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  • Academy, military families hit the slopes at SnoFest

    Academy personnel and military members from five bases traveled to Keystone Resort Jan. 24 - 26 for a weekend of winter sports, camaraderie and a chance to unwind. The annual event hosted by Colorado front range military bases and installations provided participants with skiing and snowboarding,

  • Cadets sweep national soaring competition

    Academy cadets left their competition in the dust by winning their ninth consecutive National Sailplane Racing Championship for 2013 and earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans Trophy for the 15th time in 19 years.This year, the Academy's Sailplane Racing Team beat Embry-Riddle

  • Funeral for Academy grad, helicopter crash victim to be Jan. 27

    A 2008 graduate who died this month in a helicopter accident off the English coast will be laid to rest here Jan. 27. A funeral service for Capt. Christopher Stover will occur at 10 a.m. at the Cadet Catholic Chapel, followed by interment at the Academy Cemetery. On Jan. 7, Stover, 28, along with

  • FBI, Air Force join forces on hazardous evidence handling

    An FBI hazardous evidence response team met with first responders from the Air Force Academy and Peterson Air Force Base Jan. 16 to discuss methods of hazardous evidence collection and custody.The FBI works alongside Air Force Academy responders during graduation and other special events and can

  • Air Force Academy in compliance with DOD sexual harassment, assault policy

    The Air Force Academy is in compliance with Defense Department policies on preventing and responding to sexual harassment and assault, according to an annual report released Jan. 10 by the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.The report, which reviews the climate at the U.S. Military

  • DOD trumps state law: Marijuana still illegal for Airmen, cadets

    Marijuana may now be legal for most people in Colorado, but the drug is still banned by Federal Law, the Defense Department and the Academy.Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 of the state constitution, which led to legalization of the recreational use of marijuana within the state in late 2012,

  • Academy debaters look to build from successful int'l showing

    Cadets 2nd class Trevor Woodward and Stephen Beaton are spending three hours together daily and countless amounts of time on their own to prepare for their upcoming debate tournament at the University of Utah Saturday.Hot off a first place tandem performance and first and second place overall at the

  • Contracting squadron recognized for workforce development

    The 10th Contracting Squadron was named the bronze winner for the 2013 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Award in the small organization category, Dec. 19.The award, presented by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, recognized 10th CONS for cutting

  • Academy grad, athlete laid to rest

    An Academy graduate killed in action was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery Jan. 8 following his funeral at New Life Church Wednesday in Colorado Springs. Capt. David I. Lyon died Dec. 27 when enemy forces attacked his convoy in Afghanistan. He was deployed in support of Combined Joint Special

  • Cadet Wing changes commanders

    Cadet 1st Class Reuben Luoma-Overstreet assumed command of the Cadet Wing Jan. 7, succeeding Cadet 1st Class Moranda Hern in a ceremony here.Luoma-Overstreet, who was born in San Diego but spent much of his youth in Arlington, Va., will represent the Cadet Wing in working with the commandant of