News

  • Fire on Academy grounds is 50-percent contained

    A one-half acre fire that broke out in Jacks Valley in the northern part of the Air Force Academy is 50 percent contained as of 11 a.m. Mountain Time. No structures are threatened and no one has been injured. The cause is unknown at this time. Fire crews from the Academy, Tri-Lakes, El Paso County

  • Academy honored for community service

    The Air Force Academy was placed the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll March 4 in recognition of its community support. One of several institutions honored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Academy was cited for its achievements in general

  • 10th ABW commander holds town halls

    The 10th Air Base Wing commander held a series of town hall meetings July 2-3 to inform Academy employees and base housing residents about the events surrounding the Waldo Canyon fire and evacuations from Pine Valley and Douglass Valley housing areas last week.Col. Tim Gibson and a team of subject

  • Academy presses on in face of Waldo Canyon fire

    Academy staff members' mindset can probably best be captured in the now-famous 1939 poster: "Keep Calm and Carry On."Inprocessing and Basic Cadet Training began as scheduled even after more than 600 families living on base and 110 dormitory residents evacuated due to the explosive Waldo Canyon Fire,