Features

  • A Tale of Two Brothers, Part 1

    Call them the tortoise and the hare.Lt. Col. Joe Fulton hates running. His younger brother, Capt. Tom Fulton, loves it. When the two meet every other day to run together, the younger Fulton outruns the colonel. The comparison also applies to their careers, with Tom enlisting into the Air Force

  • POW talks about 'hidden treasure' during NCLS

    A prisoner of war held in the "Hanoi Hilton" for five and a half years shared his compelling story of imprisonment and success with cadets Feb. 21-22 during the 2013 National Character and Leadership Symposium here.Retired Col. Lee Ellis was held captive along with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and

  • Cadet's research aims to bust spice users

    A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors

  • Cadet's procurement study could save AF $4.9 billion

    A cadet's research into how the Air Force buys missiles could save the service as much as $4.9 billion over five years while increasing the Air Force's inventory.Cadet 1st Class Chris Kirk found that the Air Force can buy some of the missiles regularly used in combat operations using economy of

  • Reading is rewarding: Library program strives to educate, socialize toddlers

    Tiny Talons Story Time, a free early literacy program for children three and under, is held here twice a month to encourage lifelong learning, a love for reading and opportunity for children and their parents to socialize within the community.The event occurs the second and fourth Wednesday of every

  • Academy Ladies pay honors to families at memorial services

    Call them the Academy Ladies ... plus one.A group of women -- and one gentleman -- began in October 2011 to represent Air Force families at funeral and memorial services held here, much as the Arlington Ladies have done at Arlington National Cemetery since the 1940s."General Gould and his wife saw

  • Vance AFB air traffic controller receives direct appointment to Academy

    Approximately 2 percent of enlisted Airmen who apply to the U.S. Air Force Academy are selected each year for direct appointment. This year, an air traffic controller here is among them.Airman 1st Class Sage Keltee, from the 71st Operations Support Squadron, will begin Basic Cadet Training at the

  • Caring for Cadets: NCOs offer hands-on support, enlisted perspective

    Enlisted personnel at the science and engineering labs here not only aid cadets in understanding important design and research concepts, but offer them a glimpse into the leadership expertise and experience the enlisted force offers to these future officers.Master Sgt. Chad Bruce, superintendent of

  • Academy Visitor Center employee receives Vietnam Service Medal

    A Visitor Center greeter received a Vietnam Service Medal in a ceremony at the Visitor Center Feb. 4, nearly 38 years after serving at Korat Royal Air Base, Thailand, in support of the U.S. evacuation of Saigon, South Vietnam.Retired Capt. Jimmie Fox was stationed at Korat Royal Thai Air Base,

  • Twin legacy: 2nd-generation twins gain independence while attending Academy

    Cadet 3rd Class Kerri Schmidt will never forget the moment she reunited with her twin sister after the two were separated for two weeks during Basic Cadet Training.During intense training and drills here, for the first time in their lives, the girls couldn't see or communicate with each other. As