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  • Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta talks with Cadet 1st Class Laura Sturdevant, right, after his keynote speech at the Air Force Academy's National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 24, 2011. Sergeant Giunta, the first living servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, received the medal for heroic actions in Afghanistan Oct. 25, 2007. Cadet Sturdevant is assigned to Cadet Squadron 39; also pictured are Cadets 4th Class Reynaldo Toledo and Jessica Adams of CS 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    National Character, Leadership Symposium kicks off

    The National Character and Leadership Symposium kicked off at the Air Force Academy Feb. 24, featuring a panel with three Medal of Honor recipients and other influential guests.Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, kicked off the two-day symposium in the Arnold Hall Theater at 8 a.m. A

  • 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
  • Air Forces Central Commander Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage speaks with Air Force Academy cadets in the Arnold Hall Theater Jan. 25, 2011. During his visit to the Academy, General Hostage showcased how lieutenants are contributing to allied efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and stressed the importance of a disciplined, professional corps of aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

    AFCENT commander visits Air Force Academy

    The commander of Air Forces Central came to the Air Force Academy Jan. 25 to speak with third-class cadets about their roles as warfighters after graduation and to answer questions related to deployments and to his career as a pilot.Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage began his 45-minute presentation by highlighting 10 junior officers who had received their
  • Cadet 1st Class Kathryn Blythe (left) and Cadet 2nd Class Chris Hassa (right) explain FaclonSAT-5 operations to Gen. William Shelton during his visit to the Academy's Department of Astronautics Jan. 24, 2011. General Shelton, the commander of Air Force Space Command and a 1976 Academy graduate who majored in astronautical engineering, received briefings on the FalconSAT and FalconLAUNCH programs at the Academy. Cadet Blythe is the FalconSAT-5 program manager, and Cadet Hassa is a FalconSAT-5 satellite operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

    Cadets provide program insight to AFSPC commander

    The commander of Air Force Space Command visited with cadets to get a firsthand look at what they do in the Astronautical Engineering Department Jan. 24.Gen. William Shelton, a 1976 Academy graduate who majored in astronautical engineering during his cadet days, spent more than an hour with the cadets and staff touring the Space Systems Research
  • Cadet 3rd Class Layne Harrod, left, and Cadet 2nd Class Chelsaa Ragland, right, help Oakley Gardner build a balsa glider during a Leaders in Flight Today program outing at the Cadet Field House Jan. 22, 2011. Oakley is the daughter of Army Staff Sgt. Erich Gardner, who is stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Cadets LIFT spirits of Fort Carson families

    Academy cadets invited family members of deployed Soldiers from Fort Carson to a day of fun Jan. 21 at the Cadet Field House here.More than 100 family members were greeted by 75 cadets as they enjoyed movies, face painting, inflatable obstacle courses and ice skating. The field day was the brainchild of the cadets and was a part of the Leaders in
  • John Clark, left, trains U.S. Military Academy cadets on the new electronics suite that will allow them to contact the Air Force Academy's FalconSAT-3 satellite. Mr. Clark, who works for the Air Force Academy's Department of Astronautics, installed the suite in West Point's Bartlett Hall to allow cadets from both service academies to operate FalconSAT-3 jointly. (U.S. Army photo)

    AF, Army join forces on FalconSAT-3

    The U.S. Military Academy joined the Air Force Academy's FalconSAT-3 operations team Jan. 21 with a new ground control station, kick-starting West Point's small-satellite program and potentially doubling the number of possible contacts with the satellite each day. The idea of joint FalconSAT operations began during a deployment, explained
  • Air Force Academy cadets fly in a TG-15A glider over Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 23, 2010. Cadets typically fly 10-15 training sorties in the TG-15A and undergo 50-hour cross-country upgrade training before they can fly cross-country solo in the TG-15B. The 94th Flying Training Squadron conducts more than 30,000 sorties per year in support of the Academy Soaring Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Bendet)

    Soaring program gives cadets wings

    People know that the sport Cadet 2nd Class Charlie Meyer and Cadet 1st Class Justin Lennon participate in looks cool. But few of them have any idea what makes one cool-looking performance better than another and what the Air Force Academy team accomplished this past season.So Cadet Meyer and Cadet Lennon, members of the glider aerobatic team,
  • State your name: Brig. Gen. Richard Clark administers the oath of office to Cadets 1st Class Mikhail Fedorchik, Andrew Herzog and Sean Lipkin before the three receive their commissions as second lieutenants during a graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy Dec. 15, 2010. In the background is Cadet 1st Class Mathew Haxton, one of three cadets who graduated without receiving commissions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Academy adds 6 to Class of 2010

    Six cadets joined the ranks of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2010 during a graduation ceremony in the Arnold Hall Ballroom Wednesday.Graduating are Mikhail Fedorchik, Matthew Haxton, Andrew Herzog, Sean Lipkin, Benjamin Scroggins and a cadet from Afghanistan who cannot be identified to protect the safety of the graduate's family.Academy
  • Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Christopher McCool was named the Air Force Cadet of the Year Dec. 1, 2010. Cadet McCool is assigned to Cadet Squadron 05. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy cadet named best in Air Force

    An Air Force Academy cadet assigned to Cadet Squadron 05 was named the Air Force's cadet of the year Dec. 1.Cadet 1st Class Christopher McCool was recognized for his outstanding academic, athletic and military performance.Cadet McCool is in the top 5 percent of his class academically, in the top 4 percent athletically and in the top 1 percent in
  • A rocket carrying the Air Force Academy's FalconSAT-5 satellite lifts off from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska Nov. 19, 2010. FalconSAT is a capstone program that allows Academy cadets to design, build, test and operate a satellite. FalconSAT-5 carried Space Test Program payloads to measure measure the ionosphere and its effects on radio frequency signals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Marty France)

    FalconSAT-5 rockets into orbit

    A converted Minotaur-IV ICBM carried FalconSAT-5 into orbit from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska Nov. 19.FalconSAT-5 was designed, built and tested by Air Force Academy Class of 2010 cadets as part of the FalconSAT capstone astronautics program.Col. Marty France, permanent professor and head of the Academy Department of Astronautics, accepted
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