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  • Academy recognizes annual award winners

    The Air Force Academy community packed the Falcon Club March 6 to recognize its shining stars.Retired Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr., the event's guest speaker, advised the awardees and audience to cherish their time in the Air Force and told attendees to stay humble."Being retired reminds me of a

  • Joint Chiefs chairman to speak at Academy graduation

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, is scheduled to give the commencement speech for this year's graduation ceremony.This event marks the first time the Academy will host the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the graduation speaker.Admiral Mullen, a 1968 graduate

  • Diversity outreach unites Academy, community

    When is being at the end of your rope a good thing? How about when you're a middle- or high-school student visiting the Air Force Academy's rock climbing wall as part of the Cadet Wing's Youth Diversity Outreach program?Nearly 30 teenagers from the local community spent a full day with cadets,

  • CCAF grad rate tops 10 percent for 2009

    Nearly 11 percent of the Air Force Academy's eligible enlisted Airmen received Community College of the Air Force degrees in 2009, giving the Academy a higher CCAF graduation rate than any of the Air Force major commands, according to CCAF statistics.The Academy ranks seventh among Air Force

  • Board of Visitors to meet at Air Force Academy

    The Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors is scheduled to meet at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 26-27 to discuss a variety of issues, including updates on the cadet honor code, cadet research efforts and the Academy's Remotely Piloted Aircraft program.The Board meets at least four

  • At the Air Force Academy, it's all about respect

    In the last several days, you've read or heard or seen that the Air Force Academy has established an area for Earth-centered worship. Some of what you read or hear is sensationalized. I want to separate fact from fiction.We made the decision to add a worship area for followers of Earth-centered

  • Academy graduate posthumously honored for intel contributions

    A 2006 Academy graduate was posthumously awarded a National Intelligence Medal for Valor for her efforts to teach Afghan military officials how to gather and interpret military intelligence Jan. 22 here.First Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte died May, 20, 2009, in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb struck her

  • Vandenberg Hall boasts new facelift

    With a half-century of wear and tear under its belt, Vandenberg Hall is now receiving some much-needed renovations.Before the upgrades, the cadet dormitories in the east side of Vandenberg Hall were "dismal" and a "draft trap," said Lt. Col. Jace Davey, 10th Civil Engineer Squadron commander. The

  • Class of 2009 members to receive commissions

    Seven cadets from the Class of 2009 will earn their commissions and Bachelor of Science degrees during a 10:30 a.m. ceremony in the Arnold Hall Ballroom Dec. 16.Graduating are the following first-class cadets:-- Thomas V. Avolio, from Des Moines, Wash. (Cadet Squadron 21)-- Jordan L. Barber, from

  • Leaders stress safety at superintendent's call

    The Academy's superintendent and command chief master sergeant both stressed safety during a series of superintendent's calls held for military, civilian and cadet personnel in the Arnold Hall Theater Dec. 3.Lt. Gen. Mike Gould focused on winter driving safety, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman