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  • Academy moves powered-flight airspace to avoid conflict

    Go East, young man. That's not quite the same advice offered to 19th-century settlers moving to Colorado, but none of them had to fly in airspace shared by two major airports.New training areas for the Air Force Academy's powered flight airmanship program took effect in December, moving operations

  • Cadet Wing honor chairman steps down

    The Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing honor chairman informed the wing Jan. 29 that he had resigned his chair.Cadet 1st Class Derek Travis said in his letter to the Cadet Wing that his invitation for some cadets to attend a recent wing honor board led to potential perceptions of a breach in the

  • Academy cadets march in 57th inaugural parade

    Cadets with the Air Force Academy's outstanding cadet squadron of 2012 marched down the streets of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington Jan. 21 as part of the 57th Inauguration Parade, honoring the swearing-in of President Barack Obama.The Raptors of Cadet Squadron 22 were greeted by hundreds of

  • Wings of Blue wins 46 medals at national competition

    The Wings of Blue Air Force Parachute Team won 46 medals and set five national collegiate records at the National Collegiate Parachute Competition here Jan. 2.Wings of Blue skydivers took home 13 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze medals at the competition, held from Dec. 2 to Jan. 2. The Air Force

  • Falcons visit Fort Worth children's hospital

    Air Force Academy cheerleaders and football players helped spread some holiday cheer with patients and their families at Cooks Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth Dec. 27.The Academy cadets, in town for the Armed Forces Bowl, took time out of their bowl game preparations and holiday vacations to

  • 4 cadets graduate in winter ceremony

    Four cadets joined the Long Blue Line when they graduated from the Air Force Academy in a winter graduation ceremony held Wednesday at Arnold Hall.At the ceremony, Raymond Crone III, Connor Dietz, Erik Soderberg and Jonathan Yi received their diplomas and were commissioned as second

  • Cadets soar to 8th straight national championship

    Air Force Academy cadets soared to their eighth-straight national sailplane racing championship, earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans trophy for the 14th time in 18 years, the Soaring Society of America announced Dec. 5.This year's team posted more miles than any other in

  • Paramedics stress need for SAFE driving

    Every 12 minutes, someone dies by the number one non-combat killer in the U.S., a car accident, according to statistics presented in a Stay Alive from Education briefing Nov. 15 at Arnold Hall. Cadets viewed graphic photos, videos and role-playing in a "Street Smart" presentation led by two Orlando

  • In their honor: Cadets run to remember POWs, MIAs, victims of 9/11

    Air Force Academy and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters Airmen joined forces Sept. 13 to run in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks and service members who were prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.The run began at noon at the USNORTHCOM headquarters when Army Maj. Gen. Charles D.

  • Cadet triathlon team finishes 100th, 101st Ironman races

    The Cadet Triathlon Team completed its 100th and 101st Ironman Sept. 9 when Cadet 1st Class Loring Ross of Cadet Squadron 16 and Cadet 2nd Class Megan Cox of CS 30 crossed the finish line at the Ironman Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.For Cox, the Ironman Wisconsin was her first Ironman triathlon. To