Weekend of April 19th and 20th

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 19th and 20th– 

On this day, back in 2012  —  The Academy Cyber Competition Team wins the 2012 NSA Cyber Defense Exercise.  The cadet team not only defeated West Point, Annapolis and the Coast Guard Academy, but also scored higher than both teams from the Air Force Institute of Technology and one from the Royal Military College of Canada. 

…Also this weekend, back in 2017  —  The seventh telescope in the Academy’s Falcon Telescope Network is installed at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.  The FLC-Falcon was the third Academy telescope observatory in Colorado and the first in the southwest region of the state.  The site was developed in collaboration with Fort Lewis College. 

…all content for the Academy History Update is provided by Retired Lt Col Steve Simon, USAFA Class of ’77. For more heritage information, visit the Association of Graduates website at USAFA.Org