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May 1, 2014
The Essence of USAFA: Cadet-led committee governs Honor Code process

Editor's note: This is part one of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy."We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." Those words comprise the Air Force Academy's Honor Code, a cornerstone of character and leadership development that forms the first
April 29, 2014
The Essence of USAFA: Focusing on air, space, cyberspace

Editor's note: This is part two of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy. The Air Force Mission is to "Fly, Fight and Win...in Air, Space and Cyberspace." For some, that mission alone is enough to take up a profession of arms unlike any other in the world -- and at the Air
April 25, 2014
USAFA SARC discusses sexual coercion

After we received a submission to the Academy Spirit last week about one person's struggle to overcome sexual coercion, I sat down with Teresa Beasley, the Air Force Academy's sexual assault response coordinator, to discuss where it fits in the continuum of sexual assault and how to recognize
April 23, 2014
Civilian marks 40 years of service at USAFA

In 1974, Academy classes were all male; there weren't any computers, cell phones and free weekends were few and far between. It was the year then-President Gerald Ford spoke at graduation. And it was the year Renny Strackany started work as a machinist in the training devices department.Forty years
April 18, 2014
USAFA hosts 11th annual CSURF

More than 250 undergraduates and guests from USAFA, Colorado College and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs attended the day-long Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum featuring research projects ranging from possible cures for African Sleeping Sickness, effectively testing for
April 4, 2014
The Essence of USAFA: Essence document outlines Academy's principles, priorities

What defines an institution's core principles? They're what's left when you cut everything else away.A fiscal year 2015 budget drill, held in the spring of 2013, forced Academy officials to take a close look at what programs fit into the Academy's foremost mission: to educate, train and inspire men
April 4, 2014
Celebrating the Air Force Academy's 60th anniversary

April 1, 1954, is considered the U.S. Air Force Academy's birthday, the beginning of its distinguished history of achievement and contributions to the nation. On that momentous date 60 years ago, with prominent Congressional and Air Force leaders looking on, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed
March 31, 2014
Leaping into the ‘now’: Cadets team with technology experts to help RPAs navigate bad weather

Thanks to an ongoing collaboration between Defense Department contractors, the Air Force and the Academy, progress is now being made on a problem that's plagued the remotely piloted aircraft community for more than a decade: how to make the aircraft less vulnerable to bad weather. The Air Force
March 11, 2014
Center for Character and Leadership Development tower a visible symbol of donors' contributions

Construction will soon begin on the most visible and symbolic component of the Air Force Academy's Center for Character and Leadership Development: an angled skylight tower designed so that its vertex points toward the sky at a 38.83-degree angle, toward Polaris.The skylight tower and many of the
Feb. 28, 2014
Cadet returns to USAFA after ski accident

Everyone has good days and bad days. In that respect, Cadet 3rd Class Audrey Springer is no different from her classmates in Cadet Squadron 17. What sets her apart is a spirit of determination that has brought her back to the Air Force Academy a year after a near-fatal skiing accident."I've wanted