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  • Get Out and Go ... to Chaffee County

    Chaffee County wants visitors to come out and play. Two hours west of Colorado Springs, the county overflows with getaway opportunities for both hearty outdoor activities and more leisurely travel anytime of the year, whether for a day trip or longer stay. "We're Colorado Springs' outdoor

  • Hawk returns home after two-week convalescence

    A red-tail hawk on the Academy has a lot of explaining to do. The bird joined up with his mate Tuesday after a two-week absence in rehab. Staff at Air Academy High School called Academy wildlife manager Dr. Brian Mihlbachler when they saw the bird have a head-on collision with a school window. The

  • FERL promotes 'build first, design later'

    Some 72 future engineers have rolled up their sleeves here and they're not afraid to get dirty all the way to their elbows. The annual Academy Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory that ends today had mostly members of the Class of 2011, and some members from the Class of 2010, ROTC students

  • Academy professor, cadets immerse themselves in Russian culture

    Travelers from the U.S. Air Force Academy spent three weeks immersing themselves in Russian culture during a trip to the nation May 22 to June 13, visiting Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novogrod among other locations.The decision to take cadets for a cultural immersion to Russia was by design. "We went

  • Civil Air Patrol teens strive 'to define excellence'

    Cadet 1st Lt. Alex McGregor, 17, has always been interested in aerospace and a military career."I knew I had to join," she said of the all-volunteer Civil Air Patrol.She is among the 40 cadet leaders and senior staff guiding and forging the way for 140 CAP basic cadets during the annual Colorado CAP

  • Visions of Valor exhibit honors heroes

    Courage, sacrifice and patriotism are at the heart of a gift received by the Air Force Academy from TriWest Health Alliance. The "Visions of Valor" collection of black-and-white portrait photographs of 140 Medal of Honor recipients was presented April 3 at a ceremony in the McDermott Library. David

  • Ghost town recalls life in golden era

    It was a time when a haircut cost a quarter, when horses pulled fire trucks, when gold was king and when civilization followed miners into Colorado. The Ghost Wild West Museum at West 21st and Cimarron streets takes visitors back to the Old West along its "Main Street" and into the homes of early

  • Colorado Springs community gives thanks to military spouses

    Spouses of military members packed the Southeast YMCA May 7 for a day of information gathering, sharing experiences and a whole lot of pampering during the Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Donna Chavez representing the Academy Airman & Family Readiness Center, estimated about 400 spouses of service

  • Academy competes in cyber-defense exercise

    Capt. Michael Henson and 25 Air Force cadets worked and operated together to support a fictional deployment with services that needed to remain running such as e-mail, DNS and chat while under attack from NSA red cell members. After four days of being attacked, months of preparation, and building a

  • Cadets 'fired up' over historic weapons

    Keep your powder dry. Cadets got a first-hand experience where that phrase came from during the History Club's Annual Historical Weapons Shoot in Jacks Valley May 2. The day's soggy, wet weather jammed up the black powder used in rifles and muskets from the Revolutionary and Civil War periods. The