Features

  • Life after domestic assault: a survivor's tale

    Doris Rivera-Black, a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence, shared her story with cadets and Airmen Oct. 15 in Arnold Hall as part of the Air Force Academy's efforts to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month.Rivera-Black had been a deputy sheriff for two years when on June 26, 2006

  • Cadet researcher spends summer weeks at Sandia Laboratories in NM

    Editor's note: This is the second story in a three-part series on the Air Force Academy's Cadet Summer Research Program. Each summer, through the CSRP, more than 100 cadets spend several weeks at private and public research facilities around the world where they apply their classroom knowledge to a

  • Class of '95 astronaut chats with children from space station

    In a once in a lifetime experience, children of Class of '95 Air Force Academy graduates got the opportunity to video chat Sept. 9 with Class of '95 grad and astronaut Kjell Lindgren, who is on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.The graduates and their families visited the

  • Cadets' relatives speak out on Parents' Weekend

    Friends and family members of cadets flooded the Air Force Academy Sept. 3 - 6 for Parents' Weekend, an annual Labor Day holiday event designed to celebrate the support of cadets' immediate and extended family members.Larry Wells, a Visitor Center official here, said more than 17,000 guests visited

  • Tuskegee Airman takes final flight at USAFA

    Franklin Macon's first flight took place as a child in Colorado Springs, when he jumped off a chicken coop while holding on to fake wings. Despite the unexpected lack of success he experienced, he knew he wanted to be a pilot. In 1943 he joined the Army Air Corps after the creation of the Tuskegee

  • '09 Academy grad goes from gridiron to courtroom

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.)Looking at him now, you wouldn't think you were looking at a once 280-pound Falcon Football offensive lineman."I usually answer this question with a question of

  • 10th ABW commander: Sharing stories makes us stronger

    When Col. Troy Dunn took command of the 10th Air Base Wing here May 14, he had two goals: to meet and take care of as many cadets, Airmen and their families as possible.Since then, he said he puts as much time as possible into meeting those goals."We have some amazingly talented cadets, Airmen and

  • Cadet Sponsor Program 'pays it forward': 3 cadets share sponsor stories

    Local military and civilian families have until August 14 to apply to become sponsors of cadets at the Air Force Academy.The Cadet Sponsor Program allows active duty, reserve, National Guard and retired captains and above or NCOs in the grade of E-6 or above, Defense Department civilians in the

  • Outside looking in: Touring with U.S. Air Force Academy Band

    Everyone dreams of touring with a band. I'm talking incredible musicians, crazy hair and outfits and of course, powerful music. No, I'm not traveling with your favorite metalcore or pop band. I'm rolling with the U.S. Air Force Academy Band.I was given the opportunity to travel for eight days with

  • Celebrate with safety

    July 4 marks our country's 239th anniversary, a time to celebrate the founding of our nation with family, food, friends and fireworks. The fireworks displays are spectacular, excite children and sometimes wake our inner child. We're most likely familiar with the line in Francis Scott Key's "The