29 Mar 2019

AFRC general, Air Force Academy football standout, reflects on career

Brig. Gen. Christian Funk has come a long way since his days as a standout defensive end on the Air Force Academy football team in the early 1980s.

28 Mar 2019

Women's History Month: Academy grad chooses barriers ‘Important enough to break'

Tracy La Tourrette is Colorado’s first female fighter pilot.

21 Mar 2019

Air Force Academy cadets test sensors designed to improve warfighter abilities

Cadets at the Air Force Academy help the Air Force test a prototype of a human-behavior sensor designed to check their perspiration, March 12.

8 Mar 2019

Cadets grab attention on world-wide debate stage

Two senior cadets have made a name for themselves and the Air Force Academy on the global forensics competition circuit.

28 Feb 2019

Navigating back from suicide: Air Force Academy provides assistance to survivors

The Air Force conducts a comprehensive suicide prevention campaign.

20 Feb 2019

Air Force Academy celebrates African-American History Month

February is African-American History Month across the Defense Department, and Total Force Airmen at the Air Force Academy have come together to remember and commemorate the history and sacrifice of African-American Airmen.

18 Dec 2018

Freshman cadet says challenges led to deeper commitment to Air Force Academy

It takes a lot to get admitted to the Air Force Academy but it took a lot more for Cadet 4th Class Josh Payton of Cadet Squadron 13.

17 Dec 2018

Brain surgery to bear hugs: One wounded warrior’s story

Born with a birth defect causing seizures, battling anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and facing divorce and separation from a child, can be a lot for anyone to handle, but with a community of support things can get better. For retired Air Force Capt. Rob Hufford, no statement could ring truer. From an all-time low to bearhugging England’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, while in Australia to compete in the Invictus Games, things are looking up for Hufford.

20 Nov 2018

Cadet wins 1st place at Fort Collins equestrian show

An Air Force Academy cadet won first place at the Sunrise Farms Equine Show in Fort Collins, Oct. 27, notching her first victory after little more than a year of riding.

9 Nov 2018

High altitude responsibilities: Col. Cantwell reports on first 4 months as Academy’s vice superintendent

Col. Houston Cantwell is the vice superintendent of the Air Force Academy. He's a combat pilot, a family man, an athlete, and a senior leader who takes pride in helping develop innovative leaders of character at the Academy.