearly 50 children attended the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department's annual Youth Fire Safety Camp at Fire Station 1 June 23.The kids, all eight to 12, learned about fire extinguishers, how and when to dial 911, learned simple fire-fighting techniques and were shown firefighters'

  • Academy cadets visit RAF Mildenhall, gain perspective on Air Force life

    To better understanding the operational Air Force, a group of U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visited Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, in the first half of June 2015.The cadets, all between their sophomore and junior years at the Academy, are given the opportunity to allow them to make an informed

  • Summer research:Cadets test use of personal devices at AFSPC work centers

    Two Air Force Academy cadets are working on a summer research project at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to integrate personal digital devices at U.S. Air Force Space Command.Cadets 1st Class Jed Lyon and Matt Medara are investigating the 'Internet of Things' in Space Command.'"The Internet of

  • New law eliminates state income tax for some active duty Coloradans

    A law signed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will allow some active duty Airmen who list their official home of record as Colorado to return Colorado as their legal residency without being obligated to pay state income taxes for their military pay.The Colorado legislature passed House Bill

  • 3 Delaware ANG Airmen admitted to Academy

    The Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing has landed three of its Airmen at the U.S. Air Force Academy, through the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program.Air Force officials developed the program to encourage enlisted Airmen to attend the Academy.Airmen 1st Class Sharon Dominguez

  • Academy Airmen earn CCAF degrees

    A group of Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy received their Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony at the Falcon Club here June 9.Col. Troy Dunn, the 10th Air Base Wing commander, said earning a CCAF degree is a notable achievement for any Airman, but

  • 306th FTG-10th CS wins intramural soccer championship

    The Air Force Academy intramural soccer league concluded its regular season May 21, when a combined squad of 306th Flying Training Group and 10th Communications Squadron Airmen took first place and Hospital Number 1 took second place during the last games of the season.The 306th FTG-10th CS defeated

  • Air Force selects 23 Academy NCOs for E-6 promotion

    The Air Force selected 8,446 Airmen for promotion to technical sergeant June 9 and 23 of those NCOs are assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy.Staff Sgt. Andrew Samland, assigned to the 10th Medical Support Squadron, is a technical sergeant select."My first thought was 'It's not real' and 'It's