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  • Academy cadets accept U.S. flags for retirement

    The Air Force Academy Cadet Honor Guard is accepting damaged U.S flags for disposal in a respectful manner from the local community April 4, 5 and 12, noon to 4 p.m., at Arnold Hall here.Visitors bringing flags for retirement can enter the Academy through the North Gate, at Exit 156 off I-25, and

  • Cadets assist with Okla. tornado cleanup

    Spring break community service turned into a cleanup effort for 15 Air Force Academy cadets after a tornado touched down here March 25.The cadets were building homes with Habitat for Humanity as part of their alternative spring break program in the small community near Oklahoma City, when a tornado

  • Community service:Cadets spend spring break supporting Iowa community

    Spring break presented the sounds of drills, saws, hammers and even the occasional snowflake for 10 Air Force Academy cadets March 24.The cadets are among 60 cadets giving up their spring break to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity here and in in Houston, El Paso, Texas, Montrose, Colo., Oklahoma

  • Law dept. to get new permanent professor

    A Class of '96 Air Force Academy graduate was confirmed by the Senate to become the law department's next permanent professor.Lt. Col. Linell Letendre is scheduled to arrive here in July to lead the Academy's Law Department and teach law for commanders, a senior-level course that prepares cadets to

  • Safety office to hold motorcycle briefing March 23

    The Air Force Academy Safety Office will hold a motorcycle safety event at the Community Center March 23 starting at 9:30 a.m.The event is mandatory for all military personnel who own or operate a motorcycle and highly encouraged for civilians who wish to ride, said Col. Kenneth Lamberth, the

  • Attorneys expand on witness' role in 2012 court-martial

    Attorneys representing the government and former cadet Stephan Claxton met here March 12-13 for an evidentiary hearing to more thoroughly establish the trial of record in the case of United States v. Stephan Claxton and the role of former cadet Eric Thomas, one of 12 witnesses who testified at

  • Academy to hold hearing to clarify facts of Claxton assault case

    The Air Force Academy is scheduled to hold a DuBay hearing March 12-13 to determine whether the government failed to disclose the confidential informant status of a witness in United States v. Stephan Claxton and, if so, whether that failure to disclose the witness's status was harmless beyond a

  • CMSAF Cody kicks off NCLS

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody kicked off the Air Force Academy's 2015 National Character and Leadership Symposium by showcasing the enlisted Airmen cadets will lead as officers once they graduate, and reminding them of the importance of leadership in the profession of arms.Cody, the

  • Scouts 'plug in' to learning at CS 17 event

    Cadets in Cadet Squadron 17 held a workshop Feb. 7 to help about three dozen Boy Scouts earn merit badges for electricity.Cadet 3rd Class Christopher Beck coordinated the event, with help from other cadets within the squadron and faculty members from the Electrical and Computer Engineering