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  • Enlisted bestow highest honor on Academy superintendent

    The Academy's enlisted corps inducted Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould into the Order of the Sword during an emotional ceremony at the Arnold Hall Ballroom March 19.The award, established by Military Airlift Command's enlisted corps in 1967, is presented to individuals whom the

  • Fallen pilot 'has come home'

    The pilot of a U-28A aircraft that crashed near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on Feb. 18 was laid to rest at the Air Force Academy Cemetery March 12.Capt. Ryan Hall, 30, was a native of Colorado Springs and the son of 1970 Academy Graduate Dennis Hall."By the size of the turnout, you can see Ryan

  • Academy honors local stars at awards banquet

    The Air Force Academy recognized 12 superstars at the fourth-annual Academy Awards Banquet Feb. 25.Forty-four nominees from across Academy mission elements competed in 12 individual categories to earn the right to be named the Academy's best.Eighteen enlisted nominees were selected from more than

  • Aircrew flight equipment NCO earns medal for accident response

    The NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 306th Operations Support Squadron received an Air Force Commendation medal from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould here Feb. 1.Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kurpaski received the medal for his response to a single-car accident in November

  • Academy adds 4 to Class of 2011

    Four cadets joined the Air Force Academy's Class of 2011 Dec. 14 during a graduation ceremony in Arnold Hall.Joining the Long Blue Line were 2nd Lts. Kenneth Lamendola, Braylon Gurnell, Patrick Hennessey and Alexander Hess.Athletics Director Dr. Hans Mueh delivered the commencement address, filling

  • AFA superintendent invited to join Order of the Sword

    Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould was invited by the Academy's enlisted corps to join the Order of the Sword during an emotional ceremony at the Falcon Club Dec. 13.Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman brought the Academy's enlisted Airmen together in the Falcon Club ballroom under the

  • Academy superintendent joins local education leaders for panel discussion

    The Colorado Springs World Affairs Council shined a spotlight on education in the United States at a panel discussion Thursday, and the Air Force Academy was well represented.Leading the way as the moderator was Dr. Sky Foerster, the new president of the Springs' World Affairs Council and also the

  • Air Force to remain in Mountain West

    The Air Force Academy will stay in the Mountain West Conference, declining an offer to join the expanding Big East Conference, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould announced Dec. 7.The Academy was one of several schools courted by the Big East, which extended feelers and formal invitations to

  • Academy builds vision for women's mentoring

    Women across the Air Force Academy joined forces at the Milazzo Center Nov. 29 to develop a vision for a women's mentoring program based loosely on an existing program in Colorado Springs.The purpose of the two-hour meeting was to present ideas on how a women's mentoring program could best meet the

  • Medical missions honor life of late Air Force doctor

    When Mark Backlin decided to start a medical foundation in his wife's memory, he had no clue what he was about to get into. "I didn't know at all how foundations worked or how to raise money. I just decided that's what I was going to do no matter what anybody said," said Backlin, who is a managing