U.S. Air Force Academy News

March 20, 2018
10th Air Base Wing commander introduces wing ‘road map’

The 10th Air Base Wing commander lit a match by unveiling new vision and mission statements to forge the wing’s way ahead, March 9 at his Arnold Hall commanders call. Both statements anchor the road map Col. Shawn Campbell said was needed when he addressed the wing last fall. They are his first
March 7, 2018
10 ABW keeps it real with ‘Beyond Blue’

Investing in and focusing on Airmen assigned to the 10th Air Base Wing at the Air Force Academy was the impetus for Beyond Blue, Feb. 28-March 2 in Polaris Hall.Col. Shawn Campbell, 10th ABW commander, said the event was designed to “ignite, inspire and invest in leaders at all levels” but was
March 6, 2018
Cadet Recognition is underway

If you’re a cadet fourth class at the Air Force Academy, you’re probably not thinking about baseball as spring approaches.
March 5, 2018
Academy gets new falcon

There’s a new bird in town at the Air Force Academy today. Cairo, a nine-year old Anatum Peregrine, joined nine other falcons used during community outreach events at the Academy. The falcon was given to the Academy by Leslie Egbert of Idaho, who specializes in rehabilitating predatory birds. “Cairo
March 1, 2018
USAFA men’s track and field coach heads Team USA at World Indoor Championships

Air Force track and field head coach Ralph Lindeman will head Team USA at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships beginning March 1 in Birmingham, UK.
Feb. 28, 2018
NCLS event: Ivy League academics encourage cadets to seek truth in conversation

Popular US academics Robert George and Cornel West disagree on politics. It hasn’t affected their friendship. In fact, they said, their ongoing discussions have brought them closer. “Love is not reduced by politics,” West said to an audience of cadets, faculty members and visiting college students
Feb. 27, 2018
‘There are survivors in this room’: Experts, victim speak-out against sexual assault at NCLS

An anonymous person at the Air Force Academy said Feb. 23 that they survived a sexual assault. This information was shared via text messaging used during a Q&A session at the “Raising Our Voices: Surviving Sexual Assault” presentation in Fairchild Hall that day. “One in six boys is sexually
Feb. 27, 2018
National Character and Leadership Symposium event: 'Dr Ruth' shares Holocaust survival story

Dr. Ruth Westheimer spoke about her life as a Holocaust orphan and the importance of ethics and respect for human dignity at the National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 22.Westheimer grew up in Germany until 1938 when the Nazis came to power. Her family thought the upheaval would be short
Feb. 22, 2018
USAFA's National Character and Leadership Symposium designed to ‘stretch thinking’

The Air Force Academy’s appreciation for diversity and its willingness to respectfully address controversy make the school stronger, said its top officer Feb. 22.Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen Jay Silveria said this and more to an audience in Arnold Hall to open the 25th National Character and
Feb. 13, 2018
USAFA to close section of Santa Fe Trail Feb 16, 19

A small section of the New Santa Fe Trail on the Air Force Academy will close Feb. 16 and Feb. 19 for concrete demolition on a roadway bridge passing over the trail.The tri-intersection bridge is located approximately 0.7 miles north of mile marker 41 and 0.3 miles south of mile marker 42 on the