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  • First responders, government officials chart wildfire response through 2014

    A team of more than 25 experts from local and government agencies exchanged ideas on how to manage wildfires 10 years into the future during the Academy's Center of Innovation conference here Feb. 13-14. Experts from the Red Cross, Intel Corp., IBM, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, local

  • SecAF: Future force in ready, capable hands

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said Feb. 14 that visits to the Air Force Academy and to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, have given her faith in the Air Force's future.James, the Air Force's 23rd civilian leader, spent two days here visiting academic and athletic facilities and

  • Demolition of 232 base housing units underway

    Demolition of 18 housing units in Douglass Valley and 214 housing units in Pine Valley commenced last week and is expected to continue through November. The removal of Units 4700 A, B, and D in Douglass Valley began Feb. 7 and the demolition of units in the lower area of Douglas Valley and Pine

  • 10th ABW medical professional recognized for leadership

    A program analyst with the 10th Medical Support Squadron here received the Air Force Medical Service's Civilian Leadership Award, the Air Force Surgeon General's Office announced Jan. 31.Kristy Viera received the award for her software engineering work for a medical flight screening database that

  • 10th CONS civilian to attend management course

    Leadership training is not just for uniformed Airmen -- it's part and parcel of the career path for most federal civilians as well.Alex Kephart, a 10th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist here will attend the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program this year in Southbridge, Mass. He'll fly

  • What would you do? Cadets weigh in on ethical dilemmas

    Senior cadets, special operations officers and Academy leaders took part in a roundtable discussion on ethical decision-making at the Academy Center Enrichment Seminar Feb. 7 in Doolittle Hall. Eight special operations captains from Kirtland and Cannon Air Force Bases, Academy active-duty Airmen and

  • USAFA works to detect 'Spice'

    Synthetic Marijuana or "Spice" - the Navy has a promotional campaign warning against it, the Army has allowed commanders to order mandatory drug-testing for the first time and Airmen at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory are working to find ways to detect the substance in service members. A

  • Academy Supt. now on Twitter

    The superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy is now among the growing mass of the Air Force's senior leaders who have opened a Twitter account to enhance communication with Airmen and the public.Twitter is an online social networking service enabling users to send and read "tweets" or text

  • 'Future-casting' wildfires

    The Air Force Academy's Center of Innovation will wrap-up a two-day conference held to determine better methods to attack wildfires on Feb. 14.Wildfires are a reality along the Front Range, but U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Eric Bonick and Intel Corporation futurist Brian D. Johnson are