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  • Professors, STEM club cadets reach out to kids at science carnival

    The Air Force Academy's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics club demonstrated technology related to aeronautics and astronautics career fields at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Saturday at the annual Cool Science Festival Hands-on Science Carnival.STEM exhibits included

  • Academy receives Colo. environmental award

    The Air Force Academy received a Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Gold Leader award from the Colorado Public Health and Environment Department at a ceremony in Denver Oct. 4.The Gold Leader awards recognize institutions that have fully operational, facility-specific environmental management

  • Colorado Springs, local military bases honor memory of 9/11

    The city of Colorado Springs partnered with service members from local military installations Sunday to honor those who lost their lives during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to thank those who answered the call to serve their nation in the years that followed.The ceremony capped a weekend marked by

  • Academy to hold 2 memorial ceremonies Sept. 9

    The Academy is scheduled to hold two back-to-back memorial and dedication ceremonies Sept. 9 to honor past and present heroes in defending America's national interests. Visitors are welcome to observe both ceremonies from the wall adjacent to the Cadet Chapel starting at approximately 4:45 p.m. A

  • Families flock to Colorado Springs for Parents' Weekend

    Approximately 9,500 parents and family members are expected to attend the Air Force Academy during the annual Parents' Weekend Sept. 1-4 to get a peek inside Academy life.Marquee events include a parade at 10 a.m. Sept. 2, opportunities for parents to shadow their cadets in class, share breakfast or

  • Academy responders assist with Beaver Creek Fire

    The Air Force Academy Fire Department joined U.S. Forest Service officials responding to a fire that started Aug. 19 northwest of the Academy.The Academy supported the Forest Service with 13 firefighters over a two-day period to fight the Beaver Creek Fire, Academy Deputy Fire Chief Ken Helgerson

  • Academy to host Native American consultation

    The 10th Air Base Wing commander will host representatives from up to 14 Native American tribes Aug. 9-11 as part of a consultation to develop memoranda of understanding among the Academy and the tribes.Col. Thomas Gibson, in his role as host for the nation-to-nation talks, will formally welcome

  • Academy's enlisted support local football camp

    The Academy's 5/6 Club and volunteers from other Front Range bases helped give would-be football players a taste of the big leagues July 12-15.The Pro Football Camp is an annual event designed to offer young athletes the opportunity to learn football at the feet of current and retired National

  • Colo. Springs community, Airmen replace Tuskegee Airman's stolen medal

    A personal tragedy for one of the documented original Tuskegee Airmen ended on a happy note July 22, courtesy of the Colorado Springs community, and Airmen from Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy.Former 2nd Lt. Franklin Macon received a bronze replica of the Tuskegee Airmen