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  • 'A comprehensive approach': 10th ABW preps for upcoming IG inspection

    The 10th Air Base Wing here is gearing up for an Inspector General evaluation April 7-15.  The evaluation, called the Unit Effectiveness Inspection, will focus on four major graded areas: executing the mission, leading people, managing resources and improving the unit."During previous inspections,

  • For the love of flying

    Dr. Steven Brandt has been in love with airplanes since he was a small child.In first grade, his best friend collected model airplanes and Brandt's father, a World War II fighter pilot, constantly talked about flying.As an adult, Brandt combines both influences: He's a former fighter pilot who also

  • Technology aids Academy researchers, cadets

    While other undergraduates spend time on projects that will never leave the laboratory, Air Force Academy cadets perform research directly supporting the Air Force mission.Their tools range from 3-D printers and computer testing, to social simulators and hours of research and testing in the

  • Boxing equips cadets with courage, resiliency to finish the fight

    When cadets step into the boxing ring here, they don't senselessly knock each other around; they hone their defense drills, their guard position and footwork, so when they think they can't go the distance, they find a way to survive and win.Lt. Col. Matthew Glover, interim head boxing coach here,

  • Former ambassador to Russia speaks at Academy Assembly

    Four workdays into President Barack Obama's first term in office, Michael McFaul had already found himself in a spot of trouble.Obama was about to place a phone call to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. McFaul, in his capacity as senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National

  • Academy cadet leads on, off the field

    Throughout the four years cadets spend at the Academy, the Center for Character and Leadership Development works to coordinate events, speakers and leadership opportunities to mold cadets into principled leaders. Despite that, it's ultimately the cadet's decision whether or not they commit to being

  • Bystander training co-developer speaks with Academy leaders

    Author's Note: This story contains discussion of sexual assault that may trigger traumatic memories in survivors of sexual assault.A co-developer of the Air Force's bystander intervention program to prevent sexual assault and former prosecutor for the Denver District Attorney spoke with senior

  • Striving for perfection: four cadet candidates maintain 4.0 GPAs

    Approximately 200 cadet candidates enter the Academy Prep School every fall, spending the next 10 months honing their physical, military and academic skills for entry into the Academy. While not all cadet candidates become Academy cadets, it's what they are all working toward.This year, four cadet

  • Athletic director departs after 10 years

    A week before his retirement, Dr. Hans Mueh was figuring out how he would box up 27 years' worth of memories. When Mueh took over as the Academy's athletic director 10 years ago, the moving process was a bit more simple: he packed everything in his office in the Chemistry Department, "schlepped" it