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  • 4 NCOs selected for promotion to chief master sgt.

    Four Academy Airmen have been selected for promotion to chief master sergeant, the Air Force's highest enlisted grade: Senior Master Sgts. Jackson Helzer, Jason Malec, Patrick Shaw and Doug Suddueth.The Air Force Personnel Center released the list of chief master sergeant-selects Nov. 14. Of the

  • Air Force to crack down on privacy violations

    Before you send that email with the office recall roster, stop to ask yourself: Is it secret? Is it safe? To be fair, a recall roster is not the One Ring, but Sauron -- a villain from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" -- never had to worry about losing network access if he used the Ring

  • 'Icy' change in USAFA grounds maintenance contract saves tax dollars

    Academy officials say Airmen and cadets might want to watch their step this winter because starting Nov. 1 contractors will no longer remove ice and snow from sidewalks and other walking surfaces here until it exceeds more than an inch.This stems from a revision in the Academy's Grounds Maintenance

  • Cadet for a Day: 6-year-old joins 'long blue line'

    Aidan Peters is a playful 6-year-old from Colorado Springs. He likes country music star Taylor Swift, video games and Star Wars. His favorite color is blue, he likes Mac and cheese and he's had two open heart surgeries, the result of Tetralogy of Fallot -- a complex congenital heart defect.Due to

  • Grad’s long-lost ring returns to Academy

    The 21st secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne spoke to the Class of '63 Oct. 24 during their 50-year reunion at Arnold Hall here to dedicate a class ring that belonged to his brother Patrick Wynne, a '63 grad who perished in the Vietnam War.Wynne spoke to approximately 250 of Patrick's

  • Academy to hold town hall on airfield operations changes

    The Air Force Academy will hold a town hall in the gymnasium of The Classical Academy, East Campus, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. to discuss recent changes in airfield operations, officials at the Academy said in a press release Oct. 30.Representatives from the Academy and the 306th Flying Training Group, the

  • Welsh focuses on pride, people, respect during Academy visit

    Air Force Academy cadets got so fired-up about their chief of staff they show up 15 minutes early and sit in the front row of Arnold Hall -- voluntarily.When Gen. Mark A Welsh III comes to talk, "people want to sit up front," said one cadet, who, with a group of friends from Cadet Squadron 22,

  • Fighting Irish take down Falcons, 45-10

    For the first 10 minutes, it seemed like the Falcons had finally found their mojo -- against the imposing Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, no less.But that feeling quickly subsided when Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees aired the ball out, hitting his receivers for 331 yards and five touchdowns to hand

  • Final clause in cadet Honor Oath made optional

    After reviewing the Cadet Honor Oath, and in the spirit of determining a way ahead that enables all to be true to their beliefs, the Air Force's Academy has decided to make the final clause optional."Here at the Academy, we work to build a culture of dignity and respect, and that respect includes

  • Academy firefighters receive medals for Black Forest fire efforts

    Roughly 35 military and civilian firefighters here received Air Force Achievement Medals and Air Force Civilian Achievement Awards in two ceremonies held Oct. 9 and 10 at Fire Stations 2 and 3 to recognize their efforts fighting the Black Forest fire in June.Academy firefighters helped save