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  • Academy instructors help cadets through extra instruction

    Preparing cadets for success is so important to Academy professors that they offer tutoring around the clock. In addition to homework help cadets can receive from their individual instructors, they can receive extra instruction every day from a faculty member in the Extra Instruction room, located

  • VanOhlen takes Air Force wrestling to higher level

    Ask Air Force wrestling head coach Joel Sharratt what's helped the team compete at a higher level, and he'll give you one answer: the leadership and competitive spirit of senior wrestler Cole VonOhlen.VonOhlen, a native of Jackson, Minn., is easily among the best wrestlers in the NCAA, with a 21-2

  • Academy fire chief departs after 28 years

    The Air Force Academy's fire chief, a constant amid the changing faces here since 1985, departed the Academy Jan. 23.Ernst Piercy, who oversaw the Academy Fire Department's effort to receive accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, will join Navy Region Southwest as

  • 'The Third Pole': Team of Airmen to attempt Mount Everest climb

    Four Air Force Academy graduates may be busy preparing to climb the world's highest peak in May, but they haven't forgotten where mountaineering first began for them: here, climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks as cadets. A team of six seasoned, Air Force mountaineers, currently stationed in

  • Sailplane aerobatic, racing teams wrap up historic 2012 season

    The 94th Flying Training Squadron's sailplane aerobatic and racing teams finished a record-breaking 2012 with numerous triumphs at regional and national competitions.The aerobatic team ended 2012 as the best in Academy history, taking home the second-place International Aerobatic Club's Eagle

  • Cadet skydivers build trust through training

    Leaping out of a perfectly good airplane might not seem like a good idea, but for the men and women of the Academy's award-winning skydiving team, it's just another day's work."Although it may seem contradictory, the Wings of Blue and skydiving are not about the skydiving itself - it's about

  • In 'plane' sight: The aircraft of the Academy's airmanship program

    From dawn to dusk you can guarantee cadets will be cruising the sky in distinct, Academy aircraft. Through the Academy's airmanship program, future officers, pilots and navigators are able to fly fixed-wing aircraft and gliders, clearly marked with an Air Force logo, 12-13 hours a day to experience

  • Cadets of 'Viking 9' walk the talk of service

    Community involvement is not only good for shaping the holistic character of a cadet; it's highly encouraged through service projects designed by fellow cadets.The cadets of "Viking Nine," through the coordination of 2nd Lt. Julian Gluck, participated in an outreach program geared to help a

  • Respect, service, honor

    Staff Sgt. Matthew Duggie has been a part of the Academy's Base Honor Guard for three years and said the best part about the job is not the recognition he receives for being a part of the team or opportunity to perform at major events rather, the opportunity to give back to military families,

  • A wish come true: Parker, Colo., native becomes cadet for a day

    An 11-year-old Coloradan became the Academy's newest cadet when he arrived for "duty" Sept. 28.Wyatt, from nearby Parker, was welcomed into the Cadet Wing through the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Academy's Cadet for a Day program.The whole day was a surprise waiting to happen for Wyatt."All they