Commentaries

  • Our commitment, our community

    For most of us at the Academy, June 11 was a regular workday until word spread there was a fire in Black Forest. From our vantage on the third floor of Harmon Hall, we watched a thin grey column of smoke rapidly grow into a dark wall. We took turns looking through binoculars, but soon realized we

  • Thank you Team USAFA!

    Paula and I want you all to know how thrilled we are over the entire team's performance throughout the year, culminating in last week's graduation activities for the Class of 2013! Even in the midst of sequestration and all the associated hardships - civilian furloughs, hiring freezes, operational

  • Lorenz on Leadership: A chance encounter

    As a leader, you must always be observant of what is going on around you. Literally you need to observe, listen and sense in a 360 degree circle in real time. To truly be effective, you need to have your radar up and running at all times because you never know when you can make a

  • On Founders' Day, Academy reflects on history

    The United States Air Force Academy features some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere, the perfect confluence of nature and man. The rugged natural beauty evident on the 18,455-acre Academy reservation remains largely as it was centuries, even millennia, ago. In stark contrast, the majestic

  • Cadets reap benefits of international partnership

    Last summer, I had the chance to participate in the Diversity Office's Ambassadors of Inclusion program. This program, for the first time, added a program to the Academy's repertoire that focuses solely on a cadet's ability to work in a different culture and with different people. The AOI program

  • Opening combat positions for women essential to diversity, future Air Force

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's Jan. 24 announcement that he would lift restrictions on women in combat positions has stirred up quite a bit of discussion. Anyone who wants a stronger U.S. military should welcome the lifting of combat restrictions and what that change means for readiness and

  • Academy Spirit introduces 'Spirited Views'

    The Academy Sprit now features "Spirited Views," an opinion section on Page 2. Letters to the editor have long been one of the most popular features in any newspaper because, simply put, people like to know what others in their community are thinking. With that in mind, we want to know what you're

  • 'Bust through blues' with positive attitude

    At the end of each day, I ask myself: Is the universe a happier and better place because of my existence?I'm sure we've all had an experience like the one I had last week. I was waiting in line at the grocery store behind someone who was extremely rude to the cashier. When it was finally my turn to

  • Join the discussion about YourAcademy

    The Air Force Academy means different things to different people. We know what OurAcademy means to us, but what does YourAcademy mean to you?Everybody who comes to the Academy, whether to attend class, teach cadets, or just visit this national treasure, has a story to tell about what the Academy

  • Lorenz on Leadership: The most beautiful song

    During a recent Air Force Academy football game in Falcon Stadium, I was walking down from the upper tiers of the stadium to the football field with a group of USAFA Endowment board members. We were going to present a check to the Academy superintendent for the construction of the new Center for