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  • Cadets get capstone help from local TACPs

    Eleven cadets went to Ft. Carson Sept. 10 to discuss challenges for the battlefield Airmen community for help with the design of their capstone projects.The cadets met with Air Force Tactical Air Control Party members, assigned to the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, to conduct a customer needs

  • Falcon Heritage Forum: Class of '80 grads share their experiences, advice

    Two graduates of the Air Force Academy's Class of 1980 shared their experiences and advice with current cadets during a Falcon Heritage Forum presentation in the Arnold Hall Ballroom here Sept. 17.The forum is a semi-annual event held by the Center for Character and Leadership Development connecting

  • Academy reinforces stance on Honor Oath

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words “So help me God” from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses. This has no impact on the Cadet Honor Oath taken by cadets at the U.S. Air Force

  • Academy cadets, Airmen support local community

    Hundreds of Academy cadets and more than a dozen Airmen assigned here volunteered their time to support about 30 local community organizations Sept. 12-13. About 500 upper-class cadets from here served at the Care and Share Food Bank, the Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center, the Dream Power

  • Commandant, IG staff discuss 2nd BCT inspection results

    The Air Force Academy inspector general met with Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams Sept. 2 to discuss the results of an inspection of Basic Cadet Training July 21-Aug. 2.Col. David Kuenzli's team of inspectors observed setup activities for the second phase of BCT, activities on the

  • 2001 graduate laid to rest at Academy

    A 2001 Air Force Academy graduate and instructor pilot with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery Sept. 9.Maj. Richard Schafer III, 35, was the chief of standardization and evaluation for the squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.Stephanie Taylor, Schafer's

  • Academy supt. honored as ALA Woman of the Year

    Academy's Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson received the 2014 American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year Award Aug. 29 during the ALA National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.Johnson, the 30th recipient, was recognized for her positive impact on the lives of service members and their

  • Academy signs 1st-ever technology transfer agreement with local nonprofit

    Air Force Academy officials announced the Research Office's first-ever partnership with a local technology transfer nonprofit organization designed to assist federal technology transfer today.The partnership with the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator, an organization supporting entrepreneurs, is

  • Fire Dept. open house draws hundreds

    How many firefighters does it take to open a car like a tin can?The answer is four, but if you checked out the Air Force Academy Fire Department's Aug. 16 open house, you already knew that.About 800 people attended this year's open house, which included a vehicle extrication demo by 10th Civil