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  • Officials to get tough on unauthorized network devices

    The 10th Communications Squadron will clamp down on restrictions against connecting privately- owned devices to the Academy's computer networks beginning Oct. 1, 10th Mission Support Group officials announced Aug. 30.Even connecting a personal device to a computer to charge it "poses a tremendous

  • Commandant, command chief ask enlisted Airmen to act as role models

    The Academy's commandant of cadets, command chief master sergeant and two junior enlisted airmen spoke to enlisted airmen on wingman ship, communication and how to be a role model here Sept. 4 during an enlisted call in Arnold Hall Theater.Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Gregory Lengyel opened the

  • Cadets, staff to volunteer at 'Race for the Cure'

    More than 100 Air Force Academy cadets and staff members will take part as volunteers and runners for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure events Saturday and Sunday at Garden of the Gods Park in western Colorado Springs.Academy volunteers, organized primarily through Cadet Squadron 11, comprise roughly

  • Academy holds panel honoring women's suffrage

    A Colorado state representative, the state's League of Women Voters president and the co-founder of a political polling firm came to the Air Force Academy on Monday to discuss the importance of women's suffrage and the need for informed voters as election season approaches.The panel, comprising

  • Academy 'all in' at weekend airshow

    Cadets from the Academy's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Outreach Club will join their flying and jumping classmates at the Rocky Mountain Airshow in north Denver Aug. 24-26.The airshow, held by Colorado Sport Aviation at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, will also include

  • Academy releases survey results

    The Air Force Manpower Agency recently completed an Air Force Academy climate survey for all cadets and permanent party at the Air Force Academy.While participation numbers for this survey were lower than in years past, Academy leadership will use the results with other surveys and performance data

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as 20th AF chief of staff

    The 20th chief of staff of the Air Force accepted the service's flag in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Mentoring program aims to encourage diversity

    Twenty-six Academy employees attended a coach mentoring core course on Monday as part of the 2012 Academy Mentoring Program to achieve personal and professional growth, network across the Academy and exchange knowledge and expertise with others.Faculty and staff consisting of civilians, officers and

  • Counselors can help with post-deployment transition

    If military family life consultants had a motto, it might be: "Have counseling license -- will travel."Consultants can meet with service members, Defense Department civilians or family members at just about any on- or off-base location, said Jodie Rhone, a school liaison officer at the Airman and

  • Front Range bases assist with displacement vouchers

    Airmen from the Air Force Academy, Schriever and Peterson Air Force bases and employees from Fort Carson set up a processing line at the Academy's Community Center July 9-10 to help file vouchers for Academy housing and enlisted dormitory residents who were displaced during the Waldo Canyon