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  • From trash to treasure: Converting Academy waste into renewable energy

    New research here reveals Academy trash might be a treasure.Last August, the Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program funded CDM Smith, a national engineering and construction firm, to test how the Academy can reduce energy use and cost at its wastewater

  • 'Prior - E' takes on USAFA Prep School challenges

    The U.S. Air Force Academy's Preparatory School inprocessed 243 cadet candidates this week, but this wasn't the first taste of military life for one 20-year-old woman."Before arriving at the Prep School I was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as a broadcast journalist," said basic

  • SAPR director visits USAFA

    The Air Force's director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response visited the Air Force Academy July 7-9 to learn about the Academy's SAPR program and see what initiatives the Air Force could apply across the force. "I have learned that the academy has phenomenal programs," said Brig. Gen. Gina

  • Cadets experience deployed life at The Rock

    With a little more than two years under their belts at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 16 cadets now find themselves in a different setting than the mountains of Colorado -- the desert of Southwest Asia. These future officers embarked on an opportunity of a lifetime by participating in the deployed

  • Basic cadets attempt to set world chain push up record

    The Academy's Class of 2018 tried to break the Guinness World Record for the largest chain push-up during Basic Cadet Training field day here July 11.Nine hundred and eighteen basic cadets attempted to break the record, requiring each cadet to rest his or her ankles and calves on the shoulders of

  • Missileer duty offers immediate, long-term dividends

    Missileer duty offers rewards right away that continue to enrich an officer's career even after he or she leaves the career field, according to Academy Class of '86 and '10 graduates.Col. Stella Renner, the Academy's vice commandant for culture and climate and an '86 graduate, said she picked up

  • Building connections: USAFA Band, Admissions team for outreach

    The U.S. Air Force Academy Band and Admissions staff teamed up for an outreach jaunt through Wyoming and South Dakota to play for the public and educate children on the benefits of Academy and Air Force life."In many communities, there are students who have never interacted with the military or

  • New commandant of cadets reports for duty

    A 1989 Air Force Academy graduate and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with more than 2,800 flying hours assumed command of the Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing July 1.Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the Academy's new commandant, said he joined the Air Force to fly, but has stayed because of the Airmen he's

  • USAFA welcomes new Prep School commander

    Col. Gerald P. Szybist was appointed as the 17th Academy Preparatory School commander after a change-of-command ceremony here June 30.Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson passed the Prep School Guidon to Szybist to direct the one-year academic, military, athletic and character

  • Local 4th of July events

    The Academy will not host Independence Day celebrations this year due to the ongoing government sequestration and budget cuts, but there are other ways Academy families can celebrate.Fort Carson Fort Carson is scheduled to host a Fourth of July Celebration 4-10 p.m. Thursday at Iron Horse Park for