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  • Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

    After a seasonal Colorado afternoon thunderstorm, menacing clouds yielded to a bright sun that brought droves of concert patrons to listen to the Air Force Academy Band perform a free concert here July 21. Attracting approximately 1,100 people, the event kicked off Castle Rock's 2010 "Music in the

  • 2010 grads take wind energy to battlefield

    Alternative energy goes mobile to the battlefield with a research project cadets are working on for the U.S. Army.Cadets 1st Class John Arvett, Nick Bassett, Robert Hayward and Matt Ludwig, who are electrical engineering majors, teamed with Cadet 1st Class Alex Frank, a mechanical engineering major,

  • Servicemembers, charities combine forces in hard times

    Tents dot the landscape in the lowlands of Dorchester Park near Tejon Street and Interstate 25. They are the last refuge for groups of people who have nowhere else to go, nowhere left to turn.With the economy and the weather conspiring to make survival even more difficult for Colorado Springs'

  • Cadets play Santa for children in need

    Cadets are donning their elf hats this holiday season to brighten the lives of less fortunate children.Cadets sponsored the "Toy Trick" at the Falcons hockey team's match against American International College in the Cadet Ice Arena Dec. 5. After the Falcons scored their first goal, fans tossed

  • Holiday spirit comes alive at the Academy

    More than 200 people attended a Christmas tree lighting at the Academy's Community Center Chapel Dec. 1. The evening's special guest was Santa Claus, who arrived on an Academy Fire Department fire truck.

  • Academy's new first family takes to the skies

    The Air Force Academy's superintendent and his spouse got an even deeper perspective of the USAFA mission this week as they both performed tandem jumps Monday and she added a sailplane ride to the mix Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and wife Paula, a retired Air Force colonel and pilot herself, mingled

  • Summer camp promotes Academy interest

    It's a long way from Montgomery, Texas to the Air Force Academy. However, attending the annual summer sports camp last week may be a beautiful beginning for one teenager from Montgomery who one day desires to join the Long Blue Line. At 16, Amy Rogers already has more than 30 hours flying time in a