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  • Leaders explain Air Force manning impacts on Academy

    Streamlining and the Air Force Academy are no strangers to each other.In aviation, streamlining is a good thing. In this instance, streamlining will translate into fewer cadets trekking across the Terrazzo in future years.That's because the Air Force is implementing a strategy for force management. In layman's terms, the military now has more
  • Junior Brice Bergman prepares to start the men's 4x400-meter relay during the annual Air Force All-Comers Meet at the Cadet Field House Jan. 14, 2011. The Falcons 4x400-meter relay team finished first among collegiate teams and second overall with a time of 3:15.59. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

    Falcons set new school records at 2011 All-Comers Meet

    The Air Force track and field team kicked off the 2011 season with a strong showing at the annual Air Force All-Comers Meet Jan. 14 at the Academy's Cadet Field House. Several Falcons added new entries to the women's record books, while the combined squad accounted for 11 top finishes among collegiate competitors.Junior Paige Blackburn won the shot
  • Falcons goalie Jason Torf successfully defends the goal during a flurry against the Army Black Knights at the Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan 15, 2011. Army went on to defeat the Falcons 5-4. Torf is a native of Hermosa Beach, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Hockey: Falcons split 2-game series against Black Knights

    The Air Force Falcons split a two-game series against the Army Black Knights here Jan. 14 and 15.The Falcons bludgeoned the Black Knights in the first game of the series, winning 5-1 on goals by Tony Thomas, Ryan Timar, Jacques Lamoreux, Paul Weisgarber and Brad Sellers and 27 saves by Falcons goalie Jason Torf. Army's only goal came on a shot by
  • Second Lt. Matthew Holland was named most valuable player after leading Team USA to the 2010 SHAPE International Men's Basketball Championship Nov. 29 through Dec. 4, 2010, in Mons, Belgium. (U.S. Army photo/Tim Hipps)

    '09 Academy grad named Team USA basketball MVP

    A 2009 Air Force Academy graduate was named the Most Valuable Player for leading Team USA to the 2010 SHAPE International Men's Basketball Championship in Mons, Belgium, Nov. 29-Dec. 4.Second Lt. Matt Holland, who played with the Falcons basketball team from 2006 to 2008, had 14 points in the United States' 78-71 victory over Lithuania in the SHAPE
  • Cadet 1st Class Josh LeMair, a member of the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team, nails a classic accuracy jump in the U.S. Parachute Association's National Collegiate Parachuting Championships, which were held in Eloy, Ariz., from Dec. 30, 2010, to Jan. 1, 2011. Wings of Blue teams won gold in four-way open formation skydiving, two-way vertical formation skydiving, intermediate and masters sport accuracy, intermediate and masters classic accuracy and team classic accuracy. (Courtesy photo/Niklas Daniel)

    Wings of Blue takes 47 medals at nationals

    The Wings of Blue parachute team might want to consider changing its name to Wings of Gold.Air Force Academy cadets competing at the National Collegiate Parachute Championships in Eloy, Ariz., hauled in 47 medals and won gold in every event they entered save for two. Only a technicality kept the Academy team from making the medal count even more
  • Air Force kicker Zack Bell kicks a 41-yard field goal to give the Falcons their first points of the game in the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl against Georgia Tech Dec. 27, 2010. Bell, a native of Darien, Ill., hit field goals from 41 and 42 yards in the first half, paving the way for a 14-7 Air Force victory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Falcons capitalize on turnovers, swat Yellow Jackets, 14-7

    A disciplined offense and tenacious defense sealed Air Force's second consecutive bowl game win and the team's first-ever victory against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., Dec. 27.Two muffed Georgia Tech punt returns set the stage for the Falcons' go-ahead touchdown, and an interception by
  • Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz speaks to members of the U.S. Air Force Academy football team and guests from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during a lunch Dec. 23, 2010, on Barksdale AFB. General Klotz is the Air Force Global Strike Command commander and a 1973 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The team is in town for the Independence Bowl Dec. 27, 2010, where the Falcons will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Warren)

    Falcons coach fires up home crowd for Independence Bowl

    The term "home team" will have special meaning to the Airmen of Air Force Global Strike Command when two of the nation's top college football ground attacks take the field in Shreveport, La., for the Independence Bowl Dec. 27.The Air Force Falcons, with the nation's second best rushing game, will square off against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,
  • Senior defensive back Andre Morris Jr. leads the Air Force Falcons in a enthusiastic huddle before the start of the last home game of the season against New Mexico at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 13, 2010. The game was Senior Day for the Falcons, who defeated the Lobos, 48-23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Falcons to face Ga. Tech in Independence Bowl

    Air Force will play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2010 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl on Monday, Dec. 27 at 4 p.m. on ESPN2 at Independence Stadium, bowl officials announced Dec. 5.Air Force and Georgia Tech will meet for the fourth time in the schools' history, with the last meeting in 1979. The Yellow Jackets have won all three previous
  • From left: Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenberger, Col. Jim Dutton and Navy Capt. Alan Poindexter talk with Air Force football head coach Troy Calhoun during a "NASA victory tour" visit to the Academy May 18, 2010. The three astronauts were part of the crew for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-131 mission to the International Space Station in April. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

    Air Force's Calhoun named a finalist for Joe Paterno Award

    Air Force football head coach Troy Calhoun was named one of four finalists for the inaugural Joseph V. Paterno Coach of the Year Award, announced by Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski Dec. 6.The other finalists are Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern and Chris Petersen of Boise State as finalists. Calhoun brought
  • Falcons sophomore quarterback Tim Jefferson goes airborne for a touchdown on fourth and goal from the 1 during the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 31, 2009. Jefferson, an Atlanta native, had 161 passing yards and 37 rushing yards in Air Force's 47-20 victory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

    Air Force to play in Independence Bowl

    The Air Force Falcons will play in the 2010 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl against an Atlantic Coast Conference team Dec. 27 at 4 p.m. Central Time on ESPN2 at Independence Stadium, bowl officials announced Dec. 1.Air Force will learn its opponent Dec. 5 when the matchup is formally announced. The Independence Bowl is beginning partnerships with
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