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  • 10th CES saves with energy saving initiatives, education

    Editor's note: This is the concluding feature in a two-part series showing how Academy units save tax-dollars in an era of fiscal constraints.In keeping with Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer's Every Dollar Counts campaign to change the culture and mindset of all Airmen, creating cost saving

  • Gate hours to change July 1

    The 10th Security Forces Squadron will implement changes to several manned gates throughout the installation beginning July 1 as a result of ongoing manpower reductions across the Air Force.The biggest change will be to North Gate operations and could have an impact on the general public as well as

  • 2014 graduation by the numbers

    A total of 995 cadets officially became second lieutenants when they graduated from the Academy May 28.Just more than 76 percent of graduates are men; just less than 24 percent are women.The average cumulative GPA for the class of 2014 was 2.98.Of these graduates, 150 were Eagle Scouts, 261 were Boy

  • A ride to remember

    Dozens of Air Force and civilian law enforcement officials hit the highway in Colorado Springs late last week for the 2014 National Police Week Motorcycle Run to pay tribute to U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The May 22 run took the riders through Cheyenne Mountain Air

  • Graduation ceremony live on air, web

    The Air Force Academy's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2014 will be available live on the Web and over the air from select broadcast stations.The graduation ceremony will be webcast on the following websites:* www.dvidshub.net/webcast/4306* www.pentagonchannel.mil* www.krdo.com* www.kktv.com*

  • Academy holds first flag retirement ceremony

    Academy cadets, senior leaders and local veterans gathered to pay respect to 647 flags that needed to be retired from service during the Academy's first flag retirement ceremony May 22 on the Terrazzo. The Cadet Honor Guard saluted and properly disposed old, tattered flags donated by the American

  • USAFA works to mitigate flash flood concerns

    Though the Waldo Canyon fire lasted 18 days before it was declared 100 percent contained, the damage caused by the destructive wildfire will be seen for years to come in the form of flash flooding. During the fire, more than 600 families evacuated the Pine Valley and Douglass Valley housing areas

  • Academy announces plans to search for new athletic director

    Air Force Academy Athletic Director, Dr. Hans Mueh, announced his retirement May 22 effective at the end of the 2014-2015 Academic Year. The Air Force's Academy will soon begin to market and strategically target an executive-level candidate pool with the competencies and motivation to assume the

  • Academy announces traffic control, parking for graduation

    The Air Force Academy has established traffic control and parking restrictions for the graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium Wednesday, May 28. The North and South Gates to the Air Force Academy, and the Falcon Stadium gates, will open at 7 a.m. Graduation tickets will be needed for entry into the