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  • Academy Q&As address effects of government shutdown

    Earlier this week, Air Force officials and Academy leaders released answers to several government shutdown and furlough-related questions. The information was coordinated with manpower and personnel, financial management, and legal office experts.Q. Does the Oct. 17 Debt Ceiling Debate in Washington

  • Academy competes against international schools in Forensics Classic

    This year Academy took their annual forensics tournament to a new level--drawing in competition from across the world. The Air Force Academy held its 51st Forensics Classic Sept. 27-29 in Fairchild Hall incorporating over 400 competitors from 39 schools in 20 states and 6 countries. The tournament

  • Academy's Uniform Board to discuss uniform changes

    The Academy's Uniform Board is set to meet next month, where they plan to discuss changes to uniform wear for the entire Cadet Wing. Meeting twice a year, the Uniform Board addresses concerns from cadets about uniform wear and recommends changes based off of their input. "The board is truly an

  • 1-on-1 with Popovich: Spurs head coach opens training camp at USAFA

    Greg Popovich, head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, brought his team to the Air Force's Academy for a four-day training camp beginning Tuesday.A 1970 Academy graduate, Popovich returned to his alma mater with the hope that a fresh setting would strengthen the team bonding."I thought that it would

  • UAS program launches cadet leadership opportunities

    Two Academy juniors will break ground for future cadets, leading and instructing Defense Department combat equipment on Academy soil.Cadets 2nd Class Cori Easter and Jacob Seabury will be the first cadet Small Unmanned Aircraft System Instructors and Evaluators in the Academy's UAS Airmanship

  • Cadet candidate wins award

    Prep School Cadet Candidate Ryan Kelly was recognized as a 2013 Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated Military Award recipient for the Airmen category Sept. 26 during a Commander's Call at the Prep School.Academy Preparatory School Commander Col. Kabrena Rodda and Franklin Macon, a local Tuskegee Airman,

  • Academy makes wish come true

    A 10-year-old Colorado girl became the Academy's newest cadet when she reported for duty Sept. 19.Aubrey Aragon, from Colorado Springs, was welcomed into the Cadet Wing through the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Academy's Cadet for a Day program, which the Academy hosts roughly four times a year."It

  • Wyoming defeats Air Force, 56-23

    Air Force fans knew it would be a long Saturday night at Falcon Stadium when Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith ran 74 yards on the Cowboys' first play from scrimmage.Smith and the Cowboys ran away with the game in the second quarter, scoring four touchdowns en route to a 56-23 win -- the worst home

  • Broncos run away with 42-20 win over Falcons

    Air Force kept pace with the powerful Boise State Broncos in the first half but ran out of gas in the second, allowing Boise State to stampede to a 42-20 win at Bronco Stadium Sept. 13.The Falcons' defense stopped Boise State on two drives, including one fumble inside the Air Force 10 and an

  • Prep School disciplines 6 for human-relations incident

    Three officers and three NCOs received administrative disciplinary action Sept. 12 for a human-relations incident that occurred at the Preparatory School involving cadet candidates during basic training July 31. The incident involved mishandling of supervisory responsibility but did not involve