Features

  • 2009 Academy graduate balances Air Force, pro hockey

    Few people can actually say they have had a dream come true. Greg Flynn has had two: the opportunity to serve the country he loves and the chance to play professionally in the sport he loves.A 2009 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Flynn is a second lieutenant stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base,

  • Cadet trades combat boots for high heels, crown

    A member of Cadet Squadron 34 has spread her wings and ventured beyond the Academy to the world of pageants and, in doing so, claimed a national title.Cadet 3rd Class Katherine Dials, who was named Miss American Teen for the National Miss American Coed Pageants, will travel to Texas, Florida and the

  • 10th MDG Airman to receive Bronze Star

    An Airman with the 10th Medical Group will receive a Bronze Star medal at a 10th Air Base Wing commander's call scheduled for Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Arnold Hall Theater.Lt. Col. Montserrat Edie-Korleski managed medical contingency plans such as mass casualty and personnel accountability plans

  • New Cadet Wing commander glad he stayed

    Cadet 1st Class Andrew VanTimmeren took the helm as the Academy's newest Cadet Wing commander Jan. 5, but he almost didn't stay past his second day of Basic Cadet Training.Cadet VanTimmeren, then a basic cadet, was ready to pack it in and head home until a chaplain challenged him that if he left

  • AFA grad named athlete of year

    Becoming the Air Force male athlete of the year is no easy feat. It takes a lot of determination and dedication to achieve this status. This year's Air Force male athlete of the year is Capt. Ian Holt, a squadron command post missile combat crew commander for the 319th Missile Squadron and 2004 Air

  • Academy engineer lauded for energy conservation

    A mechanical engineer with the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron here has taken the top spot in outstanding individual performance for the annual Air Force Energy Conservation Awards."It came totally out of the blue," said Russell Hume, who received notification that he had won the award via e-mail while

  • In Review: 2009

    Below are the Academy Spirit's picks for the top five stories of 2009:5. THE YEAR IN SPORTSThe year saw outstanding performances from the hockey, football and men's basketball teams. In basketball, the Falcons made it to the Mountain West Conference tournament for the first time but ended up losing

  • Cadet Squadron 04 AMT gets new stripe for the new year

    An Academy Military Training NCO with Cadet Squadron 04 here got a surprise gift Dec. 22: a new stripe for the new year.The surprise came for now-Master Sgt. Bryant Ward during a meeting with Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Samuel Cox and members of the commandant's staff. The topic of cadet

  • Physics really is 'phun': Program aims to turn kids onto science

    Exploding hot dogs, the shock of a human electrical circuit and making lightning are all, well, "awesome!" in the mind of West Elementary third grader Annione Platten.Two Air Force Academy instructors, Capts. Evelyn Schumer and Justin Spring, visited Annione and his third-, fourth- and fifth-grade

  • Writing is in English instructor's bones

    An instructor with the Air Force Academy's English and Fine Arts Department just can't get enough of his job.Capt. Jesse Goolsby has written several poems and short stories and has been published and recognized through such awards as the 2009 John Gardner Memorial Award in Fiction. His newest work,